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Established in 1989, the British Birdwatching Fair at Egleton Nature Reserve appeals to bird watchers across the country. Featuring a tented village, bird sightings, demonstrations, lectures and celebrity guests, each year the event raises funds for threatened species.
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The RAF Waddington International Air Show showcases RAF airpower to an extent unmatched by any other public air event. Every year, a wide range of aircraft converges on RAF Waddington military airfield to give an exciting overview of British technology.
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At beautiful Burghley House, the Battle Proms concert in July comprises traditional fairground stalls, impressive Napoleonic Cavalry and infantry displays, but most importantly, a quality classical musical programme. The magical evening culminates in a fireworks display.
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Burghley House was built between 1565 and 1587 by William Cecil, Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I. Eighteen state rooms are opened to the public, full of national treasures including fine paintings, porcelain and furniture.
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Trent Bridge is the home of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and a regular venue for domestic and international matches.
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Nottingham's largest outdoor festival features live music, street theatre and fabulous fireworks. The Riverside Festival attracts 100,000 visitors to Victoria Embankment every year, embracing the city's communities during three days of colourful entertainment.
Nottingham Arena is the city's main venue for indoor entertainment. Located in the heart of the multi-million National Ice Centre and the Lace Market, it hosts big-name artists such as Elton John and Oasis, international ice shows and sports events.
The Dot to Dot Festival is a unique opportunity to sample a broad range of established and up-and-coming global music acts. Various venues across Nottingham play host to this year's festival, which also visits Bristol and Manchester.
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Nottingham's nottdance is an annual festival which aims to challenge the limitations of dance. Bringing the best in local and international choreographic talent to the city it pushes to the extremes the possibilities of movement and choreography.
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Opened in 2009, Nottingham Contemporary is now not only Nottingham's premier centre for contemporary art, but also one of the largest contemporary art centres in the UK. Its four galleries contained present a constantly changing selection of exemplary contemporary art.
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Located beneath Nottingham's Broadmarsh Shopping Centre, the City of Caves is a cave system that has been extensively adapted by man. Visitors can explore the Anglo-Saxon tunnels and displays provide a fascinating insight into local life throughout history.
Bridlesmith Gate is Nottingham's shopping haven. The pedestrianised street contains the majority of the city's designer outlets, including Ted Baker and Diesel, as well as high-street staples such as Muji.
The Museum of Nottingham Life is housed in Brewhouse Yard, a collection of five redbrick 17th-century cottages nestled at the base of Castle Rock. The museum traces the social history of the city over the past 300 years through exhibitions and reconstructed rooms and shops.
Proud of its status as the country's oldest inn, Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem is not just another pub. With a network of caves, resident ghosts, a cursed galleon and rumours of hidden bounty, its fascinating history dates back 800 years!
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Nottingham's recently-refurbished Old Market Square is a bustling area and a popular meeting point. Within the square the 1920s Council House stands tall, with two stone lions at the bottom of its baroque-style pillars.
Opera North, always worth catching, comes to Nottingham's Theatre Royal. Joining revivals of Puccini's Madama Butterfly (directed by Tim Albery) and Gilbert & Sullivan's Ruddigore (directed by Jo Davies) is a new production of Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades.
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Nottingham can't possibly get through the year without a nod to its most famous inhabitant. The annual Robin Hood Pageant within the walls of Nottingham Castle features jousting, comedy, real ale, comic re-enactments, live music and a replica medieval village.
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Nottingham Castle is a 17th-century ducal mansion perched on a hill overlooking the city. Built on the site of a former medieval castle, today it houses a museum and art gallery. Don't leave without walking around the beautiful gardens.
Nottinghamshire Pride brings together a huge variety of performers together to appear at the Forest Recreation Ground. Four stages play host to live music and their are outreach programs and stalls promoting diversity and discussion of LGBT issues.
Not to be confused with the larger-scale Notting Hill Carnival in London, Nottingham hosts its own colourful Caribbean street party at Forest Recreation Ground. Expect a parade, food (lots of jerk chicken), live music and plenty of colour.
The Nottingham Forest Recreation Ground hosts a bonfire, fireworks display and funfair on the site of the famous annual Goose Fair. Warm your hands over the fire, eat some candyfloss and enjoy the fireworks on a traditional rocket-filled night out.
Nottingham's Goose Fair, held at the Forest Recreation Ground, dates back to at least 1284. It has more than 150 state-of-the-art rides and 450 games, sideshows and stalls - from vintage carousels to the latest white-knuckle rides and children's amusements.
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Contact Sports Desk: Call: 603-516-2949 / E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Weeks brings local flavor to Tiger girls' hoop post
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FARMINGTON — In selecting a new high school varsity girls basketball coach, the Farmington School District did not have to look too far.
"I was torn because it was too late to do something about the 500," she said. "I rationalized 12 kids versus 188 kids. Until Chris gave me the OK, I wasn't going to do it. It's a family decision because it's so involved. It's every night. It's late. Games are at 7. He finally said you need to do it. Chloe's in fifth grade. She's going to be there soon. We want her to have a good program to play for."
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Campaigning for peace, justice and human rights
If you are living or studying in the Bangor and Ynys Môn area, join up with the local peace and justice group. Everybody is welcome. We have weekly meetings to discuss world events; we organise public talks and debates, exhibitions, fund-raising, films, gigs, stand-up comics and festivals; we lobby politicians and media; we organise petitions and high-street stalls; we organise non-violent direct action and protests; we network with other progressive activist groups in all sorts of areas.
Our recent campaigns are wide-ranging and include:
- support for the people of Gaza and justice for Palestine; boycott of Israeli goods; support for the Bustan Qaraaqa permaculture project at Beit Sahour near Bethlehem, founded by former Bangor students.
- peace in Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan
- conflict resolution in Sudan, Rwanda and Congo
- democracy in Burma
- Latin American issues
- humanitarian responses to disasters in Haiti, Pakistan etc
- campaigns against the arms trade
- no Trident replacement, no to all nuclear weapons. We campaign alongside CND Cymru and Trident Ploughshares. Some of us also oppose nuclear power, campaigning alongside PAWB (People Against Wylfa B).
- We have campaigned on international law and human rights with regard to Guantanamo Bay, detention without trial, torture and rendition; on racism, and on international women's rights and LGBT rights; climate changeand conflict; fair trade.
