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Clashes escalate after Pakistan shoots down Indian aircraft, captures pilot
World / 27 February 2019, 9:22pm / Pamela Constable, Joanna Slater
Kashmiri villagers and Indian army soldiers gather near the wreckage of an Indian aircraft after it crashed in Budgam area. Picture: AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan
Kabul - In the most ominous military confrontation between India and Pakistan since both tested nuclear weapons two decades ago, Pakistan said it shot down two Indian military aircraft over its territory on Wednesday and launched strikes in Indian-controlled Kashmir, while India said it had shot down a Pakistani fighter jet in the "aerial encounter".
An especially volatile aspect of the confrontation was Pakistan's capture of an Indian fighter pilot. Pakistani military officials posted a photo of him on Twitter, sitting in a room, and they said he was being treated "as per norms of military ethics".
But Pakistani television showed a video of the pilot, blindfolded and apparently with blood on his face. India's Foreign Ministry said it "strongly objected to Pakistan's vulgar display of an injured personnel" and expected "his immediate and safe return".
While experts warned that the clash could easily escalate out of control, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan told his nation on Wednesday that he wanted to avoid war with India and urged, "Let's settle this with talks." There was no public statement, however, by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"Our action was only intended to convey that if you can come into our country, we can do the same," Khan said, referring to airstrikes by India on Tuesday and Pakistan's response on Wednesday. Addressing India, he said, "With the weapons you have and the weapons we have, can we really afford a miscalculation?"
The two days of tit-for-tat airstrikes and Wednesday's aerial dogfight, the first since 1971, were triggered by a February 14 terrorist bombing in Indian-controlled Kashmir that killed 40 Indian security personnel. The bombing, claimed by a Pakistan-based militant group called Jaish-e-Muhammad, was the deadliest single attack in 30 years of protests and conflict over the disputed Himalayan region, which is claimed in its entirety by both nations.
Indian and Pakistani officials gave conflicting accounts of the events. India said it had bombed a militant camp inside Pakistan on Tuesday, killing scores, but Pakistan said the bombs had fallen on an uninhabited forested area. Pakistan also denied India's assertion that a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet was shot down.
The clash drew expressions of alarm from foreign governments and regional analysts, who noted that India and Pakistan have fought three conventional wars, two of them over Kashmir. They also engaged in a brief high-altitude fight in the Kargil mountains of Kashmir in 1999, shortly after both countries tested nuclear weapons.
Moeed Yusuf, a Pakistan expert at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, said he feared the conflict could escalate dangerously, in large part because neither Khan, who has been in office a few months, nor Modi, who is seeking re-election this spring, may be able to back down without losing domestic political stature.
Pakistan's retaliatory strike punctured a triumphal moment for Modi. After India conducted its operation Tuesday against what it said was a terrorist training camp in Pakistan, members of Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party celebrated. Amit Shah, the party's president, wrote on Twitter that the strike was a testament to Modi's "strong and decisive leadership."
By Wednesday, the mood in India had shifted to focus on the fate of its captured pilot, whom Indian media outlets identified as Wing Cmdr. Abhinandan Varthaman. Indian officials said his video while blindfolded violated the Geneva Conventions on the treatment of war prisoners.
In Pakistan, despite official claims about wanting to avoid escalation, a mood of belligerent triumph spread across news stations and online Wednesday. War songs were played, commentators praised the military, and shouts of "God is greatest" could be heard. Images of a burning Indian fighter jet were broadcast repeatedly.
Some Pakistani commentators, however, expressed concern that the situation could rapidly spiral out of control. Imad Zafar, a columnist writing in the Pakistan-based Express Tribune, said the Indian attack was a "trap" set by Modi that Pakistan should avoid. "A war between two nuclear-armed states can only bring destruction on both sides," he wrote, calling for dialogue. "We don't want war, India. Neither should you."
Some experts said the tit-for-tat strikes of the past two days might help de-escalate tensions. India has "talked up the strike on the terror camp," while Pakistan has "captured an Indian pilot and shot down an Indian fighter jet," said Ajai Shukla, a defense analyst and former army officer in Delhi. "Both sides have something they can hold on to."
But other observers, including Yusuf, said intervention by foreign powers, including the United States, might be the only way to restore calm. "What started as mere posturing is now a real near-war crisis that can easily spill into real combat," Yusuf said.
In previous moments of high tension between India and Pakistan, such as the Kargil conflict, the United States played a key role in defusing the situation. On Wednesday, the Trump administration did not immediately respond to the latest confrontation, but other countries expressed concern and called on both sides to reduce hostilities.
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said that he was "very concerned" about the rising tensions and that he had spoken with his Indian and Pakistani counterparts about it. "Neither side wants to see this escalate further, but this is going to take really critical restraint in the days ahead," he said. Russia's Foreign Ministry "expressed hope for the de-escalation of the situation."
Khan said his government had offered to help investigate the Feb. 14 bombing. Pakistan has denied links with the attackers, but it has long publicly supported what it calls Kashmiri "freedom fighters" and condemned Indian brutality against protesters. The Indian and Pakistani portions of Kashmir are divided by a militarized "Line of Control."
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said its retaliatory airstrikes were aimed at "nonmilitary targets" to avoid human loss and damage. It said Pakistan has "no intention of escalation, but we are fully prepared to do so if forced."
India confirmed that one MiG-21 fighter jet was shot down in an "aerial engagement" with Pakistani forces on Wednesday morning.
Pakistani officials also said Wednesday afternoon that India had committed "unprovoked cease-fire violations" along the Line of Control on Tuesday, resulting in the deaths of four civilians, three of them women. A Foreign Ministry statement named the four individuals but did not say where or how they died. It called the alleged targeting of civilian areas "deplorable" and said such cease-fire violations could lead to a "strategic miscalculation."
As tensions mounted Wednesday, commercial flights were suspended across Pakistan and a swath of northwestern India. For most of the day, flight-tracking websites showed no commercial flights in the air in Pakistan and none in five regions across the border, including Indian-controlled Kashmir. India's Civil Aviation Authority later lifted restrictions on flights.
In Indian-controlled Kashmir, residents braced for the worst. Vikas Bhasin, 61, a shopkeeper in the Poonch region near the Line of Control, said that at about 10 a.m., he saw fighter jets that he believed were Pakistani aircraft streaking through the sky. After they passed overhead, Bhasin said, police drove through the area and announced on loudspeakers that there was no need to panic.
In Srinagar, the largest city in Indian-administered Kashmir, residents have been on edge ever since the Feb. 14 attack. Over the weekend, there were reports of residents hoarding fuel and groceries. The closure of the Srinagar airport for much of Wednesday was "serious and unsettling," said Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, 50. "Things seem to be collapsing."


