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Book 1 Liner Notes and Character Designs
First sketches of Mac and Robin, before any story about them was written. The slogan on Mac's shirt (at right) was cribbed from a line in an episode of The Young Ones, later to be simplified to the "No Crap" symbol.
Left: the first concept for a Barbarians pilot suit, which was later broken up from a unitard to a two-piece. Right: the F-300 fighter evolves over two pages of sketches.
Headshots for all of the Barbarian pilots (second draft). The names were intended as their call signs, but these were dropped for simplicity. (Plus, the first time I used them they seemed pretentious even to me.)
Episode 1: Art Lovers
Debut episodes can be intimidating to write unless you first figure out where you want them to end, with everyone on stage and set up for things to come. Writing this story became a matter of stringing the right scenes together until they reached that point. This simplicity was offset, however, by a truly bizarre series of events surrounding page one. I wrote the script for this page on my first computer, then promptly lost it to the digital netherworld and had to re-create it from memory (not always as easy as it sounds). After finishing the art for page one, I discovered that my then-three-year-old daughter apparently didn't like one of my panels and lavished it with white-out a mere half hour before I had to ship it to my publisher. Then, three years later, I colored page one on my second computer and lost it AGAIN. I have to say, three times makes it a genuine curse. Now I save computer files frequently and keep the white-out at a safe distance. (By the way, the original art for page one – and every other page of this story – has vanished from the face of the Earth. Make of this what you will.)
Episode 2: The Price
The task for this story was to depict Robin's rite of passage, his initiation (with all its requisite pain) into the new life that stretches out before him. What surprises me the most about this episode is how closely it follows the structure of the classic hero's journey myth. I wasn't introduced to the works of Joseph Campbell until a few years after I wrote this, but all the traditional motifs are here. Robin is still held back by the constraints and preconceptions of his old sphere of existence, represented by his increasingly obsolete attachment to Kevin. Mac is the shaman who has to guide Robin – by whatever means necessary – through a death and rebirth. Robin has to break the chains he was born with. As a writer, I instinctively knew these things had to happen, but I was completely unaware of how universal the concepts were.
Episode 3: Gorilla Tactics
Now that Robin and Mac had overcome their initial teething pains, it was time for them to take a step into their surrounding environment. The Fist of Earth, after all, is a colorful microcosm of all manner of deviants, rogues, and monsters. I should probably explain that although it's a ship of war, it isn't at war yet. Everybody has a job to do, but they can also relax and let in some comedy. After years of writing hard-edged SF dramas, it was quite liberating to discover this.
Episode 4: The Gift
Robin does in this story exactly what I would do if I suddenly found myself surrounded by women like the Barbarians: lose my cool, my confidence, and any semblance of self-esteem. Unlike me, however, Robin has a highly sensible and infinitely devious benefactor on his side. And next to some of the other human males on the Fist of Earth, Robin is a standout whether he believes it or not.
Episode 5: The Calling
By this time, I figured any readers who were hooked by the first four stories deserved something of an explanation for exactly what happened to the Earth and why intelligent gorillas are bunking with human beings. I also knew I wouldn't be satisfied with Grease Monkey until I found some way to render a profile of Mac looking heavenward. Something about that image stuck in my mind as a symbol for the particular sense of wonder I wanted the series to convey.
Episode 6: Rewards
No doubt about it, of the first six episodes this one is my personal fave. When this story came out of my pen, I wished all these characters were actors so I could send them flowers after their masterful performance. After this one, the story had taken over and I no longer considered these to be fictional characters. I was just the guy holding the pen, reporting on their lives. Ask any writer if they are in control of their characters, and they'll tell you a similar story.
Episode 7: Kismet
I dearly hope that two things from our time will still be around in a future of space travel. First, I hope there are still books that you have to pick up and open to read. Even though it makes more sense in a closed environment to store all your text electronically, I doubt that any piece of literature would have the kind of weight – and meaning – that it gains by virtue of taking up physical space. Second, I hope that being surrounded by ultra-high-tech hardware and exotic circumstances will not supplant a hearty taste for science fiction adventure. Even now, most of us don't get excited about stories centered on what surrounds us in our daily lives.
These two thoughts tugged at me as I created this story, and I cheerfully addressed them both. Fist of Earth's library contains digital books, but they each demand their own package, unwilling to be denigrated. And when Robin declares that the ship is full of stiffs, he is observing precisely what happens when people lose their appetite for imagination. Kara is a casualty of this, someone whose creative mind serves little purpose to the society and goes to waste by running itself in circles. Let's all promise each other we won't let it come to this, okay?
Episode 8: Gorilla Warfare
Few obstacles in life are as insurmountable as our reactions to them. Whoever learns how to manipulate our reactions will be the true master of the world. In the time since I wrote this one, that has become more and more obvious.
Trivia: Wes was named after my brother-in-law.
Episode 9: End of the World
This story has a bit of a checkered past. As a fervent NASA supporter, I wanted to be completely accurate in my depiction of a next-generation space shuttle, which for the longest time looked like it would be the X-33 Venturestar. Ever since I wrote this script in 1996, I was on the lookout for X-33 references, but I was never happy with what I found, not to mention annoyed by the ship's lack of a human crew. This had me stymied for three years until NASA (bless their hearts) rolled out the X-38, a smaller shuttle designed as an escape vehicle for the International Space Station. The shuttle that appears in this episode isn't exactly the X-38 (its aerospike engine should be a dead giveaway to those in the know), but it's founded on the same concept, which serves this story far better than the X-33 ever would. Besides, it was announced as I was drawing this story that the X-33 project was finally being scrapped after five years of study. Nonetheless, I hope something like it does eventually fly – with humans at the helm – and that people like Captain H.E. Peffard are among them.
Special thanks to my pal Glenn Swanson at the Johnson Space Center for reference on the vitally important SAFER unit!
Episode 10: Enemies
Political correctness gets a bad rap these days. I see it as a much-abused idea with noble roots. If you accept that words and thoughts can be the same thing, then changing the words we use can have a strong impact on how we think. We struggle mightily against modes of thought that are forced upon us – as well we should – but since we humans have gained a virtual stranglehold on the planet, I think it behooves us to recognize that little will improve until the quality of our thoughts improves. If that means paying closer attention to the words we use, then so be it.
Episode 11: The Rival
So far, it seems to be an inescapable truth that within any group you will find at least one obnoxious jerk who seems unaware of, or uninterested in, the effect they have on the people around them. You know the type. A human hemhorrhoid. One whose primary function is to make life harder for everyone else. If this is indeed a given pattern in human affairs, we can do one of two things in response: either compromise ourselves into ambivalence, or try to find a purpose in it. My thinking is that human obstacles are here to teach us more about ourselves, to heighten our awareness of the impact we have on each other's lives. And if that doesn't quite work, they can at least give us an excuse to sharpen our wit and sarcasm (two of humanity's most vital resources, if you ask me).
Episode 12: Rewards, part 2
When I wrote the first six episodes in 1992, they sort of naturally fell into a story arc culminating with Mac almost getting a date with Admiral Stettler. When I made up my mind to write more episodes in 1996, it felt right to construct the entire series this way, in arcs of six stories that would each end with a follow-up to "Rewards." And I have to say that although each story is special to me in its own unique way, these episodes stand out because they pretty much wrote themselves. It's an undefinable kind of magic when your characters tell you what's supposed to happen to them, like the thing you created is alive and independent of you. It's just like all the best moments of being a parent, and I wouldn't trade the experience for anything.
Episode 13: Exchange Day
when my daughter was a kid, she went through occasional bad patches where nothing was fair and she never got her way and everybody around her was mean for no reason. One summer, she and I took a weekend off in a major American city (I won't say which one) and wound up staying in a shabby hotel on the anarchic side of town. Lots of homeless people, an atmosphere of violence, and oppressive cityscapes were just some of the highlights. In the midst of this, she turned to me and said, "You know what, Dad? I really like my life." Until that moment, I hadn't quite realized how valuable it is to have context.
