Our vision is to extend our love and caring to those in our area without residences.
We share without judgment gifts of food, water, hygiene kits, clothes, Bibles, and other inspiring literature along with a word of encouragement, and prayer if requested. We serve in consciousness in the truth of knowing that we are all one. We reach out in unconditional love seeing each individual as perfect, whole and complete. We gift all we have received to all who are there to receive.
We are all one family in Spirit.
We serve in unconditional love and respect without judgment.
We recognize that the ones who serve are the ones truly blessed.
We circulate all that we receive.
The food that we prepare and serve in love and the gifts that we give are a symbol of a higher purpose. When we serve we are saying: You are not alone, You are love, You are vital, You are appreciated, You have hope, You are thought of, You are cared for, You are prayed for, You are acknowledged as part of the Oneness, The Christ in me recognizes the Christ in you.
Unity North Tampa's Homeless Outreach Ministry is supremely aware that as we serve our brothers and sisters we serve ourselves, as we love them we love ourselves, as we commune with them we commune with ourselves and as we do all this we commune with GOD.
Every week we empty our storehouse (circulate all that has been received) and every week we see it refilled; we appreciate each act of kindness and love with which each individual participates and donates.
Our volunteers receive training in our philosophy, safety and procedures. If you would like to know more about our Homeless Outreach Ministry or perhaps you would like to volunteer or make a donation of any type, please contact us.


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Q: difference between the dot operator and arrow operator by structure object variable for tree creation in c or c++ I have to clear one doubt which has same concept in c and c++ as well.
Suppose i have a struct like this:
struct Huffman
{
    int value;
    unsigned char sym;                 /* symbol */
    struct Huffman *left,*right;    /* left and right subtrees */
};

typedef struct Huffman Node;
Node * tree;

and now i create tree using tree variable. Then using dot operator and arrow operator both.
like this.
Arrorw operator:
 for (i = 0; i < data_size; i++)
    {
         // the problem is here this tree pointer don't store the values for all alphabets, it just remembers the last executed alphabet after this for loop.
        tree -> left = NULL;
        tree  ->right = NULL;
        tree -> symbol = storesym[i];
        tree  -> freq = storefreq[i];
        tree -> flag = 0;
        tree -> next = i + 1;
        cout<<"check1 : "<<tree -> symbol<<endl;
    }

Dot Operator:
for (i = 0; i < data_size; i++)
{
    tree[i].symbol = storesym[i];
    tree[i].freq = storefreq[i];
    tree[i].flag = 0;
    tree[i].left = tree[i].right = tree[i].value = NULL;
    tree[i].next = i + 1;
}

Now i am not able to understand that
(1) what is the difference between the two ?
(2) How they are allocated in memory ?

A: (1): The -> is just a shortcut for (*). For example:
string s = "abc";
string *p_s = &s;
s.length();
(*p_s).length();
p_s->length(); //shortcut

A: When you have a pointer to a structure instance, you use the arrow operator: ->.
When you have a variable or direct instance of a structure, you use the dot operator, .
In these cases, classes would be accessed the same way, provide the members have the correct accessibility.

A: The . operator expects its operand to be an expression of type struct ... or union ....  The -> operator expects its operand to be an expression of type "pointer to struct ..." or "pointer to union ...".
The expression tree has type "pointer to struct Huffman", so you use the -> operator to access a member.
The expression tree[i] has type "struct Huffman"; the subscript operator implicitly dereferences the pointer (remember that a[i] is evaluated as *(a + i)), so you use the . operator to access a member.
Basically, a->b is the somewhat more readable equivalent of (*a).b.

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In cystography, the bladder is filled with a contrast dye to highlight the organ on x-rays or fluoroscopic films. In some cases, additional films are obtained as you urinate to reveal any abnormalities of the urethra or urinary dysfunction (a procedure called voiding cystourethrography, or VCUG). The recorded images are then examined for abnormalities.
A similar procedure, called urethrography, involves instilling contrast dye into the urethra but not as far as the bladder. Used almost exclusively in males, this test helps to diagnose structural problems in the urethra, such as obstructions.
Cystography is used to detect structural abnormalities of the bladder such as tumors; traumatic injury; or abnormal pouches or protrusions (diverticula).
VCUG can identify abnormalities of the bladder and urethra, as well as urinary dysfunction, such as backward flow (reflux) of urine from the bladder to the kidneys.
This test is not appropriate in people with acute bladder or urethral infection.
During this test, men will wear a lead shield over the testes to shield against excess radiation. However, in women it is not possible to shield the ovaries without blocking the view of the bladder.
People with allergies to iodine or shellfish may experience an allergic reaction to iodine-based contrast dyes, but this is rare.
Results may not be accurate if you have had other recent x-rays using a contrast dye or if there is feces or gas in the bowels.
Embarrassment may prevent some individuals from urinating during VCUG.
Tell your doctor if you have a known allergy or sensitivity to medications, contrast dyes, local anesthesia, latex, iodine or shellfish.
Tell your doctor if you have a history of a bleeding disorder or if you are taking a blood thinner (anticoagulant), aspirin, or other medication that affects blood clotting.
The morning of the test, you should drink only clear liquids for breakfast.
You will lie on your back on an x-ray table. You may be given a sedative, if necessary.
A thin, soft tube, called a Foley catheter, is inserted through the urethra and into the bladder. You may feel some discomfort during catheter insertion.
The examiner instills a contrast dye solution through the catheter until your bladder feels full, and then clamps the catheter closed. You may experience a sensation of fullness and the urge to urinate.
A series of x-rays or fluoroscopic films is obtained. You will be asked to assume a variety of positions as they are taken.
If a VCUG is being done, the catheter is removed and you are asked to urinate (if you cannot do so while lying down, you may stand up). During urination, additional films are taken of the bladder and urethra.
In rare cases, a small amount of air may be insufflated through the catheter into the bladder after the dye is eliminated, and more images are obtained (this is called the double-contrast technique).
This test takes 30 to 45 minutes.
X-ray exams involve minimal exposure to radiation. Although radiation exposure is still small with fluoroscopy, you receive a higher dose than during standard x-ray procedures.
Some patients may develop a bladder infection after this procedure.
Rarely, some people may experience an allergic reaction to the iodine-based contrast dye, which can cause symptoms such as nausea, sneezing, vomiting, hives, and occasionally a life-threatening response called anaphylactic shock. Emergency medications and equipment are kept readily available.
You may experience some burning as you urinate the first few times after the test. Drink plenty of fluids to help flush the dye from your bladder and reduce this sensation, and to prevent any accumulation of bacteria.
You may return home and resume your usual activities.
Contact your doctor if you develop lower abdominal pain or fever, blood in the urine, or if urine output is less than normal.
A radiologist (and possibly a urologist) will examine the images for evidence of any abnormality.
In some cases, additional urologic tests, such as cystoscopy or ultrasound of the kidneys, may be needed to establish a diagnosis and determine the extent of the problem.


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By the outreach worker
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By the doctor
•	Pre-test voluntary consultation
•	HIV testing
•	Post-test consultation
•	In case of sero-positive cases – referring to the National Center for AIDS Prevention of RA
•	Free STI consultation and testing
•	In case of necessity provision of medicine and treatment
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«Let's overcome the fears about HIV together» meeting.
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Welcome back to Seniorhelpline' Riddle of the Week series. This week's problem requires a bit more math than any of the riddles we have posted thus far, bumping its difficultly level up to hard. So get out a pad and pencil, get ready to draw some diagrams, and don't give up!
You've designed an incredibly advanced aircraft, a true marvel of aeronautics, the X-100. You want to fly all the way around the world in it without stopping. The only problem is that the plane can carry just enough fuel to make it halfway around the Earth.
So you build a total of three planes, one for you to fly and two more for your assistants John and Jane. You equip these planes with some pretty incredible and futuristic features to help you along the way. For one, they can instantaneously transfer any amount of fuel to each other. One plane can even pass fuel to the other two simultaneously. Secondly, the aircraft can turn on a dime, literally reversing direction instantaneously, flying at the exact same velocity as soon as they about-face.
Now for the numbers: Each plane can carry 180 gallons of fuel. You plan to fly all the way around the world along the equator, where your plane can fly at the blistering speed of 1º of longitude per minute, meaning it'll take 360 minutes to make the whole 360-degree journey. (This is a speed of about Mach 5.4, for those who are curious). The three aircraft burn 1 gallon of fuel per 1º longitude traveled.
