Funny how the bible fails to mention how much of the Pharaoh's silverware they stole on their way out. Must just be an oversight.
I guess it's better than being from a burning bush.
"Most plausible," if you don't count never happened.
They found a mountain with a blackened top, some drawings of cows, a big split rock, and what they think is a mass grave. So, they believe that's the real Mt. Sinai.
You'd think all those people spending all that time walking in the desert would have left some actual evidence.
This is not new. Several people have proposed this exact route.
Marcus Aurelius: Funny how the bible fails to mention how much of the Pharaoh's silverware they stole on their way out. Must just be an oversight.
So the Clintons were on this exodus as well?
"35The Israelites did as Moses instructed and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold and for clothing. 36The Lord had made the Egyptians favorably disposed toward the people, and they gave them what they asked for; so they plundered the Egyptians."
The only archaeologists who claim the exodus even happened are those who have to for religious reasons.
NIXON YOU DOLT!!!!!: They found a mountain with a blackened top, some drawings of cows, a big split rock, and what they think is a mass grave. So, they believe that's the real Mt. Sinai. That's pretty much it.
MrPleasant: Marcus Aurelius: Funny how the bible fails to mention how much of the Pharaoh's silverware they stole on their way out. Must just be an oversight.
'Co's when *I* feel like hiking through the desert, I wanna make sure to carry lots of weighty, useless metal objects.
"These events really did happen. It doesn't require belief in one of these faiths to accept the evidence."
Evidence such as there are rocks and mountains and water in that area of the world.
So that whole seven plagues thing was really just for shiates and giggles?
Oh sure, I could have just made them inclined to let you go at anytime, but who doesn't want to see it rain toads?
If Exodus is true, Moses was a monster.if he were alive today, we'd be targeting him with drone strikes.
A regimen of penicillin will clear that burning bush right up.
Loucifer: If Exodus is true, Moses was a monster.if he were alive today, we'd be targeting him with drone strikes.
He was the leader of a terrorist militia that committed several genocides.
"Well, we think if this mountain was Mt. Sinai--nobody knows for sure--then this is the most probable route--but we need to do a lot more research because of course we found no real archaeological evidence that a million people traveled this route for 40 years. But we have faith!"
Exodus 12:35-36: The Hebrews were told to ask the Egyptians for their stuff (as payment for time worked), and the Egyptians complied.
There's no accounting for exactly how much, but they were able to build a tabernacle out of fancy metals and stones and fabrics just a few years later.
...says the guy who clings to the bible as received truth.
ArcadianRefugee: 'Co's when *I* feel like hiking through the desert, I wanna make sure to carry lots of weighty, useless metal objects.
We hear "desert" and think "the Sahara". It's more like Arizona, only with far more random nomadic tribes. I guess rather Skyrim-y, if that helps. Having means of exchange helps out a lot, and as currency was not standardized, holding value in things like textiles and raw precious metals may have been more efficient than carrying minting equipment.
I thought it was widely accepted among Hebrew scholars that the Exodus is not and could not be a true story. Mostly because such an event would have left a lot of indisputable evidence - other accounts of it, and the trail of such a large band that traveled so long.
That doesn't mean it's not an important story, with lessons to learn from the story itself and also from the recognition of it as a story - why were its details chosen, and why was it so accepted as truth for so long.
Snapper Carr: You'd think all those people spending all that time walking in the desert would have left some actual evidence.
While I'm not supporting their claim in any way, deserts aren't exactly known for preserving evidence of anything. Shiat, you couldn't find evidence that a world war was fought in the desert and that was only 70 years ago.
You could go to the desert and then go back to the exact same spot a month later and what used to be a valley is now a dune and was a dune is now a valley or flat land. The sand storms will sand blast everything into oblivion.
Which makes any of their "findings" even more implausible, somehow "evidence" survived for 3500 years? Really? Every bit of evidence that may or may not have existed has been turned to dust, churned up, turned into something else, and then turned to dust again multiple times.
Joke's on them: Mount Arafat is in Turkey!!!
I always at least smile when I read that line.
We'd build a wall around the promise land and separate the adults from children in put them all in cages.
Egypt was named in recent times because it just had to be the place in the bible. Many of the names that are vaguely like existing cites were common in the area for things like "town near a river" or "safe town near a river". They were the ancient version of naming a town "springfield".
There are ten thousands years of storytelling telling in the area and one of the highlights of trade was the new stories. It wasn't uncommon to trade stories for a meal along the less traveled trade routes.
The group of slaves that were let go that lead to the story were unlikely to have ever been anywhere near modern Egypt. The stories most likely were expanded along the Tigris and Euphrates trade routes.
Copperbelly watersnake: MrPleasant: Marcus Aurelius: Funny how the bible fails to mention how much of the Pharaoh's silverware they stole on their way out. Must just be an oversight.
Not all of them, but yes - some of the plagues were for shiats'n'giggles. On the part of Yahweh.
There were several times that Pharaoh was willing to let the Israelites go, but god forced him to change his mind because god had a few more tricks he wanted to show off.
But not as good as the singing bush.
When Israel took control of the Sinai Peninsula they did sent many archeological teams out and they found what many expected... there was evidence of Jews but only in small numbers consistent with tribal trade routes and a few log abandoned outpost.
In that area of the world, I doubt you could throw a stick without hitting some archaeological site with some proto-religious meaning. I mean, if you could find a stick in the desert.
uttertosh: Joke's on them: Mount Arafat is in Turkey!!!
Isn't it right next to Mt. Ararat? You know the mountain that doesn't get involved in intifada.
Almost 20 years ago, on the History channel, a military historian proposed a possible real life Hebrew connection Exodus. Remember, there is no proof of Hebrews in Egypt ever, or that slave labor built the pyramids, or that Ramses (from the Bible) and Ramses from Egyptian history are the same person. But this theory was interesting because if accounted for a lot of things. And like conspiracies, I love a good "fill in the blanks" historical theory.
He posited that a group of mercenaries, a tribe of them wandered into Egypt from the East somewhere. And they started working for the Pharoah as kind of a pre-historic Blackwater since they had a lot more history as savage warriors than his army/police. There was a tribe like that from that era with a similar sounding name to Hebrew. And then this group wasn't getting paid for their services, and decided to demand payment. Instead of paying them, Pharoah pissed them off. So, they decided to leave...and then took their payment out of the gold, etc... of the Egyptians...and went back to a nomadic lifestyle East. But Pharoah had to get his riches back so he pursued them.
It made some logical sense as the guy explained it. But like all other attempts of this, there is no archaeological support for any theory of Exodus.
Chris Ween: uttertosh: Joke's on them: Mount Arafat is in Turkey!!!
It was a geography-typo/ joke, and was intended (hence the 'wait') Mount Arafat is not in Turkey, with it's real location adding to the punchline!
uttertosh: Chris Ween: uttertosh: Joke's on them: Mount Arafat is in Turkey!!!
Mine was a Noah's Ark/Mt. Ararat joke....combined with a PLO joke. I had no idea there was a Mt. Arafat with an F. I was just playing on that as Yassir.
You found something that wasn't real? Amazing how that only ever happens when it's religious stuff.
Exodus is a total fabrication for those who didn't know.
There have been videos on YouTube a long time about this. This is accurate but not breaking news, just more people saying duh, Mt. Sinai must be in the place they now call Sinai Penisula.
The split mountain of Horeb is somewhat of a clincher.
My Bar Mitzvah portion was Yitro (Jethro) where Moses is reunited with his Midianite father-in-law Jethro. Jethro gives Moses advice to not be judge for every squabble, but appoint judges. Where is the land of Midian? Oh right by all the sites in Saudi Arabia fenced up and protected in Saudi Arabia just like TFA mentioned.
So kids, don't go looking in 2019 AD for "Mt. Sinai" on the "Sinai Peninsula". That's like looking for Helen of Troy in Troy, Michigan.
It's not an Israelites thread without Desmond Dekker.
I wonder what the other five were.
I figured someone had to do it.


