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There's a position for that.
· 110 of the most popular sex positions come included with your app purchase to motivate and inspire you. (More available through in-app purchase.)
· Easy-to-follow, professionally written descriptions move you quickly into position.
· Nine categories to get your desires organized—everything from Cowgirl to Exotic.
· Soothing sitar music to set the right mood (optional).
· Password-protect the app to maintain your privacy.
Stretch to your limits.
· Track your progress from Novice to Kamasutra Grand Master by marking positions you've tried.
· Search for the perfect position based on Intimacy, Complexity & Strength levels.
· Create a list of Favorite positions as well as a To Do list for positions you just have to attempt.
· A Places challenge lets you keep track of where you make love, not just how.
Shake it, baby. You'll like it.
· Ask your partner to shake the phone to choose a random new position.
· Swipe left or right to view the next position.
· Add your own personal notes to each position.
· Rotate the phone to landscape for a full-screen slideshow.
Email just got exciting again.
· Email positions to your partner any time of day, right from your phone.
· No time for email? You and your partner can view Today's Position and get busy!
· Be the envy of all your friends by sharing your progress or favorite positions by email, Facebook or Twitter.
*** Attention Kama Sutra Masters! Are you a true sexual position pro, or just looking for more exotic pleasures? We've kept the app price to a minimum by including the first 110 positions and 27 places free, but additional positions and places may be purchased inside the app's Love Store.
Read the reviews and see why no other sexual position app has garnered such an amazing following!
"Really exciting and entertaining app!" — Wired
"A stylish way to spice up the sex life" — MacWorld
"He'll think all his birthdays have come at once… technology + sex = every man's dream." — Cosmopolitan
Tell us why you love iKamasutra and be the first to learn about our upcoming updates:
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What's New
Tantric Sex Secrets: On Switch
Are you curious about tantra? Is it true that you will be able to make love for hours and amplify the pleasure your partner feels? Would you like to know how to turn your partner's body into one giant erogenous zone?
The Tantric Secrets – The On Switch app will show you how to do just that. Whether you are a couple who would like to add some extra excitement into their lovemaking or a person who would like to take special care in pleasing their partner, here are some of the things you will learn:
- Understand how Tantric sex works
- Tantric Sex as meditation
- How to stimulate all of the senses
- How to create the Tantric mood
- The Tantric Wave secret to pleasure
- The secret energy maps of the female body
- How to activate the on switch, anytime, anywhere
- How to keep your love life fresh and exciting
Imagine the power of turning your partner on so completely, that a mere brush against the pinky finger sends shivers across the body. And when you experience it for the first time, you will stop and remember the day you got this app.
Tantra comes from the Sanskrit words "tanoti" (to expand) and "trayati" (liberation). So tantra is a way to expand one's consciousness or to liberate from the physical level of one's being by using the five senses and going beyond their typical limits. Tantra teaches one to explore all aspects of one's consciousness, especially using the amazing creative energy of sexual passion to elevate one into a higher consciousness.
Transcendence through sex requires great discipline. Sexual energy is the most powerful energy that we know of, and tantra uses that energy to reach spiritual realms. Prolonged sexual union produces super-sensitivity to energies within and around the lovers. Tantra is sexuality with spiritual content…… sexual energy transferred is LOVE.
Work with the principles and techniques in Tantric Secrets - The On Switch app until they become your own. Get this app now before it's gone. The Tantric Secrets – The On Switch app is a keeper. And having it in your mobile device means that you will always have it with you when you need it the most. You'll be glad you did.
Jawani Ki Barbadi-Masturbation
This book type application tells the reader about sins and pitfalls of wasting youth in wrong ways like Jalaq and Lawatat and Musht Zani (Masturbation).
Eik Bahut Achi Kitab un Logo K Lye Jo Urdu Parh Lety Han. Jo Allama Mufti Fiaz Ahmad Owaisi Sb ne Likhi Ha.
Is Kitab mein Molana Sb ne Quran-o-Sunnat Ke mutabik Musht Zani, Jalaq ar Lawatat ke gunahon Ke Bary Mein Agah Kya Ha. Aur In Gunaho Ke Nuksanat Bi Btaye Han. Ye Kitab Aj Kal Ki Aehm Zarort Ha Q Ke Na Sirf Larke Musht Zani Krty Han Bal Ke Larkiyan Bi Ungliyon Ke Istemal Kr Ke Apni Jawani Kho Bethti Han. Meri Tamam Nojwano Se Appeal Ha Ke Eik Bar Is Kitab Ko Zaror Parhen Ar Apne Doston Ko Bi Share Kren.
Is Kitab Mein Kya Ha:
* Der Ki Shadi Ke Nuksan (Late Marriage Pitfalls)
* Galat Tarikon Se Sex Krny Ka Gunah Aur Nuksan ( Disadvantages of wrong way sex)
* Jaryaan, Aehtelaam, Jalaq, Musht Zani Aur Aghlam Ki Wazahat. ( Masturbation, Fingering and its types)
* Jawani Barbad Krne Ke Bad Uska Elaj Mumkin Ha Ya Nahi (Treatment after losing youth)
* Aurton Ka Aurton Ke Sath Sex Krna Ar Mardo Ka Mardo Ke Sath Sex Krne Ke Nuksan (Lesbian and Gays Pitfalls)
* Allah Ka Azab Jo Galat Tarika Se Sex Krty Han (Punishment for those who does wrong sex)
* Disadvantages of Premature ejaculation
* Attractive Layout according to app title.
* Page indexes to reach specific page.
* Zoom Functionality
* Can open the last reading page.
* Can save desire page to your mobile and share with friends.
This is ad supported version to help developers. If you feel any issue in the app, please contact us on following mail address.
Эта Программа приготовлена для веселых людей, обладающих чувством юмора и любящих остроумные истории из интимной жизни человека. В нее включены наиболее интересные и веселые народные заветные сказки из собрания А.Афанасьева и Н.Ончукова.
!! Издательство предупреждает: детям до 16 лап, ханжам и людям без чувства юмора читать книги этой серии запрещено !!