One more thing: There is only one airport along the equator route that you plan to take. You must start at this airport and finish there. John and Jane can return to the airport to refuel, filling their tanks to the full 180 gallons. The one airport is the only place that anyone can land.
As you can see, with 180 gallons of fuel, one of the planes by itself would only make it 180º around the world, half of the required 360º. Fortunately, the planes have their nifty instantaneous refueling and about-facing features, and you have John and Jane to help you make the trip.
How do you fly all the way around the world without stopping or turning around, and without any of the three pilots running out of fuel and crashing?
As mentioned, you are probably going to want pencil and paper for this. Draw out a circle representing the world and mark 90º, 180º, 270º and 360º. Imagine you are looking at the south pole and the equator runs along the circumference of the circle. It might help to make a table to keep track of all three planes' fuel levels as well. Where do the refuelings need to occur for you to make it all the way around in one continuous trip?
Note: If a plane hits 0 gallons of fuel, and at that exact moment another plane is there to refuel it, the plane does not crash. The fuel transfers instantaneously.
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Completing a marathon is a great personal achievement that requires months of dedication to training, and the exhilaration you'll feel when crossing the line will certainly be something special.

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Part 10 of the Present day Patriarchs series.
Genesis 33:13- And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if the men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.
Jacob and Esau made their peace. Then they decided it was time to go on. Esau and his four hundred men offered Jacob three things: to lead, protect, and choose the destination. Seems like a good offer. But patriarch Jacob turned it down. This decision made all the difference in the world for his family.
Jacob decided to lead his own family. Never put your family in the hands of somebody else; especially somebody like Esau and his four hundred men.
First, Jacob realizes he is a family man now. Running with the boys would no doubt be fun, but it would have damaged his family. There comes a time in every father's life when he must realize he isn't one of the guys anymore. You are a family man now. Your spare time, hobbies, and calendar; should reflect this mindset.
Second, Jacob and Esau have different values. Esau is very progressive, successful, and godless. He values fleshly things while Jacob is plodding down a spiritual path. Christian fathers should never let the values of their society lead their families. We are a counter-culture people. Through our families, we are teaching our society what a real family looks like. Get you values from the bible, your prayer life, and personal convictions.
Third, Esau has no idea what Jacob's destiny entails. He is living in another land with his own guidance system. To follow Esau is to keep up with the Joneses. The leading of the Spirit, not the leading of social status, must determine our destiny. Where God is taking you may be far and away from where Esau is living. Jacob had already experienced living twenty years out of the will of God. Twenty years of directionless living taught this patriarch to reach for the destiny determined by his Master.
Fathers must passionately guard those leading their children. Each and every adult they spend time with is rubbing off on them. Do these individuals reflect the values you are trying to impart to your children? Guard that gate. It's much easier to deal with an adult with hurt feelings than to see your children headed in the wrong direction.
Note that Jacob put the cattle out in front of the children. These cattle were hard working mature servants that understood how to submit to a higher power. They could handle a heavy load and didn't have to be driven or prodded because they knew how to follow their master. Its people like this you want your children to learn from.
It's amazing to me how Moses was ready to lead a nation but not his own boys. I would rather have tremendous influence over my two girls' lives than I would a city. The greatest calling any man can accept is the calling to pastor his own family.
Ultimately, we are all called to be like Joshua. Joshua had the great task of leading millions of people into their personal and corporate destinies. But most importantly, Joshua led his own family. The famous statement "as for me and my house" echoed the true heartbeat of this great man. He had a great calling, but his highest concern was for his family. You can't control what others are doing with their families, but you can surely decide what the story will be for you and your house.
Who or what is influencing how you direct your family's destiny?
Do you realize you are a family man now? Is it time to quit being a buddy, and start being a daddy?
Does your desire for a higher social status affect your decisions?
Are there some people you should no longer let your children spend time with because they are negatively influencing them?
How much time are you spending in the bible to develop your value system?
What movies are your children watching which they shouldn't because of the negative influence?
Do you discuss, with your family, the destiny you feel that God has for you and them?
What schools are they going to? What career should they be pursuing?
Are you open to your children pursuing a calling instead of a career?
Does your family reflect a counter-culture lifestyle? In what ways is your family different than the family across the street?


Three men have been injured in serious collision in Torquay this morning, Thursday 11th October.
Emergency services were called at around 3.30am to a single vehicle collision on Rathmore Road, Torquay.
One man has sustained minor injuries, two other men have sustained serious and possibly life-threatening injuries.
The road remains closed whilst accident investigation work takes place.
Police ask to please avoid using this road and choose an alternative route if possible.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information is asked to contact police on 101@dc.police.uk or call 101 quoting log 90 11/10/18.


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A SUP fly fisherman is a welcome surprise at sunrise on a crisp fall morning along the Snake River at Oxbow Bend. I made the image while leading a group at the Summit Fall Nature Photo Workshop, pho in Jackson, Wyoming. Photo © copyright by Dave Showalter.
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Professor Alessandra Tanesini
School of English, Communication and Philosophy
tanesini@cardiff.ac.uk
1.47, John Percival Building, Colum Drive, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
Available for postgraduate supervision
I am part of the School's Philosophy research group.
I did my undergraduate work at Bologna University (Italy) and gained my PhD on Quine at the University of Hull (UK). In the meantime I studied and taught for a couple of years at Syracuse University (US) before coming to Cardiff in 1992.
In 1996 I was a Visiting Senior Lecturer in School of Philosophy (General Philosophy) at the University of Sydney, and in 1997 I was Visiting Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Georgetown University (US).
Tanesini, A. 2019. Silencing and assertion. In: Goldberg, S. ed. The Oxford Handbook of Assertion.. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, (10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190675233.013.31)
Tanesini, A. 2019. Vices of the Mind, by Quassim Cassam. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019 [Book Review]. Mind
Tanesini, A. 2019. Virtuous and vicious intellectual self-trust. In: Dormandy, K. ed. Trust in Epistemology.. London and New York: Routledge
Tanesini, A. 2018. Reducing arrogance in public debate. In: Arthur, J. ed. Virtues in the Public Sphere: Citizenship, Civic Friendship and Duty.. London and New York: Routledge, pp. 23-38.
Tanesini, A. 2018. Caring for esteem and intellectual reputation: some epistemic benefits and harms. Philosophy 84, pp. 47-67. (10.1017/S1358246118000541)
Tanesini, A. 2018. Intellectual servility and timidity. [Online]. Imperfect Cognitions. Available at: http://imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com/2018/11/intellectual-servility-timidity.html
Tanesini, A. 2018. Addressing a culture of disrespect: Arrogance and anger in debate. [Online]. Humility & Conviction in Public Life Blog. Available at: https://humilityandconviction.uconn.edu/hc-the-blog/
Tanesini, A. 2018. Collective amnesia and epistemic injustice. In: Carter, A. . J. et al. eds. Socially Extended Epistemology.. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 195-219.
Tanesini, A. 2018. Intellectual servility and timidity. Journal of Philosophical Research 43, pp. 21-41. (10.5840/jpr201872120)
Tanesini, A. 2018. Epistemic vice and motivation. Metaphilosophy 49(3), pp. 350-367. (10.1111/meta.12301)
Tanesini, A. 2018. Intellectual humility as attitude. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 96(2), pp. 399-420. (10.1111/phpr.12326)
Tanesini, A. 2018. Eloquent silences: silence and dissent. In: Johnson, C. R. ed. Voicing Dissent: The Ethics and Epistemology of Making Disagreement Public.. Routledge
Tanesini, A. 2018. Arrogance, anger and debate. Symposion: Theoretical and Applied Inquiries in Philosophy and Social Sciences [Special issue on Skeptical Problems in Political Epistemology, edited by Scott Aikin and Tempest Henning] 5(2), pp. 213-227. (10.5840/symposion20185217)
Tanesini, A. 2018. 'Are we all suffering from collective amnesia?'. [Online]. Iai news: Institute of Arts and Ideas. Available at: https://iainews.iai.tv/articles/are-we-all-suffering-from-historical-collective-amnesia-auid-1048
Tanesini, A. 2017. Reducing arrogance in public debate. Presented at: Virtues in the Public Sphere,, Oriel College, Oxford, UK, 4-6 January 2018.
Tanesini, A. 2017. Standpoint theory then and now. In: Fricker, M. et al. eds. Routledge Handbook of Social Epistemology.. London: Routledge
Tanesini, A. 2017. Doing Philosophy. In: D'Oro, G. and Overgaard, S. eds. The Cambridge Companion to Philosophical Methodology... Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 13-31.
