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1 lb brussels sprouts
8 oz Cremini (baby bella) mushrooms, wiped clean
1⁄4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 oz bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
2 sprigs fresh rosemary, each about 4 inches long
1 tsp kosher salt
2 tbsp unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1⁄4 lemon
Trim the stem ends of the Brussels sprouts. Cut the smallest sprouts into quarters. Cut the largest sprouts in half, and then cut each half into thirds. In both cases, cut lengthwise through the stem so that a piece of the core holds the leaves together. Cut the mushrooms in a similar fashion: Quarter the smallest ones, and cut the larger ones in half and then into thirds, lengthwise.
In a 10-inch straight-sided sauté pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the sprouts, mushrooms, bacon, and rosemary. Season with the salt and, using tongs, stir well to combine everything. The pan will be very crowded; that's okay.
Turn the heat down to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally at first and more frequently when the vegetables begin to brown, until the vegetables are well browned and the Brussels sprouts are tender (the stems may still be a bit firm), 28 to 30 minutes. (I like to use a metal spatula for turning the vegetables toward the end of cooking.) The bottom of the pan will be quite brown. Remove the pan from the heat, discard the rosemary, and add the butter pieces. Stir gently with a silicone spatula until all of the butter has melted. Give a generous squeeze of lemon over all and stir again. Taste and season with more lemon, if needed. Serve warm.


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Moms, you've all been there. You've been waiting 2 hours at the doctor's office or at the beauty salon or, in Natalie Hegedus' case, waiting your turn to see the judge in a courtroom.
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Natalie responded that her son was hungry, he was sick (had an ear infection) and it wasn't against the law, so she believed it was fine. "My breast was not hanging out, it was not inappropriate," Hegedus told the Kalamazoo Gazette. "He called me out in front of everyone that was in the courtroom. No one knew what was going on until he said something."
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John Habib's City Sports: Joe Sullivan stories recall a great storytellerBy JOHN HABIB
New Hampshire Union Leader
September 27. 2013 10:37PM
NEAR the end of Joe Sullivan's funeral Mass before at a filled-to-capacity St. Catherine's Church in Manchester Thursday morning, sons Gary and Sean requested everyone celebrate their father's life.
In grand style later that day during a reception at Intervale Country Club, Gary and Sean cranked up "Sweet Caroline," the Neil Diamond hit played in the middle of the eighth inning of every Red Sox home game.
Frank Harlan and Jim McQueeney, two of Joe's closest friends and fellow former Manchester High West faculty members, joined the Sullivan boys in singing the song. Soon, everyone in the banquet hall joined in harmony, waving their arms.
Joe would have loved the moment.
"The Red Sox now have a shot of winning it all," Gary told the gathering. "Dad will make it happen."
In the spirit of celebrating the life of the great West teacher, New Hampshire Union Leader sports writer and youth-sports coach, here are a few more stories from some of his many friends.
-- Longtime soccer coach and English teacher Jack Amero gave some insight as to what it was like working with Sully at Manchester High School West:
"Joe Sullivan epitomized the teaching profession in America, a profession that maintains all are important here. Joe found worth in all kids from the very talented, such as Seth Meyers of 'Saturday Night Live,' to the kid on the corner who would delight his family by graduating from West High. To eavesdrop on one of Joe's classes was a happening.
"When he was gathering the class together for the challenge of another adventure, he would invoke the wisdom of Errol Flynn in 'Captain Blood.' 'Are ya' with me, men?' The class would respond in a loud and unified voice, 'Aye!' Off they would go on another voyage.
"When I became the English Department coordinator, I had a system where my teachers would list their preferences for teaching assignments for the following year. Joe would always request two classes of creative writing, his passion; two classes of regular kids; and one class of the most needy. All were treated with the same dedication. All remember him with the same fondness and gratitude.
"On a personal level, Joe was my friend. There were many Boston College games and tailgates, bowl trips, The Masters, and, teachers' bus trips to Fenway Park for a Red Sox game. Too many stories to recount. Too many memories that now bring tears. Great men are like that."
-- Mark Labore, who taught 32 years at West and also spent three decades covering sports for the Union Leader, on coaching Little League baseball at West Side with Sully for 10 seasons:
"One thing an 11- or 12-year-old doesn't want is another report card. Most of us remember why. But for Joe's West Little Leaguers, report cards were a highlight of the season. Always the teacher, Joe graded his players on their abilities such as batting, throwing, catching, running and, most importantly, their baseball heart. Any report card with an encouraging personal comment earned an ice cream cone. I'll tell you, those report cards put Joe on a first-name basis with Ben and Jerry."
-- Longtime West boys' basketball coach Ed Delaney talked about the numerous trips he took with Sully, including one to see the Staten Island Yankees of the New York-Penn League in 2001. He has a memorable picture of himself at New York Harbor with former Blue Knights baseball coach Bob Kerrigan, Harlan and Sully. You can see the World Trade Center towers behind them.
Delaney on how Sully loved to play Keno in Massachusetts: "One day we're in Hampton, and Sully wants to go to Salisbury to play Keno for a few hours. We must have played 40 games, and we didn't win anything significant. Just before we leave, Sully wants to stay just to watch the very next game that we didn't bet on. Sure enough, our numbers come up and we're all screaming at him. But that was Sully. He was a great friend, and I already miss him."
-- Kerrigan taught physical education at West, and his friendship with Sully dates back to 1955, when they both played in North Little League.
"You'd walk by Sully's classroom and you'd see him jumping up and down or shouting at the top of his lungs," said Kerrigan. "You had to be there to see it, but it was always lively.
"Joe was a close friend of my family. He taught four of my children, and to this day, they all tell me he was their favorite teacher. To make that type of impression on high school kids, that says something right there about Sully."
-- Pat Smith, dean of students and director of admissions at Trinity High, is a graduate of Manchester West and St. Anselm College. Smith has many funny stories to tell. One is about the time Sully entered a charity contest at Southern New Hampshire University in which each participant had one shot to score against Manute Bol, who at 7-foot-7 is still the tallest player ever to appear in the NBA.
"During the whole contest, no one is coming close. Bol was swatting every shot away easily. Sully's standing in line, waiting for his chance and telling everyone how he's going to shock Bol and score against him. Sully takes the ball and dribbles to his left, with Bol anticipating he's going to try a shot over him. Instead, Sully tries a move he claimed he had practiced many times and had down to perfection."
Things didn't go quite as planned.
"Sully swung the ball around his waist and tried a behind-the-back shot," Smith recalled. "Bol was caught off guard, but so was everyone in the front row of the side bleachers when they saw the ball heading towards them. Sully's shot missed the basket by a mile. Bol just stood there wondering what just happened, and Sully just walked away shaking his head."
-- Sully always called me "Bibby" from the first day we met working together at this newspaper 35 years ago. I was a teenager at the time, and he sat me down to explain how to seek out sources for stories.
"Now, Bibby, if you ever need to track down a local coach for an interview or hunt down a local score, you know where to go, right?," he asked.
"Yes," I said, picking up a Manchester phone book. "Right here."
"No, no, no," he said emphatically. "Listen to me. Any time you need a local coach, call the Raphael Club. After the games, most of the city coaches go there before they go home. Just tell the bartender you're from the Union Leader. Call the Raphael Club because that's where you'll find them. Trust me, I know."
Sully was absolutely right. I won't mention names, but I got some of my best quotes from coaches chugging down beers at "The Raphe."
I will never be half the writer Sully was, but until a couple of weeks ago, when his already failing health took a marked downturn, he'd call from his bed at the Hackett Hill Healthcare Center just to say how much he enjoyed reading my column.
That meant the world to me. He meant the world to me.
I love you, Sully.
