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'X-Men: Days of Future Past' Review: Bryan Singer Once Again Proves Himself Master of His Own DomainMovie Reviews By Rob Hunter on May 22, 2014 | Be the First To Comment
When we last left our mutant friends (in X-Men: First Class) they had just averted a third world war off the coast of Cuba, Professor X was paralyzed from the waist down and Magneto and his posse had teleported off to continue their fight against a fearful and prejudiced human species. X-Men: Days of Future Past picks up some years into the future as the end product of that war is revealed to be the impending extinction of mutants worldwide at the "hands" of giant, adaptive robots called Sentinels. X-Men old and new are dropping dead, and a last ditch plan is formulated to send Wolverine's (Hugh Jackman) consciousness into the past to prevent an assassination widely regarded as the trigger behind the Sentinels' creation. Director Bryan Singer has been on a bit of a bumpy road with his last few films, from the underwhelming Superman Returns to the under-appreciated Valkyrie to the joke that is Jack the Giant Slayer, but after starting the X-Men film franchise fourteen years ago he's finally returned to the mutant fold. And perhaps unsurprisingly, it's the best X-Men film since the last one he directed.
Two-Movies-in-One 'The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby' Squashed Down Into OneMovie News By Adam Bellotto on May 8, 2014 | Be the First To Comment
Ned Benson's The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby was first screened at the Toronto International Film Festival last fall, to hooting, hollering, and an air of general acclaim. So when this year's Cannes Film Festival unveiled its lineup and Eleanor Rigby made the cut, I doubt anyone's eyes were boggling out of their head, Tex Avery cartoon-style. Except for one pesky detail that made absolutely zero sense. On the official Cannes documentation, Eleanor Rigby is marked with the running time of one hour and fifty-nine minutes. Confused? You should be — not only is Eleanor Rigby not two hours long, but it's not even one movie. To get the full Eleanor Rigby experience, you've got to watch it twice. Sort of. First, you see The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: His, which chronicles the collapse of an extremely good-looking marriage from the perspective of its husband, played by James McAvoy. Then you watch the same movie again, but now it's got a subtitle of Hers and it follows the missus, played by Jessica Chastain. Or I guess you could watch Hers and then His, probably, if you felt the need to rebel against traditional gender roles in the mildest way possible.
Are X-Men Mutations the Next Step in Human Evolution?Features By Kevin Carr on March 26, 2014 | Be the First To Comment
From the Troma library of films like The Toxic Avenger and Class of Nuke 'Em High to the higher concept blockbuster science fiction movies like Total Recall and Godzilla, mutants have been almost entirely bad news. While some movies have an occasional mutant that puts it in a class of it's own – like the character of the Rainmaker in Looper – Hollywood generally considers mutations really problematic. Except the X-Men, of course. In the X-Men universe, mutants are the not-so-meek that will inherit the Earth. Senator Kelly (Bruce Davison) in X-Men tries to legally oppress them. Professor Charles Xavier provides a sanctuary for young mutants. There are constant battles brewing throughout these films between good mutants and bad ones. However, one thing remains the same in all of these scenarios: mutants have great powers bestowed upon them. As Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) states at the beginning of the first film: "Mutation. It is the key to our evolution. It has enabled us to evolve from a single-celled organism into the dominant species on the planet. This process is slow and normally taking thousands and thousands of years, but every few hundred millennia, evolution leaps forward." And that got me thinking… is the human race on the brink of astounding genetic changes? Are X-Men types of mutation the next step in human evolution?
'Filth' Red Band Trailer: James McAvoy Is A RevelationMovie News By Jack Giroux on March 23, 2014 | Be the First To Comment
Over the past few years James McAvoy has been transitioning into quite a manly actor. McAvoy used to have a welcoming boyishness to him that's been seen less and less lately. He recently stripped himself of it in Welcome to the Punch before using it to his advantage as an unassuming punk in Trance. It's not an easy transition to go from the young pretty boy to an actor you buy as the dangerous type, but McAvoy's managed to pull off that transformation. This summer he'll convince anyone who thinks otherwise with Filth. He's a revelation in this Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting) adaptation, playing Detective Bruce Robertson, a man with many, many problems. McAvoy's performance in Jon S. Baird's film has already been experienced in some countries. In fact, you can import the Blu-ray from the UK. It's totally worth the blind buy, but if you want to avoid the extra costs, the film will soon hit theaters and VOD in the States. It's a hard-R movie, so keeping in spirit with the tone of the movie, Magnolia has released a red band trailer to let people know what they're in store for. Behold Detective Bruce Robertson in all of his hideous glory (via IGN):
'X-Men: Days of Future Past' Viral Site Gives Your Crazy Uncle a New JFK Conspiracy TheoryMovie News By Samantha Wilson on November 26, 2013 | Comments (1)
Fifty years after his assassination, the circumstances behind the death of President John F. Kennedy has yet another conspiracy theory that can be added to the pile thanks to Bryan Singer and the gang behind X-Men: Days of Future Past. Forget a second shooter or even Lee Harvey Oswald's true guilt: a new viral video and website entitled The Bent Bullet claims that Erik Lehnsherr, aka Magneto (Michael Fassbender), is the man behind Kennedy's murder back in 1963. The Warren Commission determined, after placing Magneto at the Grassy Knoll, that he bent the trajectory of Oswald's bullets and manipulated the assassination, making him the true killer. While it might be easy to implicate the mutant for the crime, the report suggests that maybe it was too easy — making Magneto a patsy in a time where a nation was struggling to find someone, anyone to blame for the assassination, and already experienced a deep-seated fear and prejudice toward those with mutant abilities. Could it be that Magneto was just in the wrong place at the wrong time, or did he really kill JFK?
'X-Men: Days of Future Past' Trailer Promises a Brighter TomorrowMovie News By Scott Beggs on October 29, 2013 | Comments (6)
X-Men: First Class was a genuine shock — not because of the people involved or the story they chose, but because Fox managed to get out of its own way to deliver a solid comic book movie. X-Men: The Last Stand in 2006 had been cringe-worthy, they'd punted on X-Men Origins: Wolverine in 2009, and going back in time for a prequel seemed desperate. Fortunately, the clean slate worked. The anticipation leading to X-Men: Days of Future Past is now completely different. No longer the slumping underdog, Xavier's gifted students are coming off a hell of an introduction, and the latest Wolverine-focused installment was a success at the box office, while 5/6ths of it was a triumph of storytelling. Bringing in old faces like Ellen Page and Hugh Jackman alongside new players like Peter Dinklage to share time with Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence and James McAvoy is a potent power play that has stacked the cast being led by director Bryan Singer. It's still only potential at this point, though. This was a massive undertaking, so the question still looms large as to whether they've pulled off a difficult, fan-loved story, but the first full trailer might just have an answer:
Beast, Xavier and Wolverine Get Retro in 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' PhotoMovie News By Samantha Wilson on August 19, 2013 | Comments (3)
Bryan Singer has been very generous during the production of X-Men: Days of Future Past about letting us normal people see behind the scenes photos of the coolest aspects of the film. From tweeting a sneak peek at a full-sized sentinel, to even showing glimpses of character concepts (we're very into X-Men), Singer is all about letting fans know what they're getting with this movie.