Tanesini, A. 2016. "Calm down dear": intellectual arrogance, silencing and ignorance. Aristotelian Society: Supplementary Volume 90(1), pp. 71-92. (10.1093/arisup/akw011)
Tanesini, A. 2016. Collective amnesia and epistemic injustice. [Online]. Imperfect Cognitions Network. Available at: http://imperfectcognitions.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/collective-amnesia-and-epistemic.html
Tanesini, A. 2016. Teaching virtue: changing attitudes. Logos & Episteme 7(4), pp. 503-527. (10.5840/logos-episteme20167445)
Byrne, A. and Tanesini, A. 2015. Instilling new habits: addressing implicit bias in healthcare professionals. Advances in Health Sciences Education 20(5), pp. 1255-1262. (10.1007/s10459-015-9600-6)
Tanesini, A. 2015. Spatial attention and perception: seeing without paint. Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences 14(3), pp. 433-454. (10.1007/s11097-014-9349-z)
Tanesini, A. 2015. Epistemologie e filosofie femministe della scienza. Aphex 11, article number: 31012015.
Tanesini, A. 2014. Temporal externalism: a taxonomy, an articulation, and a defence. Journal of the Philosophy of History 8(1), pp. 1-19. (10.1163/18722636-12341263)
Tanesini, A. 2014. Logical aliens. In: Skodi, A. ed. Other Logics: Historical and Philosophical Alternatives to Formal Logic.. Brill, pp. 123-147.
Tanesini, A. 2014. Feminist epistemology and philosophy of science. Oxford Bibliographies (10.1093/OBO/9780195396577-0158)
Tanesini, A. 2013. It's easy if you try, Review of Sally Haslanger's Resisting Reality: Social Construction and Social Critique [Book Review]. Radical Philosophy 181, pp. 60-62.
Tanesini, A. 2012. Feminist epistemology. In: Evans, M. and Williams, C. eds. Gender: The Key Concepts.. Routledge Key Guides London: Routledge, pp. 81-87.
Holroyd, J. and Tanesini, A. 2012. Under-represented groups in philosophy (26th-27th November 2010). Humana Mente: Journal of Philosophical Studies 22, pp. 243-249.
Tanesini, A. 2012. Nietzsche on the Diachronic Will and the problem of morality. European Journal of Philosophy n/a (10.1111/j.1468-0378.2012.00564.x)
Tanesini, A. and Protevi, J. 2011. New APPS interview: Alessandra Tanesini - Part II. [Online]. New APPS: Art, Politics, Philosophy, Science. Available at: http://www.newappsblog.com/2011/10/new-apps-interview-alessandra-tanesini-part-i.html#more
Tanesini, A. and Protevi, J. 2011. New APPS interview: Alessandra Tanesini - Part I. [Online]. New APPS: Art, Politics, Philosophy, Science. Available at: http://www.newappsblog.com/2011/10/new-apps-interview-alessandra-tanesini-part-i-1.html#more
Tanesini, A. 2011. Feminist epistemology. In: Bernecker, S. and Pritchard, D. eds. Routledge Companion to Epistemology.. Routledge Philosophy Companions London: Routledge, pp. 885-895.
Tanesini, A. 2011. Walk this way: Susan Hekman, The Material of Knowledge: Feminist Disclosures, Indiana University Press, Bloomington and Indianapolis, 2010. xi + 148 pp., £45.00 hb., £14.99 pb., 978 0 25335 467 9 hb., 978 0 25322 196 4 pb. [Book Review]. Radical Philosophy 166, pp. 44-45.
Tanesini, A. 2011. Heikes, Deborah K. Rationality and feminist philosophy - 173pp, Continuum, 2010, £65.00 (hbk), ISBN 9781441161277 [Book Review]. Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
Gray, R. and Tanesini, A. 2010. Perception and action: The taste test. Philosophical Quarterly 60(241), pp. 718-734. (10.1111/j.1467-9213.2009.651.x)
Tanesini, A. 2010. Naturalism and normativity: Rorty and Barad. In: Janack, M. ed. Feminist Interpretations of Richard Rorty.. Re-Reading the Canon University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, pp. 199-216.
Tanesini, A. 2010. The non-conjunctive nature of disjunctivism : a critical notice of Byrne, A. and Logue, H. Disjunctivism: contemporary readings and Haddock, A.and MacPherson, F. Disjunctivism: perception, action and knowledge. Teorema 29(1), pp. 95-103.
Tanesini, A. 2010. Feminist philosophy. Oxford Bibliographies Online (10.1093/OBO/9780195396577-0152)
Tanesini, A. 2009. The Canon: Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. By Ludwig Wittgenstein. Times Higher Education 3(9), pp. 49.
Tanesini, A. 2009. Reviews of Ram Neeta and Duncan Pritchard (eds.) Arguing about Knowledge; Kevin Timpe (ed.) Arguing about Religion; Matt Zwolinski (ed.) Arguing about Political Philosophy; Michael C. Rae (ed.) Arguing about Metaphysics (Routledge, 2009). Times Higher Education: Textbook Guide, pp. viii-ix.
Tanesini, A. 2009. Oggettivitá. In: Vassallo, N. ed. Donna M'Apparve.. Turin: Codice Edizioni, pp. 103-15.
Tanesini, A. 2009. Donna non si nasce, lo si diventa. Diogene 16, pp. 47-49.
Tanesini, A. 2009. Unlike McDowell. Radical Philosophy 155, pp. 56-57.
Tanesini, A. 2008. Barry Smith (ed.) Questions of taste: the philosophy of wine [Book Review]. International Journal of Philosophical Studies 16(5), pp. 779-782. (10.1080/09672550802504334)
Tanesini, A. 2008. Ecological thinking: the politics of epistemic location [Book Review]. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 77(2), pp. 573-576. (10.1111/j.1933-1592.2008.00207.x)
Tanesini, A. 2008. Self-knowledge and resentment. Philosophical Books 49(3), pp. 238-245. (10.1111/j.1468-0149.2008.00465.x)
Tanesini, A. 2008. Questions of taste: the philosophy of wine [Book Review]. International Journal of Philosophical Studies 16(5), pp. 779-782.
Tanesini, A. 2008. Virtues, emotions and fallibilism. In: Brun, G., Doguoglu, U. and Kuenzle, D. eds. Epistemology and the emotions.. Ashgate Epistemology and Mind series Aldershot: Ashgate, pp. 67-82.
Tanesini, A. 2008. Intentionality and the externalism versus internalism debate. Abstracta 2008(SI2), pp. 45-53.
Tanesini, A. 2007. Contemporary debates in epistemology – Matthias Steup and Ernest Sosa (eds)[Book Review]. Philosophical Quarterly 57(227), pp. 303-306. (10.1111/j.1467-9213.2007.486_4.x)
Tanesini, A. 2007. Contemporary debates in epistemology – Matthias Steup and Ernest Sosa (eds) [Book Review]. The Philosophical Quarterly 57(227), pp. 303-306.
Tanesini, A. 2007. Philosophy of language A-Z.. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Tanesini, A. 2006. Bringing about the normative past. American Philosophical Quarterly 43(3), pp. 191-206.
Tanesini, A. 2006. Language-play: Chris Lawn, Wittgenstein and Gadamer: towards a post-analytic philosophy of language [Book Review]. Radical Philosophy 135, pp. 42-44.
Tanesini, A. 2006. The nature and content of experience: The World, The Flesh and the Subject by Paul Gilbert and Kathleen Lennon [Commentary]. SWIF Philosophy of Mind Review 5, pp. 24-31.
Tanesini, A. 2006. Chris Lawn, Wittgenstein and Gadamer: towards a post-analytic philosophy of language [Book Review]. Radical Philosophy 135, pp. 42-44.
Tanesini, A. 2006. Wendy Brown, Edgework: critical essays on knowledge and politics [Book Review]. Radical Philosophy 139, pp. 51-53.
Tanesini, A. 2006. Straw poll: should the airwaves be policed?. The Philosopher's Magazine 34, pp. 10. (10.5840/tpm20063467)
Tanesini, A. 2006. The nature and content of experience in Luca Malatesti and Michael Peckitt (eds), Symposium on The World, The Flesh and the Subject by Paul Gilbert and Kathleen Lennon. SWIF Philosophy of Mind Review, pp. 24-31.
Tanesini, A. 2005. Review of Sharyn Clough, Beyond Epistemology: A Pragmatist Approach to Feminist Science Studies. Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, article number: 24831.
