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AOL: The Rise and Fall of the First Internet Empire - Duration: 9:50.

*Start with the "You've got mail" AOL notification*

Imagine what it's like to be the Google of your generation, to have a near-monopoly

on one of the most innovative industries of your time.

You're at the top of the world and somehow, you manage to screw it all up and you fade

into oblivion.

This is exactly what happened in the 1990s with AOL, the godfather of the internet.

The world during the early 1980s was a very different place.

There was no internet, and so most computers lived in isolation.

The few computer networks that did exist at the time were available only to a select group

of scientists and tech wizards.

Starting an online service back then was an immense endeavor, but in 1983 Bill von Meister

thought that he was up to the task.

He created GameLine, a service that let you rent video games for your Atari twenty-six-hundred

console through a dial-up connection.

The service was innovative for its time, but it was doomed from the start, for 1983 was

the beginning of the great video game recession that nearly destroyed console gaming.

The industry shrank by 97% in the span of just two years, and by 1985 Bill von Meister's

company was pretty much dead.

He left the company and moved on, but his former marketing director, Steve Case, wasn't

ready to give up just yet.

He and several of his now unemployed colleagues adapted the GameLine infrastructure for the

Commodore 64, one of the most popular computers at the time.

They rebranded the service as Quantum Link, and rapidly started expanding its functionality.

Pretty soon it was no longer just a gaming network, but a proto-internet in itself.

You could chat, send emails and files, and even read the news.

Unlike the console market, which was on life support at this point, the computer market

was doing great and so Quantum Link became very successful.

So successful, in fact, that Steve Case got approached by Apple, who wanted a similar

service for the Apple II.

Steve was more than happy to oblige, and the end result was AppleLink, created in May 1988.

Three months he unveiled PC Link, for the computers compatible with the IBM PC, which

we've covered in a previous video.

PC Link took advantage of the rising wave of IBM-compatibles, and so it did great.

The Apple deal, however, went sour after Apple couldn't migrate their data from their previous

servers.

Luckily, the contract had a penalty clause worth $2.5 million, which Steve Case was more

than happy to take.

He used it to consolidate and rebrand his service, and thus, in October of 1989, America

Online was born.

Steve saw the rising popularity of Microsoft and promptly released AOL versions for DOS

in 1991 and for Windows in 1992.

One year later, AOL finally started offering access to the public Internet.

Dial-up Internet access became the bedrock of the company, and it fostered a generation

of Internet users who grew up with the sound of this.

By June 1993 AOL's dial-up service had amassed 300,000 subscribers, making it the fourth

largest in the US.

Unlike the other providers, however, AOL's user base was growing exponentially thanks

to their extensive marketing campaigns.

CompuServe and the other providers were trying to cater to a small audience of advanced tech

users, whereas AOL focused on people unfamiliar with technology.

They'd frequently partner up with rural news publications and services dedicated to

the elderly.

By September 1993 AOL had added another 50,000 subscribers, and then another 50,000 just

one month later.

By January 1994 they had over 600,000 subscribers.

Their revenue doubled every 12 months and Steve Case was suddenly found with more money

than he knew what to do with.

He decided to throw it at his marketing team, which was led by the legendary Jan Brandt,

one of the most audacious marketing experts at the time.

She figured out an ingenious way of promoting AOL.

Instead of charging for both the software and the dial-up service, like CompuServe did,

Brandt would offer AOL's software for free, and she'd try to ram it down the throats

of as many people as possible.

To that end she began one of the most expensive marketing campaigns in history.

At first she dumped a quarter of a million dollars on floppy disks, which she then mailed

to every PC user whose address she could get her hands on.

Floppy disks were already on their way out though, and soon she started buying CDs instead.

For every new subscriber she'd buy $35 worth of new CDs and she'd mail them out, which

would bring in even more subscribers, and on and on and on until by the end of 1995,

just two years into her campaign, she had overseen the addition of 4 million new subscribers.

At this point mail was no longer enough.

She signed partnerships with magazines, retail stores and universities across the country

to hand out AOL CDs.

Pretty soon you would start to see them everywhere; on the cover of your favorite magazine, in

the box of your morning cereal, even in your cafeteria menu.

Jan Brandt had successfully created the real-life version of pop-up ads in a time before AdBlock.

CompuServe and the other providers just couldn't keep up.

They made a last ditch effort to survive by switching from an hourly charge to a monthly

subscription.

AOL followed suit in December 1996 though, and that put the final nail in the coffin

for CompuServe, which they absorbed one year later.

The change to a monthly subscription, however, came with a dangerous side effect.

AOL had already amassed 9 million subscribers by that point, and now suddenly all of them

could be online for as long as they wanted.

The result was an overload of epic proportions.

AOL's infrastructure could not maintain these levels of traffic and so it crashed

frequently, leaving subscribers with the dreaded busy signal.

AOL were installing as many as 30,000 new modems every month, but even that wasn't

enough.

To fix their traffic issues they ended up spending $700 million, most of which came

from Jan Brandt's marketing budget.

Despite the end of the CD spam, however, AOL's growth was relentless, and at 15.1 million

subscribers it was now the internet provider to over half of all Americans.

To expand their arsenal they bought ICQ, the most popular chat service at the time, in

1998, and one year later they snagged Netscape, the famous internet browser.

The Netscape devs were a sneaky bunch, however, and they made their source code public just

before getting sold.

At the turn of the new millennium, AOL were at their peak.

They had 26 million subscribers and they looked unstoppable, but then they made a fatal mistake:

they bought Time Warner for a record-breaking $164 billion.

It was the most ambitious merger of its time, but it was doomed from the start.

The goal was to create a tech-media hybrid, but the technology to virtualize all of Time

Warner's content just wasn't there yet.

Their corporate cultures were totally different and couldn't mix, leaving the new organization

in complete chaos.

The end result was a $99 billion loss made just two years later, at which point AOL Time

Warner shamefully dropped AOL from its name.

By that point AOL was getting desperate.

Their dial up service was losing ground to cheaper and faster broadband providers, and

they couldn't stop bleeding subscribers, even after making cancellation an exceedingly

long and painful process.

