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|1 ReviewBernheim - Original Straight Wheat Whiskey
Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc. launched the newest addition to the American Whiskey Landscape - Bernheim Original Kentuc...
70cl Bottle £ 55.94
|Blantons - Gold
Colour: amber with gilded reflections. Nose: finely timbered, marked by the dry fruits, evoke spices (grooves) and the ...
70cl Bottle £ 59.78
|Blantons - Original
Colour: coppered amber. Nose: consistent, delicate. Cereals, spices (pepper, groove), and citrus fruits (orange). Pala...
70cl Bottle £ 42.48 available 28th Jan 2015
|Blantons - Special Reserve
Colour: coppered amber. Nose: consistent, reveals cereal notes, spices and citrus fruits. Palate: the light mouth conf...
70cl Bottle £ 30.31 available 28th Jan 2015
|Blantons - Straight From The Barrel
Colour: amber with coppered reflections. Nose: acidulated, marked by honey, candied fruits (apricot) and spices (pepper...
70cl Bottle £ 64.62
|2 ReviewsBuffalo Trace - Kentucky Straight
Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is a piece of liquid history: a limited edition bourbon hand-crafted fro...
70cl Bottle £ 25.13
|Buffalo Trace - White Dog Mash 1
Sweet aroma, with a slight burn. The corn coats the tongue with oil and vanilla. White Dog celebrates and commemorates ...
37.5cl Bottle £ 22.04 available 18th Jan 2015
|7 ReviewsBulleit - 45%
The new 45% bottling. Bulleit Bourbon is a Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey whose high-rye content and iconic frontier...
70cl Bottle £ 25.96
|Bulleit - Rye
Bulleit Rye is the ultimate expression of a rye whiskey, achieved by its commitment to a 95% rye content, versus the ind...
70cl Bottle £ 32.32
|E H Taylor - Small Batch Bourbon
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Limited stock. Tastes of caramel corn sweetness, mingled with butterscotch and licorice. The aftertaste is a soft mouth...
70cl Bottle £ 75.40
|2 ReviewsEagle Rare - 10 Year Old
Eagle Rare 10 year old, single barrel, Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey has a sweet, oaky nose and full, complex body. ...
70cl Bottle £ 36.43
|4 ReviewsElijah Craig - 12 Year Old Small Batch
Elijah Craig 12-year-old is a true Small Batch premium Bourbon, and had that distinction before the term even existed. ...
70cl Bottle £ 33.91
|2 ReviewsEvan Williams - 2003 Single Barrel
Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage Bourbon is the first and only vintage-dated Single Barrel Bourbon. Like a fine win...
70cl Bottle £ 33.82
|1 ReviewEvan Williams - Black Extra Aged
Colour: Medium amber. Nose: Light with deep vanilla and mint. Taste: Notes of oak, brown sugar and caramel. Finish: M...
70cl Bottle £ 23.03 available 18th Jan 2015
|Fighting Cock - 6 Year Old
The 'bad boy of Bourbon' is bottled at a robust 103 proof, but its 6 years of aging smooth out the feathers real well. ...
70cl Bottle £ 28.45
|Four Roses - Single Barrel 50%
A premium Single Barrel Bourbon with a taste you'll want to savour again and again. Complex, full bodied and surprisingl...
70cl Bottle £ 43.56
|Four Roses - Small Batch 45%
Four original and limited Bourbons have been expertly selected by the Master Distiller at the peak of maturation to crea...
70cl Bottle £ 30.43 available 08th Jan 2015
|Four Roses - Yellow Label
A worldwide favourite, especially when creating mixed drinks with a sophisticated, contemporary flare. Smooth, mellow wi...
70cl Bottle £ 24.89 available 08th Jan 2015
|5 ReviewsGeorgia Moon - Corn
With an age of less than thirty days. Bottled in a Mason jar, this is supposed to be reminiscent of moonshine (AKA corn...
70cl Bottle £ 22.55
|Georgia Moon - Lemon Corn Whiskey
Georgia Moon is clear, and upon twisting off the cap is a potent tang of sour liquor, followed by the smell of sweet cor...
70cl Bottle £ 21.48 available 18th Jan 2015
|Georgia Moon - Peach Corn Whiskey
Georgia Moon is clear, and upon twisting off the cap is a potent tang of sour liquor, followed by the smell of sweet cor...
70cl Bottle £ 21.42
|Heaven Hill - 4 Year Old
Bottled using famous Kentucky limestone water and the finest quality ingredients being charcoal filtered before ageing f...
70cl Bottle £ 19.18
|Heaven Hill - Mellow Corn
The forerunner and kissing cousin to Bourbon, American Straight Corn Whiskey is defined by the US Government as having a...
70cl Bottle £ 24.72
|Hudson - Baby Bourbon
Expressively woody, superbly smoky, with mellow notes of vanilla & caramel. The first New York aged whiskey since P...
35cl Bottle £ 50.65
|Hudson - Four Grain Bourbon
Appetisingly balanced, rich and peppery with a comforting warm, soothing finish Hudson Four Grain Bourbon is all about ...
35cl Bottle £ 50.65
|Hudson - Manhattan Rye
Vibrantly bold, spicy and backwoods rustic, with a smidgen of honey and coconut. Prohibition put an end to small-batch ...
35cl Bottle £ 50.65
|J W Dant
Bourbon Whisky made in Kentucky USA, the distillery owned and operated by Heaven Hill Distilleries Inc. Medium-bodied w...
70cl Bottle £ 19.18
|Jack Daniels - 1954 Gold Medal
If there is anything as unique as the Jack Daniel's 1954 Gold Medal commemorative bottle, it's the story of how the Dist...
1 Litre Bottle £ 204.12
|Jack Daniels - Double Tumbler Set
Two 5cl miniature bottles of Jack Danile's whiskey with two tumblers and two leatherette stitched coasters. Packed in a...
Gift Set £ 10.99
|Jack Daniels - Family
The gift pack contains: Jack Daniel's Single Barrel 5cl, Gentlemen Jack 5cl and Jack Daniel's Old No.7 5cl.
5cl Miniatures £ 3.84
|5 ReviewsJack Daniels - Gentleman Jack
Gentleman Jack is the world's only double mellowed whiskey and the perfect gift for a gentleman with exceptional taste. ...
