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Like a lot of sexual banter, For a Good Time, Call (** out of four; rated R; opens Friday in select cities) does its share of teasing, but amounts to nothing serious.
Despite some earnest laughs and a sincere heart, Call can't seem to rise above its TV sitcom styling. The Bridesmaids wannabe takes its requisite turns at being raunchy and risque, but the script occasionally has the ring of an ad for a sex chatline, where emotions run about as deep as the wallet.
Anchored cheerfully by comedians Lauren Anne Miller (a writer on the script) and Ari Graynor, Call asks what happens when you put two sexually stunted, cash-strapped Manhattan women in an apartment together.
Why, phone sex, of course.
At a brisk 88 minutes, Call doesn't take much time getting you into the mood for plot, which calls for Lauren (Miller) to shack up with the loud-mouthed Katie (Graynor) as both look to make the rent. They decide to pool Lauren's knack for business and Katie's knack for arousal to start 1-900-MMM-HMMM.
Miller gets the lion's share of good lines and scenes here, as Graynor is asked to be the raunchy propellant of Call, much like Melissa McCarthy stole last year's Bridesmaids.
But Call's story arcs are so predictable they wouldn't sustain most Sex and the City episodes. Lauren dates a cartoonish jerk and is a beauty posing as a nerd in slacks. Katie's sexual bravado is a thinly veiled front. Lauren's parents, played with permanent smiles by Mimi Rogers and Don McManus, pop by unannounced more often than Mr. Roper visited Jack and Chrissy.
If there's a bright spot, it's Justin Long, who plays the gay BFF of Lauren and Katie and acts as roommate counselor. His lines may come direct from Hollywood's gay sidekick handbook (everything is just fabulous), but he has so much fun with the role it's hard not enjoy the performance.
Other male stars turn quick cameos, including Kevin Smith and Seth Rogen, who have never had issues with pleasuring themselves on-screen.
This could have been fertile ground for comedy, particularly as Lauren and Katie begin to expand their empire, which means risky job hires.
But for every brush with burlesque, Call recedes to safer ground, where phone sex girls fall for lonely customers and operators nap together in their undies.
Call isn't without its pleasures, but the film still feels like it's going through the motions.
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In founding a new independent clothing company, Rylan Blue, Andrew Meyer hoped to combine his two greatest passions: environmentalism and a love for sports. Today, Rylan Blue launched their new website, with a convenient e-commerce component, three product lines and an inspirational look, thanks in part to the crisp, evocative photography of Paul D. Van Hoy II.
Meyer spoke with URTH Guy over the phone earlier today. He said he grew up in New York state in a family that has always been committed to the environment -- his father, Edward Meyer (D), is a state senator in Connecticut who chairs the environment committee. Meyer also grew up with athletics running through his blood. He said his mother had been a top 20 tennis player, and he served as captain of the heavyweight crew rowing team while an undergrad at Cornell.
Meyer still coaches rowing, and added, "All my good friends have been through sports. Yes it's a game, but in some ways it mirrors life. You make friends, learn lessons, travel around the world."
Meyer said he loves all sports, and hopes to produce high-performance, green gear for as many disciplines as possible. In addition to rowing, he is an avid tennis player and cyclist, having once biked from Maine to California.
So about 18 months ago, Meyer founded Rylan Blue in Austin, Texas. He originally worked with a partner, but today is the sole owner.
What are the clothes like? Currently, Rylan Blue makes a limited selection of active apparel especially for equestrian, tennis and golf (yes, Stuff White People Like). The form-fitting Women's Equitek Show Shirt ($180) is lightweight and stretchy to allow for freedom of movement, while a contoured slim fit prevents bunching. It's tailored to go under a show coat, with nearly invisible back, side and under-arm mesh inserts for ventilation. It's made of 100% bamboo charcoal polyester, which is naturally wicking, quick drying, anti-odor, and offers some UV protection.
What is bamboo charcoal polyester? According to Meyer, sustainably grown bamboo is harvested, burned and made into charcoal, from a process that has been refined over centuries. Then that material is blended with polyester. "It's a great soft fabric that has tons of good properties," said Meyer. "It's naturally wicking and UV protective; that's a big one for me as a tennis player: when you sweat, or if you wear regular clothes, especially if they are white, it doesn't do a good job of protecting your skin."
Rylan Blue's tennis shirts for men and women (starting at $45) also come in 100% bamboo charcoal polyester. There are long and short sleeves, a range of cuts and several colors to choose from.
The company also offers men's and women's performance golf shirts ($70), designed for freedom of movement and breathability. They are made from 17% polyester and 83% modal -- a bio-based, rayon-like fiber made by spinning reconstituted waste cellulose left over from the processing of beech trees at mills. Modal is naturally smooth and soft, and resists shrinking, fading and pilling.
Meyer cites Yvon Chouinard of Patagonia as an inspiration. "His book [Let My People Go Surfing] was a real eye opener for me, especially what they've done to bring about awareness and openness about how their manufacturing is done. It's such a great company," he said.
Meyer said he has worked hard to try to limit the amount of shipping that must be done of his raw materials. He said his modal fabric comes from beech tree farms that not only practice sustainability, but are located in Taiwan, which isn't too far from where the clothes are actually made, in Shanghai. Meyer said he had researched making his products in America, but has been unable to clear various hurdles, from cost to vender interest in a relatively small order.
