Home Fire Sprinklers: They're Not What You Think Oct 25, 2008
Only a fire's high temperature will cause the sprinklers to activate, usually between 135 and 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooking mistakes and other smoke cannot operate a fire sprinkler. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
After London's Frieze Fair, setting out, again, to ponder these troubling times Oct 24, 2008
You can lounge around on the bottom bunks and page through the books, which range from science fiction classics like "War of the Worlds" and "Fahrenheit 451" to chilling assessments of contemporary life like Mike Davis's "Dead Cities." Things look even more hopeless in "The Last Film," which is projected on a looming screen. It alternates snippets from films by avant-garde artists like Michael Snow, Robert Smithson and Chris Marker with others from more mainstream end-of-the-world movies,... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Burn, baby, burn - 'Fahrenheit 451' goes onstage Oct 24, 2008
There will never be a time in history when Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" will be irrelevant ... Books burn at 451 degrees Fahrenheit ... He mentioned, "They're planning a new movie version of 'Fahrenheit 451.'" He wasn't thrilled with Truffaut's 1967 effort. (Los Angeles Daily News)
Oliver Stone has no regrets about release of W. Oct 23, 2008
Michael Moore released his searing documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 in the summer of 2004 to try to prevent Bush's re-election. It didn't work. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Acting presidents Oct 18, 2008
Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore's documentary, which incorporated Bush photos, footage and sound bites (2004). That's My Bush, a Comedy Central sitcom with Timothy Bottoms (2001). (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Report says Arctic temperatures at record highs Oct 17, 2008
For example, autumn air temperatures in the Arctic are at a record 9 degrees Fahrenheit (5 Celsius) above normal. The report noted that 2007 was the warmest year on record the Arctic, leading to a record loss of sea ice. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
'W.' gives an entertaining glimpse at Bush Oct 17, 2008
Though the reasonably well-informed will not learn anything terribly new about Bush (Fahrenheit 911 covered much of the same ground), unusual anecdotes and factoids capture our attention. The film posits that Cats is W.'s favorite play. (USA Today -- Life)
Space-rugged robot put to volcano test Oct 16, 2008
The Scarab is just one in a series of space traveling robots being developed for use in perpetual darkness and temperatures of "minus 385 degrees Fahrenheit," according to CMU.. Candace Lombardi is a journalist who divides her time between the U.S. and the U.K. Whether it's cars, robots, personal gadgets, or industrial machines, she enjoys examining the moving parts that keep our world rotating. (CNET News)
What to say about Tate Modern's new Turbine Hall installation Oct 15, 2008
You spot copies of classic science fiction texts strewn on the beds Fahrenheit 451, The Drowned World and recognise clips from Peter Watkins's The War Game in the big-screen montage of apocalyptic films. Campbell-Johnston tells you it's "nothing more than cobbled-together pastiche" while the Independent's Arifa Akbar shares some context: "The work is set 50 years in the future and is inspired by the idea of London under attack." Why is it so bright then, Arifa. (guardian.co.uk)
How unpopular is Dubya? Oliver Stone's 'W' will tell us Oct 15, 2008
"There is an enormous fascination with the political arena. Indeed, but does that arena still include the 43rd president? If it's possible to become an afterthought while still occupying the White House, Bush has done it. Tough-talking Vice President Dick Cheney has all but disappeared from the national scene, and Bush himself has similarly retreated after two tumultuous terms, stamped by the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the American-led invasion of Iraq and the economic meltdown. Burns, of... (CNNMoney.com)
Michael Moore turns tables on Tories Oct 14, 2008
Moore, who made the popular documentaries Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11, said he visited two homes alongside Martin and interviewed the residents on their feelings toward the candidate. Brad Lavigne, an NDP spokesman, said crews documenting candidates or the election campaign is not new or wrong, for that matter. (Toronto Star)
'An American Carol' absent from local theaters Oct 10, 2008
Irecall that Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 911" played in town right after it was released, and it, too, was controversial at the time. We have all heard of the alleged biased media. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Moore is slacking with new doc. Oct 10, 2008
Don't expect the passion of "Bowling for Columbine" or the anger of "Fahrenheit 9/11," this is the most straightforward of all Moore's documentaries. While it is refreshing to see Moore focusing on the facts of an event while trying to be as neutral as he is capable of, he fails at keeping it up throughout the whole movie. (The Suffolk Journal, MA)
