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5.0 out of 5 stars Fashion and Fancy
Here we have a story of fashion and romance. Givenchy provides the fashionable clothes. George and Ira Gershwin provide the music to set the scene for romance. Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire provide the romantic intrigue, costarring Kay Thompson for added comic relief. The story takes place in New York City and in Paris on the Seine River in France. These choice...
Published on April 22 2003 by Claude Prevots
3.0 out of 5 stars 3 1/2 stars.This Funny Face is still high hat!
The editorial review for this movie states that it was ..."an unproduced play".
This is very misleading.
If memory serves this movie was based on what was to be a Broadway play originally entitled "Wedding Day" but MGM came a calling and bought the rights before it ever reached the stage.When MGM had second thoughts it got passed on to Paramount...
Published on May 8 2007 by Robert Badgley
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fashion and Fancy,
Claude Prevots "An eclectic eye" (Warwick, New York United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Funny Face (Widescreen) (Bilingual) (DVD)
Here we have a story of fashion and romance. Givenchy provides the fashionable clothes. George and Ira Gershwin provide the music to set the scene for romance. Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire provide the romantic intrigue, costarring Kay Thompson for added comic relief. The story takes place in New York City and in Paris on the Seine River in France. These choice ingredients mix well to give the viewer an inviting slice of life in the fashion world, seen as songs, dances and splendid fashion shows. There is even a spoof of French philosophy. With excellent timing and camera work, and the consultancy of Richard Avedon, this film and its story present a happy moment to be revisited by an engaged film fan. Director Stanley Donen has made it happen with a screenplay by Leonard Gershe, and choreography by Eugene Loring and Fred Astaire.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate Fashion Musical!,
This review is from: Funny Face (Widescreen) (Bilingual) (DVD)
Anyone who loves Breakfast at Tiffany's and Roman Holiday knows that Audrey Hepburn is one of the most magical women ever captured on film. But there is something special about Funny Face. It captured a part of the real Audrey -- part book worm, part great dancer, part reluctant star. The "On How to be Lovely" scene with Patricia Neal is one of the most glorious moments in film. You just cannot help but smile when they start singing that song. It will make you fall in love with Audrey over and over again!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Audrey Hepburn certainly wasn't anything to laugh at,
Carl P. Rychlik (Monroe, Ct United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Funny Face (Widescreen) (Bilingual) (DVD)
Audrey Hepburn had a unique quality that she could sing(yes,sing)dance and act.She has a most touching scene where she is a bookstore librarian that is very distraught after having the bookstore she works for turned upside down.She sings an old Gershwin tune "How long has been going on" which coming from Audrey,is from her heart and soul. She then dances two numbers with Fred Astaire with sheer perfection. Words cannot describe what a beautiful actress she was-Audrey,you were truly amazing and lovely to look at.
3.0 out of 5 stars 3 1/2 stars.This Funny Face is still high hat!,
Robert Badgley (St Thomas,Ontario,Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Funny Face (Widescreen) (Bilingual) (DVD)
The editorial review for this movie states that it was ..."an unproduced play".
This is very misleading.
If memory serves this movie was based on what was to be a Broadway play originally entitled "Wedding Day" but MGM came a calling and bought the rights before it ever reached the stage.When MGM had second thoughts it got passed on to Paramount where they finally turned it into the movie we now have.
However Fred and his wonderful and talented sister Adele first introduced Funny Face(the PLAY-similar score but totally different plot) to the world back in 1927.It hit Broadway and had an extensive and fabulously long run into mid 1928.From there Fred and Adele took it to the London stage and repeated its' wild success there well into 1929.
Upon its' arrival on the screen in 1957 Paramount lifted four songs from the original 1927 George and Ira Gershwin songbook and added two more by Leonard Gershe and Roger Edens.
It is certainly a movie influenced by its' times with its' central theme based around the late 50s coffee house/beatnik/philosophic phenom of the day.These were the days of Sartre,Kerouac,Ginsberg and cool jazz.
Director Stanley Donen almost paints this film with his heavy use of colouring from beginning to end.
Audrey Hepburn was also a kind of phenom of her own during this period.One of the most popular actresses of the day and one of the most emulated from her hair style and clothing to her petite figure.She gives a pleasing performance and is quite good overall and the director gives her many a camera-loving close up.
However her co-star is the real rock and foundation of this film-the inimitable Mr.Fred Astaire.
His first dance number is 'Funny Face' with Audrey in of all places a dark room (he could dance on top of a garbage dump and make it seem like a cloud!).But you soon forget where they are as Fred takes the movie to a different and wonderous level.As in any Astaire routine he speaks volumes without a single word telling his partner and us what it is exactly he's trying to say.And through it all one word says more about him than any other....class!!To say he was without peer is absolutely no exaggeration whatsoever.I never will cease to marvel at his virtuosity and style.
His next number is a solo effort "Let's Kiss and Makeup".Watch for his tossing of an umbrella into a stand many feet away(no trick photgraphy either!).
Both Fred and Audrey are ably backed by the irrepressable Kay Thompson.This was a good part for Kay because there was nothing subtle in Kays acting or vocals as she played everything "big".Kay was quite the club maven and was well known among other things as having the Williams Brothers as part of her act at one period.When they broke up one of the brothers,young Andy, went on to have more than a little success as a solo singer.
All in all this is good movie musical and a feather in the cap for all concerned.It's not one of Fred or Audreys' best films but it still certainly manages to entertain and hit the mark today in both the music and the dance routines.
1.0 out of 5 stars Where Was MArni NIxon?,
David Marshall (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Funny Face (Widescreen) (Bilingual) (DVD)
Funny Face has just about everything going for it. Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Stanley Donen, great Gershwin tunes, a terrific rare glimpse of the incomparable Kay Thompson and above all some of the most exciting visuals and overall art direction ever caught on film. So what happened? The sad decision to let Hepburn do her own singing. That's not to say her voice is bad. It's very... nice. But for a full blown musical of this scale, the audience is yearning for Hepburn's character to really give out with a great set of pipes. Perhaps not quite to the extent of Kay Thompson, an actress perhaps better suited for the stage than the intimacy of the screen. Yet while the movie does not fulfill its promise, it's still well worth seeing. The transformation of Hepburn from mousy bookstore clerk to haute couture model is as wonderful as her similar transformation in "Sabrina". The modeling sessions with Astaire directing Hepburn are delightful and above all the VistaVision presentation of late 50s gloss can not be matched, (the opening credits nearly make up for the entire movie). With Richard Avedon and Suzy Parker's influence the movie almost makes you forgive its failings. Still by the last frame the audience is left with only one thought: "Where's Marni Nixon when you need her?".
5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing less than chic.,
Chris Aldridge (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews
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I just saw this the other day, and forgot how wonderful it was! The wry commentary on the fashion industry (and the fashion models themselves), the use of locale (Paris), song (Gershwin), and color (Donen) is wonderful. The color is especially superb in the fashion photo shoot (which is brilliantly illustrated betwixt Astaire and Hepburn), and gives marvelous detail behind each camera set-up (with a scenario, a motivation, a series of props, and finally an end result beautifully shown in a trick montage of film separation and negative process). This has always been my favorite scene in the film (being a former photographer myself), and I was further surprised to learn years later that the Astaire character was modeled on real photographer Richard Avedon. Color is further exploited in other scenes: the red darkroom light used as sole illumination in the "Funny Face" dance, the soft-focus green grass in "He Loves and She Loves," and even the drab monotone of the NY bookstore where Hepburn sings "How Long Has This Been Going On?" But I must give special mention to Kay Thompson's magazine editor: smart, witty, hilarious, nearly stealing every scene she's in. (Astaire: "They've been in there for hours. Thompson: "There was a LOT to do.") One of the best things done by director Stanley Donen.
5.0 out of 5 stars "I love your funny face! Your sunny, funny face!",
M. Hart "Sci-Fi Fan" (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Funny Face (Widescreen) (Bilingual) (DVD)
In 1957, Paramount produced a very enjoyable musical comedy called "Funny Face", directed by Stanley Donen, and to the music of George Gershwin, Adolph Deutsch, Roger Edens and Leonard Gershe. With a simple plot, the film begins in New York City within the offices of the major fashion magazine named "Quality". Its president, Maggie Prescott (Kay Thompson), is determined to find a new way to promote the magazine. In a moment of inspiration, she comes up with the slogan "Think pink," and breaks into song praising the color pink and saying that everything (from women's clothing, soap, furniture, etc.) must be pink. Of course, she "wouldn't be caught dead" in it.