James McAvoy to Create a Blasphemous Abomination as Dr. FrankensteinCasting Couch By Nathan Adams on July 25, 2013 | Comments (1)
So far the only casting news we've gotten about director Paul McGuigan's (Lucky Number Slevin) upcoming Frankenstein project has been the delightful decision to make Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe, grow a hump, drool a bit, and play the demented lab assistant Igor—who's said to be a lead character in this new look at the classic material. Okay, so maybe the hump and the drool is just speculation at this point, but by all accounts this Max Landis-written (Chronicle) take on the Frankenstein mythos is supposed to have much more in common with what we've seen in monster movies and Halloween decorations over the past fifty years or so than it does with Mary Shelley's more heady and less fun gothic novel that originally created the characters. Given that premise, it stands to reason that another of the film's central characters, the eccentric mad scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein, will likely be a cackling, lab coat-wearing, crazy-eyed fiend. And McGuigan has now found just the actor to play him.
'Filth' Trailer: Sex, Drugs and James McAvoyMovie News By Samantha Wilson on July 11, 2013 | Comments (1)
What do you get when you cross James McAvoy, hallucinogenic drugs and a rampant sex addiction wrapped up in another Irvine Welsh novel? The answer is something that looks like one helluva good time. Filth is McAvoy's second time starring in a Welsh adaptation (Trainspotting) has him playing corrupt Scottish copper Bruce Robertson, a man who really used to be a good person, if you can believe it. As his status as a detective climbs, Robertson dives deeper and deeper into a seedy world of sexual favors, violence and cocaine. Mountains of cocaine.
'Filth' Trailer: You Have to be 18 to Watch ItMovie News By Nathan Adams on April 12, 2013 | Be the First To Comment
James McAvoy is a charming and talented actor who's done nothing but good work up to this point, so it was probably about time someone rewarded him with a role that allowed him to engage in casual sex, guzzle copious amounts of booze, and snort up enough drugs to kill a donkey. And, as you can see from the film's brand new trailer, Jon S. Baird's adaptation of Irvine Welsh's "Filth" has provided him with just that sort of role. Given all of the sex, boozing, and drugs going on though, the trailer is marked as restricted, so don't go trying to sneak any peeks if you're under age. For the rest of you, enjoy, and try to make note of the fact that Filth looks like it's going to be much more than just a shallow wallowing in bad behavior. This is a story from the same guy who wrote "Trainspotting," after all, so there's bound to be some pathos mixed in with the partying. McAvoy's pervert, junkie cop character seems to be the complex sort of gent who's struggling with a lot of issues, so this should be a role that's both fun to play and worthy of his considerable talents. Give the fast-paced trailer a whirl for yourself and see if you can spot familiar faces like Imogen Poots, Jamie Bell, and Jim Broadbent in the midst of all the madness.
Review: 'Trance' is Completely Hypnotic Until Things Get MessyMovie Reviews By Jack Giroux on April 12, 2013 | Comments (1)
In less qualified hands, Trance wouldn't be this entertaining. The script for Danny Boyle's newest quasi-thriller asks a lot from its audience. Suspending disbelief is one thing, but demolishing logic is another matter. In the end, the illogical dramatic ambitions hold back Boyle's film from becoming another major addition to his body of work. Before logic is diminished, however, Trance is a gorgeous dream of a film that has the Slumdog Millionaire filmmaker unleashing every visual magic trick he has. This nonlinear story calls for that bombastic Boyle approach. The central idea, which is a unique one for the genre, poses the question: what if you forgot what you stole? For the first two acts we see Simon (James McAvoy) dealing with that dilemma. Simon, a charming dweeb who has himself a wee bit of a gambling problem, went to both the right and wrong guy to help him out, Franck (Vince Cassel). After Franck pays off his debt, Simon must use his position at an auction house to assist him in stealing a painting. The robbery goes smoothly until Franck discovers he didn't actually grab the painting and, due to memory loss, Simon doesn't know why that is. This where they enlist the help from Elizabeth (Rosario Dawson), a hypnotherapist. Elizabeth wants to give Franck and Simon what they both want…or at least that's how her relationship with the two men starts. Elizabeth is the femme fatale of this mystery, pulling some strings the audience doesn't see.
Review: 'Welcome to the Punch' Lets James McAvoy's Balls DropMovie Reviews By Jack Giroux on March 29, 2013 | Be the First To Comment
For a movie made for $8.5 million, Welcome to the Punch is strikingly polished. While that's a prominent amount of cash, writer and director Eran Creevy makes every penny count. For the brisk 93-minute running time, Creevy makes his routine thriller fresh enough to turn the gruff cop "with something to prove" and cool-minded criminal "pulled back in the game" scenario play exceedingly smoothly. When we're first introduced to James McAvoy's Max Lewinsky, he's in hot pursuit of Jacob Sternwood (Mark Strong) and his goons, all of whom are dressed as suavely as possible. Max ignores orders to wait for backup — because whoever waits for backup? — and ends up chasing Sternwood by foot while his team rides off underground on dirt bikes. Max catches up with Sternwood, and the encounter goes as good as it can for the unarmed Max: he ends up with a busted kneecap. From the score to the composition, it's a fantastic opening that establishes everything we need to know, especially the sleek style of Creevy's film and his two leads.
'Welcome to the Punch' Trailer: If You Have a Stylish Action Flick, James McAvoy Will Star In ItMovie News By Kate Erbland on March 20, 2013 | Comments (1)
Between Wanted, Danny Boyle's upcoming Trance, and Eran Creevy's Welcome to the Punch, James McAvoy is making a nice little cottage industry for himself out of starring in stylish, slick actioners. In the upcoming Punch, McAvoy stars as a straightlaced detective who has spent much of his career chasing after Mark Strong's Jacob Sternwood who has, in turn, spent most of his career being a criminal. Sternwood is a bit of a changed man, though, and he's about to really switch things up when he teams up with McAvoy's Max Lewinsky to help uncover a conspiracy that has something to do with that bullet in Sternwood's son's stomach and all that weird writing on his hand. It's all very glossy and shiny and slick and pretty to look at it and more than a touch confusing. Try to figure out what's going on amongst all the pretty colors in the newest trailer for Welcome to the Punch, after the break.
