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Grayston Money Clip Wallet (# 3120TM19)
This card case is a world-class accessory that's as efficient as it is sophisticated. Made from milled Italian leather, it ages handsomely over time. Three slots (including a mesh ID window) provide room for your cards, while a built-in money clip easily holds several bills. Topstitch accents; "Tommy Bahama®" embossed on the exterior.
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I purchased this wallet for my husband for Father's Day. It fit all credit cards and cash beautifully! He uses this wallet everyday - it's a new favorite!
July 6, 2014
The Perfect Solution
Finally found the perfect solution to ridding myself of a bulky heavy leather wallet! This card case/money clip is simple, classy and perfect! A definite eye catcher which receives quite a handful of compliments. I've used this card case/money clip on a daily bases now for 7 months and haven't had one problem with it, I carry 3-4 cards and use the magnetic money clip for a few folded bills. (Usually 6 folded bills) I suggest only a few bills as the magnetic clip is not exactly the strongest. If you plan on carrying more then
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February 2, 2014
poor design.
I purchased this to replace the slightly different version that I've had for a couple of years. On that one, however, the magnetic clip was on the opposite side from where you would put your credit card or resort room key, but on this one you slide you credit cards in right under the magnet...not cool.
While I can't say that I had anything demagnetize with this wallet, I had enough experience with that on the old wallet (four times in one weekend I had to have the room key redone) I didn't want to run that risk.
I ended up returning it, which is disappointing.
February 1, 2014
This wallet was a big disappointment!
The mesh window on this money clip wallet was shredded around the edges within two weeks. It must be only for decoration because my husband put only his drivers' license in it. I would NOT recommend this product!!!
November 8, 2013
Good concept, physics lets it down...
Wonderful looking and a great concept, I bought mine a while ago as I am not a wallet fan but find myself having to carry more cards than I would like. Not so bad for thin RFID proximity access control cards but anything with a magnetic strip is toast and that includes ATM and older credit cards. The magnet may not be strong enough for a lot of money but it sure is powerful enough to render magstrip cards useless.
May 8, 2013
Terrific wallet. I would recommend this wallet to anyone who is looking for a wallet to fit neatly in a front pants pocket.
Excellent wallet. The leather is gradually breaking in. It's easy to us, distinctive looking (I have received a number of compliments on this wallet since I started carrying it) and carries a surprisingly large number of cards and cash. The money clip holds sufficient cash. I bought this wallet to replace a Tommy Bahama wallet that I bought 8 years ago and was worn out. I put off buying a new wallet for a couple of years but now I wish I had bought this one sooner. Great product.
March 22, 2013
Perfect for Travel
Use this wallet for vacations only.Perfect for traveling with a minimum of credit card, DL, and cash. Love the style and cash clip feature!
July 21, 2012
Not a Wallet Guy
I don't like to carry a wallet and this is the perfect solution - big enough to carry all the credit cards and cash you need, and a neat mesh window for you ID - and it all fits nicely in your front pocket.
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The word indulgence originally meant kindness or favor. In Latin it meant the remission of a tax or debt. Under Roman law it was used to express release from captivity or punishment. In this instance, an indulgence is given to remit the temporal punishment of sin that has been forgiven. These indulgences have been declared upon the Pardon Crucifix by Pope St. Pius X in 1905, and have been approved in the pardon of the living and the souls in Purgatory in 1907.
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- For devoutly kissing the Crucifix, an indulgence is gained.
- Whoever says one of the following invocations before this crucifix may gain each time an indulgence: "Our Father who art in heaven, forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us." "I beg the Blessed Virgin Mary to pray to the Lord our God for me."
- Whoever, habitually devout to this Crucifix, will fulfill the necessary conditions of Confession and Holy Communion, may gain a Plenary Indulgence on the following feasts: On the feasts of the Five Wounds of our Lord, the Invention of the Holy Cross, the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the Immaculate Conception, and the Seven Sorrows (Dolors) of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
- Whoever, at the moment of death, fortified with the Sacraments of the Church, or contrite of heart, in the supposition of being unable to receive them, will kiss this Crucifix and ask pardon of God for his sins, and pardon his neighbor, will gain a Plenary Indulgence.
The Front of the Crucifix: Above the cruciform figure, the familiar I.N.R.I. has been inscribed with the words "Jesus Nazarenus Rex Judaeorum." Latin uses I instead of the English J, and V instead of U (Iesvs Nazarenvs Rex Ivdaeorvm). The English translation is "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews." The Reverse of the Crucifix: On the transverse arms are the words, "Father, forgive them." On the vertical beam of the Cross are the words, "Behold this heart which has so loved men." An image of The Sacred Heart of Jesus is shown in the center.
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This Glow Lighting 16" Crystal Chandelier is offered in a silver pearl finish. Requires eight 40-watt clear incandescent candelabra bulbs. Part of the Vista collection.
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Geoff Bellew is a business executive with over 40 years' experience in the financial services, technology and consulting services industries. He has extensive business skills at senior executive levels and has served in a senior executive capacity with Scotiabank, Manulife, ING, Aegon, Dspfactory and Mechworks Systems. He most recently served as President and CEO at Southbridge, a Waterloo Region-based investment management firm, guiding the assets of the Bridgeway Foundation.
Geoff is an active community volunteer. He has served many not-for-profit and faith-based organizations and is currently a Director on the Board of Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region, Waterloo Public Library Grand River Hospital and Lutherwood Homes KW (Trinity Village). In business and in the community,
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Sheryl Teed Callum has been a valued Director since being elected to the FaithLife Financial Board in 2011. She is a retired partner of Ernst & Young LLP and a Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant (FCPA, FCA), a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). Her primary focus during her 35-year career was serving clients in the financial services sector including life insurance companies. Her experience includes serving as an Audit Partner and an IT Audit Partner, advising on governance and risk management practices, assessing the governance of major capital expenditure projects including IT system implementations and evaluating IT risk. She has presented at numerous professional conferences, seminars webcasts and client sponsored events, and has served on a number of industry task forces and advisory committees. She has over 25 years of experience on not-for-profit boards serving in various capacities.
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Karen is President and CEO of FaithLife Financial. Since joining FaithLife Financial in 1980, Karen has played pivotal roles in a number of areas where she assumed increasingly senior roles including Regional Sales Manager, Director Field & Branch Services, as well as Vice-Presidential roles in Member Services, Field Services, Brand Development, Fraternal and Sales. She became the organization's first female President and CEO in September 20, 2010.
