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|Excellent - 19 reviews
Overall Rating - Excellent - 19 reviews
Excellent 10.0
The owner was very engaging and involved with making sure your experience was perfect. The setting along a babbling stream was quite beautiful and relaxing.The value received from this hotel stay, which also included full cooked to order breakfast for two, was higher than expected. The Inn Keeper, rooms, atmosphere and setting all made for an amazing stay. I would absolutely recommend Fiddler's Green to anyone.
|Good - 246 reviews
Located in Stowe, Stowehof Inn is in the mountains and convenient to Wiessner Woods and Stowe Golf Park. This inn is within close proximity of Swimming Hole and Vermont Ski Museum. Stay in one of 46 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainme...
Overall Rating - Good - 246 reviews
Excellent 9.0
public spaces
restaurants menu was not greatWe will go back to stay again ,it is an old building but very well situated.
Mediocre 4.0
The price advertised was NOT what I paid for the room. For 277.00 for the first night, the room was definitely not worth it. Staff was ok, not very accommodating.
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With a stay at Stoweflake Mountain Resort & Spa in Stowe, you'll be in the mountains and minutes from Stowe Golf Park, and close to Swimming Hole. This romantic resort is within close proximity of Vermont Ski Museum and Stowe Area Association. Make yourself at home in one of the 117 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 277 reviews
Excellent 9.0
The stove in the room; The indoor pool (although water not warm) and gym facility. Good for resort
Ate breakfast at their bar at around 10:00. Waited for 30 minutes to be seated and served; Did they mention hot tub is not a standard to have? Not good for short stay - limited the many good things you can do there and too expensive.Everything was pretty good except we waited for 30 mins for breakfast to be seated at around 10:30. Maybe we visited the place at a peak time.
Excellent 9.0
Our room was very large. The king bed was comfortable. Bathroom was also the largest hotel bathroom we've ever had. We liked the extra sink and counter outside the bathroom.
The only minor issue we had was that it was difficult to get bags to the room because we had to bring everything up a flight of external stairs from the parking lot.We did not use any of the resort's amenities, but it had a very nice gym and inviting pool). We paid more than we would have liked given that we only slept and showered there. There were some fitness and golf amenities we would have liked to explore further.
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Overall Rating - Excellent - 46 reviews
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When you stay at Stone Hill Inn in Stowe, you'll be near ski lifts and convenient to Wiessner Woods and Stowe Golf Park. This 4-star bed & breakfast is within the vicinity of Vermont Ski Museum and Stowe Mountain Resort. Treat yourself to a stay in one of the 9 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring fireplaces and flat-screen televisions. Rooms have pr...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 23 reviews
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Overall Rating - Good - 142 reviews
Good 7.0
The young man, Brian, at the front desk was extremely helpful and friendly even though he was quite busy with a huge lacrosse tournament in town.
Our original queen room was very small and quite dark. However, when we realized the carpet was soaked from the air conditioner we were immediately upgraded to a large, quiet, king room.I would certainly stay here again, but in the larger king room.
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Located in Stowe, Topnotch Resort is in the mountains and close to Wiessner Woods and Stowe Golf Park. This 4-star resort is within close proximity of Swimming Hole and Stowe Country Club Golf Course. Make yourself at home in one of the 89 air-conditioned rooms featuring iPod docking stations and flat-screen televisions. Your room comes with a pillowtop bed...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 142 reviews
Excellent 10.0
Beautiful resort and wonderful staff!
Daily resort fee of $12 and daily Stowe land trust of $1
Excellent 10.0
Warmth, attention to detail, exquisite spa and appointment. The view from Norma's is to die-for day or night. And most important of all, exemplary service.
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Located in Stowe (Stowe Village Historic District), Green Mountain Inn is minutes from Stowe Area Association and Vermont Ski Museum. This romantic resort is within close proximity of Swimming Hole and Stowe Golf Park. Make yourself at home in one of the 103 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable pro...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 905 reviews
Excellent 10.0
The staff were amazing. No matter who was at the front desk, they were able to help me and answer any questions I had. They were all extremely friendly and helpful! The location was awesome! You are right in the heart of Stowe and close to everything!The small town feel and old charm the hotel had was great! You felt like at the end of a long day skiing you were walking up the steps to your house. We were in the main house, which I highly reccomend! It was nice to be able to walk downstairs to Whip, the restaurant, and grab a cocktail or dinner. The food was good and so were the drinks!
Excellent 9.6
The quality of rooms, furnishings and food in the dining room
The dining room was very busy and only one bartender, waited much too long for a simple glass of wine right at the bar with I my 4 people sitting there.
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With a stay at Auberge De Stowe B&B in Stowe, you'll be within the region of Stowe Mountain Resort and Ben and Jerry's Factory. This ski bed & breakfast is within the region of Bolton Valley Ski Area and Smugglers' Notch Ski Area. Make yourself at home in one of the 8 individually decorated guestrooms. After a day on the slopes, enjoy recreational amenities...
|Excellent - 116 reviews
When you stay at Smugglers' Notch Inn in Jeffersonville, you'll be in the mountains and within the vicinity of Smugglers' Notch Ski Area. Make yourself at home in one of the 11 individually decorated guestrooms. Satellite television is provided for your entertainment. Conveniences include complimentary newspapers and clock radios. Take advantage of recreatio...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 116 reviews
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Located in Stowe, Stowe Mountain Lodge - Destination Hotels & Resorts is minutes from Stowe Mountain Resort and Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center. This 4.5-star resort is within close proximity of Stowe Country Club Golf Course and Alpine Slide. Make yourself at home in one of the 312 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and minibars. Your room com...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 415 reviews
Excellent 10.0
Great location for ski in/ ski out; Very friendly staff esp. during check in ( valet unloaded) and during check-out.
Hot tub too crowded, esp from 5-7pm ( when no small children are supposed to be in the hot tub; which was not enforced by the hotel staff)
Okay 5.0
It looked nice. That's about it.
No vending machines. If you want a $6 soda from room service you can get it. After room service hours you are out of luck. How is this even possible, especially at a place like this.One word comes to mind..... Pretentious. Went for a couple nights out of season and the hotel was empty, our room was still situated as far as possible from anything in the resort. Have had much better stays at regular hotels that don't charge such extravagant prices.
|Excellent - 172 reviews
Searching for bed and breakfast accommodation in Stowe? Take a closer look at The Gables Inn! This Stowe bed & breakfast offers free Wi-Fi. You can find a spa tub on site so you will be able to take some time out to de-stress. Don't forget your swimming goggles and swimsuit as this bed & breakfast features a seasonal outdoor pool. Staff can provide tour/tick...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 172 reviews
Mediocre 3.0
Breakfast and the front porch dining was good.
