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Is the Mother's day the only day for remembering the valiant effort of the women to improve our society? The answer to this is a no! The International Women's Day also known as the International Working Women's Day is celebrated on the 8th of March of every year. Throughout the world, this day is celebrated to show the respect, adoration and appreciation towards women. On this day, respect and acknowledgment is also given for the women for their achievements in economic, political and social arenas. This day started as a Socialist political event however, soon it spread to the rest of the world. As the years advanced, due to the political changes, this day became as day where the women were showed respect and adoration by their male counterparts as they would do on the Mother's day or the Valentine's day.
If we talk of the history of this day, the first women's day was celebrated in the United States of America by the Socialist Party of America on the 28th of February, 1909 to commemorate the strike that was done by the international ladies' garment workers' union. In the following years, around the world, many such events started to take place around the world. In 1910, International Women's Confederation was established. The waves of this day however started due to the Russian February revolution. Following the demonstrations that marked the International Women's Day in the year 1917, this revolution started. Following the October revolution, this day was declared as an official holiday in Russia. In many countries, this day is a national holiday, in some of which the holiday is only for women.


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A common question that I am asked at our Houston podiatry office is whether nail polish can be used during treatment for toenail fungus. The answer depends on the type of treatment used to eliminate the fungal infection. If you are treated with an oral medication, such as Lamisil, then the toenails can be polished. If a topical medication, such as Formula 3, is used, then polish should be avoided.
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Did their viral success translate into a great album?
Written by Vinny Guarino
Before I get into why, let's talk about the Atlanta trio a little bit.
The group consists of Quavo, Takeoff, and Offset. All three are blood-related family.
They have had some of the biggest hits in rap from the past few years including "Versace," "Look at my Dab," "Fight Night," and most recently, "Bad and Boujee" — their first #1 hit and lead single off Culture.
People go ape shit when Migos comes on. Watch as this Nigerian crowd screams every line of B&B like their life depends on it.
One more thing before we get into the new album. The key to Migos' success is their group chemistry.
Watch them freestyle and you'll notice they ad-lib for each other with perfect timing, finish each other's rhymes, and just have a genuinely good time in the cypher. Their chemistry can only be described as supernatural.
As much as I want to love Culture, I can't help feeling disappointed. They are so likable that even now I'm trying to justify why I didn't love the project.
The more I think about it — the clearer it is. This group makes amazing singles. They have catchy choruses, good flows, and the best trap beats money can buy. But that's just not enough to carry an album.
Put it this way, most of the songs on the Culture tracklist would likely be viral singles if the group released videos for each one.
While the second single "T-Shirt" is a decent record, the video is the trap version of The Revenant and that is truly what makes it remarkable. Chance the Rapper called the video "Oscar-worthy" but I doubt he would say the song itself is Grammy-worthy.
As a fan and a critic, I came into this listening session hoping for two things:
- Bangers. This is what Migos does. McDonalds serves Big Macs. Migos makes bangers.
- Something new. I'm familiar with the group's formula — But will they step outside the box and show some more innovation?
We definitely got a few more bangers. None surpass "Bad and Boujee" but there are a few tracks that are worth adding to the rotation.
Keepers include: "Get Right Witcha," "Brown Paper Bag," "Slippery" ft. Gucci Mane, and "What the Price."
You can toss "Big on Big."
As far as hoping for something different — there really isn't anything new here. I'll say that after listening to 12 straight trap records, I did appreciate them closing with "Out Yo Way," a more low-key song dedicated to the women that go out of their way to please the Migos.
When it comes down to it, listening to Culture front to back does the music itself a disservice. There's not enough diversity in the sound to keep things interesting. It would probably come across better if they just released single after single instead.
What do you think? Did I miss the wave? Let me know in the comments.
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How Much To Tip Poker Dealer It is important to know poker tipping etiquette, and how much to tip poker dealer. Tipping the dealer comes under good poler etiquettes. It's pretty similar to tipping in a restaurant while leaving as a happily satisfied diner. However, players don't usually realize when the ideal time to offer […]Read more
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How to Shuffle Poker Chips There are two things to remember while you play poker. First, you have to appear like a pro in front of your opponent. Second, you have to be real good at bluffing. You can't really bluff until your opponent thinks of you as a credible player. To leave the finest […]Read more
Hey, I'm Nicky Numbers, professional poker player and today I'm going to show you how to count your chips and more importantly how not to count your chips. So let's say you've just won a nice pile of chips here. The first thing you want to do is sort your chips by color. Start with […]Read more
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Hey, I'm Nicky Numbers, a Professional Poker Player, whose going to talk to you today, about the best starting hands in poker. Now, when most people are talking about poker, they mean No Limit Hold Em. The best starting hands in that game are, big cards, and big pairs. So, hands like Ace, King. Especially […]Read more
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You can hardly turn on the television anymore without hearing something about America Online. If it's not a commercial for the service itself, then you'll hear it mentioned at the end of a commercial for something else, such as, "Visit us at www.microsoft.com; AOL keyword 'Microsoft.'"
AOL was once a part of a three-way national online service war with CompuServe and Prodigy. Today, however, AOL is the undisputed king. It seems like a hundred years ago when AOL struck the key blow in that war when it offered unlimited access to its customers for $19.99/month. Before that, all the services were offering "packages" such as 40 hours for this price, with additional charges for additional hours.
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In 2000, the school became affiliated with the International House World Organisation
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With more than 122 affiliates in 42 countries, IHWO is one of the most important networks of language schools around the world. The Affiliated Network Department is based in London. 1,000,000 students study English and other languages each year in the schools associated with the IH Network.
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Why do we do what we do at Genesis Community Church?
Last week we looked at why we value singing new songs in the church. Psalm 98:1 says to "sing to the Lord a new song". We never want to stop writing, singing, and searching for new creative songs to sing to the Lord!
This week we will further examine the Psalms and see what they say about worship.
Look at what Psalm 98:4-6 says about worship:
[4] Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth; Break forth and sing for joy and sing praises. [5] Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, With the lyre and the sound of melody. [6] With trumpets and the sound of the horn Shout joyfully before the King, the Lord.