Well, I did it. I conquered Tough Mudder. I endured 19 grueling kilometers and 20 challenging obstacles. An experience of a lifetime. Something that fills me with great pride, both for myself and each amazing fellow team member. We all pushed through in our intense training and at the exhausting event.
I did it. I didn't over stress. I didn't make myself sick. The girl who, as a teen, went to the hospital with severe vomiting when the Ambassador Program finally ended and my stage debut was done. The girl who puked all over a street in Tijuana with a stress headache when I co-led a group of teens on a missions trip. The girl who ended up leaving her first day at a hard working job 10 minutes before end of shift with an intense migraine that again required hospital. The girl who only did first year, with a dropped course due to headaches, when attempting to venture out for post secondary education. The girl who didn't get her driver's license until 27 years old and ached for days from the tension. The girl who only started getting healthy in her late twenties. I did it.
I did it. Without hesitating, I submerged my whole body in freezing cold water. It takes your breath away. And even though it really took away the breath of some other team members as well, to the point of wanting to quit, we all did it.
I did it. I walked through mud, mud, and more mud. I felt like a jubilant kid! It brought back memories of taking the garden hose to the dirt and making an enormous (well, enormous to a child!) mud pit. When we get a yard I will have to designate a spot for future mud pit use. My daughter will love getting in there. Hopefully. She seemed disgusted with her first experience at the beach. She didn't want her bare feet in the wet sand. I remember as a child I liked to be clean but I didn't mind getting real dirty if I could wash up after. Mom would strip us down and spray us with the hose.
I did it. I crawled through trenches even though I was scared my hernia would pop out. I knew it would. Thankfully when it did there was no water to be submerged in and I was only blocking one person. I rolled over on to my back to relax and push it back in. Two weeks earlier I'd had an ultrasound and no tearing was visible. The hernia had only popped out twice in the last few months so I was hopeful that my condition wouldn't worsen. But it became a problem only just over half way through the course. I ran, jumped from 15 feet into water, climbed, carried a log, did monkey bars, went through another tunnel, and scaled walls after my hernia was irritated. I am grateful for my team who helped me. When the Boa Constrictor tunnel was angled and slippery I could not use my core to crawl out. One team member pushed my feet while another pulled my arms to get me up. I am also grateful for helpful strangers. They pulled me up when I could not get myself onto the top of the quarter pipe. I couldn't have done it without the helping hands. I couldn't have continued in my fear after getting the pain in my abdomen in the snowy trench without the push and encouragement from my team.
I did it. I jumped 15 feet into cold water (when I was already shivering and my hands beyond cold). When I was a child I attempted the high diving board. Unsuccessfully. I landed flat on my front. I knocked the wind out of myself and could not breath. That is a terrifying feeling when trying to swim to the side of a deep pool. So for my Mudder plunge I aimed to hit straight as an arrow. I succeeded. But it sent me much deeper than I intended. And I was so spent. By the time I popped up I was gasping so much that the guard asked if I needed a life jacket thrown to me to help me swim in. I made it to the edge and all was good. Other than missing a piece of my costume.
I did it. I made it almost halfway across the wet, inclined monkey bars. Which is farther than I thought I could, even without the abdominal pain, and resulted in blue streaks in my ice cold hands. I ran through electricity with only a feeling that I was going to bite my tongue. I managed to keep trudging through the kilometers when my knee reached its limit and I had to favor my left leg.
Next year I will train with longer runs. I will try pulling myself up more in my preparation-- maybe after a long workout when I am already exhausted. Next year I may dress warmer. Next year I hope to participate with my husband. I know he could do, and enjoy, each obstacle. I know he doesn't fear closed spaces, water, heights, or electricity. He would make a great team member.
They all made great team members. With their laughter and perseverance and encouragement.


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//  Copyright (c) 2014年 halley. All rights reserved.
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#import "SYConstDefine.h"
//#import "MYFeedbackViewController.h"
//#import "MYAboutViewController.h"
//#import "MYRegisterViewController.h"
#import "DFPasswordViewController.h"
#import "DFVersionRelease.h"
#import "SYDeviceDescription.h"
#import "DFLoginViewController.h"
#import "DFUrlDefine.h"
#import "DFNotificationDefines.h"
#import "DFColorDefine.h"
#import "DFFeedbackViewController.h"
#import "SYPrompt.h"
#import "DFUserProfile.h"
#import "UIView+SYShape.h"
#import "DFPreference.h"
#import "UIAlertView+SYExtension.h"
#import "SYHttpRequest.h"
#import "DFAboutViewController.h"
#import "DFAgreementViewController.h"
#import "SYBaseContentViewController+DFLogInOut.h"

#define kSettingsTableViewCellResueID @"SettingsTableViewCellResueID"
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@property(nonatomic, strong) NSString* updateUrl;
@property(nonatomic, strong) UIButton* logInOutButton;