There were no fans in the public space. It was not well maintained and our room was extremely small. The manager/owner was barefoot when he greeted us. We were not asked for id nor our the credit card to pay for the room.
Excellent 10.0
Everything was perfect-location, space ,delicious food and friendly hosts and helpful staff.
No complaints whatsoever
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With a stay at Hob Knob Inn and Restaurant in Stowe, you'll be convenient to Stowe Golf Park and Wiessner Woods. This inn is within close proximity of Swimming Hole and Vermont Ski Museum. Make yourself at home in one of the 20 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 291 reviews
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With a stay at The Stowe Inn, you'll be centrally located in Stowe, walking distance from Vermont Ski Museum and close to Swimming Hole. This ski inn is within the vicinity of Stowe Golf Park and Grand View Winery Tasting Room. Make yourself at home in one of the 38 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and c...
Overall Rating - Good - 655 reviews
Okay 5.3
The location is pretty ideal. Walking distance to a few great spots to grab a bite.
There was a part of the hotel that was historic and well maintained but the part we stayed in was borderline a Bates Motel. I'm not picky when it comes to just having a place to rest my head but it was still a little disappointing. Room also didn't have an iron and finding someone at the front desk to help with that conundrum was impossible so I just wore a different shirt. Not a big deal but certainly disappointing.
Mediocre 4.0
Old delapidated bathroom - grout missind in floor tiles and tub tiles grout black with mildew. 22' old style tv - no air, had to open windows. Have stayed in many places during my travels but this was the worse. Old bedding -Exhorbitant price for dingy!See above comments.
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For over 50 years the Van Dyke Family and Hillman families have welcomed guests, treating them as family and making them feel that they aren't simply spending a night, but that they've come home. Originally a 12-unit motel, the resort has grown and now includes 89 units in a clustered plan, including a tennis court, indoor and outdoor pool, fitness and confe...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 422 reviews
Good 8.0
nice location and parking close to rooms
gnereal room layout and cleanliness can be better. common spaces could have used more gamesgood hotel in a great location. common room and swimming pool are really nice. could have used more games in the common area though.
Good 7.0
Good location in the town of Stowe. Close to all nearby attractions.
Room layout was very poor and needed to be updated. Bathroom was cramped and had inconvenient door placement. Outlets were lacking or inconveniently located.Clean, older rooms. Lots of on property activities such as tennis, hiking, sunbathing, swimming, shuffleboard, etc. If you want to stay on property this might be for you, but if you plan to spend most of your time out you are paying for a lot of window dressing.


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44Jennifer Hudson Said What to Adele?
Do you see that picture of Adele up there? She has to be trying to look demure, tired of smiling, or in the process of giving someone one withering of a "go to hell" look. I'm going to go ahead and say it's that last one, and I'm also going to go ahead and say that that's the look she gave Jennifer Hudson when she chatted her up backstage at the Grammys.
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The first thing Jennifer Hudson did when she ran into Adele backstage at the Grammys was congratulate her on her impressive haul. The second thing she did was offer weight-loss tips, which annoyed Adele. Hudson, a Weight Watchers spokesperson, pulled Adele aside at the Grammys and offered to be her fat-fighting mentor!
A source told the Enquirer, "Jennifer congratulated Adele on her six trophies but then added, 'I used to be heavy just like you and gosh, Weight Watchers saved my life! I can hook you up.'"
Although Adele was outwardly gracious, friends say she was seething on the inside. She huffed about Jennifer, "The nerve of that woman!" Adele has made it known she's happy just the way she is – at 165 pounds – and doesn't intend to diet.
This isn't the first time Jennifer's zeal for losing weight has backfired.
"Her heart is in the right place, but her preaching is starting to get on people's nerves," said the friend, who added that Jennifer may have been motivated by jealousy. "I'm sure seeing Adele become the belle of the ball at the Grammys got under her skin. Meanwhile, Adele has made it pretty clear she doesn't care what Jennifer or anyone else thinks about her or her weight."
Someone's recommended Weight Watchers to me before: I'm in the process of losing weight, and so is my best friend, and she started Weight Watchers and told me it was awesome, and that if I had a little extra money, I should try it. I appreciated it. Probably because she's my BFF, and because she told me through a text while I was watching Buffy and not during one of the biggest nights of my career. What I'm saying is "Jennifer Hudson, you're doing this all wrong."
Would you be offended if Jennifer Hudson Weight Watcher-ed you?
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44 Responses to "Jennifer Hudson Said What to Adele?"
she looks heavier than 165.
Totally agreed.
She is not 165. Please but I will still give Jennifer a fat lip.. The nerve of her coming up to someone saying some crap like that. She should remember, she was once heavier herself and I'm sure she didn't like peoples negative comments about her weight. Some people that lose weight let it get to their heads. Uggggh…It's so annoying…
I also think she looks heavier than 165, but oh well. I'd punch Jennifer in the grill…
At least Adele is very pretty and seems like a lovely person. My landlord in Boston, Kristin Finacom, is fat, ugly, and vile. Never rent from this woman at Arborpoint / National Development! VILE! She gives big girls a bad name.
When did you live there??? Kristen is my landlord now and she has been nothing but friendly and helpful whenever I go to the management office. Is it just her physical appearance that bothered you?
How rude! Some of these Weight-Watcher bitches are worse than born-again Christians spreading the Good Word! If I had been Adele, I would have answered,"Why, thank you, Jennifer! And while we girls are sharing personal advice, you might want to look into getting some extra-strength Listerine if you plan on getting up in peoples' faces, because your breath smells a 3 day old pizza with onions!"
i don't want to hate on jennifer, because i feel bad for her (murdered family and so on)…
anyhow, it just baffles me so fucking much. adele won SIX grammies!!! because her VOICE is so goddamn amazing that the whole world is freaking out. and then this? "okay you just got every fucking grammy we have, because you are the only person with talent and you can actually sing…aww, well you need to lose 20 pounds" why?? the message this sends out is so fuuuuucked up..
you can be the best,most talented, bright, loving,intelligent, savingstarvingchildrenandpuppiesandcuringaids person, if you weigh 5 pounds too much, than thats all people are gonna see.. FUCKED UP
aaaaaand did losing weight help jennifers career? not so much
Totally agree!!
