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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 epic fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the first volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955).[4][5][6] It is the first instalment in the The Lord of the Rings film series, and was followed by The Two Towers (2002) and The Return of the King (2003), based on the second and third volumes ofThe Lord of the Rings.
Set in Middle-earth, the story tells of the Dark Lord Sauron, who is seeking the One Ring. The Ring has found its way to the younghobbit Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood). The fate of Middle-earth hangs in the balance as Frodo and eight companions who form theFellowship of the Ring begin their journey to Mount Doom in the land of Mordor, the only place where the Ring can be destroyed.
Released on 10 December 2001, the film was highly acclaimed by critics and fans alike who considered it to be a landmark in film-making and an achievement in the fantasy film genre. It has continued to be featured on critics' lists of the greatest fantasy films ever made as of 2013. The film was a massive box office success, earning over $871 million worldwide, and becoming the second highest-grossing film of 2001 in the U.S. and worldwide (behind Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) which made it the fifth highest-grossing film ever at the time.
As of August 2014, it is the 36th highest-grossing film of all time worldwide. It was nominated for thirteen Oscars at the 74th Academy Awards ceremony, winning four for Best Cinematography, Best Makeup, Best Original Score, and Best Visual Effects. It won also four British Academy Film Awards, including Best Film and Best Director BAFTA awards. The Special Extended Editionwas released to DVD on 12 November 2002 and to Blu-ray Disc on 28 June 2011. In 2007, The Fellowship of the Ring was voted 50 on the American Film Institute's list of 100 greatest American films. The AFI also voted it the second greatest fantasy film of all time during their 10 Top 10 special.
Plot Edit
In the Second Age, the Dark Lord Sauron attempts to conquer Middle-Earth using his One Ring. In battle against the Elves and Men, Isildur cuts the ring from Sauron's hand, destroying his physical form and vanquishing his army. However, Sauron's "life force" is bound to the Ring, allowing him to survive while the Ring remains. Isildur, corrupted by the Ring's power, refuses to destroy it. When Isildur is killed by Orcs, the Ring is lost in the river for 2,500 years. The Ring is found by Gollum, who possesses it for centuries until it is taken by the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins.
Sixty years later, Bilbo leaves the Ring to his nephew, Frodo Baggins. Upon learning that the Ring belonged to Sauron, the WizardGandalf the Grey warns Frodo that Sauron's forces will come for him. Gandalf catches Frodo's gardener Samwise Gamgeeeavesdropping by a window and sends him with Frodo to leave the Shire. Gandalf rides to Isengard to meet with the head of his order, Saruman the White, who reveals that Sauron's servants, the Nazgûl, have been sent to capture the Ring. Saruman reveals himself to be in service to Sauron, and imprisons Gandalf atop his tower. Saruman commands Sauron's Orcs to construct weapons of war and produce a new breed of Orc fighters: the Uruk-hai.
While traveling to Bree, Frodo and Sam are joined by Merry and Pippin, and are nearly captured by the Nazgûl. At the Inn of the Prancing Pony, Frodo meets the mysterious ranger Aragorn, who hides them from their pursuers and agrees to lead them toRivendell. During the journey they are attacked by the Nazgûl. Aragorn fights off the creatures, but Frodo is wounded by theirmorgul blade, which will cause him to turn into a wraith if not attended to with the proper care. While chased by the Nazgûl, Frodo is taken by the Elf Arwen to Rivendell, and healed by her father, Elrond. Arwen uses her magic to summon a surge of water that sweeps away the pursuing Nazgûl. Gandalf escapes Saruman's tower with the aid of an eagle and travels to Rivendell. Elrond calls a council of the races still loyal to Middle-Earth to decide what should be done with the Ring. It is revealed that the Ring can only be destroyed by throwing it into the fires of Mount Doom, where it was forged. Frodo volunteers to take the Ring to Mount Doom, accompanied by Samwise, Merry, Pippin, Gandalf, and Aragorn. They are joined by the Elf Legolas, the Dwarf Gimli, and Boromir, Prince of Gondor, to form the Fellowship of the Ring.
The Fellowship set out but are hindered by Saruman's magic. They travel through the dwarf Mines of Moria. Inside, they find that Orcs have overrun the mines and slain the Dwarfs; they also discover that Gollum is following them, determined to reclaim the Ring. The Fellowship is attacked by the Orcs and a Balrog, an ancient demon of fire and shadow. Gandalf confronts the Balrog, allowing the others to escape, but both Gandalf and the Balrog fall into an abyss. Mourning Gandalf's death, the group flees to Lothlórien, where they are sheltered by its rulers, the Elves Galadriel and Celeborn. That night, Frodo meets Galadriel, who informs Frodo that it is his destiny to destroy the Ring. The Fellowship continue their journey. Meanwhile, Saruman assembles a force of Uruk-hai to hunt the Fellowship.
After arriving at Parth Galen, Boromir gives in to the Ring's corruption and tries to take it from Frodo, believing that it is the only way to save his realm. Frodo manages to escape by putting the Ring on his finger, becoming invisible. Boromir realizes what he has done, and attempts to find Frodo, who decides to continue his journey alone, heeding Galadriel's warning that the Ring will eventually corrupt the other members of the Fellowship. The Uruk-hai arrive and Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli attempt to hold them off while Frodo escapes. Merry and Pippin lead the Orcs away from Frodo and are nearly killed before Boromir appears and intervenes, in the process suffering mortal wounds. The Uruk-Hai capture Merry and Pippin. Aragorn tends to a dying Boromir, and promises him that the world of men will not fall. Boromir dies with Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas by his side.
Samwise finds Frodo, who reluctantly lets Samwise join him. Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli set out to rescue Merry and Pippin. As Frodo and Sam gaze out at the land before them, they grieve over the others. Frodo says that he is glad that Sam is with him and the two Hobbits set off towards Mordor.
Cast Edit
Before filming began on 11 October 1999, the principal actors trained for six weeks in sword fighting (with Bob Anderson), riding and boating. Jackson hoped such activities would allow the cast to bond so chemistry would be evident on screen as well as getting them used to life in Wellington.[7] They were also trained to pronounce Tolkien's verses properly.[8] After the shoot, the nine cast members playing the Fellowship got a tattoo, the Elvish symbol for the number nine, with the exception ofJohn Rhys-Davies, whose stunt double got the tattoo instead.[9] The film is noted for having an ensemble cast,[10] and some of the cast and their respective characters include:
- Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins: a young hobbit who inherits the One Ring from his uncle Bilbo. Wood was the first actor to be cast on 7 July 1999.[11] Wood was a fan of the book, and he sent in an audition dressed as Frodo, reading lines from the novel.[12] Wood was selected from 150 actors who auditioned.[13]
- Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey: an Istari wizard and mentor to Frodo. Sean Connery was approached for the role, but did not understand the plot,[12] while Patrick Stewart turned it down as he disliked the script.[14] Before being cast, McKellen had to sort his schedule with 20th Century Fox as there was a two-month overlap with X-Men.[13] He enjoyed playing Gandalf the Grey more than his transformed state in the next two films,[9] and based his accent on Tolkien. Unlike his on-screen character, McKellen did not spend much time with the actors playing the Hobbits; instead he worked with their scale doubles.[7]
- Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn "Strider" Elessar II: a Dúnedain ranger and heir to Gondor's throne. Daniel Day-Lewis was offered the part at the beginning of pre-production, but turned it down.[15] Nicolas Cage also received an offer, declining because of "family obligations",[16] while Vin Diesel, a fan of the book, auditioned for Aragorn. Stuart Townsend was cast in the role, before being replaced during filming when Jackson realised he was too young.[12] Russell Crowe was considered as a replacement, but he turned it down after taking what he thought to be a similar role in Gladiator.[12] Day-Lewis was offered the role for a second time, but declined again.[15] Executive ProducerMark Ordesky saw Mortensen in a play. Mortensen's son, a fan of the book, convinced him to take the role.[7] Mortensen read the book on the plane, received a crash course lesson in fencing from Bob Anderson and began filming the scenes on Weathertop.[17] Mortensen became a hit with the crew by patching up his costume[18] and carrying his "hero" sword around with him off-camera.[7]
- Sean Astin as Samwise "Sam" Gamgee: a hobbit gardener and Frodo's best friend. Astin, who had recently become a father, bonded with the 18-year-old Wood in a protective manner, which mirrored Sam's relationship with Frodo.[7]
- Liv Tyler as Arwen Undomiel: an elven princess of Rivendell and Aragorn's lover. The filmmakers approached Tyler after seeing her performance in Plunkett & Macleane, andNew Line Cinema leaped at the opportunity of having one Hollywood star in the film. Actress Helena Bonham Carter had expressed interest in the role.[12] Tyler came to shoot on short occasions, unlike the rest of the actors. She was one of the last actors to be cast, on 25 August 1999.[19]
- Cate Blanchett as Galadriel: the elven co-ruler of Lothlórien alongside her husband Celeborn.