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Astonishing Film of Arthritic Impressionist Painter, Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1915)
in Art | July 18th, 2012 23 Comments
You may never look at a painting by Pierre-August Renoir in quite the same way again after seeing this three-minute film. It didn't show in his artwork, but Renoir suffered from severe rheumatoid arthritis during the last three decades of his life. He worked in constant pain, right up until the day he died.
In this rare footage from 1915 we see the 74-year-old master seated at his easel, applying paint to a canvas while his youngest son Claude, 14, stands by to arrange the palette and place the brush in his father's permanently clenched hand. By the time the film was made Renoir could no longer walk, even with crutches. He depended on others to move him around in a wheelchair. His assistants would scroll large canvases across a custom-made easel, so that the seated painter could reach different areas with his limited arm movements.
But there were times when the pain was so bad he was essentially paralyzed. In the book Renoir, My Father, the painter's famous filmmaker son Jean describes the shock his father's wasted figure and gnarled hands gave to people who knew him only from his beautiful art:
His hands were terribly deformed. His rheumatism had made the joints stiff and caused the thumbs to turn inward towards the palms, and his fingers to bend towards the wrists. Visitors who were unprepared for this could not take their eyes off his deformity. Though they did not dare to mention it, their reaction would be expressed by some such phrase as "It isn't possible! With hands like that, how can he paint those pictures? There's some mystery somewhere."
The film of Renoir was made by 30-year-old Sacha Guitry, who appears midway through the film sitting down and talking with the artist. Guitry was the son of the famous actor and theatre director Lucien Guitry, and would go on to even greater fame than his father as an actor, filmmaker and playwright. When a group of German intellectuals issued a manifesto after the outbreak of World War I bragging about the superiority of German culture, Guitry was infuriated. As an act of patriotism he decided to make a film of France's great men and women of the arts. It would be released as Ceux de Chez Nous, or "Those of Our Land." Guitry and Renoir were already friends, so when the young man embarked on his project he travelled to Renoir's home at Cagnes-sur-Mer, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. The date was shortly after June 15, 1915, when Renoir's wife Aline died. In Sacha Guitry: The Last Boulevardier, writer James Harding describes the scene:
The choice of time was unfortunate. That very day Renoir's wife was to be buried. Sacha went to the old man who sat huddled arthritically in his wheel chair and murmured: 'It must be terribly painful, Monsieur Renoir, and you have my deepest sympathy.' 'Painful?' he replied, shifting his racked limbs, 'you bet my foot is painful!' They pushed him in his chair up to a canvas, and, while Sacha leaned watching over his shoulder, Renoir jabbed at the picture with brushes attached to hands which had captured so much beauty but which now were shrivelled like birds' claws. The flattering reminder that he was being filmed for posterity had no effect on the man who, on being awarded the cravat of a Commandeur of the Légion d'Honneur, had said: 'How can you expect me to wear a cravat when I never wear a collar?'
Renoir died four years after the film was made, on December 3, 1919. He lived long enough to see some of his paintings installed in the Louvre. When a young Henri Matisse asked the suffering old man why he kept painting, Renoir is said to have replied, "The pain passes, but the beauty remains."
by Mike Springer | Permalink | Comments (23) |
Dana Law says:
Fascinating. Never give up. Rage against the dying of the light…or paint.
Does anyone know the music?
Dana Law
John Lyons says:
Dana. The music is Chopin. Piano Concerto No 2, second movement.
Tom Turner in SF says:
Who is the pianist, and which orchestra? This recording/performance sounds better than the first 5 I found on Youtube. Thanks.
jansumi says:
Don't know who this performance is, but try Janina Fialkowska – she's on ytb…
CORNELIA CAUDILL says:
The world is more beautiful because of his work — and it wasn't easy!!
Darwin says:
Flash doesn't work on mobile devices
gloria garcia says:
jeff monk says:
There is something about these clips…all of them…that evokes the feeling of a distant past that still lives on, somewhere, out in the mist of almost reality. Amid the chaos of our culture and century, I can imagine, somewhere, real or perhaps imagined, a place where these artists still exist. They didn't really die, they only moved on to that other plane, to live with others like them and they may even be allowing a slight mist of genius, calmness and grace to shower down upon us from beyond – we poor souls that endeavour to make a way through these troubled times. Art must exist for civility to prosper.
Ann Reilly says:
Thank you for making us see the man who created such beauty and to know the pain he endured to insure it lived on. Ann
We've come so far. I also paint. If he could do under those conditions, so can I! Wonderful site. Thanks for sharing.
I have severe RA that isn't controlled yet. What a great reminder that life, even with limits, is worth fighting for. The film is also a reminder that so much of what we accomplish is possible because of the support of the people closest to us.
Fiona Crosbie says:
An amazing film and very humbling. My friend's mum is in her 80's and has painted all her life. She now has advanced Parkinsons Disease and her life is becoming more and more limited, however she gets up every morning at 5 to paint, and when she holds a paintbrush her hand stops trembling. She is more prolific now than she's ever been.
Kathleen Pottle Brannon says:
Thank you for this rare glimpse of Renoir's personal reality. Might I ask if it is not possible to slow the film down in frames per second so that it approximates real time? The speeded-up jerkiness is terribly offputting and obscures the poignancy of the footage.
Nesrin Shaheen says:
Wonderful film. I also loved the music and wondered whether you can tell me what it is and by whom? Thank you.
Mike Springer says:
Nesrin,
I don't know who the pianist is, but the music is from the second movement of Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2.
DrMobasheri says:
With all of the said disabilities, he created all of those masterpieces. Perhaps, one of his other masterworks was at 74 he was fathered to a 14 years old son, that itself is another masterpiece.
Schwanenlied says:
Wonderful video. I couldn't hold back the tears.
There's a fine and beautiful film now of this period in his life; very well made; just called "Renoir"; French w/english subtitles.
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Timothy Terry says:
Chopin: Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor, Op.21 – 2. Larghetto
Kind of strange that most in here are talking about the piano music, when the video is about a PAINTER. Do folks have such a short attention span these days? o_0
In response to the question 'Do folks have a short attention span?' I'd say yes, from my point of view. I find Renoir to be dry and a painter who painted to a tight remit.
It's difficult to see any room for experimentalism and I don't like that. I believe every artist/writer/creative should, to some extent, explore new horizons. It's all part of being associated with a 'movement'. His subjects are more superficial than most and his best work [IMHO], is seen in his portraiture. I certainly don't believe that he mixed no more than five colours, as he had previously claimed. I realise other artists have made the same dodgy claims – L.S. Lowry in a case in point – but Renoir lacks the imagination of painters like Manet, Van Gogh [probably an impressionist also], and Francis Bacon. Renoir plays safe in his work and the resulting effect can be dry, at least for me it is.
I do admire his courage and persistence in facing the awful rheumatoid arthritis. Having worked with someone who had the condition I can understand how debilitating it can be. Good for Renoir that he was able to continue.
Also, I appreciated the 'Boating Party' item and a handful of others, but for nothing more than aesthetic reasons. Not so many marks for imagination into new realms, especially so for a painter who was in the spotlight for so long. He's not for me.

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est une série d'animation américaine en 42 épisodes de 22 minutes produite chez Cartoon Network Studios et animée chez The Answer Studio, MOOK DLE et Studio 4°C, basée sur la ligne de jouets  et diffusée entre le  et le  sur  aux États-Unis et à partir du  sur TV Asahi et TV Tokyo.

La chaîne européenne Jetix a diffusé la série le . En France, elle a été diffusée à partir du  sur Gulli.

Scénario
La série débute avec un épisode pilote en trois parties intitulé . Plusieurs siècles après la victoire des Autobots face aux Decepticons, une équipe de maintenance pour Autobots menée par Optimus Prime et constituée de Ratchet, Bulkhead, Prowl et Bumblebee, découvrent le légendaire AllSpark dans un astéroïde. Les Autobots ramènent le AllSpark, mais sont par la suite confrontés à  l'équipe de Blitzwing, Lugnut, Blackarachnia et Starscream, menée par Mégatron. Megatron les attaque pour tenter de récupérer le AllSpark, mais les protagonistes Autobots s'écrasent accidentellement sur Terre. Dans la première saison, les Autobots tentent de s'adapter aux us et coutumes de la Terre.

Personnages

Autobots

 Autobots principaux :
 Optimus Prime : chef Autobot courageux sentimental.
 Bumblebee : éclaireur Autobot, adore les nouvelles technologies
 Ratchet : médecin Autobot
 Bulkhead : Autobot, force incroyable
 Prowl : ninja Autobot, adore la nature

 Garde d'élite :
 Ultra Magnus : chef suprême des Autobots
 Sentinel Prime : chef en second des Autobots,
 Jazz : Cyber Ninja Autobot
 Blurr : espion Autobot
 Jetfire : soldat d'assaut aérien Autobot
 Jetstorm : soldat d'assaut aérien Autobot
 Warpath : chef Autobot

 Autobots secondaires :
 Wreck-Gar : Autobot
 Arcee : Autobot
 Elita-1 : Autobot
 Longarm : responsable des communications de Cybertron
 Omega Supreme : Ultime Soldat des Autobots
 Cliffjumper : Autobot
 Wheeljack : ingénieur Autobot
 Perceptor : ingénieur Autobot

 Dinobots :
 Grimlock : Chef des Dinobots
 Snarl : Dinobot
 Swoop : Dinobot

 Section Rodimus:
 Rodimus Prime : chef de la section Rodimus
 Hot Shot : soldat de la section Rodimus
 Red Alert : médecin de la section Rodimus
 Brawn : soldat de la section Rodimus
 Ironhide : soldat de la section Rodimus

Decepticons
 Decepticons principaux
 Mégatron : chef suprême des Decepticons
 Starscream : sous-chef suprême des Decepticons
 Lugnut : bombardier Decepticon
 Blitzwing : soldat Decepticon

 Decepticons secondaires
 Lockdown : chasseur de primes
 Soundwave : éclaireur Decepticon
 Swindle : contrebandier
 Shockwave : agent double, espion de Mégatron chez les autobots sous la fausse identité de Longarm
 Lugnut Suprême / Starscream Suprême : soldat ultime des Decepticons

 Predacons :
 Blackarachnia : Predacon (ancien autobot puis Decepticon à moitié organique)
 Wasp/Waspinator : Predacon (ancien autobot puis Decepticon à moitié organique)