Rylan Blue clothes are dyed with Piho dyes, which Meyer says he selected because the provider has won awards for having exceptionally clean effluents.
Asked about the concerns some greens have expressed over chemical processing of bamboo for fibers, Meyer said his research turned up no viable yarn providers that still use the old mechanical methods, or even less-toxic solvents (versus sodium hydroxide), even after 9 months of searching in Asia (Meyer had previously been stationed on that continent for work).
Rylan Blue will not offer paper catalogs, pointing out that some 19 billion are already mailed out every year, resulting in millions of tons of paper waste. Instead, find detailed product info on the company's website. In fact, Meyer hopes Rylan Blue will evolve into an e-commerce platform for other companies doing eco-friendly athletic wear.
Meyer admits that this isn't the best economic climate to be shepherding a new business, particularly in the competitive world of fashion. Yet he is hopeful for the future. "As long as we stay true to our ideals, of environmental friendliness and a love of sports, it will go in a positive direction," he said.
"As an idealist you inevitably want to do more," Meyer added. "Yet you have to deal with reality as it is, and work toward reality as you want it."
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Recently, I was grumbling while carrying paper grocery bags up eight feet of stairs to my kitchen.
Then it hit me: The "New Spruces."
When Williamstown submitted its Federal Emergency Management Agency grant application, it was required to offer two alternatives to its submitted proposal.
One alternative to build a levee to keep The Spruces drier was dismissed as too costly.
The other was to elevate the mobile homes six feet off the ground. This was dismissed as too costly: $40,000 per unit, and given the age of some of the homes, impractical. Also, since The Spruces is an age 50 or older park, ramps would be recommended for easier and safer entrances and exits.
My idea: Construct new homes on The Spruces site with concrete- and steel-reinforced, 7- or 8-foot-high, open-air foundations. Build ramps and decks around these homes for the occupant's use. Residents could also use the area under the house as a picnic shelter or to park their cars. It would provide shade in the summer and storage space, while allowing flood waters to flow by.
These homes would have enhanced views, and would once again be a source of pride for Williamstown residents -- as The Spruces once were -- and provide cutting-edge housing not only for all current and relocated Spruces residents, but for as many 300 affordable housing units.
Williamstown has talented architects who might be interested in designing the New Spruces foundations, ramps and houses. There are many prefab home companies currently offering affordably priced homes for the New Spruces foundations.
Current Spruces residents would have the choice of remaining in their homes with the expanded options of either moving into a new home near their current home or having their current home elevated.
Where would the money come from? Had Williamstown's FEMA grant proposal for $6.2 million utilized these ideas, there would be plenty of money. The bulldozing funds could have been used to repair infrastructure. The $3,000 targeted as a gift to the Williamstown Affordable Trust and the intended $20,000 per resident relocation money could be used to insure Spruces residents could stay and Spruces refugees could return.
The New Spruces houses would be sold as rent-to-own houses with fixed inflationary-indexed prices. Current Spruces residents and Spruces refugees would be required to use grant funds to increase equity and reduce mortgage/lot rent payments. The town or the Housing Authority would own the land and operate the park.
The town must nevertheless fix the problem of the three streams that flood The Spruces. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers should also be asked to make recommendations regarding these streams and the banks of the Hoosic.
With 114 acres available at The Spruces site, there might be space left for a bike path, a couple of town-owned tennis courts, a basketball court and a soccer field.
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Butte was in an air quality alert stage until 1am Thursday.
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12 December 2013
Yarra City Council is purchasing a three storey office building in Richmond as a strategic investment which will help reinvigorate the Bridge Road retail strip.
06 December 2013
Council has adopted the Yarra Environment Strategy 2013-17, a blueprint for Yarra to further cement its identity as a leading sustainable municipality.
02 December 2013
Yarra will welcome visitors from across the globe next July as thousands of people travel to Melbourne for the 20th International AIDS Conference.
25 November 2013
Male leaders from the Yarra community have taken a public pledge to say no to violence against women as part of White Ribbon Day.
22 November 2013
Yarra's returning Mayor Cr Jackie Fristacky named public transport advocacy and urban planning as priorities for the year ahead.
14 November 2013
Council will look at new ways to manage parking in Yarra with growing pressure on the municipality's scarce supply of spaces.
15 October 2013
Yarra residents are strongly encouraged to have their say on the State Government's draft 40-year 'Plan Melbourne' for accommodating growth in Melbourne.
12 September 2013
Yarra Council has scored above the state-wide average in the 2013 Local Government Victoria Community Satisfaction Survey
06 September 2013
Young people, families, schools, youth service providers and the wider community are encouraged to contribute feedback to Council's draft Yarra Youth Policy and Action Plan.
02 August 2013
Yarra Council will progress the use of 3D imagery to manage significant planning applications.
24 July 2013
A developer and builder have been fined $20,000 each after failing to follow conditions on a planning permit for a Richmond apartment development.
Yarra Council last night voted unanimously to help local communities affected by the proposed East West Link in the wake of the State Government releasing startling design plans and videos for the proposed $8+ billion project.
16 July 2013
Yarra City Council has sought an urgent meeting with the Premier and Minister for Public Transport and Roads following the State Government's release of design plans for the East West Road Link.
09 July 2013
Yarra Council is set to assume responsibility for the management of the new Connie Benn Centre, opening up opportunities for residents to access more council and community services in Fitzroy.