Eventually they stopped trying to sign people up altogether, and they focused entirely on

milking their shrinking audience through advertising.

By 2007 AOL was down to 9 million subscribers and had fired 40% of its workforce.

They shut down their online services one by one until they were spun off from Time Warner

in 2009 with only 5 million subs remaining.

Advertising was AOL's only way forward, and so they went with it.

They acquired a bunch of content sites, most notably TechCrunch in 2010 and the Huffington

Post in 2011.

They didn't stop bleeding money until 2013, when their dial-up subscriber count stabilized

at just over 2 million.

In the end, AOL got swallowed up by Verizon, who bought them for $4.4 billion in 2015.

Another Internet remnant Verizon are eager to buy is Yahoo, who they intend to merge

with AOL into some sort of Frankenstein advertising monstrosity.

Whatever the case, at least- Thanks for watching and thank you to everyone

who's supporting us on Patreon.

If you liked the video head on over to our subreddit and tell us why.

Or, if Reddit isn't really your thing, you can also talk to us on Facebook or Twitter.

If you haven't watched it you should check out our previous video on the history of Adidas,

from their time making bazookas for Hitler to their global footwear dominance.

You should also check out the full Behind the Business playlist, where you'll find

the interesting stories of other big companies.

Once again, thanks a lot for watching, and as always: stay smart.

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Billy.doc - Duration: 7:42.

Dear diary: Today was

the best day of my life.

Mary Jacobson actually spoke to me at school.

It was during 2nd period.

I had just embarrassed myself in current events class.

We were talking about the Blackwater mercenaries.

I got randomly called on to give my opinion about the story.

I said, "I don't know, but I do consider myself a Merzenary."

It was a Merzbow reference.

For some reason, no one laughed and everyone looked at me weird.

I turned red.

Mr. Becker asked me, "Why are you adding the z to it?"

Desperately grasping for the funny straw to break the camel's back, I exclaimed "Oh, lord

have merzy.

Get a sense of humor!" and sat back awaiting the laughter and applause.

Again, no one laughed.

I guess they took it a little personally this time, because the looks got nastier and the

silence turned to soft murmurs of disapproval.

I heard Amanda Brock whisper to Jack Samson, "What's wrong with him?"

At this point, my face was as red as the hair of Kushina Uzumaki, Naruto's mom, from the

popular anime Naruto.

Mr. Becker said, "Now, are you gonna cop an attitude, or are you gonna answer the question?"

Now I felt I had to defend myself.

"You know what, nevermind.

Whatever."

The class reeled in shock.

"Ohhhhhhhh."

For some reason, they laughed too.

Mr. Becker made me stand in the hallway for the rest of the class.

I said "screw it" and put my earbuds in.

I was listening to harsh noise on my iPod video.

Then, I saw her.

She turned the corner of the hallway.

She saw me and froze for a second.

I read on a pickup artist website that this is how you know when a girl likes you.

She continued walking in my direction.

The thoughts in my head swirled around like the pulsing power electronics of Whitehouse

that was playing on my brand new iPod video.

What do I say to her?

Do I say anything to her?

How do I say it?

Do I lean back, and let it roll out?

Or do I do the dance and the moves?

Is this the day all those hours sitting watching Happy Days reruns were for?

This is it, Billy.

It's now or never!

I channeled my inner Fonzie, and did a quick 360 spin and pointed both my fingers at Mary

like a gun.

"Ayyyye" I said.

She jumped back a little bit.

I think it worked!

"H-hey Billy.."

Mary said.

"So uh...how you doin'?"

Now I was channeling my inner Joey from Friends.

He got all the chicks.

"Um..good."

she said, reluctantly.

"That's good."

I said back.

"I'm doin pretty good too.

It's been a pretty good day.

Some good food at lunch.

Good weather.

I heard uh - the gas prices are doin pretty good."

"Yeah."

Mary said.

Mary wasn't making much eye contact with me.

I read on some websites that eye contact is a sure sign of attraction.

I started wondering if Mary maybe wasn't into me after all.

But then I remembered I read on another website that no eye contact is also a sign of attraction.

Mary was beginning to walk away.

I can't lose hope!

I gotta think of something, quick!

"Ayeeee ayeee" I said, extending my arm out and doing the Rock's "just bring it" hand

motion.

"where do ya think you're goin lady, I'm not done with you yet!"

Mary stopped.

It worked!

"Sorry, it's just, I have to go to class and-" "Ayeee, class, schmass," I said in a cocky

Brooklyn accent, like Joey Wheeler from Yu-Gi-Oh.

"whadda ya say we ditch this joint and go listen to some Merzbow behind the bleachers

in the gym?"

Here I was attempting to isolate Mary, to prevent her Anti-Slut-Defense once I went

for the kiss.

"Sorry, Billy.

I really gotta get to class.

Maybe some other time?

See ya later, ok?"

I tilted my head back and squinted my eyes, demonstrating more cockiness.

"Oh yeah" I said.

Mary continued walking away.

As she rounded the corner, I smiled real big and fist pumped the air in celebration.

I also ran in place with my hands behind my back like Naruto.

A few seconds later, Mr. Becker opened the classroom door.

"Billy!

What the hell are you doing out here?"

"What do you mean?"

I asked Mr. Becker.

Surely he couldn't have seen me, as I was next to the door and not in front of it.

"Oh, so you're just a funny guy today!"

Mr. Becker said.

"You know what I mean.

You're out here going 'yeahhhhhhhhhhh" and disrupting class!

I sent you out here to keep you from doing that."

I tried to explain it.

"Mr. Becker, I'm sorry, it's just, she said -"

"Who's she?

You better tell her not to encourage you!"

Now Mr. Becker was starting to get on my nerves.

First he attacked me, and now he's attacking my Mary?

I had to defend her.

I got really close up to his face like they do to the bad guys in the movies, and said,

"If you ever - talk about my girl like that again, I'll kill you."

I guess I found Mr. Becker's funny bone that time, because he laughed really hard at that.

But then, for some reason, he sent me to the office.

I dunno.

He was probably having a bad day or something.