Episode 14: Grail Time
Since day one of this project, I've always puzzled over how much I want to make Mac and the others like real gorillas from our time. I've often worried that they just come off as humans in ape costumes. Beyond the cheap banana jokes and monkey puns, there ought to be many subtle and complex levels of gorilla behavior. As it turns out, they were subtle enough to sneak into the fabric of the story on their own. First, gorilla troops consist mainly of females grouped around an alpha male and one or two juvenile males, precisely the makeup of Barbarian Squadron. Also, since the female gorillas choose which male to join up with, he has to audition for the role. He has to show leadership and responsibility in order to win the ladies' approval. Which is precisely what Mac does in his long-term attempt to impress and charm Admiral Stettler. So the gorilla culture as we have come to know it is in there, it just took its own subtle and complex route. Believe me, I'm as surprised as anyone by this.
By the way, the philosophy in this story has helped me to cope with some interesting times. Who knows, maybe it will help someone else.
Episode 15: Separation
Here was a genuine case of history overtaking me. When I originally wrote this story, it included this line as part of the VR movie: "Only twice before had humanity been touched by such power." The two events were the first atomic bomb explosion and the first moon landing. To me, it seemed that nothing could compare with those two utterly different but equally significant moments in history. But that was before September 11, 2001. It occurred to me on that horrible day that my concept of a worldwide alien attack would look something like what happened in New York. But, of course, it had the built-in buffer of being fictional. I drew this story a month after 9/11, and it already seemed historically inept to stick with the original script. I'm hoping I won't have to revise it in the future to accommodate something worse.
Episode 16: The Long Road
During the first half of the 1990s when I began this project, a few of my contemporary comic book creators suddenly received explosive popularity in return for what looked to me like not very much effort. Those of us in the larger sector of the art form (the lesser known but harder working) kept our heads down and toiled onward, quietly resenting the hell out of this paradox. I know I'm not the only one in the world who believes that reward should be commensurate – not reciprocal – to the time and effort you give to your work. When evidence piles up in support of the opposing theory, when it looks like the manipulation of easy formulas is the fast track to both financial and creative success, you begin to question some of your fundamental beliefs. Some of us were irresistibly tempted, and jumped onto the bandwagon. And nearly everyone who did dropped out of sight afterward. We should all have realized how hollow it actually was. Observing this led me to my short road vs. long road ethic, which I hope I've mapped out clearly in this episode.
Perhaps an amusing coda is that this particular story was the most difficult of them all to draw, and it refused to be contained in my preferred 12 pages. In other words, I had to work harder to tell a story that applauds hard work.
Episode 17: The Way of Art
I won't go on and on about the real-life influences in this story, because I find it's much better when you can be pointed toward great books and ideas with minimal hype. Instead, I will sing some praises. When I wrote this one, I deluded myself into thinking I could draw the whole thing myself and adjust my style slightly for "the comic within the comic." With time came wisdom, and when I finally dissuaded myself from the notion I had to figure out who else could do it. This led me to my pal David Hartman, a wicked genius if there ever was one. (Visit his website here.) He also pays his bills as an animation director. His work contains the same wit, irreverence, and silliness with which he lives his life, and he was my first and only choice to stand in for the fictional E.C. Laurels. The writing and layouts are mine, but every grain of character and texture are pure Hartman. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
This one is my favorite.
Episode 19: Politics
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and predict that unless somebody invents telepathy, boys will always find the workings of the female mind a complete mystery whether it actually is or not. Moreover, I'm gonna predict that even when the answers to their most fundamental questions are sitting right in front of them, people will still insist on looking for something else. Try as we might, we still prefer the chase over the prize. But that's okay, because very few of us know what to do with the prize once we've got it. I wish there were more myths about that.
Trivia: the guy at the upper left has just one appearance, but I when I first designed him I thought he might turn into a pal for Robin at some later time. It could still happen. "Stuggy" is short for "Stugerson."
Episode 20: Stalemates
This was the single toughest story for me to write. Most of the previous scripts were written at a breakneck pace, which came to a screeching halt on this one. It was because I had only a meager grip on the character of the fathers, and looking back, I realized that I had no template to follow. Most of the men in my family did not flow with great passion, and I simply didn't know what it would be like to live with that. After about a month of creative constipation, I gave up the research angle and just put the two fathers together in their first scene. Imagine my surprise when the finished script clocked in at twice normal length! Those guys just took the stage and ran with it, exhausting everyone in the process. In the end, this probably gave me the experience I lacked before.
Episode 21: Election Day
Although this story was written shortly after the '96 presidential election, the political views I built into it turned out to have a lot more relevance in later years. If these views are still relevant in a hundred years or so, we will have a lot to answer for as the caretakers of democracy.
Episode 22: Upheaval
There comes a time for all of us when larger forces (vast, cool, and unsympathetic in the words of H.G. Wells) emerge from silence and cast strange, discomforting shadows over our lives. I imagine that each of us has known a time when our fates were suddenly, frighteningly, placed in the control of someone who had little notion or concern about the power they could wield. Bank manager, landlord, employer, whatever. Sometimes it doesn't take much to crack our armor and make us feel insignificant. This is what happens when a system becomes more important than the people it was meant to serve. You won't find many laughs in this story, because it's a topic I don't find terribly amusing.
Episode 23: The Best of Times
At last, the payoff. What I like best about payoff stories is that they are usually so unique to their context that no other combination of elements could have created them. One of the best things about a payoff story is that it can give a writer genuine opportunities for wish fulfillment. In this case, I had two wishes; that your friends will come to your rescue when you need them the most, and that once in a while your leaders actually do know what they're doing. I think those are wishes we can all get behind.
Okay, I'll come clean. The whole reason I did this book was so I could draw that one page of Mac & Evelyn in the park. There. I said it.
At right is the bomber, which makes its first appearance in Episode 24 as a setup for its heavier use in Book 2. It was first designed for the Grease Monkey animation pitch, which can be seen here.
Vignette 1: Chaos
After I wrote the entire Robin meets-and-loses Kara storyline, it all happened to me in real life. The details were different, but the impact on me was the same as on my paper persona, and my reaction was (naturally) just like his. I wrote this in response, bringing together a little formula for dealing with life that still works when I remember to apply it. By the way, my Kara came back to me a couple of years later. Maybe someday the same will happen to Robin.
Vignette 2: End of the Tunnel
I almost always listen to music or have some riff going through my head while I draw. Music is such an energizing, inspirational, creative force, I can't imagine getting through a workday without it. This made me want to find some way of including music in a comic strip, other than a playlist no one would have a use for. So here it is: YOU pick the music. When you read this story, you can play your own favorite piece behind it (preferably something classical) and maybe you'll get to have the same experience as Robin.
Vignette 3: Barfly
One year I visited the San Diego Wild Animal Park and was stunned when the tour guide claimed that wild African gorillas were now extinct. It felt like someone had kicked me in the stomach, as if a family member had suddenly died. Gorillas were endangered when I started writing these stories, but it never occurred to me that these most magnificent creatures wouldn't be around by the time I finished. Fortunately, I was able to learn from the fine people at the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund that this tour guide was, in fact, exaggerating. The mountain gorillas of Rwanda are most definitely in trouble, but lowland gorillas can still be found in the thousands. So there's a bit of a relief. Anyway, I cooked up this story while I wandered around the park that day, sick with the shock I felt upon hearing the "e" word and feeling very raw toward my fellow human beings. My mood has improved since then.
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Newest SSN Severodvinsk to start trials this year
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In 2010 Russian Navy will test new nuclear-powered attack submarine Severodvinsk (Project 855 Yasen). On May 7 the sub is expected to leave covered slipway and start trials, including those in the White Sea.
Since collapse of the USSR, Severodvinsk is the first submarine which was completely built in Russia. The submarine's surface speed is 16 knots; submerged speed is 31 knots; test depth is 600 meters; endurance is 100 days crew is 90 men.
The sub is armed with 10 torpedo tubes (650-mm and 533-mm), P-100 Onyx antiship cruise missiles, Kh-35 antiship cruise missiles, Kh-101 strategic cruise missiles, 3M-54E and 3M-54E1 antiship cruise missiles, 3M-14E cruise missiles used against land targets.