04 July 2013
The State Government has approved planning controls that will see the former Amcor paper mill site in Alphington become a mini-suburb for about 3000 residents.
02 July 2013
Yarra Council has welcomed a change to State regulations that will make it easier for schools, community groups and sporting clubs to hold fundraising events.
12 June 2013
Yarra Council has supported proposed changes to planning controls over Amcor's paper mill site in Alphington, specifying maximum building heights for future development and a minimum period of community consultation.
07 June 2013
Council has committed to a new four-year plan that aims to preserve Yarra's unique identity while managing the impacts of rapid growth and change.
05 June 2013
A project to establish a community centre in Burnley has received a major funding boost in Council's 2013/14 Budget.
20 May 2013
Yarra Mayor, Cr Jackie Fristacky, has renewed calls for a supervised injecting facility (SIF) to be trialled in Yarra as a long term strategy for addressing public injecting.
16 May 2013
Yarra Mayor Jackie Fristacky has appealed to all Melburnians to rally against the east west toll road and tunnel at a public meeting on Thursday 13 June.
15 May 2013
Yarra Mayor Cr Jackie Fristacky has welcomed the $3 billion commitment in the Federal Budget to Victoria's Metro Rail project and the exclusion of funding for the east west toll road and tunnel.
08 May 2013
The State Government's Budget is a major blow to Victorians seeking improved public transport, not more roads and freeways, Yarra Mayor, Cr Jackie Fristacky said today.
07 May 2013
Yarra City Council will undertake a series of actions to publicly highlight the issue of violence against women.
16 April 2013
The community is invited to comment on Council's proposed 2013/14 Budget and four year Council Plan both on public exhibition until Thursday 16 May 2013.
12 April 2013
Federal Minister for Local Government Anthony Albanese today announced that Yarra Council has won the 2013 National Award for Local Government in Promoting Reconciliation.
11 April 2013
Yarra Chief Executive Vijaya Vaidyanath (VJ) will join 88 CEOs from across Victoria participating in the 2013 Vinnies CEO Sleepout to draw attention to homelessness in our community.
05 April 2013
Yarra Council is urging ratepayers to become familiar with their existing insurance premiums ahead of the State Government's Fire Services Levy appearing on their 2013/14 Council rates notices later this year.
Yarra Mayor, Cr Jackie Fristacky, has welcomed comments from Federal Infrastructure Minister, Anthony Albanese, in support of the proposed $9 billion Melbourne Metro rail project.
22 March 2013
The State Government has backed Council's calls to defer master planning for public housing estates in Fitzroy and Richmond.
14 March 2013
Yarra Mayor, Cr Jackie Fristacky today welcomed the long awaited release of the Doncaster Rail study but at the same time expressed major concerns that the recommendations would create a fragmented and inefficient rail solution.
08 March 2013
Yarra Mayor Cr Jackie Fristacky today paid tribute to the achievement, strength and resilience of women in Yarra and across the world at a special International Women's Day Ceremony this morning.
04 March 2013
Yarra Mayor, Cr Jackie Fristacky has successfully contested the 2013 Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) board elections and will represent the metro central region for the next two years.
20 February 2013
Yarra Council has endorsed a proposal for Wellington Street in Collingwood to become the first road in Yarra to have separated 'Copenhagen-style' bicycle lanes
15 February 2013
The City of Yarra was last night recognised at the 2013 National Government Communications Awards for the way it responded to Occupy Yarra camping at Edinburgh Gardens in October 2011.
07 February 2013
Yarra Council has voted unanimously to write to the Victorian Premier supporting the proposed $5 billion Melbourne Metro Train project.
21 January 2013
Council has asked the State Government to extend the Melbourne Bike Share Scheme into Yarra.
16 January 2013
Yarra Councillors have voted unanimously to call on the Premier and Minister for Housing to immediately release to the public the draft Master Plan Design Brief (MPDB) for the Richmond and Fitzroy public housing estates that between them are home to more than 4,000 Yarra residents.
07 December 2012
Council, in partnership with Destination Melbourne, today launched the Discover Your Own Backyard campaign in Yarra.
Yarra Council is calling on the State Government to release the first phase findings of the two-year $6.5 million Doncaster Rail Study conducted by consultants, URS.
05 December 2012
Yarra City Council has been recognised as Victoria's first carbon neutral Council under the Australian Government's National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS).
05 November 2012
Yarra City Council tonight voted independent Nicholls Ward Councillor Jackie Fristacky as its new Mayor for 2012/13.
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Brian fromBrian is looking to upgrade his cellphone. He's thinking about the Samsung Galaxy SIV, but he likes Siri on the iPhone.
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Everyone is feeling the pain at the pump. Colorado Springs area lodging, restaurants and attractions have joined forces to help ease the sting of filling up this spring and summer. The destination has launched a "Tank Full of Summer Savings", offering fuel-friendly prices on anything from a pint of microbrew to a $50 gas card. Start planning an affordable and memorable escape that is easy on the wallet. Click on www.VisitCOS.com/fuel to view all fuel-friendly deals.
