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Link Ink: The First Avenger Runs, Tea Party Comic Strips, and Edible Sailor Moon
Politics: Ward Sutton imagines popular comic strips from a Tea Party perspective for the Boston Globe. [Robot 6]
Hollywood: Donald Glover's dream of playing Spider-Man finally comes true on "Community." Sort of. [MTV Splash Page]
Lists: Topless Robot takes a look at ten indie comics you should be reading. I especially agree with their #1 choice. [Topless Robot]
Movies: Remember those funky shots of Chris Evan in bulky, fake feet playing Steve Rogers? Well, now we know why he had them on. [Super Hero Hype]
Art: Lucy Knisley's "30 Wonder Woman" painting for Wonder Woman Day is taking shape and so far, there's not a single jacket in sight. [Super Punch]
Kitchen: The Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles are no strangers to merchandise, but these may be their most contemporary take on glassware yet. [Neatorama]
Animation: It's said that dogs can smell fear. In "Superman/Baman: Apocalypse," Krypto can apparently smell evil, as well. [Comic Vine]
Gadgets: War Machine can guard your MacBook via a new decal. It's decent timing considering today's release of "Iron man 2″ on DVD and Blu-Ray. [Gizmodo]
Gaming: "DC Universe Online" game director Chris Cao and creative director Jens Andersen answer new fan questions regarding aspects of the game. From the sounds of things, female characters will be even tougher than their male counterparts. [DC Universe Online]
Webcomics: Moral ambiguity takes all the fun out of crimefighting for the Man of Steel. [Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal]


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A trade fair for drones and other high-tech gadgets comes to Washington
WASHINGTON — Drone aircraft were not just raining down missiles on fighters in Yemen last week. The unmanned craft were also on display in a convention hall less than a mile from the White House.
It was a clear sign that unarmed drones are coming to American skies soon.
From bird-sized craft to a scale model of a giant Air Force MQ-9 Reaper, known as a hunter-killer drone, the huge Washington Convention Center was packed with drones and other high-tech gadgets for both government and private uses. Organizers called it the largest drone show in the world.
The three-day trade fair featured nearly 600 exhibits where they showed how drones and other robots can help in all sorts of domestic duties. Law enforcement, search and rescue, selling real estate and checking pipelines were all covered. So were fighting forest fires and protecting wildlife.
Don't Call Them Drones
But first, some say, the industry has to ease the public's fear of drones.
Most people in the fast-expanding industry won't even use the word drone. They prefer names like unmanned aerial vehicle or remotely piloted aircraft. That's because when people hear the word drone, they think of deadly strikes by the Obama administration against suspected terrorists from Pakistan to North Africa.
Some Americans also worry about something flying overhead and spying on them.
"Obviously the public is concerned," said David Ison. He is an assistant professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
In the giant convention hall, sensors scanned people's body heat invisibly. Convention goers could operate simulators. These let them pretend to send drones screaming over the mountains between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
They watched toy-sized helicopters flutter and take pictures in front of home-sized windows. Some states pitched places to test drones. Colorful banners from big companies hung from the ceiling next to dull, gray models of unmanned aircraft.
"This Is A Growth Industry"
Commercial drones are supposed to be allowed to fly over the country by September 2015. Experts estimate that 10,000 unmanned aircraft could be flying five years later. Big and small companies want to supply low-cost portable aircraft to the U.S. market. There might be a lot of money to be made.
"This is a growth industry," said conference spokeswoman Melanie Hinton.
Drone technology is developing quickly. In fact, so quickly that aerospace company Aurora Flight Sciences showed off a craft inexpensive enough that it could be used in firefights, forest fires or other tasks where it might not survive. It is made of plastic foam. Magnets attach propellers and a camera to a two-foot wingspan that can be folded and stored in a backpack.
IRcameras builds video cameras that can detect heat. Jeff Leake, who works for the company, pointed out footprints on the screen from people walking past.
"You can see the heat from their feet left on the floor," Leake said. The camera can detect a change of less than 1 degree Fahrenheit, he explained.
In the booth for Corsair Engineering, Richard Becker spun a computer ball and hit a button. The screen showed a small, gray drone flying over a rocky valley in Afghanistan. A thin column of smoke could be seen at the end of a box canyon. "All this is exactly as you would see in real life," he said.
The simulator is used to teach soldiers how to fly the ScanEagle. The craft is a drone with a 10-foot wingspan used by the U.S. Army in Afghanistan. Indiana State University and the University of North Dakota have purchased simulators, for about $65,000 each. They will be used to teach aviation students about drone operations, Becker said.
Drones "Bring Better Capabilities"
Panels at the conference discussed challenges facing the industry, including shrinking defense spending and possible legal suits from civil liberties groups and others if fleets of drones start flying over America.
Lt. Gen. James Barclay recalled how the Army was initially reluctant to even conduct research about using drones.
"I can remember back to early on in Army aviation, we said, 'Unmanned systems, no way; it's got to have a man in it,'" Barclay said. "Everyone was scared that ... at the end of the day, everything would become unmanned, and it would do away with our jobs and stuff."
He added, "But I will tell you that that's not the case. We know that it will bring better capabilities to our force. And that is the future of our Army."
Part of the way through Barclay's remarks, a protester was removed from the room after unfurling a banner that demanded an end to lethal drone strikes.
"I think the only person that had a question has already left the room," Barclay told the crowd at the end of his talk.


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Russell Crowe Credits
Russell Crowe Movies
Gladiator 2
A sequel to the Oscar winning movie The Gladiator.
The Sum of Us
- March 8th, 1995
- 100 mins
"The Sum of Us" is an Aussie story about a father and a son both searching for love and sharing an unconventional bond. Harry, the father, is the caring and open-minded "mate" that borders on annoyance. His son Jeff unsuccessfully searches for love, with the unwanted guidance of his father.
A Good Year
- November 10th, 2006
- 118 mins
- 25%
Based on the novel by Peter Mayle, the film is about failed London banker Max Skinner (Crowe) who moves to Provence to tend a vineyard he inherited from his uncle, played by Albert Finney. There he encounters Cotillard's character, a beautiful California woman who says she is a long-lost cousin and lays claim to the property.
L.A. Confidential
- September 19th, 1997
- 138 mins
- 99%
In a time when it seems that every other movie makes some claim to being a film noir, L.A. Confidential is the real thing--a gritty, sordid tale of sex, scandal, betrayal, and corruption of all sorts (police, political, press--and, of course, very personal) in 1940s Hollywood. The Oscar-winning screenplay is actually based on several titles in James Ellroy's series of chronological thriller novels (including the title volume, The Big Nowhere, and White Jazz)--a compelling blend of L.A. history and pulp fiction that has earned it comparisons to the greatest of all Technicolor noir films, Chinatown. Kim Basinger richly deserved her Supporting Actress Oscar for her portrayal of a conflicted femme fatale; unfortunately, her male costars are so uniformly fine that they may have canceled each other out with the Academy voters: Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kevin Spacey, and James Cromwell play LAPD officers of varying stripes. Pearce's character is a particularly intriguing study in Hollywood amorality and ambition, a strait-laced "hero" (and son of a departmental legend) whose career goals outweigh all other moral, ethical, and legal considerations. If he's a good guy, it's only because he sees it as the quickest route to a promotion.
