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Formats: | 18 DVD, Blu-ray |
Starring: | T.K. Carter, Kurt Russell, Richard Masur, Richard Dysart |
Director: | John Carpenter |
Genres: | Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller |
Studio: | UCA |
Collections: | 100 Horror Films |
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The Thing |
18 Feature |
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Run time: | 1 hour 44 minutes |
Rental release: | 06 Oct 2007 |
Main languages: | English |
Dubbed: | French, Spanish, Italian, Polish |
Subtitles: | Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish |
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A Genuine Classic
By jezfernandez (25 reviews) from Wantage , 03 Mar 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
Set in the frozen wastes of Antarctica, 1982, John Carpenter brings us a genuine ?re-imagining? of Howard Hawkes? 1957 classic, ?The Thing From Another World?. The premise is the same - a group of scientists working at a remote outpost discover the frozen remains of the titular ?thing?, an alien creature which has been buried in the ice for 100,000 years. When the specimen is brought back to base, havoc ensues as it goes on a ravenous rampage.
Yet here is where Carpenter takes an audacious detour, deftly abandoning Hawkes? Frankenstinian tall-man-in-a-suit, and employing the considerable talents of FX whiz-kid Rob Bottin. Gone is the lumbering bi-ped, shuffling down the corridors like some geriatric basketball player. In comes a shape-shifting terror which assimilates its host and imitates it to perfection, revealing its identity only when survival is threatened. It?s a bold move by Carpenter, extraordinarily executed through restrained performances from the cast and an eye-poppingly gruesome turn from the thing itself.
The movie kicks off with a lone dog running franctically through the snow and into the US outpost, pursued relentlessly by a Norwegian helicopter. When the crew suddenly pull out a rifle and start shooting, the Yanks suddenly twig that all is not well. One misplaced grenade later and the Norwegians are history. So is any hope of an explanation. The US team take their own helicopter out to the Norwegians base, where a grim discovery is made?
This is a movie about survival and perhaps works so well because the characters (all male) don?t suffer from stupidity syndrome. These are not nubile teenagers, butchered to death because they were daft enough to wander semi-naked into the basement unaccompanied. These are scientists, thrown into a terrifying scenario as they battle against an unseen intruder.
Shot with a genuine sense of mounting claustrophobia and paranoia (the camera frequently weaves silently through empty corridors), Carpenter avoids the usual bag of horror cliches and instead allows the concept itself to chill. What if man is the warmest place to hide (as the tagline says) and the creature you?re most afraid of is impossible to find?
Kurt Russell is well cast as the reluctant leader of the team, a man with little to lose and enough attitude to take this creature apart. He?s supported by a competent array of actors who play it straight and react believably to Rob Bottin?s mesmerisingly grotesque ?thing?. The level of imagination here is mind-blowing, particularly when the thing takes every conceivable step to preserve itself. Be prepared to catch your jaw when you get to the operating room scene ? it?s one of cinema?s finest.
The Thing is a tremendous effort from a director who?s sadly gone the way of the dogs in recent years. Hailing from a pre-CGI era, the special effects are streets ahead of anything you will see today (sincerely) and the action cracks along at a relentless pace. A must-have addition to anyone DVD collection.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(192)A film thats so good, it survived being remade!
By TheWatchman (753 reviews) from Suburbia , 20 Jun 2013Most people will already know about The Thing, but, if you dont, its about a monstrous shape-shifting alien running riot among an American base in the arctic. And its fantastic. Thats all you need to know. However, instead of listing all its many plus points (of which there are probably too many to mention), I will simply point out that, as it was popular, it probably wasnt long before some Hollywood money-man decided to cash in on its success and remake it. It never happened (well, it sort of did, but it didnt). Even Hollywood was at a loss as to whether they could attempt to better such a work of horror genius. So they didnt. They left it as it is and its all the better for it. They did make a prequel which you can take or leave, depending on your taste. The original is obviously far better, so, if you choose to only watch one, definitely go for John Carpenters 1982 original. Bottom line: if you like horror, if you like sci-fi, if you love bizarre and monstrous creatures and spine-tingling tension, then this is for you. It may have been made over thirty years ago, but its still as fresh and chilling as when it first came out. For the few people who havent seen it, I wont mention its best parts, but the special effects for their time were truly breath-taking (and hideous).- Was this review helpful to you?
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'The Thing' To Do Is Avoid This!
By xMovieManiac (17 reviews) , 10 Apr 2013I guess if you are past your 30's you might find this remotely entertaining. Myself, I found it painful to watch and wasnt really engaged with the story, effects, cast or buildup. I would stay away from this 'amatauer' relic.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Scared the pooooooo out me when I was 7 and every time since. Even last night.
