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Ok, maybe this should be more of a vent, but I'm just trying to work through things in my own brain! LOL! I'm copy/pasting from somewhere else I wrote this. I'm too nauseated at the moment to rewrite it! (that's gotta be a good sign)
Thanks ladies!
Actually, I agree that they should have seen something on the u/s. at 5w1d I had blood work, and I was at 1145. then, 1 1/2 weeks later, that's when i got the emergency u/s. I was measured at being 5w3d on that ultrasounds, which means that my bloodwork was 1145 at 4w1d, instead of 5w1d (which is where it was supposed to be at 5w1d.... does that make sense?)...
Either way, between the 10 days from the blood work to the ultrasound, there should have been higher than 1500, therefore, showing a baby in the sac, along with a heartbeat, but all we got was a sac with a yolk sac, measuring 5w3d (when i should ahve been 6w3d)...
So, I have made my f/u u/s for Monday morning at 7:30am CST. I'm not sure I'm gonna go to it though, because if I can get another doctor to get me in sooner, then I'm going to go with the other doctor. I was considering changing doctors anyway, to someone closer, and then through all of this, I have decided that changing doctors is the best option for me. When I started seeing my doctor with Robynne, she was very compassionate, and I was in there every 2 weeks from the time I found out I was pg until I started going weekly! They all know me, and I was so excited to be going there...
However, when I went in for my first appt, I found out that the nurse that I knew well wasn't there anymore (she never came back from her maternity leave) and there was a new nurse. She seemed nice, but couldn't answer any of my questions. She even figured my EDD wrong by LMP! (5w1d). Then I went back a week 1/2 later and that's when I got to see my doc, had my pap, etc. She said that my uterus felt (after asking) like I was 5-6wks, instead of 6-7. I had to ask her though, she didn't just tell me the info (like she USED to when I was pg with Robynne). Well, then I waited for my rhogam shot, and the nurse (a different one) gave me my paperwork for the ER U/S and to check out at the front desk. So I check out, and the receptionist said "ok, thanks!" and I was like "don't I need to make an appointment" and she looked down and said "nope, no follow up appointment needed" WTF?? if we're loosing this baby, I AT LEAST deserve the common curtasy of having a SIT DOWN discussion with my DOCTOR to discuss what steps to take next. If it's not viable, I want a D&C, I want them to do any and all genetic testing they can do. I want them to test me, DH, the baby, WHATEVER! Also, when am I supposed to discuss my options, since if this is a loss, it's my 3rd?!? They never tested my progesterone (which I've been told can cause red spotting). They haven't done any OTHER testing AT ALL! They haven't wanted to do blood draws for HCG! I mean, how the hell hard is it to put in lab work for me to do blood work? I mean, if it SHOWS the HCG is going down, then guess what! That's MY ANSWER! no waiting forever and a day to figure it out, and I would rather know by lowering HCG than by seeing an empty sac on an u/s....kwim??
Also, I'm upset not only that she didn't want to see me back, BUT that she didnt' even call me to give me the u/s results. The Nurse did! I understand that nurses do a lot of the doctor's calls about lab results, etc, but seriously! She KNOWS how high risk I am, I had questions and the nurse couldn't anser them. I asked her what to look for (as far as a farthur along m/c goes, since my last one was at 5 weeks, and was just like a really heavy and painful period) and she was like "bleeding" and I was like "yea, i'm doing that!" I mean, I KNOW that they probably get spotting questions all the time, but COME ON! I'M HIGH RISK, I'M BLEEDING RED, AND I'M MEASURING A WEEK BEHIND! They're not doing anything to try to comfort me, trying to alleavate my fears, anything at all. Matter of fact, i kinda felt like she was annoyed (my doctor) because I was there for a pg, and wasn't as far as I should be. I mean, when it seemed like everything was ok (when she first walked in the room) everything was cool, but then when she did my exam, and found I was smaller, and bleeding, then i kinda got the impression that it was like "UGH, here we go again!" I LOVE my ob, but seriously, i feel really uncomfortable and stuff there now. If they can't take the time to discuss my options (if it's viable then blah blah blah, if it's not viable then blah blah blah). She could have at LEAST made a follow up appoinment. EVEN after my u/s showed a 5w3d "healthy pregnancy" (in the nurses words) then she STILL didn't make another appointment with me. so if it's not viable, am I gonna have to drag myself into her office and beg to be seen so that I can get a D&C? I don't want to m/c naturally, I want genetic testing, and I want to make sure they "have what they need" in order to do that. With Hope, they coudlnt' even really get a good keryotype because it was SO HARD getting anything to give off results. FINALLY they went back through the autopsy stuff and finally they were able to get an OK keryotype, but as far as any other genetic tests, they couldnt' get any of it done from her at all!
Add that to tthe fact that with all the stupid construction around the Austin area, it takes me FOREVER to get there now. There is a really cool doc office RIGHT next to our local hosptial here in the town I live in. I know exactly where it's at, and it doesnt' take long to get there at all! I am thinking of calling them tomorrow, explaining everything, and trying to get in by the end of the week. I had my u/s a week ago. They should be able to see some growth by now. Even if they don't see a baby or a heartbeat yet, they SHOULD see growth in the sac. If there is no growth in the sac, then we have my answer. If I can get blood work done Wed and then Fri, then we'll know if they're going up at all, if they're not going up, if they're going down, or if they're already abnormally low, or if they're in the right range for where I should be.
