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REVIEW: My Views On Marvel Studios' Phase One Films
It all started with
Iron Man
and from there, set off four other films which led up to one of the best cbm's ever made,
Marvel's The Avengers
. Click for my take on these five films after the jump...
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The Avengers
. It was a film that was unprecedented, and did something that had never been done before by putting six different superheroes into one film to create a huge summer blockbuster that smashed box office records and won the hearts of audiences everywhere. But before the film could be shown, the heroes had to be introduced. With that idea we were given
Iron Man
and its sequel,
The Incredible Hulk
, and
Captain America: The First Avenger
. In this review I am going to go over each of the five films and give my opinions on all.
Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges)
To the cbm that started it all, I will say that this(while not my personal favorite) is the best out of the five films. Top notch acting, superb and focused action, believable special effects, and a good solid plot made
Iron Man
hit the top of the ranks fast with fans and critics alike. Robert Downey Jr. delivered an awesome performance as the one and only Tony Stark and had great chemistry with both Gwyneth Paltrow and Terrance Howard as Pepper Potts and James Rhodes respectively. This film introduced the world of Iron Man to audiences and made people believe in an armored warrior who took down baddies with nothing but his fists, his genius and sharp wit. Among the dark and depressing yet equally rousing
The Dark Knight
, and the fantastic
Helboy II: The Golden Army
, I will say that with
Iron Man
thrown into the mix, 2008 was a great year for comicbook fans.
My rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, William Hurt, Tim Roth)
Next was what many consider a step up from Ang Lee's
The Incredible Hulk
. I will say that I love all versions of Hulk that have been interpreted to the silver screen, but in my opinion, this version was not the best. I always felt that Hulk in this was too cartoonish and just never seemed real when sharing the screen with the real-life actors. However, the action was what it needed to be for a Hulk film, and that, was what the film did right as compared to the last Hulk film. The acting was excellent as well, with smooth performances by Edward Norton as Bruce Banner/Hulk, Liv Tyler as Banner's love interest Betty Ross, and William Hurt and Tim Roth as the film's antagonists, General Thaddeus Ross, and Emil Blonsky/Abomination respectively. The special effects could have been better, and sometimes the effects really put me off when watching the film. Nevertheless, it is a true Hulk movie and even has a great end scene featuring Tony Stark(Robert Downey Jr.).
My rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Mickey Rourke)
This follow-up to
Iron Man
, even though successful critically and commercially, it was considered by many fans to be a disappointing sequel and the weakest of the five films, with the complaints focusing on the fact that it didn't seem like a stand-alone Iron Man flick, due to the heavy presence of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the many references to
The Avengers
. In my opinion however, I never really understood all the hate. I have always seen it as a cool and fun superhero flick. As with the first, all actors gave great performances save maybe Don Cheadle as James Rhodes, who seemed a little dry as compared to Terrance Howard's performance as Rhodes in the first film. The villainous Whiplash(portrayed by Mickey Rourke) served as a solid contrast to Downey Jr's witty and heroic persona. All in all, with great acting, special effects, and action, I have always seen this follow-up as a great sequel to one of the best cbm's ever made.
My rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins)
As my personal favorite, I was amazed by
. The film itself was a visual treat with some superb acting by Tom Hiddleston as Thor's evil step-brother Loki, and Anthony Hopkins as Odin. As surprised as I was to find out that they had cast Chris Hemsworth as The Mighty Thor himself, I was not let down by Hemsworth, as he proved to be a likable protagonist and comfortable contrast to the searing, villainous performance of Hiddleston. I cannot stress at how much Hiddleston as Loki truly stole the show. He made me feel sorry for him and despise him both at the same time, as Loki's situation in the film was truly saddening. Hiddleston as Loki made a very fantastic villain and later carried on to be as equally menacing in
Marvel's The Avengers
. The special effects were also a highlight of the film, along with the solid action and interesting score by Patrick Doyle. It is a great cbm and a must-see for fans of Thor's tales.
My rating 4.5 out of 5 stars
Chris Evans, Haley Atwell, Hugo Weaving, Tommy Lee Jones)
Last but not least, the final film to introduce
Marvel's The Avengers
had alot of heart, and didn't cut corners. Chris Evans really shined as Steve Rogers, and captured the morals and honor that Captain America represents in the comics, and throw that in among some stellar acting by Tommy Lee Jones, Haley Atwell, and Hugo Weaving as Captain America's arch-nemesis Red Skull, and I believe we have a winner. My only complaint with the film is that it was a little dull in some places and could have used a bit more action, but other than that, the film was a great superhero film and finally gave audiences a great Captain America movie, with inspiring scenes, dazzling effects and great direction by director Joe Johnston.
My rating: 4 out of 5 stars
So my fellow CBMer's, this is where the review comes to a close. I hope you enjoyed this little article as much as did writing it, and I hope that you saw this article as an interesting read. I know that there are a plethora of thoughts and opinions that vary from mine that are just scratching at the surface to be shared, so please, feel free to share away and discuss your views on the review in the comments section below. Happy posting!
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The IRS has made significant strides in expanding its virtual environment, but more attention is needed to ensure its virtual server configurations are secure, according to a report released publicly November 18 by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA).
Server virtualization is a technology that allows several virtual servers to run on one physical host or server. The conversion of physical servers to virtual servers improves hardware utilization, saves on electricity, and reduces server replacement costs. Vulnerabilities in the virtual infrastructure could put taxpayer data at risk of unauthorized disclosure or loss.
TIGTA's objective for its report, Automated Monitoring Is Needed for the Virtual Infrastructure to Ensure Secure Configurations, was to determine whether the IRS' virtual environment is secure.