I am 165 lbs (doctor's office weight) and I am 48 years old. I still fit in my clothes-I wear size 10 pants, blouse size 12 (moving to 14 rapidly). Your body is not kind as you grow older! My bust size is disproportionate and I am getting a belly, which can lead to major health problems later. The really disturbing thing is especially post-"The Change"- women lose bone and muscle mass at an alarming rate. Scary! So, I too am dieting (well, trying to eat properly) and exercising (weight bearing to improve bone mass).
I agree with Malia above, Adele looks heavier. But if she is doing what she is supposed to be doing health wise (exercise and proper diet), her exact weight is her business. The issue should be overall health, not weight per se. Good exercise and eating habits established sooner don't lead to the kind of overhaul I am putting myself through later.
I think it's tacky when anyone tries to sell you stuff (unless you ask them first). And the timing here-oh puhleez!. Jennifer needs to know when to keep her trap shut.
What a punch in the gut after one of the biggest nights of your life.
YEAH! Jennifer I agree with Wendy Williams when she said sit down girl. If you don't have something good to say about people waight, just closed your big mouth. It was ADELE'S MOMENT you where trying to mess her night off but it didn't work. It was not the right place to mamble about your weight loss to Adele,and if Adele's was not okay about her weight, she should ask you about it. So to me, Adele looks good and she seems like she know what to do hopefully she eats right that's the most important and matters what you put in your body. Adele you look good and keep what you doing and if you feel that you want to loose it's your choice not Jennifer's.
Jennifer slow down you lucky Adele she's a lady she should slap your mouth jusy go and help your sisters first.Again slow down let people come to you, Ask Q about your success weight loss. Then you can start talking louder about it. leave Adele alone she's not your type okay!!!!!!.Sweetie don't put this Hollyhood thing in your head be your self,Yes you fine but not all that. Adele she's all that 6G's and the Record of the year What!!! think about that and she's still humble.
I think Adele winning six Grammy's has EVERYTHING to do with why Jennifer Hudson chose this precise moment to pull this nonsense. Seems like she may be a little jealous of all the attention Adele's getting at the moment. It comes across as a very childish, mean-girl, high school thing to do.
Jennifer Hudson can sing but she is uglier since she lost that weight no offence she looks old everyone is not meant to be a size 0…. lol she was deffinetly hating its obvious….I am overweight my self I lost 70 pounds I'm a trained medical assistant I weigh people all the time …adelle is deffinetly 165 or lighter she's in great shape if you ask me ….that's Hollywood bs everyone doesn't have to be 120 or less …its her voice that sales not her body….
U all sound like a bunch of jealous fatties!!!
Alright- just googled and adele is between 5 foot 7 and 5 foot 9- There is no way in hell unless she has 0% muscle (Weighing twice as much as fat) that she is 165.
At my heaviest I was 262, and now i'm 159- I'm 5″8 and I do not look like adele. I buy 165 if she's 5 foot nothing to 5″ 4.
yeah I'm Adeles height(or close to I'm 5'8″)when I was 165lbs I looked way thinner than Adele does in this picture. Shes probably about 190lbs(and trust me I know what that looks like). Most women LIE about their actual weight when they are heavier. By at least 15-30lbs.
You're right if she was 5'2″-5'4″MAX u could say shes 165lbs but the taller u are the more u weigh.
I think for someone at our height being around 150lbs is the perfect weight It was the weight I felt most happy at and ppl often doubted me when I told them. They assumed I was 130lbs. Hah Nope its all how you carry it.
i no it sounds rong but i dnt thinx jenifer hudson ment lik shes fat. i thinx she ment it as lik sumtin nice nt 2 b mean cuz i no jeniffer hudson wold neva b lik dat.
That's not true sweetie I'm in the medical field she is deffinetly that size cameras add 20lbs to u fyi
The first I heard of Jennifer's comment to Adele, I thought….Hummmm. Jealous! Adele sings beautifully. Not aware of her personality or character as well as Jennifer's; but all I could think was Adele cleaned house at the music aware. Jennifer was jealous because all she delivered recently was a weight watchers commercial. Just like a jealous black person. Crab in a barrel attitude. How about you come up with your own songs Jennifer and you won't have a need to throw low blows at others. Get a life.
Bitch I hope your black you sound ignorant as hell this ain't slavery days are president is black get wit it nazi…lmao
While I don't agree with what Jennifer said and do feel that it was said out of jealousy,why throw an entire race under the bus?? ALL Black people are not envious of white people as you stated.Nor do all white people make ignorant comments..I'm just saying.
Thanks nichelle my whole family is mixed I can't stand ignorant comments like that you could be white, black, asain, or hispanic, its possible for every race to be jealous, successful, talented on drugs or whatever the only difference is color …people who are racist should burn in hell God created all of us wonder what he would think of that….
I see mish don't have shit to say lmao I bet she's pale and wished she had a little color lmao I'm mixed I can say that lol
I really think Jennifer meant well, but my God that was the wrong time and THE wrong place to do it Jennifer!!!
If people really want to lose wait, and of course they can see how great you are dong with weight watchers, but pleeeeease, let them approach YOU about it, ok!!!!!
I think Jennifer Hudson is jealous and was trying to rain on her parade. It wasn't the right time to offer her weight loss offers. Im sure she will get offers from Weight watchers with out Jennifer. Jennifer Hudson is rubbing me the wrong way every time I hear something come out of her mouth that isn't a song. She appears to be a sweetheart but inside shes ugly.
People carry weight different dumb asses I weigh people every day she's far from 200 trust me…buy the way who cares…Jennifer Hudson might as well have pulled a kanye on her she won awards who wants to be preached to I'm a fan of both artist she was deffinetly hating with a sugar coat I'm a female been there done that….
I am a personal trainer who has also had my battles with weight. I hate to sound like I know her personally but she is most likley within 20 lbs of 165. We often think people look much larger than us on the screen, but they may actually weigh the same or less (ever watch biggest loser?). It is 100% true that the camera "adds" weight. Take a similar picture of yourself, you'll realize what I am saying.
Agreed pirate….ask the pros who actually work with people and their weight people judge too much
@Moni, I'm just soooo tired of certain groups of people feeling that they are superior to others.But just as soon as they open their mouths…they quickly prove that is not the case.We all deal with the same issues in our lives,not race issues but human issues.
So true nichelle ignorant people every race and different issues
Man, this is pretty interesting. The truth of the matter is this, being fat just plain sucks. If someone spends a long time as a fatter person, loses a bunch of weight and feels a huge difference, a lot of the time that person will try to convince EVERYONE to do it too. This comes from a good place, but it is the same thing as the overbearing Jehovah's witness banging on your door, some people appreciate the message, others really wish you that you would leave them the hell alone.