কামসূত্রঃ যৌন বিজ্ঞান
মল্লনাগ বাৎস্যায়ন রচিত কামসূত্র গ্রন্থে ৭ ভাগে বিভক্ত ৩৬টি অধ্যায়ে মোট ১২৫০টি শ্লোক রয়েছে:
১. সাধারণম্ (ভূমিকা)
২. কন্যাসম্প্রযুক্তকম (পত্নীলাভ)
৩. ভার্যাধিকারিকম (পত্নী সম্পর্কে)
৪. বৈশিকম (রক্ষিতা)
৫. পারদারিকম (অন্যান্য পত্নী সংক্রান্ত)
৬. সংপ্রয়োগিকম (যৌন মিলন)
৭. ঔপনিষদিকম (বশীকরণ)
কামসূত্রঃ ভারতীয় যৌন বিজ্ঞান
একালের বাঙালি তরুণ-তরুণীদের যৌনমিলন সম্পর্কিত সেই প্রাচীণকালের জ্ঞানের কিছু অংশ পৌঁছে দিতেই এই দরকারি অ্যাপলিকেশনটি।
female body guide
Best app to know A-Z about female body.
This app will help to protect from many female diseases and will improve knowledge.
Their are various myths about female body,this app will help to remove those myths and will provide logical and scientific answer.
মেডিকেল যৌন জ্ঞানের ভান্ডার-১
Тайна имени
Тайна имени заключается в том, что оно отражает особенности характера и Вашу судьбу. Узнайте значение имени и Вы поверите, что так и есть. Ведь имя тесно связано с внутренним миром человека.
С помощью нашего приложения Вы можете узнать тайный смысл своего имени или подобрать наиболее подходящее имя для своего ребенка.
ثقافة جنسية - للرجال فقط
للرجال فقط برنامج ملتزم بالادب والاخلاق
للرجال فقط للرجال فقط مصدر المعلومات من الشبكة الانترنت
Психология полов
В приложении использованы материалы с сайта http://womanadvice.ru/
sexual disease- gupt rog hindi
Most of the people suffer from these kind of disease but due to Shy nature they did not share with anyone but it leads to big problem and spoil Marriage life.
فتاوى اسلامية في الجنس
Love & Sex Daily Horoscope Pro
Buy the Pro version once to unlock all the content. No monthly fee, no hidden cost.
"This has the best UI that I have seen in years. The colors are great and best of all, NO ADS." Griffin
"I weeded thru 10 horoscope apps, and by far this is one of the great ones." A Google User
"PHENOMENAL Absolutely Fabulous" Mary
- Start your day the best way by reading your daily love horoscope 2015
- High quality predictions prepared by professional astrologers
- HD graphics optimized for phones and tablets
- Free app with zero ads
Get your personalized horoscopes about your love and sex life every day. Our predictions will help you understand about your relationships, love problems and erotic adventures.
This app offers a set of unique features:
- Your horoscope every day
- Energy Levels: get predictions about your Mood, Charm, Intellect, Creativity, Sensitivity and Desire levels every day
- Favorable Hours: what are going to be your most favorable hours today?
- Lucky Numbers and Numerology: what are your 3 lucky numbers of the day?
- Influential colors and Gemology: which color will influence your love and sex life?
- Sign Affinity: which sign will you feel the most love affinity with?
It can happen that we encounter in our life bad luck in love, difficult break up, or just feeling lonely. Also, there can be a lot of pain and misunderstanding around satisfaction in bed or simply a lack of sexual pleasure. This love and sex horoscope will help you get a better understanding of your sex life and your love relationships.
If you are interested in specialized horoscope, you might also like our other horoscope apps: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=career.money.horoscope
This app will give your daily predictions for 2015 whether you are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius or Pisces.
Some additional astrology features of this app can be unlocked in the pro version https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=love.sex.horoscope.daily.pro for a small price
Although the predictions are slightly different, users looking for a Chinese zodiacal horoscope should also try Love and Sex Horoscope Daily.
Our app may also be interesting for people looking for astrology, forecasts, omen, druid horoscope, gemology, numerology, kamasutra, love affinity and sex compatibility.
If you have any question or suggestion please contact us: email@example.com
Thank you for using this app, we would be very grateful if you could leave a review on this page.
Новая психология
Содержимое приложения: Я и психолог, Родители и дети, Конфликты на работе, Выбор профессии, Вопросы психологии, Семья, Секс, Интересно, Религии, Красота и внешность, Здоровье, Кризисы, Страхи и фобии, Зависимости, Смерть близкого, Подростки, Карьера и деньги, Самопознание, Сон, сновидения, Будущим мамам, Депрессия, апатия, Любовь, Дружба
Chankya Niti/चाणक्य नीति
Chankya was a wise thinker and a great teacher. Chankya developed Neeti-Sutras that tell people how they should behave.
Chankya is traditionally identified as Kautilya or Vishnu Gupta,
who authored the ancient Indian political treatise called Arthasastra (Economics).
Now you can Use the best quotes in Hindi Related to Chankya Niti.
Chankya Niti Contains the quotes about:
Quotes About Life.
Quotes About Nature.
Quotes About Time.
Quotes About Sexual Independency.
Quotes About Game Play.
Quotes About Politics.
Quotes About Truth.
Quotes About Love.
Black Money
Quotes About Directorship.
And many other things to bring perception from which he comes a powerful man he shared all quotes so that people understand the truth of life chanakya success sutra.
Now you can read Chankya quotes in Hindi by using this app and can share all the quotes.
If you like this application, please rate the app so that and help us to improve the quality for the benefits of others. In case there are any adverse
comments please use the feedback menu option to directly get in touch with me so that I can send out an update immediately.''
और भी पढ़ें :चाणक्य नीति चाणक्य सूत्र चाणक्य जीवनी आचार्य चाणक्य चाणक्य ने कहा चाणक्य नीति धन
Note:This app no where use any private permission only contains AppBrain,StartApp & Vungle Adds.
مجلة الثقافة الجنسية
يحتوي تطبيق مجلة الثقافة الجنسية على عدة اقسام كل قسم من هذة الاقسام يحتوي عديد المواضيع
مجلة الثقافة الجنسية ذات محتوى مستورد من الشبكة
الرجاء المراجعة في حال وجود اي اقنراحات او استفسارات
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iKamasutra® Lite Sex Positions
*** Attention Kama Sutra Masters! Are you a true sex position pro, or just looking for more exotic pleasures? We've made this version free by including just 30 positions. Upgrade to the full iKamasutra app for 110 3d positions, plus the ability to download additional positions whenever you like directly from our in-app Love Store.