70cl Bottle £ 31.39
|Jack Daniels - Honey
Straw in colour with copper tinges. The nose shows maple syrup. Sorghum on the palate, complimented by nice cooperage,...
70cl Bottle £ 26.09 available 25th Jan 2015
|23 ReviewsJack Daniels - Old No 7
The archetypal JD. This rare, sippin' whiskey is made at the Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee, using pure...
70cl Bottle £ 22.54 available 21st Jan 2015
|Jack Daniels - Old No 7
The archetypal JD. This rare, sippin' whiskey is made at the Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee, using pure...
1.5 Litre Bottle £ 48.65
|1 ReviewJack Daniels - Old No 7
The archetypal JD. This rare, sippin' whiskey is made at the Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee, using pure...
5cl Miniature £ 2.05
|Jack Daniels - Old No 7
The archetypal JD. This rare, sippin' whiskey is made at the Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee, using pure...
3 Litre Bottle £ 108.98 available 25th Jan 2015
|5 ReviewsJack Daniels - Silver Select
Jack Daniel's Silver Select Single Barrel Tennessee Whiskey returns to the simplest days of the distiller's art when whi...
70cl Bottle £ 53.50
|8 ReviewsJack Daniels - Single Barrel
Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Tennessee Whiskey, the world's first charcoal mellowed whiskey to be bottled by the barrel w...
70cl Bottle £ 44.03
|Jack Daniels - Single Barrel Miniature
Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Tennessee Whiskey, the world's first charcoal mellowed whiskey to be bottled by the barrel w...
5cl Miniature £ 5.03
|Jack Daniels - White Rabbit Saloon
This limited edition release honours Mr. Jack's opening of the White Rabbit Saloon formerly located in Lynchburg's town ...
70cl Bottle £ 38.99
|Jeffersons - Reserve
Limited stock. Like the accomplished third President of the US, this bourbon is complex, elegant and sophisticated. J...
70cl Bottle £ 53.04
|Jeffersons - Straight Rye Whiskey
Jefferson's Straight Rye Whiskey is the latest addition to the Jefferson's Presidential Collection. Bottled at 47% ABV, ...
70cl Bottle £ 49.67 available 09th Jan 2015
|Jeffersons - Very Small Batch Bourbon
This very small batch, handcrafted bourbon has been aged in the heart of metal clad warehouses to accentuate the extreme...
70cl Bottle £ 34.73 available 24th Jan 2015
|4 ReviewsJim Beam - Black Label
Jim Beam Black is no ordinary bourbon. Eight years of ageing make for a complex, sophisticated taste. Mixes well in coc...
70cl Bottle £ 23.75 available 18th Jan 2015
|Jim Beam - Choice Green Label 5 Year Old
Filtered through charcoal before bottling, then aged for 5 years. The process creates a golden colour and pure, clean t...
70cl Bottle £ 28.19
|Jim Beam - Choice Rye Yellow 4 Year Old
The best-selling American straight rye whiskey is made with 51% rye, so it's drier and spicier that its sweet bourbon co...
70cl Bottle £ 27.04
|1 ReviewJim Beam - Devils Cut
The Essence: A distinctly bold bourbon with rich flavour, unleashed from deep inside the barrel wood. The tatse: Full b...
70cl Bottle £ 28.09
|1 ReviewJim Beam - Red Stag
Aroma: Distinctively fruity, without disguising the familiar rich nose of Jim Beam bourbon. Taste: Corn sweetness and m...
70cl Bottle £ 23.41
|4 ReviewsJim Beam - White Label
The standard-bearer of Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Aged twice as long as needed. Great for mixing with cocktail...
70cl Bottle £ 21.70
|Johnny Drum - Black Label 12 Year Old
Handmade in the heart of Bluegrass, Kentucky's famous Bourbon country. Johnny Drum contains only the finest natural i...
70cl Bottle £ 26.05
|Johnny Drum - Green Label 4 Year Old
Handmade in the heart of Bluegrass, Kentucky's famous Bourbon country. Johnny Drum contains only the finest natural i...
70cl Bottle £ 23.59
|Johnny Drum - Private Stock
Handmade in the heart of the Bluegrass, Kentucky's famous Bourbon country. Containing only the finest natural ingredien...
70cl Bottle £ 39.82
|Kentucky - Vintage
Amber, with a golden cast. Medium-bodied. Reminiscent of clove, citrus, smoke, dried herbs. Buttery, smooth texture. ...
70cl Bottle £ 30.85
|5 ReviewsKnob Creek - 9 Year Old
Hand-bottled in limited quantity for a superior taste and smoothness. Deep in Kentucky, tiny Knob Creek spills and riff...
70cl Bottle £ 29.26
|9 ReviewsMakers Mark
Maker's Mark is the only bourbon distillery to use pure, iron-free limestone spring water exclusively, not city, well or...
70cl Bottle £ 26.33
|Noahs Mill - 15 Year Old
Soft, well-balanced with some complexity and good length. Quite Elegant. Heavy aging and full flavour. Nose of wonderf...
70cl Bottle £ 52.06 available 18th Jan 2015
|Old Fitzgerald
Made with a whisper of wheat according to a time-honored formula, Old Fitzgerald is critically acclaimed for its distinc...
70cl Bottle £ 24.64
|Old Fitzgerald - 12 Year Old
Made with a whisper of wheat according to a time-honored formula, Old Fitzgerald is critically acclaimed for its distinc...
70cl Bottle £ 43.18 available 18th Jan 2015
|Old Forester - Classic 86 Proof
This is the Old Forester Classic 86 Proof, 43% ABV. Old Forester is one of the most iconic American spirits, establis...
1 Litre Bottle £ 48.65
|1 ReviewOld Grandad
Dark amber with an orange-copper cast. Full-bodied. Notes of pecan pie, marmalade, sweet pipe tobacco, toffee. Visco...
70cl Bottle £ 27.00 available 21st Jan 2015
|1 ReviewPennypacker
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Select, mature maize from the cornfields around the distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky, is the base for PennyPacker. Thre...
70cl Bottle £ 20.16 available 17th Jan 2015
|Platte Valley - Corn Whiskey
Platte Valley Corn Whiskey is 100% straight corn whiskey and has been aged for three years. It was distilled in Illino...
70cl Bottle £ 39.65
|1 ReviewRowans Creek - 12 Year Old
Amber, with a dark golden cast. Medium-bodied. Reminiscent of pear, lemon, honey, and flowers. Smooth texture. ...