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Julie Halgren is the Director of Long Term Development at Thrivent Financial, appointed to our Board in 2012 as the Thrivent representative. She has over 25 years' experience in the marketing arena; with expertise in developing and implementing marketing strategies for financial services and insurance organizations. Prior to joining Thrivent Financial she worked at Fair, Isaac & Company in the capacity of Account Manager and Market Offering Director. She also has experience as a surety bond wholesaler and underwriter.
Julie contributes her time, life experience, and skills as a mentor to other professionals. She has chaired the Greenwood Elementary Grant Committee and volunteers at the House of Charity and Habitat for Humanity. She is a member of St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church, Plymouth MN. Julie received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Luther College, Iowa. She earned the Chartered Life Underwriter designation from the American College.
Appleton, Wisconsin
Walter Rugland retired in 2002 as Executive Vice President of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Thrivent is among America's largest non-stock life insurers. In the 23 years prior to service at Thrivent he was a Consulting Actuary and Principal of Milliman, an international consulting and actuarial firm. Walter is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries. He holds honorary Fellowships in the actuarial associations in England and Scotland. He received a Bachelor's degree from Luther College, Iowa, and a Masters of Business Administration in Actuarial Science from the University of Michigan. He has received Luther College's Distinguished Service Award, as well as recognition for lifetime service by his profession.
Walter also serves as past-chair of the board of ThedaCare, a not-for-profit health provider, chair of the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value and vice president of the Wisconsin Historical Foundation. He has served as treasurer of the Hartford Stage Company, chairman of the Community Foundation of the Fox Valley Region and is secretary/treasurer of the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. A Rotarian, he is also past chair of the Luther Institute in Washington, D.C., and the Actuarial Foundation, and is an emeritus governing regent of Luther College.
Edmonton, Alberta
Les Stahlke has spent his career in leadership positions in churches and not-for-profit organizations. He received his Master of Divinity from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri and is an ordained member of the Lutheran clergy. Les has served in many capacities throughout his career. He was a founder of the Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots (LAMP) serving remote areas in Northern Canada. He has also served as a board member, Board Chair and Vice-Chair of Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) of Canada.
Les developed the Relationship Model of governance, leadership and management. The Relationship Model proved its ability to meet the governance and management needs of complex international organizations. Since 1999, Les has applied the Relationship Model to churches and not-for-profit organizations in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He travels extensively training boards in governance and strategic planning. Following his service with MAF, Les formed GovernanceMatters.com Inc. to support the governance needs of not-for-profit and church organizations.
Heidelberg, Ontario
Stephen Taylor dedicated 30 years of his career to Lutheran Life Insurance Society of Canada (now FaithLife Financial). He served as the organization's President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors from 1990 to 2004. He served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association (CLHIA), as President of the Canadian Fraternal Association (CFA), as a member of the Board of Governors of Wilfrid Laurier University (also Chair of its Pensions and Benefits Committee), and as a member of the Board of Governors of Lutherwood, a social service agency.
After retiring from Lutheran Life, Steve served on the Board of Directors of the Alberta-based Western Life Assurance Company from 2005 to 2011, and as a member of both of its Governance, Conduct, Management and Resource Committee and Audit and Risk Committee. Steve is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and established himself as one of the first actuaries in Canada from the First Nations community. He is active in the Canadian faith community as a layman and a musician, where he sings bass with The Revelations, a southern gospel quartet. Stephen attends Hope Lutheran Church in Kitchener, ON.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Ron Walter was elected to the FaithLife Financial Board of Directors in 2010. He offers expertise to the FaithLife Financial Board in the areas of board governance, policy development and fiscal discipline in varying economic climates. A life-long resident of Saskatoon, Ron graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.
Ron worked with the Saskatoon Public School Division for 13 years gaining experience in insurance, pensions, board policy and finances. He holds an Advanced Class A certificate in local government administration. Ron is a life long member of St Paul's Lutheran Church in Saskatoon and is currently serving as President of the congregation.
Waterloo, Ontario
Dale Wilcox is President and co-owner of WATMEC Ltd., a workplace
training and development company, dedicated to increasing employee
performance in organizations throughout Canada. A business entrepreneur,
Dale provides expertise in marketing, human resources and
organizational development and has over 20 years of boardroom
experience. Dale has been a FaithLife Financial Board member since 1999.
from Chesley, Ontario, Dale is past-president of the Canadian Society
of Training and Development and has served on various church committees.
Currently, she is on the advisory board of eLearn Campus. A founding
member of the International Alliance for Learning, Dale is also a member
of the Canadian Professional Sales Association and the American Society
for Training and Development.


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What is the name of this compressed sans-serif typeface? It's from the trailer of Mesrine Killer Instinct (http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/mesrinekillerinstinct/)
The closest I get is Knockout from Hoefler & Frere-Jones but it is not quite right (compare the S's).
If someone can name the other typefaces used in the trailer that would be fun as well :-)
Hi Reimund-
My first instinct was Gothic by Red Rooster (http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/redrooster/gothic-rr/), but it's too wide, and the K and S are both wrong. You mentioned Hoefler's Knockout, which it's not, but Champion Featherweight (also by Hoefler, http://typography.com/fonts/font_overview.php?productLineID=100002) is better, the K, S and " are very close indeed.
I think you are correct, it's probably Champion Gothic! I actually looked at Champion Gothic as well, besides Knockout. I must have looked at the wrong weight or something though, because I thought it was a bit off :)
EDIT: What about the challenge to find the other faces? For instance the one used for the big MESRINE title in the end? :)
If you can post screencaps of the other faces, I'm sure we can identify them between us.
That one looks like Futura Extrabold or maybe Twentieth Century.
- Lex
Twentieth Century sure is close. But looking closely on the N, where the crossbar meets with the stems, it looks more like Futura Extra bold.


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Eagles everywhere are shedding single patriotic tears, and the spirit of Thomas Jefferson is slow clapping on the roof.
Skip to around the 1:30 mark for the big KABOOM. Also RIP headphone users.
Twenty-eight-year-old former college track star Alysia Montano, under encouragement from her doctors, ran the 800 meters in yesterday's U.S. Track and Field Championships, finishing in 2 minutes, 32.13 seconds. Montano stated that the encouragement from her doctors " took away any fear of what the outside world might think about a woman running during her pregnancy....What I found out mostly was that exercising during pregnancy is actually much better for the mom and the baby. … I did all the things I normally do … I just happened to be pregnant. This is my normal this year."
(h/t KHON2.)
National Jerky Day is totally not something Jack Link's made up a few years ago HEY CHECK OUT HOW MUCH MEAT IS THERE, AMERICA!