- John Rhys-Davies as Gimli: a dwarf warrior who accompanies the Fellowship to Mordor after they set out from Rivendell. Billy Connolly, who was considered for the part of Gimli, will portray Dáin II Ironfoot in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy.[12] Rhys-Davies wore heavy prosthetics to play Gimli, which limited his vision, and eventually he developed eczema around his eyes.[7] Rhys-Davies also played Gimli's father Glóin during the scene where the fellowship is forged.
- Billy Boyd as Peregrin "Pippin" Took: a hobbit who travels with the Fellowship on their journey to Mordor.
- Dominic Monaghan as Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck: a distant cousin of Frodo. Monaghan was cast as Merry after auditioning for Frodo.[12]
- Orlando Bloom as Legolas Greenleaf: a prince of the elves' Woodland Realm and a skilled archer. Bloom initially auditioned for Faramir, who appears in the second film, a role which went to David Wenham.[12]
- Christopher Lee as Saruman the White: the fallen head of the Istari Order who succumbs to Sauron's will through his use of the palantír. Lee is a major fan of the book, and reads it once a year. He has also met J. R. R. Tolkien.[17] He originally auditioned for Gandalf, but was judged too old.[12]
- Hugo Weaving as Elrond: the elven Lord of Rivendell who leads the Council of Elrond, which ultimately decides to destroy the Ring. David Bowie expressed interest in the role, but Jackson stated, "To have a famous, beloved character and a famous star colliding is slightly uncomfortable."[13]
- Sean Bean as Boromir: a prince of the Stewards of Gondor who journeys with the Fellowship towards Mordor. Bruce Willis, a fan of the book, expressed interest in the role, while Liam Neeson was sent the script, but passed.[12]
- Ian Holm as Bilbo Baggins: Frodo's uncle who gives him the Ring after he decides to retire to Rivendell. Holm previously played Frodo in a 1981 radio adaption of The Lord of the Rings, and was cast as Bilbo after Jackson remembered his performance.[12] Sylvester McCoy, who would later play Radagast the Brown Wizard in The Hobbit, was contacted about playing the role, and was kept in place as a potential Bilbo for six months before Jackson went with Holm.[20]
- Andy Serkis as Gollum: a wretched hobbit-like creature whose mind was poisoned by the Ring after bearing it for centuries; voice and motion capture. This character appears briefly in the prologue. In Mordor, you can only hear his voice shouting and in Moria, only his eyes and his nose appear.
The cast also includes:
- Sala Baker as Sauron the Deceiver: the Dark Lord of Mordor and the One Ring's true master who manifests as an Eye after the destruction of his physical form;
- Marton Csokas as Celeborn the Wise: the elven Lord of Lothlórien and Galadriel's husband;
- Lawrence Makoare as Lurtz: the commander of Saruman's Orc forces;
- Craig Parker as Haldir: the leader of the Galadhrim warriors guarding the border of Lothlórien;
- Mark Ferguson as Ereinion Gil-galad, the last Elven-King of Noldor;
- Peter McKenzie as Elendil the Tall: the last High King of Arnor and Gondor;
- Harry Sinclair as Isildur: Elendil's son and Aragorn's ancestor who originally defeated Sauron.
Comparison with the source material Edit
Jackson, Walsh and Boyens made numerous changes to the story, for purposes of pacing and character development. Jackson said his main desire was to make a film focused primarily on Frodo and the Ring, the "backbone" of the story.[21] The prologue condenses Tolkien's backstory, in which The Last Alliance's seven-year siege of the Barad-dûr is a single battle, where Sauron is shown to explode, though Tolkien only said his spirit flees.[22]
Events at the beginning of the film are condensed or omitted altogether. In the book the time between Gandalf leaving the Ring to Frodo and returning to reveal its inscription, which is 17 years, is compressed for timing reasons.[23] Frodo also spends a few months preparing to move to Buckland, on the eastern border of the Shire. This move is omitted and combined with him setting out for Bree. Also compressed is the time between Frodo and Sam leaving Bag End and their meeting Merry and Pippin. Characters such as Tom Bombadil and the incidents in the old forest and the barrow downs are left out to simplify the plot and increase the threat of the Ringwraiths. Such sequences are left out to make time to introduce Saruman, who in the book doesn't appear until Gandalf's account at the Council of Elrond. While some characters are left out, some are referenced such as Tom, Bert, and William to show how "The Hobbit" and the "The Lord of the Rings" series intertwine. Saruman's role is enhanced: he is to blame for the blizzard on Caradhras, a role taken from Sauron and/or Caradhras itself in the book. Gandalf's capture by Saruman is also expanded with a fight sequence.
The role of Barliman Butterbur at the Prancing Pony is largely removed for time and dramatic flow.
The events at Weathertop were also altered. The location of the fight against the Ringwraiths was changed to the ruins on top of the hill rather than a campsite at its base. When Frodo was stabbed in the book, the party spent two weeks travelling to Rivendell, but in the film this is shortened to less than a week, with Frodo's condition worsening at a commensurately greater rate. Arwen was given a greater role in the film, accompanying Frodo all the way to Rivendell, while in the book Frodo faced the Ringwraiths alone at theFord of Bruinen. The character of Glorfindel was omitted entirely and his scenes were also given to Arwen. She was tacitly credited with the river rising against the Ringwraiths, which was the work of her father Elrond with aid from Gandalf in the book.
A significant new addition is Aragorn's self-doubt, which causes him to hesitate to claim the kingship of Gondor. This element is not present in the book, where Aragorn intends to claim the throne at an appropriate time. In the book Narsil is reforged immediately when he joins the Fellowship, but this event is held over until Return of the King in film to symbolically coincide with his acceptance of his title. These elements were added because Peter Jackson believed that each character should be forced to grow or change over the course of the story.
Elrond's character gained an adversarial edge; he expresses doubts in the strength of Men to resist Sauron's evil after Isildur's failure to destroy the ring as depicted in the prologue. Jackson also shortens the Council of Elrond by spreading its exposition into earlier parts of the film. Elrond's counsellor, Erestor—who suggested the Ring be given toTom Bombadil—was completely absent from this scene. Gimli's father, Glóin, was also deemed unnecessary. In addition, the movie makes it seem by chance that the Fellowship is made of nine companions, whereas in the book Elrond suggests there be nine in the fellowship in response to the nine Nazgûl.
