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This dress was made for my good friend Kate's wedding. I found the lace years ago for $5 at an op shop (thrift shop) near where I used to live. It was obviously a sample piece of fabric that never ended up being used, so I bought it for future when-I-need-to-make-something-fancy times. And an outfit for a wedding was the obvious choice.
I decided to make something very 1920s-inspired, because I figure with so much lace the two options are late 20s/early 30s or 1950s, and I've always wanted some deco and flapper-era clothes. Also making something 20s inspired allowed me to finally make something in the style of Louise Boulanger, who's clothes are amazing. This dress is based on a few of Boulanger's dresses from around 1928 which featured dropped waists and frothy skirts. I've made my dress with an only slightly dropped waist, so it sits right on the top of my hip bones and doesn't look so costume-y. I decided to use a champagne satin to line the dress, because I wanted it to be as close to my skin colour as possible (like a vintage illusion dress) and so the lace would stand out.
To make the dress, I drafted a simple bodice with a deep v in both front and back. I decided to do a side zipper so that the lace would not be broken up in the back. For the skirt, I simply made three tiered layers of satin and lace and then one more layer of just lace in between the second and bottom tiers. Unfortunately I don't think it shows up very clearly in the photos. I had to sew the satin and lace of each piece together before I could join any of the pieces together, just to make sure everything sat together properly. The skirt alone has about 6 metres of fabric in it, which also makes it really heavy, even though both fabrics are thin and light. Each tier of the skirt has a circumference of a little over 2 metres, and I had to hand gather it all because that much fabric won't be gathered by a machine. I used wide bias binding to cover the raw edges of the skirt and bodice when I joined it together, to keep it neat and to hold it in place before doing the main waist seam. I still had to redo most of the waist anyway because sewing together so much fabric is really awkward! But it did work out eventually and without too much difficulty.
The wedding was a wonderful day with great weather, and these photos were taken in the grounds outside the church. The garden really matches the styling! Photos by Ezzles as always.
3.5 metres lavender lace
3.5 metres champagne satin
Sep 7, 2013, 09.36 PMby jennyrecorder
Sep 10, 2013, 11.02 AMby pambox
Thank you
Sep 7, 2013, 09.35 PMby Mary Athey
This is lovely on you and i'm so impressed with your drafting x
Sep 10, 2013, 11.02 AMby pambox
Thanks – my french curve is so useful!
Sep 7, 2013, 03.05 PMby blueartisan
I like how you've done the dropped waist, it's very hard to get a dropped waist to flatter anyone but a boy lol Where you've done it is the perfect point I think. Looks great!
Sep 10, 2013, 11.00 AMby pambox
Thanks! I kept it just resting on my hip bones and made sure it wasn't too loose.
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Aggies set to host Bakersfield
POSTED: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 9:28pm
UPDATED: Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 2:22pm
Las Cruces, NM — The New Mexico State men's basketball team (15-7, 4-2 WAC) takes on Bakersfield, Thursday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. (MT) in the Pan American Center. AggieVision is producing the game for TV and fans should check local listings for airtimes in your area. Saturday's game will also air over the radio waves on the Aggie Sports Network with 'Voice of the Aggies' Jack Nixon giving the play-by-play.
Looking Ahead
NM State takes on Utah Valley, who is currently sitting atop the WAC Standings, Saturday, Feb. 1 in the Pan American Center. That night is Hall of Fame night with 'Voice of the Aggies' Jack Nixon being inducted along with former Aggie men's golf coach Scott Lieberwirth, and former NM State women's basketball player Melanie Maynes. That night is also a 'White Out' with the Aggie Athletics Department asking all Aggie fans to wear white. The game will air on the radio with coverage on KGRT 104 FM in Las Cruces, while they are also scheduled to be on TV with AggieVision producing them. Please check with your local satellite or cable provider for show times or check online at www.AggieVision.tv. Radio coverage on the Aggie Sports Network includes coverage in Alamogordo (107.1 FM), Albuquerque (101.7 FM), Artesia (990 AM) and Carlsbad (1240 AM).
Post-Game Interviews
Fans and media can access post-game video interviews with head coach Marvin Menzies and selected players after each game on-line at www.NMStateSports.com by clicking on the game recap.
About the Aggies
NM State had its seven-game winning streak snapped by Chicago State on Thursday, Jan. 16 by falling 86-81 then lost its second straight Western Athletic Conference game of the year falling to Kansas City 68-66 on the road. However, NM State bounced back with a 90-78 win over Texas-Pan American, Jan. 25 in the Pan American Center.
The Aggies are now sitting at 4-2 in league play and play two games in the Pan American Center this week, where they are 9-1 on the year.
The Aggies are averaging 78.2 points per game this season and are shooting 48.0 percent from the field, while they are shooting fairly well from behind the 3-point arc as well, hitting 37.6 percent of their 3-point attempts. The NM State defense is holding its opponents to a 41.3 percent shooting percentage on the year and is out-rebounding the opposing teams by an average of 37.0 per game to 32.9 per game (+4.1 rebounding margin).
Junior guard Daniel Mullings leads all scorers on the squad with 17.0 points per game and is also the defensive leader of the team with a league-high 46 steals this season. He also has 69 assists on the offensive end of the court and nine blocks on the defensive side.
Sophomore Sim Bhullar, who has sat out the last six games due to a foot injury, leads the team with a WAC-best 53 blocks this season, while junior Tshilidzi Nephawe is now the team-leader in rebounds with 7.7 per game and he has 30 blocks this year, after marking a career-best six blocks against Idaho (Jan. 11) and adding another three against Chicago State.
Senior guard Kevin Aronis has the best 3-point shooting percentage at 43.8 percent (49-of-112) and has made the most 3-pointers with 49. Junior guard KC Ross-Miller is second on the team with a 41.7 3-point shooting percentage (20-of-48) and junior DK Eldridge is shooting 40 percent from behind the 3-point arc (28-of-70).
Senior forward/center Renaldo Dixon has made six consecutive starts heading into Thursday's game against Bakersfield and is averaging 24.5 minutes per game this season. He is posting 8.2 points per game and is grabbing 5.4 rebounds per game.
Looking Back
The Aggies continued to dominate at home in Western Athletic Conference play after defeating the Texas-Pan American Broncs, 90-78, Saturday night, Jan. 25, inside the Pan American Center. The win was the Aggies' 17th-straight home win against conference opponents.
The Aggies overcame a slow start to improve to 15-7 overall and 4-2 in WAC play. UTPA falls to 6-15 and 2-4 in the WAC.
NM State junior guard Daniel Mullings had a career-night as he went over the 30-point mark for the first time in his Aggie career. NM State's leading scorer finished with 32 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the field and 13-of-15 from the free-throw line.
Not to be outdone, center Tshilidzi Nephawe also marked a career-high. The Aggie big man finished with a game-high 15 rebounds, the most he's had in a game while at NM State. Nephawe also scored 14 points for a team-leading sixth double-double.