I'm in detention right now.

The kids who do weed are whispering something about me and laughing.

Little do they know, the hottest girl in the school has a thing for Billy Watters.

I'm thinking about those sweet nothings she imparted on me right now.

Maybe some other time?

See ya later?

I think the seeds have been planted!

You may be wondering why I was acting so funny to her.

I was doing a mating strategy called peacocking, where you dress and act flamboyantly to demonstrate

your value.

You get the girl to differentiate between you and all the other boring guys.

I gotta say, I think it worked, which proves this article I read that says women don't

care how you act because they don't have the capacity to rationalize what's happening

while it's happening.

They call this the Hamster Theory.

Well, anyway, today has been the best day ever and I owe it all to Mr. Becker and Mary

Jacobson.

I gotta run!

Detention is letting out, and I gotta split before the weed guys catch up with me.

They keep asking me if I like buttsex.

Why would they think that?

For more infomation >> Billy.doc - Duration: 7:42.

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Thunder Show: Out of the pan into the fire - Duration: 6:46.

In this episode:

All for nothing Out of the pan into the fire Epic splash Fire and water

Welcome to Thunder Show!

Have you ever tried helping someone very hard, but it just does not work

But you persevere. You try to help. Over and over again…

Then, that person problem, somehow, becomes your own and you will stop at nothing to fix it.

The hero of this submission tried his best to aid his teammate, but in vain.

First attempt didn't go so well, neither did second, nor the third…

Finally! He manages to flip his comrade back onto his tracks and i bet that the saved German tank

was furiously typing his words of gratitude in the chat

only to be annihilated by a precise bomb strike moments later

Hm, i wonder if misfortune is contagious? nikitka nik Here, take this 5000 Eagles! For trying your best!

Looks like past week was the week of teamwork, but again, hell is paved with good intentions.

The Chi-Nu was desperately trying to save an immobilized friendly Crusader tank from the line of fire

and managed to drag him behind some cover in the nick of time, it seems

yeah, just in time to get the poor fella blasted to smithereens by a direct artillery hit!

Oh man. I cannot even guess what that guy must have felt back then. Well, it's the trying that counts, right?

Good Samaritan Jonasz, please don't be discouraged and keep on helping people!

People like you make the game better!

Some of you might remember a particular episode of Thunder Show where an enemy aircraft

was shot down by an explosion from a Brummbar's shell hitting the ground.

Well, the Japanese want to challenge that achievement and go above and beyond.

Above is the word.

This Ho-Ro made some quick calculations and decided to shoot at the very top of the nearby fuel storage,

right when an enemy plane was zooming past the point of impact!

Looks like ground pounders better be more careful even with turretless machines on the ground.

Because - you never know! Vikyng5 congratulations! Here is your prize!

I believe that many of you have heard of the currently ongoing CBT for naval battles in War Thunder.

Many players have already made their impact on the development process,

many more will be able to test the grand new battlefield dimension very soon.

This video is but a fraction of what's to come for naval warfare of War Thunder when it launches. Enjoy!

Thank you IIN8II for this beautiful clip, enjoy your Eagles!

Now it's time for the best comment of the past week:

Hunting Fox says: If those tanks were panthers and bulldogs, would it be raining cats and dogs?

This comment has just earned its author 1000 Golden Eagles!

Please, respond to your original comment with your in-game nickname and email address,

so we can send you your prize!

Please, be advised that the prize eagles may take up to five business days to be added to your in-game account.

Thank you for watching Thunder Show!

Ok, let's recap the three simple steps on how to submit your video to Thunder Show:

STEP 1. Record and put together a video up to 3 minutes long,

which corresponds to one of the four categories mentioned earlier.

ATTENTION: The submitted video must be made by you, must be published for the first time,

must have public access for viewers and must not violate any copyright laws.

STEP 2. Subscribe to our Youtube channel and hit he like button below this video.

STEP 3. Upload your video to Youtube and send us a direct link to thundershow@gaijin.ru

The covering email should contain the desired category for your video,

your in-game nickname and the email address registered with your game account,

so we can send you the reward should your submission win!

Every week, each winner in every category of the show will get 5000 Golden Eagles!

We will also be awarding the best comment of the week. So, get your creative juices flowing,

make some content, send it to us, or simply watch and comment, either way

we've got plenty freebies to go around! Good luck and see you in a week!

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"Try it, it's cool!" - Decathlivers' interview - Duration: 3:05.

Myself is Thanihai Selvan

I'm working in Decathlon for the past two years

As a OPM Quality

And I'm from India

My name is Ludmila

I'm Russian

I've been for Decathlon now four years

I worked in Russia first

Now I work in France, for a year

My sport is crossfit

That's it

My name is Yasotharan

I'm working for Decathlon for last two years

I'm working as Sustainable Development Manager

I'm working in South India

My city is Bangalore and my sport is running

I'm followed Decathlives for a quiet long time

I follow all the post of Allan

Most of the posts in Decathlives Google Plus group

So, I know Decathlives a lot

But in India, we don't follow it because we know each-other

We use our personnal things to communicate

"Hey I'm comming there"

Or sometimes, I don't inform

I just go on, kick him and wake him up!

And then I sleep at home

It's like that but it's good

For me there is no any difficulties

Because I have to go in some another places inside India

I'm SDM so I always need to travel

So, weekly, I always travel

From my side, it's sure that in Decathlon we share something

It's cannot be describe by words or category

Because, it's little bit like a family

As soon you meet the people

With many of them you connect instantly and certainly on a personal level

And to everybody who wants to try this experience

But maybe is in doubt about how they will manage the process

How they will meet the other people

I just want to say that: try it!

It's worth it, it's really gratifying

It's really really fun because we feel very close in Decathlon

And then, just add to this experience

Try it, it's cool!

Awesome

Connection

Value

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Impractical Jokers - The Ferret of Liberty - Duration: 5:51.

Alright. Alright.

So you might notice Murray's not here.

That's 'cause the other day, we were watching "Taken."

Yes.

As we do.

And we decided that it would be fun

if for Murr's next punishment, he got taken.

Murr has no idea that he's on camera.

