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Tattoo Laser Removal - Wrist
- abryant spent $50 in Guildford, GB
- Updated 14 hours ago
I got my first tattoo on my wrist when I was 18. It didn't turn out that great so after a few years I had it covered up with a new tattoo (which had to be bigger and darker). Its now been a few more years and I can see my previous tattoo showing through. It really annoys me and being on... Read more
Laser Q-Switch SINON - my Journey with my Colorful Tattoo Removal on my Wrist - Poland, EU
- Alex912 spent $100 in Poland, EU
- Updated 2 days ago
Hello all of you! I have been reading all your posts about your tattoo removal processes and I decided to give it a try myself. I have a wrist tattoo which is blue, green and yellow and of course black. The rose is not bad looking I just really hate having anything on my skin, especially in... Read more
Horrible Deep Wounds from Laser Tattoo Removal ... I Am Scared...- Greece, GR
- Arkana from Greece, GR
- Updated 3 days ago
Its been a month since i get my laser tattoo removal treatment for 1st time and still my foot looks like this you see in the photo... is that kind of normal??? Have anyone that type of wounds from laser tattoo removal ever again???? this is my foot tattoo and i have another one getting removed... Read more
Live and Learn, my Journey
- Barbiedoll90 (RealFriend) spent $1,200 in Dr. Tattoff
- Updated 5 days ago
I never thought i would be one to regret a tattoo and yet here I find myself regretting and hating myself for it. To start I have multiple tattoos, the others I love and am happy with. I have one tattoo on the upper portion of my right arm of a koi, water and a banner reading "cure SMA",... Read more
Tattoos Are Quite the Commitment - Seattle, WA
- bigtattooregrets spent $1,000 in Seattle, WA
- Updated 5 days ago
Everyone was 22 once right? Well I still am 22 and I feel like an idiot. I had been dreaming about getting a tattoo ever since middle school, telling myself that I would be smart and wait until I was 21 to get one, so that I wouldn't make a hasty decision. I researched and researched different... Read more
My Experience with Two Types of Lasers- Ruby and Q - Philadelphia, PA
- Trixielamour1 spent $750 in Philadelphia, PA
- Updated 6 days ago
This is day 1 of my removal process. The doctor injected the area with lidocaine to start which was pretty awful considering there is thin skin around that area and mostly bone (hip)... he started with one laser and I could feel it which was like a burning feeling, then moved on to the red... Read more
Documenting my Tattoo Removal Using the Alex Tri Vantage - Toronto, ON
- blackberry11 (RealFriend) spent $2,200 in Advantage Laser Clinic Toronto ON
- Updated 8 days ago
I Feel it's important to share my experience with tattoo laser removal to help others. My tattoo is 6x12 upper back. It is a cover up, however the tattoo before was very small light circles down my spine , the majority of the tattoo being removed is the cover up. I have had 1 treatment Sept 7... Read more
I'll Take You Back to the Start - Brisbane, AU
- flowerstoberemoved spent $1,800 in Brisbane, AU
- Updated 9 days ago
Last year was a difficult year for me and I remember thinking, what better way to move forward then by getting a new tattoo. That's where everything clearly went wrong. I have other tattoos already but to be honest, I love them - but unlike this tattoo, they mean something to me. So it was... Read more
A very long and painful process - Pittsburgh, PA
- Tena G (RealFriend) spent $125 in Pittsburgh, Pa
- Updated 10 days ago
I have had 3 sessions so far and can see a difference. The red color is almost gone, but i am seeing difficulty with the black. Each session is $250, it is pricey, but hopefully worth it. My tattoo stretches across my chest. it's a quote and two roses. I don't get any anesthetic or... Read more
Removing Knuckle Tattoos so I can get New Knuckle Tattoos! - Costa Rica
- Nati24k spent $100 in Costa Rica
- Updated 10 days ago
Hi! I got my knuckle tattoos 6 years ago, I really love how knuckle tattoos looks in lady hands, but my tattoo typography is too small and has a lot of detail, so you can hardly read whats in there now, and thats why I'm removing them with q-switch laser with one of the best dermatologist on my... Read more
We're All in This Together! - Columbus, OH
- TrueBlush spent $1,500 in Columbus, OH
- Updated 10 days ago
Hi everyone! I recently got a tattoo that I regret and can't explain how much this site has helped me. Reading other people's stories and feeling like I can connect with someone is such a great feeling. I've been going to a dermatologist for years now who I've always gotten along with and... Read more
Slowly but surely? - New York, NY
- JuliusX spent $675 in New York, NY
- Updated 11 days ago
I have a roughly 4x6 inch tattoo covering my lower right ankle. I dont love it. I dont hate it. If it had to be there the rest of my life it wouldnt bother me, but Ive started making a decent living, had the extra money, and would prefer it wasnt there. I went to Dr Rand in NYC. He was very... Read more
First Time Getting Zapped, Nervous and Unsettling Feeling - Richmond, VA
- falco4758 spent $500 in Richmond, VA
- Updated 13 days ago
So ive been getting tattooed for many years, im 25 now and have accumulated many tats. if i could remove every tattoo on my body i would in a instant, so much changes from 18-25.. and what the general population thinks is good tattooing really isn't, and i just recently understood what good art... Read more
Medium Sized Tattoo with LOTS of Color - Denver, CO
- RethinkingMyInk spent $2,000 in Denver, CO
- Updated 14 days ago
I got this tattoo when I was 18 and have since grown out of the placement and tattoos in general. I have several other tattoos that I want removed but this is the most intolerable. I'm not sure that it will ever come off as it is relatively new, colorful, and a high quality professional tattoo.... Read more
A Costly Mistake - Mentally, Physically & Financially
- wilks1986 spent $375 in UK
- Updated 14 days ago
I'm not sure what my motivation was behind getting a tattoo. I think it must have been mostly due to the fact to the fact I thought they looked 'cool', if done well and in the right location. I opted to have something tattoo'd inside my bicep, as it felt like it wouldn't be too overstated, and... Read more
Picosure Hopefully Works! - Orlando, FL
- Shasaccone spent $495 in Orlando, FL
- Updated 14 days ago
We'll I got this tattoo about 5years ago. I liked it for a while and then I really started having second thoughts. I decided to get it removed and I found the picosure article on google . After researching it I figured it was probably the best decision for me. I started the removal process... Read more
Ankle and Neck Tattoo Removal -Atlanta, GA
- nikki39063 spent $250 in Atlanta, GA
- Updated 15 days ago
So I have a few tattoos.. I would like to get them all off but becuase it is so costly I decided to remove the ones I dislike most... that would be stars on my neck I got about 5 years ago and a toast on my ankle I got about 9 months ago.. (don't ask). I have had the toast lasered once already... Read more
Laser Tattoo Removal - Bristol, FL
- Emmalourose spent $890 in Bristol, FL
- Updated 15 days ago
I've started my laser tattoo removal journey end of October 2013. I've got 4 tattoos I'm having lasered off. Young and silly not thinking long term what I wanted! I'm also having two other tattoo redone with cover ups! So I'm having 8 sessions at Sk:n clinic in bristol. The black laser hurt... Read more
Stars and Name Laser Tattoo Removal - Cardiff, UK
- Welsh Chad (RealFriend) spent $80 in Cardiff, UK
- Updated 15 days ago
Hi all, My name is Chad, and I'm a 22-year-old from Cardiff, Wales, UK. I've been going through laser tattoo removal for almost a year now, and I've gotten a lot of comfort from following your stories on here. In return, I now feel it's time to share my own story. I have two tattoos; one is... Read more
Will it come off? -Calgary, AB
- eem91 spent $1,000 in Calgary, AB
- Updated 17 days ago
I got a tattoo the other day because I'm an idiot, it's a color tattoo I hate it and want it removed. How long do I need to wait before I can get it removed? What laser is best to use, and will it even work? I don't know anything about laser removal. I also smoke and I hear that laser removal... Read more
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Along the slopes of the rugged Sierra Madre Mountains in the southern state of Chiapas, Mexico, the coffee harvest is under way – and helping protect the environment.