A couple of other Aggies also contributed with double-figure points. Senior forward Renaldo Dixon put in 15 points while junior guard DK Eldridge added another 14.
NM State shot 56.9 percent from the field (29-of-51) while holding the Broncs to 45.8 percent (27-of-59). The Aggies made 3-of-8 from beyond the arc during both halves to finish 6-of-16 for the game, a 37.5 shooting percentage from 3-point range. NM State also shot 14 more free throws than the Broncs, finishing at 76.5 percent from the charity stripe (26-of-34).
Series History versus Bakersfield
The NM State Aggies have proved themselves against the Bakersfield Roadrunner with a 3-0 all-time record, which began on Dec. 29, 1961. All games played have been at the Aggies home court, the Pan American Center. The Aggies won the first game 88-64, the second game 73-72 and the third game 78-57.

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Macaroni w/ Bleu Cheese & MushroomDefinitely gourmet and mellowed with a beer wash. Very strong flavour and too greasy with a 1/2 c. butter. Would be better if used as side dish--small amount, although flavour decreases the longer it sits so could use as a leftover meal. Kids won't like it. — EdibleMenu 4/20/2011 |
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1. The Washington toll bridge authority does not have the power to exempt public school children from fares on the Puget Sound ferries when said public school children are riding a public school bus to and from educational trips in the course of their schooling.
2. Same: The toll bridge authority does however have the authority, with the approval of its consulting engineer, to effect a reasonable reclassification and reduction of charges for this class of user. What would be an appropriate or reasonable classification is a question of fact to be determined by the toll bridge authority.
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April 15, 1963
Honorable Richard L. PittProsecuting AttorneyIsland CountyCoupeville, Washington
Cite as: AGO 63-64 No. 16
Dear Sir:
By letter previously acknowledged, you have requested an opinion of this office on the following two questions:
1. "'Is it within the jurisdiction of the toll bridge authority to exempt public school children from ferry fares when said public school children are riding a public school bus to and from educational trips in the course of their schooling.'"
2. "'Is it within the jurisdiction of the toll bridge authority to reduce ferry fares or rates with respect to school children riding public school buses to and from school educational trips.'"
We answer the first question in the negative; the second affirmatively.
The Washington toll bridge authority is charged with certain [[Orig. Op. Page 2]] responsibilities regarding the Puget Sound ferry system and has the authority, as hereinafter recited, to fix or alter ferry charges or rates.
RCW 47.60.150 provides in part as follows:
"The schedule of charges for the services and facilities of the system shall be fixed and revised from time to time by the authority so that the tolls and revenues collected will yield annual revenue and income sufficient, after allowance for all operating, maintenance and repair expenses to pay the interest and principal and sinking fund charges for all outstanding revenue bonds, and to create and maintain a fund for ordinary renewals and replacements: . . ."
RCW 47.60.290 reads as follows:
"The Washington toll bridge authority is hereby authorized and directed to review tariffs and charges as applicable to the operation of the Washington state ferries for the purpose of establishing a more fair and equitable tariff to be charged passengers, vehicles, and commodities on the routes of the Washington state ferries."
According to RCW 47.60.300, said review "shall give proper consideration to time of travel, distance of travel, operating costs, maintenance and repair expenses, and the resultant effect any change in tariff might have on the debt service requirements of the authority as specifically provided in existing financing programs."
Finally, RCW 47.60.320 provides:
"No change in tariff shall be considered by the authority unless said authority shall first have obtained the approval of the consulting engineer appointed by the authority to serve for the account of the Washington state ferries. Further, no change in tariff shall be considered by the authority that can be construed as contrary to the provisions of the governing bond resolutions then presently outstanding between the authority and the holders of bonds which have theretofore been sold by the authority in connection with financing related to the Washington state ferries."
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Pursuant to chapter 9, Laws of 1961, Ex. Sess., codified as RCW 47.60.400 through RCW 47.60.470, the Washington toll bridge authority, by resolution, provided for the issuance of refunding revenue bonds. The bond resolution (No. 362) provides,inter alia, as follows: (§ 11)
"The Authority covenants that forthwith, upon the adoption of any revised schedule of tolls, certified copies thereof will be filed with the Trustee and mailed by the Authority to the Principal Underwriter and the Consulting Engineer.
"The Authority covenants that tolls will be classified in a reasonable way to cover all traffic so that the tolls may be uniform in application to all traffic falling within any reasonable class regardless of the status or character of any person, firm or corporation participating in the traffic, that no reduced rate or toll will be allowed within any such class except through the use of commutation or other tickets or privileges based upon frequency or volume, and thatno free passage shall be permitted except to employees of the Authority or the State Highway Commission in the discharge of their official duties in the operation and maintenance of the Ferry System or in accordance with union collective bargaining agreements." (Emphasis supplied.)
Accordingly, it is clear that the Washington toll bridge authority may not, by virtue of RCW 47.60.320 and the provisions of the governing bond resolution integrated therein, permit free passage other than to employees of the authority or the state highway commission in discharge of their official duties. Furthermore, RCW 47.60.400 through 47.60.470, referred to above, manifest an intent that the ferry system be self-sustaining.
However, as regards your second question, it is also apparent that under the existing legislation discussed above, the toll bridge authority has the latitude to effect a change in tariff rates upon the approval of its consulting engineer and within the scope of § 11 as above set out, so as to classify public school children transported in public school buses under an appropriate rate or charge.
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The question as to what is an appropriate or a reasonable classification is a question of fact to be determined by the authority with reference to all the circumstances presented and with further reference to the standards of review set forth in chapter 47.60 RCW.
We trust the foregoing will be of assistance to you.
Very truly yours,
JOHN J. O'CONNELLAttorney General
JOHN C. O'ROURKEAssistant Attorney General


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Zoos: Can they help save the polar bear?
A group of activists, zoo officials, lawmakers and scientists has proposed increasing the number of polar bears in U.S. zoos, to help maintain the species' genetic diversity if the wild population plummets.
The Washington Post
Polar bears are ideally suited to life in the Arctic: Their hair is without pigment, blending in with the snow; their heavy, strongly curved claws allow them to clamber over blocks of ice and snow and grip their prey securely, and their rough pads keep them from slipping.
The one thing they can't survive is the disintegration of the ice. They range across the sea ice far from shore to hunt fatty seals, whose blubber sustains them.
Heat-trapping greenhouse-gas emissions caused by the burning of fossil fuel are making the Arctic warm twice as fast as in lower latitudes; current climate models suggest Arctic summer sea ice could disappear by 2030.
Polar bears would prefer to hunt seals year-round, but the disappearance of sea ice has forced them onto land or far offshore, where the ice remains only over deep, unproductive water. "Either way, they're food deprived," said Steven Amstrup, chief scientist for the advocacy group Polar Bears International and an emeritus researcher with the U.S. Geological Survey.