70cl Bottle £ 39.90
Created by distilling legend Jess Graber, the founder of Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey, Tincup is made from a unique blen...
70cl Bottle £ 30.95
|6 ReviewsWild Turkey 101 - 8yo
Wild Turkey 101 is a 101 proof bourbon that is a marriage of primarily 6, 7, and 8 year old bourbons. At first taste, 1...
70cl Bottle £ 28.06
|Wild Turkey 101 - 8yo
Wild Turkey 8 Year-Old has an exceptionally soft, but rich aroma for a high proof bourbon, due to quality at all stages ...
5cl Miniature £ 2.81
|Willets - Pot Still Single Barrel Bourbon
Noticeable floral element. A rich nose with corn, caramel, leather, tobacco, a hint of nutmeg, warm rye and a dab of oak...
70cl Bottle £ 44.88 available 18th Jan 2015
|3 ReviewsWoodford Reserve
Woodford Reserve is a super-premium small-batch bourbon with roots at the Labrot & Graham Distillery (circa 1812), a...
70cl Bottle £ 30.90 available 25th Jan 2015
|Woodford Reserve - Kentuck Derby 136 Commemorative Bottle
Woodford Reserve Bourbon releases Kentucky Derby 136 commemorative bottle. Like nurturing a champion thoroughbred, the ...
1 Litre Bottle £ 61.18
|2 ReviewsWoodford Reserve - Seasoned Oak Finish
The fourth offering in the Woodford Reserve Master's Collection, Seasoned Oak Finish continues the series of one-time-on...
70cl Bottle £ 104.10 available 25th Jan 2015
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Can the internet save a language? For the Ktunaxa nation, an indigenous people inhabiting parts of north-western America, the answer may just be 'yes'. The Ktunaxa language is related to no other on earth and only a handful of people speak it fluently. Most of them are members of the oldest generation, something that has spurred a race against time for a community that must record and preserve as much of the language spoken today as possible. In a few years, it might already be too late. The challenge is not only to record endless hours of material but how to make it available to those wishing to learn the language. Here is where the internet comes in to play. Dedicated young community members, such as Marisa Philips, are working hard to publish recordings, interactive games for children and written language material online. "We're just going to be losing a lot of who we are as the Ktunaxa nation, the Ktunaxa people, once those elders have passed on," Philips says. "Since the younger generation is so well adapted to using technology, it only makes sense to me." With the help of a high speed fibre network owned by the community, the material is accessible to everyone - wherever they are. There are even college level online courses available for those wishing to learn the language as adults. Perhaps the 2,000 people-strong Ktunaxa nation will succeed in reversing the process that has silenced many languages in north-western America, an especially distressing hot spot of language extinction. Don Maki, the Ktunaxa nation council director, says: "We're trying to think ahead, we're trying to be very progressive and think of all the possible things that we need to do now for the future."
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I first covered Winta (styled WINtA on the App Store) back at GDC Online in October, and found it an enjoyable music game from the creator of Parappa the Rapper, Masaya Matsuura. It's a simple title -- different shapes appear on screen, and the player is meant to tap them in order, which ends up go...
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WINtA is probably the best brand new game that I've seen so far at GDC Online 2010 (this week in Austin, Texas). It's a title published by a group called OneBigGame, which is a nonprofit video game publisher. They commission and publish games, which are created for free by luminaries in the video g...
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why don't you just get a convertible? DS is much happier in the bigger carseat.
idk, we haven't really used the infant seat much in terms of lugging him around in it. i just take him out and carry him or put him in my moby or the bjorn. it seems to me like buying another infant car seat that he will outgrow quickly is a waste of $$.


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Opera RiotNot Gay Enough
The thing about not being 100% homosexual is that you're not "gay enough" for some people. In the parlance of social analysis, it's called "others othering another". While a queer person in a heterosexual relationship is still a queer person, the perceived or temporarily-experienced privileges of heterosexuality are enough to illicit resentment and alienation from others in the queer community. Hell, even gold-star femme lesbians are harangued for compliance with perceived gender-norms.
Sure, there are nasty people in the world who do cruel things, but more often than not those people are damaged. Solidarity in the queer community is in part due to shared experiences, but a large component of those experiences is exclusion from dominant culture and all of the abuse, shame, and loneliness that results from it. To put it mildly, there are hard feelings. While it's disappointing, "others othering another" isn't altogether too surprising.
Anyway, if it isn't obvious, this has been a large part of my own experience in the queer community. I'm a tomboy-femme, and while I'm predominantly attracted to women, I've (happily) been in a heterosexual relationship for years. While I feel like an alien in dominant culture, I also have the privilege to pass as hetero-normative and gender-normative in situations where it may be dangerous or otherwise unwelcome for me to fully disclose my sexual identity.
I really wanted to find more friends who could identify with my experiences, but this has been a complicated process. I've been accused of leading someone on by disclosing my sexuality; I've been accused of commodifying the queer community (as if I were not queer myself); I don't feel any better known or accepted for my efforts.
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I'm curious how any Democrat, much less any member of Congress, considered their oath of office to uphold the Constitution before they voted to allow for telecom immunity in the service of warrantless, secret, illegal and unconstitutional searches of our phone calls.
As the Bill passed under your stewardship, clearly not many did. What a disservice to the citizens of your district and to the country overall.


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5.0 out of 5 stars This is how you do the X-Men right.
X-Men fans can be a prickly lot and over the last 14 years since Bryan Singer's first movie, they have run hot and cold on the films, mostly loving the first two, intensely disliking LAST STAND and splitting the difference on FIRST CLASS and the two WOLVERINE movies. Singer's latest effort, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, may well be the best of the lot and a film that even...
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3.0 out of 5 stars WAIT for the Full Version!
Great movie probably the best in the series... but, apparently it's not the full movie! This came on sale early through AIV and I had promotional credits. WIN/WIN. Except, now it's been revealed that there will be an extended version including scenes with the character Rogue. So, I'm glad I got to watch this movie early, I am NOT happy that I own the movie in its...