"City Sports" is published Saturdays in the New Hampshire Union Leader. Email staff reporter John Habib at email@example.com.


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ENG343 Transnational Literature
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is looking for hunters and citizens to get involved in trapping, handling, and tracking deer.
It also needs hunters to participate in searching for fawns and placing radio collars on them. This is a unique opportunity for hunters to participate in a large-scale study and to take part in the science of deer management.
Beginning this year, the DNR will make a huge investment in Wisconsin deer and deer hunting. Two study areas have been established to investigate these important questions:
1. What is the survival rate of bucks and what portion of bucks are harvested by hunters? This study is specifically designed to make herd estimates more accurate. It will look at various causes of death in bucks – hunting, predation, vehicle collisions, harsh weather – and determine what percentage of deaths within the study areas can be attributed to each cause.
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Bandeau Bikini – BurdaStyle 05/2012 #117
Bikini Bottom – BurdaStyle 04/2012 #120
I used somewhat more appropriate fabric for a bikini this time – a modern stretch jersey remnant costing 50c from the sewing store – but I only just had enough for this bikini set with not an inch to spare. They're a lil' skimpy for me, I am in fact not a bikini person and never will be I suspect, but I like how they appear almost professional looking, lol. They were sewn fairly quickly and without fuss using tricot stitch, and they are self lined and lightweight. I put elastic in the waist band, and also added side ties; for them I used tee-shirting as for the bandeau ties. Location: Waiheke Island.
Material Notes
4-way stretch jersey or polyknit with an ethno ikat print; ties cut from the hem of an old salmon color t-shirt.
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update: do excuse my subjecting you all to these pose-y pics lol, but I tested/swam in this bikini at the beach yesterday, although I shouldn't have demolished all that trifle the day before lol. I thought it is a bit small which is great for tanning, but I like more coverage lol. The fabric clung nicely in place. The wet bikini stayed damp yet was not weighty or heavy. Overall, it looks like a bought bikini due to the modern fabric, but of course lycra would dry much better.
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UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - January 10, 2010 - "The Marriage Ref," NBC's new comedy panel series about the unpredictable and hilarious institution commonly known as marriage, will air a special sneak preview on Sunday, February 28 (10:30-11 p.m. ET) following NBC's coverage of the Closing Ceremony of the Winter Olympics.
Additionally, comedian/actor Tom Papa has been personally selected by executive producer Jerry Seinfeld to host and serve as the "marriage ref."
The show will then premiere in its regular slot on Sundays (8-9 p.m. ET) beginning March 14.
The announcements were made today by Jeff Gaspin, Chairman, NBC Universal Television Entertainment.
"Utilizing the Winter Olympics as a platform for introducing this show provides an extraordinary opportunity," said Gaspin. "We've wanted to be in business with Tom Papa for some time and we think this is the perfect vehicle to bring him on board."
Added Seinfeld: "Tom brings so much to the table that he is just the perfect fit to be the "marriage ref." In fact, having toured with him for over eight years, he was really the only person I considered when I was formulating the show. My feeling is that when you take a subject matter as rich and universal as marital disputes, and throw Tom Papa into the mix, the end result is bound to be refreshing and hilarious. Viewers are going to love him."
A seasoned comedian, Papa has starred in two standup specials on Comedy Central, with his next one to be directed by Steven Soderbergh. A familiar face to late-night television audiences, he has amassed more than 10 appearances on the NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and was a frequent guest on NBC's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" and "Late Show with David Letterman."
As an actor, Papa starred opposite Matt Damon in the Soderbergh film "The Informant," and opposite Paul Giamatti in the animated feature, "The Haunted World of El Super Beasto," as the voice of the title character. He had a voiceover role on the DreamWorks animated feature "Bee Movie" and also served as a writer on the project. Among his other big-screen credits are the films "Analyze That" opposite Robert DeNiro, and "Comedian."
On television Papa also had a recurring role on "The New Adventures of Old Christine." Papa opened his one-man show "Only Human" to rave reviews at the prestigious 'Just for Laughs Festival' in Montreal, and he continues to tour with Seinfeld.
In "The Marriage Ref," married life takes center stage as disputes between real-life couples are revealed, examined -- and ultimately judged on who is right and who is wrong. For the first time, these couples will get something they've always wanted and never had, an undisputed winner ending their ongoing rift once and for all. These marital tiffs will run the gamut of disagreements -- quirky, funny, revealing, relatable, classic -- all in the signature Seinfeld tone.
"My goal is to bring the simplicity of sports and apply it to the overly complicated situations that we all face in marriage. A call is made, a decision is rendered, everyone moves on," said Seinfeld. "This is not a therapy show; it is a comedy show and after 10 years of marriage, I have discovered the comedic potential of this subject is quite rich."
Papa will be at the center of the action and ultimately will make "the call." He alone will have the final say in determining the victor of each spat. He will decide right in the spot, who is right and who is wrong - just like a referee. Advising and influencing Papa's decision will be a rotating panel of "experts" comprised of opinionated top celebrities, comedians and sports stars who will weigh in and offer their own wit, wisdom and unique opinions.
"The Marriage Ref" is produced by Seinfeld's Columbus 81 Productions and Ellen Rakieten Entertainment. Seinfeld, Ellen Rakieten ("The Oprah Winfrey Show"), Shed Media's Nick Emmerson ("Supernanny") and Jennifer O'Connell ("Supernanny"), Al Berman ("The Biggest Loser Live Finale," "The Celebrity Apprentice Live Finale"), Howard West ("Seinfeld") and George Shapiro ("Seinfeld") serve as executive producers. Beth McCarthy-Miller ("Saturday Night Live," "30 Rock") is the director. International distribution is by Endemol.


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General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm Division The Compleat Lawyer
Winter 1997, Volume 14, No. 1 copyright American Bar Association. All rights reserved.
Intellectual Property Law
Cynthia G. Seal practices law in the areas of patent prosecution, trademarks, and copyrights with the Intellectual Property Section of Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams, and Martin.
Patents are the friends of both inventors and the public. Once issued, and subject to the payment of government fees, a patent gives an inventor the right to exclude others from making, using, or selling the patented invention for 20 years from the filing date.
The patent also gives the public a set of illustrated instructions that explain how the invention works. Anyone can use these teachings for inspiration and reference in making new contributions (as long as the results do not infringe upon the patent while it is in force).
A patent grants only the right to exclude others, not the absolute right to make or sell the invention. Other impediments, such as if someone else's patent covers a key component of the invention, may stand in the way.
"Patentable" Inventions To be patentable, an invention must be at least one of the following: an article of manufacture, a machine, a process, a composition of matter (a chemical compound), an improvement of any of the above, an ornamental design of an article of manufacture, or an asexually reproduced plant. Additionally, patentable inventions must be new, useful, and non-obvious.
Abstract ideas and scientific principles cannot be patented. They must first be embodied in a device or process that falls into one of the categories listed above. Software can be patented if it can be described as an embodiment of such a device or process.
A trademark is any word, name, symbol, or device that identifies goods of one company and distinguishes them from goods of others. Trademarks may also consist of the shape of the goods or package, slogans, or colors; or any combination.
A trademark is a proper adjective that modifies a generic name of a product. As a proper adjective it should always be capitalized. For example, "Budweiser" is a trademark; "beer" is a generic name. A trademark should never be used as a noun or a verb. The Xerox Corporation fights to preserve its trademark by discouraging the use of the name of their company's trademark products as nouns or verbs.
A trademark is not a trademark until it has been used to identify goods. Using the mark in advertising or on business cards is not enough. The mark must be affixed to the goods or the packaging in order to be entitled to the legal status of a trademark.