A group of activists, zoo officials, lawmakers and scientists has come up with a radical proposal: Increase the number of polar bears in U.S. zoos to help maintain the species' genetic diversity if the wild population plummets. In a worst-case scenario, a remnant would survive in captivity.
That should be good news for the St. Louis Zoo, which has designed a $20 million polar-bear exhibit with a cooled saltwater pool and concrete cliffs covered in simulated ice and snow for between three and five bears. Its goal was to have them there by 2017. But it hasn't gotten a single bear lined up, since it's illegal to import them, captive cubs are rare, and finding orphaned bears in Alaska is difficult.
The Fish and Wildlife Service could allow the importation of polar bears for public display through future legislative or regulatory changes, but has shown no inclination to pursue those options.
An immense challenge
Polar bears, which evolved from brown bears tens of thousands of years ago, have become an iconic species because of their majestic size and ability to thrive in the harsh Arctic. Today the image of a mammoth bear clinging to a piece of ice embodies an environment under siege. Advocates of the plan to bring more into captivity, including St. Louis Zoo President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Bonner, say that saving a species whose habitat is disappearing is an immense challenge.
"Polar bears are simply the first species where we have to get it right," Bonner said. When it comes to doing research on how to sustain an exotic species through breeding techniques, "that research is only research that can be done in zoos," he added.
Federal scientists say that based on current projections, two-thirds of the world's polar bears could become extinct by midcentury, though a significant cut in greenhouse-gas emissions could help halt that decline. There are roughly 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears worldwide, 4,700 of which live in Alaska and spend part of the year in Canada and Russia.
It's been done before
Zoological institutions have helped save imperiled species before, such as the California condor and the Mexican fox, which were bred in captivity and reintroduced into the wild.
"If you don't build these insurance populations when you have the animals, then it's too late," said the Toledo Zoo's mammals curator, Randi Meyerson, who chairs the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' polar-bear species-survival program. "We're planning for something we hope we don't need."
The number of captive polar bears in the U.S. has declined since 1995, when there were about 200. Today 64 bears reside in accredited institutions such as the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, which houses three. A total of 13 different polar bears lived at different times at the Smithsonian's National Zoo between 1959 and 1980, but it no longer has one in captivity and has no plans to acquire one because creating the proper habitat would be, in the words of spokeswoman Pamela Baker-Masson, "cost prohibitive."
Closer to humans
Shrinking ice has put some polar bears into closer contact with humans, especially in Canada, and in some cases communities encounter orphaned cubs. Manitoba's Assiniboine Park Zoo has created an International Polar Bear Conservation Centre, aimed at helping transition cubs into captivity in some instances. The question remains whether these cubs should be available for import into the U.S. for public display, because as a federally listed threatened species, polar bears are classified as "depleted" under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and can only be brought in for bona fide scientific research or if it enhances the species' recovery.
The proposal, which would require an interpretation from the Fish and Wildlife Service that polar-bear imports comply with federal law, has sparked a fierce debate among scientists, ethicists, policymakers and conservationists.
"If the world cares about polar bears, reducing carbon concentrations in the atmosphere is the only way to preserve polar bears' habitat," said Lily Peacock, a research biologist in the U.S. Geological Survey's polar-bear program.
Even the proponents of the zoo plan identify reducing carbon emissions as the top priority for conserving polar bears. Robert Buchanan, president of the advocacy group Polar Bears International, said displaying them in zoos could represent the best way to persuade the public to make such cuts.
"The only way at this time to save bears is to have people change their habits, and the way to do that is through zoos and aquariums," he said. "Polar bears are just ambassadors for their friends in the Arctic."
The Fish and Wildlife Service allows orphaned cubs from Alaska to be shipped to the Lower 48 for display, as it did with the Louisville Zoo last year. It let in a captive-bred polar bear from Australia in 2006 for Anchorage's Alaska Zoo, but hasn't let in any other polar bears since the late 1990s.
New York University environmental studies and philosophy professor Dale Jamieson noted that if you're facing the prospect of taking an animal out of its natural environment for generations, "we might as well simply be storing genetic material in gene banks." Zoos, he said "have a huge conflict of interest. This is how they make money."
Fish and Wildlife has identified 187,000 square miles in Alaska as critical habitat for polar bears and is working on a plan to protect the species through such possible actions as limiting bear hunting.


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The Lazarus Effect Trailer: Now an Undead Olivia Wilde Wants to Play With You
Movie News By Christopher Campbell on January 7, 2015 | Be the First To CommentIt's typically frustrating when acclaimed documentary filmmakers make the leap to fiction. After all, not everyone can mix up the real and make believe as well as Werner Herzog. Even Errol Morris, Joe Berlinger and Barbara Kopple had trouble making the switch. Plus, we need those great documentarians to make more great documentaries. But, alas, they need to make some money, too. I like David Gelb a lot, and I love his breakthrough, Jiro Dreams of Sushi, so I'm reserving most of my judgment of his upcoming horror film, The Lazarus Effect, until I see it. And even if it's as bad as it looks, I'll still be hopeful that the filmmaker made enough cash to deliver another nonfiction gem. The Lazarus Effect, which shouldn't be itself confused for a doc from a few years ago about HIV and AIDS in Africa, seems to be a mix of Pet Sematary and Luc Besson's Lucy. The former because it's about a team of scientists dumb enough to be working on a way to bring dead animals back to life (have they no "Frankenstein" or any of its descendants in their world?) and the latter because when they resurrect their fallen friend (Olivia Wilde) she has increased neural activity and has superpowers stemming from her mind. At least, that's what I'm getting from the movie's trailer, which can be seen below.
'The Longest Week' Review: Plagued By First World Problems
Movie Reviews By Emily Estep on September 5, 2014 | Be the First To CommentLooking at Jason Bateman's filmography over the past five years, there's a mix of comedies, ranging in quality and style, but he plays an everyman in just about all of them. It seems as if he hit his stride with Arrested Development, and he's been cast as the non-threatening, generally handsome but relatable, nice guy about to boil over ever since. It's a role in which Bateman definitely excels, often bringing subtleties to each similar-feeling character. That isn't the case in The Longest Week. Bateman stars in Peter Glanz's film as Conrad Valmont, an adult child whose affluent, loveless upbringing has turned him into a self-obsessed, womanizing pseudo-intellectual. When he's kicked out of his family's Manhattan Hotel, he's forced to stay with his only friend, Dylan (Billy Crudup), who's similarly full of himself but more addicted to monogamy. The two have competed through the entirety of their friendship, and now they're fighting over the affections of Beatrice (Olivia Wilde), a model who enters their lives in standard rom-com stride.