I also work in the medical field, and have a coworker who lost over 100lbs. He obviously talks to a lot of people about their weight and using diet and exercise to treat things like type 2 diabetes and other problems complicated by being overweight. He will pull out his old drivers license and his new one and show the difference that 100lbs can make. The patients usually are pretty inspired by this, because it's relating to something that is definitly a problem for them. What's not appreciated is all the advice he dishes out to other overweight coworkers, who aren't there to be treated for anything and just want him to shut the hell up, lol.
I treat it like this. I used to smoke 2 packs a day, I quit years ago. When someone lights up a cigarette around me, I don't scream advice and tips at them, I don't ever want to be that annoying person. If they ever ask me for advice, then I'm very happy too. Would that person feel better and ultimately be happier if they didn't smoke, of course they would (as said by someone who used to be a smoker), but that doesn't mean that they want to quit right now, it takes a lot of toughness and discipline that a lot of people quite frankly don't have to quit smoking, and moreso it takes a commitment that they aren't going to have just because you "gave them advice".
I also lost weight myself. I've always been athletic and worked out, but a couple of years ago I focused more on competitively lifting. Putting on weight (including fat) actually can help when it comes to powerlifting, so it wasn't a concern of mine. Fast forward a couple of years, and I'm a lot heavier. I don't look like a big tubby mess because I have a decent amount of muscle, but like I said before, being fat plain sucks, so I decided to lose weight. It took some time, but I was able to significantly lose a lot of body fat while holding on to most if not all of my muscle.
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So I used to be about 45-50lbs fatter. When I see someone who is overweight, I don't scream advice and tips at them, I don't ever want to be that annoying person. If they ever ask me for advice, then I'm very happy too. Would that person feel better and ultimately be happier if they weren't overweight, of course they would (as said by someone who used to be a lot fatter), but that doesn't mean that they want to lose weight right now, it takes a lot of toughness and discipline that a lot of people quite frankly don't have to lose weight, and moreso it takes a commitment that they aren't going to have just because you "gave them advice".
It's the exact same thing. Anyways, I think Jennifer Hudson was just acting like the annoying coworker of mine. She was coming from the right place, wanting to help someone "see the light" because she can feel such a huge difference in herself. The problem is that person didn't ask for any of that, and Jennifer Hudson is an idiot especially for bringing it up on such a huge night. She was still pretty fat when she won her oscar, wasn't she? That would be a pretty big kick in the nuts to her if right after she won, Angelina Jolie came out and told her she should lose weight. I guess she didn't realize that when she did the exact same thing to Adele.
Totally agree. And I also think that if you like to be thin and fit, it's OK. If you like the way you are, being chubby/fat, it's OK because everyone is beautiful in their own ways and sometimes the hottest guys fall in love with the curviest women haha lol. I like to be fit myself and I actually exercise but not necesarilly to be thin, but to be healthy and feel good. I was VERY obsessed with this theme some years ago, and I even got an eating disorder shortly after but then I realized that there are better things to think about. And it's a waste of time to focus on your body so much when there are people dying with cancer and diabetes. Others dying of hunger. Others (babies) dying because their mothers where like 16 when they were in their mom's tommy and weren't complete. Woah, I talk so much -.-
What I'm trying to say is this—-> YOLOOOOOOOOOO :D
Everyone just enjoy life because YOLO and you can't repeat your life again. Everyone just be the healthiest possible and just let God give your body the right shapes and style, cause the world would be soo boring if everyone was skinny.
Jennifer should be ashamed of herself. Not everyones goal is to be a size 0. Plus I am not convinced she did not have lap band and just used WW for meal control, plus the use of a professional trainer and chef makes me think this ww thing is ridiculous. I've been on ww and it took me more than a year to lose 60 lbs. So for her to do 80 lbs in 6- 8 months with no set backs what so ever.
Then JHud had the band slippage. Food poisioning from a morning show is weird….and the bran muffins in the green room don't work that quickly.
I pray Hollywood and producers do not try to make Adele in to a barbie.
Plus (and I know I'm hating here, but her remarks are inexcusable…tact and manners should be expected of anyone in Hollywood) when JHud lost all that weight she lost her voice, and gained a really large forehead.
Will you guys just relax?.? Maybe Jennifer Hudson just wanted to help Adele a little and, well, she didn't take it that well. I honestly would have reacted the same way, because I used to be very chubby/fat and, woah, if somebody told me something I would be veeeeery ofended, and if my own mom told me: "don't eat that much icecream" i'd be like >:O and that got me to an eating disorder shortly after and, well, right now i'm not skinny, but i'm not fat either. You know, I just exercise daily and eat right. I'm a teen and I still eat junk food hahahaha. What I'm trying to say is that if Adele exercises and eats right there's nothing wrong with her appearance.
Then Jennifer Hudson should remember when she used to look good. I don't want my girl, Adele to lose anymore weight, she looks so good the way she is, she's a goddess. Jennifer on the other hand looks like a damn dirty lollipop and looks just nasty at it..
They are both narcissistic cows. Fuck em….
Jennifer Hudson was very overweight, unhappy with her appearance, and one day came to the decision to lose those pounds. It wasn't easy, but she stayed true to herself, and she SHOULD be proud! She looks beautiful! She wants Adele to feel the same way too. It's pretty obvious that Adele is not happy with the way she looks – I don't care WHAT she says about being fine with weighing 165 pounds. I have a friend who is 5'2" tall, weighs 165 pounds, and SWEARS that a size 8 is too big on her. Some people have to lie about their weight and if it makes them feel better, what does it matter? Deep down, they know that people aren't stupid enough to believe it; most are just too polite to argue the point. When Jennifer offered weight loss assistance to Adele, she touched the "I-know-I'm-fat-and-I-don't-need-to-hear-it-from-you" nerve, and Jennifer understands that; she remembers it all too well. Losing weight is not just a physical thing – you have to retrain the way you think as well. The bottom line; if Adele wants to continue in this line of work, looking fit and looking good will have to become part of the job requirement, and she WILL come to that conclusion, but only when she is ready. Unlike Jennifer Hudson offering her knowledge and assistance, Joan Rivers used to publically insult Elizabeth Taylor about her weight in her drab comedy routines. Rivers wasn't compassionate or trying to help in any way; she was cruel and covered her jealous remarks by saying she was a comedian doing her job. Liz Taylor was beautiful and famous. Joan Rivers was, and still is to this day, a very homely woman. No amount of surgery can fix that. I'm just making a comparison between Rivers and Hudson's comments on overweight celebrities. But sadly, not only does Adele look obese, she looks tired and OLD. It's the added weight causing that, and she's too young and attractive to look that old. But, the day will come when Adele makes the decision, on her own, to lose those pounds, and when she does, she will be absolutely STUNNING! Then SHE will know that "feeling of accomplishment" that Jennifer has, and I'm sure Adele will someday offer her "weight loss tips" to another young, fat, singer, and the cycle will continue. I'm just sayin'…
Girl frak outta here with that shit:
first of all aint no way Adele is 165, just aint no way!
