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Iberostar Playa Gaviotas
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7 Traveller reviews from Holiday Watchdog
Blooming Marvellous
"Just got back from a fabulous 2 weeks in the Gaviotas Park. Absolutely outstanding right from the off. Checked in and was upgraded to 2 suites next to each other (two teenage children boy / girl with us) and one of the rooms had been set up so the kids had their own rooms. After check in was given a glass of fizz (Cava), which was very very welcome, kids got fresh juice. Was provided with wifi codes for 6 gadgets - exactly what we needed before being taken to our rooms. The rooms were on the ground floor about 10 yards from the pool - so very convenient. Whilst I would have preferred to be upstairs - only due to the fact that I would have liked to open the patio whilst sleeping, I was not about to ask to move after the upgrade and the hotel arranging the room for the kids. You can sleep with windows /doors open as in the two weeks I did not see / hear one mosquito - what a bonus! Quite a lot of the reviews have said that the pools are cold - and yes, they are, but given the fact that most people have been basting their bodies in the hot sun before jumping in, the water is bound to feel cold. The showers dotted about the pool area helped a lot when getting into the pools and hey - good practice anyway to rinse the sweat away before partaking in a wee swim. Yes, primarily German staying, but we knew that before booking so was no surprise and I have to say, the second week of our stay when there was more British, was a lot less peaceful than the first. Not sure about the Gaviotas Hotel, but we never had any communication issues - all staff asked if we were German, English, Spanish and away they went chatting away. Whilst on about the staff - cannot fault them, Star Friends always about, really lovely people, very chatty but not in your face - one even managed to get me Aqua aerobic-ing - quite a few times during our stay and it was great fun. The kids 13 and 15 were a bit shy the first week, but saying that, this was their first time out of the UK so it was bound to be strange - hearing the different languages. By the end of the 2nd week they were both sorry they hadn't joined in with the star friends team from the first day. Rooms - as I said we were upgraded to 2 suites, so we had a sitting room with couch, chair, tv (not much English telly, but didn't go to watch TV anyway) table, chairs, fridge, sink (which was useful for washing smalls - lol. Big bathroom with bath and over bath shower (plenty of hot water), big bedroom with side tables, dressing table, double mirrored sliding wardrobe (was another smaller wardrobe outside bathroom) so plenty of storage. Beds - hmmm - two singles pushed together and I have to say - not wonderfully comfortable, but this is my only gripe and if I am honest, nothing compares to my own bed and pillow, which was the only thing I was looking forward to getting home to! Hubby thought it was a bonus as I am forever throwing the covers off anyway as get too hot - even in January - in Scotland!! Lol. Rooms cleaned thoroughly everyday usually before 10.30 (unless my two lazy teenages stayed in bed til lunch), bottled water left everyday whether we had used the day before or not, so had a stash in the fridge. Now if you are looking for award winning interior design, totally modern rooms, this they are not. Yes, they could do with a refurbishment, but they are exceptionally clean, cool due to the air con and ours certainly was large - had everything you needed but they are not designer rooms. Bathrooms could really do with a re-furb as they could be made marvelous due to the size of them. Food - amazing choice, always hot, loads of it - been back a week and still won't step on the scales. Breakfast was my favorite though! Catering staff do an amazing job in the temperatures. Drinks - all named brands, self service of everything in pool bar (why do some people therefore think it is OK to just walk off with a full bottle of Vodka - grrr). Cava always on ice, soft drinks, ice cream, beer, wine (red, pink and white) all on tap. Lovely touch each day was the staff coming round the pool a couple of times with cave and slushies in the morning and schnapps and ice cream in the afternoon - saved having to walk 20 yards to the bar to get it. Beach - amazing - yes it is not right outside your door, but a maximum of 4 - 5 minutes walk down the hill (the hill did seem to get steeper each day coming back up it though - probably due to all the cake and fizz being consumed). We had a couple of really really windy days (knocked the wifi out too) and I have to say, the sand was painful when it hit you, but the plus side was the amazing waves - if you can take body boards - or you can hire them in Morro Jable - sorry don't know price as we only found the shop a day before we were heading home). I've probably missed loads off this, still in a state of depression at being home - only recommendation I can give is we were home 24 hours and booked for next year. We are staying is the Playa Gaviotas Hotel next year, not the Park, but only because Hubby wants a room with a sea view (even though we have a sea view at home! Men eh!) Bonus is, you can use the facilities at both hotels. Can't wait to go back. Oh and if you go - get the bar staff to make you a lollipop cocktail! Just don't end up drinking 4 like me! "
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- Travel date: 22nd July 2016
Mini Germany