While regular production practices can be detrimental to the environment, several grower organizations are protecting biologically rich land by cultivating coffee in a sustainable and responsible manner. A new Verde Ventures' partner—Unión de Ejidos Profesor Otilio Montaño (UDEPOM)—is doing exactly that.
Verde Ventures recently gave a loan to this coffee-growing cooperative near the Sierra Madre to help finance this year's harvest as part of a 3-year line of credit. The new investment is part of the fund's growing coffee portfolio supported by Starbucks Coffee Company. More than growing and harvesting Fair Trade and organic certified coffee, UDEPOM will also help restore and protect biologically rich land adjacent to the farms in the Mesoamerica biodiversity hotspot.
UDEPOM coffee farmers will help in the reforestation and protection of areas surrounding the Pico de Loro El Paistal and El Tacana biosphere reserves, where the altitude rises from 450 meters on the Pacific side to as high as 2,750 meters toward Pico el Loro. The geography makes for great diversity in the plants, animals, terrain and climatic conditions.
In addition to helping conserve important habitat for threatened species, UDEPOM runs training and education programs for its members focused on environmentally friendly and sustainable agricultural practices. The cooperative is developing a program of community-run tree nurseries to renew the coffee plantations and plant 27,619 new trees to provide shade for the coffee trees. This program will re-introduce native fruit trees and proven soil conservation practices to help repair the damage caused by Hurricane Stan in 2005.
Through the encouraged use of improved farming techniques, UDEPOM farm managers also enhance habitat protection for unique birds, reptiles, insects and other species. Additionally, they are advancing social change as they help further the education of women to play a larger role in the local business, both in coffee and in the production and marketing of other native plants that offer health benefits.


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One of Hollywood's most consistent and enduring filmmakers,
Billy Wilder
was also among its most daring. In feature after feature, in a wide variety of styles and genres, he explored the taboo subjects of the day with insight, wit, and trenchant cynicism; adultery, alcoholism, prostitution -- no topic was too controversial or too racy for Wilder's films. Unlike the majority of Hollywood's other historically provocative voices, however, he was a major commercial success as well as a critical favorite, with two of his features garnering Best Picture Oscars and numerous others honored with various Academy nominations. Sophisticated and acerbic, his intricate narratives, sparkling dialogue, and painterly visuals combined to illuminate the darker impulses of modern American society with rare brilliance.
He was born Samuel Wilder in Sucha, Austria. After first studying law, he began a career as a journalist with a Vienna newspaper, later relocating to Berlin as a reporter for the city's largest tabloid. By 1929, he was working as a screenwriter, often collaborating with director
Robert Siodmak
. He swiftly became one of the German film industry's most prolific and sought-after writers, but Adolf Hitler's 1933 rise to power effectively brought his career to a halt as Wilder, a Jew, was forced to flee for his life.
His first stop was France, where in 1934 he made his debut behind the camera, co-directing
Mauvaise Graine
Alexander Esway
. He soon landed in the United States, settling in Hollywood to begin his work anew. After moving in with
Peter Lorre
, Wilder set about learning English, eventually gaining entry into the American film industry with a 1934 adaptation of the
Jerome Kern
Oscar Hammerstein
musical Music in the Air, directed by
Joe May
and starring
Gloria Swanson
. He worked on a number of other films including 1935's
The Lottery Lover
and 1937's
Champagne Waltz
prior to forging a writing partnership with
Charles Brackett
on 1938's
That Certain Age
. The Wilder/Brackett team quickly emerged as one of Hollywood's most successful pairings, with credits including
Mitchell Leisen
's 1939
, the 1939
Ernst Lubitsch
, and
Howard Hawks
' stellar 1941 effort
Ball of Fire
, winning widespread acclaim for their distinctively sophisticated touch.
Ultimately, Wilder's success as a writer also allowed him the opportunity to direct, and he bowed in 1942 with the
Ginger Rogers
The Major and the Minor
. The wartime thriller
Five Graves to Cairo
followed in 1943, and the next year Wilder helmed his first classic, the masterful film noir
Double Indemnity
. Even more powerful was its follow-up, 1945's
The Lost Weekend
, a remarkably gritty and realistic portrayal of alcoholism which won four Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay (for Wilder and Brackett), and Best Actor (
Ray Milland
Wartime duties kept Wilder out of the filmmaking arena for several years, and he did not direct another film before 1948's
The Emperor Waltz
. Its follow-up,
A Foreign Affair
, earned the wrath of reviewers over its blackly comic treatment of life in postwar Berlin, but it was later reappraised as one of his stronger efforts. The 1950
Sunset Boulevard
, on the other hand, was hailed as a classic immediately upon release, and the tale of a faded movie star (Swanson) -- the final screenplay from the Wilder/Brackett team -- went on to win the Academy Award for Best Screenplay. The bitter
The Big Carnival
followed in 1951, with the wartime dramatic comedy
Stalag 17
winning star
William Holden
a Best Actor Oscar two years later. Upon completing the 1954 romantic comedy
, Wilder directed 1955's
The Seven Year Itch
, the first of his films to star
Marilyn Monroe
, and after a trio of 1957 efforts --
Love in the Afternoon
(the first of many projects with new writing partner
I.A.L. Diamond
), the Charles Lindbergh biography
The Spirit of St. Louis
, and
Witness for the Prosecution
-- he closed out a decade of sustained excellence with the classic 1959 sex farce
Some Like It Hot
. The Apartment (1960) was the second of Wilder's movies to garner a Best Picture Oscar, and was followed a year later by
One, Two, Three
, which featured the final starring role of
Jimmy Cagney
In comparison to the prolific brilliance of the previous two decades, Wilder's work during the 1960s frequently failed to measure up to his finest work, as the dark edginess of his halcyon years increasingly gave way to sentimentality. In 1963,
Irma La Douce
took a rare beating from critics, with the next year's
Kiss Me, Stupid!