secondly…i'm 5'8 and 155 lbs. My measurements are 37-28-40, my collarbones, wrist bones, and shoulderblades all stick out. Ppl carry weight differently cuz i look wayyy lighter than 155. So yes ppl can b happy weighing 165 because if i gain 10lbs i'd still look fly.
KC you are full of crap! Adele doesn't look tired or old! And she will not have to be thin to fit in. She is getting more job offers then Jhud is! So back off! Jennifer was out of line! Period. And at least Adele didn't throw a drink at her, cause I would have!
Inconsiderate sure…I don't think it was spiteful… Both are good Artist… At the Moment I'm liking Adele just a bit more… Having said that… I'm 5-3… Have Fibro & Lupus take steroids daily for years… Weight fluctuates last several years… But I weighed 168 again at 5-3… There is NOWAY Adele could weight near the same… My hips ARE the Widest on my body… I have a smaller waistline… Average up top, arms & legs too… I should be wider than her, since I'm shorter…Stands to reason, Right? My behind & thighs are wayyy slimmer than hers… Noway she is 165… More like 190-200.. Just sayin… They both are good singers… I'm African American, my Fathers Mother is Half Cherokee & Black… Some type of Indian Deeper on my Moms side of Family too… Incase anyone is interested lol…I'm workin my Butt off to get back down to 135 as I was regularly a few years ago before I medically retired from LawEnforecMent…Telecommunications Jailer… My Best weight 135.. Otherwise, I'd look like a toothPick at 130… Not doing Weight Watchers either lol… Although Nothing's Wrong With it… I'm doing Atkins Low Carb High Protein Dinners Along with Cardio, Wii Fit Dance Exercise .. Last Summer I lost 20…Gained it back because of A Lupus Flare up Which Led to a Higher Prednisone Dosage… Plus broken foot (Two Toes)… I'm an athletic person but Prednisone is no joke… I'm 46 almost 47 FaceBook me & see for yourself.. Lol… Lost 10lbs… 158 now… FairWell… Much love : D
Gosh, you would think that someone would have a little more sense than that! I mean, SERIOUSLY?!! It just totally blows my mind that Jennifer Hudson even had the NERVE to push the weight watchers program on Adele during one of the biggest nights of her CAREER!!! I absolutely do NOT blame adele 4 getting annnoyed… there is only so much a person can take, especially if its someone obsessively shoving a weight watchers program on you and basically calling you too fat! YES, Jennifer Hudson DID mean well, but what does she expect?!! Weight tends to be a really touchy topic amoung many people, and it is natural for someone to get defensive! To me, Jennifer Hudson was basically asking for crap, and should be WAY more careful about WHAT SHE SAYS!!!
Hudson is a lightweight in terms of real talent recent sales an musicianship
I dont understand what is wrong people these days! We shouldnt be telling other people to lose weight when half of us are fat ourselves. Nobody cares that one guy on a street is fat so why do people rip on celebs like adele for every little thing they do or if they gain a little weight. People should be talking about how talented these people are instead of judging there appearence 24/7. Adele is happy the way she is and that doesnt happen very often these days so people should shut up and live there own lives


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· Macro focusing rail: Novoflex?
After driving myself crazy by moving tripods back and forth in tiny increments, Ive decided I need a macro focusing rail.
I ordered a
Novoflex Castel-XQ
, but the shop told me its been replaced by the
Castel-XQ II
(click photo
to enlarge). Unsurprisingly, this new model is more expensive.
This is a buy once, use forever purchase for me, so I can tolerate (unhappily) the higher price.
But Im concerned about that odd-looking
Q=Mount X D
clamp. How could that work with my square-dovetail Markins plates (
)? Ive heard rumours about Novoflex Arca-Swiss compatibility issues in the past, never mind with this new clamp style.
Does anyone know the nature of the incompatibility between certain Arca-Swiss-style items and certain Novoflex items?
What do you think of the Castel-XQ II?
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then get it right:
Edited on Oct 10, 2012 at 12:24 PM ·
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Their rails are fantastic, the quick release not so much. What is the price for the new one anyway?
If RRS is out of your budget, Hejnar makes a very similar product (great quality) and sells on eBay for a bit less. I personally bought a Velbon super mag slider, stuck a panning clamp on top.
Oct 10, 2012 at 12:22 PM
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right there with RRS. approx $375US
Oct 10, 2012 at 12:27 PM
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· Macro focusing rail: Novoflex?
The Really Right Stuff B150-B is
409 euros
at the only place in Europe I can find it, plus shipping.
I intend to live for a long time, so Ive considered it despite the price. However I ordered the Castel-XQ because Novoflex claims it has 380 mm of total travel.
From YouTube videos, it looks like the RRS B150-B has very fine adjustment finer than the Castel-XQ but less total travel.
I dont go beyond life-size, so extremely fine movement is less important to me than the longer travel. This is especially true because I want to use the rail to drive a lens through its focus at much lower magnifications too.
The Hejnar looks like a copy of the RRS (so similar travel), and gets very expensive after $54 shipping from the USA and probable import duties. Looks well-made, though.
I guess I still dont know if the
Q=Mount X D clamp
on the Castel-XQ II works with Markins Arca-Swiss plates. It doesnt look like it would, does it? But I cant understand the design.
Since the shop didnt have the Castel-XQ I ordered, theyve given me the option to order the Castel-XQ II at a small discount (but still more than the original Castel-XQ, so Id have to pay extra). If its compatible with my Markins plates, I might take it.
An even more expensive alternative: the Arca-Swiss monoball X-table (model 802330), near the bottom of
this page
. Any thoughts on that?
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· Macro focusing rail: Novoflex?
then you have purchased what you feel you need.
as to the AS cross system ot is simiar to the novoflex and RRS with the RRS being the hghest precision.