"The IRS developed a comprehensive policy that defines the minimum security controls needed to safeguard its virtual environment. The purpose of the policy is to protect its critical infrastructure and assets against attacks that exploit virtualization and to prevent unauthorized access to IRS information systems hosted in the virtual environment", TIGTA stated in the report. "The IRS has been successful in its continued efforts to expand its virtual environment. As a result, the IRS has improved server efficiency and realized cost savings. However, as the IRS continues on this course and more IRS data are maintained in its virtual environment, the IRS must remain vigilant in regard to virtual security."
Although the IRS has established processes to monitor its virtual infrastructure, TIGTA found that security configuration settings on hosts were not in accordance with IRS policy.
TIGTA tested sixteen hosts and found that twelve (43 percent) of twenty-eight required security controls were failed by three or more hosts. In addition, ten (63 percent) of the sixteen hosts were missing a total of forty-eight security patches. Also, audit logs for the hosts were not collected and reviewed as required by IRS policy.
"IRS policy requires the creation, protection, and retention of information system audit records to the extent needed to enable the monitoring, analysis, investigation, and reporting of unlawful, unauthorized, or inappropriate information system activity. Auditable events must be captured for all IRS systems", TIGTA stated in the report. "Without the proper capture and review of administrator activity, accountability for actions taken on hosts cannot be established, and unauthorized activity may go undetected."
TIGTA made the following three recommendations to IRS Chief Technology Officer Terence Milholland:
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- Timely apply patches to hosts in accordance with IRS policy.
- Implement audit log collection and review on hosts and vCenters in accordance with IRS policy.
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We are planning a trip to Puglia for next spring. I've read so many terrific threads and reports here that I can taste the pettule, but I still need help with the sequence and logistics of my itinerary.
Already booked: flights in and out of Rome and planning to stay 5 nights there before heading to Puglia for 12 more. There are actually 18 nights in our stay.
We were thinking of staying in or near (in no particular order):
Ostuni – 3 nights
Lecce – 3 nights
Matera – 2 nights
Gargano promontory– 4 nights
1) We are comfortable driving around and have a few options to get there:
a) Taking a train to Foggia and picking up a car there.
b) Flying to Bari or Brindisi and doing the same.
My concern about option 'a' is getting the type of car we would like to rent (decent automatic) in a small location. Is this concern unfounded?
2) Since we will fly back to Rome from either Bari or Brindisi, what should be the order of our itinerary? With the Gargano far from everything else, this has really stumped me. How would you organize this?
Lastly, we plan to fly back to FCO late afternoon and stay nearby before our flight home the next day around noon. This is our 18th night. I'm afraid to fly the morning of our flight home in case of some unforeseen issue. Good idea?
3) Is 12 nights enough in Puglia? I could cut a night from Rome. (We have been there before, but not in many, many years.)
All you Puglia experts, thanks for any insights that you could share with me!
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Rome/Puglia: seeking itinerary advice
We are planning a trip to Puglia for next spring. I've read so many terrific threads and reports here that I can taste the pettule, but I still need help with the sequence and logistics of my itinerary.
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If you are committed to flying out of Rome, and can put all of your time there at the end of your trip, that would cut down on a change of hotel. You might be tired upon arrival, but if you can push on it might pay off. And yes, I, too, try to make sure I'm near my departure airport the night before a departure -- there are simply to many breakable moving parts for me to justify taking the risk of a missed flight. YMMV.
If you need a car with an automatic transmission, I would think you would want to make reservations in advance with a very reliable car rental agency -- JMO.
Consider ordering your itinerary based on what you want to see and experience. Plot things out on a calendar, mindful of the extremely long "pause" in Puglia, which can be from noon or so to 5 p.m. or so. I like to use midday closure times to move from place to place; you might want to see if that works for you.
How much time you "need" really depends on what you want to see and experience, your preferred pace of travel, and so much else! I spent 1 night (just over 1.5 days) in Matera (which is not in Puglia per se) and only about 5 days in Puglia itself -- but I just wanted a bit of a taste of the area, and I travel at a very intense pace. Obviously, many people spend much longer there....
Hope that helps!
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kja- RT JFK to FCO on Delta already booked with points. Because I wanted Delta non stop, I could not connect with Alitalia to Bari on one ticket (using points). Hence, Rome at beginning of trip (which I actually prefer).
Using a reliable car rental is a given, but wouldn't there be more inventory in Bari or Brindisi than in Foggia?
The biggest question for me is the layout of the trip and which is the most logical order of driving around to get to the four bases of travel.
I like your suggestion of travel during the 'pause.'
With 12 days, we want more than a taste and would explore the surrounding area from each base.
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I've flown and taken the train Rome to Puglia.
1) the Rome to Potenza train bit (esp Naples south) is wonderful with trains cutting through mountains etc.
2) The Potenza down to Taranto train is less good, but you pass close to a Greek temple on the beach.
3) The Potenza to Gravina train (different station from inbound Potenza) is magical narrow gauge.
4) Flights into Bridisi are dead easy and Brindisi is a good place to start if you are using public transport
5) Lecce train to the southern tip is another strange railway system, which if you like quirky might amuse
If you follow my name back about 5 years I got married in Lecce
Travel during the pause, yep, either eat, swim, sleep or travel. Or in our case ride a bike from town to town.
"inventory" sorry you lost me in your English
Do use AutoEurope, it saves so much hassle, don't be fooled into "I use Hertz in USA, so...."
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Only one way to find out about availability of automatics in Foggia--check with some agencies. It was no trouble in Bari city and Bari airport, but I booked well in advance. I have a discount with Hertz, and they were great both times.