By Fishy182 (29 reviews) from Uxbridge , 25 Jun 2012Every now and again you'll watch a film that just sticks with you for the rest of your life, I tend to find that its horrors and si-fi that do it for me. And along side 'Predator' The Thing by John Carpenter will go with me till the day I die. If I'm still watching it when i'm 90 odd years old it'll probably be the death of me too.
The setting is an Antarctic research station, cut off from the outside world. 12 Americans welcome in a dog being hunted by some crazed Norwegians. Not knowing that the dog is in fact a shape shifting alien that crashed on earth 100 000 years ago.
It's not long before they figure out what has happened and lose trust in each other.
Every last actor in this film, including the dogs, perform superb parts. Not a line out of character or an unconvincing scream.
The set is dark, lonesome, creepy and contains as much character as the films leading roles.
The Fx's are beautifully disgusting and are distorted to a sickening perfection.
The sound track is wonderfully sparse and all of it aids the setting. Ennio Morricone nailed it again.
I really can not say enough good things about this film. Seen as a box office flop and riding a wave of critically mixed reviews. It has found its deserved place in the hearts of many horror fans now.
It's my personal favourite Horror of all time......- Was this review helpful to you?
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Pretty Good
By a customer , 04 May 2012I watched this for the first time the other day thinking this was the updated version. I was surprised at how good it is considering it's age. Very tense!- Was this review helpful to you?
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Great sci-fi from this era!
By WelshKaris (17 reviews) from North Wales , 26 Mar 2012I was told to watch this film by a friend. I dont normally watch too many sci-fi type films from this era, but i have to say i really enjoyed it. It has a great storyline behind it and is definately worth a watch- Was this review helpful to you?
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Capcom has released a few trailers for Asura's Wrath, and a couple show some older gameplay footage, but it will help you recall what an odd, interesting title this looks as though it is going to be. It's slated for sometime next year on PS3 and Xbox 360. The developer, CyberConnect2, has said it plans to reveal more on the game as it gets closer to release. There's some screens here too.

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Marussia are determined to make the most of any chances they get to impress during the remaining eight races of the season.
The Banbury-based squad pulled off one of the surprises of the year during qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix as Jules Bianchi and Max Chilton made it through to Q2 at the expense of the Williams and Toro Rosso drivers.
The team's decision to put their drivers on slicks before anyone else paid off as Bianchi claimed P15 on the grid with Chilton starting next to him.
Although team principal John Booth would love to replicate that success at the Italian Grand Prix this weekend he knows all the cards will need to fall into place.
"Our qualifying performances in Spa gave the whole team a real lift and served as a reminder of what we can achieve when opportunities such as those arise," he said.
"We continue to work hard at extracting the maximum from our current package and there is a great deal of activity taking place behind the scenes to ensure we leave no stone unturned. Equally, we are confident in our ability to take our chances when the right circumstances transpire, as they can make all the difference for us in the remaining eight races of the season.
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Bianchi, who finished 18th at Spa, admits Marussia won't have it easy for the rest of the season.
"We had a very positive qualifying session in Spa which gave us all a great boost, but Sunday showed us how hard it is to hang on to the opportunities we create for ourselves," he said.
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When attempting to hit a baseball traveling 90 mph or faster, every fraction of a second matters. That's why Baseball Vision Program's hitting guru Chris McKnight emphasizes the process of seeing the ball as the pitcher delivers it and tracking it on its way to the strike zone—the earlier a player's eyes "pick up" the ball, the more time he or she has to react. By training players' eyes and the reactions of their hands to be in unison, Chris gives them a valuable tool not just at the plate, but in the field. A veteran coach with experience as a manager in the NCAA and as a scout, Chris has developed successful training methods with more than 3,000 students.
Rock River Lanes gathers groups for the time-honored pastime of repeatedly knocking over 10 pesky pins before celebrations bathed in frothy brews and pizza pies. At the lanes, groups will first equip their toes with specialized shoes, much like donning flippers to visit the aquarium's whale tank. With feet draped in smooth, alley-approved soles, groups can begin their pin pummeling. In two hours, bands of bowlers can sneak in several 10-frame games, sending balls twisting and tumbling down the lanes, pins clanging and clamoring around the pin deck. While championing the spherical side in the battle between pins and bowling balls, athletes can satisfy tummies by tackling slices of a one-topping pizza or indulging in a few glasses of performance-enhancing domestic suds from a pitcher.
The certified instructors at Scooter Tow Hang Gliding School have designed their curriculum to encourage potential students that hang-gliding can be for anyone. In doing so, they introduce beginners to the sport gradually by scheduling flights in the early morning and late afternoon—when the atmosphere is at its calmest—and having them start by only going 2–3 feet off the ground. Once they're more experienced, flyers can join the crew for organized brewery tours and the school's hang-gliding club.