Anyway, that is what is going on with me right now. I feel nauseated, so that's a good sign. bleh! I go from having NO red spotting to LOTS of red spotting, back to none at all. I get crampy, then no cramps. I have been getting nauseated all day. I was up 400 tiems to pee last night, but I think I drank a gallon of water after 8pm (i CRAVE water at night, it seems...grrr). My boobs hurt worse today than they have on any other day! I think these are good signs, but I would REALLY like a confirmation of that, ya know? I'm tired of being like "well, IF there's a baby" or completely forgetting I'm pregnant all together. I KNOW tehre are no guarentees on if you see a hb at 6 weeks or so, but it would make me feel so much better right now to know if there's even a CHANGE or growth at all!
Anyway, if you made it this far, thanks for reading! I will keep you all up to date about what is going on, if I get into the new doc, etc!
HUGS! and thanks so much!
Shay :Mommy to ^Hope Kristen^ s/b 07/04/02; London Victoria 06/13/03; m/c 08/24/04; Robynne Jolee 07/01/05; m/c 09/15/06
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10:45:40 PM Nov 29th 2017
I was wondering, is it possible for a woman to be a "magnificent bastard" as well, or is there a more gender-appropriate term for women exhibiting this trope? Apologies if I sound like a feminist, just legitimately curious.
02:03:13 PM Sep 6th 2016
Why do so many Magnificent Bastards have Pride listed as their Fatal Flaw? Isn't that usually reserved for the Smug Snake?
09:19:47 AM Sep 21st 2016
Not quite. Magnificent Bastard can be proud of his magnificence, it's just when it's Smug Snake it's seen as Pride Before a Fall While if it's Magnificent Bastard it comes of as Awesome Ego.
03:51:54 PM Jan 8th 2016
Ok, since it's YMMV i'm not going to throw out Aizen from Anime examples... yet. But let's have a quick recap about what are Magnificent Bastards. They're brilliant, they're smooth opreators, they're genre savvy, they're charismatic, they have a goal, they're audatious beyond belief. How does Aizen fit into this?
- Brilliant. Aizen's plans and achievements seem impressive at first glance, but the reason he was dangerous was not brilliance, but badassery, he was strong enough to casually mow down captains and that's why he was a threat. His plan to burn Rukia to obtain certain Plot Device seem impressive, but it was extremely convoluted and unnessecarily complicated. Yes he faked his death, mowed down the council, and played with SS, but what did he gain by it? Nothing. Plan was to retrieve Hougyoku and he failed, he ended up getting it by different means, which he could've done from the beggining really, he caused some infighting in SS but no fatalities, and in the end his treason was revealed. Ultimately this whole mess didn't push his plans one bit forward. Where's the brilliance here?
- Smooth operator. This guy haven't pushed his plans one step forward for 100 years. When he finally did take action his betrayal was revealed after a month. After working on a plan to execute Rukia, and playing unsuccesfull Xanatos Speed Chess he ended up gaining Plot Device by different means entirely. He conquered Hollow world not through smartness but through force, Ichimaru said that hollows wouldn't be listening to him if he wasn't such tough badass. And what did he gain by it? Except from Wonderweiss none of his hollows achieved anything if battles against SS meaning everything else was a collosal waste of time.
- Genre Savvy. He explained his abilities to his opponents including Kyouka Suigetsu, he trusted Gin enough to reveal his weakpoint, and his complexity addiction ended up seriously screwing his plans, not to mention creating his own enemy and underestimating badassery. Those are mistakes Genre Savvy villian wouldn't make.
- Charismatic. Well in hinamori's eyes definitely, this part is extremely YMMV, but him casually playing You Have Outlived Your Usefullness time after time certainly din't earn him any points from me.
- Goal. Well for once something fits, he did have a goal, and went through a lot to fulfill it. But goal alone isn't enough.
- Audacity. I don't think his actions were particulary audatious for someone who was badass enough to casually mow down captains, and he certainly succeded in none of which it really mattered as his final plan screwed up. he retained some smugness after defeat but that's it.
03:56:41 PM Apr 15th 2015
I know these are from real life, but applied to fiction, would the items listed in the following Photoplasty page count as this trope, or another trope? http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_1226_the-19-most-impressive-dick-moves-all-time/ I mean, if you think about it... Magnificent = Impressive Bastard = Dick Any thoughts on that, anyone?
04:23:11 AM Jan 16th 2013
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edited by SeptimusHeap
Oop. Put into wrong discussion page. It was for Awesome Ego.
09:19:07 PM Jul 12th 2012
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What happened to the Real Life examples page? Have we really become so caught up in our uncompromising "Never call a Real Life person a villain" policy that we can't even have examples for a villain most often painted in an affectionate light? Who on earth would be offended by an example describing, say, Napoleon Bonaparte or Alexander the Great in this way?
11:59:45 PM Jul 12th 2012
I have no idea. There is now a thread in Special Efforts dedicated to maintaining Real Life sections, but it's less about "this section has some natter/a controversial example/a stealth troper tale and we should clean it up" and more about "this is technically a villain trope, cut the real life section".
01:08:39 AM Jul 13th 2012
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edited by LordGro
If you think that everyone ("one earth" at that) sees Napoleon Bonaparte and Alexander the Great in an affectionate light, you may be victim of Opinion Myopia.
