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All the world is waiting for Wonder Woman, starring Gal Gadot and directed by Patty Jenkins (Monster), to finally arrive in theaters on June 2nd, 2017. The latest Wonder Woman trailer, titled "Origin," for the first DC Extended Universe feature film about the world's most famous superheroine has arrived, showcasing all-new footage and giving the clearest picture yet of what Princess Diana's inaugural cinematic adventure will entail.
The new trailer offers a more expansive glimpse into Diana's youth, her rigorous training as an Amazon warrior under the auspices of her mother Queen Hippolyta (Connie Nielsen), and even a mystery about Diana's true origin - "But she must never know the truth about what she is." There are more scenes of Diana with Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) on the Amazons' Paradise Island Themyscira and in London. Finally, Diana is plunged into the horrors of the First World War, shining her golden light as Wonder Woman.
Watching the new trailer, it seems like Wonder Woman, which is set a century in the past during the years of World War I, is reaching to the past of DC's superhero films for inspiration and a recipe that will hopefully lead to a crowd-pleasing global box office success. The model for Wonder Woman doesn't seem to be Batman V Superman, its predecessor Man of Steel, or any of the blockbuster Batman films by Christopher Nolan or Tim Burton. Rather, the vibe Wonder Woman seems to be reaching for is Richard Donner's 1978 blockbuster, Superman. The first true mega-successful superhero film - and still a beloved gold standard for the genre - Superman captured the imagination of a generation and continues to inspire fans and filmmakers alike. (Over a decade ago, Bryan Singer famously abandoned his own X-Men franchise for the chance to make Superman Returns, his reboot of Superman, a film he loved dearly growing up.)
What draws the comparison between Wonder Woman and Superman are the parallels visible in both films' tones. Specifically, their three tones.
When discussing writing Superman in the excellent DVD commentary with Richard Donner, the late screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz (Mario Puzo is the credited writer for being a famous novelist hired to deliver a first draft, but in actuality Mankiewicz wrote every word of the movie that was made) details how he designed Superman to have three distinct tones - as if Superman was actually three movies in one. The first is the antiseptic, crystal world of Krypton, the second is the Norman Rockwell all-American farm life of Smallville, and the third is the contemporary urban setting of Metropolis - filled with rat-a-tat quips, constant calamities requiring the attention of Superman (Christopher Reeve), and the showdown with the villainous Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman).
From what's apparent in the new trailer, Wonder Woman seems to have taken that three-toned structure to heart. While being as different as it can be from the shimmering white alien environs of Krypton, the first section of Wonder Woman full-on delves into the fantastical Greek mythology of the Amazons and their isolated island existence, ancient culture, and warrior traditions. The Themyscira scenes look positively like a different Warner Bros. sword and sandals epic from the previous decade, director Wolfgang Petersen's Troy, which starred a golden-maned Brad Pitt as the near-invincible warrior Achilles. Gal Gadot's Amazon training and her demigoddess feats of power and grace like diving hundreds of feet off a cliff into the ocean waters below invoke the kind of sweeping Greek mega-myth Troy presented.
After Steve Trevor arrives on Themyscira, Diana agrees to return with him to experience and defend Man's world. "It is our sacred duty to defend the world," Diana declares. "If no one else will defend the world, then I must!" In a way, this echos the second tone of Superman, when Clark Kent is growing up with his burgeoning superpowers and feels isolated from his classmates in Smallville. Jonathan Kent tells his adopted son, "You are here for a reason. And it's not to play football." Two important mission statements to help define our superheroes.
Once Diana arrives in London and declares it "hideous," Wonder Woman enters its second tone, where she is a fish out of water, which is mined for comedy. Suddenly, there are jokes in Wonder Woman, welcome doses of humor and fun that Batman V Superman took a shellacking for due to its sore lack of same. Diana humorously trying to adjust to the cultural differences between Themyscira and London is very much akin to how Christopher Reeve's Clark Kent would purposely pratfall around the Daily Planet to ensure no one could possibly suspect such a bumbling fool could secretly be the Man of Steel. What's more, Wonder Woman seems to directly homage a famous Superman scene where Lois and Clark are mugged at gunpoint in an alley and Clark catches a bullet in midair while pretending to faint. In Wonder Woman, we see Steve and Diana shot at in an alley, with Diana deflecting the bullet with her forearm bracer.
Both Wonder Woman and Superman's third acts place our superheroes squarely in the reality of the modern day of their respective eras. For Superman, it's the bustling New York City of the late 1970's standing in for Metropolis, with Superman foiling Lex Luthor's plan to detonate a nuclear missile at the San Andreas Fault and sink California into the sea. Wonder Woman's modern day reality is more arduous: she charges into the front lines of World War I and experiences the most horrific war in human history (up to that point), while seeking out the root of this darkness and evil, the Greek god of war Ares (David Thewlis).
It's no wonder there are tonal similarities between Wonder Woman and Donner's Superman given that Patty Jenkins cited the 1978 Superman as being massively influential during a recent Q&A attended by Screen Rant.
"I'm here because of Superman. I'm here because when I saw Superman 1 as a kid, it rocked my world, you know, and I was Superman. I was that little boy. And I took that ride and that journey... What Star Wars did for some people, Superman did for me."
Jenkins' passion for Superman must have been music to Geoff Johns' ears. The President of DC Films is also one of the credited writers of Wonder Woman. What's more, before he was a DC Comics superstar writer, Johns was the assistant to Superman director Richard Donner. Johns and Donner even collaborated on a Superman comic book project together, Superman: Last Son. Johns has more intimate knowledge than anyone of Donner's creative process for Superman (apart from Donner himself, of course).
Despite a relatively strong box office performance, the poor critical reception and dissatisfaction from general audiences that Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice received last year places the DC Extended Universe in a defensive position. Damage control and the desire for positive spin have prompted director Zack Snyder to promise that his Justice League film in November of this year will feature a decidedly lighter tone. The unevenly ribald Suicide Squad fared no better with critics, though the Batman side of the DC Extended Universe is being heavily invested in with in-development projects like The Batman, Nightwing, and Gotham City Sirens.
With those films still years away and Snyder's Justice League hoping for a warmer reception come November, a great deal of expectation and pressure is riding on Wonder Woman's shoulders. The film needs to not only make substantial money at the box office in order to definitively prove movies headlined by female superheroes can be profitable, it also needs to be an entertaining and crowd-pleasing action-adventure that launches the most prominent female superhero of all into a viable feature film franchise of her own, while simultaneously acting as a palette cleanser for those who aren't enamored with the DCEU's previous entries.