'Better Living Through Chemistry' Review: Sam Rockwell's Manic Pixie Drug Girl
Movie Reviews By Luke Mullen on March 14, 2014 | Be the First To CommentDespite what Better Living Through Chemistry will try to tell you, Douglas Varney's life isn't all that hard. Played by Sam Rockwell, Doug's biggest issues are an asshole father-in-law, an emasculating wife, a son who's acting out and a general inability and/or lack of desire to do anything about it. Nonetheless, life's pretty tough for ol' Doug, and when his lazy teenage employee (Ben Schwartz) ditches work, Doug is stuck delivering prescriptions from the pharmacy he owns. One of those prescriptions happens to be for an Elizabeth Roberts (Olivia Wilde) a lovely woman who seems not to have a care in the world. Doug falls for her and they start sleeping together despite both being married to other people, and she introduces him to the wonders of prescription drugs. Soon he's making his own drug cocktails for the two of them to take, and the chemicals help him adopt her laissez-faire attitude toward life. This leads to many things that he should have done long ago, like standing up to his father-in-law and his wife and finally talking to his son and spending some quality with him. But when a DEA agent starts poking around the pharmacy, Doug's new found freedom may well be at risk.
'Better Living Through Chemistry' Trailer: Olivia Wilde Gets Skanky in Sam Rockwell's Latest Excuse to Dance
Movie News By Nathan Adams on January 23, 2014 | Be the First To CommentWhenever it's announced that America's sweetheart Sam Rockwell is going to be appearing in a new movie, there's always one important question that immediately springs into any sane mind: "Is he going to get a chance to show off his sweet dance moves in this one?" Well, whoever cut together the trailer for Rockwell's latest starring vehicle, Better Living Through Chemistry, was wise enough to help advertise the film by answering that all-important question, and the answer is yes, yes, a thousand times yes! We've got another movie where Rockwell shakes his booty on our hands, and it is glorious. Okay, that's not entirely the truth. We only get a brief enough glimpse of moves being busted out to confirm the dancing, but we can assume that it's going to be glorious. Past evidence supports it. Click through to see the proof for yourself, as well as a bunch of stuff involving Jean Ralphio being irresponsible, Olivia Wilde having loose morals, and—what the heck—let's throw in a mega-cut of a bunch of scenes where Rockwell has danced in the past for your efforts.
Filmmakers and Creators Respond to 'Her' and the Question of Modern Love in This Thoughtful Short Film
Features By Scott Beggs on January 21, 2014 | Be the First To CommentWhy Watch? Sharing your life with somebody. Science fiction aside, that's what Spike Jonze's Her is all about, and in this talking head doc, creatives like Marc Maron, Charlene Yi and Olivia Wilde answer the difficult question of how we view love in a world with smart phones in hand. Her: Love in the Modern Age is a fantastic, thought-provoking short film, but it's also the kind of thing that should be made for dozens of movies every year — responses that replace the lobby and end up online to create an even larger conversation. Ultimately, it's such a gargantuan concept that every entry here feels like a grain of sand trying to describe the beach, and that provides an intrinsic element of frustration. You might find yourself irritated with or angry at some of the conclusions that these people come to about love, but its those differences that propel and reveal the labyrinthine complexity of something that is boiled down to chemicals and placed on a pedestal above all others. Funny how a conversation about love ends up creating an open door to human frailty and failing.
Year in Review: 13 Unforgettable Performances That Oscar Will Overlook
Best of 2013 By Jack Giroux on December 20, 2013 | Comments (1)Christian Bale, Sanda Bullock, Joaquin Phoenix, Oscar Isaac, Tom Hanks, Robert Redford, Michael Fassbender, and Meryl Steep, because she's Meryl Streep, have all had heaps of praise thrown their way this year by both fans and critics. They'll continue to see even more acclaim in 2014 and beyond, but with all those fantastic movie star performances, not all of 2013's best have gotten the attention they deserve. That happens most every year, of course. Only so many performances can be nominated for statuettes. After all, even after listing these 13, another 13 could have easily followed (it was a good year). In that spirit, hopefully you'll share your picks in the comments section, but for now, here are 13 performances from 2013 not to forget when someone else is being played off stage for making their acceptance speech too long.
'Rush' Review: Ron Howard and Team Win With a Simple But Powerful Drama
Movie Reviews By Jack Giroux on September 6, 2013 | Be the First To CommentRon Howard is kind of an everyman's director. He isn't above his audience, knows exactly what they want, and generally gives it to them without pandering. Sometimes the end product doesn't workout — see The Dilemma or the Robert Langdon movies to learn that the hard way — but when it does, the final film can be quite special, especially if Howard really has something to say. With Rush, he definitely does. It's easy to see why Howard was attracted to the characters at the center of Rush including competing Formula 1 drivers Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl) and James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth). The film raises questions every filmmaker must grapple with: What is success? How do you overcome failure? And how can one bring personality and passion to a business? The balance of art and commerce is something Howard's dramas — Cinderella Man, Apollo 13, Frost/Nixon, and A Beautiful Mind — have achieved in the past, and so does Rush.
'Drinking Buddies' Review: From Casual to Affecting Over a Few Dozen Beers
Movie Reviews By Rob Hunter on August 23, 2013 | Be the First To CommentEditor's Note: This review was originally part of our SXSW coverage, but Drinking Buddies is in theaters this weekend so stop messing around and go see it. Joe Swanberg is one of a group of filmmakers who made their mark with movies that relied on improvisation more than script, 20 something ennui more than narrative and friends more than professional actors. This model works for some viewers, but it's not designed to ever really appeal to the wider audiences. His latest film, Drinking Buddies, keeps the improv method, but it still manages to tell a cohesive and truly affecting story. A big reason for that is a cast of extremely talented actors with wicked good comedic timing in the lead roles. The four performers, along with a more assured Swanberg directing and editing, have crafted a story about heartbreak, temptation and friendship.
'Drinking Buddies' Poster: A Bunch of People You Like A Lot Star in A Movie Together, Plus Booze
Movie News By Kate Erbland on May 17, 2013 | Be the First To CommentDo you like fun things? Things like beer and love and friendship and mostly improvised movies? Or even fun people? Fun people like Jake Johnson, Olivia Wilde, Anna Kendrick, and Ron Livingston? Would you like to see all of those things and people together in one of SXSW's biggest hits from earlier this year? Good, you can do that quite soon. Until then, here is a poster. Refreshing! Drinking Buddies will be available on VOD on July 25th, with a theatrical release following on August 23rd. [EW]
Casting Couch: Al Pacino is David Gordon Green's 'Mangelhorn,' Michael Peña is Re-Teaming With David Ayer, and More
Casting Couch By Nathan Adams on May 14, 2013 | Be the First To CommentWhat is Casting Couch? It's one stop shopping when it comes to casting news. It's even better than shopping though, because it's free. Today you can pay no money to find out what Olivia Wilde and Mark Duplass are teaming up on, as well as what Bill Hader's first post-SNL gig might be. It looks like David Gordon Green's turn back toward directing more dramatic movies again is starting to stick. THR is reporting that his next project is going to be a drama called Mangelhorn that's about an eccentric man who's trying to come to terms with the fact that a past crime has cost him the love of his life. More than that though, Mangelhorn is a drama that's going to be employing one of the most celebrated dramatic actors of all time, because the trade's report also says that Al Pacino has been attached to the lead role. Hopefully this will wash the taste of Dunkaccino and Your Highness out of all our mouths.