Tanesini, A. 2005. Nietzsche, biology and metaphor. Gregory Moore, 2002, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. [Book Review]. European Journal of English Studies 9(1), pp. 95-96. (10.1080/13825570500068182)
Tanesini, A. 2005. Review of Rachel Alsop, Annette Fitzsimons and Kathleen Lennon, theorizing gender. Ramon Llull Journal of Applied Ethics 22, pp. 90-92.
Tanesini, A. 2005. A theory of assertives. In: Heather, B. and Michael, P. L. eds. Perspectives on the Philosophy of William P. Alston.. Rowman and Littlefield, pp. 239-49.
Lance, M. and Tanesini, A. 2005. Emotion and rationality. In: Ezcurdia, M., Stainton, R. and Viger, C. D. eds. New Essays in Philosophy of Language and Mind.. University of Calgary Press, pp. 275-95.
Tanesini, A. and Lance, M. 2004. Emotions and rationality. In: Ezcurdia, M., Stainton, R. and Viger, C. eds. New Essays in Philosophy of Language and Mind: Canadian Journal of Philosophy Supplementary Volume., Vol. 30. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, pp. 275-295.
Tanesini, A. 2004. Wittgenstein: A feminist interpretation.. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Tanesini, A. 2003. Quiet despair: Bernard Williams, Truth and truthfulness: an essay in genealogy [Book Review]. Radical Philosophy 121, pp. 51-53.
Tanesini, A. 2003. Review of Peg O'Connor, oppression and responsibility: A Wittgensteinian approach to social practices and moral theory. Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
Tanesini, A. 2002. Talking feminist politics: conversations on law, science, and the postmodern. By Eloise A. Buker. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1999. 240p. $60.00 cloth, $24.95 paper. / The future of differences: truth and method in feminist theory. By Susan J. Hekman. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press, 1999. 173p. $66.95 cloth, $29.95 paper. [Book Review]. American Political Science Review 96(4), pp. 799-801. (10.1017/S0003055402250467)
Tanesini, A. 2002. Unreachable: Wendy Brown, Politics out of history [Book Review]. Radical Philosophy 114, pp. 43-45.
Tanesini, A. 2002. Review of Eloise A. Buker, talking feminist politics and Susan J. Hekman, the future of differences. American Political Science Review 96(4), pp. 799-801. (10.1017/S0003055402000382)
Tanesini, A. 2001. In search of community: Mouffe, Wittgenstein and Cavell. Radical Philosophy 110, pp. 12-19.
Tanesini, A. 2001. The Tebbit tendency: Will Kymlicka, Politics in the vernacular: nationalism, multiculturalism and citizenship [Book Review]. Radical Philosophy 109, pp. 39-42.
Tanesini, A. 2001. Cressida Heyes, Defining women through feminist practice [Book Review]. Women's Philosophy Review 27, pp. 92-95.
Lance, M. N. and Tanesini, A. 2000. Identity judgements, queer politics. Radical Philosophy 100, pp. 42-51.
Tanesini, A. 2000. Genes and gays: the irrelevance of biology to queer identities. The Philosopher's Magazine 11, pp. 51-52. (10.5840/tpm20001124)
Tanesini, A. 1999. David Theo Goldberg, Racial subjects: writing on race in America [Book Review]. Radical Philosophy 95, pp. 61.
Tanesini, A. 1999. David Theo Goldberg, Racial subjects: writing on race in America, Routledge, New York and London, 1997. xi + 259 pp., £45.00 hb., £ 13.99 pb., 0 415 91830 8 hb., 0 415 91831 6 pb. [Book Review]. Radical Philosophy 95, pp. 61.
Tanesini, A. 1999. Drawing the colour line: K. Anthony Appiah and Amy Gutmann, Color conscious: the political morality of race [Book Review]. Radical Philosophy 95, pp. 46-48.
Tanesini, A. 1999. The power of words: feminism and philosophy of language. Women's Philosophy Review 21, pp. 26-46.
Tanesini, A. 1999. An introduction to feminist epistemologies.. Oxford: Blackwell.
Tanesini, A. 1998. The culture of biotechnology: Donna J. Haraway, Modest_Witness@Second_Millennium. FemaleMan (c)_Meets_OncoMouse (TM): Feminism and technoscience [Book Review]. Radical Philosophy 91, pp. 41-42.
Tanesini, A. 1998. Real knowing and real norms. Social Epistemology 12(3), pp. 241-251. (10.1080/02691729808578882)
Tanesini, A. 1998. Review of Adriana Cavarero, Tu che mi guardi, Tu che mi racconti. Women's Philosophy Review 15, pp. 64-65.
Tanesini, A. 1998. [Book Review] of Judith Butler: excitable speech:a politics of the performative. Women's Philosophy Review 18(1), pp. 51-53.
Tanesini, A. 1998. Troubling philosophy: an interview with Judith Butler. Women's Philosophy Review 18, pp. 7-21.
Tanesini, A. 1997. Identity without an entity. Surfaces 7(107), pp. 1-10.
Tanesini, A. 1997. Ethics without foundations: the question of universalism. Surfaces 7(114), pp. 1-9.
Tanesini, A. 1997. The philosopher's bookshelf: Wittgenstein's philosophical investigations. Women's Philosophy Review 17, pp. 73-74.
Tanesini, A. 1996. Diotima, Oltre L'Uguaglianza: Le Radici Femininili dell'Autorità [Book Review]. Women's Philosophy Review 15, pp. 20-21.
Tanesini, A. 1996. Whose language?. In: Garry, A. and Pearsall, M. eds. Women, knowledge and reality: explorations in feminist philosophy.. Routledge, pp. 353-365.
Tanesini, A. 1995. The "spider's web" and the "tool": Nietzsche vis-a-vis Rorty on metaphor. In: Sedgwick, P. ed. Nietzsche: A Critical Reader.. Blackwell Critical Reader London: Blackwell, pp. 276-293.
Sedgwick, P. and Tanesini, A. 1995. Lyotard and Kripke: essentialisms in dispute. American Philosophical Quarterly 32(3), pp. 271-278.
Tanesini, A. 1995. Nietzsche's theory of truth. Australasian Journal of Philosophy 73(4), pp. 548-559. (10.1080/00048409512346891)
Dale, A. J. and Tanesini, A. 1989. Why are Italians more reasonable than Australians?. Analysis 49(4), pp. 189-194. (10.1093/analys/49.4.189)
Tanesini, A. 1988. On Mackie's solution to semantic paradoxes. Logique et Analyse 31, pp. 223-226.
formal logic
philosophy of feminism
philosophy of mind and language
In 2018 I am on reseach leave. This is made possible by a Fellowship of the Leverhulme Trust.
My current work lies at the intersection of ethics, the philosophy of language, and epistemology and focuses on epistemic vice, silencing, prejudice and ignorance. I am currently a co-PI on a two-year multidisciplinary research project Changing Attitudes in Public Discourse which is dedicated to reducing arrogance in debate.
Previously I have published on a range of issues and topics in epistemology (especially feminist and social epistemology) and in the philosophy of language (especially theories of truth in both analytic and continental philosophy). I am the author of two monographs (one in feminist epistemology and the other on Wittgenstein) and of a reference work in the philosophy of language. I have published numerous articles in peer-refereed journals and collections on a variety of topics including: Nietzsche on truth, the role of emotions in epistemology, temporal externalism about meaning, and the debate over essentialism in feminism.
virtue epistemology
Current supervision
Timothy Kjeldsen
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Home»Basketball»Hansen makes a move: Sonics ticket waitlist
Hansen makes a move: Sonics ticket waitlist
By SPNW Staff March 11, 2013 13 Comments3 Mins Read
Chris Hansen is busting a PR move, drumming up action by creating a "priority ticket waitlist" for future Sonics games this fall at KeyArena.
In his first public remarks since his offer to buy the Sacramento Kings was accepted, Hansen will open a list on his website, www.sonicsarena.com, at 10 a.m. Thursday that invites fans to sign up so he can get an idea of demand. KING5 TV first reported the news late Monday afternoon.
Hansen wrote on the site that "registering your interest will be a critical step in demonstrating to the NBA and basketball fans around the country the unbelievable passion that exists in the Emerald City to BRING BACK OUR SONICS!"
Hansen was careful not to get out over his skis, because the purchase and relocation is not yet done. The deal faces a counteroffer from Sacramento to keep the Kings, and the NBA has asked the parties not to speak about the deals or NBA actions.