02:29:12 AM Dec 6th 2012
There is an assumption this can only be villains, and so giving the label to a real person would be insulting. But Lelouch and Batman are both examples of heroic Magnificent Bastards. So to me it's not an Insult, I'm a pretty big fan of Alexander The Great, and will proudly call him the most Magnificent Bastard of all.
01:10:49 AM Apr 30th 2013
Because Political correctness gone mad strikes another good article from this site.
08:50:16 AM Apr 30th 2013
05:41:46 PM Mar 24th 2014
Because it isn't the magnificent part that's the problem, it's the bastard part. To the Germans, Bismarck is a Guile Hero. To the French, he's an absolute SOB. And to those of us who don't have a personal stake in it, he's this trope.
03:41:28 PM Jul 20th 2014
This page, it aint a trope. Now if we were going to rewrite it into one, fine, then I could see it having no real life section. But as is, there were people who convinced Barak Obama was the Anti Christ. I hardly see how anyone listed as a magnificent bastard on an audience reaction page is so insulting compared to what people say in national press.
07:12:59 PM Nov 8th 2011
There's been some serious abuse of this trope by many tropers, who think it's "a bastard with good qualities", when it actually means "a badass mastermind".
07:13:38 PM Nov 8th 2011
That's not to say that a Magnificent Bastard can't have good qualities, but that's nto really the point of one.
05:19:48 PM Sep 20th 2011
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edited by Kersey475
I'm making a story idea for a children's film and I want to know if the Big Bad sounds like a Magnificent Bastard:
- He is very Wicked Cultured and Affably Evil, but it's ultimatly just an act to desperatly hide his inner feral vicious nature.
- This nature is occasionally shown when a mishap or bad news causes him to fly into a quick rage and crush a glass he is holding or bring his fist down hard enough to dent a steel table before quickly regaining his composure and thinking of ways to use the setback to his advantage.
- His main tactic is to use his cunning and intelligence to manipulate and defeat his enemies with clever gambits, but could also be capable of tearing through groups of enemies in combat by himself.
- Motive: He isn't interested in wealth or status, but he honestly and self-righteously believes that hes a good guy and believes that by purging all the evil in the world, he will be able to purge his darker inner nature from himself.
- His goal is to acquire an ancient source of great magical power in order to purge all the "wickedness" in the world.
- His day job is being the royal advisor to the king of The Kingdom, but his alter ego is the never-been-seen-in-person "Dark Overlord" who is the mysterious leader of a group of chess-themed minions who frequently hires and utilizes the various bandit gangs.
- His main hobby is playing chess, growing his own grapes, and making his own grape juice (cant use wine since this IS a childrens film after all).
- He does lampshade his preference for grape juice pointing out that "alcohol clouds the mind".
- He treats his personal chess-themed minions with repsect and trusts them, but has a low opinion of the bandit gangs he frequently has to use. He ultimatly views everybody as expendable to varying degrees.
- He doesnt bother to remember the names of those who wont benefit him or arent a threat. While he memorizes the heros name its not because he views the hero as a threat, its because he views the hero as his most useful pawn.
- He is mainly based on Professor Ratigan and Light Yagami.
- The hero of the story is a street smart Deadpan Snarker Type II Anti-Hero who is a bit Book Dumb with Chronic Hero Syndrome and Blood Knight tendencies (who is also heavily based on Yuri Lowell from Tales of Vesperia)
- Establishing Character Moment:
Big Bad: "I had already taken that possibility into account. The outcome of that skirmish was irrelevant to my plans."Minion: "That may be so, but the Elite Mooks that you sent to steal the MacGuffin in the confusion were defeated by some passing-by Idiot Hero."(The wineglass cracks (but doesn't shatter) in the Big Bad's hand)Big Bad: (Sternly) "What."
- The Big Bad is playing three games of chess at once while drinking grape juice out of a wine glass when one of his minions comes in. The minion informs the Big Bad that his bandit gang has been defeated by the Kingdom's Knights and the following exchange occurs:
02:15:05 PM Nov 25th 2011
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This character does seem like a magnificent bastard but remember to have the bastard not underestimate his hero. He should see the hero as a possible unexpected force in his plans and even use the hero if possible (which based on the hero you described should be relatively easy for the bastard). And as for establishing the character moment it would be better if he didn't act surprised or angry at his mooks failure. Instead you could have him with a slight smirk asking "Really?" Showing that something unexpected happened but true to his name he will adapt and take advantage of his soon to be new piece.
05:23:16 PM Jan 29th 2012
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True. but I also want ot foreshadow his vicious feral inner nature (a la Professor Ratigan from The Great Mouse Detective) in the ECM. It's a big part of his personality and motives. In fact when his plans fail, he isn't losing his temper out of arrogance like a Smug Snake. Rather, he's aware that plans that fail will upset the planner, but when he gets upset it causes his inner monster to want to come out and he tries to restrain his inner monster using his facade of elegance and sarcasm. I also forgot to mention that he is very Dangerously Genre Savvy and uses his Genre Savvy to create gambits that take advantage of The Power of Love. For example, one Xanatos Gambit has him ordering his minions to kidnap the princess and then he convinces the king to send the hero to rescue her. If he fails, the hero will be destroyed and won't be able to interfere with his plans plus he can eliminate the princess which will cause a Succession Crisis in The Kingdom that he can exploit. If the hero suceeds then the princess and the hero will fall in love (this causes his right-hand-man to do a Flat "What." when he tells him/her this).
- Speaking of which, he also has a right-hand-man codenamed "Queen" (still deciding on the gender of The Dragon) who is the field commander of his forces and acts as The Watson.