- September 20th, 2009
- 101 mins
Lori Cranston (Sophie Traub) is a confused fifteen-year-old dreamer in search of an escape from her troubled home life. She discovers and becomes enthralled with Eric (Jon Foster), a young man with a violent past. As they embark on a harrowing journey, a hardened local cop (Russell Crowe), who has been following Eric for years, is intent on exposing him as a serial killer before Lori's fate is determined.
State of Play
- April 17th, 2009
- 132 mins
- 84%
Oscar® winner Russell Crowe leads an all-star cast in a blistering thriller about a rising congressman and an investigative journalist embroiled in a case of seemingly unrelated, brutal murders. Crowe plays D.C. reporter Cal McAffrey, whose street smarts lead him to untangle a mystery of murder and collusion among some of the nation's most promising political and corporate figures in "State of Play," from acclaimed director Kevin Macdonald ("The Last King of Scotland").
The Mummy
- June 9th, 2017
Thought safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen (Sofia Boutella of Kingsman: The Secret Service and Star Trek Beyond) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her, is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension. From the sweeping sands of the Middle East through hidden labyrinths under modern-day London, The Mummy brings a surprising intensity and balance of wonder and thrills in an imaginative new take that ushers in a new world of gods and monsters.
The Insider
- November 5th, 1999
- 157 mins
- 96%
Based on a 1995 Vanity Fair article, the film recounts how 60 Minutes commentator Mike Wallace (Christopher Plummer) and his producer Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino) were blackballed into dumping a segment on tobacco-industry defector Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe) because CBS execs were in the midst of a multibillion dollar merger with the corporation that owned Wigand.
Cinderella Man
- June 3rd, 2005
- 147 mins
- 80%
Crowe stars in the story inspired by the life of legendary athlete Jim Braddock, a once-promising light heavyweight boxer forced into retirement after a string of losses in the ring. As the nation enters the darkest years of the Great Depression, Braddock accepts a string of dead-end jobs to support his wife, Mae (Ren?e Zellweger), and their children, while never totally abandoning his dream of boxing again.
Thanks to a last minute cancellation, Braddock finds himself back in the ring against the second-ranked world contender--and to everyone's amazement, Braddock wins in the third round. Despite being pounds lighter than his opponents and repeated injuries to his hands, Braddock continues to fight against challengers and win. Carrying on his shoulders the hopes and dreams of the disenfranchised masses, Braddock, dubbed the "Cinderella Man," faces his toughest challenger in Max Baer (Craig Bierko), the heavyweight champion of the world, renowned for having killed two men in the ring.
The Next Three Days
- November 19th, 2010
- 122 mins
- 52%
Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a gruesome murder she says she didn't commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence. With the rejection of their final appeal, Lara becomes suicidal and John decides there is only one possible, bearable solution: to break his wife out of prison. Refusing to be deterred by impossible odds or his own inexperience, John devises an elaborate escape plot and plunges into a dangerous and unfamiliar world, ultimately risking everything for the woman he loves.
Sanctuary: Lisa Gerrard
- September 18th, 2006
- 91 mins
Having achieved worldwide recognition with a Golden Globe award for her work with Hans Zimmer on the soundtrack for 'Gladiator', Lisa Gerrard's life and work has influenced and touched many people. From her beginnings with the 1980's group Dead Can Dance, through to her success as a Hollywood film composer and a solo artist, Lisa Gerrard's powerful vocal and musical style has captivated fans and film goers alike for the past twenty years. From her childhood amongst the multi-cultural sounds of 1960's Melbourne, her musical influences range from her Celtic ancestry, native Australia, her years living and working in Europe through to the middle east. Treating her voice truly as an instrument, used alongside orchestration, playing the yang chin and cymbalon, she is able to create musical emotions, which are timeless and cross ethnic and spiritual divides. 'Sanctuary' contains music, performances, photographs and footage never seen or heard before including exclusive material due for release later in 2006. Written by Josh
- 2014
Jonathan Harker is a Scotland Yard detective consumed with finding Dracula.
Bra Boys
- April 11th, 2008
- 86 mins
- 60%
"Bra Boys" is a documentary film narrated by Academy Award-winner Russell Crowe about the real-life brotherhood, murder and family loyalties of Australia's warring gangs - the surfing "Bra Boys" of Maroubra, a beach side suburb of Sydney. These are not the laid-back, "Hey, dude," seaside slackers of Southern California legend.
Written, directed and produced by Sunny Abberton, himself a childhood resident of Maroubra's public housing projects, "Bra Boys" traces the cultural evolution of the much maligned and tattooed, youthful surfing community, and in particular the Abberton brothers: Sunny, Koby, Jai and Dakota, one charged with murdering a Sydney "standover man" (Australian slang for an extortionist who uses physical violence, or threats, to extract payment on behalf of another), another pursuing a professional surf career but charged as an accessory in his brother's murder trial, another trying to hold the family together, and the youngest brother whose sole inheritance is his siblings' national notoriety.
"Bra Boys" is the first full-length film project undertaken by, and officially sanctioned by, Bra Boys themselves. The film shows their success in professional big wave surfing, their international reputation for hard partying and rough justice. They have a running battle with authorities and rely absolutely and solely on one another in order to fit into a society in which they are otherwise displaced and, often, disinterested. The film explores the historical stigma associated with Australia's rebellious surf community, as exemplified by the residents of Maroubra and their social displacement.
Using archival shots, blended with new footage and interviews, "Bra Boys" presents a dynamic portrait of the current "surf vision," a story that is at once compassionate, compelling and confrontational: fights for against-the-odds success, predictable failures. Yet, ultimately, the film's narrative illustrates how even amidst the burdens of a stigmatized legacy, a new generation can hope for better.
- March 20th, 1992
- 86 mins
- 94%
The life of a blind photographer who is looked after by a housekeeper is disrupted by the arrival of an agreeable restaurant worker.
No Way Back
- December 20th, 1996
- 91 mins
When F.B.I. Agent Zack Grant's partner is killed during a blown-up operation, he attempts to find the person responsible. Mafiaso Frank Serlano believes Zack is responsible for his only sons death in the same operation and kidnaps Zacks son to hold as bait. The action gets wild when airline stewardess Mary is taken hostage to add what seems an another insurmountable problem for Zack. There appears to be No Way Out. Written by Richard Jones <[email protected]>
Broken City
- January 18th, 2013
- 109 mins
- 28%
In a broken city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart (Mark Wahlberg) seeks redemption – and revenge – after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure, the mayor (Russell Crowe). Billy's relentless pursuit of justice, matched only by his streetwise toughness, makes him an unstoppable force – and the mayor's worst nightmare.
Body of Lies
- October 10th, 2008
- 128 mins
- 54%
Crowe plays Ed Hoffman, the manipulative CIA boss who teams with operative Roger Ferris (DiCaprio) to trap a dangerous Al Qaeda leader by planting a false rumor that the bomber is in cahoots with the Americans.