The tone of the Moria sequence was altered. Although in the book the Fellowship realise the Dwarves are all dead only once they reach Balin's tomb, the filmmakers chose to useforeshadowing devices instead. Gandalf says to Gimli he would prefer not to enter Moria, and Saruman is shown to be aware of Gandalf's reticence, and also reveals an illustration of the Balrog in one of his books. The corpses of the dwarves are instantly shown as the Fellowship enter Moria.[24] One detail that many critics commented upon is the fact that, in the novel, Pippin tosses a mere pebble into the well in Moria ("They then hear what sounds like a hammer tapping in the distance"), whereas in the film, he knocks an entire skeleton in ("Next, the skeleton ... falls down the well, also dragging down a chain and bucket. The noise is incredible."[25])[26][27][28] [29]
In terms of dramatic structure, the book simply ends; there is no climax, because Tolkien wrote the "trilogy" as a single story published in three volumes. Jackson's version incorporates the first chapter of '"The Two Towers" and makes its events, told in real time instead of flashback, simultaneous with the Breaking of the Fellowship. This finale is played as a climactic battle, into which he introduces the Uruk-hai referred to as Lurtz in the script. In the book, Boromir is unable to tell Aragorn which hobbits were kidnapped by the orcs before he dies. From there, Aragorn deduces Frodo's intentions when he notices that a boat is missing and Sam's pack is gone. In the film, Aragorn and Frodo have a scene together in which Frodo's intentions are explicitly stated.
Production Edit
Peter Jackson began working with Christian Rivers to storyboard the series in August 1997, as well as getting Richard Taylor and Weta Workshop to begin creating his interpretation of Middle-earth.[30] Jackson told them to make Middle-earth as plausible and believable as possible, to think of Middle-earth in a historical manner.[31]
In November,[31] Alan Lee and John Howe became the film trilogy's primary conceptual designers, having had previous experience as illustrators for the book and various other tie-ins. Lee worked for the Art Department creating places such as Rivendell, Isengard, Moria and Lothlórien, giving art nouveau and geometry influences to the Elves and Dwarves respectively.[31][32] Though Howe contributed with Bag End and the Argonath,[31][32] he focused working on armour having studied it all his life.[33] Weta and the Art Department continued to design, with Grant Major turning the Art Department's designs into architecture, and Dan Hennah scouting locations.[31] On 1 April 1999, Ngila Dicksonjoined the crew as costume designer. She and 40 seamstresses would create 19,000 costumes, 40 per version for the actor and their doubles, ageing and wearing them out for impression of age.[18]
Filming locations Edit
Arwen faces the Nazgûl at the Fords of Bruinen (Arrow River).
Filming took place in various locations across New Zealand. A list of filming locations, sorted by appearance order in the film:
|Specific location
in New Zealand
|General area
in New Zealand
|Mordor (Prologue)
|Whakapapa skifield
|Tongariro National Park
|Gardens of Isengard
|Harcourt Park
|Upper Hutt
|The Shire woods
|Otaki Gorge Road
|Kapiti Coast District
|Bucklebury Ferry
|Keeling Farm, Manakau
|Forest near Bree
|Takaka Hill
|Waitarere Forest
|Flight to the Ford
|Central Otago
|Ford of Bruinen
|Arrow River, Skippers Canyon
|Queenstown and Arrowtown
|Kaitoke Regional Park
|Upper Hutt
|Mount Olympus
|Dead Marshes
|Kepler Mire
|Dimrill Dale
|Lake Alta
|The Remarkables
|Dimrill Dale
|Mount Owen
|River Anduin
|Upper Waiau River
|Fiordland National Park
|River Anduin
|Rangitikei River
|Rangitikei District
|River Anduin
|Poets' Corner
|Upper Hutt
|Parth Galen
|Amon Hen
|Mavora Lakes, Paradise and Closeburn
|Southern Lakes
Special effects Edit
The Fellowship of the Ring makes extensive use of digital, practical and make-up special effects throughout. One noticeable illusion that appears in almost every scene involves setting a proper scale so that the characters are all the correct height. Elijah Wood, who plays Frodo, is 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) tall in real life, but the character of Frodo Baggins is barely four feet in height. Many different tricks were used to depict the hobbits (and Gimli the Dwarf) as being of diminutive stature. (In a happy coincidence, John-Rhys Davies — who played Gimli — is as tall compared to the Hobbit actors as his character needed to be compared to theirs, so he did not need to be filmed separately as a third variation of height, and is quite taller than Orlando Bloom, who played Legolas.) Large- and small-scale doubles were used in certain scenes, while entire duplicates of certain sets (includingBag End in Hobbiton) were built at two different scales, so that the characters would appear to be the appropriate size. At one point in the film, Frodo runs along a corridor in Bag End, followed by Gandalf. Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen were filmed in separate versions of the same corridor, built at two different scales, and a fast camera pan conceals the edit between the two. Forced perspective was also employed, so that it would look as though the short Hobbits were interacting with taller Men and Elves. Even the simple use of kneeling down, to the filmmakers' surprise, turned out to be an effective method in creating the illusion.
For the battle between the Last Alliance and Sauron's forces that begins the film, an elaborate CGI animation system, called MASSIVE, was developed by Stephen Regelous; it allowed thousands of individual animated "characters" in the program to act independently. This helped give the illusion of realism to the battle sequences. The "Making of" Lord of the Rings DVD reports some interesting initial problems: in the first execution of a battle between groups of characters, the wrong groups attacked each other. In another early demo, some of the warriors at the edge of the field could be seen running away. They were initially moving in the wrong direction, and had been programmed to keep running until they encountered an enemy.
The digital creatures were important due to Jackson's requirement of biological plausibility. Their surface was scanned from large maquettes before numerous digital details of their skeletons and muscles were added. In the case of the Balrog, Gray Horsfield created a system that copied recorded imagery of fire.
Score Edit
Main article: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Soundtrack)
See also: Music of The Lord of the Rings film series
The musical score for The Lord of the Rings films was composed by Howard Shore. It was performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Voices, and featured several vocal soloists. Two original songs, "Aníron" and the end title theme "May It Be", were composed and sung by Enya, who allowed her label, Reprise Records, to release the soundtrack to this and its two sequels. In addition to this, Shore composed "In Dreams", which was sung by Edward Ross of the London Oratory School Schola.
