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Super (UK - BD RB)
Our Marcus suits up and takes on crime in 2011's best superhero movie on BD
Don't Steal!!
Frank D'Arbo (Rainn Wilson) only has two good memories in his life. One was marrying his wife Sarah (Liv Tyler) and the other was an incident in which he directed some cops to catch a purse snatcher. Now his wife has left him, seemingly run away with local criminal Jacques (Kevin Bacon), and Frank can't take it anymore. This world needs a hero and after a bizarre vision in which God has chosen Frank to become this hero, Frank becomes the Crimson Bolt and goes about stopping crimes by brutally beating the criminals. Frank is just about cutting it as a costumed hero but after getting shot in the leg, local comic book shop employee Libby (Ellen Page) steps up as his sidekick 'Boltie' and the dynamic duo try to make a difference.
Super is currently sat at the top of my best of 2011 list and watching it again here on Blu-ray has proven once again that it deserves its place at the top. Everything about this lo-fi superhero adventure works for me and in a time where most superhero movies insist on following exactly the same structure and the overkill of origin stories killing my buzz at the cinema Super's more extreme and real world approach was like a breath of fresh air. But what about Kick Ass? I hear you cry. Seriously Kick Ass gave up its real worldness about half an hour in and any movie that ends with a school kid on a jet pack with machine guns is as unlike real life as Spider-man in my book. I liked Kick Ass but there's a distinct point where I get bored. Super never drops the ball with its realism as far as I'm concerned and not once does it ever become boring.
This is thanks in large part to its characters. Wilson's Frank is a guy you want to see win, even at his most extreme. The Crimson Bolt is a terrible superhero—in fact he's bordering on completely unhinged—but it works and Frank's journey grows like any good origin story without ever falling into 'that could never happen' territory. Kevin Bacon is a better villain here than he was in X-Men First Class and has a smarminess you want to see punched in the face (only to enjoy him getting up and carrying on being smarmy). He treads a fantastic line between darkness and comedy and seeing Bacon in more of these roles would be fantastic in the future. However it's Ellen Page who steps up, steals the movie, rolls it into a ball and eats it like sweets.
Boltie is just about character of the year for me so far and being around her puts a grin on my face. Page plays this with a manic enthusiasm I just can't help but fall in love with. Her enjoyment with being a superhero is infectious and she lets out one hell of a crazy laugh in her most manic of moments making for the most insane Robin-esq sidekick you've ever seen. Without going into spoiler territory (because you need to see some of this stuff to believe it) Boltie comes with at least two incredibly shocking moments and one of these really shouldn't be as enjoyable to watch as it is. She gets progressively more extreme and her part in this gives an already great film an x-factor that you just couldn't see coming from a superhero film or even Ellen Page, despite her mixture of roles so far. Honestly she's a blast in this movie and I want a Boltie sidekick!
Super is the most fun I've had with a superhero movie in quite some time. The combined might, budget, publicity, history and sheer scale of Captain America, Thor, Green Lantern (okay there's no might in Green Lantern) and even the X-Men were not enough to outdo this lo-fi gem and not one of them were this enjoyable a watch either.
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I don't know what I was expecting from this low budget flick but whatever it was it, this Blu-ray release is much better. The transfer is terrific. Rich, warm and bright colours fill the screen in this presentation and while the image isn't the sharpest I've ever seen it's incredibly clean and vibrant.
The opening animated credits literally pop off the screen with all its feel good awesomeness. Flashing colours, a wrinkled paper background and as the film continues any little bit of animation that pops up also jumps off the screen. As for the real world visuals, it all feels a little like an overcast day with its lighting but the style fits the mood of the story well and there's a lot of detail to be found in the close despite the slight softness to the image as a whole. The costumes for Crimson Bolt and Boltie also have a nice bit of pop against the duller backgrounds in the film and really do stand out as larger than life characters in this real world setting.
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The DTS-HD Master Audio track is a nice clean presentation but outside of the music selections there's not a great deal for the track to do. There's a pretty aggressive gunfight (with bombs) in the last act that rocks the track a bit and offers up a good bit of power in the bass but generally speaking this is a movie about the dialogue and the odd hard impact to criminals skulls it's not exactly the usual stuff you'd expect from a superhero movie but it's enough considering the low budget nature of the movie.
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Extras wise, the UK release only comes with a 'Behind the Scenes' (18:39 HD) featurette but it's still a great insight into the making of the movie with the cast and crew offering up a great deal of information and enthusiasm for the film as well as plenty of laughs. The only other extra is the trailer (02:08 HD).
This disc has a fine combo of A/V despite its low budget and while there seems to be more extras on the US release, the 20 minute featurette here is still good and with some very low prices online it certainly makes for a good option.
Super is a fantastic little superflick and has more bite than all the other superflicks this year put together. The Crimson Bolt and Boltie are a duo like none other and despite Super's dark comedy and violence there's some real heart in this movie and a line up of some really great characters in a feel good/feel uncomfortable comic book romp that will probably get the most rewatches out of all the movies I've seen in 2011 so far. I can only hope the rest of the year offers up movies that I love as much as I love Super.
* Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray release
Review by Marcus Doidge
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I just found out this is a 1080i disc, so I'm no longer buying it...
I always thought the Kick Ass similarity was fairly lazy; more accurately, this is far better than Defendor.
I agree about Rainn Wilson. I just caught Hesher a few days ago and he was pretty great in that too.
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I really wish I'd seen this before Ebert put his review up. He put a major spoiler in the first paragraph with no warning (he's added a spoiler alert now).
I also loved this one. Seen it 3 times now and I could go a fourth easily. Up until this movie I've never really thought of Rainn Wilson as an actor (not to insult the guy, but he's always just been Dwight in my mind), but here he really shines. I could understand some people being put off by the dark humor and shifts in tone, but I really dug both. James Gunn has a real knack for it. Looking forward to the US-BD.
I really wish I'd seen this before Ebert put his review up. He put a major spoiler in the first paragraph with no warning (he's added a spoiler alert now).
I also loved this one. Seen it 3 times now and I could go a fourth easily. Up until this movie I've never really thought of Rainn Wilson as an actor (not to insult the guy, but he's always just been Dwight in my mind), but here he really shines. I could understand some people being put off by the dark humor and shifts in tone, but I really dug both. James Gunn has a real knack for it. Looking forward to the US-BD.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 1st August 2011
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080i
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English
Subtitles: None
Extras: Behind the Scenes, Trailer
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: James Gunn
Cast: Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Liv Tyler, Kevin Bacon, Nathan Fillion, Michael Rooker
Genre: Comedy and Drama
Length: 92 minutes
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Six weeks ago we as a group were pretty sure of a few things. We were sure the Patriots were going to wreak havoc on the league. We were sure the Cowboys were the best team in the NFC. We were sure that the Chargers could beat the Dolphins, and the Packers could beat the Falcons at Lambeau.
Just take a look at how the fortunes of those franchises I just mentioned have done a 180. The Patriots have been reduced to getting their asses kicked at home by the Dolphins. The Cowboys barely escaped a similar fate against the Bengals. The Cowboys apparently not only aren't the best team in the NFC, they aren't even the best team in their own division. And they might not even be the second best team in their division.
That's one tough division. No Kimbo Slice in that bunch.
The bad news for all involved is that the winner of the NFC East will be pretty well spent by playoff time. So none of it may even matter in the end. But getting there should be fun to watch. A lot more fun than that Kimbo Slice fight was anyway.
But two of the biggest surprises are not the fallen mighty, but the rising from the ashes. Dolphins and Falcons. Putting ass whoopings on the alleged powers of their conferences. Impressive.
Speaking of impressive, how about that Al Davis hatchet job last week? Now that was impressive on many fronts.
It is hard to imagine what it is like inside Al Davis' head right now. Before the press conference I was convinced that Davis was using a drool cup and had a head full of cobwebs. Completely lost and incoherent. Just a step away from going Howard Hughes. I mean, how can you look at the recent history of the franchise and think otherwise? Garbage in. Garbage out.