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Batman Begins Reviews
Graham J |
Super Reviewer
July 29, 2012
Hands down the best "reboot" movie of all time, this one has it all. Nolan takes great care in setting up the backstory of the Caped Crusader in the first half of the film. The second half kicks into overdrive and ends with a fantastic finish.
Eugene B |
Super Reviewer
May 6, 2013
The first chapter in the proposed "Dark Knight Trilogy" is dark, compelling, and articulate. Christopher Nolan's marvelous input to the origins of the Caped Crusader gives a good start to the trilogy. With a strong cast (Bale, Caine, Neesen, Freeman, Holmes & Oldman) along with an ominous plot, Batman Begins enthralls its audiences worldwide. 4.5/5
garyX |
Super Reviewer
November 5, 2006
Christopher Nolan had already proved he could do characters and dialogue and in this latest reinvention of the classic comic book character, he proves emphatically that he can do action too. Taking cues from Tim Burton's previous attempt to bring the character back to its dark roots, Nolan's vision is so gritty and believable it makes Burton's film seem as comparatively camp as the Adam West TV series that preceded it. This origin story has no radioactive spiders or associated sillines; just an intelligent examination of a man's guilt and desire for revenge and the psychology of fear. This combined with unlimited resources that wealth can provide, Batman is born utilising some brilliant production design that not only looks fantastic, but also looks plausible. Bale was the perfect choice for the role, bringing a single-minded intensity to the character and is just as convincing in his pimpernel-esque role as billionaire playboy. The supporting cast of genuine actors including Michael Caine, Gary Oldman and Morgan Freeman add a lot of dramatic weight and the script is cleverly fleshed out. Possibly the only flaws are the fact that although Liam Neeson and Cillian Murphy are both great it lacks a focal villain (something obviously rectified quite spectacularly by Heath Ledger in the sequel) and Katie Holmes is a bit of a dead zone but these gripes are insignificant compared to Nolan's achievement in bringing Batman to believable life. For me, this is easily one of the best superhero movie ever made and it stands up handsomely to repeated viewings. A future classic.
Josh L |
Super Reviewer
June 9, 2007
Batman Begins re-established the Batman franchise as something that can deliver the blockbuster goods while also delivering a grounded and human story that connects with everyone. This is not a gothic Burton freakshow, nor is it the soulless special effects drivel that Schumacher made. Nolan understands the importance of a good origin story and delivers. This is not wall to wall action, but it holds your attention from the get go and the pacing is just right. Christian Bale is the Batman the series has always needed. He is by far the best actor to ever play the role and will be hard to top if WB ever decides to continue on after Nolan's saga. Everything Nolan set up in terms of the origin story with the League of Shadows and Ra's Al Ghul (played by a fantastic Liam Neeson) has not been attempted before and it was the perfect way to start his vision of the character. Add in Morgan Freeman as Lucious Fox, Michael Caine as Alfred, and Gary Oldman as Gordon and you have the pieces in place for something special. Katie Holmes is the weak link, but she isn't awful. Overall, Batman Begins is probably the most traditional made of Nolan's series before he forever changed the landscape of superhero films with The Dark Knight, but it is still fantastic.
Christian C |
Super Reviewer
October 27, 2012
I love action and I love Christian Bale. This film won't disappoint!
Samuel Riley |
Super Reviewer
August 5, 2012
A great opening chapter to a sucessful trilogy. Featuring a superb cast, a strong script and plenty of action. Faith towards the comics is strong and can be easily seen through the dark atmosphere, along with the performances of Christian Bale,Cillian Murphy and Liam Neeson.
Joshua W |
Super Reviewer
August 6, 2012
I know following up Batman & Robin isn't the hardest feat in the world, but this film did so much more then that. This is the true story of a phoenix. Batman went from being a complete joke to being one of the greatest film trilogies in recent history. This being the first and some would say the best of the trilogy. Casting perfect, direction amazing, and the music made it an instant classic. Christopher Nolan was always a great director but this was the first sign of what was to come from the one we all have grown to know as Nolan.
TheDudeLebowski65 |
Super Reviewer
April 17, 2011
Christopher Nolan's sweeping first chapter in the rebooted Batman is a much needed breath of fresh air in the super hero genre. Batman & Robin was a travesty of cinema; Joel Schumacher butchered something that Tim Burton worked hard at making. Batman forever was an average flick, but its follow-up tried to outdo everything, with much bigger effects, over the top villains and ridiculous costumes. The film was like a nightmare, it was like the equivalent of attending a Justin Bieber concert or getting your teeth pulled out. Schumacher made the worst superhero film ever made with Batman & Robin, his total disregard of the material and wanting to make everything flashy was a slap in the face to the fans. I've been a diehard Batman fan since childhood, and loved the Tim Burton films. But the series sunk to whole new low with Batman & Robin. However Warner Brothers delivered hired Nolan to helm Batman Begins, and the rest is as they say history. Christopher Nolan crafts a unique new take on the Batman tale. His understanding of what makes a good action film by giving us some real villains that can exist, unlike the stupid villains Schumacher gave us with Batman & Robin, these villains were real, and they were believable. Nolan has made a fantastic picture with this first entry of a stunning trilogy of films. This film brought back my fate in the franchise, and re-established Batman as a superhero to take seriously and not make fun of. The aspect that stands out the most about the film is Bruce Wayne's conflict, and what he tries to do to clean the streets and eventually become the Batman. Really, this is an astounding film, one that erases all the mistakes that Schumacher has made with his second Batman feature. This is a real treat to watch and is the definitive Batman film. This film was only matched by its sequels, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. This is a brilliant film that brought back faith in the character, and as a diehard fan of Batman, I was simply blown away. Christian Bale has made the character his own, and he is the best Batman since Michael Keaton. Batman Begins is the beginning of the darkest saga in the character's history. Brilliantly effective and with memorable action this film is a fine return to glory for the legendary Dark Knight.