Reception Edit
See also: List of films considered the best
Box office Edit
The Fellowship of the Ring was released on 19 December 2001 in 3,359 cinemas where it grossed $47.2 million on its opening weekend. The World premiere was held at theOdeon Leicester Square in London. It went on to make $314.7 million in North America and $555.9 million in the rest of the world for a worldwide total of $870.7 million.[34]
Critical response Edit
The Fellowship of the Ring received universal critical acclaim from major film critics and was one of 2001's best reviewed films.[35] The film holds a 92% "Fresh" rating on aggregate review site Rotten Tomatoes, based on 225 reviews, with an average score of 8.2/10. The site's main consensus reads "Full of eye-popping special effects, and featuring a pitch-perfect cast, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring brings J.R.R. Tolkien's classic to vivid life".[36] The film holds a score of 92 out of 100 onMetacritic, based on 34 reviews, indicating "Universal Acclaim".[37]
Roger Ebert gave the film three out of four stars and wrote, "Peter Jackson... has made a work for, and of, our times. It will be embraced, I suspect, by many Tolkien fans and take on aspects of a cult. It is a candidate for many Oscars. It is an awesome production in its daring and breadth, and there are small touches that are just right".[38] USA Todayalso gave the film three out of four stars and wrote, "this movie version of a beloved book should please devotees as well as the uninitiated".[39] In his review for The New York Times, Elvis Mitchell wrote, "The playful spookiness of Mr. Jackson's direction provides a lively, light touch, a gesture that doesn't normally come to mind when Tolkien's name is mentioned".[40] Entertainment Weekly magazine gave the film an "A" rating and Lisa Schwarzbaum wrote, "The cast take to their roles with becoming modesty, certainly, but Jackson also makes it easy for them: His Fellowship flows, never lingering for the sake of admiring its own beauty ... Every detail of which engrossed me. I may have never turned a page of Tolkien, but I know enchantment when I see it".[41]
In her review for The Washington Post, Rita Kempley praised the cast, in particular, "Mortensen, as Strider, is a revelation, not to mention downright gorgeous. And McKellen, carrying the burden of thousands of years' worth of the fight against evil, is positively Merlinesque".[42] Time magazine's Richard Corliss praised Jackson's work: "His movie achieves what the best fairy tales do: the creation of an alternate world, plausible and persuasive, where the young — and not only the young — can lose themselves. And perhaps, in identifying with the little Hobbit that could, find their better selves".[43] In his review for The Village Voice, J. Hoberman wrote, "Peter Jackson's adaptation is certainly successful on its own terms".[44] Rolling Stone magazine's Peter Travers wrote, "It's emotion that makes Fellowship stick hard in the memory ... Jackson deserves to revel in his success. He's made a three-hour film that leaves you wanting more".[45] However, in his review for The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw wrote, "there is a strange paucity of plot complication, an absence of anything unfolding, all the more disconcerting because of the clotted and indigestible mythic back story that we have to wade through before anything happens at all".[46]
Accolades Edit
In 2002, the film won four Academy Awards from thirteen nominations.[47] The winning categories were for Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, Best Makeup, and Best Original Score. It was also nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Ian McKellen), Best Art Direction, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Original Song (Enya, Nicky Ryanand Roma Ryan for "May It Be"), Best Picture, Best Sound (Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Gethin Creagh and Hammond Peek), Best Costume Design and Best Adapted Screenplay.
As of January 2014, it is the 31st highest-grossing film worldwide, with US$871,530,324 in worldwide theatrical box office receipts.[3]
The film won the 2002 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. It also won Empire readers' Best Film award, as well as five BAFTAs, including Best Film, the David LeanAward for Best Direction, the Audience Award (voted for by the public), Best Special Effects, and Best Make-up. The film was nominated for an MTV Movie Award for Best Fightbetween Gandalf and Saruman.
In June 2008, AFI revealed its "10 Top 10"—the ten best films in ten "classic" American film genres—after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community. The Fellowship of the Ring was acknowledged as the second best film in the fantasy genre.[48][49]
American Film Institute Recognition Edit
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains:
- Gandalf the Grey – Nominated Hero
- AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores – Nominated
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers – Nominated
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) – No. 50
- AFI's 10 Top 10 – No. 2 Fantasy film
Public reception Edit
Based on responses from 913,071 users, The Fellowship of the Ring received a rating of 8.8/10 on the Internet Movie Database.[50]
Home media Edit
Theatrical and extended release Edit
The Fellowship of the Ring was released on VHS and DVD on 6 August 2002.
On 12 November 2002, an extended edition was released on VHS and DVD, with 30 minutes of new material, added special effects and music, plus 20 minutes of fan-club credits, totalling to 219 minutes.[51] The DVD set included four commentaries and over three hours of supplementary material.
On 29 August 2006, a limited edition of The Fellowship of the Ring was released on DVD. The set included both the film's theatrical and extended editions on a double-sided discalong with all-new bonus material.
Blu-ray edition Edit
The theatrical Blu-ray version of The Lord of the Rings was released in the United States on 6 April 2010. There were two separate sets: one with digital copies and one without.[52] The individual Blu-ray disc of The Fellowship of the Ring was released on 14 September 2010 with the same special features as the complete trilogy release, except there was no digital copy.[53]
The extended Blu-ray editions were released in the U.S. on 28 June 2011.[54] This version has a runtime of 228 minutes[55] (the extended editions include the names of all fan club members at the time of their release; the additional 9 minutes in the Blu-ray version are because of expanded member rolls, not any additional story material).


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Growing Garlic
Growing garlic can be an easy addition to your vegetable garden.
Cloves from the supermarket will grow in your garden, but for best results choose varieties that are best for your region. Hard neck types grow best in cold regions. The cloves should be planted in the fall around Columbus Day and protected with good quality mulch through the winter. They will be ready to be harvested in early summer. Garlic should be planted in a full sun location, with loamy, loose, nutrient rich, slightly acidic soil. The soil must be well drained. Plant 10 - 12 inches deep and work in one to two inches of organic compost. Make a two inch deep hole and plant unpeeled cloves about six inches apart with the pointed end up. Cover the soil with three to four inches of mulch to help insulate the soil. In the spring as growth begins, do a soil test. Garlic needs a slightly acidic soil ( a pH of about 6.5). Apply a light application of 10-10-10 or 5-10-5 fertilizer to provide a boost. Keep well watered druing the gowing season. When the leaves begin to brown and fall over, check the unerground cloves. Harvest when the cloves have noticeable segments, but before they expand enough to break out of their papery skins. Air dry the cloves for 7 to 10 days in a well ventilated, shady area to prepare them for stoage in a refrigerator or cool, dry spot. Remove excess soil, but do not wash.

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Welcome to 2012!
Since my job is centered around sales quarters, I never know what my New Year's Eve is going to look like and I have never made any plans. This year was the same... I checked email in the morning on Saturday and everything seemed fine so I took off for the house. Poor Nick had to work New Years day at the golf course, so he stayed behind. But he did go to SF to watch the fireworks with his friends and they had a great time.
Not much going on at the house right now in terms of work. (Too cold in the morning and it gets dark early!) I am still going to every fruit tree and removing weeds and checking the drip emitters to see if they are clogged, which is most of them. Getting prepared to plant the new apple trees I ordered when they come in mid- January. It is scary how dry everything is right now, especially after the last 2 years of just torrential rain. We really need some rain and snow or it is going to be a tough summer. Here are some shots of the property of things that I thought were nice.
|Afternoon Light over the valley
|my trees against the bigger trees
And not sure what made this in the field but thought it was worth showing you....
This is my Shitake mushroom log that I started this summer, it really isn't doing anything yet. Hopefully it will start showing signs of fungus!
And of course, my old lady Casey laying down watching me work. She is having a hard time with the stairs and allergies when she is up there, but she really does love it. You can see it when we arrive and she gets out and runs around sniffing and other things....
I hate to leave you with this news but I need to share with you a sad thing that has happened. My neighbors came over yesterday, the ones that own the dairy goats that I feed carrots to when I am there. On NYE, dogs got into the goat area and killed 6 of their goats... they are completely distraught especially since they have raised those goats since they were babies. I am pretty upset too... I have posted pictures of them many times on this blog and they definitely add fun to my time up there with their different personalities.
A lot of people don't know this but farm livestock is killed more by domestic dogs than any wild animal... but people are afraid of a lone grey wolf crossing the border into California. My philosophy is that wild animals will kill to survive, but these dogs killed for fun... they haven't been caught and probably won't be either. It was a jarring and upsetting end to the weekend, that and the Raiders blowing it again... hope the week goes better.