It was clear from the press conference that Davis is still alert and in full function. The attack he leveled at Kiffin was classic Davis. The crazy jump suit. The 70s overhead projector he used to present his "evidence" showed Al is still class all the way.
But what got me most was the egomaniacal gall to think that anybody would buy that boat-load of rotten fish he was peddling. I particularly loved where he attempted to blame Kiffin for signing Javon Walker. Yeah Al. We all know how your head coaches push you around. Sons of bitches.
I'm surprised Al didn't cook up a "recorded" telephone call with a Kiffin cursing tirade from the sideline (complete with crowd noise in the background) spliced in as a response to an Al Davis direct order.
Al Davis : Look, Lane, I talked to Javon Walker again, and he really says he just doesn't want to play any more. I told him how much you wanted him on the team but I can't get him to commit. I think we need to go a different direction here.
Kiffin: $#&#$!@%*&!!!
On the TV:
I saw a segment on Countdown previewing Monday Night Football where Kornheiser was wearing a cap. That was a good moment. I swear if I ever get scissor distance from him the strand is coming off.
Of the "new guys" on the football shows this year I would have to say Strahan has probably been the best. He has taken to the role almost immediately, a smooth transition from one career to another. He is opinionated and concise, tells it like it is, and doesn't feel the need to dominate the set like some failures from the past have.
I don't have to tell you what I think of Sapp. His "look at me, I'm cute" act grew tiresome to me long ago. Actually that was tiresome from the beginning. People that wink at me on TV make me nervous.
During the games:
I watched the 49ers called for a facemask against Matt Cassel. The funny part was that the guy doing the face masking was being face masked by an offensive lineman prior to grabbing the QBs facemask in turn. Pretty tricky angle to see one and not the other I would think. That was a third down sack I believe, in 49ers territory. At a critical point late in the game. Mike Carey was the referee for that game. He was also the referee for the Super Bowl when the Patriots played the Giants. Note to self. Do not place wagers in games where Mike Carey is the referee. It's just not working.
Is it my imagination or is the league's other most respected referee turning into a buffoon right before our eyes? Ed Hochuli already screwed the Chargers out of a victory this season, and the missed facemask call on Reggie Bush in the first half killed a potentially game tying drive when Bush dropped the ball after having his head spun around like the girl in the Exorcist.
A game changing call at a critical point in the game, coincidentally negatively impacting a team that 80% of the country was betting on. I'm not saying anything, I'm just thinking out loud here.
I was all for the rule change that took away the responsibility of the referee to determine whether a facemask should be a 5 or 15 yard penalty. Unfortunately it doesn't really matter much if they can't get the call right in the first place. I don't pretend to know how difficult the job of an NFL ref is, but I would like to think that at least one official would have his eyes on the ball carrier, and should his head be turned completely around, that might just be a clue that a facemask has occurred. I'm just thinking out loud here.
Still though, Hochuli does have some impressive guns. Does excessive 'roid use negatively affect ones eyesight at all? Once again, I'm just thinking out loud here.
10) Cubs: Truth be told, I really don't give a rats rear what happens in baseball. But since I grew up a Cardinals fan I think it is only fitting that I take this moment to give a shout out to the most miserable sports fans in the universe. What can you say about a franchise that is so snake bit that they bring in a priest to bless the dugout before the playoffs? I'll tell you what I say. I say they don't have a real grasp of the magnitude of the situation. Blessing the dugout? You have to be kidding me. Do you people know what you are up against here? It's going to take more than a blessing to get rid of the demons of disappointment that possess this team. Think exorcism.
9) Colts: It is scary to think just how close this team is to being 0-4. It took two second half collapses by the Vikings and then the Texans to make it happen. Unfortunately those were two of the easier games on their schedule. I hate to say it, but the Colts run might just be over. They had two weeks to work out the kinks and put it all together against the winless Texans and came out flat as that beer you opened and then put back in the fridge overnight. Unfortunately beer alone may not console what Colts fans will be going through this season. Think whisky.
8) Raiders: The good news here is that we found out the Raiders are not being run by a babbling idiot. The bad news is that it appears they are in fact being run by a coherent idiot. The worse news of all for Raiders fans was the fact that Davis made it a point to tell us all that his mother lived to be a hundred, letting us all know in his less than subtle way that the torture may only be just beginning. Think boycott.
7) Vikings/Saints: A lot of people around football thought that the Vikings might be a Super Bowl contender this season if only they had a better quarterback. And lots of people thought the Saints might be a Super Bowl contender if they could only find some defense. Well, both teams got what they had been looking for on Monday night, yet both still managed to look like garbage. It was really a shame either of these teams had to win. By the end I was rooting for a tie. Think "underachievers."
6) Seahawks: I am having a hard time deciding which was the bigger ass-kicking this weekend. The one that pink haired boy put on Kimbo Slice or the one that the G-men put on the Seahawks. Tough call. Both fights were over in about the same amount of time. Unfortunately for the Seahawks there is no referee in football to step in and stop it so I'd say that is probably worse. Do you think Holmgren is wishing he had the decision to stick around to make over again? But too late now, he is stuck here for the duration. Or is he? Think - Fred Sanford style heart attack on the sidelines at your earliest convenience.
5) Chiefs: The Seahawks weren't alone this week. The Chiefs put out a similar non-effort on the road. Larry Johnson pulled a huge "gotcha" to fantasy players who were drawn in by his domination over the Broncos "defense" the week before. Johnson piled it up on the Broncos and the Falcons to the tune of 52/319 but got shot down in flames by the stouter Panthers and Raiders with a combined 19/24. Yikes. It should be clear how to play this one from here on out. Think "situational starter" only.
4) Rams: It took a bye week to mercifully keep the Rams out of the loss column. Now they can go back to being the "bonus" bye on everyone else's schedule. But what should Rams fans do if they want to see actual football? Think - road trip to Columbia.
3) Bengals: When you go toe to toe with the beast in Dallas, and almost come out on top, you have earned my respect. That and a couple of grand will pay your bail. Wait a minute, did I use that one before? Think - running out of ideas of how to describe how the Bengals suck after so many years in the Misery Index.
2) Texans: Had it not been for the sad officiating and Saints amazing choke job on Monday night, Rosenfels would have been this week's biggest loser. As it was the biggest loser was the average viewer expecting to watch a football game Monday night. But I digress. In all seriousness, think about what Rosenfels potentially lost in the closing minutes. He was on the brink of taking down the Colts, possibly creating a quarterback controversy, possibly taking over as the starter, possibly turning around the franchise and leading them to an improbably playoff run, and possibly getting cut a huge check for his efforts. All shot to hell while foolish visions of John Elway danced in his head. I have some Sage advice. Next time? If there is a next time. Think- stop, drop, and roll.
1) Lions: I don't know what to say. The Bengals are trying. The Rams had a bye. The Texans pissed one away. Right now you would love just to have one to piss away. If you can't get it up for the Bears at home, there ain't no little blue pill in the world big enough to raise the mast on these castrated kitties. Yes, the man that caused this disaster is gone but his aftermath will be felt for years. I don't even know where this is going. I mean, the team is heartless and horrible. There is only one guy on the field that gives a damn whether they win or lose and they benched him in the middle of the game.
This is a team loaded with quitters. Much like a diaper loaded with nuggets, and they stink just as bad. If this team was a movie, it would be "Joe's Apartment", which I unwittingly paid to see 12 years ago with my wife and the step-son. Talking rats. One of the most colossal wastes of celluloid in the history of film. Sitting through it was sheer torture. I had never walked out on a movie before, but that was a true test of my love for my future wife. I stayed. I suffered. It was two of the most miserable hours of my life. Yet I would gladly relive the experience a hundred times if given the choice between that or sitting through an entire Lions game this year. Think…yeah, I'm already thinking about it. Why do I do this to myself. Oh, what the hell. The dream lives again. Think 0-16.