- In another demonstration of his genre savviness, during his Near Villain Victory (when the source of great magical power is just within his reach) he pulls the We Can Rule Together card on the hero, pointing out that their goals aren't so different and that keeping all that power to himself will surely drive him insane. When the hero refuses, the Big Bad smugly points out that if he refused the offer, he was just distracting the hero while The Dragon gets into position to attack the princess. This causes the hero to perform a Taking the Bullet to save the princess and the princess uses The Power of Love to bring him back to life, but it also unlocks the final seal on the magical power source.
09:53:19 AM Sep 16th 2011
Does anyone else think we need some measure of a clarifier between a Magnificent Bastard and a Manipulative Bastard? I repeatedly find entries across the wiki that state a character as unlikable in some way or another but still file them under Mag Bas.
04:45:58 PM Sep 20th 2011
I think that main difference is that the Manipulative Bastard just manipulates people personally. The Magnificent Bastard also manipulates people, but can also improvises on the fly, has traits of The Chessmaster (who is better at manipualting events), and does it all with style.
03:08:27 AM Jan 19th 2016
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Manipulative Bastard is basically any character that manipulates others to achieve his/her goal. While Magnificent Bastard can and usually is Manipulative Bastard he's also a Chess Master, he controls events as well as people, at least half of the plot he's connected with is part of his plan, and above all he's got style. Some Magnificent Bastard has probably planned ahead that you would be reading this. The thing is Magnificent Bastard may be unlikable in "love to hate" way, so just because some people don't like them doesn't nessecarily eliminate them as Magnificent Bastard.
01:57:41 PM Jun 20th 2011
If a show or story manages to make a character who is a Magnificent Bastard and a Complete Monster at the same time, would they have essentially created an ultimate villain? If that were even possible, it sounds like such a character would be able to cross the Moral Event Horizon while having a Crowning Moment of Awesome at the same time (or with the same act).
08:03:49 PM Jul 11th 2011
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Not necessarily the ultimate villain, but definitely a formidable one. Basically, in order to be both a Magnificent Bastard and a Complete Monster, the character would need to be as devious/charismatic as they were monstrous, something which is extremely difficult to pull off. If the evil overshadows the magnificence, they will be a Complete Monster, but lose their Magnificent Bastard status. If the reverse happens, they will be a Magnificent Bastard, and the audience will not lose sympathy with the character as a result. This is assuming, of course, that the character meets the criteria for both, since not all Bastards do exceptionally heinous things, and not all Monsters commit villainy with flair and brilliance.
02:31:08 AM Dec 6th 2012
The Joker in The Dark Knight is exactly that.
07:22:14 PM Jun 9th 2011
I think it would be better so say that the Magnificent Bastard is rarely a Complete Monster. One can have Magnificent Bastards that are also complete monsters such as Heath Ledger's Joker, Hans Landa and M. Bison but such characters are the exception rather than the norm.
01:53:56 PM May 16th 2011
Why is Magnificent Bastard a YMMV trope if it's just describing someone who is a master manipulator?
07:15:08 PM May 16th 2011
It says on the page that "one person's Magnificent Bastard can be another person's Smug Snake, Complete Monster or Villain Sue". So somebody can potentially see the Bastard as someone who fails at doing what they claim to be able to do, someone who crosses the Moral Event Horizon or someone who succeeds so many times that it breaks the Willing Suspension of Disbelief. Take Naoya from Devil Survivor for example. (I know, it's not the best example, since Shin Megami Tensei is relatively obscure, but I digress.) He has the requirements to be a Magnificent Bastard (although he's not quite as manipulative in terms of emotions), and a lot of people like him, but other people think he's just a Jerk Ass. And from what I understand, a master manipulator would be along the lines of a Manipulative Bastard or Chessmaster. Note that these aren't YMMV tropes. The Magnificent Bastard is both of them as well, but he's able to improvise. </ramble>
09:35:09 PM May 16th 2011
But isn't every character trope subjective?
10:30:27 PM May 17th 2011
Yeah, but I think other character types are more...definite? In any case, the Magnificent Bastard is probably a YMMV trope because he shares similarities with the Smug Snake and Villain Sue (or Complete Monster, up to you), so whether a character's a Magnificent Bastard or not depends on how the viewer sees his actions and role and stuff.
05:12:59 AM May 19th 2011
The reason why this is subjective is because of the fact that mostly, it is an audience reaction cencerning whether or not that character is Magnificent from the your point of view. Basically a Magnificent Bastard is a manipulator that you personally think is magnificent.