Happy New Year to you and your loved ones~ I hope 2012 is fabulous!


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- Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Thursday, 1 February 2018
A Bit More Time to Craft extra challenge No 7 - anything goes
Whoopsi Daisy precoloured digi from Cute Daisy May CD
I hope you will go over to A Bit More Time to Craft extra challenge and see the lovely work by the design team and join in the challenge.
I would also like to add my card to the following:
2 Crafty Critter Crazies 11 - anything goes with a critter
Animal Friends 59 - stripes and/or dots + an animal (stripes on paper dots on dress)
Crafty Friends 76 - anything goes
Crafty Gals Corner 158 - anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's monthly pattern paper challenge - anything with pattern paper
If you give a Crafter a cookie - cookie challenge 86
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Ganz zauberhaft gemacht.ReplyDelete
Vielen lieben Dank für deine Teilnahme bei den AF.
LG Dreja
Darling card, Granmargaret. I love how well you colored her hair.ReplyDelete
Thanks for joining the fun this month at 2 Crafty Critter Crazies. Don't forget to pop back in for the mid-month critter post. There are often freebies to be found.
Hugs & smiles,
Teresa, DT
gorgeous card!ReplyDelete
What a sweet card !! LOVE your choice of papers and that fabulous coloring. Thank you for joining us at the IF YOU GIVE A CRAFTER A COOKIE Challenge.. Debra Davison / Design TeamReplyDelete
How cute. Thanks for joining us at Craftyhazelnuts patterned paper challenge.ReplyDelete
Happy crafting!
Catherine x DT
Hello… Thanks for joining the 'Anything Goes' challenge at Crafty Friends with your lovely card.ReplyDelete
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Your card is wonderful.ReplyDelete
Thank you for joining us at the Animal Friends.
Adorable card!! Thanks so much for participating in our IF YOU GIVE A CRAFTER A COOKIE... challenge. Hope you participate in our next challenge!! Have a happy crafty day!!!ReplyDelete
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The guidelines outlined here should be used to prepare your entry for the National Competition. Your entry will consist of a written design proposal (not to exceed 12 pages including the cover page) and a set of 6 slides (PowerPoint converted to pdf) that you will present at the Competition.
At this exhibition, we will provide each team with:
1. A 6 foot by 6 foot space for their entry, plus a poster board.
2. Access to electrical power.
3. A table and chair that are protected from the sun and rain.
Your presentation at the National Competition will be in two parts: (1) an oral PowerPoint presentation to the entire audience, (2) an at-the-booth exhibit and question and answer session that complements and adds further detail to your oral presentation. Thus, you should bring your own posters, props, models, mockups, etc. for display in your booth. You are responsible for bringing anything else related to your exhibit. Also, be sure that your display can be set up within an hour and dismantled within an hour.
Your competition entry should be submitted online. Part (a) of your entry, the design proposal, must follow the application format outlined below. Please note, that a teacher or administrative representative of the entrant school must submit the online application on behalf of the entrant(s). Part (b) of your entry, 6 PowerPoint slides, must be delivered to us online one week before your country's National Competition.
Entry Submission Guidelines
A. Introduction
Problem solving in science and engineering often begins with design. Once the problem has been identified, the scientist or engineer is asked to come up with possible solutions to solve the problem. Next, the scientist or engineer will assemble a team of experts to help to him or her get to the underlying cause of the problem, or to help him/her understand the more specialized knowledge required to devise a workable solution to problem. Thus, teamwork becomes an important aspect of scientific inquiry, and problem solving. Sometimes, a subset of the team members are consultants who help the team for short periods of time to bring expertise that is needed. The resources necessary to solve the problem also need to be identified and sourced. By resources we mean not only money, but also materials and services, and suppliers of the required materials and services.
Most science and engineering projects have a social, environmental and sometimes a psychological impact on the community being served. For example community buy-in could be important, and this should also be taken into account in your design phase.
Often, the next step is that the team develops a proposal (sometimes called a bid, business plan, or white paper depending on the context) to do the work. Proposals can vary in length from 1 page to hundreds of pages depending on the scope and complexity of the problem to be solved. But in essence, a proposal is a persuasive document that convinces all the stakeholders (the person or institution with the problem, the community being affected and the funders of the project) that the proposed solution is sound, that the costs are reasonable, that the community will benefit, and that the project has an excellent chance of being successful.
Thus, a good proposal clearly identifies the most challenging and critical problems to be solved and describes the solutions to those problems in detail. Clearly if the solution to the most critical problem fails, then the project fails and there is unhappiness everywhere. At the same time, no matter how well the design is carried out, most projects run into unforeseen problems. For this reason, a good proposal always has a Plan B, and yours should too.
A budget or an estimate of the costs to solve the problem is always needed. If the monetary costs are claimed to be zero, then the team must still convincingly show how and from where the resources are going to come.
Assuming the proposal is indeed persuasive and that there is buy-in by all the stakeholders, the proposal will then be ready for implementation.
B. The Sagicor Visionaries Challenge
The Sagicor Visionaries challenge (SVC) is a design competition, and Part (a) of your entry is a design proposal. Whether your project is based in biology, general science, environmental science, physics, or engineering, the design of your project will be the first phase. This means that in the SVC you will not be expected to implement your idea. But to complement your proposal, you should devise props and mockups and models to help you, your teachers, mentors and the judges to fully understand your concept and your solution.
If the problem you are proposing to solve will costs millions of dollars, then we recommend that you break the problem up into several phases, and you and your team could address perhaps only the first phase of the overall project. But the judges will not look kindly on ambitious proposals that are unmatched by the resources that you can bring to bear on the problem in a reasonable time frame (3 years or less). Judges will also take into account the difficulty of the project, so a simple project with no risk will receive a lower score in this category than a more difficult or complex project. So, as a scientist, you and your team will have to make a judgment call as which project you choose to put forward, assuming your team initially starts out with several good ideas.
Much weight will then be placed on your presentation, as the judges will be looking to see if you truly understand the underlying concepts to your solution and the implementation challenges involved. The specifics of the judging criteria are discussed below.
C. Design Proposal Outline
Your proposal (12 pages maximum with fonts no smaller than 10 pt) therefore should contain the following sections:
- A Title Page that contains the title of your project, the name, address and phone number of your school, the names of all the team members, the name of the teacher providing guidance and the names of your mentor(s) (use the template provided)
- Problem Statement and Significance of the Problem (0.75 of a page maximum)
Clearly state the problem that affects your school or community that you and your team intend to solve, and the significance of this problem to the community
- Objectives of the Project (0.5 of a page maximum)
List the set of objectives that you have in mind to address the problem
- Approach or Proposed Solution (7 pages maximum)
Clearly describe your approach, or how you propose to solve the problem identified (this will be the longest section of your proposal). Describe the methods and strategies you will use. If you are able to get preliminary data before your presentation at your National Competition, include that data here. Use graphs, photos, and illustrations to analyse your data and to get your points across. When you get to the exhibition, be sure to enhance your presentation with props, models and mockups so that your communication is clear and persuasive.
- The Competition (0.5 of a page maximum)
Please include a brief discussion of the competitive landscape. If the problem you are proposing has already been solved by others, then you will want to convince the judges that you have a "better solution". A better solution could have a lower cost and/or more efficiency, so that people in your community would like your solution better than the existing one, and adopt your solution. Incremental improvements on a product or service is always difficult to sell with persuasion, but if you think you and your team have the mojo to go down this route, then go for it. Ignoring the competition will cause you to lose a significant number of points. So do your homework well and thoroughly in this, the design phase.