SXSW 2013: 7 Filmmaking Tips from Danny BoyleFeatures By Jack Giroux on March 11, 2013 | Comments (2)
So far one of the highlights of SXSW was the panel featuring director Danny Boyle. The enthusiasm he shared with us about the event was evident during his Q&A. Even when the nifty "Danny Boyle's Filmography" montage Fox Searchlight cut together was playing we saw Boyle dancing to it. He was happy to be there, and so were we. While the Slumdog Millionaire director was there to promote Trance, Boyle discussed many of his films, and the lessons he learned from them. Unfortunately he didn't have time to reminisce about all his movies, but what the director of Trance did talk about was noteworthy. That's why we took notes:
SXSW 2013: Danny Boyle Goes Noirish With 'Trance'Features By Jack Giroux on March 9, 2013 | Comments (2)
One event that was a must-attend at this year's SXSW was Danny Boyle's panel, which happened this morning. Besides the fact Boyle is behind some of the most acclaimed films of the past 20 years – Slumdog Millionare, Millions, 28 Days Later, Sunshine – his personality is as invigorating as his movies. Boyle, as one can hopefully tell from our conversation with him, is drenched in enthusiasm when it comes to film. He's one of the few filmmakers out there who mainly discusses the joys of filmmaking, not the pitfalls. Whether he is talking about his own movies or someone else's, he usually has a big smile on his face. If you missed his panel at the Vimeo theater or are unfortunately not in Austin right now, make sure to catch it when it inevitably appears on youtube. When it comes to Boyle's latest film, Trance, he's made what has been described as "a trippy, noirish thriller." Boyle is back to full-on genre, where he can twist expectations, give us a monstrous James McAvoy, and, as he tells us, the power of a good Scottish accent.
'The Crow' Reboot May Rise From the Grave Again, Thanks to James McAvoyCasting Couch By Nathan Adams on February 25, 2013 | Comments (2)
James O'Barr's gothic revenge fantasy comic book, 'The Crow," has been on its way toward a big screen reboot for a while. And yes, that's a full reboot, not another direct to video sequel of Alex Proyas' original film adaptation of the material. Said reboot will feature the original character, Eric Draven, and it will retell the original story. That, of course, begs the question, "Who are they going to get to replace Brandon Lee?" Given Lee's taken-too-soon life story, his legendary father, and all of the mythologizing that's gone on surrounding the fact that he was killed in an accident on the set of The Crow, the Eric Draven role has become seen as being pretty iconically his, especially among film fans who were coming of age around the time of the film's release. So who could possibly step in and play the same character without being rejected by the public? Over the years a couple of big names, including Mark Wahlberg and Bradley Cooper, have circled the role without anything concrete coming of it, but now Bloody Disgusting is reporting that the man who will allow this movie to move forward might have been found, as another A-list actor has been in talks to come on board and try to fill Lee's shoes. Apparently X-Men: First Class actor James McAvoy is fairly close to taking the role, with possible scheduling issues due to X-Men: Days of Future Past being the only mentioned stumbling block in front of his […]
New Red Band Trailer for Danny Boyle's 'Trance' Will Blow Your MindMovie News By Scott Beggs on February 14, 2013 | Comments (4)
Holy brain-splattering hell. Danny Boyle. Yes. The director is back with Trance, a film that looked interesting and now — because of this red band trailer — looks un-missable. The movie stars James McAvoy as an art auctioneer who loses his memory after hiding a painting that a bunch of thieves are willing to kill for, so they force him to undergo hypnosis to find what they want. Featuring a percussive punch that gives immediacy to the idea of time running out as McAvoy's character hovers in a mental limbo, this new trailer is aggressive and, no matter how much this phrase has become overused, jaw-dropping. Just watch it. Just watch:
'Trance' Trailer Can Make James McAvoy Do Anything It WantsMovie News By Scott Beggs on January 14, 2013 | Comments (2)
Danny Boyle is back in March with Trance, a movie that sees James McAvoy forgetting where he put a stolen painting, the Vincent Cassel- led gangsters that want it and Rosario Dawson attempting to use hypnotherapy to bring that memory back. The first trailer is the best kind of bait and switch. It opens like an airy, empty art house attempt before bashing McAvoy's head in and revealing the twisty, violent Boyle goodness buried within. Check it out for yourself:
Rejoice: Danny Boyle's 'Trance' Is Finally Going to Be ReleasedMovie News By Nathan Adams on December 26, 2012 | Comments (1)
With the release of his Best Picture winner, Slumdog Millionaire, in 2008 and his critically acclaimed follow-up to that film, 127 Hours, in 2010, Danny Boyle appeared to be a director whose career had finally broken through to the next level. He had always made cult films that were popular among certain niche segments of the filmgoing audience, but now he was a mainstream brand, the sort of director whose name and credits could sell future products. The only problem is, we're creeping up on 2013 and we still haven't seen any new projects from him. That isn't for lack of effort on Boyle's part, though. He's actually had another movie filmed since back in 2011. And not just any other film, a really cool-sounding throwback to his gritty crime origins called Trance that features work from actors as talented as James McAvoy, Vincent Cassell, and Rosario Dawson. The reason we've yet to see this film is because Boyle spent so much time directing that big, dumb Olympics opening ceremony, then did some work on the stage, that it's only been recently that he's been able to go back and cut together all of the footage he shot for Trance.
'Welcome to the Punch' Trailer Banks on the Star Power of James McAvoy and Mark StrongMovie News By Nathan Adams on December 11, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
Over the last half-decade or so James McAvoy (Atonement, X-Men: First Class) has proven himself to be one of the most relatable young lead actors currently making a name in the film world. Conversely, Mark Strong (The Guard, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) has spent his time playing a steady stream of dastardly villains. What would happen if you took the positive and negative forces of these two guys' careers? It turns out you'd get a trailer for an action movie called Welcome to the Punch, and, honestly, the results look to be pretty generic. Sure, this movie seems to be full of enough gun fights and explosions to keep your attention, and there's a mystery about some scribblings on a hand to add some extra intrigue, but other than that Welcome to the Punch seems to be the same urban crime drama with tough cops and slick robbers scowling at each other—all presented in an icy blue color palate—that you've seen a thousand times before.
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Global warming shrinks glacier at alarming rate - Telegraph
Ilulissat - (Danish: Jakobshavn from founder Jakob Severin) a UNESCO-listed glacier, is shedding ice into the sea faster than ever before, according to one of Denmark's top experts on glaciology.
Andreas Peter Ahlstroem, a researcher with the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland institute, said the glacier has receded by more than 10 miles (15 km) since 2001. "We should aim to at least reduce CO2 emissions and limit the damage done," he said.
The ice front itself is some 40km inside Ilulissat glacierl is the most productive glacier in the Northern Hemisphere pushing out some 16 cubic km of ice annually at a speed of 20 to 30 meters per day. The ice starts its journey with a thundering crash as it falls into the fiord, before moving more sedately out to sea.
All dramatic stuff, no wonder it is a tourist attraction. And yes the glacier is retreating, just as it has been since before Henry Ford invented Global Warming...

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Yoda Stories Cheats for PC - WindowsHome / PC - Windows /
This page contains Cheats for Yoda Stories organized by sections for PC - Windows. Yoda Stories is a Adventure General game, made by LucasArts, released on Mar 31, 1997 and published by LucasArts. If you can't find a hint or secret in our list, then please check this page periodically for the latest updates.
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- Genre: Adventure General
- Release Date: Mar 31, 1997
- ESRB: Everyone
Pause game play, then enter one of the following codes:...From: pokejals
Beat the game 15 times...From: daulton
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Beat the game 10 times....From: heatherwheeler
Proceed with the Clone Machine adventure to the section with the switches. Hit the switch, then hit it again. Go up to the door over on the right hand side and press [Up]. it will open. Walk out, and there will be an alien. Talk to him and he will teleport you to a distant planet....From: astroboyboy
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HAGI community support workers on strike
Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 08:25
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 175 members, from left, Michele Raison, Heather Burns and Lisa Lavallee walked the picket line on Wilson Street on Wednesday. (Sandi Krasowski)
About 75 community support workers in Thunder Bay have taken strike action to back contract demands.
