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Discussion in 'Tennessee Titans and NFL Talk' started by JCBRAVE, Dec 28, 2012.
Titans have been spending money, Rex wants a team that will spend to get better, seems like a nice fit.
We should be in a 3-4 to maximize on our talented LB's.
Rex Ryan - Buddy Ryan, Rex knows Bud Adams.
I hope Rex is available when we fire Munchak in a few days.
When Rex Ryan made back to back AFC Championships with Mark Sanchez he had a good formula, we have the team to do that.
Rex Ryan's biggest knock is his arrogance, well thats been toned back a lot in tha past 2 years, he's tolerable now.
I'm in.
Yes Rex has made some bone headed moves, but he brings attitude, a track record, and know-how, things Munchak lacks big time.
I'd be fine with Rex Ryan. I used to hate him, but like you said he has scaled back quite a bit. I think he has probably learned quite a bit from what he has gone through the last few years. He isn't invinceable, and he knows that now. He didn't seem to understand that a few years back.
He could use a job that isn't in the spotlight and under the scrutiny like he was in NY. And I'd like to see what he could do with our young D. I think he could use our LBs to perfection with different blitzes and schemes. He can bring Cromartie with him.
I think the attitude he would bring would be huge as well. He knows how to motivate his players.
I'm down for getting Rex but I just think that there's no way that Bud would fire Munchak with years left on his deal, AND pay top money for Rex.
The question is ... would chris johnson play for him?
Why wouldn't he?
Chris Johnson is afraid of Rex Ryan, so he'd probably just sit around and twitch while our new power back takes over.
He was DC of the Ravens during the playoffs in 2008 when they purposely injured CJ.


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By: Jason Tandro
Ordinarily I avoid AR fanfictions like the black death, but upon seeing my friend purchase a book entitled Target America: Hitler's Plan to attack the USA, I got interested in this particular genre. So this is my very first AR fiction ever. Following my personal favorite Final Fantasy 8, this will tell the story of SeeD in a post-SeeD era. Galbadia has taken over the world, except the missing continent of Esthar, and the Gardens have been destroyed. Now, Squall will have to fall into the unlikely role of leader, or else surrender to the might of the enemy.

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Drawing on the latest research from the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and biology, writer and broadcaster Claudia Hammond explores the mysteries of our perception of time in her book Time Warped.
Why does life seem to speed up as we get older? Why does the clock in your head move at a different speed from the one on the wall? Why is it almost impossible to go a whole day without checking your watch? Is it possible to retrain our brains and improve our relationship with it?
In Time Warped, Claudia Hammond offers insight into how to manage our time more efficiently, how to speed time up and slow it down at will, how to plan for the future with more accuracy, and she teaches how to use the warping of time to our own benefit.
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"In Time Warped, Claudia Hammond… has a steady touch in conveying the research, adding user-friendly charm even to exhaustive descriptions of the mechanics of boredom. A chapter on visualization is particularly intriguing." — Jascha Hoffman, New York Times
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"…a fascinating foray into the idea that our experience of time is actively created by our own minds and how these sensations of what neuroscientists and psychologists call "mind time" are created." — Maria Popova, BrainPickings
"This lively introduction to the psychology of time perception is an intriguing take on the fluidity of reality." — Publishers Weekly
"This is an ideal read for those looking for science-based theories of time perception without the scientific jargon…. Despite the common belief that time moves at a constant pace, Hammond demonstrates how life's circumstances can make minutes seem an eternity and decades the blink of an eye." — Library Journal
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These hearty, flavorful quesadillas feature garlic-sauteed mushrooms, baby spinach, creamy avocado, and zippy pepper jack cheese for a meatless — yet filling and satisfying — meal. So I'm going to be honest about something. We very rarely do meatless dinners at my house. I grew up in a meat-and-potatoes home. My hubby grew up in a meat-and-potatoes home. We're rather fond of our beef and chicken and pork around here. But once a year, during Lent, we have a string {Read More}
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Georgetown offers a certificate program focusing on the important field of Employee Benefits Law. The Certificate program is designed to expose students to the three important areas within the field: Qualified Retirement Plans, Health & Welfare Plans, and Executive Compensation. During the spring semester, students will utilize the knowledge gained during the fall semester, which is put to use in a spring Practicum course designed to emulate real cases and transactions handled by attorneys in private practice.
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Being Bilingual Will Help You Learn a Third LanguageAuthor: A. Nutt
Due to expanding technology, our world has become a much smaller community. We are now encountering more people with diverse backgrounds and languages. Many people are now speaking languages other than their native tongue. It used to be common to speak two languages but now speaking a third language is becoming popular.
A bilingual is a person who speaks two languages. A trilingual is a person who speaks three languages. It has been discovered that those who are bilingual are better able to learn a third language. A third language learner is a person who has already acquired two languages and is learning a third one.
Research has revealed that bilingual people who are learning a third language can learn more easily, obtain better scoring on oral and written tests, understand instructions and answer questions more successfully, more likely to be involved in classroom activities, more attentive in class, are more enthusiastic about learning, and pronounce words more accurately and clearly..
Those who are bilingual and are learning a third language have been found to have a better understanding of how the third language works because they can draw distinctions between the other two languages. They are able to identify the similarities regarding grammar, spelling, vocabulary, as well as identify similar words, phrases and sentence structures. They are also able to quickly and easily understand the various language rules.. They are also more likely to practice the third language outside of the classroom because their self-confidence is boosted. Those who have a native language that is similar to the language they are learning are able to learn the new language at a faster rate.
In order to fit in to a new environment, some native speakers may be less likely to use their native language. Researchers have found that those who obtain a third language are often more confidant and enthusiastic with achieving a higher education. Bilingual third language learners are more likely to start using their own native language outside of their homes and in places where their language is not commonly spoken. They feel more confident when speaking so they start to enjoy it and speak more often. Their self esteem is boosted making them more successful in other parts of their life. They become motivated to learn new things.