There's a position for that.
· 30 popular positions come included in this free Lite version.
· Easy-to-follow, professionally written descriptions move you quickly into position.
· Nine categories to get your desires organized—everything from Cowgirl to Exotic.
· Soothing sitar music to set the right mood (optional).
· Password-protect the app to maintain your privacy.
Stretch to your limits.
· Track your progress from Novice to Kamasutra Master by marking positions you've tried.
· Search for the perfect position based on Intimacy, Complexity & Strength levels.
· Create a list of Favorite positions as well as a To Do list for positions you just have to attempt.
Shake it, baby. You'll like it.
· Ask your partner to shake the phone to choose a random kamasutra position.
· Swipe left or right to view the next kamasutra position.
· Add your own personal notes to each kamasutra position.
· Rotate the phone to landscape for a full-screen slideshow.
Email just got exciting again.
· Email positions to your partner any time of day, right from your phone.
· Be the envy of all your friends by sharing your progress through Facebook and Twitter.
Read the reviews and see why no other sex position app has garnered such an amazing following!
"Really exciting and entertaining app!" — Wired
"A stylish way to spice up the sex life" — MacWorld
"He'll think all his birthdays have come at once… technology + sex = every man's dream." — Cosmopolitan
Tell us why you love iKamasutra and be the first to learn about our upcoming updates:
VISIT US: ikamasutra.com
FOLLOW US: twitter.com/kamasutra
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Drive-in movies may be just a fond memory, but the experience of sharing a summer evening with friends, popcorn, and a movie will live on at the North Suburban YMCA this summer. The Y has announced plans for a new Summer Cinema Series to run on several Saturday nights through August.
Guests are invited to bring blankets and picnics to enjoy while they watch a family-friendly movie on the Y's spacious lawn adjacent to its playground, located at 2705 Techny Road in Northbrook. The events are free of charge to Y members. Non-members are also welcome but are asked to bring a donation of one non-perishable food item per person, which will be given to the Northfield Township Food Bank. The film series is sponsored by The Northbrook Tower.
"After the rough winter we experienced, everyone is excited to spend time outside with their friends and family," noted Frank Lenardi, NSYMCA Senior Director of Programs. "The Y has had great success with its summer outdoor events in the last two years, and these movie nights are a fun and relaxed way to bring people together. Kids can enjoy the playground equipment while we wait for it to get dark. We'll even supply the free popcorn."
The first movie night was held on June 14, featuring the 1985 classic film The Goonies. The next event will be a showing of this year's hit The Lego Movie on June 28, followed by a double "creature feature" of Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University on July 12, The Sandlot on July 26, and Disney's The Muppets on August 23. In case of inclement weather, the films will be shown indoors. Exact start times will vary based on sunset; for more information, call the North Suburban Y on the day of the film at 847 272 7250.
About the North Suburban YMCA
The YMCA is a not-for-profit entity and relies on donations to make services available for all families and individuals in its 15-city region. All board members are volunteers, who donate their time, talents and financial resources. Located at 2705 Techny Road in Northbrook, the YMCA has served the northern suburbs of Chicago for over 45 years. The Y is about youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility, providing programs and services that address the needs of our diverse community and are accessible to all. For more information or to make a donation, contact Barb Flanagin at 847-272-7250 or firstname.lastname@example.com, or visit www.nsymca.org.Copyright © 2015, Chicago Tribune

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ASK JOURNEYS: Culinary tourism big draw to modern traveller
ALMOST from the first date I started writing this column, I have been inundated with requests for recommendations for specific restaurants I have visited in my travels.
Research reports over the years consistently report positive dining experiences are among the highest expectations travellers have when they explore different cities and countries.
While the other aspects of travel discovery are still important, they are most often also looking for local flavours in restaurants that capture the sense of the nation from that perspective.
Out of this expectation, there has emerged a trend that has taken on added dimension to the food-related experience in countries people love to visit. It is the inclusion of a culinary-focused program that involves the traveller in a more meaningful and interactive manner.
Culinary tourism, as the name suggests, is about learning how to cook with the local chefs of a country, and finding out what the secret ingredients are that create the unique tastes of a nation, as well as how to find them.
On each of the last three cruises I was on, one of the most popular 'excursions' offered were full-day cooking experiences.
In each of these, the day started with a shopping trip to the nearest market where the chef first defined the nature of herbs, spices and meats they were looking for. Then they demonstrated to the small group of participants how to delineate between the best and worst quality of the foodstuffs they were looking to take back to their kitchen.
While not a part of a cruise program, one of the more enjoyable experiences my wife and I had in Istanbul was a half-day culinary class that concluded with the group of us who were taking the course sharing in the lunch we had prepared over the previous four hours.
Tour operators, never ones to be left behind for long, have now jumped on the food wagon in a big way.
Wine-tasting tours through the vineyards of the world are common. But now the trend is to include a lunch or dinner after the tour with a sampling of a number of wines that suitably match with the delectable locally prepared meal that caps off the day perfectly.
While the interactive experience is not as complete as some would hope, the chefs are happy to explain how they achieved the taste quality that is being applauded.
Today's traveller is looking for experiential culinary travel that brings them closer to the land and the people who create the experience by being a significant part of the preparation.
They want authenticity, with the ability to go back home and prepare the same meal for friends and family.
As a result, tour operators are offering more and more culinary vacations that satisfy those desires.
For example, GoWay Travel has put together a series of what they call foodie tours.
They started these culinary experience tours in Morocco and have now expanded their offerings to include South Africa and Jordan, and will soon be introducing similar on-site experiences in Turkey as well.
A company called Travel Indochina, as well as others, has been offering small group tours of this nature to Vietnam, Cambodia and China.
Trafalgar has made space in its itineraries for cooking instruction with its Flavours of Italy programs that have been reconfigured this year to include more hands-on, behind-the-scenes culinary experiences.
As Gaven Tollman, a senior executive of Trafalgar stated recently "People are fascinated with food: chefs today are the new rock stars."
This may not be surprising given the number of 'star' chefs on The Food Channel, as well as in cooking shows that are part of the lineup on most television networks.
Similarly, there are few cities that have not seen the proliferation of ethnic grocery stores, which allow us to find those ingredients whose names we may have never heard of before.