The submarine carries extraordinarily powerful armament capable to counter almost all present-day surface ships and submarines. For the first time torpedo tubes are located not in bow section but behind central station.
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20081119/118404317.html
Russian Navy to receive Severodvinsk nuclear submarine in 2010
SEVERODVINSK, November 19 (RIA Novosti) - A new nuclear-powered attack submarine will be delivered to the Russian Navy in 2010, a Russian shipyard said on Wednesday.
Severodvinsk is the first Project 855 Yasen (Graney) series of the Severodvinsk class nuclear submarines, combining the ability to launch a variety of long-range cruise missiles (up to 3,100 miles) with nuclear warheads, and effectively engage hostile submarines and surface warships.
"There are no problems with the construction of the submarine, and financing is underway. The vessel will be delivered to the Navy in 2010," said Nikolai Kalistratov, general director of the Sevmash shipyard in northern Russia.
Work on the Severodvinsk started in 1992, and the vessel had been scheduled to be commissioned before 1998. However, the construction was significantly delayed for financial reasons, and work had been suspended until 2001.
In 2003 Sevmash reportedly received extra funding to accelerate the completion of the Severodvinsk. Since then, the construction cost of the submarine had to be adjusted, and in 2008 financing totaled 4 billion rubles ($146 mln).
Kalistratov said that the remaining part of the construction is the fitting of electronics on board the submarine.
"It normally takes a long time to build the first vessel in the series," he said.
Russia's Navy commander, Adm. Vladimir Vysotsky, said in July that the construction of new-generation nuclear-powered ballistic missile and attack submarines is a top priority for the Russian Navy's development.
Under the Russian State Armaments Program for 2007-2015, the Navy will receive several dozen surface ships and submarines, including five Project 955 Borey nuclear-powered strategic ballistic missile submarines equipped with new Bulava ballistic missiles, two Project 885 Yasen nuclear-powered multipurpose submarines, six Project 677 Lada diesel-electric submarines, three Project 22350 frigates and five Project 20380 corvettes.
Russia delays launch of new nuclear submarine
Russia will not float out a new nuclear-powered multipurpose attack submarine as planned on May 7 due to technical reasons, a source in the shipbuilding industry said on Tuesday.
Construction of the Severodvinsk, the first Project 885 Yasen (Graney) class submarine, began in 1993 at the Sevmash shipyard in the northern Russian city of Severodvinsk but has since been dogged by financial setbacks. Russia planned to float out the submarine on May 7 to mark the 65th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in May 1945.
"The launch of the new Severodvinsk submarine has been delayed for technical reasons," the source said, adding that the sub would be floated out and pass sea trials later this year.
Graney class nuclear submarines are designed to launch a variety of long-range cruise missiles (up to 3,100 miles or 5,000 km) with nuclear warheads, and effectively engage submarines, surface warships and land-based targets.
The submarine's armament includes 24 cruise missiles, including the 3M51 Alfa SLCM, the SS-NX-26 Oniks SLCM or the SS-N-21 Granat/Sampson SLCM. It is also equipped with eight torpedo launchers, as well as mines and anti-ship missiles such as SS-N-16 Stallion.
The Severodvinsk is expected to enter service with the Russian Navy by late 2010 - early 2011.
Last year, work started on the second sub in the series, the Kazan, which will feature more advanced equipment and weaponry.
Russia's Navy commander, Adm. Vladimir Vysotsky, has called the construction of new-generation nuclear-powered ballistic missile and attack submarines a top priority for the Russian Navy.
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Launching of SSN Severodvinsk postponed indefinitely
Launching of lead sub Severodvinsk was postponed indefinitely. The submarine was supposed to be launched on May 7. The delay was caused by technical reasons, reports Sevmash shipyard.
Conning tower of SSN Severodvinsk has streamlined oval shape and located in the middle of the hull but not at the sub's bow where is space for sonar antenna. Armament contains deep-water torpedoes, homing torpedoes, and supersonic cruise missiles. Being equipped with newest navigation and communications systems, Severodvinsk is the first 4-gen nuclear-powered attack submarine in Russian Navy. Launching of the sub was associated with anniversary of the Victory; however, due to technical reasons it was postponed, said Elena Makovetskaya, Sevmash press service official.
"That is a lead sub; technological delays are rather common. The shipyard has numerous orders. Besides, the dry dock for Severodvinsk is occupied", she said.
Undoubtedly, the reasons are really technical, say experts. The launching date was known 2 months before, although exact date is rarely named in advance. As for Andrei Frolov, researcher of Analysis Center for Strategies and Technologies:
"This is the only dry dock and it must be occupied, because apart from submarines Sevmash repairs an aircraft carrier for India and constructs an oil platform. Thus, official version might be true".
Even the experts have no idea of technical features and appearance of the sub. There are some pictures but it is still uncertain whether they have anything to do with reality. As long as information security is a sort of tradition in Russia, the project cost is also undisclosed. SSBN Yury Dolgoruky started sea trials last year was officially evaluated as 23 bln RUR. The sum was underrated, say experts.
"Given that Severodvinsk has been under construction since 1993, she might have passed a number of upgrades in the course of construction. In addition, long term of building also causes appreciation. In my opinion, if we say the sub costs 30 bln rubles, it would be slight undervaluation", said Andrei Frolov.
According to the analysts, time displacement of launching Severodvinsk would unlikely be very long. Normally, such events are connected to some memorable dates. Probably, the sub will be launched on Russian Navy Day.
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Andrea/Duck Dodgers here. I friendly welcome every fan of animation at my blog. The goal is to support the love and rediscovery of Classic Theatrical Cartoons from the Golden Age of Animation, keeping meanwhile an eye on Golden Age "Funny Animals" Comics as well as on modern animated productions! Every SUPPRESSED ethnic caricature to be sometimes presented here is just for HISTORICAL and EDUCATIONAL purpose and NOT to offend anyone. Stay Tooned and Enjoy the place !
"Room and Bored" is my favorite Fox and Crow cartoon. It seems as Wickersham was really living and eating Fox and Crow (them and thanks to) 'cause not only he directed some of their best shorts, he was also the artist behind their first comic stories, as you have already seen on this blog.
This' one's a classic. The contrast between the two never was and will be better, being the Fox a lover of classic music, a gentleman that loves quiet and rest, Sherlock Holmes-like playing his violine, wearing a pinafore through the whole short, and the Crow a jitterbugging jazz-loving "pest about town".
The Crow is indeed a bit reminiscent of Jim Crow of "Dumbo" fame (I love the way he looks in this short) and, yes, you fans of unPC moments, there's even space for a pretty WW2 reference.
Daffy VS Curly: "Woo-Hoo" against "Woo-Woo-Woo"
"Wait right here, Foxie! I'll be right back!"


Although the concept of genre films is gradually seeping into the collective consciousness of Chinese filmmakers and audiences, domestic genre movies are still by and large confined to four types: comedy, love, youth, and martial arts. Major films in the American market are concentrated in magic, science fiction, superhero and low-middle budget films, and types such as gangster, spy war, love and even art. Numerous classic cases of low-budget films defeating large ones have emerged in the Chinese film market, such as Lost in Thailand released in 2012, Jian Bing Man and Goodbye Mr. Loser in 2015, allowing "light" movie products such as teenage romance and comedy to occupy the market. In contrast, "heavy" film products such as Monster Hunt and Mojin: The Lost Legend are rare in the Chinese film market. Even though China has become the world's second largest film market, this current imbalance in film types does not fit such a massive market. The overall development of domestic film categorization still remains in the exploratory stage.
The 'tomb adventure' was once the "dead zone" of Chinese genre films. How can it appeal to general audiences? How large is the market capacity for this genre? When shooting began for Mojin: The Lost Legend, the answers to these questions were unknown. The trial of the new model for domestic blockbusters begins with this film project.
The production scale of Mojin: The Lost Legend is unprecedented, as proven by the hundreds of sophisticated design drawings of the scenes, up to 2,742 hours of shooting within the studio, construction of dozens of underground real-world scenarios, and the gathering of numerous film elites from all over the world. This gives Chinese audiences new expectations for the production and development of domestic films. Insiders commented that Mojin would be a new benchmark for the Chinese film industry.