The members of United Food & Commercial Workers Local 175 provide support services for Hagi Community Services for Independence clients.
Pickets went up at 8 a.m.Wednesday at about a half-dozen locations in the city after an 11th-hour bargaining session Tuesday failed to reach an agreement.
Local 175 representative Colby Flank told The Chronicle-Journal that management outlined a final offer on Monday during mediation talks, and it was rejected by 93 per cent of the membership.
That offer contained a 20-cent-per-hour wage increase over two years, but not much else, Flank said.
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Your home is the foundation for your physical life. It is where you begin and end the day. It is where your body, as the vehicle for your soul, is fed, bathed and rested. Take a minute to look around your home. Is there an atmosphere of serenity? Do you feel nurtured and loved here? When the world becomes too much for you, do you consider your home a haven where you can restore your body, mind and soul?
In our Get Organized! Challenge last January, we began the work of creating an organized environment. This September our focus is a bit different. Instead of looking at what is already in place, let's put our focus on how we are affecting our home environment every day. If we can get a handle on the incoming materials, we will have taken another step in the process of "zen organizing."
For the next 21 days, I want you to be mindful of every single item you bring into your home. I want you to notice whether it adds to the beauty and peace of the environment or creates more chaos and confusion. The tiniest piece of paper makes a difference. Let's say, for example, that I live in a busy city like New York where people hand out flyers on the street. If I bring home one flyer a day and toss it on my kitchen counter, every month I will have added at least 30 pieces of paper. The old saw "pennies make dollars" has many applications.
Here are some examples of the things you can do in the various areas of your life. As you begin this week, post your ideas and suggestions on our message board to help inspire others. These are not set-in-stone homework assignments. They are meant to be creativity sparks! Grocery shopping:
- Eliminate excess packaging from all grocery purchases. It may be economical to buy two large bottles of bathroom cleaner at one time. It is pointless to keep the cardboard container that holds them and the plastic wrap that covers them.
- Do you realistically have a generous stash of paper and plastic bags in your home? Toss what you brought home today.
- If one item replaces another, be sure to toss the old when you put the new item in place. How many issues of TV Guide do you need this week?
The mail:
- Open your bills and toss all the ads.
- Toss all advertisements, fliers and junk mail immediately.
- Keep your magazines and catalogs in one area, preferably in some kind of rack or basket. Consider tossing previous issues you haven't read.
- If you have children, they will no doubt be coming home from school with stacks of paperwork. Be sure the homework assignments go to their rooms. Take a few minutes to establish a system for keeping track of each child's paperwork for the school year.
When I studied the martial arts, my teacher explained why we had patterns to learn. It wasn't so that we could say to an attacker: "Look here. Why are you moving in such an erratic manner? Can't you follow the form? Don't you want to fight on a level playing field?" That would be insane. We learned patterns in class in order to imprint on our muscles the appropriate reaction to an attack. It took me six months to get it on a deep level, and I remember the moment it happened.
Now I want you to imprint on your body and brain little habits that will establish Zen organizing traits for the rest of your life. Life is an adventure. No matter how overly simple this may seem to you intellectually, I promise you will reap rich rewards in 21 days. Are you ready?


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Check out this DIY Android Portable Media Player that the guys over at The daily life of a DIY person put together.They took a cheap FM radio and hacked in an Android device to make it into a very functional media player. This reminds me a bit of the Chumby. I could see using this to listen to a podcast before going to bed and waking me up in the morning with some soothing music.
Thanks to Alex from the Android Blog for sending this one in.
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This is my circle centred crochet granny square cup cosy - a beautifully simple design for a slipover cosy to fit a standard size mug. The pattern is written in both UK and US crochet terms.
These mug cosies are a lovely way to keep your drink warm, and to protect your fingers from the hot surface of the mug - and on top of that they look really attractive too, and make great gifts.
This cosy will fit a standard size mug, approx 3 inches (8cm) diameter, 10 inches (26cm) circumference, and 3 1/2 inches (9cm) high.
This is a written pattern with no charts. Beginner to intermediate crochet skills are required.
Gauge is not important for this pattern, and it is a great way to use up scraps of yarn left over from other projects.
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new entrants who were completing their training at the university level. Engineers often fared better financially than scientists because they could use their skills to address maintenance and other related practical problems facing the population. Also, they seldom encountered the types of regulatory issues that increasingly encumbered biomedical researchers and scientific entrepreneurs.
As shown in Figure 5.1, many Russian specialists and graduating students with skills relevant to infectious diseases have been changing their career tracks. Also, some of the best science students and young researchers have been relocating abroad. An indication of the total number of postgraduate students who have skills relevant to infectious diseases is shown in Table 5.1. The pool appears to be substantial. But the available statistics do not indicate the number of these students who are seeking shelter from the military draft or who are simply interested in the


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Windows Phone does not currently support this feature. However, if you receive a calendar item via email to your email account such as Outlook.com (Hotmail), Google, Microsoft Exchange, you will get the information synchronized automatically to the calendar on your phone.If you would like to see this support added, you can go to the Windows Phone Feature Suggestions website and make requests for future releases at http://windowsphone.uservoice.com.
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Definitions for Methodˈmɛθ əd
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word Method
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
meth•odˈmɛθ əd(n.)
a procedure, technique, or planned way of doing something.
order or system in doing anything:
to work with method.
orderly or systematic arrangement, sequence, or the like.
the Method.
Category: Showbiz
Ref: Also called Stanislavsky Method (or System).
(adj.)(usu. cap.) of, pertaining to, or employing the Method.
Category: Showbiz
Origin of method:
1375–1425; ME: medical procedure < L < Gk méthodos systematic course
Princeton's WordNet
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
method acting, method(noun)
an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
method(noun)ˈmɛθ əd
a way of doing sth
different methods of training new players; a new method for mapping the ocean floor
A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something.
A type of theatrical acting wherein the actor utilizes his personal emotions from personal experience to portray a scripted scene.
In object-oriented languages, a subroutine or function belonging to a class or object.
Origin: From μέθοδος, from μετά + ὁδός.
Webster Dictionary
an orderly procedure or process; regular manner of doing anything; hence, manner; way; mode; as, a method of teaching languages; a method of improving the mind
orderly arrangement, elucidation, development, or classification; clear and lucid exhibition; systematic arrangement peculiar to an individual
classification; a mode or system of classifying natural objects according to certain common characteristics; as, the method of Theophrastus; the method of Ray; the Linnaean method
In object-oriented programming, a method is a subroutine associated with a class. Methods define the behavior to be exhibited by instances of the associated class at program run time. Methods have the special property that at runtime, they have access to data stored in an instance of the class they are associated with and are thereby able to control the state of the instance. The association between class and method is called binding. A method associated with a class is said to be bound to the class. Methods can be bound to a class at compile time or to an object at runtime.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Method' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1093
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Method' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2266
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Method' in Nouns Frequency: #212
Anagrams of Method
Translations for Method
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
the way in which one does something
I don't like his methods of training workers.