'Rush' Trailer: Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl Face Death and Ego In Racing Drama
Movie News By Kate Erbland on April 8, 2013 | Be the First To CommentOkay, Ron Howard, this will do just fine. For his first post-The Dilemma directorial outing, Howard has returned to his dramatic roots with another true life story that should fit in quite nicely alongside Apollo 13 and Frost/Nixon. Howard's Rush centers on one of sport's greatest rivalries and one of the most wrenching comebacks in the history of athletics. The fact-based film stars Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl as Formula 1 drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda, respectively. Hunt and Lauda were long-standing rivals on the F1 circuit, a rivalry that was both shaken and reinforced by Lauda's 1976 crash that left him with extensive facial burns, damage to his lungs and blood, and in a weeks-long coma. Despite the heavy Hemsworth presence in this trailer, Rush is ostensibly focused primarily on Lauda's life and his amazing comeback, with that action framed up against his rivalry with Hunt. Only six weeks after his horrific accident, Lauda returned to racing with an intent to beat Hunt and win the F1 title (one determined by a point system). The first trailer for Rush looks absolutely stunning, and if the final film lives up to this new bit of marketing, we're in for one hell of a treat. Not sold yet? Did we mention that Olivia Wilde co-stars? Buckle up and check out the first trailer for Rush after the break.
Here's to Magnolia Pictures, Who Just Picked Up SXSW Favorite 'Drinking Buddies'
Movie News By Kate Erbland on March 19, 2013 | Be the First To CommentThe positive buzz surrounding Joe Swanberg's SXSW Film Festival premiere, Drinking Buddies, was heady enough to carry over throughout the 89-day (almost) festival, so it was quite surprising that the filmmaker's latest had not found a home by the time the fest ended this past weekend. No matter, however, as the Olivia Wilde- and Jake Johnson-starrer has lined up a big deal that will put the favorite into theaters nationwide by the year's end, as Magnola Pictures has just picked up North American rights to the comedy. The film "follows the lives of Kate (Wilde) and Luke (Johnson) who work together at a craft brewery. They have one of those friendships that feels like it could be something more. But Kate is with Chris (Ron Livingston), and Luke is with Jill (Anna Kendrick). And Jill wants to know if Luke is ready to talk about marriage. The answer to that question becomes crystal clear when Luke and Kate unexpectedly find themselves alone for a weekend." Uh oh.
SXSW 2013 Review: 'The Incredible Burt Wonderstone' Is More Banal Than Magical
Movie Reviews By Rob Hunter on March 16, 2013 | Be the First To CommentDo you remember how old you were when you saw and were amazed by a great magician (live or on TV) for the very first time? Of course you don't. As with Creme de Menthe and handjobs, the awe surrounding your first exposure to the world of magic quickly fades when you realize that the reality behind the promised wonder is far less exciting than you thought. That and there are far better alternatives, too. But movies about magic are a different beast all together. Not only can they use additional trickery like editing and special effects to impress viewers, they can also add a narrative that explores the power of illusion in our lives. Think The Prestige, where ambition leads to an illusory success. Think Penn & Teller Get Killed, where illusions are used to comment on societal gullibility. Or, as in the case of The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, magic can be used as an inconsequential backdrop for mediocre comedy.
Review: Limp 'Deadfall' Rests on Eric Bana's Shoulders
Movie Reviews By Jack Giroux on December 7, 2012 | Comments (2)Deadfall is a prime example of a film losing steam too quickly, making it an exceedingly weak and limp effort from The Counterfeiters director Stefan Ruzowitzky. What starts off as a promising, chilly crime yarn turns out to be another generic thriller, always hitting the beats we expect. The structure is in place to make for a decent B-movie, but Ruzowitzky deflates almost every scene with standard, by-the-book flat filmmaking. How formulaic is it? This formulaic: Jay (Charlie Hunnam) has just been released from prison. Don't worry, though, he's really a (mildly) innocent man. He also isn't your "average criminal," because most criminals don't happen to be former Olympian boxers. Who live by the border of Canada. Who get tangled up in some bad (read: nearly wacky) situations. It's just a real shame for Jay that two casino-robbing siblings, Addison (Eric Bana) and Liz (Olivia Wilde), attempt to take advantage of him and his family on Thanksgiving. Their plan heats up, though, once Liza and Jay start to feel something for one another. Obviously, nothing new going on there. What is missing to make it work is any sense of investment from Ruzowitzky. He takes joy in constructing some of the film's action, but when it comes to Hunnam's character, his dopey love story, and his conflict with his parents, Ruzowitzky appears more bored with it all than we are.
Casting Couch: Faces New and Old Join 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier,' 'Sin City 2' Picks Up a Couple of Lovely Ladies, and More
Casting Couch By Nathan Adams on October 30, 2012 | Be the First To CommentWhat is Casting Couch? Today it's the way to get news regarding all of those upcoming super hero sequels. Tomorrow it might be something else. Though we've still yet to have the pleasure of taking in the first two installments of Marvel's super hero movie Phase II, Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier is already coming up in 2014, so it's probably about time we started hearing some casting news. And, wouldn't you know it, Variety brings us just that. Not only has the trade revealed that End of Watch, The Grey, and Warrior star Frank Grillo will be joining the cast as the Red Skull's brutal henchman Crossbones, but they also have news that some familiar SHIELD faces from The Avengers will be showing back up in Cap's second solo adventure. More specifically, Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury, Cobie Smulders' Agent Maria Hill, and Scarlett Johansson's Natasha Romanoff will all be coming back. You remember them, right?
Exclusive Poster Debut: Rob Corddry Would Like to 'Butter' Your Muffin
Exclusive By Jack Giroux on October 5, 2012 | Be the First To CommentJim Field Smith's Butter has been sitting on the shelf for some time now. The film had a secret premiere at Telluride last year (over a year ago), where it was met with a fairly positive response. Now, as it's finally coming out on VOD and in theaters, it's being greeted with more of a decidedly mixed response. Whether you come out liking Butter or not, you will, at the very least, come away impressed by Rob Corddry. Here we see Corddry playing the straight man role, something we're not all that used to from him. Along with Hugh Jackman, he steals the film. With the film's theatrical release today, we've been given an exclusive character poster featuring Corddry himself. Check out Corddry's innocent, childlike grin after the jump:
Review: 'Butter' Is Better as Basic Comedy, Not Biting Satire
AFI Fest By Kate Erbland on October 4, 2012 | Comments (1)Editor's note: With Butter finally hitting theaters tomorrow, here's a re-run of our AFI FEST review, originally published on November 8, 2011, to spread all over your movie theater popcorn. Jim Field Smith's Butter has been packaged and sold as its own consumable commodity – as some sort of smart, politically-minded satire. Butter is certainly funny in spats, but smart satire it is not, as there are no hard lessons taught or learned within the film. It may be too easy to say that Butter goes soft by its end – but the wording works here, both in terms of a mildly clever food pun and as an actual critique of how the film flip-flops with its tone and message before settling on an easy conclusion. The world of competitive butter-carving is hilarious and bizarre, a fine setting for a straight comedy that culminates with a character incredulously summing up its ridiculousness – "you put it on toast!" – but everything in Smith's film is just too obvious to transcend basic laughs.