 Constructicons
 Dirt Boss : chef des Constructicons
 Scrapper : Constructicon
 Mixmaster : Constructicon

 Clone de Starscream
 Skywarp : clone de Starscream, c'est un lâche
 Thundercracker : clone de Starscream, c'est un mégalomane
 Sunstorm : clone de Starscream, c'est un gros fayot
 Ramjet : clone de Starscream, c'est un menteur
 Slipstream : clone de Starscream, partie féminine de Starscream

 Section Strika
 Strika: chef de la section Strika
 Oil Sick : soldat de la section Strika
 Blackout : soldat de la section Strika
 Spittor : soldat de la section Strika
 Cyclonus : soldat de la section Strika

Humains

Bons humains
 Sari Sumdac : la principale personnage humaine, Sari est la fille de 8 ans du professeur Sumdac, et s'est liée d'amitié avec les Autobots. À la suite d'une exposition au Allspark, elle possède une clé lui permettant de contrôler les machines non-vivantes, et de réparer n'importe quelle machine, y compris les Autobots. Dans la saison 3, il est révélé qu'elle est en réalité un hybride techno-organique d'humain et de cybertronien. Grace à la clé, elle se change en guerrière adolescente.
 Professeur Isaac Sumdac : le père (adoptif en réalité) de Sari, devenu un scientifique renommé en créant des technologies inspirées de la Tête de Mégatron, qu'il avait retrouvé lors du crash du vaisseau Autobot. Durant la saison 2, il est enlevé par les Decepticons et forcé de travailler pour Mégatron, mais il sera délivré par les autobots.
 Capitaine Fanzone : le chef plutôt grognon de la police de Detroit. Il clame souvent haïr les enfants et les machines, généralement quand ces dernières lui posent des problèmes avec leurs dysfonctionnements, mais malgré cela, il a plutôt une coopération amicale avec les Autobots, et constitue l'un de leurs rares alliés humains récurrents.

Mauvais humains
 L'Archer vengeur : un voleur utilisant une grande variété de flèches et un arc. Clairement une parodie de Robin des Bois et . Il sera en prison après la confrontation de Swindle.
 Nino Sexton/Nanosec : un bandit doté d'une super-vitesse. Il sera en prison après la confrontation de Swindle.
 Prometheus Black/Fusion : un homme d'affaires qui hait les machines en les accusant de vol d'emploi et de réduction au chômage; il est devenu un mutant d'acide. Après la confrontation de Blackarachnia, il est laissé pour mort et il sera régénéré.
 Cyrus "the Colossus" Rhodes : il est le bras droit de Prometheus Black et il ressemble à un nain vieillard; il peut devenir un colosse herculéen. Il est probablement tué par les dinobots, face à qui il ne fera jamais le poids.
 Les mutants de Prometheus Black : l'un est un homme chauve-souris aux allures de Frankenstein, et le second est un homme requin avec des tentacules à son bras gauche et une pince de crabe à son bras droit. On ne sait jamais ce qui advient d'eux après la défaite de Prometheus Black.
 Professor Princess : une naine aux allures de magical girl. Elle sera en prison après la confrontation de Swindle.
 Henry Masterson/Headmaster : le scientifique avec son engin qui prend le contrôle des corps de robots,  même celui des transformers. Mais il ne peut jamais se mettre en mode véhicule; comme par exemple il essaie de se transformer en Jet avec le corps de Starscream, et cela projette son engin hors du corps du transformer. il sera arrêté pour ses actes.
 Master Disaster : il organise des rallyes sans permission des autorités. Il est arrêté pour ses actes.
 Samantha Lomow/Slo-Mo : une criminelle qui contrôle le temps. Elle sera en prison après la confrontation de Swindle.
 Porter C. Powell : un homme d'affaires sans scrupule. Mais il sera en faillite après la défaite de Soundwave.

Autres humains
 Maire Augustus Edsel : le gouverneur de Détroit.
 Miss Adrias : la secrétaire de Augustus Edsel.
 La famille Witwicky : Spike le père, Carly la mère et Daniel le fils.
 Sparkplug : un ouvrier.

Doublage

Voix françaises
 Frédéric Popovic : Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, Jetfire, Scrapper, Strika, Henry Masterson, Nino Sexton, Colossus Rhodes, Master Disaster
 Adeline Chetail : Sari Sumdac, Red Alert
 Sylvain Lemarié : Ratchet, Starscream, Grimlock, Dirt Boss, Ironhide, Swindle, Yoketron, Cliffjumper, Rodimus Prime, Skywarp, Thundercracker, Sunstorm, Ramjet, Porter C. Powell
 Bruno Magne : Bumblebee, Capitaine Fanzone, Sentinel Prime, Lugnut, Ozimondice/Wreck-Gar, Longarm/Shockwave, Soundwave, Hot Shot
 Vincent Violette : Megatron, Prowl, le Professeur Sumdac, Jetstorm, Mixmaster
 Frédéric Cerdal puis Gérard Rouzier : Bulkhead, Blitzwing, Lockdown, Omega Supreme, Jazz, Fusion, l'Archer Vengeur
 Anne Plumet : Arcee, Blackarachnia/Elita-1, Slipstream, le Professeur Princesse, Slo-Mo
 Version française
 Studio de doublage : Lincoln
 Direction artistique : Vincent Violette

Production
La série a été animée par les studios d'animation japonaises MOOK DLE, The Answer Studio (la même qui a animé Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!), et Studio 4°C. Initialement connue sous le titre de projet , son nouveau titre a été désigné pour coïncider avec le film d'action diffusé en , des mois avant que le premier épisode ait été diffusé. La série internationalement distribuée par Entertainment Rights. Le réalisateur et superviseur de la série se nomme Matt Youngberg (Teen Titans, The Batman), en collaboration avec le vice-président exécutif de Cartoon Network, Sam Register, sous le rôle de producteur exécutif, et Vincent Aniceto. Le premier épisode devait être diffusé en intégralité le 3- au NTFA Mini-Con, une convention de Transformers localisée à Arlöv, en Suède. l'épisode, cependant, a dû être coupé pour préserver une durée de 11 minutes.

Bien que la série ait été diffusée dans de nombreux pays, la série a été retardée au Japon. Cependant, le , il est annoncé sur le site Internet officiel de Takara Tomy que la série serait diffusée d'ici printemps 2010. Par la suite, TV Aichi confirme la date exacte de diffusion, le , à  sur la chaîne de télévision TV Tokyo. Le film officiel étant adapté au Japon, Takara Tomy ne renomme pas Optimus en Convoy, comme il a été précédemment fait.

Épisodes

Jeux vidéo
La série a été adaptée en jeu vidéo sous le titre Transformers Animated: The Game.

Un jeu d'arcade a été sorti sous le titre Transformers Animated: The Chase par Sega.