Learning a third language may also be good for your health. In a published study in the journal Psychology and Aging, Dr. Gitit Kavé, a clinical neuro-psychologist from the Herczeg Institute on Aging at Tel Aviv University, together with her colleagues Nitza Eyal, Aviva Shorek, and Jiska Cohen-Manfield, discovered that senior citizens who speak more languages test for better cognitive functioning. "In my professional opinion, learning a new language can only do good things. Learning other languages is good for you at any age. It allows for a flexibility of thought and a channel for understanding another culture better, as well as your own," says Dr. Kavé.
There are many benefits to learning a third language. Because language is the principal communication tool, the more languages one learns the more valuable they become in terms of their career. Professionals with several languages are more likely to travel for their work. The UN report on language policies in the 21st century states that 'you buy in any language but you sell in the language of the client.'
Mastering a third language will improve opportunities in such as areas as government, business, health care, law enforcement, teaching, technology, the military, social services, and many other industries. Obtaining a third language will open up many new doors to success.
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We found this Ornate Mastigure (Uromastyx Ornata) in the desert of the Sinai peninsula. In the beginning the reptile was quite shy. But after a few minutes the animal realized I would not harm it and continued to have lunch.
So I was able to take this close up shot.
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July 10 2006
A senior public relations major at Indiana State University, the Greencastle resident is serving a full-time summer internship at the Indianapolis Zoo.
In her role, working with the zoo's marketing department, Woodall helps plan and coordinate zoo events, speaks with the media and helps develop advertising campaigns.
"Right now we are in the beginning stages of planning our Halloween Zoo Boo, Christmas at the Zoo, and Zoo Year's Eve," Woodall said. "I am helping extensively in planning that. When I first got here we had our Zoopolis 500 which is in conjunction with the Indianapolis 500."
In June, Woodall worked the Elephant Show, the key event in the zoo's Elephant Awareness Week.
The promotional event served to educate the public about elephant conservation, and gave guests a chance to see elephants play basketball, do tricks and even paint.
Megan Magsaman, special events and advertising manager at the Indianapolis Zoo, said Woodall was also responsible for booking and organizing the special guests who come and participate as guest bathers in Elephant Awareness Week. Guest bathers ranged from the former zoo president to Rupert from the "Survivor" television show and Indianapolis disc jockeys and television personalities.
Magsaman said Woodall is excelling in her internship, and she is impressed with what Indiana State has provided Woodall, both in and out of the classroom.
"Heather has been doing a great job for us. We were very impressed with her resume from the beginning and we wanted her to come in because we had a good feel from where she's been, what experiences she has had and where that can take her to in helping us out," Magsaman said. "Her studies have been an asset, too, just because of her range of experience in different things, and she is able to help up carry out and do certain things and keep all of us going in the department."
Woodall agreed that the wide variety of curriculum offered at ISU provides her with skills she can use in her internship.
"The public relations program is really good about giving you real world experience and the different classes they offer you do everything in the classroom that you would do in the real world," Woodall said.
Before coming to Indiana State, Woodall worked for five years in various fields. She said coming back to school was something she knew she needed to do and she chose ISU for the public relations program and small class sizes.
"It is considered to be one of the best in the state and one of the best in the country and it is a little bit smaller than some of the other schools that have the program," Woodall said. "The campus is great and the faculty in the public relations program has been great, and they are always willing to help you. Every place on campus I love and the school itself is wonderful."
Woodall said the internship program through the ISU communications department has helped prepare her for her chosen career and helped her gain important contacts. She recommends all students participate in an internship.
"It's great real-life experience and it shows you how everything is going to happen once you get out into the real world," she said.
"Get the most out of it," she added. "Do as much as you can and volunteer whenever you can."
Magsaman said that the Indianapolis Zoo offers many internships for all sorts of majors and encourages those who are interested to visit the zoo's Web site at www.indianpoliszoo.com for more information.
Writer: Rachel Wyly, media relations intern, Indiana State University, (812) 237-3773
Heather Woodsmall, a senior public relations major at Indiana State, is spending her summer working with animals - and people - as an intern at the Indianapolis Zoo.


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Texas Falls 24-17 to Aggies - Recap
Texas A&M got a 223-yard performance from Cyrus Gray as a key part of its 24-17 victory over the Longhorns on Thursday at Memorial Stadium.
Texas A&M won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the 2.5-point spread as favorites. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go UNDER the closing number of 47.5.
Ryan Tannehill completed 14 of 30 pass attempts for 128 yards for the Aggies in the win. He did not throw an interception in the game.
Cody Johnson rushed for 107 yards for Texas, while Foswhitt Whittaker added 35 yards. Garrett Gilbert threw for 219 yards for the Longhorns, while receivers Foswhitt Whittaker and James Kirkendoll had 59 and 52 yards respectively.
Texas A&M outgained Texas 366-359 yards in the game, while the battle of first downs was won 19-15 by the Longhorns.
The time of possession battle favored Texas as their offense was on the field for 33:41, longer than the 26:19 of their opponents.


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Turner, Rhiannon N. and Forrester, Rachael and Mulhearne, Brendan and Crisp, Richard J. (2005) Impairment of executive ability following a social category prime. Current Research in Social Psychology, 11 (3). pp. 29-38. ISSN 1088-7423. (doi:http://www.uiowa.edu/~grpproc/crisp/crisp11_3.pdf) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided)
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Previous research has found evidence for a behavioural assimilation effect (Bargh, Chen, & Burrows, 1996) where the priming of a social category leads participants to behave in line with the stereotypes or associated traits of that social category. The current study investigated the effect of priming psychology students with the category "neuropsychological patient" on their subsequent executive function abilities. Fifty-nine participants were randomly assigned to one of three conditions; participants received a neuropsychological patient prime, a beach scene prime or no prime. Following the prime, participants completed the Tower of Hanoi task, which is frequently used to assess executive function among those with neuropsychological disorders. As predicted, participants in the neuropsychological patient prime condition showed behavioural assimilation, performing significantly worse on the Tower of Hanoi task than participants in either control condition. We discuss the implications of observing behavioral assimilation effects in this new domain.
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Saw Disney/Pixar's Brave yesterday.