Ann's Sanctuary of the Rose
Fill up the gas tank with $50 off when booking four or more nights at this private luxury adobe guesthouse located in the foothills of the Colorado Rocky Mountains May-October. Must ask for discount at time of booking. www.sanctuaryoftherose.com
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Stay three nights at $89 per night and receive a $50 gas card free upon departure. Package includes free breakfast, wi-fi and indoor pool and spa. Offer expires May 31, 2012. Must mention CVB at time of reservation. Advance reservation required. Rates do not include tax. www.comfortinn.com/hotel-colorado_springs-colorado-CO190
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Sundance Mountain Lodge
This family-owned, full-service hotel sits in a natural and artistic setting. Located in the quiet town of Monument, CO the Lodge enjoys view of Pikes Peaks and the foothills and will offer a $25 discount on any stay. Must be booked directly. www.sundancemountainlodge.com
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The Victor Lowell Thomas Museum
This Victor, CO museum full of history about the 1890's gold rush days knows gas prices can get travelers down. Print the page at VisitCOS.com/fuel and bring it to the Museum June 1-30,2012 to receive $2 off admission for two. http://victorcolorado.com/museum.htm
Colorado Vertical Helicopter Tours
Fill up on thrills with a helicopter tour of Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods Park or the Royal Gorge. Mention fuel-friendly deals when booking to receive 10% off a helicopter tour. Call 719/648.5580 for more information. www.coloradovertical.com
Colorado Springs Food Tours
Visit six local restaurants without getting in the car. Save $10 on two tickets when using the online discount code "savefuel" for one of the weekly walking food tours in downtown Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs or Old Colorado City. www.coloradospringsfoodtours.com
Salsa Brava & Sonterra Grill
Show a gas receipt at either of these locations from the last 10 days and receive $5 off any appetizer with the purchase of two entrees. Offer expires August 31,2012. www.rockymtnrg.com
Phantom Canyon Brewing Co.
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Standard equipment on the most basic Regular Cab model includes a V6 engine, limited slip differential, dual-zone climate controls and an AM/FM stereo with a single CD player. The SR5 trim of the Double Cab and CrewMax includes power front seats, AM/FM stereo with six-disc CD changer and heated outside mirrors. The Limited trim level includes front and rear parking sonar, heated leather seats, a bedrail system and a JBL audio unit. With 236-horsepower, the standard 4.0-liter V6 is more powerful than many V8s of the recent past. Only those who regularly haul massive loads and tow large trailers will truly miss the extra power of the optional V8s.
Most optional equipment on the 2009 Toyota Tundra is packaged into either the mid-level SR5 or the up-scale Limited trims. One significant stand-alone option is a bundle that includes a DVD-based satellite navigation system, backup camera and a JBL audio system. The two-door Regular Cab and four-door Double Cab are available in two bed lengths – six-and-a-half and eight feet – while the CrewMax has a five-and-half-foot bed. The TRD Rock Warrior package adds an off-road suspension, Bilstein shocks, 17-inch tires with BF Goodrich all-terrain T/A tires, fog lights and a color-keyed front bumper and grille surround. The 2009 Toyota Tundra offers a long list of dealer-installable accessories. These include remote engine start, 22-inch wheels, bed extender and numerous TRD items.
The 2009 Toyota Tundra offers three engine choices: The standard 236-horsepower 4.0-liter V6, a 276-horsepower 4.7-liter V8 or the 381-horsepower 5.7-liter V8. The first two come with five-speed automatic transmissions, while the 5.7-liter is mated to a six-speed automatic. Since the 5.7-liter makes 105 horsepower more than the 4.7-liter and gets almost the same fuel mileage as the V6, the vast majority of Tundra buyers select the big engine. Toyota employed several technologies to allow the 5.7-liter V8 to produce both big power and reasonable economy. Variable valve timing optimizes engine performance for changing conditions and demands, and the six-speed automatic transmission employs a low first gear to aid low-speed acceleration and two overdrive gears to maximize highway economy.
4.0-liter V6
236 horsepower @ 5200 rpm
266 lb.-ft. of torque @ 4000 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 15/19
4.7-liter V8
276 horsepower @ 5400 rpm
313 lb.-ft. of torque @ 3400 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 14/17 (2WD); 13/16 (4WD)
5.7-liter V8
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401 lb.-ft. of torque @ 3600 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 14/18 (2WD); 13/17 (4WD), 10/13 (4WD, E85)
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Review this carBy Bobs (FL) on Sunday, December 01, 2013
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 29,000
overall rating 10 of 10rating detailsPros: "great to drive, very fast"
Cons: "none"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"Has headers and duals racing equipment from Toyota, skid plates etc. Never used for this purpose. Just liked it because it was fancy."
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By Steve (TX) on Saturday, November 23, 2013
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 18,500
overall rating 10 of 10rating detailsPros: "Great value and reliability"
Cons: "Stereo is mediocre."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"I bought this truck new and it has been a great truck. It's held its value well and I haven't had any issues. I just add gas and drive. I hauled my other car on a trailer across the country with no problems. The 5.7l has good power and I still was averaging 14mpg on the trip. I get comments on the Rock Warrior package all the time. I have tinted the windows and added a 3:1 level kit. Stereo could be better."
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By Mark (CA) on Saturday, November 09, 2013
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 56,752
overall rating 10 of 10rating detailsPros: "The best truck you will ever own."
Cons: "Not having the On-Star option"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"This truck is fantastic. Comfortable works well in any environment. A pleasure to own, and it looks great too."
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By immediato1 (KS) on Friday, November 08, 2013
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 68,000
overall rating 10 of 10rating detailsPros: "Fun to drive and will pull about anything"
Cons: "could get a little better gas mileage but oh well."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"I have always wanted a tundra so when my wife said I could get one I couldn't wait to find the one I wanted. I bought a 2007 model tundra SR5 crewmax 4x4 and it is better than I expected. It will pull anything I put behind it and it eats up snow like it isn't even there. I can't wait to get a new 2014 tundra."