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CAMPANA stole second, advanced to third on a throwing error by 2b.
WARD flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; CAMPANA scored, unearned.
Stack singled up the middle.
Bright doubled to center field.
Floyd doubled to right field, RBI; Bright scored.
Stewart reached on a throwing error by ss, RBI; Floyd scored, unearned.
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BARDZELL homered to center field, 2 RBI; SULLIVAN scored.
Wright doubled to right center.
Goron to p for Trabacchi.
CAMPANA reached on a fielder's choice; CARMODY advanced to second; DeMARTINO out at third 3b unassisted.
BARDZELL singled to left field.
OLSON singled to left field; BARDZELL advanced to third.
Campbell singled through the right side.
Stack singled to third base.
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Bright singled through the left side, RBI; Wright advanced to second; Stack scored, unearned.
Torres singled up the middle, RBI; Floyd advanced to second; Wright scored, unearned.
FARKAS to p for FLORENCE.
CARMODY doubled to left field.
DiMAURO pinch ran for CARMODY.
Schoch to p for Goron.
HOLTGRIEVE to c for DiMAURO.
Milkowski singled to first base, bunt.
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Stewart doubled to left field, RBI; Torres scored.
ARDITO to dh for WALKER.
ARDITO reached on a throwing error by ss, advanced to second.
BELLIVEAU to 2b for DeMARTINO.
ARDITO advanced to third on a passed ball.
BELLIVEAU reached on a fielding error by ss; ARDITO scored, unearned.
Wright reached on a fielding error by cf, advanced to second.
Bright doubled to left field, RBI; Wright scored, unearned.
MYERS to p for FARKAS.


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Keeragh R obertson Has Come Full Circle
"My name is Keeragh Robertson and I am a past participant at Seasons Centre. I first joined the Centre when I was 13 after losing my dad to soft tissue cancer.
Like all little girls, my dad was my hero. He was brave and strong, and I thought he was invincible. When I lost him, I was scared and confused. It didn't seem real. My last memory was saying goodbye in the hospital. He looked so small and fragile. He didn't look like the big strong man I knew. I told him that it was okay to let go, that he didn't need to keep fighting, that he didn't have to hurt anymore. I promised him that I would take care of everyone, just as he always had.
After he was gone I felt isolated, like I was lost at sea. I couldn't find a way to honour my promise to him. I spent too much time alone, I didn't want to see anyone or do anything. I was depressed and angry, and afraid of losing anyone else. That was when I found Seasons. Even to this day, I remember how warm Seasons was, how safe it made me feel, in a time where I had forgotten what safety felt like. But I was nervous joining my first group, afraid my feelings wouldn't be validated, and that I would stay out at sea.
I was wrong. Seasons was, and is, a safe harbor for hundreds of kids who have lost a loved one. Sitting in group, and knowing that each of those faces staring back at me had felt the same loss made it easier to share my own experience. They were kind, and patient, and let me work through things in whatever way made sense. Even though I was in the teen group, we would go upstairs and play in the ball pit and in the volcano room. We could work out the anger and frustration that had built up over a week. We could forget about our loss for a while.
I don't remember exactly when it happened, but one day, the grief was less. It stopped feelings as if I was left out at sea, and that I had found my way into shore. Because of this, when the next person joined our group, I was able to help them grieve in the same way my group had helped me. We built a community; formed by our loss, but built on our understanding for each other. Through this, we were able to honour our loved ones, and help each other grieve.
While at Seasons Centre, I found myself wanting to do more. I wanted to help as many kids get through this process as possible, to show them that their worst days could be behind them too. I began to volunteer as a buddy with the Siblings and Friends children's group.
During this time, I saw a different face of grief. Every aspect of the children's play was geared towards understanding what had happened to their loved ones. They would play doctor, and never be able to save a patient. They would throw balls around the pit with an energy and aggression that seemed too large to contain. Sometimes, they would be quiet and sit in a corner to reflect. They were open in their grief, and constantly shared aspects of their experience.
After I graduated from high school, my time at Seasons' Centre came to an end. I moved out of Barrie for a while, but the Centre still stayed with me. When anyone would ask about my dad, I would tell them how losing him brought me to Seasons, and how I was so grateful to have it in my life. When I moved back home to Barrie, I felt the need to get involved again. With a college schedule, it didn't seem like I was going to be able to volunteer as a buddy, so I decided to pursue other avenues, which is what led me here today.
I am now able to help Seasons Centre in a different way, through a placement role with the Development office. Through my experiences at Seasons, I have come to understand how vital it is to the community and to those who utilize the services. I am proud to be able to honour my father by giving back to Seasons, so that they may continue to help those in need."
Saves for Seasons – Tye Greschuk
In 2015, Rama Aces goaltender, Tye Greschuk decided his last junior hockey season should be a meaningful one. He launched the Saves for Seasons Campaign to raise money for Seasons Centre for Grieving Children. The personable goalie vowed to donate $1 for every safe he made to the organization that helped his family in their time of need. When Greschuk was in grade 10, his mom died following a lengthy illness.
"It was awful, but I was 15 at the time and I was kind of able to deal with it", said Greschuk, now 21. "But for my sister, she was 11 and it seemed to hit her harder. As an older brother, I didn't know what to say or how to help and my dad found it really tough."
Thankfully, they found Seasons, which provides peer to peer support groups for children aged 5 to 24 who are grieving the death or life-threatening illness of an immediate family member. It helped Greschuk and his sister, Paige, deal with the devastating loss of their mother.
"They helped take my sister off a dark road and brought light back into their life," said Greschuk. "It was something our family will never forget."
The Aces goalie anted up $661 – one dollar for every save he made. But many others were also inspired to contribute. Even though the Aces folded at the end of the season, its one-time owner and general manager, Pat Geary, contributed to the cause, as did the owners of the Temiscaming Titans, the team that ousted the Aces in the second round of last year's playoffs. "After Temiscaming eliminated us from the playoffs, I had a chance to meet their ownership group and their coaches and, at that point, they told me they were making a donation to Seasons on my behalf, which was just one of the coolest moments; to have this expand to another province and just to see all the support was incredible", he said. "I am just so thankful for the support," said Greschuk who noted the cheque presentation was an emotional moment. "A lot of people might expect it to be a sad place, but for us, it's a place of happy memories," he said of Seasons. "In the room that we made the presentation, on the wall, there are handprints of kids who have lost their parents. They're always part of the house, so it was a powerful room to be in". In a tumultuous on-ice campaign that ended with the club folding, Greschuk, who also battled illness and injury during the season, said the Saves for Seasons campaign was a salvation of sorts.
"It gave my playing a purpose", said Greschuk, who works full-time at Molson and helps teach goaltending to kids at the Barrie-based Canadian Goaltending Academy. "Every junior player wants to win a championship, but so few get to accomplish that; winning isn't everything. I think it's important to support our community, so from that perspective, it was a great way to end my hockey career". He is considering a career as a sports psychologist, but, after his family's experience at Seasons Centre, he would also not rule out working with kids dealing with grief. Tye has also inspired other youngsters to fundraise as well. Young Emily Vanderstelt, a past participant of Seasons Centre as well ran her own "Saves for Seasons" campaign raising money each time she had a shut out.
The Vanderstelt Family
Former participant and now super star goalie Emily Vanderstelt decided that she wanted to give back to the place that helped her and her family when they needed it. Through her "Saves for Seasons" campaign she raised $270! Each time Emily had a shut out she would receive a donation – and with 27 shut outs it didn't take long to accumulate a nice donation to Seasons Centre for Grieving Children.
Emily, now aged 11, was just six years old when she joined the program at Seasons Centre. Emily came to Seasons because her baby brother Ben died in 2009, just before she turned five. Emily's mom, Kristin, shared with us that until the moment her brother died Emily was a happy, caring and compassionate child. Gradually in the days and weeks after Ben's death Emily regressed. She became angry and lashed out at everyone around her, refusing to do the simplest tasks such as brushing her teeth. Her parents, Kristin and Brian, didn't know what to do and sought help. They took Emily to a therapist who explained that she couldn't give Emily what she needed as she felt that Emily needed to be with other children who understood how she felt, and that is when they found Seasons Centre. When Emily joined group her parents noticed changes. After every group Emily would bring home the activity she had completed that night and placed it on a shelf where she kept all of her activities. Each one was a reminder of a lesson that she had learned in group. Emily was able to explain her behaviour, she learned to talk about her emotions and when she was having a bad day she would ask "how many sleeps until I go to Seasons?" Emily got back to being the little girl she was before Ben died. To this day Emily still has a collection of activities that she completed at Seasons Centre. One activity that happens with young participants is called "The Feelings in My Body". With the help of a volunteer buddy they create an outline of their body and use words, colours and pictures to show the different sensations in their body that are triggered by their emotios, then they talk about what those emotions might be. Emily left group in 2012 feeling ready to walk her path without group. "The Feelings in Her Body" still hangs on the back of her bedroom door as a reminder every day of the lessons she learned in her time in group. In 2014 Emily approached us to ask if she could give back. We are so grateful to hear about Emily's success and to be a part of her desire to give back.