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Hitters SportsPlex is a 50,000-square-foot sports complex that gives aspiring sluggers the opportunity to train year-round in pristine indoor facilities. With three baseball cages and pitching machines capable of firing stitched orbs at adjustable speeds and emulating up to six different pitches, batters can perfect their swing against throws of all degrees of difficulty. Athletes can also hone their talents in climate-controlled, hi-tech practice facilities for tennis, indoor golf, and pickleball—a combination of ping-pong and tennis that's played on a giant plate next to a giant hamburger.
On June 30, 1904 Col. William and Anna Vilas donated a tract of land to become a public park and free recreational space in memory of their son, Henry, who died due to complications from diabetes at a young age. They added numerous improvements over the decade and in 1911, the Henry Vilas Zoo gained its first animal exhibits. Today, the zoo covers 30 acres and features a number of creatures from around the world, ranging from the vanishing chimpanzee and endangered red panda to locals such as the great horned owl and american alligator. The zoo also remains one of the few free AZA-accredited zoos across the country.
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10:30am Tuesday 22nd October 2013 in Crystal Palace By Andrew Bloss, Reporter
Crystal Palace manager Ian Holloway is now the bookmakers favourite to become the next Premier League manager to lose his job.
The Eagles lost 4-1 to Fulham last night which leaves Ian Holloway's men with one win from eight games, having lost seven.
Holloway held talks with the club's co-chairman Steve Parish last night and is expected to hold further talks today.
Last night Holloway insisted he could turn Palace's fortunes around.
But the bookmakers have now put the former Blackpool manager as odds-on to be the next Premier League manager to lose his job, with Skybet offering odds as short as 2/5.
Fulham boss Martin Jol had been hotly tipped to leave after a patchy start to the season, but last night's win at Selhurst Park has seen his odds of being unemployed next lengthen to 12/1 on Ladbrokes and 16/1 on Paddy Power.
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I bought a fliptop for my PS2 SCPH 50001. So I went in a quest searching for a way to boot my PS1 Backup games on my PS2. But I was frustrated finding that I can play PS1 games only if I had an old Gameshark disk. But I keep looking and find out that if you had a PS2 v9 you can use the launchelf or the PS2OS to boot those PS1 games. I tried everything they said. And it didn?t work. When I used the Launchelf and return to the PS2Browser like they said, the CD never stop spinning so I could never do the swap that way. Then I used the PS2OS, they said that after you start the PS2OS with the PS1 game inserted. You will have to select the BOOT CD option. The tray will stop and then you can do the swap trick. Return to the menu, select PS2browser and the game was supposed to boot. But every time I selected the PS2 browser the tray opened. None of these options work for me.
What I did and work for me was:
1) Using my Exploit I started the PS2OS v.3.
2) Went to the option that said BOOT CD. (The tray stop completely)
3) Swapped the Original PS1 Game with the Backup.
4) Went to the File manager of the PS2OS. (This part is the slowest one)
5) Select the Partition with the Launchelf.
6) Open Launchelf once again.
7) Select the PS2 browser of the Launchelf.(found at the /MISC)
8) Wait until the PS2 browser opened.
9) Take out the PS2 memory card.
10) Select the PS1 game. ?Y Listo, a Jugar.?
I tried various games and they all work just fine. I was hopping that this may help others that want to play their games and haven?t found a way to do it. I know is slow but is better than nothing .I would like to know if this is an old new and if it work for other PS2 version other than mine.


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I have great respect for Dr. King, but there is no question at all that he chased women other than his wife. Forrest was also one of the few generals of the South that seemed to have learned a lesson from the Civil War and in later life spoke up for the full civil rights of African Americans. I personally don't see how anyone could equate Forrest with Hitler. I could see Hitler and Stalin bunched together. They both killed millions. Forrest was one of the finest generals of the Civil War. Having said that I am not concerned one way or the other about the marker.
Why did his followers do all those horrible things then? And still do them today?
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Caucus vice chairman Steven Olsen says there are about 1,700 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who are on the Democrat caucus email list.
Olsen hopes the fast and prayer will lead people to put aside political ideologies and seek common-sense solutions based on the teaching of the gospel.
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UNEMPLOYMENT has fallen by almost 1,400 across York, North Yorkshire and East Riding of Yorkshire.
Latest figures showed today that the number of people claiming Job Seeker's Allowance in York fell between March and April by 143 to 3,472, or 2.5 per cent of those eligible. That percentage is no worse than in April last year.
The number of claimants in North Yorkshire fell by 854 to 9,658, or 2.6 per cent of those eligible, compared with 2.4 per cent in April last year. In East Riding of Yorkshire, the number fell by 404 to 6,989, or 3.3 per cent, which compares with 3 per cent in April last year.