Murr: Thank you, man.

Right now he thinks he's on his way

to shoot a challenge.

Good timing.

Man: Staten Island, right?

Yes, sir.

Q: His driver

is really our guy

who's taking him where we want him to go,

which isn't gonna be fun for Murr.

No.

But definitely fun for us.

Oh, yeah, of course.

So enjoy

Murray being taken.

We have a specific

set of skills.

[ Laughter ]

Murr:

Yeah, can you hear me, dad?

We're filming on Staten Island

at the YMCA on Richmond Avenue and Amboy Road.

I wanted to see if you guys wanted to come to set.

Oh,

Murray just texted me.

"Dad is coming to set today,

"guys.

I'm taking him to lunch

afterwards

around the corner from the Y.

You guys are welcome to join.

My treat."

We're not going to the Y.

[ Laughter ]

How about 1:00? Can you be ready by 1:00?

Joe: When he sees the driver's going a different way,

he's gonna start getting inquisitive.

Right.

Oh, oh!

[ Laughs ]

Why'd you get off the highway?

Really?

Look how annoyed he is.

He's pulling out the GPS.

Where you going now?

Is it telling you to do, like, a left?

No, no. You're going the wrong way entirely now.

Now you're going to

the 3rd.

This is not right at all.

You're going the wrong way.

[ Cellphone rings ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

No, no, no, no!

Where we going? 'Cause he's going the wrong way.

No, he's going the right way.

Murr, you've been taken.

[ Laughter ]

Taken where?

This is not my punishment.

This is not my punishment day!

Oh, yes, it is.

Listen to me.

You better call your dad and cancel that lunch

'cause it ain't gonna happen today, buddy.

Am I mic'd?

Is there a mic in here?

Son of a bitch,

there's a hidden camera

right there.

[ Laughter ]

And there's another one!

I hate you guys.

You know what? First step was, we take Murr.

Now we're gonna take the car.

Here we go. Here we go.

Hey, Dad, we have a change of plans, okay?

[ Laughter ]

What the hell?

Hey, Dad, there's a change of plans.

Sal:

The car is on the flatbed.

They're punishing me today, actually.

Q: He's trying to talk to his dad

while they're

hooking him up.

We're not filming at the YMCA.

I'm down by the ferry now.

They switched it and they're punishing me.

I don't know what they're doing.

[ Car alarm beeps ]

Where's he going?

We're gonna keep on moving, pal.

Murr: Where's this guy going?

Windows are locked, doors are locked.

Joe:

He's locked in the car.

The car is chained down.

He has no control over what he's doing at all.

Q: It's really a euphemism for his life.

Sal: There he is.

There you go.

Right over there.

What is going on?

Let me out of this car.

What the hell?

What's going on?

We took you, we put you in the car.

Murr: Yeah.

We took the car, we put it in the truck.

Yeah.

We took the truck,

we put it on a boat.

Yeah.

There's more.

[ Laughter ]

If this boat sinks --

We'll see you later, buddy. Q: Later, pa

Murr: What the hell?

[ Laughter ]

Wave, wave.

You know, it's about 100 degrees in this car.

Murr, don't worry, you're gonna cool down real quick, buddy.

[ Laughs ]

Stop saying that. Am I getting wet?

Am I getting wet?

There she is, boys.

The Statue of Liberty --

Look at that.

-Look at it. -Lady Liberty.

-Beautiful.

-I got to tell you guys,

this is a great punishment.

I've never been this close to the Statue of Liberty before.

Okay, Murr, we're here. You can get out.

[ Car locks chirp ]

-Step on out, buddy. -[ Laughs ]

Q: There he is.

[ Laughs ]

Joe: Just hop down and open that trunk.

Who's the most Lady Liberty out of all of us?

Q: Well, it's definitely not me.

Nah, it's definitely not me.

There's really only one real Lady Liberty in our group.

[ Laughter ]

Murr, you're our Lady Liberty.

You're the ferret of liberty, buddy.

That's it.

Is this is a microphone? This is so stupid!

Can you hear that?

[ Fanfare plays ]

All right, beautiful.

[ Boat horn honks, laughter ]

Murr: Where you going?

Oh, come on!

Ooh! Ooh! It is so cold out here.

How are your baby balls?

They're nonexistent now.

Yeah, Murr, at least you can blame it on shrinkage this time.

[ Laughter ]

[ Boat horn honks ]

There's

all these tourist ships.

Okay, Murr, get on your box here

so all the passersby can see you.

Oh, my gosh.

-Come on, Lady Liberty.

-[ Laughs ]

Yeah, here you go. Put it up!

Put it -- [ Laughs ] -[ Laughs ]

Man: Over here to our left-hand side,

there's some dude out here posing

as the Statue of Liberty over here to our left-hand side.

[ Laughter ]

-Yes. -No!

All these tourists, they're all looking at me!

Joe: Oh, look at them all taking pictures of him!

You're upstaging the real Statue of Liberty.

[ Laughs ]

Murr: The real Statue is right there!

Look that way!

[ Laughter ]

This is so stupid.

-Pose.

[ Laughter ]

Come on!

Some tourists from Germany are booing him.

[ People booing ]

[ Laughs ] -It's 30 degrees!

I have shrinkage!

[ Laughter ]

Q: Uh-huh, yeah, yeah.

Tour's over! Go home!

Sal: Well done, buddy.

All right, guys, I got Murr a way home.

I'm not taking that home.

Are you serious?

-Good luck.

[ Laughter ]

Sal: We'll see you back at shore.

No, no, come on.

Hey, you guys want to go have lunch with Murray's father?

[ Laughter ]

Joe: Murr, we got to go.

We're late

for lunch with your dad.

You're joking, right?

No, I'm not. Pose.

[ Laughter ]

For more infomation >> Impractical Jokers - The Ferret of Liberty - Duration: 5:51.

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Matt Damon Battles Clusters of Monsters in The Great Wall - Duration: 7:12.

The Great Wall, on the Border of Art

Zhang's deployment of realism and abstraction is a reminder that Peter Jackson's standard-lowering Lord of the Rings F/X had no beauty.