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Maine Scots-Irish Heritage Experience
The University of Southern Maine's Lewiston-Auburn College will be holding a Maine Scots-Irish Heritage Experience event on Saturday, April 10, 2010 from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public and takes place in the Upstairs Lounge. The event's special guest will be BBC Radio Ulster host and author Alister McReynolds.
The day's events will include live music with performances by Castlebay, Maine Public Broadcasting's Frank Ferrel and the Maine Highland Fiddlers. Lectures by Alister McReynolds from BBC Radio Ulster's "A Kist o Wurds", Author and Maine St. Andrew's Society Ulster Scots Project Chairman, John Mann, and a panel discussion of the exciting collaborative archaeology project on the Kennebec River featuring guest speakers and USM Professor and archaeologist Barry Rodrigue, Archaeologists Pam Crane and Peter Morrison, Principal of Robbins Historical Research Jay Robbins, and Humanities Student Rebecca Graham. A coffee social hour will provide opportunities to meet the authors and presenters.
Celtic & Maritime folk duo Castlebay will present a special historically informed concert featuring will feature songs and tunes honoring the Scots-Irish immigrants who came to mid-coast Maine in the 1700's. These colonists brought their music with them to the new world as heirlooms and many of their songs and dance tunes appear in Maine's traditional repertoire. In addition, the adventures of these people in their new home provide ingredients for new songs in the traditional style.
Frank Ferrel is considered to be one of the leading North American fiddlers performing today. Widely regarded as a composer - the classic Cape Breton jig, Spin-N-Glo, is one of his compositions - Frank Ferrel is considered to be one of the leading North American fiddlers performing today. In a recent Boston Globe article, music critic Scott Alarik referred to Mr. Ferrel as "One of the finest living masters," of that genre.
Maine Highland Fiddlers are part of the traditional Celtic music revival that thrives throughout the north Atlantic rim. The band includes fiddles, guitars, keyboard, concertina, bodhran and occasionally some stepdancing. The members gather from throughout southern, central and mid coast Maine to perform and pass on the fiddle tradition. Their dance tunes recapture the kitchen party atmosphere that is central to the Celtic culture. The music of Scotland, Cape Breton Island and Ireland renews the heart beat of Maine's early Celtic settlements and gets everyone's feet tapping.
Alister McReynolds has written extensively on Scots-Irish history and culture, and in particular about the achievements of the diaspora in the United States. He is the author of the recently released book Legacy: The Scots Irish in America. His articles have been published in numerous journals including, The Ulster Scotsman and The Pine Tree Highlander as well as in The Belfast Telegraph and The Newsletter. He has appeared in BBC local history television and radio programmes and acted as a commentator and consultant on Scots-Irish matters for various media projects.
Professor Wilson studied at the Ulster Polytechnic, The University of Nottingham, and Queen's University Belfast, where he received his PhD in 1984. He is currently the Director of the Institute of Ulster-Scots Studies at the University of Ulster. His main research interest is in language in society, in particular political language. He has published a variety of journal articles in this area and a major text, Political Language (Blackwell:Oxford).
John T. Mann is chairman of the Maine Ulster Scots Project (MUSP) and the founder and president of Mann Associates, Inc.; a land surveying and consulting firm working primarily within the 18th century "Kennebec" and "Casco Bay settlement" areas of the State of Maine. John is also the author of "Ulster Scots on the Coast of Maine - Vol. 1, The Means Massacre Background and Location" and various other articles printed in The Pine Tree Highlander. He has designed programs to bring into schools with a goal of enhancing the learning of local history in Maine's public school system.
Author and USM-LAC professor Dr. Barry Rodrigue is the Scholar for USM's Franco-American Collection, and is director of French North American Studies and co-director of Global Studies. A Fulbright Scholar, Barry studied in Ireland, New Mexico, Wisconsin and Alaska, as well as in Maine and Canada. He is trained in cultural research as an archeologist, geographer, historian, biologist and ethnographer. Dr. Rodrigue is the founder of the Kennebec-Chaudiere Heritage Corridor. Barry has worked extensively with Humanities student Rebecca Graham who has been studying the Cork Colony as part of an independent research project since 2007. Her interest in Irish Studies and her desire to pursue a doctoral degree abroad led to involvement in this project and has remained the focus of her Humanities studies. Both Barry and Rebecca spoke in Savannah at the Frontiers and Fringes conference on the Cork Colony research that has been accomplished to date.
Pam Crane and Peter Morrison of Crane & Morrison Archaeology of Freeport, earned their degrees at the University of Maine at Orono. They have worked on the Popham Colony building footprints, the 19th century fortifications project at Fort Knox, and other early settlements in Maine. Pamela Crane obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from the University of Vermont in 1986. She received her Master of Arts Degree in History, Historic Archaeology Option, from the University of Maine in 1997. Peter Morrison earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from the University of Maine in 1986,and his Master of Arts Degree in History, Historical Archaeology Option, at the same institution in 2002 Both have worked in archaeology for more than 20 years throughout the northeastern United States. Their research interests includes New England historical archaeology, historical landscapes, ethnicity, and material culture.
John A. Robbins, Jr. is the principal of Robbins Historical Research, Inc. specializing in property research and genealogy. He also serves as Executive Director of the Lincoln County Historical Association overseeing three National Register of Historic Places properties including the 1761 Pownalborough Court House in Dresden. Jay currently serves as Treasurer of the Kennebec-Chaudiere Heritage Corridor Corp., Vice President of the Arnold Expedition Historical Society and co-coordinator of the Lincoln County 250th Steering Committee.
For more information about the event please email or phone Rebecca Graham at 207-882-7323 ext 135 firstname.lastname@example.com or Dr. Barry Rodrigue at 207-442-7779.


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London-Amsterdam direct by train in three hours 41 minutes –that is what Eurostar promises from April.
The Channel Tunnel train operator says the new link will transform travel and expand the market between the two cities.
But because of a bureaucratic hold-up, passengers coming back will need to change trains at Brussels , with journeys taking an hour longer.
The outbound journey will depart twice a day on weekdays from London St Pancras, at 8.31am and 5.31pm; on Saturdays only the morning train will run, and on Sundays only the evening train.
It will run non-stop to Brussels, a record journey of just one hour 48 minutes, saving 17 minutes on the current time.
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, three hours and one minute after leaving London – providing connections to a wide range of Dutch stations. The train will pass through Schiphol airport station before arriving at Amsterdam's handsome Centraal station. The morning train will arrive at 1.12pm, the evening train at 10.12pm.
Eurostar's chief executive, Nicolas Petrovic, said: "The launch of our service to the Netherlands represents an exciting advance in cross-Channel travel and heralds a new era in international high speed rail.
"With direct services from the UK to the Netherlands, France and Belgium, we are transforming the links between the UK and three of Europe's top trading nations."
He told The Independent : "We will take a bit of market share from the airlines, but we will grow the market."
London- Amsterdam is one of the busiest and most fiercely competitive air routes in Europe. A British Airways spokesperson said: "We know our customers enjoy the choice of 17 flights from London a day, with airports to suit travellers starting their journey from all across the region. And with a flight time of just 80 minutes, they'll be sampling a beer by the canals long before the train pulls in."
And easyJet flies from four London airports to Amsterdam, offering 21 daily flights each way. "We carry 1.9m passengers a year and provide easy and affordable fares from £29.99 one way," said a spokesperson.
Eurostar's city-centre to city-centre fares will start at £35 one way. Mr Petrovic told The Independent : "We need to build loyalty. We are back to the pioneering days of 1994, when we first served Paris. While the British know about Eurostar, the Dutch do not."
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Samuel Brace on the campaign to sabotage the Rotten Tomatoes score of Marvel's Black Panther…
In the grand scheme of nefarious machinations, the topic of disgruntled movie fans ('fan' being a word I'm hesitant here to use) dishing out bad review scores to films which have yet to be seen, falls rather lower on the hierarchy of sins. However, this type of dishonourable behaviour grinds my gears none the less.