In Ryedale, the number of people claiming JSA fell by 126 to 637, or 2 per cent of those eligible, while in Selby, the number fell by 67 to 1,637 or 3.1 per cent.
The local figures are better than those for both the region and the country. In Yorkshire and The Humber as a whole, about 4.8 per cent of those eligible were claiming JSA in April, down by 0.1 per cent and across Great Britain, the figure was 4 per cent, down by 4.1 per cent.
There is a clear seasonal element to the drop in unemployment locally and nationally, with similar drops happening between March and April last year.
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Hello!!! I am Shweta Chavan from India. I have been in guiding for 12 years. I have been part of 6th Nivedita Open Girl Guide Group since 2nd standard that meets at Sangam. Now I am volunteer-in training for one month. I love guiding because it give me lots of things and makes me very happy J. I am currently in my 2nd year studying Bachelor of Business Administration at University of Pune. I love to meet different people from all over the world and make new friends. I am really looking forward to getting to know more about Sangam and meeting Guides from all over the world.
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I and a friend of mine are working on our own web startup. Right now we are coding the whole thing and would be looking for investors 3-4 months down the line. My question is, can we include our own personal expenses in the funding requirement that I ask from angel/VCs?
We are both fresh grads; he is about to complete his undergrad in CS and I am about to complete my MBA (have no prior work ex). So we have no savings to dig into and I have a huge education loan to pay back. Which is why we are both taking up jobs for the time being and would work on the side on the startup and quit our jobs once we get funding, which can only happen once our startup gets some traction.
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I recently had this discussion with a client about how to structure a commission deal.
There are two main aspects of a commission that an artist should consider, the work and the money.
If an artist is represented by a gallery and the commission went thru the gallery then the gallery will negotiate the logistics. For working out the logistics and for setting up the deal, the gallery will take a percentage of the sales price. In a straight sale of artwork the gallery usually gets 50% but in a commission the standard percentage doesn't always apply. Typically the more well-known the artist the less the gallery will take as a percentage. I typically see galleries taking 30% commissions depending on how much work they do to orchestrate everything.
If an artist is represented by a gallery and the commission came thru the artist and the gallery is not negotiating the deal on behalf of the artist, then the commission to the gallery is up in the air. You could give a 10% consideration commission to the gallery for representing you. But you may want to ask them to assist with the logistics for their cut. Obviously the more work they do for you, the more of a cut they should get. But if you feel that you earned this all on your own and the gallery did nothing to help you get the commission and are not going to help out in any way, then it's your call.
If you are not represented by a gallery and you are doing it all on your own then it's easy, right? Well, you may not have to split any of the proceeds but now all the logistics are on your shoulders. Drafting an agreement isn't easy especially when you have to think of all possible factors: work schedule, deadlines, scope of project, artists responsibilities, collector/institution responsibilities, travel reimbursement, materials reimbursement, labor, structural engineering, timing of payments, artist fee and what happens in the event of the commission being canceled by either of the parties, etc. I suggest drafting an agreement that describes in detail each of these issues.
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1909 VDB Lincoln Wheat Penny
So after a good days work sorting pennies, pennies always end up on the floor everywhere. It's a natural hazard of the business.
Normally, picking them up one by one would be mind boggling painful so usually we use a broom to sweep them up. After a long day of sorting today, we swept up this little treasure:
a 1909 VDB Lincoln wheat cent just laying there on the ground in fairly good condition. This is a great example of how easy it is to overlook and miss such a great coin without always keeping a trained eye out for value.
So next time you see a penny just laying on the ground, pick it up. You never know what you may just find!
Why is this coin special?
The 1909 VDB Penny is a rather unique find which honors Victor David Brenner. This is what the VDB stands for. He was the designer of the wheat cent at the request of President Roosevelt. You'll see this imprint of the letters VDB stamped along the lower edge of the reverse side of the penny. These initials will only be found on 1909 wheat cents. Though complaints occurred on the existence of these initials, so they were removed from future production.
A 1909 VDB S mark penny simply means that not only does it meet the criteria above, but it was minted at the San Francisco Mint. This makes it a more rare find as the San Francisco Mint was not a very large coin producing mint, making for coins coming from this location harder to find.
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Courier Publisher Doug Bolton attended a meeting of the Greater Cincinnati Venture Association Tuesday. And of course he took notes. He's got a item in the Business Courier's CincyBizBlog:
Thank God for Jack Wyant, the dean of venture capital in Greater Cincinnati.
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I was out on another getaway over the weekend and I have to say it was probably one of the most "wicked" getaway ever. I've always been known as the reserved type. Yeah I "bark" but I never ever "bite". But last Sunday, I stayed true to my mantra prior to the getaway…
"I will throw all caution the wind and be shameless for once!"
