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QuickBooks 2013 Has Arrived! Here is What To Expect
QuickBooks 2013 is here! QuickBooks 2013 contains a number of new features, as well as improvements to existing ones. This article will list the major changes that I'm aware of, with details to come in future articles.
PLEASE NOTE that much of this is based on information from an early release candidate of QuickBooks 2013 – it is possible that some features may vary from what is described here. Also, this applies strictly to the U.S. editions of QuickBooks in the Windows environment. The UK and Canadian versions may include some of these features.
Keep your eye on the QuickBooks and Beyond blog over the next few weeks as I release a series of articles that go into more detail on the new and improved features. This article is a summary of the new features that I'm aware of at this time – I'll go into each feature IN DEPTH in upcoming articles.
This article was updated on 9/24/2012
Changes in the User Interface
These are going to be the changes that everyone will notice right away, and that will generate the most discussion (and complaints?). There are major changes in the visual design of the program, and how you navigate. I like many elements of this change but there are some details that I'm not entirely happy with.
- The new visual design overhaul changes the fonts, spacing and colors in just about every portion of the program. This is a more "modern" appearance, and there has been a lot of work done to try to standardize the look and feel throughout QuickBooks. This addresses a concern that I've had for the past few years, where I felt that there were at least three different "visual styles" used in different places of the program as Intuit added new features.
- A major new addition is the left icon bar for navigation. Instead of a top icon bar that we are used to, major navigation features have been moved to the left side of the screen. If you have a lower resolution monitor you may find that this takes up a lot of space. I also found that it was a bit disconcerting to switch to this from older versions of QuickBooks, at least at first. Note, though, that you have the option of moving this back to the top.
- Ribbons on transaction windows – Thirteen transaction windows will have a new "ribbon" interface at the top. If you are using Microsoft Word 2010 (for example), you are familiar with the "ribbon" interface. This helps gather together many features that relate to these transaction windows into one easy to use place.
Here's a quick look, showing many of the new elements (click on the screen shot for a larger view). I will have several articles on these changes coming up soon.
See my detailed articles on this at:
- http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2012/09/quickbooks-2013-user-interface/
- http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2012/09/quickbooks-2013-transaction-forms/
Improved Centers
QuickBooks has a number of Centers, like the Customer Center, and several of these have been improved in a number of ways. I like many of the changes here.
- Tabs have been added so that you can quickly access transactions, contacts, to-do's and notes easily (rather than buttons at various spots).
- Notes have been changed so that you can have multiple notes per record, instead of just one.
- The edit window for the records in these Centers have been updated with a number of visual improvements, as well as the ability to choose (to a degree) which fields show. You have 24 "contact" related field labels, you can choose which 8 to show.
See my detailed description of this at: http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2012/09/quickbooks-2013-center-improvements/
QuickBooks Accountant
There are a number of changes that will be found specifically in the QuickBooks Accountant and Enterprise Accountant products:
- Send general journal entries to your clients via email. This is NOT the "accountant's copy" feature, it is a simple way to send a single GJE transaction to your client via email. This may be useful. See my detailed article on this at http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2012/09/quickbooks-2013-accountant-send-general-journal-entries/
- Batch Enter transactions allows you to quickly enter (or import from Excel) large numbers of checks, credit card charges or deposits. Some good features here. See my detailed article on this at: http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2012/09/quickbooks-2013-batch-enter-transaction/
- Starter Copy – Some changes to make this feature easier to find.
- Note that the Toggle feature in QuickBooks Accountant now has the option to toggle to the Bookkeeper edition, which we didn't have in QuickBooks 2012. That is a helpful addition.
- QuickBooks Statement Writer should now be compatible with 64 bit versions of Microsoft Excel. I haven't tried this myself at this point. In any case, in my opinion, you shouldn't be using the 64 bit version of Microsoft Excel anyways.
- Another new feature in QuickBooks Statement Writer is a new "ribbon" interface when you open your document in Excel, much easier to use than before.
Client Data Review gets a few changes as well:
- Change Name Type is a feature that lets you easily convert entries in the other names list to be customers, vendors or employees.
- Write off invoices now generates a credit memo instead of discounting the invoice – a nice (and important) change.
QuickBooks Enterprise
Continuing the theme of the last year or so, there are a number of improvements that are available only in QuickBooks Enterprise. Intuit is making the distinction between the Pro/Premier line and the Enterprise line larger.
- Auto PO's: With the click of a button in the Inventory Stock Status by Item report, create all the PO's necessary! Well, almost (but it's getting closer). See the details at http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2012/09/quickbooks-2013-inventory/
- Default classes: A time saving feature where class assignments can be set up to fill in automatically. See the details at http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2012/09/quickbooks-2013-default-classes-2/
- Larger List Limits: Many lists in QuickBooks have limits. This release of QuickBooks Enterprise is expanding a number of these limits.
- Chart of Accounts: Expands from 10,000 to 100,000.
- Classes: Expands from 10,000 to 100,000.
- Customer Types: Expands from 10,000 to 100,000.
- Vendor Types: Expands from 10,000 to 100,000.
- Memorized Transactions: Expands from 29,000 to 50,000.
- To Do's: Expands from 10,000 to 100,000.
- Customer Messages: Expands from 10,000 to 100,000.
- Items in a Group or Sales Tax Group item: Expands from 20 to 50. Note that this limit is expanded in Pro and Premier as well.
- Sites: Expands from 200 to 1,000,000.
Available in Advanced Inventory
The Advanced Inventory feature is only available if you purchase an annual support contract AND pay an additional fee each year. These features are not found in Enterprise without the additional fee. In the past this is where we have found multiple locations, FIFO costing, serial numbers and lot tracking. Here's a list of what has been added this year, with details coming up in future articles:
- Barcode scanning: The ability to print barcodes and to enter data using a barcode scanner. A very good start, which I hope they well expand upon. I just wish this wasn't limited to Advanced Inventory subscribers. See my detailed article on this at: http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2012/09/quickbooks-2013-barcode/
- Bin location tracking: An extension of the multiple location feature that we've had for a few years. In the past, you could have up to 200 "sites" for your inventory. This year another level has been added, the ability to define locations or bins within each site. This will be very helpful to people who are relying on this feature. The limit on the number of sites has been improved from 200 to 1,000,000 (this includes the location/bins, which are essentially "sub sites"). See my detailed article at: http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2012/09/quickbooks-2013-bin-locations-2/
- FIFO Cost Lot History by Item Report: From the beginning when Intuit introduced FIFO costing for QuickBooks Enterprise I have been griping about the reports. One report in particular that I would like to see is a report that shows the remaining "cost lots" and the quantities available in each. They are getting closer… See details at http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2012/09/quickbooks-2013-fifo/
Improving the Upgrade Experience
Do you know the difference between an upgrade and an update? The simplest answer is "money", but I'm being a bit silly. If you move from one year of product to the next, such as moving from "QuickBooks Pro 2012" to "QuickBooks Pro 2013", that is an upgrade. If you move from one product to another, such as from QuickBooks Pro to QuickBooks Premier, that is an upgrade. If you have a product and get a revision that fixes bugs or adds a feature, such as moving from QuickBooks Pro 2012 R1 to QuickBooks Pro 2012 R3, that is an update. In general, updates are free, but upgrades will cost you something.