- Resources Needed (0.5 of a page maximum)
Make a table of the major resources you will need to solve the problem and either place a price in US$ next to those resources if they will need to be purchased, or tell us how you will get them or who will contribute them. Include a list of the people (and their expertise) who will be needed to help you carry out the project. We will use this information in place of a formal budget. Do not worry about salaries and employees etc. at this time.
- Timetable (0.5 of a page maximum)
Assuming you were able to acquire the resources to go ahead and implement your solution, your proposal should tell us how many days or months your proposed solution will take. You should break down the work into smaller subtasks and estimate the time needed for each task. Some tasks will take place in parallel and you should say so. A good way to show this is in a time table like the one shown below. To be persuasive, you must try to be as realistic as possible.
Task Performed by Mth1 Mth2 Mth3 Mth4 Mth5 Mth6 1. Plant coconut trees Students 2. Harvest coconuts PTA 3. Convert coconut milk to coconut oil Consultants 4. Experiments to establish coconut oil as a fuel for cars Students and teachers 5. Build a small plant to make coconut oil fuel Consultants 6. Form partnership with C-Nut Farms LTD. School
- Use of STEM (0.25 of a page maximum)
Describe how your idea incorporates Science, Technology, Engineering and/or Mathematics (S.T.E.M.). Also tell us how it relates to what you are learning now or will soon learn at your school.
- Community involvement and Community Impact (0.5 of a page maximum)
Show how you have or would involve the community (for example, your classmates, the school alumni association, the PTA, etc.) in the development and/or implementation of your idea. Describe the anticipated benefits that your project, if successful, would have on your community.
- References or Bibliography (0.5 of a page maximum)
Include the list of references (or bibliography) that you drew upon to support your case.
D. Your Presentation at the National Competition
For the National Competition, you will prepare and present a set of three (3) slides that will cover all the basic sections outlined in your written proposal. Your presentation will be limited to 3 minutes. You will also bring your models, mockups, poster board material and demos to the competition to support your presentation and to help you make the most convincing and persuasive arguments that your proposed solution will fix the problem.
In addition to the judges, investors, venture capitalists, or representatives of companies may be in the audience at your presentation at the National Competition. Who knows, one of them may be persuaded enough to invest in your idea!!
E. Sample Project Ideas
Example 1: Our school compound has little green space as the entire yard is covered with concrete. When it rains, the water runs off our property and floods the street below, making it difficult for us to access the school. This water then flows down to the community below and out to sea where it spoils our reefs. We envision a series of projects at our school that adds beneficial green space to our schoolyard, provides live laboratories for our classes, and simultaneously reduces the amount of storm water that leaves our yard.
Example 2: Our village has intermittent and very unreliable electricity. The electricity is sometimes off for more than 12 hours. At school we often need to recharge the batteries of our two laptop computers and the batteries or our cell phones when the electricity supply is off. Our farmers and fishermen have the same problem. There are several abandoned vehicles in our village. Our proposal would be to remove the alternators and batteries from these vehicles and use then to generate and store electricity. To do this we would convert the alternators to wind turbines by designing our own blades to be attached to the alternators. We will use the old batteries to store the electricity produced, and we will design a circuit to convert the DC power from the battery to 110 VAC.
F. Judging Criteria:
The same judging criteria will be used at the national and regional levels. :
Category & Points: Written and Design Proposal
|TOTAL (out of 35)
|Title Page (1 Pt)
|Title page contains the name of the project, name, address and telephone number of the school, names of team members, name of teacher providing guidance & name of mentor (if applicable)
|Problem Statement and Significance of Problem (2 Pts)
|Proposal clearly states the problem and outlines its significance
|Objectives of the Project (2 Pts)
|Proposed objectives clearly listed
|Relevance to Needs of School or Community (4 Pts)
|Proposal adequately describes its relevance to a problem or need facing the school or community
|Approach or Proposed Solution (10 Pts)
|Methods and strategies used are clearly described. Proposal contains relevant preliminary data from research findings (graphs, photos, illustrations, etc.) to back up proposed solution
|Competitive Landscape (3Pts)
|Proposal includes a clear and thorough description of the competitive landscape, along with benefits of proposed solution
|Resources Needed (5 Pts)
|Proposal contains an adequate table/list of major resources needed?. (Resources may include: prices of items to be purchased or a list of contributors/means of fund raising; list of experts with expertise needed; etc)
|Timetable (2 Pts)
|A timetable included that is realistic in the context of the project
|STEM Linkage (2Pts)
|There a good description of how the topic relates to STEM
|Proposed Public or Community Engagement (2 Pts)
|Proposal speak to how it will or will not engage the local community, and the proposed community involvment plan is sound
|References (2 Pts)
|References or a bibliography are included
Category & Points: Presentations
|TOTAL (out of 40)
|Oral Powerpoint Presentation (3 Pts)
|Clear, concise and effective Powerpoint presentation using appropriate tools (e.g. pictures, graphs)
|Booth Effectiveness in Demonstrating the Solution (10 Pts)
|Excellent use of relevant graphics, images, mockups or prototypes. Booth aesthetics generally of a high standard
|Answers to Questions at the Booth (5 Pts)
|Clear and thorough answers to questions. Explanation of project challenge, background, and findings logical and correct
|Creativity and Innovation in Project (4 Pts)
|Team successfully adapted, extended, transformed or experimented with a unique idea, question, format, or product to create something new
|Knowledge/Understanding of the Underlying Science (5 Pts)
|Team has an excellent understanding of the basic science or engineering associated with the project
|Good use of Scientific Methods of Investigation/Execution (5 Pts)
|Excellent, clear and thorough identification of project plan, methods of investigation, design and implementation processes
|Execution Difficulty and Risk (6 Pts)
|Team has chosen a difficult, high-risk, high-payoff project and effort was admirable
|Actual Public or Community Engagement (2 Pts)
|Project actually did engage with and/or got a lot of support from local or non-local community


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Inside Job
Antonio G. Pereira © 2011 Antonio G. Pereira
Whatever happened to a country named, The United States of America? The place where there were pastures of plenty. Where a growing Middle Class were thriving. Factories employed tens of thousands, who produced wonderful products. How is it that a miniscule corporate 1% of the population is currently hoarding all of the money, taking jobs overseas (on the cheap), not paying any taxes while doing it, and millions of Americans are out of work, losing their homes (and in many cases) living in tent cities, homeless shelters, and going hungry at night. And the term, 'Middle Class', has become a misnomer, or at best, a pipe dream. And you could be next. Meanwhile, the perpetrators of this monstrosity are riding around scot-free in limousines, instead of doing life in prison. Filmmaker Charles Ferguson's very detailed documentary, 'Inside Job', answers all of these questions, as he traces this real life crime drama, from it's beginnings in the 1980s, to the Global Economic Crisis that broke out near the end of 2008; and of which we are now still experiencing the after.effects. In Special Features, under Deleted Scenes, is an interview with Financial Derivatives Expert, Satyajit Das, that is quite an eye opener; in which he goes on to describe the unsettling and creepy thinking that is prevalent among the cognoscenti in the Insider Trading, Banking and Derivatives fields, who are each a part of the whole disturbing picture of corruption. It's not only the bandits, thieves and pirates you can see, it's the ones you 'can't see', that leave you in total disgust. 'Inside Job', is well worth seeing, more than once. You could be next.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Inside Job
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Become more familiar with groundwater and some of the issues that influence it. You will start to think beyond the water that you can see and move into more complex ideas such as pollution and caves. You will use the internet to help you gain knowledge as well as doing hands-on activities.