Notes et références

Liens externes

Série télévisée créée en 2007
Série télévisée disparue en 2009
Série télévisée américaine des années 2000
Série télévisée de Cartoon Network
Série d'animation américaine
Animated
Série télévisée américaine de science-fiction
Série télévisée en anglais
Animation réalisée par Studio 4°C

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Thank goodness for the comprehensive education system, eh?
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JuliaM February 6, 2015 at 4:23 pm
One wonders just what 'victims' they are referring to. I rather doubt it's the children…
Arnald February 6, 2015 at 4:30 pm
Sigh. Quite how UKIP need standing up to whilst wanting Justice For The Victims I can't fathom, but it's a heart-sinker when your sign-writer fails.
Johnnydub February 6, 2015 at 4:31 pm
UAF really are the modern Brownshirts
Hallowed Be February 6, 2015 at 4:48 pm
I agree! We must ensure there is no Biggar Try tomorrow.
Tim Newman February 6, 2015 at 4:52 pm
We must ensure there is no Biggar Try tomorrow.
Good one, I was gonna make the same joke. Only it's tonight, tomorrow I'll be in the Stade de France watching the Jocks play the Frogs.
For tonight: allez les rouges!
Ian B February 6, 2015 at 4:53 pm
Spellchecking by Richard Murphy.
As to the "protest", the press appears to be running with it being "locals" but it actually appears to be a group called the Trades Union and Socialist Coalition, who are another Trot front group originally put together by bigfat Bob Crow, with the usual Socialist Workers Party suspects. And apparently a few people seconded from the Breastapo.
"Only it's tonight" V Glad you told me that thanks.
Stephen February 6, 2015 at 5:23 pm
Is it surprising that the Socialist Rapists Party support the Rotherham abusers?
dearieme February 6, 2015 at 5:44 pm
"Bigatry" is wot you get in Texas.
Charlie Suet February 6, 2015 at 6:14 pm
I honestly don't understand why this sort of Heckler's veto (in the Nat Hentoff sense) is legal. If you are preventing someone from speaking in a manner that is not itself illegal, you are not peacefully protesting, you are obstructing them and possibly committing false imprisonment.
bumfluff February 6, 2015 at 6:39 pm
Q. What's the difference between a Fascist and an Anti-fascist?
A. Nothing!
john miller February 6, 2015 at 7:14 pm
Nice to see the Labour MP thought it was hilarious that a Trot Mob imprisons a political figure.
Presumably, she'd see the funny side if she were trapped in the Labour Welling office by the EDL..
Surreptitious Evil February 6, 2015 at 7:43 pm
tomorrow I'll be in the Stade de France watching the Jocks losing badly to the Frogs.
Unfortunately, I've had to fix that for you.
Rob February 6, 2015 at 11:24 pm
I see the victims didn't even make the top three. It must be because the Left cares.
bloke in france February 6, 2015 at 11:34 pm
Hands off Giro The Ram!
Is that what they meant?
So Much for Subtlety February 6, 2015 at 11:47 pm
Arnald – "Sigh. Quite how UKIP need standing up to whilst wanting Justice For The Victims I can't fathom, but it's a heart-sinker when your sign-writer fails."
Amazing. Too stupid for Arnald.
With luck UKIP will run a strong campaign:
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2014/10/25/ukip-launches-hard-hitting-new-rotherham-poster/
Edward. February 7, 2015 at 1:44 am
How did that go then?
Welsh Nutter February 7, 2015 at 7:05 am
Edward, but the light show was good!
Tim Newman February 7, 2015 at 9:09 am
Which half?
Tim Worstall February 7, 2015 at 9:12 am
Mrs. Lincoln: "The first three quarters of the pplay were excellent"
Interested February 7, 2015 at 9:23 am
Wales are over the hill.
Bloke in North Dorset February 7, 2015 at 11:17 am
BBC rugby production is, at best, 3rd rate. The only redeeming feature was Brian Moore and he seems to have been gagged.
Great win though.
That's a great UKIP poster, they should use it nationwide just to wind up Labour and the left.
Bloke in Wales February 7, 2015 at 11:40 am
I enjoyed it 🙂
The only redeeming feature was Brian Moore
Edward. February 7, 2015 at 11:43 am
Leigh Halfpenny converted the Welsh try, after that……..the Welsh lads were calmed. The game, rugby, as usual won last night, fast, hard, brutal at times but played in a good spirit and bad luck Wales, but well played England.
Indeed, it was a good game and a fair result.


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Clinton Vs. Obama
During his campaign for governor, Terry McAuliffe made it pretty clear that he had no intention of changing his style of leadership once elected. He famously told the Northern Virginia Technology Council that he isn't going to "read every bill" that makes it to his desk, and that he'd use his legendary fundraising skills to schmooze elected officials into voting his way. While all that makes for good Facebook and editorial fodder, there are very real consequences to how the governor-elect will chose to make decisions. Toward that end, as the notorious fundraiser for former President Bill Clinton and friend to current President Barack Obama, he has two leadership models from which to choose. Which one he follows will go a long way in determining what Virginia is going to look like in the coming years.
For example, Governor-elect McAuliffe has stated that one of his first acts of power will be to issue an executive order giving special protections to Virginians based on their sexual behavior. The questions is, will he follow the more "moderate" style of Clinton (and former Governor Tim Kaine) and issue the order within the law of Virginia, covering only those employed in state government? Or will he follow the model of our current president, ignore the law and constitution, and try to extend that special protection into the private sector?
His choice will have legal, moral and political consequences for years to come. There is no doubt that going beyond the limits of the law is nothing new for liberals, and groups like the ACLU, Equality Virginia and the media will no doubt celebrate such an action and argue that violating the law is worth it for the cause of advancing homosexuality. But our nation is seemingly coming apart at the seams, in part due to elected officials ignoring or violating the law and constitution in order to advance their cause. So-called "gridlock" has become an excuse for ignoring the separation of powers or bypassing a duly elected legislature. But the-end-justifies-the-means can have terrifying implications.
We'll have some indications within the first hours of the McAuliffe administration on which presidential style he plans to imitate. Will he believe himself bound by the law and work accordingly, or above the law to appease his ravenous base?
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These Important State Laws Take Effect Today
Every year on July 1st, hundreds of new changes to Virginia's laws officially go into effect. Here's a few The Family Foundation fought hard for and against that you may want to know:
TFF Supported
More educational options for parents and kids through expansion of the Education Improvement Scholarship Tax Credit program (EISTC).The program has been a huge success in recent years and continues to enable more children in families who cannot otherwise afford private education to receive a private scholarship to use towards a qualifying private school. SB 1015 (R-Stanley) expanded this flagship school choice initiative to include pre-kindergarten.
More parental oversight and involvement regarding sensitive materials in public schools. HB 2107 (R-Ransone) provides parents the opportunity to review any audio-visual materials containing graphic sexual or violent images used in any anti-bullying or suicide prevention lessons in public schools, and the ability to exclude their child if they deem the materials too graphic.
More protection for property rights in eminent domain situations. SB 1256 (R-Ruff) creates an income tax subtraction for gain recognized by a taxpayer from a government's taking of real property. Landowners should not have their property taken, only to be slapped with a new tax liability.
More parental authority regarding the delegation of temporary custody. HB 2542 (R-Byron) allows a parent or legal custodian of a minor to delegate temporary custody in limited circumstances for up to 180 days, with the assistance of a private organization, without government intrusion.
TFF Opposed
Expansion of assisted conception through surrogacy laws to remove any biological significance for parenthood. HB 1979 (D-Sullivan) allows non-married individuals with no biological connection to an embryo to contract with a surrogate mother to birth a baby for them. The negative consequences of this bill range from children growing up without any knowledge of one or both biological parents, no protections against "selective reduction" abortions, and no limitations on the proliferation of new lab-created human embryos. This recent article from The Federalist also gets at the fundamental problems with this kind of policy.
To see the full list of laws taking effect today, click here.
The Governor Couldn't Resist!
The state budget process is finally over, and with it came some big wins and also disappointments. Last week Governor Northam submitted his final actions on the budget to the House of Delegates. They included leaving in place the federal "Hyde Amendment" language, which ensures taxpayers will not be forced to pay for abortions of babies with supposed disabilities, and vetoing a modification to the existing Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) program that would have stopped nearly $2 million from being funneled to the abortion industry.
For more details about these budget provisions, you can read about them here on our blog.
We cannot overstate how important of a win it is for the protection of pre-born babies to have the Hyde Amendment language included in the budget, especially given the complete disregard for human life that was on full display during session this year. This achievement is the result of strong legislators willing to stand firm for the protection of pre-born babies, as well as the unwavering resolve of The Family Foundation, the Virginia Catholic Conference and the Virginia Society for Human Life (VSHL) to push for these types of protections year after year.
In the end, the Governor did not accept the Hyde Amendment language willingly, since he was actually prohibited by the Virginia Constitution from vetoing that particular type of budget amendment. Of course, he couldn't let the Hyde language stand without offering this hypocritical comment indirectly criticizing pro-life conservatives: "the General Assembly's action is cruel and out of touch with the difficult reality some families face." Remember, this is the same Governor who tried to explain that leaving a baby on a table after a failed abortion while the parents and physician had a discussion over whether or not the baby should live or die, was somehow morally acceptable.
The Governor's actions also demonstrated his total commitment to Planned Parenthood by vetoing an amendment introduced by Senator Siobhan Dunnavant (R-12, Glen Allen) to limit "LARC" funds to only the purchase of IUD devices. His veto, which will continue to allow millions of dollars in grants being allocated to the abortion industry, was simply a 'wink and a nod' to Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers to say "I've still got your back."
All of this goes to show how elections have consequences, and how important it is for voters to be aware of the values that their legislators espouse. That's why The Family Foundation Action works so hard to create a General Assembly Report Card to show you exactly how legislators voted on specific legislation that has a significant impact on families.
To order the 2018-2019 Report Cards for your church or community group, click HERE.