So, we're talking about upgrades, and Intuit wants to improve the experience.
First time use guidance for upgraders: If you are upgrading an existing QuickBooks file you'll see some "overlays" that highlight the changes in the program. The goal is to orientate upgraders quickly so any disruption is minimalized. Surprising at first, but it does help point out the changes.
I'll explain these in more detail later on, but here's some preferences that have been added, just to tease you:
- Mark All Time as Billable.
- Mark All Expenses as Billable.
- Item Description on Reports.
I Wonder About…
Even though I've been looking at QuickBooks 2013 for awhile, there are still questions that I haven't gotten an answer to. There probably should be a longer list of questions, but here is what comes to mind at this point:
- What about add-on programs using the SDK and other interfaces? There are a number of changes in the database here (multiple notes, new fields, some things rearranged), so how will this affect add-on programs? Intuit typically is slow in getting out new features to their programming interfaces (sometimes years, sometimes never), and I don't know where that stands with the 2013 product. Some people rely on SDK based programs (and to Intuit App Center programs to a lesser degree) to get information in and out of QuickBooks. How will these changes affect these other programs? How long will it be before the programming interfaces are updated to let add-on developers get to this data? I believe that at least SOME of this new information will be available to add-on developers fairly soon, but will ALL info be included?
- What about bug fixes? New features are nice, the user interface change is interesting, but what about fixing the known bugs in QuickBooks? I know that some have been addressed, but will Intuit tell us about these fixes? I'd like to know. I keep asking, and asking, and… Well, depending on your definition of bug, I'm starting to find SOME fixes, but I'm sure that there are more than what I've found.
When Is It Available
My understanding is that:
- ProAdvisors with currently active accounts can download their version starting today, through the download software section of your ProAdvisor web account (if you don't see it now, wait until later in the day, it might not be available first thing).
- Online Sales for everyone else will be able to purchase QuickBooks 2013 through the Intuit website starting approximately September 24th.
- You should start seeing copies of QuickBooks in retail stores at some point in October.
Product Price Changes?
Pricing is always a volatile subject, and for some QuickBooks products there are always ways to get a discounted price somewhere.
ProAdvisors – check your ProAdvisor account to see what the latest price is for you.
For retail pricing, I believe that we'll see the following:
- QuickBooks Pro: $249.95 for a single license (a $20.00 increase).
- QuickBooks Premier: $399.95 for a single license (no change).
- QuickBooks Professional Bookkeeper (no change).
- QuickBooks Accountant: $499.95 (no change).
- QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions: $3000.00 for a 5 user license (no change).
- QuickBooks for Mac: $249.95 (a $20.00 increase).
Updated 9/24/2012: The Advanced Inventory option price will increase also. There are two factors – the annual fee for the option, and the annual fee for the Full Service Plan that you are required to purchase for Advanced Inventory. The annual price for Advanced Inventory will increase by $100 to $799 for existing users. It will increase by $300 to $999 for new customers. In addition, the Full Service Plan increases by $100 for a 5 user plan, $150 for a 10 user plan, and $400 for a 30 user plan.
These are the prices that I expect to see if you go to the Intuit sales websites. However, I generally recommend that you shop around.
- Often you'll see "loss leader" pricing for Pro, and sometimes Premier, from the mass-market retailers, perhaps a few months later than the release date.
- If you are upgrading an existing installation, Intuit will often have an "upgrade discount" on their website, although sometimes the links are not obvious.
- Many ProAdvisors will offer a discount if you purchase direct from them.
- You can get a 20% discount on QuickBooks Pro and Premier by ordering through The Sleeter Group.
I also recommend that you do not purchase QuickBooks through eBay unless you know the seller very well. Sometimes you'll see a great price there but then you find that it is an "opened" or already registered product that you won't be able to register on your system. Be careful!
For those of you who have purchased a 2012 version of QuickBooks directly from Intuit in the last 60 days you should be able to call the Intuit sales staff to get a free upgrade to the 2013 version.
How About QuickBooks for Mac?
I don't work with the Mac version myself, so here is the list of what you should see added to QuickBooks for Mac 2013 that I pulled from the Intuit press release:
- Data Import: Populate contacts and products or services bought or sold by importing contacts automatically from the Address Book, or by copying and pasting contact or item information from spreadsheets. Data Import speeds up and simplifies the process of getting key information into QuickBooks.
- Improved New User Experience: Learn how to use QuickBooks fast. Helpful tutorials and tips, including video how-to's, offer in-product guidance when the user needs it.
- Attached Documents: Small business owners will have the information they need right at their fingertips with the new Document Attachments feature, which attaches contracts, proposals, receipts and more to related records for easy reference.
- Batch Invoicing: Streamlines the process of invoicing multiple customers for the same service by creating a template and invoicing all customers simultaneously.
- Intuit PaymentNetwork: Enables small businesses to get paid faster. It provides a way for a small business's customers to instantly pay their invoices electronically. Payments easily sync with QuickBooks.
- Improved Reconciliation: Helps minimize errors and easily identify discrepancies through optimized filters and searches when reconciling QuickBooks data with bank statements. Users can view previous reconciliation reports for snapshots of their businesses over time.
My Conclusion
As we see each year, there are improvements and new features scattered about. A lot of these changes are things that I've seen people asking for. Some of them are going to be a bit controversial for upgraders because, dang it, we just got used to working one way and now they are changing things. Then, of course, there will be the long list of features that people have been asking for but that still aren't here.