The topic to which I am referring, for those that haven't yet had the pleasure of hearing, is that a group of ne'er-do-wells who have banded together in a moment of great courage, have decided to make it their life's mission to purposefully sabotage the Rotten Tomatoes scores of various Disney connected films; most recently, the upcoming Marvel effort known as Black Panther .Black Panther
These charming individuals – surely all tremendously valuable members of society – have a gripe you see, a gripe that can't be contained to their delightful little corner of the internet. Their aversion to Disney must be spread far and wide, they must attempt to promote an apocryphal narrative around a film's public perception, undoubtedly to fill a rather empty hole in, I am sure, otherwise gloriously fulfilled lives.
The motive they attach to their crusade against the likes of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (a film they claim to have already succeeded in providing a poor Rotten Tomatoes audience score) and Black Panther , is that Disney has insidiously betrayed audiences and engaged in "corporate manipulations which created falsified bad press for the DCEU." It seems to me, and it seems rather clear, that this merry band of noble warriors are not in fact playing with a healthy collection of marbles.Star Wars: The Last Jedi
No matter one's hatred of a particular film, studio, or whatever other entity it might be, it truly beggars belief that the solution one comes to is that an organised hit job on something so many others find great joy in, is somehow warranted. If this effete gathering of vermin who seem to believe their actions of internet based thuggery are in fact those of noble deeds, had actually seen the film they profess to despise, and then individually gave their honest and critical review of the film, that would of course hardly be a matter of discussion. However, a premature action that purposefully has the intent of dissuading unsuspecting potential audiences to stay away from said picture, is a truly ugly, sinister, and utterly repulsive act to put it lightly.
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Part of the Butterfly Conservatory exhibition.
The butterfly begins life as an egg, emerges as a caterpillar, and then undergoes a complete change in body form during development.
The wormlike butterfly larva, or caterpillar, looks nothing like a winged adult. After hatching from the egg, the young caterpillar spends most of its time eating leaves and gaining weight. The caterpillar undergoes several molts of its skin until it becomes full grown and has accumulated enough body mass to carry it through the entire life cycle, including the adult phase.
The caterpillar then enters the pupal stage, when it neither feeds nor moves. From the outside, it appears as though the pupa, also known as the chrysalis, is resting. In reality, though, the larval tissues completely break down and reorganize within the pupal skin. What emerges from the chrysalis is a fully formed adult—a butterfly.
The butterfly's wings are initially soft and shriveled, but they expand and harden within a few hours. The butterfly then takes flight to pursue its main adult activities, mating and reproduction. It has no time to waste—adults of most species live for only a few weeks.
The butterfly begins its life as an egg about the size of the head of a pin. Adult female butterflies usually lay their eggs on plant leaves or stems. Some place the eggs in protected locations—on the undersides of leaves, for example—where wasps and other predators are less likely to find them.
As the time of hatching nears, a week or two after the egg is laid, the eggshell darkens and becomes almost transparent. At this stage you can see a tiny but fully formed caterpillar moving inside. Finally, the larva chews through the eggshell and emerges into the world.
The butterfly larva, or caterpillar, spends most of its time eating, digesting its food, and growing.
Caterpillars consume huge quantities of leaves—and they are very specific about which plants they will eat. Most will eat plants from only a single species or genus, called the host plant for that caterpillar; it will die rather than feed on others.
The larva repeatedly outgrows its skin, which splits and is shed. At the end of its growth period, the caterpillar stops eating and finds a good place to molt into the next stage. It spins a small pad of silk and attaches itself to it, hanging upside down, immobile. The larval skin then splits one last time, revealing the pupa.
Inside the skin of the pupa, or chrysalis, the most dramatic part of the metamorphosis takes place.
During this stage of metamorphosis, which usually takes from two weeks to several months, the larval tissues completely break down and reorganize. The outlines of adult features—the wings, eyes, tongue, antennae, and body segments—can be seen on the surface of the pupal skin.
When the is fully formed, the pupal case splits and the butterfly emerges. The butterfly first expels its meconium, metabolic waste products that have accumulated during the pupal stage. It then expands its shriveled wings—by pumping them full of blood—before flying off.
The primary function of the male butterfly is to find a female. The male butterfly uses vision to locate a female of his own species, then lures her with chemicals called pheromones, produced by his scent glands. Some species also perform elaborate courtship flights.
Once the female has mated, she must lay her fertilized eggs on the appropriate larval host plant. To find the host plant—an amazing feat, given the tremendous diversity of plants in the butterfly's surroundings—the females rely on vision and a highly tuned ability to detect plant chemicals.
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It's sometimes hard to choose a side when a respected member of the community is accused of physical abuse. Regardless of a man's reputation, no one knows what occurs behind closed doors.
This is not the case at the College of the Holy Cross, where a former student athlete has leveled serious charges of repeated physical and verbal abuse against longtime women's basketball coach Bill Gibbons.
Ashley Cooper does not allege that Gibbons struck and berated her in secret, when no one was looking. Nor does she claim she was the sole victim of his violence, deemed so severe that she was forced to flee the school after two years.
Instead, in a timely lawsuit that's attracted national attention, Cooper accuses Gibbons of a pervasive and systemic pattern of abuse involving so many other victims that former players won't even return to the school for alumni events. She claims the abuse occurred in front of hundreds of fans, and that it was well known and covered up by administrators.
On Friday, I spoke to Cooper's high-powered lawyer, Elizabeth Eilender of New York, who recently appeared on "Good Morning America" on behalf of a client who claims he was shot in the face by Aaron Hernandez.
"I didn't just file this lawsuit because I had nothing better to do," Eilender said. "I've spoken with a number of players and parents."
"How many?"
"I'd rather not say."
"Will they be named or added to the lawsuit?"
"I don't like to predict."
I noted that not a single athlete has publicly backed Cooper's allegations. Instead, numerous players have passionately spoken out on the coach's behalf, and 60 former players, assistant coaches and team managers have signed a letter of support.
"I'm not surprised they're circling the wagons and that a Jesuit college would cover this up," she said. "The Catholic church covered up the sexual abuse scandal for years."
Eilender talks a good game and the lawsuit has garnered sympathetic stories for Cooper's claims, with ABC News calling the alleged abuse "an ugly secret lurking behind the legendary women's basketball program" at Holy Cross.
The college, conversely, has said little. Rather than refuting the allegations and standing up for its longtime coach, it agreed to a voluntary leave with pay. I think administrators dropped the ball by benching him, because it creates the perception that he did something wrong.
Meanwhile, I'm not the only one asking the obvious question: if Gibbons is so vicious, where are the victims?
"If this guy is a serial abuser, how come he lasted 29 years without anyone coming forward?" asked legendary hoop star and alum Bob Cousy. "It kind of defies common sense. If he's been manhandling coeds, it would have come to someone's attention before now. These charges are outrageous."
Cousy noted that Gibbons' accuser wasn't a standout on the team and was likely disappointed she didn't play more.
"That can create negative feelings for the coach," Cousy said. "You don't want to blame yourself, so it has to be Gibbons' fault. ... If a judge lets this lawsuit go forward, it will open the floodgates for every athlete who didn't play in college."
Interestingly, Eilender told me last week that she's received calls from lawyers and athletes from other colleges who have stories similar to Cooper's.
"This is an epidemic," she said. "It's clear to me that this is a major problem."
Eilender doesn't like to predict, but I do: I predict this "epidemic" will earn her big bucks, and even bigger visibility on cable news. Meanwhile, the reputation of a good man will continue to suffer.
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NHIAA Division I baseball tourney picture about to become clearBy ROGER BROWN
New Hampshire Union Leader
May 19. 2013 7:06PM
When the 16-team field for the NHIAA Division I baseball tournament is released later this month, it may be void of Manchester schools.
With one week remaining in the regular season, Manchester Memorial (3-12) and Manchester Central (3-13) occupy the bottom two spots in the Division I standings. Trinity of Manchester (6-10) is currently in 15th place, and may have to win at least one of its two remaining games to extend its season. Sixteen teams in the 19-team league will advance to the tournament's preliminary round.