"Have returned 4 days ago from the hotel and you may be interested to know that the location of the hotel is on the same sight as the iberostar palace and iberostar fuerteventura park, the latter being away from the beach, the gaviotas and palace having prime seafront location. Even though the palace is more expensive i can confirm that all rooms have a sea view at the Gaviotas albeit limited, but the palace does not offer this luxury. ( We normally rent from the big names like Europa car and Avis but on this occasion as we had booked the Hotel with Alpha rooms made the catastrophic mistake of booking through their provider Holiday Autos who are really Orlando Car. When we landed we looked for the desk and couldn't find it, and were in formed that they were 'off airport' and someone would be here to pick us up in a mini bus! When it arrived we were driven to an Industrial Estate and into what looked like an old bus depot filled with old bangers. And men working on them. To our extreme horror we were given a Renault Clio that looked like it had had a row with a brick wall and inside the area by the handbreak cigarete lighter was all smashed out! The steering wheel wasall sticky and lumpy covered in old dead skin and the interior was filled with twigs, sand and debry, the seatbelts were all sticky and vile too! We litterally drove round the block and decided to take it back, it was replaced with a Citroen which was all scratched and it had 71,000 miles on the clock! Every time we started it up it jolted us backwards and forwards, and was 'missing' most of the time but what can one expect from a car that had obviously been driven by at least 71,000 drivers! What a waste of £190.00! next time will def go with the big name car companys!) Anyway arriving at the Hotel Gaviotas reception did not really understand alot of English and did not seem to recognise the Spanish I used but we where given our key card and went to our room, when we pealed back the curtain we were disapointed to see the view was of a flat roof and yes you could see the sea but only on the horizon of this roof, so we went back to reception and paid 280 euros extra for a suite, the suite had fantastic views of the beach, sea, lighthouse ect. There was sunloungers as well as parasols and table and chairs and sofa on our balcony. The rooms were a bit tired and the airconditioning unit looked as though it was about to fall out of the ceiling in the entrance way, but the bedroom was of a good size, so was the lounge and bathroom. There was a flat screen television in both the lounge and bedroom although as you might guess the only English speaking channels were CNN and BBC News, there was only a small handful of Spanish channels as well, but there was unlimited German channels. The room cleaning, was OK but 'could do better' I presume they only swept not mopped as your feet would be filthy within seconds of having had your shower. Our drinking water was replaced everyday, but it is only replaced if you finish everylast drop so be sure to do so! We did one day, get given Fizzy water which we can't stand so left a note to the maid expressing in Spanish that I did not like the fizzy water and would like still, and she kindly replaced them. The breakfast was much the same as any hotel, I think everyone was on all inclusive, although the fruit juice in the machines at breakfast was vile and gloopy!. The lunch was served in a different restaurant, and the evening meal was back in the breakfast restaurant, I noted and noticed others looking that the Glasses and cuttlery that would often still be dirty after they had been through the dishwasher it was like a process of elimination to find a clean one. The food was ok, quite repetitive for my liking but if you love fish you will be in seventh heaven. There was a good variety for the children of Hake fishfingers, chips, rice, pizza, pancake rolls, burgers, Spag Bol ect. There wasn't an alful lot in the way of vegetables which was a bit annoying. But plenty of salad. We were only 2 of 6 Brits in the whole hotel the Overwhelming majority of which were German. Which quite frankly did have it's problems as everyone, even the waiters spoke German! There was a real language barrier and no real opportunity for me to practice my spanish either. On my first night, I sat down at a table which you don't have to reserve and a German lady came up to me tirading at me in German because her and her husband wanted to sit there, I didn't move so she went off very angry. The entertainment in the evenings was 'very entertaining' as they through humour into their west end shows but although the singing was in English the narrative was in German. After the show in the evenings everyone would go up to the upstairs bar where the disco would begin, all German music of course, it was amusing to see however that everytime a certain tune was played they all practically ran to the dance floor and went crazy! The beach in front of the hotel was nice and big, but a tad windy so we took the 5 minute drive in our 'joke car' to Playas de Sotevento which was a massive beach with hardly anyone on it and plenty of space for keeping out of the wind and a bit of privacy, it is here where the Windsurfing championships are held. The resort of Jandia didn't have much at all in the way of bars, but we managed to find one with live music and cocktails. There is a shopping centre a short walk from the hotel also. Two of the entertainment team although German themselves were very friendly and spoke good English and were very welcoming. Jordie and Rene. We were glad of them being there. It is surprising how you feel when you have come on holiday to a Spanish Island and you never here a Spanish voice only German. In conclusion we would probably not stay in that hotel again but it was nice enough, if I was German I would enjoy it. The weather ranged from 31 degrees to 23! Very nice."