Go to any one of these outlets and you will find an owner or clerk most willing to help you make your selection, while explaining to you the best way to go about preparing the ingredients to draw out the best flavours in the cooking process.
When we are on a foreign vacation, our taste senses are often opened to the ways of eating that are common only to the nation we are visiting. If we are satisfied with the experience, we search out more of the same.
And if individuals enjoy cooking for others, it becomes a mission to learn how to duplicate those sensations in their own kitchens. It is with all this as a backdrop that the new style of travel is often centred around the concept of culinary tourism.
It should be noted that in all of these tours, the operators have not forgotten the broader experiential desires of the traveller. They all include a balanced mix of visitations to the most popular sites of the region and country. Today's progressive tour operators and travel agencies can help facilitate specific programs that suit the needs of a culinary group that has a desire to travel together.
Forward your travel questions to firstname.lastname@example.com. Ron Pradinuk is president of Journeys Travel & Leisure SuperCentre and can be heard Sundays at noon on CJOB. Previous columns and tips can be found on www.journeystravelgear.com or read Ron's travel blog at www.thattravelguy.ca.
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WEEI.com will continue to offer daily insight and analysis regarding options that may be available to the Patriots when it comes to the 2015 NFL draft. Here is one in a series of profiles of players who could be on the board when it's time for the Patriots to make a selection.
Position: Defensive end
School: Kentucky
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 269 pounds
Achievements: 2014 All-SEC first team, 2013 All-SEC second team
What he brings: Dupree is a leader off the field and, per NFL.com, scouts give him a plus grade for character. He is very athletic, locates the ball quickly and is passionate in his pursuit, according to CBS Sports. He is capable of changing his rush moves and tricks opponents with one speed before bursting out to create big plays.
Where the Patriots could get him: Rounds 1-2
Notes: Dupree was a team captain in 2014 and started in all his four years at Kentucky. His results in the combine earned him top-performer status as he posted a 4.56 40-yard dash, 42-inch vertical jump and 11-foot, 6-inch broad jump, which is the third best of any outside linebacker at the combine since 2003. The Irwinton, Georgia, native departs from Kentucky with 23.5 total sacks, good for second best in school history. He had 7.5 sacks as a senior.
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Video: Here is a highlight video of Dupree's time at UK.
In the Aaron Hernandez trial on Thursday, a woman who had been dancing with Hernandez in Rumor nightclub two nights prior to the killing of Odin Lloyd offered her testimony. Lloyd was with the former NFLer that night and prosecutors have said that Hernandez let the club angry.
The woman, Kasey Arma, said that she had seen Hernandez about a half-dozen times prior to that evening and that he attempted to get her attention by tapping on her hip. After first ignoring him, she then turned to talk to him. He introduced himself as Rock and asked to dance with her. They did for 5-10 minutes before Hernandez left in the middle of the song, telling her he would be right back.
According to Arma, when Hernandez came back roughly 10 minutes later, he was acting much differently than he had before. She said he was being more aggressive, that he brought her next to the main door and told her to dance.
"His whole demeanor was just very different: very on edge, aggressive and kind of arrogant," she said.
Hernandez's lawyers played a video of the two dancing by the doorway, in which they talked every so often and then parted ways. Arma said that he was being too aggressive so she didn't want to dance with him anymore, and after being questioned by defense lawyer Michael Fee, she said that she did not like him after that night and had been talking to him to pump up her ego. She cited his arrogance specifically as something she took issue with.
In addition, another of Hernandez's lawyers, James Sultan, went after the footprint evidence in the case that had been presented days before, asking how it was collected and matched with Hernandez's shoes from that night. Massachusetts State Police Lt. Steven Bennett had said that the footprint found at the scene matched the print of the shoe Hernandez was wearing. He also said that he knew a colleague wanted him to link the print with the ex-Patriot before he made the match.
Join Chris Price of WEEI.com to break down all things Patriots and the NFL, Friday at noon. Price will answer all your questions about the offseason, as well as the landscape of the league as the dust settles following the initial wave of free agency.
If you're of the mind that the Patriots need to make some deals in hopes of shoring up the secondary of defensive line in the wake of the personnel losses of Darrelle Revis or Vince Wilfork, you should be checking out the rosters in Houston, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Tampa Bay.
History tells us that when it comes to dealing, Bill Belichick has a relatively small circle of teams — and more specifically, individuals — he prefers to deal with more than others. Since he took control of the Patriots in 2000, by our count, Belichick has made 102 trades. In all, he's made the most deals with Oakland (9), followed by Denver, Chicago, Tampa Bay and Green Bay (all 6). That's followed by Houston, New Orleans, Baltimore and Philly (5).
The Raiders have been Belichick's most frequent trade partner, and deals with Oakland have arguably produced the most blockbusters, including the trades of Richard Seymour and Randy Moss. However, it's worth noting that since the death of Al Davis in October 2011, the Patriots have not made a single deal with Oakland. (The last trade between New England and Oakland came when the two teams swapped picks on draft weekend in April of that year.) That's not to rule out any sort of future trades between the two teams — only to suggest that the Raiders might not necessarily be the first team Belichick targets when he picks up the phone to talk about a deal this time around.
As for the best of the rest, it's also unlikely that the Patriots and Broncos look to make a deal anytime soon, given the nature of their rivalry, as well as the fact that old friends Mike Shanahan or Josh McDaniels are no longer with Denver. Tampa Bay and Green Bay remain intriguing trade partners, as the Packers and GM Ted Thompson have shown a willingness to work with Belichick in the past on more than a few occasions over the last decade, with the last trade between the two teams coming last summer when New England acquired defensive tackle Jerel Worthy for a draft pick. And while the Patriots and Bears made a couple of notable deals a little over a decade ago (New England acquired Ted Washington in 2003 and a swap of draft picks that same year netted the Patriots Ty Warren), the two teams haven't made a deal since 2007.
(Two teams we do know who are likely off Belichick's trade radar: the Colts and Jets. While New York received compensation for losing Belichick to the Patriots in 2000, since he arrived in New England, Belichick has not made a personnel swap with either Indy or the Jets.)
That brings us to the Texans, Ravens, Eagles and Bucs. All four of these franchises have shown a willingness to work with the Patriots in the past, and given the deep relationship Belichick has with most of the decision-makers in each one of the four teams, it makes it a possibility that they could put together another deal in the not-too-distant future.