These verses say to shout, sing, and play instruments joyfully to the Lord! There is a tone of excitement in these verses! That's what we hope for with our people each weekend.
We want you to sing loudly and joyfully during the music on Sundays. We want you to remember the joy of your salvation. We want you to remember who it is you are singing to!
Remember these truths this week as we sing joyfully:
- You have been saved through faith in Jesus
- You are no longer slaves to sin, but to righteousness
- You have a new identity that rests in Christ
- You are a child of God almighty
- You can rest in God because He is sovereign
- You are loved and secure, sealed by the Holy Spirit
- You have the Holy Spirit in you and helping you
This is amazing church! Let us be excited and joyful!
I am praying for you and love you. I can't wait to be with you all this Sunday as Ben and Nina lead us in worship.
What are we singing?
Last week:
- O God of our Salvation (Michael Bleecker, Matt Boswell)
- Stronger (Hillsong)
- How He Loves Us (John Mark McMillan)
- How Deep The Father's Love For Us (Stuart Townend)
- Nothing But The Blood of Jesus (Robert Lowry)
This Week:
- Come Thou Fount (Robert Robinson)
- Cornerstone (Hillsong)
- All I Have is Christ (Sovereign Grace Music)
- I Exalt Thee (Hymn)
As you prepare for worship this week, take a look at what Paul writes in Ephesians 2:19-22.
[19] So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, [20] built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, [21] in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. [22] In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
Church, we are members of the household of God! Rejoice in this!


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I wanted to share with you guys an awesome event that my friend Adam Spunberg and I will be hosting tomorrow night. We will be doing a twitter viewing of the film Amelie around 11:45pm EST tomorrow, May 13, 2011.
For those unfamiliar with Amelie, read on! It's a 2001 French film following Amelie, a young twenty-something waitress who tries to do good for the people around her. The film is not only visually stunning, but the soundtrack of the film is exquisite as well.
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I honestly cannot begin to tell you how much I love this film. It has remained high on my list of favorite foreign films and my favorite films of all time. The acting is outstanding, Audrey Tautou is a wonderful actress fitting the role of Amelie perfectly. The story is amazing: imagine a world where people did random acts of kindness all the time! How wonderful is it!?!
For those of you wishing to join us in the live tweet please leave a comment below with your twitter name and also the country/state you live in. (We want to see how far-reaching our Amelie viewing gets!) I'm going to create a follow list on my twitter account (@lifeand100books) and put everyone participating on the list. That way we can see each other's film thoughts. We will also be using the hashtag #AmelieSociety.
Adam and I are SUPER pumped to share this film with you all! Until tomorrow, happy viewing!!


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By Mike Beas Hendricks County Business Leader Seems difficult to envision now, but there was a time when Rodney and Leah Williamson owned one of the more distinguishable above-ground swimming pools in their Brownsburg neighborhood. Theirs, you see, was the one with green water. At the present time, the Williamsons, …Read More »
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Socialism in her native Venezuela steered Maria Da Fonte back to the United States, but it's her human spirit that guided her toward being a business owner. By Mike Beas Hendricks County ICON Dimensionally speaking, Maria's Bakery in Plainfield is anything but daunting. Fifteen feet in width and a 60-foot …Read More »


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The Fifty Shades of Grey star's wife, Amelia Warner, was photographed pushing a stroller on Monday (14Mar16) in Notting Hill, London, suggesting she recently gave birth, reports Eonline.com.
The couple has yet to comment on the news, but Jamie recently opened up about his life as father to two-year-old daughter Dulcie.
"I love fatherhood," Jamie told Vogue last month (Feb16). "These last couple of years have been quite something. But we're enjoying it."
"My father has delivered over 6,000 babies, my stepmother's an obstetrician gynaecologist and I've been around a lot of baby talk in my life. But still, nothing actually prepares you," he later added to Stylist magazine. "I hope I'm a good dad. It's the most joyous thing imaginable. It's totally changed our lives but only for the positive."
"People are so f**king down about having kids - in those early months when people are saying, 'Say goodbye to sleep.' Well, of course! You've got a baby!" he continued. "I was discouraged by people's attitude so it was refreshing when we occasionally met people who said, 'It's the best thing, you're going to love it.'"
"I saw a pregnant friend the other night and I was like, 'Embrace it! Don't listen to all the people who are down on it, because it's only good'," he added.
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Our supporters and veterans do some amazing things to support our charity.
Bake Off star gives our blind veterans a reason to be cheerful on 'Blue Monday'
We organised the tea party at our London office to give our beneficiaries a smile on a day hailed as 'the most depressing of the year'. Sophie, a former Officer in the Royal Artillery and now a Reservist, baked a fondant cake for the event and recor…
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Grandson of Nottingham RAF veteran urges others to refer their loved ones to us this Grandparents' Day
Adam, 27, from the Hockley area of Nottingham, said: "We're really close as a family and it was difficult seeing my grandad battle sight loss, particularly as he's a man who values his independence. But since joining Blind Veterans UK, he's learne…
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A Mother's love: mum to blind veteran thanks our charity for vital support
When Elizabeth Heaume's son, 34-year-old Army veteran Mark, discovered he had a brain tumour in 2006, their lives were turned upside down.
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New program for women's health problems
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New program for women's health problems
June 28, 2012
Cindy Backus, Nurse Practioner for Winston-Salem Women's Care discusses a new program that can help with problems for women ages from 30 to 50...
Midlife Women's Center, a part of the new Maya Angelou Center for Women's Health and Wellness has this new program at the Forsyth Medical Center.
The program will help those women who are between the ages of thirty to fifty, who usually are taking care of the family and ignoring their own health.
The program works with women to get an appointment, then a wellness coach and a certified menopause practitioner will help them get individual care.
The program can help women access risk factors with diabetes, blood pressure and menopause problems answered.


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An Oklahoma mother is outraged after she said her 16-year-old daughter got a birth-control implant in her arm from a Tulsa clinic during a trip there arranged by her daughter's school.
"Had I known that this field trip was for her to get that done, I would not have allowed her to go," Miracle Foster told KOKI-TV.
Foster told the station that it all started after her daughter attended a Youth Services of Tulsa sex-education presentation at her school, Langston Hughes Academy for Arts & Technology.