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By andy (PA) on Monday, November 04, 2013
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 40,000
overall rating 10 of 10rating detailsPros: "great truck to drive"
Cons: "blind spot by left mirrow"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"i fell in love with this truck the first i saw it,and it has not let me down.the only way i would get rid of this truck is if toyota comes out with a new one that i like better.the truck is fast and holds the road really well.i have a k/n air filter and duel ext that help with fuel milage,so if you want a good truck find yourself a 2010 tundra."
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By Carolina John (NC) on Sunday, November 03, 2013
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 86,000
overall rating 10 of 10rating detailsPros: "comfort, hauling, towing"
Cons: "lumbar support, short bed"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"I purchased the Toyota CrewMax Limited edition back in 2007. It has been an awesome vehicle to own. Here is some general feedback: 1. The hauling and towing is wonderful. I have hauled dirt, rocks, logs, mulch, pretty much anything. It handles like a champ. Hardly even know stuff is back there. I have easily towed a 31 foot travel trailer. No issues. 2. Comfort. I picked up my mother in law from the airport in it once. Her comment was that it was like riding in a Cadillac. Seats are comfortable. With the crewmax you get a lot of rear leg room and the backs of the seats can lean back a few degrees to make the ride very nice for rear passengers. My only complain is that the lumbar support on the driver seat, while adjustable, is not nearly as nice as it was in the GMC Yukon we once had. 3. I have had only two issues from a maintenance perspective. I ran into some issues with brakes early on but that may have been me not using the towing setting with a large load. Since consistently remembering to press that button, I have not had issues. The other was some defect that ended up chewing up my serpentine belt. I personally think warranty should have covered the belt but at least it covered all the other cost components. Otherwise no issues. I do wish I had not traded in my nice thick front mats for the wimpy ones they gave out because some people had issues with the pedals. I NEVER had any issues with the pedals so shouldn't have done that little recall thing. I have had the truck for 6 years and hope to have it many more. Even the current Tundras don't really have any features that would drive me to upgrade."
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The kids and I are still having fun decorating the house for the Christmas holidays so I just wanted to post some pictures that have inspired me when decorating this year.
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Christmas Inspiration!
The kids and I are still having fun decorating the house for the Christmas holidays so I just wanted to post some pictures that have inspired me when decorating this year.
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Hi Natasha. Your blog sparked a little excitement in me regarding Christmas...until now I've hardly had time to entertain the thought that it's nearly upon us. I must make a wreath this year. Please show us how the platter turns out.
Thanks for the compliment re my profile pic. I was hesitant as I didn't want to spoil the illusion I may have created,haha, but I know how much I like to put a face to someone, like you said.
Have a fabulous weekend.
AngexWhat lovely holiday decor ideas! I really liked the velvet bow on the doorknob -- we have such great old doorknobs and iron rimlocks on our doors here; I think lovely bows would be just the thing for Christmas!
I'll bet it will be the first time our doorknobs get all gussied up for Santa!
Thanks for visiting and leaving such a sweet comment! And I also agree with Jane -- one can never begin one's holiday weight gain too early. Let's all beat the rush!
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CassHi Natasha! You have a jump on me for Christmas although I visited a wonderful craft show yesterday that gave me some ideas. Thanks for providing these inspiring pictures...I think I'm ready to get started! Thanks also for stopping by and leaving kind words...I am so glad you did as now I am here at your lovely blog! Looking forward to seeing more! Take care, Laura at 52Flea
ReplyDeleteI love the pictures you chose, all of these ideas are so do-able! I have had to stop looking and obsessing about decorating magazines, as my house may never fully achieve the look in those pictures. What it does have is warmth, happiness and many "thrifted/frugal" finds that make my house a home.
Thank you for sharing. Love your blog!
ttfn...Thanks so much for stopping by and becoming a follower of my blog...I am doing the same with yours!!!
I love all of the beautiful photos of inspiration you have shared.I am just beginning the process of decorating my home for Christms...after visiting here today I am feeling inspired to press on;)!!!
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Many a star was launched in the nineties, a few of them right out of the gate. This section includes the debut singles from Toby Keith, Jo Dee Messina, LeAnn Rimes, and Doug Stone, along with Grammy-winning hits by Alison Krauss and Dwight Yoakam.
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Wedding songs are typically made of the same fiber, but this one is a little different: it's energized by burning conviction and fierce pledges. – Tara Seetharam
LeAnn Rimes
1996 | Peak: #10
Sure, the novelty of thirteen year-old Rimes' prodigious Patsy imitation helped things along. But that unshakable yodeled hook would have made "Blue" a classic in any era of country music. – Dan Milliken (more…)
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Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett | |
Blanchett at the 2011 Sydney Film Festival
Born | Catherine Élise Blanchett 14 May 1969 [1] Melbourne, Australia |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1992–present |
Spouse(s) | Andrew Upton (1997–present; 3 children) |
Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett (/ˈblɑːn.tʃət/; born 14 May 1969) is an Australian actress who has received several accolades, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTAs, and an Academy Award.