In 2012, the popular novel series Ghost Blows Out the Light caught the eye of Song Ge, then general manager of Wanda (Film). After Shanghai Huaying Culture Media Co., Ltd. bought the rights to the first four volumes, Wanda Media managed to acquire the film rights to the last four. In the middle of 2012, Song Ge appointed Wuershan as the director and Chen Kuo-Fu as the producer.
After the brokerage contract with Huayi Group expired in March 2013, Chen Kuo-Fu officially signed a contract with Wanda Media to be the producer of this movie. While organizing the preview ceremony of Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon in September 2013, Wang Zhonglei (President of Huayi Brothers Media) entered a collaboration with Ye Ning (Vice President of Wanda Cultural Industry Group) and Wang Changtian (President of Enlight Media Group) to jointly invest in the filming of Mojin: The Lost Legend.
Having their respective advantages and sufficient funds, the three companies were able to undertake the filming independently. They chose to cooperate because the Chinese film industry had been calling for a more standardized industrial system; such an alliance between 'giants' fit the bill. As the largest investor, the well-capitalized Wanda Media is the copyright owner of the original novel and has the most powerful theater system in China; by virtue of its vast experience in film production and rich resources in terms of movie stars, Huayi Group helped build a cast featuring Chen Kuo-Fu, Wuershan, Chen Kun, Huang Bo, Shu Qi and Yang Ying at the initial stage of film preparation; as for Enlight Media Group, it has plentiful resources for ground network distribution and abundant experience in Internet-based marketing.
The initial investment ratio of Wanda Media to Huayi Group to Enlight Media Group was 6:2:2. At the final stage, other two companies obtained part of the shares from Wanda Media and were involved in the investment. Thanks to the vertical and horizontal industrial integration of the three companies, Mojin: The Lost Legend was positioned as a commercial blockbuster in line with Hollywood production standards. It did exceptionally well at the IMAX box office soon after its release, breaking the three-day opening and single-day box office records for IMAX local films previously held by Monster Hunt, as well as IMAX box office earnings from midnight screenings. On January 8, 2016, cumulative box office takings for Mojin: The Lost Legend (which had been running for 22 days) overtook that of Lost in Thailand (which earned 1.613 billion Yuan), making it a runner-up among Chinese-language films.
The expected production cost of Mojin: The Lost Legend was 150 million to 180 million, but it ended up overrunning 250 million. Fees for film publicity and distribution caused the overall project costs to double. Along with 250 million Yuan of investment costs, the total income for the investors will be around 500 million Yuan if the box office totals 20 billion Yuan.
In the process of filming Mojin: The Lost Legend, pressure came from fans of the original novels as well as from general audiences. The State Administration of Radio Film and Television (SARFT) stated that films with this subject needed to express creativity despite budget overruns. Not only did the creative staff overcome these difficulties, they also translated this pressure into a highlight of the film.
Unlike the "diverging" structure of network creation, filmmaking has a "focused" structure. When adapting a movie from a novel, the further the film is from the original text, the better it will be, and the more likely it is to become a classic. Movie creators decided to write a story based on the original novel, keeping the essential view of the world and character design, but allowing the "Mojin Xiaowei" (grave robbers) to embark on a new adventure.
The relatively mature four-act structure was chosen for the narration of Mojin: The Lost Legend. After the hero fights with his girlfriend and Wang Kaixuan, the latter goes back to China.
Act I: Hu Bayi tells Shirley Yang the reason for Ding Sitian's sacrifice: he decided to return to China against the will of his girlfriend, which forms the falling dramatic paragraph structure featuring negative value in Act I.
Act II: Wang Kaixuan is kidnapped by a false cult leader. Shirley Yang follows Hu Bayi to the grassland and recalls a love story from her youth. Conflict between Shirley Yang and Hu Bayi is temporarily resolved. These are the altered elements in Act II.
Act III: At the crucial moment, Hu Bayi helps Wang Kaixuan solve his problem, but is then controlled by the false cult leader. The opinions of the three people diverge, forming the falling structure of Act III.
Act IV: The three characters fight the final devastating blow, and plot of the story reaches a climax in super-intense action scenes. The structure of the overall story is a perfect "W" shape.
The plotting of the first half adopts classic scenes, and a cause-effect series that holds the audience's interest. The film has sufficient scenes, dramatic conflicts, angular movement, fast-moving plots and a sense of direction. Unfortunately, the second half is not as classically-focused and rigorous as the first half.
Fear of censorship should not become an excuse for filmmakers to produce mediocre movies. When outline of this story was submitted to SARFT for examination, the body proposed three requirements: First, the name of the film could not be "Ghost Blows out the Light." This is why Wuershan used "Mojin: the Lost Legend" (from the original novel) instead. Second, the main characters should not commit crimes. At the beginning of the story, the protagonists had given up their old business and returned to the underground world not for the purpose of taking money, but to recall the past. Finally, SARFT required that the supernatural phenomena had rational explanations.
It is easy to perceive the "tricks" employed by the filmmakers to avoid censorship by SARFT. They used "mojin" to replace "tomb robbing" and even clean up the "Mojin Xiaowei", who are hired at high pay by alleged "brokers". Thus, the legendary outlaws have respectable jobs. Every time the protagonists go into the graves, they are threatened by villains at every step. By giving consideration to both creativity and censorship, Mojin: The Lost Legend serves as a classic case for future films with the same subject.
Wuershan and Chen Kuo-Fu agreed to graft the Hollywood fantasy adventure thriller genre onto Chinese films, using the subject of tomb robbing. Wuershan drew reference from overseas fantasy adventure films such as Hollywood classics Raiders of the Lost Ark, Tomb Raider, National Treasure, and The Mummy, as well as genre films from Europe, Germany, and France. He also drew reference from the narrative viewpoint of video games such as Tomb Raider 9 and Uncharted 2 & 3 before eventually writing a paper on the subject.
To graft Hollywood's narrative structure seamlessly onto Chinese tomb raiding culture and localize American elements to the maximum degree, Wuershan also read books such as The Chinese History of Tomb Raiding and Art of the Yellow Spring, and studied papers on grave customs in the Liao Dynasty (907-1125). He even led a team to explore Liao Ching Ling, the Eastern Qing tombs, and the Ming tombs.
In addition to creating a thrilling and comic adventure film, Wuershan wanted audiences to notice the time marks that appear in the film: the craze for doing business and going abroad in the late 1980s, the Cultural Revolution and the educated youth going to the countryside in the 1960s, the War Against Japanese Aggression in the 1940s, as well as ancient history. "It is actually associated with the real history experienced by the Chinese people. I suppose that's why this film is quite realistic in this regard. It is a film with intertwined fantasy and reality," Wuershan says.
The move was filmed on a vast set that occupied almost all of China film studios, including Asia's first and second largest studios (at five thousand and three thousand square meters respectively) to build an enormous underground space. Each scene had to comply with the following two requirements: First, it had to have a visual fulcrum, inspired by northern nomadic shaman culture. Second, all scenes had to be connected by a timeline to justify the three graves.
In creating the Japanese base, art director Hao Yi designed a mixture of rust iron and cement for maximum effect. The zombies refer to Zdzisław Beksiński's utopianism and Alien director H. R, Giger's dark aesthetics.
In the tomb design, cool colors were used to create the gloomy atmosphere of the underground world. The stone door reproduced the ferocious stone figures of the concept map, with stone and gravel replacing hard rock to reflect the grave's age. The moment the tomb door is opened, the stone "gatekeeper" horse and shaman zombies hove into view. Like a temple maze, the scene at the gate of hell shows Buddhist mural paintings on the walls with huge stone beasts arranged in invisible Eight Diagram configuration, awing the intruders while offering the only chance of survival. "The gate of hell" borrows elements from Turkish grottoes; holes in various sizes and shapes in the stone walls form a horrific skull in random combinations. After escaping from the gate of hell, the protagonists must walk through a narrow cliff full of sharp rocks. The art department designed this on purpose, to create a semi-enclosed space with a tinge of purple to transform the sense of eeriness into mystery.