Houston: The Texans have Patriots alumni all over the franchise, from the field (Vince Wilfork, Brian Hoyer, Ryan Mallett) to the coaching staff (head coach Bill O'Brien, coordinator Romeo Crennel, assistant coaches Mike Vrabel, George Godsey and Anthony Pleasant). Three of the five trades have taken place on draft weekend, and given the working relationship between O'Brien and Belichick it certainly wouldn't be a surprise to see them try and do something again this May.
Baltimore: Ravens GM Ozzie Newsome worked with Belichick when the two were in Cleveland, and continues to espouse many of Belichick's team-building philosophies. While the postseason drama between the two sides over their bitter playoff clash may continue into 2015, from this viewpoint, it certainly wouldn't preclude Belichick and Newsome from working together on another potential deal going forward.
Philadelphia: Considering that Belichick and Chip Kelly have fostered a working relationship deep enough to have multiple joint practices together over the last few years, it would be a bit of a surprise if there wasn't some sort of deal between the two teams in the coming months. (That doesn't even include the fact that Kelly now seems open to dealing with anyone and everyone over this offseason.) While Andy Reid was in Philly, the Patriots and Eagles would collaborate on draft weekend deals on a semi-regular basis. Given all of this, frankly, it would be a surprise if there wasn't some sort of deal between the two sides between now and the start of the 2015 season.
Tampa Bay: The Patriots and Bucs have engaged in some high-level swaps over the last few years, including New England's acquisitions of Aqib Talib and LeGarrette Blount, as well as the deal that sent Logan Mankins from New England to Tampa Bay prior to the start of last season. Considering the fact that Bucs GM Jason Licht worked three years in the Patriots front office before joining Tampa, the Bucs certainly appear to be as good a trade partner as any for New England.
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Position: Outside linebacker
School: Washington
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 228 pounds
Achievements: 2014 All-America first team, All-Pac-12 first team, Paul Hornung Award for most versatile player, 2013 All-Pac-12 honorable mention, 2012 All-Pac-12 honorable mention, Freshman All-America team
What he brings: Thompson is a versatile player who has successfully played both linebacker and running back, but he has told NFL teams that he is a linebacker. Scouts consider him an athletic linebacker who excels in run defense and consistently finishes his tackles. He has played safety and is great in pass coverage as well. There are concerns about his size, as he doesn't have the bulk to match up with many NFL linemen.
Where the Patriots could get him: Rounds 2-3
Notes: ESPN.com ranks Thompson as the ninth linebacker and 62nd overall in the draft. As a running back in 2014, he had 61 rushes for 456 yards and two touchdowns. He was selected by the Red Sox in the 2012 MLB draft and went 0-for-39 with 37 strikeouts in rookie ball that summer before giving up baseball and making the full-time commitment to football.
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CHESTNUT HILL — With all the image problems the NFL has had over the last year, Boston College coach Steve Addazio has a solution. Look at Boston College.
Addazio made his case to NFL scouts and personnel for all 18 of his players on the field under the bubble of Alumni Stadium on Wednesday during Boston College Pro Day. Then he made his case to the media.
"As I said to [scouts], we're really proud of our guys. We have a bunch of high-character guys here, guys who do things the right way, they're fun to be around, they're fun to coach, they're accountable. There have been past players here have gone on to do very well in the NFL. They've done well because they're bright guys and have a lot of character. So, they have a tendency of having great staying power and lasting.
"And I talked about each one of the guys, the positive contributions they've made here, what I think of their top-end potential and all those things. It's been good. It's been a good day. Our guys look good and they represent BC really well so it's fun to watch them compete."
Two of the leading prospects from Boston College are center Andy Gallik and linebacker Steele Divitto. Neither took part in the 40-yard dash but both participated in other agility drills during the two-hour session at BC. Gallik projects as a first or second-round selection as one of the best centers in the draft. Grad student quarterback Tyler Murphy garnered a lot of attention as one of the best pure athletes on the field.
"A lot of these guys have had multiple workouts now," Addazio said. "I didn't know about some of these different combines that are out there besides the one [NFL] combine. I think these guys know that. And they want to do well today but it's not all or nothing. These things are… it's still your tape. These are just things that validate your tape. It's your tape [that indicate] how good a football player are you. And then if you're kind of marginal guy and they want to make a case, 'This guy has a great vertical leap or has great broad jump or 'Did you see how fast he was?!' Or 'he gained 27 pounds since the season!'"
Receiver Josh Bordner was one of the prospects who has worked hard since the heartbreaking loss to Penn State in the Pinstripe Bowl to make an impression on scouts. He's certainly made one on his coach. Bordner broke out as a receiver in his senior season, catching 27 passes for 346 yards and three touchdowns. But it's the weight he's put on his 6-foot-4 frame that caught the eye of Addazio Wednesday.
"I think Josh Bordner is a work-in-progress. He's up to 244 pounds," Addazio said. "He looks really good right now. He played 20 pounds lighter this season. He's just starting that conversion. There's a lot of that stuff going on. I think the guys look good. I've had a lot of people say, 'Boy, your players look good.' They do look good. That's the sign of a good sign of a good strength and conditioning program. The development that they've had here, they look like they're in shape and they're doing well. I'm happy for them."
Here are some other takeaways from Addazio on Wednesday:
On talking to scouts: "I get a chance to really highlight each guy, talk about their intangibles, which are important I believe. I'm on this whole deal that it's really important to me. How important it is to the NFL I can't comment on. We have great kids and I'll tell them, 'This is a great kid here. There's no baggage. This is a just a great guy who knows what it takes to excel. I just want to make sure I make those points because we keep hearing all the time in the NFL, they want … these are great role models for our sport, ambassador for football, and I believe in that. I really pay attention to that stuff. There's plenty of talented guys out there that can go do well and it's OK to take a bunch of guys that really want to excel and don't have a lot of troubles along the way. I think these guys represent what's good in football."
On defensive back Ty-Meer Brown, who came back from a neck injury at UConn to play his final year at Boston College: "We talked about him. What he went through at the last school he was at and medically and he had to go to get cleared and see a specialist in Pittsburgh and our doctors and it was a real process all year to get him back. He was playing his best football at the end of the year and he looks great and ran great. This is a guy who was projected to have a good career post-college, and he's starting to realize that now, which is really a lot of satisfaction."