The Water Diviner
- April 24th, 2015
- 111 mins
- 63%
Crowe stars in the film as Australian farmer Joshua Connor, who, in 1919, goes in search of his three missing sons, last known to have fought against the Turks in the bloody Battle of Gallipoli. Arriving in Istanbul, he is thrust into a vastly different world, where he encounters others who have suffered their own losses in the conflict: Ayshe (Olga Kurylenko), a strikingly beautiful but guarded hotelier raising a child alone; her young, spirited son, Orhan (Dylan Georgiades), who finds a friend in Connor; and Major Hasan (Yilmaz Erdoğan), a Turkish officer who fought against Connor's boys and who may be this father's only hope. With seemingly insurmountable obstacles in his path, Connor must travel across the battle-scarred Turkish landscape to find the truth…and his own peace.
- April 6th, 1987
- 60 mins
First hosted by veteran actor Peter Graves, and later by Jack Perkins, this popular Arts and Entertainment Network series profiled the lives of notable figures in the history of entertainment, sports, arts, science, politics and warfare. The show is notable for its in-depth research, which often provides viewers with little-known information about well-known people. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <[email protected]>
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of Gladiator
- June 7th, 2005
- 197 mins
An in-depth look at the entire making of Ridley Scott's Gladiator.
For the Moment
- April 19th, 1996
- 120 mins
Air Force bomber pilots train in Manitoba before leaving for the war in Europe.
Fathers and Daughters
- July 8th, 2016
- 116 mins
- 28%
Jake Davis (Russell Crowe), a Pulitzer-winning novelist, finds himself fighting against the world when a fatal car accident leaves him to raise his 5-year-old daughter, Katie, all on his own. Overcome with guilt from the loss of his wife, he struggles with the daily routine of raising a child compounded by his overbearing relatives intent on taking her away from him. As the narrative weaves back and forth between the 1980s, and present day, we come to learn how 30-year-old Katie (Amanda Seyfried) battles the demons that stemmed from her troubled childhood and simultaneously watch how Jake fights to hold on to the thing he loves most - his daughter, at the cost of his fortune, sanity, and ultimately even his own life. This beautiful performance-driven-piece reads thematically as such American classics: American Beauty and The Pursuit of Happyness – both unforgotten and inspiring.
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
- 2006
- 75 mins
Hollywoods biggest talents explore what is the recipe for blockbuster, flops, and how absolute happenstance and controlled luck can make movie magic.
Man of Steel
- June 14th, 2013
- 148 mins
- 56%
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.
- March 28th, 2014
- 138 mins
- 77%
A man is chosen by God to undertake a momentous mission of rescue before an apocalyptic flood destroys the world.
Heaven's Burning
- September 6th, 1997
- 96 mins
"Heaven's Burning" tells the story of a man and a woman who are inexplicably thrown together, amid violence and chaos. They quickly find themselves on the run from many adversaries, but find time to fall in love along the way. Written by Dave Nusair <[email protected]>
Prisoners of the Sun
- July 26th, 1990
- 108 mins
The island of Ambon in Indonesia, 1945. During the War, the number of Australian POWs on the island had dropped from 1100 to less than 300 due to abuses by their Japanese captors. Capt. Cooper is the chief prosecutor. In a mass grave, the bodies of 300 executed servicemen have been unearthed. Cooper assumes that the massacre was ordered by Baron Takahashi, Japanese commander on Ambon. But the one potential witness has gone mad and is due to be shipped back to Australia. No captured airmen were found alive on the island at all, not even the four-man crew of a reconnaissance plane shot down late in the War. Takahashi is returned to the island in the custody of an American officer, Maj. Beckett. But there is little evidence with which to prosecute the Baron. Cooper thinks he could make a case for the missing airmen if only their bodies could be located. And why does Maj. Beckett appear interested in not seeing Takahashi convicted? Cooper gets a break when Lt. Tanaka, a communications officer and a Christian, surrenders himself... Written by David Stanko
The Quick and the Dead
- February 10th, 1995
- 107 mins
- 55%
A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman.
3:10 to Yuma
- September 7th, 2007
- 117 mins
- 89%
In Arizona in the late 1800's, infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Christian Bale), struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial. On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other's respect. But with Wade's outfit on their trail - and dangers at every turn - the mission soon becomes a violent, impossible journey toward each man's destiny.
The movie is a remake of the 1957 Western toplining Glenn Ford.
Breaking Up
- October 17th, 1997
- 90 mins
No overview found.
A Beautiful Mind
- January 4th, 2002
- 135 mins
This film tracks the true-life story of John Forbes Nash Jr. (Russell Crowe), the man who established the Nobel Prize-winning Game Theory of economics. Nash's personal trials include marital struggles and recovery from paranoid schizophrenia.
Hammers Over The Anvil
- July 22nd, 1994
- 97 mins
Set in the summer of 1910 in Australia the film follows the story of 14 year old Alan Marshall (Alexander Outhread) as he stumbles out of childhood towards the exciting yet forbidding world of adulthood. For Alan, despite the effects of polio, there is only one passion in life - to become a great horseman just like his hero, the reclusive horse trainer East Driscoll (Russell Crowe). Alan is one of East's few friends and also one of the few who knows about the affair between East and the aristocratic English woman Grace McAlister (Charlotte Rampling). Things inevitably take a turn towards the tragic when East becomes determined to force Grace to leave her husband and run away with him. Hammers Over The Anvil is an evocative coming of age film from Australian director Ann Turner.
Romper Stomper
- June 9th, 1993
- 94 mins
- 80%
A group of skinheads become alarmed at the way their neighbourhood is changing.
The Nice Guys
- May 20th, 2016
- 116 mins
- 91%
Set in 1970s Los Angeles, down-on-his-luck private eye Holland March (Ryan Gosling) and hired enforcer Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) must work together to solve the case of a missing girl and the seemingly unrelated death of a porn star. During their investigation, they uncover a shocking conspiracy that reaches up to the highest circles of power.
Rough Magic
- May 30th, 1997
- 100 mins
- 14%
A beautiful magician's assistant, Myra (Bridget Fonda), is leaving the stage to marry her rich fiancee, Cliff Wyatt (D.W. Moffett), an aspiring politician. When a backstage prank goes horribly wrong and Cliff shoots Myra's mentor, Myra inadvertently captures the killing in a series of photographs. Distraught, Myra flees the country and crosses into Mexico. Cliff, meanwhile, sets about trying to locate her and get his hands on the photos which could jeopardize his fledgling political career.
Myra is accompanied in Mexico by Alex Ross (Russell Crowe), a handsome, boozy, world-weary American reporter, who has been hired by Cliff to keep an eye on Myra. Together, they head to the Mayan heartland, where Myra is indoctrinated into Mayan sorcery. Myra uses here newfound powers to get even with Alex for his betrayal and to change her life with Cliff.
The Man with the Iron Fists
- November 2nd, 2012
- 96 mins
- 49%
Since his arrival in China's Jungle Village, the town's blacksmith has been forced by radical tribal factions to create elaborate tools of destruction. When the clans' brewing war boils over, the stranger channels an ancient energy to transform himself into a human weapon. As he fights alongside iconic heroes and against soulless villains, one man must harness this power to become savior of his adopted people.
Proof of Life
- December 8th, 2000
- 135 mins
- 40%
Peter Bowman (David Morse), an American engineer in a Latin American country, is kidnapped for a $3 million dollar ransom. Abandoned by her husband's employer and insurance company, his wife Alice (Meg Ryan) refuses to give up on his life. She takes on the task of bringing him home but quickly realizes she can't do that without help.