What month in spring? Weather would be a big factor in determining if I went to the Gargano. I am sure the wildflowers are amazing, I think a number of orchids are found there. It is somewhat isolated, so most day tripping will probably be within the park. (I think just driving the length peninsula one way takes nearly two hours.) I would let bloom times (if that is part of why you are going) and transport logistics determine if Gargano comes first or last. Unless you are outdoors types or just wanting to chill, you might move a night from Gargano. There is actually a lot to do around Matera. Looks pretty great, and makes me want to return a third time--I could not ever fit Gargano into my plans.
Sketch out the itinerary in various ways after some train and rental car research and it should become clear which order to go: Rome-Gargano-Matera-Ostuni-Lecce, or
Rome-Lecce(say if you fly to Brindisi)-Ostuni-Matera-Gargano (see if you can drop car in Foggia or fly from Bari airport). Probably a few other iterations as well, but those are the obvious to me.
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Re car rental: I am renting through Autoeurop in Bari and though I don't want one, there do seem to be automatics.
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We are doing exactly the same trip next month.
We fly into Bari early in the morning and rented a car (manual) from Sicily by Car [doesn't get the best reviews but we have rented from them before and were very satisfied] through AutoEurope.
This is our itinerary:
-Fasano (5 nts) - to see central Puglia (Alberobello, Locorotondo, Ostuni, ...)
-Specchia (6 nts) - to see the Salento (Lecce, Gallipoli, Otranto, Leuca, ... and the beach)
-Matera (2 nts) - for obvious reasons
-Vieste (3 nts) - to see the Gargano area
As per google maps, Vieste to Bari airport is only two and a half hours. Our return flight goes at 8:25 pm, so we have plenty of time to drive to Bari.
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Bilboburgler - I read your report a long time ago!
In fact I have read contributions from most of the above posters and they're invaluable.
As far as inventory - I was referring to the cars that a rental company has on hand when you pick up your car. I have often found even in airports and large cities that the company doesn't have the type of car that I've contracted for and would like me to take either a large suv type or a very tiny car. I was wondering if that situation would be likely in a town like Foggia.
I think we will fly in and out of Bari and possibly follow Myriam's plan or reverse it.
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If you order a compact car, the rental companies should give you a compact and if they don't have one, you are entitled to an upgrade. We have never had a car smaller than the type we booked. Larger, yes ... which isn't always an advantage in towns with narrow streets.
I think you will have better chances of getting the type of car you want in a bigger location, such as the airport.
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My advice would be get one as small as possible. Last time we had a Fiat 500 which you would think would be useless, it proved to be perfect for the streets of Lecce. It came with a steering wheel lock and given how close the port of Bari is (and the sell-on market in Albania etc) was probably a good thing.
If you have stuff in the boot (or what Brits call the boot) then back the car up against a wall and don't leave anything visibile in the body of the car. Parked this way means that if you have to drive off fast you can, also, leave a car length in front of you in traffic queues, avoids the issue of kids with motorbikes coming down and smashing in the windows as you sit there stuck.
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IOW, Bilboburger, have insurance, is that it?
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Isle of Wight Dukey? Yes probably, it's my anti-kidnap training coming through.
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Wow! Wow, Bilboburgler! Living in NY, I am always super careful everywhere, but you're scaring me
I've read so many TRs here and didn't come across those issues.
I never, ever leave anything visible in my car, but how do you fit your luggage in a mini boot? On one trip, our rental in Milan wasn't available and they wanted to give us a great two seater convertible - no room for luggage and we refused! This is what I was referring to earlier and what I wanted to avoid in a smaller location like Foggia.
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Of course anecdote does not equal data, but just to calm you about all the horror stories, we--first time overseas car renters--drove all over Puglia the last two years and a parking ticket was the only harm. We even did stupid things like leave our luggage in the car while we spent days at beaches and parks. I am not recommending that.
We fit our luggage in the boot of the Fiat 500L. The second year, my husband insisted on the Opal Mocha, which looked like an SUV in comparison, but we had no trouble in old towns. In torrential rain, I was kind of glad to have the larger vehicle.
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We've been renting over 30 years and - knock wood - never had a problem either, but I know break-ins can and do happen. yorkshire, was your luggage carry-on or regular size when you rented the Fiat 500?
Now that we're on car security, one of the things that always concerns me in an overseas rental is when the rear of the car is a hatchback type so you can see the luggage through the rear glass. That's like an invite. Any one have troubles with that?
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The hatchbacks usually have a pull out cover that at least obscures luggage from view.
We had carry-ons, so if you can do that, it helps. You could make sure one of your accommodations has laundry services if not an apartment with a machine.
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We had a small Fiat 500 in Sardinia last year. One suitcase fitted in the boot, one was on the back seat as well as my carry-on. We have ordered a slightly larger car this year (type Alfa Romeo Mito / Lancia Ypsilon) and we hope our two suitcases will fit in the boot. None of our B&B's / small hotels have laundry service.
PS There must be a reason why the excess for theft is so high in southern Italy ...
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I will need a trunk/boot that will hold our luggage. We travel somewhat light, but a carry-on would limit our ability to bring home some purchased treasures.
Myriam - are you sure about the laundry? Have you emailed them? We've had very small hotels do ours. I don't mind the light stuff, but I don't care to hand wash jeans.
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No, I didn't email them. But then, I don't usually do laundry when on holiday.
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If you're an F1 enthusiast, you're going to love Gresso's latest phone products dubbed as the Grand Monaco Collection. Luxury electronics company Gresso revealed details of this new collection, which is inspired by Formula 1 racing and renders the main characteristics of a supercar. The best material ever for a racing car body, carbon is used.