In Mojin: The Lost Legend, passing the Bridge of Hades is a huge scene featuring several iron walkways over dozens of stone pillars, where legions of shaman zombies await intruders. In the scene design, the color green was used frequently to portray the strangeness of the bridge; every stone pillar is like a bone. The fracture of the wooden bridge floor – falling into disrepair and ready to break off – also refers to the principle of the Eight Diagrams: one has to be on the right spot every step to cross the bridge. The unique 'shaman zombie' is a new Chinese-style creature with reference to China's 'blue ghost'. The zombies' clearly visible veins use scar transferring technology, in which every part of the body is made into a mold and then divided into different groups, including the rise and fall of its vessels.
The Goddess statue is the core of the underworld system. For the design of this scene, the director visited Liaoqing Tombs in Chi Feng. He looked at looters' holes and furnishings, but found that the real tomb was not so large, and lacked poisoned gas and arrows. This meant that there was no real scene to inspire the Goddess statue. The director had to use his imagination, to eye-catching effect.
Some commentators believe that aesthetically speaking, the best part of this film is that all the elements can be justified. That is not to say the symbols and patterns have been examined, but that – more importantly – all of the design is meaningful. Although a magical movie, not a single pattern is used purely for decoration. Instead, all designs were developed from the core concept, right from the start of the script writing process. This stems from the film's concept designer Xu Tianhua's cooperation with director Wuershan and art director Hao Yi. From the original concept stage to the formal preparatory period, Xu communicated with both; the latter was in charge of the big picture while Xu was responsible for the details of the design. They maintained a high degree of unity in aesthetics with a clear goal and logical production process.
The tomb's design comes from the Liao Dynasty, which was a grassland kingdom established by Khitan. Although affected by the civilization of the Central Plains, the Liao dynasty's religion was mainly Shamanism inherited from their ancestors. This was the basis of the design in the first version of the script. For example, the Hezhen Masks derived from the worship of the natural world. As an ancient branch of northern Chinese shamanism, Hezhen's shaman worship has a certain kinship with that of the Khitan people. Therefore, in the early study of conceptual aesthetics, these masks' sense of style and decoration found its way into the movie.
The movie comprises a total of 1,800 scene, of which 1,530 involve special effects, 70% of which were moderately difficult to produce. At first, the producers planned to cooperate with a foreign special effects company, but eventually chose Beijing Phenom Films Corp., partner of Painted Skin: The Resurrection, given its deeper understanding of Chinese culture. However, for some highly difficult special effects that the domestic company was unable to accomplish, the producers turned to American and South Korean companies for help. The producers also invited Douglas Smith, who's Independence Day won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, as visual effects supervisor. Douglas worked on the film from the end of 2013 until November 25, 2015.
There were also some new attempts at technical detailing. For enhanced visual expression, Mojin: The Lost Legend uses two kinds of frame ratios: cropping of 1:2.40: for the overground part and the flashback; and full frame 1:1.85: for the underground world of the Bridge of Hades and the scenes after entering the underground palace. The use of full frame 1:1.85 offers the audience an unobstructed view with an immersive feeling. The film also pioneers the "3D left/right swap" in two subjective lenses where the equinox flowers turn yellow. The intentional swap and restoration augur a brief sense of dizziness in the viewer, exactly matching the sensory experience of the characters, so that the audience can enter the strange world of the equinox flowers.
Wuershan admitted that he still has many regrets, "in every link, from the script, performances, and production to the special effects, there are unsatisfactory parts that didn't meet my expectations", but he also said that the value of this film is that it has "no weak points." "There are no obvious flaws in the creative or technical aspects. Keeping that balance and reaching the cut-off score is great progress for the Chinese film industry," he said.
The credits at the end of the film last for nearly 10 minutes, which is rare for a local movie. However, quality production and division of labor is an important manifestation of progress within the film industry. The competition is fierce in Hollywood for financing, production processes, authors, agents, managers, actors, entertainment industry lawyers, and producers and investors. For marketing and distribution, there are differing costs, research methods and promotion plans for different markets – all highly professional – which further empower vertically integrated entertainment groups.
Xiao Wei. Director of Mojin: The Lost Legend touches on the creation of genre movies: it's lucky for us to fill in gaps. Chinese website of China Daily, http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/dfpd/dfwhyl/2015-12-31/content_14447288.html.
Kung Fu Charlie. Screenplay of Mojin: The Lost Legend Interpretation: How can it keep the balance between creation and the original novel, between censorship and fantasy? Official account of WeChat: Entertainment Das Kapital.
New beacon of Sino Entertainment. Chen Kuo-Fu, Wuershan: Censorship is not the excuse for a mediocre film. Official account of WeChat: producer.
Why does Mojin: The Lost Legend deserve a look? Because the director spent one year studying adventure films and wrote a long paper on the subject. Official account of WeChat: Film magazine.
Chen Hanci. How much is Mojin: The Lost Legend from the 'big three' in the film industry worth? China Business News.
Original Entertainment Das Kapital. Given up by Yao Chen, production costs doubling, Mojin: The Lost Legend was still sought after by three investors. How can it "toy with" the big three? Official account of WeChat: Entertainment Das Kapital.
Fan Suhua. A Comparison between "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe" and "Mojin: The Lost Legend" WeChat public account: Dand Tian Film.
Lao Afei. 39 conceptual designs in "Mojin: The Lost Legend" that you shouldn't miss [spoiler alert]. WeChat public account: Er Xiang Bo.


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The Huntsman: Winter's War is a peculiar film, while it is the advertised sequel to Snow White and the Huntsman – a film largely overshadowed by Kristen Stewart's highly publicized infidelity – it bares little resemblance to its original.
Yes, it is set in the same frigid faraway kingdom, with Charlize Theron and Chris Hemsworth reprising roles they perfectly embodied in the original but the vibe of the film differs greatly from its predecessor. In the newly released trailer we see Theron's frightening Ravenna go head to head with an angry and icy-cold Emily Blunt.
We also see Jessica Chastain's warrior proving that she is more than capable of holding her own alongside Hemsworth's huntsman. Much of the trailer revolves around these three ladies, with Hemsworth caught in the middle of it. Theron, Blunt and Chastain are the real badasses and true stars of this trailer, and after watching I realized that this might be 2016's first female-driven blockbuster.
The film, directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, is set for an April 8 release – meaning that it will coincide with more male-dominated blockbusters. Making it a much needed and welcome breeze of oestrogen. 2015 was a fantastic year for female-driven blockbusters with the smash hits of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Mad Max: Fury Road. Can 2016 top that? I sure hope so.
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Warrington lad buried alone in Soissons.
Don't know why he is buried alone, apart from the fact that he died in the first 3 weeks of the conflict, and the other 6 died in the last 7 days. Anyway, went to Fred's Grave on Tuesday morning and left a single poppy. Soissons was definitely occupied in 1917, so I'm presuming the he was a POW.
Went up to the French /Belgian border to a place called Noyelles sur Sambre where a relative of my wife is buried. He died on 8.11.18 and is in a communal graveyard with 6 others. Strangely, one man who died in 1914 is by himself, with the other 6 all togethe, they died between the 6th and 12th December.I will certainly be leaving a poppy on Fred's Grave and it will be from all of us.
Good evening everybody. Haven't been on here for ages, but as I'm in France this week at a very momentous time, I thought I would bring this up again. I will be paying my respects to Fred once again on Tuesday, 13.11.18.
Cheers. I'm not great with computers, or I would have done it myself. I find it strange that a Warrington lad should decide to viit a military grave that turns out to be that of another Warrington lad. If nothing else comes of this maybe a few more will take time to visit the grave if in the Soissons area.
It says that he died of wounds, which could easily have been some time after the injuries happened. There was considerable action on the Aisne river throughout the conflict.
Yes, I've mentioned that Tracey, intreresting isn't it. Gary, E mailed you last night. Dizzy, sent you a pm.