Fortunately, Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman was near-universally acknowledged as one of the bright spots of Batman V Superman. With any luck, Wonder Woman will achieve everything Patty Jenkins, Gadot, and DC Films will need it to achieve, Wonder Woman will finally be a movie star all her own, and we'll all look back in wonder at how we could have ever thought otherwise?
Next: Wonder Woman Origin Trailer: Breakdown & Analysis
- Wonder Woman (2017) release date: Jun 02, 2017


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The University of Nebraska Omaha offers the best available resources to help make this happen, including strong ties with industry and community leaders in metropolitan Omaha. Our dedicated faculty is a source of great pride for the college, both in the classroom and in the research lab. We also take pride in our students, who are some of the top competitors in IT.
If we sound proud of who we are, that's not by mistake. Here are some of the reasons why—and why you should choose UNO.
Pioneering Research
UNO offers the best of a metropolitan research university. It's little wonder that the College of IS&T was awarded more than $6 million in grants between August 2011 and July 2012. Research interests in IS&T are as diverse as the many disciplines involved in the college, and some faculty have achieved national recognition for their work. Take Associate Professor of Information Assurance Dr. Robin Gandhi, whose research in information assurance and risk assessment has made him a popular media source for stories about smart phone data usage and privacy.
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Technology evolves, and the College of IS&T is continually evaluating our curriculum to ensure we stay ahead of the curve. Some fundamental courses always remain, while others reflect changing times. Learning opportunities extend beyond the classroom and into the work environment. More than 80 percent of IS&T students have internships in their field, and a majority of them are paid.
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What good is a metropolitan campus if it's not part of the community? The College of IS&T is trying to make the world aware of important technology issues that affect our future. One example is NULLify, a student run cybersecurity group that hosted a Capture the Flag (CTF) hacking competition for area high schools, alerting potential IS&T students to the nuances of cybersecurity, a potential area of study.
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An enterprise architecture framework such as Scott Bernard's EA³ Cube, TOGAF or Zachman is a tool to align strategy, business and technology ("EA = S + B + T"). It is built up from many different artifacts, such as the Strategy Plan, SWOT analysis, Operating Scenarios, Process Models, Data Entity Schemas, Data Models, Use Cases, Investment Business Cases, Workforce plans, ...
But how do you use such an enterprise architecture, how do you run an EA team and EA competence center (EACC), and how do you improve the maturity of enterprise architecture throughout your company ? These topics are the key subjects of this workshop, and some of the typical questions that will be answered here are:
This specific workshop is intended to build expertise in managing EA programs, establishing/leading EA teams, winning EA work, delivering EA products, and using EA to improve mission performance. Although it is not absolutely necessary to have attended the 2 workshops above, it is required that participants understand the EA³ Cube, and have read the book on EA³ by Scott Bernard (we can send you a copy).
The course will also cover advanced concepts on linking EA to other governance processes, including capital planning, program management, security, and human resources management (HRM).
Following this workshop, participants will have an advanced understanding of EA concepts and practices, and should be able to more successfully establish and lead EA teams and projects in the public and private sector, as well as develop project proposals and gain/maintain customer and stakeholder confidence and support. This will result in improved EA program success, higher quality EA documentation products, improved communication with EA clients and stakeholders, and increased EA value delivery
At the end of the "Advanced Enterprise Architect Concepts" workshop, participants will receive an attendance certificate issued by I.T. Works and by EA Fellows. Of course, only participants who have attended all 3 workshops and passed two exams, will attain the Certified Enterprise Architect" certification from CMU.
This workshop is useful for anyone who is involved in enterprise architecture, particularly those involved in EA planning, EA program management, EA implementation, EA governance or EA auditing.
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Nottingham is a wonderful city, it may not be the easiest place to find a parking spot, but it does have some outstanding architecture and brilliant shopping. What most residents and visitors of Nottingham may not already know about though, is that there is a whole world of interconnecting caves running right below our feet! [Read more…]


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Elliot Rodger, California mass killing suspect, voiced hate for women in the past
The social media activity of Elliot Rodger, the suspect in a mass killing in southern California that claimed the lives of six victims, reveals that he subscribed to various online groups where aggressive and negative views toward women were often expressed.
Rodger, 22, posted a hate-filled message to YouTube before allegedly starting his killing spree Friday night. In the video, he talks about the loneliness and pain he says he endured at the hands of the women who rejected him, and the men they preferred over him. According to him, it was unfair that women denied him affection.
In the video, Rodger outlined his plans to seek his revenge by going to a sorority house on the University of California Santa Barbara campus and killing "every single spoiled stuck up blond sl*t" there.
He also says: "You girls have never been attracted to me. I don't know why you girls aren't attracted to me, but I will punish you for it.
"I'll take great pleasure in slaughtering all of you. You will finally see that I am the superior one, the true Alpha male."
According to police, Rodger stabbed three people to death Friday night before setting out on a shooting rampage, where he proceeded to kill three others and injure 13, before taking his own life.
In addition to his own video, Rodger also subscribed to several YouTube channels that feature videos offering men advice on how to attract and pick up women. In several of the videos, the tips and advice take an aggressive tone.
One of the channels, called "RSDFreeTour," contains videos titled "How banging lots of girls makes you a man … or a confused little boy who think's he's grown up" and "Stop waiting to be the man! The truth about why you should feel entitled RIGHT now."
There are also reports that Rodger was an active member of PuaHate.com, an online message board where commenters often voiced their dismay at the fact that women are not attracted to them. Since Friday's shooting, the website has been taken down.
According to a blog post from the Southern Poverty Law Center, many of the commenters on the website identified as "incels," a term used to describe individuals who were involuntarily celibate. Rodger claimed in his video rant that he was a virgin and had never been kissed.
Last November, Rodger angrily rejected a suggestion that "incels" might opt for lucid dreaming instead of sex, according to the SPLC.
"If all incels were to start getting sedated by lucid dreaming, incels will become docile and there will be no revolution," he reportedly wrote.
Instead, Rodger suggested that "incels" must take action in the face of adversity.
"If we can't solve our problems, we must destroy our problems," he reportedly wrote. "One day incels will realize their true strength and numbers, and will overthrow this oppressive feminist system.
"Start envisioning a world where WOMEN FEAR YOU."
Other posts reportedly written by Rodger revealed a deep resentment toward interracial dating.
In a January post, he reportedly wrote about how angry he became after seeing non-white men interacting with white women.
"Today I drove through the area near my college and saw some things that were extremely rage-inducing," he reportedly said.
"I passed by this restaurant and I saw this black guy chilling with 4 hot white girls. He didn't even look good. Then later on in the day I was shopping at Trader Joe's and saw an Indian guy with 2 above average white girls!!!