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- Travel date: 2nd April 2010
Very good....!!!
"We booked this hotel individually (with flights, hotel, transfer all booked seperately). Got a VERY good deal. this hotel is very high standard at a very nice location on a cliff, overlooking the very nice beach. Food extremly good and alomost around the clock. Fresh fish, meat etc. grilled each day for lunch and dinner. Huge salad bar. Drinks were international brands, so you would find all sorts that you normally don't find in All inclusive packages and they are very generous. Down side (if you are English) there are ONLY Germans. I am German myself, so it was not a problem for me, but my partner is English, so if you like to socialise in the evening, it might be a bit difficult. Jandia is about a 35 minute walk away and maybe not really worth a trip, however it gives you something to do. This hotel is probably situated in the best position in Jandia, directly by the beach as most other hotels are nearer the town and sometimes a bit of a walk to the beach if you prefer this to the hotel pool. However you have to climb quite a few stairs and is maybe not suited for people with walking difficulties. Hope this review helps!"
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- Travel date: 28th March 2010
Unbeatable hotel - all around
"This hotel is easy to review because everything about it is basically perfect. Its location atop a hill that overlooks an amazing beach really makes this place stand out. The all-inclusive aspect is also key since there is very little to do in the area around the hotel (or really anywhere on Fuerteventura). The staff is also very accommodating - the alcohol is self-serve for beer and wine if you want it to be and the bartenders are very generous with the mixed drinks if you ask them to be. The rooms are nice and clean, but the beds are hard - though in line with every other hotel we stayed at during our time in the islands. The free liters of water in the room is clutch for people like us who always take advantage of the open bar at an all-inclusive resort. Our room overlooked the pool which also had the beach in the background and it was a spectacular view. But as we were walking to the beach, we saw some rooms that have balconies that overlook the beach itself and those would be nice if you can figure out how to score those. We never ate in the reservations only restaurant but found no need to as we were always looking forward to the buffet meals since they were so delicious. There is very little to do in the way of watersports as far as we could tell, but that adds to the ambiance of the unspoiled nature of the beach anyway, so it wasn't a big deal in my opinion. There was however, a good amount to do around the hotel. They have spanish renditions of broadway shows nightly and also a bowling bar with a bowling alley, billiards hall and obviously a bar. The billiards and bowling are extra though - 1 euro for billiards and 3 or 4 euro for bowling Overall, this is one of the top hotels we've been to in a while. We traveled to Tenerife, Fuerteventura and Grand Canaria on our visit and this was our favorite hotel on the trip. A couple things to note though - the pool, while beautiful, is FREEZING. But that is par for the course throughout the Canary Islands so you can't exactly base your decision on that. Also - you definitely, definitely need to rent a car on this island if you are not part of a tour excursion. Taxis are prohibitively expensive (especially if you are from the US and the euro is already expensive) - to the point where I rented a manual shift car to drive to the National Park beaches and I have no clue how to drive a stick shift. This is the case for both Tenerife and Fuerteventura. Grand Canaria is built up more, so you can get away with using the bus system there is car rentals are too expensive (that's what we did). Oh - and when I say prohibitively expensive, I mean 70-80 euro average to get from the airport to anywhere."
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- Travel date: 14th January 2010
Relaxing week's stay - wish it had been two weeks!