Climate change forcing critters to move up Oct 10, 2008
Moritz and Patton note that since Grinnell completed his work, the central Sierra has seen continuous warming, with nighttime low temperatures averaging 5 degrees Fahrenheit higher than they were 90 years ago ... 5 degrees Fahrenheit since 1975, Colwell's report in Science notes, and climate models for the tropics indicate it could get hotter by nearly an additional 6 degrees before the end of the century. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Bid to remove Moore film from download websites Oct 7, 2008
He is the director and producer of three of the five highest-grossing documentaries of all time: Bowling For Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11 and Sicko ... Following the release of both Sicko and Fahrenheit 9/11, Moore encouraged fans to download the films for free illegally. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Michael Moore movie suffers legal crackdown over file Oct 6, 2008
Considering how Moore manipulated distribution information on "Fahrenheit 911" (stated that Disney would not distibute the film after seeing its contents when he was told at the very start that Disney would not distribute a purely political film within the US), let alone his track record of fabrication, why would anyone trust anything he says on anything ... He offered a $100,000 reward to anyone who could find a single fabrication in Fahrenheit 9/11. (CD Freaks.com)
For all kinds of good, clean fun, Koreans turn to bathhouses Oct 5, 2008
The temperature in the room, called a kiln, was more than 200 degrees Fahrenheit. "My family comes here at least once a month," said Kim, who teaches Japanese at Hanyang University in Seoul. (International Herald Tribune)
Slacker Uprising Sep 25, 2008
In response to a press conference question about the "propaganda" content of Fahrenheit 9/11, he talks about the propaganda content of the nightly news. Otherwise, Slacker Uprising leaves a hollow feeling, in contrast to the determinedly upbeat self-congratulatory message. (Globe and Mail)
Michael Moore Gives Away Latest Movie On Web Sep 24, 2008
The maker of the award-winning anti-Iraq war blockbuster "Fahrenheit 9/11," said in a statement the gesture was "entirely as a gift to my fans.". "The only return any of us are hoping for is the largest turnout of young voters at the polls in November," Moore said. (Newsmax)
Cool invention helps tired players bounce back Sep 23, 2008
"This is beneficial in medicine because when you have a heart attack or a stroke, if you can lower the core body temperature below 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) in the first hour, you will substantially eliminate the chance of permanent damage of the heart muscle or brain.". The Grahn-Heller lab, tucked away on the Stanford campus, is full of the metal, wire, mesh and neoprene carcases of earlier cooling and heating gadgets. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Readers answer call of the pages Sep 21, 2008
In 2007, participants read Fahrenheit 451. This year, the Hudson Area Association Library chose The Call of the Wild by Jack London. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Abortion movie sweeps UK awards Sep 18, 2008
Korean film Oldboy beat Fahrenheit 9/11 and Motorcycle Diaries to win best foreign film ... Also nominated: Motorcycle DiariesFahrenheit 9/11HeroPieces of April. (Yahoo News -- Film Awards)
Fly to China and beyond, from $1,046 Sep 17, 2008
Fall weather in China is typically mild; expect temperatures between 50 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Recent Deals of the Day. (MSNBC -- Politics)
One tunnel reopens in Chunnel after fire Sep 14, 2008
Firefighters spent no more than 15 minutes at a time inside the tunnel, because of the intense temperatures of up to 1,832 degrees Fahrenheit. The blaze was declared extinguished around midday Friday. (San Francisco Chronicle)
New Film Lifts Veil on Effort to Kill Docudrama on... Sep 12, 2008
Borelli pointed out that Disney s Fahrenheit 911, a controversial documentary by liberal filmmaker Michael Moore, had made $46 million in DVD sales for Disney. Iger responded that Disney had made a business decision to keep the miniseries under wraps. (Fox News)
Up, up and unweigh Sep 12, 2008
In the Virgin Galactic scheme of things, space-bound passengers will board SpaceShipTwo and hitch a ride under the wing of VMS Eve to an approximate altitude of 50,000 feet, more than nine miles up, the upper edge of the troposphere, where the average temperature is minus-58 degrees Fahrenheit and atmospheric pressure is roughly one-quarter of what it is at sea level. At this point, SpaceShipTwo will be released. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Michael Moore's influence is seen in new moviemakers Sep 9, 2008
These filmmakers once worked with Moore on pictures such as "Roger & Me" and "Fahrenheit 9/11." Now they're turning out documentaries of their own. "Michael's body of work has changed the landscape for all documentary filmmakers," director-producer Carl Deal said. (Boston Globe)
Michael Moore to post 'Slacker Uprising' free Sep 7, 2008