"What rage-inducing sights did you guys see today? Don't you just hate seeing these things when you go out? It just makes you want to quit life."
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I want to share a shoot I did recently for kids auditions. Doing a fashion shoot for a child model is a challenging project because the material has to look commercial enough, yet down to earth and not glamorized. The styling I did for this shoot is similar to current GAP Kids and J.Crew Campaigns; and Alyssa was a joy to work with.
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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Carli Thomas hit the Buccaneers' first home run and Melissa Cochrane had seven hits as the Massachusetts Maritime Academy softball team blasted Pine Manor College, 17-0 and 12-0. After putting together a solid offensive attack in yesterday's loss to Becker, the bats broke out for 45 hits in the doubleheader, including a likely record-breaking 26 in game one.
Game One
In the opener, every Buccaneer hit safely, drove in a runner, and scored a run, with Cochrane starting things off. The sophomore legged out a double and later scored to start the merry-go-round. In the second inning, 16 batters came to the dish as the softballers truly broke out after increasingly positive performances in recent games. The frame featured nine hits, including two from Jill Corazzini,
After adding two in the fourth, the Bucs exploded for another seven-run inning in the fifth. Cochrane led off with a triple and scored on Rachel Gardner's double. Six straight hits kept the carousel going and the inning mercifully ended due to some creative baserunning.
Cochrane collected two hits in the inning and went 4-for-5 in the game, missing a home run to complete the cycle. Gardner and Madison Coughlin also had a hitting brace in the fifth. Corazzini and Coughlin each had three hits, with Coughlin scoring four runs. Gardner and Savannah Leite each drove in three.
Meanwhile Jenna Nalette (1-4) came within one pitch of a no-hitter, surrendering a base hit in the fourth on a 3-2 count. The sophomore allowed only one walk in the fifth and struck out one in the shutout.
The 17-0 victory tied a win over Daniel Webster on March 21, 2017 for most runs in a game in the last 11 seasons, while the 26 hits are likely the program record.
Game One
Coach Kathleen L'Abbe's women picked up right where they left off in the rubber match, plating three runs in the first, with the big blow a double from Carli Thomas. Two innings later, the Buccaneers made it 5-0.
The fourth saw another offensive outburst, started once more by a Cochrane triple. Lucia Buzzell singled her home and, after a Coughlin safety, Thomas ripped another two-bagger to drive in two. Pandora Walker followed with a double of her own and crossed home on an Emily Goodwin single.
The final blow of the night came from the red-hot Thomas, who followed a Kristin Arthur double with a monstrous home run. Thomas was an incredible 4-for-4 with five RBI, four runs, and seven total bases, falling a triple short of the cycle.
Cochrane had three more hits, once more collecting all but a four-bagger in the cycle attempt. Goodwin had three RBI and four players had a brace of hits, including Kaylene Murphy, who will be running the Boston Marathon in aid of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.
Cochrane (1-5) was masterful in the circle, striking out three and allowing only four hits in five shutout innings. The second-year hurler has a 1.14 ERA in her last three outings.
The softballers will have a day off from game action before hosting MCLA on Saturday at Rollins Field in the squad's home opener. The twinbill starts at 1 p.m. and the women will be raising money in support of Murphy. If you missed our feature on Murphy, you can read about her incredible efforts [link] and donate to her "Murphys' Dropkick Cancer" fundraising page [link].
Make sure to bookmark www.mmabucs.com and get the inside scoop on Facebook and Twitter @mmabuccaneers. Plus, check out our new Instagram @massmaritimebuccaneers.
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1960: the French intelligence service hires the 23-year-old André Merlaux. Handsome, well raised, intelligent but impressionable, Merlaux has much to learn to serve and defend the interests of France. Three officials must adequately train him to execute delicate and sometimes outlandish operations, as Merlaux discovers the intricacies of government and navigates diplomatic incidents.


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Marvel takes another huge step forward this summer with the introduction of a character who is also an actual, literal planet in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2. Ego the Living Planet is appearing in the film as the father of Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), played by Kurt Russell, who's looking distinctly un-planet-like in the trailers. However, fans have been assured that this version of Ego is the heavenly body from the comics, and that all will become clear in the movie. Comic fans will know him as a sentient purple asteroid with a natty beard (planets can have beards in the Marvel universe, and let's just not question that), who is often the enemy of space-faring Marvel heroes thanks to his tendency to devour anything in his path.
In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, Marvel is going to be showing us a new version of Ego, one who hired Yondu (Michael Rooker) to collect his son from Earth as a child. As we now know, Yondu made the dubious executive decision to raise the boy himself, and in doing so, created the Star-Lord that we know and love. Now, Peter Quill and his friends are traveling across the galaxy to unravel the secrets of Star-Lord's past… and we've wrapped up a few factoids about Ego's history that you might not know.
15 He Is Not The Only Living Planet In The Marvel Universe
Believe it or not, the Marvel galaxy is actually home to multiple sentient planets, not just Ego. Ego is joined by Alter Ego, his imaginatively named twin planet, who was created by The Stranger. Alter Ego is yellow, where Ego is purple, but otherwise, the two are very similar in both appearance and size. After Alter Ego was created, he lived for a time in a pocket universe before escaping and hunting down his twin. The two got into a planet-sized spat, and Alter Ego bit off Ego's eye before Ego managed to beat his brother, turning him into his own moon.
Ego also has a second brother, Id the Selfish Moon, who is a party-loving moon. Much smaller than his brother, Id initially hid with Ego in the Black Galaxy, but eventually left him to attempt to go party and have fun with friends. Sadly, however, Id could never find other moons like him, and a lifetime of loneliness turned him into an angry and miserable moon who now devours planets to get his kicks.
14 He Was Created By Jack Kirby And Stan Lee
Although Ego the Living Planet is far from a famous Marvel character, he was created by the ultimate Marvel dream team: Jack Kirby and Stan Lee. Kirby is one of the most famous comic book artists in the world, known for his work on a whole host of comic book icons, including the Hulk, many of the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and dozens of other major names in the industry. Stan the Man, of course, is probably the biggest name in comics. The nonagenarian writer, editor, and publisher has become a household name and appears in cameos roles in just about every Marvel movie offering to date (even in some Marvel franchises that are not owned by Marvel/Disney, like X-Men and Spider-Man).
Ego is one of the dream team's lesser-known creations, having been designed by Lee and Kirby in the '60s when they were busy building the Marvel space-age mythology (including Galactus, the Kree and of course, the Guardians of the Galaxy).