11:41:43 PM Apr 14th 2011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_great "alexander the great" is my nomination to be the MAIN page picture, regardless of whether there should be a main page picture or not, he deserves at LEAST the real life picture slot when the most famous generals and rulers of rome, the bible, the jews and the qu'ran and world war 2 give you special treatment, you've probably made it big time jesus can't even do that, alexander already has there's a lot of good examples of people, but, this man singlehandedly has written the book, rommel's book? a small CHAPTER of alexander the great's book sun tzu? probably a fanboy of alexander himself~ alexander was brought up to be achilles in living form, taught by aristotle, survived his chessmaster father's attempt to kill him with a sword and took down the only superpower the greeks had known, and in the process, making the greeks one he also crushed the indian armies he faced before he died at 32 this man, is, 100% magnificient bastard, you can name anyone and everyone else you want, but this guy did it younger, or better, or both, than every single one of the others, whether fictional or real he's like a real life version of the war of the world's tripods, only microbes can take him down and don't tell me about napoleon or genghis, just look at who alexander inspired, practically everyone except genghis, and I'll bet the mongols picked up a few of his tricks themselves by sheer rumours myths and legends ;)
12:39:18 AM Apr 15th 2011
oh, and all this with something that's known as "a weakness for alcohol" so he had something called a handicap while doing this, one bigger than any of the other examples I saw listed, keep in mind as well that while a general like that might seem rather... meh, he DISSECTED the persian empire, he didn't go forth boldly and bravely and stupidly, he knew where to push and where to pull, and even fooled the indians the indians, at least back then... were about as knowledgeable about the kinds of things sun tzu talks about, as the chinese back then so he might seem kind of young brave and stupid and only good at the battlefield, you've got to remember he thought of the entire thing, AND survived in the viper's pit of macedonian aristocracy, AND beat the cultures who had cunning as their primary method of combat, through greater cunning, but not everything was preplanned, just like it says, he moved on the fly and adapted fast and then made plans based on what he learned maybe not the most spy-like magnificient bastard, but he puts the magnificient right into the title, and he was a complete and utter bastard, one of the most direct and successful ones there ever was, fictional or real, genghis khan didn't go it alone like alexander did, he had lots of very well trained and skilled generals too
01:12:37 AM Apr 15th 2011
also I'm shocked and horrified he's not even mentioned IRL, napoleon is? rommel is? caesar is? he's the one they learned from and were inspired by, in an entirely direct way, it originates with him if one talks about great generals and conquerers, he's the ur and inspiration to the rest, with a record like genghis' but minus the already existing stuff to make it easymode in organization that genghis had
07:17:51 PM Dec 20th 2010
I was thinking, how about a new page quote, in addition to the one that's already there? I was thinking a line from Othello "[I'll] Make the Moor thank me, love me, and reward me for making him egregiously an ass" -Iago In my mind, that fits rather well, though it may fit under Chessmaster better.
07:27:55 AM Sep 7th 2010
Question. Why are we claiming that Magnificent Bastard and Complete Monster are incompatible or mostly so? Nothing in the definition of Magnificent Bastard would suggest s/he can't be a Complete Monster as well, and in fact many of the best villains are both. The Joker and Hannibal Lecter are two that come to mind offhand.
05:35:00 PM Sep 7th 2010
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There is a level of magnificence that is required for the Magnificent Bastard. Something great and Napoleon-esque about their evil that cannot be denied, even as you fight against them. A Complete Monster is inherently despicable. There is no art or grandeur to what they do - you just want them to die, preferably horribly. (Most versions of ) the Joker and Hannibal Lecter are not Complete Monsters, as there is something to be appreciated in them, if just for their vast intellects and breath-taking ability to exicute complex plots. We've lost our understanding of magnificence since the days of Aristole. It's a shame.
08:34:50 PM Sep 20th 2010
Because a Complete Monster is shown to have crossed the Moral Event Horizon, committing some act that loses all audience sympathy and negates his Magnificent Bastard status, if he had it in the first place. Rape, for example, or shooting a kid in the head in front of his family. At least one would hope audiences wouldn't still cheer for the guy.
08:15:17 PM Sep 21st 2010
Personally, I'd say a Complete Monster can be a Magnificent Bastard, but for the reason's listed above, it's rare. Basically, for a character to qualify for both they'd have to be extremely evil and extremely awesome at the same time, and that's a hard combo to write- but it can be done. Darkseid, Emperor Palpatine, and The Dark Knight's Joker all spring to mind- but that should give you an idea of the caliber of villain neccessary to fit both tropes. Of course, it's entirely possible for a character to be consider a Magnificent Bastard by some and a Complete Monster by others, depending on your standards of "Cool" and where you put a character's Moral Event Horizon.
09:47:21 PM Mar 3rd 2011
I agree with the above that the combination is possible, but rare. I would also postulate that another part of the reason is that, due to the 'magnificence' requirement of being a Magnificent Bastard, such characters are also frequently Karma Houdinis, which obviously tends to be very dissatisfying for the audience when applied to Complete Monsters in gross need of receiving their just desserts.
02:33:55 AM Dec 6th 2012
The Joker is the only true Complete Monster, well him and his glorified Expyies like Kefka
12:16:01 AM Jun 28th 2010
I think the trope examples could use some weeding. The MB is an unusual character that the audience responds to with awe when done correctly. Not every show/movie/book has an MB. Some try to write one in but fail. Characters like Ben Linus from LOST and Christoph Walz' character from Inglourious Basterds do not belong on the same page as characters from the George Lopez Show. We may not need to include every villain from Heroes, for that matter.
02:39:04 PM Aug 23rd 2010
This trope always requires weeding. By all means, get out your Weed-Wacker and hack away.
09:46:56 AM Sep 16th 2011
Another unfortunate mistake is confusing a Magnificent Bastard with a Manipulative Bastard. B is required for A, but is not inherently A. All over, I have seen manipulative characters listed as Mag Bastards, but within that very entry, they either fail to mention why he's likable or flat out say he isn't.
01:07:59 AM Jun 17th 2010
Could someone explain to me the context of the Trope Namer / page quote? ie. What book? Stupid question sorry, but I haven't seen the movie.