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408 of 462 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars WAIT for the Full Version!,
T. Durden "Do I know me?" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: X-Men: Days of Future Past [HD] (Amazon Instant Video)
Great movie probably the best in the series... but, apparently it's not the full movie! This came on sale early through AIV and I had promotional credits. WIN/WIN. Except, now it's been revealed that there will be an extended version including scenes with the character Rogue. So, I'm glad I got to watch this movie early, I am NOT happy that I own the movie in its short-version and the longer one is coming out later. With the LOTR series I know not to buy the initial version and always wait for the extended. Now I'm hesitant to buy any movie out-of-the-gate because of this irritating double-dipping of the studios. They should always announce when there will be an additional/extended/director's cut of a film before the movie goes on sale. Or maybe I should always download a movie and not buy it until I know I'm getting my money's worth.
380 of 435 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars This is how you do the X-Men right.,
X-Men fans can be a prickly lot and over the last 14 years since Bryan Singer's first movie, they have run hot and cold on the films, mostly loving the first two, intensely disliking LAST STAND and splitting the difference on FIRST CLASS and the two WOLVERINE movies. Singer's latest effort, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, may well be the best of the lot and a film that even the most particular of fans will find hard to totally dislike.
I thought X-MEN:DAYS OF FUTURE PAST was the best of the X-Men movies because:
It truly captures the essence of who the X-Men are: the down and dirty combat grunts of the comic book universe. While The Avengers and the JLA are made up of world beaters who come together to fight some universe threatening evil, the X-Men consist of scrappy misfits, many with working class origins and neurotic personalities. They band together because no one else will have them,then bicker, fight, and feud like a true family. Professor X and Magneto can be bitter enemies, but they are also brothers and patriarchs over a large brood, with Wolverine only the first of many difficult children.
DAYS OF FUTURE PAST has a perfectly convoluted plot that unites the X-Men universes of the first three movies and Matthew Vaughn's FIRST CLASS which was set back in the early 1960's. Thus we have Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan back as the originals, along with their earlier counterparts, James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender, in the roles of Professor X and Magneto. The movie begins in a hellish future ruled by the Sentinels, killing machines capable of hunting down anyone with even slightest trace of the mutant gene, where there is a handful of surviving mutants led by a now reconciled Professor X and Magneto. They devise a plan that calls for Kitty Pryde to use her power to send Wolverine's consciousness back into his 1973 body and then try to prevent Mystique from assassinating Bolivar Trask, the inventor of the Sentinels. It is Mystique's capture following this crime that allows the Sentinel makers to use her DNA to build indestructible machines capable of neutralizing any mutant's power. But back in the Vietnam era 70's, with its lava lamps and water beds, Wolverine has his work cut out for him: Charles Xavier is a bitter alcoholic living in the now shuttered Xavier Institute (under the care of Hank McCoy/Beast) and Magneto is imprisoned below the Pentagon for killing JFK (there is a nice twist on this later). The best part of this is that it puts Hugh Jackman's Logan back front and center in the story as he goes about getting Xavier to care again and busting Magneto out of his cell so they can rewrite history and save the future.
There are terrific action scenes that come as close as any movie to recreating the comic book. It all starts off with a great battle in the future where Iceman, Blink, Colossus, Storm, Bishop, Sunspot and Warpath have to hold off a wave of Sentinels; it makes smart use of their powers, especially Blink's ability to create portals. This is how to kick off a comic book movie, and it's not by having Mary Jane sing. Then the film makes up the ante by giving us a jaw dropping sequence during Magneto's breakout done totally from the perspective of Quicksilver as he moves so fast that even speeding bullets in mid-air appear to stand still; this scene alone is worth the price of a ticket or the cost of a Blu Ray copy. It says something when the finale, which includes the levitating of RFK stadium through the sky so that it can be dropped on the White House grounds, is not the high point of the movie.
The way DAYS OF FUTURE PAST touches on all of the X-Men movies that came before and does manage to rectify some of the injustices us fans had to put up with; there is a climatic scene with Wolverine and Professor X where Wolverine and the rest of us are reunited with some fan favorites that just might be my favorite scene in any comic book movie. I also like the way Professor X's first meeting with Logan (from LAST STAND) is referenced here and the way they work Bill Stryker into the story. And it is such a kick to see so many good actors back in familiar roles starting with the leads in their iconic parts; but there is also Nicholas Hoult (Beast), Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique), Ellen Page (Kitty Pryde), Hallie Berry (Storm), Shawn Ashmore (Iceman), Lucas Till (Havok), Daniel Cudmore (Colossus), along with newcomers like Omar Sy (Bishop), Booboo Stewart (Warpath), Adnan Canto (Sunspot). Some of them get less screen time than we would have liked, but just having them there is enough for me. The real breakout performance goes to Evan Peters as Quicksilver, he nearly steals to movie. A note to the CW and their upcoming Flash series: the bar has been raised high on how to do a speedster. I do wish Peter Dinkledge's Bolivar Trask had been given some better dialog in light of what we've seen him do on GAME OF THRONES.
Of course for a comic book movie, there are a few logic holes and inconsistencies; the main one being how is Charles Xavier up and around after being literally destroyed by the Phoenix in LAST STAND? In the post credit scene from that movie, he appears to have transferred his consciousness to a comatose patient, but that doesn't explain his appearing to everyone as Patrick Stewart. Maybe the patient was his twin brother or he is simply using his well honed mental powers to alter his appearance to everyone else. Then there is the plot itself which appears to play around with some to the theories of time travel and its consequences. Does it really matter or maybe we should cut comic book movies the same slack we give to comic books, where constant rebootings, relaunchings and tweakings have made the canon of even the greatest super heroes all but unrecognizable.
Then there is the post credit scene, which sets up the coming of THE AGE OF APOCALYPSE; can't wait to see what they'll do with some of my favorites like Nate Gray, Mr. Sinister, and the Sugar Man.
120 of 143 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Making Sentinels Scary, and A Less Ridiculous Way to Time-Travel,
Corey Lidster (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
X-Men 'First Class' was not the massive hit that 'The Avengers' was, but in many ways, it was a better film. Both were excellent, and after his run scripting 'Astonishing X-Men' for John Cassaday, I'd love to see Joss Whedon bring that tale to the big screen. But 'First Class' had some of the smartest superhero storytelling ever seen on film, and James MacAvoy and Michael Fassbender were brilliant, adding entirely new dimensions to Prof X and Magneto.
Merging the two casts was a very good idea. Everything about this altered version of Claremont and Byrne's classic X-men tale is done right, especially the Sentinels. As a kid, I always hated the Sentinels, they were a joke. Wolverine would cut them to scrap metal, Magneto would just wave his hand. But these Sentinels are frightening, adaptive machines that mimic whatever gets thrown at them.