"On arrival at the hotel it was quite worrying to be told that they did not have a booking for us however, after some checking by reception, we were allocated a room. Unfortunately, this was not a full sea view room, as booked. Despite many requests we were only offered a room with a worst view (although you could actually see the sea between trees). This initial start did not spoil the holiday and, indeed, all the staff were particularly helpful, polite and friendly during the remainder of our stay. The room are adequate and kept very clean. In fact, the whole hotel is kept to a high standard. The food is excellent with a varied selection at every meal, with different choices every night. One warning, do not bother about the speciality restaurant which is open twice a week. The food is good but very "nouveaux cuisine" - i.e. there is little of it!. Very good deal on all inclusive with food and drinks available and good quality. Drinks and fruit were also brought round the pool during the day by hotel staff. We were the only Brits staying at this hotel but everyone of all nationalities very friendly. Would definitely recommend this hotel."
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- Travel date: 17th May 2009
The Hotel is in a superb location overlo...
"The Hotel is in a superb location overlooking part of the famous 25Km beach. It is sold as a 4* property and, in the main, lives up to that classification. It is owned by the Iberostar Group and is next to another Iberostar hotel (It's worth pointing out though that you are not able to utilise your A/I status from one hotel to the other), it is a clean good looking hotel with extremely good staff and so so facilities. The Playa Gaviotas is totally geared towards the German market so English is very much a minority language whilst you are there, in fact, we were one of only two English families in the whole hotel during our stay. That in itself was a positive feature of our holiday because unlike last years holiday at an Iberostar in the Caribbean we never felt ashamed to be British. The rooms are adequate without being exceptional, the A/C worked very well, the beds are changed every couple of days, bath towels etc are changed at your discretion by just leaving them in the bath for changing. The rooms are very well cleaned and usually before 10.30am. The main restaurant is comfortable, but we would recommend that you try and find space in the large conservatory like extension, as you get lots of fresh air at the same time. You help yourself to Beer, Wine soft drinks etc, the food is good, plentiful and gives you lots of choice. However, it is not exceptional in any way - it's wholesome & tasty but not especially memorable. There is a speciality restaurant which you have to book, unfortunately I assumed that the booking process was the same as in other Iberostars we have used, it is not because in the Playa Gaviotas you are allowed to book as far ahead as you wish and consequently we did not get the chance to try it as it was always booked up. Entertainment was again OK if you'd had a few drinks and were not bothered about the entertainment staff just miming to pre-recorded music & shows. Again though, it is quite an experience to watch them mime to a German version of The Lion King! Sunbeds - you do have to get a move on in the morning if you wish to avail yourself of a sunbed. The German towels are out from 6.45am and the management do nothing about it even though they publish a request for it not to be done! I competed quite successfully but on the days where we were unable to get a couple of beds we went on the beach for the day. It costs 9 Euros for 2 beds and an umbrella on the beach and it is recommended. All the rooms have a sea view whether it be a 100% view or a 50% view so do not get suckered in to booking a sea view room - you will automatically have one! I have tried to be realistic about my comments and at the end of the day I would go back to the Playa Gaviotas again. Combine the superb Fuerteventura weather with the facilities commented on and you have a pretty good holiday - I wish that I was still there!"
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- Travel date: 4th August 2008
The Only Taffs but we had a great time
"This hotel was very very nice! The staff in particular were excellent. The maids the bar staff the receptionists the pool staff and the entertainment team were fantastic. No queues at bars, excellent food, spotlessly clean everywhere. I would love to go back tomorrow!! We were probably the only Welsh in the hotel and I think only one other English group but the Spanish and Germans were great, good fun and very sociable. Thank you Gaviotas for a wonderful week. Please see my video on YOUTUBE search under martinrobertjames or Hotel Playa Gaviotas. Thank You"
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- Travel date: 27th June 2008
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We have found Santa! Is he attempting to deliver some presents early perhaps??
This is the HUGE tree we pass on the way into town and it is drenched in fairy lights, it is situated in the Plaza Costa Sol which is only a few minutes walk from the flat. Needless to say the camera has not captured it accurately! Its so much bigger and more majestic in real life.
I caught sight of this just as we headed out of town and it made me laugh! It looks like am angry person with wild hair, bright eyes and big red lips!