- Soil Layers and Groundwater
- The Water Race
- Groundwater Internet Sites
- Changing Groundwater Levels
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A stunning blend of style and function, these feature skylights attract sunlight from every angle, all throughout the day. The single-piece, fused unit design offers ultimate weatherproofing and can be double or triple glazed to give a best-in-class U-value as low as 0.6 W/m²
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Low-maintenance, self-cleaning Roof Maker Reflex glass as standard. Filters up to 99% of harmful rays to prevent bleaching of furnishings and fabrics.
Built-in insulated upstand that conforms to all building and safety regulations. Standard RAL colours: grey, black or white.
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Styrofoam inserts within the frame provide exceptional thermal insulation to retain heat and minimise outside noise.
Glass4mm toughened safety glass. U-Value: 1.0w/m2k
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What was once impossible, is now possible
Many of you may be aware that Microsoft offers Yammer integration with CRM Online. Yammer is Microsoft's "Enterprise Social Network" and provides a way for employees to communicate without e-mail. Enabling Yammer for CRM Online is easy – too easy in fact.
According to Microsoft documentation, once Yammer integration is enabled, it is not possible to go back. Yammer takes over the User Posts functionality of CRM Online and cannot be undone. Until now!
So, I'll admit… We enabled Yammer integration for a customer, and it was not a good fit for them. In hindsight, we should have tested it in a trial or sandbox environment. We thought we were stuck with it and thinking of ways to bury it or rebuild the client's environment from scratch. But on a whim, we decided to see if the new backup and restore capabilities of CRM Online might do the trick.
Sure enough it worked! We created a manual backup, demoted the production site to sandbox, reset it, and restored the backup. It worked! And no data or customizations were lost! This was a huge relief.
We cannot explain why this worked, but it did, and that's all that matters. Clearly this integration information is not stored in the CRM database. Otherwise, it would have been included in the backup. I have seen a few threads in Microsoft support forums from users and partners in a similar situation. If you found this blog in a search, give this a try!


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By Tzufit Adva. Light. Tuesday, January 09th 2018, 22:11:28 PM.
Track lighting got a bit of a bad reputation in the 1990s but when used properly it is still functional and beautiful especially for the kitchen. Pot lights aimed straight down will add general illumination but not necessarily hit the counter. An angled ceiling light on a track can put task lighting exactly where you need it. Undercabinet lighting can also achieve a similar effect. Combining both will make task lighting in the kitchen look effortless.
If you are adding new pendant lighting but don't want to deal with the expense or hassle of changing your home's electrical setup cord swags can be a stylish solution. Swag them loosely over a bar or a hook as seen in this kitchen or secure the cord tight to the ceiling for an industrial look.
Decorative lighting. This adds visual sparkle. Whitehead advises using a single pendant in a square-shaped bathroom for just the right touch.


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This GCSE English Literature quiz takes a look at setting in Charlotte Keatley's My Mother Said I Never Should. Setting refers to the time and the location in which the events of a fictional text take place. Most texts, of course, have more than one setting: as in life, fictional events are likely to occur in different places and times. Buildings and spaces provide individual settings within the wider setting and these very often contrast with one another.
In addition to time and place, events provide a crucial element in a text's setting, even if these events only take place in the background. Social and political issues play an important role.
In a play, the reader glimpses this wider fictional world, known as context, through the dialogue of the characters (it is important not to confuse this fictional context, which is integral to the setting of a text, with the author's real-life context). Another key element of setting, atmosphere, usually changes many times over the course of a text.
In My Mother Said I Never Should, scenes jump in time and space, so that a character who is an adult in one scene might suddenly be a child in another. A scene in a back garden might be followed by one in the timeless Wasteground or one set several hundred miles to the north. Growing up in the play is associated with the desire to relocate. At one point Margaret reminds Doris that she has no intention of becoming a "Manchester dentist's wife". Although the distances involved as each character moves away from home are not great, they disrupt the relationships between the characters and are often the occasion for worry. Historical context also becomes significant as we see how each decade affects the individual characters.
Answer the questions below on setting in My Mother Said I Never Should.
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Mom's Love Roses for Mother's Day
By peoplesflowers on May 6, 2014 in Mother's Day. 0 CommentsOne of the traditional Mother's Day presents has always been roses, and there is a reason why: Most moms simply adore these beautiful flowers and are thrilled anytime they receive them. That's why we have ordered a record number… Read More about Mom's Love Roses for Mother's Day


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Here below we have added a few samples of incentive programmes in Iceland. This is just to give you an idea of all the possibilities Iceland has to offer as a destination for incentive travel.
Sample programme A: 3 nights – 4 days.
This 4 day programme is a classical incentive programme in Iceland; a mixture of beautiful nature, exciting activities and gourmet food.
Sample 5 days – 4 nights incentive programme.
Why Iceland? – General presentation on incentives in Iceland.
General information on incentives in Iceland. Comparing Iceland to New York, basic facts for Iceland, hotels, restaurants and activities.
Videos on YouTube:
Incentive Travel in Iceland – Ain't no mountain high enough
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Firm hatches ideas for Net start-ups
By Janet Kornblum, USA TODAY
PASADENA, Calif. -- Idealab founder Bill Gross looks
through the glass walls
of his office in the middle of an industrial-chic
complex and eyes the cluster of
twentysomethings bent over computers and phones. This is
The Spot. The
Center. The Hot Zone. The place where new life begins.
While there are thousands of venture
capital firms, corporations and
individual investors funding start-ups,
privately held Idealab is one of the
Internet's most unusual companies to
date. It's a 25-employee idea factory
with the sole mission of creating,
developing and eventually spinning off
Net ventures. Think eToys, Free-PC,
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December 8, 2013 DevBlog
When developing video games, one of the things that I like most is to think how to solve different problems or difficulties that I'm finding. In the case of "Hispania: Saints & Warriors", this could be initially make an engine that is capable of supporting multi-resolution to accommodate all monitors and graphics cards, figure out how to integrate 3D elements with 2D elements in the same plane (as 2D is drawn on the screen resolution and the 3D is a projection), how to make an animation for trees (which requires applying mathematical equations), etc.
Therefore, I don't like Googling to solve these issues, as I like to face them, think about different possibilities and find my own solutions. One of the objectives of this devblog will be sharing different difficulties that I'm finding, and explain the solution carried out. Of course, although the goal is not to find solutions on Google, many times we need to seek documentation because mathematics is often present in many parts of game development.
In many circumstances, I am also involved in graphic design tasks, so these design topics will also be covered in this devblog: how to draw mountains, how to make vector drawings easily, how to draw and animate raster sprites (i.e. sprites made pixel by pixel) or how to render models.
In any case, I shall not talk about how to do this stuff in a specific tool, but solutions or methods will be raised in general, so that it can be extended to any used tool.
On the design side (at least, which I'll deal) I will not go either to explain tools like GIMP, Photoshop, Flash, Malla, 3D Studio, etc. but the solution will be aimed at resolving each situation independently of these tools.
We will make some thread about the sound and music, but in principle, we won't compose music (perhaps a specific track) so we will have the help of third parties.
Additionally, we will create entries for any interesting questions that you ask.


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That's why I miss Melissa Gorga's early days on Real Housewives of New Jersey when she wanted to be a pop star and her husband built a recording studio in their basement. These days she is caught up with her clothing story Envy and all of that restaurant drama, but if she ever wanted to record another song, I would be all for it.