- We have supported all-Wales campaigns such as No to St Athan military academy; No to drone development at Aberporth; the establishment of a Wales Peace Institute; local recognition of 'white poppies'.
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Christopher McComas wasn't necessarily looking around for new jobs. But when he saw on Twitter that UND was looking for a new head football coach, he decided to go for it.
McComas may have no formal coaching experience (he's a system integration specialist at Marshall University) and no ties to North Dakota. But his application and cover letter definitely stood out from the rest.
Here is the letter he submitted to UND athletic director Brian Faison:
"Mr. Faison,
I would like to express to you my interest in your now open position for head coach of football at the University of North Dakota
Currently, I work in IT at a college in West Virginia, but I have many years of experience with football, starting with attending my first Marshall University football game when I was 3 years old. In the past 30 years I've only missed a handful of Marshall's home games, attended many road games, and all of their bowl games.
All the while I played various football games including Madden on Sega Genesis where I completely dominated with the Bills and Thurman Thomas. Seriously, was he a beast on the game or was he a beast because I was a football genius controlling him? I then moved on to a Playstation gaming system and purchased NCAA Football every year and put together several programs that completely dominated the recruiting scene and college football winning several national titles with Marshall University. I took them from a decent Mid-American Conference School on the game to a perennial national power that makes Nick Saban look like a chump. One year my third string quarterback left school early to enter the NFL Draft, he was a first round pick. Boom.
My football philosophy is basically an attacking one. We're going to give AIR RAID a whole new definition. Theoretically how many times do you think a team can pass in a game? Challenge accepted. We're going 5 wide, chucking the pigskin all over the place. Never punt. Onside every time. Chip Kelly will be calling me to learn my offense. We will put on an exciting brand of football, we will pack them into the Alerus Center night in and night out, go ahead and blow the roof off the place and add about 35,000 seats to that place.
I would love to speak with you further regarding this opening and what I can bring to UND, putting UND back on the national map and making NDSU our (b****).
Attached to this email you will find a PowerPoint with more information.
Christopher McComas
PS – I prefer Coke to Pepsi, so go ahead and fill the fridge up in the head coach's office with Coke."
In a nine-page PowerPoint presentation attached to the cover letter, McComas further explains his philosophies.
"Chuck the pigskin. Fourth down? Chuck the pigskin," he said.
He also lists a four-step blueprint.
"1. Recruit great players. 2. Win a lot of games. 3. Recruit more great players. 4. Win more games."
McComas does admit that he probably won't graduate a lot of players.
"They'll all be leaving early for the NFL," he said.
McComas also said he hopes the Alerus Center can install an air raid siren for his offense.
Faison hasn't indicated what type of coach he wants to hire, but if he's looking to "chuck the pigskin," he knows where to go.
Listen I get this is all a joke and everything…but I honestly don't hate that resume? Especially when you consider the only real game-changer candidates in CFB are either sticking with their schools or going to Texas? I mean it's not like you're luring Urban or Malzahn to North Dakota. Time to play fast and loose outside the box a little bit maybe? Let's go over it point by point.
Experience: Went to a lot of games and played a shit ton of Madden on Sega Genesis. Beast Moded with Thurman Thomas. Shows that he can manage and win with talent, like a Phil Jackson type. Not the easiest thing to do.
More impressively though, took a decent MAC school in NCAA football on Playstation and turned them into a perennial national powerhouse in which a 3rd string QB was getting drafted first round to the NFL. Ever heard of it? I don't even think Saban could do that?
Coaching Philosophy: Personally I think this is where he really leaps over any other potential candidate. What is football all about these days? Offense. Offense. Offense. And frankly you just can't get any more offensive minded than a team mantra of Chuck the Pigskin. Fourth down? Chuck the Pigskin. Put it on shirts, put it on the locker room walls. We chuckin the pigskin bitches. AIR RAID all over the stadium. Make Chip Kelly look like a conservative defensive guru from the 70s.
But that's not even his strongest attribute. Because everyone knows the college game lives and dies with recruiting. And what's Coach McComas's stance on that? Recruit great players. Win a lot of games. Recruit more great players. Win more games. Boom. Simple. Love it. Oh and don't even worry about graduation rates. What is this fucking Yale? Nobody came here to play school. Came here to win trophies.
PS – All in all I'd say that resume is one of the top 25 funniest things I've ever read. Need to hire this guy to be a Barstool blogger and I mean yesterday. Give him a blank check and his own city after this one hilarious thing. When's the last time that backfired?


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Majical Cloudz Sing of Love and LSD on 'Savage'
Montreal duo shares first new song since gorgeous 'Impersonator' LP
SPIN profile subjects Majical Cloudz blessed 2013 with Impersonator, a minimalist slab of dolorous synth-pop that delivers maximal intensity (see videos for "Bugs Don't Buzz," and "Childhood's End"). The Montreal duo have been touring pretty much since then, but they've found time to record off-album track "Savage." Streaming below, the new song is as pensively pretty as the others, but feels particularly significant thanks to lyrics about love, LSD, bar fights, train tracks, and serious head injuries. On the Majical Cloudz Tumblr, singer and songwriter Devon Welsh writes that "Savage" is "about a friendship, its mysteries and its moments of excitement, and the way drugs played into all of it. It's about letting go of a relationship as it changes and the emotions that go along with that."


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1 lb bunch asparagus
4 6oz filets mignon
Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
4 Tbsp salted butter
4 garlic cloves, chopped
4 4oz lump crab cakes
2 - 3 oz crab meat
1 cup Béarnaise Sauce
2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
2 Tbsp red wine
1/4 cup finely chopped shallots
1/4 tsp ground black pepper or to taste
1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh tarragon leaves
2 ea Egg Yolks
1oz Lemon Juice
1oz White Wine
1oz Worcestershire Sauce
2 shakes Tabasco Sauce
½ - ¾ lb Butter
Pinch Salt & Pepper
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bring a pot of water to boil. Blanch asparagus and set aside. Season beef with kosher salt and cracked black pepper.
Heat olive oil in a cast-iron or other heavy skillet. Sear filets for 3 minutes on each side. Transfer filets to the oven and cook to an internal temperature of 135 degrees (medium rare).
While filets are cooking, heat butter and garlic in a sauté pan. When butter is melted, add the asparagus, sprinkle with salt and pepper and heat through.