Foster's daughter and other girls apparently wanted more information, so the school arranged for the clinic to pick them up from campus and take them to the clinic, KOKI said.
While at the clinic, Foster told the station that her daughter got a three-year Norplant implant without parental consent.
"I just did not expect this," she told KOKI. "And like I said, that was not a choice. My child went on a field trip, and she came back with this in her arm."
Rodney L. Clark, the principal at Langston Hughes, told a different story. Clark told KOKI that he called Foster as a courtesy to get permission for her daughter to go to the clinic — and that it wasn't a field trip but an annual sex-ed session.
Youth Services of Tulsa told the station it's not required by law to tell parents if it gives contraceptives to minors — although the clinic said it does get occasional complaints from parents who aren't aware of the law. KOKI added that Title X federal guidelines allow youths as young as 12 to get birth control without parental consent.
Clark said the school works with Youth Services of Tulsa and lets students leave campus for these sessions, the station said. The clinic said it's been in partnership with Langston Hughes since 2013.
Foster was unmoved: "I just feel like my rights as a parent were violated," she told KOKI.
Clark told the station that the school doesn't know the specifics of what happens at the clinic, as the clinic's discussion with students are private.
The principal added the following statement to KOKI:
This was not a field trip. Youth Services of Tulsa does an annual in-service on Sex Education. They offer students an opportunity to contact them on their own for more information. The parent gave her child permission to leave the school. Under Title X, once young people are at the clinic and are of reproductive age, they can make decisions on their own without parental consent. As you can understand this situation involves a minor and we do not release information about students. Nevertheless, the student was well within their rights of Title X which is a federal guideline that provides reduced cost family planning services to persons of all reproductive age.
The mission of Langston Hughes Academy is to "enhance the development of at-risk students in grades 9-12 through graduation and acceptance into college or career technical institutions," its website says.
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There should be no place like home ... for shopping.
There should be no place like home ... for shopping.
We all know the hideously high unemployment rate in San Joaquin County. Some 4,600 jobs evaporated in the county in the past year. We know about wave after wave of foreclosures here. We know about the mainstay stores that have vanished or are fading.
But there's something we can do: Keep our shopping here. Support the stores that support your friends, neighbors, relatives and maybe even you by providing jobs locally. The Internet is a great research tool, and sometimes, certainly not always, you can save a bit. But it would be hard to argue that Internet sales provide any economic benefit to this community.
We know this is a plea every market area makes as they try to keep their retail dollars at home. Now, with the economic fix we're in, its doubly important.
Spending money locally not only provides jobs and keeps businesses open, it also provides much-needed sales tax revenue to local government and schools. You won't save much on taxes by going elsewhere. As a matter of fact, any savings you'd realize probably will be lost to the cost of gas to get there.
If you're going to buy, keep those tax dollars here. Just one example of why that is so important: The biggest single source of revenue for Stockton government is the sales tax. The recession and the accompanying downturn in retail sales have slammed the city and, coupled with the crash of the housing market, go a long way toward explaining why the city is about $30 million in the red.
Spending your money here, when your purchases are combined with those of thousands of others, will help the city avoid even deeper, more troubling cuts to services, including police and fire protection.
Retailers don't like it when spending "leaks" out of the area. They don't like it in good times; they abhor it in bad times.
San Joaquin County has an excellent retail mix, which has been enhanced considerably in recent years as the population grew and people with Bay Area incomes flooded in. To keep those businesses open, we have to patronize them. When this recession is over, they will still be around to provide goods, services, jobs and tax dollars to our communities.


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Consumer Products and the Year 2000:
A User's Guide
Washington Post Staff Writers
Sunday, August 2, 1998; Page A25 Despite dire warnings by some Year 2000 prognosticators, few household electronic devices will be disrupted by the arrival of the new millennium in 17 months, according to a Washington Post survey of major appliance and consumer electronics manufacturers of household appliances and consumer electronics. Many appliances have programmable clocks that allow a consumer to start them automatically washing machines, ovens, dishwashers. But in most cases these clocks do not keep track of the month or year, so they will not be confused on Jan. 1, 2000.
Some electronic devices such as camcorders, VCRs, faxes and pagers have internal calendars. In a small percentage of these devices, the calendar may not properly recognize the arrival of 2000, requiring resetting or repair, according to the manufacturers. But even if the calendar cannot be fixed, the device should continue functioning.
AIR CONDITIONERS and CLIMATE CONTROL: Programmable thermostats found in most homes will not have any Y2K problems, according to officials from Honeywell, Emerson Electric Co. and Carrier Corp. Even devices that keep track of time tend to be on weekly rather than annual cycles. Window-unit air conditioners also have no problem, according to Panasonic, Friedrich Air Conditioning Co., and Whirlpool.
AUTOMOBILES: The Big Three domestic car makers General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Corp. as well as Honda Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. say none of their cars or pickup trucks have date-related problems. Most vehicles manufactured in the last decade have at least one microprocessor under the hood. But those chips which perform such functions as triggering a "Service Car" indicator lamp generally rely on mileage and ignition starts rather than dates.
CAMCORDERS made since 1990 should, in most cases, operate without any complications. A small number of older camcorder models made by companies including Sony and Panasonic will operate even if the clock used to record dates malfunctions or requires resetting, company officials said.
CELLULAR telephones will almost all operate properly, according to the two leading industry associations. Cellular service providers in some cases are still debugging their networks.
DIGITAL CLOCKS AND WATCHES typically have a built-in mathematical formula that determines the day of the week and number of days in a particular month, and therefore should not be troubled by the turn of the millennium, according to Timex Corp and Casio Inc.
COFFEE MAKERS will still brew on New Year's Day, 2000. Many of these machines can be programmed to start at a certain time, but representatives from Norelco Consumer Products Co., Black & Decker and Mr. Coffee said the appliances do not track either the week or the year.
DISHWASHERS in some cases can be programmed to turn on automatically, but even those with a clock will not have a Y2K problem because they do not track day of the week, month or year, according to representatives from Whirlpool, Maytag and Kenmore.