05:43:30 PM Jan 28th 2012
The point of that scene in Patton was that he'd actually read Rommel's book on tank battles prior to engaging him in one, presumably rendering Rommel's moves predictable. So really the provenance of the term is quite confused in this article - and Rommel's the only example given! Rommel lost. Patton was the one fitting the descriptions given.
04:46:39 PM May 29th 2010
From the entry on Rommel from the "real life examples" list: "Given his unambiguously heroic actions, including concealing the Judaism of Allied prisoners of war from his superiors, it's clear that we don't cheer for Erwin because he may have been a bastard but he did it with flair, we cheer because he wasn't actually a bastard at all, but a pretty swell guy." So having done heroic things makes someone who worked for the Nazis a "pretty swell guy" now? I don't know much about Erwin Rommel, but if he was working for he Nazis, doesn't that imply by extension that he was contributing, albeit slightly and indirectly, to the harm that the Nazis did? For what it's worth, this only caught my attention because he was the trope namer; I haven't bothered with the rest of the list, and as I mentioned I don't know much about Rommel himself. But I think the point I made is at least worth putting out there...
05:42:15 PM May 29th 2010
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Meh, he was an old school German military man. The Nazi government kind of inherited him, and he just did his job. He didn't even do it happily, as shown with his protection of Jewish PO Ws. Plus, he eventually turned on Hitler and was in on an assassination plot. So yeah, I agree. And this is from a guy who hates it when people try to rehabilitate Nazis or try to glorify evil empires because of their "bravery" or valor or those other martial values armchair fascists love to glorify (see the real life section of Villainous Valor and try not to roll your eyes so hard they fall out of your head). Erwin Rommel was a fairly decent guy working on the evil side out of simple duty and patriotism. Keep it in.
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The partnership has seen the development of a colourful machine-washable collection comprising 100 per cent Merino wool sweaters, cardigans and turtlenecks, which enhance the natural qualities of the fibre including softness, odour control, breathability, resilience, lightness, easy care and elasticity. The collaboration - which started in 2012 - continues to represent the positive values The Woolmark Company shares with Il Gufo, proposing a joyful image of childhood and a modern concept of childrenswear.
Developed in collaboration with The Woolmark Company's Mothers and Babies program, the collaboration spreads the message that Merino wool is the natural choice of clothing for children. Merino wool is naturally breathable, making it an efficient temperature regulator. It is soft and smooth on the skin, keeping children well-protected and comfortable all year round. It works by absorbing moisture vapour next to the skin to help children feel dry and less clammy. When the vapour moves away from the body and evaporates, it maintains a constant, comfortable temperature. In addition, every Merino fibre has a natural protective outer layer that resists dirt and helps prevent stains being absorbed.
Parents will also appreciate that Il Gufo now offers machine washable wool garments, offering ease of care along with piece of mind. Thanks to The Woolmark Company's new washable wool campaign, with the tagline Tested by Nature, Tested by Us, the Il Gufo collection has been tested to prevent shrinkage, colour fastness and felting by independent laboratories. As a certification mark the Woolmark symbol offers piece of mind that these garments can be safely washed in a domestic washing machine.
The launch of the new Merino wool collection will coincide with the opening of a new Il Gufo store in Milan. Il Gufo will celebrate the arrival of the new collection by telling the story of wool and its natural benefits, as well as spreading the message that wool is easy to wash.


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Rowan Partners with Glassboro Schools
Rowan partners with Glassboro Schools on new STEM academy, F&PA
Seventh- through eighth-graders and high school students across South Jersey can now apply to the Glassboro Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) and Fine and Performing Arts Academies offered in the Glassboro School District. The academies offer tuition free opportunities for Rowan University courses. Partnerships between Glassboro School District and Rowan University, Let's Dance Studio and George Kaiser School of Art will enable students to chart their educational future.
The partners came together to debut these unique opportunities at an Open House at Glassboro High School on October 11. Glassboro Principal Santina Haldeman urges South Jersey residents to attend a second Open House on October 18 at 7 p.m. in Rowan Hall at Rowan University.
"Next Thursday, the Open House will be hosted by Rowan University so that parents can see where students will actually take their courses," said Haldeman.
By meeting in Rowan Hall, the engineering building on campus, parents will see firsthand where academy students will take engineering clinic courses alongside other Rowan University students. They will also have the opportunity to walk one building over to Wilson Hall, where Fine and Performing Arts Academy students already take courses in piano, sight singing, fundamentals of music and receive instrumental instruction. Academy students receive dance instruction at Rowan University's Memorial Hall and Let's Dance Studio. Directly across the street from Rowan University, students make the short walk or drive to classes. The school district transports academy students from classes at Let's Dance Studio back to Glassboro High School.
"Our cooperative relationship with Rowan continues to provide opportunities for not only Glassboro's residents but all students interested in these areas throughout South Jersey. We are building on the tremendous success of our Fine and Performing Arts academy and expanding into an area we said we would right from the beginning," said Glassboro Superintendent Mark J. Silverstein, Ed.D.
While advanced coursework has drawn many students to Glassboro's academies, Tony Capasso, grandfather of saxophonist and academy student Kaytlynn Capasso, noted other factors. Capasso initially applauded his granddaughter's participation primarily due to the educational rigor and cost savings in being able to take free college courses. However, he soon saw other advantages in Glassboro.
"When you can walk into school and see that the principal knows every kid's name, that tells you something. Everyone here is very involved," said Capasso.