Trinity will play at Bishop Guertin on Tuesday night, and will face Timberlane at home on Thursday night.
"This threw a big dagger into things," Trinity coach Ed Poisson said following Trinity's 9-8 loss to Pinkerton Academy of Derry on Friday. "I'm not feeling OK about anything. We have two tough games remaining and to be safe we'll have to get one of those. If we don't win one, then at that point we don't deserve to be in.
"I'd take my pitching staff and put it up against anybody's in the league. The problem with us is we don't play defense."
Central and Memorial have little - if any - room for error. Central has two regular-season games left: home against Salem, and at Bedford. Memorial still has to play at Alvirne, at Nashua South and at home against Spaulding.
Pinkerton (5-11) is another team on the bubble. The Astros have won two in a row - one-run victories over Memorial and Trinity - and would be the No. 16 seed if the tournament began today.
The Astros' remaining schedule: home against Dover, at Winnacunnet and home against Nashua South.
"We're looking at it like we have to win them all," Pinkerton coach Steve Campo said. "I'd say two would definitely clinch it. One and we may need some help."
The races are tight at the top and in the middle of the standings as well. Londonderry is currently alone in first place, but Merrimack, Nashua North and Concord are among the teams that could also earn the No. 1 seed for the tournament, which is scheduled to begin May 30.
The top eight teams will be at home for the preliminary round, and there are currently six teams with seven or eight losses. Those teams all have a chance to finish eighth or higher.
"I feel like there's a lot of good teams out there, even at the bottom of the pack that could compete every day," Pinkerton coach Steve Campo said. "I'll say this: Every team in the state has a kid who could shut down the other team, which makes it very interesting when it's a single-elimination tournament."


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Matthew uses Jesus' words in 5:17-20 as a thesis statement for the whole of 5:21-48 which follows. Jesus essentially says, "Look, if you thought the law was tough, wait till you see this. If you really want to be my disciples, give me your hearts without reservation" (see 5:17).
This passage seems to suggest that an uncommitted Christian is not a Christian at all (see 5:20). Like other Jewish teachers, Jesus demanded whole obedience to the Scriptures (5:18-19); unlike most of his contemporaries, however, he was not satisfied with the performance of scribes and Pharisees, observing that this law observance fell short even of the demands of salvation (5:20). After grabbing his hearers' attention with such a statement, Jesus goes on to define God's law not simply in terms of how people behave but in terms of who they really are (5:21-48).
Jesus' High View of Scripture (5:17-18)
Jesus' view of Scripture did not simply accommodate his culture, a fact that has implications for the view of Scripture Jesus' followers should hold (J. Wenham 1977:21; D. Wenham 1979). Here Jesus responds to false charges that he and his followers undermine the law. First, when Jesus says that he came not to abolish the Law or the Prophets but to fulfill them, he uses terms that in his culture would have conveyed his faithfulness to the Scriptures (v. 17).
Second, Jesus illustrates the eternality of God's law with a popular story line from contemporary Jewish teachers (5:18). Jesus' smallest letter (NIV), or "jot" (KJV), undoubtedly refers to the Hebrew letter yod, which Jewish teachers said would not pass from the law. They said that when Sarai's name was changed to Sarah, the yod removed from her name cried out from one generation to another, protesting its removal from Scripture, until finally, when Moses changed Oshea's name to Joshua, the yod was returned to Scripture. "So you see," the teachers would say, "not even this smallest letter can pass from the Bible." Jesus makes the same point from this tradition that later rabbis did: even the smallest details of God's law are essential.
We Will Be Judged by Our Response to God's Word (5:19)
Jesus here provides a graphic example of the law's authority. Jewish teachers typically depicted various persons as "greatest" before God; the emphasis was not on numerical precision but on praising worthy people (for example, m. 'Abot 2:8). When Jesus speaks of the least of these commandments, he also reflects Jewish legal language. Jewish teachers regularly distinguished "light" and "heavy" commandments (as in Sipra VDDeho. parasha 18.104.22.168; compare Mt 23:23) and in fact determined which commandments were the "least" and "greatest." Noting that both the "greatest" commandment about honoring parents (Ex 20:12; Deut 5:16) and the "least" commandment about the bird's nest (Deut 22:6-7) included the same promise, "Do this and you will live," later rabbis decided that "live" meant "in the world to come" and concluded that God would reward equally for obedience of any commandment. One who kept the law regulating the bird's nest merited eternal life, whereas one who broke it merited damnation (see, for example, Urbach 1979:1:350; Keener 1991a:116). In the same way, those who merely honored the highest standards of their religion would fall short of entering the kingdom at all (Mt 5:20).
Other sages used such language to grab attention and emphasize the importance of the law. But like Jesus, they did not want anyone to miss the point: God has not given us the right to pick and choose among his commandments. As some teachers put it, one should be as "careful with regard to a light commandment as you would be with a heavy one, since you do not know the allotment of the reward" (m. 'Abot 2:1). The sages were not suggesting that they never broke commandments (see Moore 1971:1:467-68), but rather believed that one who cast off any commandment or principle of the law was discarding the authority of the law as a whole (m. Horayot 1:3; Keener 1991a:115-17).
Jesus concurs: God does not allow us the right to say, "I will obey his teaching about murder but not his teaching about adultery or fornication"; or, "I will obey his teaching about theft but not about divorce." To refuse his right to rule any of our ethics or behavior is to deny his lordship.
In this passage Jesus also warns that teachers who undermine students' faith in any portion of the Bible are in trouble with God. This text addresses not only obedience to the commandments but also how one teaches others (and teaches others to do the same; compare Jas 3:1). I have occasionally taught alongside colleagues who actively sought to undermine students' faith in the name of "critical thinking"; sometimes they succeeded. Critical thinking is important, but it functions best with the firm foundation of the fear of God (Prov 1:7).
Bible-Believing People Without Transformed Hearts Are Lost (5:20)
Like John the Baptist in 3:7-12, Jesus savages the false security of the religious establishment. To grasp the full impact in today's language we might compare the scribes with ministers or religious educators and the Pharisees with the most pious, Bible-believing laypeople (although there was some overlap between the two groups). Pharisaic ethics emphasized "inwardness" as much as Jesus did, but Jesus challenges not their traditional ethics but the actual condition of their hearts (Odeberg 1964).
It is possible to agree with everything Jesus taught in this sermon yet fail to live accordingly (23:3). That is why Jesus indicates that the best of human piety is inadequate for salvation-whether it be Pharisaic or Christian. Nothing short of a radical transformation, what other early Christian writers called a new birth (Jn 3:3-6; 1 Pet 1:23), can enable one to live as a disciple (compare Mt 18:3).
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Washington vacationer injured while jet skiing on Lake WinnisquamBy DAN SEUFERT
Union Leader Correspondent
September 04. 2013 7:33PM
MEREDITH — A vacationer from Washington state suffered an apparent broken leg Wednesday after the wake board he was riding on Lake Winnisquam struck him, rescuers said.
Rescue crews were called at 3:16 p.m. to 27 Lower Waldron Road after authorities received several reports of a water skier down in the water, said Fire Chief Ken Jones.
A firefighter took the department's jet ski to the scene while a rescue crew borrowed a local resident's pontoon boat to reach the scene, about 390 yards from the shoreline, he said.
The victim, Shawn Jeffries, 40, of Aberdeen, Wash., had been helped on to another pontoon boat by local boaters. Rescue crews loaded him aboard their boat and carried him to shore, where he was taken to Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia.
He was later taken by ambulance to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Hospital in Lebanon, Jones said.
Jeffries was in stable condition, having likely suffered a broken femur and some other minor injuries.
"The wake board struck him while he was riding it; it caught him in the body somehow," he said.


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Accused robber threatens suicide as police arrive to arrest him again
August 16. 2013 9:24AM
KEENE – Police arrested a 23-year-old city man after a brief stand-off in which he refused to come out of his home and threatened to take his own life with a long-bladed kitchen knife, police said.
Officers went to 9 Wetmore St. to arrest Justin Robinson about 11:45 p.m. Thursday in connection with an incident that happened in the early morning hours that same day.