Choosing a trademark. If a trademark is good, the public will easily remember and associate it with the goods of a given company, as contrasted to other goods of the same generic kind. A trademark should be readily distinguishable from the generic or common name of the goods. Cute variations of generic names usually don't make good trademarks. Trademarks should also be different from the marks of competitors and should not sound or look the same. The strongest trademarks are those that have no dictionary meaning, such as EXXON or XEROX.
When a tentative trademark has been selected, a search should uncover whether anyone else is using a similar trademark for similar goods.
Trade Names
A "trade name" is the name of a business. It may or may not be the same as a trademark that identifies a product of that business. For example, "Cadillac" is a trademark for automobiles made by a company whose trade name is "General Motors Corporation."
Service Marks
A service mark is any word, symbol, phrase, or device that identifies services rendered by a company and distinguishes them from services rendered by others. For example, "Fly the Friendly Skies" is a service mark for air transportation services provided by United Air Lines.
A service mark must be used in connection with the rendering of a service in order to be entitled to the legal status of a service mark. Since it is impossible to actually affix a service mark to a service, the use of the mark in advertising or on business cards can sometimes be enough to entitle a service mark to legal protection.
Fair Use: Not an Excuse
The law allows for certain uses of another's copyrighted work without author permission. Some examples of "fair use" include quoting from a copyrighted book in a critical review and videotaping a copyrighted television show off the air for later viewing. It is not "fair use" to create a training manual by copying and compiling selected chapters from a collection of text books on a particular subject; similarly, it is not fair use to make multiple copies of an article from a technical journal for in-house publication. Copyrights
Unlike a patent, which must be applied for and may or may not be granted, a copyright exists automatically from the moment a work of authorship is created. Additional rights can be obtained from the Registrar of Copyrights.
"Works of authorship." A "work of authorship" includes any of the following when fixed in a tangible medium:
- Literary works (including computer software).
- Musical or dramatic works.
- Pantomimes and choreographic works.
- Pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works.
- Movies and other audiovisual works.
- Sound recordings.
A "tangible medium" is any material object in which a work is fixed, including paper, film, records, compact discs, and magnetic tape.
Some works do not meet the definition of a work of authorship and are not copyrightable. Examples of such works include impromptu speeches that are not fixed in a tangible medium; titles and other short phrases; and ideas, methods, and concepts.
A work is "created" when it is fixed in a tangible medium from which the work can be perceived, either directly or by means of a machine such as a record player, a computer, or a movie projector.
Copyright ownership. A copyright belongs to the author of the work except in the case of a "work for hire," in which case the owner is the employer. A work for hire includes a work created by an employee in the course and scope of employment. Many employers include works of authorship as well as inventions in their employee invention assignment agreements. In the strictest sense, a contractor owns the rights to the work created for a business unless it is made clear the work is done for hire.
The rights of a copyright owner. A copyright gives its owner a "bundle" of exclusive rights, including making and distributing copies, preparing derivative works, public performance, and public display.
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"No one is going to tell me whether or not I can baptize my son! Michael is 9 months old already, and I want to take him to the Catholic church in Venezuela where I was baptized. But Steve's mother insists he should have a Jewish naming ceremony first — and, as usual, Steve won't stand up to her.
"Religion was never all that important to either one of us, but now I feel that Steve is putting his faith before mine. Though I'm not a regular churchgoer, my family celebrated all the holidays. I grew up in Caracas, and for me, faith was tied in to our culture: the food, decorations, music. Mama raised me and my siblings alone. I've always had a difficult relationship with her; in her eyes, I never measured up, and I was criticized for everything.
"The nuns who taught me encouraged me to pursue a career, so I went to graduate school and eventually entered a foreign study program in New York City to learn English. At a party my first night there, I met Steve, who was a resident in pediatric cardiology. I hadn't planned on becoming involved with anyone, but I fell in love. Steve convinced me to stay in the U.S., and when he asked me to marry him, I said yes instantly.
"The first hint of trouble came as we were planning our wedding. I wanted a Catholic ceremony, but his mother said that no son of hers was going to be married in a church. Steve said, 'It's not worth upsetting Mom over' and I didn't have the nerve to insist on what I wanted. We finally had a rabbi marry us in his study.
We moved into the first-floor apartment of Steve's mother's two-family house to save money. That first Christmas, his mother wouldn't let me put a wreath and lights on the front door, and Steve said we shouldn't have a tree, either. The next year, I spent hours cooking a special seafood pie, a Venezuelan holiday tradition. Steve gobbled it up without so much as a "thank you," and went right to bed.
"I got very depressed as the months went by. Steve was working insane hours, and we hardly saw each other. I wasn't able to pursue my graduate degree in New York because I couldn't transfer all of my credits, and money was tight. Since nothing else in my life was going right, I thought it would be a good time to have a child. But Steve was rarely around during my pregnancy, and it's been no better since Michael was born.
"Steve and I fight all the time, most recently about his trip to a medical conference in Atlanta. He doesn't want me and the baby to come, even though it means he'll miss Michael's first birthday! After our fights, I try to make up, but Steve pushes me away. Sometimes he won't make love or even talk to me for days. On top of that, my mother-in-law drives me crazy. When we're out, she goes into our apartment, empties the trash and roots through the closets for clothes to take to the dry cleaner. She calls it being helpful; I call it invading our privacy! Worst of all, Steve refuses to stand up to her.
"Now that Christmas is coming again, I know a bad situation is going to get worse. And the religious question seems much more real now that we have a baby. But if we can't resolve this, I told Steve I'm ready to leave."
His Turn
"My wife has a strong personality. She's fiery, and her temper has become a problem. If Kristina disagrees about something, she immediately threatens to leave. Her drama-queen antics make me so angry; it's hard to feel loving when you're always being screamed at. Half the time, I'm not even sure what I've done wrong. The Christmas pie is a good example; I didn't realize Kristina wanted me to rave over it. Once I realized I'd hurt her feelings, I tried to make it up to her, but she kept ranting about how I didn't care about her traditions.
"This whole religious question has me confused. It's true that religion was never important to me as a child; I was raised Jewish, but my late father was a nonpracticing Catholic. Our family went to temple only on the High Holidays, and I never went to Hebrew school. Still, I don't like the idea of a Christmas tree. To me, a tree isn't much different from a crucifix, and having one in the house would make me uncomfortable, because it goes counter to my faith's teachings that Jews don't worship Jesus.
"Now that we have a child, I feel a much stronger pull toward my religious roots. Maybe it's for the cultural heritage. Maybe it's for the sense of belonging, which was always a struggle for me. I was adopted, and my parents handled the issue as well as anyone. But I still remember relatives saying, 'We love you. You'll always be a part of our family.' It made me feel as if I weren't really related to them.
"Dad was always stressed-out. Mom complained all the time that he never paid attention to her, and she depended on me for things that he wouldn't do, like going with her to the movies. Both of my parents were very strict. If I was late coming home for dinner, left my socks on the floor, or talked back, they'd send me to my room. After a while, I learned it was better to keep my mouth shut.
"I guess I'm doing the same thing now. Though I've told Mom a thousand times not to barge into our apartment, she just doesn't get it. The thing is, she's letting us live there rent-free, so I don't feel right making demands. Besides, we won't be living here much longer.
"My hours are long and I come home drained. It's an effort to put on a happy face after seeing sick children in pain all day. I do try, but Kristina doesn't give me a break. The way she exploded at me about the medical conference is typical. I don't want to miss my son's first birthday, but there's nothing I can do. This is an important business trip, not a vacation, and it'll be a disaster if I'm exhausted from caring for a crying baby.
"I'm tired of dealing with Kristina's rages. Whether we're fighting about the holidays or my mother, she's at such a high decibel level all the time, it seems I can't get a word in edgewise. We've got to find a way to get along."