And that, I did!
Sunday night, a friend and I went out for a walk along the pebbly sands of Puerto Galera, Mindoro. I wasn't expecting anything to happen nor was I looking for anything to happen. We simply wanted some fresh air. On our way back, we bumped into this hotness and I can tell that the hotness has the hots for me too. I totally forgot about my friend and I was so into flirting with "hotness"…
** This is the part where I'm supposed to tell you all the gory details but I am not the tell-all type. But yeah, something happened **
Now that the weekend is over, I am so back to my reality: WORK. WORK. WORK.
Back to the same old boring me. Back to my old reserved self. Back to the lame old me.
And that was the weekend I won't forget anytime soon. Who knows, I might be "wicked" enough one day and I'll throw all my inhibitions away… We'll see


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BeanBoozled jelly beans come in 20 flavors, 10 weird and wild flavors matched up with 10 look-alike tasty flavors. Is the black jelly bean Licorice, or is it Skunk Spray? Perhaps the blue bean is Toothpaste flavor, or maybe it's delicious Berry Blue. Think you can tell them apart? We... read more about BeanBoozled Jelly Beans - 1.6 oz box
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Floating Alone or Floating a Loan?
A rather strange problem is taking center stage in the banking industry today; there is too much money in the banks. For example, money in the bank is typically a good thing, but only to a degree. Banks generate revenue by investing customer deposits into other areas, such as lending, home purchases, expansion plans or using it to finance new businesses. With scores of customers growing increasingly anxious about safeguarding their money, more and more are using banks as giant piggy banks where they can store money inevitably in a stable environment. In other words, money is sitting in banks without letting them invest it in other sources, which in turn doesn't stimulate the economy.
Consider that Wells Fargo allocated approximately $8.2 billion in deposits to finance new loans out of the nearly $41.8 billion accumulated in the third quarter.
Bank owners are turning to creative methods in an attempt to detract customers from storing money in their banks. For example, some known banking names, such as Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase, are transferring a fraction of the federal deposit insurance charge to some of their small business clientele with the hopes of, kindly, letting them take their business elsewhere. Earlier this year, Bank of New York Mellon notified customers of a new fee of 0.13 percentage points of some of the clients using the banks as cash storage centers. While banks are not typically keen on turning away customers from standard banking processes such as bank deposits, their goal is to get things back on track with as indirectly as possible and avoiding a slap on the wrist, even a weak one.
Generally speaking, this is largely unheard of, especially for community banks grappling with the large influx of money that has created a surplus within their safes and vaults. According to Kevin Fitzsimmons, an analyst at Sandler O'Neill & Partners LLP, "The bottom line is that it hurts your margin if you get a lot of deposits and have nowhere to put them. The margin is the one thing banks are used to controlling, so it requires behavior modification to tone down an appetite for deposits." Hyde Park Savings Bank, a community lender in the Boston area, reduced its customer base of C.D. holders from 35,000 to approximately 1,000, encouraging customers with a checking or savings account to stay on board.
Data suggests that this set of changes has been affecting banks for the last two years, over which the average loan-to-deposit ratio dropped from above 105 percent to 94.1 for the 15 leading banks by the middle of 2010. In short, banks have been lending money more than customers have been depositing it. So rather than banks floating a loan, customers continue to float alone.


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Abstract: For four years we have been iteratively evolving MUTI, a rural telehealth system, for hospitals and clinics in a remote rural part of the Eastern Cape in South Africa (Chetty, 2005; Chetty et al., 2003, 2004a; Maunder et al., 2006; Vuza, 2006; Vuza & Tucker, 2004). MUTI enables nurses and doctors to use a wireless Internet Protocol-based communication system to conduct patient referrals, request ambulance services, order supplies and generally keep in contact with one another. The primary community-oriented goal was to prevent unnecessary travel by sick patients from the clinic to the hospital, as transportation in these poverty-stricken and geographically dispersed areas is difficult and expensive for the local inhabitants. We hope that the system can enable nurses at the clinic to learn how to treat a wide range of problems locally by consulting with doctors that they normally do not meet or even speak with. We also hope that the system will lessen the workload for doctors at the hospital. As we expected, integrating new technologies into their everyday work lives is not straightforward or easy. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10566/655 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: This paper reports on three years of research and fieldwork with a rural wireless Internet Protocol communication project. We built a long-range WiFi network and custom communication software to support a rural telehealth project in the remote Eastern Cape. We report on our work using cellular networks, devices and applications as reference technologies because our users and beneficiaries are very comfortable with them. Of most concern are the technological and contextual issues affecting take up of the systems we designed. The paper intends to provide a summary analysis of our experience so that others in the field can learn from our successes and mistakes with respect to rural Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) in a South African context. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10566/487 Files in this item: 1
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Boobs - Ok, I'm busted. I love women with natural boobs. I myself however, am small breasted. What I can't stand is seeing these women running around with these huge fake boobs. Like I said, mine are small, but I'm proud of them.