In a very general sense, I have a few overall comments at this point (I'll be going into a lot more detail in upcoming articles on specific features):
- I like a lot of what they are trying to do with the user interface change, but I'm not entirely happy with a number of the details. This is where there will be a lot of complaining from upgraders. I do have hopes that some of these issues will be resolved in an early update release.
- There are some very nice new features, but I am sure that people will say "why did you pick THESE features instead of others we've been asking for"? That happens every year – what is important to me might not be important to you. I really like, for example, the new barcode feature. But if you don't want barcodes, and you aren't using Enterprise with Advanced Inventory, this isn't an important feature to you.
- I don't know what bugs they fixed, so I can't say if there has been a real emphasis on solving those kinds of problems. The jury is still out on this.
I like the direction they are going with a number of the improvements, but at this moment I'm recommending that you don't use the R1 release for your critical business processes. There are a lot of issues to work out. This should come as no surprise to people who've been reading my articles each year, it is the same EVERY year. R1 is almost by definition buggy. Look at QuickBooks 2013, but wait for a couple of revisions before you jump in to this, if you can.
Stay tuned! Over the next few weeks I'll be publishing detailed, in-depth articles on all of these features, and more that I didn't squeeze into this article. Let me know which features you are the most interested in, so that I can publish those articles first!
Category: QuickBooks Tips/Tricks, Software Updates
About the Author (Author Profile)
Charlie Russell is the founder of CCRSoftware. He's been involved with the small business software industry since the mid 70's, and remembers releasing his first commercial accounting software product when you had a one-floppy disk drive system, loading the program from one floppy and then replacing that with the other floppy to hold the data. He has a special interest in inventory and manufacturing software for small businesses. Charlie is a Certified Advanced QuickBooks ProAdvisor with additional certifications for QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Enterprise. He also is a Xero Certified Partner. Visit his CCRSoftware web site for information about his QuickBooks add-on products. Charlie can be reached at [email protected] He is also the author of the California Wildflower Hikes blog Connect with Charlie at GoogleComments (60)
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Thanks Charlie for the heads up for QB2013.
Your column is very informative and timely.
I teach QB and I have a bigger issue about new upgrades. Why do we have a new QB release every year? Every 2-3 years will work so much better. Every year we have to have new text books, new installs, new computers and new problems.
I feel it too. It is all about marketing. Why do car manufacturers feel they need to have a new model every year? Are their old models not good anymore?
Thank Charlie,I really aprecciate your time ,the info new tips and good advices.Have a great day!
You mentioned a webinar for "everyone" on September 25 called "What's New in QuickBooks 2013″ – What is the cost and how do we sign up for this?
Hi Linda,
The Free Webinar on What's New in QuickBooks 2013 will be
9/28/12: 10am-11:30am PDT
Free to the publicRegister at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/165486288
Charlie and I will present the new features and take questions from the audience.
See you there!
Charlie – you have done your outstanding job of providing a great overview of new features, as the first in what I am sure will be a long list of blogs covering each of the major areas of change, with a few lesser areas thrown in for good measure.
We all appreciate how much work you go to in bring us in-depth presentations of 'what's new', whether it be 'the good, the bad, or the ugly' in the latest products.
great article! thanks for the heads up.
Thank you for the informative article. Do you know where I can find the technical specs for QB Accountant 2013? I want to be sure my computer can run it.
Thanks! -
I enjoy and learn a lot with your articles Charlie, thanks, really.
I have one question:
Who in the world needs
Chart of Accounts: Expands from 10,000 to 100,000.
Classes: Expands from 10,000 to 100,000.
Customer Types: Expands from 10,000 to 100,000.
Vendor Types: Expands from 10,000 to 100,000.
Memorized Transactions: Expands from 29,000 to 50,000.
To Do's: Expands from 10,000 to 100,000.
Customer Messages: Expands from 10,000 to 100,000.
Items in a Group or Sales Tax Group item: Expands from 20 to 50. Note that this limit is expanded in Pro and Premier as well.
Sites: Expands from 200 to 1,000,000.??????????????
I immediately checked the budget reports in 2013 and am excited to report that a long-standing problem has been fixed. In the past, QB would display a blank space in the budget column when you had actual activity in an account that was not budgeted. The difference column would also be blank – but the columns would total as if there was an amount in the difference column. The reports did not foot in the difference column, though the totals were correct. Now, an unbudgetd account displays a zero budget, the difference amount is correctly calculated, and the columns foot. This correction alone is reason enough to upgrade to 2013 for my nonprofit clients.
Thanks for the heads up Christine. That budget report flaw always bothered me too. While the budgeting feature in QuickBooks is good, there is plenty of opportunity for it to improve.
Hi Charlie,
Thanks so much for your wonderful articles. They are always very informative and I look forward to them each week.
As for the new interface and the grays and blacks, I have seen the same from Adobe with their products such as Lightroom and Photoshop Elements. This may be a trend for the future.
Will you be offering the "What's New in QuickBooks 2013″ webinar later on in the year?
Thanks again, Rick
Charlie, there has been discussion in various places about whether a recently purchased copy of QuickBooks 2012 will earn a free upgrade to the 2013 software. The question is whether it has to be purchased directly from Intuit or not – and others are saying a purchase anywhere will qualify, even if it is at a discounted price from Staples.
QB es 12 i always see the report with split. not show the full of account that we record from 3 account over. so this case how can we fix it?
Charlie… I just found out that we not only lost the colored icon bar, but we also lost the "theme" colors. (the ability to change the desktop view and change background colors). I may have missed seeing that posted – if not, users should be aware of it. If they rely on colors to differentiate users/data files, that function is gone.
Almost ALL of my clients rely on the theme colors for ease of vision, all of the multi-user clients rely on this for differentiating the users, many rely on them to differentiate between companies they own. Many of them have been asking for more "theme" colors. All of my clients rely on the colored symbols on the icon bar.
It is interesting that adobe has also taken this gray on gray approach. Several of my fine art and graphic design clients are choosing not to upgrade that software for the same reasons. They can't see/find the commands needed.
It would be nice to get a 'discussion' that could get to Intuit to bring back these functions. We needed a lot of the new options. We did not need a change in the interface that takes away easy/recognizable options.
I know there are multiple meetings at Intuit this week on this topic – and I have been invited to participate in one. Perhaps if enough of us speak out and have a solid forum of people (such as this group, and other users/advisors)we might get them to listen.