- metodeAfrikaans
- اُسْلوبArabic
- методBulgarian
- métodoPortuguese (BR)
- metoda, způsobCzech
- das System; die MethodeGerman
- metode; mådeDanish
- μέθοδοςGreek
- método, formaSpanish
- meetodEstonian
- روشFarsi
- toimintatapaFinnish
- méthodeFrench
- שִׁיטָהHebrew
- प्रणाली, तरीकाHindi
- metoda, postupakCroatian
- módszerHungarian
- metodeIndonesian
- aðferðIcelandic
- metodoItalian
- 方法Japanese
- 방법Korean
- metodas, būdasLithuanian
- metodeLatvian
- caraMalay
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- metode, framgangsmåteNorwegian
- metodaPolish
- روشPersian
- كړن لارهPashto
- métodoPortuguese
- metodăRomanian
- метод, способRussian
- metóda, spôsobSlovak
- načinSlovenian
- metodSerbian
- metodSwedish
- วิธีThai
- metot, yol, yöntemTurkish
- 辦法Chinese (Trad.)
- метод; спосібUkrainian
- طریقہ کارUrdu
- phương phápVietnamese
- 办法Chinese (Simp.)
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Thyroid # Experts- Help? :)
about 6 months ago I completely stopped having monthly cycles. I was as regular as they get prior to that. When I met with the OBGYN, she clearly wanted to do hormone testing due to it just stopping out of the blue and my concern about hair loss (another "new" unwelcomed issue)!
Here are the results I got back:
Can anyone help me understand? I have done way too much research and this is super new to me...and know there are experts on here who will help me :)
I'm not one of the experts on this board, but my monthly cycles also stopped when I was in my mid 20's (not due to thyroid), but I did develop thyroid disease after menopause. As far as your numbers, your TSH does look a little high pointing to hypothyroid. Looks like your lab is using an older range; I believe the high limit is now around 3. As far as your monthly cycles, have you lost a lot of weight recently? And/or are your exercising a lot? My cycles stopped as a result of a 30-lb weight loss that I couldn't afford....I went from 120 to 90 lbs and became anorexic.....plus I was exercising a lot. After I gained back some weight, my cycle returned. I hope you find some answers.
Your TSH is suggesting that you might be becoming hypothyroid (it indicates how hard your thyroid has to be stimulated to produce hormones), but your hormone (T4 T3) levels seems adequate at this time. That is, it would be odd for your symptoms to be thyroid related.
HOWEVER, my own hypothyroidism was diagnosed with labs that 'seemed' normal, and my excellent endo at the time told me that isn't unusual. I was having some very severe symptoms at the time.
So I'd suggest you just consult your doctor about all this because it's very complex when hormones are involved.
thanks! i just don't know what all these #'s mean, no matter how much I read....and after reading on here at what point do I "demand" meds or more testing..
These tests were ordered by a doctor. What does he/she say about your symptoms now that the labs have been done? You don't need to 'understand' all the numbers; you need to ask the doctor to explain them to you and to give you a diagnosis that addresses your symptoms.
If you're not satisfied with the help (or lack of) that you're getting, you should find another doctor.
But "demanding" meds is, IMO, not a wise thing to do. There's a reason that only licensed physicians can write prescriptions. They have the knowledge and training to assess your needs in terms of Rx.
Yes, they were ordered by a doctor and the doctor said they are fine- no treatment necessary, hence me doing my own research with the numbers.
After reading for years on here about doctors not paying attention to symptoms and not advocating for women who may be "normal" with symptoms, I decided to post for the expert opinions here.
And by "demanding" meds, my question was more for people who have had similar #'s or if anyone see's a number that looks "off" so I could "demand" more testing. Just looking for opinions since losing my menstral cycle and my hair in my mid 30's is all new to me and very hard to handle. I haven't even been on antibiotics since I was 6, I have been very blessed health wise and this is scary.
It is horrible when you are feeling bad and want answers.
I did some research for myself on what my "optimal" numbers were instead of my "normal" numbers should be. All of your numbers may be in the normal range, but might not be how you will feel the best.
Maybe try googling "optimal thyroid levels" and see if you can find a website where you can graph them.
I honestly don't know much about the ranges, etc. except that my doctor told me that a TSH level of 1 is what she is shooting for with me.
If the OB/GYN considers your thyroid numbers OK, did he/she test any other hormones? How does this doctor explain your lost cycle?
My understanding is that a lost cycle is a issue of concern, so this doctor should be explaining (or exploring) the reasons for this, IMO.
If you want another opinion on your thyroid issues, you'll need to find a good thyroid doctor--always a challenge, as posters here often mention.
The 'shooting' for a TSH of 1 is for those of us already on Rx hormones. Although your TSH is in the hypo range, it can vary day to day, so with your current T4, T3 levels, most doctors that I know would just 'watch' the TSH rather than medicate. Keep in mind that once you begin taking thyroid hormones, it's for life--which is why most doctors are reluctant to begin someone too early.
What is the best way to find an good endo in my area? Google for reviews?
Your doctor ran a FT4 and a Total T3. Bad combination. They're not the same at all. A FreeT3 should have been run with it, and if your TotalT3 is that low in the range, I bet your FT3 would be lower in it's range.
1.32 is mid-range for FT4 with that range and you're below that. I run on the lower side of the mid-FT4 range and feel Ok. I run on the upper side on the FT3, like 2/3-3/4 up the range and feel good. It took time to get there. You really need to know what your FT3 is because That's our energy.
The only way I know to find a 'good' doctor is to ask friends who may be using an endo (diabetes or thyroid)--but keep in mind that an endo who is great for diabetes may not be good for thyroid.
It's also good if you know someone in the medical profession to ask for a reference. I found my own great doctor via a family friend who is a retired physician (who taught at a major medical school).
Finally, a good source is a local pharmacist. They know who the good doctors are, but this would have to be a pharmacist you know well who is willing to share that information.
Online 'reviews' are another source. Although I got my current endo from a referral, he's listed as one of the top thyroid doctors in my area. Part of the reason is because he gets patients who have been dissatisfied with their previous thyroid care, and they are the ones likely to post reviews.
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House passes bill that spares state rep $444,500 in disputed taxes
BY DAVE MCKINNEY AND ANDREW MALONEY Staff reporters May 8, 2012 7:04PM
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Updated: June 11, 2012 9:18AM
SPRINGFIELD — State Rep. Monique Davis' Democratic friends in the Illinois House Tuesday spared her from a tax bill of at least $444,500.
By a 60-54 vote, with Davis voting present, the House entered into the legal dispute between the longtime South Side lawmaker and the Chicago Board of Education over her refusal to pay back rent and leaseholder taxes on her district office, which is in a school-owned building.
The measure would bar taxation on any property owned by a state or local government leased to another state or local government. It makes no mention of Davis, but the bill would essentially undercut a school system lawsuit against Davis.