When a blockbuster titled "The Great Wall" opens now at the beginning of a new political administration that pledges to "build a wall" as U.S. border protection, it's a delirious coincidence.

Hollywood's storytelling and money-making impulses collide with the industry's professed political leanings, seeming to mesh with stated White House policy.

But the truly spectacular result achieved by director Zhang Yimou is more delicious than political pundits and moviegoers deserve in this destabilized social moment. It may even be unifying.

The Great Wall itself uses the history of China's partition, built in the seventh century b.c. and measured today at 55,000 miles, as the source of a fantasy narrative.

A band of Western mercenaries, including Matt Damon as William and Pedro Pascal as Tovar, sneak into China, searching for black powder ("the weapon of my dreams," as belligerent William describes the explosive that "turns air into fire").

They encounter a monster that attacks the Wall and the imperial court of the Song dynasty, whose elite military unit, the Nameless Order, is headed by Commander Lin Mae (Tian Jing) and Strategist Wang (Andy Lau).

Bordering on Hollywood's conventional, fact-based Oriental historical epics (55 Days at Peking, The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, The Sand Pebbles), The Great Wall adds a supernatural monster element that also respects Asian sci-fi and supernatural conventions (Bong Joon-Ho's The Host, Stephen Chow's Journey to the West).

The film is a model of that longtime business practice, the international co-production, which was common for several decades after World War II, as Hollywood sought to rehabilitate the European film industry and expand its own global market.

The decision to co-produce was politically ingenious. East-and-West histories and antagonisms are resolved in the diplomacy of legend.

Protectionist ideology, older than any U.S. president and with ancient, global precedents, gets personified and made into a metaphor.

The Tao Tei are mythic creatures whose rapacious claws William first severs and presents to the Chinese as evidence of a conquerable opponent.

The Tao Tei are like Ray Harryhausen beasts, updated with digital technology reminiscent of other sci-fi ogres, from Godzilla to Alien.

But the green-skinned and green-blooded Tao Tei makes for a wonderfully nightmarish foe, a political analogy that could have been envisioned by a wartime global economist: Its jaws and claws attack first, while its eyes are set back (foresight and reason recessed).

The Tao Tei are explained as mutations from outer space (from the gods) sent to punish the emperor, but in fantasy movies monsters are always a reflection of one's inner conflicts.

The monster-movie script by Hollywood hands Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro, and Tony Gilroy (from a story by Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, and Max Brooks) reflects a humanist agenda: The only thing that stops these masses of savages in their rampage is a magnetic rock that William claims for use as a compass.

A symbol of what draws East and West together, it also holds all dangerous opposing forces in equilibrium.

As a hybrid of historical, fantasy, and political genres, The Great Wall requires a certain equipoise from viewers.

The best thing about this hybrid is the decision by producers Thomas Tull and Charles Roven (who also produced Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) to enlist director Zhang Yimou, best known for staging the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a spectacle still unsurpassed.

Zhang is also a true cinematic master (Hero, Curse of the Golden Flower, Coming Home, Raise the Red Lantern), who raises this film to a level that transforms its politics into pure vision and emotion.

When the Nameless Order prepare to fend off the Tao Tei, the military phalanx, from drum corps to aerial soldiers leaping from towering parapets, are dressed in an array of colors that recall Kurosawa's Ran, but perfected.

Underground scenes of the army traversing caves dug by the Tao Tei combine the atmospherics of Andrzej Wajda's Kanal with the tense pursuit of Alien. Images of the army's hot-air-balloon squadron rising into dark skies for a nocturnal offensive are also dreamlike.

This era's degraded movie sensations are part of our degraded social perception. Zhang's deployment of realism and abstraction is a reminder that Peter Jackson's standard-lowering Lord of the Rings F/X had no beauty.

Zhang achieves visual splendor worthy of silent movies — Griffith's teeming crowds, Fritz Lang's geometric patterns — plus digital intercutting that makes images seem to burst before your eyes.

The greatness of The Great Wall's action scenes — warfare as action-movie poetry — responds to William, the Western outsider, asking the Chinese: "What comes at you so hard you need a wall like this?" It's a politician's question, asked by an interloper whose own partner identifies him as "thief, liar, killer." But this isn't simply self-hating Western apologetics.

Tian Jing's Commander, who resembles a hot-chick ninja, explains the concept of xin ren (trust), which converts William from selfish conqueror to ally.

It is no coincidence that Damon's bulked-up and full-faced appearance here recalls Brando (as both Fletcher Christian in Mutiny on the Bounty and the mercenary William Walker in Gillo Pontecorvo's anti-imperialist epic Burn!).

In recent presumptuous political movies, Damon has lost the conscientiousness he first embodied as the contrite cavalryman of Walter Hill's Geronimo: An American Legend (1993), but he shows faint memories of it here.

Hollywood itself has become less scrupulous and offensively self-righteous. In these days when so-called resistance, from D.C. to the streets, uses dishonorable methods, The Great Wall offers a conscientious reminder of artistic principle, the respite of an aesthetically powerful comic book.

For more infomation >> Matt Damon Battles Clusters of Monsters in The Great Wall - Duration: 7:12.

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Levee patrol underway in Sacramento County - Duration: 1:33.

.

KCRA 3'S BRIAN HICKEY JOINS WITH

A LOOK AT WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

BRIAN?

BRIA THE RAIN CONTINUES TO

COME DOWN OVER THE SACRAMENTO

AREA.

THESE CREWS ARE KEEPING AN EYE

ON LEVEES LIKE THIS ONE AROUND

DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO.

WHENEVER THEY GET HI

WATER,

THEY ARE OUT THERE CHECKING THE

LEVEES.

WHEN A SACRAMENTO RIVER GETS

ABOVE 25 FEET AT THE

STREET

BRIDGE, THAT IS THEIR TRIGGER TO

DO THE PATROLS.

THEY ARE OUT THERE DAY AND NIGHT

GOING ALONG THE LEVEES LOOKING

FOR ANY SIGNS OF WEAKNESS OR

CORROSION THAT WAS NOT THERE

BEFORE, ANYTHING THAT MAY

INDICATE THAT THE LEVEES ARE

WEEKEND --

WEAKEND, LOOKING TO

MAKE ANY REPAIRS BEFORE IT

BECOMES A PROBLEM.