Heat a tablespoon or two of oil in a medium sauté pan over high heat. Carefully add the crab cakes and cook each side until golden brown, then remove the cakes to an oven sheet and cook in the oven for 3-5 more minutes, until heated through.
To compose the dish, begin with the crab cake in the center of a plate. Place the cooked filet atop the crab cake, then cut the tips from the asparagus and lay those atop each filet. Heap a small amount of the leftover crab meat atop the tips. Chop the asparagus stalks into small pieces, then sprinkle them around the filet. Pour an ounce or two of Bearnaise sauce atop each filet to finish.
In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine vinegar, wine, shallots, black pepper and a teaspoon of tarragon. Cook until the entire mixture is reduced to 1 tablespoon, about 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
Melt butter in microwave in 20-second intervals until butter reaches 180 degrees. Be careful -butter may boil over and could burn.
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UPDATE: Walmart added as defendant to warehouse workers lawsuit
Nov 30, 2012
Lawyers say Walmart can be held accountable for working conditions, despite contracting out operations and staffing.
Warehouse 'permatemps' push Walmart accountability
Nov 28, 2012
Protests put Walmart in the public eye, and legal strategy targets Walmart as industry giant.
U.S. retailers see fallout from Bangladesh factory fire
Nov 28, 2012
A growing number of U.S. companies -- including Wal-mart, Sears, Disney, Dickies, and hip-hop star Sean Comb's clothing line -- have been linked to the deadly garment factory fire in Bangladesh.
Walmart warehouse temps add flexibility -- and save money?
Nov 29, 2012
Walmart's flexible supply chain depends on low-wage "permatemp" workers.
Workers protest pay, conditions at Walmart warehouses
Nov 29, 2012
Critics say a system of contracting out warehouse operation and hiring allows discounters to avoid responsibility for workers.
Amid shopping, Wal-Mart protesters question wages
Nov 23, 2012
Wa-Mart, the nation's largest retailer, had impressive Black Friday sales, including more than 1.3 million televisions. Outside some stores, employees and supporters picketed for higher wages and better benefits.
New Black Friday tradition: Workers picket Walmart
Nov 22, 2012
Walmart workers will walk picket lines outside stores on Black Friday to protest the retail chain's low wages. Walmart, with more than a million employees, helps set pay levels for the retail industry.
Skechers warehouse showcases state-of-the-art technology
Nov 23, 2012
Jobs are better, but fewer, as high-tech machines replace lower-skilled warehouse loaders and handlers
Walmart moves to bar Black Friday protests
Nov 21, 2012
Walmart files a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board to try and stop anti-Walmart protests from taking place on Black Friday.
Walmart expands investigation into bribery allegations
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The retailer is broadening an investigation into whether its international operations have violated U.S. corruption laws.


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Ape Entertainment Doesn't Meet Promised Release Dates Last Month
- Posted by Johanna on February 6, 2014 at 3:59 pm
- Category: Comic News
Remember when I asked what was going on with Ape Entertainment a couple of weeks ago? And they showed up at another site to say they were still publishing and were "planning the release of our 'Fruit Ninja' comic app [announced July 2012] at the end of January"?
Now that we're well into February, searching "fruit ninja comic" in both the iOS App Store and Google Play Store turns up nothing relevant. Previously, Ape released a similar "Pocket God" comic for Apple devices through iVerse Media, so I checked that developer's list, and nothing there either. There have been no website, Twitter, or Facebook updates.
Now, I'm not trying to be mean. When you're talking apps, there are various approvals that might delay releases unexpectedly. (And heck, I get mailings from more than one comic publisher that are regularly a week early in their release date announcements.) I do want to make the point, though, that if your business appears to have disappeared, and you show up to say "no, it hasn't!", you ought to be darn sure that the promises you're making can and will be fulfilled, because someone might decide to check them out. Particularly if you want to prove that you're not gone.
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It was extra special to see the sexy singer away from her normal sell-out arena tours, inside a much more intimate and cosy venue instead.
Despite being tired at the start of the gig, RiRi still delivered the goods. Let's face it though, who wouldn't be tired when they're doing a mammoth run of consecutive gigs in different countries and different time zones?
RiRi's 777 tour played seven gigs in seven seperate countries over the course of seven consecutive days. We'd be jet-lagged up to our eyeballs, but Rihanna proved that the show must go on, and did so effortlessly.
She may have appeared not-so-energetic during the first couple of songs, but as the setlist progressed, RiRi really came into her own rocking the entire crowd.
Celebs like Alexandra Burke, Kylie Minogue, Rick Edwards and Pixie Lott were all in attendance to witness Rihanna power through almost 20 songs, introducing us to a couple of new album tracks alongside a race through her greatest hits to date.
The evening was euphoric, Rihanna's charisma and stage presence was undeniable and her energy and enthusiasm shone.
Rihanna beamed throughout the entire gig, clearly buzzing off the crowd, just as much as we buzzed off her. Highlights included the crowd-pleasing Where Have You Been and the hands-in-the-air We Found Love. Tender track Stay (off new album Unapologetic) was also a highlight, showcasing not only new music but also Rihanna's vocal ability.
It was one massive night, and we'd love to relive it again. Come back soon, Rihanna? Pretty please?!
Full setlist:
Birthday Cake
Talk That Talk
The Wait Is Over
Man Down
Only Girl In The World
Please Don't Stop The Music
Fresh Out The Runway
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Take A Bow
Hate That I Love You
Take Care
Where Have You Been
Run This Town
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How would I build an electromagnetic gun. I need to know for a science project. We want to propel a small metallic ball. We wanted to test magnetic shielding by seeing how far the ball is shot out of the electromagnetic gun.
I am not sure what this has to do with magnetic shielding. Also, you will have to put the small metallic ball inside something else that has a magnetic dipole (I think). Then the "gun" needs to be made from alternating electromagnets that can change direction to attract and repel the "bullet" as it passes down the barrel. Hmmm. I am actually not too sure how this works - you probably should look up articles in magazines like popular science - the other name for this is a "railgun" - I am not sure why... Good luck!