Review: 'The Words' Tries To Say A Lot, But Falls Slightly Short
Film Festivals By Allison Loring on September 7, 2012 | Be the First To CommentEditor's note: With The Words hitting theaters today, brush up on our Sundance review of the film, first published on January 26, 2012. Writing is a difficult task whether you have to do it for school, work, or simply because you have words in you that you must get out. But even if you are a writer, those words don't always come easily and staring at a blank Word document or page is always intimidating. In The Words, we come to know Rory Jenson (Bradley Cooper), a struggling writer who has penned his first novel – a work that is good, but not good enough to get published. Slightly disheartened and with a new bride Dora (Zoe Saldana) to support, Rory takes a job in the mailroom of a publishing house, hoping to make some contacts and advance his career. While on their honeymoon in Paris, Dora drags Rory into yet another antique shop and Rory ends up finding an old leather briefcase that is classy and sophisticated – a symbol of a true writer and a gift Dora quickly buys for her new husband. As he later starts filling it with his own work, Rory comes to find a weathered manuscript he neglected to notice when he first purchased the briefcase. Upon reading the first page (typed on the back of a handwritten letter), Rory cannot put the manuscript down and reads it from beginning to end.
Finding Sonic Truth with Marcelo Zarvos' Score for 'The Words'
Aural Fixation By Allison Loring on September 6, 2012 | Be the First To CommentRory Jansen (Bradley Cooper) has done a terrible thing. He's stolen another man's words. And because of this deception, three different storylines unfold – one in the past, one in the present, and one in the future. However, when telling the story of a man willing to steal another's words, it is hard to know how reliable our narrator is and as these three storylines start to blend with one another, the truth at the heart of it all seems to get more and more muddled. Throughout The Words, composer Marcelo Zarvos' score provides us with sonic clues that attempt to point us towards that truth while also tying these three stories together. One of the most memorable parts of the score (and the film) is The Words' theme. Within the first few seconds of the score's second track, "The Old Man," the theme hits you – a driving string piece that is both beautiful and romantic, but at the same time ominous and unsettling. This theme works as the first hint towards the true nature of this story. At first glance, The Words may seem like three simple love stories told through the perspective of three different generations, but as things begin to unfold, it becomes clear that nothing in this story is simple and the truth at the heart of it is much more complicated. (Listen for this theme to come back in a big way at the beginning of "The Bookstore" – possibly hinting at a link between these two pieces). Since we […]
Spike Jonze's Man Loves Siri Movie Isn't As Crazy As It Sounds
Movie News By Nathan Adams on September 3, 2012 | Be the First To CommentWe've been following along with the development of Spike Jonze's next project for a while now, and with good reason. For one, it's a new Spike Jonze movie, and that should be enough to get film geek blood pumping on its own. But when you factor in the cast that he's compiled, which includes names like Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, Amy Adams, Samantha Morton, and Olivia Wilde, well, it doesn't take long before the anticipation hits a boiling point. There is one cloud of uncertainty that's been hanging over the project's head ever since it got announced, however, and that's the fact that it has been sold as being a story about a man who falls in love with Siri. Yeah, the iPhone thing.
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The Graduate School of Social Work's groundbreaking National Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS marks its silver anniversary this year, its focus having changed in light of medical science's progress against the disease over the past quarter-century. But as conference founder Vincent Lynch adds, the need for the forum — which took place in May 2013 in Chicago — is as great as ever.
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on March 18, 2013Running a secret society can't be that tough. After deciding on the number of snakes in your cryptic logo and choosing which ethnic groups to exclude, all that's left is to maintain secrecy. And yet it's that part that so often vexes collegiate secret societies, transforming them into publicly known and easily ridiculed clubs, no different from a Hunter's Lodge or the GOP.
The latest secret society to make this misstep is Georgetown's Second Stewards Society, which was considered extinct until an anonymous blogger published its internal emails last month. Turns out the Stewards were not only active, but they counted the leading candidate for student government president among their members. The poor kid (figuratively of course, literal poor kids aren't allowed in secret societies) lost.
To prevent other secret societies from succumbing to the same fate, here are some lessons from those who've failed first.
1. Don't send emails about the operations of your supposedly secret society, as The Stewards did. Inevitably, someone will get to them and if they're about really stupid things like buttons or Brooks Brothers ties, as The Stewards were, they will be published and publicly mocked.
2. Don't talk to journalists, even if you think it's off the record. As the members of Columbia's Alpha Delta Phi Society recently learned, "off the record" means different things to different people.
3. Watch the servants. That whole "Vatileaks" scandal, in which the Italian media got its hands on confidential documents exposing corruption within the Vatican, was the doing of the pope's butler. Even history's most successful secret society, the Catholic Church, has to keep an eye on the help.
5. Deny admission to future fame-seekers. It's hard to pinpoint those who will later expose a society, but being in a secret society isn't supposed to be easy. Should you fail in this task, you may wind up admitting a Lyman Bagg, the Yalie whose 1871 book Four Years at Yale first outed Skull & Bones.
6. Don't take it too far. The Harvard Medical Faculty Society, or Med Fac, did just that in 1905 when a member was busted stealing a 200-pound plaque from a campus building. Med Fac made its name trashing campus, stealing university treasures and blowing stuff up but it all ended in 1905 when that conspicuous plaque thief got caught and, pressed, spilled the beans.
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My first question upon seeing the multiple reports that Wes Welker has done what was nearly unthinkable only a few days ago, leaving the Patriots and signing with the Broncos: if $12 million over two years was the offer that won him over, what the hell was the Patriots' low-ball offer then?
Early this morning NFL Network's Albert Breer passed along ominous words regarding Welker's future in New England, essentially saying that the Patriots' latest offer was embarrassingly low, and he was therefore "seriously considering bolting".
I'm not much for arithmetic, but the contract Welker has reportedly agreed to will pay him $6 million annually. I get it: he's aging, and aging players at any position are treated like poison ivy that's laced with poison oak, and then stuffed in a jar containing the chicken pox virus. But to put Welker's asking rate in context with the current market, a wide receiver who has 2,943 receiving yards over the past two years with 15 touchdowns (Welker), will be paid nearly the same average yearly sum — and in fact, marginally less — than a receiver who has 2,753 receiving yards in his career (Brian Hartline, who will be paid $6.2 million).