The Counselor's Turn
"Arguments over how to honor each partner's religion can be the cause, as well as a symptom, of problems in an interfaith marriage. For Kristina and Steve, it was a little of both. As they tried to figure out who they were separately and as a couple, they centered their arguments on their differing faiths. Before they could begin to end the standoffs, they had to learn how to communicate.
"It's common for couples in the early stages of romance to overlook issues of religion. But especially after a child is born, many find themselves feeling the pull of religious roots.
"Having grown up in a hot-tempered family, Kristina fell into the pattern of expressing her feelings loudly. Steve's instinctive response was to distance himself, which only reminded Kristina of her mother's disapproval. When Steve pulled away or refused to make love, she panicked, and her temper tantrums escalated.
"Given Kristina's temperament, it was also inevitable that she'd plunge into power struggles with her equally strong-willed and critical mother-in-law. To stand up to her intrusiveness, Kristina needed to know that Steve was on her side. Steve, fearful of confrontation, found his wife's fiery personality difficult to live with. Growing up, he was rarely encouraged, frequently punished for expressing his ideas, and often felt invisible. Having felt like an outsider in his own family, it was especially painful for him to feel criticized and rejected by his wife.
"The couple needed to change. Kristina prided herself on her frankness, but honesty can also be cruel. I showed her how to rephrase her hurtful comments. For instance, instead of: 'Why don't you ever make love to me?' she's learned to say, 'I miss you and I can't wait to be with you tonight.' Soon, Steve lowered his protective armor and was affectionate again.
"To keep their disagreements civil, Kristina and Steve have learned to 'coach' each other. When either feels that the other is being rude or disrespectful, they ask permission to point out the offensive comments so the speaker can express himself or herself another way. To build Kristina's confidence, I suggested that she seek out new friends through mother-child play groups, music classes, and in the park. After broadening her social network, she was happier and less dependent on Steve for attention.
"As for the mother-in-law problem, that was a responsibility Steve had been avoiding for too long. I told him: 'You must support and praise Kristina in front of your mother so she knows you stand united.' He did so, telling his mother that while he appreciated her help, they had a right to privacy. From then on, she was never to enter the apartment uninvited.
"I also told Steve to make several small connections with Kristina each day, no matter how busy or tired he was. A quick check-in call from work, a kiss or a hug when he walked in the door — these tiny gestures would make a big difference. After that, if he needed time alone, he was to say so nicely, and Kristina was to give him that space.
"At last, they were ready for a frank exchange about religion. Mutual respect, knowledge, and the willingness to keep the dialogue open are essential when it comes to raising children of an interfaith marriage. This is especially true as the children get older and the issues become more complicated, such as whether to undergo ceremonies like confirmation or bar mitzvah. I assured Kristina and Steve that their newfound communication skills and mutual trust would help them make those difficult decisions.
"In our sessions, Kristina carefully described how entwined her faith and her culture were for her. Although Steve had been uneasy about having a Christmas tree, he softened, and decided that he loved Kristina too much to let it stand in the way. He also suggested that they buy a Hanukkah menorah. A month-long vacation in Venezuela after the holidays helped Steve appreciate the cultural and religious diversity that they could offer their son.
"In a few months, they'll return to Caracas for Michael's baptism, to be followed by a naming ceremony at Steve's mother's synagogue. 'For now, we'll cobble together a set of traditions that stays true to both of our heritages,' Steve said. 'We want Michael to attend religious school, but we'll decide where and how once he's older.' Meanwhile, these two are confident that, by keeping their minds and hearts open for the harder decisions they know will crop up, they'll find the answers together."
"Can This Marriage Be Saved?" is the most popular and most enduring women's magazine feature in the world. This month's case is based on interviews with clients and information from the files of Bonnie Eaker Weil, Ph.D., a psychotherapist in New York City and author of Make Up, Don't Break Up: Finding and Keeping Love for Singles and Couples (Adams Media Corporation). The story told here is true, although names and other details have been changed to conceal identities. "Can This Marriage Be Saved?" is a registered trademark of Meredith Corporation.


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January 01. 2014 8:13PM
Woman tied to fatal crash contests drug charges
By JAMES A. KIMBLE
Union Leader Correspondent
Cindy Sheppard, 48, of Hampton appeared Tuesday in Rockingham County Superior Court. (JAMES A. KIMBLE)
— An alleged drug dealer in Hampton linked to the death of two Massachusetts cyclists argued in court on Tuesday that police had not cobbled together enough evidence to raid her apartment.
Cindy Sheppard, 48, asked a judge to throw out all evidence that Hampton police seized on June 4 from her home, which included a variety of drugs that led to her indictment, according to prosecutors.
Sheppard is also facing charges in a separate case for allegedly providing Fentanyl to a 19-year-old Seabrook woman facing manslaughter charges for veering a 2002 Honda into a group of cyclists on Sept. 21 along Route 1A.
Defense lawyer Neil Reardon argued in court on Tuesday that there is insufficient evidence showing that confidential informants used by police were providing reliable or credible information.
"There's nothing here other than (their) say so out of the blue," Reardon said.
He said there was also no connection between his client, and a woman known as "Cinderella" who was identified in some of the conversations as a drug dealer.
Prosecutors argued that evidence showed Sheppard was referred to by people as Cinderella at times.
Reardon said the judge who granted the warrant should have requested more information from police.
Assistant County Attorney Karen Springer said the police affidavit included information from previous drug investigations that stretched back years and included other individuals.
"It goes from 2010 back to earlier investigations that were cumulative — showing there was a pattern of drug activity that circulated around this defendant," Springer said.
Springer said that Hampton police used a compilation of information from the previous investigations in the area and surveillance on Sheppard apartment, where police say they spotted known drug runners.
Judge Marguerite Wageling said she would take the arguments under advisement, and make a decision soon.
Sheppard is facing seven counts of possession of a controlled drug.
She is due back in court for a pre-trial hearing on Jan. 24, and expected to go on trial in the drug case on Feb. 3.
She has not yet been indicted in connection with the Hampton crash.
Pamela Wells, 60, and Elise Bouchard, 52, both of Massachusetts, were killed from being struck by the car Hess drove southbound on Route 1A.
Two other cyclists, Uwe Uhmeyer, 60, and Margo Heigh, 54, also of Massachusetts, were also injured.
Hampton police found Sheppard had 7.3 grams of heroin in her home, along with four ounces of cocaine and small quantities of crack cocaine, oxycodone, diazepam, methylone and marijuana, according to prosecutors.


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This is not a cafe; you can't sit down, for one. The more leisurely customers stand at the window counters, their eyes drifting out across Ferenciek tere, as they unconsciously persuade vast cream cakes to fit into their tiny mouths.
There is a procedure that you have to master:
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4. Pay
5. Take your receipt back to the counter to see if you've bought the right thing
God only knows what happens if you choose the last piece of chocolate cake and someone else claims it while you're busy paying at the till! I'm sure there must be a system to deal with it though because Jég Büfé has an answer for everything. In the summer, part of the shop front opens up to sell ice cream; in the winter, a small round hatch ensures that waffles are despatched before your bus leaves.
There are plenty of sit-down cafes in the immediate vicinity so if you want to relax, there's no need to compromise. However, Jég Büfé is convenient, cheap and a great place for people watching. So if you've just got twenty minutes to kill, it's ideal.
Address: 1053 Budapest, Ferenciek tere 10.
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DUBAI (Reuters) - Preoccupied with an intensifying domestic power struggle, Iran is unlikely to agree with world powers next week on ways out of a nuclear dispute: Surviving a turbulent period of pre-electoral infighting will be the priority for its faction-ridden elite.