FAX machines manufactured during the 1990s generally will be problem-free. Older machines made by NEC and Panasonic, including some made this decade, may have clocks that malfunction or require resetting, company officials said.
HOME SECURITY devices that can be programmed to turn off and on automatically should be trouble-free, according to Honeywell and ADT Security Services Inc. Some office security systems likely require Y2K software repairs.
MICROWAVES made by major manufacturers including Sharp Electronics, Kenmore, Kitchen Aid, Brother, Panasonic, Samsung and Goldstar will be trouble-free, according to the companies. Clocks in the appliances do not track the year.
PAGERS made by Panasonic and NEC should not have problems, according to company representatives. Motorola has recently reported on its web site that "certain Motorola Pager Products shall require upgrades to be Year 2000 ready." The telecommunications networks providing pager services are still working to sure their systems will function.
TELEPHONES Ordinary telephones generally will not be affected by Y2K gremlins, although phone companies are working feverishly to ensure service is not disrupted. Some phone sets with clocks, more typically found in offices, may require a software upgrade, according to Panasonic officials.
VIDEO RECORDERS in some cases will require manual resetting in January 2000. Most older models should be trouble-free because they generally have only 14-day calendars. Most newer models have Y2K compliant calendars, according to Panasonic and Samsung. Music disk players should by problem-free, according to Sharp, Sony and Panasonic.
WASHING MACHINES and DRYERS should function without interruption in the new millennium, according to Kenmore, Whirlpool and Maytag.
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508 #262: Worcester Wares
posted by Mike on August 20th, 2015
508 is a show about Worcester. This week, we talk to Jessica Walsh and tour Worcester Wares, a new store in the DCU Center.
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You need to support your local sales, whether they are called "pig sales, sled sales" or any other names that are used by the small local guys who are not associated with a large syndicated auction group. Your support for local auctions needs to be more than just lip service. Promote the auctions. Be seen and heard at them. After all, it's your money that's being made by the people selling your cars there.
Every time we take on a new client, the first thing we do in-house is stop their wholesaling of trades until we find out exactly where their used cars are going. We know a car's profitability from the time it leaves your dealership until it is eventually sold. The recon cost, the money spent on transportation, the profit made by the wholesaler and the auction fees are staggering.
Typically, we have not fooled with older used cars in many years because we have become too pre-owned certified from the manufacturers with later model cars and too computerized by today's managers who are "dot com" trained. Thus, we are now only interested in current to 4-year old cars. Ten years ago we marketed current to six-year old cars. Vehicles that are going to auction or going to wholesalers that ultimately go to your local auction are vehicles that don't appeal to you, your manager or your staff. It doesn't mean that the public doesn't like them, or they cannot turn a profit when sold. It means that you, your managers and your staff don't want to fool with them, so bam, they're out the door. Your guys will even call wholesalers to find out what they think those cars are worth and how to price them. I have never understood, in my entire career, why a dealer would allow his pre-owned manager to ask a wholesaler what price he is willing to pay for a car. This insanity minimizes the dealer's profit and maximizes wholesaler's profit for those used cars.
Would you hire a used car manager who told you in his interview that he would hire an outside company who uses illegal immigrants to clean up my cars because he wouldn't want to fool with training a porter to do them right, he would wholesale trade-in cars that he didn't like based on outside prices and he would not work for you if he couldn't make the factory happy by maintaining mostly certified cars in stock? These are things you need to think about. The basic fundamentals are not going to leave this industry. I don't care how computer literate you or your manager. Sixty-four percent of the time a new or used car deal will be decided on the worth of a trade-in. Today we look at sold prices on auction reports, we allow computer companions to tell us wholesale and retail prices without ever really paying attention to the quality of the car.
Your manager should train a new car salesman to bring him a deal and say "Hey, I've taken a flat cab, short bed, black F-150 XL in that has 70,000 miles on it, it's an '04, it's a one-owner, he has all the paperwork on it, but it's a little edgy. It's on the dealers demo, we need to move it and I need X number more dollars on this truck. The guy that I want is the guy that can look at that truck and say, yes, I can do that and know in his mind he can slap a set of dual exhaust on that truck, he can walk out to a GMC Envoy he was getting ready to wholesale that has a brand new set of BF Goodrich ATs and swap them off on the Ford, detail that truck, sit it right out on the point, put "Fresh New Trade" in the window with a history on it and sell it.
That's what we're missing today. You need to have him working with your local seller. You need to represent some cars out there. Your manager needs to get known on the block locally. Your store needs to get known at the auction once again to the local independents and cut out that middle man wholesale.
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U.S. Has More Oil Tha Middle East
Do you people want world peace? Want to end terrorism? Want to save Social Security?
Want to end to war in Iraq and bring a level of prosperity to this country we have even yet never seen?
Its to bad people. Our Big Mother says "NO!"
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There is no need for this shale. Vast reserves of oil exist in the States. Capped off long ago and more recently.
There are BIG environmental concerns with shale and tar sands.
Better people understand the mechanism of "oil" as "control" and "manufactured scarcity" designed to centralize power around the State.
Will post a Alex Jones interview with a "peak oil" debunker shortly.
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It just seems so simple to me.
If they control the resources, the control the people.
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Yeh, it is that simple.
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a couple of right wingers on other boards have applauded the hoarding of "local" fuel sources while consuming those of other countries.
They beleive that the other coiuntries can run out, then the U.S. will crack their own reserves, and outlast the rest of us.
As to foreign debt...more fool those countries that swapped resources for Greenbacks, what incentive IS there to pay it back ?
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The U.S. does not import oil from the Middle East, and Mideast oil is not strategic or important to U.S. energy policy.. rather the U.S. exports dollars to the Middle East, which - through a forced policy of petrodollar recycling - props up our otherwise unsustainable national debt.
The U.S. is also interested in a policy of "strategic denial" in the Mideast, i.e., even though we don't need that oil, we want to control it, so that we can control those who *do* need it... (most of the rest of the planet).
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to control the resources which allow them
to control us, the media, medicine, education,
religion, etc ... they are tighening the noose
every day until you or your children will wake up
in a Nazi Germany situation.
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In the end the U.S needs no one and could walk away from it's debt tomorrow and suffer...nothing.