faring no better. His 1966
The Fortune Cookie
was a considerable return to form, but apart from a writing credit on the 1967 spoof
Casino Royale
, Wilder's name was missing from the screen for the remainder of the decade, and only in 1970 did he return with
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
. After 1972's
, Wilder's pace continued to dwindle during the 1970s, with only two more features, 1974's The Front Page and 1978's
, issued during the remainder of the decade. With the release of 1981's
Buddy Buddy
, he announced his retirement from filmmaking. In 1986, he was honored with the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award, and two years later the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences bestowed upon him its Irving G. Thalberg Award. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
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People on Sunday
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An early experiment in neo-realist filmmaking, Menschen Am Sonntag is a low-budget drama about two men, a cab driver and a salesman, who find themselves with nothing to do on a Sunday in Berlin. The friends pick up a couple of young women, and the four spend the day wandering the city streets before heading to a beach in Wannsee, where they go swimming and enjoy an idyllic afternoon by the lake. After a genial but determined attempt at seduction by the two men, the foursome returns to Berlin, with the depressing prospect of another working week looming before them. Menschen Am Sonntag is most notable today for the behind-the-camera contributions of several young German filmmakers who would later win greater fame after expatriating to the United States following the rise of the Third Reich, among them Billy Wilder, Fred Zinnemann, Robert Siodmak, Edgar G. Ulmer, and Curt Siodmak. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Ihre Hoheit Befiehlt
Princess Marie Christine (Kaethe Von Nagy) doesn't want to marry the man picked out for her by her parents. Likewise, aristocrat Lt. Von Conradi (Willy Fritsch) balks at the notion of an arranged marriage. Now the scenes shifts to a costume ball: Princess Marie pretends to be a humble manicurist, while the Lieutenant poses as a delicatessen clerk. They fall in love -- and after this, nothing quite turns out as expected. Co-scripted by no less than Billy Wilder, Ihre Hoheit Befielhlt (Her Majesty Commands) was remade as the 1933 Janet Gaynor musical Adorable. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Der Mann, Der Seinen Moerder Sucht
Robert Siodmak's second solo directorial effort was the breathless comedy-melodrama Der Mann, Der Seinen Moerder Sucht (Looking For His Murderer) In the face of ever-mounting debts, Heinz Ruhmann arranges for his own murder to be committed within the next 12 hours. During this period, Ruhmann falls in love and gains a whole new lease on life. Frantically, he seeks out the man whom he has hired to bump him off -- only to find out that the latter has sold his "contract" to another fellow -- who in turn has sold it to a third party. Eventually, the whole mess is wrapped up with a Keystone-like car chase. Famed composer Friedrich Hollander shows up in a minor role, complete with patently phony mustache. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Der Falsche Ehemann
The title tells all in the German comedy Die Falsche Ehemann (The Wrong Husband). As can be gathered, it's a mistaken-identity affair, with a married man being constantly mistaken for his unmarried twin brother. Star Johannes Riemann spends most of the picture running about in his underwear, which should give a good idea of the sort of subtle wit than can be expected here. The film was co-written by Billy Wilder, whose American comedies tended to avoid such obvious bedroom-farce cliches. As with most of his early screenwriting efforts, Wilder worked in collaboration with Paul Frank. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Emil und die Detektive
No less a scrivener than Billy Wilder adapted the Erich Kastner novel Emil and the Detectives for its first film version. The story concerns a young boy named Emil who has been packed off to visit relatives in Germany. While en route on the train, Emil's money is stolen by a penny-ante thief. The boy enlists the aid of a group of pre-teen youths who fancy themselves ace detectives. The kids get in deeper than expected when it turns out that the thief is part of a criminal gang planning a big heist. The 1931 Emil and the Detectives is perhaps the best of the four film versions of the Kastner story, benefitting from some cheerful glimpses of a sunshine-drenched Berlin that disappeared forever during World War II. Subsequent versions of Emil would be filmed in England in 1935, in West Germany in 1954, and by Walt Disney (who couldn't resist the temptation to "Americanize" the characters) in 1964. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Scampolo, ein Kind der Strasse
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Das Blaue Vom Himmel
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Es War Einmal Ein Walzer
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Was Frauen traeumen
In this pre-WWII German mystery-comedy, a lovely klepto with a taste for fine jewelry is unable to resist temptation. Strangely, every time she steals something, a mysterious man pays for it. A clumsy detective begins investigating and finds a crucial clue: a strongly scented woman's glove. The perfume is an expensive scent and the detective's pal realizes that it belongs to a popular nightclub singer. The friend quickly becomes enamored of the girl, but then so does her mystery man, a notorious international criminal. Eventually he gets arrested, leaving the detective's pal to move in on the singer. Only one copy of this film exists and it is locked away in a Swiss vault. It is primarily of interest because the screenplay was written by Billy Wilder and it stars Peter Lorre, both of whom later emigrated to the US to become major Hollywood players the year the Nazis took over Germany. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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Music in the Air
The 1932 Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein Broadway hit Music in the Air was brought to the screen two years later by Fox Studios. Temperamental Bavarian prima donna Frieda (Gloria Swanson) and equally volatile lyricist Bruno (John Boles) spend half their time quarrelling and the other half making love. To arouse each other's jealousy, Frieda and Bruno pair off respectively with music teacher Lessing's (Al Shean) virginal daughter Sieglinde (June Lang) and her schoolmaster fiancee Karl (Douglass Montgomery). The impressionable young couple respond to the attentions heaped upon them until they realize they're being used, whereupon the tables are turned upon the main characters. Though boasting such lilting tunes as "The Song is You" and "I've Told Every Evening Star" and the stylish direction of Joe May (perhaps his best American film), audiences didn't respond to Music in the Air; as a result, star Gloria Swanson vowed for the millionth time to "permanently" retire from pictures, a promise she kept to herself for a whole seven years. Incidentally, one of the screenwriters of Music in the Air was Billy Wilder, who later co-wrote and directed Swanson's 1949 "comeback" feature Sunset Boulevard. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Mauvaise Graine
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The legendary Billy Wilder made his debut as a director with this comedy, shot in France (in collaboration with Alexander Esway) shortly before Wilder emigrated to the United States. Henry (Pierre Mingland) is a carefree young man who has fallen out of favor with his wealthy father, a doctor. Short on money and looking for excitement, Henry becomes involved with a gang of car thieves, and gets to know Jeanette (Danielle Darrieux), sister of the gang's leader who often acts as a decoy to distract young men with new cars as the thieves do their work. Henry soon falls in love with Jeanette, but discovers a life of crime is a bit more dangerous than he was counting on. Mauvaise Graine would prove to be Wilder's last European film; he wouldn't direct again for another nine years, when he made The Major and the Minor after establishing himself as a top screenwriter. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Lottery Lover
In their never-ending efforts to transform contract actress Pat Paterson a major star, Fox Studios cast the lovely lady opposite such established favorites as Lew Ayres in such frothy musicals as Lottery Lover. Ayres plays American naval cadet Frank Harrington, on vacation in Paris with several pals. Harrington and company all fall in love with gorgeous music-hall entertainer Gaby Aimee (Peggy Fears), but none of them have enough money to attract her attention. The boys decide to pool their financial resources, then hold a lottery to choose one of their number to "conquer" the delectable Gaby. Poor, unworldly Harrington is selected as the titular lottery lover, whereupon good-natured chorus gal Patty (Pat Paterson) offers to educate him in the ways of romance. Perhaps it doesn't need saying that Harrington and Patty will fall in love by fadeout time, while Gaby will simply have to content herself with someone else -- namely, the boys' commanding officer Captain Payne (Reginald Denny). Pat Paterson's rise to stardom ended shortly after Lottery Lover when she retired upon her marriage to movie heartthrob Charles Boyer. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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That Certain Age