Moore said he considered releasing "Slacker Uprising" theatrically as "Michael Moore's big election year movie," as he did with 2004's "Fahrenheit 9/11," which was highly critical of President Bush ... " Companies like ClickStar, which Morgan Freeman co-founded, have made films still in theaters - such as 2006's "10 Items or Less" - digitally available for purchase or rental. Experimentation in distribution has been more common in the music industry, where the Internet has significantly damaged... (San Francisco Chronicle)
COLUMN: Electrical outlets difficult to find on 'media row' Sep 6, 2008
Caribou Barbie IS one of the one of the firemen in Fahrenheit 9-11 ... That's Fahrenheit 451, isn't it ... Now what was Fahrenheit 9-11. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Jarring Candidness Sep 6, 2008
Carl Deal, a producer on Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" and "Bowling for Columbine," and his filmmaking partner, Tia Lessin, met Roberts when the two came to Louisiana to work on a different documentary. They wisely switched gears when Roberts, who isn't shy, showed them some of her raw footage. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Michael Moore plans Net-only film release Sep 5, 2008
His last two documentaries, Sicko and Fahrenheit 9/11 are two of the three highest grossing documentaries ever released. The download will be available on. (CNET News)
Michael Moore to release film online for free Sep 5, 2008
Moore said he considered releasing Slacker Uprising theatrically as Michael Moores big election year movie as he did with 2004s Fahrenheit 9/11, which was highly critical of President Bush ... His last two films, Sicko ($24 million) and Fahrenheit 9/11 ($119 million) are two of the three highest grossing documentaries ever. (MSNBC -- Politics)
The Question of Evil in Cinema Sep 5, 2008
It is easy to trace the films that have frontally tackled the World Trade Center attacks in 2001 and the war in Iraq United 93, Fahrenheit 9/11, World Trade Center, Lions for Lambs, Redacted, to name just a few but there are other films, which have also indirectly, unconsciously maybe, dealt with the psychic aftermath of September 11 and the way it has changed the way we live in this country, the way we sense the danger in the air, but without actually addressing the attacks or anything that... (Suite101.com)
Is Palin victim of media conspiracy? Sep 4, 2008
I did use the fahrenheit scale. I ve been told the brisket is the hardest to master. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Playing North Of The Border Sep 4, 2008
"Religulous" - Scaldingly funny documentary about organized religion, which Bill Maher treats with the same respect that Michael Moore showed for President Bush in "Fahrenheit 9/11." Directed by Larry Charles ("Borat"). "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" - Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks in a title-described comedy from Kevin Smith. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
"Burn After Reading": Up in flames? Sep 2, 2008
" UPDATE: Correction below. is a documentary made by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, a pair of professional filmmakers who worked with Michael Moore on "Fahrenheit 9/11," and like other documentaries it's a movie about real people and their lives, designed to enlighten and entertain in roughly equal measure. You could say that all documentary films represent a collaboration between director and subject, but in "Trouble the Water" that collaboration is stretched nearly to the breaking point, since the... (Salon)
Rain, rain: Beijing pollution washes away Aug 30, 2008
Heavy rains that drenched the city on Sunday continued into Monday with sporadic showers, replacing the recent hot and muggy patch of weather with cooler temperatures averaging 25 degrees Celsius (77 Fahrenheit), though humidity remained relatively high. Beijing's notorious pollution has been a concern for Olympic organizers and U.S. athletes from the start. (FOX 11, AZ)
Back to the books: A guide for Saugus parents and students Aug 30, 2008
Breathing Underwater- Alex Finn Tribute to Another Dead Rock Star - Randy Powell Violet and Claire - Francesca Block Blood and Chocolate- Annette Curtis Klaus Silver - Norma Fox Mazer The Last Unicorn - Peter Beagle Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury Fever, 1793 - Laurie Halse Anderson Twisted- Laurie Halse Anderson Romiette and Julio - Sharon M. Draper Parrot in the Oven - Victor Marinez What to bring on the first day. School principals. (Saugus Advertiser, MA)
Moore opened the door for filmmaker pals Aug 28, 2008
These filmmakers once worked with Moore on pictures such as "Roger & Me" and "Fahrenheit 9/11." Now they're turning out documentaries of their own. advertisement. (MSNBC -- News)
Michael Moore's pals make documentary films Aug 28, 2008
These filmmakers once worked with Moore on pictures such as Roger & Me and Fahrenheit 9/11 ... Engfehr, 46, co-producer of the film as well as Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11, said he's a believer in making points through real-life characters and events. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
S'ville inks new tattoo policy for cops Aug 27, 2008