Thank you for your information and posts. Many of us have come to rely on the clarity you give.
on the dislay of the cheque the word gst and hst not visible only the amounts are highlighted
I am currently using QuickBooks Pro 2002. That's right ten years old…. Can I successfully download existing data files into the 2013 software?
I encourage people to vote to add back the feature for user customizable colors, here: http://intuit.uservoice.com/forums/9333-quickbooks-product-feedback/suggestions/3155822-color-scheme-nice-to-have-this-feature-back-on-th
I have several clients who use multiple QB files, who would like to open more than one at a time (show on different screens). Is this something QuickBooks is working on? Currently, we use two computers so that we can switch between the files.
What I did last year was NOT upgrade one company so that I have QB2011 for the 'smaller' company and QB2012 on the 'bigger' company – that way I have both files open at once and it's sooo handy.
I have had a tumultuous last 6 months and haven't been able to attend any of the webinars on "What's New for QB 2013″. I am just beginning my research on it. I noticed in one of the reviews it shows the new interface on the invoicing and customer area. Most is really nice, but I was wondering where the "Job Info" tab went to? Is that no longer available in 2013? I have a client that currently uses that feature.
Charlie, we are looking to update our QB to the new 2013 version. We also want to add an accounting payroll/taxes program. We operate on MAC, and have had a number of issues with QB shutting down on us several times a day. However, too late to change now. Can you give me any advice regarding what is available for us to make this upgrade?
Hello, Charlie: It seems that in order to send invoices, you must use a mail client and we have been using web-based mail. Is it possible to export invoices into Google mail? I only maintain a dedicated mail client exclusively for QuickBooks invoicing and it slows the process down considerably. Thanks.
Hi Charlie,
Do you know if the new version includes the ability to sort Statements by Date? It seems that this has been a much requested and basic feature.
Thank you,
Robert Lafica
Every year Quickbooks changes a few fonts and color schemes and maybe adds one functional change that is useful. For that they ask for (in australia) around $800 (premier version). How do they get away with it?
Hi Charlie, I know this is not exactly a upgrade question but in a manner it is. I do business consulting for small business's. There is a client that has a problem with Quickbooks 2013. They are a new business and have 3 employees and the manager is the owner as well. The client told us that they are only being allowed to have 3 employees that they can pay through Quickbooks payroll system without signing up for intuit payroll subscription. They have 3 employees now and the owner/manager is having to take draws rather than be considered as an employee because of this. I am not aware of what they can do to solve this issue because the shoe string they are on right now is so thin they can not afford to pay for any additional payroll service and they have the experience to do their own payroll. Do you have any advice?
If you do not buy the Enterprise service contract, I now know you can not get the upgraded inventory feature. So what level of QuickBooks do you really have? Where I work we have QuickBooks Enterprise for Contractors 2012, but we did not purchase the yearly fee package. I am trying to understand what features I will not have.
how to print out a billing group list or export to excel so I will know who are in the list in QB 2013
Hi Charlie,
On the new Sales by Item Summary reports, the items have the description conjoined with the item number, making it rather difficult to do simple analysis in Excel. Is there a new function I need to modify in these reports in QB 2013 to have the reports produced with just the item number?


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Hi there!
I'm kind of digging these tag question things, they are a quick easy posting. Plus they are fun and get on a little more of a personal level with my fellow followers and viewers.. You can kind of pull the personality/how they are by the answers many give in these without physically meeting them!
Anyhow, I will be killing two birds with one stone by doing two question tags. One 20 questions, and one 25 questions!
Let's go!
Here are the questions:
1. Thing you cannot leave the house without
My bear repellent. Yes, bear repellent. It's MUCH stronger and more effective than mace and pepper spray combined. Pharmacist actually carry bear mace behind the counters because the burn last longer and is more effective to stop someone instead of pepper spray or mace. There are a lot of creeps, pedophiles, perverts, and people who make you feel threatened in the world, too many women don't prepare themselves for an attack waiting.
2. Favorite brand of makeup
Make Up For Ever
3. Favorite Flowers
Dianthus! Pronounced 'di·an·thus'
4. Fav clothing stores
Q, Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Anthropology, Free People, the occasional JCPenneys, Forever21
Donna Karen New York Golden Delicious, Philosophy Love Sweet Love, Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau So Fresh
6. Heels or flats
Heels to dress up an outfit, flats for a more casual every day wear.
7. Do you make good grades?
8. Fav colors
Black, Dark Purple, Orange, Hazel
9. Do you drink energy drinks?
Not really..
10. Do you drink juice?
I love orange and apple juice!
11. Do you like swimming?
Not really..
12.Do you eat fries with a fork?
Yes.. hate on that.
13.Whats your fav moisturizer?
Mary Kay Velocity Moisturizer is just to DIE for.
14.Do you want to get married later on in life?
15.Do you get mad easily?
'Mad'.. that is a really strong word for me, physically not vocabularily. I have only gotten 'mad' once in my life time, I was literally screaming bloody murder, flipping tables, and fighting everyone in my way.. it was worse than it sounds.
16.Are you into ghost hunting?
Not into ghost hunting, but I believe in ghosts..
17.Any phobias?
Very, claustrophobic, and I have a huge germ phobia.. it's so bad i even use napkins for the thongs at restaurants and such.
18.Do you bite your nails?
Since I was very little, I have always had an issue with biting my nails.. I only really did it subconsciously without thinking to do it. My nails can be past the tip of my finger in as little as two weeks, so my nails grow extremely fast. I never really had the issue of 'hiding' my nails either as some do. Very disgusting in the state of professionalism of my lifestyle.
19.Have you ever had a near death experience?
Yes.. I'm home schooled now, but in public school (technically still in ninth grade).. I was bullied for being transgendered. As a transsexual life is very hard. I was death threat-ed consistently and I was constantly physically attacked. My parents were in the state of suing the entire district, along with the city since the city claimed I was still a man and I didn't have rights along with teachers being just as bad as the kids.
20.Do you drink coffee?
Yes, talk about some Trenta Ice Coffee with Milk Sweetend, with 9 shots of sweetener instead of 7 and 2% organic milk. A little picky, but I mean... I'm paying for it, I can be as picky as I want right?