An expert in 'K & R' (Kidnap & Ransom), Terry Thorne (Russell Crowe) is Alice's best and only hope for saving Peter. He takes on the job, but soon finds it to be trickier than anyone thought. Throughout the lengthy negotiations, Alice and Terry develop a mutual respect which evolves into a mutual attraction as they barter for Peter's life with the guerrilla aggressors.
With the help of a fellow negotiator, Dino (David Caruso), and a trio of highly trained mercenaries, Terry takes on a do-or-die rescue operation that could as easily result in disaster as in triumph.
Robin Hood
- May 14th, 2010
- 148 mins
- 43%
Oscar® winner Russell Crowe stars as the legendary figure known by generations as "Robin Hood," whose exploits have endured in popular mythology and ignited the imagination of those who share his spirit of adventure and righteousness. In 13th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power. And whether thief or hero, one man from humble beginnings will become an eternal symbol of freedom for his people.
Mystery, Alaska
- October 1st, 1999
- 119 mins
- 38%
The legendary hockey players of Mystery are born on skates. And the weekly hockey game on the local "pond of dreams" is much more than a sport -- it's a ritual celebration attended with religious devotion, the only thing that holds the players together. But then an article in a sports magazine prompts the National Hockey League to send the New York Rangers to challenge these local heroes in a "Rocky"-like, back-to-the-roots-of-hockey exhibition game. The publicity stunt thrusts this tiny town and its colorful inhabitants into the national spotlight and promises fame and fortune for everybody.
But the invading corporate circus threatens to destroy the only thing that matters to Mystery: the pure ritual of the local sport. Will the boys of winter transcend the hype and take on the Rangers in a real contest? Or will they become a national joke? The outcome is only a game away.
American Gangster
- November 2nd, 2007
- 157 mins
- 80%
"American Gangster" concerns Harlem drug kingpin Frank Lucas (Washington), who smuggled heroin in the body bags of U.S. soldiers slain in Vietnam. Brolin plays Det. Trupo, a crooked NYPD cop who piggybacks on the Lucas investigation conducted by Det. Ritchie Roberts (Crowe).
Master and Commander: The Far Side Of The World
- November 14th, 2003
- 138 mins
- 85%
Based on the best-selling novels of Patrick O'Brian, the film stars Russell Crowe as "Lucky" Jack Aubrey, who pits his crew of the H.M.S. Surprise against a much better armed and ruthless privateer, in a chase that takes him all the way to the far side of the world. Rising newcomer Paul Bettany ("A Beautiful Mind") plays the ship's surgeon Dr. Stephen Maturin.
- August 4th, 1995
- 106 mins
The Law Enforcement Technology Advancement Centre (LETAC) has developed SID version 6.7: a Sadistic, Intelligent, and Dangerous virtual reality entity which is synthesized from the personalities of more than 150 serial killers, and only one man can stop him.
Les Miserables
- December 25th, 2012
- 157 mins
- 70%
An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France, in which a paroled prisoner named Jean Valjean seeks redemption.
Winter's Tale
- February 14th, 2014
- 118 mins
- 13%
Set in a mythic New York City and spanning more than a century, "Winter's Tale" is a story of miracles, crossed destinies, and the age-old battle between good and evil. The film stars Colin Farrell ("Total Recall"), Jessica Brown Findlay (TV's "Downton Abbey"), and Oscar® winners Jennifer Connelly ("A Beautiful Mind"), William Hurt ("Kiss of the Spider Woman"), Eva Marie Saint ("On the Waterfront") and Russell Crowe ("Gladiator"). "Winter's Tale" also introduces young newcomers Ripley Sobo and Mckayla Twiggs (both from Broadway's "Once"). The film marks the directorial debut of Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman ("A Beautiful Mind"), who also wrote the screenplay, based on the acclaimed novel by Mark Helprin.
The Crossing
- January 11th, 1991
- 95 mins
A single day. To challenge the past. To accept the present. To decide the future. Sam arrives in his home town after 18 months away, hopeful that Meg, the girlfriend he abandoned, will go back with him to the city. His return brings the outside world into the parochial confines of the town, provoking mixed reactions which fuel conflict. Meg, heartbroken when Sam left her, has begun an affair with Sam's friend Johnny. On the eve of Sam's arrival, Johnny asks Meg to marry him. The marriage proposal, along with Sam's unexpected return, forces Meg to choose not only between the two men but also the type of life she wants. The conflicting loyalties and emotions generated by the triangle provide the focus for an array of inter-related characters enmeshed in the life of this country town. There is a feeling of impending tragedy as night falls and Johnny becomes increasingly desparate.
Arc of Justice
- 2019
An African-American doctor is tried for murder in Detroit in 1952.
- May 5th, 2000
- 155 mins
- 77%
In the final days of Marcus Aurelius' reign, the aging emperor arouses his son Commodus' anger when he makes known his wish that Maximus be his successor. Power-hungry Commodus kills his father and orders the death of Maximus. But the latter flees and hides his identity by becoming slave and a gladiator. Eventually, Maximus journeys back to Rome to confront his arch-rival.
Russell Crowe TV Shows
Rove Live
Gold Logie award-winner Rove McManus hosts Rove Live, 9:30pm Tuesday on TEN. 31 years old and married (sorry ladies!), Rove's no longer the newest kid on the talk show block -- he's a seasoned professional, able to match wits with the best in the business. Regular segments on Rove Live include Two Minutes @ Your House, Roving with Rove, Flick Your Switch, My Charader, and the ever-popular What The...?. The show also makes creative use of its database of willing Live List members who volunteer to have their lives interrupted on air. And let's not forget a guest list comprising the biggest names Rove can lay his hands on, each and every week. 2004's lineup included such names as Antonio Banderas, Ben Stiller, Chris Isaak, Cyndi Lauper, David Bowie, David Spade, Delta Goodrem, Drew Barrymore, Harry Connick Jr, Hugh Jackman, Janet Jackson, John Travolta, Justin Timberlake, Kylie Minogue, Linda Evangelista, Mary Kate Olsen, Nancy Cartwright, Renee Zellweger, Prince, Robbie Will
American Idol
This hit FOX musical reality series follows three judges, Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson (II), and Paula Abdul, along with host Ryan Seacrest around the United States in search of the next American Idol, a pop star that truly shines above all the rest. With help from the viewers, they will decide from thousands of participants who will walk away with a record deal and the fame and fortune that is sure to come along with it.
Discovery Atlas
Discovery Atlas is a documentary television series on the Discovery Channel and Discovery HD Theater which focuses on the cultural, sociological, and natural aspects of various countries by exploring their different peoples, traditions, and lands. The documentary follows the lives and individual struggles of locals, while taking in-depth looks at the countries' history and culture. There have been a total of eight episodes to air as of yet on the Discovery Channel: the first episode, Discovery Atlas: China Revealed aired October 1, 2006, and was followed by Discovery Atlas: Italy Revealed, Brazil Revealed, and Australia Revealed. Most recently France, Japan, India and Mexico have been featured, however they have only been one hour in length.