Despite eye-catching suggestions among Iranian policymakers that a more imaginative approach is needed to engagement with its Western adversaries, Iran's electoral calendar may pre-ordain several more months of stasis in the nuclear negotiations set to resume in Almaty, Kazakhstan on Tuesday.
With a presidential election looming in June, the latest round of negotiations, at which world powers will offer relief from some sanctions if Iran curbs activities of potential use in yielding a nuclear weapon, may amount to little more than "holding talks" to at least keep the diplomatic door open.
"Iran is in listening mode. They'll go back to Tehran and look at the offer," said a Western diplomat based in Tehran. "But they're unlikely to discuss issues in depth until the insecurity in the domestic power struggle has been clarified."
A closer look may give Western governments some reason for optimism. Iran's clerical leadership has recently offered signs of interest in closer engagement with them, helping lay the groundwork for Tehran's presence in the former Kazakh capital.
Iran's intelligence ministry published a report on its website last November touting the merits of diplomatic engagement to parry the threat of military action by enemies.
"It is clear that the outbreak of war and resorting to force is so serious and dreadful that the slightest neglect of it is an unforgivable sin," said the report by the ministry, which is controlled by Heydar Moslehi, a close ally of Iran's ultimate political authority, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
"To prevent war different options exist. One of those is the adoption of diplomatic and political policies and the potential of international forums, which is a necessary way forward."
The idea of direct talks between Iran and the United States - resurfacing after comments by Vice President Joe Biden this month - has nested in the minds of Iranian power brokers with surprisingly few ruling out such a possibility.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has long been a proponent of engaging with the United States and has been joined by other political heavyweights including Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani, who has said there was "no red line" to direct talks.
Consent came even from the head of Iran's Basij militia, a hardline enforcer of Islamist orthodoxy that was instrumental in stamping out post-election unrest in 2009.
"If the United States reforms its behavior, negotiations are possible," General Mohammad Reza Naqdi said in December.
Within days Khamenei shot down such messages, saying that the Islamic Republic would not negotiate "with a gun held to it", but analysts say Tehran has kept itself some wiggle room.
"The Supreme Leader left the door open. Once you break down his comments, they show that Iran wants something done on sanctions and that unless a serious move on that is made, he won't or can't trust the U.S.," said Scott Lucas, founder of EA Worldview, a news website that monitors Iranian media.
Washington is also sending out arguably its most encouraging message to Iran since the 1979 creation of the Islamic Republic, which led to the severing of U.S.-Iranian relations.
"Obama has assembled the most pro-Iran-engagement national security cabinet in recent U.S. history and he's less encumbered by domestic political consideration in his second term," said Karim Sadjadpour of the Washington-based Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
But much hinges on Iran's forthcoming election, which could scuttle any chances of rapid progress in the near future.
With sanctions imposed over Iran's refusal to negotiate limits on its nuclear push and open up to U.N. inspectors, putting Iran under sustained economic pressure, Iran is focused on managing its finances and its turbulent internal politics.
Ahmadinejad owes his political life to Khamenei after withstanding mass protests following his contested re-election in 2009, but his renewed drive for power and popularity has since placed the two at loggerheads.
Khamenei loyalists fear that Ahmadinejad, as the Islamic Republic's first non-clerical president since 1981, is maneuvering to break the ayatollahs' supremacy and weaken the influence of the Supreme Leader.
"The issue of Khamenei's domestic authority supersedes the nuclear talks. The supreme leader has to fight a battle to put Ahmadinejad in his place. The question is whether he is in control of the situation," said Lucas of EA Worldview.
Amid mutual backbiting and damaging, mutual accusations of corruption between the president and his critics, the back-story revolves around the fight for the presidential office.
Khamenei and his coterie of advisers are scrambling to unite hardline Islamist conservatives against the more nationalist Ahmadinejad and around a single candidate to minimize chances of virulent political divisions leading to post-election chaos.
Such a messy outcome could sap the authority of Khamenei and, by extension, the legitimacy of the Islamic Revolution.
"Khamenei doesn't seem to be able to stop them from washing their laundry directly in public. What does that say about his grip on power?" asked a source close to the nuclear talks. "He needs the authority to present a nuclear deal as a victory."
The six world powers' latest offer to Iran will comprise previous demands for the suspension of uranium enrichment to the purity of 20 percent, closure of Iran's underground Fordow enrichment plant, wider access for U.N. nuclear inspectors and a reduction in the country's enriched uranium stockpile.
In return, the latest international embargoes on gold and metals trading with Iran would be lifted. Iran has criticized the offer as insufficient, calling for its right to enrich uranium to be recognized and respected.
"The (powers) aren't ready to move forward on a comprehensive package and instead offers a piecemeal approach," said Seyed Hossein Mousavian, an Iranian nuclear negotiator from 2003 to 2005 under reformist president Mohammad Khatami.
"I'm confident Iran is prepared to make a grand deal that takes in all their demands if the powers recognize Iran's nuclear rights and lifts sanctions. If that happens, they can discuss how to move forward on a step-by step approach."
Analysts say that is asking too much of the Almaty talks, though the six powers' concession may already have been matched.
Just days before U.S. officials offered respite from sanctions on gold trade, Iran said it was converting some of its higher-grade enriched uranium into reactor fuel.
That, say analysts, is one way for Iran to slow the growth in its reserve of material that Western governments fear is a major step towards a nuclear weapons capability, although Tehran insists it is seeking only civilian nuclear energy.
But some see it as a ploy to prolong negotiations.
Diplomats say it shows Iran wants to avoid military confrontation, but the measure is not a "game-changer" because the reactor fuel conversions do not, at present, affect the bulk of Iran's refined uranium. Such conversions can also be reversed, diplomats say, although this is technically complex.
Moreover, while trade embargoes have intensified, Tehran may not be feeling enough pain to make serious concessions now.
"The regime's position oscillates between wanting genuine negotiations and wanting to stall for time," Dina Esfandiary of London's International Institute for Strategic Studies said.
"Although sanctions are hurting.... they're not having enough of an effect to change the leadership's mind on the nuclear issue. They're not hurting enough to be worth the humiliation of giving in to pressure after years of building the nuclear program up as a national feat."
(Additional reporting By Yeganeh Torbati, Editing by William Maclean and Mark Heinrich)


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I used to be totally over the chalkboard hype...until we decided to paint our door from the kitchen to the garage with chalkboard paint. Now I LOVE it! We write quotes/scriptures we want the kids to work on memorizing, use it to leave cute notes to each other and there's even space for the younger girls to draw. I totally love it!ReplyDelete
Thanks! I saw a tutorial for making one with plywood and chalkboard paint that I was going to pick up supplies for tomorrow. This is so much easier, and smoother, I'm sure. Chalk dust makes me cringe (and sneeze)m so I am planning to try some of those chalk markers! Thanks again.ReplyDelete
looks awesome! thanks for the tip about the chalk board at home depot!!!ReplyDelete
I love the idea of being able to change up your art. I think I'm a little commitment-phobic when it comes to decorating, so this is perfect. Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
Brilliant! I'm going to have to make a speedy trip to Home Depot real soon! Great post!ReplyDelete
Love this it looks so fabulous. I'd love to see it framed too!ReplyDelete
This is what I was looking for.. thank you!!! :)ReplyDelete
ooh super cool! I've been hesitant with the chalk thing also. I didn't know they sold this. I may need to get one and make it smaller to fit on my shelf. The silhouette blog recently did a post where you can make a stencil for the chalk board with regular paper, and then fill in with chalk. She did some pretty intricate stuff! It looked awesome! Home depot/lowes also carry a white board (kind of by peg board and paneling stuff) that you can write on with dry erase markers. I needed a counter for my craft desk, and we used this board. I can doodle, make notes of measurements, etc. right on my counter! It's super sweet. Woah that was long! Who knew I'd be so excited about writing on stuff!ReplyDelete
would you mind saying where you got your couches? looking for comfortable grey couches doesn't seem to be the easiest... thanks!ReplyDelete
Wow, good to know! I've been wanting a huge chalkboard for my living room for so long. This may work! Thanks!ReplyDelete
That's cheap and easy! I love it! I've been hesitant to buy chalkboard paint and worried about the mess chalk dust makes, too. This is great.ReplyDelete
Don't mean to be a downer, but how is this not straddling VERY close to infringing on the original artist's copyright? Same quote, same design/style of writing, same colors (though reversed), same intentional/not intentional running of the words off the edge, etc...If I were Kal Barteski, I would be sending you a strongly worded letter, at the very least.ReplyDeleteReplies
Tonya - Frankly speaking, I have not violated any copyrights here. I have not reproduced this to sell. I created something similar for my own home because I liked it. If I copied it and tried to sell it, there would be an issue. I also didn't even hide the inspiration. I clearly linked it to the site, sending a whole lot of traffic that way. I didn't even post their photo on my blog. There is no issue at all, but thank you for your concern.Delete
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Does this mean that Emotiva is the audiophile value leader?