In this musical romantic comedy of 1938, Deanna Durbin plays Alice Fullerton, a young woman of a "certain age" who is prone to developing crushes against her best judgment. Her parents have taken in an intriguing house guest, Vincent Bullitt (Melvyn Douglas), a successful international news correspondent who has come to town to work on some assignments for her father's newspaper. Alice falls hard for Bullitt, and she ditches her boyfriend Ken (Jackie Cooper), a local guy who seems provincial and pedestrian in comparison to Bullitt; unfortunately, complications ensue. The songs include You're as Pretty as a Picture. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi
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Melvyn Douglas
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Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
The great Ernst Lubitsch directed this farce (written by Charles M. Brackett and Billy Wilder) about a free-wheeling millionaire, Michael Brandon (Gary Cooper), who enjoys getting married but has a hard time staying married: he's had seven wives and is looking for number eight. He thinks he may have found her in the person of Nicole de Loiselle (Claudette Colbert), whom he meets in a shop on the French Riviera. Unfortunately for Michael, Nicole doesn't like him very much and keeps rebuffing his advances, even though most women would be only too happy to marry him for his money. For just that reason, Nicole's father (Edward Everett Horton), a financially embarrassed French nobleman, strongly suggests that matrimony with Michael would be a good idea, especially since Michael doesn't want to take no for an answer. Nicole eventually relents and weds Michael, but when she tries to get him to change a few of his habits during the honeymoon, he makes plans to divorce her. But Nicole has finally decided that she loves Michael after all, and, as he tries to flee from her, she gives chase, determined to win his heart once and for all. The same story was previously filmed as a silent picture in 1923. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Paramount's screwball comedy Midnight is the first collaboration between director Mitchell Leisen and screenwriting duo Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder. The film merges Brackett and Wilder's early emphasis on repartee and masquerade with ex-costume designer Leisen's flair for high style and sophistication. American Eve Peabody (Claudette Colbert), a wily ex-showgirl, must impersonate Hungarian royalty in order to infiltrate the Parisian jet set. Midnight begins during a midnight rainstorm as Eve arrives penniless at Paris' Gare de L'Est, owning only the gold lamé gown on her back. She attracts the attention of Hungarian cab driver, Tibor Czerny (Don Ameche), but walks out on their budding romance; Eve will no longer make the mistake of dating for love rather than money. Instead, she finds shelter from the downpour by crashing a socialite's late-night soirée using a pawnticket and a pseudonym, the Baroness Czerny (the cab driver's surname). There, Eve meets aristocrat Georges Flammarion (John Barrymore), who entices her with a place in society if she agrees to remain disguised as the Baroness and seduce his wife's playboy lover. Meanwhile, Tibor Czerny has not given up his search for Eve. When he locates her whereabouts and discovers the fact that she is using his name, Tibor also travels to the Flammarion estate -- to win back Eve, and to pose as her husband, the Baron. What ensues is quintessential screwball comedy, full of deception, love, quadruple entendre, and outright farce. Midnight remains Leisen's most heralded directorial effort, as well as one of Brackett and Wilder's earliest successes. ~ Aubry Anne D'Arminio, Rovi
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What a Life
In this comedy drama, young high school student Henry Aldrich tries to tone down his natural mischievousness and shuck the reputation of being the worst student in school. It isn't easy and his father, who was an excellent student at Princeton, doesn't help. Fortunately, by the story's end, the young man is able to overcome all obstacles and prove himself. Following this film, the character of Henry Aldrich became popular and so several subsequent films were made around him. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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"Garbo Laughs!" declared the ads for Ninotchka. In the face of dwindling foreign revenues, MGM decided to put Greta Garbo, a bigger draw in Europe than the US, in a box-office-savvy comedy, engaging the services of master farceur Ernst Lubitsch to direct. The film opens in Paris during the aftermath of the Russian revolution. A trio of Russian delegates (Sig Rumann, Felix Bressart, and Alexander Granach) are sent to Paris to sell the Imperial Jewels for ready cash. Grand Duchess Swana (Ina Claire), who once owned the jewels, sends her boyfriend Count Leon (Melvyn Douglas) to retrieve the diamonds, and he turns the trio into full-fledged capitalists, wining and dining them all through Paris. Moscow then dispatches the humorless, doggedly loyal Comrade Ninotchka (Garbo) to retrieve both the prodigal Soviets and the gems. When Leon turns his charm on Ninotchka, she regards him coldly, informing him that love is merely a "chemical reaction." Even his kisses fail to weaken her resolve. Leon finally wins her over by taking an accidental fall in a restaurant, whereupon Ninotchka laughs for the first time in her life. She goes on a shopping spree and gets drunk, while Leon begins falling in love with her in earnest. As a bonus to the frothy script, by Billy Wilder and others, and its surefire star power, Ninotchka features what is perhaps Bela Lugosi's most likeable and relaxed performance. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Arise, My Love
A serious journalist is sent to France and forced to write fashion fluff pieces. Tiring of this, she decides to sneak off to find an elusive notorious rebel and write a hard-new first-hand-account of the Spanish Civil War. This lively romantic comedy chronicles her adventures after she finds him and saves him from prison by pretending he is her husband. After the break-out, they fly to France in a stolen plane. At first she only cares about her story and resists the advances of the amorous renegade. As soon as her tale hits the front page, she accepts an assignment in Berlin. She boards a train and takes off. She meets her "hubby" once again when the train accidentally runs into his car. At this point she realizes that she loves him. The two decide to hole up for a few days in a nearby French inn. While they tryst, WW II begins and she misses the scoop. That's okay, because all she and he care about now is each other. Their attitudes change dramatically when their New York-bound ship is torpedoed. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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Hold Back the Dawn begins with a shabby immigrant (Charles Boyer) wandering onto a Paramount sound stage and telling his life story to director Mitchell Leisen (who actually directed this film). In flashback, we see that Boyer was once a conscienceless gigolo, desperate to flee Nazi-occupied Europe. He makes it to Mexico, where he pretends to fall in love with shy schoolteacher Olivia de Havilland. It is his plan to marry her, thus be able to enter the United States; then he intends to dump her and pursue the woman he really loves. Boyer's regeneration, and the price he pays for his previous callousness, brings Hold Back the Dawn to its tearful conclusion. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Ball of Fire is a delightful retelling (by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett) of the "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" legend -- though strictly for grownups. Gary Cooper is the youngest of eight bookish professors authoring an encyclopedia. They find a perfect "research associate" in the curvaceous form of stripteaser Barbara Stanwyck, who (chastely) hides on the professors' domicile to escape her gangster boyfriend (Dana Andrews). As Stanwyck interprets various slang expression, she and the professors grow quite fond of one another; she brings out their sentimental sides, while they revive her essential decency. Naturally, Cooper is the one most smitten, though he hides his true feelings until the inevitable clinch. When gangster Andrews and his torpedo Dan Duryea show up to claim Stanwyck (Andrews wants to marry her so she can't testify against him), the professors save the day and it is Cooper who ends up with the beautiful Stanwyck. For the record, two of the "ancient" professors are Richard Haydn and O.Z. Whitehead, still in their mid-thirties (the others are S.Z. Sakall, Tully Marshall, Oscar Homolka, Leonid Kinskey and Aubrey Mather). Producer Sam Goldwyn later remade Ball of Fire as a Danny Kaye musical, A Song is Born (1948). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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A woman's attempt to disguise herself as an underage girl mushrooms into a series of humorous deceptions in this romantic comedy. Ginger Rogers stars as Susan Applegate, a young woman living in New York who, nearly broke and sick of the city, decides to head home to Iowa. Lacking the money for a regular ticket, she pretends to be an unusually tall 11-year old girl named Sue-Sue in order to pay half-price. The train conductors catch on to her scheme, however, forcing her to take refuge in the car of Major Philip Kirby (Ray Milland). The kindly major virtually adopts the "lost little girl," and circumstances force Susan to play along and accompany him to the local military academy. There the fun begins, as she struggles to deal with the unwelcome romantic attentions of countless young cadets and her own increasing attraction to the engaged Major Kirby. The Major and the Minor was the first Hollywood feature helmed by the legendary Billy Wilder. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi
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Billy Wilder's Five Graves to Cairo is the third take on Lajos Biro's theatrical tale of romance and espionage, Hotel Imperial. This time, the action is transplanted from World War I Galicia to World War II Egypt as Rommel's Afrika Corps viciously forces the British Army to retreat towards Cairo. Protagonist John J. Bramble (Franchot Tone) is stranded in the Sahara, the lone survivor of a British tank crew. In shock and suffering from sunstroke, Corporal Bramble deliriously staggers across the desert searching for the nearest outpost. What he finds is the Empress of Britain Hotel in the Libyan border town of Sidi Halfaya. The city has been deserted and destroyed; no one remains but the Inn's owner, Farid (Akim Tamiroff), and the French chambermaid, Mouche (Anne Baxter). To the woman's chagrin, Farid conceals the English soldier as the Germans commandeer his hotel for the lodging of General Rommel (Erich Von Stroheim). Mouche is unsympathetic toward the plight of any Englishman. She feels the British had abandoned the French Army at Dunkirk, where one of her brothers was killed and another was captured. She has remained in Sidi Halfaya only to wait for the German Army and to bargain for her sibling's freedom, not to help the British. Despite Mouche's protests, Bramble assumes the identity of the hotel's deceased waiter, Davoss, who was crushed during an air raid. Surprisingly, the disguise affords him an immediate audience with Rommel. Davoss was, in fact, a top-secret Nazi spy. This access to Rommel, the invincible Desert Fox, inspires Bramble to remain at the Empress. It becomes his mission to steal the crucial secret of the five supply depots the Germans have buried from Tobruk to Cairo -- which gave them a fighting advantage -- and possibly turn the war in Britain's favor. Meanwhile, after being rejected by the General, Mouche is desperately reduced to "entertaining" Rommel's deceitful lieutenant in order to help her brother. She and Bramble inevitably grow closer as they each struggle to save what is dear to them. When the body of the real Davoss starts to emerge from the rubble in the Empress' basement, it becomes Mouche's fate to make the ultimate decision between saving one brother and saving many. ~ Aubry Anne D'Arminio, Rovi
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KARACHI, PAKISTAN — Pakistani security forces in Karachi have arrested a militant in connection with the murder of Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter who was abducted 11 years ago and beheaded, officials said yesterday.
Qari Abdul Hayee, who is affiliated with the extremist group behind a wave of recent deadly attacks targeting Shiite Muslims, was captured on Sunday by a paramilitary unit.
Pearl, 38, was kidnapped while researching an article on Islamic militants. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the al-Qaida operative who has said he planned the Sept. 11 attack, also took responsibility for beheading Pearl. He remains in U.S. custody at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba but has not been charged in Pearl's death.


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The chemical traces of water have been found in this moon rock, called the Genesis Rock. The moon rock was collected by astronauts during the Apollo 15 mission in 1971 and is thought to be a piece of the moon's primordial crust.
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The discovery of "significant amounts" of water in moon rock samples collected by NASA's Apollo astronauts is challenging a longstanding theory about how the moon formed, scientists say.
Since the Apollo era, scientists have thought the moon came to be after a Mars-size object smashed into Earth early in the planet's history, generating a ring of debris that slowly coalesced over millions of years.
That process, scientists have said, should have flung away the water-forming element hydrogen into space.
But a new study suggests the accepted scenario is not possible given the amount of water found in moon rocks collected from the lunar surface in the early 1970s during the Apollo 15, 16 and 17 missions. By "water," the researchers don't mean liquid water, but hydroxyl, a chemical that includes the hydrogen and oxygen ingredients of water.
Those water-forming elements would have been on the moon all along, the scientist said. [Water on the Moon: The Search in Photos]
"I still think the impact scenario is the best formation scenario for the moon, but we need to reconcile the theory of hydrogen," study leader Hejiu Hui, an engineering researcher at the University of Notre Dame, told SPACE.com.
The results were published in Nature Geoscienceon Sunday (Feb. 17).
Water in moon's 'Genesis Rock'
Past studies have suggested water-forming elements came to the moon from outside sources long after the moon's crust cooled. The solar wind — a stream of particles emanating from the sun — as well as meteorites and comets were pegged as possible sources ofwater depositson the moon in recent studies.
But that explanation does not account for the amount of water found in the Apollo samples, the researchers stated in the new study.
Because they found hydroxyl deep inside each sampled rock, the scientists say they have eliminated the solar wind moon water explanation, because those particles can penetrate the surface only slightly. An impact from an asteroid or comet could push the hydrogen in further, but it would not be as pristine as the samples the researchers observed, because it would have melted from the heat of the asteroid collision.
Researchers probed samples from the late Apollo missions, including the famous "Genesis Rock" that was named for its advanced age of 4.5 billion years, about the same time the moon is thought to have formed.
Using an infrared spectrometer, the researchers found water embedded in the Genesis Rock, as well as all the Apollo samples they studied. This implies that the various landing sites of Apollo 15, 16 and 17 each had water present.
Hui's research flies in the face of past analyses of Apollo rocks that found they were very dry, except for a small bit of water attributed to the rock containers leaking when they were returned to Earth.
Past instruments that analyzed these samples, however, were not very sensitive. Hui said those older spectrometers had a sensitivity of around 50 parts per million (ppm), while his instruments were able to detect water at concentrations of about 6 ppm in anorthosites and 2.7 ppm in troctolites, which are both igneous rocks found in the moon's crust.
Troctolites form in the highlands as part of the moon's highland upper crust, and anorthosites are believed to be a part of the moon's "primary" crust, which solidified around the same time as other bodies in the solar system.


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Updated: 12/12/2013 - I finally did my pull up!!! It was a New Year's Resolution that took me ALL YEAR! But I did it.
Families are digging out after being pounded by tons of snow Sunday, and drivers are having to take it extra slow on icy roads.
Sunday's snowstorm dropped lots of snow on Southern Colorado. In El Paso County, the north and northeastern part of the county was hit the hardest.
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Monument got about a foot snow.
"Down here is getting crazy. The first part seemed easy, now I'm losing steam," said Tony Vigil as he was shoveling his driveway.
We found many homeowners hard at work shoveling their snow packed driveways.
"We shoveled once today, then once again tonight, and probably hit it before we go tomorrow," said Dustin Tupper.
While driving around Monument in the early evening, our crew saw those blizzard conditions with dangerously strong winds blowing snow all around.
"It's horrible, you can't see 10 feet in front of you," said driver Zach Thomas.