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A historic Taos property on the market saw a price drop Monday.
Hotel La Fonda de Taos is now listed at $4.99 million coming down over $500,000.
The 25-room hotel is the "only hotel on the Taos Plaza," according to NAI Maestas and Ward listing agent Jim Hakeem. And the property has a long history in the ski town. Since 1820, there has been a Taos hotel on the current site of La Fonda with the first being St. Vrain Mercantile Store, which also rented rooms.
Hotel La Fonda is being offered for sale along with three adjacent retail shops and a house coffee shop – Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, R.C. Gorman Gallery, Touchstone Gallery and Noulas Coffee Shop. The retailers would continue to lease from the new owner, explained Hakeem. The .43 acre parking lot behind the hotel is also included in the deal.
The boutique hotel is owned by a local family that used to live in Taos, the Sahd family, who have been owners for over 25 years, according to Hakeem. He said the Sahds are looking to inch toward retirement and are "moving on to the next chapter of their lives." According to the hotel's website, the family renovated the hotel in 1998.
Hakeem said, while the seller would entertain all offers, the family is hoping for a buyer that gives the property the "same TLC they have been giving for 25 years."
The hotel was put up for sale about 11 months ago.
Taos was recently named among TripAdvisor's 30 hot cities to visit in 2018. The site featured the city's connection to Georgia O'Keeffe, Taos Pueblo, the nearby Rio Grande Gorge Bridge and the Music on the Mesa festival.