If we go for dinner it is usually here! It is our favourite restaurant/bar and I would go so far as to say one of the best Cordoba.
The place above is called Bar Moriles (as it states) and it serves predominantly tapas food. The quality of the food is fantastic and it is very reasonably priced. A Spanish friend of ours gave us some advice about chossing where to eat, he said "if it is busy – it is good" Moriles is always busy sometimes it is hard to get a table! Most of the year it is flooded with customers and even leaks out onto the street.
A few favourite dishes for me would be their Rabo de Toro, patatas bravas and anything with "Jamon" in the title. The Rabo de toro is "bulls tails" and is some of the most tender and tasty meat I have ever encountered. At 3 euros 75 cents it is an absolute bargain. I can easily say we have eaten it multiple times. Patatas bravas (or in English it loosely translates as "Firece or brave potatoes) is, as well as being very common in Spain – very delicious. It is small fried potatoes with a spicy sauce. It is said to be one of the spiciest dishes in served in Spain!
The restaurant is famous for its "Pata Negra" which means Black foot/trotter and refers to the variety of high quality legs of pork. In the picture you can see all the different legs hanging up.
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Well that is only a little taste of Cordoba for now… More to follow!


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The Albigensian Crusade was the Holy War undertaken against the Cathars in the early thirteenth century which was launched by Pope Innocent III. It lasted for twenty years and aimed to drive out the 'heretics' from the Languedoc region in Southern France.
So, what were the beliefs of the Cathars? And why were they considered to be heretics by the Catholic Church? Catharism was a branch of Christianity that incorporated a duelist sect with Gnostic elements. They were critical of the Catholic Church, claiming that it had corrupted the original message given to the Church and had led the people astray through its teachings. They believed in living lives of frugality and simplicity, which contrasted with the ceremonial and often elaborate sacraments which made up the liturgy of the Catholic Church. Conflict also came from the fact that they believed that the God of the Old Testament was different from the 'God of Love' from the New Testament, even going as far to say that the Old Testament God had created the world as a prison for humankind and that he was an agent of the Devil. This branch of Christianity was slowly gaining followers, particularly in the Languedoc region, and when peaceful attempts at converting the people did not work, this acted as an impetus to justify launching the crusade. Moreover, the 1179 Third Lateran Council decreed that the heretics' 'goods are to be confiscated and princes free to subject them to slavery'[1] and also urged that it was the duty of the princes to fight against this heresy.
The March on Beziers in 1209 is one of the best examples that illustrates the degree of violence that happened during the crusade. As the crusader army advanced on the city, the citizens of Beziers attacked the crusaders and their men, which led to the camp followers retaliating against them, having being told that the people in the town were the 'instruments of Satan'[2] as justification for the crusade. The inhabitants of the town who didn't have time to hide were killed immediately and indiscriminately. Even those who had tried to take sanctuary within the churches were killed, whether they were priests, women or children. Out of those who had tried to take shelter in churches or at the cathedral, there were no survivors. After the massacre, they burned down the town and set fire to the cathedral, only stopping their rampage when the flames meant that they could no longer go on. Estimates of how many people were killed range between 7,000 and 20,000. In the middle of the carnage, when asked how the crusaders were meant to distinguish between who was catholic and who was a heretic, Arnald Amaury, a papal legate, is quoted as saying 'kill them all; God will recognise his own'[3]. Despite whether or not he actually made the comment, it has become interlinked with the remembrance of the Albigensian crusade and the violence against the Cathars.
This act of violence acted as an example to the rest of the south, and meant that other towns and cities such as Narbonne surrendered much more easily. Narbonne for example, surrendered all of the heretics within its walls and also offered other placatory methods such as offering the property owned by them and the Jewish population to them, as well as providing the army with food and paying a tax of a sixtieth on their possessions in order to help finance and supply the army[4]. Although the tactic was doubtlessly brutal, it served its purpose of creating an atmosphere of fear throughout Languedoc which allowed the crusade to advance even further.
Other notable acts of violence during the Albigensian crusade include the events in Lavaur where similar events to what happened in Beizers took place. The townspeople were made to pay for the earlier massacre at Montgey against the crusaders, and 'unarmed men [were] brutally cut to pieces, priests killed with axes at the alters of nearby churches'[5] and 300 to 400 heretics were burned altogether in a nearby meadow.