She came to international attention for her role as Elizabeth I of England in the 1998 film Elizabeth, for which she won British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and Golden Globe awards, and earned her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Blanchett appeared as the elf Lady Galadriel in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy from 2001 to 2003. In 2004, Blanchett's portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator brought her numerous awards, including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Blanchett's other notable films include Babel (2006), Notes on a Scandal (2006), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), and Blue Jasmine (2013). She will reprise the role of Galadriel in what is to be The Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014).
Early life and education[edit]
Blanchett was born in the Melbourne suburb of Ivanhoe.[2] Her mother, June (née Gamble), was an Australian property developer and teacher, and her father, Robert DeWitt Blanchett, Jr., was a Texas native who was a United States Navy petty officer and later worked as an advertising executive.[3][4][5] The two met while Blanchett's father's ship, USS Arneb, was in Melbourne. When Blanchett was ten, she lost her father to a heart attack.[6] She has two siblings; her older brother, Bob, is a computer systems engineer, and her younger sister, Genevieve, worked as a theatrical designer and received her Bachelor of Design in Architecture in April 2008.[7] Her ancestry includes English, and more distant French and Scottish.[8]
Blanchett has described herself as being "part extrovert, part wallflower" during childhood.[7] She attended a primary school in Melbourne at Ivanhoe East Primary School. For her secondary education, she attended Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School and then Methodist Ladies' College, from which she graduated, where she explored her passion for acting.[9] She studied economics and fine arts at the University of Melbourne before leaving Australia to travel overseas.
Her first major stage role was opposite Geoffrey Rush in the 1992 David Mamet play Oleanna, for which she won the Sydney Theatre Critics' Best Newcomer Award.[10] She also appeared as Ophelia in an acclaimed 1994–95 Company B production of Hamlet, directed by Neil Armfield, starring Rush and Richard Roxburgh. Blanchett appeared in the TV miniseries Heartland opposite Ernie Dingo, the miniseries Bordertown with Hugo Weaving, and in an episode of Police Rescue entitled "The Loaded Boy". She also appeared in the 1994 telemovie Police Rescue as a teacher taken hostage by armed bandits, and in the 50-minute drama Parklands (1996), which received a limited release in Australian cinemas. Also in 1994, she played a non-recurring role in an episode of the long-running Australian TV series GP, as Janie Morris, a woman living with her brother (Daniel Lapaine as Sean Morris) in a consensual incestuous relationship. Their relationship is torn apart when their mother comes to visit, and notices that only one bed appears to be slept in regularly.[11]
Blanchett made her international film debut with a supporting role as an Australian nurse captured by the Japanese Army during World War II, in Bruce Beresford's 1997 film Paradise Road, which co-starred Glenn Close and Frances McDormand.[6] Her first leading role, also in 1997, was as Lucinda Leplastrier in Gillian Armstrong's production of Oscar and Lucinda, opposite Ralph Fiennes.[6] Blanchett was nominated for her first Australian Film Institute Award as Best Leading Actress for this role, but lost out to Pamela Rabe in The Well. She did, however, win an AFI Award as Supporting Actress in the same year for her role as Lizzie in the romantic comedy Thank God He Met Lizzie, co-starring Richard Roxburgh and Frances O'Connor. Her first high-profile international role was as Elizabeth I of England in the 1998 movie Elizabeth, which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. She became the first and only actress in the history, to be nominated in this category for the part.[6] Blanchett lost out to Gwyneth Paltrow for her role in Shakespeare in Love, but won a British Academy Award (BAFTA) and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama. The following year, Blanchett was nominated for another BAFTA Award, for her supporting role in The Talented Mr. Ripley.[6]
Already an acclaimed actress, Blanchett received a host of new fans when she appeared in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings. She played the role of Galadriel in all three films.[6] The trilogy holds the record as the highest grossing film trilogy of all time.[12] In addition to The Lord of the Rings, 2001 also saw Blanchett diversify her portfolio with dramas Charlotte Gray and The Shipping News alongside the American comedy Bandits, for which she earned a second Golden Globe nomination.[13] In 2005, she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator. This made Blanchett the first person to garner an Academy Award for playing a previous Oscar-winning actor/actress.[14] That same year, Blanchett won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress for her role as Tracy Heart, a recovering heroin addict in the Australian film Little Fish. Though lesser known globally than some of her other films, Little Fish received tremendous critical acclaim in Blanchett's native Australia.