13 He First Appeared In A Thor Comic
Ego may be making his MCU debut in a Guardians of the Galaxy film, but he actually first appeared in print as part of the Thor universe. Ego's official first appearance came in 1966, in Thor #132, "Where Gods May Fear to Tread!". In this issue, Thor made a deal with a race known as the Rigellians who were threatening Earth. If he could save the Rigellians' home planet from being devoured by Ego, they would leave Earth alone. Unsurprisingly, Thor managed to win the battle, convincing Ego to remain in the Black Galaxy and saving both Earth and Rigel from destruction.
Ego and the Asgardian god of thunder crossed paths several times after that as well, both as friends (when Thor helped save Ego from Galactus) and as foes (when an Ego driven mad tried to devour things again). Because of their comic book history, Ego and Thor may even cross paths in the MCU at some point in the future.
12 He Has Also Appeared In Hulk And The Agents Of Smash…
As well as his connection to Thor and the Guardians, Ego has something of a history with the Hulk, thanks to an appearance on the animated series Hulk and the Agents of SMASH. Ego starred in an episode of the series titled "All About Ego" in the first season, where he arrives near Earth with his usual planet-devouring plan. He is taken out by the Agents of SMASH with some good-old-fashioned pummeling, culminating in a threat to "slam dunk him into the sun" unless Ego leaves the galaxy for good.
This crossover is significantly less likely to make it into the MCU anytime soon, of course. For one thing, it's a minor episode in an animated series, rather than the kind of extensive comic history that Ego has with Thor, and for another, it would require the Agents of SMASH to join the MCU first. However, we may see Ego and Hulk cross paths at some point, especially as the trailer for Thor: Ragnarok shows Bruce Banner and the titular hero off on a distant planet. Who knows who they'll run into out there.
11 …And In The Marvel Video Games
In addition to his appearance in Hulk and the Agents of SMASH, Ego has appeared in a few other series within the Marvel Animated Universe. He is in an episode of Fantastic Four: The Animated Series, titled "To Battle The Living Planet", in two episodes of Silver Surfer: The Animated Series, and in a single episode of The Super Hero Squad Show.
As you can see in the video above, Ego can also be spotted in the menu screen for the Lego Marvel Super Heroes game. As the game opens, we see Silver Surfer zooming around space while eating sounds play, followed by the words "I'm still hungry, I need something to eat" before the main menu appears with Ego in the lower left-hand corner of the screen. Although Ego has appeared multiple times outside of the comics, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 will be the character's first foray into live-action. This isn't too surprising, given the difficulty of believably portraying a sentient planet in the real world.
10 He Has More Than One Origin Story
Like most long-standing comic book characters, Ego has had his origin story rebooted once or twice since he first debuted in the '60s. In his early appearances in Thor, it was revealed that Ego came into being when a genius scientist merged with his planet as their sun went supernova. The scientist (Egros) knew that the sun would explode, and had devised a plan to save his people with a machine. The plan went awry, however, when the sun exploded too early, and he was somehow combined with his homeworld, using the lives of the other people as fuel and becoming Ego the Living Planet.
Other origin stories claim that Ego formed naturally, as like any other planet, but was granted sentience by the Super-Ego, a semi-sentient, bioverse-style lifeform that was later destroyed by the Celestials. Most recently, however, Ego's creation was claimed by The Stranger, who told Thor that he had brought both Ego and Alter-Ego into being just to see which would be stronger.
9 He Can Control His Own Weather
Ego is more than your run of the mill sentient planet, as he also has the ability to control the physical limits of himself. Not only is he able to rearrange his own geology to create a face (complete with that lovely beard and mustache!), but he can also control the weather on his own surface. Every part of the planet can be altered and controlled by Ego's consciousness, although the inner workings of the planet are less interchangeable. In fact, they actually resemble the internal organs of a human, with a 'brain', 'arteries', and 'stomachs'.
His ability to manage his own weather extends to the creation of winds and storms, earthquakes, volcanoes, geysers, radiation fields, and various magnetic fields. However, Ego's power over his own weather is actually trumped by Thor's abilities when using Mjolnir. In the past, Thor has been able to whip Ego's atmosphere into a frenzy, which has aided him in defeating the planet in battle.
8 He Appears In Marvel Zombies
Not even the Living Planet is safe from the Zombie apocalypse, at least, not in the Marvel universe! In the alternate comic universe of Marvel Zombies, a certain sci-fi-created contagion affects the Earth, causing the zombie-fied superheroes of the planet to eat the humans, as well as each other. Ego may have been safe, as he cannot be on Earth (being a planet and all) but unfortunately, the zombie contagion spread to the stars.
When both Silver Surfer and Galactus come to Earth (unaware of the zombie problem), they are promptly killed and eaten, and the zombies who devour them are given some of their powers -- including interstellar travel. They roam around space devouring all other life, landing on various planets to consume its inhabitants. Eventually, on their way back to Earth, they bump into Ego, and promptly eat him, too. It was a somewhat fitting (and incredibly ironic) way for a devourer of worlds to go!
7 He Was Named One Of TIME's Oddest Marvel Characters
It's not too surprising that Ego's name comes up when compiling lists of strange Marvel characters -- the concept of a sentient planet as a comic book villain is a particularly interesting one! Back in 2009, TIME magazine created a list of the "Top 10 Oddest Marvel Characters", and Ego got the dubious honor of placing ninth, alongside Swarm (a Nazi scientist made of bees), Howard the Duck, Puppetmaster, The Great Lakes Avengers, Spider-Ham (a cross between Spider-Man and a pig), Lockjaw (a giant, talking bulldog), The Asbestos Lady, Hellcow (a vampire cow), and somewhat incongruously, Dazzler.
The list mentions his appearance-changing abilities and wraps up the entry with the warning "Earth, watch your back!". Since then, Ego has popped up on many more lists of the bizzarre and oddball characters in the Marvel universe, but TIME is one of the more impressive publications to consider the sentient planet for a mention.
6 There Is A Song About Him
Another honor the sentient planet has received -- albeit a slightly less impressive one -- is that there is a song in Ego's honor, titled simply "Ego The Living Planet". The track is recorded by American stoner-rock band Monster Magnet, who released it on the 1995 album Dopes To Infinity. The album was actually surprisingly successful, and one song can even be heard on the soundtrack to The Matrix: "Look To Your Orb For The Warning".
"Ego The Living Planet" is a five-minute track from the same album. Largely instrumental, the song does include the single lyric "I talk to planets, baby", which is looped over the track a few times. Monster Magnet songs have also been featured on the soundtracks to several other films, and as well as taking inspiration from comic books, they have inspired a comic book character of their own! Another track (on the same album) is "Negasonic Teenage Warhead", which became the namesake for a comic book character who just made her live-action debut last year in Deadpool.