The cast, the story, and the direction are excellent... and despite my annoyance with time-travel storylines, the method they opt for is better than usual. This is not only the smartest and most entertaining entry in the X-men franchise, it is also one of the best superhero films to date.
74 of 98 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie!,
This review is from: X-Men: Days of Future Past (Amazon Instant Video)
First of all, I was an avid comic book collector and have followed the X-men since I was a child. This was probably the best comic book movie to date, and definitively the best X-men movie. This one ties "First Class" together with the other X-men movies and resolves some of the mistakes of the last X-men last Stand. X-men comics/movies have always been about teamwork, people with small power coming together to defeat foes of much greater power, not about individual strengths of the characters (like the justice league). What makes X-men (movies and comics) special is the characters individual personal struggles, which sometimes lead their characters down a dark road as well as complex character interactions. You can identify with why some of the "bad guys" like magneto (a man who has endured the Holocaust) or mutants with terrible physical deformities take the road they do and sympathize with them. The "good guys" such as the X-men protect people. This is despite humans fear and despise them, leading to discrimination against the very mutants that are willing to help them. The line between "good" and "bad" is blurred depending on perspective. Maybe Senator Kelly and Trask are right that mutants are a threat that needs attention. Natural selection would definitively come into play. Maybe Magneto is right to take a war to the humans for the mean spirited way in which the public treats mutants, including the X-men and for creating sentinels in the first place.
The movie is loosely based on uncanny X-men 141-142, but the plot and characters have been altered in interesting ways. The sentinels seem more advanced, adaptive, and cold hearted than the ones in the comics (if that's possible), leading to more of dread. They don't speak, they don't apprehend, just kill mutants (and humans) in the worst possible way. Aside from the action scene at the beginning, the most memorable part of the movie to me was at the end, when magneto (one of the most powerful mutants alive) is fatally wounded. The others (fearless warriors) just get a look on their face, and then look at each other with an expression that said a thousand words and emotions (fear, knowledge of certain death, anger, hopelessness, etc….). You look helplessly as the sentinels ruthlessly dispatch one main character after the other in a hopeless fight, right up to the end. They press on without retreat.
My only gripe is that to get it all in sufficiently they would have needed 3 hours, so that all the great actors in the film could have had more character development. Of course there are plot holes and inconsistencies; it's a comic book movie not a documentary! The biggest plot hole in these types of movies is the very reason why people come to see them; people DON'T have superpowers, so just enjoy the movie.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Mutants Return With Time Travel Twist,
The Movie Man "tenebre89" (Maywood, New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews
"X-Men: Days of Future Past" opens in the distant future. Giant robot creatures called Sentinels have been designed to seek out and destroy all Mutants. A small group of X-Men put their heads together to send Logan/Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), not physically but through his consciousness, back to the 1970's to stop events that lead to the creation of the Sentinels by scientist Bolivar Trask (Peter Dinklage).
Though the plot borrows heavily from "The Terminator," the screenplay offers plenty of its own surprises and never appears a tired attempt to milk additional box office dollars from an aging franchise. Rather, the current film revitalizes the X-Men saga focusing on younger versions of Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender) and displaying the powers of Hank/Beast (Nicholas Hoult), Peter/Quicksilver (Evan Peters), and Raven/Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence). The movie also owes a nod to the "Transformers" pictures for the design of the shape-shifting Sentinels, ominous devices programmed to annihilate Mutants.
The plot is laced with the melodrama of a decades-old love triangle involving the young Charles, Erik Lehnsherr (Magneto), and Raven. Rather than stop the action dead, these scenes are captivating, primarily because of the first-rate performances. The older versions of Charles/Professor X (Patrick Stewart) and Erik/Magneto (Ian McKellen) are also on board.
Dinklage's Trask is the villain, since it is his invention of the Sentinels that threatens the existence of the Mutants. With long 70's hair and a tailored suit, he is not the mad scientist of cinema lore but an entrepreneur inventor pursuing profits at the expense of morality. His performance is excellent, and it's refreshing to have a human bad guy for a change instead of a deranged, costumed crackpot running amok. In his calmness, Dinklage's Trask is the epitome of sinister.
Wolverine, meanwhile, has not only to convince folks in the past that he really is from the future but also to persuade the young Charles to cooperate with Erik/Magneto at a point when their relationship is not at its best. Further complicating the mission, Magneto is imprisoned several stories beneath the Pentagon and must be sprung from one of the most secure, protected buildings in the United States. No easy task.
For sheer exhilaration, there is an amazing set piece — the best in the film — in which a small group of Mutants is in the process of freeing Magneto. In a sequence that combines wit, special effects, extreme slow motion, and exciting action, Quicksilver, by means of his incredible speed, turns what would otherwise have been a lethal situation into a playful romp while saving lives and liberating Magneto. This sequence represents the apex of contemporary movie making. Though only a minute or so in length, it is extraordinary in both its cleverness and execution.
Since a large part of the film is set in the 70's, the production design devotes a lot of attention to period details such as hairstyles, clothing, cars, popular TV shows, and news events, particularly the Paris peace talks that ended the Vietnam War. The filmmakers have done their homework in recreating the period. Several bits have fun with the era without burlesquing it. Decades before pay TV and a limitless proliferation of channels, Wolverine, for example, smiles at the claim that a message will be broadcast on "all three networks plus PBS."
What impressed me most about this movie is its balance. A good story partners with special effects and the occasional funny, naturally occurring moment.
Rated PG-13 for stylized violence and brief glimpse of nudity, "X-Men: Days of Future Past," despite a cumbersome title, is a spectacle grounded by a gripping storyline. Director Bryan Singer (who has directed most of the X-Men features) keeps the franchise going at full throttle. Performances are uniformly solid. Dialogue is wince-free. And action neatly complements the plot.
Bonus extras on the Blu-ray edition include deleted scenes, gag reel, several making-of featurettes, and digital copy There are also a single-disc DVD edition and 2-disc Ultimate Edition containing 3d Blu-ray, 2D Blu-ray, and DVD.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest comic book movies to date.,
Chuck Bittner "Disabled comedian & gamer!" (New England USA) - See all my reviews
This was a near-perfect comic book movie. X-Men: Days of Future Past is such an all around great movie. Plus I love Mystique and Jennifer Lawrence looks amazing all in blue. The thing I like about this movie is how you really got to see the X-Men use their powers in conjunction with one another. The X-Men are a team and a lot of the other movies don't have them using their powers in unison with each other. But within the opening 10 minutes this movie has them doing it all together, and it is amazing.