Moving on to another magazine project, Maggie wants to find the perfect spot to photograph one of the magazine's models named Marion (Dovima, who was a major fashion model in the 1950's working closely with photographer Richard Avedon. This was her only film.). An assistant suggests that they go to a bookstore in Greenwich Village to create an intellectual atmosphere. Maggie, Marion, a host of Maggie's staff all in pink and the magazines head photographer, Dick Avery (Fred Astaire), force their way into a dingy, but quiet, bookstore along with all of their equipment. A store employee, Jo Stockton (Audrey Hepburn) protests the uninvited intrusion vehemently, but the "Quality" magazine army locks her out of the store to work undisturbed. After several hours, the "Quality" mob vacates, but the books and store are left in a shambles for Jo to clean up. Dick offers his help to clean the store, but Jo refuses. After Dick leaves, Jo proceeds to sing another wonderful song in the film, "How Long Has This Been Going On?"
Maggie decides that "Quality" must find a real "Quality woman" to represent the magazine and it isn't Marion. When Dick develops the photos taken at the bookstore, Jo is in one of them. He suggests to Maggie that Jo could be the woman that they need, but Maggie has her doubts. To lure Jo to the "Quality" offices, they order a large number of books and want them delivered. Jo arrives hours later with a pile of books and is accosted by Maggie's staff who want to redress her in preparation for a photo shoot. Jo escapes and hides in Dick's dark room. They talk and he sings to her another of the film's title song, "Funny Face". Jo completely disagrees with everything that "Quality" magazine represents; she believes in "empathicalism", a philosophy that rejects all material things, as described by her idol, Professor Emile Flostre, who lives in Paris. When Jo is told that the "Quality woman" photo shoot and a fashion show will be done in Paris, she reluctantly agrees to be the model since it will give her the opportunity to meet Prof. Flostre.
The film continues in Paris where Jo models many clothes designed by Givenchy and a romance between her and Dick Avery develops. Jo finally gets the opportunity to meet Prof. Flostre (Michel Auclair), but will he meet Jo's expectations? Will the romance between Jo and Dick survive the photo shoot and meeting Prof. Flostre? Does Maggie get to produce the Paris fashion show of your dreams? You'll just have to watch this very entertaining film to find out!
The songs in the film include:
* "Think Pink" 5/5, Kay Thompson. A fast, snappy & whimsical song.
* "How Long Has This Been Going On?" 5/5, A blues song sung by Audrey Hepburn at the bookstore.
* "Funny Face" 5/5, Fred Astaire. A charming song.
* "Bonjour Paris" 5/5, Fred Astaire, Audrey Hepburn, Kay Thompson. A fun song filmed at various locations in Paris.
* "He Loves and She Loves" 4.5/5 Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astair. Filmed at Le Ch�teau de la Reine Blanche in Coye-la-For�t with Audrey Hepburn modeling a wedding dress.
* "How To Be Lovely" 5/5, Kay Thompson and Audrey Hepburn. A fun & gutsy song.
* "Basal Metabolism" 4.5/5, A blues song that Audrey Hepburn dances to in a bistro.
* "Clap Yo' Hands" 5/5, A fun, melodramatic blues song sung by Fred Astaire and Kay Thompson to sneak into the bistro. (a.k.a. "Ring-a Them Bells")
* "Let's Kiss and Make Up" 4.5/5 Fred Astaire. A love song sung again at Le Ch�teau de la Reine Blanche.
* "'S Wonderful" 5/5, Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire. Another love song sung at Le Ch�teau de la Reine Blanche.
Some may think that "Funny Face" is nothing more than fluff, but it was produced to entertain with color, fashion, music, dance and comedy and it does so very well. The acting, singing and dancing from Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire and Kay Thompson is quite good and I rate "Funny Face" with 5 out of 5 stars. If you're primarily interested in Oscar-winning dramas, "Funny Face" may disappoint you; but if you enjoy light-hearted musicals and like to laugh, then you'll probably be very entertained with this fun film!
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully colourful movie,
Bil Antoniou "Movie madness!" (Agincourt, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Funny Face (Widescreen) (Bilingual) (DVD)
Audrey Hepburn rarely looked lovelier than in this gorgeous musical comedy, inspired loosely by the career of photographer Richard Avedon. One of the most beautifully photographed colour films ever (and oddly enough not directed by Vincente Minnelli), this Stanley Donen charmer stars Fred Astaire as a magazine photographer (a la Avedon) who discovers a waifish Greenwich village bookseller (Hepburn) and turns her into a supermodel. He carts her all over the world as the new face of fashion, though for her the excitement is simply in having the chance to travel and visit philosophers she has long admired. Pretty soon her lofty ideals clash meanly with the low mental expectations and hard-working ethics of the modeling industry, but thankfully her managing editor (a delicious Kay Thompson) is there to keep her in line. The story isn't too much admire, not to mention that the romance between a twenty-something Hepburn and a three hundred year-old Astaire is just a bit rich even by Hollywood's standards, but anyone watching will be too enchanted by the visuals and the lovely music to mind very much. Songs include a whole spate of musical classics, including "'S Wonderful", "How Long Has This Been Going On" and "Bonjour Paris", highlighted by an excellent dance number that Hepburn performs in a Parisian beatnik bar.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie and the DVD Transfer is Crystal Clear!,
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This review is from: Funny Face (Widescreen) (Bilingual) (DVD)
I don't think I've ever seen a good print of this film till I bought the DVD, which is fabulous! I'm not a die-hard Audrey Hepburn fan, but she is very charming and looks fabulous in the fashions. I love the ability to skip the numbers I don't like with the DVD since I find this a very uneven film. When it is good it is nearly flawless (and that's most of the time--opening credits, Think Pink, Funny Face, Bonjour Paris, The Photo Shoots, S'Wonderful, the final fashion show) but when it is bad it is horrid (a 60 year old Fred Astaire trying to be a beatnik, Fred's unending "matador" dance number, the whole plot with the Professor, Clap Yo'Hands). I was disappointed in the additional features--the original trailer is ho hum and the Paramount "documentary" is really just an extended sales pitch with bad stock footage. Where's an interview with the great Stanley Donen? Still, overall well worth purchasing.
2.0 out of 5 stars Stodgy affair,
David L Rattigan (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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It's always nice to watch your favourite stars, and I expect this movie would fall completely flat if it wasn't for the presence of Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn. As it is, the first half of the movie is remarkably dull and stodgy and fails to entertain. Things start to pick up thereafter, from about the point of Astaire and Hepburn's photoshoot around Paris (with some nice location filming), but still the results are somewhat mediocre by comparison with the stars' other movies. By 1957 movie musicals were moving beyond the kind of lyrics that have absolutely nothing to do with the plot, but the writers of 'Funny Face' seem to have missed out on the trend, and most of the songs belong to an earlier era of movie-making. The star presence and a few memorable moments save the day, but otherwise the whole thing is rather a disappointment.
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A recent competition to design the expansion of the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec included many design proposals from some of our favorite architects including the Danish firm, BIG. Although they didn't win the expansion (OMA did), we actually prefer their design because of their inclusion of a sloping green roof (that people can actually walk on!), large daylighting windows and a sweeping dramatic form.
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December 15, 2010 at 11:43 am
[…] cool air to provide pre-cooling and heating for the variable air volume ventilation system. A sweeping green roof tops off the new £21 million museum, which was built using local stone and […]
April 26, 2010 at 3:20 am
"BIG did not even make it to round two of this competition!
You should mention the five finalists and the winner (OMA)."
Well. Maybe because they dont have a green Roof.
Im disappointed at inhabitat for showing the works of firms like BIG and MAD simply because these firms always claim GREEN even though the actual building has nothing to do with sustainability.
April 23, 2010 at 8:53 am
Imagine it covered in snow! How beautiful!
April 21, 2010 at 7:55 am
BIG did not even make it to round two of this competition!
You should mention the five finalists and the winner (OMA).
April 20, 2010 at 12:22 pm
wow… what a huge task. Not sure how I feel about it, although it is an impressive building!