According to the Miami Herald, the series will be shown over five years and focus on a total of 20 countries, with the possibility of more. Four countries will be featured each year.Other sources, including the Australian Discovery Channel and Discovery Communications Inc websites, have said that the series will focus on thirty countries
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The stories are 'narrated' by the profile subjects and other individuals such as friends and family members. The program aims to present a varied and contrasting picture of contemporary Australia and Australians, both known and unknown.
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Kostas Stephanidis arrived in Australia from Greece & settled in Melbourne. He opened a coffee house & named it the 'Acropolis' cafe. Now, 23 years later Kostas is going home to Greece for a long overdue holiday. He leaves his cafe in the hands of his son Jim & his friend Rick joins him to manage the finances. Jim soon turns the quiet cafe into a happening place for young people. If only Kostas could see his Acropolis Now.!
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Despite the medical advances and economic prosperity in the US, the health needs of many women, children, youth, and families remain unmet. More than half of the goals in Healthy People 2010 concern MCH populations. Many MCH indicators reflect persistent social disparities.
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The UM-MCH Center will provide high-quality graduate education with core MCH public health competencies; serve as a regional resource for continuing education, technical assistance, and consultation in the Upper Midwest; be a national resource for state-of-the-art MCH research; provide continuing education (annual institute, other workshops, trainings and short courses) in collaboration with Title V and other partners; disseminate new MCH knowledge through its events, publication (Healthy Generations), website (www.epi.umn.edu/mch), bi-weekly Children, Youth and Family Health e-newsletter, and; and support ongoing leadership development through formal leadership seminars and a mentoring program.
The UM-MCH Center will collaborate with: (1) academic programs at the University of Minnesota, including a consortium of 6 other HRSA-funded training centers; (2) Title V directors, especially those in MN, WI, IA, SD, and ND; and (2) community agencies that serve MCH populations.
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Anchorage police say a 59-year-old man is under arrest after he was accused of inappropriately touching a minor girl at a local store.
Carl Teeluk is charged with one count of sexual abuse of a minor.
Police say Teeluk was at the Dimond Boulevard store Tuesday morning when the incident occurred. The girl told her mother that an older man at the store had touched her genitalia.
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The power of love
Once there were two lovers: a strong and brave soldier and a fair young maiden. Their souls, it seemed, were entwined like two rose briars, and they had been even before they drew their first breaths on this earth, for although they were different in some ways, they were the same in many more ways.
One day, the news came of war in the south, and the soldier was called upon to fight. Before he left, he told his lover to be as strong and brave as he was, and they would be together as soon as time would allow it. He also gave her a ring, with a pattern of leaves running all the way round it, like an eternal circle of love. This was his promise to her: when he returned to her, they would be together, side by side, forever.
The young maiden watched him leave with a heavy heart and a tear in her eye, but she thought of their future together when he would return. She continued with her daily life, wearing the ring on her finger for everyone to see. Still, they doubted and criticised, saying that he would win the heart of another woman and stay with her there. She paid them no heed, for they had never felt anything near to the love that she and her lover shared: he was always at the centre of her heart and mind, and every movement that she made uttered his name. At night, she would look out to the stars that shone over him too. They twinkled and shone, and she knew that he was well.
One night however, as she watched the stars from her casement, the young maiden saw the brightest of them flicker and fall out of the sky. Her heart dropped, and a tear came to her eye, for she knew that her lover had fallen. As she lay in bed tossing and turning, the voice of her lover came into her head:
"Come and find me, my love. I need you here with me – I need to see your face once more, and feel your soft lips on mine one last time..." Immediately, the maiden sat up, and leaped out of bed. She gathered all the things that were dear to her, and ran out into the dead of night.
Out onto the barren and open moors she ran, where wolves and other dangerous beasts lurked. She wasn't afraid though, and she didn't stop walking, even if the wind pressed her backwards to try and stop her.
"Go back!" It howled.
"Never! I need to see my lover, and he needs me." She said, and used all her will and strength to push on through the wind.
She reached a sheltered area, where the wind could no longer bother her, and clambered over the rocks, but they decided to loosen and roll backwards to try and keep the young maiden from going any further.
"Go back!" They chattered.
"Never! I need to see my lover, and he needs me." She said, and leapt over the rolling rocks with all her will and might.
She then entered a dense forest, full of darkness and leaves, where the thick thorns trailing around the thick trunks of the trees tore at her clothes and scratched her face.
"Go back!" They screamed.
"Never! I need to see my lover, and he needs me." She said, and clambered underneath the thorns until she made it out the other side.
She had made it into the middle of this forest, and suddenly she could see again: a river ran through the middle of this forest. As the maiden stood at its shores, her heart told her that it lead to her lover. Her scratches burned, her feet were swollen and sore, and her muscles ached. They all begged her, "go back!" but she paid them no heed, for she was so close now. Into the water she waded, and then she let the water carry her along its path.
Before long, she saw ahead of her a waterfall, but beyond that she could see a campground of soldiers, and she knew she was almost there. She was so weary, and the sound of rushing water was so comforting that she was tempted to sleep, but she dared not. Down, down, down that waterfall she fell, and into the deep water she was plunged. The water hammered down on her, trying to drum all hope, faith and life out of her, but a school of fish saw her, took pity on her, and pulled her to shore.
There she lay, body broken and clothes tattered, on the bank of the river. It wasn't long before a soldier saw her, picked her up, and carried her over his shoulder to the doctor's tent. There she was lain, and when her eyes slowly flickered open, there lay her lover in the bed next to her. He was gazing at her, his eyes faint yet full of joy that she had come.
"You made it." He breathed, for that was all he could muster.
"Of course. I knew you needed me, and I needed you too."
"Neither of us have much time left, I fear. I am sorry I couldn't give you what I promised."
The maiden did not reply. Instead, she pulled herself up with what little energy she had left, and squeezed herself in beside her lover on his bed, resting her head on his chest so she could feel his slow and constant, but now dwindling heartbeat. He wrapped his sword-stricken arms around her, enveloping her, creating their own little peaceful world in the middle of all this chaos and bitterness. At exactly the same time, they breathed in together, and let their last breaths leave their exhausted bodies.
The maiden never resented fate for bringing them to such an end, for her lover did in fact deliver his promise: for they were buried together to rest forever, side by side.
If you see their graves now, you will see that two rose briars grow over them, and they reach out to wrap themselves tightly around each other, forever entwined just like their souls.


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The Comedy of Errors opens April 14, 2011, on the Waller Hall Mainstage in the IUP Performing Arts Center.
The Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare's most farcical and accessible of comedies. Two sets of identical twins, separated at birth, unknowingly end up in the same town. Confusion runs rampant in this bawdy story as each is mistaken for the other by wives, mistresses, business partners, and the authorities.
In this production, the mysterious and exotic quality of Shakespeare's original location, Ephesus, is transported to the sultry, tropical glamour of Havana in the 1950s.
This production contains situations which may not be suitable for younger children.
Tickets available online and at the Hadley Union Building (Pratt Drive) starting Monday, March 28, 2011; Reg $14, Disc $12, I-card $8.
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The Pomona Student Union will present "The Great Debate: The Drug War," a discussion on the pros and cons of the drug war and whether a new approach is needed, on Thursday, April 11 at 8 p.m., at Pomona College (Edmunds Ballroom, Smith Campus Center, 170 E. Sixth St., Claremont).