Here are the other questions to the 25 question tag:
1. Do you have any pets?
Four! Three cats! Two black, one fluffy, one course, and one orange and course haired named Flower (fluffy) and Daisy (Course), Jewlious (Orange)
2. Name 3 things that are physically close to you.
My iPhone, a Dr.Pepper.. and a Chanel 2.55 Lambskin purse, the small one used as a makeup bag inside my purse (Michael Kors Custom Hamilton)
3. What's the weather like right now?
Dark, Clear with wind gusts..
4. Do you drive? If so have you crashed?
I don't drive yet, in about two months I can.. My mother is a defensive/offensive driver.. So I have never been in an accident before.. But in Los Angeles, you get in extremely close near misses several times on the daily.
5. What time did you wake up this morning?
Surprisingly around 6am-ish.. normally I wake up around 10-12.. lately I've been under weather so it has been around 4-6PM ... I smell lazy ass!
I take a showers at night.. so last night. lol
7. What was the last movie you saw?
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I have virgin hair!
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Lactose and tolerant..
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Cheeseburger medium-well
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Several.. I'm sure a lot of people have? right?..
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Hazel! Fact: 2% of humans have hazel eyes on the planet
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I live in Delaware & would like to plant a self fertile American Persimmon tree that would grow to 40-50 ft. I've heard quite a bit about Meader Pers., has anyone had any experience w/ a Nakita's Gift? I'm not sure how big N.G.would grow. Some winters are cold w/ snow & ice storms so I'll need something sturdy. Summers are pretty hot & humid & the soil has a lot of clay.
Can u suggest any other self fertile American Persimmons That won't need to be babied? I have Li & Lang Jujubis, 2 pawpaws, a white mulberry, an everbearing Mulberry, Blk berries & raspberries that are doing well which are pretty care-free,(Organic). Also have a semi-dwarf apple tree & a dwarf nectarine, a little less carefree.I hope an American persimmon will round things out. (Can u tell I love fruit?). |
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I can't answer your question about Am persimmons. But to round things up you also need Kaki persimmon (for example, Jiro),fig (Celeste, Hardy Chicago, etc) and currants. I am in a similar climate and they all are absolutely carefree and "organic" here. No winter damage in my zone 6b w/o winter protection on all of them except figs. They get damage in their first coulpe years, but overgrow it really fast. I don't spray anything. Olga |
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It's gonna be hard to harvest from a 50 foot tree. I think wild persimmons taste better picked up after they fall but so does all the wildlife. This is the first year for fruit on my Meader Persimmon and the only other variety I grow is Fuyu Asian Persimmon so I can't answer as to flavor. I can tell you that with all the fruit I grow, some years are better than others. I've had years where one tree's fruit outshone everyone else and then the same tree was barely edible the following year. Kiwi's, Cornelian Cherries, Pawpaws and Maypops all do fine with no spraying at all. The vine crops do need to be controlled or else they will take over the world and the Cornelian Cherries take forever to fruit but that's about all the work you're gonna do to grow them. |
- Posted by alexander3 6 (My Page) on Fri, May 11, 12 at 10:31
Nikita's gift does not get that big. More like an Asian persimmon (it is an AmericanXAsian hybrid), so 12 to 15 feet or so. Early Golden gets good reviews for flavor, and is self fertile. I have one, but it hasn't fruited yet. Alex |
I did not have lck with Meader Persimmon. It was in the ground about 4 years and grew a foot or maybe foot and a half. I ripped it out this spring finally. It did not like something about my soil or climate. Dan |
TJ, If you like American Persimmons with bigger fruits and a nice taste are Prok and Yates. Lucky P. stated Early golden won taste test year in and year out at Claypool orchard but the fruit is medium size and smaller than Prok and Yates. Prok can grow up to 40-50ft. I also have a 4 yrs old Nikita's Gift growing about five feet on the south size of my house for winter protection and it has about 100 baby fuits on it right now. It is about 10 feet tall and the max height is about 12ft. Since I am in Omaha, NE zone 5(-20f)but the low around -2, only very 10 yrs it drops to -20f. I protected this baby by wrapped it with a large tarp from home depot and stuffed it with leafs in November. In the 2nd week of February when the weather is a bit milder than I unwrapped it to avoid early budding and to avoid late frost damage. It is a little extra care but the final product is all worth it (Kaki in zone 5). I also have a 4yrs old Giant Hana Fuyu and an Ichi Kei Jiro Kaki persimmons are loaded with fruit right now too. I Protected them the same way with the Nikita's Gift. Good Luck Tony |
parfait, I responded to your query added on to a running discussion at the Edible Landscaping forum; don't know if you saw that or not. Here 'tis again: The original name for Nikita's Gift is Nikitiskaya Bordovaya(NB), or which loosely translated, means burgundy of Nikita Gardens. Meader - if there are any native males around, will likely be fully seeded, and not remarkably better/different than most native D.virginianas. It's a nice persimmon, not a great persimmon - just one that's widely propagated and distributed by a number of nurseries. If you can find Early Golden, Yates(Juhl), or Prok, they're a better choice. I like Saijo, an astringent-'til-ripe kaki. |
I also live in Delaware. I brought up this very point @ UD last Ag Day with a professor at their greenhouses. He was rather emphatic that American Persimmons needed a pollinator. When I (later) brought to his attention Lee Reich's book, on the point of some cultivars being self-pollinating, he allowed that might be the case. In any event, last year I planted what I've come to believe to be a self-fertile American Persimmons by the name of Szukis (yes, a Lee Reich recommendation). Supposedly is rather dwarf (which is the growth habit I was looking for, as space is now at a premium), but also supposedly has excellent flavor. It started a little slow, but seems to be hanging in there, so I have my hopes. Also, just planted a Fuyu persimmon tree (from Wiley's), so I have my hopes there, too. Got a couple of black mulberry (morus nigra) bush plants in the mail recently, as my Illinois Everbearing is doing well (and I very much like its flavor), so I thought I'd give them a shot. Not as sanguine on their prospect, given the humidity of the area, but thought would be worth a try. I have a Li jujube which is doing well, but think perhaps I should have gone with the Lang, as I understand that dries better? Oh well, the Li has plenty of fruit, and fresh works for me. There's an autumn olive I noticed while pedaling my bike to the Acme on Elkton Road that I'm coveting. Large fruit, and for whatever reason the birds seem to be leaving it alone. Think you might want to consider aronia, if you're looking for an easy care, very nutritious fruit. Consider wineberries for the shaded areas? |
I like Meader Persimmon. In my opinion it is much better than a seedling. I also like Early Golden and Ruby, although for our climate, Ruby ripens late enough that they won't ripen in some years. Your best bet for self fruitful one variety is probably Meader or Szukis. That's great information about Szukis being a smaller variety. It seems more bothered by drought than my other varieties. It is usually about 30% female. Meader is probably the most brittle of all the varieties, so it is a risk to grow it. It is very hardy though. A guy I know out here grew it for years but it literally "broke" and died. May be similar to the experience of the other poster here. John S |
I have had great yields from a Meader persimmon for more than 10 years. My Early Golden has been a sickly tree and has never even flowered despite being more than 13 years old. My Nikita's Gift persimmon arrived in May 2009 from Burnt Ridge Nursery. One fruit developed this year and I surrounded it with a plastic bag to prevent the foxes from stealing it. The Meader is loaded with fruit and so I do not mind sharing some with the wildlife. I picked the Nikita tonight and was very impressed. I intend to order another Nikita for planting next spring. I am looking forward to eating the fruit from my Great Wall persimmon tree that should bear in the next couple of years. |
Early Golden and its relatives, like Garretson and Killen, will probably sprout some male branches and will probably therefore be self-fruiting somewhere on the way to becoming 50 feet. Part of the question has to be, do you want one tree, and do you know how to graft? Grafting American persimmons can be tricky , as they often lose limbs, and it is done at a much later date. You could try to graft a female variety onto a male persimmon at say 10 feet or so, but it is rather experimental, as it may break off. If you do, try to keep it or prune it as the central leader so it will be less likely to be dropped by the tree. John S PDX OR |
I got a Nakitas Gift. It produces smallish fruit for me. Only 5 years old in ground. But pretty care free. This is the first year it has produced anything to speak of. Last year all the small mini fuits dropped off before developing. |
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Cycling question?