In 2006, she starred in Babel opposite Brad Pitt, The Good German with George Clooney and Notes on a Scandal opposite Dame Judi Dench. Blanchett received her third Academy Award nomination for her performance in the latter film.[15]
In 2007, Blanchett was named as one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World and also one of the most successful actresses by Forbes magazine.[16] In 2007, she won the Volpi Cup Best Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival and the Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe Award for portraying one of six incarnations of Bob Dylan in Todd Haynes' feature film I'm Not There and reprised her role as Elizabeth I in the sequel Elizabeth: The Golden Age.[17] At the 80th Academy Awards Blanchett received two Academy Award nominations—Best Actress for Elizabeth: the Golden Age and Best Supporting Actress for I'm Not There--becoming the eleventh actor to receive two acting nominations in the same year, and the first female actor to receive another nomination for the reprisal of a role.[18]
She next starred in Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, as the villainous KGB agent Col. Dr. Irina Spalko, and in David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, appearing on screen with Brad Pitt for a second time. On 5 December 2008, Blanchett was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard in front of Grauman's Egyptian Theatre.[19]
As of 2011, Blanchett has been featured in seven films that were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture: Elizabeth (1998), The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001, 2002 and 2003), The Aviator (2004), Babel (2006), and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008). Blanchett provided a voice for the film Ponyo,[20] and appeared opposite Russell Crowe in Ridley Scott's Robin Hood, released on 14 May 2010. She attended the premiere of her film Hanna directed by Joe Wright at the Sydney Film Festival.[21]
It was announced that Blanchett will reprise her role as Galadriel in Jackson's upcoming films of The Hobbit in 2012 and 2013, filmed in New Zealand.[22] Also in 2012, Blanchett voiced the role of "Penelope" in the Family Guy episode "Mr. and Mrs. Stewie". Blanchett is set to appear in a film directed by Terrence Malick, Knight of Cups. Both are scheduled to be filmed in 2012.[23]
Blanchett played the lead in Blue Jasmine (2013), directed by Woody Allen, and costarring Alec Baldwin and Louis C.K. Blue Jasmine was the first Allen film set in New York City since Whatever Works (2009) and the first Allen film set in San Francisco since Take the Money and Run (1969). Blanchett received rave reviews for her performance, with some saying it was the best of her career (surpassing her acclaimed starring role in Elizabeth).[24]
Blanchett is also set to star in George Clooney's next directorial effort, The Monuments Men. The film will feature an ensemble cast including Clooney, John Goodman, Bill Murray, Hugh Bonneville and Jean Dujardin. The synopsis of the film reads: "In a race against time, a crew of art historians and museum curators unite to recover renown works of art stolen by Nazis before Hitler destroys them." She will play Lady Tremaine, the Wicked Stepmother, in a live-action re-imagining of Cinderella.[25][26][27]
She is also confirmed to star opposite Mia Wasikowska in Carol, an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's The Price of Salt, directed by Todd Haynes.[28] She will also star as Marisa Acocella Marchetto, a cartoonist for the New Yorker who is diagnosed with cancer, in the HBO movie Cancer Vixen, written and directed by Julie Delpy.[29]
Personal life[edit]
Blanchett's husband is playwright and screenwriter Andrew Upton, whom she met in 1996 on the set of a TV show.[30] They were married on 29 December 1997[31] and have three sons: Dashiell John (born 3 December 2001),[32] Roman Robert (born 23 April 2004),[33] and Ignatius Martin (born 13 April 2008).[34]
After making Brighton, England, their main family home for much of the early 2000s, she and her husband returned to their native Australia. In November 2006, Blanchett stated that this was due to a desire to decide on a permanent home for her children, and to be closer to her family as well as a sense of belonging to the Australian (theatrical) community.[35] She and her family live in Bulwarra, an 1877 sandstone mansion once owned by Halse Rogers Arnott, in the harbourside Sydney suburb of Hunters Hill.[36] It was purchased for A$10.2 million in 2004 and underwent extensive renovations in 2007 to be made more "eco-friendly".[37][38]
In 2006, a portrait of Cate Blanchett and family painted by McLean Edwards was a finalist for the Archibald Prize.[39] Blanchett is a Patron of the Sydney Film Festival.[40] She works as the face of SK-II, the luxury skin care brand owned by Procter & Gamble.[41] In 2007, Blanchett became the ambassador for the Australian Conservation Foundation's online campaign – trying to persuade Australians to express their concerns about climate change.[42] She is also the Patron of the development charity SolarAid.[43] Opening the 2008 9th World Congress of Metropolis in Sydney, Blanchett said: "The one thing that all great cities have in common is that they are all different."[44]
In early 2009, Blanchett appeared in a series of special edition postage stamps called "Australian Legends of the Screen", featuring Australian actors acknowledged for the "outstanding contribution they have made to Australian entertainment and culture".[45] She, Geoffrey Rush, Russell Crowe, and Nicole Kidman each appear twice in the series: once as themselves and once in character; Blanchett is depicted in character from Elizabeth: The Golden Age.[45] At the beginning of 2011, Blanchett lent her support for a Carbon Tax.[46] She received some criticism for this, especially from conservatives.[47] Blanchett and her husband are currently artistic directors of the Sydney Theatre Company.[48][49] She has announced that the 2013 season at the Sydney Theatre Company will be her final one as artistic director.[50]
Theatre credits[edit]
Year | Production | Location | Role | Notes |
pre-1992 | Odyssey of Runyon Jones, TheThe Odyssey of Runyon Jones | Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne | Unknown | Adaption of play by Norman Corwin |