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Lisa Hyper tones down - Former Gaza member takes aim at top dancehall spot
Shereita Grizzle
The old Lisa Hyper.
Lisa Hyper
Dancehall artiste Lisa Hyper is hoping to reclaim her spot among the top female artistes in Jamaica.
Once a protÈgÈe of incarcerated deejay Vybz Kartel, Hyper, whose given name is Felecia Gooden, was rated among the top entertainers in dancehall.
But following the collapse of the Kartel-led Portmore Empire, the Gaza crew lost its grip on the dancehall industry and most of its members pursued solo careers. Many of them, however, failed in their attempt to stay relevant and were no longer household names.
Lisa Hyper, in an interview with THE WEEKEND STAR, admitted to taking a back seat following the misfortunes of the Portmore Empire but explained that her remaining quiet was a strategy, one that is now setting her up for a comeback.
THINGS TO REARRANGE
"I took a break because there were a few things that I needed to rearrange team-wise and with myself. The industry has changed a lot, and if the industry changes, you have to change with it," she said.
"One time, you didn't need to have filter. You could just do and say anything, but now, that's not the time for it. I had to become more cautious and tone things down, and the person I have become, career-wise will show evidence of me doing just that."
Following the release an EP, Boss Up, on September 1, she said that it is a testament to her growth and maturity as an artiste.
"The EP is one that signifies growth. It shows that I am in control. It will show me owning up to mistakes that I've made in the past. Everybody makes mistakes, but not everybody owns up to them. I have learnt from my mistakes, and I am about letting people know that," she said.
"Boss Up has six tracks on it. It's a motivational EP for my fan base, which is mostly made up of women. Boss Up is also a challenge to all females to step up. It is letting women know that they can be CEOs and that we can have control and we must own up to our mistakes and learn from them."
Hyper, although highlighting her musical maturity, conceded that she would not turn her back on the raunchiness.
"For those who might be saying they will miss the old Lisa Hyper, you don't have to. Me toning down doesn't mean I won't be going raunchy. It means I will be showing people more of what I can do as an artiste," she explained.
"People know the raunchy side already, so I'm giving them a chance to know all the sides they don't know. People have already begun to embrace the more toned-down side of me, so I don't expect me not being too raunchy to affect my career negatively. In fact, I think it will be good for me."
With her new outlook on the music industry and her image, Hyper is hoping that her new approach will get her music back on the airwaves and will ultimately lead to more bookings. She admitted that while she is always doing shows overseas, bookings locally have been slow in coming.
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As part of a major metropolitan region, the City of Osseo is impacted, both positively and negatively, by how the region grows and evolves. Accordingly, the actions taken by the City of Osseo can also have an impact on the efficient growth and development in the region.
The Metropolitan Council is a regional governing agency that is charged by State Law (the Metropolitan Land Planning Act) to establish a broad policy framework for the region (see Thrive MSP 2040 Regional Development Framework at Metropolitan Council website) and to develop plans for key systems, like utilities, parks, trails, and transportation infrastructure, that cross the boundaries of communities in the metropolitan area.
In order to coordinate regional planning efforts from the many jurisdictions in the region, the Land Planning Act spells out processes for local cities to develop, maintain and update Comprehensive Plans--or Comp Plans--which build off of the 2030 Regional Development Framework and system plans. Ultimately, all cities within the seven-county area needed to have their revised plans submitted to the Metropolitan Council by December 31, 2018.
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The City of Osseo updates its Comp Plan every 10 years. The 2018 Comprehensive Plan Update will build on previous plans, including Osseo's 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update which was completed in 2008.
Some of the key components of the Comprehensive Plan Update include:
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A Steering Committee of residents, business representatives, and students met in 2016 and 2017 to guide the upcoming 10-year update to the city's Comp Plan.
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In May 2009, the Osseo City Council approved Planning for Healhty Generations: Osseo 2040. This plan serves as a guide for Osseo's future growth, development, and redevelopment through the year 2040 and outlines the set of goals and policies needed to move the community toward achieving consistency with its future vision. First and foremost, the Comp Plan is intended to provide big picture guidance for the community of Osseo, but it also recognizes Osseo's place in a metropolitan region and aligns with regional development objectives and policies.
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The guidelines have been in place since Spring 2000. A dedicated financial assistance program is no longer offered for implementing the guidelines.
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In 2007 the City of Osseo adopted a Redevelopment Master Plan in order guide redevelopment in its key commercial corridors. Click here for more information on the Redevelopment Master Plan.
The land use component of the Redevelopment Master Plan laid the ground work for the Comprehensive Plan Update the City completed in 2008. The 2008 Comp Plan has served the city well for 10 years, and will be updated for 2018.
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Maxfield Research, along with Hoisington Keogler Group Inc. and Meyer, Mohaddes Associated, Inc., was hired by Hennepin County Department of House, Community Works & Transit to assist the City of Osseo in quantifying its market potential for additional housing and commercial space, identifying potential redevelopment opportunities, and outlining a redevelopment strategy that also maintains Osseo's small town character.
The Market Potential Analysis includes an analysis of the existing supply and market conditions for housing, retail, and office in the area along with growth trends and demographic characteristics and the impact of these trends on the potential to develop various land uses in the Osseo Study Area. Based on the findings of the Market Potential Analysis and an examination of the existing characteristics in the Study Area (through a Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping analysis and a walking tour of the Study Area), a suggested implementation strategy.plan is recommended that will enable the City to optimize development and redevelopment opportunities over the long-term. We also provide key strategies to implement redevelopment initiatives in the Study Area, along with a key public actions that will enable the City to optimize development.
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Mermaid Parade returns to Coney Island
By Brandon Sapienza	• June 18, 2018 @ 12:49 pm
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Scenes from this year's Mermaid Parade.
Full of flash and fun, the Mermaid Parade, the nation's largest art parade, celebrated its 36th year in Coney Island on Saturday, June 16.
Led by King Neptune Neil Gaiman and Queen Mermaid Amanda Palmer, this year's event garnered the largest turnout in its history according to Dick Zigun, president of Coney Island USA, with an estimated 842,000 people in attendance to watch the creatively dressed participants, decorated cars and unique selection of floats pass by along the route from Surf Avenue and West 21st Street to the Coney Island Boardwalk at West 10th Street, and back to West 17th Street.
The parade was founded by Coney Island USA in 1983 as a way of bringing mythology to life for local residents while creating self-esteem in a neighborhood that is often mistakenly viewed as simply an entertainment area. Additionally, the parade allows for artistic New Yorkers to find self-expression in public.
The parade helps businesses in the neighborhood — both on and off the parade route — as well.
"The parade is a financial windfall for community businesses, not only amusements but even Totonno's on Neptune Avenue," said Zigun. "It's the second busiest day of the year."
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Schneider: Katrina and Carter — a mixed bag for Democrats
CNN Senior Political Analyst Bill Schneider
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DENVER (CNN) - Another theme you're going to notice tonight is constant references to Hurricane Katrina and the devastation of New Orleans. That is the point at which George Bush's presidency began to fall apart at the polls. Americans were shocked at the inability of the federal government to respond. That's why you're going to hear a lot of references - and it has a special resonance for African-Americans.
The catastrophe is being highlighted in a video featuring former President Jimmy Carter, who has a strange legacy among Democrats. He was not a successful president, his Middle East views have become more and more controversial. Nevertheless, he remains a figure of respect because of his personal morality and integrity.
They're not highlighting his views on the Middle East, they're highlighting what Americans remember most and best about Carter — his humanitarian work, his work with Habitat for Humanity, his personal integrity.
In fact, I would say he is regarded, because of his acts of charity, as one of the most successful ex-presidents in American history - in many ways the model of an ex-president.
He's more admired for his ex-presidency than his presidency.
Interesting that he didn't give a speech. I'm not sure what that means. Perhaps they didn't want to remind people of a failed presidency.
Filed under: Candidate Barack Obama • Democratic National Convention • Jimmy Carter
Canadian Rock,
And we are way more respected around the world than you folks. We also enjoy much better freedom of the press it seems.
Vote how you will Amercia as you are in fact a declining society.
August 25, 2008 09:14 pm at 9:14 pm |
Lynn in NM
Carter may not have been a great President, but he is a great man. That is more important. On the other hand, there is Bill Clinton. He is neither!
what the hell kind of ticker headline is that CNN? Bias much? When you're not talking about Clinton you're being cynical Ron Fournier-esque hacks!
don grant
Just a thought, is that James Carville or Jim Carey in The Mask. I have expected Jim to pop out anytime.
Carter's presidency was an American failure. He tried, back then, to solve some of the problems that are vexing us now. He tried to encourage a search for alternative energy sources. He tried to get Americans to make insignificant sacrifices like driving a little slower in smaller more efficient cars. He tried to get us to convert to the metric system. He tried to reduce tensions in the Middle East. The oil embargo, inflation, and high interest rates were not caused by any of Carter's policies. An unimpressive Congress and a disinterested public simply preferred to ignore the problems that were on the horizon. Carter could have done some things differently, but when he called the nation to greatness it preferred to elect Granpappy Reagan, who was full of fun stories. If we had started working as a nation in the Carter years, most of the problems we are suffering from now could have been prevented, avoided, or minimized. Instead, we actively pursued policies during the Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush years that made the problems much worse for us today.
Besides, Carter is a good human being. He tried hard to do good, unlike Nixon, Reagan, and Son of Bush. We can't say that about all of our presidents.
Jonathan Inskeep
Anonymous on August 25th, 2008 9:13 pm ET wrote:
"i do not think Carter should continue to be considered someone respectable after declaring an arraged election in venezuela, a legal one and after the book he wrote about the middle east. he is not trust worthy and should not hold the respect he is given. i am very happy he was not given a say in the convention."
But you have so little faith in your idiotic expression that you refuse to sign your name. Why should anyone listen to anything you have to say if you yourself don't believe it enough to sign your name?
And learn to spell.
it's interesting to see those defending Bush's presidency on the basis that he gets blamed for things that he has little control over, yet see those very same people criticize Carter as such a bad president. Carter is a noble guy, whose efforts towards peace in the Middle East lamentably get twisted as a dislike for Israel. It's those who are so adamant against peaceful proceedings that truly worry me.
Nice video by Carter. When is he supposed to talk? Without him speaking after the video it seemed like there was no conclusion.
One other question, What is up with the CNN "sound from the floor" audio meters? Besides that they dont seem to match any sounds they are just plain annoying.
L for Legend
Y'all know Bush is terribly bad and McBush will be just as bad for America. Will America be able to say that Bush became a great humanitarian? But, you are entitled to your opinion.
aware
This former democrat has finally realized that democrats are losers. They just don't get it! They castigate the best and anoint the worst! 🙁
Vote for McCain 08. He is a moderate in touch with mainstream America! 🙂
August 25, 2008 10:00 pm at 10:00 pm |
Marie in California
Carter is a good humanitarian, but he was the absolute worst president in my lifetime. I'm glad the country survived his four years in office.
If Obama wins I expect he would bring us something similar.
We never seem to learn......
McCain – 2008
Farrell, Houston, Tx
LET'S WIN THIS ONE FOR TEDDY.
"aware," you just don't understand do you? McCain is NOT a moderate or centrist, or populist, or whatever you want to label him to make you feel better. He supports 95% of Bush policies and flip-flops frequently. He is a neo-con, far right conservative, and a bad one at that. Look how many republicans have thrown their hands up in frustration and are supporting Obama this year. McCain does NOT reach across the aisle, Obama DOES.
That's Reality
LA is shifting from a Democratic state to Republican because of the failed policies of the Dems for the almost 100 years of control. The people are finally catching on. Katrina was the last straw. The people who are honest know the blame lies with the Democratic leadership in that state, not the federal government or President Bush.
LA is shifting from a Democratic state to Republican because of the failed policies of the Dems for the almost 100 years of control. The people are finally catching on. Katrina was the last straw. The people who are honest know the blame lies with the Democratic leadership in that state, not the federal government or President Bush. Please publish a bit of truth about this issue CNN.
Independent Vet
As I watched the Jimmy Carter/Katrina segment, I couldn't help but ask myself: "why is it the Federal Government's fault that the city of New Orleans and the State of LA were stupid enough to built and continually expand a city BELOW sea level? The city, county, and state government had no contingency plans for the inevitable and that's Bush's fault....I don't think so.
PS: And to think people are rebuildiing in the same spot.
Democracynow2008
Obama is going to be a great President.
Those who are posting messages of fear of Obama get over it.
Times are changing nothing stays the same if it did we would not exist anymore.
Wake up don't live in fear as long as you live in fear or hate you will be stuck in the limitations of what you have be taught to believe .
Its a new day for America and the World .
Let go of your past and embrace the future now for a better world.
Support Obama and Vote for Obama
Penn Voter
Kennedy, Carter, Pelosi... this is the DNC that want's to recruit my Independent vote?
Then bring out the moderate democrats and the conservative democrats. Or has the liberal left taken over and ran off the normal people?
rybsmith
I think it sad that though most of the speaking done by your reporters voiced over much of the "blah" of the evening, that when a prayer was provided at the close of the evening's events, your reporters did not consider it important enough to keep silent out of respect and reverence. I think our country is far removed from something I'm sure many of us learned in Sunday school years ago, when someone is praying, let all keep silent before HIM.
Let's see how Bush/McCain handles the Fay Flooding in Florida. It will be more of the same ham-handedness and incompetence as Katrina. And that incompetence will change red states into blue.
He was almost as bad as the president we have now.. but i think if BO wins he could become the worst of all time