That provision was tucked in a broader bill that would exempt a Wheeling office used for "disaster preparedness" and owned by the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System from property taxation.
Davis, who occupies a rent-free Chicago Board of Education building as her district office, was sued in 2009 by the school system in a bid to collect seven years of back rent of $75,000 and uncollected leasehold taxes and penalties totaling $444,500.
CPS contended that as a leaseholder of publicly owned property, Davis is responsible for leaseholder taxes dating back at least 20 years and totaling $157,500, plus close to $287,000 in penalties for nonpayment.
The Illinois Department of Revenue ruled back in 1998 that Davis' use of the building for a district office did not make it tax-exempt.
Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie (D-Chicago) didn't bring up Davis' name when she presented the bill but later acknowledged the situation confronting Davis was an impetus for the amendment.
"I don't consider this a bailout for Monique Davis," Currie said, insisting that Davis' district office is used for governmental purposes and thus shouldn't be taxed.
Currie said she didn't know what effect, if any, the legislation would have on the dispute between CPS and Davis in the state Court of Claims, where she is being represented by Attorney General Lisa Madigan.
But state Rep. Ed Sullivan (R-Mundelein) characterized the legislation as a bailout that circumvents the Court of Claims and deprives Chicago Public Schools of money that could go toward classroom instruction.
"By voting for this bill," he said, "you'll undue a lease before the courts, one. And two, you'll get rid of $450,000 owed to the Chicago Public Schools. Is that what you want to do? Do you want to cut education funding to the Chicago public schools to the tune of $450,000?"
Davis voted present on the legislation, which now moves to the Senate, and later disputed that it enriches her in any way.
"How could it benefit me? I mean seriously, how could it benefit me?" she asked the Chicago Sun-Times.
When pressed about the tax exemption created under the legislation, she shot back at a reporter, "Wait a minute. Monique Davis does not pay property tax for other peoples' property. Do you? Do you pay the property tax for the Sun-Times building because you work in it?"
"Give me a break," she said before walking away.


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Interesting concept. May mean an extended stay for the F-18?
Great post! This is the kind of a/c I like watching. Some ten years ago or so perhaps, I managed to download a series of documentaries of the development and competition of us navy and airforce fighter development programs through the 60's 70's and 80's ending up with the f-14, f-16, the f-18 and then the f-15. They were perhaps four to six one hour documentaries made probably back in the early seventies and eighties, can't recall really. Sadly I have lost those films. They were great to watch and I'm really sad I lost them. Anyone have any idea of what films I might be looking for? Any input would be greatly appreciated!
I bet C.Puffs will have an idea. Maybe you should pm him
Try looking at the "Great Planes" series as their specific type episodes have extended footages from the development of each type


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Upper Midwest fans of baseball woke up Monday morning still wondering this: "What exactly is this competent brand of baseball the Twins are playing, and can it continue?"
We will attempt, albeit briefly because the sample size is so small, to assess whether Minnesota started out 4-2 -- winning two series against 2012 playoff teams -- thanks to smoke and mirrors or other developments that could become a trend. When a team enters a season without being above .500 since the end of the 2010 season, these questions start getting asked early.
Because we'd like to end on an upswing, we'll start with the dash of cold water first:
*It's only 4-2. Even if these were quality teams (Detroit and Baltimore), that is waaaaaaay too few games to determine that the Twins are at least back to being respectable. After all, they had nine stretches of 4-2 play in 2012 and eight such stretches in 2011 (calculated as such that none of the stretches overlapped at all). Even the worst teams -- which describes the Twins both years since they had the fewest wins the AL both seasons -- can get it together for a week-long burst.
*Minnesota batted .364 with runners in scoring position against Baltimore compared to just .236 in all situations for the season. Some might call that bearing down in the clutch. Others might call it a bit of unsustainable short-term luck. Rallies have been fueled by the likes of Wilkin Ramirez and Eduardo Escobar.
Now, some good news:
*Although the starting pitching hasn't been great, it has at least shown the potential to be functional. Starters have given up 16 earned runs in 33 innings through six starts. That's an average of 2.7 runs in 5.5 innings. Again, that's not great. But it's a 4.36 ERA. Starters had a 5.40 ERA last year. So through the first week, the revamped rotation is at least an improvement. Nobody will confuse Vance Worley, Kevin Correia and Mike Pelfrey with Justin Verlander, but they should at least keep Minnesota in more games than last year as long as they are healthy.
*The bullpen has given up just 6 ER in 20 innings. Outside of the rough patch in the first game against Baltimore, the 'pen has been outstanding.
*Minnesota has scored 28 runs in six games. Again, that's not a blistering pace. But while the clutch hitting numbers will certainly go down, the overall numbers will go up. The offense has more potential than it has shown so far, and still it's been good enough to score enough runs for Minnesota to be 4-2.
*The defense has been better. There are six errors in six games, which isn't good. But three were by catchers (two on Joe Mauer, one on Ryan Doumit) while one was on Worley. On the infield and in the outfield, the Twins have generally caught the ball. Chris Parmelee has been much less of a hindrance in right field than we might have guessed.
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I have been saving my nickels and dimes and Wednesday I walked in and ordered my Stag Arms Model 2 AR-15. At 1600 today Tex Guns called me and said it was in.
It sure looks and feels like a nice gun.
I paid $825 for the weapon, but by the time I added 100 rounds of ammo and an additional 30 round mag (it came with one) and tax I spent $950. It came in a lockable black plastic case, and a T Shirt!
Originally I was thinking I would save up for an ACOG scope, mounting rails and surefire light and maybe even a laser, but since I got it for a SHTF weapon I think I will leave it pretty much the way it is. Maybe add the rails and the light if Santa can't come up with anything else for Christmas.
So now when the Dems get in the White House next year (or Giuliani) and they start the banning process I won't have to worry.


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Aerial photo of the ocean looks like a close-up of a painted wall
May 12, 2009 — A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber flies over the western Pacific Ocean during a refueling mission.
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Stephanie says:
Indeed it does.
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not very stealth
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does that make the plane a fly?
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Granger, who reached a buyout agreement with the 76ers Wednesday, is expected to clear waivers by 2PM Friday and formally sign with the Clippers.
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- Second quarter diluted earnings per share were $0.19 compared with $0.31 in the prior-year period; Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share were $0.34 after adjusting for acquisition related expenses
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- Cash generated by operations improved to $8.7 million in the second quarter from $3.8 million in the prior-year's second quarter
ELMIRA, N.Y., Aug. 8, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hardinge Inc. (Nasdaq:HDNG), a leading international provider of advanced metal-cutting solutions, reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2013. Results for the quarter include the operations of Usach Technologies, Inc. ("Usach"), acquired on December 20, 2012, and the Forkardt operations ("Forkardt") since its acquisition on May 9, 2013.
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Yes, last night I did my weigh in and I lost 2 pounds! Yeah! Its been tough but ever since I have been recording what I've eaten and how much I need to eat/meal has made a big difference. Then of course walking 3 times a day helps out too.... especially the stress levels. My mini goal is to be under 200 before my birthday. Wish me luck!