Matthew Samuel M |
Super Reviewer
July 18, 2012
Epic, dark, and intense, the film is a fantastic start to the Dark Knight trilogy. Though it lacks the power the following film runs on, Batman Begins has its own iconic feel to it and is a thrill to watch.
cosmo313 |
Super Reviewer
August 1, 2006
For years, I always held the two Tim Burton Batman films as the best in the series. I am now (kinda) wrong. Batman Begins revitalizes the series, focuses more on character development and plot (more importantly on Batman, and not the villains), and provides a dark, dreary, gothic atmosphere that's even better than the one Burton provided. All of this, along with an excellent cast, especially with Bale's intense brooding performance, and Murphy's deeply creepy and unnerving one, make this one of the better superhero films out there. I will nitpick it and say that the editing (especially during the fight scenes) is quite choppy, and its hard to tell what is going on at times, and also that the film is maybe a bit too heavy handed and pretentious. However, even then, I think that's sort of a welcome thing, and it helps elevate this type of genre movie, it just goes a bit far with it. This is more grounded in reality, and is a welcome change from the past versions, but I still really like the stylized comic book elements from the old ones, though this take is great too. I used to really love this, but now it's worn on me, and I think that, while it is really good, it's not the full on masterpiece I thought it originally was. |
TomBowler |
Super Reviewer
July 31, 2009
There is a small passage at the start of Frank Miller's comic book, "The Dark Knight Returns." It speaks of a bar, a small saloon which is usually filled with the long-forgotten villains of Gotham city. "They talk about a Man of Steel. An Amazon Princess." "But they never talk about the mean one. The cruel one. The one who couldn't fly or bend steel in his hands. The one who scared the crap out of everybody and laughed at all of the rest of us for being the envious cowards we were... Not a man among them wants to hear about Batman." And until Batman Begins, we never really had. In film anyway. When a young Bruce Wayne experiences a tragedy, his life is taken down the path of vengeance and retribution upon the criminals of Gotham. Batman has always been a favourite of filmmakers; iconic imagery, fantastic setting, great villains, heaps of source material to draw from. And yet, before Batman Begins, there had never been an origins story for the world's greatest masked detective. Tim Burton's Batman touched on the beginnings but we had never seen the transition from tortured adolescent to caped vigilante. Starting with this in mind, and keeping the movie firmly cemented in the real, plausible world, Nolan and his team created a Batman who was first and foremost Bruce Wayne and a film in which the man inside the suit is just as interesting as the one throwing himself from building to building. Nolan's attitude towards what was once simply a comic book character is what has given Batman Begins and its sequel such incredible status in the comic book movie genre. Nolan and Goyer's screenplay manages to recreate this superhero with all of his flaws and triumphs while making the human underneath just as complex and interesting. As much as the script is filled with huge action pieces, Nolan focuses on the smaller, heartfelt moments even more. Bruce Wayne meeting Rachel at a hotel and struggling desperately to make her think better of him. A young Bruce surrounded by the dead bodies of his parents, suddenly an orphan. While the script may be broadly funny and often plot-driven, it's moments like these when Nolan's understanding and love for this character beyond his suit and cape shines through. The suit and cape themselves have a clever and expanded history now, as well as the legendary Batmobile. Lifting the prototypes from his company's Research and Development department is a stroke of genius which only adds more to the illusion of plausibility. It's a long time before Batman puts on his suit, but the time spent figuring out Bruce Wayne is well spent. But then, when the suit is finally donned, the script soars even higher. Nolan doesn't shy away from or ignore the real world consequences of a masked vigilante beating up criminals, nor does he over-imbue his character with power. It's always obvious that our hero is just a man in a really thick suit; by no means invulnerable and hardly infallible. It's this factor which gives the action a nerve destroying edge, as it's never a guarantee that our hero will win; cape and all he may still fail. He's not faster than a speeding bullet and he doesn't have spidey sense. This reality makes every victory magnified exponentially, as you're just relieved Bruce actually survived, much less won. And it's not just the script which makes these action scenes air-punch brilliant. Nolan's masterful work behind the camera gives the viewer a sense of scale which belies its studio limitations. Though limitations is actually a misnomer, as Gotham City was built inside an airplane hangar to the scale of an actual city. The city itself is a sprawling, expressionist wonderland, with the twisting, constantly raining narrows giving a sense of claustrophobia before any prisoners are let out of their cages or the monolithic skyscrapers of Gotham City looming large over a young Bruce Wayne. Nolan's mantra for Gotham's surrounding was 'eliminate whimsy,' and the result is a believable yet subtly effecting environment for his hero. This mantra carries over into the rest of the film as well, with a practiced and precise filming style throughout the film. Nolan's decision to "film Batman from the point-of-view of the criminals" is a brilliant one. Batman's first attack on organised crime at Falcone's shipments gives Batman an almost magical, supernatural ability to appear and disappear at will. And while you realise that it's all theatricality and deception, it never dulls the effect. When Batman appears in the middle of a group of henchmen, all the action takes place in the viewer's mind as all we truly witness is a flurry of feet and the occasional flap of a cape. But Nolan knows that the smoke and mirrors approach only works in moderation and during Batman's climactic battle, he shows Batman in all his glory, soaring through the narrows, perching crouched on railings and beating the hell out of his opponents. It's a clever journey from ducking and weaving through the action to exposing it in all of its balls-out glory and it makes for exhilarating viewing. Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard's collaborative score only adds to this feeling. Not since Jaws have two notes been so successfully used to create an unmistakable theme. The film's score beautifully underscores and accentuates the action onscreen. But all of this would be for naught without the man underneath the cowl. Christian Bale, just coming off his exemplary work on The Machinist looked anorexic and frail, not the ideal look for a billionaire who spends his nights beating up the criminal underworld with his bare hands. But his understanding and complete inhabiting of Bruce Wayne, coupled with his incredible ability to be whatever size he needs to be for a role, means that his version of the Batman will live on in history as the definitive performance in the minds of many. His performance isn't overly showy or screen hogging, but its purity and simplicity make it utterly believable and totally convincing both as the man in a cape and a man trying to seem perfectly normal to the outside world. Bale has said that his favourite part about the character is that his public persona of Bruce Wayne is the man's real performance, that the Batman is who he really is. Bale's understanding of this character makes this one of his best performances of one hell of a career. The supporting cast do great work as well. It's hardly strange considering that the support consists of Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson and Rutger Hauer, but the cast are uniformly convincing in the respective parts. If there's a weak point it's Katie Holmes' Rachel, but Bale's performance brings hers up by association. The standout of the supporting cast, however, is Cillian Murphy, a relatively small-time star before Batman, who turns in a clever, twisted and often terrifying performance as Scarecrow. He's menacing and cold in equal parts as well as being utterly despicable at all times. Batman Begins is the first fitting origin for one of the world's favourite superheroes, as well as being a brilliant piece of cinema and a detailed study of a difficult character. That'd be Christopher Nolan's work then. Defining Scene: Batman's first assault on organised crime ending with a very special signal lighting up the sky. A hero is born again. Quotes: It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me. |
Sam B |
Super Reviewer
July 18, 2012
Its goofier than its two follow-ups, with some inane plot details and Katie Holme's disappointing performance, but Batman Begins is still a highly entertaining origin story, mostly thanks to its script which tells a fascinating story about fear and justice.