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Dec 27, 2012
My Wife - Few weeks ago i was started a little project here on EP to surprise my shy wife. She is 35y old,got 2 kids and for years she is too critical to her looks and when i say to her that she is looking very good she said that i´m not objective. So i was collecting here many...
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Aug 9
Boobies - Nothing like the feel of boobs the way the feel in your hands the ways the nipples react with a touch they are the best
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Jan 21
I Really Do Love Natural Boobs - I really do love Natural Boobs. I don't understand why do women get boob jobs and don't like the way there boobs are. Some guys might not like the size of their boobs and some guys will like the size of there boobs. I hate fake boobs. It's easy to...
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Mar 22
My Friend - My friend Chantelle is a natural DD. Her boobs are amazing to feel, so soft and yummy! I just love the way that softness gives way to ever-hardening nipples as I kiss my way to the centres!
When we go out, she gets all the looks, even though I am only one cup size...
29 Responses
Mar 30
*********** His Wife - A best friend's wife - she is a lovely creature, full 36D natural breasts, soft body to the touch, attractive face and hair and a 10 year problem of being unable to have penetrative sex. I knew much about her, her sexual issues and her non-penetrative sex...
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Apr 18
First Time Sharing My Wife - This is a recount of the first time I shared my beautiful wife, Anna. This was something that built over a long time frame, and is certainly not something I intended on being involved in when we first met, starting dating, and eventually married...
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Mar 10
Is This You..... - Hey any genuine UK based ladies who like to flirt/swap pics n have fun with poss meets depending on location ...wanna message me back single or attached messge me the best way to chat ie YAHOO, SKYPE, KIK OR WHATAPP.....hope to speak to you soon
Aug 8
My Wife'S Breasts - I absolutely love them. They are a perfect pair of 34DD's.
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Mar 10
Realistic Appearance Isn't The Issue - It IS lovely to see a woman with great breasts, but the heart of the matter for me is truth, not appearance. Just because implants don't look as good as reality tends to, isn't the reason I differ, it is because I want to love a woman who is...
2 Responses
Jan 15
Keep It Real - I must admit that..while I love large boobs..I would take a woman with a smaller pair that were natural over one whose rack was larger bit enhanced.
To me there is nothing like the look..feel and texture of a boob that is natural. The way they look on a woman's...
Aug 11
Without A Questions - I love natural boobs. I like them on a bigger size, but it doesn't really matter, as long there's no silicone involved.I don't mind them a bit saggy neither, not at all. I love my wife's boobs, hope you guys do too:
Jun 6
I Want Them - I like girls with natural breasts. I like the feel of natural breasts that I want them for myself. So I am now growing my own breasts. I love the way they feel. So girls here is a man that will soon have natural breasts like yours. I simply love them.
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Mar 13
My Wifes Boobs - I just love my wife boobs, 38d and just so ready to be sucked and licked I guess that has always been my thing I like all boobs but really enjoy the bigger ones !!
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Jul 6
Looking For ABF ANR In Scottsdale Phoenix - I'm easy to get along with and easy to be around. No pressure, no drama. I strive to take excellent care of your breasts and leave you excited and satisfied. Just a little about me....well versed in nursing,, latching, and massage...
Aug 14
Natural Breasts Are Just Better - I'm definintely a breast man and my preference is for natural breasts. I love the way they bounce, flow and swell in women's clothing and revealing tops. Implants just don't feel the same and don't have that luscious and sensual natural movement...
Jul 22
Afternoon Walk (W/ Pic) - On one of our afternoon walks, hubby wanted to see my boobs. Here they are.
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Feb 22
I Love Large Natural Breasts. - There is nothing I love more than playing with my wife's large breasts.
They are 100% natural and so fun to play with.
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Dec 14, 2012
Nature Knows Best! - I love breasts! All shapes and sizes, personally I prefer small to medium sized breasts but larger breasts are attractive too provided they are the work of nature not the surgeon!!
Mar 16
Bra Free And Natural - Like how they move. love how they feel.. enjoy the taste. real is better..
May 2
I Hate Fake **** - People ask me if my **** are real and i say of course they are wanna feel em jk.But real **** are more appealing and I love to watch them bounce.I don't know why women get fake ones they are nasty looking and not even shaped nicely like the real deal if i had...
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May 21
Yep... That's Right, I Am!! - I have natural boobs. For me and with my built, personally, I think their to big at a size 38DD and I weigh 148Lbs and 5'7. They seemed to grow a cup size with each pregnancy . Sometimes, they just get in the way and don't want them but then again...