If Welker was pursuing a long-term commitment as he prepares to celebrate his 32nd birthday in early May, then some hesitancy on Bill Belichick's behalf would be more than understandable. In fact, it would be expected, as the wide receiver cliff is a jagged one, and a 32-year-old Welker may look drastically different than, say, the 36-year-old Welker. But the contract offered by the Broncos and agreed to by Welker minimized risk with both its financial terms, and length.
There wasn't a substantial commitment to a player beyond his age 35 season, or really even close to it. Welker will be 33 when this contract expires, and after a season in which he averaged 84.6 yards per game with 118 receptions (his fifth 100-catch season), there's nothing to indicate a fade is coming now. If it begins the following year in the 2014 season, so be it. Then the Broncos will pay that same Hartline value for a player who's most likely still playing far above a Hartline level at that point.
So the Patriots with their cold calculations and quick, sharp axe truly thought Welker at $6 million annually wasn't an investment worth making? Tom Brady doesn't know what the hell is going on either.
Spoke to someone close to Tom Brady. Beyond enraged at contract details that netted Broncos Wes Welker. "Disgrace""disservice" were used.
— Tom E. Curran (@tomecurran) March 13, 2013
Of course, the explanation you'll never hear from Billy Belichick is rooted in replacement value, and a soft wide receiver market that deflated values and prices. He's surely confident that the much younger (27) Danny Amendola can be secured for a similar if not lesser price, and he can then be plugged into the slot. And indeed, New England started negotiating with Amendola during the three-day tampering window over the weekend.
Victor Cruz, a restricted free agent tendered by the Giants, is an option too if the Pats are prepared to give up a first-round pick. There's also the increasing presence of tight end Aaron Hernandez, who lined up much more often in the slot this past season. Finally, Julian Edelman — also a free agent — could be re-signed after starting to take snaps away from Welker in September before his injury.
Such is the Patriot way. Loyalties are little more than an annoyance, and recognizing a poor investment when a player is descending from the peak of his value has long been Belichick's favorite mind trick. Great, whatever Bill. You can laugh and cackle while not moving a single face muscle next December if your team is still playoff bound, and we'll all eat delicious crow.
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Madonna, Winter X Games Make the List of Top Sports Moments in James Bond Movies (Video)
The sky serves as James Bond's boxing ring. A great addition to any Olympics would be boxing — in the sky. In Moonraker, Agent 007 looks to takes care of a villain the old-fashioned way, but his fist work is complicated by a plunge out of a plane. The scene creates plenty of suspense as to whether Bond will dispatch his foe and pin his landing in time. Check in around the 3:30 mark to see the airborne fistfight. |


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Warning against traveling to non-Muslim countries and outlining its dangerson `Aqidah and manners [1] Praise be to Allah, Alone. May peace and blessings be upon whom no Prophet shall come after, our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family, Companions, and followers till the Day of Judgment. Allah (Exalted be He) has blessed the Muslim nation with(…)
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All this talk about "the Russian Factor".
I understand the concerns, but the idea that Nail Yakupov, Mikhail Grigorenko, or, my favourite Alex Galchenyuk are going to bolt the NHL for KHL fame and fortune is utter madness. There are a few more Russians, Anton Slepyshev, Danill Zharkov and Nikolai Prokhorkin, not to mention the Latvian Zemgus Girgensons, who may go in the first round or early second.
There is a lot of Eastern European talent stacked to the front of this draft. Moreso than, say, good Canadian forwards. Only two or three forwards born in Canada may go in the first round later tonight.
But is Yakupov at risk to go? Not really. Andrey Osadchenko, who posted this nice bit about legitimate Grigorenko concerns, told me in a text message that the KHL club that holds his rights, Neftekhimik, the one that is supposed to pay him all these millions, "showed little interest in him and barely is keeping itself away from bankruptcy."
"Yakupov was their 3rd-liner in the juniors with no chance of being ever called up despite the fact that his dad runs their junior school."
Nizhekamsk, the city that houses Neftekhimik, is a relatively small town in the Tartarstan region of Russia. The hockey team hasn't had the funds to retain its key players, including Yakupov, who has stated several times that he wants to play with the Edmonton Oilers, or in Canada.
You'd think it's a bit of a straw man argument, but Bob McKenzie said the following yesterday:
"It would be easy for us to sit here and say 'tut tut, we should never talk about birth certificates' and that it shouldn't be done on nationality and it should be done on personality and what a player does on the ice. But the fact of the matter is if you talk to some National Hockey League general managers and more importantly chief scouts for National Hockey League teams they will tell you that…"
"Listen, there's no fear that Nail Yakupov wants to be an Edmonton Oiler, and badly wants to be an Edmonton Oiler and the first overall pick right now, but what some people wonder about is what happens four or five years from now."
That argument holds up if players drafted from four or five years before the creation of the KHL actually went over or not. I looked at players drafted between 2004 and 2006 in the first couple of rounds to see what happened with Canadian or Russian players four or five years down the line, prior to the roots of the KHL.
As it happens, the average Russian taken in the first two rounds in those years has actually played more games than the average Canadian: 217 to 200. For every first round Russian-born player that "defected" to the KHL in that span, there have been two Russians who have won a Hart Trophy.
Two Russians, Roman Tesliuk and Ivan Vishnevskiy, were both Canadian Major Junior players who left, unable to crack an NHL lineup. The talent in these players isn't especially prominent: Enver Lisin, while the ones who were good, Nikolay Kulemin, Semyon Varlamov, all decided to stay.
Basically, you're way more likely to be screwed over by taking a player who isn't very good as opposed to one who is Russian. Or a defenceman. Say, Andy Rogers or Alex Bourret, whatever happened to either of them?
The average defenceman taken in these years has played 100 games on average. Russians have seen twice as much NHL action than highly-ranked defencemen. So when asking whether the safe pick in this draft is Nail Yakupov or Ryan Murray, keep this all in mind.
There have been a lot more young Canadian players drafted who have bolted to the American Hockey League than Russians have gone to the KHL. Figuring out who stays and who goes on a case-by-case basis is probably a lot safer than writing off an entire nation of people just based on their birth certificates. Especially the ones who left their home country, friends and family to live the years of their youth in a foreign nation on the other side of the world.