During the original incident, police said Robinson argued and assaulted an officer and took a pair of metallic ?brass? knuckles out of his pocket. Police said Robinson then fled the scene. The officer was not injured in the incident.
Thursday night, when officers arrived at Robinson's home to arrest him, police said he refused to come out and threatened suicide. About an hour later, however, he agreed to exit his home and was arrested on charges of simple assault, resisting arrest, carrying/selling weapons, attempted second degree assault and criminal contempt.
Robinson already was out on bail on charges brought after an incident last November. He was accused of pulling out a handgun when a fight broke out at a Winchester Street residence and then later that same night, while wearing a Boston Bruins goalie's mask, pulling a gun on a Keene State College student who was walking with friends and taking his sweatshirt.


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SMITHFIELD — Marquis Childress' decision to go out for football and track at Smithfield High this year is looking very smart. He says Hampton University has offered him an athletic scholarship to compete in both sports.
Interestingly, the football part almost didn't happen. Disillusioned following a 1-9 junior season, he leaned toward focusing only on track and field, a sport in which he already owns a Group AA state long jump title and could soon add more state gold in the triple jump.
Enter teammate Kyon Croker.
"I told Marquis, 'We need you. I need you,'" Croker said. " 'We have a new coach, a new team and a new start to do bigger and better things.'
"He's an electrifying playmaker and I'm glad he came out."
Childress, a 5-foot-8, 155-pound senior, is, too. He helped spark a turnaround that lifted the Packers to a 10-2 record and a share of the Bay Rivers District title.
He started in the secondary and as a combo wideout/running back. But it was his exploits as a kick returner that earned him spots on the Group AA all-state teams selected by coaches and Virginia Preps. Croker made both at linebacker.
"I'm past happy," Childress said of his senior football season. "Words can't even describe. This is what I've waited for since I was a little kid.
"I've never had a team that stayed together the way we did. I've always preached to my friends on past teams that if we stay together, we can do whatever it is we want to do."
Childress's individual brilliance ignited one of the most memorable nights in Smithfield football history. The Packers trailed Lafayette 27-12 late in the third quarter, when Childress burst up the middle for runs of 24 and 44 yards, the latter for a touchdown.
Hemmed in later on a run to the right sideline, the speedy and explosive Childress reversed field, ran almost all the way to the left sideline while eluding numerous defenders, and turned up field for a 73-yard touchdown.
Following Croker's 3-yard TD run, Childress ran in the two-point conversion to cap the Packers' 34-27 comeback win over district co-champ Lafayette, prompting hundreds of Smithfield students to storm the field in celebration. The reverse-field run is his personal season highlight.
"I was shocked that I actually got away," Childress said. "In my mind I was about to go down, then my foot got stuck and I cut back.
"At first, my line stopped because everybody thought I was going down. But as soon as I cut back, everybody started making cutback blocks and I got away."
Lafayette coach Andy Linn said, "His speed is his biggest benefit, but he shook tackles from one sideline to the other."
As spectacular as that play was, Childress' 82-yard punt return against Southampton his junior season is even more jaw-dropping. He broke three tackles and avoided five others en route to the end zone.
Hampton has a successful tradition of recruiting track standouts to return kicks. Reggie Dixon was an NCAA 100-meter finalist and returner for the Pirates a few years ago. Before that, Jerome Mathis finished second in the NCAA 200, then went on to make the Pro Bowl as a kick returner for the Houston Texans.
While Childress is fast enough to be one of the favorites in the 55 in the Bay Rivers District track and field meet on Monday at Boo Williams Sportsplex in Hampton, he'll probably specialize in jumps as a collegian. He's cleared 6-5 in the high jump in practice, impressive for his height, and with a triple-jump best of better than 47 feet, will be a contender in the upcoming AA state meet.
His long-jump best is 22-9 1/2 and he'll probably need to be close to that to earn a second AA gold medal in three years. Brunswick's Domanique Hardy, who edged him by less than two inches for the 2012 outdoor long-jump state title, again will be his primary competition.
"We go at it every time," Childress said. "It's like a jump-off between me and him, and I'm looking forward to the rematch."
Childress says another state gold medal or two would cap a senior year made all the better by the football district championship. It would also be payback to all the people, like his father Willie, who have helped him along the way.
"My dad taught me to work hard because someone is out there working hard to try and beat you," Childress said. "So I work hard, even on my days off (from team practice) and feel I deserve to win.
"I want to look back and say I did what everybody said I was meant to. All of them made me more determined."


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The IDF has posted the video below taken last month of two terrorists captured by Israeli soldiers as they prepared to fire at passing Israeli vehicles. The Times of Israel reports:
The video was recorded on February 15 by two female soldiers who spotted the terrorists from a military observation post near Beit Fajjar, a Palestinian town next to Gush Etzion, approximately 23 kilometers (14 miles) south of Jerusalem.
After the soldiers report that the men are attempting to carry out a shooting attack, an IDF patrol arrives, and the men try to flee. Moments later, they can be seen returning in surrender, their hands over their heads.
The two were handed over to the Shin Bet security service for interrogation, the army said, and the subsequent investigation led to the apprehension of three additional members of the same terror cell. The five, aged 23 to 31, are members of Tanzim, which is affiliated with the ruling Palestinian Fatah party of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
The terrorists, all residents of Beit Fajjar, confessed during questioning to several shooting and Molotov cocktail attacks against Israelis, the IDF said. Investigators seized six rifles and a fake bomb from the cell members. The five were recently indicted in a military court.
PA President Abbas is now entering the ninth year of his four-year presidential term. He is supposed to be Israel's partner for peace, but drive-by shootings of Jewish motorists is, according to Charles Krauthammer, a "specialty" of the Tandem, who answer to to Abbas in his capacity as chairman of Fatah.


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Exes pretty much like a used up tube of tooth paste you can squeeze one more out, but do you really want to?
Life is full of shit but it's the delicious part that makes it worth it.
bad idea. badddd. really really bad.
In my experience sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I might also depend on the type of breakup you had. Can u see urself just being friends with this person or is it just too painful, I'd say give it time u never know what might happen
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Out of four relationships two are my friends. The first one was only my friend AFTER we both got over the breakup. The second one, the breakup was a calm one so we could remain friends.
That being said; I think it depends on the relationship itself, the people involved, the cause of the breakup, and how both parties recovered. Also with time you can try to become friends with an ex if you give them the chance, and let the past be the past.
In any case you should have time apart before becoming friends, even with a mutual breakup.
Nah not at all. An ex is an ex for a reason. Even if you say you can forget the feelings, it will always bother someone if you get feelings or him/her. It sucks seeing someone you were with for a long time with another person, even if you're over them and that works both ways I wouldn't want to put a girl through that. ( Not saying i'm that great lol)
For me personally, my ex's get jealous or the person their with gets jealous. -______-;
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Hell, no, man. Fuck that shit.
Not really, no.
I am still really good friends with my ex. I haven't had any bad experience, don't know if it because I am asexual or if I haven't been in a really committed relationship. But either way I don't see why it is that I can't be friends with those unlucky enough to have been in a serious relationship with me.
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yes, why not...sometimes relationships don't work but you can still stay friends.
even better if her friends are sexy
When you really want something, the whole universe conspires to make it happen.
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nah. it's too awkward. especially because you always want to go to old habits, but then you're like... shit.. right. I'm not with this guy anymore.
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I honestly hate it when people ask you "Can we just be friends" I feel people are just a tool to anyone who says that. In short "I don't want to be with you but I want you as a emotional toy whenever I need someone to lean on, then you can sit watch and rot when I find someone I think I really love."
I really have lost a lot of faith in today's world largely because of this most of today's generation will not stick with someone if they for whatever reason begin to dislike their partners, I only believe in breaking up with someone if they are cheating, if you're going to have a relationship with them observe them and make sure you know you can make it with them before you hurt someones feelings in a matter that will impact them for the rest of their lives, I made sure I knew I could make it with my girlfriend before I got together with her.