In general, I thought is was pretty entertaining.
Yet, Disney's continuous romanticizing of feudalism while simultaneously lecturing us about modern concepts such as personal freedom and individual choice is an inherently annoying Disney-kinda-thing. . .
I've held it off for way too long, but I'm starting the Rocky series. Just the first four, though. Can't say I care about watching 5 or 6 (though I hear 6 is the closest to the original compared to all the others, so I might change my mind when I get to that point).
...I know that continuity wise I should ignore any "long lasting" injury he accumulates, because as I've heard they're just cheap plot points tossed in for short term drama until the next fight.
Just finished the first one. Decent. I honestly teared up a little bit in the scene before the fight, where Rocky confesses to Adrian that he's only trying to prove to himself how far he can go, which is the entire theme of the movie. Rocky "won" in the end, but not in a traditional sense.
I heard that Rocky II really ups the idiot levels for the character for whatever reason. He was never someone you'd call "smart", but in Rocky II we've got scenes where he'll say crap like "Condominiums? I never use those." Burns up all of his money, buys a damn dog collar for a bracelet. And there's some kind of running gag at the beginning where everyone says he has brain damage. Hell, he proposes to Adrian AT A ZOO. There's no way that was an accidental callback to one line from the first movie.
Yeah, I'm watching Rocky II as I type this, but it's really clear that this was the direction Stallone himself wanted to bring his character. All the first half of the movie does is establish how much of an idiot Rocky is. Sure, he's still a nice guy and he means well, but he feels like a different character here.
Either way, Rocky II is ok. The retina issue clearly gets retconned out in the next movie, and the subplot with Adrian and her complications during her pregnancy were really cheaply tossed in there for quick drama that sorts itself out before the climax, but the movie's what you expect. The fight is more dramatic here than the first movie, I gotta say, but that's because Rocky is actually supposed to win this one.
Next up, Hulk Hogan and Mr. T! Aw yeah, this is when the series starts to get silly!
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The thing I can't stand about watching Rocky is how everybody blocks punches with their jaw. I do like the transition of the character through the series though. Don't skimp on Rocky 5, I thought it did a good job of showing what happens when you block punches with your head long enough. I still need to see Rocky 6.
On another note I just watched the Hunger Games. Not as bad as I thought it would be. The action didn't feel cheap. I didn't care for world building though. Science fiction is a bit of a tight rope. Too far in one direction and it's unrelatable, too tar in the other direction, you don't you don't get a sense of future.
EXistenZ, good reality twisting Philip K Dick homage with some creepy concept design.
Be nice to see The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, the Zap Gun, Psiman Heal my Child given cool b movies too.
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Man, Rocky III was fun. It was certainly lacking when it comes to character, but Mr. T had me laugh out loud every scene he appears, it was really sad to lose Mickey, I loved having Apollo turn into an ally (favorite trope), and everyone knows Eye of the Tiger is a badass song. Plus Rocky's not an idiot in this one.
Oh yeah, now for the one I've been really waiting for: Rocky ending the Cold War!
Ok, this may sound like blasphemy, but Rocky IV wasn't as enjoyable as I'd hoped. Only 1/3 of the movie has anything interesting going on, the second 1/3 is all montages, and the last 1/3 is just the final fight.
After Apollo dies, nothing happens for the rest of the movie. Yeah, there are memorable lines, Drago is intimidating, Apollo's death was sad, the Cold War backdrop is amusing to me, as well as Rocky's weak "moral" at the end. But the previous movie is much more entertaining in every way. If you ask me, of the sillier entrees in the series, IV is very lacking compared to III. Having watched the four movies in a row, Rocky IV has to be the lowest on my list.
I heard people don't like V much, though. And from what I've seen those same people have a soft spot for IV.
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But the cluster of montages in that movie were just filler. We get a montage of Rocky's history with Adrian, a montage of his history with Apollo, his history with Mickey, and his whole career. We even see Spider Rico again. Seriously, Spider Rico!
And once the flashbacks are done, we get a training montage where he climbs mountains, chops wood, and grows a nice beard before shaving it off. The training montage is required, but I was seriously tired after the flashback overload.
"Hearts on Fire" isn't a good song, either.
Anyway, if anyone ever watches the show Dirty Jobs, I recommend the Lobster Fishing/Snake Researcher episode. It's my absolute favorite.
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I just watched the entire Sherlock BBC series. It's easily one of the best things I've see in 2012. It plays kind of like House but the character is much more relatable in that you can tell he at least cares for the people closest to him. The mysteries are fun, the relationships are touching, and it's always, always, always entertaining.
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Spiderman 3. Its an ok movie, but I found it better than the other 3 Spiderman movies. There's still quite a few problems with it, but well...I fell asleep on the first movie, thought the 2nd one was over-dramatic, but the best of the 3 and the last movie was just a mess.
However, other than the upgraded graphics, and more modern, down to earth characters...it doesn't bring anything new or exciting imo. With more Superhero movies coming out, it needs to stop with the cliches of major battle scenes on skyscrapers and stuff.
It's a decent flick for the summer, the fight scenes were well done, as was his web slinging, but they should have brought more to the table for Peter Parker's personality like really got his nerd/science stuff down.
I really liked Gwen Stacy in this though. Much better than MJ who I felt was just...there to be there.
Soul Eater.
Didn't like it.
It's ok, at least up to the point before it chooses to diverge from the original comic due to necessity (talked enough about that earlier). But even then it's not good. It's particularly frustrating how little it makes use of it's own premise.
I keep hearing that it's best to stick with the comic, but having looked at the early chapters I hate the heavy fanservice (the cartoon really toned it down) and the drawings are really weak. But one thing I will give it after deciding to jump around a bit is that the drawings improve very fast (thanks to the format) and the creator has some interesting ideas that the cartoon never bothered with.
It was one of those shows where I said I'd eventually watch it, and I like to keep my word.
Speaking of which, I also ended up watching Puella Magica Madoka a good while ago. It's most certainly overrated (good lord, the kind of praise that show gets), but as long as you avoid the fandom over-hyping minor plot points and sucking the fun out of the show in general, it's ok for what it is.