Absolutely brilliant. I found some of this last night, but you've found a lot more than what I have. If you google his full name, you'll find it appears on something called 'Rootschat,' and that there's a photo of both Fred and his wife on there from the family.His family have visited the grave in the past few years. He is commemorated at on the family grave at Hill Cliffe Methodist Cemetery, but there is no mention of the cenotaph at Bridge Foot. Fred's wife did not re-marry and she did in 1940. What is still not clear is why he is buried in a communal cemetery in Soissons. The town was under German occupation for most of the war, and certainly was at the time of Fred's death. One source which may tell us a little more is Warrington Reference Library. They have a book (which runs to several volumes) which contain the Warrington Guardian obituaries of those who died in the great War. If Fred's obituary is in there, it may tell us a little more about him.
Just spent a couple of minutes messing about on the Internet and have found out a fair bit about Fred. His family are aware of where he is. will give a full update tomorrow.
It could. I'd love to know why he's the only one there. I first checked out the grave a couple of years ago, checked on the CWGC site and found he was a Warrington lad. I've been several times since. I've also got a couple of photographs taken with my I Phone.
I spend a fair bit of time in Northern France, close to the City of Soissons and I've been meaning to do this for a while. Soissons Communal Cemetery is large and contains a single Commonwealth war grave from WW1. I've visited it several times since discovering it's a Warrington lad and wondered if it would be possible to trace his family. He was Gunner 114467 Frederick William Hitchmough, of the Royal Garrison Artillery. He died on 8.4.17 and was the son of William and Susan Hitchmough and the husband of Elizabeth Hitchmough, 65 Liverpool Rd, warrington. I was wondering if anyone knows any of the Hitchmough family who still live in Warrington. I have some photographs of the grave and would be prepared to visit it again and lay flowers if the family wanted it. To the best of my knowledge he is the only Englishman in the Cemetery.
Wolves star signing gone missing and won't figure in World Cup!!
You obviously haven't come across Matt Parish before.
They wouldn't actually have lost. SL rules state that a majority of 11-3 is needed to change the status quo. Note also that London were in the vote, despite the fact that there is considerable doubt as to whether they will exist next year. Would you vote for a proposal put forward by an organisation that can't even produce a main sponsor for its premier competition. note also that none of the 6 has made a comment re the matter to the Press. All the shouting has come from Gary Hetherington, who, strangely enough was shouting his mouth off about the lack of direction from the RFL back in 2011, which is exactly one of the main sticking points now.
That's a wonderful list of items you've got there. On no account should you get rid of them. I am sure that Warrington Museum would be delighted to receive and display them. There are exhibitions being planned all over the country during 2014 and there will almost certainly be something along that lines in Warrington. If you like, I will find out for you what is happening in the town. Strangely enough, on Friday I met a man whose grandfather I am studying. This man was an ex-Warrington RL player who also died in May, 1918 and is buried in the same cemetery as Mr Whitfield. I visited Bienvilliers MC in May, 2010 as part of my project on Warrington RL players who died in the Great War.
Policing is supposed to be non-political, the election of Police Commissioners have instantly changed this. Many have been elected on a political ticket. Some people are also right in stating that a number of them have employed friends/cronies as their assistants/lackies etc. What really worries me is that they have the power to hire and fire Chief Constables. What qualifies them to do this?
After that post I've come to the conclusion that she didn't do too much for your education.


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Gota fria or autumn storm in Spain
The Gota fria or the cold drop is normally a storm in September in Spain. It is bad weather during a day. The next day the sun is back again.
Gota Fria
Gota fria in september 2019
In september 2019 is has been terribly.
At least 7 dead people.
More than 3500 persones evacuated after a storm of 24 hours.
The deathly storm had strikes into the Orihuela Costa and Murcia region.
The torrential rain and showers hit the part of Spain on Thursday 12 and Friday 13 of september 2019.
The most important river of the region the Segura river has burst its banks.
As a result that every thing on his path of water has cause enormous damage.
In the region more than 100 roads were closed.
Even the motorway, the AP7 was closed. Because four workman, has been trapped inside the runnel at Pilar de la Horadada.
Red alert :Gota fria
The region was given red alert.
Schools, shoppingcentra, public services, markets were closed.
Even the new airport of Corvera Murcia was closed due to the bad weather.
The Spanish Meteorologic Agency said that it was the worst storm since 140 years.
Orihuela region
At Orihuela Costa there was 400 litres per square meter in just 24 hours.
But the storm covered also the Murcia region, the Alicante region. As well as the Valencia region and the Almeria region.
Death caused by the Gota fria
People who drove a car, were overturned and dragged away.
Others where taken by the force of the flood of the Segura river.
One other person was smashed down a road by the torrential water.
Most of the little town as Los Alcazares , San Javier and Torre Pacheco were cut off. Because the most of the roads disappeared under the flood.
Some hospitals were also caught by the flood. Only urgent care was possible.
Tornado twister
In the Alicante region, in Guardamar , a tornado hit the town.
Before the coast of mar menor there are several fish farms .
In the storm nearly 9000 tuna's escaped . This tuna are large fishes , they weight is nearly 100 kilograms.
In the sea ans at the beaches they found till now 1300 cadavers.
Some say that the tuna's died of stress caused by the storm.
Storm in december 2016.
In december 2016 there was also a very heavy storm in the Murcia region.
Since then, people said that there is no been action top prevent a repeat of the large damage.


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Further to the above, Notice is hereby given that Liverpool City Council will be undertaking a review of its polling districts and polling places within existing Wards for use in connection with all elections. The review will commence on 10th July 2019 and will be completed in sufficient time to enable the Electoral Registration Officer to make any alterations necessary to the register of electors when it is next fully published on 1st December 2019. The boundaries of existing Wards are NOT affected by, nor included in the review.
Representations will be sought from the Acting Returning Officer for all Parliamentary constituencies affected, ward Councillors, MP's and MEP's. The Council will also be pleased to receive representations for consideration from any interested individuals, community groups or organisations, particularly those with expertise in access for persons with any type of disability, on alterations to current electoral arrangements. Representations should, wherever possible, include suggested alternative premises which may be used for polling purposes.
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Early reports are that 3 bombings targeted at African Amercian Women via parcel bombs.
Infowarts.cia is already blaming Anti-Fa for this disgusting Reich Wing Terrorism.
The media's making it racist so far actually. Saying two targets were black homes, not mentioning the third... And one picture of the victim I've seen so far actually looks Indian.
Yes we will find more about the bias than facts at this point.
The way Jones instantly pointed the blame to Anti-Fa made my blood boil.
Remember a lot of people are still at work. And the east side is the more poor and colored side of town. SXSW is going on, but more than likely more people on the west and north side are involved with SXSW.
Press conference with Austin police chief says two black victims. The one on March 2nd was a man who looks mixed to me Black/Indian, last name House. And an elderly hispanic lady is fighting for her life right now from one of today's explosions.
Also said they have no victimology to go by right now. Unexpected packages with no markings of being delivered by any delivery service, although he did mention USPS is one of the agencies working with the investigation.
This is RAND Corporation's/CSIS's new version of the globalist controlled patsy Muslim gas station Snipers after their 911 OP, to make sure you stay good and AFRAID and beg the Eric Schmidt's of the world to"make us safe" from all their manufactured threats.
The shadow government needs to make people think that there is terror *absolutely everywhere* - churches, car washes, restaurants, shopping malls, schools, subways, air travel, concerts.
The shadow government needs to make people think that there is terror *in absolutely everything* - watch this and tell me this isn't a RIDICULOUSLY OBVIOUS engineered pattern: "Shoe bomber", "LIQUID terror threat", "Propane tank IED", Buy a large amount of cosmetics = weapon of mass destruction (not a typo), PRESSURE COOKERS, (Boston false flag) UNDERWEAR (globalist intel agency controlled assett), AUTOMOBILES, etc. And that THE ONLY SOLUTION IS THAT YOU MUST SUBMIT AND BOW THE F*CK DOWN TO THE VERY PEOPLE EISENHOWER WARNED EVERYONE ABOUT IN 1961.
Yea, now it's literally at your own front door.