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Don't Miss Disney's Animated Short Paperman
If you are the kind of person who arrives at the movies just as the opening credits are beginning, set your watch early when you see Wreck-It Ralph because before the movie begins Disney has a special treat for moviegoers – Paperman.
Sometimes silence speaks volumes, and when Disney Animation combines that silence with hand-drawn animation and CG effects, the result is loud and clear perfection.
Introducing a groundbreaking hybrid approach that seamlessly merges computer-generated and hand-drawn animation techniques, first-time director John Kahrs takes the art of animation in a bold new direction with "Paperman," a new short from Walt Disney Animation Studios that debuts this November with the Disney feature "Wreck-It Ralph." Using a minimalist black-and-white style, the short follows the story of a lonely young man (George) in mid-century New York City, whose destiny takes an unexpected turn after a chance meeting with a beautiful woman (Meg) on his morning commute. Convinced that the girl of his dreams is gone forever, he gets a second chance when he spots her in a skyscraper window across the avenue from his office. With only his heart, imagination and a stack of papers to get her attention, his efforts are no match for what the fates have in store for him.
The idea for Paperman came from the director John Kahrs when he was reverse commuting from New York City and working in Blue Sky, the suburbs of New York. Everyday he'd be travel through Grand Central Station as a single guy in his 20's. And there'd be throngs of people moving through the train stations. And every once in a while, he'd make a connection with somebody, eye contact in the station and think is that the girl of my dreams? And then she'd be gone.
The visually compelling story is told in black and white through a brand new technology developed by Disney Animation, which takes all of the best of hand-drawn animation and CG to create a unique and beautiful new form of animation. The way the wind blows through Meg's hair is stunning, and the entire short is captivating. After watching the seven-minute short, and falling in love with the characters, we talked to the producer Kristina Reed about film.
How long did it take to make Paperman?
Kristina Reed: It was about 14 months in all. There was stretches of time where it was just the director and me. One of the things about making a short at Disney Animation is it has to fit in the cracks between our big features. For most of the project, there were never more than 10 people on it. Then every once in a while, we'd get a phone call and it was like there's ten animators available for six weeks. What can you do with them? So we'd scramble around and figure it out and bring them all onto the show and have them work.
And then they would go away again. In all there was quite a few people that touched it, but there was really a small crew of us that are the core of the project.
What was the rationale behind the time period?
Kristina Reed: He knew from the very beginning that he wanted it to be in black and white. He was very entranced by the black and white photography of New York. Then idea of these skyscrapers as canyons and valleys and that you as a human being are just sort of working your way across this inhospitable landscape surrounded by lots of people but very much alone. We talk about it as late 40's, early 50's New York.
Will Disney do more of this technique?
Kristina Reed: We want to play with it some more. We feel honestly like it's somewhat our responsibility as one of the premiere in animation houses and certainly the house that invented this art to put new visual looks out into the world for other artists to respond to. We're hoping that this inspires other folks to come in and play with looks. We feel there's a vast frontier out there that is not just hyper real CG, which is where a lot of animation's going right now.
There's nothing wrong with that. There are many stories that form can tell very effectively, but it's also partially responsibility to our roots. We feel like we want to make sure that we've explored every avenue of artistry that we can with the talent that we have. John is moving on to test this technique in color because it's very easy to say that's a cool technique. It really lends itself to the story and only stories in the 40's and only stories in cityscapes.
So he is going on to try and test foliage and color and see what that technique will look like and telling a different kind of story. And we'll see where that goes.
Does this process take longer?
Kristina Reed: It takes twice as long in animation because you're animating it twice. You're running it through CG animators and hand drawn animators. The world has been really captivated by the hybrid nature of that. That's the story that sort of leads the pack. The other technological innovation that happened on this project was the notion of simplified CGI. We actually had a couple of guys on the show who had pioneered something internally. We brought them on as well to help us and what they saved in simplifying the CG helped us cover the cost of double animation.
What does the CG contribute to what we're seeing?
Kristina Reed: What CG has that hand drawn struggles with is a feeling of depth where you feel like you can step into the world. You feel like they're running on real sidewalks and down real streets. You feel like there's actually volume to those characters. They don't just feel like two-dimensional paper. I feel like we're very much pulling the best out of both art forms. I feel like you could step into that world and I could stand next to George and stand next to Meg. When you go back and look at some of the early 2-D films, you don't feel as much.
Paperman is now in theaters opening for Wreck-It Ralph. Make sure you get your popcorn early so you don't miss it!
Disclosure – I was invited to attend this premiere as part of a blogger weekend. All air fair and lodging was provided, however, all thoughts and opinions are my own.
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Beeb Ashcroft says
Love these shorts!
Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says
Honestly, that's reason enough to see Wreck It Ralph. It sounds sooooo good!
Nichol says
We hope to make it to see this as I want to see it so bad. Thanks for letting us know, the short sounds fabulous!
Saw this short yesterday as one of Wreck it Ralph's previews. Loved it! And loved Wreck it Ralph, too!
Jan Messali says
Disney shorts are the best. I loved the Prep and Landing short when it came out. Can't wait to see this one. 🙂
brett says
This is a short i keep hearing about over and over!
Ashley - Embracing Beauty says
I love shorts and that one looks adorable. I can't wait to see it!
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A presentation of recent commissioned and site-specific projects.
This presentation was part of a programme of events at Fabrica organised during the exhibtion Chameleon by Tina Gonsalves.
David showed extracts from time based projects over the last 10 years and discussed the challenges of retaining autonomy within comissioned environments.