What will the Japs do? Tow Manhatten Island to Tokyo harbour as collatoral?
If the lender has no power to enforce the contract then it is the LENDER who is up shit creek without a paddle.
The U.S could close of it's border tomorrow and live like Kings. The U.S can feed itself 10 times over, has ALL the resources it needs to continue a high tech industrial base...
Money is worthless. The wheat in the fields is "worth" something. "Contracts" are worthless if you cant enforce them. That is the point of Thomas Barnetts concept of the new "Rule Set"...putting in place enforcable "rule sets" in countries to encourage anglo/u.s investment.
In the end...control of energy reserves is simply about "control". Which makes me wonder...if China and Japan (who are TOTALLY energy hamstrung) are such a threat to the anglo/u.s establishment, why ar'nt they persuing "free energy" or at least "nuclear fusion" technology? They have the cash. They have the technology. Where is it? Me thinks they all bow to a greater power.
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By Aswathy Kumar
I'm stuck in between a nightmare and a dream
I'm paralyzed, Lord, I can't get free
Asleep or awake I just can't walk away
From all of my favorite memories
I'm stuck in between a nightmare and a dream
- Kyle Park
It was like any other saturday morning. The elaborate breakfast on the dining table of bacon, eggs and pancakes proved so. We were rushing. There was a 12 'o clock movie we wanted to catch. And as usual we were running late.
My husband was in the shower and I could hear my nanny fussing over my daughter as she tried to tame her curls with innumerable butterfly clips. I was busy stuffing my bag with all the baby essentials.
Juice in case she gets thirsty
Biscuits in case she gets hungry
A jacket in case she gets cold
And a colouring book in case she gets bored
The day was going to be the usual. I could tell. First a movie at our favourite cinema hall, an extensive South Indian meal at Haandi Udipi, our favorite restaurant at the food court, a few hours of callously lounging around at the book store, sipping Java coffee and a quick stop at Nakumatt, the supermarket before leaving, to stock up on our weekly groceries.
As always the mall was packed. 'Now this is why I hate coming to this place. Parking is such a nightmare,' my husband complained as he made way between jam packed cars. I could not understand what he was stressing about. We came here every saturday and it was the same old story and we loved it anyway, with all it's chaos and charm.
For a change, we parked across the street, instead of our usual parking spot on the top level. There was something going on. I could see white tents adorned with colourful balloons and massive crowds gathered around. 'Must be something for kids,' I thought. I better not let my daughter see it cos she would want to spend the whole day there and I wasn't going to miss my movie.
Though I managed to steer clear of the tents, it was impossible to keep her away from the mini musical carousels that aligned one end of the food court. She had been here way too many times and very well knew where her favourite spots were. My husband made a face. The noisy rides that ate away all his stocked up coins annoyed him. 'We are going to miss the movie,' he warned me.
I knew I had to let her on the carousel. It was her favourite and not doing so would be criminal. 'Fine, I said but just one okay, while I go get the tickets,' I kissed her and my husband.
As I slowly walked away, I could see how ecstatic she was. My husband was loving it too, enjoying their little alone time together. Amidst the loud Katy Perry song that resounded in the background, I could hear the little tune the carousel made as it began to move up and down.I could see she was laughing now. Her tummy must be feeling ticklish and my husband sure must be adding to the fun by tickling it a little more.
That was the last thing I saw. Because then came darkness, a loud noise followed by a deafening silence.
I woke up in the middle of the night covered in sweat. And for the first time in two years, I felt glad that I woke up in my cold apartment in DC, rather than my cosy house back in Nairobi that till date, I had called my home. Both my husband and my daughter lay peacefully right beside me. There was no noise except their silent breaths and the sound of the cicada coming from outside.
It was three days since I had first read about the terror that broke out at Nairobi's Westgate mall. All our friends back in Nairobi were safe and I was miles and miles away from the horror. Yet I couldn't sleep and the nightmares wouldn't stop. I didn't know why? But I felt like a victim, felt I was right there in the midst of it all.
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Maybe it was all these memories. The number of gossips and laughs shared with my darling friends Lubna and Zara, innumerable casino nights with Santosh and Gayatri or movie sessions with Lini and Biju. Maybe it was because a little piece of me was still left behind, stuck somewhere in between.
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This was my home, my people and always will be.
I don't know why but I feel like I cannot breathe
I feel so paralyzed,
As though I am stuck somewhere between a nightmare and a dream...
(A stop at Nakumatt, the supermarket and a cup of java coffee to go was always a must before exiting the mall)


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Americans are going to find their wallets shrinking along with their waistlines. Why? The price of food is exploding, reports the Economist. The price of wheat has gone from $200 a metric ton in May to more than $400 a metric ton in early September. Agflation—escalating food prices—normally results from food shortage. The strange thing about this recent bout of agflation is that we have plenty of food. This year humans will have grown 1.66 billion metric tons of grain—a world record. The reason why food prices are exploding is that we're eating differently.
The world's growing population has always demanded more grains. But this new boom in demand comes from another source: wealth. Newly wealthy people in China and India want to toast their success with tasty meat. And growing meat takes a lot of grain. In 1985 the average Chinese person ate 44 pounds of meat a year. This year, the average Chinese person ate 110 pounds a year. That's the taste of prosperity.
There's another reason for ballooning food costs. Americans have more mouths to feed than ever. And by mouths I mean gas tanks. America's bright idea to slake our thirst for oil is to convert one-third of our corn into ethanol. Not only are our bellies paying the price for our ethanol-spree, so are taxpayers. Ethanol is bankrolled by hefty government subsidies. The Economist writes:
America's ethanol program is a product of government subsidies. There are more than 200 different kinds, as well as a 54 cents-a-gallon tariff on imported ethanol. That keeps out greener Brazilian ethanol, which is made from sugar rather than maize. Federal subsidies alone cost $7 billion a year (equal to around $1.90 a gallon).
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As for the shift in food prices, the bad news is that these changes are probably permanent. The worse news is that while rising grocery bills may put a strain on American bank accounts, the real losers will be poor countries. The Economist cites Gary Becker, a Nobel Prize winner for economics at the University of Chicago, who has figured that if food prices rise by one third, the standard of living will fall 3 percent in rich countries and more than 20 percent in poor ones.