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You know what they say: the longer the holiday weekend, the more time you have to watch this week's Videogum Movie Club selection so that you have something to say about it when we call the Family…   Read Story »
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Now that the Internet has certain agreed-upon laws, for example, everyone on Twitter has to make jokes about the same things at the same time (Oprah, the rapture, Arnold Schwarzenegger's secret baby,…   Read Story »
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Zach Galifianakis was on Conan last night for 12 minutes without even an advertising break. What?! How will we know what body spray to shave with?!   Read Story »
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I wasn't the world's BIGGEST fan of the original movie, The Hangover, which I thought was funny and had plenty of laughs--and obviously watching Zach Galifianakis was a real JOY--but it certainly had…   Read Story »
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I. Prehistory: When I was in middle school, everyone watched Saturday Night Live. Or, everyone with a television did. There were certainly students in my school whose families couldn't afford one.…   Read Story »
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Aww, no offense, Saturday Night Live! You know I love you with my HUMAN HEART. But you have to admit that your name could just as easily be changed to Hit Or Miss Live, which is not your fault, that…   Read Story »
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I think this movie will be funny, or whatever, but their use of the phrase "the wolfpack is back" kinnnnnnnd of makes me hate the wolfpack.   Read Story »
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I am super excited to be a part of this forum. My fiance & I are getting married Dec 21st and we are having a DIY Disney retro winter wedding. I am so excited and a bit overwhelmed because I am planning our wedding from different states. We have been living in different states the past two year and he proposed to me last year. We are finally going back to Ca in two weeks to get the wedding together. I am open for suggestions. Our theme is Mickey & Minnie and our colors are medieval blue and silver. I want to make the Disney pomanders but I am not sure. Have a magical day. Cinderelly1313:dance3: |
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Joshua Tree is more than a U2 Album!
I headed for the desert for a few days! And hopefully headed AWAY from all the desserts!
I am visiting my Mama, who lives right down the street from Joshua Tree, California.
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Are We Experiencing a Modern Industrial Revolution? #BrazenStuff 9.2.11
- September 2, 2011
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Hey Brazenites! We hope you're looking forward to the long weekend. Here's some weekend reading for you to enjoy:
1. With so many people freelancing and adopting "new" types of jobs, are we experiencing the equivalent of a modern Industrial Revolution? Hat tip @lysscm
2. Vault ranks the top 50 consulting firms
3. Have you been freaking out about something? Learn how stress really affects you and what you can do about it
4. Our fabulous Brazen Life contributor Amanda Abella has a post on her blog with the 20 lessons she learned in one year of freelancing
5. Apparently there are some good jobs out there, you just need to know where to look
6. From Mashable: 5 social media tips for scoring your next job
7. Ever wondered which business schools are most entrepreneurial? Check out LinkedIn's "Sequencing the Startup DNA" infographic
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Glass Tower 2 is a physics-based arcade puzzler with some similarities to falling-block video games and the tabletop classic Jenga.
Glass Tower 2 is a physics-based arcade puzzler with some similarities to falling-block video games and the tabletop classic Jenga.
You start each level with a precarious tower of glass blocks--blue ones, which you need to break, interspersed with red ones, which you need to drop safely to the bottom of the screen. You get points for every blue block you break, and you lose points and a life (out of 10 lives to start) for every red block that falls over the side. The challenge comes in choosing which blue blocks to break, and how quickly, as you try to keep the red blocks from teetering over the edge. Later levels also include stationary, unbreakable black blocks and green blocks that you tap to turn blue or red. Glass Tower 2 mixes things up further with occasional "bonus" powers, which you have to quickly tap as they fly up either side of the screen. Bonuses include extra lives, a magnet (which pulls blocks to the center), variable gravity (which you control by tilting your device), and "frozen blocks" (which freezes all blocks for a few seconds).
In addition to its relatively inventive and appealing premise, Glass Tower 2 can also be very relaxing to play, with excellent sound effects and a downtempo electronic soundtrack (or you can play your own music). Unfortunately, this paid app only comes with 15 levels, and you have to pay for additional level packs and a level editor--making it a questionable value as standalone game. Puzzle fans would do well to check out the Lite version before buying.


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Prior to founding Fienman Defense, Mr. Fienman maintained a general litigation practice where he represented individuals and businesses in matters that ranged from partnership disputes and collection actions, to personal injury, probate, and of course, criminal defense. As his practice grew, Mr. Fienman recognized his strength in the area of criminal law and a determination to be the best criminal attorney in the region.
Today, Mr. Fienman has transitioned his law practice to meet the growing needs of his clients and realize his ambition. He is an active member of the Montgomery and Philadelphia County bar associations and sits on several committees. With limited exception, Mr. Fienman exclusively handles criminal matters.
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With all the coverage of Lebron on tv lately there have been a ton of shots outside Madison Square Garden. All of the reporters seem to be in the same place and I couldn't help but notice the lettering on the awning behind them (pictured).
At first glance I thought this to be ITC Blair or Sackers Gothic Heavy but the G doesn't match up. Anybody have any idea whether this is actually a typeface or just a modification of one of the others?


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Morning GW, I was wondering if if any of you guys had every "vacuumed" your lawns? Mr. Hall has said repeatedly (I exhausted the search function) that a well kept yard shouldn't need it. Well, knowning now that was I have been doing and thinking was right was not at all right, I can see it parts of my yard on the side where it slopes down to the drainage area between my neighbor's house and mine, that there are places that have more than 1/4"-1/2" of thatch, mostly from last year. I also can't really bag my clippings from the first cut. I'm using a Scotts Reel Mower ... hehe, can't afford those super duper ones like you guys use, and the bag attachment is less than ideal. I started out using my blower to try to get out some of the thatch .... three batteries and an hour later, I was still making progress, but not quickly; it just blows up and settles back somewhere else. I think it was the Shiner I had, lol, it occured to me that I have a very nice ShopVac that might help, so just out of curiosity, I vacuumed (yeah, I was vacuuming my lawn) about a five-foot wide strip from front door to sidwalk, which is about 25 feet. So in only 125 sq ft, I removed about 7-10 gallons of clippings and thatch. It's a tedious process with a ShopVac, but I was interested to see if 1) it will help (it should, the thatch was making the water run straight down into the drainage area instead of the soil) and, 2) if any of you have ever done this. I actually looked online and was surprised that they sell lawn vacuum equipment. I definitely can't afford (and don't need) one of those riding, tractor systems, and the smaller ones have horrible reviews. I think my 5hp ShopVac is more powerful. Thanks for the insight guys! |
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Thatch is primary grass stem material which due to its structure is very slow to decay. Leaf clippings decay quite readily and contribute very little if anything to thatch. In fact leaving the clippings on the lawn to decay (and plant leaf decays very easily) can return up to 1/2 pound of nitrogen to your lawn. Good lawn maintenance can help reduce/avoid thatch build up--i.e. not overfertilizing, building up the micro-organisms that eat thatch, etc. Some grasses and lawns will inevitable end up with thatch (Zyosia comes to mind) and the only effective methods to remove it is by mechanical means of de-thatching or core aeration. A shop vac isn't one of those methods. |
- Posted by texas-weed 7A (My Page) on Fri, Feb 22, 13 at 23:17
Not a shop vac, but I have used a lawn vac. They are used to small debris, but made to pick up pecans and acorns. |
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