Common Sense wrote on Aug 26, 2008 3:18 PM:" Are you that ignorant or do you just not know how to read? My comment WAS referring to how they did not want individualism and did want uniformity and conformity. They were talk to not act/think/express individuality, but apparently you have no clue as to what you are reading. If you CAN read, check out Fahrenheit 451, because thats where well be living in the next 20 years after all of our freedoms are taken away. Get with it, wake up. ".... (Munster Times, IN)
A European masterpiece, reborn Aug 27, 2008
is a documentary made by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, a pair of professional filmmakers who worked with Michael Moore on "Fahrenheit 9/11," and like other documentaries it's a movie about real people and their lives, designed to enlighten and entertain in roughly equal measure. You could say that all documentary films represent a collaboration between director and subject, but in "Trouble the Water" that collaboration is stretched nearly to the breaking point, since the heart of the film is footage... (Salon)
Wringing 9/11 Aug 22, 2008
Michael Moore s 2002 anti-gun documentary Bowling for Columbine took $US58 million globally, while in 2004, his controversial Bush-bashing tirade Fahrenheit 9/11 took an astonishing $US222 million worldwide ... Nonetheless, Moore explicitly stated that Fahrenheit 9/11 was designed to get Bush out of office yet despite the film s phenomenal success, Bush was returned in 2004 with a greater majority. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Embracing outdoorsiness in the Rockies Aug 22, 2008
The hot spring water is blended with cool creek water to fill the two large hot pools, the hottest of which is kept at around 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Massage treatments are offered in rustic cottages on the property. (CNN -- Travel)
'Election Guide' Aug 22, 2008
Now the liberal filmmaker (Sicko, Fahrenheit 9/11), who pleaded with Caroline Kennedy this week to become Barack Obama's running mate, is doing his best to get the Democratic Illinois senator elected with Mike's Election Guide 2008 (Grand Central, 260 pp. $13. (USA Today)
Summer's many documentaries walk fine line, hoping for a hit Aug 21, 2008
Part of the reason for the quantity is that past summers have seen plenty of profits: Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004, $120 million), March of the Penguins (2005, $77 million), An Inconvenient Truth (2006, $24 million) and Sicko (2007, $24. 5 million). (USA Today -- Life)
Kerry-ing On Aug 18, 2008
Monday, August 18, 2008 Last Update: 07:30 AM EDT. TEAM OBAMA ALL OVER BOOK NOOK. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Hollywood Fundraises for Obama Aug 18, 2008
The Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11 documentary maker writes that Obama, at some point, might be asked this question: Michael Moore has endorsed you. But he recently said (fill in the blank with some outrageously offensive line taken out of context). (Newsmax)
Endangered Species: In More Danger Aug 14, 2008
Actually, that's not true the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change last year estimated that if the average global temperature rose 3 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit, up to 30% of the plants and animals on Earth could be at risk of extinction. There is a direct link between rising carbon emissions from human sources, rising temperatures and endangered species. (Time.com)
Home Fire Sprinklers: They're Not What You Think Aug 13, 2008
Only a fire's high temperature will cause the sprinklers to activate, usually between 135 and 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooking mistakes and other smoke cannot operate a fire sprinkler. (Pekin Times, IL)
Beijing Olympics Begin With Opening Ceremony Viewed by Billions Worldwide Aug 10, 2008
Temperatures reached 32 Celsius (90 Fahrenheit), with humidity above 89 percent, while the pollution index was twice the recommended maximum by the World Health Organization. Chinese Inventions. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
NASA craft probes ice on Mars Aug 4, 2008
TEGA heated the sample to the melting point, then to 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit. The ice turned blue, the water turned red, and already there was evidence that both soil and water were alkaline, unlike vast areas of Mars where volcanic eruptions have occurred during the planet's life. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
UN headquarters in New York turns up heat for cool effect Aug 2, 2008
For all of August the UN building's thermostats will rise from their usual chilly 72 degrees Fahrenheit (22 degrees Centigrade) up to 77 degrees (25 degrees Centigrade). However, to discourage diplomatic tempers from growing too overheated, the building's conference rooms will only be hitting highs of 75 degrees (24 degrees Centigrade). (BBC News)
Sandia Scientists Capture Ice Growth at the Nanoscale [Slide Show] Aug 2, 2008