I have had my tank about 2.5 weeks and have 10 neon tetras, 3 platys and 1 dwarf guarami.
After taking advice from here, I am carrying out water changes and taking daily readings as my tank is cycling.
Today the readings were ammonia 0.5, nitrites 2.0 and Nitrates 5. Yesterday they were 0.5, 1.0 and 0 respectively.
Last week my lfs said as I had ammonia i should use a biological supplement for a week which I have been doing. I was wondering whether
1. I should carry on using this every day while I have ammonia.
2. As I now have a nitrate reading does this mean the tank is starting to cycle?
Any advice gratefully received.
Thanks very much.
0I can't comment on the supplement because I have never used them. Your tank started to cycle as soon as you added fish and they produced ammonia. The ammonia and nitrite readings you posted are too high and you need to do a big enough water change to bring them down, at least a 75% water change.
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0Yes, the bacterial supplement won't remove ammonia or nitrites - water changes will - bring down the ammonia to .25 and if it goes up to .5 again, bring it back down to .25 - with larger changes as mommy1 mentioned. Good for you that you are keeping on top of your readings while cycling!
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0thanks very much, it is a 160 litre.
0as Mommy1 and Andrea have said, good for you for keeping on top of those water changes. Try to keep both ammonia and nitrites at .25 while you're cycling. Anything above that is harmful to your fish. As you continue to do water changes, your ammonia and nitrites will eventually drop to 0 and you'll have a cycled tank. This could take anywhere from a few more weeks to 2 or more months. A cycle completes when it completes and the only way to get the fish through it is to keep those readings down with water changes and wait it out.
I cycled my first tank with fish an it took almost 4 months but they all came through it alive and well because of almost daily water changes (depending on my test kit readings) You might want to use a water conditioner like Seachams Prime that helps negate the toxic effect of the ammonia and nitrites and it's also very economical because it's so concentrated.
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SAN DIEGO - J.P. Cullen & Sons, Inc. of Janesville, Wis., was honored today for its work building support and coordinating with a variety of contractors, owner groups, and state and local agencies as part of the City Hall restoration project in Milwaukee, Wis. The project, which received the Associated General Contractors of America's (AGC) Marvin M. Black Excellence in Partnering Award, was among four cited for successfully maintaining support and cooperation among the many groups involved with its construction and oversight.
"These awards acknowledge that the hardest part of most construction projects isn't laying bricks or pouring cement, its building a foundation of understanding, trust and support with everyone involved," said Doug Pruitt, incoming president of AGC. "Successful projects need technical skill and know-how, but a commitment to community support, worker safety and great communication are essential."
The Marvin M. Black Excellence in Partnering Awards were announced as part of AGC's 90th Annual Convention in San Diego, Calif. Pruitt said that these awards are designed to recognize construction companies for their ability to achieve a common goal, honor all stakeholders, maintain momentum, perpetuate partnering, improve communication and incorporate team-building activities.
The 2009 Marvin M. Black Excellence in Partnering Winners Include:
I-15 NOW Design Build Reconstruction Project
Greater Ogden Area of Weber County, Utah
Granite Construction, Inc., Sponsoring Partner of Weber County Constructors
Edward R. Roybal Learning Center - LAUSD Central High School No. 11
Los Angeles, California
Hensel Phelps Construction Company
Virginia Approach Spans for the Woodrow Wilson Bridge
Alexandria, Virginia
Granite Construction Company, Sponsoring Partner of Virginia Approach Constructors (VAC)
Milwaukee City Hall Historic Restoration
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
J.P. Cullen & Sons, Inc.
The 2008 Special Recognition Award Winners Include:
Red Mountain Freeway/SR L202
Mesa, Arizona
Pulice Construction, Inc.
I-15 Virgin River Bridges #2 to #7
Virgin River Gorge, Arizona
Austin Bridge & Road
Lake Pleasant Water Treatment Plant
Phoenix, Arizona
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Connecticut College Asset Reinvestment 2008
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Konover Construction Corporation
SR87 Emergency Embankment & Slope Repair Project
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Royden Construction Co.
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Why it's impossible to bet against Apple and its $178 billion
Lawrence Lewitinn at Talking Numbers19 hrs agoApple's best product? How about iCash.
After Apple shocked the world with blowout iPhone sales, the world's most valuable company also announced that it's sitting on a mountain of cash.
How much? How about $178 billion.
To put that into perspective, that's more than the market cap of 483 of the S&P 500 companies. In fact, Apple can use all that cash to buy 38 of those companies outright and have a few bucks to spare. Or, as S&P Dow Jones Indices senior index analyst Howard Silverblatt notes, Apple could pay $556 to every single person in the United States.