Watch how this story is going to get buried as it does not fit the propaganda theme ride.
I did not see any major internet news sites (cnn, abc, usatoday) having this as a story on their websites this morning.
Idk, I think there could be a chance of this being an ongoing thing.
"In light of the bombings that have occurred in East Austin during this month, we are holding a community town hall to discuss the gravity of these malicious attacks and how they are targeting black and brown families east of Interstate 35," the coalition stated on the Facebook event page.
"We believe, in times such as these, it is extremely important that the community bonds together," the statement on the event page said.
Racists trying to make these bombings racist with no true proof of racism.
Two men in their 20s have been hospitalized with serious injuries following an explosion in the 4800 block of Dawn Song Drive in Southwest Austin. Officials said their injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.
Officials said there was only one explosion. An earlier report said there also had been a blast on Eagle Feather Drive.
Re: Austin Parcel Bombings - More explosions?
Live MSM at the moment.
CACI, Kroll, CIA, SAIC, MITRE, RAND Corporation, Northcom "vignettes", DHS false flags. Bringing the "war on terror" you had in Iraq, Afghanistan (IED's, boobytraps, et.al.) right here domestically--on purpose. "The only thing that can save you is an ultra-fascist police state" - and most will WELCOME it because it will be packaged and sold to you under "MAGA", therefore, if you oppose this police state tyranny, you must want people to get blown up by IED's (according to TPTB).
Texas AG Ken Paxton has said he's heard different from his guys than what the feds are saying about this incendiary incident.
An artillarary simulating device? Lol wtf? Anyone know what that could even mean? A firework? He could've just said a flare, if that's what it is. Not connected APD says. Yea w/e guys.
Since the bombings started on March 2, investigators frantically searched for clues, calling the attacks the work of a"serial bomber" who increasingly changed tactics.
The bombings killed two people and left the Texas capital terrorized with fear for 19 days.
In the past 36 hours, law enforcement received information directing them to a person of interest, who ultimately became a suspect.
Surveillance teams tracked the suspect's vehicle to a hotel in Round Rock, north of Austin. As police waited on tactical units, the vehicle left the hotel.
SWAT approached the vehicle and the suspect detonated a bomb, killing himself and injuring a SWAT member.
A SWAT officer fired his weapon at the suspect after an officer was knocked down by the blast. It's unclear whether the officer shot the suspect.
The suspect is a 24-year-old white man, and authorities don't know whether he acted alone or what his motive was.
He is responsible for all the incidents in Austin, Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said.
"This is the culmination of three very long weeks in our community," Manley said.
He urged residents to be vigilant, saying they don't know where the bomber has been for the past 24 hours and if he sent additional packages.
"Austin bombing suspect is dead. Great job by law enforcement and all concerned!," President Donald Trump tweeted.
I bet one individuals prime concern was how this was going to effect his mail order biz.
Suspect Mark Anthony Conditt was probably a 24 year old Infowarts.cia fan no doubt.


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IDW Announces IMPOSSIBLE, INCORPORATED Comic Book Series
IDW Publishing is proud to announce the September 2018 launch of Impossible, Incorporated, a five-issue comic book miniseries by J.M. DeMatteis (Justice League, Amazing Spider-Man) and Mike Cavallaro (The Life And Times Of Savior 28, Decelerate Blue). Impossible, Inc. is the story of a teenage girl who fearlessly travels through space and time, proving that the impossible isn't a limitation – it's an invitation!
Join 17-year-old Number, daughter of super-genius Dr. Goliath Horowitz, as she inherits his company's mission: to explore the cosmos via consciousness. Along with her team, she boards a train called the Non-Local Express, riding across the quantum sea and into the Infinite Spiral that leads to other worlds, new dimensions, parallel universes, and through time itself. Impossible, Inc. seeks the truth about the universe — and Number's own mysterious past!
"I've been bouncing around the idea for Impossible, Inc.with Mike Cavallaro for five or six years now. We wanted to create something that had the innocence of Silver Age comics; the expansive imagination of Jack Kirby; a cosmic perspective on life; and – most of all – a big, beating heart at its core. A story that could explore the quantum corners of both the universe and the human soul. Now that dream is a reality and we've uncorked a tale that we hope meets our goals and delights our audience," says J.M. DeMatteis. "I've been blown away by Mike's art, which has a power and purity of vision that encompasses both infinity and intimacy. We hope comic book readers join us on this journey. We're having a blast and we think that they will, too."
"I've been working in comics for over 25 years, and while J.M. and I have worked together before, the second that his next script arrives, I'm just that kid again in my local comic shop, going to school on how much more meaningful, and literate, and personal, and beautiful comics could be than almost anyone else bothered to make them at the time," says Mike Cavallaro. "J.M.'s comics were what made me want to make comics for a living. And I'm not just talking about pay – I'm talking about the reasons we make art: to tell stories, ask questions, and explore what it means to be alive. It's a lifelong dream to play a part in the telling of a story like this. I love these characters and I'm as fascinated to see where they take us, as I hope readers will be."
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In 1966, responding to the changes in the community's demographic profile, the congregation affiliated with the Conservative Movement. One year later, Reuven Siegel, z"l, a JTS graduate, was appointed its first full-time rabbi. Several members of his former Bronx Congregation joined the synagogue, and under the Rabbi Siegel's leadership, membership grew from sixty families to more than 150.
The retirement of Rabbi Siegel in 2006 coincided with the completion of the synagogue's first century. In honor of his long, dedicated service, he was named Rabbi Emeritus, a position he held until his death in 2011.
Our clergy go on to distinguished positions within the Conservative Movement. Rabbi Siegel was succeeded in 2006 by Rabbi Jan Urbach, the noted scholar and liturgist, who currently holds a faculty position at the Jewish Theological Seminary and leads the Conservative Synagogue of the Hamptons. Rabbi Urbach was succeed in 2010 by Rabbi Ephraim Pelcovits, who left us in mid-2015 to take a position as Associate Dean at the Ziegler School in Los Angeles. Hazzan Bonnie Streigold recently moved to Long Island, where she is Hazzan at the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Center. We are currently led by Rabbi Eugene Wernick and Cantor Shiree Kidron.
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1997 December – 1998 November: Imbil (Qld). Pesticides: Atrazine and metabolites.
Source: APVMA
http://apvma.gov.au/sites/default/files/atrazine-phase-6-second-draft-final-review-report.pdf
The reconsideration of approvals of the active constituent atrazine,registrations of products containing atrazine, and their associated labels.
SECOND DRAFT FINAL REVIEW REPORT Including additional assessments
Timber Plantation Trials
p55 Surface Water Monitoring for Atrazine in Queensland Timber Plantations
Surface water monitoring in Queensland was conducted in a hoop pine plantation at
Imbil in the south-east corner of the State. The 8 ha study site was situated on silty clay
soils, at an elevation of 100-300 m with slopes of 5 to 30o. Atrazine was manually
applied along the tree row, by knapsack at 5 kg/ha (overall rate 2.25 kg/ha) on six
occasions over a 2 year period. The subtropical climate demanded more frequent
treatments in order to achievesatisfactory weed control, but also leads to a shorter half-
life for atrazine in soil. Summer rainfall is dominant at this subtropical location, and
was near average at 1130 mm in year 1 and well above at 1703 mm in year 2, with a
correspondingly high number of flood events (19 at the upstream station and 21
downstream). One large storm in February of the second year delivered 540 mm over a
3 day period and caused a major flood event.
Atrazine was applied four times in the first year, in December 1997 and April, August
and November 1998. Flood events occurred 2, 34 and 53 days after the first treatment,
1 and 9 days after the second, 27 and 91 days after the third, and 2, 29 and 43 days after
the fourth in the high CAR (94%). Atrazine concentrations at the upstream station
remained in the low ppb range for the first and last treatments, but reached 109μg/L for the second treatment (in the second event) and 127.7μg/L for the third (first event). Atrazine was accompanied by significant amounts (in the order of 10%) of the dealkylated metabolites DEA and DIA, the former being predominant. Peak concentrations at the low CAR (4.4%) downstream station, after each application were 7.6, 18.2, 105.5 and 25.6μg/L (note not always in the first flood event, and that the duration of the peaks was brief).