Dr114 |
Super Reviewer
July 20, 2012
This is a top notch Batman film and an awesome beginning to an amazing franchise. Not only does this film have a great score, killer acting and an awesome telling of the Batman story, it has superb sets. It makes Gotham city the dark brooding place that its meant to be. Nolan truly knows what he's doing with the Batman.
Edward B |
Super Reviewer
April 25, 2007
Christopher Nolan has breathed amazing new life into the Batman saga with this incredible reboot that finally treats the iconic comic book character with the respect, tone, and seriousness that he deserves. Right from the opening sequence, Batman Begins gets right into the mind of billionaire Bruce Wayne. Haunted by guilt over the death of his parents - a guilt that quickly turns to anger - Bruce leaves Gotham City to fight petty criminals all over the world, only to be indicted into the League of Shadows and trained under Ra's Al Ghul. Batman Begins is an origin story in every sense of the world. It also shows Gotham City as a terrifying place to live, an urban metropolis that is filled with crime, corrupt politicians, a massive gap between the rich and the poor, not to mention the Scarecrow, a villain who works for some very disturbed people. Among this dark portrayal of the city and of Bruce Wayne`s transformation into Batman, Nolan`s film is essentially about a masked vigilante who is able to scare criminals into making them completely fearful of committing another crime. Batman has become the stuff of legend amid the city`s underbelly,and yet Bruce Wayne struggles to fit back in to life in Gotham. Christian Bale is the best Batman to date. An accomplished actor in so many other roles, Bale ignites Bruce Wayne with a sensitivity and an inner monologue that creates a fantastic performance. In the suit, Bale has made Batman as scary and intimidating as never seen before. His raspy voice, cold stare, and unsympathetic tone show the audience that this Batman is not only committed to stopping crime, he is very capable of doing it himself. Everything about Batman Begins works. Liam Neeson, Katie Holes, Cillian Murphy, Tom WIlkinson, and Gary Oldman create some of the most memorable interpretations of their respective characters. The action is expertly staged. The story is entirely engaging, an the tone is undeniably dark - just as it should be. SImply put, Batman Begins is the Batman movie we`ve all been waiting for! |
Kevin C |
Super Reviewer
July 19, 2012
As a standalone first film in the series, it entirely relies on the viewer already knowing everything about Batman. and is a clumsy start to a franchise. However, as a prequel to THE DARK KNIGHT, it provides valuable insight into what guided Wayne's transformation into the masked vigilante, with atmosphere and intellect to boot. Seriously, THE DARK KNIGHT makes everything better.
Adriel L |
Super Reviewer
July 18, 2012
Depth had finally met the genre which is usually reserved for the gullible. This was a movie that actually gave me back faith on the superhero genre, where I actually became among the many of those who are bat fanatics. Truly unforgettable film that really surprised the bats out of me when I had first watched it. I expected the same, drab, story and so and so from all those other superhero films one watches these days, but this one really changed that. Even after watching it the second and third time, the flair of Nolan's direction still remains so powerful. It starts and ends a little flawed, but in between and as a whole, it is as fascinating as great movies get.
blkbomb |
Super Reviewer
February 26, 2011
New Review Ra's al Ghul: Gentlemen, time to spread the word. And the word is panic.� "Men fear most what they can't see." Christopher Nolan washed away the after taste of Schumacher's Batman & Robin when he released this dark and visually stunning superhero masterpiece. This is THE origin story when it comes to superhero films. It's the best origin movie I have ever seen and is my second favorite superhero movie ever behind only(surprise, surprise), The Dark Knight. What Nolan did for the superhero movie can't be overblown because he showed everyone that we don't need silly, campy, cartoonish characters just because a movie is based on a comic book. These characters can be real life people and that's how Nolan presented them. Batman is a human being, as are the villains. They aren't cartoons. Thank God someone finally realized that. Like I said, Batman Begins is an origin story. We see why Bruce Wayne fears bats. We also see his parents die in front of his eyes, and we see him get his training from Ra's al Ghul. From there, he starts to establish himself as Batman, obtaining all his equipment and going after the head of a major crime family that is tearing Gotham apart. Soon he finds himself matched up against more then just the mob when Scarecrow begins to plot his own little fear factory. Just when you don't think it could get any worse for Batman, Ra's al Ghul shows up.� The best part about Nolan's intro to his trilogy is the introduction to his characters. Bruce Wayne and Batman have never been done better, but he also presents characters like Alfred in a light they haven't been shown in. Lucius Fox is also another great character that we are shown, along with Gordon. The casting decisions could not have been any better either. Bale is now thought of as Batman. Caine is perfect as Alfred, as is Freeman as Fox and Oldman as Gordon. If there's a weak spot in either of the first two movies, it's Rachel Dawes. Katie Holmes portrayal of Bruce's love interest is sort of wooden, but she's easy to look at, so it isn't all bad. There's just so much awesomeness going on in Batman Begins. The sound is amazing, the score fantastic, the cinematography eye popping, the acting superb, the direction flawless, the choreography intense, and the overall movie insane. The movies pacing is great. Nolan always knows when to slow down for character development and when to speed up for intense action. He made Batman more then just a children's hero, he made him something much deeper. This was the biggest superhero movie ever made up to this point in cinema history. Nolan would top himself with The Dark Knight, and we'll see how things go with The Dark Knight Rises. The good money is on that it will be amazing. Twenty years from now, Batman Begins will be remembered as the perfect start to the perfect trilogy. If you still for some reason haven't seen this or The Dark Knight, watch them soon and then go see The Dark Knight Rises. You will be in for a treat. I can guarantee that. Old Review Before Christopher Nolan dove into the superhero genre with Batman Begins he was already an established director with three good to great movies already in Following, Memento, and Insomnia. Batman Begins resurected Batman after Joel Shumacher single handedly destroyed it. Ok, Arnold may have had something to do with it too. Nolan brought a great amount of darkness and intensity into this film and really makes the movie shine. The movie shows us the backstory to how Bruce Wayne became Batman and the difficulty of balancing both his life as Bruce and as Batman. The film features two really cool villains in Scarecrow and Ra's Al Ghul. The cast is phenomenal, the cinematography and music are great, and the writing is smart and explosive. All of these are trademarks of a Christopher Nolan film. He always puts the right people around him. Wally Pfister is a great cinematographer and has been doing Nolan's films ever since Memento, Hans Zimmer is always outstanding, and Nolan's trusted cast members never fail. As a start to the trilogy, it's perfect and I like aspects of this movie better then The Dark Knight, even though The Dark Knight is my favorite movie. Obviously Katie Holmes isn't amazing, but I do like her more then Maggie Gyllenhaal. I also like Bruce Wayne aspect of this movie more than in the second, but it was much more important here. Ultimately Nolan has a chance with The Dark Knight Rises to possibly make the best trilogy ever or at least rival the likes of The Lord of the Rings. This my second favorite superhero movie ever and the other one is The Dark Knight. |
Super Reviewer
January 11, 2010
Christopher Nolan's reboot/re-imagining of the classic comic book story is better than all of the previous attempts to make a Batman film. This time it is covered with darkness, with only a few silly scenes to make the audience chuckle. Personally, I think this addition is absolutely fantastic. The story of how he becomes batman has never been shown on screen before, so that was a nice surprise, and the fact that Nolan uses realistic sets, other than CG effects, is simply awesome. It may drag on a little bit before throwing insane amounts of action at us, but at least it has a good balance of both. As a whole, this film succeeds both on a technical level and a story level, and that is saying something. "Batman Begins" is one of the best batman films out there!