But there is no ban on speaking with supporters about, well, support.
Hansen wrote: "It's also important that we reiterate that no inference should be drawn between our establishment of the Priority Ticket Waitlist and our efforts to close our acquisition of the Sacramento Kings. We are in the midst of working through the approval and relocation process with the NBA, and we would expect a determination to be made at the Board of Governors meeting in mid-April.
"If our efforts prove successful, we anticipate a Sonics sales team member will contact you in May to discuss available seating options. However, a confirmation of your status on the Priority Ticket Waitlist should in no way be seen as a guarantee of tickets."
Hansen has put down a $30 million nonrefundable deposit to buy the Kings, besides the nearly $60 million he spent acquiring land in SoDo, and an unknown amount in pre-development costs for a $490 million basketball/hockey arena. He has already requested dates to play at KeyArena this fall.
NBA Commissioner David Stern said Friday that he has asked for Seattle and Sacramento make their cases at a special meeting of the league's relocation and finances committees in New York April 3. Clay Bennett, the owner of the Oklahoma City Thunder that was the Sonics until the city released the team from its lease for $45 million in 2008, heads the relocation committee. NBA owners are scheduled to vote on the franchise purchase and relocation April 19.
"From the incredible outpouring of emotion from the 5,000 of you who showed up for our rally, to the relentless outreach to the City and County Councils and the legions sporting the Green and Gold in our city, we would never have reached this point without all of you!" Hansen gushed on his webiste. "With this in mind, I'm reaching out to ask for your help once more. It's the home stretch people and we really need your support on this to help carry us past the finish line!"
A spokesperson for Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn told KING5 there are "no plans right now" for the mayor to be at the April 3 meeting.
Leon Russell on March 11, 2013 10:48 pm
"From the incredible outpouring of emotion from the 5,000 of you who showed up for our rally, to the relentless outreach to the City and County Councils and the legions sporting the Green and Gold in our city, we would never have reached this point without all of you!" "
And how many of those "thousands" have the money to buy NBA season tickets? About 3?
Billee Lorig on March 11, 2013 11:11 pm
Out of 30 Teams, the Sacramento Kings the last 5 years have been one of the NBA worst teams if not the worst team in attendance: 2009 – 30th Dead last, 2010 – 29th Next to dead last, 2011 – 29th Next to dead last again, 2012 – 27th out of 30, 2013 – 30th Dead last. How many fans buying season tickets in SAC??? none.
art thiel on March 12, 2013 9:59 am
Those are years covering the financial crisis after 2008, the Maloofs disinvestment and the state of California's slew of municipal bankruptcies occasioned by employment collapse and absence of tax revs. A bad scene for a town whose only industry was state govt.
Earlier, Sactown also led the league in percentage of capacity sold.
That's going to be a test. But even in the five years since the Sonics left, there's a whole subset of tech geeks in the market making $80K+ who will look upon this as a fresh cooi thing.
Leon Russell on March 12, 2013 1:45 pm
I don't think the NBA is considered a "fresh cool thing" by much of anyone. Nice theory, with nothing to back it up. Those tech geeks all moved her from other places, most of which probably had an NBA team. It's more likely that they consider the Sounders a "fresh new thing" and are one reason the Sounders are drawing so well.
art thiel on March 12, 2013 4:50 pm
Agreed on the Sounders. But do not underestimate how swiftly American pop culture changes, especially in a transient-rich Seattle.
"The deal faces a counteroffer from Sacramento to keep the Kings" Presently there is no deal from SAC. There is no Bid, No Arena Deal and Financial Infrastructure from Mastrov and Birkle, since Stern threw the last feeble attempt back in their faces. The clock is ticiking with only 17 business days and 23 calendars to April 3rd
Stern wouldn't have invited Sactown to meet him in NY April 3 if there wasn't a counteroffer. Just because it isn't fast enough for you doesn't mean that it's vapor. Stern told them to pick it up Friday because he wants two competitive bids.
jafabian on March 12, 2013 12:49 am
Hansen has got to be shaking his head on this. He's gotta be going "Present my case? AGAIN????"
This is the hardest part of his whole gig: Pulling a team away from a fan base that wants to keep it.
jafabian on March 12, 2013 2:06 pm
The more the NBA moves teams, the more fair-weather their fanbase becomes. The only fans they'll have are the ones in NBA cities and those fans will be the ones who can afford to be one as the NBA prices tickets and merchandise higher and higher. At some point something has to give.
Geoffrey Cunningham on March 12, 2013 10:48 am
What a deft move by Hansen. If we get this team, I think it will owe to Hansen's savviness more than anything else. Perhaps it is a result of living in this city and having to endure the past and present ineptitude of our city's sports teams's front offices, but Hansen seems to possess an acute understanding on the financial, public, and political considerations that go into operating a professional sports team.
Given Stern's recent comments that Sacramento's counteroffer is "not quite there," it looks as though Hansen is trying to close the deal by focusing attention on matters where Sacramento cannot compete. With Stern's admission that Hansen's offer elevates the value of the league more than the Sacramento group, Hansen is now offering a reminder that Seattle is a much larger and more prestigious media market through this priority ticket wait list.
I am curious to know what Hansen might have planned in the way of an announcement about the results of this wait list. I wouldn't be surprised to see something occur at the end of the month. You know, just another friendly reminder about the superior nature of his financial offer, our amenable political climate, and level of fan enthusiasm for a return of the SuperSonics.
Not sure ticket pledges to a so-far-unpurchased team is much of a metric. I do think it's a decent PR counter-strategy, but its influence on Stern/BOG is negligible. And you're right about Hansen's savviness, presuming he navigates the EIS.


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THIS Is Why Al-Qaeda Hates America: The Situation Shirt
You know how when you watch the news and see a story about al-Qaeda and they're always out in the streets chanting, "Death to America?" Did you ever wonder, "Gosh, what's their problem? Why do they hate us so much?"
It's because of things like this.
This is "The Situation" t-shirt. It's a shirt with a clear plastic window in the middle so that you can show off your perfect abs, just like detestable homunculus Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino from the inexplicably popular Jersey Shore TV show.
Seriously, who would ever wear such a garment? Even if I had six pack abs, I wouldn't wear this thing in the house with all the lights off. Just looking at that photo makes me want to beat that guy with a tube sock full of Hot Wheels cars. Anyone thinking of buying this should save their money and grab a Sharpie and just scribble "douche bag" on their face.
The thing is, this isn't even an official "The Situation" shirt, but an unauthorized knock off. That means that we can look forward to authorized crap like this from Mr. Situation himself.
By the way, the Hollywood Reporter recently stated that between his MTV salary, endorsement deals, and his own branded products, "The Situation" could earn as much as $5 million in 2011.
When I read things like that it makes me want to lie down on the highway during rush hour. A billion people in the world will go to bed hungry tonight, but a man who's only apparent talent is lifting up his shirt becomes a multi-millionaire. Is there another planet I can move to? Some sort of Mars colony, or orbiting space station perhaps?
Labels: al-qaeda, fail, rant, situation
Summer Movie Wrap-Up
It's been a long time since I've posted any movie reviews, mainly because I've been working a lot lately and just haven't had time to see many films, but also because this was one of the most dismal summers at the movies in years.
There were a few bright spots to be found among the dreck however.
Inception is the latest movie from fanboy favorite director Christopher Nolan, who so successfully revitalized the Batman franchise in recent years.
Inception is a rare breed at the theaters this summer: an original film. It's not a sequel or remake or based on an existing property, and should be applauded for that if for nothing else.
The best thing about it is that it's got audiences talking again, actually discussing the movie. When's the last time that happened? For the longest time now I've seen audiences file into the theater, sit quietly (more or less) through the movie, then silently file out when it's over, never to think of it again. It's nice to have a movie that actually spurs conversation.
It's also nice to have to actually pay attention to a movie and be required to think about it.
The plot is pretty complicated to explain, but if I had to boil it down into one sentence, it's a heist movie set in the dream world.
The movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Dom Cobb, a man who makes a somewhat illegal living by entering the dreams of others, discovering their innermost secrets, then stealing and delivering those secrets to interested parties. For a price, of course.
Dom and his partner (played by the awesome Joseph Gordon-Levitt) are approached by a client and convinced to do "one last job." But what a job it is. Their client, a Mr. Saito, has a business competitor named Fischer who stands to inherit his father's mega-corporation. Saito wants Cobb and his team to enter Fischer's mind and implant the idea to dissolve the company, thereby eliminating the competition. Implanting an idea is called "inception," and everyone believes it's impossible. Everyone except Cobb, of course.