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currently 3D modeling is my major interest, but still enjoy doing quick sketches. lately i started making short animated GIFs for the quickies i do.
anyway, i thought i'd post them here if it can help or inspire someone just starting out. thought it might be interesting to see the progression of a character from the first few outline strokes
i'm totally hooked to doing sketches in PS, i like the luxury of having undo and layers (minus the lack of stroke control)
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A Collierville businessman Thursday admitted lying to government officials about the quality of a half-million dollars worth of water pumps sold to an Egyptian company.
Michael Florio, 40, vice president of sales and marketing for American Marsh Pumps Inc. (AMP), entered his plea in federal court following an indictment more than a year ago that alleged AMP conspired to rig the bidding process for 10 large industrial water pumps for a company in Egypt.
The conspiracy violated terms of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Commodity Import Program, which included a provision that the pumps be made in the United States and that they be tested and certified.
They were not.
Federal authorities said Thursday, however, the pumps sold by AMP were actually made in China and were of inferior quality, requiring at least a half dozen of them to be sent back.
As part of the plea agreement, AMP will forfeit the $536,750 that it received for the pumps.
Florio faces up to five years in prison when he is sentenced May 30 by U.S. Dist. Judge John Fowlkes.
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Chicago - Based on historical precedence and standard of play, this is when opponents should be beating the Green Bay Packers.
But a proven, excellent team like the New Orleans Saints, the upwardly mobile Carolina Panthers with their stunning young quarterback and the tough, capable Chicago Bears haven't been able to do it.
The Bears came up short Sunday at Soldier Field, 27-17. It was no surprise. From the opening kickoff, the Packers once again demonstrated their superiority over the Bears in terms of sheer talent, soundness of offensive direction/philosophy and readiness to play.
"The big picture is that we have three ugly wins, but they're wins," cornerback Charles Woodson said. "The season is only going to get tougher for us. I feel that we're building the kind of team that can stand the test of a hard season and just continue to stack wins."
If 3-0 means as much this season as it has in the Packers' 91-year existence in the National Football League, the rest of the league is in trouble.
A notorious slow starter, the Packers were 3-0 just 13 times before Sunday. Remarkably, eight of those 3-0 beginnings - 1929, '30, '31, '44, '62, '65, '66 and '96 - turned into NFL championships for Green Bay, which has won a record 13 in all.
"That's good," defensive end Ryan Pickett said. "We feel that whenever we line up there's nobody that really can beat us."
Despite their warts both rushing the passer and defending the pass, the Packers already have rank as one of only three 3-0 teams in the NFL (Washington, 2-0, plays Monday night).
Just seven of the previous Super Bowl champs began the next season 3-0. Now make that eight. The Packers might not be rolling at full throttle but they certainly are taking care of business.
Just 10-6 a year ago before the championship run, the Packers could be looking at 15-1 or 14-2 given the fact they almost always play so much better in the second half of the season.
"Possibly," linebacker Desmond Bishop said. "The sky's the limit. We've just got to take 'em one at a time and take everybody's best shot."
What should help keep the Packers grounded for the immediate future is the fact the Detroit Lions are the only other team in the NFC sitting 3-0. The Packers know full well that they didn't even win the NFC North a year ago (the Bears did), and that home-field advantage in the playoffs hinges on them capturing the division.
Because the two teams don't play until Thanksgiving, the comparisons with Detroit figure to motivate the Packers.
"I think our team is dedicated with the mind-set that we're not going to stray way from the game plan," fullback John Kuhn said. "The game plan worked last year. We have a good team. As long as we all play our own little role we can make it work.
"If we all stick to that common goal and nobody gets greedy and gets selfish, it'll all work out for the best."
Just as they did eight months ago in the NFC Championship Game on the same field, the Packers opened up by driving the length of the field for a touchdown. It was a statement of their preparedness under coach Mike McCarthy and the efficacy of his offensive script, and pointed out anew the inherent limitations of the Bears' defensive scheme.
Chicago's only chance defensively was to pressure Aaron Rodgers effectively with four rushers, keep both safeties back in coverage and hope its active front seven somehow could take care of the run.
No coach knows the Packers better than Lovie Smith. His defenders often are able to play through some of their physical limitations because their scheme is so tight.
But the eight-play, 80-yard drive showed Smith that he couldn't cover Greg Jennings with Tim Jennings. When the Bears adjusted, McCarthy began spreading Jermichael Finley all over the formation seeking to mismatch backup Craig Steltz, subbing at strong safety for injured Chris Harris.
Just before the second of Finley's three touchdown receptions, he caught a 24-yard back-shoulder dart from Rodgers with Steltz hopelessly overmatched.
"As far as a man cover guy, he (Steltz) is not that," said Reggie McKenzie, the Packers' director of football operations. "We felt if we could get him in coverage we could try to take advantage of him."
In the third quarter, Ryan Grant hammered the Bears with rushes for 14, 11 and 10 yards. That set up a field goal, and when the Packers took advantage of a short field to score again it was 27-10 early in the fourth quarter.
At that point, the Packers had gone 11 quarters without turning the ball over on offense and the game had become completely one-sided. They seemed almost incapable of a giveaway.
That all changed when Lance Briggs and Brian Urlacher, two stellar linebackers with track records of big plays against their archrival, forced a pair of turnovers with wonderful individual efforts.
Briggs read a run to the right, knifed in and jarred the ball loose from James Starks. A moment or two later, Urlacher bounced back into a throwing lane and made a lunging interception of a quick slot pass for Finley.
"Urlacher just jumped the route," said McKenzie. "Great play by him. Two great athletes making plays for their team."
But how many opponents will have well-schooled, top-caliber linebackers like Briggs and Urlacher? Not many, and without players like that don't expect the Packers to turn the ball over often. That isn't how they've played under McCarthy.
"As long as No. 12 is going to be playing quarterback, it doesn't matter who they have in there," said Urlacher. "(Finley) is an athletic guy, but Rodgers makes them go."
Rodgers' counterpart, Jay Cutler, can match arms with any quarterback in the NFL. Displaying remarkable velocity and almost uncanny feel, Cutler carved up Green Bay's leaky secondary for 302 yards.
But Cutler also threw two interceptions and escaped a couple more just because he is who he is. He is going to put the ball up for grabs, and Rodgers isn't.
It isn't helping Cutler that his offensive coordinator is Mike Martz, whose system has too many gray areas and who championed the signing of wide receiver Roy Williams, who obviously can't play anymore and was shut out.
The Bears' battered offensive line actually pass-protected adequately given Martz' affinity for the deep-drop passing game. But no line can hold up against today's shifting defenses under such a system. It's a shame, too, because Cutler is effective on the move.
At least no one could blame the Bears for not trying to run Matt Forte this week. True, he had just nine carries, but when six of his runs failed to get back to the line of scrimmage it was obvious that the Packers' front was just too physical for the Bears' linemen and tight ends.
"Not taking anything away from them, but the way the game unfolded today was not what they wanted," said Pickett. "Our offense scored and then they had to play from behind. So they were pretty much out of their style of play."
Aside from the secondary, McCarthy can rant all week if he so chooses at the offense for its 10 penalties (three were nullified). That's the beauty of the situation for a coach with an undefeated record, an abundance of talented players and the chance to better the franchise record of 13 regular-season victories.
"What's exciting is we're 3-0 and we've got a ton of room for improvement," said McCarthy. "But there's so much football left to be played."


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Beka Cooper is now a full member of the Provost's Guard and she has burned through several partners, she wants to be an active constable but several of the people working with her are quite reluctant to be active. She also ends up with a scent hound, Achoo, who has been abused by her current handler. Counterfeit silver coins have been found and she is caught up in an investigation about it that will take her to Port Caynn and an adventure that will stretch her abilities.
It's an interesting series, I like Beka and it's interesting to see her grow.
Listened to the audiobook. Same reader as Book #1, just as excellent in Book #2!
Enjoyed this quite a lot, though I missed those characters from book 1 who were mostly absent here. Very much looking forward to book 3.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0375814698, Hardcover)Beka Cooper is finally a Dog—a full-fledged member of the Provost's Guard, dedicated to keeping peace in Corus's streets. But there's unrest in Tortall's capital. Counterfeit coins are turning up in shops all over the city, and merchants are raising prices to cover their losses. The Dogs discover that gamblers are bringing the counterfeit money from Port Caynn. In Port Caynn, Beka delves deep into the gambling world, where she meets a charming banking clerk named Dale Rowan. Beka thinks she may be falling for Rowan, but she won't let anything—or anyone—jeopardize her mission. As she heads north to an abandoned silver mine, it won't be enough for Beka be her usual "terrier" self. She'll have to learn from Achoo to sniff out the criminals—to be a Bloodhound. . . .