Everett J |
Super Reviewer
July 14, 2012
This is exactly how a Batman movie should be made. Forgetting the four previous movies, this completely restarts the franchise. It's the first in a trilogy directed by Christopher Nolan, one of my favorite directors. This is just as the title says, an origin story. It follows Bruce Wayne(Christian Bale) through is child, to his parents murder, to his training, and up to him trying to save Gotham City as Batman. Sports 3 villains, Carmaine Falcone(Tom Wilkenson), Henri Ducard(Liam Neeson), and the Scarecrow(Cillian Murphy). Unlike "Spider-Man 3", the villains all fit perfectly, and the story never gets bogged down or over done. Actually, when I saw this in the theater, the first time Scarecrow appeared with the mask a kid sitting behind me starting screaming and crying in sheer fear. Definitely not a Batman movie for kids. The rest of the cast is perfect. Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, it's literally a who's who, and makes for a special movie. I like "Dark Knight" more, but this is a fantastic start to the story, and a must watch for Batman fans, action fans, heck just movie goers in general. Great movie.


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Dan Devine at Ball Don't Lie 15 hrs agoA look around the league and the Web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out.
C: ESPN.com. A fascinating read from Kevin Arnovitz on what's been going on with Larry Sanders — what precipitated his December departure from the Milwaukee Bucks, how his substance abuse suspension short-circuited a grand statement the young big man aimed to make, how he pushed for a buyout against his representatives' advice, what led him to his first-person explanation, and so much more.
9th: RealGM. Brett Koremenos goes deep on the nature of play-calling in the NBA, and we get smarter as a result. Coaching!
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Dan Devine at Ball Don't Lie 16 hrs agoCleveland Cavaliers All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving has been ruled out of Friday's meeting with the Indiana Pacers after a magnetic resonance imaging exam revealed a left shoulder strain.
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NBA to publish 'last two minutes' reports grading refs' late calls, non-calls
Dan Devine at Ball Don't Lie 19 hrs agoBack in January 2014, after the NBA acknowledged that Monta Ellis got away with a closing-seconds foul on Austin Rivers that helped cost the New Orleans Pelicans a victory, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said he loved that the league office was copping to missed calls, and not just because that particular one wound up working out in his favor.
"I love the transparency," Cuban said. "Now if I could just get them to do the same level of transparency for the other 47 minutes and 55 seconds, I'd really be making progress."
Well, we're not quite there yet, but starting Monday, the range will be down to a scant 46 minutes. (Progress!)
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Derrick Rose out 4-6 weeks after knee surgery; return this season expected
Dan Devine at Ball Don't Lie 22 hrs agoDerrick Rose had successful surgery to remove the damaged portion of the torn medial meniscus in his right knee, Chicago Bulls general manager Gar Forman told reporters Friday morning. Forman termed the surgery "minor" — Rose reportedly walked out of the hospital bearing his full weight on his own following the outpatient meniscectomy — and estimated the star point guard's recovery timeline at four to six weeks.
"We expect Derrick to be playing this season," Forman said.
Rose will begin "aggressive" rehabilitation on Saturday.
Where Rose goes from there, of course, stands as an open, fascinating question.
Forman downplayed the likelihood of immediate pain issues related to the meniscectomy:
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Earl Lloyd, first African-American to play in NBA game, dies at 86
Dan Devine at Ball Don't Lie 1 day agoBasketball pioneer Earl Lloyd, the first African-American ever to play in an NBA game, died Thursday. He was 86 years old.
Lloyd was one of three African-American pioneers to break into the NBA in 1950. Chuck Cooper became the first black player drafted by an NBA team, selected in the second round of the 1950 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics, seven rounds before the Washington Capitols picked Lloyd. Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, a former Harlem Globetrotter, became the first African-American player to sign a full NBA contract, joining the New York Knicks on May 24.
But on Oct. 31, 1950, Lloyd became the first first African-American ever to play in an NBA game, suiting up for Washington against the Rochester Royals, scoring six points and grabbing a game-high 10 rebounds in a 78-70 loss. Both Cooper and Clifton would see their first NBA game action less than a week later.
"It's amazing how a scheduling quirk can change your whole life," Lloyd once said.
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Dan Devine at Ball Don't Lie 1 day agoDerrick Rose will have surgery on Friday morning to repair the torn medial meniscus in his right knee, the Chicago Bulls announced Thursday. While the club won't lay out a timetable for the injured point guard's recovery until after team physician Dr. Brian Cole actually performs the procedure, Bulls brass sure sounded optimistic Thursday about the possibility that we haven't seen the last of the former MVP this season.
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From K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune:
John Paxson on possibility of Rose coming back this year: "The hope is that he will."
Bulls President Michael Reinsdorf refused to speculate on timetable but did say: "We're hoping this is just a minor setback."
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The 10-man rotation, starring MTV's 'Rock N Jock,' all these years later
Dan Devine at Ball Don't Lie 1 day agoA look around the league and the Web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out.
C: Complex. Thomas Golianopoulos delivers an oral history of MTV's "Rock N Jock" franchise, replete with fond memories of the 25- and 50-point baskets and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar telling Michael Rapaport to quit yapping. Very fun times.
SF: Toronto Star. Bruce Arthur on how the Eastern Conference landscape shakes out after Derrick Rose's latest injury, and what it all means for the scuffling-but-still-standing Toronto Raptors.