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Westbrook dismisses Villanueva's pregame stunt: 'That's for the guys who don't play'
Charlie Villanueva tried to get in the way of Russell Westbrook and Cameron Payne's pregame routine: pic.twitter.com/7zhvasINPP— Royce Young (@royceyoung) April 19, 2016
Before the tipoff at the Thunder-Mavericks Game 2, Mavs forward Charlie Villanueva meandered between Russell Westbrook and teammate Cameron Payne's artistic warmup, and caught a Westbrook shove in response.
"That's for the guys who don't play," Westbrook said. "Gotta do something."
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KD on the Russ dance that Charlie V interrupted: "that's fake shit … that's for people who don't play the game" pic.twitter.com/uTc3RqcqQo
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Comparison of field- and laboratory-derived rates of chemical weathering is generally regarded as unsatisfactory. However, laboratory dissolution rates for calcite derived under realistic conditions which simulate the field situation compare well with field rates of measured limestone erosion, provided appropriate adjustments are made for periods of wetting. For physical and biological weathering there are far fewer field and laboratory studies available, and the range of different processes and process interactions makes comparisons difficult. However, period of wetting seems also to be a vital factor in more realistic comparisons between laboratory and field results. Experiments and field observations that look at the combined action of chemical physical and biological weathering are increasingly required.
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ICSU and GCOS. Howard Moore, Senior Advisor, ICSU GCOS Steering Committee, XVIII Session Geneva, 28 September – 1 October 2010. ICSU interdisciplinary research programmes. World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) DIVERSITAS
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GCOS Steering Committee, XVIII Session
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Encourage innovation (coupled with sound mechanisms for evaluation) in developing technological, policy and social responses to achieve global sustainability
Sponsors Meeting on Visioning institutional frameworks for global sustainability research (Paris, 23-24 June 2010), preceded by Open Forum
Sponsors Meeting participants: sponsors' representatives and Chairs of GEC research programmes, plus Chair GCOS-SC (on behalf of the three observing systems co-sponsored by ICSU)
Participants agreed that visioning of the institutional architecture of the global environmental observing systems was outside the scope of the Visioning process
Need for a new structure - a transformed and strengthened ESSP?
Overarching governance/steering committee to be set up to guide the transformation and provide scientific leadership for a new integrated research programme
Reference to GCOS: "A more systematic SWOT (Strength Weakness Opportunity Threat) and gap analysis of the current programmes, joint projects and other international initiatives, e.g. GCOS and GEOSS, relative to the Grand Challenges would help in defining redundancies and unmet needs."
Regional Environmental Change: Human Action and Adaptation
What does it take to meet the Belmont Challenge?
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I was having an email discussion with a couple neighbors last night about a common area along a busy street at the back of our HOA. It's looks really bad right now and I want to clear it out and fill it with drought tolerant plants and the two neighbors I was emailing with said it was too expensive and they wanted to just put down a swath of weed killer and be done with it. I was against that because a few blocks away is the environmentally protected wetland. So, I suggested I see if I can find a way to pay for all the plants (hopefully some neighbors not on the email will pitch in) but if not I'd back down.
What's weird is that I rolled with it. If I'm out-voted I'm not going to throw a hissy fit and insist I get my way. That is a very strange reaction from me to just let it go as I've been outvoted and it's no big deal. With all my complaining about people who say "this is the way and the only way" about stuff, I'm hopefully finally realizing that I need to bend too when my beliefs aren't the beliefs of the majority. Of course there is still a little part of me that is screaming, "But I'm right!!!" But I am only right to me and people who believe the same thing as me, but not to the rest of the people in the world who think differently from me.
I'm learning some of this from where I currently work, which deals with a lot of different groups who are on such wildly differently political spectrums that I always worry a little once a year when they get together in one room - I always wonder if they're just going to implode upon meeting. So far there haven't been any casualties when they get together. And nothing gets done if people don't bend a little in their opinions (for a great example of nothing getting done because of hard-headedness just take a look at the U.S. Congress).
Of course, if the rest of the neighborhood agrees to my plan to put in drought tolerant plants in that space it's going to be a lot of work and my poor husband will probably end up doing more of our share of the work than me because my rheumatoid arthritis may not put up with a lot of heavy duty digging out of weeds. Despite his environmental tendencies himself he may not be so happy with my solution! Still, I hope that my idea flies so I can go all crazy with my organic gardening plan.
Update: Yay! I get to be in charge of the common area and hopefully I'll be able to get a work party together to help me pull out all the weeds so my poor husband doesn't have to be the only one doing it!


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I actually fulfilled a promise of updating- please hold your gasps of shock, I know it's an overwhelming surprise lmao- anyway… I hope you like this chapter better then the last one, it has more detail into what is coming up vs. the filler chapter's I've been doing. Enjoy this one!
Oh and Happy Valentines Day! (I'll be on my sofa eating Russell Stover caramel chocolate hearts and watching BONES and writing the next update! :P)
The always-obnoxious sound of Amy's alarm filled the tiny apartment. Groaning loudly, she sat up, blinking the sleep out of her eyes and gagging on the vile taste of stale vomit from throwing up that previous night.
Ricky stood next to the sink, washing the small metal skillet he needed to make breakfast before pouring a mixture of batter into it. "Rough night?" he asked a groggy Amy, as she stumbled towards the table.
Stopping to look at him, she stiffened, eyebrows rising. "What do you mean?" His finger motioned towards her appearance: hair in every which way, dressed in his oversized t-shirt, looking completely worn out. She ran her fingers through her messy hair before heading off towards the bathroom to shower.