Oct 10, 2012 at 08:15 PM
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· Macro focusing rail: Novoflex?
Just to clarify, sjms, I ordered the Castel-XQ (online) but the order failed. The shop emailed me to say the model was discontinued and replaced by the Castel-XQ II (which is totally different).
They offered me a small discount on the Castel-XQ II as a consolation, but Im afraid to take it in case it doesnt work with my Markins plates.
I guess youve got the RRS B150-B (or even two crossed B150-Bs?).
The RRS specs say the lead screw has 103 mm of travel, plus theres another 128 mm of travel by shifting the rail along the tripod clamp. Is there any way to use that 128 mm of travel with about 1 mm precision?
For example, is the underside of the rail marked in 1 mm increments, like the top?
I sometimes need well over 103 mm of travel, but when I need that travel I dont need more than about 1 mm precision (2 mm might even do).
Thanks for your thoughts.
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Hi S,
I use a 20cm Contax focus rail attached to a 30cm Hejnar multi-purpose rail, with a RRS B2-FAB mini, threaded clamp. Rails from eBay. Clamp from RRS.
Cheers, Jim
Oct 10, 2012 at 09:00 PM
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140mm of movement, is that enough?
I have used the Novoflex Q- mount clamp, but not the QXD, with plates and L brackets from Graf, RRS, Kirk and Hejnar with no problems at all. That new clamp looks interesting and I can see what they are trying to do by permitting the camera to be mounted 2 different ways using the same clamping mechanism. I`m sure it works fine as Novoflex don`t produce poor quality gear.
Oct 10, 2012 at 09:01 PM
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The photo of the newer Castel-XQ II makes it look like it has a gear track underneath, and has a drive knob to move the upper rail along in the base. It also looks like there is a clamp down knob that will lock the movable rail in place. those are both important features, especially the good clamp down method. One thing that is missing it seems is a quick release to allow fast movement of the rail along in the base. The quick release is an additional feature of the Really Right Stuff rail that is handy if you are changing your set up a lot.
I have never seen or used one of the two direction QXD clamps that Novoflex shows on the rail. Since it is a screw clamp, it likely will fit a wide variety of Arch Swiss plates and brackets. But in looking at it, there are only three of the corner things that clamp the plate, which is a kind of different than a normal screw or lever clamp. It may work fine, but for me I would want to play with one before ordering. Obviously that was the question of your post, so lets hope someone comes through with experience.
The movable rail in the NovoFlex Castel-XQ II rail system also shows both 1/4 inch and 3/8 inch threads as extra places to mount things. That means if you did need a different clamp, or wanted to mount something else on there, you have a way to do it.
There are no markings on the bottom dovetail of the the Really Right Stuff rail. If you need a calibrated scale for indication and need that for over the maximum 103mm travel of the RRS main slide, you will need to work some other system out. If you mounted the rail in a clamp that was about 50mm long, and the clamp did not have the relief areas in in like most RRS clamps do, the safety screws on the bottom of the RRS dovetail would contact the clamp in a way that the total travel was about 70mm. You could then measure that and use it as a known movement to either add or not add that fixed amount. You also may be able to add a scale or ruler to things in some way.
The Novoflex Castel-XQ II relies on the one scale to be read by both the movable items. In its case the upper clamp slider is still fairly close to the scale, so estimating is likely reasonably accurate. The Really right stuff rail system has the upper scale further away from the clamp below, but in evaluating it and how accurate the estimating could be, it looks like you could easily get it within plus or minus 1 mm, so that method may work out for your needs based on what you descibed. With a normal clamp that would add about 110 mm of additional movement, which helps, but is still short of what the Novoflex offers.
The RRS slide has very finely engraved markings every milimeter for the scales, and there is one on each side of the top for convience. The lead screw moves the stage about 1.25mm per turn, and using that it is easy to move the stage very smoothly, and estimate position on the scale. There is a knob on each end of the RRS slide, and one end has a larger diameter because it does not have a clearence issue like the other end does. The knob is not marked with any scale to allow rotation movement to give calibrated fine movement, but markings could likely be added. I have done focus stacking sequences with the RRS rail with good results, but have not yet tried one that needed high precision movement.
I understand the issues with high prices for Really Right Stuff items in Europe, which becomes a significant issue in choosing what you want. I do see that RRS will ship internationally, but duties and taxes and shipping may make a local purchase at a store over there a better deal. Good luck with your decisions.
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well it seems that Roland W has just about covered it. thank you RW. and i hope you got the answer you needed SD
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Thanks for your thoughts, all. I still dont know what to do, but youve given me some more to think about.
At the moment Im waiting on the shop to confirm whether the XQ-II would fit my Markins plates. If it does, I may get it at the discount price offered, though I wish I could read some reviews on it. The long travel is very attractive for my use.
I wish I could see the Really Right Stuff B150-B in action. In the meantime, I think Rolands explanation of its function is as close as Ill get and thats pretty close!
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Whatever you get you will soon recognize the need for the ability to adjust position towards the subject and also sideways or else you'll still be shifting your tripod to recompose. Vertical adjustment is done with the central column on your tripod - if it has one. You may or may not also want a levelling base or ball head so that you can adjust tilt forwards and sideways.
Cheap macro focus rails may well be adequate despite being less precise with the adjustments and a bit wobbly until they are locked down. They're still a lot easier to use than shifting the tripod repeatedly.
The looser you can frame the subject the more scope you have for using a cheaper focusing rail. On the other hand, you might want the greater precision and smoothness of operation if you are focus-bracketing for a program such as Helicon Focus. Then again, unless you are photographing something shorter than the travel of the focus rail (as in macro work) you will need to adjust the focus with the lens anyway so you are back to being able to use a cheap focus rail. A cheap one might just have a 1/4" threaded bolt instead of a quick release system.
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Hawaii Business selected Lynette Jee, owner of The Pacific Place, as a consultant because she started as a small-scale tea manufacturer and landed large hotel and restaurant accounts – something crucial to WTX's growth – while maintaining a busy store at Ala Moana Center.
Jee's first piece of advice: Create a niche with your product that larger companies cannot duplicate. Start by researching your competition, she says, but don't undersell them just to win business. When pitching prospective accounts, it's OK to offer an opening special, but don't keep your prices too low, Jee says.
Since WTX already offers a private-label program, which allows clients to create custom wines with a personalized label, Jee says it will be easy and economical to extend the program to hotels and restaurants. But, she advises, WTX should have a contract for private-label programs that require buying a lot of special inventory, because hotels and restaurants have high turnover and the manager you're working with today could be gone tomorrow – and so could their business.