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Poliwag and Shromish
EDIT: Since I forgot this before, Character count: 20053
"Fishing. Fishing! Who doesn't love fishing. Really, sitting in a boat for hours on end, catching nothing but Magikarp because somebody far beyond the age of retirement handed off the wrong rod. What was so enticing about something held together by duct tape and good intentions? This wouldn't catch an attention-starved Tentacool, let alone-"
Gideon's semi-contained fury for the elderly fishermen of the world took a back seat to a sudden tug on his line. Shoddy craftsmanship be damned, this had to be it. Reeling in his line, his boyish glee was quickly replaced with mild disgust as he pulled up yet another Magikarp. Gold scales or not, a fish is a fish is a fish, and it wasn't what he was after.
Sitting back in his boat, he sighed. A Poliwag. All he needed was a Poliwag. Well, technically a Poliwrath, but the idea was the same. A step was a step, and he couldn't seem to get this one to save his life. Or, so he thought. Just as he'd resigned to call this his final cast, two black eyes poked out of the water, soon followed by red lips and a white stomach.
Swirl pattern, no arms, the tail... That was exactly what he needed. "Pokeballs. Pokeballs!" The hopeful gym leader searched his boat for something to catch the creature in until he heard a splash. No. No, the Poliwag didn't get away. No, that wasn't allowed to happen. Hesitantly, he peered over the side of the boat. Gone.
Head hung low, Gideon began the slow paddle back to shore. Not more than a foot across the water, the Poliwag reappeared. This time, it was leaping from the water, straight at his boat. He couldn't believe it, a whole day wasted on Magikarp and now the entire reason he was out there was practically handing itself to him.
Scrambling for a Pokeball, he kept himself steady on the boat as the Poliwag landed. Finally, he found one. This was about to happen. Silently hurling the Pokeball at the Poliwag, he could practically taste sweet, sweet victory. Then it knocked the Pokeball into the water. Gideon wordlessly looked from his quarry into the watery grave to which is device was sent. He could swear that Pokemon was laughing at him. Mocking him. It planned this.
Not only did it plan the worst fishing trip of his life, but it thought it could get away. The Poliwag dove back into the water and made a bee-line for the shore. "Oh, no," Gideon growled, rowing his way to shore. "I spent too many hours sitting in this boat. I have cramps in places that don't even exist. You are not getting away from me."
It wasn't long before he managed to get ashore, close behind the Pokemon. If he were of a clearer mind, he'd likely have noticed the Pokemon was very obviously leading him somewhere in the surrounding forest. When he'd finally cornered it, the Poliwag gave a loud cry immediately before a ten pound ball of pain collided with the back of Gideon's head.
With the world blurry and legs not quite cooperating with him, he barely managed to find his way to a tree without toppling over. As everything started clearing up, he made eye contact with a very angry-looking mushroom, which proceeded to spray a brownish fog toward him. No sooner had he recognized it as a Shroomish than he started feeling drowsy.
Unwilling to go down without a fight, the trainer tossed out the first Pokeball he could get his hand on. It was the first thing to go right all day. From the bright flash appeared a Pokemon with what appeared to be boxing gloves in place of hands and - as the two Pokemon soon learned - a mean jab. A quick one-two combo and both Pokemon were down on their non-existent knees.
The Shroomish, now smelling faintly of roasted mushrooms, got off fairly easy. Gideon's Hitmonchan, affectionately dubbed Jackie, had gotten it first. Rather than a jab (or, for that matter, any recognizable punch-like attack), it was simply given a very strong, very, very hot bash atop the head. It was left with a nasty burn, but that was about all it took away from the brief fight. That, and possibly a mild concussion.
Jackie was much more harsh toward the Poliwag. That had a noticeable gut with what was practically a target plastered on it. It almost made it a shame to have to attack it. Almost. A crackling jab to the gut and that tadpole was trying to keep the contents of its stomach where they belonged.
With the smoldering fungus and gasping tadpole essentially out of commission, Jackie moved on to waking his trainer up. For a brief moment, he pondered beating him silly with Wake-Up Slap, but figured that was too cruel. Especially after getting knocked out by two Pokemon, both with a noticeable lack of arms. Instead, he settled for a few stern nudges. They did the trick just as well.
Gideon found himself on the floor of the forest, Jackie's Pokeball beside his hand, two severely injured Pokemon in front of him, and a very unamused Hitmonchan standing over him. Jackie nudged the button on his Pokeball and disappeared in the same flash he'd appeared in. His legs were still a bit wobbly from spending a day on a lake, then almost immediately being knocked unconscious, but standing proved to be of little challenge.
"Here's what's going to happen," Gideon said between coughs, shaking the excess powder from his body. It had lost its potency, but it still made his eyelids droop a bit. "I'm going to throw Pokeballs at you, you're going to go in them, and we'll all live happily ever after." He knelt down closer to the battle-worn creatures. "Because if you don't, we're gonna have a problem, and problems? Well, they get solved by Jackie. You remember Jackie. The one who beat you two senseless."
Their will to fight visibly left when the duo heard his threat. Gideon smiled, gave a cheery "Good," and tossed a pair of Pokeballs at the creatures. He was almost certain the two were his, but the containers merely bounced off of their heads. Naturally, the prospective Fighting-type master was infuriated by this turn of events. He did not just go through Hell and back to put up with this. He hurled another ball at the Poliwag, which yielded the same result.
On the verge of just packing everything up and going home, he gave a slight, aggravated chuckle. It was kind of funny, he supposed; in a cosmic sort of way, at least. Irony didn't quite seem to fit, but it was the closest think he could think of. He'd spent all day fishing for one Pokemon, found two, and neither could be caught. Although, the events did bring up an interesting thought.
Pokeballs didn't just bounce off Pokemon. Not without some force applied from the other side. The Poliwag knocked his ball into the lake, sure. But now, the two were just standing perfectly still. Despite this, every attempt at capture ended the same way. It could only mean one thing: They had trainers. At least one person had caught both of them before. This, naturally, lead to another interesting, if disturbing, thought:
Somebody had it out for him.
No, that was silly. Nobody could have possibly... Well, he was going up for a gym leader position, those were popular. Lots of competition. Some people would... No, what could they achieve by beating him unconscious? He didn't have any say in who became the leader, he was just going to apply for the position. Unless they wanted to steal his Pokemon.
No, that was silly.
That was silly.
Silly or not, two Pokemon had outright attacked him, intent on knocking him out. He wasn't about to let that slide. Not Gideon Dualblade. Not the Fighting-type champion of... Well, his own mind, but still! He had to get to the bottom of this, and that's exactly what he set out to do. First things first, though; he needed protection.
Being that the pair was already both terrified and well aware of Jackie's potential, he was the natural choice. Seeing them flinch when the Hitmonchan returned to the scene was amusing enough on its own. Not near enough to forgive the assault, but funny nonetheless. "Jackie," he said, taking a few steps to ensure his legs wouldn't collapse under him. "We're going to go beat someone up. Possibly repeatedly. Possibly also their Pokemon. Any arguments?"
It wasn't long into the walk that the pair decided to try to make a break for it. Jackie wasn't having any of that, though. They made one wrong move and he rammed his fists into their backs. Gideon decided at that moment that more security may have been called for. With the two too weak to be any threat, he didn't see much harm in bringing out a pair he'd rather the Poliwag not know about.
First out was Blaze. A fairly recent evolution, the Blaziken was still getting used to his abilities. He took this as an opportunity to threaten the Shroomish. Though he wasn't entirely certain what the threat entailed, Gideon rather liked the idea of just assuming the oversized chicken would use the little cretin as a Hacky Sack if it stepped out of line.
Next out was the equally cleverly-named Cario, the closest thing to a partner Gideon had out of all of his Pokemon. The Lucario didn't waste much time in hoisting the Poliwag up by its tail to ensure its complete cooperation. Blaze followed his lead, grabbing the Shroomish atop its head and lifting it off the ground mid-stride.