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I'm surprise that this extremist comment that charge meat eater to be evil is here ! About our teeths, a little biogoly class will inform you that they are made to eat grain, vegetables and... meat ! It's our natural way to live. If we eat meat from big farms then we pollute, if we eat meat from uncontrolled production then we promote pain BUT if we eat local little controlled farms meat or local savage meat rightly killed (yes I used the unliked word KILL) we promote our natural way of life. Don't forget that nature provide rabbits to maintain the specy and more to feed predators because predators are needed too in the balance. Rabbits not killed by predators (by one shot if predator is an human) will die anyway by more pain (sickness, hunger, cold...). We have to stay ourselves and play our role in the nature balance but do it the right way and in a normal measure. If we eat the meat our organism need and there is not enough food maybe we reach (or pass over) the maximum human quantity on earth... don't forget there is a need to have place on earth for other organisms like forests and other animals... I don't means to kill people but if we can't naturally live because we are too much for the ressources maybe we should act like Cheeneses and stop having too much babies because they will have lot of babies too... and we have a larger survival rate than 100 years ago.
Why I am proud to be a Vegetarian The world produces in abundance for all that have the courage, common sense and dignity to break from eating meat. Think of the superabundant harvest of a single grain of Wheat. World hunger past, present and future stem from our inability to observe the law of Karma. Sowing and reaping, the very metaphor outlines a natural way of life. Look in your own mouths, are these the razor-sharp teeth of a carnivore? No, they are the flat grinders of grains. Look in the mouths of, yes, cattle. OH, MEAT-EATER, YOU ARE A DEVIL, NOT A HUMAN BEING KEEP NOT A MEAT-EATERS COMPANY, FOR HIS COMPANY IS HARMFUL TO DEVOTION TO THE LORD... I SAY TO YOU, AND ONCE AGAIN I SAY AND ENTREAT YOU, TAKE THIS FACT TO HEART; THAT HE WHO YOU LIGHTLY KILL TODAY, WILL ONE DAY SLAUGHTER YOU. MY FRIEND, PRAY CUT THE THROAT OF ANGER, AND SLAUGHTER THE RAVAGES OF BLIND FURY; FOR HE WHO SLAUGHTERS THE FIVE PASSIONS, LUST, ANGER , GREED, ATTACHMENT AND SELF-PRIDE, WILL SURELY SEE THE SUPREME LORD FACE-TO-FACE. KABIR


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Software Testing is an integral phase of "Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)"; it helps in ensuring the quality of the software that is developed. Today, in this article we shall discuss about some automation software testing tools. Before going through the automation tools we shall understand what Automation Software Testing is? In software testing, test automation is the use of special software (separate from the software being tested) to control the execution of tests and the comparison of actual outcomes with predicted outcomes. Test automation can automate some repetitive but necessary tasks in a formalized testing process already in place, or add additional testing that would be difficult to perform manually.
Testing tools help software testers in the process of software testing. Program testing and fault detection can be aided significantly by testing tools and debuggers. Testing/debug tools include features such as:
- Program monitors, permitting full or partial monitoring of program code including:
- Instruction set simulator, permitting complete instruction level monitoring and trace facilities
- Program animation, permitting step-by-step execution and conditional breakpoint at source level or in machine code
- Code coverage reports
- Formatted dump or symbolic debugging, tools allowing inspection of program variables on error or at chosen points
- Automated functional GUI testing tools are used to repeat system-level tests through the GUI
- Benchmarks, allowing run-time performance comparisons to be made
- Performance analysis (or profiling tools) that can help to highlight hot spots and resource usage
- Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
Also, we look at some software testing tools that are available in the market:
- HP unified functional testing software: HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT) software is an automated software testing solution addressing the challenges of constant change in technology and processes. And with its integration with HP Application Lifecycle Management, it significantly enhances developer and tester productivity and collaboration.
- Selenium: Primarily it is for automating web applications for testing purposes.
- TestComplete: is an automated testing tool that lets you create, manage and run tests for any windows, web or rich client software. It makes it easy for anyone to create automated tests.
- Watir: is an open-source (BSD) family of Ruby libraries for automating web browsers. It allows you to write tests that are easy to read and maintain. It is simple and flexible.
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The clean-out at the Gold Coast Titans has already seen Nene MacDonald, David Mead and now another high-profile player move on.
Josh Hoffman has signed a three year deal with the Parramatta Eels — effective 2017. His vast improvement in form is full credit to Neil Henry, who shifted him into the centres for the better part of his tenure on the glitter strip. His versatility is also a big plus for the Sydney-based club, with the former Bronco covering up to four backline positions.
The question most fans will be asking is where he fits into Parra's already-stocked backline? Brad Takairangi recently re-signed with the club and the ball-playing centre is having a blast on the right edge. Michael Jennings occupies the other three-quarter position and despite regression in form this year, he is on big money and has proven himself a big-game player throughout the years — winning a premiership and breaking Queensland's decade-long dominance of NSW in State of Origin;
Semi Radradra has made the left wing spot his home and a host of other talent, including: Bevan French, Clinton Gutherson, Bureta Faraimo, Vai Toutai & John Folau could find themselves playing outside of Brad Takairangi next year on the opposite edge;
Josh Hoffman's experience and versatility is wasted out wide in the centres or on the wing and the former Kiwi International needs and by all calculations will, be assigned a more important role.
Corey Norman looks set to make a permanent shift to halfback next year, having proven he has what it takes to control a game. This leaves a pivot spot in the side open, with Hoffman seeming a logical fit, having played in the 6 before. However, with Clinton Gutherson impressing as a makeshift five-eighth and the club on the lookout for an established halfback, which has seen them pursue interest in Adam Reynolds, Benji Marshall and more recently, Sam Williams, it seems unlikely Parramatta's newest recruit will find himself in playing in the halves.