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TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran's provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani strongly blasted a US cruise missile attack on Syria's military base in Homs province in the Western part of the country.
Addressing a large and fervent congregation of the people on Tehran University campus on Friday, Ayatollah Emami Kashani said, "The US cruise missile attacks on Syria's military base were a cover-up for Washington's support for its support for the terrorists."
The senior Iranian cleric underlined that the western powers have created the terrorists and Israel, and said, "Now they spread the lie that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons."


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The Winnipeg Jets at the Draft: Jesse Puljujärvi
May 3, 2016 by Rob Mahon
Jesse Puljujärvi or Patrik Laine?
This is the choice that could be facing the Winnipeg Jets on June 24 in Buffalo, and what a choice it is! To choose between Puljujärvi and Laine is to make a choice every team in the NHL, save perhaps the Maple Leafs, will envy, but that doesn't mean the Jets won't agonize a bit over it between now and draft day.
While Laine has a sniper's killer instinct and is viewed as the more dynamic goal scorer of the two, Puljujärvi is the more consistent player, according to scouts. He's been around the top of this year's draft charts nearly as long as Auston Matthews, and while his shot isn't quite at the same level as Laine's, his speed is better, his size is comparable, and his playmaking ability is well ahead of his countryman's.
His assessment of Laine was a high skilled sniper, while Puljujarvi is more well-rounded in his estimation – lower upside implied?
— Peter Siamandas (@PegPeteHockey) May 2, 2016
While some may say Puljujärvi isn't as dynamic as Laine, anyone who watched him tear apart the WJC would argue the kid is dynamic enough in his own right. He finished with an incredible 17 points in 7 games and that, along with his respectable 28 points in 50 games in league play with Kärpät, gives him plenty of laurels to rest on before the draft. Since he was still eligible for the World Under-18s in Grand Forks, Puljujärvi decided to go play and boost his draft stock one more time this season, and he didn't disappoint.
I had a chance to see Finnish RW Jesse Puljujarvi last week at the U-18 tournament in Grand Forks. He's very good as well.
— Ken Wiebe (@WiebesWorld) May 1, 2016
Ken Wiebe perhaps understates Puljujärvi's impact here. He was effective throughout the tournament and finished it off with a dynamite performance in the gold medal game against Sweden.
A Jesse Puljujarvi gold medal-securing hat trick in six seconds. #2016NHLDraft #U18Worlds https://t.co/Jamly5nhbl
— Scott Wheeler (@scottcwheeler) April 25, 2016
The more I watch this kid play, the more I think the Jets are going to have a tougher decision to make than many fans thought. The Columbus Blue Jackets, meanwhile, have the easiest pick in the draft at number three.
As mentioned above, one thing that separates Laine and Puljujärvi is the former's sniping skills. Puljujärvi doesn't have quite as heavy or devastating a shot as Laine, but since Laine has been drawing Alexander Ovechkin comparisons with his shot, that's not a huge mark against Puljujärvi. A mark in his favour is his puck distribution. Laine has improved in this area, but he still generates a lot of offense by just parking in the slot and waiting for the puck to find him. Not that this strategy hasn't work and won't continue to work, but Puljujärvi is very capable of making his own offense, and setting it up for others.
Both players have dynamic hands and crafty minds for the game, but Puljujärvi has the better foot speed of the two. His maturity and two-way game are laudable, especially for a player of his age, and here again he has a slight edge over Laine, who needs a bit of work.
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Both men are monsters on the power play, just for different reasons, with Laine being the trigger man and Puljujärvi being more of a distributor. You can imagine why, in tandem, the two were so effective at the WJC. That they might carry that effectiveness into other international tournaments for years to come has to be exciting for Finnish fans.
Heck, this whole year should be exciting for Finnish fans, as they've taken gold at the WJC, U18s, and have now set their sights on the men's World Hockey Championship. Between that and the fact that it's the best draft class to come out of Finnish hockey in decades, maybe ever, (two Finns are going to go in the top three, and a third could go in the top eight, that being London's Olli Juolevi), it's been a good year for Finnish hockey.
The Jets stand to be the beneficiaries of that big year (or rather, one of the beneficiaries, because I don't see the Jets pulling a Brian Burke and getting both players, amazing as that would be). They have a delightful conundrum to solve in choosing between Puljujärvi and Laine.
In the end, Laine's stats likely tip the scales in his favour, especially in the playoffs. After all, he did outplay Puljujärvi in a playoff series and was named playoff MVP (though Puljujärvi's 9 points in 10 games is impressive as well). Laine has been compared to Ilya Kovalchuk and Alexander Ovechkin, and for a Jets team in need of a sniper, that temptation will, in all likelihood, prove too much to resist.
Draft lottery turns a tough year in Wpg into a much brighter future. A gm this morning suggested Laine is best Finnish player since Selanne.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) May 1, 2016
Spoke to a GM today who sees Ovechkin potential in Laine. Has a high end shot and has potential to be 40+ goal scorer in NHL.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) April 30, 2016
It's almost a shame to see Puljujärvi, who burst onto the scene at the WJC as a double-underager in 2015 and has been on the 2016 draft radar ever since, slip behind his fellow Finn. As befits his reputation of consistency, he was ranked second overall behind Matthews for almost a year and a half before Laine exploded into the conversation. Not that whoever drafts him is going to be unhappy, or that he'll fall very far.
The Winnipeg Jets have a fantastic yet painful choice to make on draft day. Their two biggest consolations are this: they're going to get an unbelievable player, and if Columbus keeps the pick (I'd bet on that) then the other guy doesn't play in their conference to potentially make them regret the choice five times a year.
Picking third overall, the Columbus Blue Jackets, again, have the easiest pick in the draft.
Rob Mahon
A long time hockey fan and player from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Play-by-play man with the SJHL's Estevan Bruins. Graduate of Red River College's Creative Communications program with a major in journalism. Former PxP man for the University of Manitoba Bisons. Lover of all things Jets and Avs related and always looking for a good hockey debate.
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Transition metal nitride TixM1-x-yNy (M = Al or AlSi) based thin films are evaluated as solar selective surfaces by correlating their spectral selective features with their crystal structure and chemical bonding state including mechanical strength. Ti0.5N0.5, Ti0.25Al0.25N0.5, and Ti0.25Al0.2Si0.05N0.5 films were synthesized on AISI M2 steel substrates via closed field unbalanced magnetron sputtering technology. These were investigated using XRD, SEM, XPS, UV-Vis, FTIR and nanoindentation techniques. Analysis of the optical properties showed the solar absorptance, in the visible range, of the TixM1-x-yNy films improved significantly from 51% to 81% with AlSi-doping and an increase of solar absorptance of up to 66% was recorded from films doped with Al. Moreover, the Al doping can reduce the thermal emittance in the infrared range from 6.06% to 5.11%, whereas doping with AlSi reduces the emittance to ca. 3.58%. The highest solar selectivity of 22.63 was achieved with TiAlSiN films. Mechanical studies showed enhanced hardness by ∼32%; enhanced yield strength by ∼16% and enhanced plastic deformation by ∼110% of Al and AlSi doped TiN matrix. © 2016 The Royal Society of Chemistry.