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Dan Devine at Ball Don't Lie 1 day agoAfter what's felt like an unending string of underwhelming matchups on the nationally televised TNT Thursday night slate, we've finally got one worth sinking our teeth into tonight: the Golden State Warriors, leaders of the Western Conference and owners of the league's best record, traveling to Quicken Loans Arena to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers, the NBA's hottest team after winning 17 of their last 19 games.
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In case all that's not enough to get you amped up, here are five reasons to keep both eyes glued to the possible Finals preview set to tip off Thursday night at the Q:
A funny thing happens, though, if you nudge that filter down by just eight total minutes:
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Henry Walker's two 3-pointers in final :22 force OT, push Heat past Magic
Dan Devine at Ball Don't Lie 2 days agoLast year, in the midst of another season toiling in the D-League, looking for a way back into the NBA, former New York Knicks and Boston Celtics forward Bill Walker decided to make a change. So long, Bill; hello, Henry.
"It's just my middle name," Walker recently told Shandel Richardson of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. "I'm just trying to mature and just trying to grow up, trying to change the perception about me."
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So far, so good, Henry.
His encore left a little something to be desired, however; he'd missed eight of his first nine shots, including all seven of his 3-point tries, through the first 47 minutes of Wednesday's meeting with the Orlando Magic. Luckily for our man Hank, though, NBA games still run 48 minutes, opening the door for some stunning closing-seconds heroics:
Craig Sager cleared for return after leukemia treatments, coming back to TNT March 5
Dan Devine at Ball Don't Lie 2 days agoThe NBA world got some much-needed good news on Wednesday night, courtesy of SCORE Atlanta reporter and occasional TNT correspondent Craig Sager II:
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It's official!! Sr just got cleared to return to work & will be back in action Thursday, March 5 for Thunder-Bulls!!! pic.twitter.com/dnUi2Wy7Ax
Cue the bracket ties. Sr will be back for March Madness as well 🙌 pic.twitter.com/ez0cXm1d4i
Turner Sports has remained mum on the matter, but industry sources confirmed to BDL on Wednesday night the content of Junior's tweets. Yes, indeed: we'll be seeing Craig Sager back in his full technicolor glory next week.
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Thompson-Boling Arena
Attendance: 17,963
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Knoxville, TN (Sports Network) - Scotty Hopson was deadly from beyond the arc, hitting four three-pointers in a 16-point effort, and 10th-ranked Tennessee used a strong second half to beat Austin Peay, 83-54, in its first game of the 2009-10 season.
Hopson was 6-of-8 from the field overall for Tennessee (1-0), which lost to Oklahoma State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last season. Cameron Tatum added 15 points, while Tyler Smith and Wayne Chism both dominated the boards.
Smith had 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Chism had 11 and 10, respectively, as the Volunteers won the battle of the boards, 46-33.
"I was very pleased with our defensive effort tonight," said Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl. "Austin Peay runs good stuff, and to hold them down to 35 percent (shooting) is an accomplishment."
Anthony Campbell had 17 points to lead the Governors (0-1), who won 19 games last season and were bounced in the first round of the NIT. Wes Channels added 13 points and eight rebounds, while Tyrone Caldwell contributed 11 points in defeat.
"They obviously wore us down with their size and athletic ability," said Austin Peay head coach Dave Loos. "I was pleased with the little run we had there at the end of the first half...I think we showed some good things tonight. Tennessee is as advertised for the whole game."
Leading by six to start the second half, the Volunteers assumed control of the game quickly.
Smith hit his first three shots of the half, while Austin Peay couldn't net any points, putting Tennessee ahead by 12, 37-25. The lead reached 15 on another layup by Smith just past the three-minute mark.
The Governors couldn't get their deficit back to single-digits, and Hopson's three-pointer with 11:53 left pushed the advantage up to 22, 54-32.
The Vols' lead remained in double-digits for the remainder of the game, as they coasted to the win.
Tennessee got off to a fast start, scoring the game's first seven points. Austin Peay got to within two, 12-10, on a three-pointer by Channels with 10:15 still left, but the Vols gave themselves some breathing room with an ensuing 15-0 run.
Hopson got Tennessee going with a three-pointer just seconds after Channels' basket. Hopson drained another long distance shot on a fast break for a 20-10 lead with 8:46 left, and Chism's layup 1 1/2 minutes later made it a 27-10 game in favor of the hosts.
The Governors would not go away, finishing the half on a 15-6 burst to get to within striking distance. Caldwell had eight of the points, including the first five, and Channels' layup in the final minute made it a 31-25 game at halftime.
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Hartlepool manager Colin Cooper has revealed wantaway striker Luke James has not been seen at the club since Tuesday.
Hartlepool have confirmed striker Luke James has asked to leave the club.
Sky sources understand Hartlepool United striker Luke James has been the subject of two bids from Peterborough United.
Sky Sports understands a host of Premier League and Championship clubs are tracking Hartlepool forward Luke James.
Hartlepool United boss Colin Cooper does not envisage having to sell any of his prized assets.
Burnley's Sean Dyche and Danny Ings have been named Sky Bet Championship Manager and Player of the Month respectively.
Hartlepool's Colin Cooper and Luke James have been named Sky Bet League Two Manager and Player of the Month for October.
James Beattie, Wayne Burnett, Colin Cooper and Gary Rowett are the nominations for the League Two Manager of the Month.
Hartlepool teenager Luke James hopes to steer clear of injury as the club look to return to League One at the first attempt.
Crystal Palace, Middlesbrough, Huddersfield, Brentford and Shrewsbury are thought to be chasing Hartlepool's Luke James.
Hartlepool manager John Hughes believes the club possess a "special" duo in Jack Baldwin and Luke James.
Hartlepool teenager Luke James has dedicated his League One Apprentice of the Year Award for 2013 to the club's fans.
Newcastle, Bolton and Celtic are all chasing highly-rated Hartlepool youngster Luke James, according to reports.
Sky Sports understands Newcastle, Bolton and Celtic are all chasing highly-rated Hartlepool youngster Luke James.
Hartlepool starlet Luke James will not be rushed by boss Neale Cooper following a month on the sidelines.
Neale Cooper says he admires Hartlepool's teenage striker Luke James, who has scored three goals in eight games since joining.
Greg Abbott has confirmed Carlisle will appeal against the dismissal of striker Lee Miller during his side's 4-0 defeat at Hartlepool.
Manager Neale Cooper has hailed Hartlepool's display as "fantastic" after seeing them coast to a 4-0 victory over Carlisle.
Hartlepool caretaker-manager Micky Barron hailed the performances of Jack Baldwin and Luke James despite the loss to Colchester.
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Wonder if they'll make a gold towel like ours or a dookey green one??