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Does this mean that Emotiva is the audiophile value leader?
Does what mean that?
Stereophile magazine, March 2013: The Entry Level section, Emotiva: Made with love.
Nope .
Oh, ok. Perhaps. Good column!
No? It's not the value leader?
I think most folks that own lower fi gear and feel it sounds great will beleive it's a value leader . Nothing wrong with being enthusiastic about ones audio gear .
I often wallow in the sound of my third / garage system , ( Luxman , Cambridge , Paradigm ) . But a hear many smaller system within the audio club we belong to and know that to call my smallest system a value leader would be a bit of a stretch , and although I've liked what I've heard from Emotiva gear I wouldn't say it's the best at it's price point . Just my opinion , I'm not a qualified reviewer .


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A couple of news items this week indicate that we're moving a little faster now in the direction of being able to control gadgets and machines with our minds and our eyes.
First, Wired.com is reporting on how German researchers claim to have rigged a Volkswagen Passat with a bunch of off-the-shelf parts to create a car that you can kinda-sorta drive with your mind. They used an electroencephalography gaming headset system and the car responds to certain commands after the system learns your brain patterns; it's not road-ready by any means, but it's meant as a proof of concept. And it means that someone without use of his or her limbs could someday, conceivably, drive without having to turn the wheel or step on the brake pedal.
Here's a video showing off BrainDriver:
Interesting. But if cars are truly going to be controlled by our minds, that could be trouble. For one thing, you'd probably have to concentrate like never before — no more singing along to the radio, no cell phone conversations. And if it really does follow our thought commands, you'll be veering sharply into the In-N-Out Burger drive-thru every time you're in the neighborhood. At least, I would.
But that's not all. How about an eye-controlled laptop?
Tobii Technology and Lenovo are showing off a laptop that uses eye tracking to let you control everything with your eyes. Once again, it's a concept model rather than being ready for the market, but they say it lets you point, select, and scroll in a "completely intuitive" manner.
"We anticipate that people will be extremely excited to be able to control their computer with their eyes," Tobii North America General Manager Barbara Barclay said in a press release. "But what we find most exciting are the opportunities that eye control as part of natural user interfaces offer consumer electronics manufacturers in a range of product categories. We look forward to working with our partners to find many exciting ways to share and integrate this technology to advance their work." In other words, they want to use this in other gadgets as well. Set your DVR with a glance! (What time is Web Soup on?) Nuke your Lean Cuisine by ogling the microwave! Turn your lights on and off with a withering glare! No, sir, don't need no Clapper here, I got Eye Power!
So many questions: Will this work right if you wear glasses? Are you going to be double-clicking every time you blink? If something you read makes your eyes roll, will it scroll right off the screen? But I can see this being extremely helpful for people who don't have use of their hands, like quadriplegics; it's a big step forward for accessibility.
Someday, this stuff will become commonplace. Someday might not be too far off. Until then, keep your hands on the wheel and your fingers on your trackpad; we're not quite there yet.


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In partnership with Rockwell Group, the National Building Museum will display the Play Work Build exhibition starting on November 18. The exhibition takes place in three galleries and will combine items from the museum's architectural toy collection with Rockwell Group's Imagination Playground. The Imagination Playground features loose parts and blue foam blocks of various shapes and sizes.
The earliest American construction toys, including alphabet blocks made by S.L. Hill in the 1870s and finger-joint building blocks made by Charles Crandall in the 1860s, will be displayed in the first gallery. Blocks by Friedrich Froebel and early Erector sets such as Tinker Toys, Lincoln Logs, a variety of plastic molded toys, skyscraper, house, and a village will also be displayed in this first gallery. Wall texts from architects, designers, and engineers will accompany the sets on display.
Foam blocks will be found in the second display gallery. Rockwell Group designed the blocks on display exclusively for the exhibition. Both children and adults can enjoy building opportunities with the variety of shapes, holes, and connectors provided in the gallery. The visitors can construct structures on the floor, off the wall, or combine both to invent their own creative narratives.


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Wuthering Heights
In this austere, elemental version of Emily Brontë's novel, that character is Heathcliff, played first by Solomon Glave and later by James Howson. Arnold's Heathcliff is not the gypsy of the novel. Here, he's portrayed as black, and the reluctant members of his new family in a farmhouse on a wind-battered Yorkshire moor react as you might expect to their father's act of charity in adopting him, considering the time and place.
Like most screen versions, Arnold's film drops its curtain when Heathcliff's almost-lover Cathy (Shannon Beer and then Kaya Scodelario), also his adopted sister, leaves the story, and so ignores the second half. But this spin on the book pays as much attention to weather and animals, plants and insects as it does to the tragedy of unfulfilled love as its core. Nature offers cameos from hawks, dogs, rabbits, sheep and beetles. For Arnold, landscape and wildlife are substitutes for needless dialogue and exposition.
The film's interest in dirt and dust, blood and bogs, brings to mind the earthiness of Andrew Kötting's Émile Zola adaptation, 'This Filthy Earth', although the intimate shots of nature recall Terrence Malick. There's a touch of the Ken Loach of 'Days of Hope' or Bill Douglas of 'Comrades' in its unfussy, non-decorous approach to period – although, unlike them, Arnold prefers little talk.
This silence and the intimate cosying-up to Heathcliff becomes a slight problem in the film's later stages. Here, older Heathcliff and Cathy are not as interesting as their younger selves – and nor are the actors playing them. Howson looks lost and Scodelario is a thin presence. The film's later chapters feel too much like standard melodrama with the sound off – and by this stage, cinematographer Robbie Ryan's exquisite imagery becomes a touch repetitive too.
But the best of the film – the first hour – is excellent. Arnold's strongest work goes into exploring Heathcliff and Cathy's tentative romance with tenderness and a visceral sense of where pain meets pleasure. Glave and Beer work well together. A scene of them fighting in the mud contains all the longing necessary to explain the distress of their later parting. Arnold is great at exploring Heathcliff's isolation, showing us only what he sees as he lurks round corners or peers through doors.
The film's lack of final tragedy is a difficulty. By the end, you feel as shut off from this world as Heathcliff, a stranger in his own story. It's a smart approach – but not fully satisfying to share. Still, Arnold's film looks astounding and there are clever choices in every scene.