I'm so happy for the future of the X-Men franchise based off of this movie it's going to be good. This is what comic book movies should always be like, but sadly many of them fail horribly. This is my favorite X-Men movie to date and I'm just so excited to see what they do with this awesome foundation.
Thanks for reading!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Does not work with Oppo BDP-83 or BDP-103 players,
Casey (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews
I found that this disc does not play in either the Oppo BDP-83 or Oppo BDP-103 blu-ray players. Initially I thought the disc was defective, and Amazon promptly exchanged it. But the replacement disc exhibits the same problem, namely:
1. Load disc into player.
2. Front panel display recognizes disc as "BDMV", which is correct.
3. Few seconds later, player ejects the disc. No opening screen, no commercials, nada. Disc is simply ejected after a few seconds.
I contacted Oppo tech support and received the following reply:
"We have confirmed the issues with our copy of this film, but at this time we do not have any recommendations we can make to get this disc working. We are investigating the possibility of a fix for this film compatibility, but unfortunately, due to the age of the player, it is just not likely that we will be able to produce a new firmware if this ends up being a firmware incompatibility.
The reason for this is that MediaTek, the decoder manufacturer, is no longer updating their SDK. We use their SDK to develop new firmware. Without additional SDK development to correct the issues with the incompatibility with the disc authoring on this title, we will not be able to release a new firmware to make the disc compatible with the player.
Best Regards,
Customer Service
OPPO Digital, Inc.
2629B Terminal Blvd.
Mountain View, CA 94043
Tel: 650-961-1118
Fax: 650-961-1119"
Hope this helps others with Oppo players. If you have a different Oppo model, I would suggest contacting Oppo tech support before buying this disc.
Update: November 26, 2014:
Oppo tech support has developed a firmware update for the BDP-83 that fixes this problem. I tested (and verified) a pre-release version of that firmware today. Hopefully an update for the BDP-103 will follow soon.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Singer Pulled It Off !!,
Carlos M. DeLeon (King City, California United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: X-Men: Days of Future Past (DVD)
Two timelines. Timeline #1 runs from "X-Men Origins:Wolverine", "X-Men", "X2 : X-Men United", "X-Men: the Last Stand", and "the Wolverine". In this timeline Wolverine goes through Weapon X in the mid to late 70s, Magneto goes public in the late 90s, Jean becomes the Phoenix and kills both Xavier and Cyclops. Xavier, able to transfer his mind into another body, returns after the events of "the Wolverine" to enlist Logan in the coming war against Trask Industries and the rise of the Sentinels. Timeline #2 runs from "X-Men: First Class" and "X-Men : Days of Future Past". In this timeline Xavier and Mystique grow up together, William Stryker is much younger, and as of 1973 - Logan hasn't gone through the Weapon X program yet. Due to the events of "First Class", Bolivar Trask has begun work on the Sentinels. In Timeline #1 2023, Kitty Pryde (using the full extent of her phasing powers), sends Logan's consciousness back to his younger body to try to stop Mystique from assassinating Trask and setting into motion the rise of the Sentinels. The movie ends in a different 2023 which gives us a happy ending and the return of familiar faces. In essence, Logan from Timeline #1 going into the past automatically creates Timeline #2. Along with Beast's theory of "time ripples", we also have Xavier, Beast, Mystique, and Magneto with information of the future. What this means for the events of "X-Men:Apocalypse" has this fan very excited ! All ranting aside, I enjoyed this movie greatly. Are there plotholes ? Yes, some things don't match up with the other movies. Are the two Emmas the same person ? When did Weapon X happen ? How does Xavier walk in "X-Men Origins : Wolverine" ? Who is Secretary Trask ? Is Moira McTaggert a CIA agent or a doctor ? Did Beast come up with the "mutant cure" ? Was Kitty's team X-Force ? Etc, etc, etc. Suspend your belief and just enjoy the movies.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Unexpectedly poor,
D. B. "D.B." (Brookfield, CT USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: X-Men: Days of Future Past (Amazon Instant Video)
I was stunned that this movie did not hold my attention enough to watch it to the end. I've enjoyed previous films in the X-men suite, most especially First Class, and approached this one with considerable anticipation given the juxtaposition of past and future that it promised. But the plotting was surprisingly poor. Lehnsherr makes an inexplicably stupid move, even if we accept his stated motivation, which in itself is questionable given past history, current situation and his own statements in the preceding scene. Yes that stupid move sets up most of the drama to follow, but please, you can't have people doing dumb things just to set up the rest of the action. That is poor, poor plotting. All the character dynamics that I was hoping for, with the past and future selves, never materialized. We are given sappy platitudes instead. Or maybe it got better toward the end, and maybe I will go back and slog through to find out. But as of now, all I saw were a lot of splashy special effects (I will give high marks to the scene with the fast boy), and mayhem that was AVOIDABLE if people had just not been stupid. Stupid does not equal tragic flaw leading to inevitable fate. Stupid is just stupid. Sorely and sadly disappointed.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Redemption after X-men 3!,
After X-men 3, I was hesitant to see this movie. Let me just say that it does a great job of undoing everything that was wrong with that movie and then some. Visually appealing, well-written, and overall fun, the story doesn't drag and doesn't disappoint!
Also note that while the description doesn't say so, the Blu Ray comes with a digital copy as well. Nice bonus.
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Final Farewell: The Culture of Death and the Afterlife
Memento Mori
Invitation to the Funeral of Mr. John Moor
Beginning in the later seventeenth century, undertakers supplied the living with objects concerning the recently deceased. Printed ephemera, such as this funeral invitation, were common. They often featured popular memento mori text and iconography, such as the phrase "Remember your death," the skull and crossbones, and the winged hourglass. Similar to other works in this exhibition, this invitation shows allegorical figures of Death and Time (a skeleton holding an arrow and a winged man, respectively).