MADISON, Wis. (AP)A Wisconsin towel maker is stuck smack-dab in the middle of the Green Bay Packers-Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl tilt. McArthur Towel and Sports, a WinCraft company, has been producing officially licensed sports towels for years, including the Steeler fans beloved Terrible Towel, which the company began making in 1997. The hunk of yellow terrycloth has become Pittsburghs battle flag and gets waved by fans at home and away games. But companys president Gregg McArthur said he loves the Packers, and hes working on a Super Bowl towel for the green and gold, too. McArthur said hes working on a new version of the Titletown USA towel, which the Baraboo-based company located about 135 miles southwest of Green Bay produced for the Packers 1997 Super Bowl appearance. He hoped to have a design and a name approved by the end of the day Monday. I love our Packers, McArthur said. We bleed green and gold in Baraboo. Right now were working closely with the Packers to put together a product that will basically compete with the Terrible Towel. Weve got a towel war going here between the Terrible Towel and the Packer towel. The Packers defeated their archrival, the Chicago Bears, 21-14 on Sunday to advance to the Super Bowl on Feb. 6. The Steelers beat the New York Jets, 24-19, to advance to the championship game. McArthur also will manufacture the so-called trophy towel, handed to members of the winning team on the field along with T-shirts and caps. The company also makes products for NHL, NFL and NBA teams. |
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The report details numerous violations of the state's anti-shackling law, severely limited access to birth control, lack of trauma-informed clinical care, and a routine denial of basic hygiene items like sanitary napkins and toilet paper.
Texas' penal code explicitly exempts pregnant individuals from being punished for harming their own fetuses. But that hasn't stopped prosecutors from charging them with child endangerment for using drugs while pregnant.
A new report on for-profit private prisons shows how correctional corporations make money whether cells are empty or occupied, depending on citizens to pay "low-crime taxes" when occupancy is down in order to cushion corporations' bottom lines.
Race, class, ethnicity, and sex still determine, to a great degree, how justice is dispensed and whether people are treated justly by the United States legal system. Recent news stories and hard data show just how far we remain from Martin Luther King's "promised land."
The Nebraska legislature is working on a law that would make it a crime to assault a public safety officer with bodily fluids but it's based on inaccurate information about HIV transmission.
There's a sense—not always spoken, but implied—that a person in prison deserves to be there, and therefore doesn't deserve health care, preventative or otherwise.
Only four states have policies that bar the shackling of pregnant women in prisons, jails, and detention centers.
With nearly unanimous legislative support for the Anti-Shackling Bill,
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Nations–but only if Governor Dave Paterson allows it into law. Urge Governor Paterson to sign the bill at the Anti-Shackling Rally on July 9.
The Michigan Department of Corrections has prevented HIV-infected prisoners from working in food service positions since at least 1999. But the Michigan Department of Civil Rights argues that the policy violates non-discrimination statutes.
Immigrant women's health care is severely compromised by the immigrant detention system, two new reports find.
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The Weinstein Company (TWC) sued Relativity Media on Wednesday over distribution rights to The Crow, the remake to be directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo with Bradley Cooper in talks to star, says The Hollywood Reporter.
The Weinsteins claim that Ryan Kavanaugh's Relativity breached a 2009 distribution agreement that allegedly gives TWC the right to release the movie globally.
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Lancer Vlad Tepes
Better known as Vlad III the Impaler, or even better as Dracula, Vlad Tepes was a prince of a province in Romania when he was alive. He was known as the Impaler because he punished his enemies and breakers of the law by impaling their heads on wooden pikes that he placed outside his castle. He was actually a well-liked prince by the people, even though they feared him a little. Even so he was eventually betrayed by some of closer guardians and advisors and was killed. It is said that he made a deal with the Devil to come back the world, doomed to wander without a soul or true life forever. Vlad has long black hair and black eyes, and he dresses like a Romanian nobleman in blood-red clothing.
Strength: +3
Endurance: +4
Agility: +4
Mana: +3
Luck: -5
Independent Action Rank: A+
This is the capacity of Servants to subsist without a Master. Vlad does not require mana to be supplied to him by his Master to preserve his existence on the plane of reality, as he can live off the lifeforce of other living humans by drinking blood to sustain the mana he needs.
Charisma Rank: (B) A++
Vlad III the Impaler was well liked when he was alive, and after he came back to life he gained a supernatural increase of charisma that allows him to control the minds of the weak-willed.
Battle Continuation Rank: A+
Battle Continuation is the ability to stay alive. It allows for battle even on the verge of death, and allows the user to stay alive until they receive a clearly fatal blow. At this rank, Dracula can continue fighting even after receiving a fatal blow. He will die if he takes several fatal blows or if his head is removed or a stake is driven through his heart (a parallel to his favorite punishment).
Magic Resistance Rank: B
This rank of resistance nullifies all magic that requires less than two verses. It cannot block large-scale magic such as great magic or ritual magic.
Monstrous Strength Rank: A
This ability is possessed by demons and mystic beasts; it boosts Strength by one rank for a time-limit that depends on one's ranking in this skill.
Noble Phantasms Rank: A+
Gods Unwanted Son Life of Lost Souls
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Type: Support
Draculas pact with the Satan gave him immortality as long as he consumes human blood to nourish himself. Because of the demonic nature of this pact, Draculas body is adverse to sunlight and all of his abilities drop one rank while he is exposed. It is true that he can die, but each death for Gods Unwanted Son is merely temporary, and his body reforms after one day. Dying does not break the pact with his Master, although it does leave them Servant-less for a whole day, and he may awaken to find his Master destroyed.
Kazıklı Bey Ten Thousand Impaling Pikes
Rank: A+
Type: Anti-Army
The Impaler Prince was given the class of Lancer because of this ability. Vlad Tepes is able to summon thousands of pikes out of any piece of land in order to impale his enemies.
Order of the Dragon The Monsters Many Forms
Rank: A+
Type: Anti-Unit (Self) or Anti-Army (Self)
The nature of Draculas cursed death also gives him the power of shapeshifting. At this rank of ability he is able to change into any normal animal with demonic enhancement, or even into a swarm of lesser beasts. This ability includes his true vampire form, which is more demonic and powerful than other vampires.
Draculs Throne The Dragon Rears its Head
Rank: A++
Type: Anti-Fort (Self)
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Glock 42 First Impressions - Monderno
Blah, blah, blah and I get to the comments. Here was the interesting one:
Response: Did you ask if Glock is going to make it in a 9mm?
Reply: I did the unofficial answer I got is that Glock is having trouble getting the 9mm to run with all types of ammo.
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