On developing NFL prospects: Matt Patchan came here last year and he's with Tampa Bay and he had his best year ever. Ian Silberman had his best year ever. Tameer Brown had his best year. Shakim Phillips looks unbelievable out there. He's a big, fast receiver and he's a better person and he's out there really excelling and having great success. Started here, left here, came back here and finished great here. It's a lot of fun to watch all that happen here right now. So, it's all about development. You see the culmination of that. Here at BC, for us to be successful we have to develop our players. It has to happen. We don't get the five-star, not that that means anything, but the ready-mades. It's all come in here, develop, physically, mentally, toughness, technique, skill and come out the other end a developed player. And that's been the history here, and I think we're seeing that again here right now, and that's critical for our success."
Former Patriots linebacker and current Houston sports radio host Ted Johnson joined Dennis & Callahan Thursday morning to talk about the concussion dangers in football. To hear the interview, go to the Dennis & Callahan audio on demand page.
Former Patriots linebacker and current Houston sports radio host Ted Johnson joined Dennis & Callahan Thursday morning to talk about the concussion dangers in football. To hear the interview, go to the Dennis & Callahan audio on demand page.
Johnson dealt with post-concussion syndrome after he retired in 2005 and the topic has come up again this week after 24-year-old 49ers linebacker Chris Borland retired because of fears of brain damage.
When Johnson retired there wasn't much information about the serious dangers of concussions, but can relate to what Borland felt.
"I retired in the summer of 2005, the first day of training camp in 2005," Johnson said. "I knew almost going into the offseason after we won our Super Bowl against the Philadelphia Eagles in 2004, I kinda knew that it might be coming to the end for me, but I wasn't quite sure. I just knew my head hurt. I knew [from a] behavioral standpoint things weren't right. I just knew my mood was shifting and something was wrong. I feel like I made the right decision.
"I feel like in a way I was maybe like what Patrick Willis, after his his eighth year shutting it down. I feel like after my 10th year that I was making the right decision even though I wasn't educated and I wasn't full informed on what I was dealing with. There was no name to what I had or what I was feeling. … For me I could relate to a lot of what Chris was going through and maybe what Patrick Willis and other guys who have retired because of the way their heads were feeling. I feel like for me in a lot of respects I don't have a lot of regrets in that regard."
The former linebacker said he didn't know what post-concussion syndrome was until after a year after he retired and he started speaking with Chris Nowinski, the co-founder and president of Sports Legacy Institute, a non-
Johnson said the NFL and NFL doctors knew the dangers of concussions when he played, but just didn't share the information.
"I know I have heard doctors from different teams reference post concussion syndrome," he said. "This is the thing, if you remember back in the early 90s and remember Steve Young and Troy Aikman and remember watching football and the commentators would be like, 'That is Troy's seventh concussion, he better be careful. Oh, that is Steve Young's eighth concussion, he better be careful.' But, they would never finish the thought. It would be like he has to be careful, what do you mean he has to be careful? They knew something was wrong about concussions, but they never finished the thought.
"Can you imagine now? 'Yeah, that is Tom Brady's eighth concussion, he better be careful.' That would never be allowed now. They've come a long way, but I firmly believe the NFL and doctors, I mean it would be negligent on their part not to know that there was risks of having multiple concussions. I absolutely knew, actually feel in my heart of hearts they knew and just never shared that information."
On a different topic, three years ago, on a Houston radio station Johnson called Vince Wilfork's wife Bianca the ugliest spouse of any of his former teammates. Wilfork is now a Houston Texan and Johnson still regrets his comments. He added it was a big pickup for the Texans, as Wilfork will help out their defensive line.
"That was a horrible mistake," Johnson said. "That was about three years ago, I was doing a bit on another show that I had never done before and like my old man always says,'The best lessons in life always come at your own expense.' I learned a hard lesson right there. That was a horrible mistake and I have put it behind me. It is something I regret every single day. Speaking on Vince Wilfork's part coming here to Houston, it's a huge pick up for these guys. Obviously the familiarity Vince has with Romeo Crennel, Mike Vrabel and Bill O'Brien is a big part. He is going to make that defensive line all the more better with J.J. Watt, hopefully Jadeveon Clowney comes back from his knee stuff. That was a massive, massive pickup for the Texans."
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Position: Guard
School: South Carolina
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 311 pounds
Achievements: 2014 All-American, 2014 All-SEC, 2013 All-SEC, 2011 Freshman All-America first team
What he brings: Scouts see Cann as one of the best run blockers among guards in the draft. He uses his bulk and strength to drive defenders back and create holes for running backs. He is athletic for his size and is expected to be able to move around and get to the area where blocks need to be made. He is not as tall as many other offensive linemen, but experts like how he uses his strength and athleticism to overcome his size difference.
Where the Patriots could get him: Rounds 2-3
Notes: Cann was named permanent team captain to start his 2013 junior year and was named captain again in 2014. He started all but one game through his four years at South Carolina. ESPN.com ranks Cann as the third guard and 60th overall in the draft.
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GoGamecocks.com: Cann's draft diary
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Video: Here's an analysis of A.J. Cann's game from Senior Bowl executive director Phil Savage.
CHESTNUT HILL — Tyler Murphy has overcome big odds before.
The quarterback who made a name for himself in one season at Boston College as a graduate student came to The Heights as a quarterback who was tossed aside by the University of Florida.
During Florida's 2013 homecoming loss to Vanderbilt, Murphy injured his shoulder, and redshirt freshman quarterback Skyler Mornhinweg played in Florida's final 3 games. The 2013 Gators team finished 4-8, marking their 1st losing record since 1979 and the 1st time since 1990 that they didn't play in a bowl. But if there was one thing the Florida quarterback became known for during his short stint in Gainesville, it was his ability to run with the football.
After the poor 2013 season, Murphy became one of several Florida players who chose to transfer to a different school. He transferred to Boston College in January 2014 as a graduate student.
Boston College coach Steve Addazio, and former Florida offensive coordinator, named him the team's starting quarterback after the school's annual Spring game, which served as a tryout for Murphy as well as the other, younger quarterbacks on the team.