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Defender who started out in the youth ranks at Valladolid and arrived at Barça after four great seasons at Atlético Madrid. Juan Carlos was one of the decisive players in the European Cup Final at Wembley and formed part of the so-called Dream Team that won four consecutive Ligas. He was very quick and was therefore nicknamed "the hare", who played mostly as a left back, and was a tight marker. He was essential in his two first seasons at the club, but then faced stiff competition for a place with the arrival of Sergi Barjuán in the first team. Won la Liga in the three seasons that he wore the blaugrana colours. He later signed for Valencia and ended his career back at Valladolid. In 1998 he retired from professional football.
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Arrived at the club from an Atlético Madrid that had won the cup in 1991. His speed and defensive tightness meant he slotted perfectly into Johan Cruyff's elevens. A wing back with the speed to act as a winger in attack and who was a solid blocker of the left flank when called on to defend, he made his debut for Barça in a game at home to Zaragoza that ended 3-1. Formed part of the historic defence of the Wembley final alongside Ferrer, Nando and Koeman. His last game as a blaugrana was in May 1994, a 4-0 defeat of Sporting Gijón at the Camp Nou. After a season with less playing time for the team he left for Valencia where he stayed for just one season. Back at Valladolid, he played his last four seasons as a professional footballer.
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December 1, 2014 by Caroline
The Great Raid (2005)
The Great Raid, starring James Franco, Benjamin Bratt, Joseph Fiennes and Connie Nielsen, tells the story of the raid at Cabanatuan, on the island of Luzon, Philippines, in January 1945. The story is based on a true story.
The movie begins with original footage and a voice telling us what had happened before. In 1944 when the US closed in on Japanese-occupied Philippines, there were 500 prisoners of war held at a POW camp at Cabanatuan. They were some of the survivors of the notorious Bataan Death March, in 1942. The Japanese made 80,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war after the Battle of Bataan. Forcing them to move, caused the death of over 10,000 people. The men died of abuse or because they were shot when they tried to escape.
Since the Japanese had the order to fight to the last and not leave any POWs behind, they killed many before the arrival of the US in 1944.
The movie follows three different plot lines. One line focusses on the men of the 6th Rangers Battalion, assisted by Filipino guerilla, who were assigned to free the soldiers held captive at Cabanatuan, the second line tells the story of the prisoners around major Briggs, and the third follows the Filipino resistance headed by nurse Margaret Utinsky.
The Filipino resistance's main concern was to smuggle medicine to the men in the camp. Most of them had malaria or suffered from various injuries because they were beaten and tortured.
I wasn't familiar with the story and I think it was well worth telling. It was the biggest US rescue mission ever and took great courage and careful planning, both of which are illustrated in the movie.
The camp scenes were not very original. They had a small-scale Bridge of the River Kwai feel but were, of course, not as good. I didn't think Joseph Fiennes was the best choice for the major but that's because I have a bit of a personal aversion. I find the way he plays often melodramatic. It certainly was in this movie.
The resistance scenes were quite typical as well. What made the movie worthwhile in spite of a lack of originality were the actors who played the soldiers of the 6th Rangers and the combination of the three plot lines.
There's a love story between Margaret and Major Briggs but it's not corny. It adds another dimension and since it's supposedly a true story it's rather tragic.
I wasn't too keen on the music. It sounded very 40s and was used like in the 40s, meaning—never ending background music. At first I thought the movie was a remake, but I don't think it was.
It's a watchable movie but it's not great. If it had been cut and condensed it would have been better. Nonetheless, thanks to the long intro and because it's a true story, I found it interesting. I'm surprised that as many as 500 survived the three years of captivity under these conditions.
One last word: if you're looking for a movie that paints a positive or balanced picture of the Japanese, this isn't one of them. All the Japanese we see in this movie are cruel and violent.
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Tagged Bataan, Benjamin Bratt, Connie Nielsen, Filipino Resistance, History, James Franco, Joseph Fiennes, Pacific theater, POW, Rescue mission, True Story, WWII
January 5, 2014 by Caroline
Miklós Jancsó's The Round-Up – Szegénylegények (1966)
I suppose when you've seen quite a lot of the well-known prisoner of war films and are fond of the genre, you'll come across Miklós Jancsó's The Round-Up aka Szegénylegények sooner or later. Not only is it an unusual example of a POW movie, but it's considered to be a masterpiece of European filmmaking and was highly influential.
Miklós Jancsó is a Hungarian film maker. He started out with documentaries before he moved on to movies. He's made a few famous films – The Red and the White – My Way Home and many others. The Round-Up was the movie that made him famous and is still considered to be his most important film.
The Round-Up is set in a prison camp, on some God-forsaken stretch of land on the Hungarian Plain (Puszta). It's the mid 19th century and the Austrian hegemony has just been re-established after the unsuccessful revolution of 1848. The men who are held in this prison camp are suspected to be followers of the leader of the revolution Lajos Kossuth. There is still a lot of guerilla activity going on and the Austrians, helped by their Hungarian counterparts, try to find out who are the guerilla leaders. Most of them are suspected to be among the prisoners and the guards use perfidious and sadistic techniques to find out who they are.
What we see applied in this film is psychological torture. People are promised not to be executed if they can find others who killed more people than they did. Or the guards pretend that a guerilla leader will be pardoned which makes his followers cheer. Of course they have been set up and that was a means to find out who they are.
Humiliation is part of the tactics used. We see how one officer is stripped of his rank, how the guards rip all the insignia from his uniform and while they do not harm him, it feels extremely violent. We later realize that this was foreshadowing as other suspects undergo a fate that's similar but even worse. One girl is stripped and whipped until she dies. Watching the whipping of the girl triggers a flood of suicides. Later men are stripped too.
Torture is always humiliating but this subtle use of psychological torture is, although less violent, just as effective in that regard.
I have to be honest, I personally didn't like this film, although it has a lot of poignant scenes, which I'm not likely to forget, but overall this isn't my type of movie. It's visually expressive but there isn't much plot and hardly any dialogue. I don't need action or plot but I like more atmosphere and dialogue. The Round-Up is all about forms, shapes, space and minimal movement. Plus it's set in the type of flat landscape I'm really not keen on. That doesn't mean I didn't appreciate the film, I just couldn't relate to it much. But it's an important movie if you are either a cinephile or a war movie completist. I'll watch The Red and the White and My Way Home next.
You can watch the whole movie on YouTube
Posted in History, Movie, POW, Reviews, War Movie
Tagged History, Hungarian Film, Miklós Jancsó, Movies, POW, Prisoner of War, Szegénylegények, The Round Up, War Movie
September 26, 2013 by Caroline
Empire of the Sun (1987)
I've read J.G. Ballard's The Drowned World and in his afterword he mentions his childhood in China, which reminded me that I still hadn't watched Empire of the Sun, which is based on his childhood experiences.