Technological advances in printing allowed undertakers to use stock borders and text that could be quickly adapted for the occasion. For instance, on this invitation the stock text reads, "You are desired to Accompany the Corps of ____ to the Parish Church of ____ on____ the____ of 17____ by____ of the Clock in the _____ precisely: And bring this Ticket with you." The blank spaces were then filled in with an individualized, hand-written message. Pallbearers were often assigned a number on their ticket to show their position in carrying the casket.
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Making friends
Heinemann Library, 2007
Price: $16.54
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From Our Follett Early Learning Experts
Introduces children to the importance of making friends and what it takes to be a good friend to others.
From the Publisher
Books in this series introduce children to the character values that embody citizenship. In 'Making Friends,' children view various situations that demonstrate ways to make friends and the importance of being a good friend. Playful, engaging illustrations are used to reinforce students' understanding of the concepts.
Horn Book (Spring 2008)
Brief, easy-to-read texts demonstrate behaviors that make children into good citizens, though some of the instructions are vague ("Being responsible means taking charge of what you do"). Each concludes with questions to inspire discussion (e.g., a girl holding an adult's hand is accompanied by, "How is this child being responsible?"). The (uncredited) illustrations are reminiscent of Quentin Blake. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Citizenship titles: Being a Leader, Being Fair, Being Helpful, Being Honest, Being Responsible, Following Rules, and Making Friends.]
School Library Journal (November 1, 2007)
K-Gr 1-Easy enough for first graders to read independently, these books have large print and one sentence at the bottom of each spread. The vocabulary is simple, and most spreads cite positive examples of good character within the areas denoted by the titles. Leader, for example, says, "When you help others with a problem...you are being a good leader." The colorful cartoon illustrations show boys and girls of various ethnicities, some with disabilities, and all with strange, prominent mouths. Some of the pictures are a bit ambiguous, but the lack of total illustrative clarity might be an asset, leaving room for interpretive discussion. An "Activity" page asks how a child in a picture above the question is exhibiting the relevant character trait. These titles would serve for early-reading practice or as points of departure for character-education discussions, but they are not essential purchases.-Lynda Ritterman, Atco Elementary School, NJ Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.
- Publisher: Heinemann Library
- Pub. Date: July 1, 2007
Format: Hardcover 24 p. : col. ill. ; 18 x 21 cm.
- Age Range: PreK - Grade 1 (4-6 yrs.)
- Reading Level: 1.4 (What's this?)
- Follett Number: 04776U0
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World Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Welcome to the Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures
The Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures fulfills its mission by providing effective teaching of foreign languages, cultures, literatures, and language pedagogy. The Department educates students to understand the profound relationship between language and cultural identity that underlies true cross-cultural competency. Since we cannot truly understand people of other cultures without some knowledge of their language, we encourage our students to examine how language influences and sometimes determines cultural perspectives.
Specifically the language programs in the Department seek
- To develop proficient students with a functional control of the four fundamental language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
- To increase students' awareness, critical understanding, empathy, and respect for other cultures.
- To enable students to function effectively in a changing global community.
- To stress the relevance of the study of language, culture, and literature to career preparation.
- To develop a lasting appreciation for language and literature as a means of broadening our understanding of human experience.
Dr. Phillip Bailey
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Today Cuan writes:
I've got an old compaq nx7300 laptop running Linux misq (more on that in a bit) that's not switching the main speakers of when I plug headphones in. it used to work - I've had Ubuntu 10.04 / 11.10, Mint 11 (iI think), Peppermint (no idea which version) and others. now after I tried Pinguyos it's not. I've also had Ubuntu 12.04 / Bodhi 1.3 installed and booted to a few others with no joy.
At one point I added lines to the alsa-base.conf (as per http://www.physicsforums.com/
blog.php?b=2580) and it worked for a while then stopped (I'm not sure when it was a few days before I needed headphones again). Something else that worked for a bit was installing synaptic and removing and re-installing the sound components.
Any ideas of what's going on or where I should look? I'm not a complete noob but not very well versed on Linux.
Hoping you can help
Well Cuan, I did a bit of digging on that particular notebook. As with any made for Windows notebook (see the sticker on there), Linux can sometimes be a dice roll as to whether or not some odd-ball compatibility issue might crop up. Thankfully however, your issue today is audio related and there are two different approaches to deal with this. First off, your notebook tested fairly well with Ubuntu it seems.
Right off the top of my head, this sounds like something that is best served with alsamixer via the terminal. Regardless of whether or not PulseAudio is in use, I am willing to bet you that something is toggled behind the scenes where we can't see it. So let's have a look, shall we?
ALSA (no PulseAudio)
From a terminal, type the following:
Next, let's make sure we've selected the correct sound card — press F6 to display the following.
In my case, I need to arrow down to select HDA Intel. I then hit the Enter key.
This brings me to the correct sound card interface. Because this is a Playback issue, I then hit F3 to bring up only these options.
You may need to arrow key to the far left or right to find the headphone option. Remember, even if the headphone option isn't visible….keep hitting arrow keys all the way until it appears. It may just be out of view.
Immediately, you can see that the headphone option is marked with MM. In my above example, so is the Master setting. And that is okay, because we're going to find this issue. Arrow key select the Headphone option, click the M key. Now do the same thing with Master — so that your setup looks like this below.
Notice how instead of MM, these channels are now showing up as OO? This indicates that your headphones should now be working. Now in theory, unplugging your headphones should not mute this again. However if it does, you have some choices to make. The first one is to work with some hack-a-day alsa script that likely will only make new problems for you. The second option is to simply do this anytime you want to use your headphones — that sucks, I know. The option I would take if this problem persists is to follow the advice in my PulseAudio/Ubuntu specific video below — buy a cheap USB soundcard. They are tiny, laptop friendly and best of all, you KNOW, it's going to work distro after distro, release after release. For my money, it's a no-brainer…but that's just me.
On the Ubuntu/PulseAudio side of things, it's even simpler. Simply install pavucontrol to duplicate what I was doing in the video below.
sudo apt-get install pavucontrol
Now run this with the following keys — Alt and F2. Type pavucontrol. As one might suspect, one can also auto-start this program as well. Just open up the Dash and type in startup. Open Startup Application Preferences, add pavucontrol. With this new volume manager running, go ahead and click over to the Output Devices tab as seen below.
Note that more than likely that under headphones, it's muted. Unmute this and see if that helps. Chances are, the headphone detection does indeed work just fine. Also note that there is a pull-down menu that the headphones and speakers share here. It's all for the same soundcard, but you want to make sure the check mark next to the mute option seen above, is toggled. This way, you are using this as your default soundcard.