Madoka's the show that reminded me WHY I don't associate with most anime fans, real life or internet.
Bah, I should finish the Rocky series while it's still fresh in my head. Just two more to go.
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Rocky V was better than I thought it'd be. I still like the first three movies better, but at least it's a step up from IV. Outside of how forced it is to have Rocky suddenly lose his riches thanks to a crooked accountant, the movie was ok once you get over that. And it's the first time I feel the series has ever had a true villain (well, two in this case), and I'm pretty sure that sounds strange.
Clubber Lang wasn't anything other than a cocky disrespectful jackass with anger issues (and really fun).
Ivan Drago was intimidating (and guilty of manslaughter, not murder), but I never saw him as a character who made it his mission to be either of those. Apollo's death wasn't on purpose. It was established that he was getting old and hadn't spent enough time training up before his fight. I have a hard time calling Drago "evil" in any sense.
Tommy Gun and the Don King parody were characters fueled by big egos, malice, and greed. That puts them on a different level than the other antagonists of the series and they both had a personal issue with Rocky, unlike the other two who only got personal because of COINCIDENCE.
The 90's music is ok but feels so WRONG in a Rocky movie. I'm kinda scared of the stuff I'm gonna hear in VI.
VI isn't on instant Netflix, so it looks like I'll have to go to Blockbuster or something.
Reservoir Dogs was ok. I feel like there was more to the characters than the story ever wanted to show us.
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Recent movies:
Brave - was pretty "meh" to me. Honestly, I was kind of disappointed in it mostly because the story wasn't anything great. I guessed the rest of the plot at least 20 minutes in. However, while Pixar went a bit on the safe side of storytelling, the animation was absolutely gorgeous.
The Amazing Spiderman - was also "meh," but mostly because they had the crutch of retelling Peter Parker's background story again. If they weren't inclined to do that, it would have been much better. But alas, a reboot is a reboot. I'm just glad that Toby Maguire is gone. I couldn't stand him. -___-;
A bit off-topic (especially since I haven't actually seen it yet), but I'm going to be attending the Legend of Zelda Symphony of the Goddesses soon. c: Nerds galore!
How the new spiderman exists just baffles me. They are making the same movie, but taking out the sillyness. Can't they just call it "Pay Us Again to watch SpiderMan" I understand Sony's urge to make a quick buck, but can't they just move forward rather than rewind. But I guess anything is better than the fuck up of spiderman 3. That one could use a mulligan.
Too bad about brave. Everybody has told me how disappointing it is. I might still see it though. I just won't be expecting much.
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The biggest reason is it takes out the blatant sexism crap. Maybe I could have been ok with it in the first movie. After all the Burton Batman just had Vicki Vale screaming for half the movie.
But the women were such bad cliches, and granted most of the movie is full of that...but the women were extra cliched. The women were utterly worthless unless they were to be saved, star in wet t-shirt kisses, to be flung around comically...and in Spiderman 2...why the fuck didn't Doc Oc's wife just move the fuck out the way? Now we get a shot of her SCREAMING at fucking Glass.
I think if anything people should be ashamed to praise the Raimi movies as the "best thing ever" considering how utterly sexist it is. Go back and watch them and it's just really full of glaring problems. Are the movies fun? Well yeah...but are there characters you can relate? For me it was a hell no. Raimi's movie came just after 9/11 so I believe part of the love and nostalgia is from that.
However, it really was kinda a repeat formula of Batman. Other than seeing Superheroes on the big screen and taking out the weird or ...flamboyant parts of Batman - it was kinda the same movie.
As I said Amazing Spiderman brings nothing new to the table, because of the sheer amount of Superhero movies, and Marvel has shown how to step up the game - Spiderman is an utter disappointment compared to that. However - this is just..average in terms of the scale of the superhero movies.
It's definitely not as bad as Green Lantern or Iron Man 2 (which was...kinda bad though I did like parts of it) it is worse than Nolan Ryan's Batman movies (well...I did have issues with Batman Begins honestly and was a bit irritated with the dragging out ending of Dark Knight), and the Avengers, Thor, Capt America. It has a very weak villain and for whatever bad editing reasons, the scale of "happenings" were rushed or glossed over. Maybe because "oh we've seen this before...but have to retell it"
But I could FINALLY relate to most of the characters. They felt like...well people. The women are treated with respect in my opinion. Aunt May isn't some retirement home lady that gives advice and knits (and the irony is I went back and watched the Raimi movies and slapped my forehead when I saw May knitting...since I was just thinking about old people stereotypes...it actually happened in the movie!). She has a job and works. Aunt May and Uncle Ben actually look like an aunt and uncle, vs Grandparents.
Gwen Stacy is like one of the best things to come out of superhero movies in a while. She's like a 2nd to Black Widow. It was like "THAAAAANK YOU!!!"
The after credits stinger was...worthless, the villain was not well explained and rushed, the editing could be better and yes you will feel like you're re-treading the same plot points of his origin...but at least I can respect this movie despite its problems. I can't say the same for the Raimi ones.
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Interesting. What did they do with Gwen Stacy?
I'd say she's about as smart or smarter than Peter Parker.
She's into science too.
She could also reasonably defend herself. She wasn't there to scream. What she said at the end was a hell of a lot smarter handling than the stupid back and forth with MJ and Parker in Raimi's movies.
I think the Bum's synopsis is hilarious but somewhat accurate.
Like I said this isn't the GREAT of Superhero movies - I get the "rebooted too soon" vibe. I get the "we've seen this before" origin story. I agree that it wasn't as epic as other superhero movies. Those are some failings. It needed better editing decisions. I loved the action though. I think the score could have been better...just seems like "just another movie score"
Setting the Lizard on fire with a aerosol torch sounds like a badass scene. I remember hearing that there's also a scene where Dennis Leary unloads a shotgun on him as well. It's always great when supporting characters do cool stuff as well.
EDIT: Parker seriously puts his name on his camera? Wow.