Returning to making breakfast, he glanced at the green numbers flashing on the stove top- alerting him it was almost 7:30.
Ricky walked into John's room; finding the toddler in a very uncomfortable position, as his legs were slung over his safety rail on the bed. Fixing his son's body to rest on the bed, he patted John's shoulder "Wake up buddy, breakfast is almost done." John groaned at the interruption, rolling over on his side and wrapping his legs inside the covers.
Ricky shook his legs this time, causing John to wake with a whine, flinging his arms in his father's direction. Gathering the proper clothing from the closet and the small dresser, Ricky placed the clothes on the bed. "Get dressed bud, your pancakes are almost ready."
Sauntering into the kitchen, Amy wrapped her arms around the back of his torso- the scent of strawberry filling his nostrils. Ricky smiled, turning slightly to face her awaiting eyes. "Good morning, can I interest you in some non-burnt breakfast?" he asked sarcastically knowing how much she hated him for making fun of her awful cooking. She didn't return the smile, " I think I'll just have some juice. I'm not really all that hungry."
"You've never once passed down my homemade pancakes…" Ricky touched her forehead concerned, "…are you feeling alright?"
Amy took his hand, removing it from her forehead, "I'm fine, just… a little tired is all."
"You look a little pale… you sure your-"
She raised her palm interrupting him, "I'm fine! Really Ricky I am."
"Alright…" he surrendered before leaning in to kiss her.
Letting the door hit the wall behind him; Ethan stepped into the apartment. Heading near the breezeway- he got the full view of his brother and his almost sister-in-law in a near make out session- tapping his knuckles against the frame.
The two were still embracing each other when Ethan coughed loudly, snapping them out of their love session. "Uhhh hi…" Ethan announced once they stared at him, breaking their embrace. "Nice ummm…" he motioned towards Amy "…outfit", who was wearing another one of Ricky's old t-shirts that was just long enough to cover her near bare legs.
Amy blushed, raking her fingers through her wet hair. "I should uh… probably get dressed." Ricky nodded, "yeah that might be a good idea", he smiled, giving a little wink as she walked away.
It was just past noon, Amy was sitting in her summer school history class, listening to Mr. Johnson's monotone lecture about how the Stone Age was quote "A very important event in history" and how he wishes more young people would give more credit to it.
Yeah right, when will this ever apply to me in life? Amy thought to herself, causing a small chuckle to pass her lips.
Mr. Johnson stared at her quizzically, "Is there something funny about that Ms. Juergens? Do you have something to say about my lesson to the class?"
Amy was about to say something when she felt her stomach do a 360 and the bile creep into her throat.
She raised her hand; which caused Mr. Johnson to roll his eyes, "Yes, Ms. Juergens, what is it?"
"Umm I need to be excused."
"And why is that?"
"I don't feel good, I-I need to be excused, p-please"
Mr. Johnson cocked his eyebrow and motioned his hand to the door hesitantly, "I guess you may be excused then, hurry back Ms. Juergens, you don't want to miss my exciting lesson on- ".
She didn't have time to sit there or thank him as another wave of nausea came over her; luckily she just made it to the bathroom before emptying the contents of her stomach.
Lauren entered the girl's bathroom 5 minutes later to check on Amy who, was sitting cross-legged on the tile floor. "Amy? Amy you in here?"
Amy emerged from the stall, wiping her mouth with the back of her hand.
"Geez Amy, where you just throwing up?" Amy didn't answer. "Wow… it feels like Daja Ve asking you that, almost like freshman year…" Lauren trailed off as she put the pieces together "Oh my god Amy, no! Please tell me you're joking! You're not…" leaning in she whispered, "Pregnant again… are you?"
Amy stared at her with teary eyes "I really don't know Lauren!" with that she walked out of the bathroom and straight to her car.
20 minutes later she arrived at the nearest out-of-town gas station/convenience store she could, picking up the dreaded cardboard box she so desperately wanted to put back, as the stares of shoppers pierced her very core.
Ethan was waiting on the curb of the school when Amy's orange SUV pulled up beside him. "Sorry, sorry I forgot about you. Get in" she said hurriedly.
Ethan's eyes locked on a brown bag lying sideways in john's car seat, "what's that?" he asked noisily.
Amy saw the object he was staring at and quickly shuffled it out of john's car seat and into the glove compartment of the SUV. "It's nothing. Now will you please get in the car, I have work to get to!" Ethan nodded obediently and climbed into the passenger seat, his eyes staring intently on the glove compartment.
Ricky was helping out a customer when, the door chimed loudly and Ethan stepped inside. "Last day of summer school go alright?" Ricky asked when the customer went out the door, stuffing his hands into his apron pocket.
Ethan nodded "Yeah it was okay I guess. I'm an official high school student now, I suppose."
Ricky nodded, "Yep I suppose you are. Don't worry about it though it goes by pretty quickly… How did Amy take her last day?"
"She seemed really jumpy. Come to mention it… she had this bag, she refused to let me see what it was and acted like it was the most important thing in her car…. Maybe you should investigate it?"
"Umm thanks, but no thanks." He shook is head, chuckling "The last time I asked Amy about her personal property I nearly got my head bitten off by her. Her personal stuff, is hers, I'll stay away from that." He declared putting his hands up in surrender. "I have to get back to work, the apartment awaits you."
Ethan made his way to the stairs stopping mid step to peer around the corner. Ricky pulled out his phone, opening up his messages box, placing his thumb over the screens' keypad.