5 Rocket Raccoon Combed Him For Lice
Ego may not have met his son Star-Lord in the MCU just yet, but he has met one of his boy's teammates in the comic book universe. Ego had a brief cameo in an issue of Rocket Raccoon, where the titular hero was taking on any jobs he could find in order to make a little money. One such gig was to take care of Ego's infestation when he had "space lice". Of course, Rocket doesn't actually comb the living planet in the traditional sense, as he doesn't have hair (except for his occasional beard, which doesn't really count). Instead, Rocket is seen flying over the planet's surface on a scooter, looking down at a surface covered in pink bugs. He then blasts the bugs with his weaponry, and collects payment from an alien on the surface.
On his way back into space (in a much bigger ship), the reader sees that he is speeding away from Ego, and he calls out "See ya, Ego. Glad I could help you with your lice problem". Again, we're guessing this adventure won't make it into the live-action 'verse.
4 He Took Control Of The Nova Corps
Another name familiar to both comic book Ego and fans of Guardians of the Galaxy is the Nova Corps. This military organization appeared in the original Guardians of the Galaxy, co-ordinating with the Guardians to protect the Orb and to defend Xandar, and eventually clearing the criminal records of the Guardians in gratitude for their services. In the comics, the Nova Corps gets involved with Ego when the Worldmind of Xandar commandeers the planet (and his mind) to use as a based for its organization. Re-named Nu-Xandar, Ego appeared to be a willing participant in this situation… at first. It was later revealed that Ego was in fact brainwashing the Nova Corps, supplanting the Worldmind entirely. The Living Planet was only defeated and the Nova Corps returned to normal when Nova lobotomized Ego and forced him away.
While it's unlikely that this exact storyline will make it into the MCU (largely because of its overall silliness and the fact that the Corps was largely wiped out in the first Guardians movie) there may be some history played out between the Nova Corps and Ego on the big screen.
3 He Can Propel Himself Through Space
Although non-comic planets are limited to traveling within their respective orbits, Ego the Living Planet has no such limitations. In his early days, Ego's travel was somewhat limited, but that changed when Thor (and Galactus) gave him a motor. The thruster was attached to Ego's South Pole when he went insane and started devouring everything he could, and was originally intended to make him fly through space uncontrollably (and harmlessly). However, Ego eventually learned to control this motor, and can now power himself through space however he pleases.
This insanely comic book-y mode of travel may or may not make an appearance in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2. If Ego has the ability to propel himself in the MCU, it would stand to reason that he would have gone looking for his son at some point in time. The fact that he sent Yondu to get him (and then failed to hunt Yondu down when he didn't deliver) suggests that the MCU Ego is still somewhat stationary, although we will have to wait to find out exactly how that works.
Then again, Ego doesn't always need a motor to go galaxy-hopping...
2 He Can Create Living Drones
There is another question raised by the inclusion of Ego The Living Planet in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, especially as Star-Lord's father. That is, of course, how a sentient planet was able to come to Earth and impregnate a human woman -- even by the wildest stretches of the imagination, that couldn't be an easy feat. One possibility is that Ego used one of his 'living drones' to do the deed for him, although this is pure speculation, of course. This ability is an extension of Ego's ability to morph his own topography at will, and it allows the planet to create humanoid drones out of his own surface, separating them and sending them out into space to do his bidding. He can also create humanoid 'anti-bodies' on his surface that are used to attack intruders.
It's possible that this ability is going to be so refined in the upcoming film that it allows him to present himself as a human man (who happens to look like Kurt Russell) -- which could have been sent to Earth to father a child.
1 He Will Be The 'Biggest Visual Effect Of All Time'
There are all kinds of incredible effects to look forward to in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, but it looks like none will out-do the amount of work that it takes to bring a planet-sized sentient being to life, convincingly, on the big screen. In an interview last month, director James Gunn talked about the difficulty of creating this character, as well as the extensive amount of effects work it took to visualize his non-Kurt Russell form.
We have over a trillion polygons on Ego's planet. It's the biggest visual effect of all time. There's nothing even close to it. Which is cool.
While some might balk at the task, Gunn did an incredible job of bringing the brightly-colored galactic world of the Guardians to life for the first film, and there is little doubt that he will do an equally impressive job the second time around. Fans have yet to see Ego's true, planetary self, with only his human form revealed so far, and it is sure to be an incredible moment when Ego the Living Planet appears on screen for the first time.
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Thunderstrike (Kevin Masterson)
Thunderstrike during the Heroic Age. Art by Ron Frenz.
|Publication information
|Marvel Comics
|First appearance
|Thor vol. 1 #392 (June 1988)
|Created by
|Tom DeFalco
Ron Frenz
|In-story information
|Alter ego
|Kevin "The" Masterson
|Team affiliations
Avengers Academy
Asgardians of the Galaxy
Superhuman strength and durability
Great leaping
Sonic blasts
Ability to shatter objects by touching them
Superhuman strength, speed, agility, durability, reflexes and endurance
Via Thunderstrike:
Dimensional travel
Kevin Masterson is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was first introduced as a supporting character in Thor and appeared again in the spin-off series Thunderstrike, as the son of Eric Masterson, the featured character of both series. Kevin Masterson was later re-introduced in the MC2 series A-Next, as the superhero Thunderstrike, a theme which would be revisited in the Heroic Age of Marvel Comics in the eponymous limited series.[1][2]
Publication history[edit]
Kevin Masterson was created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz, first appearing in Thor vol. 1 #392 in June 1988 as the son of the original hero known as Thunderstrike, Eric Masterson. He would continue to appear in a supporting role in Thor and spin-off series Thunderstrike.
The character would be re-imagined in What If vol. 2 #105, appearing for the first time as a new version of Thunderstrike. An origin for Kevin Masterson as Thunderstrike would appear in the follow-up MC2 series A-Next #1, where he would continue to be featured, as part of the ensemble cast of characters. He would also appear in the MC2 series Last Hero Standing and sequel Last Planet Standing; as well as, the follow-up series Avengers Next.
The use of Kevin Masterson as a legacy version of Thunderstrike was a theme revisited during the Heroic Age. It was announced that the character would return in a new five-issue miniseries by co-creators Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz in November 2010.[3] Promotionals leading into the event began in August depicting the mace stating "One will rise..." and "The World Still Needs Heroes."[4] The first issues received generally positive reviews, lauding the premise, characterization and plotting.[5] By series end the book was praised for plotting, dialogue, and characterization, with the contemporization of a classic character into timeless.[6]
Thunderstrike appeared in Fear Itself: The Home Front.