"Complete whiteout, just ice all over the place, with the snow coming down on top of it, it's just getting worse," said Mark Horn, a Trinidad resident
The powerful storm caused several accidents all day long, causing major delays on I-25 near Monument.
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Best Buy and Toys R Us have filed complaints in several states alleging that Wal-Mart Stores deceived consumers in price-comparison advertisements.
The ads aired from late November to mid-December, Toys R Us said. Sales in November and December account for 20 to 40 percent of U.S. retailers' annual revenue, says the National Retail Federation, a Washington-based trade group.
Best Buy lost "tens of thousands of dollars" because of the ads, said spokeswoman Amy von Walter, who said in an email that the company has complained to attorneys general in Florida, Illinois, Michigan and New Jersey.
Toys R Us has provided state attorneys general with evidence of what it called "deceptive advertising practices that mislead consumers regarding specific product pricing comparisons," said Kathleen Waugh, vice president of corporate communications for Toys R Us. The complaints were earlier reported by the Wall Street Journal.
Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, followed "all local, state and federal rules and regulations," Wal-Mart spokesman Steven Restivo said in a statement. "We know competitors don't like it when we tell customers to compare prices and see for themselves, but we think consumers deserve every chance to find value."
Waugh, the Toys R Us spokeswoman, said that Wal-Mart misled customers about pricing on several toys, including the Fisher- Price Surprise Kitchen and Table Set, which was advertised for $39.97. Third-party shoppers found the sets were being sold for as much twice that price, Toys R Us said. Wal-Mart said the in-store and advertised price for the set was correct at $39.97.
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The new Politburo.
Lobster and Bison, wow, I had yogurt and some toast, granted it wasn´t at a reception, but me, me, me, the new normal.
Lobster tail with clam chowder sauce? It´s not lunch for Mooch without lobster. The womans going to grow claws.
I had a tomato, sweet pepper, cucumber and avocado salad, but, I am not counting calories. s/
"...but some animals are more equal than others."
Healthyfood net whatever, another lefty organization surprised (!) that the Dem overlords arn´t following their own screed for the masses...
Here´s a video of Michelle at the lunch:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyJhMt-Noi0
Saw a photo of Boehner speaking and Bidens glaring at him during the Inaugural Lunch. So much for all the FOX anchors last night putting a happy face on today´s festivities.
The lunch is given by Congress and all arrangements are made by a Congressional Committee which selects the caterer and chef. The menu is approved by the Congressional Committee, not the guests.
Where did Moochele get her blue jacket, Pinocchio?
Sounds like something Appleby´s kitchen would be perfectly capable of preparing, if given the budget to buy the lobster and bison, which I assume was filet mignon.
Moooch is a hypocrite of the highest order. It´s as simple as that.
This is and always has been a "Do as I say not as I do" administration, not much different that most politicians, just with a lot tackier guest list!
We always knew she liked lobster tails. Remember that so-called fake receipt of Michelle´s at the Waldorf Astoria or the Plaza Hotel (one of them) that featured just such lobster tails.Calorie counting is for the little people!
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After a year of intense diplomatic standoff and territorial brinkmanship among disputing states in the South and East China Seas, the U.S. military 'pivot' to the region appears to be in full swing
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The Asia-Pacific region has hosted four American conflicts and is today the focus of a "strategic pivot"
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All the signs point in the direction of this dispute over three barren islands becoming a major element in the realignment of geopolitics in the near future
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Today, December 18, 2012, is the fortieth anniversary of the notorious "Christmas bombing" of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
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The region is emerging from its long, colonial nightmare, and it does not need—indeed, cannot afford—to be drawn into alliances designed half a world away
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It seems the Helsinki City Marathon has improved from past years. Good atmosphere at the expo and before, during and after the race. Plenty of refueling available during the race and a variety of food/drink at the end. I guess, just like any marathon, you have to accept the weather on the day. 2013 happened to be good temp with little wind. The finish in the Olympic Stadium was special and the Finnish people offered lots of encouragement around the course.
The race was well organized and well supported. There were lots of spectators applauding along the route. There is such potential for a beautiful run here - on the coast, crossing over islands in the bay - but, oddly, little of it is visible from the route, as it is obscured by buildings much of the way. The heat and humidity were a shock and slowed me down a lot. It was necessary to take in a lot of fluid over the course and there were water/energy drink stops approximately every 2K, which was excellent. Unfortunately, the drinks were handed out in plastic cups. Not sure about you, but I cannot run and drink from a cup... so many stops were inevitable. I would suggest small bottles of water/Gatorade that can be drunk from whilst continuing your run. Apparently, the race used to finish in the Olympic Stadium. This would be a magical finish to the event if it were restored. Overall, well organized, but a couple of little points that would make such a difference.
Helsinki has a picturesque marathon course, which essentially covers the main harbor area whilst crossing to some of the inner harbor islands. The race is medium-sized, although with a small feel. It's extremely well run - this event has been going for nearly 30 years. Race conditions were good with temperatures around 19/66 and dry, bright skies. The only concern was a stiff breeze blowing in off of the Baltic Sea. This has been mentioned in previous years by other competitors. The race starts and finishes outside of the Olympic Stadium, which is quite cool. My only criticism would be the 3 p.m. Saturday start time, which just feels too late. It means you're hanging around all day waiting to run. Whilst this year was fine, if you had a hot day, then this could be a real problem as opposed to starting early morning, as most marathons do. It would also have been nice to see more marathon merchandise for sale at the expo. The only souvenir available was a free t-shirt that everyone received. Overall, I would recommend this marathon. It offers you the chance to do a marathon in August (unusual), and Helsinki is an interesting city, where Scandinavia meets Russia.
...make a stop in Helsinki and run the marathon. I did it in 2009 and it was great. Lovely weather (the organizers say it's like that every year, despite my "Finland-equals-long-sleeve-running-t-shirt-even-in-August" belief), a very scenic racecourse, all around the harbor, jumping from one island to another through nice (and sometimes painfully steep) wooden bridges. Very enjoyable atmosphere, and friendly and efficient organization. I agree: plenty of porta-potties - and I know what I am talking about, having tried them all (reindeer meatballs on the previous night weren't exactly the most suitable fuel). Abundance of water and sports drink. Beautiful support on the racecourse (apart from kilometers 5-15). It was even elegant, I'd say (with well-dressed people cheering and smiling; forget the "way to go"'s and "one-two-one-two"'s), and many hidden lawns to lie on when you were out of stamina but didn't want to be bothered by runners-by. Well... I would have loved to be bothered by some Finnish girls, as I was stretching my aching muscles on the grass, but the organization wasn't (yet?) that perfect. Do it!
Really scenic route that's not flat, but with not too frequent, manageable, gentle hills. Beautiful to run alongside marinas, parks, modern and classic city architecture. Hydration stations every 2K or so with personal drinks, Gatorade and water available at every single one. Plenty of toilet facilities also. Easy access to the start, with secure baggage drop right beside the start/finish area. NO congestion meant that you could get into your stride within the first 20 meters of the race, but always with runners alongside you. The sunny day, with temperatures of 20 degrees, meant lots of spectators, but they clap and support without shouting and screaming at you. Runners dont tend to chat to each other as they go along. Not sure if this is due to iPods, but I suspect it is not in their nature to be chatty. Excellent marshaling of the roads and pacers were also available. Great lump of a medal and reasonably good goody bag. Would do it again.