The massive cash has some investors clamoring.
One of the company's larger shareholders thinks the best investment Apple can make is in its own stock. "When you have $178 billion, you should do a bigger buyback," said Carl Icahn on CNBC's "Fast Money Half Time Report" on Wednesday. Icahn owns nearly 53 million shares worth more than $5.3 billion based on his most recent regulatory filings.
Others think the horde of cash makes it impossible to bet against the company.
Why crude won't rebound any time soon
Lawrence Lewitinn at Talking Numbers19 hrs agoOil prices have fallen and they won't be getting up for a long time, according to two major banks.
A recent report by UBS says it will take at least five years before crude oil returns to $90 per barrel, where it traded as recently as last summer. Meanwhile, in a note released Tuesday, Goldman Sachs said it expected oil to stabilize around the $40 per barrel level and then head toward $65 to $70 per barrel by the end of the year.
West Texas Intermediate crude oil contracts settled at $44.45 on Wednesday, its lowest price since March 2009.
According to one trader, Goldman Sachs and UBS have it right. "We're in a bottoming process," said David Seaburg, head of sales trading at Cowen and Co. For oil prices to move higher, "it's going to take significant time."
Despite a reduction in capital expenditures by oil companies, supply is still projected to go up, said Seaburg. In fact, the U.S. Energy Information Agency reported that American stockpiles are at 407 million barrels, the highest since 1982, when such statistics began being compiled.
This sector could post smokin' returns
Amanda Diaz at Talking Numbers1 day agoInvestors are being urged to get hooked on cigarette stocks.
In a recent analyst note, Wells Fargo Securities reiterated its "overweight" rating on big tobacco, saying the "stars are aligned for the U.S. tobacco sector" and calling it the "place to be in consumer staples in 2015." The firm cited five key tail winds; increased disposable income for the consumer, limited threat from emerging market exposure, strong fundamentals, multiple cost savings levers and upside potential from e-cigarettes.
Big tobacco companies like Altria, Reynolds American and Lorillard have posted smoking hot returns in the past 12 months, up 45 percent, 42 percent and 33 percent, respectively. So, will big tobacco continue to see big profits?
"The fundamental backdrop [for Altria] is pretty incredible," said Cowen and Co.'s head of sales trading David Seaburg. "There are no currency risks, and the consumer is getting much stronger through savings, particularly with the cost of fuel," he added.
Did Greece just trigger a full-blown crisis?
Lawrence Lewitinn at Talking Numbers2 days agoGreece has spoken and now the markets are wondering if there will be loud echoes from other parts of the European Union.
On Sunday, Greece's far-left Syriza party won 149 seats out of 300. In an odd coalition with a smaller conservative party, the new 40 year-old prime minister, Alexis Tsiparas, plans to lead the fight against austerity measures that were implemented to keep Greece in the euro zone. To be sure, Greece's share of the EU's economy is fairly minuscule; the country's GDP was about $242 billion in 2013, smaller than Miami's but a bit larger than Detroit's. The whole EU's GDP is $12 trillion.
Still, Greece's great lurch leftward may embolden similar movements in larger, comparably troubled European states. Spain's Podemos party leader Pablo Iglesias hailed Syriza's victory. And there may be reason to believe Podemos and other Euro-skeptics could see a plain gains in Spain in a series of local and national elections expected throughout this year. In a recent poll by the country's El Pais newspaper, Podemos was favored by 28 percent versus the governing PP party's 19 percent.
There's something very different about this earnings season
Alex Rosenberg at Talking Numbers2 days agoStocks are famously valued based on the expected stream of the companies' future earnings. And that's just what makes the latest earnings season trend so odd.
All of the sudden, corporate results appear to have taken a supporting role when it comes to the market moves, according to one market participant.
"I don't think there's a lot of baked-in big expectations for earnings right now," said David Seaburg, head of sales trading at Cowen. "If you look at the options market and the individual stocks that are due to report, the [average expected] move on earnings is a lot less than it's been in prior quarters."
So if not earnings, what is moving equities now?
"It's macro, it's geopolitical, it's what's going on in Greece that is taking center stage," Seaburg said, referring to Sunday's Greek election. Other recent macro events have included the announcement of European quantitative easing and the continued plunge in crude oil prices.
Earnings expectations "are kind of muted now. I think we need to see some of the political stuff get out of the way and see some of the economic things within Europe change for the better for this market to really pick up pace," Seaburg said.
Traders get bullish on Apple earnings
Lawrence Lewitinn at Talking Numbers3 days agoThis is the week Apple investors have been waiting for.
The tech giant is set to report its most-recent quarter's earnings on Tuesday. And with the iPhone now grabbing more market share in China, Japan and South Korea, shareholders are hoping Apple surprises Wall Street. According to FactSet, the consensus is for earnings of $2.59 per share on $67.3 billion in revenues.
But according to some traders, there's really only one thing that matters: iPhone 6 sales.
"The Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, of course, are the key drivers for top line growth over the next 18 months," said Chad Morganlander, portfolio manager at Washington Crossing Advisors. "We would be buyers here." His firm's parent company, Stifel Nicolaus, has a $130 price target on the stock. Monday morning, it was trading at $117.
Still, despite the bullishness, Morganlander believes investors should be prudent when buying Apple.
"Even though we are giving a bullish call here, we want investors to be able to be somewhat more pragmatic about their allocation over the course of the next 36 months," he said. "We just want people to weigh Apple in their portfolio where it's a 5 percent weighting not a 50 percent weighting."
Is the dollar a ticking time bomb?
Lawrence Lewitinn at Talking Numbers5 days agoThe dollar rally is continuing.
The U.S. dollar index, a basket of currencies versus the greenback, hit an eight-year high after the European Central Bank announced its monetary stimulus plan. With more euros floating around, each one is anticipated to be worth less compared to the dollar.
But with nearly half of all revenues for companies in the S&P 500 coming from overseas, some worry that a strong dollar may be a ticking time bomb for stocks in the U.S.
However, some traders say a dollar rally is a positive signal for shares.
"The dollar will continue to strengthen so investors want to be overweight U.S. equities," said Chad Morganlander, portfolio manager at Washington Crossing Advisors. While he expects the greenback to be a slight drag on the revenue growth in 2015, Morganlander believes topline growth will nonetheless be around 2.7 percent while he forecasts earnings growth in a range between 4 and 5 percent.