The panelists are Emmy, Peabody and Sundance award-winning film director Eugene Jarecki, and Kevin Sabet, drug policy consultant to the United Nations and former senior advisor to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).
Jarecki's documentary, The House I Live In, was awarded the 2012 Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival. The film is an examination of the human rights implications of U.S. drug policy from multiple angles: from the dealer to the narcotics officer and the inmate to the federal judge. Jarecki's previous work includes: the Emmy Award-winning movie Reagan (2011), which examines the life and legacy of the 40th president; Why We Fight, the 2005 Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winner about the military-industrial complex; and the online video Move Your Money, which sparked a national movement in 2010 to shift personal banking away from "too big to fail" banks into community banks and credit unions. "Combining the skills of journalist and poet," Variety writes, "Eugene Jarecki sets the gold standard for political documentaries." He is a Soros Justice Fellow at the Open Society Institute and a senior fellow at Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies.
Sabet served as senior advisor on drug policy in the Obama administration from 2009-2011, and prior to that worked on research, policy and speech writing at ONDCP in 2000 and from 2003-2004 in both the Clinton and Bush administrations. Sabet went on to direct the University of Florida's Drug Policy Institute and, in addition to working with the United Nations, is a consultant to governments, NGOs, media and other organizations on a wide range of issues, including evidence-based drug prevention, treatment, and law enforcement, as well as the impacts of drug legalization and medical marijuana. He has been quoted in more than 15,000 news stories relating to drug policy, is a blogger at The Huffington Post and a columnist at TheFix.com. His first editorial after leaving ONDCP, published in the Los Angeles Times in September of 2011, earned him a "Five Best Columns" distinction by The Atlantic. He was dubbed the "quarterback" of the new anti-drug movement by Salon.


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The truth is that the online audience Obama was able to speak to trust Bethany Mota, Glozell Green, and Hank Green. They do not trust mainstream journalists. But for the mainstream media, rather than taking a look in the mirror, it is much easier to continue with what has become tiresome and played-out Obama bashing.


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As I was getting ready to visit Boulder for the #BigBoulder conference, I wasn't sure what to expect. After the buzz factor is removed, the reality is that social data is in its infancy and what we are witnessing today is just the tip of the iceberg. I was pleasantly surprised to meet many players in the social data ecosystem: from social network / platforms to analytics companies to organizations of all sorts working to leverage social data for a myriad use case. I had the opportunity to meet a number of people doing amazing work. I also met many of the Gnip team members who have been working with our team at MutualMind. The Gnip team did a great job to put together this event!
I am sure we will see many of such gathering because all of the players need to work together to solve some fundamental problems related to measurement and analysis.
The short video below is a good recap of the event.
Big Boulder from Gnip on Vimeo.
A few sessions that caught my attention included Social Data Ecosystem (Twitter), Data Science at LinkedIn, Social Data in the Public Service (Al-Jazeera), Boulder's Entrepreneurship Rise, Measuring Engagement on Facebook and Social Media Analytics.
Here's the full session list, you can find transcripts at Gnip Blog.
Day 1 – Thursday, June 21, 2012
- The Social Cocktail: Mixing the Right Ingredients
- Creating the Social Data Ecosystem: An Interview with Twitter's Ryan Sarver and Doug Williams
- Engaging with Customers Online: An Interview with Get Satisfaction's Wendy Lea
- Blogs, Comments, Forums and Rich Social Gestures: Panel Discussion About the Myriad Ways People Engage Online
- Distributed vs. Centralized Conversations: An Interview with Jesse Burros from GetGlue
- Data Science at LinkedIn: An Interview with Yael Garten and Jennifer Weedn from LinkedIn
- Industry-Focused Social Networks: An Interview with Howard Lindzon from StockTwits
- Measuring Influence Online: An Interview with Klout's Joe Fernandez and Matt Thomson
- Social Data in the Public Service: Panel Discussion About the Increasing Use of Social Data by Government and Organizations for Public Good
Day 2 – Friday, June 22, 2012
- Boulder and the Rise of Entrepreneurial Communities: A Discussion with Brad Feld
- Measuring Engagement on Facebook: An Interview with Facebook's Sean Bruich and Graham Mudd
- Adding the Geo-Spatial Layer to Social Data: An Interview with ESRI's S.J. Camarata and Myles Sutherland
- From Monologue to Dialogue: An Interview with Daniel Ha and Ro Gupta from Disqus
- Social Media Analytics: What's Next? Zach Hofer-Shall, Susan Etlinger, Nathan Gilliatt and Shawn Rogers Discuss Emerging Trends in Analyzing Social Data
- Social Data in the Markets: Panel Discussion on Why Hedge Funds, Banks and Financial Services Need Social Data
- Transition at Massive Scale: An Interview with Ken Little, Director of Engineering at Tumblr


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We recently observed Presidents' Day which honors every President of the United States. Back in the day, there were designated holidays for the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Now we equally honor Millard Fillmore, James Buchanan, and James Garfield. Why?Why are we unwilling or even unable to differentiate between great Presidents who made outstanding contributions to American and even world history, and those who were at best undistinguished? Are we afraid of hurting someone's feelings? Or even more insidiously, do we think there is no way to distinguish between accomplishment and just serving time?
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In the most recent installment of Apple vs. Google, Apple is expected to announce its own 3D mapping technology at its Worldwide Developer Conference next week—software which will likely replace Google Maps on iPhones and iPads by the end of the year. Yet in a San Francisco press conference yesterday, Google proved itself determined not to go down without a fight.
Including no major news announcements, yesterday's event was apparently aimed at reminding customers and, moreover, competitors, that its mapping service is advanced, expensive to produce, and hard to match. Brian McClendon, a VP of engineering, said he was "very proud of Google Maps services" and presented a list of its advantages. Did you know Google has been working on its mapping technology for eight years? Or that its maps currently span 187 countries? Or that, unlike certain other companies that shant be named, Google has its own airplanes?
Google also introduced some new features, including offline maps that will be available to mobile users (a remaining incentive to choose Android over iPhone) as well as improved 3D maps. The company announced "Street View Trekker," a backpack-based system that will allow Google to map on foot locations such as the Grand Canyon, and "Tour Guide," a 3D service that will provide 3D images of entire metropolitan areas.
While Mr. McClendon declined to directly address Apple's mapping developments, the press conference seems largely intended to discourage direct competitors–and perhaps, as many have concluded, to pressure Apple to continue offering Google maps on its mobile products.
Apple's recent map-related acquisitions—including Poly9, a 3D map of the earth, C3, which shows city street views in 3D, and Placebase, which integrates third party data like restaurant ratings into online maps—have prompted reports that Apple will be pushing its own maps to iPhones in its next OS update, planned for later this year.
Though Google currently dominates online maps, the company has come under increasing pressure from competitors since changing the terms of service on its mapping software last fall—a change that limits the use of Google Maps by commercial websites and raised prices for developers who integrate Google Maps into their websites.
In February, the location-based social network Foursquare announced that it would be moving from Google Maps to OpenStreetMap, a collaborative map service created and managed primarily by contributions from users—much like Wikipedia. Services like Flickr have also incorporated the software, and even Apple has made use of OpenStreetMap's data for photos with embedded geolocation tags.