Arthur Smith
If you want something a little simpler, you could try using a solenoid from some relay mechanism. Take the core out of the solenoid so their is room for your "bullet" and whatever shielding you plan to use (if you need more room you could wind your own solenoid using a small diameter wire with varnish insulation, wind it over a form that allows your materials inside). The tricky part will be getting power to the solenoid in some sort of reproducible way so that the ball always is influenced by the magnetic field for the same amount of time, even if the shielding affects the strength of the field. I would suggest a light actuated sensor that "sees" when the ball goes into the solenoid and shuts off the current. This will not "shoot" the ball very hard but it might suffice for doing the measurements you want to do. To make it quantitative you might try "shooting" uthe ball up some sort of inclined surface and see how far up it goes with different shielding in place. You could adjust the sensitivity of your measurement by changing the slope of the ramp.
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It takes a little preparation to get things ready for the scouts. The instructable is in two parts, Preparation steps and Scout steps. Prep steps are done by the leaders prior to the meeting. The scout steps are done by the kids at the meeting.
Step 1: Materials
1" x 4" x 8' pine board (Furring strip). One board per two tool boxes. (~$2)
1" x 2" x 8' pine board (Furring strip). One board per 8 tool boxes. (~$1)
1lb box 1-3/8" ring shank drywall nails. One box per 20 tool boxes. (~$4)
Step 2: Preparation step tools
Miter saw, or hand saw to cut boards
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The 1"x 2" x 8' board should be marked every 12 inches.
The 1"x 4" x 8' board should be marked for six 12 inch pieces, and two 10 - ½ inch pieces.
(The 1"x 4"x 8' board should be marked at 12", 24", 36", 48", 60", 72", 82-1/2" and 93".)
Cut the boards.
Here's a list of cut parts you'll need for a single tool box:
One 1"x 2"x 12" board. This will be the tool box handle.
Three 1"x 4" x12" boards. These will be the sides of the tool box. (One of these will be cut in half by the cub scout.)
One 1"x 4"x 10-1/2" board. This will be the bottom of the box.
I realize this is a kid project, but a handle that easily separates from the box while the child is trying to carry stuff is going to be discouraging. And depending what's in it, might make for a mess or injury.
There's not many easy kid-doable things that can be done to beef up this connection. But even using some glue for the handle will help a little. That joint can use any help available.
I think someone else suggested real wood (PVA) glue, that would help this butt joint, even if not clamped. Titebond I and II will give about 5 minutes of "open" time. Titebond III will give 8. Plenty of time to get positioned and nailed. It's not stringy and cleans up with water. And it's even safer than using a hot glue gun.


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Yeah, we didn't sway at all with our first- I went off the pill the day before our wedding and I conceived DS1 on our honeymoon. Then with our second, I looked a little into gender swaying and took a few cranberry tablets but wasn't that worried about it all as we were always going to have three kids. But, after 2 boys, and this being our last baby, I am putting my all into trying for a girl.
Yes I'm sure the diet does have an affect. I don't eat dairy, but I used to eat a banana every day for breakfast for years (nothing at all to do with swaying- I had no idea about that- that was all I could stomach in the morning!), and I did eat a lot of potato and tomato too, and I guess the fact I have 2 boys could be more than a little bit of a coincidence...!
But yes, I do think the moon sign has the strongest influence. I mean, all these diets and supplements are largely meant to change our ph and ionisation in order to affect the polarity of our egg, but if the moon has the largest affect on the egg polarity, then really diet and supplements could only help with gender if you conceived when the moon was on the cusp of male/female and it could go either way. Otherwise, if you conceive when the moon is male, then your egg will only attract boy sperm, and vice versa. That's what I believe anyway.
I totally know what you mean about temping. My DS2 still wakes at 5am for a bottle, and then wakes me to get up for the day at 7:30am, so I don't get the block of sleep needed for an accurate basal reading either. Just quietly, I gave up on temping and just bought a whole lot of OPK tests, and when my mucous starts to turn watery to egg white, I start testing for ov. I have figured my cycle out pretty well from that as as soon as the luteal surge stops being detected, I know I am ovulating (and you can buy pretty cheap OPKs online).
I guess we have kind of started TTC. I mean, I gave the lunar ov thing a try, but it occured during my last period so I guess we tried it just becaue we had to give it a go. I didn't really see how I could get pregnant during my period (but deep down wanted it to work as it was 99% guarantee of girl), but sure enough I didn't. So yes, just waiting to see when I will next ov under a girl moon... if ever. I am hoping it might happen in May, which is why I have gone on the Vitex, and even bought some Saw Palmetto today which is meant to increase your progesterone (I haven't meantioned that I am very high in estrogen which sways boy). Anyway, I am hoping that having a bit of a fiddle with my hormones might change the timing of my ov so it happens in a girl moon... But there is a part of me that is scared that if I fiddle around too much I might screw things up and not be able to get pregnant (as I have always been VERY fertile- both my boys were conceived first go).
I did have a little look at biorythms, but I just felt like I had to draw the line somewhere and that adding yet another factor into the mix was going to get too confusing and make me all too obsessive (plus I found the charts very hard to read...!). I just felt like I had to choose a theory and stick to it, and the lunar gender thing just feels right to me.
You are right, there is so much to consider, and I really want to avoid stress as I know this affects fertility, and that you have a higher change of conceiving if you just relax. I even went through a point the other day where I almost threw in the towel with all this swaying stuff and said 'whatever's meant to be will be'...! As you said, there is so much you can't control, so i thought why bother at all? Some women on this forum do the diet so strictly, take all their supplements, make their husband change his underwear, and follow the lunar signs, and they still conceive the opposite gender to what they wanted.
Anyway, better to try and fail than not to try at all. And I just think that if I try all this and we still conceive another boy, then we were really meant to have that little boy!
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So what he's in effect saying is he's willing to ban hunting rifles. The 'assault' portion of these weapons is pure flair and glitz without actually impacting the"The governor sees no reason for civilians to have assault weapons – period," said Tim Raphael, adding that it is a "fair inference" to say Kitzhaber is sympathetic to the bill sought by an anti-guns group to ban semiautomatic rifles classified as military-style assault weapons." [emph added]
way in which a bullet is discharged from a weapon. As gun aficionados say, "Assault is a way of thinking, not the function of a gun."
Plus, the Governor chooses to pursue a ban on "semiautomatic" rifles. But if "semiautomatic" is one of the evils he wishes to extinguish, then why would he stop there? What about hand guns? Most handguns sold in the US are semi automatic.
Many hunters use the AR 15 platform and their hunting rifles are the functional equivalent of so called "assault weapons."