"Try running now," Gideon said with a grin. "I dare you." Neither Pokemon even bothered to struggle against their captors. Wiping out the competition was pretty much what training was all about, but even he had to admit that this was borderline evil. Then again, they did sucker punch him, and nobody man enough to lead a gym relied on sneak attacks. Especially not with such a clear advantage as being able to put an entire team to sleep.
Speaking of cowards, the group soon found their path impeded by a pair of fists. One, directly into Cario's snout, let the Poliwag free and left the Lucario wondering what just hit him. Another, into Blaziken's stomach, just caused him to tighten his grip on the Shroomish. Though two of his Pokemon were reeling, Gideon could see quite clearly what had happened.
The vermin who had to sneak around behind his back all day was expecting him. One fist, the one planted firmly in Blaze's lower torso, belonged to an Infernape. The other, aimed at Cario's face, was attached to a Ledian. Said Ledian's five other fists were quickly put to work delivering numerous, if slightly less effective, blows to the Lucario.
Gideon hid his worry quite well, but it all faded away when he saw the glow on Jackie's fists. A similar glow emanated from the location of the blows on both his Pokemon. In Cario's case, only the first strike was glowing; the rest got through fine, not that it mattered. Normal-type attacks were nothing for the half-Steel-type.
More than happy to take the first action, Blaze hooked his arms under the Infernape's, dropping the Shroomish as he rocketed up through the trees. A moment later, he came crashing back down, primate-first into the ground. It hurt a bit, but it was nothing compared to what the chimp felt. The Infernape tried to get a second Mach Punch off, but Jackie wasn't letting it happen. He kept up his guard while Blaze pummeled away at the monkey.
Cario, on the other hand, was having a wonderful time dodging everything the Ledian threw at him. Every so often, he'd let a hit get through at the expense of focusing his power, until he felt it was time to just simply put an end to things. In the blink of an eye, he was behind the Ledian, who collapsed almost immediately without even knowing what hit it.
"M'kay, not sure where to start here," Gideon said, making sure to be loud enough for the coward to hear him. "I guess I should start with the obvious. You're bad at this. You're just- You suck. You flat-out suck. You get off a sneak attack on me, you fail. Pull the same thing on my Pokemon, you fail again. I have-" He paused, looking to the Poliwag and Shroomish. "You two aren't going anywhere. You're still mine." Blaze and Cario grabbed their captives once more before they got too far.
"As I was saying, I have your Pokemon and you still attack me. You're just so bad at this. Just..." Gideon paused to sigh before continuing. "Do yourself a favor. Come out and I promise I won't punch you in the face until you stop being such a bad trainer."
It seemed to do the trick. A scrawny, nerdy-looking trainer made his way out from behind a tree. He recalled his unconscious husks before looking Gideon in the eye. "Give me my Pokemon and I'll leave you alone," the trainer muttered. He obviously wasn't one for face-to-face contact. His appearance and personality really made Gideon wonder in what universe this guy of all people could possibly be a gym leader.
For a second, Gideon thought the guy was serious. His offer was downright laughable. In exchange for the two Pokemon he'd sent to attack him, this trainer expected him to believe he'd be left alone forever. "No," Gideon replied. "No, that's not how this is gonna work. This is gonna work as follows: You are a pathetic trainer. You suck. This being the case, you will give me these two Pokemon so that I may train them properly. Not to be cowards, but to bludgeon things unconscious with the sheer force required of a Fighting-type gym leader."
"You're kidding. I'm not giving up my Pokemon!"
"Listen. Buddy-"
"Ozzie. Listen, Ozzie, the way I see it, you have two choices. Give me the two Pokemon you attacked me with so I can train them to actually fight, or I offhandedly mention to how someone beat me unconscious in a forest."
Oswald paused for a moment, as if he was actually considering getting police involved rather than give up two Pokemon who not only failed their one task, but led their target right back to him. Gideon couldn't believe he was actually considering being arrested for assault over giving up traitors. It was ridiculous, and he said as much.
Oswald replied with how each member of a team is vital.
Gideon simply stated that the importance of a team wasn't in question, his terrible training and psychotic mindset were.
Oswald replied by reaching for a Pokeball.
Gideon responded to that by punching Oswald in the nose. "Okay, then," Gideon said, rubbing his temples. "This is getting us nowhere, I can see this. Tell you what we're gonna do, now. Cario and Blaze here are gonna carry you back into town, and we're gonna settle this in a nice, public place. Where everyone can not only see you get beaten, but hear me as I loudly discuss how your Shroomish headbutted me for no good reason."
"Okay, I give!" Oswald shouted, reaching for the Pokeballs on his belt. He recalled the Poliwag and Shroomish, then handed the balls to Gideon. "Fine, they're yours, whatever! I can catch others. Better ones, even! Hell, I know your team. You get to be gym leader? Fine. I'll beat you down over and over. Every hour, on the hour. In your gym, beating your team black and blue."
Gideon sighed and looked to Jackie. Jackie nodded and popped Oswald in the chest with a crackling glove. The shock was enough to not only shut him up, but freeze every muscle in his body. He collapsed in a heap and Blaze slung him over his shoulder. In all candor, he just wanted to get to town, get the transfer over with, and never see Oswald's pasty face again.
Every so often during their trek back to town, Oswald would start moving. Before he could trash around too much, Jackie would pop him again with a ThunderPunch, paralyzing him once more. Eventually they found their way out of the forest and into the city. Gideon headed straight for the Pokemon Center. First, he saw to it that his Pokemon were healed. Then, he hit the trading station.
Under the strict watch of Gideon's team, Oswald placed the Pokeballs one at a time on the machine. First Poliwag. It beeped, sucked the Pokeball in one side, beeped again, then spat it out the other. Then Shroomish. The machine repeated its previous action and Gideon found himself the somewhat proud owner of the Pokemon he'd been seeking all day, plus a bonus.
Apparently assuming his business was done, Oswald turned to leave. As he took a step, he was pulled back by a tug on the collar of his shirt. Looking back, the trainer was visibly shocked to find Blaze holding tightly onto the back of his shirt, with Gideon looking none too pleased.
"No, we're not quite done yet," Gideon explained, stepping closer to the captive. "You attacked me, and you're going to tell me why."
"I gave you my Pokemon, that was the deal. Let me go."
"Yeah, well, I changed my mind. Pokemon plus an explanation. Go."
Oswald tugged at his shirt for a bit before giving up. "Fine, you wanna know? I'll tell you. I'm a better trainer than you. I deserve to be a gym leader more than you. You're insane if you think I'm not going to apply, and you're in my way. I was going to knock you out, take your Pokemon, and train them to fight for me."
Dumbstruck by the trainer's sheer stupidity, Gideon just stared in silence. He couldn't believe this moron thought he could retrain an entire team. He could barely train his own team. For God's sake, his Infernape kept hammering Mach Punches out at a Quick Guard. This trainer didn't know the first thing about training, and he still wanted to be a gym leader.
Figuring he couldn't do much worse than be a slight nuisance, Gideon motioned for Blaze to release him. Straightening his shirt, the wanna-be trainer glared at Gideon and his team as he left. That was all he could do. Gideon had more than just a Ledian and Infernape to fall back on, and with just one of his Pokemon, he had an impressive type advantage over both. A fight would be stupid, even Oswald saw that.
Not that that was about to stop him from trying. The second Gideon recalled his Pokemon, Oswald came at him. He tackled the trainer to the ground, threw a single punch, and found himself on the floor a second later with Gideon towering over him. All eyes were on him as he got to his feet, holding his face with one hand and flipping his sworn enemy off with the other. He swore he'd be back as he headed for the door.
Gideon opted to shrug his threats off. He was nothing but a pest. So what if he cropped up every so often for a fight? He'd just get his ass handed to him time after time. Maybe one day, his ego would be crushed so much he'd just give up, or - God forbid - try actually training his Pokemon. Sure, he'd rather never see the guy again, but it wasn't any big hassle if he did. In fact, it'd be fun beating him senseless every now and then.
Then the police showed up. Oswald hadn't taken more than two steps out the door before he was met face-to-face with an Arcanine. "Didn't quite think that one through, did you?" Gideon said snidely as he left the Pokemon Center. "You admit you attacked me, admit to trying to steal my Pokemon, then tackle me in the middle of Pokemon Center. How many people there do you suppose called the cops? I'd wager it was a lot."