Silverstein remarked on the unity within the school. "It has been wonderful to see how when you go to GHS, one would never immediately know where the students' hometowns may be. Once they are here, students are accepted and enjoy everything that our small nurturing high school has to offer," said Silverstein.
Academy student Victoria Kuhnel, a talented clarinet player, takes a variety of music courses at Rowan University, but she also values the extracurricular activities at GHS. Kuhnel said she loves the pep rallies. Kuhnel and Kaytlynn Capasso joined classmates last month at the annual Powder Puff Football Game.
Attending last night's event were Haldeman; Dr. Linda Head, associate dean of the Rowan University College of Engineering; Dr. John R. Pastin, dean of the Rowan University College of the Performing Arts; Kathy Woodside, co-owner of the Let's Dance Studio; George Kaisar, owner of George Kaisar School of Art; and teachers active in the academies.
Head spoke about the national need for workers in science, technology, math and science. She sees the academy as an opportunity for students to prepare for the world beyond high school. According to Head, students will study measurement technology and engineering design. Through the engineering clinic courses, they will face real-world, open-ended problems.
"Students will have the opportunity to work with Rowan students as well as faculty on faculty-designed projects," said Head.
Pastin said, "I'm very excited about our future and what the academy students can be involved in as well. There is power in music."
Pastin spoke of new research, which studies the effect of music on Alzheimer patients. He believes that academy students benefit from exposure to the latest research and the chance to participate in college courses. He said that Rowan embraces the academy students and that one academy student recently was able to play with a select trumpet group on campus.
Noted Dr. Ali Houshmand, president of Rowan, "Our University is proud to be able to partner with our neighbors in the Glassboro School District and to welcome middle school and high school students into our classrooms. These students no doubt gain an edge by studying on a college campus and exploring select fields of interest. The Fine and Performing Arts Academy has been very successful. We are equally pleased to be a part of the new Glassboro Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Academy at a time when our nation must find more ways to introduce students to STEM subjects, prepare them for careers and improve the United States' standing in those fields."
Haldeman recommends that interested parents attend the October 18 open house. Parents can also obtain information and forms by clicking on School of Choice: STEM and Fine and Performing Arts Academies under the Site Shortcuts displayed on the left side of the Glassboro School District Website (www.glassboroschools.us). Questions can be directed to Michele Keating (email@example.com or 856-652-2700, ext. 71638) from the STEM Academy or Mary Greening (firstname.lastname@example.com, 856-652-2700, ext. 71242) from the Fine and Performing Arts Academy.
The academies are offered as part of the School of Choice Programs in NJ. Important upcoming dates for interested applicants include:
November 2 – Non-Glassboro Parents/Guardians, whose children are interested in applying to the Glassboro academies, must submit a Notice of Intent to Participate in the School Choice Program to the student's district of residence.
December 3 – Parents/Guardians must submit a Student Application, along with written notification from the student's district of residence, to Glassboro School District.
January 4 – Parents/Guardians must submit a Notice of Intent to Enroll in the choice district to Glassboro Schools. Glassboro Schools will then notify the district of residence.
Notice of Intent to Participate and Student Application Forms can be found on the Glassboro District Website. Students will audition as part of the application process for the Fine and Performing Arts Academy.
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Fort Lauderdale , Florida (September 17, 2012) Metropolis Technologies, a leading telemanagement and call accounting solution provider, today announced that its OfficeWatch Telemanagement Solution for Business is compliant with key communication solutions from Avaya, a global provider of business collaboration and communication solutions
OfficeWatch Telemanagement helps businesses easily track all calls within the enterprise to determine employee productivity and prevent against unauthorized phone usage. The application is now compliance-tested by Avaya for compatibility with Avaya Aura® Communication Manager 6.0.1, Avaya IP Office 8.0 and Avaya IP Office 8.1.
We are thrilled to have OfficeWatch compliance-tested for both Avaya Aura Communication Manager and the newest release of Avaya IP Office. Our telemanagement and call accounting solutions work seamlessly with Avaya products to reveal critical business data and provide productivity reports, call volume information, emergency alert notifications, and a host of other telemanagement benefits to improve business efficiency."Sharon Harry, Marketing Director at Metropolis Technologies
Metropolis Technologies is a Technology Partner in the Avaya DevConnect program—an initiative to develop, market and sell innovative third-party products that interoperate with Avaya technology and extend the value of a company's investment in its network.
As a Technology Partner, Metropolis is eligible to submit products for compliance testing by the Avaya Solution Interoperability and Test Lab. There, a team of Avaya engineers develops a comprehensive test plan for each application to verify whether it is Avaya compatible. Doing so enables businesses to confidently add best-in-class capabilities to their network without having to replace their existing infrastructure—speeding deployment of new applications and reducing both network complexity and implementation costs.
Avaya customers benefit from the choices available from partners such as Metropolis Technologies. Our customers can use products such as OfficeWatch Telemanagement with Avaya systems to lower their telecom expenses, increase their productivity, and to improve their customer service."Eric Rossman, Vice President, Developer Relations, Avaya.
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Jay Leisner – Coping With Comp Plans
Jay Leisner of Sylvina Consulting is a compensation plan design specialist.
Tip From The Top By Jay Leisner
So your company has a compensation plan and you find it confusing, do you?
I'm not surprised….
There is a lot going on with most compensation plans.
Why are compensation plans are so complicated?
Not everyone has the same financial goal when they join a direct selling company. Some are interested in part-time income, while others want this business to generate full-time income or more.