THEY WANT YOUTUBE YOU TO BE

PROACTIVE AS WELL, LOGGING ON TO

THE REGIONAL EMERGENCY ALERT

SYSTEM.

IT'S A CHANCE TO REGISTER YOUR

PHONE AND EMAIL ADDRESS TO BE

THE FIRST TO GET A NOTIFICATION,

SHOULD THERE BE AN EMERGENCY,

LIKE THE ONE THEY HAD IN

OROVILLE.

TAKE A MOMENT AND REGISTER YOUR

SOCK WITH THE EMERGENCY ALERT

For more infomation >> Levee patrol underway in Sacramento County - Duration: 1:33.

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don Quijote Teachers - Sergio Ruiz - Duration: 4:42.

Hi!

My name is Sergio

and I am a Spanish teacher at don Quijote.

Well, what made me become a Spanish teacher

were various things.

I was always working in

places related with teaching

official jobs or not…

and there was a moment when I was not happy

with what I was doing

and two of my friends

well, from direct and indirect recommendations

guided me toward this job

and the best decision I ever made.

Above all, learn Spanish

but, well, not just learn Spanish

but also learn cultural things,

a special experience,

and learn Spanish in a way

that will be useful in their lives

No language is difficult

It just depends on their motivations and their strategies that they have

I know people

that find it very difficult to learn Spanish

and it is easy to learn other languages

that seem more difficult and the other way around

It depends. It depends on the person

and their motivations,

and the context.

I know how to speak English, Italian,

and a little bit of Catalan.

How did I learn?

Well, English at school.

But the truth is that the way they teach English in Spain

is not the most effective.

and I truly learned English

when I lived outside of Spain

and I needed English to live.

And later, well, I studied on my own,

at academies…etcetera.

Italian, well, in Erasmus

I learned a lot, I took a course before going

in my city

and there, well, with the context I learned a lot of Italian

and in college as well.

And Catalan…

I don't speak Catalan well

because I've never studied Catalan

I learned Catalan because I lived in Catalonia

and from listening to it, I tried to speak and read some things

so then I learned a little

but it is true that I could have learned better

if I had studied more or had taken a course.

Well, that they should not only learn Spanish

in class,

that they should always try to find

their other ways to learn

by using all resources and ways possible:

read, watch movies, shows…

listen in the streets

try to speak

that is not just

what I do in class and that is it.

because, then, if you have these things

you will learn better and much quicker.

Well, the classes at don Quijote

are focused on communication

but without neglecting

the grammar.

What happens frequently, is that students

learn grammar in a way

where you don't realize that you are learning grammar

and not until the end of the class

when the teach presents everything

all of the skills that you have been using

you finally realize that you have been using new grammar

but grammar is the the end of learning Spanish.

The end of learning Spanish is being speak, write…

So the grammar is just a tool

to learn Spanish.

No, there aren't many.

There are differences in some vocabulary

specific to some countries or areas.

And some ways of structuring sentences

but no, any Spanish speaker

is able to understand any other Spanish speaker.

For example, English in the UK and English in the USA

are much more different than the Spanish in Latin America and in Spain.

They are very connected.

A book

for beginners

"The Little Prince"

Even though it is written by a French writer

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

but it is a very good book

to begin reading Spanish literature.

Also, there are books…

I recommend

Read a book

in Spanish that you have already read in English,

where you know the story.

For example, Harry Potter

I am sure you have read Harry Potter in your language

but if you read it in Spanish

since you already know the story

it is easy.

And now for higher levels…

Well, "Manolito Four-Eyes"

A story about a kid in a neighborhood of Madrid.

Or well, if you like literature a lot

Any book of any great Spanish writer

os valdrá

"One Hundred Years of Solitude", etc.

"The Ministry of Time".

For the present perfect

"Un buen día" from Los Planetas is great.

And for vocabulary

"Muerte en Hawaii" from Calle 13

For more infomation >> don Quijote Teachers - Sergio Ruiz - Duration: 4:42.

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Drawing of cars in Portuguese, Fireman drawing, Drawing of truck - Duration: 10:47.

trying to help the truck

some air in the tire

good good job

wow very quick and need to arrange

device on the travel lovely tie them

properly

Wow well John do good

time to think the truck to the garage we

figure out

Wow job done

oh it's a dirty clean the land dropper

the van needs to be cleaned and repaired

great work

good job let's fix all the body

correctly

good job travel great work

lovely traveled

travel not only keep it up

great work above is broken

let's fix it travel

ja

travel

good job good job

join me wire stop and be good job travel

great work great work great work travel

lovely good John

great work

what

it's probably me well done

correct

well done well done well done

yes the winning film now fuel in the van

open the fewer dangling a few well the

tank is full now

Wow going to go there's an echo

I would need to remove the obstacle it's

a huge piece of food

let's go to delices

Wow good job

For more infomation >> Drawing of cars in Portuguese, Fireman drawing, Drawing of truck - Duration: 10:47.

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Nazar ki Kamzori Ka Khatma Siraf 10 Din Main in Urdu/Hindi | Health Tips in Urdu - Duration: 3:34.

Nazar ki Kamzori Ka Khatma Siraf 10 Din Main in Urdu/Hindi

For more infomation >> Nazar ki Kamzori Ka Khatma Siraf 10 Din Main in Urdu/Hindi | Health Tips in Urdu - Duration: 3:34.

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Impractical Jokers: Inside Jokes - Tennis Chump - Duration: 1:57.

Joe: Here we go.

Here she comes,

ready to learn some tennis.

-Yeah.

-Hey. How are you?

Murr: Yeah, just have her follow you around.

All right, right here. It's a little...

[ Laughter ]

You're going the wrong way,

buddy.

Okay.

[ Laughter ]

Okay.

All right, you go on that side. I'll go on this side.

Okay.

[ Laughter ]

-Tell her to come close.

-All right, come here.

We're gonna do a little exercise to help you out.