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I must have it wrong, because it does seem that in entertainment the "nerd" is the person who wears glasses and makes good grades. But that makes me ask, what about a character like Screech from Saved by the Bell? He was the nerd of the group, wasn't he? (Never watched that show, just the first thing to come to mind.) Maybe it's just a case of a slang term evolving?
EDIT: Oh wow, there's an actual wikipedia page on that word? Seriously?
But I'm just starting to ramble.
Thought I'd knock some more stuff off my list, and watch another Don Bluth movie. It's been a long while. As I've said before, I have memories of some of the movies, but it's been over 10 years since I've ever bothered with any of them. This time All Dogs Go to Heaven.
Ugh, I felt like quitting after the first 15 minutes. Rock-a-Doodle was certainly bad, but I could still SIT THROUGH that one without a problem and still be entertained because of how hilariously bad it is. The truth is I can't say I care at all about Don Bluth. Yeah, he made a name for himself, but that doesn't mean I have to care about his work.
The set up is freakin WEIRD. A seedy underground gambling ring owned by dogs set in 1939 New Orleans? A kid that can somehow talk to animals so the dogs use her to fix the animal races? Apparently the outcome of all animal races is a joint decision by the racers themselves? A gold watch just sitting there that allows you to negate your death at the price of losing your spot in the afterlife?
I may not have liked NIHM all that much, but I could get behind the premise until the magic crap came into play. This one is just...damn. EVERY plot point or concept in this movie gives me a headache. Even little stuff throws me for a loop, like Carface having RETRACTABLE CLAWS. And blech, Bluth's crew could NOT keep up with Disney in the song department. The songs in this movie feel so shoehorned in and halfassed. Rock-a-Doodle had better songs than this. Yeah, isn't it sad that I constantly compare it to THAT one?
The only thing I found worthwhile was the 2 minutes where Charlie goes to Hell. I wonder if I can find any of the backgrounds from that scene.
And I had this question in the back of my head for a long time (just needed to finally rewatch the movie to confirm it), but wasn't there a better way to portray Charlie's murder and not make it obvious that you weren't allowed to show his corpse flying? We never should have had a front shot of that car soaring off the dock like that if they were gonna have his corpse disappear (the characters apparently saw it fly, but not us). I don't think I'm nitpicking at all.
This sort of thing comes into play again when Carface uses a tommy gun that shoots lasers. No really, they call it a laser. It destroys property, but makes laser sounds and the bullets are a bright flash of light. It was obviously a censorship issue.
I remember reading that due to censorship issues, Bluth went to a different distributor that allowed him to get away with a little more, but clearly the new one still wasn't lenient enough about it. It makes me wonder how much they could have gotten away with if they had free range to do anything under the sun, because I'm pretty sure they would have taken it. Wouldn't have made the movie any better, but regardless. Imagine a kids movie with drug dealers and prostitutes. That are dogs. What kind of drugs would dogs use, anyway?
Speaking of drugs; god damn, that Big-Lipped Alligator. That has to be the weirdest pseudo-filler I've seen in a long time (because all said and done it adds to the plot). I would love to see the back and forth that resulted in that scene.
Guh. I don't like Don Bluth. I can appreciate him, but that's it. I think that's the last one I'll be bothering with.
EDIT: Holy crap, I'm 30 minutes into the pilot of Sherlock and the character's amazing. No idea why I had to see a scene of him whipping a corpse with...whatever they call that thingie, that's a weird way to introduce your genius detective, by making him look deranged. But the writers are on top of their game to write up all of his detections. And the actor has to be really good to be able to recite all that dialogue perfectly. Dude's so fast I had to turn on subtitles in order to keep up with him but it's so worth it.
I found the way phone texts just show up on the screen like that to be jarring (works in comics, but not film), but I got used to it when I realized that it's much more efficient than a shot of the character looking at their phone every single time, and seeing how it takes place in 2010 it makes perfect sense for characters to text each other all the time, regardless of how much I personally refuse to adapt to the technology (I'm weird, if you didn't know by now).
I took too long to give this show a go. It's kinda cool how every episode is 90 minutes long. I like that.
I can point out one problem with the first episode, though. Apparently I wasn't supposed to realize that the killer was a taxi driver until he shows up at Sherlock's apartment, er...why on earth would I think it was a PASSENGER? What kind of sense does that make? The script messed up, there.
Ok, having finished the first episode, the killer was weak, if you ask me. So he's a serial killer who brings people out to random places, puts a gun to their head and makes them play a game of chance, where they take one of two pills. Supposedly only one is deadly. That sounds hokey to me.
So if the alternative is apparently getting shot, didn't it cross any of the victim's minds to realize that it's not in his favor to do that, and it's completely in his favor for you to die from the game instead? The minute something like that happens, the cops can trace the bullet and immediately have something to start from. You die from poisoning yourself by your own hand, he's basically scott free and the only way the police would think someone else was responsible is when they notice a pattern, but even then it still very unlikely he'd ever get caught. If you're gonna die, you might as well take the bullet instead of doing yourself in. It's better for everyone, besides the killer himself. If I had that choice, I'd rather be shot than to have my family think I committed suicide. The lesser of two evils by far.
The gun turns out to be fake, too. But I'll ignore that for the sake of the argument. Heh, imagine if someone didn't do the game and either fought the elderly taxi driver with a brain aneurism or just...ran. Well there were only four victims total, maybe if things went on longer then he'd have the scheme finally backfire on him.
I don't know, I guess you wouldn't think straight under that kind of pressure. It's probably a psychological thing that makes the victims choose the game. Any of them ever ponder if both pills were poison and the killer could fake taking his own pill (we're talking about a serial killer who makes a game out of it, who's to say he doesn't cheat)? I think that it'd have been good to get a flashback or something to really show how the killer did what he did: how he presented the situation to each of his victims and how it would play out.
How does it go? They choose the pill, the killer eats his (or pretends to), cocks the gun and goes "Your turn" after proving that he won the game and ate the "clean" pill by not dying? Why eat it? Just take the bullet! It's gonna be quicker and more painless than poisoning yourself! Your loved ones won't be in pain for the rest of their lives BLAMING THEMSELVES over what the police rule out as a suicide!