If you truly love the person you will be happy for them when they find someone else even if they leave you, however you will also have a void bigger than any hole on this planet at the fact they chose someone over you and you have to sit and watch it, you'll have to live with that for the rest of your life and some people never recover from that in some cases even if they can find someone who they care for better but that's far easier said than done.
I also want everyone to keep in mind EVERY RELATIONSHIP WILL HAVE PROBLEMS and sometimes long periods of hardship regardless of if you're boyfriend and girlfriend or husband and wife. I've seen men and women destroy their own lives just over believing they would be better off in another relationship than the one they had, I know someone who lives alone because of that right now and regrets his decision for not accepting his wife back (he lost his family and all of his girlfriends since have ditched him,) as well as another man who came back and apologized to his wife 20 years later after running off with another woman because he had more problems with his current relationship than his old, There was also a woman who was married to someone I know, she decided to run between him and another man eventually they broke away because of her decision to be with the other man now she's out living underneath a overpass after the other man left her. Believe me my list doesn't end there I could fill this page if I wanted to with how many times I've seen this occur. 95%% of the people now days are not capable foreseeing that IT IS NOT WORTH LEAVING YOUR MATE FOR ANOTHER BECAUSE YOU WILL RUN INTO PROBLEMS AGAIN unless they are cheating or commiting serious forms of abuse it's only a matter of time.
Edit: While it is true some people are more compatible than other's, however what it boils down to the absolute most is can a person accept much in a relationship regardless of who they are with. I've met people who argue with their husband/wife every other few days Meh in one of these couples one even accuses the other of of trying to kill her fairly often too but, they've been married for 50 years now and still going well. There are also the people who are married to people with special disorders or multiple personalities, I've seen two old couples, one today in which the woman only had a few inches of her arms and legs (yes her entire body was only as big as my arms,) but her husband acted happy taking care of her, I met another old man whose wife has had cancer 3 times now, it's destroyed her voice to where she can no longer speak so she has to use Morse code to talk, but they both smile each time I've seen them and that has been many times now, I can tell the man is happy just to have his wife still with him.
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Too awkward--I always end up ignoring the guy. :c
I think it depends on the ex and other factors. I was able to stay friends with my ex that I'd (online mind you) dated for two years and was very close to and friendly with for a long while...But because of personal issues and lingering feelings, I slowly separated myself from him because it was awkward and I'm a naturally uneasy person- I was afraid I'd end up hurting myself again when I'd already admitted still having feelings. Plus, his best friend (a mutual friend) confessed and sorta pushed it, making me realize how I must've seemed and also making me completely nervous xD
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The last word on the last day
Today is the last day of 2008. It is only fitting that the last column is dedicated to famous last words, since we will soon be uttering the last words of this trying year.
President-elect Barack Obama particularly savored the last words of his acceptance speech at the end of an arduous campaign: " . . . and where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can."
The response from the crowd was overwhelming.
Other historical figures gave us memorable "last word" quotes before catastrophic events. George Armstrong Custer is purported to have said, "Everything will be all right," just moments before engaging his small group of soldiers in a battle with the entire Sioux Nation. Everything was anything but "all right."
More recently, Dean Baker of the Economic Policy Research Center said, "I think we stopped the financial collapse," after the infamous bank bailout. That comment will go down in the annals of history as truly "famous last words."
Over the years, some of the famous, the infamous, and even the common folk had a lighthearted view of the end of their lives. The proof can be found in the quotes of their last words and/or allegedly planned epitaphs.
"Either that wallpaper goes, or I do," were the last words of writer Oscar Wilde, who died Nov. 30, 1900.
"Here lies John Yeast. Pardon me for not rising," an epitaph found on a tombstone in Ruidoso, N.M.
"Here lies Lester Moore, four slugs from a forty-four. No Les, No Moore," an epitaph allegedly composed by the man's wife, Boothill Cemetery, Tombstone, Ariz.
"I Told You I Was Sick," epitaph written in advance of his death by B. P. Roberts of Key West, Fla., May 17, 1929-June18, 1979.
The epitaph of Luther Burbank 1849-1926 said, "I don't feel good."
We cannot possibly forget legendary actor Lionel Barrymore whose last words were, "Well, I've played everything but a harp." Or, novelist Dorothy Parker whose epitaph read, "Involved in a plot."
The local sheriff had a sense of humor when he ordered, "Here lies a man named Zeke, second fastest draw in Cripple Creek," written on the deceased man's tombstone.
Then there was the epitaph in a cemetery at Girard, Penn., that said, "In loving memory of Ellen Shannon, aged 25, who was accidentally burned March 21, 1870 by the explosion of a lamp filled with R.E. Danforth's Non-explosive Burning Fluid."
In a less morbid vein, former United Kingdom Prime Minister Tony Blair's exit from 10 Downing St. will be immortalized by images of his wife as she gave her undignified final blast at the press: "I don't think I will miss you a lot." Those last words made journalistic history.
Responding to an attending doctor who attempted to comfort Revolutionary War General Ethan Allen on his deathbed by saying, "General, I fear the angels are waiting for you," Allen said, "Waiting are they? Waiting are they? Well . . . let 'em wait."
The famous last words of P. T. Barnum of Barnum and Bailey Circus fame were, "How were the receipts today at Madison Square Garden?" The man was known for taking business seriously.
Just before his death on May 29, 1942, actor John Barrymore said, "Die? I should say not, dear fellow. No Barrymore would allow such a conventional thing to happen to him."
Lady Nancy Astor said, "Am I dying or is this my birthday?" when she woke briefly during her last illness and found all her family around her bedside. Leave it to the British to be most inventive in their final moments.
Sir Winston Churchill did not disappoint when he said, "I'm bored with it all," before slipping into a coma from which he never recovered.
The Americans were also known for memorable last quotes. Actor Humphrey Bogart said, "I should never have switched from scotch to martinis," just before passing on Jan. 14, 1957.
The usually dour German composer Ludwig van Beethoven said, "Friends applaud, the comedy is finished," as his final statement.
The ultimate assumption was made by the eternally optimistic Roman Emperor Vespasian, who said, "Woe is me. Me thinks I'm turning into a god," during his last moments.
For reasons that are beyond comprehension we all want to have the last word before we leave this system that we can't understand.


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McLouth's two jacks back strong effort from Gonzalez
SARASOTA, Fla. -- Consider Nate McLouth ready for Opening Day.
The center fielder slugged a pair of home runs in the Orioles' 7-1 win over the Mets in the clubs' final Grapefruit League game on Saturday at Ed Smith Stadium.View Full Game Coverage
SARASOTA, Fla. -- Consider Nate McLouth ready for Opening Day.
The center fielder slugged a pair of home runs in the Orioles' 7-1 win over the Mets in the clubs' final Grapefruit League game on Saturday at Ed Smith Stadium.View Full Game Coverage
The Mets surrendered four homers in all, as Baltimore teed off on Jeremy Hefner in the fifth and sixth innings following a four-frame outing from starter Dillon Gee.
McLouth commenced the third with a towering drive just to the right of the 400-foot indicator in straightaway center field. Manny Machado followed with a double, and the 20-year-old scored on a Matt Wieters single later in the inning.
McLouth got back to work in the fifth, when he sliced Hefner's second pitch over the fence in left. A healthy wind blowing out toward left field guided the ball into the stands. Chris Davis followed with a two-run shot of his own later in the inning, and Steve Pearce added his team-leading seventh homer of the spring in the sixth.
Eight of Baltimore's nine starters recorded at least one hit.
"I'm happy we ended this way," said Miguel Gonzalez, the Orioles' starting pitcher on Saturday. "Nate McLouth had a great day today."
Gee allowed three runs on six hits in four innings, while tallying four strikeouts. He wrapped up the exhibition slate with a 5.87 ERA and 18 punchouts in 23 innings. Hefner yielded four runs -- on three homers -- with two strikeouts in two frames.