Steve Sanetti,President,National Shooting Sports Foundation says "assault weapons" are like hunting rifles,
Some legislators appear to be confused about what an "assault weapon" is. They appear to be under the impression that an assault rifle is a fully automatic weapon. The following video explores the differences between automatic and semi automatic weapons."A semi automatic rifle, sometimes called an auto loading fire arm, fires only one shot for each pull of the trigger. You have to pull and release the trigger for every shot. That means functionally it's no different than a standard hunting rifle."
Legislators want to ban the guns instead of trying to fix the problem of civilly committing mentally ill people without the ACLU's interference. That has arguably caused more heartache than guns.
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New hospital inspection regime targets poor care
A new hospital inspection regime for England is getting under way, with the chief inspector promising to "expose poor and mediocre" care.
The Care Quality Commission agreed to overhaul its inspections following the Stafford Hospital scandal.
Inspectors will visit Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, in south London, later - the first of 18 inspections taking place before the end of 2013.
Mike Richards, the new chief inspector of hospitals, is leading the process.
The inspection teams are larger and more specialised than before - about 30 people are taking part in the Croydon visit, including a surgeon, senior nurses, a student nurse and members of the public.
There will also be a public meeting held in Croydon on Tuesday evening - something that will be happening during the other inspections too.
Another crucial difference is that the inspections will focus on the "whole patient experience".
Clearer pictureEach inspection will cover eight key services areas: A&E; medical care; surgery; critical care; maternity; paediatrics; end-of-life care and outpatients.
The inspections will be a mixture of announced and unannounced visits and they will include inspections in the evenings and at weekends.
That contrasts with the previous inspections which were grouped around essential standards so hospitals would find themselves inspected for issues such as nutrition and infection control rather than the entire system.
Sir Mike said: "These inspections are designed to provide people with a clear picture of the quality of the services in their local hospital, exposing poor or mediocre care as well as highlighting areas of good and excellent care.
"We know there is too much variation in quality in the NHS - these new in-depth inspections will allow us to get a much more detailed picture of care in hospitals than ever before."
The launch comes amid heightened focus on the performance and regulation of hospitals.
The public inquiry into the poor care at Stafford Hospital, published in February, identified failings in the way hospitals are monitored.
Weaknesses were once again highlighted in July when the government's Keogh Review led to 11 hospitals being placed in special measures. Only two of them were facing regulatory action from the CQC, suggesting problems were slipping under the radar.
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Inspections focused on themes rather than looking at whole hospital. Meant sites inspected for individual issues such as nutrition and dignity. |
Inspectors will now spend at least two days looking at the whole hospital, with a special focus on key services such as A&E. |
Inspections resulted in hospital either meeting or failing 16 essential standards. |
School-style ratings of "outstanding", "good", "requires improvement" and "inadequate". |
Inspection teams limited to four or five people, often not specialists in care. |
Practising doctors and nurses invited on to panels along with patients to create 20-strong teams. |
Regulator uses 1,200 indicators to identify which trusts need repeat inspections. |
Indicators trimmed to about 150 to give more weight to key measures such as surveys and death rates. |
Health Minister Norman Lamb said: "Our priority is to make sure that people get better care. That's why we asked the CQC to appoint a new Chief Inspector of Hospitals to shine a spotlight on quality and drive up standards across the board."
The programme of inspections continues on Thursday when inspectors go into Airedale NHS Foundation Trust followed by inspections at Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust next week.
By the end of 2015 the CQC aims to have inspected all acute hospitals.
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The Mud Creek Watershed Restoration Council is a group of local, state and Federal governments and agencies, businesses, non-profit organizations, and other institutions and interested citizens working to promote the ecological health of the Mud Creek Watershed in Henderson County, NC. Groups participating in the Council are listed below. The participation of many entities ensures that local stakeholders within the community had and continue to have input in the development of the Watershed Restoration Plan for Mud Creek.
Local Governments:
The City of Hendersonville, elected officials and administrative staff
The Village of Flat Rock, elected officials
The Town of Laurel Park, elected officials
Henderson County, elected officials
Land of Sky Regional Council of Governments
State Government:
Henderson County Soil and Water Conservation District and
Natural Resources Conservation Service
NC Division of Water Quality [a part of the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)]
Ecosystem Enhancement Program [a part of the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)]
Federal Government:
Tennessee Valley Authority
US Environmental Protection Agency
US Army Corps of Engineers
North Carolina State University – Cooperative Extension Service (host of the Mud Creek Watershed Restoration Project) — contact
University of North Carolina-Asheville, Environmental Quality Institute, Volunteer Water Information Network (VWIN)
Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce
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Drake's album "Take Care" remains strong on the Billboard charts. Nine weeks after debuting on the 200 chart it is still a top-selling album. "Take Care" sits at No. 4 on the charts, selling 31,700 copies this week, making his total sales 1,320,600.
Young Jeezy's "TM 103" sits two spots down, at No. 6. The album sold 23,900 copies, with a total of 360,900 units sold in the past month.
Drizzy's adversary, Common, is much further down on the charts, but still within the top 50. "The Dreamer/The Believer" sits at No. 38. The album sold 8,500 this week, bringing his grand total to 106,100 units.


text: During the Revolutionary War, in 1781, Amelia was raided by British forces under General Tarleton. Eighty-four years later, the Amelia County records amazingly survived through the Civil War. According to legend, they were saved in April, 1865 because Federal General George Custer, of Little Big Horn fame, placed a guard over the Amelia County Clerks Office with orders that all records be preserved. The last major battle of the Civil War was fought at what is now Sailors (Saylers) Creek Battlefield Historical State Park located on the western edge of Amelia County. The 220-acre state-owned battlefield is operated by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation through its Division of State Parks. The Sailors (Saylers) Creek site commemorates the battle which took place on April 6, 1865. In this battle alone, General Lee lost half his army during the three days of conflicts. The Confederate Army suffered a crippling defeat which led to General Robert E. Lees surrender at Appomattox seventy-two hours later. The Hillsman House, restored in 1945 and located at the park, was used as a federal field hospital during the battle. The park offers an audio tour with maps and markers of the battlefield. Reenactments of the Sailors (Saylers) Creek Battle are also held in the park.