"Dollar strength bodes well for the overall U.S. stock market," he said. "We are anticipating 5 to 6 percent total returns for the S&P 500."
"The rising dollar won't kill this rally," Morganlander added.
Why rates could stay ridiculously low for a long time
Lawrence Lewitinn at Talking Numbers6 days agoEurope has joined the bond-buying frenzy.
Ripping a page from the U.S. Federal Reserve's playbook, the European Central Bank announced plans to buy 60 billion euros ($70 billion) worth of bonds every month from March until September to stimulate the stagnant euro zone economy. The move is intended to boost Europe's economy by keeping rates low, but the program comes with an added benefit: lower rates here at home.
"In theory, it should move investors over to European bonds and away from U.S. bonds, therefore pushing prices down and raising rates," said Erin Gibbs, equity chief investment officer at S&P Capital IQ Global Capital Markets. But according to Gibbs, falling rates in Europe are acting as an anchor for rates in the United States and as a result, borrowing costs here could soon get a lot cheaper.
"Whether we see those assets as a whole being enough and being relatively attractive to U.S. Treasurys is really a big question that is still out there," said Gibbs, who is responsible for more than $15 billion in assets under advisory.
For Gibbs, Europe's economic uncertainty will keep investors from selling U.S. bonds in order to join the ECB's bond buying.
These two beaten sectors are poised for a bounce
Lawrence Lewitinn at Talking Numbers6 days agoThe start of 2015 hasn't been great for stocks, but it's been a real stinker for two sectors in particular. But some traders are betting on a rebound for the financial and energy sectors.
Since the start of 2015, the ETF tracking the financial sector (trading under the ticker symbol XLF) is down nearly 4 percent. Not far behind is the energy sector ETF (trading under the ticker symbol XLE), which is down 3 percent, despite a strong recent rally.
Financial Sector ETF (XLF) Top 5 Holdings
YTD return
Berkshire Hathaway (Class B)
Wells Fargo
JPMorgan Chase
American Express
Energy Sector ETF (XLE) Top 5 Holdings
YTD return
Exxon Mobil
Kinder Morgan
EOG Resources
The poor performance from both sectors is not a coincidence. Many investors have sold financial stocks for fear that the crash oil prices could soon become a credit issue that could weigh on bank balance sheets. That fear has not materialized, and some traders sense opportunity in both sectors.
Why investors need to ignore volatility and buy: Pros
Lawrence Lewitinn at Talking Numbers7 days agoBuying stocks these days is a lot like buying a beautiful used car: The market may seem good, but a look under the hood could show things aren't as they appear.
Even though the S&P 500 is up 10 percent over the last 12 months and just 3 percent off its record highs, most stocks in the market are struggling. According to data compiled by Bespoke Investment Group, the average stock in the broader S&P 1500 index—which includes small- and mid-cap stocks—is down nearly 16 percent from 52-week highs. And the average stock in some sectors, particularly energy and materials, is doing a whole lot worse.
That could explain why stocks have been so volatile this year. The S&P 500 has had four 1 percent moves year to date, twice as many as it did for this time in 2014.
"When you look at it the sectors that have held up the best are really kind of your classic defensive, low-volatility areas: staples, health care and utilities, which have been the best-performers year to date," said Andrew Burkly, head of institutional portfolio strategy at Oppenheimer & Co.


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Churches and faith-based institutions have not remained unscathed by the current economic downturn. Many churches are reporting grave reductions in their collection plates that are used for general operating, special missions or outreach programs; yet, these same institutions are experiencing an increased demand to provide assistance to individuals in need. A number of churches or faith-based institutions are turning to grants as a source of revenue to continue operating and providing services.
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The diversion rate represents the portion of total discarded materials collected by the NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) that is diverted from disposal through recycling. It is calculated by dividing the weight of DSNY collected recyclables by the weight of DSNY collected refuse and recyclables.
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Go to My Neighborhood Statistics and click on the first link.
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Give Ralph Fiennes an A for effort in trying to achieve the near-impossible in making a cogent and compelling film out of "Coriolanus," which is arguably among Shakespeare's worst plays. Fiennes, working from John Logan's screenplay adaptation, makes a valiant attempt – the action is updated from ancient Rome to a contemporary European setting, complete with 24/7 television news cycles and Occupy-style protestors videotaping police brutality on their cell phones. Great chunks of the play's cumbersome dialogue are cut away in favor of muscular high-tech battle sequences – and the level of military slambang (complete with a slow-motion crash through a large window) is so intense that the film seems more like a Channing Tatum smash-up than a Shakespearean epic.
Alas, Fiennes is ultimately betrayed by problematic source material (there is just so much cutting you can get away with) and his own off-course performance as the doomed general. Boasting a shaved head and a troubled gaze, Fiennes seems to reaching into Marlon Brando's "Apocalypse Now" territory as a military genius gone awry. But his performance never truly clicks (those surplus close-ups of his stark gaze become a bore), and the genuine sense of tragedy that Shakespeare invested in the character is absent in this mannered performance.
At least Fiennes is trying to act, unlike the inept non-performances by Jessica Chastain as the general's wife (a thankless role, to be certain, but one made more thankless by her dull presence) and Gerard Butler as the hirsute leader of the rival Volscians (I'm sorry, but how did this guy ever become a movie star?). Vanessa Redgrave, as the general's leonine mother, is able to make some sense of the endeavor with her considerable star presence and extraordinary line readings that spin dramatic gold out of Shakespearean lead. But even she is tripped up by the film's overzealous costume designer, who inexplicably shoehorned the legendary star into a quasi-military outfit, complete with a medal that resembles the Cowardly Lion's badge of courage. Go figure!
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Wow! What movie did YOU see? It certainly wasn't the one that I saw. John Logan's adaptation was lean and mean with nary a spare word, no gesture wasted and gave us the essence of Shakespeare's play. The fact that you mention "Occupy-style protestors" when the movie was filmed in the spring of 2010, speaks to the timelessness and relevance of the material. I thought Fiennes' performance was fierce, ferocious and fantastic. Redgrave was both luminous and hard as nails. Chastain's role was indeed small and yes, Butler had a beard, but that you didn't SEE them acting is rather the point. There wasn't a bad performance in the bunch and I thought Butler held his own with the likes of Fiennes, Redgrave and Cox admirably. Speaking of Brian Cox, his performance is the one everyone should be talking about, IMHO. Nothing short of brilliant.
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