A good compensation plan needs to be good for everyone. It needs to put fast money into the hands of new recruits, reward the sponsoring behavior well, and generate ongoing revenue for those who choose to build teams.
Can you see how difficult it would be to please everyone?
Great compensation plans are complex because simple plans can't motivate and reward everyone well for the efforts they put forth in the business.
So, the next time you look at your compensation plan and think, "I wish this was simpler," instead think about how difficult it is to reward everyone well and appreciate how well the plan works to do that.
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The National Weather Service is adding a new element to severe weather warnings starting April 1.
"The impact based warning experiment will give our forecasters a chance to explain how severe a storm is," Lead Warning Coordination Meteorologist Jeff Last told Newsline 9.
Last works with the National Weather Service in Green Bay. That's the office that issues weather alerts for the majority of the Newsline 9 viewing area.
Last says his bureau is joining 37 other offices in the central United States with the experimental addition of customized information on the potential strength with each severe weather warning between April 1 and November 30.
"The warnings will give emergency managers more information so when they do sound the outdoor sirens for example or when the public hears a warning, they'll get more information on how significant that thunderstorm is," Last said.
Meteorologists with the National Weather Service say the goal of the experiment is to better communicate their analysis of severe thunderstorms based on what Doppler radar units detect. In a state like Wisconsin, no stranger to severe weather, that could prove very important.
"It's hard to believe we average over 20 tornadoes a year," Last said.
Especially compared to last year when only four tornadoes were confirmed to have touched down in Wisconsin. That's a stark contrast to the 38 twisters recorded in 2011 and 60 tornado touchdowns in 2005.
Last says the severe weather season of 2011 was particularly important in implementing the impact based warning experiment. That year saw hundreds of severe weather-related fatalities nationwide.
"People heard the warnings, heard the sirens, but they didn't react how we would have liked them to react," Last said.
But with specifics now included, meteorologists with the National Weather Service hope the strength of severe events is better communicated, keeping us all much safer.
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Ladies, is it just me, or does it seem like, every time you look around you see a new product targeting women with naturally curly coifs? I'm not complaining about it at all, in fact, I'm quite excited about having options for my tightly-curled coif but sometimes you have to put these products to the test. That's just what I did with the Huetiful Hair Steamer, which retails for $114.95.
The Huetiful steamer is a unique three-piece at-home hair kit that is said to lock in 5 times the moisture compared to using plain old conditioner. It pretty much looks like a hooded dryer, but with a water depository. With just 12 ounces of water, you really do get a fabulous 20-minute steam treatment. It wasn't loud at all, and it produced a lot of steam.
The only thing that bothered me during use is that I didn't wear a headband to help keep product from dripping down my neck and forehead, which was recommended in a tutorial from the Huetiful website so I recommend you do.
This innovative beauty tool retails starting at about $115 for just the hair steamer and $120 for the hair steamer and a facial steamer attachment. I think it's well worth the money because some salons charge nearly $100 for this luxe experience.
I was familiar with the Huetiful steamer because many of my go-to beauty gals gushed about it, so I was excited to put my tresses to the test and give it a try. I fell all-the-way in love with this steamer and would absolutely recommend it to anyone, whether your hair is relaxed or natural.
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Forrest Gump : the greatest film character of all time
March 24, 2011
Forrest Gump has been voted the greatest film character of all time in a new survey.
The 1994 film was a box office hit and critically acclaimed with Tom Hanks's performance earning him his second Oscar for Best Actor.
Director Robert Zemeckis had said of Tom Hanks's performance :
"Even living or dead, I can't think of anyone who could do as good as Tom did. I can't think of anyone. Possibly Henry Fonda would have done something interesting with it, but who knows ? I don't think it would have been has good as Tom nor would have been as perfect as Tom."
Out of more than half a million films made by Hollywood, the character portrayed by Tom Hanks ranked top in the biggest ever poll of moviegoers, beating James Bond and Scarlett O'Hara in the process, reports the Telegraph. Indeed, British secret agent James Bond was named as the second greatest film character and Scarlett O'Hara was rated as the third most memorable character.
More than 500,000 people took part in the survey carried out by ABC TV and People magazine.


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We in conversation with Roop Durgapala who is seen in popular shows like Balika Vadu and Baal Veer...
Roop Durgapal who is seen playing the role of Shiv's sister in Sphere Orgins' Balika Vadhu and an angel in SAB TV's show Baal Veer, talks about her new print advertisement and about her wish of playing a lead role in daily soaps.
When we spoke to her about her new print ad she said, "I recently shot for ImageBazaar.com and they have liked my pictures a lot. In fact I really enjoyed the photo shoot too. I had donned an Indian look and I loved the clothes which I was given. In short, I like Indian wear."
She is currently doing two shows namely Balika Vadhu and Baal Veer together, so we asked her how she manages her time. "It is very difficult managing time for both. Currently, I am just focusing on Balika Vadhu more, but also I shoot for Baal Veer when I am required on the sets. Balika Vadhu is one of the top and longest running show on television and I am honored to be a part of this show. Baal Veer is a nice show and I enjoy playing the role of Daridari Pari too", said the young actress.
"I am currently playing the role of Shiv's sister in Balika Vadhu as well as one of the angel in Baal Veer, which are considered as side roles, but I want to play a lead role too. I am eagerly waiting to get one romantic show with me playing the lead in it. Hope my wish comes true soon", she concluded.