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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Completion of Acquisition or Disp
In late December 2013, the Company determined that its existing resources were not sufficient to fund operations and that it would be unable to generate adequate cash flows or obtain sufficient additional funding in the future. On December 31, 2013, the Company retained Verdolino & Lowey, P.C. (the "Firm") to assist with the transition and wind-down of the Company's business affairs. Pursuant to an Engagement Letter dated as of December 31, 2013, the Company agreed to pay the Firm a retainer of $7,500, $425 per hour for Craig Jalbert's services discussed in Item 5.02 below and $125 to $425 per hour for the services of additional staff of the Firm.
On January 13, 2014, the Company entered into a Management Agreement (the "Management Agreement") with certain secured creditors of the Company (the "Secured Creditors") and Cambridge Cardiac Technologies Inc. ("CCT"), a new entity formed by the Secured Creditors. Pursuant to the Management Agreement, the Company acknowledged receipt of notice from the Secured Creditors that an auction of the Company's assets would be held on January 28, 2014 pursuant to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (the "UCC") and that the Secured Creditors intended to make a credit bid for the assets at such auction. Pursuant to the Management Agreement, among other things, the Secured Creditors agreed to fund certain wind-down expenses of the Company and pay all Company debts incurred from January 13, 2014 to the auction date, and the Company agreed to continue to run its business until the auction.
On January 28, 2014, a collateral agent for the Secured Creditors held a public auction conducted in accordance with Article 9 of the UCC for the sale of all of the Company's assets, which secured approximately $4.03 million in notes issued to the Secured Creditors. The Secured Creditors made a credit bid of $1.5 million and, at the conclusion of the public auction, were deemed the highest bidder for the assets. The assets are to be acquired by the Secured Creditors in exchange for the satisfaction and discharge of $1.5 million outstanding under the notes, and will be assigned to CCT. The closing of the sale of the assets is anticipated to occur promptly. After accounting for the credit bid, approximately $2.53 million will remain outstanding under the notes.
The information contained in Item 1.01 above is incorporated into this Item 2.02 by reference.
On January 31, 2014, Cambridge Heart, Inc. (the "Company") received notice from McGladrey LLP ("McGladrey") that McGladrey was resigning as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm effective immediately.
The Company does not intend to appoint a new independent registered public accounting firm in light of the Company's decision to wind down its business affairs effective immediately, as discussed below.
The audit report of McGladrey on the financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2011 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, except that the audit opinion for the year ended December 31, 2011 contains an explanatory paragraph disclosing the uncertainty regarding the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern. As previously disclosed to the SEC, due to financial constraints the Company did not file an Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2012.
As previously reported by the Company in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2012, the Company conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2012 and determined that the Company lacked sufficient staff to segregate accounting duties. In July 2012, the Company underwent a restructuring of its operations in order to reduce expenses. The restructuring included significant reductions in personnel and overhead costs across all functions of the Company. Specifically, the reduction in personnel included four employees in the accounting department. As a result, the Company did not maintain adequate segregation of duties within its critical financial reporting applications, the related modules and financial reporting processes. This control deficiency could result in a misstatement of balance sheet and income statement accounts in the Company's interim or annual financial statements that would not be detected. Accordingly, management determined that this control deficiency constituted a material weakness, and that the Company's internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of September 30, 2012.
In connection with the audit of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 and the cumulative period of January 1, 2012 through January 31, 2014 and through the date of McGladrey's resignation, there were: (1) no disagreements between the Company and McGladrey on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of McGladrey would have caused them to make reference thereto in their reports on the Company's financial statements for such years, and (2) except for the material weakness in the Company's internal controls described above, no reportable events within the meaning set forth in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
The Company has provided McGladrey a copy of the disclosures in this Form 8-K and has requested that McGladrey furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with the Company's statements in this Item 4.01. A copy of the letter dated January 31, 2014 is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K.
Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers
Effective January 21, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company voted to increase the number of Company directors to four and elected Craig R. Jalbert, CIRA, as a director to fill the vacancy resulting from the Board's enlargement. At the same meeting, the Board appointed Mr. Jalbert as President, Secretary and Treasurer of the Company for the purpose of assisting with the wind-down of the Company's business affairs, as discussed in Item 1.01 above.
Mr. Jalbert, age 52, was retained by the Company as a consultant on December 31, 2013 to assist with the transition and wind-down of the Company's business affairs. Mr. Jalbert has served as a principal of Verdolino & Lowey, P.C. (the "Firm"), a full-service accounting firm located in Foxboro, Massachusetts, for 20 years. Among other things, Mr. Jalbert's experience includes assistance with bankruptcy matters in such capacities as accountant, liquidating supervisor and liquidating agent. Mr. Jalbert will serve as the Company's director and statutory officer until completion of the Company's wind-down. The Company will pay the Firm $425 per hour for Mr. Jalbert's services pursuant to an Engagement Letter, dated as of December 31, 2013.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers
Effective January 31, 2014, Paul McCormick, Jack McGuire and Jeffrey Wiggins resigned from the Company's Board of Directors. Messrs. McCormick, McGuire and Wiggins did not resign over any disagreement with the Company's Board or its management.
Effective January 31, 2014, the Board of Directors voted to amend Article 2,
Section 2.2 of the Company's Amended and Restated By-laws (the "By-laws") to
reduce the minimum number of directors on the Board at any time from three to
one. The text of amended Article 2, Section 2.2 of the By-laws is attached
hereto as Exhibit 3.2.
(d) Exhibits
Number Description 3.1 Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.10 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 29, 2009) 3.2 Amendment to the Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant 10.1 Engagement Agreement dated December 31, 2013 by and between the Registrant and Verdolino and Lowey, P.C. 10.2 Management Agreement dated January 13, 2014 by and among the Registrant, Cambridge Cardiac Technologies Inc. and certain secured creditors of the Registrant party thereto 16.1 Letter from McGladrey LLP dated January 31, 2014 |


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Patricia was fed up with watching her cousin Jack showing off, throwing balls of paper into the bin, he just didn't seem to miss. OK, so they were both bored that Sunday afternoon, but why did he have to show off all the time, it was as if he was always trying to impress her! Jack was getting too confident and he challenged Patricia to a bet, he said she could try to put him off any way she wanted but he could still get the paper into the waste bin, and if he did she had to give him a kiss. This was perfect, she knew Jack had a crush on her and all she had to do was flash her bobs and he'd miss for sure, but even if she did lose she wouldn't have to kiss him as she had a surprise which would make him run out the room! As Jack lined up his shot Patricia took off her top and rubbed her tits. Jack was shocked and he threw the paper high into the air, but as it hit the ceiling it bounced off at an angle and landed on Patricia, bouncing off her huge tits and into the bin. Before Patricia could reveal her surprise Jack was his lips clamped on her breast sucking like a thirsty baby. As he chewed on her large bullet nipples Patricia withdrew her massive meaty tranny cock, expecting Jack to see it and flee from her. To her surprise Jack barely flinched at it, it was as if he not only expected to see it, but couldn't wait to bend over, spread his butt checks and take a long hard ass fucking! Patricia fucked him long hard and deep in his ass as he screamed for more – I guess this was taking the term 'kissing cousins' to a whole new level..