Empire of the Sun is set in Shaghai, in 1941 and tells the story of a young boy. Jim's (Christian Bale) parents, like so many other of the rich Brits living in Shanghai, didn't react in time to the aggressions of the Japanese. Many thought that they wouldn't risk anything as they were not Chinese; they believed they were protected by their status as foreigners and their money. But they were wrong. When the Japanese troops finally invade, it's too late. Most of them try to flee, leaving behind their houses and all of their possessions. In the general chaos, Jim loses his parents and has to fend for himself. At first he returns to their beautiful mansion, but the food is soon gone and he starts roaming the streets until he meets Basie (John Malkovitch). Basie is an expat just like Jim's parents were but he's a very different kind. A hustler, a thief, someone who lives from hand to mouth. He sees that Jim is from a rich background and decides to look after him. Whether there is some genuine kindness or pure calculation isn't so clear at first. What is clear is that they get along like a house on fire. Jim is a precocious, extremely intelligent and crafty kid – also terribly annoying – and they complement each other perfectly.
When they are finally arrested by the Japanese and brought to a POW camp, they survive doing what they know best, dealing and stealing, and making money out of everything. The time at the POW camp is one of great liberty for Jim. He's soon known by everyone and while he's an obnoxious kid, they also like him and find him very useful.
Despite of the danger and captivity Basie and Jim are doing great for themselves, help each other out, or rather profit from each other. Still, the war leaves traces and when they can finally leave the camp, they are both altered.
I loved the beginning of this film, the cinematography is amazing and the story is fascinating. Basie and Jim are larger-than-life characters, the kind you admire and despise at the same time. At least I did. Christian Bale did an amazing job at portraying Jim. What an annoying kid that was. He talks and talks endlessly and while he's crafty, he never knows when to stop or give it a rest. Basie is ingenious and maybe, he means well at times, but mostly he's the type of character who will always be able to make money, preferably even through selling out others and profiting from their misery.
There are a few tense moments, but overall we often get a feeling that this is less a POW camp than a summer camp. I was wondering if that was because Spielberg tried to stay true to the boy's point of view or whether these camps for civilians were not that bad.
It's a highly watchable movie and one I will certainly watch again, but unfortunately, the film has a lot of typically cheesy Spielberg moments, which annoyed me. I still think it's a beautifully filmed movie and a great story. I liked it, but didn't love it because I hate it when director's manipulate us. Spielberg always does that, that's why I don't really like Schindler's List and even think Saving Private Ryan could have been much better than it is.
Posted in Children and War, History, Japan and WWII, Movie, POW, Reviews, Trailer, War Movie
Tagged Children and War, Christian Bale, Empire of the Sun, POW, Steven Spielberg
Colditz (2005) British TV Miniseries
Often when you expect nothing you're in for a pleasant surprise. I'd read a few reviews that were critical of the 2005 miniseries Colditz and I expected it to be quite bad but must honestly say, I enjoyed it. Although, truth be told, for the wrong reasons. While the title may give the impression this is a POW series, that's not the case, the POW part is only one story line. The other is clearly a romance. While the POW part didn't work all that well, I liked the romance, or rather the tragedy.
At the beginning of the series we are introduced to the four main characters: Nicholas McGrade (Damian Lewis), Jack (Tom Hardy), his girlfriend Lizzie (Sophia Myles) and his friend Willis (Laurence Fox). Jack, Nicholas and Willis escape from a POW camp together. Willis and Jack are captured but Nicholas can make it to Switzerland. Before they are recaptured, Jack tells Nicholas to go and find Lizzie in London and tell her that he is alive. Jack is obsessed with Lizzie and the only thing he regrets is that he was too shy to ask her to marry him before he went to war.
While Nicholas is sent back to England, Jack and Willis are sent to Colditz castle which is said to be escape proof. Prisoners who frequently escaped from other prisons are brought to Colditz. In Colditz the two men meet the Canadian pilot Rhett Barker (Jason Priestley) who trades with different of the German guards. He will help them to escape, buying the silence of some of the guards.
Meanwhile Nicholas who has arrived in London has found Lizzie who is working as a nurse. He knew from Jack's descriptions that she was a looker but he didn't expect to fall for her. But he does.
The movie switches back and forth between the two settings. The prisoners make one attempt at escaping after the other and Nicholas tries to win Lizzie's heart, only she loves Jack and wants to wait for him.
But then Nicholas has a shrewd plan how to win Lizzie despite her love for Jack. I can't reveal more or it would be pointless to watch the movie.
I like Damian Lewis a lot and I think that's to a large extent why I liked this series. But I also thought that Nicholas was a great, tragic character. He did a really bad thing and he paid for it but in a way, I think, most people can understand what he did and why he did it. I found it very touching.
The Colditz parts, as I said before, are much weaker. There are many reasons for that but one is certainly Jason Priestley. He's just not a good actor. This is too bad because Tom Hardy and Laurence Fox are quite convincing.
Watch it if you'd like to see a tragic war romance, stay away if you want to see a movie focussing on Colditz only. Still, there is plenty of action and drama in the Colditz sequences too and interesting war related bits in the London parts. Overall it's very watchable. Not everyone may like it as much as I did but I'm sure many will appreciate it. It is quite entertaining.
Posted in Movie, Reviews, Trailer, Uncategorized, War Movie, WWII
Tagged British miniseries, Colditz, Damian Lewis, Jason Priestley, Laurence Fox, POW, Sophia Myles, Tom Hardy, TV, War Movie, War Romance, Women in War Movies, WWII
March 2, 2012 by Caroline
Sisters of War is an Australian TV movie based on the true story of Lorna Whyte and Berenice Twohill, a nurse and a nun who were held captive for several years by the Japanese during WWII. The film looks a bit "made for TV" but other than that I liked it. There are so many of these forgotten stories and it's great when a director decides to bring them to our attention.
1942, Vunapope, Papua New Guinea, an Australian hospital camp and mission. Nurses and nuns help the wounded alongside the army doctors. When the troops withdraw, the doctors follow them to help them and, to everyone's dismay, decide to abandon the nurses, nuns and the wounded. Some of the troops remain hidden in the surrounding forest.
The remaining sisters scan the horizon daily, hoping for the Americans to come to their rescue. When they see boats land they are at first extremely happy until they realize their mistake. The landing troops are Japanese and their mission is soon turned into a prison camp. In this mess and confusion two women, the nurse Lorna whose fiancé is among the troops hidden in the forest and the devoted sister Berenice become close friends and are a moral support for each other.
The months that follow are hard. The American bombard the mission thinking it is Japanese, while the Japanese rule with a fierce hand, punishing everyone who doesn't comply and torturing and executing all the soldiers they capture. It's particularly harrowing for Lorna when they capture her fiancé.
The food is scarce and the few buildings they have are constantly bombed. The mission has to be abandoned in the end. Bishop Scharmach decides to send the nurses away. They suspect that they have been sold as "comfort women" to the Japanese. This isn't true but the plans the Bishop had, to have them exchanged against Japanese prisoners of war, doesn't work and the nurses are sent to a labour camp in Japan.
I thought the movie was quite well done, not too sentimental and managed to show a forgotten story and is also a testimony to the great strength and courage of those nurses and sisters. As we are told in the closing credits, those nurses, as they were mostly not military nurses, didn't get any recognition until quite recently.
It's a nice touch that we see the real Lorna Whyte and Berenice Twohill, now elderly, sit together on a bench and chat at the end of the movie.
I really wonder how this could have happened, that the whole military, especially the doctors, just left those women on their own. They knew so well how the Japanese treated prisoners. At first I thought that the depiction of the Japanese soldiers was overly negative but towards the end, the portrayal is balanced.