If however, you have some odd-ball Compaq setup that isn't working despite triple checking these settings….then once again, a cheap USB soundcard is a simple, working out of the box alternative.
Want to see the PulseAudio sound card checklist in action? Then check out my video below to see this in action!
I am having a simular issue that i am unable to figure out. I have a HP DV8 notebook. When I plug in my headphones they work, but my built in speakers will not mute. When I try to mute the speakers it mutes my headphones as well.
Carefully follow the PulseAudio steps above. More often than not, the answer is in pavucontrol (not the Sound Manager built into Ubuntu).
99% of the time, the error is because folks are using the default sound manager and not realizing that they need something that digs deeper. Good luck!
I was finally able to manually turn down the internal speakers with alsamixer, but still not able to do it with built in sound menu, or with pavucontrol.
Just rather annoying to have to use alsamixer to turn the volume down to my internal speakers
Agreed. Any made for Windows notebook that makes you do this for mere audio is ridiculous.
I have an old notebook that has the same issue — I saved it with the USB solution above. One $5 USB sound card and I never had an issue ever again. Easy-peasy.
Best of all, I take it with me and I know that all sound always works regardless of the PC in use. It's full of win.
Otherwise, be it a major pain…you got the work-a-round working okay.
Many people forget to right-click the little speaker icon at the top left of their Ubuntu desktop and then click – Sound Settings
Then you need to verify which INPUT and which OUTPUTs are selected.
All too often one of those may be set wrong because of multiple choices. Make sure your's are set correctly before jumping through a lot of hoops.'
You are mistaken. This same advice reflects the mistake most people are being told elsewhere — this doesn't work consistently and works 1/4 the time at best.
Have Skype setup to work with a normal sound card, then try adding a USB headset…you will find out fast how useless the input/output tabs are.
I've studied the issue since Pulse was first released — this article addresses the definitive fix. Input/Output is for fallback only — it does not provide application specific settings. Sorry.


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When he says he loves me does he really mean it?
My ex and I were on and off for over a good year and a few months. Right now we're not together. The last time we broke up we really thought we were happy together. I became stressed with life and I was upset with the fact that he wasn't "in love with me." But he loved me. For a long time we had issues about him comparing me to other girls. He wanted this perfect girl but when we were last together he I don't know "settled" or 'accepted' me ya know? it's just weird. Anyway I was upset, and I tried to talk to him about it and I ended up freaking out. Then we broke up. A week later he's dating someone new (and skinnier [he's into the thin type and I'm not fat but a little chub in the belly and lovehandles]) and he was taking me to the airport for christmas and we stopped at his apartment and he has like this little note for the girl on the fridge saying he loves no one else more or something like that. Then I'm up here now and we talked on the phone and he said that he WAS happy when he was with me and he DOES love me still. And that he didn't really want to break up. But we've broken up 4 times because HE didn't want to be with me at the time and I don't know if I should believe him this time. This relationship is really complicated and could be understood more if I were to explain everything but I'm not going to unless Someone wants to talk to me that can really listen.
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I'm in a similar situation. My ex and I were together for 3 years but broke up because, well honestly he doesn't know what he wants in life (his mom even told me this) and it just wasn't working anymore. Other girls were never the problem but we've had other problems since breaking up. Basically I know he stills "loves" me. Or cares about me. But we're not in love anymore. It's weird I know haha. But I think you really need to just move on. He should love you for who you are. He's stringing you along in case in doesn't work out with these "perfect" girls. He's rubbing it in your face. He knows he can manipulate you and knows which buttons to push. Don't give him the satisfaction. Take a step back and don't let him do this to you. Once he realizes he doesn't have that control over you he will wonder what's up and ultimately will try to "win" you back. You need to decide if he's really worth it. He might just be worth having around as a friend. I'm not saying you can't still care about him, just don't let him push you around like this, and don't make yourself so available to him. This is a vicious cycle.
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lose this guy...it's soooo obvious sometimes you just need someone else to say it. He isn't interested in you long term he just like the fact that multiple women still like him, and that he can bring those feelings out of you. Men like control as much as women do. If he loved you then these trust issues wouldn't be... an issue. I know it's going to be hard but you gotta let him know that he's already past strike three!
Dan Savage talls about the "I love you, but I'm not in love with you" thing a bit. Maybe you could look it up.My interpretation is, yes, he does love you, BUT he is unwilling to commit to that love.My advice is dump him, he won't change (he has taken a year to prove that) and you'll only waste your time. The guy is messing you about.
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Don't you think you deserve better than this? This guy has the nerve to swan off because YOU aren't perfect? Honey why do you even want this guy? No one should ever make you doubt yourself and any guy who can so willingly let you go is not worth your time! He loves you? I'm sorry but if he did he couldn't bear to treat you like he does, especially when he does it TIME AND TIME AGAIN! He is messing with your head. He doesn't want to be alone so when he realises that these other "perfect" girls aren't as perfect as he thought he runs back to you! This has nothing to do with you! This is his problem. He doesn't know what he wants or if he does I can confidently say he will NEVER find it! You need to move on and realise that you deserve better. Real love should never hurt like this... Take care of yourself!


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Visiting Munich for the first time, she stays at the home of the creme de la creme, the Bayerischer Hof, ready to blaze a trail before her. Disposed for a new life, she discovers a newfound confidence with unspoken determination. Jessica paves her way to a never before seen freedom that felt fresh, novel, ironic yet somehow unexpected. She was tired of holding back- daring, elite and independent Jessica walks towards her own self made destiny. The best part was, she created it herself; rebellion was an understatement- liberty was the symptom. Freedom was redefined because she chose the road upon which she walked. Her determination was beguiling, alluring, yet fierce and unyielding. Hypnotically enchanting yet boldly independent, Jessica defines her own liberty by making life her own runway.
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Jessica realised anything was possible as long as she believed it. Empowered by her redefined sovereignty, she closes the doors to her fears & doubts, and walks towards the endless possibilities before her. The world was hers for the taking- so she's grasping it
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The self-fashioned all-round it-girl concedes to live life to the max- ambition became an irony as she claimed her dreams; it became obsolete as her dreams become her reality. It was up to no one else but her- she opens and closes the doors in her life and walks in the shadows of no one. Nothing to hide, her determination was fierce, her look magnetic.
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