Release details
|Release date:
|Friday November 11 2011
|127 mins
Cast and crew
|Andrea Arnold
|Kaya Scodelario
Nichola Burley
Oliver Milburn
James Howson
Steve Evets
Amy Wren
Paul Hilton
I found the film dreadfully slow but strangely compelling. Solomon Glave was particularly impressive. Ms. Bronte's toes would have curled at the unnecessary language but the joy of the film was that instead of being deafened and infuriated by obtrusive and unsympathetic backgroud 'music' as in almost every other production, here we heard the wind and rain, etc., - natural sounds which were much more evocative and impressive. This made it a joy to watch and listen to. When will someone invent a button to press which will get rid of all the rubbish that spoils almost everything else?
I just wanted to point out that this was a re-imagining, so of course elements will change. I loved the hand held camera, the use of natural light and the lack of dialogue. For me, it wasn't necessary; it still build up the closeness of the 2 characters, who needs speech? The casting was brilliant; the two youngsters did very well in the challenging roles before them. I have read the book and seen many adaptations but this one actually made me feel for the characters. Yes, the content is bad: animal abuse, the beatings, the 2 lovers never being able to be together, but that's the story and that's what it was like. The idea of Heathcliff being black only made it more realistic and understanding for me. The first half gave a feeling of anguish and that feeling did continue in to the second half. To be honest, the first half was my favourite. The 2nd part felt like it was trying to conclude and the characters did seem different from the characters the kids created. I do believe more could have been done with the 2nd half to conclude the story and create more emotion but I believe the director was attempting to be true to the novel. The acting of the later Cathy and Heathcliff did not evoke as much emotion as the first too and for me the story, although a lot seemed to be happening, moved way too slowly. I believed the director did so much with the first half with regard to the camera work, it was unnecessary in the future and the story could have moved much quicker without the slower scenes. Saying that, as someone else here pointed out, the character of Heathcliff became very isolated and this was put across brilliantly. This is not a Hollywood big budget with beauty queens; it's a retelling of a classic novel, raw and very skilfully delivered. I rarely watch tv but this film really gripped me within the first 10 minutes. Very well executed.
This is a good film we think the first hour when their young is allot better then when there older .. didn't think Solomon would have been so good at acting... known him ages and it was a good feeling watching this film bit disappointed that the parts where they was grown up ruined the film much preferred it when they was younger but the film was still good and would recommend others to watch
Dreadful dreadful dreadful, and where was animal protection??!? Am I the only one who thinks those poor little dogs shouldn't gave suffered for a second. Ithose scenes upset me so much they made me sick. I stopped watching altogether at the second Hanging of the Dogs. Disgusting.
What part of the story the film covered wasn't bad (though the older Cathy and Heathcliffe didn't look much like the young ones had), but I was hugely disappointed by the film deciding to cut off when it did: Missing out some of the most interesting psychological elements of the story. Almost like a simplified, Disney version, but with very strong language and animal cruelty.
My feelings were changing as I watched it and reflrected the pros and cons above. Interesting to learn that much of it was filmed up North near Thwaite, in Swaledale: a well chosen location, to any one who also knows the Haworth Moors. And the two young actors did well in challenging roles, Their beauty, at times, left one longing for more! The lack of resemblance between the younger and older Heathcliff & Cathy was disappointing
Tacting reminiscent of a very serious and worthy sixth form play, direction at a level of desperation to be different (in which case why base it on somebody else's work?) and the net result is unadulterated tedium. All the tricks become very quickly boring - shaky hand held camera shots, murky lighting, lack of dialogue, close ups of beetles. Just awful.
I was in Thwaite when the film was being made.The actors had to endure days and days of rain and wind and all the scenes are authentic.It was truly all done on location with no studio shots.The farmhouse used was also mainly left as it had been except for repairs to the roof and chimneies.I have been there since and it really is a hovel and all the scenes were taken in situ--the candles,the fires.the dirty walls and passageways and the broken walls and rough cobbles. Strangely perhaps anyone being lucky enough as I was to be "on location" may have reviewed the film differently,I was impressed with the outcome and imagine life being as raw as the film depicted in the bleakness of the moors in the early 19 century.It made one think because there was no "tarting up" or romanticising the life that the tortured Heathcliff was forced to lead.I've even ordered the DVD!!
Oh Dave. Your review is close to the biggest embarrassment I've experienced in a long time of cinema reviews (only Jason Solomon has made me feel this aggrieved, although to be fair to you, Jason creates a level of despair in me on a much more regular basis) - did it coincide with an Andrea interview perhaps? Saw Wu(i)thering Heights this evening and it is an utterly painful experience. What you seem to conveniently gloss over is the appalling acting by the whole cast! Yes there are some nice 'nature' shots but jeez there is SO little heart that the films ends up coming across like some amateur dramatic society production. Yes, the horse-riding scene hs a certain erotic charge - but even then Andrea feels the need to have Heathcliffe caress the horse...we GOT IT Andrea, relax, less-is-more. By the time we reach the 2nd half of this totally pointless mess not only do the repeated scenes of trees simply raise the: how-much-longer question but simply seem lazy. FISHTANK was a gem of a film. Do yourself a favour everybody: rent that AVOID THIS. fancy an evening in the cinema? Go see DRIVE or WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN and experience TRUE celluloid artistry.
I have never felt strongly enough about a film to submit a review, but I simply have to air my views about this adaptation of Emily Bronte"s classic. I was so disappointed, I don't think I have ever disliked a film so much. I studied this for my A level text 17 years ago, have read the book several times and seen other films and television dramas of the classic. It was so slow and took so long to get going, the lack of dialogue was very annoying, particularly when they cut the classic pieces down "Nelly, I AM Heathcliff......" These are such fundamental elements of the starry that they have to feature in full. The camera work was also very irritating after a while and I was getting fed up of the endless shaking camera scenes and that of the wildlife and insects. The casting of Cathy and Heathcliff was also poor, the older characters playing no resemblance to the younger. I felt the raw passion between cathy and Heathcliff wasn't portrayed either, probably due to the small amount of dialogue. The fact that almost the entire second half of the story was cut out - no scenes of young Cathy (another fundamental part) was a major blow. Please don't go and see this movie if you don't have a good understanding of Bronte's text - you will be very put off and extremely disappointed.
Very disappointing. The first part was good and original, but then the film just got really really tedious. I liked the fact the Heatchliffe was black, I thought it gave an interesting twist, and I liked the young Cathy. Some of the photography was OK too - but hardly as startlingly original as the film critics make out. The last hour was completely unconvincing. The older Cathy bore no resemblance to the younger one, The acting became very wooden and the endless flashbacks mind-numbingly borring, For a film that is supposed to have some emotional pull, it left me feeling completely unmoved. Seriously heavy editing would help. I would be inclined to cut at least 60 minutes off it.
Surely I can't be the only person who thinks that this film is incredible? It's about time someone summed up the true spirit of Wuthering Heights. After years of watching adaptations that apologise for if not ignore the and unrelenting darkness, violence and downright weirdness of the book this adaptation was a breath of fresh air in its honesty and authenticity. Just like the book It's baffling and ambiguous, and asks more questions than it answers, but is nonetheless absolutely compelling. The book isn't an easy one to read for anyone, and nor should the film be an easy one to watch. Some of the acting is occasionally a little wooden, and yes, grown-up Cathy was treated almost unrealistically well by puberty, and fair enough - anyone expecting a Victorionaphillc tragic yet bittersweet romance will be sorely disappointed. Specks in the ocean of a what is overall a hugely successful adaptation.
Dreadful, worst film I've seen in ages, never seen so many people walk out of a cinema. This is just overly artistic indulgence by a talentless director, horrid to watch and painfully slow, what a sheer disappointment!