To Amy
From Ricky:
Did your last day of summer school go okay? You seemed a little jumpy this morning. Are you feeling any better now?
To Ricky
From Amy:
School sucks you should know this by now. I'm fine okay? I've just gotten my unwanted visitor and I know Ethan, he talked to you about the bag in the glove compartment, didn't he? Whatever it's nothing. I've got to go, anything else?
To Amy
From Ricky:
Nope that pretty much sums it all up. See you at home later. I love you.
To Ricky
From Amy:
Love you too.
Amy held her phone in her hands "That was close." She whispered, glancing down at her stomach.
Ricky whipped off his apron, waving a goodbye to Bunny as he walked up to his apartment. Ethan was sitting on the sofa, tossing a discarded rubber ball in the air and catching it. "So what did she say?"
Ricky was startled "What are you talking about?"
"You know, about Amy… what was in the bag?" he placed the ball on the sofa cushion next to him.
"If I tell you will you shut up and leave me alone?" Ricky demanded
"No promises. Tell me though!" Ethan begged
"I swear you're like a little kid sometimes. What is your obsession with this? Why are you so intent on finding out?"
"I have a strong sense it's something important and I care about important items. Plus the bag was from an out-of-town drug store… don't you find that just a little odd?"
"I'll admit it is a little odd but that doesn't mean anything. Amy told me what she bought, care to know since you have this great and powerful sense it was something soooo important, that you just have to know right this second what it is?"
Ethan nodded vigorously, giving Ricky his most serious look.
"Ok. Amy texted me back saying she knows you told me about the bag in her car, which you did. But anyway… her 'very important' item is… tampons. She's on her period this week dude."
"Ew!" Ethan's face scrunched in disgust, "You could have just said feminine products!"
Ricky laughed "Well now that you know all about my fiancée's personal business… either sit down and shut up or help me prepare dinner. Those are your options."
Ethan rolled his eyes "Fine."
John ran into the apartment, his mother's voice yelling for him to slow down behind him. Running towards his dad who was setting the table. Amy emerged in the doorway seconds later with a solemn look.
"Hey you two." Ricky smiled, giving Amy's lips a small peck while John attached himself to his father's leg, "hey buddy!" tousling John's hair. "I don't know about you two, but I'm starving and the lasagna is slowly starting to get cold, let's eat!" placing John in his designated seat before pulling a chair out for Amy and sitting down beside her.
"Sweet now we can eat!" Ethan announced, taking a seat next to John.
"I thought you left?" Ricky asked
"I was going to but Margret called and was like stay with you guys cause she has to do something at work or whatever." He exclaimed, "now are we gonna eat or what?"
Ricky blew air out of his cheeks, looking at Amy who had the same solemn look she had come in with.
During dinner John had made a mess with the Parmesan cheese bottle- spilling it all over his food, himself and the table.
After dinner was over, Ethan received a text from Margret saying he could come home now. Ricky volunteered to take him home, sensing how out of it Amy was.
"I want to go too!" John declared, covered in the ruminants of his earlier mess.
"John you're covered in cheese, why don't you stay home and let me give you a bath?" Amy asked him, although already knowing his answer.
"No! I want to go!"
"Fine, let's go then cheese boy!" Ricky teased, taking the messy child with him.
As soon as Ricky, Ethan and John left the apartment she knew what she had to do. When the door snapped shut Amy took the opportunity to run to the bathroom- pulling out the box within the paper bag. She took a deep breath, "here goes nothing…" and shut the door.
Ricky turned the handle of Margret's house, smiling at his adopted mother as she greeted them from the living room. "Looks like someone had a little accident with some type of cheese" Margret chuckled.
Ethan walked into the kitchen having John follow in stride
"I think John is beginning to really like Ethan," she said standing up from her chair.
"I don't know if that's a good or bad thing," Ricky questioned
"Ricky!" Margret swatted at him playfully.
"What?" he defended "Just stating the obvious, mom."
They walked into the kitchen, sitting down across from each other at the small circular table. "So where is Amy tonight?" she asked.
"She-" Ricky took a sip of the already made beverage sitting in front of him "-Is at the apartment right now, apparently she's not feeling well or something, I don't know. I tend not to get too much into her monthly issues" he deadpanned taking another sip.
"Says every man who deals with a woman during that time", Ethan walked through the doorway of the kitchen, propping himself against the fridge.
"Where is John?" Ricky asked.
Ethan pointed to the sofa where sure enough, John sat with something in his hands. "So." Ethan continued "Did you ask Amy about what was in the bag again?"
"Ethan I told you what she told me and I really don't care what was in it to be honest with you, I hear enough about those issues, if she wants to have things in bags I'm not going to ask" he stated.
Ethan scoffed "Watch her be like pregnant or something."
"Ethan!" Margret scolded.
"Amy's on the pill you idiot." Ethan shrugged as Ricky shot him a death glare before shaking his head at Margret.
3...2…1… beep! Amy's phone made the loud beeping noise as the final seconds were up on the timer. She reached down slowly, closing her eyes as she brought the small plastic stick to her face, flipping it over and opening her eyes. There staring directly at her was a bright pink plus sign. Her eyes filled with tears staring down at the test, the bile creeping back up her throat.
"I want everyone to be here on Sunday afternoon when Shakur gets back to town… talk to Amy about it ok?" Margret asked smiling as she patted his hand like always.
"I will I promise", he returned the smile before getting up from the kitchen chair, ready to go home. "John, time to go", he shouted down the hallway at his son.
John- who had now become shirtless- was trying to wrestle Ethan by grabbing the teens' legs with his small little arms; failing miserably as Ethan swooped across Johns back, lifting his small frame above his head. "No fair!" John shouted.