By my estimations, Josh Hoffman will most likely be playing his first game in the blue and gold with the #1 on his back. His ball-playing abilities and speed-to-burn would be a welcome addition into Parramatta's spine, which consists of Corey Norman, Clinton Gutherson and Isaac De Gois. Bevan French — whose future is definitely as the long-term fullback of the club, is set to bulk up in size and continue to develop his skills in the new position. Josh Hoffman could offer the perfect mentorship for the rookie sensation. I can see the two rotating throughout the year, with the team benefiting from the raw talent and try-scoring consistency of Bevan French, while also injecting a more experienced hand and seasoned Josh Hoffman.


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Nina Sobol Levent - Healthy Spirit in a Healthy Body
Representations of the Sports Body in Soviet Art of the 1920s and 1930s
Healthy spirit in a healthy body was the foundational slogan of the physical culture campaign. By the beginning of the 1930s, sports had become one of the most frequently pictured subjects of art. Images of beautiful sportswomen and muscular athletes were widely used by the Soviet mass media. Sportsmen were found on every 'collective portrait' of Soviet people; they appeared on almost every significant officially commissioned work, be it a large-scale oil painting for the Soviet exhibition pavilion or decoration in a theater, club, palace of culture, or metro station. They were featured on posters, covers of Soviet magazines, on television news, and even in movies. Soviet textile and porcelain designers widely used sport motifs. In fact, the amount of the sport-related visual material suggests that the images of sports constituted a genre on its own in official Stalinist art. The primary focus of this research is the representation of the sporting body, and the social and ideological forces to which the athlete's body was exposed. This is also an attempt to position the body of the Soviet athlete in the context of Soviet mythology and reconnect it with the greater context of body representation in pre-Bolshevik and late Stalinist traditions.
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Yes, it's that time again! Sephora haul time! Yay! I know I should be focusing on the holidays at this point, but Sephora was having a 20% off coupon code for VIB Rouge and there were a few things I had been waiting for a coupon code to get like the Drybar Dirty Martini set, and the Fresh holiday sets (I was only able to grab one). I stocked up on old faves like Philosophy Purity and Microdelivery, Sephora brand make up remover wipes, Nars Ondine eye shadow and Nars Eye shadow base. I found a brush set on sale for (which has some brushes that I don't have. I know, how is that even possible?). I found a new pencil sharpener (I seem to have lost the one I had), which did not arrive with the rest of my order! I'm a little ticked off, but I rarely have issues with Sephora and their customer service is impeccable, so I'm not too worried about it. I picked up a new mascara, I went with Urban Decay (it's tubular so maybe it won't smudge, I've been having issues with smudging lately), I rounded out my order with Sephora brand lip liner (I've been experiencing some feathering with my lipstick), and the Butter London Apothecary set (I've been really into nail care and this brand, lately). I decided to get the Bobbi Brown 500 point perk.
On a whim I picked up this brush set, it was on sale for under $40 and I figured why not, a few of my older brushes should be replaced and there were a few in here that I didn't have. The case is nice, the brushes are decent, and for the price you really can't go wrong. And for the brushes that I do heave, there is nothing wrong with getting back ups.
I was in the market for a new mascara, while I am using up some deluxe samples that I had around from previous purchases. I still haven't found a mascara that I love more than Diorshow, but it's very expensive. So I picked up Urban Decay Cannonball, it's waterpoof and tubular, so I hope it fits the bill. I also picked up more Nars Smudge Proof Eye Shadow Base, which I love and I am almost out of my deluxe sample size from And God Created the Woman eye kit.
I also picked up Nars Ondine single shadow, which is a big fave in my world. It's a great plum colour and it makes my green eyes pop. I used to wear it all of the time. I can't wait to start bringing it back into my make up routine.
I also picked up Sephora brand Universal Lip Liner. As I mentioned I have been having feathering issues with my lippies. So I thought I might try a lip liner, and I figured I'd start with a universal before branching out to colour matching.
One of the reasons for my purchase during the VIB Rouge sale was to pick up Fresh Holiday sets. I was only able to get one, but I'm glad I did! Not only do I get to enjoy old faves like Soy Cleanser, Seaberry Oil and Black Tea Instant Perfecting Mask, but I get to try the Sugar Advanced Therapy Lip Treatment (which is full size)! I also stocked up on Philosophy Purity Cleanser and Microdelivery Exfoliating Wash, because I can't get enough of this stuff.
The other reason for my purchase was the Dirty Martini set from Drybar. I was blown away (pun intended) with the quality of my Buttercup blow dryer that I got last year. And I thought to myself, if a professional quality curling iron is half as good as my dryer than it is worth paying a little more. I tried this bad boy out today and it heated up in about a minute, and I was floored. I love how easy it is to use. I am definitely a Drybar convert!
The Dirty Martini set comes with a full size Mai Tai Spritzer sea salt spray and Triple Sec dry shampoo. Both products I have been wanting to try. I'm so glad I spent $14 more to get the set (over the price of just the iron). I haven't yet used the products, when I do I'll share my thoughts.
I have been eyeing this Butter London Apothecary set for a while now. I love, love, love this brand. I feel the quality is very good and the price points for sets are very reasonable. I am already familiar with the Flawless Nail Base and the PD Quick Top Coat. I am most excited to try the matte top coat and the cuticle oil.
I got the Bobbi Brown 500 point perk. Bobbi Brown is a brand that I hear a lot of good things about, but I have never tried. I thought a point perk was a great opportunity to try the brand.
The samples I got with this order were pretty cool! A lot of times I'm not so interested in the perfume samples, and sometimes there over offered. FAB is a sleeping cream and Giorgio Armani is a foundation, but the real winner is the Dior Addict lipstick. It's four lipstick samples, and it came with a little mini lip brush. The colours seem pretty wearable too.
This is probably going to but my last big beauty buy of the year. With that being said, I think I have enough to last me though until Sephora's next coupon code. I may have some small purchases to make here and there, but I'm pretty much stocked up. And of course once I start using up the new stuff I'll share my thoughts. And on that note, it's time to end.
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Thursday, December 19, 2013
"INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL" (2008) Review
"INDIANA JONES AND THE CRYSTAL OF THE KINGDOM SKULL" (2008) Review
As much as I enjoyed the 2008 installment of the INDIANA JONES saga - "KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL", I had found myself perplexed by it. There was something about its tone that did not strike a similar chord, in compare to the other three movies. It took a second viewing of the movie for me to understand not only the movie's story, but its entire atmosphere. And it had a lot to do with its setting.
"INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL" is set in 1957, in which Colonel-Doctor Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett) leads a convoy of Soviet troops, dressed as American soldiers on a mission to infiltrate a military base in the Nevada desert called "Hangar 51". Spalko and her men force Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) to lead them to a crate holding the remains of an extraterrestrial creature that crashed ten years before in Roswell, New Mexico. When Jones attempts to escape, he is foiled by his old partner, George "Mac" McHale (Ray Winstone), who reveals that he is working with the Soviets. Jones then escapes on a rocket sled into the desert, where he stumbles upon a nuclear test town and survives a nuclear blast by hiding in a lead-lined refrigerator. While being debriefed, Jones discovers he is under FBI investigation because his friend Mac is a Soviet agent. Jones returns to Marshall College, where he is offered a leave of absence to avoid being fired because of the investigation. As he is leaving, Jones is stopped by Mutt Williams (Shia LaBeouf) and told that his old colleague, Harold Oxley (John Hurt), disappeared after discovering a crystal skull in Peru.
Like "LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD" of last year, I had harbored some serious doubts on whether George Lucas and Steven Spielberg could relive the old magic of their previous three Indiana Jones adventures of the 1980s. Needless to say, my fears proved to be groundless. Like the Bruce Willis movie, this fourth installment ended up being very entertaining. And although it had some of the old magic of "RAIDERS", "TEMPLE OF DOOM" and "LAST CRUSADE", it had a tone that made it different than the other three. It took a movie review by someone named Lazypadawan and a second viewing of the movie to not only notice the difference, but to eventually appreciate it.
The main problem I originally had with "CRYSTAL SKULL" was the presence of a spaceship at the end of the story. The City of Gold that Indy, Spalko, Oxley and others wanted to find, ended up with something to do with . . . inter-dimensional beings. One might as well call them aliens by the look of them. Or it. This is something that has never been seen in an Indiana Jones film before. And of course it has not. The other three movies had been set in the 1930s. It would be only natural that they had a feel of a 30s B-serial adventure. But I had made the mistake of expecting a 1930s serial adventure in a story set in the late 1950s. What I should have realized – and what Lazypadawan had pointed out in her review – was that "KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL" was not supposed to be a 30s serial adventure set in the 1950s. It was supposed to be a send up of the 1950s "B" movies. And what are the elements of a "B" movie from the 1950s? Here are just a few:
*atomic power
*the presence of Soviet troops or spies
*science fiction
*hybrid of science fiction and horror
*conflicts between biker hoods and high school/college jocks
*the "Red" scare
*Soviet (and American) interests in psychic paranormal activities and UFOs
"KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL" had most, if not all elements in the film. I had just read a review in which someone had complained that the movie seemed like a rip-off of a cheesy B-movie. I had made that same mistake when I saw the spaceship sequence near the end of the movie. But now I know better. Lucas and Spielberg had every intention of the movie being a "rip-off" of 1950s B-movies. Like I had said before, it would only make sense.
Someone else had mentioned that Harrison Ford had not seemed this animated in years. I am not surprised. Indiana Jones had always been amongst his favorite characters. And it really showed in his performance. It is also nice to see that 27 years later, his chemistry with Karen Allen (Marion Ravenwood) seemed as strong as ever. By the way, she was great. And I was very impressed by Shia LaBeouf as Marion and Indy's love child – Mutt Williams aka Henry Jones III. As much as I liked his performances in the "TRANSFORMERS" movies, I have always thought they seemed a bit too frantic for my tastes. I much preferred his role as Henry III (I'm sorry, but I cannot bring myself to say – let alone write – "Mutt"). Like Ford, I could tell that Cate Blanchett really enjoyed her role as the villainous Soviet Colonel-Doctor Spalko. She was as obsessive and ruthless as the past Indy villains. But Blanchett's performance had a verve and theatricality I have not seen since Amrish Puri's portrayal of Mola Ram in "THE TEMPLE OF DOOM". And John Hurt filled Denholm Elliot's role as friend/mentor of the Jones family quite beautifully. But unlike Marcus Brody, Harold Oxley had a good reason for his loopy behavior. I also enjoyed Ray Winstone's performance as Indy's treacherous old friend and colleague, McHale. In a way, he reminded me of the Elsa Schneider character in "LAST CRUSADE". But as much as I like Alison Doody, I must say that Winstone's take on a very morally ambiguous character had been handled with more skill.
Is there anything about "KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL" that I disliked? Well, I was not impressed by John Williams' score. There was nothing original or memorable about it, aside from moments of the old Indy theme being rehashed. Rather disappointing. Nor was I fond of the movie's heavy-handed style of action and special effects. However, I could honestly complain about the same in regard to the other three films. But the one thing that really irritated me was the sequence featuring the villain's defeat/destruction. In the end, it was not Indy who defeated the villain or set her destruction in motion. It was the inter-dimensional being. This is the one major fault I have noticed in two other Indiana Jones films. And it tends to give the films - at least in my eyes - an anticlimatic feeling that I find disappointing. In "RAIDERS", the opening of the Ark of the Covenant set in motion Belloq and the Nazis' deaths. Both Indy and Marion were tied to a pole, unable to do anything except keep their eyes closed. In "THE LAST CRUSADE", Elsa Schneider turned out to be responsible for the main villain's death and the destruction of his men through her handling of the Grail Cup. Perhaps Lucas and Spielberg were trying to convey some message about humans being too arrogant to take heed of things/beings that are more powerful or more evolved than mankind. But that same message had been conveyed in "TEMPLE OF DOOM". Only in that particular movie, it was Indy's actions – invoking the power of Shiva with the Sanakara stone – that led to Mola Ram's destruction. Perhaps this is why I have always found the 1984 movie's ending a lot more impressive than those of the other three movies.
But despite my initial confusion on what Lucas and Spielberg were doing with the movie's 1950s theme, along with my disappointment of the score and the handling of the villain's defeat, I found "KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL" very enjoyable. It was great to see Indiana Jones back in action, again. And even more satisfying was his marriage to his lady love, Marion Ravenwood, in the end. After 30 odd years, those two finally got it right.
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