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My experience with Rod Parts Warehouse has been very disappointing. I ordered an a/c setup from him on Feb. 29th. I received everything except the condenser in a reasonable amount of time, but after 3 weeks I hadn't received the evaporator. I called him and he suggested that I be patient. I waited another week and called him again, he said that he didn't have time to check to see where my order was and that he is on the phone 40 hours a week and doesn't have time to follow up on orders. He suggested that I call the manufacturer myself. I called the manufacturer and was told they don't have an order for me. I called him back and he said that he sent the order in and that their fax machine must have run out of paper. He didn't apologize for the screw up, refused to call me and let me know that he took care of getting my order to the manufacturer. I guess what I'm saying is that if you deal with Rod Parts Warehouse, don't expect to get any customer service. I won't be ordering anything from him again or recommending him to anyone else.
Sounds like they're just a middle-man. Could be just one guy with a phone. I've seen a lot of complaints about them on various forums.
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Glad I did not buy from him.After one phone call inquiry on ac kit I found out what a smart&*& he was.I paid a few more bucks bought Vintage air from the local rod shop here.Hopefully others will see this thread and avoid him also.
How about putting your experience with RPW in the Company Reviews section here, so more people are saved the aggravation of dealing with this jerk.
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Well, it's been six weeks and I still haven't received the evap unit. I called the mfg, he said it was ready but Jay at Rod Parts Warehouse hadn't send his credit card info. I called Jay and he was very argumentative when I asked him to please fax it to them so they could get it out that day on UPS. At first he said he would do it later that afternoon then finally said that he would get it to them in time to make the UPS shipment. I'll call Monday to check on it but not holding much hope that he did it. I guess it is a valuable lesson that I have learned. The lowest cost isn't always the best choice.
Look up near the top of the page on the right hand side....click where it says Company Reviews and make a post about this....that way other folks can see your review and take heed.
I already asked that he be added, just hasn't shown up yet.
Rodparts Warehouse has been real good for us. We never had this issue with them at all. If a part is late it is usually due to manufacture delays. We get that from all of the suppliers we use. In my experience, most derogatory comments come from very unreasonable people. Most people do the best thay can with what they have, if not, go to the owner or manager and get it resolved. The wrong thing to do is to try to ruin the business in retaliation. Trying to hurt someone in anger is always the childish thing to do. It still surprises me how far someone will go to hurt others they don't even know. Let it go and get on with your life. It is never resonable to expect others to always live up to our standards, that's our box that we put them in. Good luck on your next venture and keep it cool. Life is too short.
Maybe so Bobby, but this jerk sounds like a real charlatan who needs a lesson in business 101. Sounds to me like he is just a phone or web site front company with no inventory who takes in orders then has the manufactures ship to his customers. These operations either need to get it together and provide a customer orientated service or they need to dry up and blow away, and this site is but one avenue to get the word out on them
I have spent about $2000 with Rodparts Warehouse some experiences where good and the last was bad. I will avoid him in the future. as said above HE CAN NOT DEAL IN A PROFESSIONAL MANOR with the public. I purchased a mustang front end for my truck and it went well, a few years later I was changing it to air bags and the new parts did not fit and he told me that the front end must have been from another vendor because his have a different measurements for the a arms then he sells. I know where I got them and he continued to say that they where not his. He is rude and argumentative. I am done with him and there are plenty of vendors to buy from. ED
Hey Bobby....did you know you're about 2 1/2 yrs. late on trying to defend this guy. the OP's last thread was 4/08 and RPW has a very bad rep from many forums, I guess there's just a lot of "very unreasonable" people out there.
Let me see...I send you my money, you don't send my parts, weeks go by, you're an azzhole on the phone....yep, sounds unreasonable to me!!!! By the way, how long have you worked for RPW???
Could be, but.. Remember in high school where the same message went around the room and came back totally different? I had a Goodyear last year and had a real idiot send in a real nasty letter to Angie's list because I refused to install his used part and suggested he find someone else to do it. I got a copy of the post and found out he lied about the whole thing just to cause me irritation and get back at me. I am always polite until someone wants to be a jerk, then I tell them to simply find someone else and leave. Remember, you are only hearing one side of this story and do you know the kind of person telling the story? Not very fair is it? "Think about it"
Just happened to see it on the net. The last comment was unduly rude, don't you think? I am several states away. I have just been a customer for several years and have never had a reason to complain. I build cars for a living, so I tend to use a lot of different distributors all of the time.
Bobby, did you read my posts? I wasn't being unreasonable, I went to the owner (Jay), he was very unreasonable. I wasn't trying to ruin his business, he was. Was I angry? Yes I was. Did I have a right to be? Yes I did. Was I being childish as you say? I say no. I had gotten on with my life until you stirred the pot. If you have had good luck with this guy it sounds like you are the minority. Your comment about how far people will go to hurt others can be turned back on you for calling people "unreasonable and childish". You would have had more credibility if you had just given your experiences with RPW and left out the attack on me and the rest of the people that this guy has jerked around. Again, did you read my posts?
by the looks of things, i agree with 327nut, the way bobby stood up for this co. would make me think he works for the place as well.
the mere thought that he has no post count, and not seeing him in another single thread helps make it look this way, not to mention i dont see a response from him about working for the place after it being brought up to his attention...
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I feel like I have been waiting on Connie Brockway's The Songbird's Seduction forever even though the truth is I have only had it on order since early June. I'm not typically a fan of Ms. Brockway's but my keen desire for the book comes from three key factors: It involves a treasure, foreign locations and the Edwardian era. While one of those is an issue of plotting (treasure), the other two factors are issues of setting. And the fact is I'm a settings junkie. Continue reading
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World War II Romance – Can This Be a Thing?
I'm in the middle of a World War II romance right now that I'm reading for review. It's okay, but not anything to write home about. I've been seeing more WWII stories come across my desk, but few are mainstream romances. There are inspirationals galore. Small press and indy books have always had them here and there. And they pop up in fiction, often with a romantic element. Mainstream romances, though? Not so much.
I feel like the time could be ripe for it, though. It's not all that unusual for indie publishing to start a trend that New York later gloms onto (Fifty Shades, anyone?), and there's a lot of appeal to the WWII setting. It comes complete with a built in conflict (the hero could die! Anyone could die!) and a cause that almost anyone could feel good about. Besides, those retro clothes are so cute. I can even overlook the fact that nearly everyone smokes (although I find that less cute).
My so-so WWII romance got me thinking about others that I enjoyed a lot more. In no particular order:
Crossings by Danielle Steel – A huge caveat here: I read this when I was fifteen, and I have absolutely no idea whether it stands the test of time. Chances are it doesn't. But it was the first Danielle Steel book I read (a lady I babysat for loaned it to me), and though I would soon decide that if you read one Danielle Steel book you've read them all, I loved this one. As I recall, it had a love triangle involving the heroine, an older husband who appeared to be working for the Vichy government in France but was secretly saving priceless French art from the Nazis, and an American soldier. And it ended with the fabulous cliched line, "Strong people cannot be defeated." Or so I remember, anyway.