Murphy immediately blossomed in his new home. His ability as a running quarterback fit in perfectly with Addazio's rush-heavy offense. Over the season, Murphy lead the team to a 7'6 record, highlighted by a upset victory over No. 9 USC in October, a game in which Murphy ran for 191 yards. He broke the school record for rushing yards by a quarterback (both single-season and career), passing BC legend Doug Flutie in only nine games. In the final game of the season against Syracuse, he broke the ACC single-season rushing record by a quarterback with 1,079 yards.
"He'll have to play that position," Addazio said Wednesday. "The simple answer is yes. But he can do a lot of things. He is an elite athlete. These guys are all talking about it here. He's an elite athlete. He'll do whatever it takes, yeah. Whatever he has to do, no doubt."
The real question is will an NFL team see enough from Murphy to either take a chance with a late-round pick or (more likely) sign him as a rookie free agent?
"Well, a lot of people are talking about him because he's very versatile" Addazio said. "He's running real well. He will do everything here really well. He's a young quarterback so I think he's caught the eye of a lot of people. He's kind of a different guy. He's extremely athletic and he's extremely versatile. He's needs to develop in the throw game. He's got a great attitude. They all love him. The minute they minute him, they love who he is and what he is all about. So I think someone is going to get a great find in him, I really do. He can do a lot of stuff. He's an elite athlete."
But more than anything, according to Addazio, what sticks out about Murphy is his remarkable maturity as a 23-year-old quarterback who led Eagles to an unlikely Pinstripe Bowl bid against Penn State.
"He's just got a great maturity about him," Addazio said. "He's been through a lot, a lot of coaches, a lot of coordinators, a lot of ups and downs. I think he was just so grateful and thrilled to have a program that was his, so to speak. He blended so well with our team. They loved him. He went out and had his best year. He's not played a lot of football. That's the amazing thing here. He played a little bit at Florida, the year before he came here and he played last year. So, he's still going through that whole evolution of what young quarterbacks go through, especially in the throw game where things happen fast. He handled it all with grace and dignity, and he kept his competitiveness. And in the most competitive moments, he made some of the most competitive plays. So, there's a future for Tyler, no doubt."


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|Material: Polypropylene (100% Polypropylene)
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The seven elements of design are constant throughout the visual arts fields. They are the building blocks of any design. Line is created with a pen on paper or when two edges meet. Shape is enclosed by a line and may be geometric or organic. All lines have direction, either horizontal, vertical or diagonal. The relationship of one area to another is size. Texture is the surface quality of a shape, either physical or visual. Color and value are directly related. Color is the hue of any item, and value is the lightness or darkness of the color.
Design Elements and Principles of Interior Decorating
Interior designers use design elements and principles to develop interiors that are functional, interesting and aesthetically pleasing. Using the seven design elements as the building blocks of any design, they apply the principles as rules or guidelines to bring everything together. Understanding both the elements and principles is key to a successful design, although the designer may then choose to step outside these boundaries.
Design Elements
Design Principles
The principles of interior design are the ways in which the designer arranges the elements. The key principle is unity, in which the house is treated as one space, with a common design theme. Balance distributes the visual weight of all items within a room equally, with no part of the room appearing to be more important than any other. Linked to this is the focal point, a dominant feature of the room that draws attention, yet still must be in balance with the rest.
Rhythm is the repetition of a design element, whether a shape, a texture or a color. The two design principles of scale and proportion each deal with size and shape. Scale refers to the size of one object in comparison to another, and proportion is the ratio of one design element to another. In interior design, color is a principle as well as an element and is used alongside the principle of details. Colors affect our moods and emotions, while details add continual interest to an interior.
Putting Them Together
Applying the design principles to the design elements creates a harmonious and interesting room. Unity can be achieved through the use of related colors, perhaps analogous ones next to each other on the color wheel. Rhythm and repetition through similar shapes in different sizes add energy to an interior while creating interest through variety. Balance also adds to the sense of harmony. Designers achieve symmetrical balance by placing similar objects in the same positions on either sides of a room feature. Asymmetrical balance is more contemporary, with dissimilar items of equal visual weight balanced in the room. Designers play with scale in relation to objects or to the patterns in a room's textiles.
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Bog half the year
I live in a flatland area that is boggy most of the winter, but then dries up to the point of the ground cracking in the summer and fall.
Cannas and Callas do OK, but everything else tends to drown.
My neighbor has beautiful gardens, but he also has the $ and labor to raise all of his gardens. (He's also the designer of the Sonoma Co Flower Show and gets zillions of plants for free!)
I'm going to start planting several trees, bushes etc in mounds of dirt ( County will only let us bring in so much dirt due to protected wetlands) We can't add a foot of soil to our whole front yard, have to do it slowly.
Any ideas for wet/dry areas? TIA Nancy
It sounds like what you have is an ephemeral wetland, which is very important habitat for amphibians, birds, and other wildlife.
You might try an advanced search in the USDA Plants database specifically selecting your county, plants that are native, and with wetland status. It should be able to tell you exactly which plants are native and would be apropriate for your situation.
Also, keep in mind, having a wetland on your property is a valuable asset, and by working with it, instead of against it, then you can enhance the beauty, wildlife and financial value of your land. There are even programs you might be able to apply for like CREP, which offer financial incentives for wetland restoration and protection.
Here is a link that might be useful: USDA PLANTS Database
My property itself is not protected, but many in the area are. This is why the county only allows so much fill being brought in.
Thanks for the database. It looks a little beyond me, but I put it on favorites to do some research.
I think I'll hit up the Co Extention office to see what they suggest. There are so many different type areas in this county, they must have info on the different terrains.
Thanks for your replies. NT
Yeah, it is a rather complex database, and I thought of just doing the query for you and posting the results, but it was too large. If you send me a note, and include the county you live in, then I could run it for you and send the results as an attachment.
If you decide to try the database yourself, then just ignore any fields you don't understand, but enter the county, wetland status (use Control or shift to select everything from "Obligate to Facultive"), and select "U.S. Native". In the Growth Habit field you can also select "Forb/Herb" if you only want flowering plants, without shrubs, vines and grasses. You might also want to include the drought tolerance, since your conditions are both wet and dry in different seasons.
I've also included a link to a listing of California Native Plant Nursuries, which could be very helpful in selecting the right plants for your area.
Here is a link that might be useful: California Native Plant Nurseries
Thanks so much for the California Native Plant Nurseries site! At least 6 are within 10 miles of my house! There are several more on the way to my sister's house, who we visit often. So we can make a side trip when we go there.