Honestly, he hadn't expected anyone to call the police. Even he wasn't considering it, he was just going to let everything slide. He'd gotten what he came for, and Oswald got what he deserved. Repeatedly. Every side had a happy ending, and that was more than enough for Gideon. This whole thing with the police was just the cherry on top. He couldn't wait to see Oswald deck a cop and get tasered.
To his surprise, Oswald gave up without any further struggle. Granted, he had lost three times over the course of two hours. Anyone would give up after that. Feeling a bit sorry for the poor guy, Gideon agreed not to press charges. It didn't mean Oswald got to keep his trainer's license or that he'd ever be allowed to apply for any position involving Pokemon, but he didn't go to jail. So that was nice.
There was also the matter of him 'being back.' The restraining order saw to the end of that threat. Luckily for Gideon, the officers agreed to allow him to keep the Poliwag and Shroomish, seeing as they were his before any crimes were officially reported. Infernape and Ledian, however, were sent to a shelter.


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Posted 23 December 2012 - 07:16
Just stop by a field full of cows and suck the cows off yourself. easy peasy
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Posted 24 December 2012 - 15:21
I know you probably meant it as joke but That is ill advised...
They used to place these close to the fire or inside a pot of boiling water to heat them up.
You could even put a pail that farmers milked cows with over a fire to pasteurize the milk.
And all it takes is the Cow to wade through a pond where defecation happens or lay down in cow pies for the contamination to happen.
Posted 24 December 2012 - 15:36
What a bunch of bull poop, when I was young in PR we used to buy fresh milk all the time from the farmer, sometime I even helped the dude, you ahve noclue how good milk tastes fresh from the cow and before we ruin it for "health" reasons.
Posted 24 December 2012 - 18:24
Me and My Grandfather Milked Cows and always heated the milk. I have milked over 100 cows in my lifetime and would always clean the teet before milking, but you can't just go up to a cow and drink. What if they laid down on Poo ?? I am almost 40 years old and have done a lot , but one thing I will tell you is not take the chance of getting sick when it can be easily avoided.
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The availability of low-cost, high-quality cameras and Non-Linear Editing systems has brought about a real revolution in mass media. For the first time, the means of production and post-production are available to all. This is especially freeing to documentarians. The exciting aspect of this revolution is that now EVERYBODY's stories can be told; anyone with a passion can get her hands on the gear and make the film that's been bursting to come out. The small size of prosumer DV cameras allows access and intimacy that were heretofore extremely elusive if not impossible.
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WoW Guides: Mounts
Man, your feet are killing you. You've spent the better part of a week walking up and down that long, winding road in Stranglethorn Vale. It seems that each quest you get requires you to travel the breadth of Stranglethorn Vale, then walk all the way back, then only to repeat the process again. Worse, as you travel along the road, the dust choking you while the sun beats down harshly upon you, are the higher level jerks who flaunt their fancy mounts in front of you. They gleefully run a few circles around you, do a few mocking jumps, and generally kick dirt in your face as they drive home the message: we're going a lot faster than you and doesn't it suck to be you? Well, don't lose hope, my friend. Salvation is closer than you think. You won't be able to beat them, but you will be able to join them. Soon, very soon, you will be able to join the ranks of the mounted hero and you too will revel in the joy of faster travel. You will become one of those jerks, prancing around plodding lower-level characters, showing off your superiority. You too will decide to check your mail while riding your giant mammoth, if for no other reason than to just make it more difficult for those lower level peons to see the mailbox.
This handy-dandy guide is here to provide an overview of mounts in World of Warcraft. We'll look at the different types of mounts that you can acquire, and the different methods in which you can acquire said mounts. Don't let the sheer number of mounts confuse you. All in all, mounts are pretty simple.
Basically, a mount is an animal (or vehicle) that you summon to ride. While you're mounted, your speed of travel is increased. Mounts can be broken down into four categories.
Basic Ground Mounts: These mounts are available at level 30 and require you to purchase the apprentice riding skill, which gives you a riding skill of 75. These mounts can be bought at racial vendors and have a speed increase of 60%.
Epic Ground Mounts: These mounts are available at level 60 and require you to have the journeyman riding skill, which is 150. These mounts can be bought at various vendors. These animals have a speed listed as "very fast" which actually means a 100% increase in your movement rate. So, you'll move twice as fast when riding one of these bad boys.
Basic Flying Mounts: Once you reach the Outlands at level 70, you can get flying mounts. Doing so requires you to get the expert riding skill of 225. Flying mounts are a necessity as that certain areas can only be reached by flying. In addition, being able to fly over pesky obstacles really rocks! The basic flying mounts provide a 60% increase to speed while on the ground or in the air. To be able to fly in Northrend, you have to purchase Cold Weather Flying, which is only available starting at level 77.
Epic Flying Mounts: These mounts are available at level 70, but require the artisan riding skill of 300. These mounts provide a 100% increase in land speed and a 280% speed increase in the air. You will love and worship these mounts.
Basically, there is no real difference between one mount and another, only speed, despite the fact that there are several hundred mounts available in WoW. The differences are cosmetic. The harder to get mounts look way cooler than the normal mounts. A normal epic mount might be a simple armored horse, while a rare drop epic mount might be a spiky armored horse with glowing red eyes with flaming hooves. One looks cooler than the other one, but the speed increase is still the same.
to get mounts?
Basic ground mounts are available at racial vendors and the basic flying mounts can be bought from Brunn Flamebeard in the Outlands. He can be found at the Wildhammer Stronghold in Shadowmoon Valley. Epic mounts can be bought from various vendors. In addition, you can get epic mounts (flying and ground) through quest rewards, PvP rewards, by having a high enough reputation with a faction, achievements, and rare drops.
Listed below are the various mounts that you can get in WoW, grouped by type.
Black War Bear
Blue Skeletal Horse
Basic Ground Mounts
|Black Stallion
|Brown Kodo
|Brown Horse
|Gray Kodo
|Chestnut Mare
|Brown Wolf
|Dire Wolf
|Brown Ram
|Timber Wolf
|Gray Ram
|Blue Skeletal Horse
|White Ram
|Brown Skeletal Horse
|Blue Mechanostrider
|Red Skeletal Horse
|Green Mechanostrider
|Emerald Raptor
|Red Mechanostrider
|Turquoise Raptor
|Unpainted Mechanostrider
|Violet Raptor
|Brown Elekk
|Blue Hawkstrider
|Gray Elekk
|Purple Hawkstrider
|Purple Elekk
|Black Hawkstrider
|Spotted Frostsaber
|Red Hawkstrider
|Striped Frostsaber
|Striped Nightsaber
Epic Ground Mounts
|Swift Brown Steed
|Great Brown Kodo
|Swift Palomino
|Great Gray Kodo
|Swift White Steed
|Great White Kodo
|Swift Brown Ram
|Swift Brown Wolf
|Swift Gray Ram
|Swift Gray Wolf
|Swift White Ram
|Swift Timber Wolf
|Swift Green Mechanostrider
|Swift Blue Raptor
|Swift White Mechanostrider
|Swift Olive Raptor
|Swift Yellow Mechanostrider
|Swift Orange Raptor
|Swift Frostsaber
|Green Skeletal Warhorse
|Swift Mistsaber
|Purple Skeletal Warhorse
|Swift Stormsaber
|Swift Green Hawkstrider
|Great Blue Elekk
|Swift Purple Hawkstrider
|Great Green Elekk
|Swift Pink Hawkstrider
|Great Purple Elekk
Sea Turtle
Black War Mammoth
Epic Ground Mounts
PvP Rewards
|Black Battlestrider
|Black War Wolf
|Black War Ram
|Frostwolf Howler
|Black War Steed
|Red Skeletal Warhorse
|Black War Elekk
|Black War Kodo
|Dark War Talbuk
|Swift Warstrider
|Dark Riding Talbuk
|Dark War Talbuk
|Stormpike Battle Charger
|Dark Riding Talbuk
Faction Rewards
|Winterspring Frostsaber
|Ice Mammoth
|Ice Mammoth
|Grand Ice Mammoth
|Grand Ice Mammoth
|Cobalt Riding Talbuk
|Cobalt Riding Talbuk
|Silver Riding Talbuk
|Silver Riding Talbuk
|Tan Riding Talbuk
|Tan Riding Talbuk
|White Riding Talbuk
|White Riding Talbuk
|Cobalt War Talbuk
|Cobalt War Talbuk
|Silver War Talbuk
|Silver War Talbuk
|Tan War Talbuk
|Tan War Talbuk
|White War Talbuk
|White War Talbuk
Epic Ground Mounts
Argent Tournament
|Great Azuremyste Elekk
|Swift Forsaken Warhorse
|Darnassian Mistsaber
|Great Mulgore Kodo
|Swift Ironforge Ram
|Swift Ogrimmar Wolf
|Swift Elwynn Steed
|Swift Darkspear Raptor
|Swift Silvermoon Hawkstrider
Epic Ground Mounts
|Rare Drop
|Swift Zulian Tiger
|Rare Drop
|Swift Razzashi Raptor
|Rare Drop
|Fiery Warhorse
|Rare Drop
|Raven Lord
|Rare Drop
|Amani War Bear
|Rare Drop
|White Polar Bear
|Rare Drop
|Swift White Hawkstrider
|Rare Drop
|Mekgineer's Chopper
450 Engineering to make.
|Requires 450 Engineering to make. Horde.