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Jul 6
Small Boobs Beat Globes Every Day... - I can't believe guys find those artificial globes attractive, they're just so strange. I wonder if guys really know the difference between real and artificial breasts. I mean, to me they just look so strange, even if they are large. I...
77 Responses
Dec 10, 2012
Keep 'em Real - I understand there are sometimes medical reasons for getting implants, such as after a mastectomy. In rare cases, I have no problem with implants and either way I believe it is a woman's choice. That said, I have seen thousands of breasts up close and in pictures...
7 Responses
Jan 10
Big Neighbor Pranked Me Lol - there was a knock at my door this morning, there was my big boobs neighbor wearing a halter top and short shorts her boobs were barely contained within the top she had a box of donuts for me she told me she couldn't stay long but she needed to talk...
Oct 11
Natural Breasts Are Just Better - I'm definintely a breast man and my preference is for natural breasts. I love the way they bounce, flow and swell in women's clothing and revealing tops. Implants just don't feel the same and don't have that luscious and sensual natural movement...
Jul 22
All Natural - I like girls to have real breast, and not the fake kind, any thing above a DD cup I would consider fake unless you told me it was apart of the family genes like this girl I knew in high school.
Mar 25
No Need For Plastics - I strongly believe that natural breasts are always nicer than anything artificial. I'm not a big fan of implants because most of the time they make a woman look awkward and disproportionate. Besides, real boobs big or small have that nice natural bounce...
1 Response
Jan 23
When It Comes To Boobs Sizes In The Eyes - for 40 years I was in typical male bigger was better. I would try to swallow the whole boob even if it was a DDD my E girlfriend taught me the proper way to give pleasure to a woman through her boobs. first of all she showed me how to...
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Oct 22
Natural Boobs Or Boobs That Are Natural In Appearance? - The pic for the logo would have me believe we're going for appearances seeing her breasts have been augmented. Most guys have no idea whether they're looking at real or fake boobs. Of course their are the obvious situations...
1 Response
Dec 31, 2012
It'S Great To Be A Breastman - Natural Breasts are truly wonderful indeed,they have more than one function which I like.They're mesmerizing to look at,lovely to play with.and of course I get to put them in my mouth. Whether size A - D+ breasts are just simply hermoso ,I am one...
Jan 28
A Perfect Rack In My Opinion... (Pic) -
The photo in this entry is of an ex-girlfriend with my favorite set of **** to date.
let me know what you think.
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Feb 1
Keep It Real Ladies - Let me just say I love a woman with natural boobs. I think you ladies should keep it real and keep them real as well, don't get me wrong I also like the fake ones but not as much as the real ones. So yeah think about that long and hard and even sweaty...
Jan 27
Lunch - As a man I like boobs...I enjoy the milk they produce, love sucking on them for hours, love the way they look and feel by touching or sucking on them..love their nipples and the color around the nipples, the various sizes and shapes, love how they are pushup, flattened...
Sep 15
Hello - join my group " i write sexy story " to read my erotic stories....
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Jan 27
Oh Natural - Natural breasts make me happy indeed.The bigger the better are more pleasing to see.Some call me shallow. I say the hell with them, give me an all natural busty woman and I'll show you a very happy all american man....
Jun 11
Natural Is Good. - I like natural boobs... I like well done bolt-ons too.
that being said, IMO the only real reason a woman should have to get a *** job is to please herself in some way. Perhaps she wants to be able to wear certain clothes or have them fit better or maybe her...
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Mar 29
Yuuuupz - I mean, i'm not much of a boob lover but i like anything thats natural. i kind of hate it when females wear or put on too many fake things. I think natural boobs are awesome. I dont care if they're small, big, perky, saggy. whatever they're still cool. Fake boobs just...
May 11
would love to t.i.t.f.u.c.k. a womans big boobs. it would be sooooo gooood.
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1 day ago
Just love get my head between them and cupping them in my big hands. And bit nipples...
1 Response
Nov 29
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i have two of the two things in the description. somebodyloveme.
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I Love It - My first time was with a man that 16 years older than me. He didn't use condom and *** inside me too, and I found its very sexy and always turn me on a lot and after he pulled out he fingered me and use his *** to coat my clist then rub and play with it until I came...
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Nov 8
Yup I love those curvy girls. So sexy with their big boobs and big butts
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5 days ago
Please Tell Me Next Time... - We pass one another. Hello there so my big hands fascinate you?? Well they span 9 1/2" across from thumb to pinky. Also I'm 6-3 without shoes and 200lbs. I like to give everyone a 2handshake. This way I won't crush their hand. I'm old fashioned and...