And if the order is they choose a pill and take theirs first, the killer himself loves to gloat about how much smarter he is than everyone else, so I seriously doubt he'd pull this sort of dick move. But if we want to assume he went this way, then I doubt I'm the only person who'd go "Fuck this, just shoot me."
You see where I'm getting at? This plan just doesn't work! And I'm convinced they didn't show the killer in the act because they realized they wrote themselves in a corner. They must have been too busy writing up Shelock's awesome deductions.
Did he trap them in the car when he took them to the random spots? I GUESS he can do that? Maybe taxis can do that to make sure someone doesn't run off without paying? I don't know, I've never used a taxi in my life. Buses, yes. Taxis, no.
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I thought the Raimi movies were good old stupid fun, like spiderman is supposed to be. It blatantly follows the old timey melodrama formula of "dastardly villain ties damsel to train tracks, don't worry the hero will save her". That formula has worked since THE BEGINNING OF TIME. Sure it's a little sexist, but nothing worse than nearly anything marketed directly towards women.
I'm not going to defend those movies too much, because it's easily Raimi's weakest work. But nothing can live up to Evil Dead 2.
The Chinese Mafia episode of Sherlock was better (as in I have nothing to nitpick), but the novelty from the first episode wore off, so it just felt like I was going through the motions. Ah well. I'll check out more as I go along.
That scene at the beginning with Holmes fighting some crazy dude with a sword who broke into his house felt out of place, though. I GUESS it was supposed to be funny? Not really the kind of humor I expect (or want) when I'm watching a crime show like this. Now if it was in Psyche, it'd be funny. I'm just really picky, I know.
I was expecting Holmes' brother to show up again, and the police captain along with the sergeant and coroner that both hate Holmes' guts. With every episode being 90 minutes, I'd expect them to show up and do stuff each one, even if it's something minor.
EDIT: Hmm. Seems Netflix only has the first season available. That's disappointing. Means I only have one more episode I can watch.
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Saw the new Spiderman last night.
Much MUCH better than the 3 before. I think doing the reboot was worth it, specially after...Spiderman 3
If there is a 3D movie were the "in your face", "stuff coming out directly at you from the screen" approach works is obviously Spiderman.
The swinging, the web slinging, skyscrappers and first persons were fun watching in 3D.
Uncle Ben´s death was really touching, also liked Aunt May a lot. Even Stan Lee´s obligatory Cameo was really fun.
That's the one thing I heard about the new Spiderman that the 3D was actually worth it. I had been most disappointing by most live action movies were the 3D was kinda bleh.
I know people who didn't watch it in 3D complained about "1st Person Swinging" this makes much more sense after hearing your review about the 3D (it's one of those where the effect is more present in 3D).
I heard that too about the 3D. I wanna see it in Imax if they have it.
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For the first time, educators at Catholic schools in the Diocese of Oakland must sign a contract pledging to conform to church teachings outside the workplace.
As someone who has taught at a Catholic school in the San Francisco Bay Area where non-Catholic teachers were welcomed, this is a huge turn-around, and one that many teachers, Catholic and otherwise, disagree with.
And yet, this seems to be a recent trend. Far from demonstrating Christian values, it seems that many Catholic schools have become instruments of persecution.
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As Care2′s Kristina Chew reported here, a Catholic school in San Diego, Calif., fired a teacher for being a victim of domestic abuse. In fact, not only did Holy Trinity School fire second grade teacher Carie Charlesworth on account of her being a survivor of domestic abuse, the school also said that her four children, all students at the school, could no longer go to school there.
Then there was the case of Carla Hale, dismissed because of her mother's obituary. Hale and her brother wrote an obituary for their mother, and in it Hale named her long-time partner, Julie. When she returned to work at Bishop Watterson High School following the funeral, school administrators presented Hale with a copy of the obituary and an anonymous letter from a parent, calling the presence of a gay teacher in the school a disgrace.
The 57-year-old teacher was fired less than two weeks later.
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The new language in the contract for teachers at 54 Catholic schools in the East Bay says teachers in their professional and personal lives are expected to "model and promote behavior in conformity with the teaching of the Roman Catholic faith in matters of faith and morals." The contract states that teachers can be fired for "failure to teach in accordance with the doctrine and moral teachings of the Catholic Church."
In other words, teachers who are gay, have sex outside marriage or use birth control could be fired.
"In both the employee's personal and professional life, the employee is expected to model and promote behavior in conformity with the teaching of the Roman Catholic faith in matters of faith and morals, and to do nothing that tends to bring discredit to the school or to the Diocese of Oakland," the new contract says.
I taught at a Catholic high school for three years, and was never asked to sign such a contract. Times have changed.
As SFgate reports:
Tim Newman, who has taught science at Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland for 23 years, says some of his colleagues won't sign a contract forcing them to be disingenuous. Others worry the contract gives the diocese a reason to discipline them for actions outside the classroom.
"I will lose good teachers in my department," he said.
This is not the first time such clauses have been invoked.
Earlier this year, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati had teachers sign a new contract that banned them from "public support of or publicly living together outside marriage, public support of or sexual activity out of wedlock, public support of or homosexual lifestyle."
In California, Santa Rosa Bishop Robert Vasa tried to require educators to sign a morality clause that described contraception, abortion and gay marriage as "modern errors" that "gravely offend human dignity." However, he later backed down from the proposal.
Private schools can in effect do what they want, but the reality is that Catholic schools have shown no hesitation in hiring non-Catholics for years.
Bonnie Sussman, a teacher representative at Oakland's Bishop O'Dowd school, has taught in Catholic schools for 40 years.
"I love O'Dowd. I don't want to leave. But the question is: Do you want to fight discrimination from within the system or from the outside?" Sussman says. "There are some fabulous teachers who in good conscience say, 'I can't sign it.' And if that happens, ultimately, the Catholic Church loses out."
What do you think? Should Catholic schools include a morality clause in their teachers' contracts?
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Rio Ferdinand is confident Manchester United will cope without Antonio Valencia for the next four weeks.