|Armored Brown Bear
|Dalaran Vendor
|Wooly Mammoth
|Dalaran Vendor
|Traveler's Tundra Mammoth
|Dalaran Vendor - comes with vendors
|Blue Qiraji Battle Tank
usable in
|Green Qiraji Battle Tank
usable in
|Red Qiraji Battle Tank
usable in
|Yellow Qiraji Battle Tank
usable in
|Black Quiraji Battle Tank
|Quest Reward
|Swift Zhevra
|Refer-A-Friend Reward
|Black War Bear
|Achievement Reward
Onyx Netherwing Drake
Blue Wind Rider
Basic Flying Mounts
|Ebon Gryphon
|Tawny Windrider
|Snowy Gryphon
|Blue Windrider
|Golden Gryphon
|Green Windrider
Flying Mounts
|Flying Machine
|Requires 350 Engineering.
|Turbo-Charged Flying Machine
|Requires 375 Engineering.
|Flying Carpet
|Requires 380 Tailoring
|Magnificent Flying Carpet
|Requires 420 Tailoring
Epic Flying Mounts
|Swift Red Gryphon
|Swift Yellow Windrider
|Swift Blue Gryphon
|Swift Red Windrider
|Swift Green Gryphon
|Swift Purple Windrider
|Swift Purple Gryphon
|Swift Green Windrider
Cenarion Hippogryph
Bronze Drake
Epic Flying Mounts
Faction Rewards
|Cenarion War Hippogryph
|Faction - Exalted with Cenarion Expedition.
|Blue Riding Nether Ray
|Faction - Exalted with Sha'tari Skyguard
|Green Riding Nether Ray
|Faction - Exalted with Sha'tari Skyguard
|Purple Riding Nether Ray
|Faction - Exalted with Sha'tari Skyguard
|Red Riding Nether Ray
|Faction - Exalted with Sha'tari Skyguard
|Silver Riding Nether Ray
|Faction - Exalted with Sha'tari Skyguard
|Azure Netherwing Drake
|Faction - Exalted with Netherwing.
|Cobalt Netherwing Drake
|Faction - Exalted with Netherwing.
|Onyx Netherwing Drake
|Faction - Exalted with Netherwing.
|Purple Netherwing Drake
|Faction - Exalted with Netherwing.
|Veridian Netherwing Drake
|Faction - Exalted with Netherwing.
|Violet Netherwing Drake
|Faction - Exalted with Netherwing.
|Red Drake
|Faction - Exalted with Wyrmrest Accord
|Green Proto-Drake
|Faction - Revered with The Oracles
Epic Flying Mounts
|Swift Nether Drake
|PvP - Season 1 Arena award – 310% speed
|Ashes of Al'ar
|Rare Drop – 310% speed
|Armored Snowy Gryphon
|Dalaran Vendor - Alliance
|Armored Blue Wind Rider
|Dalaran Vendor - Horde
|Bronze Drake
|Instance Drop
|Blue Drake
|Instance Drop
|Azure Drake
|Instance Drop
|Black Drake
|Instance Drop
|Twilight Drake
|Instance Drop
|Blue Proto-Drake
|Instance Drop
|Time-Lost Proto-Drake
|Drop from a very rare monster
|Argent Hippogryph
|PvP Reward
|Albino Drake
|Achievement Reward
|Blue Dragonhawk Mount
|Achievement Reward
|Red Dragonhawk Mount
|Achievement Reward
|Red Proto-Drake
|Achievement Reward
|Black Proto-Drake
|Achievement Reward
|Plagued Proto-Drake
|Achievement Reward
|Violet Proto-Drake
|Achievement Reward
Swift Purple Windrider
Purple Skeletal Warhorse
Other Mounts
|Sea Turtle
|Water mount – get in Northrend via fishing
|Riding Turtle
|TCG mount
|Spectral Tiger
|TCG mount
|Swift Spectral Tiger
|TCG mount
|X-51 Nether-Rocket
|TCG mount
|X-51 Nether-Rocket X-TREME
|TCG mount
|Big Battle Bear
|TCG mount
|Big Blizzard Bear
|BlizzCon promo
|Brewfest Ram
|Holiday mount
|Swift Brewfest Ram
|Holiday mount
|Great Brewfest Kodo
|Holiday mount
|Rickety Magic Broom
|Holiday mount
|Magic Broom
|Holiday mount
|Headless Horseman steed
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Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena live, she's still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge....
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"At its best the trilogy channels the political passion of 1984, the memorable violence of A Clockwork Orange, the imaginative ambience of The Chronicles of Narnia and the detailed inventiveness of Harry Potter." (New York Times Book Review)
"Unfolding in Collins' engaging, intelligent prose and assembled into chapters that end with didn't-see-that-coming cliffhangers, this finale is every bit the pressure cooker of its forebears. [Mockingjay] is nearly as shocking, and certainly every bit as original and thought provoking, as The Hunger Games. Wow." (Los Angeles Times)
"Fans will be happy to hear that Mockingjay is every bit as complex and imaginative as Hunger Games and Catching Fire." (Entertainment Weekly)
"Conflicting Emotions"
Ah... I think after the strong ending in "catching fire" that mockingjay might become more action oriented.
What I didn't bargain on was the book becoming so dark and for so long. I guess Hunger Games and Catching Fire had element of colourful naive adventure in them. Mockingjay is not colourless but dark, confronting and causes a ruckus of emotion in the listener.
I can understand people not liking the book - because it isn't what they had signed up for. They had signed up for light YA games. This is the mature adult reality of life. Suzanne Collins causes the readers to grow up to these issues quite quickly. They need to realise that the book is still beautifully written and narrated. There is still a story and a message.
I think the ending gives closure but not the warm pleasant feeling of a happy ending. Everyone must wish that certain bloody events didn't occur.
Definite worth listening but be warned - don't expect everyone to come unscathed and DO keep tissues handy.
"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one." - Jojen Reed. #ADanceWithDragons
"Well done... but bitter-sweet..."
As to be expected whenever a book that you have grown to enjoy comes to an end, you get a bitter sweet feeling. It gets worse when the book ends in a way that you don't really perceive it...
The book was narrated well enough; I think it was done far better in this book more due to the fact that the mental state of the characters in this book suited the narrator's strong area. The narrator does tortured/confused very well... you'll get what I mean when/if you listen to the book.
The book was bitter-sweet at the best. I feel sorry for how scarred and broken most of the characters ended up IMHO and the end of the book seemed somewhat rushed to me. It was good... but not great, definitely not up to the standard of the previous 2 books, but it was good enough. Not horrible to the point where it is unreadable of course, just bitter-sweet overall...
"Not what I expected, but . . ."
My first reaction to the conclusion was that the book lacked a certain sense of triumph. I wanted good things to happen to characters who I'd come to love. However, I have listened to the book twice, read it once and re-read the last few chapters a number of times. I think Collins point was to make the book as war-like as possible. There is loss. There are many, many things that the survivors will never recover from, yet they live. I thought Collins conveyed the sacrifice of change very well. I haven't been able to stop thinking about it.
"A very satisfying ending"
After reading some of the other reviews I was not sure how much I would like this last book. However I knew I had to read it so I would know how the story ended. I am so glad I put the opinion of others aside and read with an open mind to decide for myself if it was a worthy read.