He is currently a member of the Asgardians of the Galaxy.
Fictional character biography[edit]
Kevin Masterson is granted the mace of his deceased father by Edwin Jarvis, the Avengers' butler, per his father's will. The mace is stolen from Kevin and even comes into the possession of Loki, who had created a spell to tap the dormant power within the mace. Kevin leaps into the midst of the spell, absorbing the mace and the magic it contains. He becomes his own version of Thunderstrike and a founding member of a new version of the Avengers.
As the series continues, Thunderstrike's biggest challenge comes when the Avengers travel to a dark parallel dimension, where he encounters a dark version of his father. The alternate Eric Masterson recognized Thunderstrike as Kevin, who learns that in this reality, he, not Eric, has died. The alternate Eric and Kevin bonded, and once the Avengers defeat the dark dimension's ruler, Kevin stays behind to be with his "father".
Kevin returns to his home reality, and rejoins the Avengers to aid in the battle with Seth.[7] When Galactus destroys Asgard, Thunderstrike seemingly loses his powers in Last Planet Standing. He is kidnapped by Ulik and Sylene, daughter of Loki, as part of a plan to restore Asgard;[8] but Kevin Masterson struggles against his captors. Ultimately he is responsible for turning the tables on the villains. Thena, daughter of Thor, who had also taken part in the battle against her cousin, is able to restore Kevin's power, allowing him to become Thunderstrike once again.[9]
Thunderstrike (limited series)[edit]
An embittered adolescent Kevin Masterson is featured in the Thunderstrike limited series. The character previously featured as an idealistic child is shown to have anger, behavioral problems, and disillusioned outlook on "spandex-covered glory hounds."
He is given his father's enchanted mace by Captain Steve Rogers; which to their mutual disappointment triggers no change in the character (although he does receive an open invitation to the Avengers Academy, in which he is later seen arriving on their New Campus in California.[10]).
While on his way home, Kevin tries to save a mother and child from a rampaging Rhino and is transformed into a superhero. Kevin briefly battles the Rhino, and shortly after Kevin is defeated, he realizes that he is in his father's body. Mangog, a foe of Thor, resurfaces and threatens New York City. The young hero teams with Thor, to battle the monster. Kevin accepts his new identity as Thunderstrike, along with a new image, and continues his adventures under the mentorship of Brunnhilde the Valkyrie.
During the Fear Itself storyline, Thunderstrike ends up teleported onto a station in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with Amadeus Cho, X-23, Spider-Girl, and Power Man. They end up fighting a bunch of samurai Shark Men.[11]
Kevin briefly appeared as part of the new class of students when the Avengers Academy moves to the former headquarters of the West Coast Avengers.[12]
Powers and abilities[edit]
Kevin has the ability to change from his normal form into the superhuman Thunderstrike. As Thunderstrike, he has the powers contained within the mace of the same name. Thunderstrike is superhumanly strong and durable. He can generate explosive bursts of sonic force (his "thunderbolts") from his hands, and direct them as blasts of force, or focus the energy into his fists to deliver super-strong punches. Thunderstrike can direct his blasts downwards to launch himself into the air and, while he cannot fly, can propel himself to great distances. He even learned how to modulate the frequency of his sonic energies to shatter objects just by touching them, without harming nearby people.
Thunderstrike (limited series)[edit]
Kevin's demonstrated powers in the limited series are the same as his father's, including the reversion to his normal state if he is separated from Thunderstrike for over sixty seconds. He did not use the ability to fire energy blasts from the mace in the limited series. Thanks to tutoring by the valkyrie Brunnehilde, he is also capable of changing his appearance as Thunderstrike, finally choosing a form which is a modified version of his normal self.
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.comicvine.com/news/comic-book-reviews-for-the-week-of-112410/142598/
- ^ http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2010/08/defalco-and-frenz-to-revive-thunderstrike/
- ^ http://marvel.com/news/all.13544.the_world_still_needs_heroes
- ^ http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=user_review&id=2911
- ^ http://www.majorspoilers.com/review-thunderstrike-5-of-5
- ^ Spider-Girl #58
- ^ Avengers Next #1
- ^ Avengers Next #5
- ^ Following Avengers Academy #20
- ^ Fear Itself: The Home Front #5-7
- ^ Avengers Academy #21 (Nov. 2011)
External links[edit]
- Thunderstrike (Kevin Masterson) at Marvel Wiki
- Thunderstrike (Kevin Masterson) at the Comic Book DB


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Is Dave-Oprah Cold War Thawing?
The cold war between television titans Oprah Winfrey and David Letterman has thawed to the point where Winfrey has accepted Letterman's invitation to appear on CBS' Late Show on Dec. 1.
Letterman made the announcement during a taping of his show on Monday. Winfrey's appearance will coincide with opening night of the Broadway musical "The Color Purple," which she is producing.
"What a big night that is going to be — not only for us, not only for Oprah, but for Broadway," Letterman said. "You have the big 'Color Purple' Broadway opening, and then right across the street here in this theater, you have Oprah appearing here. I mean, that's what Broadway is all about — it's a street of dreams."
It's Winfrey's first visit to "Late Show," although she was twice Letterman's guest on his NBC show before the late-night comic moved to CBS in 1993.
The origin of their "feud" was murky, although Letterman has frequently joked about her through the years. Letterman's failed 1995 stint as Academy Awards host is best remembered for his awkward "Oprah, Uma. Uma, Oprah" introduction.
Winfrey told Time magazine in 2003 that she wouldn't go on Letterman's show because she's been "completely uncomfortable" as the target of his jokes.
"This just gives you an idea of what a big, big star this really is," Letterman said on Monday. "She's huge. Put bygones behind us, the water under the bridge, over the dam, wherever water goes — standing in your basement — she's going to be here on this show and it's going to be fantastic."
Back in 2003, Letterman joked about wanting Winfrey on his show to hold "the Super Bowl of love." Winfrey — who had sent an olive branch gift of books for Letterman's newborn son — called his bluff and invited him on her show. He declined.
"Here's what would happen: I would go on the 'Oprah' show, and I would break down and sob like a little girl ... I don't want to have that happen," he said at the time. "I'd feel ridiculous. I'd never be able to live that down, that Oprah would make me sob."
Former Winfrey protege Dr. Phil has been a frequent Letterman guest, offering his own form of "tough love" in a needling relationship.
Oprah's appearance is a big boost for Letterman, who has been struggling in the ratings this season and falling further behind his nemesis, NBC's Jay Leno.
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Norfolk seals 'fared better than feared' in storm surge
Seals thought to have been lost on the north Norfolk coast due to last week's storm fared better than feared, experts say.