Nov 29
I just started my second account on EP, and already had a tonne of sleezy guys ask me to get naked. To my surprise so did the girls. Then it clicked, it was pathetic menu trying to pose as women to get me to take my clothes off, wtf. I can't believe some sad soul would go that...
3 Responses
2 days ago
Oh..... watch out world! Company Christmas party tomorrow night! That means we chose our best girlfriends to go with us to our Christmas Party and making a girl night of it... while the company buys our drinks! Who needs a man? LOL..... Much needed LADY TIME. We are going to walk...
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Feel free to judge me. I just "broke up" with a girl with braces that was 16 years younger than I. We started hanging out when she turned 18, not planned, just happened. We did a lot of fun things as friends until she started flirting. One thing led to another and we became...
Nov 28
Music Over Everything. - Music has always been super important in my life. It's gotten me through so much.
I started learning the guitar in 1st grade. I competed in many different contests, events and shows. I cared for the guitar very little. My heart really longed for the...
Nov 12
Off-Roading In My Hilux Surf - I was deeply in love with my 1988 Toyota Hilux Surf which i used to take for off-roading all the time!!
It was a crazy beast with 2.4 turbo Diesel engine!! Loved taking it on mountains and in sandy/muddy pits!!
Looking forward to getting a...
Nov 16
Curvaceous, Voluptuous, Sensitive, Caring Real Women - GOD! I find them so irresistible.
No offence to all those beautiful and intelligent women who do not think themselves as curvy and I also know beauty lies in the eyes of beholder BUT, in my experience a woman who is curvy...
1 Response
Nov 18
To Lovers And Those Who Are Searching For Their Destined One - #The longer you wait for something, the more you'll appreciate it when you get it. Cause anything is worth having, is definitely worth waiting for...
Nov 18
Offroading - I discover offroading many years ago. I love to ride my atv, jeep and lately I camp in the desert with my kids and wife. I love to go to a place called superstition mounting in southern California. It is ope desert and and the weather during this time of the year is...
Nov 18
Amen - Please someone love me right. A little guidance along the way is fine but love me like a woman you can't live without.
1 Response
Nov 19
Why Don't Women Believe Me On This? - Yes, I actually do love women who are curvy but it seems impossible to convince some women of this fact? Why are women so obsessed with becoming all skinny and horrible? If you curvy, and you're proud of it, message me! :)
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Nov 21
Today I let my lover **** me with no protection. On the hill overlooking his apartment where his fiancée was sitting on the couch. We could see her. How tempting it was to let him come inside me. I can't get enough of him. That was twice today. I wonder if my husband will start...
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By Paul Woolverton Staff writer
STEDMAN - A small sign in front of a modest home signaled to a dedicated set of hobbyists where to stop on the dark street.
"KNIT," it said.
Inside, the home was filled with light and yarns.
Once a week, Barbara Blackmon invites knitters over for a "Knit Nite." As many as 15 needle clickers may squeeze in, Blackmon said, their bags filled with skeins of yarns, their hands quickly stitching and purling.
Blackmon operates A Row of Purls, a knitting supply store, out of her house.
On a recent Monday, about eight to 10 visited to show off their latest creations and for fellowship.
"It's relaxing," said Elizabeth Barbarick, 23, who was making a handbag. She brought some of her recent projects - colorful handbags and patterned hats. "You're making something, so it's productivity. It feels good to accomplish something, too."
And there's the conversation. "We solve the problems of the world, basically," said Lita Higgins, who turned 76 on Sunday.
"Yes, we do," said Pam Craver, 59.
National politics? Too much SuperPAC money drives the elections.
The president's administration? Condoleezza Rice or Colin Powell should replace Hillary Clinton as U.S. secretary of state.
Health insurance? The older knitters discussed the merits and costs of various Medicare and prescription drug insurance plans.
Rachel Motter, 27, had the group in stitches with a story about a family member doing battle with a skunk in the house. Not to mention her missing tomatoes.
"I was growing tomatoes to can, and I wondered why I never got any tomatoes. I found it's because my neighbors were helping themselves," she said. They had told her, "Well, your husband wasn't home to eat them. We didn't figure you could possibly eat them all."
The group included a professional, Cassie Castillo, 29. She designs knitwear patterns and sells them through her website, Azalea & Rosebud Knits, and to knitting magazines.
Castillo wore compression gloves to stave off carpal tunnel syndrome in her hands and wrists. She thinks it comes from working her needles eight to 10 hours per day.
Higgins suggested that Castillo take vitamin B to help with the carpal tunnel.
And at the end of the night, the knitters packed up their projects: Baby booties for a pregnant woman, dish rags for friends, handbags, a wrap to keep warm, a gold-fringed scarf, and looked forward to their next night of stitching.
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