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SOLDEN (full album 2008) [INACABINWITH] (imagine Bon Iver inviting Nick Drake and Novack)
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In general In A Cabin With is a collaboration between musicians internationally on a very special location. Every two months In A Cabin With is inviting one or more Dutch musicians to travel to a beautiful spot somewhere in the world to write, produce and record an album in collaboration with local musicians, in 10 to 14 days. This location could be a farmhouse in Sweden, a big wooden house just outside Chiang May, Thailand, an apartment in New York or a church in Ottawa Canada.
All the In A Cabin With records are available as a free download and for sale as a luxurious digifile CD. www.inacabinwith.com
The 11 songs that make up this album were recorded in Chicago USA at the Co-Prosperity Sphere, summer 2008.
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All songs written, arranged and played by Sander van der Linden. Cello by Katinka Kleijn. Violin by Erica Dicker. Banjo and backing vocals by Mercedes Landazuri. Analog synths and vibraphone by Luther Rochester. Electric guitar on 'The Shell' by Tom Hersbach. All songs recorded and mixed by Maarten Besseling. Mastered by Martijn Groeneveld. Artwork by Alexander van der Linden. Copyrights by Solden. Buy the album through Paypal.
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Reading The Kansas City Star's breakdown of the new curfew, it's hard to see how it'll be enforceable without stretching police and city resources. Here's the curfew (via the Star):
From Memorial Day weekend through the last Sunday in September, the curfew will be 9 p.m. for all youths under age 18 in five entertainment districts: the Country Club Plaza, Westport, Downtown, 18th and Vine, and Zona Rosa.
Elsewhere during the summer, the curfew will be 10 p.m. for 15 and under and 11 p.m. for 16- and 17-year-olds.
From October through Memorial Day, the curfew will be 11 p.m. weeknights and midnight on Friday and Saturday.
The winter hours are the same as the curfew ordinance that was in effect since 1991 (... curfew for all youths 17 and under unaccompanied by an adult was midnight to 6 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. the rest of the week).
Problem is, there isn't just violence on the Plaza.
So your later curfew in other areas of the city, say the areas where there are actually homicides, is later. Saying that the curfew is a first step to taking care of the city's swelling homicide rate is bullshit. This city has seen hundreds of homicides a year (averaging about two people murdered a week) for a lot longer. Where were these solutions then?
Kansas City Police Chief Jim Corwin didn't sound too enthused about the curfew, calling it a "nuclear option." But the police will enforce the new law.
Anyway, curfew breakers will reportedly be taken to a community center. They'll face a maximum fine of $500 (actually, their parents or guardians will).
As expected, there will be a large police presence on the Plaza, where three teens were shot last weekend. The shooting victims are expected to recover.
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Bears: They've often occupied the top spot on the ThreatDown, the running list of creatures and things Americans should fear most on "The Colbert Report." But the bears of "Bears" are mainly the playful, adorable kind, and not the ones who come down from the mountains to rummage through your suburban garbage cans in the middle of the night.
This is the latest documentary from the folks at Disney's Disneynature label, which releases a family-friendly non-fiction film just about every year around Earth Day. "Earth" (2009) and "Oceans" (2010) were both stunning examples of the possibility of this genre. Entertaining and educational, they featured plenty of jaw-dropping, how'd-they-get-that-shot moments, and they made exotic, faraway lands seem accessible. "African Cats" (2011), likewise, was beautiful but plagued by pervasive narration from Samuel L. Jackson over-explaining every instinct and action in cutesy fashion.
"Bears" also features nearly wall-to-wall voiceover, but this time it comes courtesy of John C. Reilly. His inherently likable, goofy sweetness shines through, making the material, um, bearable, if you will. Having voiced the title character in Disney's animated hit "Wreck-It Ralph," Reilly has some experience in this arena, and his jokey asides seem less hokey than they might have looked on paper.
Still, the cuddly (and condescending) anthropomorphism persists in the film from co-directors Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey, both veterans of this genre—ostensibly to make the characters more relatable for the littlest kids in the audience. (The recent IMAX 3-D documentary "Island of Lemurs: Madagascar" mercifully was free of this narrative approach.)
My movie-savvy 4 ½-year-old son still had a ton of questions, though. During a recent screening, loudly whispered conversations went something like this:
Nicolas: "Mommy, what is the wolf trying to do?"
Me: "He's trying to eat the bear cubs, baby."
Yes, things get a little dicey for our plucky protagonists in "Bears." Cycle of life, and all. Sunrise, sunset. But nothing nearly so gnarly happens as it did in "African Cats," when a bunch of lionesses tore apart a bloody zebra carcass. The violence here is more fleeting, and mainly intended as a demonstration of the lengths to which the mama bear will go to protect her babies.
"Sky" is the name she's been given. When we first meet her, she's snuggling with her fresh, dewy newborns—a boy and a girl named Scout and Amber—in a big, furry ball inside a snow-packed cave in the Alaskan wilderness. (The film doesn't bother to address who or where the father might be, even though the kids who've accompanied you might wonder.) The intimacy of these early moments is quietly disarming; it feels like a great privilege.
But soon they must get up, dig their way out and forage for food. The majority of "Bears" follows the family's trek from the majestic, snow-covered mountains (where they narrowly miss being pummeled by an awesome avalanche—at least that's what the editing suggests) down to sea level to fish for salmon. The cubs tumble down hills and tussle with one another. Sky nudges them along. Reilly chimes in with lighthearted commentary.
It's all fun and games until they reach what should be an idyllic meadow. But there are lots of other bears there—hungry bears hunting for the same food they are—and they're all ruled by the fearsome Magnus. At various times, Sky must protect her cubs from Magnus' menacing glare. (Later on, they'll also run into Chinook, the outcast wild card, as well as the aforementioned wolf on the prowl.) The vague hint of the possibility of cannibalism lingers in the air throughout "Bears," but it's unclear how prevalent this sort of practice actually is.
"Bears" could have used a lot more science; more substantive information in the place of wacky one-liners. Still, the images trump everything. They can be both intimate and vast but they're always crisp, dazzling and a marvel to behold. The sight of underwater footage of salmon swimming upstream before flinging themselves into the air—often across the bears' furry mugs and into their open mouths in super slow motion—is both a wonder and a delight.
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