The rest of the film concerns Cobb and his team as they enter Fisher's mind and try to implant the idea. This involves several levels of dreams, as they enter Fisher's dream, then convince him to sleep and begin dreaming within that dream, and so on. In all, there are 4 different levels of dreams. In a cool twist, we find out that time flows differently in the various dream levels. The farther down you go, the slower time moves, so that 5 minutes in the real world equals 5 years in dream level 3.
It's all very complex, but as I said I was completely and utterly amazed at how easy it was to understand. The various characters are stationed in the different dream levels, but it's easy to figure out where everyone is and how they relate to one another. I don't know how Nolan accomplished this, but I wish he'd share his secret with the rest of Hollywood.
Inception should also be applauded for not overly relying on CGI effects. Oh, there's CGI in the movie of course, but a surprising amount of the effects were practical, shot live as they happened, just like in the old days.
I also liked the fact that the script didn't bog things down with technobabble explanations. Cobb and his team have a little machine that they hook themselves into, which enables them to enter the dreams of others. How the machine works is never explained, and it's really not important. It just does, and that's all that we need to know.
One thing I'd like to point out: Hollywood absolutely LOVES the whole "dream within a dream" concept. You know, a character experiences something horrible, then wakes up and says, "Whew, than goodness that was all a dream," and then a monster rises up next to him and he realizes he's still dreaming. For the record, I have never in my life dreamed I was dreaming. I don't know anyone else who's ever done this either. I suppose it's possible, but I'm guessing it must be awfully rare.
If nothing else, this movie has one of the highest percentages of former child stars in it: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Lukas Haas all started acting as kids.
I won't spoil the ending, but it also got people talking about what they think happened.
Original, intelligent and stylish, I give Inception an enthusiastic A.
Based on the six volume graphic novel by Brian Lee O'Malley.
A love story for the Nintendo generation, Scott Pilgrim is a twenty-something slacker who's in a band and is dating a teenaged girl. When he later meets Ramona Flowers, the woman of his dreams (literally), his life seems complete, until he discovers he has to defeat her seven evil exes in battle.
Did I mention that Scott lives in a reality where the laws of physics come straight out of video games? People can jump incredible distances, they have superstrength, they wield outrageous cartoon weapons, and when they're killed, they turn into piles of coins (unless they have a spare life, and are subsequently resurrected!).
The whole video game world concept is a bit jarring at first, but once you get used to it, the movie's fun, silly and energetic. It's got a little bit of everything thrown into the mix (even a Bollywood number!) but somehow it works, for the most part.
Michael Cera is the perfect choice to play Scott Pilgrim. In fact I can't think of any other actor who could play the part better. The rest of the actors are also perfectly cast, and look exactly like their comic characters brought to life.
They even went to great lengths to recreate the various locations in the movie in minute detail. Whole swaths of dialog are taken verbatim from the graphic novel as well.
There are also lots of videogame in-jokes, for those who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s. I won't bore you with them here, but a certain little site called Google can provide the list for you.
The only problem is that in trying to cram a six issue mini-series into a two hour movie, a lot of things had to be severely compacted or dropped completely.
One casualty of the compression: Scott and Ramona's relationship. I didn't buy it for a minute. There didn't seem to be much chemistry between them. There's also the matter of Scott being a jerk to most of the female characters throughout the entire movie (especially toward Knives, his teenaged girlfriend). He eventually learns the secret of trusting himself, or humility or some such thing during the final battle and becomes a better person, but by then it seemed too little, too late to me.
The movie made great waves when a preview was shown at last years San Diego ComicCon, so everyone expected it to be a huge hit. It turned out to be something of a flop, barely eking out $30 million dollars (Its budget: $60 million).
Universal Studios should have known better. Every time a movie makes a splash at ComicCon, it tanks at the box office. It happened with Snakes On A Plane, and it happened with Watchmen. A movie might excite the nerd community into a frenzy, but if it doesn't catch the fancy of the general public, it's gonna flop.
And once again, Hollywood comic book adaptations continue to mock me. It seems to be a fact of life that the more I like a comic book, the more Hollywood will change the characters, costumes and pretty much everything about it until it's virtually unrecognizable, while comics in which I have little or no interest will inspire ultra-faithful movies. For example, Sin City. I was never a big fan of it, and could take it or leave it. It consequently got filmed panel by panel into an ultra-faithful movie. But the Fantastic 4, which I loved since childhood, got two movies which barely resembled their source material at all.
So it is with Scott Pilgrim. I enjoyed the graphic novels, but I'm not particularly emotionally invested in them. Therefore the movie is more or less the comic come to life.
Fun, inventive and faithful to its source material, I give Scott Pilgrim a B.
Piranha 3D
A violent and gory exploitation movie, just like the ones that used to populate drive-ins back in the 1970s. Sick and twisted, but a heck of a lot of fun. In fact this one of the most fun times I've had at the movies all summer.
The story is as simple as it gets. It's Spring Break in the normally quiet town of Lake Victoria, and the whole town is suddenly invaded by 50,000 rowdy college kids out for a drunken, sex-filled good time. Then an earthquake opens a forgotten chamber deep beneath the lake, releasing thousands of prehistoric piranha into the normally placid waters. Hijinx, as well as the body count, then ensue.
Richard Dreyfuss has a cameo at the beginning of the movie, apparently playing the same character he did in Jaws.
Christopher Lloyd has a cameo as well. In an unexpected twist, he plays an eccentric and highly excitable scientist. Imagine that!
By the way, I wonder if that wheezy, exaggerated voice that Christopher Lloyd always uses in films is just an act, or does he actually speak like that in real life? Does he go into McDonald's and say, "GREAT SCOTT! Give me a BIG Mac, a coke, and SOME FRIES!!! And SOOOPer SIZE IT!"
Elizabeth Shue plays Sheriff Forester, who has the unenviable task of keeping the college revelers off of the piranha's menu. Hey, I just realized that along with Christopher Lloyd, she's another Back To The Future alumni.
Jerry O'Connell does a great job playing a sleazy Joe Francis type character who's in town to film a Girls Gone Wild style video.
The piranha designs look good and scary, and they're adequately animated. The gore effects are all very well done, and some were downright shocking in their violence. Not that there's anything wrong with that. It's nice to see finally see a hard R-rated movie, rather than a watered down PG-13 outing.
There's also plenty of nudity (female, of course) on hand as well, which made me realize that that's something you just don't see much at the movies anymore. I've never understood why Hollywood can show bodies being dismembered in every way imaginable and no one bats an eye, but a pair of naked breasts can seemingly bring our civilization to the brink of destruction.
The after-the-fact 3D effects added absolutely nothing to the film, other than raising the price by $3. I'm hopeful it won't be too much longer before this miserable 3D fad dies out.
Violent and gory, Piranah 3D is an entertaining B movie that doesn't take itself too seriously, and is a lot of fun. I give it a B.
Another old-fashioned exploitation movie, stylistically straight out of the good old 1970s.
Machete actually began life back in 2007, when it was created as a fake trailer for the movie Grindhouse. Fan reaction was so strong, director Robert Rodriguez decided to expand it into a full blown movie.
Danny Trejo, whose real life would probably make an interesting movie, stars as Machete, a Mexican cop who's set up by his boss (Steven Seagal, playing a hispanic!), who also kills his entire family. Talk about bad days. Machete eventually finds himself in Texas, where he's hired to kill a Senator McLaughlin (Robert Diniro), who's anti-illegal immigration stance is controversial to say the least. Machete gets set up again (this guy needs better decision-making skills), and is framed for the assassination attempt against the Senator.
He eventually gets revenge on the ones who wronged him with the help of an underground freedom fighter (Michelle Rodriguez), a sympathetic immigration agent (Jessica Alba) and his gun-toting priest brother (Cheech Marin).
Don Johnson, Lindsay Lohan (!) and Jeff Fahey round out the cast.
As you would expect from an exploitation movie, there's lots of over the top (and often physically impossible) violence and blood. The first five minutes are awesome in their violence and set the tone for the rest of the movie.
And it wouldn't be an exploitation movie without a healthy dose of sex and nudity as well. Every woman in the movie goes crazy over Machete. Every time they see his scowling face (seemingly carved from cement) they go wild, the clothes hit the floor and the porn music starts up.
If Machete ends up being a success, Rodriguez can chalk it up to a ton of free publicity. First of all, the illegal immigration subject matter exploded in real life just weeks before the movie's release. Then co-star Lindsay Lohan decided to go out and promote the movie on her own by becoming the Most Important Story Of The Decade.