rmer created a sequence of images that reveal how an ice film grows when a platinum surface chilled to 140 kelvins ( 208 degrees Fahrenheit or 133 Celsius) is exposed to water vapor in a vacuum chamber. The images reveal that when an ice film is extremely thin, just a nanometer thick (40 millionths of an inch), the water molecules form small, tabular (flat) islands of crystalline ice on the platinum surface. (Scientific American)
Documentary Linking America's Financial Crisis to Federal Reserve System Seeks Production Funding Aug 1, 2008
Films like FAHRENHEIT 911 and AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH have proven that documentaries on charged topics are gaining ground among viewers and achieving unprecedented box office numbers by offering audiences a new perspective that can affect real change. THE AMERICAN DREAM combines compelling storytelling with dynamic interviews that disseminate information in an accessible and entertaining way that will inspire the hearts and minds of its viewers. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Hollywood churning out presidential contenders Jul 30, 2008
And after the election dust settles, Michael Moore returns in the spring, back on the Bush-whacking trail with a documentary described as a follow-up to Fahrenheit 9/11. It's unclear whether election-year fervor will boost enthusiasm, says Gregg Kilday, film editor for The Hollywood Reporter. (USA Today)
VYING FOR YOUR VOTE: Box office's presidential race begins Friday Jul 30, 2008
Fahrenheit 9/11 sequel, spring ... The Oscar-winning documentary maker and professional thorn in the side of President Bush is working on a follow-up to his blockbuster Fahrenheit 9/11, but he has revealed little more, saying he fears supporters of the president may try to disrupt his production ... While Fahrenheit dealt with the run-up to the Iraq war, Moore says this time he's focusing on "all the other things that they got away with over the past eight years.". (USA Today)
* Boy band Fahrenheit to promote Taiwan tourism Jul 26, 2008
Boy band Fahrenheit to promote Taiwan tourism ... The Tourism Bureau yesterday unveiled boy band Fahrenheit as its latest spokespersons, saying that it hoped the band would help boost the under-35 tourist market and increase the number of tourists visiting this year by 7 percent ... Fahrenheit was selected not only because of their popularity in both Japan and South Korea, but also because they appeal to fans under the age of 35, Liu said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
They're keeping their cool this summer Jul 26, 2008
Turn your water heater down to 120 degrees Fahrenheit to save money on your electricity bill. If you have children in the house, this is also a safety measure. (Hudson Sun, MA)
Moviegoers get wound up over Watchmen Jul 23, 2008
The series won the 1988 Hugo Award the first graphic novel to win the highest honor in science fiction, joining Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Dune by Frank Herbert and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling. Time put Watchmen on its list of the top 100 novels in English since 1923, with classics written by Faulkner, Hemingway, Orwell and Steinbeck. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Fly to Bangkok or Singapore, from $926 Jul 22, 2008
Singapore is warm and humid all year, with only slight variations in the range of 73 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit. The monsoon season is from November to January; there are sudden, heavy showers. (MSNBC -- Travel)
For the decorative arts, a 21st-century twist Jul 20, 2008
The porcelain is thrown by hand on a turning wheel, and inscribed with the thrower's initials, before being dried and hardened at 950 degrees Celsius, some 1,742 Fahrenheit. A master painter, who has trained for at least 10 years, then decorates it with paint made from another secret formula. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
A look into the culture of performance enhancing drugs Jul 18, 2008
It's an in-your-face documentary by the same producers of "Bowling for Columbine" and "Fahrenheit 9/11." The film had been scheduled to open Thursday, July 17, at the Gold Town Nickelodeon theater but was cancelled. Hooligan caught up with Bell to talk about the future of steroids in sports, his steroid-using brothers and the reactions generated by the film. (Juneau Empire)
Advertising: Cooling off on dubious eco-friendly claims Jul 18, 2008
For example, Procter & Gamble, which makes laundry detergent, has been running a campaign in Britain that urges consumers to conserve energy by washing clothing at 86 degrees Fahrenheit rather than at higher temperatures. Similarly, Reckitt Benckiser, which makes dishwasher detergent, has been advertising what it says are the environmental benefits of washing dishes in a machine, rather than by hand; this consumes less water and energy, the company says. (International Herald Tribune)
Faustian bargains in football Jul 13, 2008
His background and name have not stopped his company from investing in all sorts of businesses beyond its bread and butter of construction, reputedly including Microsoft, Boeing, and even, as Michael Moore makes a case for in Fahrenheit 9/11, the oil concerns of the Bush family of Texas. He's dined with British royalty and American presidents - as whitebread and capital "E" establishment as you can get. (Asia Times Online)