I don't think the book could have ended any other way. This is not a story about sunshine and roses (no pun intended). It is about children forced to pay for the sins of their ancestors. The whole subject of the series is dark and disturbing and if you go into it knowing it is not going to be a feel good story your appreciation of the ending is greatly enhanced.
Katniss is not a super hero she is a teenager who has been physically, emotionally, and mentally abused. She has been put upon a pedestal against her will and expected to know all the answers, when in fact she is just a child trying to make her way in a harsh cruel world.
I like the fact that she doesn't have all the answers, that she breaks down and not always does what is expected. This makes her a much more believable character, much more human. If you pay attention to the personalities of the characters in the story they are all flawed, so it would not fit if she always knew and did the right thing.
This is a story about real people with all their faults, not super heroes, which is what makes the story a much better read.
The story line is dark and tragic and if you are not able to read about bad things happening to children this is not the series you want to read. It is not a feel good story, but it is very thought provoking. It will make you have second thoughts about the state of our world as we know it today.
Say something about yourself!
"Just a Pawn"
This trilogy has to be one of my favorite book series, and this book is a fantastic end to a fantastic trilogy, with a twisted ending. As with all the books it is a quick read, and I think the target audience really is for both adults and teens, but not any younger.
The characters all have major faults and change throughout the book in what I would call a realistic way. One major point to remember is that Katniss is NOT the heroine of the story, but rather a pawn of politics, if you are expecting her to be the great hero in the story you will be sadly disappointed. This book has a different feel than the two other books which are based around the actual Hunger Games, this one's setting is the battlefield between the Districts and the Capitol. This book is very much a tragedy and does not have the type of happy ending ending I was hoping for, although it does tie up the loose ends and I think tried to make the best of the situation and had a very natural and realistic end.
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"I Loved This Series but..."
I was completely in love after reading Hunger Games. I anxiously waited for Catching Fire and likewise counted the months, then days for the release of Mockingjay. I finished the book, and was just sitting, staring. My husband asked me if I was okay. I wasn't sure. The book was jarring and left me depressed.
The author is a wonderful writer and narrator was great, but the story was grossly disappointing. It always seems that the last chapter of trilogy books are a fast forward, tying up loose ends but there is no depth, just a few words of resolution for the reader. Mockingjay feel into that trap. I adored the first, less so the second because of its abrupt ending, but I was very disappointed in the final installment.
"You will NOT be disappointed - fulfilling finale.."
I have read many poor reviews for this final book in the Mockingjay series - to the extent I almost did not read it. Thank goodness I decided to put those aside and form my own opinions. I don't leave this series full of disappointment , frustration or angst. I depart feeling saddened but encouraged - knowing a long due resolution and sense of completeness and hope was provided to the much abused characters.
I was worried I would regret investing in the main characters, but the opposite is true. The author provided both a compelling storyline and a fulfilling resolution to the many difficulties faced throughout this series.
As to those who lament the darkness of the story, the destruction of life, or the poor development of characters - I say they must be idealistically naive souls who have yet to face the realities of this life. There was no indescriminate destruction of life, but a sorrowful depiction of what so often occurs during those horrible situations so commonly arising during war. As to character development, how would you imagine a teenager thrown into horror movie scenarios in an attempt to protect her little sister's life, only to lose so much to the very people she thought were on her side in the end would be affected? To have all illusions shattered at such a critical and tumultuous age would be mind-numbing and life altering at best. Most people would never recover to the point they could live normal lives following such torturous abuse. These strong characters manage to give others hope by not only surviving, but in choosing to LIVE. If you were to lose all that mattered most to you, be physically tortured and mentally attacked brutally and repeatedly, would you be strong enough to face your fears and choose to continue? To be part of a new and hopefully better world? I commend the author for her depth of commitment to an honest depiction and her strength imbued to characters enabling them to embrace the hope needed to survive.
I can find a book to love in any genre -- a beautifully written classic, an interesting mystery or sci-fi, a trashy romance. Bring it!
"All good things must end..."
STORY - Almost everyone has seen the movies, read the books or heard of the Hunger Games series. This final book does not disappoint. The Capitol and President Snow are under attack and out for revenge, and Katniss has become the figurehead of the rebellion. The characters we've come to love must continue to band together and fight for what they believe in, as opposed to being in the arena. They aren't super-heros. They are young adults who are forced to grow up in lives they didn't chose for themselves, but they are smart, brave and resourceful.
The story has lots of action and violence, so there is loss and sadness. The conclusion doesn't tie everything up with a big, happy pink bow, but it's realistic, positive and very good. It's also hard to predict. With only 45 minutes left to listen, there are still major questions unanswered, so the story is suspenseful to the very end. I wanted things to turn out a little differently, but overall it's the perfect ending to a great series.
PERFORMANCE - Initially I didn't like the narrtor's voice, thinking it sounded too old for Katniss, but I've come to totally accept her and enjoyed her performance.
OVERALL - Recommended for just about everyone but, due to the violence, I wouldn't recommend for below about age 15. Great book, great series. Definitely listen to them in order, and definitely get them!
"Excellent End to the series"
I found this to be a wonderful ending to this epic trilogy. It went on so many twists and turns that I had no idea where it would end up. I would guess what would happen next, and though I was right, the book would amp up what just happened to levels I wasn't expecting. It is quite violent, but that's the nature of the series, and I applaud it for being so gritty. All in all, this is a series that should be read. Dark? Yes, but also quite moving.
As for the narration, I found it to be excellent. Carolyn McCormick did an excellent job of mixing up her voice for the various characters without being silly. Some of the voices, basically those of Capitol characters, might have seemed a bit silly, but that actually fit the characters best. All in all, she did a superb job!
tired teacher
"A Warning for Our Time"
Katniss Everdean is a hero. I love this character. She is a survivor, but she survived with class. She kept her humanity intact in a crazy world. I am wondering how I would do under the same circumstances.
I read Elie Weisel's must-read autobiography, "Night", just after I finished "Mockingjay". Weisel was a jewish teenager when he was taken by the Germans to Auschwitz. He doesn't know why he survived to tell the tale, but he did. The comparison of these two stories hit me hard, and I didn't know which was worse, the true story or the fiction. I think, as bad as Katniss had it, Elie Weisel had it worse. How can we treat other human beings so badly? It is way, way out of my ken, and yet, our society is edging closer and closer to that sort of thing every minute of every day.
The Hunger Games trilogy is a warning to us to hold on to what we have, and most especially, hold on to our humanity.
As always, Carolyn McCormick is an outstanding narrator.
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Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Football, Golf, Hockey, Other types of exercise, Swimming, Tennis / Racquet sports, VolleyBall
I exercise 3-4 times per week.
I have Cats, Dogs
I have an amazing siberian husky named Zeus and I also have a cat.. Lol.. But he's a bad ass so its all cool.. He's 32x more likely to attack you than my dog..
Middle of the Road
Anywhere really... Love traveling.. Love the beach.. Love Vegas, Cabo, Cancun, Bahama's and really anything tropical with a beach and some fruity drink with an umbrella.. Most likely you will always find me on the beach tho.. Drink in hand..
Love some movies.. Will Ferrell!! Great way to waste a couple hours!! Sons of Anarchy is a must see. Lil Putt Putt action.. Getting lost on purpose.. Fun stuff like that.. Lets just make up things as we go.. Its not a favorite until you do it, right?
I love to do anything outdoors! Sitting outside watching a baseball game is about as good as it gets... So relaxing.. But a lil People watching Downtown is always good. I need some sky diving in my life ASAP.. Who's down??
I hope they serve beer in hell... If you haven't read this yet.. Its a must read and simply hilarious! Mens health count? I don't read nearly as often as I would like though.
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|What he is looking for
|5'10" (177cms)
|5'0" (152cms) to 5'11" (180cms)
|Body type:
|Athletic and toned
|Slender, Athletic and toned
|Blue, Brown, Grey, Green
|Dark blonde
|Black, Dark brown, Blonde
|No Way
|No Way
|Social Drinker
|No preference
|Sales / Marketing
|No preference
I'm a Personal Training Director for LA Fitness
|I'll tell you later
|No preference
|Never Married
|No preference
|Have kids:
|No preference
|Wants kids:
|Asian, Latino / Hispanic, Native American, Pacific Islander, White / Caucasian
|No preference
|Christian / Catholic
|No preference
|I'll tell you later
|No preference