Rio Ferdinand is confident Manchester United will cope without Antonio Valencia for the next four weeks.
Valencia was only on the field for a matter of minutes in Amsterdam on Thursday night, but pulled a hamstring as he helped create Javier Hernandez's match-clinching effort in the 2-0 Europa League win over Ajax. Although the winger was immediately replaced by Sir Alex Ferguson, the United boss confirmed afterwards that Valencia would be missing for the next four weeks.
"It's a really big blow because Antonio's been a fantastic player for us this season," he said. "But when somebody gets injured or loses form at this club the manager can always call upon another player to perform."
The period includes testing Barclays Premier League trips to Norwich and Tottenham, in addition to a Europa League last-16 clash with either Lokomotiv Moscow or Athletic Bilbao providing United progress.
As Valencia has arguably been the Red Devils' best player over the past month, the 26-year-old is going to be missed.
However, as Nani made his comeback from injury against Ajax and Ashley Young continued his search for full fitness by scoring his first goal since September, Ferdinand is confident United have the strength they need.
He added: "This is the stage of the season where we need players back and a few of the lads got some good minutes under their belts."
Amongst that group was midfielder Tom Cleverley.
Rated so highly by Ferguson after a blistering start to the season that propelled him into the England squad, Cleverley was ruled out for six weeks when he injured his foot at Bolton at the beginning of September.
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SuckFist!'s UFC 105 Expert Preview and PredictionsNovember 13, 2009
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MMA on free television is truly a double edged sword.
On the one had, the advertisements are endless. Every commercial break becomes monotonous, repetitive, and most critically if you lack a Tivo, un-skibbable. By the time the hundredth "Mickey's Fine Malt Liquor" add is followed by a seizure inducing spot for "Saw VI"…well, that $44.99 doesn't look so bad.
Then there's the general timing, shuffle and grind of live television, which can often work to a fighters detriment. Coming off of last weekend's Strikeforce network card, and almost lost in the praise over Fedor Emeleianenko, was a story about a fight that was scrapped from the card, entirely, due to timing purposes. Both guys had gone through a 8-10 week training camp. Both guys were hometown fighters. Both guys had significant family and friends at the event who came only to see them. And at the last minute…nothing. That's just unforgivable, and unfortunate.
Alright, so MMA on free television can have it's downsides. It's also free, so my usual instinct is to just shut up and enjoy it. We're in a recession folks - free is good. And $44.99 buys many cans of beans and tuna.
This month, our free event comes from across the pond in Manchester, England, from the unfortunately named "MEN" Arena - only the British. On the under card is, seemingly, every British fighter on the UFC's roster, so any soccer hooligans in attendance (I'd imagine a pretty high percentage) will have plenty to cheer about. In the main event, 46 year old fighting legend Randy "The Natural" Couture makes one last shot at relevancy against Brandon "The Truth" Vera - who sadly at only 32 years of age is basically doing the exact same thing.
It's old lion vs. young lion, folks, the oldest story in sports - and brought to you by Bud Light (the difference is drinkability!), Harley Davidson (the official motorcycle of the UFC!) and John Cusack in 2012 (in theatres this November!)!
Someone get me a shot of something…
Brandon Vera vs. Randy Couture
The most awkward thing about this fight is that before it was announced as the main event for the UFC's third foray to the British isles in 2009, well, no one at all was calling for it.
Randy was coming off two losses at heavyweight, and seemed to finally be in the twilight of his storied career. Vera, once the hyped phenom of the heavyweights, had experienced some serious career instability and was trying to rebuild his image at 205. In all likelihood, if things had progressed according to Dana White's master plan, these two would never have crossed paths.
But then there was elbow surgery, a torn groin, contract fallouts, the terrible affliction of the mononucleosis virus, and that accursed A-Team feature film. Needless to say, Dana's plan fell to pieces - and hence we have Couture vs. Vera. And a whole lot of head scratching.
Alright, so Couture is still a giant star in the sport, and a huge fan favourite even in spite of recent losses. Even if Brandon's once white hot hype has cooled considerably, the proven name of "The Natural" will make this event a success, especially on free TV. So Dana White gets to drink champagne with the Spike TV executives - all well and good, but I feel this fight has far bigger implications then one would initially think.
A win for Vera would give his career some desperately needed momentum on which he could being to rebuild a title campaign. If Couture wins, he proves he's good for one last huge fight, one last big payday - don't be surprised if he is then pushed to fight the winner of Rua/Machida 2.
So who takes it? As with all of Randy Couture's modern fights, it's impossible to say. Every time he steps up, reporters and fans everywhere hold our breath. Will this be the moment that Father Time finally catches up with "The Natural"? It hasn't happened yet - even in defeat Randy has looked competitive, and he continues to claim he's the best fighter now that he's ever been. And so fans the world over gather to cheer on "The Natural", still a viable combat athlete at 46 with 20 years of fighting experience, try to beat the odds once again.
And, just like the fans in "The Wrestler", our rabid support keeps a 46 year old man with 20 years of fighting experience coming back once again in what must be the twilight of his career. He is coming off two losses to much bigger men, but they are losses all the same, and losing to Vera would signal the end of his career - unless he goes the Ken Shamrock route of fighting legitimate competition and big time challengers.
On paper, Vera is a bad matchup for Randy. He is tall and long, able to use his range well against opponents. His Muay Thai is very technical, and he brings a solid Greco-Roman background and Jiu-Jitsu founding that makes him offensively and defensively versatile. Not to mention the obvious fact that he's the much younger man, and seemingly at this point focused and committed to his training - there have been no cardio issues in his recent fights.
The X factor lies in the mental aspect of the fight, and in that department no one is the equal of "The Natural". If he wants to win this fight, he needs to make it a clinch fighting trench war. He needs to close the distance and make Brandon carry his weight. He needs to sap his will, wear him down, and prevent him from implementing his rangy striking game. Brandon has shown in past fights that when pressured heavily in the clinch, he can fold mentally and quit on himself. Randy needs to drag him to this point and force him over as he has so many others.