"Life isn't fair dude" Ethan rebutted, sticking his tongue out at him.
Ricky chuckled, "Alright buddy time to go… Where did your shirt go?"
Ethan put John down on his feet, pointing towards the couch where, his green and blue polo laid. "Daddy, tan I st-ay at gam-ma's house?" the child asked his father to the best of his 2-year-old ability.
Ricky bent down to his level, "You want to stay here tonight with Grandma?"
"Yeh! I want to play wit E-tan!" John exclaimed to his father
"What about mommy? Don't you want to be with her? And you're covered in cheese, who will give you a bath?"
"Gam-ma can! pweeeassse dadddyyy pweassseee" the boy pleaded, clasping his small hands together. "I be good daddy, very good!"
"Well who could argue with that?" he laughed, "Did grandma say it was ok though?"
John shifted his foot, twisting the tip into the carpet. Margret entered the doorway of the living room. "gam-ma tan I st-ay wit you? I be good I pwomise!" he asked, causing Margret to smile at her grandson.
"Sure! You can take a bath and then we can have a sleepover, just you, me and… Ethan."
"What?" Ethan asked, clearly not paying attention to anything anyone else was saying.
"Yayyyy!" John cried with glee. Ricky patted John's head playfully and kissed his son goodbye before thanking Margret and heading for his car.
After puking for several minutes Amy leaned her head against the cold wall- so many thoughts flooding her mind. She stood to look into the mirror. Tears started running down her face as she stared at her reflection-pale and ghostly looking- reminding her of that same girl, barely 15, holding that same familiar piece of plastic, cowering in her fear.
"How could this be happening again?" she asked herself.
The sound of a door click startled her back to reality. Her hand slipped around the test, covering it, before sliding it in the back of her pocket. Great just…great
Ricky's shoes squeaked against the wood as he was putting his keys on the bookshelf. Noticing Amy wasn't in the room, he shrugged and started to remove the cushions on the couch.
Amy silently made her way out of the bathroom, quick, but quite, in her footing, not to be noticed as she went into the kitchen to retrieve a glass and filling it with water.
Hearing the noise of the faucet caused him to turn. She could feel his eyes staring at her back and hear his hands fiddling with their sofa cushions. But the silence was concerning.
Ricky watched her hand move over the faucet, shutting it off; seeing her feet start to pivot towards his direction, he turned around, placing one of the last remaining pillows on the bed.
"Where's John?" she asked while his back was turned to her, unable to see the tears starting to peak in her eyes.
"He wanted to stay at my moms tonight with her and Ethan, she said she'd go ahead and give him a bath…Oh! Before I forget… my mom wants us over at her house on Sunday for dinner since my dad is returning from his trip. I told her I'd talk to you about it."
"Oh… ok that sounds fine" she sniffled, getting Ricky's attention, causing him to turn around.
"Amy what's wrong?" seeing the shift in her eyes as she adverted his.
More tears started falling down her face; using the long sleeve of her shirt, she wiped them away. "Nothing…" her voice cracked.
Ricky walked towards her; wrapping his arms around her body as it began to shudder with impending sobs "I'm sorry Ricky."
Confused he asked, "Why?"
She broke their embrace, wiping her face with her sleeve again before reaching into her back pocket and handing him a delicately wrapped piece of plastic inside a shiny package, with the top ripped off.
His gaze met hers for a split second, confusion and worry playing in his features. Hand reaching in slowly, his fingers attached themselves to the object, pulling it out of the shiny package.
There, in the realms of the webs in his fingers- nestled now between his index and middle finger- was the thing Amy had dreaded to show him. Ricky's eyes bulged, seeing the dimly colored white and blue plastic. There it was the two solid parallel lines crossing themselves together to form a big, bright pink plus sign. "w-w-what?"
Amy started to cry again, letting all the tears escape her eyes in massive heaps, her heart slowly starting to chip in pieces. "I'm pregnant…"
Did you like this one? I know it's not as full as anyone would like it to be but the 2nd half is coming up next.
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Assessing the fall's starting passers, in no particular order.
Typecasting. Tolzien showed up to Wisconsin in 2006 as a suitably tall (6'2") but skinny (174 pounds) two-star recruit whose vertical jump was actually listed by Rivals as "0 inches." In other words, just your average, unassuming, within-the-offense Badger quarterback who inexplicably leads nine-win seasons despite possessing no discernible talent -- see Brooks Bollinger, Jim Sorgi, John Stocco and Tyler Donovan before him, all of whom helped guide run-heavy, mistake-averse Wiscy teams to one of the New Year's Day games in Florida against an SEC opponent
Tolzien (now weighing in around 205) fit right into that mold last year, his first year as a starter, emerging from third on the depth chart in the preseason to supplant returning starter Dustin Sherer, hold off more touted redshirt freshman Curt Phillips to put another 10-win season in the books. The ever "heady" junior excelled at sucking in linebackers with play-action to All-Big Ten thumper John Clay and pulling to find open receivers and tight ends open between the 'backers and safeties, a Wisconsin staple from time immemorial. The Badgers wound up with one of the nation's most balanced attacks -- 204 yards per game rushing, 213 passing -- and led the league in total and scoring offense with nine 30-point efforts, only one of which came in a loss.