The only instances in which you can see that it must have been a low-budget production is the make-up. They all look pretty odd but if you can forgive that, it's a highly watchable movie, quite tragic but suspenseful and fascinating too.
Posted in History, Movie, Nurses in War Movies, Pacific, POW, Reviews, Trailer, True Story, War Movie, Women in War Movies, WWII
Tagged Australian movie, Australian War Movie, History, Movies, Nurses in War Movies, Pacific, POW, Review, Sisters of War, Trailer, True Story, War Movies, Women and War, Women in War Movies, WWII
October 2, 2011 by Caroline
Peter Weir's The Way Back (2010)
I wasn't aware of this movie despite the fact that Peter Weir is one of my favourite film directors. I'm glad that The War Movie Buff told me about it.
Even though I like some of Weir's older movies and also Master & Commander a lot, I didn't expect anything before watching The Way Back. I'm glad I didn't, I think I would have been very disappointed if I had. I'm afraid it is Peter Weir's weakest film ever. The story, based on true events, had a lot of potential, the actors were mostly well-chosen, the cinematography is stunning, the score is convincing and still…. There is something missing. I couldn't help comparing it to another POW movie, also starring Colin Farrell, namely Hart's War. While Hart's War focuses on how the prisoners escape from the camp, The Way Back shows their long journey from the Siberian gulag to India.
The movie starts in Poland in 1941. Janusz has been captured. His wife denounced him under torture. He is a spy and sentenced to spend the next 20 years in a Siberian gulag. He's a strong young man, optimistic, kind and resourceful. He makes friends in the camp, some tell him that it is possible to escape. He chooses a few who will follow him, they prepare their escape and one night they do it.
It's a small group of seven people, headed by the spirited Janusz (Jim Sturgess). An American (Ed Harris), a Russian criminal (Colin Farrell), a Polish priest and others. One dies in the early days. The hardships of their journey are unimaginable. First they walk for weeks from the camp to Lake Baikal, then to Mongolia, the Chinese wall, across Tibet and into India. They cross the mountains and deserts, almost die from cold, hunger and thirst. After a few weeks, they are followed by a young girl who finally joins them. Some make it, some don't.
On their way, each time they cross the border of a country, they see how far Communism has advanced. Since they escaped a gulag, they have to get to a country that is free of communism. The moment they enter Mongolia and then China, they know, they have to make it to India.
I've seen my share of POW movies. The Way Back is one of the weakest, it's more a survival story that is told in a boring way. The fact that Colin Farrell was in Hart's War (which I think was a bad movie here is my review) and in this one, made matters worse. One cannot help comparing those two movies and also see parallels between the choice of Ed Harris in this one and Bruce Willis in the other.
I guess you gathered that this movie left me pretty unfazed. It's not bad it's just lacking something.
If you want to watch a truly good newer POW movie watch Werner Herzog's Rescue Dawn (here is my review). Of the older ones I like The Colditz Story best.
Posted in Movie, POW, Reviews, Trailer, True Story, War Movie, WWII
Tagged Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, Hart's War, Jim Sturgess, Master&Commander, Movie, POW, Rescue Dawn, Review, Survival Story, The Colditz Story, The Way Back, Trailer, True Story, War Movie, WWII
December 28, 2010 by Caroline
La Grande Illusion aka Grand Illusion (1937) The Classic French WWI Movie
What took me so long to watch La grande illusion one of the greatest masterpieces of French cinema? Jean Renoir's black and white movie is simply one of the best movies I have ever seen, regardless of any genre. It combines so many elements, to enumerate them all would make a long list. Compared to La grande illusion every other POW movie seems to be just a remake. Every element of later films is already there but the message is a different one. This is a movie that probably wouldn't have been possible with the same core message after WWII. When Renoir shot his movie, there was still ample room for positive German figures. We don't see any nasty or cruel guards. La grande illusion is a work of poetical realism. The two points of view go hand in hand.
The central story is the story of two officers Maréchal (Jean Gabin), a simple mechanic, and de Boeldieu (Pierre Fresnay), an aristocrat, shot down together over Germany. They are brought to a prison camp where, thanks to the food parcels of one of their rich Jewish fellow officers, they live relatively luxuriously while the German guards eat cabbage day in and day out. The people they are sharing a room with have been digging a tunnel for weeks. While waiting for the tunnel to be finished, they spend their days rehearsing for a theater play, dreaming of women and civilian life. When Maréchal announces that Douaumont has fallen, they all sing the Marseillaise together. Maréchal is locked up for this act of instigation and almost goes mad in isolation.
Before they can put the tunnel to use, they are all sent to another camp. After different attempts to escape, Maréchal and Boeldieu are brought to burg Wintersheim. Officer von Rauffenstein (Erich von Stroheim) whom they have met before is in charge of the burg. Von Stroheim as Rauffenstein is one of the most memorable war movie characters. He has fairytale like, fantastic aspects. Von Rauffenstein has been badly wounded, his spine has twice been broken, he has silver plates in his body and wears a corset. He looks like an artificial being. He is an aristocrat through and through and recognizing the same background and upbringing in Boeldieu he takes an intense liking to him. Boeldieu, even though, stiff and formal as Maréchal often says, feels closer to the simple officers and wants to transcend the class differences. Even though he likes von Rauffenstein a lot, he still helps the other prisoners in their attempt to flee. Maréchal and Rosenthal make it and find refuge on the farm of a German widow (Dita Parlo). They cannot stay but Maréchal and Elsa still dream of meeting again after the war.
Renoir chose deliberately to show no violence. The war is spoken of, we never see it. His aim was to show a world that transcends differences. This is socialism of the purest kind, the one, that unfortunately only ever existed as an idea. Renoir wanted to show in how many ways people of different classes and nationalities are alike. The French prisoners make fun of the Germans' constant repeating "Das ist strengstens verboten (strictly forbidden)". It's like a running gag all through the movie. A ritual. The Germans try to coerce the French and the French in excahnge make fun of them. Contrasting the attitudes of France and Germany towards obedience is one that we find in many older movies. It is also symbolised in all the interdictions that we see in the movie and in the barbed wire and fences. It's a very funny movie at times. Fun that stems from the contrasts of the different classes and their use of language. The late, great Jean Gabin was always an outstanding actor, but here, as Maréchal, the simple mechanic, born in the 20th arrondissement of Paris (pure working class), he surpasses himself. I really don't know how they did the subtitles for this movie as they speak rapidly (I did watch the French version). Judging from the trailer, parts of the dialogues have been left out, nuances have been flattened. That is a pity. The use of dialogue and languages throughout the movie is a very realistic one. Germans speak German, French speak French, English speak English. Working class people speak like working class people, and the aristocrats like aristocrats.
As I said before, I don't think a movie like this would have been possible after WWII. The illusion that everybody is the same at heart was shattered by then.
The illusion in the title apparently refers to the illusion of the class system. But I think there is another interpretation. Towards the end Maréchal says "We have to finish this war and hope that it was the last one" upon which Rosenthal utters something like "That is just an illusion, old man". In 1937 is was already obvious that peace wouldn't last forever.
La Grande Illusion is a movie that every cinephile needs to watch and possibly re-watch as it is multilayered and full of symbolism. Truly a work of art.
Posted in Actors, France, Movie, POW, Trailer, War Movie, WWI
Tagged Christmas in War Movies, Dita Parlo, Erich von Strohheim, French movie, Jean Gabin, Jean Renoir, La Grande Illusion, Movie Trailer, Movies, Nurses in War Movies, Pierre Fresnay, POW, Prisoner of War, Reviews, War Movies, WWI