Can he do it? He has the tools, but who knows which version of Randy will show up? The confident, seemingly ageless wonder of old - or the slow, tired, over the hill fighter we've all been waiting for for years now. I'll be cheering for Randy, so it would be wrong to pick against him here. Couture by Unanimous Decision in a fight that's all dirty boxing, underhooks, and thankfully no constant chants of "USA! USA! USA!". Besides, I have to go for the guy with the same dance style as me.
Dennis Kang vs. Michael Bisping
Poor Michael Bisping.
Before July '09, life was good for the Season 3 winner of "The Ultimate Fighter". He was the face of MMA in his native England, and marketed beyond all reason by the UFC hype machine looking to break into the UK market. He had moved down in weight, rattled off a string of wins, and stood one fight away from getting a shot against Anderson Silva (which would have been on this card, ironically enough).
Unfortunately, he ran right into Dan Henderson's balled fist - stopping cold his career momentum and fan hype right along with his higher brain functions. Once the "Great British Hope" of the MMA world, Bisping finds himself in the uncomfortable position of having to rebuild his career - and he's being given no favours.
Relatively unknown on the North American scene, Dennis Kang is nonetheless an elite middleweight with a ton of international experience. A veteran of Pride and K-1 Max, the Korean/Quebecois fighter brings solid all around skills to back up his long resume. He has world class kickboxing skills and is equally capable of pulling off a submission - in almost every area of the fight game, Kang should have the Brit's number.
The problem is that Kang generally tends to defeat himself in fights he was otherwise winning. In his debut in the UFC in January, he battered and controlled Alan Belcher with ease - until he inexplicably gave Belcher a guillotine in a needless scramble and was tapping seconds later. Against Gegard Mousasi, it was the same story. If Kang wants to establish some consistency in the UFC and cement his name seriously among the casual fans, he needs to avoid making a mental malfunction against the hyper-active Briton.
In preparing for this fight, Kang spent half his time in Montreal training with Firas Zahabi and Georges St. Pierre, and the other half training down in Florida with American Top Team. That should make him a killer, and I'm hoping it's corrected his tendency towards rookie mistakes. A focused Kang has the measure of Bisping in every department, and takes a workmanlike unanimous decision win to the great disappointment of Bisping's famously calm and serene hometown Manchester fans.
Make Swick vs. Dan Hardy
The last time the UFC came to Manchester, Bisping had to carry the weight of fan expectation and interest almost solo. This time, the UFC is coming with a whole stable to British MMA stars - none bigger then Dan "The Outlaw" Hardy.
In only 4 fights in the UFC, Hardy has established a firm place outside Bisping's shadow both in the UK and in the MMA world at large. With his trademark red Mohawk, bandit's bandanna, and tendency to talk an entertaining amount of smack about his opponent, Hardy has definitely opened some eyes. Also opening eyes were his wins over Akihiro Gono and Marcus Davis - tough dance partners for anyone.
Across the Octagon will be Mike "Quick" Swick, the UFC's resident blue chipper. Much is made of his 8-1 record in the UFC - the lone loss coming at the hands of durable Yushin Okami at 185 - and his success at two different weight classes. Still, Swick has flown mostly under the radar, and a title shot has eluded him - until now. With Georges St. Pierre having cleaned out the upper ranks of the welterweight division, it was announced that the winner of this fight would be the next to challenge GSP's title - consider it the worst win bonus ever.
Ok, so neither guy is really a top 5 welterweight, even with a win in this fight - but who cares, really? The champion simply can't always fight the #2 ranked guy. When you have a dominant champion, you have to accept the occasional weaker challenger, resume-wise, while other contenders are built up in the division. Anderson Silva fought Thales Leites. BJ Penn fought Joe Stevenson. Chuck Liddell fought Jeremy Horn. Dan Hardy/Mike Swick vs. Georges St. Pierre is a closer fight then any of those. Besides, "Shogun" Rua wasn't considered the #1 or even #2 contender when he challenged Lyoto Machida and gave the karate master his toughest fight ever.
The good news about this fight is that it's almost guaranteed to be "Fight of the Night". Both guys are young, athletic fighters who are well rounded and love to swing. Both have been in some absolute wars and have pulled it out, so there will be no shortage of will in either man. I get the feeling that the winner of this fight will look to take it in the most impressive fashion - to prove he's earned that shot at GSP - and so I see both men swinging wild, with a KO one way or the other the most likely result.
Mike "Quick" Swick is certainly that - a devastatingly fast fighter. He knocks your out not with one blow, but three or four delivered lightning fast. He brings his solid training at AKA and his long resume to the fight and thus it is easy to see why he is the betting favourite. Despite that, I'm going to pick Hardy by KO or TKO. His time spent training boxing with Freddie Roach and Jiu-Jitsu with Eddie Bravo has given him a game to easily match Swick's in diversity and versatility, and I see the home town crown pumping "The Outlaw" up and causing him to pull the trigger on Swick as the fight goes into the later rounds.
James Wilks vs. Matt Brown
Opening the show will be not one, but both of the British winners of season 9 of "The Ultimate Fighter". First, James Wilks gets a tough welcome to the Octagon in the form of Matt "The Immortal" Brown. I haven't seen enough of Wilks to know the full range of his skillset - or how far it's improved since his days in "the house". Still, Brown is a warrior that can test the Brit standing and on the ground, and I don't see Wilks being able to withstand the pressure. Brown gets the submission - let's say a choke of some kind - before the final bell rings.
Ross Pearson vs. Aaron Riley
In this fight, we get the easily sellable narrative of - wait for it - the hometown British fighter taking on the evil American opponent. The whole card (with the exception of Couture/Vera) is a long repetition of this same theme, and I can't say I fault the UFC for taking this easily marketable tack. I think the more likeable Ross Pearson is being given the much easier fight for his official cage debut - Aaron Riley has over 40 fights under his belt, and that mileage combined with his age makes him basically a journeymen fighter at this point - ironic, because the UFC used to look to the British empire for a steady supply of journeymen, gatekeepers, and stepping stones. Pearson wins this one via a ground and pound stoppage in the first or second and an undoubtedly amusing post-fight interview.


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