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Easy Recipe For Lemon Ricotta Cookies With Lemon Glaze: Inside The Kitchen
Here's a super easy recipe I used this Christmas for Lemon Ricotta Cookies. They were SO GOOD and uncomplicated. Thanks to the Food Network!
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 (15-ounce) container whole milk ricotta cheese
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 lemon, zested
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 lemon, zested
Preheat oven 375
In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
In the large bowl combine the butter and the sugar. Using an electric mixer beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating until incorporated. Add the ricotta cheese, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Beat to combine. Stir in the dry ingredients.
Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Spoon the dough (about 2 tablespoons for each cookie) onto the baking sheets. Bake for 15 minutes, until slightly golden at the edges.
Remove from the oven and let the cookies rest on the baking sheet for 20 minutes.
Combine the powdered sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest in a small bowl and stir until smooth.
Spoon about 1/2-teaspoon onto each cookie and use the back of the spoon to gently spread. Let the glaze harden for about 2 hours.
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Oh, Vera! Those look amazingly yummy. I am trying to cut back on sweets, but I may have to consider making these for New Year's Eve as one last hoorah.
I haven't had any sugar (aside from fruit) in over 3 weeks. I totally could sit down and eat a pan of those. ROFL They look excellent!
Okay talk about YUMMY!!! Wow! I love lemon ANYthing!
We make really similar cookies, but instead of lemon, we use almond. The lemon sounds soooooooooo good though I can't wait to try!
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How to install a console fridge
The Waeco CDF-11 portable fridge represents a cost-effective and efficient way of putting cold drinks and snacks within arm's reach.
Several modern vehicles have a console 'fridge' that's cooled by the air-conditioning, while others have the real deal. For my own vehicle, and in my search for the ideal solution, I read about numerous DIY efforts, including diverting the vehicle's air-conditioning into the existing console.
I decided that when it comes to retrofitting an onboard coolbox to sit neatly between the driver and passenger, the best bet was to buy a commercially available unit, such as the Waeco CDF-11.
MAKING ROOM for the portable fridge
The first step in fitting the CDF-11 was to remove the section of the console to be replaced by the fridge. In this case, it was a matter of removing a few screws.
Some people might make up a ply box to contain the fridge, but in this case I judged that it would be easier to simply build a platform for the fridge, which would be secured to the vehicle by the console screws and pre-existing threaded holes. Because of the rearward slope, I bolted a pre-cut piece of 90x35mm pine to the existing screw/bolt holes at the lower part of the slope.
Doing this created a level between the top of the slope and the bottom of the slope.
Next, I cut a piece of 12mm ply to slightly greater dimensions than those of the fridge (W235xH358xD540mm). I then covered the ply, using Liquid Nails as adhesive, with an automotive carpet that closely matched my vehicle's carpet.
With the carpeted 12mm ply screwed to the vehicle (into the timber bolster towards the rear, and directly into the pre-existing threaded screw holes towards the front), I was left with one issue still to fix. You see, removing a portion of the console had left a gaping hole in the remaining console that surrounds the transfer lever and transmission selector.
But I had a cunning plan: an offcut of the same carpet was cut to shape and secured over the hole via double-sided tape.
Waeco CDF-11 FRIDGE FEATURES
With a width of 235mm, the CDF-11 should fit most 4WDs, to a greater or lesser extent. It fits the 80 Series quite well, as long as you don't mind minimal clearance between the fridge and handbrake. It doesn't intrude into the leg space of rear passengers to any meaningful degree.
The CDF-11 is a compressor-driven fridge/freezer. Despite its small footprint, it has a cooling capacity of up to 50°C below ambient, so it can cool your drinks or keep your ice cream frozen. The internal temperature can be set between 10°C and -18°C.
With a capacity of 10.5L, including space for an upright 1.25L bottle, it's certainly adequate for drinks and basic snacks. We use it for cans of drink and even meat that we intend to barbecue during day-trips. The dairy compartment is proving useful, too.
Other features include battery protection, two neat cup-holders and an armrest with a non-slip surface where I keep my phone when it's charging.
I secured the CDF-11 to the ply base using the supplied 'seat belt', which doubles as a shoulder strap. This means the unit can be 'unbuckled' from the vehicle and carried to the picnic.
The fridge operates on 12/24V DC – it plugs directly into the vehicle's 12V point. However, on my first outing with the unit, I decided to do something about the power situation.
I only have the one 12V point up front and found myself frequently swapping between powering my GPS, the fridge, and charging my phone.
Rather than purchase an adaptor, I decided to hardwire the CDF-11. Aside from freeing up the 12V socket, hardwiring the fridge meant that I could hide the cabling permanently – nice and neat.
The fridge has its own on/off switch, so I deemed it unnecessary to wire up a separate switch in the dash. Instead, I simply removed the 12V 'cigarette' plug from the fridge's cable, exposing the earth and positive wires. I tucked these wires behind the remaining console, and fed them through the firewall.
The earth was secured to the engine bay, while the positive I wired to the vehicle's accessories circuit so there's no danger of draining the battery should I ever forget to turn the fridge off at its switch. Naturally, I used an inline 30A fuse, soldering the connections before wrapping them in electrical tape.
The results
How well does the fridge perform? So far, I'm very pleased. If there is very little produce inside the fridge, it takes 15-20 minutes to cool to the required temperature, which is more or less in line with other portable fridges I have used.
The insulation seems to be of a certain quality, too – drinks stay cold for hours once the fridge is switched off, provided the lid isn't opened frequently.
The Waeco CDF-11 represents a cost-effective and efficient way of putting cold drinks and snacks within arm's reach.
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Roasted Cod with Saffron Aioli Recipe
Roasted Cod with Saffron Aioli Recipe - 4 servings
For the saffron aioli:
2 garlic cloves, peeled
1/4 teaspoon saffron strands
Sea salt, to taste
1 medium egg yolk
200 ml extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
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2 tablespoons olive oil
4 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
1 red onion, chopped
1 tablespoon freshly chopped rosemary
2 tablespoons freshly chopped thyme
4-6 sprigs of fresh rosemary
1 lemon, sliced
4 x 175g cod fillets with skin
Freshly cooked vegetables, to serve
Preheat the oven to 180oC/350oF/Gas Mark 4, 10 minutes before cooking. Crush the garlic, saffron and a pinch of salt with the pestle and mortar to form a paste. Place in a blender with the egg yolk and blend for 30 seconds. With the motor running, slowly add the olive oil in a thin, steady stream until the mayonnaise is smooth and thick. Spoon into a small bowl and stir in the lemon juice. Cover and leave in the refrigerator until required.
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Bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, or until the cod is cooked and the flesh flakes easily with a fork. Leave the cod to rest for 1 minute before serving with the saffron aioli and vegetables.
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Luke is recalling another remarkable story in his writing today. He wants to tell Theophilus and us about one extraordinary day in Jesus' ministry. We are going to do things a little different today and join the crowd in the aftermath of this particular healing. We will be listening in on David and Jacob as they discuss with Leman what happened.
"All glory to God; the Father of Abraham, of Isaac and of Jacob! He is too marvelous for words!"
"Yes Jacob, He is wonderful! All praise to Him for sending His Servant Jesus to do these mighty works among us! He is truly a Man of God!"
This is the conversation that can be overheard as David and Jacob leave the home where Jesus has been ministering all day. The meeting ended with an amazing praise and worship time. Shouts of praise to God could be heard flowing out every opening, including the new one up on the roof. Read more »