I have just returned after watching this film with three friends . We were all so so disappointed . For me, I felt excited for about half an hour since the film is so stripped of all the usual period drama stuff and is raw , punishingly cold and desolate with the characters so clearly the product of a cruel, harsh , uncompromising environment . BUT then the imagery became repetetive ( oh , another moth trapped on glass, a bird trapped behind bars etc The hand held camera made the film seem intimate and pulled you into the bleakness of the landscape and Heathcliffe's sitution ... But Again, the shots that were out of focus, in near darkness with almost inaudible diction became irritating . What seemed fresh at first became a parody of itself within a single film !! Yes, the characters would not waste words but they would deliver with some passion those they did deliver . The taciturn character of Hindley that still sat in period did not sit comfortably with the language used eg 'Fuck off you cunt' etc. The film moved forward in a repetative . self -indulgent, laboured way and I ( and friends) could not wait for it to end. I did not empathise with or emotionally engage with any characters ,despite the novel delivering passion . So . ok strip away the hackneyed , the obvioue , but replace this with something ...SOMETHING !!! Worst film of my year...best Kevin and A Separation .
A torturous and dreadful film, possibly one of the worst I've seen in a very long while. Six people, possibly a third of the audience, walked out of the Chelsea Curzon yesterday and they were the lucky ones. The film hardly merits one star, and that is because it is shot in Yorkshire. Go see it at your peril.
Let's make no bones about it - Heathcliffe was an unremittingly mean, cruel, twisted bastard. Little surprise given the pummelling he is given in his youth, and by his unknown but doubtless tortuous route to Yorkshire. So to cast him as a cool, calm, butter-wouldn't-melt cherub from a little cotton wool box in the 21st century suburbs is an insult to Emily Bronte and all the powerful darkness of her novel. That said, the imagery of Yorkshire is authentic and evocative - even though the filming was done in a completely different part to the original setting - but it all drags and repeats itself, while the big house of the Lintons looks as though it's in the Home Counties. The supporting cast are stronger, earthier than either of the young leading couple, and true to the time-honoured Yorkshire tradition of people kicking the crap out of each other. Kaya Scodelario is convincing as the troubled as the older Cathy, briefly injecting a long-overdue shot of real emotion to the proceedings, but she's given so little to actually do that you wonder whether it's Cathy or Kaya expressing uneasiness at the way things have panned out, the film pretty much petering out after the change of actors, while Howson as the older Heathcliffe is sort of Shakespeare wannabe meets opera singer meets a very bizarre "innit"-accented diction. It's a nice-looking film by all accounts but the overall impression is of a pretentious, diluted work. And that soft-cheeked young Heathcliffe is absolutely unforgiveable.
Went to see this film yesterday with my daughter. I have to say I think it's probably the worst film I've seen all year. By choosing a black actor to play Heathcliff the film introduces a racist element which simply isn't there in the book. The lack of dialogue was annoying, and what dialogue there was had been updated, and seemed totally out of place in this period piece. I hated it and so did my daughter, who incidentally has never read the book. She told me that for most of the film she could not understand what was going on. A complete mess of a film.. I really don't get why the critics like it so much when it's obvious that on the whole the audience loathes it.
I think anyone who complains that the film has no 'character development' or emotion is missing the point; the bleak, harsh landscape of the moors is a reflection of the silent, lonely and taciturn souls who inhabit it. And the atmospheric stormy nights (which do get a bit too frequent by the end), represent this elemental longing and in time, callouness of the characters' behaviour. So the lack of dialogue was something I found intriguing, particularly in the first half of the film where we're focussing on Heathcliff's alienation and his longing for Cathy (who is very well played by the young actress). Similarly, it's nice to see a 'period' film not in thrall to costumes, pretty houses and pompous language; this was a warts-and-all, muddy and believable depiction of country life in the early 19th century. The second half of the film does have flaws (the older Cathy is particularly poorly acted), but even then I found Hindley's pathetic degeneration, and Heathcliff's wildly wavering treatment of Isabella, always a substitute for Cathy, an ineresting spectacle. The flashbacks were too frequent (especially as they were all just copy and pasted shots from the first half of the film), but other than that the film was an intriguing adaptation of a similarly strange and complicated book.
I didn't much care for either of Andrea Arnold's previous films, "Red Road" and "Fishtank", finding both of them insubstantial, uninvolving and overrated. However I found the idea of her directing "Wuthering Heights" an interesting one. I thought it possible that it might be a welcome antidote to the rather genteel versions of the novel I've seen in the past. With that in mind I was quite happy with the squalor and brutality depicted. Nor do I have a problem with the film being shot in Academy Ratio as I see so many older films in this format at the BFI. My problem is that the resulting film is a mess. Incoherently made, scrappily edited, with shaky camerawork, incomprehensible dialogue and poor acting. After 40 minutes my companion and I gave up and we walked out, something I last did about thirty years ago. This is a truly abysmal film by a talentless director. It's even worse than "Meek's Cutoff", until now my "Dud of the Year", which is no mean achievement. Not even worth one star let alone the £9.00 I paid to see it.
Inspired by Kate Bush's wailing, once upon a time I struggled to read Wuthering Heights. So I was pleasantly surprised to see TO had rated this film with 4 stars. I felt this was a film of two distinct halves – from Heathcliff being found, taken in, and then turned out; and then from the point where he returns wealthy and beautifully dressed. I felt the two parts were equally marked out by the photography and lighting, with dark, depressing, chilly lighting to compound the surroundings in which Heathcliff and Cathy were raised, which was then contrasted with the vibrant, beautifully lit home in which Cathy lived with husband, Edgar. I was very impressed with this film. I thought the story was well told, well scripted, and flawlessly acted. But, as I loathe noisy popcorn munchers, I chose to see this film at Cineworld Chelsea, where I thought the story would be known, the film well received, and the audience silent. Not only were we 20 in number, but 5 people left. I'm not sure this will win awards, but from me it gets 7/10 – or generous 4 stars.
Didn't enjoy this film, it was almost painful to watch, esspecially the second half. I was exhausted at the end! Very repetative, didn't like the characters or feel any sympathy for them, just wanted to give them a good scrub!! The camera made me feel sea sick. However, film stayed with me for days afterwards, couldn't seem to shake it, but not in a good way!!
Dreadful. Absolutely everything appeared to be done for effect.Howson's acting was appaling and it never stopped raining.
The introduciton of race into this adaptation is a misreading that casts all negative reactions to heathcliff as racism. the direction is clunkingly cyclical (oo quick lets chuck in some running about on the moors again!) the updated dialogue woefully leaden, and James Howson as Heathcliff, Kaya Scodelario as Cathy have no chemistry. Indulgent moor-wank.
shaky camera, out of focus, more blustering wind than dialogue, 4:3 aspect ratio?. Arty for the sake of arty. Some nice shots but they don't make up for a confusing tale. It isn't believable that society would let a young black boy and a white girl in rural Britain to hang out. So many plot details missing... very powerful story in a twisted way.
Brilliant but bonkers Up there with Melancholia and Kevin as the best film of the year
I agree with the comments above, very hard to get into. Very long and draining, I didn't feel like I cared about the characters - although the cinematography is at times stunning (held back by the annoying old academy aspect ratio), I didn't enjoy this film as much as I was expecting to///
This film is awful. Don't waste your time or money to go see this. Terrible poster as well - makes the film look like it's called "Love Is A Force Of Nature". A great book, though.
This film wallowed in dirt and misery from start to finish with no thought or insight given to the characters - the love story is completely lost in all this grime. Arnold really needs to change the record with these staggeringly obvious animal analogies - the horse in Fish Tank was bad enough, but here we're battered with them. The editing of Nicolas Chaudeurge and the photography of Robbie Ryan manage mask a huge amount of problems, so kudos to them. All of that said, this is still Arnold's best film!
The film left me cold. I thought it was poorly cast and the actors were not very good. The cinematography was excellent, but the sheer brutality and cruelty on screen, coupled with the lack of emotion, made this an unpleasant film to sit through.


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