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LYT Review: "John Carter" Sends a Red Stater to the Red Planet
By Luke Y. Thompson on March 9, 2012
Considering the lackluster teasers and eyesores that have passed for advance posters, it's quite the pleasant surprise that John Carter wastes no time smacking your eyeballs upside the head with full immersion in one of its many "holy shit" moments right off the bat. It's a shootout between solar-powered flying warships from the dueling Martian cities of Helium and Zodanga, the latter of which is a massive moving platform kinda like what would have happened had Howl's Moving Castle been designed by Baron Harkonnen (seriously, if you don't get those references, look them up. Worth your time. Moving on). Zodangan leader Sab Thang (Dominic West) has his vehicle get caught in a sandstorm, at which point it gets boarded by mysterious bald people who materialize from the sky, led by Mark Strong's Matai Shang…
An aside: if you read the character guide that was handed out to many of us press, it's hard not to burst out laughing when coming across lines like "Sab Thang is the Jeddak of Zodanga," or "Matai Shang is the Holy Hekkador of the Therns." This kind of thing can be deadly; The Chronicles of Riddick, for one, never completely recovers from that risible introductory speech by the Necromongers about the Underverse. Not all will agree here, but it's to John Carter's credit that all the made-up words are simply integrated into normal conversation rather than spoon-fed to you. Some have and will complain that it's too complicated to figure out who's who; no doubt we can sit back and amuse ourselves watching critics who insisted Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy just needs several viewings to appreciate (or that Tree of Life is entirely comprehensible) complaining that John Carter is convoluted because it has lots of characters with weird names.
For my money, putting out a line of action figures early would have easily remedied this, but for whatever reason, kids are doomed to disappointment that nothing onscreen is available for purchase in smaller, more plastic form afterward. If you can find any of the small-scale McFarlane Prince of Persia figures and an Attack of the Clones Geonosis Arena Playset, that's as good as it gets.
But back to Sab Thang, Jeddak of Zodanga. Matai Shang gifts him with a powerful new weapon that's essentially a blue Witchblade crossed with an organic web-shooter and the power of a laser cannon. With this, he can become ruler of Mars, a task that isn't as hard as it sounds because Mars is mostly dead anyway. All he has to do is take over the rival city of Helium, which is distinct from Zodanga by virtue of being non-mobile and blue.
All of the above is narrated by Willem Dafoe, who also informs us that Mars isn't what we think we know, and that its inhabitants call it Barsoom. Later, we will identify Dafoe's voice as emanating from a ten-foot tall green alien named Tars Tarkas, which is odd because Tars is narrating events to which he clearly wasn't privy. It's doubly odd when the rest of the movie is narrated by John Carter himself. But unless you've already seen the film, this won't seem inconsistent till afterward.
And then we're on earth, watching John Carter (Taylor Kitsch) send a telegram to author Edgar Rice Burroughs, his nephew in this telling. Burroughs (Daryl Sabara) rushes to see his uncle, only to find him apparently dead (yeah right, or there'd be no movie) with a journal left behind. This is where Carter's narration takes over, and for about ten minutes we get to see what a 3D western looks like (pretty cool in the Xpand format, less so in Real-D). Carter is a Civil War vet in a bad fake beard, and hails from Virginia (yes, I know VA went blue in '08, but it usually doesn't, and the title joke was too obvious-yet-heretofore-unused not to make), who is searching for a magic cave of gold, but has to punch Bryan Cranston a few times in order to get there. Plus, when he does find it, he also finds one of Matai Shang's magic bald species, the Therns, and after a brief skirmish finds himself waking up on Mars.
Rather than get thrust into the Helium/Zodanga battle right away – and for those keeping score, Helium's people wave blue flags, while Zodanga's wield red – Carter soon finds himself among the most sentient non-human species of the planet, the Tharks, of whom the aforementioned Willem Dafoe character Tars Tarkas is leader. An initial misunderstanding betwixt languages causes the Tharks to think Carter is named "Virginia," which provides a cheap and always-funny laugh line, though everyone is soon speaking English thanks to Carter drinking the magical MacGuffin juice of something or other.
All right. Enough plot summary. Trust me, there's a lot more to go. Burroughs hasn't really been squeezed into typical movie three-act structure here – it plays out a lot more like a cliffhanger serial, or a book with chapters. It's a bold move to get a more faithful adaptation, and a good one, but does risk the whole Lord of the Rings "too many endings" complaint from lame whiners. This may be Disney, but little is toned down – there are a whole lot of people and creatures dying onscreen, but they bleed blue, which somehow makes it family friendly in somebody's eyes. One notable concession that would have had to be made with any studio – the characters aren't as naked as Burroughs had them.
The humans of Mars were red-skinned in the text – here, that is achieved by giving Caucasians many red tattoos in a Celtic design style. Could be that even a casual mention of "red skin" risks being offensive, though racial subtext is in there – Carter, being the only "white" man, is thought by Barsoomians to be an ape, as those are big and pale in their land; given that the hero fought in a pro-slavery army, the irony is surely intentional when he himself is placed in chains by oppressors of another skin tone. Likewise, those who look will find populist critiques of modern government (how little it must have changed since Burroughs' day), with the Therns pulling the strings of political power much like we imagine corporate donors do in reality, as mass casualties and eventual environmental Armageddon are the outcome they care naught about, shape-shifting constantly to distract all but the most observant.