pre-1992 | They Shoot Horses, Don't They? | Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne | Director | Directed fellow students in a production of an adaptation of the novel by Horace McCoy |
1992 | Electra | National Institute of Dramatic Art, Sydney | Electra | |
1992/1993 | Top Girls | Sydney Theatre Company | Unknown | Her first starring role there |
1993 | Oleanna | Sydney Theatre Company | Carol | Opposite Geoffrey Rush; won Rosemont Best Actress Award |
1994 | Hamlet | Belvoir Street Theatre Company | Ophelia | Opposite Geoffrey Rush; Company B Production, directed by Neil Armfield |
1995 | Sweet Phoebe | Sydney Theatre Company and Warehouse Theatre, Croydon | Helen | World premier of a play written and directed by Michael Gow; transferred to the West End |
1995 | Tempest, TheThe Tempest | Belvoir Street Theatre Company | Miranda | A Company B Production, directed by Neil Armfield |
1995 | Blind Giant is Dancing, TheThe Blind Giant is Dancing | Belvoir Street Theatre Company | Rose Draper | With Hugo Weaving; Company B production, directed by Neil Armfield, with music composed by Paul Charlier; play by Stephen Sewell |
1997 | Seagull, TheThe Seagull a.k.a. The Seagull in Harry Hills | Belvoir Street Theatre Company | Nina | Directed by Neil Armfield, music composed by Paul Charlier |
1999 | Plenty | The Alemida Season at the Albery Theatre, London | Susan Traherne | Directed by Jonathan Kent |
1999 | Vagina Monologues, TheThe Vagina Monologues | The Old Vic, London | – | Ensemble including Melanie Griffith |
2004 | Hedda Gabler | Sydney Theatre Company | Hedda Gabler | Travelled to Brooklyn Academy of Music's Harvey Theatre; there, she was awarded the Ibsen Centennial Commemoration Award. 2005 Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Play. |
2009 | War of the Roses, The. CycleThe War of the Roses Cycle | Sydney Theatre Company | Richard II, Lady Anne | part of the Sydney Festival 2009 ; 2009 Sydney Theatre Awards Best Leading Actress in a Mainstage Production [NOMINATION – lost to herself for Streetcar Named Desire]; 2009 Helpmann Awards Best Female Actor in a Play [NOMINATION] |
2009 | Streetcar Named Desire, AA Streetcar Named Desire | Sydney Theatre Company | Blanche DuBois | With Joel Edgerton; directed by Liv Ullmann; 2009 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Non-Resident Production, Washington, DC; 2009 Sydney Theatre Awards Best Leading Actress in a Mainstage ProductioN |
2010 | Uncle Vanya | Sydney Theatre Company | Yelena | Adaptation by A. Upton; with Richard Roxburgh (Vanya), John Bell (Professor Serebryakov), Hugo Weaving (Astrov); 2010 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Non-Resident Production, Washington, DC; 2010 Sydney Theatre Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Mainstage Production [NOMINATION]; 2011 Helpmann Awards Best Female Actor in a Play. |
2011 | Big and Small | Sydney Theatre Company | Lotte | Directed by Benedict Andrews; new translation by Martin Crimp of Botho Strauß's 1978 play Groß und klein; co-commissioned by the Barbican Centre, London 2012 Festival, Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, Vienna Festival and Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen ; 2011 London Evening Standard Theatre Award Best Actress [NOMINATION]; 2011 Sydney Theatre Awards Best Leading Actress in a Mainstage Production. 2012 Helpmann Awards Best Female Actor in a Play. |
2013 | The Maids | Sydney Theatre Company | Claire | With Isabelle Huppert as Solange, Elizabeth Debicki as Madame; directed by Benedict Andrews |
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Abraham Lincoln The story goes that Lincoln's law partner, William Herndon, bibliophile and poetry lover, bought a copy of Whitman's Leaves of Grass (1855) and would read it aloud during quiet moments in their Springfield, Illinois offices, Lincoln listening sympathetically and asking for phrases to be repeated. Such a story would be an early link between the poet and his most famous subject and muse. But Lincoln had his own aspirations as a poet. Famously, Lincoln was unschooled but not unlettered: he was a ferociously concentrated autodidact. He knew the Bible and Shakespeare cold (his favourite play was Macbeth) as well as Watt's hymns and English literature from Bunyan to Thomas Gray. As a young man, he wrote poetry as a way of assimilating and making sense of his own sense of distance from the world around him. Some of that writing expressed the physical hardship of growing up on the frontier where farm families heard 'the panther scream'. But Lincoln's own sense of emotional displacement ran through his longest poem, 'My Childhood Home I See Again', written in 1846 and modelled on Gray's 'Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard'. A retrospective view of the childhood home that Lincoln never really had, it concludes:
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Hester Knibbe 27 Five Poems (translated by Jacquelyn Pope) Anne Stevenson 39 Two Poems
Don Coles 40 Two-Hander Janet Kofi-Tsekpo 43 Six Poems Maurice Rutherford 45 Heinz Gropsmeyer
Neil Powell 46 Four Poems Pier Paolo Pasolini 51 Poems Around Town (translated by N.S. Thompson)
Peter Bland 58 Wilderness Moments and Mr Maui
Thomas Day 15 Variant Editions of Geoffrey Hill's Mercian Hymns Roger Caldwell 19 'The Present King of France is Bald': On Possible Worlds Robert Griffiths 25 Shelley and the Old and New Atheism Marius Kociejowski 28 Once Upon a Time in County Cork
Adrian May 41 The Hang of Song: Arctic Monkeys and Clare Pollard Carol Rumens 44 in conversation with Maurice Rutherford
John Muckle 47 Out of Town: Robert Duncan, Michael McClure, and
The Ground Aslant
Ian Brinton 54 Jack Spicer's Words: 'God Must Have a Big Eye' Mark Ryan Smith 60 Two Explorers: Charles Doughty and Hugh MacDiarmid
Bernard O'Donoghue 64 on The Word Exchange
Judith Chernaik 65 on Adam Zagajewski
Will Eaves 66 on Dan Burt Chris Preddle 67 on Ed Reiss Joey Connolly 68 on Ian Pople Gerry McGrath 69 on The Ecco Anthology of International Poetry Alison Brackenbury 69 on Siân Hughes, Ellen Phethean and Hilary Menos
71 Some Contributors
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