Best Line in the movie: "Machete don't text."
Violent, action packed and humorous. If you're a fan of 1970s exploitation fare, you'll like Machete. I give it a B.
Labels: inception, machete, movie review, piranha, scott pilgrim
For Cripe's Sake!
I saw this van in town today. I couldn't believe it was real, and I drove around the block so I could slip in behind it and snap a photo.
I'm betting Cripe Engineering's main competitor is Cheezus Construction.
Labels: ad fail, cripe, sign
Dirty Bird, aka Dirty Ol' Bird
This was a fairly quick little drawing based on a sketchbook doodle.
I've been doing a lot of vector illustrations the past couple of months, so I thought I should hurry and do a bitmap drawing before I forget how. It's a good thing I did; I honestly had to stop and think for a minute to remember the brushes I like to use!
I can't decide whether to call him Dirty Ol' Bird or just Dirty Bird, so I called him both.
Here's the original sketch of D.B. The final drawing is pretty much identical with just a few refinements. And his cane, of course.
Labels: dirty bird, illustration, photoshop
Juvenile July
Here are the calendar pages for July. The August pages were full of primal drawings dripping with barely pent-up rage. These doodles don't seem particularly angry, just weird.
Uncle Sam looks a bit beaten up there on July 4th, reflecting the state of our beleaguered country. That's supposed to be Clint Eastwood on the 13th, drawn from memory. I was watching the first season of the Partridge Family on DVD in July, if you can believe such a thing, so that's a not-very-good likeness of Danny Partridge on the 17th, and his manager Reuben Kinkaid on the 21st.
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Labels: calendar, doodles, july, sketches
The Ninth Doctor
I'm a big fan of Doctor Who, so I thought I'd start a series of vector drawings of the eleven (!) different Doctors (so far).
Christopher Eccleston played the Ninth Doctor in 2005.
Sixteen years after the show was canceled, the BBC brought back a new and improved Doctor Who series in 2005. The new series has been going strong now for five seasons and is a huge hit in England, consistently receiving high ratings and generating tons of merchandise.
The SyFy Channel aired the first four seasons here in the States, but opted not to carry it after that. I guess they needed the precious air time for wrestling and shows about men pretending to see ghosts.
The new series finally has a budget that allows them to depict decent looking aliens and other planets. Don't get me wrong, the old series had its charm, what with its cardboard sets and paper mache monsters, but it's nice to see the show get the budget it deserves.
When the BBC first announced the show was coming back, fans wondered if the Doctor would be the same one from the old series, or if the show would be getting a reboot. After all, it would be tough to attract a new audience to a show with a 40+ year history, what with all that continuity and baggage.
In the end the producers decided not to go the reboot route, and #9 is the same Doctor we've known and loved for years.
The way they brought the series back was nothing short of genius, in my opinion. Since we last saw the Doctor in the TV movie in 1996, his home planet of Gallifrey has been destroyed under mysterious circumstances (which have since been partially explained) and the Doctor is now the Last Of The Time Lords, wandering time and space alone.
This very cleverly leveled the playing field for everyone. It provided a jumping on point for new viewers, and fans who knew the continuity inside and out didn't know any more about the Doctor's situation than new viewers. It was the perfect was to start the show up again.
Unlike the old series, which would stretch out a story over 4 or 6 half hour episodes, the new series features one story per hour long episode (with the occasional two parter).
I really liked Eccleston's performance as the Doctor. He was moody, melancholy and guilt ridden (no doubt due to losing his home planet) and was obviously in need of someone like his new companion Rose Tyler to give his life meaning again. Too bad he only stuck around for one season (or "series" to the Brits).
This Doctor wasn't afraid to use force, often utilizing weapons of the era in which he found himself.
Unlike any previous incarnations, Doctor #9 spoke with a distinct Northern English accent. Rose Tyler asked the Doctor, "If you're an alien, why do you sound like you're from the North?" He replied, "Lots of planets have a North."
The Ninth Doctor's costume was the simplest and most modern to date. In the past the various Doctors have all worn out-of-time faux Victorian era clothing; waistcoats, opera capes and scarves. This Doctor wore a plain t-shirt, pants and a leather jacket. For the first time he was actually wearing clothing that more or less fit the times. His costume remained unchanged during his series, with the exception of an occasional change of t-shirt color. Best of all, there were no question marks to be seen on his clothing (something that bothered me greatly about past Doctors)!
Much like the Eighth Doctor, the Ninth Doctor's Tardis interior was an impressively large steampunk kind of cavern, much more impressive than the original series' dinky interior. The Doctor mentioned more than once that the Tardis was not just a machine but alive, which was backed up by the incessant breathing sound in the background of the control room.
The Doctor's sonic screwdriver finally made its triumphant return in the new series, something we hadn't seen much since the Fifth Doctor's era.
The sonic screwdriver was originally just that-- a high tech tool that supposedly used sound to loosen screws and open locked doors. As time went on, the Doctor began relying more and more on it until the producers of the original series thought it was being used as a crutch, so they began to downplay it sometime during Doctor #5's era.
The sonic returned with a vengeance in the Ninth Doctor's adventures. It's now more versatile than ever, seemingly gaining new abilities every episode. No longer does it merely open locks, now it can be used to gain access to computers, reprogram cell phones so they can call into the past, even remotely control the Tardis. At times it seems more like magic than technology.
The Ninth Doctor was the first to use "psychic paper," a substance that would display whatever a subject thought he should see on it. If a guard would ask him for his pass, he'd show him the blank sheet of psychic paper, and the guard would see the appropriate credentials displayed on it, and allow the Doctor to pass. That would come in handy here in the real world.
Many important characters debuted in the Ninth Doctor's series, including his new companion Rose Tyler, her ex-boyfriend Mickey Smith, and former Time Agent and now immortal Captain Jack Harkness (who would go on to star in the Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood).
Several old foes returned to plague the Ninth Doctor, including the Autons (which were animated store mannequins) and his most famous nemesis, the Daleks.
The Ninth Doctor began the new series' tradition of utilizing the city of Cardiff, Wales, as a sort of home base. Many episodes of the new series have taken place in or around there. Coincidentally, the series is filmed at one of the BBC's studios in Cardiff. Imagine that!
Doctor #9 is a vector drawing, drawn all in InDesign.
It was tough trying to color his outfit. How do you color a jacket and pants that are both black without it looking like a solid blob? So I ended up having to cheat a bit and add some grays. Don't judge me! ;^)
Please forgive the ugly watermark on the illustration. I swore I would never add one to my art, because I know that 99.99% of my readers would never even think of stealing it. But earlier this year I had a run-in with an art thief who was not only stealing my work, but selling it as her own! Hence the watermarks. This is why we can't have nice things.
Stay tuned for Doctors #10 through #11! I'm almost done!
Here's the original sketch for the Ninth Doctor. This was probably one of the easiest likenesses I've done so far. I sketched him from memory, and then when I looked up reference photos, I decided trying to match the reality would just muddy things up. Doctor #9 usually looked pretty mopey, but I opted for one of his rare smiles here instead.
Labels: christopher eccleston, doctor who, InDesign, ninth doctor, tardis, vector
I'm A Grown Man And I Bought This: The Eleventh Doctor And Dalek Scientist
Here's the rare and exclusive Eleventh Doctor and Dalek Scientist 2 Pack, exclusively available only at the 2010 San Diego Comic Con (which coincidentally is held every year in San Diego).
Every year the SDCC features several toy items that are supposedly only available at the show. Then every year, fans who can't make it to San Diego declare their outrage at this practice, vowing to sell their entire collections in fits of sweaty rage if they can't possess these valuable toys. Then, every year shortly after the show, most of the exclusive pieces become available for purchase on the internet.
That's how I got my Doctor and Dalek set; I couldn't afford to fly out to San Diego, so I simply waited a couple of weeks and bought it online. Pretty simple, and I didn't even have to leave the house.
When Season 5 of the new Doctor Who series premiered in 2010, pretty much everything about the show had changed. There was a new Doctor of course, a new companion, a new Tardis (interior AND exterior), new theme song, new production staff, even new Dalek designs!
Underground Toys, the company that makes Doctor Who action figures, has already made a figure of the Eleventh Doctor. This is a new and different version, sans his trademark tweed jacket. The Dalek is one of the new models that debuted in the Victory of the Daleks episode.