Gonzalez stymied the Mets for five innings, limiting New York to just one hit -- a Marlon Byrd single -- while logging four strikeouts. The Mets scratched across their only run when Ruben Tejada plated Byrd with a sacrifice fly in the fifth.
"I'm feeling pretty good about myself," Gonzalez said, "and the fact that we ended this way gets me pumped up a little more in looking forward to the season."
Up next: The Orioles will pack up their belongings and head to Tampa, Fla., where they'll take on the Rays at 3:10 p.m. ET on Tuesday to commence the 2013 regular season. Right-hander Jason Hammel will pitch for Baltimore and reigning American League Cy Young Award winner David Price will take the ball for the Rays.
Zack Meisel is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @zackmeisel.


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BEIJING (AP) — China said Monday it had launched an international manhunt for the alleged mastermind behind an attack at a train station last month blamed on extremists from the Muslim Turkic Uighur ethnic group.
The official China Daily newspaper and other state media said a request had been submitted to Interpol for the arrest of Ismail Yusup and an unspecified number of associates.
The report said that Yusup was a member of the East Turkistan Islamic Movement and organized the April 30 attack in the capital of the northwestern Xinjiang region that killed three people and injured 79 others.
Beijing says an organized militancy with elements based overseas is behind a rising number of terrorist attacks in the country. However, little evidence has been provided to back up the claim and many analysts doubt such an organization exists in a form that would enable it to organize attacks.
China had previously said the attack, in which explosives and knives were used, was carried out by two religious extremists who were killed in the blast.
East Turkistan is the name used for Xinjiang by some members of the region's native Uighur (pronounced WEE'-gur) ethnic group, extremists among which have been fighting for years a low-intensity insurgency against Chinese rule.
The U.S. initially placed the East Turkistan Islamic Movement, known as ETIM, on a terrorist watch list following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, but later quietly removed it amid doubts that it existed in any organized manner. It is still listed as a terrorist group by the United Nations, over which China has considerable sway as one of five permanent veto-holding members of the Security Council.
China Daily and other state media outlets said Yusup ordered 10 "partners" in Xinjiang to prepare for the attack in the city of Urumqi about a week before it happened. The 10 set off explosives and slashed people with knives at the station exit on the evening of April 30, the reports said. Two of the members were killed in the explosion and the remaining eight were captured by police, it said.
The Xinjiang Daily newspaper said Yusup formed an extremist group in 2005 and began conspiring with members of ETIM in 2012. It said he formally joined the group last year when he fled China after a warrant was issued for his arrest.
The reports didn't say where Yusup was hiding or give other details about his identity. However, a number of Uighur extremists are believed to be living in Pakistan's northwest alongside Islamic extremists linked to the Taliban and al-Qaida.
Uighur extremists have been blamed for a rising tide of violence in Xinjiang and other parts of China, including the capital Beijing. In another high-profile attack blamed on Xinjiang extremists, five knife-wielding men and women slashed at crowds indiscriminately at a railway station in the southwestern city of Kunming in March, killing 29 people.
While Beijing faults separatists for raising ethnic tensions, government critics say restrictive and discriminatory religious, cultural and economic policies have alienated the Uighurs. A flood of migrants from China's majority Han ethnic group have largely marginalized Uighurs in their homeland and excluded them from decision-making. Such resentment has been stoked by international jihadist propaganda, creating conditions for violence beyond the ability of the massive Chinese security apparatus to predict and prevent.
Beijing has responded with an overwhelming security presence and additional restrictions on Uighur travel rights, culture and religious practices.
There was no immediate word from Interpol of its handling of the Chinese request and Yusup was not listed as a wanted person on its website as of midday Monday. China's Ministry of National Security, which overseas contacts with Interpol, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
China has increased its cooperation with the international police agency amid efforts to curb corruption by fugitive government officials and crack down on illegal gambling and forgery.
Interpol President Mireille Ballestrazzi met with senior Chinese government and law enforcement officials during a visit last month aimed at boosting joint efforts. Last September, China hosted its first Interpol training session to combat trafficking in illicit goods.


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DOVER — A proposal to rebuild aquatics in the Garrison City was proposed to the City Council — a project that could bring a 47,000-square-foot facility nicknamed 'The Jenny' to Maglaras Park.
Seacoast Swimming representatives proposed the Jenny Thompson Aquatics Center on Wednesday night, a $14 million project, stating it will provide a home for all levels of swimmers and that the facility "would last."
For the past three years, Tim Paiva, president of Seacoast Swimming, member of the Dover Pool Advisory Committee and a resident of Dover for 27 years, has been working to improve the Garrison City's pool program.
"Building 'The Jenny' will add to the City of Dover," he said, adding that it will be a destination for all of New England and could be the future home of the New England Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame.
The proposed building will hold both a 50-meter 22-lane pool and a teaching pool. The 50-meter pool could provide classes for diving, scuba, water polo, kayaking and synchronized swimming. The teaching pool would provide five lanes and be used for swimming lessons and senior fitness, along with aquatic fitness and rehabilitation swimming. Paiva's goals are to create an aquatic center that provides greater access to new and enhanced aquatic programming for the entire community with fitness, rehab, special needs, youth, recreational and therapeutic programs.
Should the center be built, it will also host competitive swimming events throughout the year such as USA swimming meets, New England swimming championships, high school meets, University of New Hampshire Invitational and recreational meets and will honor the Olympic legacy of Jenny Thompson. They are estimating seating for 1,000 spectators.
"The bottom line is, I'm scared," Jared Felker, head coach and executive director of Seacoast Swimming said about what might happen if the pools are not updated in Dover. "I'm scared to not be able to give the kids the opportunities I had when I was a child."
Felker drove from Portland, Maine, in grade school to swim in Dover and went on to swim at the college level. The indoor pool in the city was built in 1968 and the outdoor pool was built in the 1970s. Both pools, according to Paiva, have old and outdated technology and are no longer cost effective.
"We've become the center for competitive swimming in the Northeast," he said, and he hopes to keep it that way.
Paiva said this center will bring a whole new way of thinking about aquatics to the greater Seacoast area.
"People are asking us to do this because they are truly tired of paying $300 to go to Boston to use the facilities there," he said, adding that colleges there are the closest pools to Dover that provide the necessities swimmers need to train.
"This would be just another reason for people to come to Dover and stay a while," he said, also adding that depending on where it is located, it could make Dover a downtown sport center, sharing amenities with other athletic fields and facilities.
Site possibilities, at this time, are Maglaras Park or the current location of the Jenny Thompson pool. Representatives do recommend Maglaras over the current pool's location, because of more available space and construction advantages.
"The question is, 'What can we do in design and programming and management to make this a viable long term facility that is going to reduce cost to operate and generate revenue and make it a win-win?'" President of Isaac Sports Group and advocate for the project Stu Isaac said.
"I think the city would win-win," Deputy Mayor Robert Carrier said. "The existing pools, the timing is going against them."
Carrier is concerned how the representatives will come up with the $14 million to build the facility, as this project is proposed to not cost taxpayers any additional money and be at zero cost to the city.
"I like the location of Maglaras Park," Carrier said. "It would bring people into the city from outside. I think you have a real nice plan."
Mayor Dean Trefethen said the project would probably not begin to be constructed, if approved, for at least another five years. Construction would then take 14 to 18 months, according to Isaac.
The next steps for Seacoast Swimming are to continue to rally support for the project, build sponsorships and finalize the site and plans and raise money, Paiva said. City Manager Michael Joyal said the councilors next step would be to propose a resolution and hear from residents.
"We can't do too much more unless we know the council is backing us," Paiva said. "We would hope that you as a city council would endorse the idea of us moving forward with this project."
City Councilors William Garrison, Catherine Cheney, Dorothea Hooper, Karen Weston and Michael Crago vocalized that they were excited about the plan and the representatives' enthusiasm. Initial concerns raised were what would happen to the existing pools and, if Maglaras Park was chosen as the location, what would happen to the skateboard park?
"I'd like you to progress and come back to the council with more information," Carrier said.


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