Hundreds of seal pups, which cannot swim or survive without their mother's milk, were feared lost along the coast.
But the National Trust and Friends of Horsey Seals say assessments of the coastline show things are "better than first thought".
Many seals managed to get to higher ground, the National Trust said.
It said the "vast majority" of more than 1,000 seals and pups at Blakeney Point "survived the extreme tidal surge".
'Dire consequences'
Victoria Egan, countryside manager for the Norfolk coast, said: "We hope people will join us in being delighted that the majority of these resilient creatures survived and we hope to be able to carry out a full count in the coming days.
"Many of the seals will have been displaced from the colony and we know a number of people have spotted them.
"We strongly urge anyone who sees a seal or pup to please stay well away from them, they are wild animals and must be allowed to behave in their natural way."
Ms Egan said mothers would search for their pups, but not if people were around.
"Having survived such terrible weather conditions, any human intervention now could have dire consequences, no matter how well intentioned," she said.
Friends of Horsey Seals said it had seen about 180 pups on the sand dunes with their mothers.
A spokesman said some bulls had also been driven onto the dunes and should not be approached.
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"The bulls, given a choice when confronted, would move towards the interlopers rather than face a large drop onto the beach."
The RSPCA said it had taken in about 40 injured seals at its East Winch Wildlife Centre since the storm.
Alison Charles, manager of the centre, said: "This couldn't have happened at a worse time for the seals, as we are right at the height of the pupping season.
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Following two technical decisions at UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen on Saturday, UFC president Dana White says it's time to revamp the rules.
In preliminary action that aired on FX, Ovince St. Preux and Gian Villante were in the third round of their light heavyweight match-up when St. Preux accidentally poked Villante in the eye. Referee Kevin Mulhall called for time and asked Villante if he could see. Villante responded, "No," and Mulhall immediately stopped the fight.
"He should have had a doctor come in," said White following the UFC 159 post-fight press conference. "You stop the fight. You send the guy to a neutral counter. You have a doctor come in a check him out, and the doctor determines whether he can go on or not. That's what should have happened."
Typically, the scenario White explained is what takes place when a fighter is accidentally poked in the eye, but it obviously didn't happen that way in New Jersey.
"The guys said, 'can you see?' He said, 'I can't see,' so he stopped the fight. He said I can't see because I got poked in the (expletive) eye. Give me a minute. But apparently, what Joe Silva (UFC matchmaker) was telling me, there's no poke in the eye rule here," explained White.
"If you get kicked in the groin you get five minutes to recover from it. There's nothing in the rules about a poke to the eye because in boxing there is no poked in the eye. Guys don't get poked in the eye anymore in boxing," said White.
During the UFC 159 co-main event between middleweights Michael Bisping and Alan Belcher, Belcher was poked in the eye in the closing minutes of the third round and the fight was stopped.
"What needs to happen is that ABC (Association of Boxing Commissions) needs to get together and we need to come up with a few things," said the UFC president. "We really need to revamp some rules and regs."
The eye poke issue isn't the only rule White would like to see addressed.
"Obviously the eye poke thing is a big deal. We need to talk about that. And the other thing is this three-point thing where you can't get kneed if you have your finger on the ground. That's not what the rule was meant for, so I think we're due."
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Lin Beifong in The Legend of Korra. She also voiced the Fire Nation councilwoman and an additional character across five episodes.
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Fire Nation councilwoman
- Character information: Fire Nation councilwoman
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Additional voices
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- 109. "Out of the Past"
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Television work
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- Desperate Housewives
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- The Little Rascals Save the Day (2014; video)
- Mars Needs Moms (2011)
- The 12 Dogs of Christmas (2005)
- Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
- Totally Blonde (2001)
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Mindy Sterling is best known for her role as Frau Farbissina in the Austin Powers movie franchise. In 2000, her memorable portrayal earned her nominations for a Teen Choice award and a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress.
Sterling has also brought her comedic talent to a number of on-camera television roles, including A.N.T. Farm, Desperate Housewives, iCarly, 2 Broke Girls, My Name is Earl, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Scrubs, King of Queens, and Reno 911!.
Sterling's voice-over credits include As Told By Ginger, The Wild Thornberrys, Kick Buttowski, The Looney Tunes Show, Scooby-Doo Mystery Incorporated, Chowder, Robot Chicken, and Justice League.
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What is Rugby?
Rugby is a football game in which an oval ball is kicked or carried forward down a field to score points either by touching the ball down beyond a tryline or kicking the ball through posts. The primary rule governing the game is that a pass must be lateral or backward. No blocking is allowed. Rugby is a contact sport, but it is not a brutal sport. In fact, it is a lot less violent, and less dangerous, than American Football. Rather than utilizing helmets and body armor that also serve as weapons in football, rugby players rely on hardened muscles and skillful tackling.
Rugby is a physically demanding game that requires a combination of toughness, strength, speed, agility and fitness. A team is composed of fifteen player positions, and each position caters to somewhat different skills and body type. The sport has something for everyone, and anyone can play.
History of Rugby and Grafton RFC.
As legend has it, rugby was born in the year 1823 during a soccer match at Rugby School in England. William Webb Ellis, frustrated and with a fine disregard for the rules of soccer at the time, took the ball in his arms and ran with it. Obviously, those early participants felt that carrying the ball and tackling opponents would make for a much more challenging sport, thus originating the distinctive features of rugby.
In the United States, the game emerged primarily on the West Coast. The lack of precise rules, ambiguities in the game and complexity of the sport drew a lot of American players away from the game until major changes were invoked. In 1880, the scrum was replaced by a line of scrimmage, drawing emphasis from the free-running characteristic of the game. In 1906 the forward pass was introduced to the United States game. The rules of rugby died, and the game of American football was born.
Although a handful of clubs remained in the US, rugby did not re-emerge until the 1960s. It became popular in colleges, and then graduates introduced the game in their communities. The United States of America Rugby Football Union (now known as USA Rugby) was formed in 1975 creating added recognition and a measure of organization. A founding member of the Milwaukee Rugby Football Club, Vic Hilarov, was also a founding member of USA Rugby and served as the first president. USA Rugby now boasts of more than 65,000 members. The current structure of USA Rugby comprises 7 territorial unions and 34 Local Area Unions that compete for regional and national championships.
Inspired by local parents with an enduring love for the game, Dave Grams, with the help of his son Joe and assisted by Brad Saunders, founded the Grafton Rugby Football Club as a U-19 team in March, 2007. Many of Daves former teammates from Milwaukee RFC, now officers of the Badgerland conference, provided the impetus to organize. Grafton RFC is now a member of the Badgerland Conference, the Wisconsin Rugby Football Union, and USA Rugby. As a member of this conference, Grafton will compete with seven other teams for the East Division seeding. The top four teams will enter the conference championship tournament, and the winner will compete for state and regional titles.