The Shell Seekers and Coming Home by Rosamunde Plicher - The Shell Seekers was a huge hit of the late eighties, and deservedly so. Coming Home came later and isn't related, but is just as good. Both are sweeping sagas full of danger, competing love interests, and homefront sacrifices. Shell Seekers is more UK set, and if I remember correctly Coming Home wanders the globe a bit (or at least the heroine's family gets spread out). They are worth seeking out if you've never read them.
Black Out and All Clear by Connie Willis – I am a straight up Connie Willis fan girl. I read both of these when they came out and considered reviewing them. But since I'd already written two DIK reviews of previous books, I decided that everyone already knew I loved Connie Willis. Many of her books (including these two) are loosely connected in that they feature time traveling British historians of the future who go back to various periods to study them. Black Out and All Clear are essentially one story in two books, and they cover several different historians who all get stuck in the past as they are observing various aspects of World War II. Most, but not all, all in London during the Blitz. If you like this setting at all, these books are not to be missed.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows – Almost everyone I know loved this book, but it's certainly a tear jerker. Keep a box of tissues handy for this one.
The Unsung Hero (and other early Troubleshooter books) by Suzanne Brockmann – remember how her early Troubleshooter books all had a WWII subplot woven in? That was awesome, and in some cases, better than the main plot. In Unsung Hero both plots are fabulous, and the hero is…hair challenged. You see that often in real life but rarely in romance novels.
I'm sure I am forgetting something fabulous. What great WWII books have you read? And will anyone admit to also reading Crossings? I can't be the only one.
Contemporary Big City Romances – A Little More Help, Please?
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Earlier this month I wrote here about wanting to start a new Special Title List for Big City Romances. You gave me a lot of great suggestions for some of your favorite romances set in big cities. And after reading some of your comments and reviewing some of my own concerns, we've decided to limit the list to contemporary romances set in big cities. Continue reading
Bring Them Back!
There have been a couple of posts – one of them here at AAR, a later one at Dear Author – in the last couple of weeks that have talked about the decline in both the quality and availability of Historical Romances. Lots of different perspectives were offered, and some of the more frequent criticisms that came up were to do with the fact that many HRs today are perceived as being too formulaic, or that there are too many stories in which characters living in the early 19th Century act and speak as though they are from the 21st. It seemed that one of the biggest complaints, however, was to do with the fact that so few Historicals are being published that stray outside the Regency period and/or are set outside England.
Speaking as someone who reads Historicals almost exclusively within the genre, I found much to chew over in these discussions – including the perspectives of some authors who do write novels set in different time periods and locations, in which they explained how hard they find it to sell their work to a major publisher because it doesn't fit what seem to be their preferred parameters – i.e 16th Century (for historical fiction) or 19th Century Britain. Continue reading
In Search of the Big Romantic Saga
I missed a lot of the old school historical romances the first time around, but starting in college, I began to discover them in used bookstores. There are definitely some aspects of Ye Olde Romance that are best forgotten (such as A Pirate's Love and similar rapefests), but the older books had their good points, too. Roberta Gellis has long been a favorite of mine, and I remember how her stories could span years of a couple's story, taking them through all manner of places and conflicts. Continue reading
Starting to Explore Australian Romance
I have read several comments by different overseas authors that U.S. publishers advise them that they must sanitize their books to remove language and settings that make them uniquely different. Just recently, Sarah Mayberry in her interview here stated "Australian writers are constantly being told by the big mainstream publishers that U.S. and U.K. audiences don't want to read about Australian heroes and heroines and settings." Well, for me that is completely wrong. It is no secret that I love to do armchair traveling by reading books that incorporate the author's native colloquialisms, dialect, or traditions. I read numerous Canadian, Australian and British authors. Continue reading
Are you Ready for Vietnam-era Romance?
Nearly three years ago Lynn asked, "Is the 20th Century "Historical" Enough Yet?" I've written here about my love of Post-World War I and World War II era mysteries and have indicated I would like to read more romances set in those eras. But until recently I would have said I'm not ready for a romance set in the late 1960s or early 1970s. In fact, just last month in a post I wrote here about whether contemporaries could become historicals, I commented, "I'm not sure if I'm ready for a romance — written today — set much before 1990. I know too much about the time period and the limitations many women faced. On the other hand, I won't reject it outright." Continue reading
Do Contemporaries Ever Become Historicals?
Lately I've been thinking about the boundary between contemporary and historical romances as I try to place new submissions for the Special Title Lists appropriately. Although not a romance, my reading of the Flavia de Luce mysteries also has me thinking of this boundary.
The Flavia de Luce mysteries, set in post-World War II England, are considered historical mysteries. But what if they were romances? According to Wikipedia and numerous other Web sites, contemporary romances are set after World War II, while historical romances are set before or during World War II; by that criterion if Flavia grows older and falls in love her book might be considered a contemporary romance. I say "might," because Wikipedia also notes that contemporary romances are generally "set in the time when they were written, and usually reflect the mores of their time."
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Melting Pot Challenge: India and Indian Characters
When I first began reading romance, India was a popular setting for books. A lot of the books had to do with English characters of the British Raj falling in love, such as Mary Putney's excellent Veils of Silk. Others were sweeping historical sagas detailing the occupation of India like The Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye. The descriptions of the lush, hot land beguiled me as a reader. I became an armchair traveler, visiting exotic temples, cool palaces filled with tinkling fountains and of course, devouring information on the Kama Sutra.
When the Regency domination of historicals began, exotic books were dropped in favor of glittering ballrooms. India became a casualty of the Napoleonic Wars. And perhaps evolving attitudes toward colonialism have made the British Raj look a little less romantic as well. Continue reading
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I have never read a book by Tana French and the first time I saw her name was in the Eagerly Awaited August Books where both Dabney and Lynn indicate that they are looking forward to her new release Broken Harbor. Then while surfing the Web, I came across her name again. She wrote an article for Publishers Weekly outlining her writing tips.
A few of them didn't resonate, but this one did:
There's no such thing as 'men' or 'women'. There's only the individual character you're writing. One guy emailed me asking me how to write women, and I couldn't answer, because I had no idea which woman he meant: me? Eleanor of Aquitaine? Lady Gaga? If you're thinking of 'men' or 'women' as a monolithic group defined primarily by their sex, then you're not thinking of them as individuals; so your character isn't going to come out as an individual, but as a collection of stereotypes. Sure, there are differences between men and women on average – but you're writing an individual, not an average. If your individual character is chatty on the phone or refuses to ask for directions, that needs to be because of who he or she is, not because of what he or she is. Write the person, not the genitalia.


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"I was like, What is that? It's like a diaper. It's terrible. Who can look good in that? When I moved to the United States, I used to have bathing suits brought up from Colombia. There's nothing slutty about a dental-floss bikini. You don't even think about it. The first bathing suit your mother buys you is in the shape of a triangle."
– Sofia Vergara tells Esquire about her shock and confusion when confronted with American swimsuits, which are positively puritan compared to the preferred styles in Colombia. [via A-Line]