It remains to be seen how Google and its new map service competitors will fare in a changing market, but in the meantime, stay tuned for this: Google has yet to announce which cities we will soon be able to view in full 3D.


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The Greencards
The music on their new album, Weather and Water, falls roughly into the stylistic space of the Dixie Chicks' Home album, with originals that take the introspective language of Fleetwood Mac and strip it down to acoustic dimensions, a gorgeous cover of a Patty Griffin song ("What You Are"), and a few tremendous fiddle jams. The Greencards are one banjo short of being a bluegrass band, but they cultivate the instrumental precision, the pure sound, and the sadness of bluegrass. McLoughlin, the lone non-Aussie (he's from the UK), is a fiddler to watch, with a Celtic tinge to some of his playing and a commanding way of kicking off a phrase with a little explosion of notes. If he plays a piece called "Marty's Kitchen," listen for the Paganini quotation. The Greencards do quite a few long, slow numbers, and they've got the chops to keep the tension level high all the way through.
There's nothing that sounds particularly Australian about the Greencards, except for a few jokes about the pronunciation of "weather and water." Yet the age-old intelligence with which foreigners find the best in American music is at work here. For Kasey Chambers, as for many of the other younger country musicians who've come out of Australia recently, this has meant rediscovering the emotional blind alleys of classic honky-tonk. The music of the Greencards is more modern in style even as it remains entirely acoustic. Quite possibly the next stage in serious country music, they'll be headlining the Ark and bigger venues before long.
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We've been a bit quiet of the last few days. For one there's simply too much happening right now.
Good news: We accidentally the whole internet connection!
"The what?", you say? Yes, the whole internet connection.
shackspace now has a 50/10Mbit line connected. At first try on the advertised day on top of that. Took some punching of the tech guys and various levels of social engineering using phone numbers you're not usually supposed to call, but a team of fellow hackers managed to get everything in order.
Omnomnomnom is the word of the next item on the list. A very short term (<2h) decision one Monday night resulted in shackspace now having not only a softdri^W club-mate vending machine. No, we now have a snack vending machine!
We've also had significant upgrades on the storage front. Large numbers of sheet metal selfs have been acquired off eBay at discount prices. Finally enough storage space for all our stuff (for now).
The portal system is working again as well, at least for one of the two doors we need to control. Properly implementing the system for the outside door will set us back at least 600 EUR. Yikes.
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A few tips to avoid heat stroke:
- NEVER leave your pet in the car. No matter what the temperature is it is always hotter in a car!
- Make sure your pet has access to fresh water
- If your pet started to slow down during your walks do push them, instead stop and give them water.
If your animal is brachycephalic, was diagnosed with laryngeal paralysis, has heart or lung problems they have a higher chance of heat stroke.
Some clinical signs of heat stroke:
- Heavy panting
- Bright red mucous membranes that eventually turn grey
- Blood diarrhea
- Seizures
- Collapse
- Death
If your animal is starting to have these problems you need to cool them down by spraying them or immersing them in water. Do not use ice cold water just cool. After that putting them infront of a fan would be very helpful. The best thing to do afterwards is to take them to their Veterinarian.
Your animal can have problems hours or days after having heat stroke. Monitor their condition to make sure they do not have any problems. They can develop kidney disease and seizures following an episode of heat stroke.
As the temperature continues to rise monitor your pets and make sure they have fresh water and do not overheat.


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Feb 05, 2012
Hey everyone!
My birthday is coming up next month and my parents have been asking what i want. I was thinking to ask for the Clarasonic MIA+ but i don't tend to go for products that are just hyped and then when you get it , it doesn't actually work. Has anyone had any personal exp. with it and whats the results??....is it worth the money???
Feb 07, 2012
I've just ordered one as well, I've heard nothing but good things about them.
Feb 07, 2012
Feb 08, 2012
Haha that picture is great!
Feb 08, 2012
the mia is a good investment, the one thing is it only has one speed unlike the regular clarasonic plus which has 3. i love my clarasonic !!!
Feb 11, 2012
YES get the Mia, I have great skin but I have even noticed a difference, pair it with Philosophy's purity cleanser :) Happy Birthday!
Mar 02, 2012
ummm...it wasn't worth it to me once I purchased the ddf revolve...much cheaper, deeper clean, does more for the skin. go into a sephora or ulta and try the clarisonic on one hand and the ddf revolve on ther other...you'll see which tool is better.
May 03, 2012
I love my Mia! You can use it with many different brands of cleansers, too, not just the Clarisonic brand. It is super-easy to use, and makes my skin look and feel amazing! I received mine as a Christmas gift two or three years ago and I am still obsessed with it!
May 03, 2012
YES! It's worth it.
May 07, 2012
Yes most definitely. It actually gives your pores a deeper clean. The reason the DDF one might feel like it cleansed deeper is because it actually just exfoliated harder...but more surface. The clarisonic will get in deep and clean your skin a lot better :)
May 10, 2012
My Clarisonic Mia was the best money i'v EVER! spent. Hands down. You would never guess I have acne.
May 10, 2012
I paid $119, I don't suggest the actual skincare products though.
May 16, 2012
the clarisonic is beyond worth it...so is the ddf revolver but they do two different things so keep that in mind...clarisonic works by shaking debris out of the pores...which is why some people experience breakouts when first beginning to use it....its shaking all the debris to the top so that it can be washed away...so if you do get some breakouts dont think that its the machine messing up your skin you have to purge the skin before you get to better skin...once past the purging stage you will see an amazing difference in the skin...the ddf revolver is a microdermabrasion tool which means that is more of a exfoliator tool....both are amazing just realize the difference between the two...
May 16, 2012
Yes! I love mine to death!!! It has changed my skin and the way products apply to my face!
May 16, 2012
YES YES YES GET IT it's a great investment but don't use it TOO often or else your skin will break out
May 18, 2012
I can't recommend it enough!!!
Jun 01, 2012
Ive had my clarisonic for a month now! I cant say if its worth it for me yet, as my skins still getting used to it but fingers crossed! It's just finding a cleanser that works with it for me, I sure hope it makes my skin amazing in a few months =]
(You can see my first monthly update here: http://bloodfeatherslipstick.blogsp...)
Jun 08, 2012
IT IS SO WORTH IT. I cannot praise any clarisonic product enough!
Aug 16, 2012
Absolutely! It save my skin!
Aug 16, 2012
I would say no, I live in nz and bought a classic clarisonic which cost the earth and it broke me out for a few weeks then made no difference, but I had pretty good skin to start with. Probably my biggest beauty regret
Aug 16, 2012
A late reply—but the Clarisonic has been one of the best investments for my skin. If you have sensitive skin like I do, be sure to invest in the sensitive skin brush head. When you first get the brush, don't use it every day! Instead, use it every other day so your skin gets used to it. Good luck!
Aug 17, 2012
Clarisonic ROCKS....definitely go with the MIA, I have the standard one with the body attachment....The body brush is kind of a joke. NO WAY would i spend even more time in the shower trying to use that tiny thing all over my body. I got mine for free so I don't care but its definitely not worth the $$ for just the extra speed & body brush. There is nothing like the Clarisonic on the market, regardless of what they say....just plain AMAZING
Aug 17, 2012
I would say yes, but I have the Olay version of it and it was about twenty dollars! If you don't wanna shell out the money for the Clarisonic, I'd go with Olay.