Rugby Basic Rules.
Rugby is similar to American football in many respects, as football was derived from rugby. The field, or PITCH, is 100 meters long between trylines, and up to 70 meters wide (some flexibility in width is allowed for club matches). Goalposts are the same size and height as in football, but they are fixed on the tryline. The object is to carry the ball downfield and touch the ball to the ground across the goal line (TRYLINE). Such a score is called a TRY, and it is worth 5 points. Just crossing the tryline doesnt guarantee a score. The ball must be touched to the ground. (The term touchdown in football is derived from this type of score.) When a try has been awarded, the ball is brought straight out from the point at which it was touched to the ground to attempt a CONVERSION kick, worth 2 points. Obviously, the conversion attempt is easier if the try is scored near the center of the goalposts.
Another type of score is made by a place kick (PENALTY KICK) from the point of a major infraction, and it is worth 3 points. A fourth type of score is a DROP KICK (through the goal posts) that can be attempted at any time, but seldom utilized. The drop kick is also worth 3 points.
Unlike other sports such as football, all players on a rugby team have the opportunity to run with the ball, tackle, ruck, maul, play defense, kick and return kicks. A ball carrier must release the ball when tackled to the ground, and the tackler must release the ball carrier. Both players should attempt to get to their feet immediately so that they can pick up the ball. A player whose knees are still in contact with the ground cannot play the ball. If supporting players from either team arrive before a player regains his feet, a ruck has formed, and the player must get off the ground and re-enter the ruck from behind the formation on his side of the ball in order to not be offsides.


text: The best bed in Berkeley Castle has been slept in by 15 generations, since 1608. "It is the most comfortable bed in the castle," says Georgina Berkeley. This commendable stewardship of a family heirloom gives a new meaning to consumer durables. Supermarkets may offer a bag for life, but carpenters of the Jacobean age offered workmanship that had no need of a renewable warranty. No doubt the business part of the bed has often been renewed; flocking and feathers wear out. It is the carved bedposts that remain impressive. We could, of course, all have four-posters if we wanted, though nothing so grand. But fashion dictated otherwise. Cosy bed-curtains were held to be unhygienic, and bare, low-level bedsteads became the must-have sleepery. The Englishman's home is no longer his castle. If he has made his own inferior bed, he must lie in it, while it lasts.


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We have had one hot summer but over the course of these hot days we have had a few good days! The other night was nice so we took Ryan to the park. Here are some pictures of her swinging! At first she as sure of it (probably because its been so long since we have been to the park) but once she was warmed up she loved it!
Over the last few weeks we have notice so much growth in Ryan!
Potty Training 101
So this week we have experienced major progress with Ryan's potty training (aka EC) The other day I bought some little panties for her to wear around the house and she has been doing awesome! She usually will go potty 3 or 4 times a day and have an accident or two a day! The best thing is that we only go through 2 diapers a day!! Ryan has officially learned to communicate with us when she needs to go potty! She will either crawl to the bathroom and sit in front of it or she will crawl on my legs and grunt! It's amazing how much she is picking up! She now cries when she has an accident and I'm not sure why. If she understands that she is suppose to go in the potty and is upset or just doesn't like to be wet, either way she's showing progress! I thought her reaction was interesting because we have never shown any negative response to her having an accident. Kids are much smarter than we give them credit for!
New things that I'm doing
-Ryan has learned that she can drop things and pick them back up. Over the last few days she has been picking up food and dropping it to just pick it up again to put in her mouth! She has also discovered the cup holder on her tray and likes to put her food in there and take it out and then put it in there again.
-Ryan is now on a roll with walking with assitance. We have a little stroller to push and she loves pushing it around. She's getting strong and I bet will be walking before we realize it!
-Ryans has learned how to turn pages in a book! Its amazing how quickly they learn! Ryan and I spend at least 20 m inutes a day reading and she loves it! (I think I enjoy it more though)
-When Ryan talks to us she now will say "Aie ya" Whatever that means but she says it all day long! Its pretty cute!
My new favorites
-Loves to hold her bath toys while she sits on the toliet!
-Her Wheat Thins, Dorritos, Veggie Straws
My new discoveries
-Ryan's discovered that she LOVES pickles! We were eating subs the other night and she devoured the pickle given to us!! She loved it!
-She's found her voice! For the last few weeks Ryan has been screaming! Just out of the blew you will hear her high pitched squeal.
-She has learned that she can feed her Daddy food! She loves to do it too!
-She has learned that she can CLIMB and hang over the couches and beds! She loves climbing. She's my little monkey!
The silliest thing Ryan's doing
-Today Ryan was following an ant with her eyes! Then she decided to chase it! While crawling around she would try and smash it! It was so cute!
-Ryan now has decided that she can only eat a snack if she has one in each hand. Its so funny! She won't even attempt to eat the snack until she has at least two!


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Last fall, I hopped on a flight out of sunny Los Angeles to a cold and rainy Michigan, landing in the once booming manufacturing mecca of Detroit. I talked a bit about my trip in this post following my return home, and have been surprised to find just how much the visit still sits in my mind, many months after the fact.
Detroit is nothing if not a storied city, and before the automotive industry moved overseas, it was American made cars that were synonymous with luxury. It's hard to think of a time where our consumer options weren't dominated by global production, but there's no denying the renewed interest in the domestically made. Small businesses sprinkled across the country are shining a light on the topic of where our products come from and the practices being used to make them, but larger retailers have yet to follow suit.
Enter Shinola. Like those early Cadillac's, the company is proving that quality production still lives within Detroit's bones, and that it just needs the opportunity to showcase it. By keeping everything under one roof — from design, to production, to shipping — Shinola is, "reclaiming the making of things that are made well," and making a sizable contribution to the redevelopment of Detroit's economy in the process. With this mission comes a rigorous attention to detail, building each of their products by hand, one-by-one, as though picking up where those Cadillac's left off.
The company's practices align well with what The Elysian Edit is all about — making good design more accessible, and encouraging quality over quantity when it comes to our surroundings. This week marks the launch of Shinola's newest watch, The Canfield, which we had a fun time lending a refined eye to for the occasion. We're sharing some favorites from the shoot here today, and you can following along with Shinola on Instagram where they'll be posting more of our photos this next week.
To take your pick from the full collection of Canfield watches, click here. To find about more about the story behind the brand, visit the Shinola website.