Posted by Dylan Taft on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012 at 2:29pm.
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Q: How to wrap control to custom ControlValueAccessor respecting the validation I have a matDatePicker that I use all over the application with reactive forms, like this:
<mat-form-field>
    <input formControlName="ratingDate" matInput [matDatepicker]="picker1"
         placeholder="Rating Date" (dateInput)="performnCustomValidation)">
    <mat-datepicker-toggle matSuffix [for]="picker1"></mat-datepicker-toggle>
    <mat-datepicker #picker1></mat-datepicker>
</mat-form-field>

However, there is a validation bug, that I need to solve by some additional event handling:
performnCustomValidation(event: MatDatepickerInputEvent<Date>) {
  var strValue = (event.targetElement as HTMLInputElement).value
  if (event.value === null && strValue) {
    this.dateFormControl.setErrors({ isDate: true }, { emitEvent: true});
  }
}

So I've decided to wrap this into custom control.
How do I get the validation working in my custom wrapper component, just like it was before?
That means it has to respect

*

*the built in matDatePicker validation

*the FormControl validators

*my custom validation error

*Validation state must be reflected by the same visual as it was before

So far I have this, but no validation
@Component({
  selector: 'app-date-picker',
  template: `
<mat-form-field class="large-input" floatLabel="always">
    <input #input1 matInput [matDatepicker]="picker1" (dateChange)="performCustomValidation($event)">
  <mat-datepicker-toggle matSuffix [for]="picker1"></mat-datepicker-toggle>
  <mat-datepicker #picker1></mat-datepicker>
</mat-form-field>`,
  styleUrls: ['./date-picker.component.scss'],
  providers: [
    {
      provide: NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR,
      useExisting: forwardRef(() => DatePickerComponent),
      multi: true
    }
  ]
})
export class DatePickerComponent implements ControlValueAccessor, AfterViewInit {

  @ViewChild(MatInput) matInput;
  @ViewChild('input1') input;

  private control: FormControl;

  onChange: any = (date: Date) => { };
  onTouched: any = () => { };

  constructor(private injector: Injector,
  ) {

   }

  // The form control is only set after initialization
  ngAfterViewInit(): void {
    const ngControl: NgControl = this.injector.get(NgControl, null);
    if (ngControl) {
      this.control = ngControl.control as FormControl;
    } else {
    }
  }

  performnCustomValidation(event: MatDatepickerInputEvent<Date>) {
    var strValue = (event.targetElement as HTMLInputElement).value
    if (event.value === null && strValue) {
      this.dateFormControl.setErrors({ isDate: true }, { emitEvent: true});
    }
  }

  writeValue(value) {
    this.matInput.value = value;
  }

  registerOnChange(fn) {
    this.onChange = fn;
  }
  // We implement this method to keep a reference to the onTouched
  //callback function passed by the forms API
  registerOnTouched(fn) {
    this.onTouched = fn;
  }
}

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