Raise your racket in the air.

Raise your racket in the air.

And then wave it like you just don't care.

[ Laughter ]

Now wave it like you just don't care.

There you go.

You don't care.

Somebody say, "Hey-oh!"

Somebody say, "Hey-oh!"

Hey-oh!

[ Laughter ]

All right,

let's get back to it.

All right, I'm gonna serve to you now,

and then you just return it.

Yeah.

Joe: Now serve as hard as you can.

[ Laughter ]

Murr: Keep going, buddy.

Rapid fire.

Joe: Tell her

to put some hustle in it.

There you go. Put some hustle in it.

Put muscle in it.

You got this.

You can't serve fast enough.

Q: You got this, you got this, you got this.

You got it, you got it.

-"Stop playing like a girl." -[ Laughs ]

All right, stop playing like a girl. Come on.

Yes.

Take two or three balls at a time

and hit them at the same time.

All right, you're killing it.

You're killing it.

You got it. Like, just pick one.

There you go. Two.

Three.

Q, just stop and walk away. Say, "Okay, that's it. Bye."

Bye.

[ Laughter ]

Murr: Just walk out. Walk out.

[ Laughter ]

For more infomation >> Impractical Jokers: Inside Jokes - Tennis Chump - Duration: 1:57.

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Lions on a Safari in the Welgevonden Game Reserve - Tshwene Lodge South Africa (GERMAN VLOG) - Duration: 18:35.

For more infomation >> Lions on a Safari in the Welgevonden Game Reserve - Tshwene Lodge South Africa (GERMAN VLOG) - Duration: 18:35.

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DJ LYTA - THE BEST OF VYBZ KATREL (FEB 2017) RH EXCLUSIVE ( www.djlyta.co.ke) - Duration: 1:01:59.

MAKE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE TO BE NOTIFIED WHEN WE LAUNCH NEW & EXCLUSIVE MIXES!

For more infomation >> DJ LYTA - THE BEST OF VYBZ KATREL (FEB 2017) RH EXCLUSIVE ( www.djlyta.co.ke) - Duration: 1:01:59.

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Beautiful Garden Tour (PowellsWood) - Duration: 6:15.

Welcome To Experience The Beauty of Nature and Greenery

For more infomation >> Beautiful Garden Tour (PowellsWood) - Duration: 6:15.

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Mardana Taqat Ka Nashta | Sirf 7 Din Aur Result Daikin | Daife Surat-e-Anzal | My help in Health - Duration: 3:00.

For more infomation >> Mardana Taqat Ka Nashta | Sirf 7 Din Aur Result Daikin | Daife Surat-e-Anzal | My help in Health - Duration: 3:00.

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Peppy Hippo - Kids Photo studio | Cartoon game for kids - Duration: 10:10.

Peppy Hippo - Kids Photo studio | Cartoon game for kids

For more infomation >> Peppy Hippo - Kids Photo studio | Cartoon game for kids - Duration: 10:10.

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Benimle Sergiye Hazırlanın 🖼️ (Mini Lookbook, Saç, Makyaj) - Duration: 9:05.

For more infomation >> Benimle Sergiye Hazırlanın 🖼️ (Mini Lookbook, Saç, Makyaj) - Duration: 9:05.

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LEGO NINJAGO THE MOVIE PART 2 - THE FALL OF THE GREEN NINJA - Duration: 6:01.

Finally I am free!

It's time to have my sweet revenge!

Ha ha ha ha ha ha

There's been a disturbance in the force.

I'm afraid evil is up to no good. Once again.

Hello, ninja! Did you miss me?

Let's get him!

That's enough!

Stop this at once Morro!

When I'm done with you master...

...your entire life will be left in ruins.

You'll feel all the pain I had to suffer because of you.

And nothing's gonna stop me.

Well...

That can't be good.

My plan is going perfectly!

Time to raise my fellow warriors.

Welcome back my friends.

It's good to be back, Morro.

However, I must ask...

How did you manage to free us from the cursed realm?

I have made an alliance with a very powerful being.

You will get to meet him very soon.

I am sure of it.

Excellent!

We must find an ancient artifact known as the sword of souls.

It has a power that would make me...

...the strongest warrior in Ninjago.

How do we find it?

You must find professor Avery Jones.

He will know where the sword is.

Go now...

There's one thing I must take care of myself...

What are we going to do guys?

Morro has escaped the cursed realm.

He's way too dangerous!

M-m-maybe we should just move to Canada?

M-m-maybe he's not gonna find us there?

That's very funny, Jay.

I'm not joking, Zane.

I'm being serious.

Guys we cannot forget that we are not the only ones in danger.

The entire Ninjago is.

We must find a way to stop Morro.

Otherwise...

...a lot of innocent people might die.

It's not just Morro.

Somebody very powerful allowed him to escape from the cursed realm.

Whoever Morro is working with could potentially be more powerful than Morro himself.

Ronin is really great at finding people.

We should ask his help to track down Morro.

Maybe Dareth could help us too?

He knows lots of police officers.

Hello, sir! I am the legendary brown ninja.

I am looking for my friends.

I'm sorry.

I haven't seen them.

Well if you do then let me know.

They are in a grave danger...

...of missing a premiere of my new show!

"Around the World with Dareth"

Who's Dareth?

Dareth is me you silly!

Whatever dude! Just leave me alone!

Oh don't forget to check out my show!

Thank you!

Lloyd, stop your training.

Morro is close.

Where is he?

The green ninja...

I've been waiting for this moment my entire life.

Is that all you got?

Let me show you something better!

Lloyd no!

This is just the beginning...

Ha ha ha ha

Hello?

Anybody here?

What is this place?

For more infomation >> LEGO NINJAGO THE MOVIE PART 2 - THE FALL OF THE GREEN NINJA - Duration: 6:01.

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IT'S OVER 9000! | #askRaffee + Akibento Anime Unboxing - Duration: 7:54.

Help me translate this video into YOUR language! Feel free to leave your name here to credit yourself! ^_^

Hey guys! What's up?

Today I'm gonna do another akibento unboxing video!