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(Balazs) B Boross MA
(external) researcher Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication Department of Arts & Culture Studies
Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam
boross@eshcc.eur.nl
Balázs Boross is lecturer and PhD Candidate at the Arts and Culture Department of Erasmus University Rotterdam. His NWO funded project 'Television culture in the age of participation: (re)making media rituals' investigates how 'ordinary' people experience their participation in reality TV productions, how the participation of cast members is streamlined by production workers, and how these experiences and strategies are linked to questions of visibility, identity politics and power in the new media age. Articles resulting from this project have been published in European Journal of Cultural Studies, Television and New Media and Media Culture & Society. Balazs teaches among others History…
Balázs Boross is lecturer and PhD Candidate at the Arts and Culture Department of Erasmus University Rotterdam. His NWO funded project 'Television culture in the age of participation: (re)making media rituals' investigates how 'ordinary' people experience their participation in reality TV productions, how the participation of cast members is streamlined by production workers, and how these experiences and strategies are linked to questions of visibility, identity politics and power in the new media age. Articles resulting from this project have been published in European Journal of Cultural Studies, Television and New Media and Media Culture & Society. Balazs teaches among others History of Western Arts and Culture, Academic Skills, Audience Studies and supervises MA and BA students with media related projects.
All publications (18)
B. Boross & S.L. Reijnders (2018). Dating the Media: Participation, Voice, and Ritual Logic in the Disability Dating Show The Undateables. Television & New Media, online. doi: 10.1177/1527476418782184
B. Boross & S.L. Reijnders (2017). 'These cameras are here for a reason'- media coming out, symbolic power and the value of 'participation'. Behind the scenes of the Dutch reality programme Uit de Kast. Media Culture & Society (print), 39 (2), 185-201. doi: 10.1177/0163443716643152 [go to publisher's site]
B. Boross & S.L. Reijnders (2015). Coming out with the media: the ritualization of self-disclosure in the Dutch television program Uit de Kast. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 18 (3), 245-264. doi: 10.1177/1367549414544120
S.L. Reijnders, M. Spijker, J. Roeland & B. Boross (2013). Close encounters: ritualizing proximity in the Age of Celebrity. An ethnographic analysis of meet-and-greets with Dutch singer Marco Borsato. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 17 (2), 149-169. doi: 10.1177/1367549413508098
B. Boross (2017, april 19). Prosocial television and the myth of participation. Tel Aviv University, Future of Old Media conference.
B. Boross (2015, maart 2). Media coming out, symbolic power and the value of 'participation'. Utrecht University, Research presentation, Centre for Television in Transition.
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A.S. Waysdorf, S.L. Reijnders & B. Boross (2016). Immersion, authenticity and the theme park as social space: Experiencing the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. International Communication Association: Fukuoka, Japan (2016, juni 9 - 2016, juni 13).
B. Boross (2016). Television culture and the myth of participation: re-making media rituals. European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA) biennial conference, panel Media Anthropology`s Legacies and Concerns: Milan, Italy (2016, juli 20 - 2016, juli 23).
B. Boross (2016). Chairing session Popular Communication. Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap 2016: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2016, februari 4 - 2016, februari 5).
B. Boross (2015). Ritual theory in media research: perspectives and methodological challenges. 25th Anniversary Conference, Department of Cultural Anthropology, ELTE University: Budapest, Hungary (2015, november 27).
B. Boross (2015). Media coming out, symbolic power and the value of 'participation'. Behind the scenes of the Dutch reality programme Uit de Kast. IHECS Youth, media and diversities conference: Brussels (2015, april 2).
B. Boross & S. Reijnders (2015). A media ritual in the making: behind the scenes of the coming out reality programme Uit de Kast. Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap: University of Antwerp, Belgium (2015, februari 2).
B. Boross (2015). These cameras are here for a reason: media coming out, symbolic power and the value of participation. Behind the scenes of the Dutch television programme Uit de Kast. International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) conference: Montreal, Canada (2015, juli 16).
B. Boross & S.L. Reijnders (2014). Coming out with the media: the ritualization of self-disclosure in the Dutch television programme Uit de Kast. Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap: Wageningen (2014, februari 3).
B. Boross & S.L. Reijnders (2014). Coming out with the media: the ritualization of self-disclosure in the Dutch television programme Uit de Kast. Annual conference of the Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA): Bournemouth, UK (2014, januari 9).
B. Boross (2013). Media rituals: Mediated Coming Out. Locating Imagination Conference: Rotterdam (2013, oktober 18).
B. Boross (2014). Best Paper Award: Media and the Margins. Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association annual conference: Bournemouth, UK (2014, januari 7 - 2014, januari 10). Overig.
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B. Boross (Interview about research) (2017, mrt 28). Onder Mediadoctoren - Uit de Kast. [podcast]. In Onder Mediadoctoren.
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