Another challenge Shannon faced was deciding whether his time was best spent handling day-to-day operations or out developing new business opportunities. Jee says since Shannon demonstrates the most passion and knowledge of the product, he is the best salesperson. But, for other companies, it might be wiser to hire an experienced salesperson to pound the pavement.
"Managers who are in high-end hotels and restaurants really value good service and attention," Jee says. "If Shannon can deliver that and a great product, there's an opportunity for him to be branded as an expert in local wine."
Other new-business development tips
• For businesses producing custom products, buyers will understand the need to commit with larger orders. If they don't, it might be better not to pursue these smaller deals.
• "Suppliers can help you manage cash flow until you are paid," Jee says. "For large orders that require larger purchases, try to arrange with suppliers for longer terms or payments in installments."
• Hotel managers usually plan their programs for the next fiscal year in May or June, so be sure to present your proposals before then. "Listen to what managers are trying to achieve as a whole for their properties, so you can create a proposal that fits their plans, not yours," Jee advises. Follow up and then follow up again with samples, a good menu, brochures or whatever it takes until a final decision is made.
• There are many roads to "yes." Hotels and large restaurants have numerous departments and managers. Approach the most logical manager first, which is often the food and beverage manager, but don't be afraid to call a different manager if you hit a dead end.
• Form strategic alliances with other small businesses that are noncompetitive but have complimentary products to develop new product lines and share resources, expertise and costs.
• If you can't afford a full-time salesperson or product demonstrator, find partners in the same boat and split the cost.
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When black lipstick-clad models walked down YSL's Fall runway last February, the fashion and beauty pack took momentary pause. Initial sentiments of "goth? really?" were quickly followed by "what is that lipstick and when/where can I buy it?!" Opaque pigments and sheer glosses in varying shades of the macabre went into production shortly thereafter, echoing the somber mood and tone of our economy. According to makeup artist Alex Box, however, stylemakers' collective re-embrace of all things soul-torturing have nothing to do with the dismal dollar. "People want to explore their alter egos a little bit more, right now. They're going darker, and they want a little goth back in their life," she surmises. For the seasoned face-painter (Box is responsible for translating Gareth Pugh's architectural runway vision into makeup form), there was a hole in the market that needed filling. And fill it she has, as the artistic director of the new, unisex makeup line Illamasqua . Box and her co-conspirators (including one Dave Vanian from the Damned ) are bringing the moody blues back in a full spectrum of high-quality colors for both men and women, with four collections available exclusively at Selfridges in London. Style.com caught up with Box to talk about lip gloss as black as tar and how she has managed to skirt the line between daywear and clown makeup.
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I did an interview in the Guardian about how I was this symbol for a new combination of goth and glamour. Simultaneously, Julian [Kynaston, of the advertising and branding company Propaganda] wanted to design a makeup range that had a story, that had a life to it, that could attract the counterculture from rockabillies to punks to burlesque. His wife randomly saw the interview and he contacted me and that was it.
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If you present something to somebody, they're going to try it. But if it doesn't exist, they can't try it. For example, I've never seen a green lip gloss. You've got to make something that's not on the market or else you're gonna shoot yourself in the foot. We just let our imaginations run wild.
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Julian is a very big fan of the Damned and so am I. Dave is an innovator and was one of the first punk stars to wear makeup. He's a great adviser on style as he's incredibly in tune with creating a look—he was the first goth, really. He will just come in and sit with me and talk about life—when life crosses with art and when art crosses with fashion. And it's great to have someone who is a sounding board like that.
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About 8,700 bottles of fresh cream already distributed to retail outlets in regions of New Zealand's North Island are being recalled after tests showed high levels of the E.Coli bacteria, the Auckland-based company said late yesterday. The recall comes just five months after Fonterra warned that a whey protein used in baby formula may have been tainted with a potentially fatal botulism-causing bacteria, in what turned out to be a false alarm.
The latest incident "is small and appears contained but we, like the wider public, would like to understand what created this scare and the need for a recall," said Andy Bowley, an analyst at Forsyth Barr Ltd. in Wellington, who has a "reduce" recommendation on the Fonterra Shareholders' Fund. "The wider public image impact isn't good following what happened last year."
Fonterra is still working to rebuild its reputation after the botulism warning prompted product recalls across Asia and saw countries including China temporarily halt imports of some of the company's milk powders. France's Danone, the world's biggest yogurt maker, last week canceled its supply contract with Fonterra and sued in the New Zealand High Court for compensation, saying the botulism recall cost it 300 million euros ($410 million).
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I'll occasionally visit a Vikings opponents' SBNation page to get a feel for a fan base's fanaticism. I've been impressed by some and bored by others. I just sneeked a peek Behind the Steel Curtain (the SB Steelers page) and found an interesting post. Apparently the crew over there makes weekly score predictions. In more than forty comments, some more creative than others and most predicting a relatively close score, only one commentor picked the Vikings to win the game.
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Steelers:21 Vikings: 20
"Polamalu's lineage can be traced through several roots. Chuck Norris mated with an Amazon Queen, and on the other side, Tony Hawk mated with Mother Nature. The two children of these spawned and fused in a tantric love session to create Troy Polamalu. The mother however died as he tore through the birth canal with a spin move."
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by WVPiratesfan on Oct 21, 2009 11:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recsSteelers 23, Favres 19
I think the Steelers run game goes to crap this week. Leaving the passing game the only choice. Lots of failed drives become field goals for Drunk Reed.
And the Favres will get some momentum and get a couple TD's but in the end run out of gas.
I'm also seeing a safety for them. The score I picture is like 2 tds, 1 fg, 1 safety.
by Mechem on Oct 21, 2009 12:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recsSteelers:24 Vikings:21
Pain is temporary pride is forever
by Heartofsteel on Oct 21, 2009 12:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recsSteelers:26 Vikings: 24
by Steel in FL on Oct 21, 2009 2:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recsAs much as it pains me, Favres 20 Steelers 17
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CATEGORIES Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers, Paramount, War, Scenes We Love, CinematicalH.G. Wells' 1898 classic alien invasion novel, The War of the Worlds, has been adapted several times for the big screen, most recently by Steven Spielberg five years ago (my first "Scenes We Love" entry for Cinematical), two low-budget entries, one set in Victorian times and the other in the present released to coincide with Spielberg's adaptation, and most memorably, fifty-seven years ago by producer George Pal (The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao, The Time Machine, Conquest of Space, When Worlds Collide, Destination Moon) for Paramount Pictures. Pal's adaptation, directed by Byron Haskin (The Power, Robinson Crusoe on Mars, From the Earth to the Moon, Conquest of Space) from a screenplay by Barré Lyndon, created the template for every alien invasion film that followed. The War of the Worlds won an Academy Award for its groundbreaking visual effects. It was nominated, but surprisingly didn't win, the Academy Award for the equally innovative sound design.