Have you seen this done before? Yeah, there are echoes of familiar films, themselves inspired by the original books. No Star Wars fan can fail to semi-recognize terms like "jeddak" and "banth." But you haven't seen it all put together this way – Dafoe's Tarkas is an instant classic, with a moral ambiguity and character arc befitting a classic heroic yarn. And the hero's journey is not the usual, predictable simplicity of "identify the bad guy, lose a fight to him, storm the fortress, the end," that we so often snooze through. Indeed, not every loose end is wrapped up, leaving plenty for further sequels that probably won't happen, alas.
One misgiving: Princess Dejah Thoris ought to be so beautiful as to make John Carter drop everything to fight for her, but we have a problem here: Kitsch is even prettier than actress Lynn Collins. Collins gives Dejah a smart sexiness, but Kitsch, as tough as he can play, still looks like a fashion model, and his perfectly blow-dried hair doesn't help. Both give fine performances, but I'm betting anyone truly bisexual picks the dude here.
That aside, John Carter is a science-fiction epic worth cheering, one where however much they spent, it all went to throw amazingly huge and awesome things onscreen in the service of a story that some are actually calling too complicated. It isn't, but a second viewing will reward anyone who doesn't have the capacity to remember a shit-ton of made-up words and names. Those airships in 3D, though? Gorgeous.
And so you know, dear reader, I have read three of the books, but none of them was about Carter himself, just his offspring. I liked them at the time (age 13, I think), and yet was disappointed that every one ultimately boiled down to being a love story (yes, monsters held my attention more than girls, even at 13). So maybe I'm unduly happy that this one isn't, at heart, JUST a love story. Maybe you'll be mad about that. Me, I love the battles. And the four-armed dudes.
YES. I haven't seen it yet, but I'm so glad to hear a reviewer identify what this movie is all about, and recognize one crucial thing that skeptical moviegoers often fail to: Cool ships are cool. Good effects are good. Awesome aliens are awesome.
I grew up reading and re-reading all of Burroughs' Martian books. I hoped all my life to see a good rendition of it on the silver screen. Finally! Of course, I can follow all of the 'made-up' words!! They are in Barsoomian!! Jeddaks, Tharks, Apts–how exciting!! And don't forget, they've been watching us here on Jasoom for centuries through very good telescopes….I'm hoping the series will be re-published for a new generation–it's the standard for good adventure!!
I remember taking the paperbacks to class in high school and reading them behind the books we were supposed to be reading. That was in 1972! I've reread the series several times since, and most recently last year.
The reason Dejah Thoris has such wonderful hair is because she is the most beautiful woman of two worlds according to John Carter–and the whole movie is from his view point and his soon-to-be-BF Tars Tarkas. So, a little bias I guess.
The reason Kitsch is so good looking is because John Carter was probably the most handsome guy of two worlds as well. The book character had black hair and blue eyes, though. I always kinda thought of John Carter would look like Tom Selleck or something, lol!!
Hey, in the '70's we used to people watch at the lake, and sit there looking for John Carter….
I just got back from seeing it, and believe me, Dejah is PLENTY gorgeous. Seriously, I love a movie where, scene after scene, I'm busy just drinking in how beautiful the female lead is.
And yet, as you say in your review, Collins manages to be more than eye candy. There's strength there too, and a good deal of dry wit.As much as I like wild fight scenes, I really did come away from this seeing it as a love story, and a surprisingly good one at that. You really buy into the way John is shown losing himself to this woman, little by little, until at the end he's willing to throw everything into trying to save her. He claims, at one point, to be committed to saving Barsoom, but that's an obvious lie even as the words leave his lips.
He's committed to saving HER; the planet just gets to come along for the honeymoon.Excellent movie, I'll likely go back to see it in 3-D.
"but I'm betting anyone truly bisexual picks the dude here" nice line. However, I don't know what's wrong with your gonads but Lynn Collins looks really hot in this movie. That's not to say Taylor Kitsch isn't a good looking guy, but the way you phrase your criticism borders on using a homophobic rant to get your point across – which, unfortunately, is NOT unusual for NERDIST.COM or the MANY podcasts it links to.
All that aside, THIS WAS AN AWESOME MOVIE. I recommend eveyone go see it. One of the best science fiction movies in years.
Something to note for the First John Carter book (I haven't read the others!) The Therns didn't make any overt appearances in the books version, so the entire storyline was subtly changed.
For the better I think, though! The other meandered a LOT more. "Look! We found an enemy tribe's hatchery! Yoink."
There was also telepathy all over the place, which ERB himself pretty much stopped referring to later in the book since… It doesn't make for good stories if everyone can just read your mind.
I'll say this though; if possible, there was even MORE airship combat in the books!
I liked it. Good movie overall!
Cory – please explain how you found it homophobic.
I'm a straight guy, and I said I think the guy is prettier than the girl. I apologize if you think that's bashing same-sex attraction in any way. Seems to me I'm acknowledging the possibility of it.
Thanks. A Review from someone who went into the film loking to watch the film. Not with baggage about every other film released for the last 100 years. I saw the reviews where the guy said "Well, its just Star Wars crossed with lord of the rings". I just wanted to hunt him down and punch him for being an idot. You do not require punching. That is a good thing.
Huge waste of time!
Do you know why Episode 1 was shit?
A shit script and a confusing plot.
Same with MIB 2
Same with John Carter. -
It's so weird. All of the mainstream critics seem to just want to hate this movie, but myself and my friends – we all loved it. It just goes to show that you can't trust the mainstream critics, right? I don't know why they went into the movie wanting to hate it, but they're wrong.
I'm so happy to see a positive review of it. I typed up my own last night (still need to edit it, though) and personally, I thought the film was spot on.
@"Sir Funkytown…" I don't think anyone would say that the script is strictly GOOD, but that's it's just good enough that it doesn't get in the way of the cool stuff. And, if you thought Episode I was confusing… Yikes. I don't even know what to tell you. That is, at best, a matter of taste, as some people prefer a complex plot. And it's, at worst, more a flaw of the audience than a flaw of the plot.
I'm sorry but if I may, the comment about the princes's looks is just stupid.
Why would anyone, bisexual or not, pick Cart over her? Sure he's pretty, but aside from that he's the most bland element in the entire film. I would understand if you prefer your eye candy to keep their mouths shut but surely you'd at least like for them to show the odd facial expression.
I know I'm knit-picking here, but finding fault with not placing an actress that hotter than the male lead is… yeah, it's stupid. At least ONE of them can act.
I throughly enjoyed the movie Read a "critic" review saying it was a flop. He is an idiot. It was great


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