At his best ... The offense's cloud-of-dust reputation has often obscured the Badgers' willingness to take shots down the field when they do put the ball in the air, and Tolzien quickly developed a rapport with deep threat Isaac Anderson -- in September alone, the duo hooked for an 80-yard touchdown against Northern Illinois and gains of 44 and 45 yards, respectively, in high-scoring triumphs over Fresno State and Michigan State, where Tolzien's 243-yard, four-touchdown effort in a 38-30 win made him the Big Ten's Offensive Player of the Week. Nick Toon would emerge as the reliable big-play threat over the last two months, and Tolzien finished the regular season by averaging 231 yards per game with a 7:2 touchdown:interception ratio in November; he punctuated that run by dropping a season-high 260 yards in the bowl upset over Miami.
For the season, Tolzien led the Big Ten in pass efficiency, tied for the lead in yards per attempt and finished just a hair behind Northwestern's Mike Kafka for the league's best completion percentage. In fact, if you did a blind taste test, it would be almost impossible to distinguish him from a very similar "game manager" who happens to be polishing a rather large ring these days:
... and if you put him opposite a strong defense, with the kind of running game already at his disposal at Wisconsin, there's no reason Tolzien can't be a BCS-caliber quarterback.
At his worst ... Of course, Wisconsin doesn't have Alabama's defense, and as SEC fans will probably be quick to point out, that comparison isn't exactly apples to apples in other important ways: Unlike McElroy, Tolzien missed the best statistical defense in his conference (Penn State), didn't face a single daunting D outside of the conference and certainly didn't draw two of the nation's top five defenses in the postseason. Even counting his solid games in Big Ten play, almost all of Tolzien's success through the air came against some of the worst defenses -- and worst secondaries, in particular -- in the country. And when the running game isn't churning defenders to dust, Tolzien begins to look a lot more like a former two-star recruit in a little over his head physically.
The glaring difference between Tolzien and McElroy on paper is the former's much higher interception total, which directly cost his team a chance to win their two biggest games of the season in back-to-back weeks last October: Tolzien was picked twice in an otherwise decent effort at Ohio State, both of them returned for touchdowns to ensure the Badgers' first loss; and he put up three interceptions the following week against Iowa, allowing the Hawkeyes to storm back from a 10-0 hole in the second quarter for a 20-10 win that knocked the life out of Wisconsin's Big Ten title hopes. It's no coincidence that the Buckeyes and Hawkeyes also held the Badgers to their worst rushing totals of the season, were the only Big Ten defenses to keep John Clay under 100 yards on the ground and combined to sack Tolzien an astonishing ten times. Without support on the ground, Tolzien was very average, at best, and often a sitting duck.
What to Expect in '10. Wisconsin only loses one starter on offense (tight end Garrett Graham), setting up high expectations for a Big Ten title run, and specifically for an offense that rivals the 2005-06 attack under Stocco as the best Badger offenses in recent memory. As always, the attack will be centered around the between-the-tackles assault with Clay, which ought to give Tolzien and a good, veteran group of receivers the run of another string of awful secondaries.
Assuming the Badger D remains the middle-of-the-road unit it's been the last three years, the difference between a top-10, BCS-worthy finish and another fringe top-25 season that ends in Orlando will be Tolzien's ability to loosen up the better defenses on the schedule with big plays in the passing game. That will require better protection, yes, but the offense can't kick into that next gear until Tolzien forced the Ohio States and Iowas to respect his ability to hurt them downfield as much as the Fresno States and Indianas do.
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Friday, December 28, 2007
Information Design vs. Interaction Design
Bret's paper focuses on the limitations of interaction design and introduced me to a term I'd previously thought was synonymous with it: information design. Bret's thesis seems to be that most software is for conveying information - not manipulating it - and thus interactions are mostly harmful. If we can limit the number of interactions a user requires and increase the amount of information they receive, we do a better job and make better software.
I'd say this culminates in a better user experience. It's all very interesting to me because I've always just assumed that interaction design and information design were all about user experience and that the end goal was always making software that solved problems in ways people enjoyed. Apparently this isn't the mindset everyone has, but at least Adobe has gotten many of us on board.
The paper is long but very good. After presenting the current situation and problem with our current interaction models, Bret goes on to describe the method he used in creating one of his applications and how we as technologists can start doing a better job focusing on information design. He includes a call to action for information designers who haven't discovered the web yet to get in here and make things better. I agree. You can start with my blog, please.
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- xeroply said...
Nice blog.
I haven't had a chance to read that paper (though it looks interesting) but my initial reaction is one of some skepticism.
Maybe I'm oversimplifying your summary, but it sounds like the original author is suggesting that applications should all be oriented around consuming information. A lot of them are, but I think some of the most standout ones are those that empower users to move beyond mere consumption and become expressive and creative agents (I'm thinking specifically about iTunes vs. iMovie or Garage Band).
Do you think that for the latter kind of apps, information design becomes more subservient to interaction design?
- December 30, 2007 at 10:23 PM
- RJ said...
Definitely - the author makes the point that in data manipulation applications, interaction design is key. His point is just that the overwhelming majority of our applications are for information sharing rather than data manipulation, and our designs should reflect this.
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Federal OSHA coverage
Federal OSHA is a small agency; with our state partners we have approximately 2,100 inspectors responsible for the health and safety of 130 million workers, employed at more than 8 million worksites around the nation — which translates to about one compliance officer for every 59,000 workers.
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- Hazard communication standard, general industry (29 CFR 1910.1200) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
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A list of female type designersSubmitted by Tiffany Wardle on 30 March 2011 - 3:39pm
An article on Typographica written by Verena Gerlach posed the question "Where are the Women in Type Design?" In response Indra Kupferschmid and I started creating a Listgeeks list of Female typedesigners. (You can also view mine here.) After some back and forth it was decided that the list really deserved to be on a wiki and I suggested the Typowiki. Thus allowing others to add those whom they believe belong on the list.


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