I'm not even sure which month this box is supposed to be for, but I'm still very excited to see what's inside

If you guys would like to get an akibento box for yourself

I'll leave the link to their website in the description box below so you will be able to get more info about it

By the way, I've decided to answer your questions on this video as well because

I want to make this video more interesting by killing 2 birds with one stone

I figure it would be more fun for you guys to watch if I let you guys participate in this video

instead of just seeing me unboxing things and getting all excited by myself, so

Here we go!

First in the box we have this T-shirt

These t-shirts are my favourite part of these akibento boxes because it's something that I know I'm gonna use regularly

Saitama looks so cute here

And there's... who's this again

Deku

and then Zoro

Goku, and

I think this is from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

Jotaro

Did you hear of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure?

Yes I did and I think

it's such a coincidence. I just mentioned that title a few seconds ago

I think most people have heard of that anime even if they don't watch anime regularly

Since it's a show that gave birth to a lot of internet memes

Next we have a Zoro figurine

Don't these things cost a lot of money?

I've always found them very expensive hence why I never buy them myself

I'm very grateful to have this

This is my 2nd figurine ever and I shall put him next to Touka

Tell us the origin of Bear

If you're talking about the bear character on my videos

I first used him on my very first anime-related video on this channel

I needed another character to interact with on that video, and since no one else was available

I decided to use my bear instead and he's been a recurring character on my videos ever since

Next we have a scouter

Oh man. This is something I've always wanted as a child

Let's see if I can turn it on

Wait a minute...

This power level...

What is the source of this immense power...?!

Huh? What the?!

I really want to know whether Leonardo DiCaprio is really your boyfriend

Surprisingly enough there are some people who took my Leonardo DiCaprio joke seriously

and they think that I'm really in a relationship with him

which is hilarious and cute

A lot of my viewers seem to be much younger than I thought they were

If I didn't make it clear enough, no, I'm not in a relationship with Leonardo DiCaprio

I wish I was though

Next we have a Jojo's Bizarre Adventure keychain

I was expecting something else, but...

"It was me, Dio!"

I have a question: Do you ever think you will get married and have kids? If so, what would you name your kid(s) and how many?

Yes I do want to get married and have kids someday

but I haven't really thought about how many kids I wanna have or what I'll name them

So I guess I'll have to ask my husband Leo about it

Next we have… I think this is a Genos sleeping mask?

Yeah, this is a sleeping mask!

I've been looking for a sleeping mask to wear, and now I have it! Yeah!

And it has Genos's eyes on it

That's pretty cool

I'm so lucky~!

I saw you own "Life is Strange". How do you like it? Is it worth buying?

I love that game and I think it's really worth buying

Even if you've watched gameplays of it on YouTube, it's a lot more fun playing that game yourself

Is your hair in a specific style that can be explained?

The only thing I can explain about my hair is that it's a type 2C curly hair

Oh and I remember someone asking me if this white colour on my hair is natural and

No

I highlighted my hair last year

and so that's why

I'm left with this white strand that makes me look like Rogue from X-Men

Where do you buy your school supplies and clothes? They are really cute

I bought them at various stores, which I unfortunately can't list here one by one. Sorry!

Next we have a Boku no Hero Academia sticker

I really like Tsuyu

Do you guys watch Boku no Hero Academia as well?

If you do, then who's your favourite character?

Let me know in the comments below!

Do you have a favourite Indonesian word?

Crazy!

Will you do a livestream in the future, or may have think of it? If so, can we know when?

PS: Like live stream on YouTube or Twich, idk how to spell the last one lol

I dunno if I'll ever do a livestream on YouTube because I doubt that anyone would watch it, but

But I have done a livestream on Instagram once before

I was actually only testing the new livestream feature on Instagram but

surprisingly some of you guys actually watched that livestream so it was pretty cool

I only streamed for less than 5 minutes though and I talked there using my piglet plushy

Maybe I'll do a real livestream on Instagram one day, so

If you guys don't wanna miss it then be sure to follow me on my Instagram @RachelLeStrange

Shameless self-promo~

Next in the box is a sticker of Jotaro

and I think this is a sticker of this month's YouTuber

I'm not sure who she is but we'll find out once we read this month's card

Why do you like cosplays? No objection but I really like your hobby

I find it really fun to dress up as my favourite characters from my favourite shows

and I think cosplay is a great way to channel your creativity and imagination and entertain other people in the process

My favourite part about cosplaying is when I go to conventions in my cosplay

and then there's someone who recognizes the character I'm cosplaying as

and they're like:

Omg! You're this character! Omg!

and it feels really satisfying to make that person's dream of meeting their (favourite) anime character in flesh come true

because that's what I feel whenever I see someone cosplaying as my favourite characters

I feel very happy and they also feel happy because they make me feel happy

so everyone is happy!

and finally we have this month's pin

I think this is Misaka Mikoto from Toaru Majutsu no Index

You know, I've always thought of myself as someone who doesn't watch a lot of anime but

turns out I know more than I thought I did

Did you watch Inuyasha? Who is your favourite character?

I love Sesshoumaru

I think he was one of my earliest anime crushes ever

And here is the card for this month's akibento box

So the featured YouTuber is PeachMilkyTea so that sticker earlier is a sticker of her

I'm really glad I got the Genos sleeping mask instead of the Saitama one

Final question:

Who's your favourite character from Detective Conan and do you watch Yuri on Ice?

I like Haibara and I did watch Yuri on Ice, but I didn't like it very much since I don't like yaoi

The only thing that made me watch it until the last episode was the food because

everything looked very delicious there!

So that was it for today, I hope you guys enjoyed watching this video

Let me know if you guys want me to keep merging the Q&A with the unboxing video or if you guys want me to separate them next time

By the way, just a quick and sad update

my laptop's harddrive recently broke and I had to replace it with a new one

and so I lost all my data there, including all the scripts I had written for my future videos, so

I'm really bummed out about that

I hope I'll be able to finish re-writing some of the scripts so I can film a new video as soon as possible

but...

I've forgotten what I've written there

so it'll definitely take some time to

re-think of new things to write

so...

I hope you guys can be patient with me until then. Thanks!