Both figures are well done, as are most of Underground Toys' Who figures. The sculpting of the Eleventh Doctor is very good, especially at this scale (he's about 5.5" tall). The figure actually looks a lot like Matt Smith (I've read that UT has started laser scanning the faces of the actors in order to get better likenesses), and they did a great job of sculpting his David Tennant-esque hair.
The paint job is very good as well; they added a wash to his hair and did an amazing job on the stripes on his shirt. My only complaint with the paint job is with his pants. Instead of using a flat paint, they went with glossy, making it look like he's wearing shiny, metallic trousers. A bit of sculpted texture on the pants might have helped too.
The Eleventh Doctor comes with his trusty sonic screwdriver accessory, a tiny 3/4" piece of plastic that will immediately become lost in your carpet unless you glue it to his hand.
The Eleventh Doctor figure contains quite a bit of articulation, including neck, shoulders, mid-bicep, elbow, wrist, waist, hips, mid thigh, and knee. He's much more poseable than any of the Tenth Doctor figures, which has always been a complaint among Who collectors.
The Dalek Scientist is a well sculpted figure, but I wish it had a bit more articulation. The head dome rotates, the eye stalk moves up and down and the two arms have ball joints, and that's it. Would it have killed them to add a "waist" joint, so that you could rotate the dark ring in the middle? Apparently it would have. That plunger arm also makes me nervous. It's very thin, and every time I touch it I'm afraid it's going to snap off. If the Dalek Scientist ever takes a tumble off the toy shelf, he's gonna lose his arm.
So far fans have been divided on this new Dalek design. It's definitely bigger than the previous versions; the Daleks seem to be growing. They seem bulkier as well.
I have to admit I didn't much care for the design at first, but the more I see of it, the more it's starting to grow on me. Like it or not, we might as well all get used to it; the BBC built 5 or 6 of these new versions, so they're not likely to waste all that time and money and scrap them just because of some fanboy outrage.
I think the biggest problem with the design is that the head seems too small for the body. It's set a little too far towards the front as well, giving it an almost hunchbacked appearance. If you enlarge the head as I did in the image above, it looks perfect. Again, it's too late to do anything about it, so we might as well accept it and move on.
The previous Dalek designs had fairly conservative color schemes: the classic Daleks came in blues and grays and other almost pastel colors, while the new series versions were all metallic bronze. These new candy coated designs (called Paradigm Daleks on the show) are positively gaudy. The almost look like products from the Apple Store. Some wiseacre fans have taken to calling them "Skittles Daleks."
Personally I liked the previous bronze Daleks the best. The Paradigm Dalek colors make them look less real somehow, more like oversize toys than threats to life on Earth.
The new colors actually mean something on the show: red = drone, blue = strategist, orange = scientist, yellow = Eternal and white = Supreme. No one, including the show's writers, knows yet what function the Eternal Dalek serves.
So far the orange Scientist Dalek is the only one that's been released in the states. Not to worry, I'm sure any day now the rest of them will be available in a pricey box set.
Labels: daleks, doctor who, I'm A Grown Man And I Bought This
Surly September
Here are the calendar pages for September. As you might recall, I had an unpleasant August (actually the whole year so far ain't been all that great) and the the calendar doodles from that month reflected that... with gusto.
So far September's been a little better. We'll see how it goes.
Labels: calendar, doodles, september, sketches
The Eighth Doctor
Paul McGann played the Eight Doctor in 1996.
Ten years after Doctor Who was officially canceled in 1989, the Fox Network and the BBC teamed up in an effort to bring the show back, this time to American shores. They produced a TV movie starring McGann, which also served as a pilot episode. Unfortunately the ratings weren't high enough to warrant a series. I think the whole Doctor Who concept is just too weird for mainstream America.
The TV movie did quite well in England and has been available on DVD there for years. Legal hassles have prevented it from ever being released in the States, although I hear that everything was recently ironed out, and the DVD will finally be available here in America sometime in 2010.
Even though Doctor #8 appeared onscreen only one time, the BBC has stated that he's an official Doctor and part of the continuity. There were even glimpses of him in a couple of the Tenth Doctor's episodes.
McGann has continued to portray the Eighth Doctor in a series of BBC radio dramas over the years. In fact, if you count the radio dramas, he's played the Doctor longer than any other actor, including Tom Baker!
There've also been many books and even a comic book series starring Doctor #8.
Many elements in the newly revived series got their start in the TV movie. The theme song got an impressive orchestral arrangement as opposed to the old school synthesizer theme, something that's carried over into the modern series.
Also, for the first time since the First Doctor, the TV movie's opening didn't feature the Doctor's face. The modern series continues the faceless opening tradition.
The increased budget finally allowed the producers to build an impressive Tardis interior. The Tardis is the Doctor's space/time machine, and is bigger on the inside than the outside. In fact, it contains a nearly infinite amount of space and rooms inside. In the original series, the Tardis control room was never all that impressive. Technically it was larger than the outside of the Tardis, but not by much. It was about the size of the average living room.
This new Tardis interior was huge, and looked like something out of a Jules Verne novel, full of Victorian and steampunk style. I wish they'd have kept this look for the new series.
I haven't seen the TV movie in years, but I remember liking it for the most part. There were a few stumbles though.
The Master, the Doctor's eternal nemesis, returned to plague him in the TV movie. This time the Master was played by Eric Roberts, who gave an outrageous and let's say... flamboyant performance. The Master has always been a theatrical villain, but Robert's portrayal was way over the top.
Also, in the TV movie the Eighth Doctor revealed that he's half human on his mother's side. This was definitely news to the fans, and did not go over well at all. Why the creative team went that particular route, I have no idea. Maybe it was to help explain the Doctor's obsession with Earth, or to make his attraction to his new human companion more believable. Fortunately the producers of the new series have chosen to ignore that little tidbit of info.
Doctor #8 was the first of the so-called "romantic" Doctors. Up to this time, the Doctor was always seen as a father figure or a mentor to his companions. Their relationship with him was strictly platonic; they never had any romantic or sexual interest in him, and vice versa.
That all changed with Paul McGann's Doctor. His companion, Dr. Grace Holloway, went all mushy and gaga over him, and at one point they even kissed. It was pretty controversial at the time, and fans were divided over the issue.
In the new series this is pretty much par for the course. Rose Tyler fell hard for the Tenth Doctor, and though he tried to play it cool, the feeling was mutual. His next companion, Martha Jones, had an unrequited crush on the Doctor. In the 2007 Christmas Special Voyage of the Damned, Astrid Peth met and definitely developed feelings for the Doctor all in one episode.
The romance seems to have cooled somewhat with the Eleventh Doctor, which is probably not a bad thing.
The Eighth Doctor is the first since Doctor #4 to not feature a question mark motif in his costume, something for which I am eternally grateful. It's something I always found cringe-worthy. Doctor Who is the name of the show, not the character's name. He's always been known simply as "The Doctor." Wearing a question mark as a nod to the show's title always seemed a little too cutesy to me, and every time I saw it it would yank me right out of the story. Thankfully Doctors Eight through Eleven have been question mark free.
Stay tuned for Doctors #9 through #11!
Here's the original sketch of the Eighth Doctor. I tried to get his sleepy-eyed look right, but I'm not sure I captured it.
Labels: bbc, doctor who, eighth doctor, paul mcgann, tardis, vector
Angry August
Here are the calendar pages for August. As you might be able to discern from the expressions on the faces in the various boxes, August was not a good month. Nothing worth going into here, but let's just say I'm not sorry to see August 2010 scram.
Note: September's not looking much better.
Labels: august, calendar, doodles, sketches
Conversations I'd Like To Hear At The Movies
There's a kid's movie currently in theaters called Cats And Dogs: The Revenge Of Kitty Galore. Really, Hollywood? Kitty Galore? This is a movie for children, correct? No kid's going to understand that name unless they're aware of Pussy Galore and Bond movies. I cannot wait to hear this conversation between a weekend Dad and his 8 year old daughter as they're standing in line at the theater:
Daughter: Kitty Galore's a funny name. What's that mean, Daddy?
Dad: Oh, well that's a spoof of a name from a Bond movie, honey. In the James Bond movie Goldfinger, Pussy Galore was the lesbian pilot and henchmen of the title villain.
Daughter: Pussy Galore? That's a funny name too! What's that one mean? And what's a less-beeman?
Dad: Um... well... you see, "galore" means "abundant," and in this instance, "pussy" means... er, that is to say... How about we go see Despicable Me instead?
Labels: ad fail, cats and dogs, hollywood, kitty galore
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