An unseen, unnamed, omniscient narrator (Sir Cedric Hardwicke, at his most stentorian) guides us through the prologue. He explains the Martians' decision to escape their dying world and conquer our relatively unspoiled one. Chesley Bonestell, an illustrator who specialized in science fiction, provided the full-color art for the prologue. When, finally, The War of the Worlds leaves the prologue behind, we're in the fictional town of Linda Rosa. A meteor falls from the sky. The local authorities turn to Dr. Clayton Forrester (Gene Barry), a celebrity astrophysics and nuclear science professor at the (fictional) Pacific Tech, and two fellow academics, Dr. Pryor (Robert Cornthwaite), and Dr. Bilderbeck (Sandro Giglio), vacationing in the nearby mountains, for help.
At the meteor site, Forrester meets a local "girl," Sylvia Van Buren (Ann Robinson), the obligatory romantic interest and, alas, a perfect representative of 50s'-era women on film (e.g., passive, submissive, retrograde). She's a late twenty-something librarian and science geek who fawns over the super-smart Forrester. Sylvia wrote her master's thesis on Forrester and follows his career with stalker-like intensity. She doesn't, however recognize the newly shaven Forrester. She fawns over Forrester one moment, serving coffee to military leaders another, and once the alien invasion gets underway, openly hysterical. Apparently she's a good cook, though.
Not counting stock footage used for several montages, minorities (e.g., African-Americans, Latinos, Asians) are conspicuous by their absence in The War of the Worlds, with one exception: a local farmer/farm worker, Salvatore (played by all-purpose ethnic actor Jack Kruschen), deputized by the sheriff to watch over the cooling meteor. The meteor-like cylinder contains a technologically advanced Martian war machine. Two years later, Kruschen played a Polish character in Pal's Conquest of Space as the comic relief-sidekick. Kruschen received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his turn as the wise Jewish doctor who makes house calls in Billy Wilder's The Apartment seven years later.
But let's get back to the scene in question. Salvatore and two other newly deputized men are the first to see the manta ray-inspired Martian war machine emerge from the crater. They're also the first to the cobra-like head that emits a red heat-ray. Initially unsure about what to do, the men decide to give in to their better natures and attempt to communicate with the Martians. It's the last choice they'll ever make. The Martian heat-ray kills them instantly, leaving three mounds of ash where they once stood.
In a later scene, Sylvia minister uncle, Matthew Collins (Lewis Martin), makes a second, futile, attempt to communicate with the Martians. He assumes, wrongly, that the Martians' advanced technology brings them closer to God. It doesn't. For that woefully optimistic assumption, Collins pays with his life. The War of the Worlds leaves anything related to the Martians' social structure, cultural values, and religious beliefs unexplored. All we learn is that the Martians want to eradicate humanity and transform Earth into their new home.
Other scenes are almost just as memorable, e.g., the first battle between the U.S. military and the Martian war machines (the military loses), the first time we see the Martian war machines covered by an electronic shield Forrester calls a "protective blister;" the farmhouse scene, referenced in Spielberg's adaptation, where Ann Robinson gets to use her talent for instant hysterics twice, first at the sight of an alien probe and later at the sight of a Martian; the decision to use an atomic bomb, in effective here as in Independence Day four decades later; and Forrester's desperate search for Van Buren as the Martians annihilate Los Angeles.
The War of the Worlds paints an incredibly bleak picture of our first encounter with aliens. Peaceful coexistence isn't possible. Given the Cold War with the Soviet Union, it's easy to substitute the fear of an alien invasion with the fear of an attack by the Soviet Union. Successive governments used that fear as justification for ever-increasing defense budgets. It shouldn't come as a surprise that The War of the Worlds never mentions any Eastern Bloc countries, including the Soviet Union. We assume they've been attacked, but we don't know their fate. Even then, The War of the Worlds doesn't shy away from depicting the worst in human nature (e.g., a late-film riot and attack on school buses and trucks carrying scientific equipment).
As with Spielberg's 2005 adaptation, The War of the Worlds keeps Wells' deus ex machina ending, setting the final scene inside a Christian Church (complete with heavenly choir), and invoking the Christian God in Hardwicke's closing voiceover narration, an idea that Wells, no true believer when it came to organized religion, would have found objectionable. Pal, Haskin, and Lyndon, however, reflected the 1950s mindset accurately, but despite that, almost sixty years later, The War of the Worlds remains an engrossing, thought-provoking adaptation of H.G. Well's seminal novel.
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I love breakfast. Really. My friends and I are the real "Breakfast Club"... not those silly wanna-bes in that Molly Ringwald movie. After a morning filled with nothing but writing papers, I needed to get up and stretch my legs, so I headed down to a nearby farmers market to see if I could pick up fresh veggies for a late brunch.
Lack of time should never be an excuse to grab something unhealthy. These delicious egg muffins can be used as a quick breakfast when you're running out the door, protein and nutrient rich lunch, snack on-the-go, or just as a boost of protein, when you need it.
Each of them is loaded with as many fresh veggies as I could find in my fridge, but so many combinations can be used. Caramelized onion + mushroom, tomato + basil + spinach, beef bacon + broccoli... the combinations are endless.
I usually like to use egg whites, but when I need an extra bit of fat and protein in my diet, I beat in a whole egg or two.
They are super easy to make and you can freeze them and then take them when you need them. One of my favorite ways to serve them is to pop them in the microwave for a minute and then serve them over a bed of baby spinach, kale, and chard. The heat of the mini frittatas wilts the greens slightly and makes a delicious meal.
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3 1/2 cups egg-whites (or egg-white/egg combination)
1 cup diced/chopped veggies
2 tablespoons coconut milk (omit if you don't want a coconut flavor)
sea salt & pepper, to taste
fresh garlic (optional, but may ward off more people than just vampires)
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
2. Spray muffin tin with coconut oil non-stick spray or line the tin with parchment paper or baking cups.
3. Fill each tin 1/4-1/3 full of veggie mixture.
4. Beat coconut milk into the egg whites. Then pour egg mixture over veggies sitting in the tin.
5. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown on top.
6. Remove from the oven, let cool, and enjoy!