RAMBO III (RE-MASTERED)

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Rambo III re-sequenced, re-mastered, re-packaged! After lengthy delay, third and final score by Jerry Goldsmith in initial Rambo trilogy finally brings Intrada CD series under one roof at the same time. John Rambo takes on Russians in Afghanistan in effort to rescue captured Colonel Trainman. Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna star, John Stainier photographs, Stallone & Sheldon Lettich script, Buzz Feitshans produces, Peter MacDonald directs. Jerry Goldsmith writes his longest Rambo score, infuses it with the largest number of thematic ideas as well. Melodies from first two films do appear but this time Goldsmith emphasizes all-new Rambo-in-action material with new rhythmic foundations as well. Also of note: Architectural device of new four-note building block that launches new theme. Motif not only anchors new Rambo theme but also opens other new material including music for Afghanistan locale plus beautiful minor-key theme underlining Rambo’s loyalty to new friends helping him in his cause. Capturing center stage none-the-less is dynamic action music wherein four-note motif in brass over familiar mixed-meter rhythms in left-hand digital piano literally propel Rambo into action. Goldsmith himself dubbed forte performance of piano overlays during mixing to create unusually commanding timbre. Post-production editing of the film created necessity to truncate numerous cues, replace others with tracks from second film. As such, CD for Rambo III features music not heard in final film. Highlights of score are numerous but standing tall is powerful ending sequence when Rambo parts with new friends, rides off in Jeep with Trautman. Here, Goldsmith returns to his very first “Homecoming” theme from movie that launched series, First Blood. As solo trumpet gives way to strings, entire orchestra crescendoes in powerful fortissimo farewell to this most emotional of Goldsmith themes. Entire following end credit music heard in same cue (“I’ll Stay”) offers magnificent medley of new action theme with haunting minor-key theme, culminating in stirring coda that melds both second and third film’s themes in single muscular flourish. Great finale to the trilogy! Intrada presents entire score from first generation three-track masters mixed by Mike Ross-Trevor from his original Otari 32-track digital scoring session elements. Previous releases were produced from two-track session DATs. New mastering adds weight, clarity. Score also now presented for the first time in film sequence. New liner notes focusing on thematic ideas plus revised packaging from Kay Marshall complete this definitive look at a genuine Goldsmith action classic! “The first time was for himself. The second was for his country. This time is for his friend.” Arthur Morton, Nancy Beach orchestrate, Jerry Goldsmith composes, conducts Hungarian State Opera Orchestra.

Nintendo Switch Lite SUCKS

Nintendo thinks giving us a dumbed- down version of the Nintendo Switch is what we needed. But honestly I think the Nintendo Switch Lite sucks. And in this video, Dark Luke explains why.

Archaeologists Photographed Unearthing Giant

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Far as I can tell, this photograph showing archaeologists working on the skeleton of a giant started to circulate on the internet in 2012. The most common claim is that it is one of several pictures of giant skeletons found in Sumeria.

Photoshop has become too easy to use, and people are -- as ever -- too willing to accept evidence that supports their beliefs. In this case the main people who put the image forward as evidence of giants either have books and websites devoted to the idea that giants once existed, or they are people who see it as confirmation of the phrase from the Bible that claims there were "giants in the earth."

But, yes, this is a photoshopped image. The original image of the skeleton is that of one found by archaeologist David Billoin in Echenoz-le-Meline, France, on June 11, 2008, as part of a Merovingian necropolis that dates to the 6th century after Christ. As you can see in the images below, from the Getty Images website, the head shot is undoubtedly the one used for the image above... and the longer distance shot of the full body makes it clear it is not the scale of a giant.

Grover Furr on the great myths about the Soviet Union

 

American professor Grover Furr talks about his book BLOOD LIES: The Evidence that Every Accusation against Joseph Stalin and the Soviet Union in Timothy Snyder’s Bloodlands Is False. Plus: What Really Happened in: the Famine of 1932-33; the “Polish Operation”; the “Great Terror”; the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact; the “Soviet invasion of Poland”; the“Katyn Massacre”; the Warsaw Uprising; and “Stalin’s Anti-Semitism”.

Grover Carr Furr III (born April 3, 1944) is an American professor of Medieval English literature at Montclair State University, best known for his books on Joseph Stalin and the Soviet Union. He has published many books on this subject.

Now reading The Ascent Of Man by Jacob Bronowski...

HILLARY CLINTON REMIX

The Thrive Questionnaire With Nell Diamond

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The Forbes "30 Under 30" founder of Hill House Home shares her prioritizing trick for when she has too much on her plate.

When you have the opportunity to ask some of the most interesting people in the world about their lives, sometimes the most fascinating answers come from the simplest questions. The Thrive Questionnaire is an ongoing series that gives an intimate look inside the lives of some of the world’s most successful people.

Nell Diamond is the founder and CEO of Hill House Home, a New York based direct-to-consumer bedding and home business, which has been featured in The New York Times, VOGUE, Architectural Digest, and more. Diamond first developed the concept for Hill House Home as part of Yale’s Start-Up Founder Practicum, an incubator for companies conceived by students of the School of Management. She was featured in the Forbes “30 Under 30” list for Retail & e-Commerce a year after its founding.

In her Thrive Questionnaire, she talks about her genius prioritizing trick, the advice she’d give her younger self, and how she knows when she’s veering too close to burnout.

TG: What’s the first thing you do when you get out of bed?

ND: Listen to my son, Henry, tell me about all the toys he wants to play with.

TG: What gives you energy?

ND: My team at Hill House Home. We get so excited about what we’re working on, it is truly the best.

TG: What daily habit or practice helps you thrive?

ND: My commute to the office through Washington Square Park. I love to walk in New York, it puts everything in perspective.

TG: Name a book that changed your life.

ND: A different book changes my life every month. Reading fiction keeps me sane. The first books I remember feeling this way about were the Adrian Mole books by Sue Townsend, and anything by Agatha Christie. I used to bring these books to the dinner table, much to the annoyance of my brothers.

TG: Tell us about your relationship with your phone. Does it sleep with you? 

ND: It sleeps in a drawer in my bedside table.

TG: How do you deal with email?

ND: I live for Gmail’s snooze feature.

TG: How do you prioritize when you have an overwhelming amount to do?

ND: I write everything I have to do down in one list, broken into smaller tasks. Then I try to just check one task off and see how I feel.

TG: You unexpectedly find 15 minutes in your day, what do you do with it?

ND: FaceTime my mom.

TG: When was the last time you felt burned out and why?

ND: My Mom’s been recovering from a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery, and whenever she’s in the hospital I stay the night with her. About a month ago, I went directly from the hospital to a meeting at my office, then to my son’s preschool for a parent-teacher conference. When I got home and realized I didn’t even have any groceries for my son’s dinner, I felt like walking four blocks to the store was actually too much for me to handle, and just sat down and cried. That’s a pretty good leading indicator to me that burnout is coming, so I reprioritize my schedule any time I feel that way.

TG: When was the last time you felt you failed and how did you overcome it?

ND: Last Wednesday, in a workout class, miserably trying to move my limbs in directions they are not used to moving. The instructor just kept saying to me, “No, not like that.”. This type of failure used to really affect me, but now I try to remember that everyone is more interested in themselves than my awkward limbs.

TG: What advice would you give your younger self?

ND: This too shall pass. Be easy on yourself.

TG: Share a quote that you love and that gives you strength or peace.

ND: “There’s only one rule that I know of, babies — ‘God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.'” —Kurt Vonnegut