I rated the course at a "three" because I was hopeful that the route would run through more of Helsinki. It seemed that we spent a lot of time on the outskirts of town. While it was very beautiful scenery, I would have liked to see more of the sites of Helsinki. My final observation of the course is that it finished outside of the Olympic stadium. Why couldn't we finish inside? Organization was great. Registration was easy, final race instructions were clear, and packet pick-up was easy. Having the sports hall to store bags in was also a great plus. Spectators were great and vocal, but they were sparse. There were plenty of times along the course where we were outside of the city and no spectators were around. Overall it was a good race. I don't know that I would recommend making a special trip to Helsinki just to run it. If you're in the neighborhood, though, it's worth your while. They have some work to do before I would consider it to be a destination marathon like.
Helsinki puts on a fantastic marathon - a gorgeous and relatively flat course, a well organized event, great T-shirt and medal, and plentiful (if frenzied) water stops (plus pickle and banana stops). As an international runner, they couldn't have made it easier, from the special check-in desk and support for international runners to the 3 p.m. start time (a relaxing option that I hope more races will consider). Thanks to Helsinki for a fantastic race and great vacation!
I just ran the 2009 Helsinki City Marathon. Definitely not my best time, due to the hilly nature of the course. Weather was great - in the mid 60s. The starting time of 3 p.m. is a bit strange. Spectators were pretty minimal throughout. But the organization of the race was great! And a very scenic course.
Helsinki is a nice place to visit. That's the positive news. I don't like to be too critical, but as for the marathon, I have the following observations: 1. Why does it start at 3 p.m., instead of 9 a.m. like most marathons? The temperature was already 24 degrees at the start of the race. 2. Helsinki is a very green city, but a lot of the marathon is run on tarmac competing with passing traffic. It's quite depressing and drab. 3. There's good support at 4K and 25K, and at the finish; but apart from that, you don't have much support along the course. 4. The marathon isn't publicized very well in Helsinki, and most locals don't know that the event exists. 5. The race starts and finishes outside of the Olympic stadium. Why can't we finish in the stadium like Stockholm or Amsterdam? The marathon should be so much better. It really has potential, as there were over 6,000 runners, and a lot of those were from overseas. The organizers should really do better.
Fabulous city for a trip and a run. Very safe place; people were nice and accommodating. Good start by the Olympic stadium, and to finish in it and have your name up on the scoreboard is cool. The expo didn't have much and there was no pasta party. The 3 p.m. start time was strange; earlier would be so much better. Scenic course around city islands, but undulating to say the least. You can have a free swim in the Olympic pool after the run, which is nice.
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My Beloved Children,
Welcome to Chapter VII, Verse I of the Book of Jon.
The Turn has been forwarded to My Treasured Brother's deputy; whilst he attends a Conference of Cardinals in the Province of Wales.
France continues upon my chosen path of Peace and Brotherly Love. Alone I stand without a regiment out of barracks or a fleet menacing another's waters.
Hearken unto me! Thou who be smitten with the lust for conquest and the subjugation of your fellow man know'st that thou shall see true justice upon another plane.
Blessings Upon You All.
St Jon, Lover of the Unloved.
Quid latine dictum sit, altum videtur
- Anon
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Retired General Lung returns from a drunken weekend to find out that Mobius the Mighty has once again called for his services! Of course, General Lung is honoured to be called by the greatest leader on earth to lead the mighty Spanish forces against the battered defences of Adelaide
Quickly, General Lung grabs his gear and hastily arranges for a case of fine Coopers Sparkling Ale to follow him to the front. Addressing his new command, he realises that his reputation has preceded him and the fine troops of the Spanish 1st army find inspiration and renewed vigour in the push against Adelaide.
In his retirement, General Lung, perhaps for the last time, found the strength to lead this fine army to his greatest victory, in the historic capture of Adelaide - the city of churches!!
General Lung sits back and samples his just arrived and beloved Coopers, basking in the glory, and awaits further orders from the Mighty Mobius!
Turn 118 to Keygen. At least i hope it's Keygen i have to send it to
You sent it right general Lung .
"The besiege of Sydney continues and from day to day the casulties of the stubborn Australians grow bigger!"
Turn 118 to Blackice, temporary Leader of Australians.
Ah reckless at the wheel wow I would have more friends in an angry bee hive
Seems this game is a foot!
I have an advance that I know I am the only one to have...
Time to use the secret weapon...
The exploding smiley... you are all dead
Turn sent to:
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The Communist Manifesto was correct but we see the privileges of the capitalist bourgeoisie yielding to democratic organizations In my judgment success lies in a steady [peaceful] advance [rather] than in a catastrophic crash."Eduard Bernstein
Or do we?
Turn 118 -->Lord Thor
Newcastle has fallen today to Greek liberation forces.
We regret that we were unable to negotiate with you, Blackice, but to have stopped in mid-fight would have put the lives of my soldiers in jeopardy. However, Greece is a peace-loving nation, and does not shut the door to new negotiations with Australia.
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Hey that was my beer factory
The Communist Manifesto was correct but we see the privileges of the capitalist bourgeoisie yielding to democratic organizations In my judgment success lies in a steady [peaceful] advance [rather] than in a catastrophic crash."Eduard Bernstein
Or do we?
Dearly Beloved,
The Holy duty has been forwarded to both My Brother and his drunken adjunctant.
Missives of Peace Everlasting have been sent forth to those poor northerly nations that are possessed of nervous sheep. Remember, My Welsh and Australian Children, the word's of Leviticus!
The Holy Empire continues upon her peaceful way though deeply troubled by the news of yet further bloodshed between her dearest friends.
Link your hands in Love and forget past misdeeds!
St Jon, Direction in an Aimless World.
Quid latine dictum sit, altum videtur
- Anon
As ever General Lung has proven himself to be a worthy commander of the battlefield!
However it is a little worrying, the great glee and gusto with which he has taken to his task - turning peaceful Spain overnight into a war machine spewing Fascists and cannon from every production centre...
Normal production has now been resumed!
Blackice of the Australians, given that the real culprit of your situation, Breaker Morant appears to have been overthrown - Spain may be interested in hearing what you have to say...?
As a gesture of goodwill, units have retreated from S. of Perth.
General Franco,
The peaceful face of Fascism.
"General Lung is a well known fasist! He fancys wearing his military boots, marching with strict and noisy step and forcing his subjects and his enemies to bow in front of him! A genuine arbitrary and megalomaniac personality "
A Welsh reporter of "Daily News" newspaper
Turn 119 to Stavros & Blackice.
Ah, there's nothing finer than a bunch of nubile virgins stroking an old warhorse's ego
Who's your daddy! And bring him another Coopers, eh, luv!!
"News flash"
Australian news central reports the body of the tyrant "Breaker Morant" the "shoot straight you bastards" has appearantly shot straight for the last time. It is reported after shooting himself in the foot, (Which happened to be in his mouth at the time.) has died as a result of his wounds.
Blackice (who has been in hiding for some time now enlisting a home force to oust Breaker.) is the only member of Breaker's cabinet not to have been shot on sight for speaking out against Breaker. Blackice has been unnanamously elected to lead the nation in these troubled times. Blackice has always been for peace and growth but it was Breakers iron fist and suicidal policies that lead this nation down the path to hell.