Previous experience with hoop pine plantation establishment had indicated that surface
runoff is much more likely to be generated from point sources than from the general
plantation area, the high infiltration capacity of which is enhanced by slash retention and contoured windrows which pond runoff water. Direct contamination of watercourses was discounted as these were protected and chemical was applied manually.
Road areas (including access tracks and snig tracks within the plantation) were suspected as the main source of contamination because of their high rainfall runoff coefficient. Drainage outlets compounded the problem as they flowed directly to watercourses via roadside drains, rather than being directed back into the general plantation area via water
spreading structures.
A number of procedural changes were introduced in late 1998 to minimise the risk of
contamination. Roadside transfer of herbicide mix from tanker to knapsacks was
restricted to areas where drainage was directed back into the plantation, with staff
instructed to minimise the possibility of spillage during transfer and test the spray units
only within the plantation area. Application to potential point sources in the general
plantation area, such as access tracks and snig tracks, was to be avoided.
Treatments in 1999 occurred in February and October, with flood events at the high CAR station 11, 77, 126, 189 and 234 days after the first treatment and 1 and 13 days after the second. Atrazine concentrations, at the upstream stations, were elevated after the first treatment, reaching 41.8μg/L in the first of two events 11 days after treatment, and 50.4μg/L in the second. Concentrations remained in the low ppb range after the second treatment. At the downstream station, concentrations did not exceed 2.3μ g/L…"
This entry was posted in Water Pollution on May 5, 2015 by Anthony.


This discography is a comprehensive archive of my original productions, remixes and bootlegs. Please click on the Artwork thumbnail to enlarge the image. Please click on each "Song Title" to be directed to an outside website (usually Beatport) where you can listen to and/or purchase the song. If the Label is marked as "Free bootleg MP3" it is a free remix and you can download the MP3 through the "Song Title" link.
Robert Ortiz and DJ Denise "Drowning"
The Incredible Melting Man and DJ Denise "Till The Sunrise"
Riggers and DJ Denise "Bump Jump"
DRC and DJ Denise "Bringin' It (Volume 2)"
DRC and DJ Denise "Bringin' It (Volume 1)"
DJ Denise "GRE and Me"
DRC & DJ Denise "Old School 2 Nu School"
DJ Denise & Loryn "Whipper Snipper"
DJ Denise & Loryn "Get It (Part II)"
DJ Denise & Dawn of Sound "Death By Mary Jane"
DJ Denise & Loryn "Get It"
DJ Denise & Sue Cho "Bad Girl"
DJ Denise & Elz feat. Audio Angel "All Night (Part 2)"
DJ Denise & Elz feat. Audio Angel "All Night (Part 1)"
DRC + DJ Denise "Hearsay (Part 2)"
Homero Espinosa and DJ Denise "Bridging The Gap EP 2008-2009 Remixes"
Homero Espinosa and DJ Denise "Bridging The Gap E.P"


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December - Seir Kieran's N.S.
Thursday 29th of November: Medal Presentation in the GP Room @ 8pm.
Wednesday the 5th of December: Parents Association AGM in the school @ 8pm.
Tuesday the 11th of December: Infants – 2nd Class attending Christmas Show.
Wednesday the 19th of December: Day showing of Christmas Show @ 11am.
Thursday the 20th of December: Christmas show @ 7pm.
Friday the 21st of December: School closes @ 12pm for Christmas break.
Monday the 7th of January: School re-opens.
Christmas Shoebox Appeal: Many thanks to all of those who contributed to our Shoebox Appeal. As a result boxes of gifts will be heading to children in poorer parts of the world.
Christmas Cards: Christmas cards depicting scenes of Clareen are currently available for sale in the school. A pack of 10 costs €5.00. Should you wish to purchase these, please send the money in, in an envelope with details marked on it. All proceeds are going towards our school. Thank you.
The P.A. will hold its annual Christmas Party for the children of our school on Friday the 21st of December. We appreciate them going to such effort.
Swimming lessons for children from 1st to 6th class will begin on Thursday the 10th of January and run for 6 weeks. The final lesson will be on Thursday the 14th of February. Further details will follow.
Birr Theatre: The boys and girls from Junior Infants to second class will travel by bus to Birr Theatre & Arts Centre on Tuesday the 11th of December to see 'Elfie saves Christmas'. The Junior and Senior infants are to be collected from school at their usual time. Those who haven't sent in money for the show (The Board of Management are paying for the bus), please do so as soon as you can.
Medal Presentation: The boys and girls who were victorious in their recent Cumann na mBunscol competition will be presented with their medals in the GP room tomorrow night the 29th of November @ 8pm. Grandparents (where possible) will present the medals to the boys and girls. We look forward to seeing all involved on the night.
Parents Association AGM: The AGM of the Parents Association will take place in the school on Wednesday the 5th of December @ 8pm. Each family should send one representative to the meeting. A Parents Association is a vital organ of any school and it is up to all parents to play their part, by ensuring your family is represented at the AGM. On the night I will address the parents, I look forward to seeing you all.
School Self Evaluation/School Improvement Plan: Our latest School Self Evaluation document and School Improvement Plan has been published on our website. You will find this under the School Information tab. I will be addressing this on the night of the Parents Association AGM.
Christmas Show: Our Christmas Show will take place in the Parish Hall on Thursday the 20th of December. Proceedings will get underway @ 7pm. This year's show is a whole school production entitled 'Aladdin'. Over the coming days we will be looking into our wardrobe to see what costumes we possess. As always, your are asked to ensure your child is organised with regard to the costume details they are furnished with. You will be given ample time to organise costumes, so please have your children ready with their costumes when requested. We will write to you closer to the time with specific details for the night of the show. People are always very generous in donating prizes for our raffle which will take place on the night. It would be much appreciated if all donations of prizes were in by the 14th of December at the latest so we can organise them into appropriate hampers etc.
Clareen Active Retirement Group/Grandparents: Members of the Clareen Active Retirement Group and Grandparents are invited to a showing of the show on Wednesday the 19th of December. This will begin at 11am. I am writing to the Active Retirement Group to notify them of this. Please bring this to the attention of Grandparents who are not part of Clareen Active Retirement Group as they are also welcome on the day.
School Opening Time: The school is strictly open from 8.45am to 8.55am to receive children. Children are not to come in earlier as there is no supervision until 8.45am. Also please make every effort to have them in no later than 8.55am. This all sets very good habits for children in the future with regards to work etc. Your co-operation on this is much appreciated.
On behalf of both myself and the staff, I wish you all a Happy Christmas and a prosperous new year. We very much appreciate the support and good will we receive from you as we endeavor to do our best by your children. We have every reason to be very proud of our children and our school. Your role is central in this and you deserve great credit to this end.
Nollaig Shona daoibh agus athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh go léir.


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From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills comes a standalone romance about a flawed hero and the woman he can't forget.
I just knew him as the sinfully gorgeous guy with eyes of fire that fate places next to me on the airplane.
I didn't know who he really was…British bad boy…cocky rock star…my stepbrother.
This is a full-length standalone loosely based on a super short story I wrote in 2013. The short story appeared in two anthologies: Breakaway and Beaus and Arrows, both of which are now unavailable for purchase.
Flawed, broken, and utterly gorgeous, Spider's been talking in my head for four years.
Now, he's yours…I hope you love him.
SPIDER by Ilsa Madden-Mills is an angst-filled and emotionally-driven story. Just when you think you know what's going to happen, something else surprises you. Passion, fire, rock star, forbidden love. It's all there and Ilsa Madden-Mills nails it.
I enjoy the author's writing style and storytelling ability, her talent for leading the reader and taking them on this forbidden journey. While there are moments that I hated SPIDER, I was hopeful that he would find his way to Rose.
Rose and Spider's story broke my heart and I enjoyed every moment, watching their love challenged and the way that Ilsa Madden-Mills ultimately drove me crazy. It was an epic story and I can't wait to read it again.