Aug 18, 2012
It didn't help me - actually made my skin break out more. I used it for over 6 months. =\
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One-legged Niya gets his wish to be a samurai, when he is accepted as a student by legendary sensei Ki-Yaga, whose students are all disabled in some way. When the Cockroach Ryu faces the Dragon Ryu at the Samurai Trainee Games, they seem to be at a disadvantage, but they work together to try to overcome the odds.
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Set in an undetermined year, after the heyday of the samurai warrior class and prior to its demise in the 19th century, White Crane is an improbable story of a ryu, or Japanese school of martial arts, inhabited by a revered warrior teacher and his hand-picked students, each disabled in some way. Niya Moto is White Crane, the story's one-legged narrator, so named for his spirit totem. The white crane is a kindred creature, as comfortable as Niya in standing upon only one leg. Kyoko, the White Monkey is an albino with extra fingers and toes. One-armed Mikko is the Striped Gecko, Taji is blind and guided by the Golden Bat. Yoshi, pacifist, yet strong and sturdy, still searches for his spirit. All are under the guidance of the wily Sensei, who is so old that the mere mention of his name usually elicits the response, "I thought he was dead." All are preparing for the yearly ceremonial competition between the Boar, Dragon, Eagle, Rabbit, Snake, Wolf and Cockroach ryus. Niya's ryu is, of course, The Cockroach; but as Sensei reminds his pupils,
"Cockroaches are small, but they are very hard to kill."
Though the characters may be improbable, White Crane is believable. With writing reflective of the Japanese philosophical code known as Bushido, the reader is drawn into a world in which the most important concerns are Chi! Jin! Yu!, wisdom, benevolence, courage. White Crane is not without humor, however. When the boys travel to the village to see the master swordsmith, they bow low to honor his age, reputation and craftsmanship,
"He chants as he works, I want to listen, but Onaku's singing is even worse than mine. Covering my ears would be impolite, so I grit my teeth and hum inside my head. Om. Om. Om. "An honorable sword sings loudly with truth and purity, " Sensei teaches. No wonder Master Onaku's swords are so prized. They are born singing at the top of their lungs to drown out their maker's awful voice."
The chapters move swiftly, each containing an illustrated title page and a additional full page, action-packed sketch by Rhian Nest James. With five students, many competing schools, and a fascinating period in history, debut author Sandy Fussell has all the ingredients for a great new series. Recommended for 4th grade and up.
I really enjoyed this book which I read to rate for the Challenge. It is about a group of disabled kids in ancient Japan, who are taken in by an old Sensei Ki-Yaga to be educated in the ways of the Samurai despite thier shortcomings. The book is narrated by Niya, who only has one leg and has the spirit totem of the White Crane, and he details the problems each of the Cockroach Ryu (school) students must face - Kyoko ( albino, girl, six fingers & toes) - Mikko ( one arm) -Taji (blind) -Yoshi (huge but cannot fight) - Nezume ( beaten, homeless). This book details their fight against the powerful Dragon school in a tournament against all the other Samurai schools in the area and how they must overcome the hurtful laughter & teasing from the other students and uphold Bushido the Samurai code.
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Okay, we've made it to the States. Email, as with most other things are extortionate so I'll atempt to get my thoughts down as quick as poss so dear readers please exuse the spelling mistooks..
So where were we, I think the last night in London hasn't been mentioned. We finally got to meet up with some of Clare's friends. We met Ben & Jasmine in an East London Art Gallery come creative folks meeting space/DJ bar area. We watched a short film on rap music in Columbia and then on to the pub. It was a good night, and I'm glad Clare finally managed to see some mates, as I've spent the majority of the time in England rushing around from place to place catching up with all mine, some of who missed out. We did get a splattering of sigtseeing and shopping in-between the visits. It was all a bit rushed and pressured
There have been a few changes in London since I left, notable the Polish immagrants who have flooded in since they joined the EU. All out hotel staff were Polish as well as the bar tenders in the pub, and I'm told by others around London that the have all moved in with vengence. I'm sure the other Baltic states of Estonia, Lithuania etc have all joined the call as well. I chatted with the bartender about it, and he said he earned 10 times less working in a managerial office position in Warsaw than running a bar in Whitechappel. Go figure.
Ok, on to the big apple, which we are starting to take generous sized nibbles out of, and are getting hungry to bite as much as possible in the 5 days we've got left, without to much indigestion I hope!
ist impressions, everything is bigger, brighter, louder and faster than than Britian. This includes the cars, buildings, food portions, country, and of course the people. Even arriving at Newark airport I ws struck by an incredible rude guy mouthing off at the poor Spanish woman at the shuttle transit desk. She took it all gracefully as if nothing out of the ordinary. We jumped in the V8 van to the city driven by an impatient big Chilean male who honked the horn enough to make an Indian proud. Unfortunatley it didn't do much got as traffic was backlogged for miles heading into the Lincoln tunnel
The New York skyline is such a vision you see everyday on the telly, but here is the joy of travelling, seeing it with your own eyes. It's the 3D effect, complete with sounds and smells and all the rest which tells you your here. The Empire State building dominates, but still didn't look a massive as I'd hoped as I've been waiting to see it since a kid. Fist impressions of the Chelsea hotel in the West Village where we stay. Dead basic bunk room. No frills at all, but hey were are paying about 25 USD a night each. Can't get much for that in this town. We won't spend much time here though. In fact we headed out almost imediatley to meet another friend of Clare's who lived in the hip East Village area.
It took a bit of finding as the 300, 10th St East near 1st avenue, from West 20th and 8th route was somesort of mathmatical nightmare... Oh well, jetlag may not have helped. We'd been up since 5.30am in England and had a few the night before. I did sleep on the place a bit, but not enough not to notice the rude British Airways service. We left 1/2 late as they were loading the special meals, but then we were given beef rolls for breakfast despite ordering vege
I'm not doing a good job of keep it short again am I. Ok, yesterday we went up the Empire State building and went to Times Square.
Hmm, well, the day getting away on me and I haven't had breakfast yet alright!!
Going up the Empire State was something I wanted to since roughly forever, and it didn't dissapoint. The only is that I'v done so much travelling now and have been up the Sky Tower, Sydney tower, Eiffel Towe, St Pauls, St Peters, Kuala Lumpur towers... that the high didn't blow me away. I'll blame the Sky Tower in Auckland though as it's not my favoutite. We were at the bottom on the Empire State looking up, and I said to Clare 'Does it seem high to you', to which she said 'The sky tower is higher' For that I'll blame the sky tower for taking the icing off
Times Sqaure was alsmost equally bewidering and a bright lights big city kinda way. Talk about putting Picadilly circus in it's place. Try turing the volume up to 20,000. We wandered into Toys R Us. Talk about kid in a candy store for Clare. She loves looking a cute stuff it there were three levels of it with a ferris wheel in the middle, and T-Rex at the top. She liked the lego version of the Empire State better I think, complete with oversized lego gorilla!
Okay I'm really out of time now.
Y'all come back now.