Diplomats have been at work hard trying to establish peace with our neighbors. It would appear we have freinds that understand the peaceful intent of our society and that a tyrant had us all under the gun and his iron fist. These nations we view as friends and peaceful and thank them for there understanding. We will of course pay reparations to these nations once we ourselves again build a strong nation based on peace and prosperity. To those nations who hold our innocent peoples responsible for the acts of this tyrant we plead understanding and peace. To exterminate an entire civilization based on the acts of one equals the crimes to humanity that Breaker was responsible for, we ask again that the inocent people of Australia be spared anymore dead as payment for the crimes of the tyrant Breaker. The world is watching now to see who these new true tyrants are and will judge them by their actions in the days to come the world wants peace the opportunity has arrived.
(An excerpt from the inaguration speech of Blackice)
Turn has been sent
The Communist Manifesto was correct but we see the privileges of the capitalist bourgeoisie yielding to democratic organizations In my judgment success lies in a steady [peaceful] advance [rather] than in a catastrophic crash."Eduard Bernstein
Or do we?
Conflicting reports reach Athens regarding the governmental status of Australia.
It appears that new of the death of Breaker Morant has been greatly exaggerated. Perhaps the gunshot wound that was said to have been inflicted to his mouth merely silenced him , for although Greece has received "turn 119" from him, there was no message, nor have there been any record of him actually speaking in these forums for many years.
Nonetheless, although we have also received "turn 119" from Blackice, we must assume that Breaker Morant is still alive, and honour his turn, unless we hear otherwise.
I will return to Athens in about 6 hours, and will then attend to all matters of state. Any new thoughts from world leaders should reach Athens by then, or Greece will act upon Breaker Morant's "turn".
(Out of turn)
Spain is also waiting for the outcome...
Do we listen to these peaceful overtures - or do we continue to crush the followers of Breaker Morant?
Time will tell...
My Children,
French Missionaries working amongst the destitute and displaced Australians report that there is indeed a power struggle in that already battered nation.
It would appear that the 'Dictator' Breaker Morant still enjoys the support of what remains of the Australian Army despite the civil and spiritual authorities having turned away from him.
It can only be assumed that whilst he commands the Army he controls the destiny of his poor benighted people for Australia always has been a Military Dictatorship.
St Jon, Integrity Incarnate.
If in receipt of two copies of the same Turn ALWAYS play the one from the designated Player.
'Nexting and Subbing' are not punishments but merely methods of ensuring smooth Game-Flow.
Quid latine dictum sit, altum videtur
- Anon
Turn 119 -->Lord Thor
Refrain from sending your vile spies into Greece, St Jon!! Did you really believe that he would go undetected? This is not Cuba, you know. Because of your penchant for sneakery, we have had to recruit many of these shady characters. They now patrol Greece under the auspices of the GIA.
In the name of our history of friendship with France, we have spared the spy's life this time, but this will be the last time! If there should be a repeat of this act, there will be consequences!
We have not deported this spy, but instead, demand that he walk out of Greek lands immediately!!
And it appears that Breaker Morant does indeed still walk the earth! It is to be hoped that the peacemaker Blackice was able to escape from the wrath of the dictator. He seemed to have the true interests of the Australian people at heart. But we have been unable to find any trace of the rumoured beer factory in Newcastle, though we have searched hard, even utilizing beer-sniffing hounds!
Turn to Madrid.
Beloved Xenophon,
Do you believe that I would wish harm upon either you or your people? I despise the use of such characters myself but they are sadly neccessary in the dangerous and violent World in which we live.
The Agent objected to, I assume, has been withdrawn but he was only acting as a scout. Have you any evil-doings to hide?
Brother Tomas,
I am deeply disturbed by the deployment of Fascists upon the very doorstep of the Holy City of Tours. Why is it so that you should feel the need to mass such forces upon a border that has been utterlly peaceful from 4000BC?
My Other Beloved Children,
I welcome the renewal of Peace Treaties with both Wales and Australia. France continues, under my benificent hand, to be a peaceful friend to all. I plead with you, 'Join with me in a Pacifist World of mutual trust and cooperation'!
St Jon, Salvation's Servant.
Quid latine dictum sit, altum videtur
- Anon
Brother St. Jon,
Have no fear, the unit you speak of is merely an upgrade afforded by our latest technological advances - numbers have not increased and nor will they, assuming the border remains peaceful.
My great friend, general Lung seemed to have a penchant for military production and I had to put the unit somewhere useful...
Do not worry, I have reversed these edicts and returned Spain's economy to a more peaceful configuration.
As for the illustrious General Lung, he has been installed in the Alhambra of Granada, where the fountains flow with Coopers Sparkling Ale and the women of the harem outnumber the stars in the sky - until the next time General Lung!
General Franco
Turn 120 to Stavros & Blackice.
Turn 120 -->Lord Thor
The plucky Cuban people still exist! And they even seem to have increased their ranking slightly!
Perhaps Greece should send a Diplomat after all? Trade elephants for Cuban cigars and cane sugar? Practice the Maramba with beautiful senoritas in the moonlight? Eat maduros and drink rum on the beach?
Nahh...Vegas odds still give them at most a few more turns on this planet!
ups wrong tread
Granada is truly heaven on earth! This is every bit as good as the fabled "garden of Woy Woy"!! An old general couldn't be happier, what with being surrounded by nubile nymphettes and all
Turn to Our Saint
The brand new Incan Grand Fleet began bombardment for the first time today when an Australian Battalion was spotted outside Canberra. The thundering sound of the 18 inch guns of the battleships echoed through the mountains.
Needless to say, there were no Australian survivors.
King Thor
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Turn to Madrid.
Beloved Children,
All is well in the Holy Land and Peace reigns supreme.
I am uplifted by the words of conciliation being uttered and hope that Worldwide Peace is soon restored.
St Jon, Harmony amidst Discord.
Quid latine dictum sit, altum videtur
- Anon
"The first Welsh submarine is a fact. Its crew is one of the best trained of the world. Its officers, thained on the famous Greek submarine academy are among the finest in the world. "Cardiff", as it was named, begun its first mission. The mapping of the entire west great sea.
The besiege of Sydney continues. It seems they have received militarty reinforcements as their cannons still exist and return hits to our soldiers and the Incans too."
Minister of Defence
Turn 121 to Stavros & Maestro.
Turn 121 -->Lord Thor
Greek Submariners look forward to sharing the seas with the men of Wales. See you in Davey Jones' Locker!
Citizens of Thessalonica were alarmed to find a bevy of Spanish crabs marching through their streets, until it was explained to them that this was part of Spain's trade route. Still, it will be difficult to prevent some of the more unsavoury denizens of the town from snatching the odd crustacean from time to time for a tasty snack!
turn to France
The great Nation of Inca has learnt of the benefits of communism and the government has instituted sweeping reforms so that our people may benefit from it.
King Thor
Or we may have to next turn you!
Thor, has that turn gone to both of Jon's addresses?
actaully.. Jon should have got the game by now because I sent it to the email address he told me to send it to over ICQ.Originally posted by MOBIUS
Or we may have to next turn you!
Thor, has that turn gone to both of Jon's addresses?
I'm sending his turn to BirdMan and him again. I hope Jon's email troubles get sorted out quick.
King Thor


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