Malcolm Barber provides an apt summary why the Albigensian crusade and the events at Beziers deserves to be a part of our March Month of Violence:
'The Albigensian crusades went far beyond the normal conventions of early thirteenth-century warfare, in the scale of the slaughter… in the mutilation of prisoners, in the humiliation and shaming of the defeated, and in the quite overt use of terror as a method of achieving one's goals'[6].
[1] Third Lateran Council (1179), http://www.legionofmarytidewater.com/faith/ECUM11.HTM
[2] J. Sumption, The Albigensian Crusade (London, 1978), 93.
[3] Ibid., 94.
[4] Ibid.
[5] Ibid., 131.
[6] M. Barber, 'The Albigensian Crusades: Wars Like Any Other?' in Dei gesta per Francos: Etudes sur les croisades deditees a Jean Richard, ed. M. Balard, B. Z. Kedar and J. Riley-Smith (Aldershot, 2001).


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The Supreme Court of Texas is composed of a Chief Justice and eight justices. It has statewide, final appellate jurisdiction in all civil and juvenile cases. Most of the cases heard by this Court are appeals from an appellate ruling by one of the intermediate Courts of Appeals. The Supreme Court also has the authority to determine certain legal matters over which no other court has jurisdiction and to issue such orders as may be necessary to enforce its jurisdiction and to carry out the responsibilities of the Court.
In addition to its adjudicative functions, the Supreme Court has many administrative duties. It is responsible for the efficient operation of the Texas Judicial System. The Court makes the rules of practice and procedure governing trials and appeals in civil and juvenile cases in the State, the rules of administration for the Texas Judicial System, and the rules for the operation of the state Office of Court Administration, the Commission on Judicial Conduct, the State Bar of Texas, and other state agencies in the judicial branch of government. An important administrative function of the Supreme Court is the transfer of cases between the 14 Courts of Appeals to obtain a more equal distribution of workload in those courts.
Number: 1 chief justice and 8 justices.
Selection: Partisan, statewide election. Vacancies between elections filled by Gubernatorial appointment with advice and consent of Senate.
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To view intelligence with a glance-
Let's pray to be-
God's unfinished work-
Copyright 2016 -M. Taggart
To view intelligence with a glance-
Let's pray to be-
God's unfinished work-
Copyright 2016 -M. Taggart
Starting with a blank canvas-
I write not for the echoes of others-
But to be the conduit I'm here to be-
Copyright 2016 -M. Taggart.
Free To Be – A Poem
Originally written on July 23, 2015.
Step not near the edge-
No, let that be-
Though you may feel alone-
We have this day free to be-
-M. Taggart
The henchmen ceased to follow and the birds sang their song. Each handled a hallowed corner. The trees were strong and the wind was there too. Let's all watch as a man hangs his head in defeat, even though he wasn't wrong. One weeps alone, not startled, having seen this before. Wondering if ever it'll swing toward truth.
Quickly from our window-
Watch the woods grow-
And the warm sun too
A child too young to crawl has no parents. A man placed the child in a crib and walked away while listening to its suffering cries. The infant has no understanding of the fading footsteps, but fully feels the abandonment.
Near the crib, carved into the cold stone wall, was the saying, 'These stones wash my mind.' A smiling face was left as a signature.
A four year old had created the message.
Etched in the planks of the wood floor beneath the infants crib was another, 'My thoughts are new this morning having never been thought before.' Another smiling face was left as a signature.
copyright 2016 -M. Taggart
We're not here for the wallowing wind-
It's spine -Thin with envy-
Pretend to shriek then view the echo
copyright 2016 -M. Taggart


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Credit recovery courses allow high school students to earn credits for coursework they need in order to graduate. Typically, credit recovery courses are used by students who failed or are unable to access a course required for graduation. Completing the course independently through an online high school allows them to "recover" the necessary credits needed to complete their education.
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An accredited school has met the standards and requirements as defined by that school's accrediting organization. The accrediting organization monitors the school on a regular basis to assure it meets the needs of its students and provides quality instruction.
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Hey there, graduate! Your completion of your online high school diploma from JMHS is a momentous occasion, and one that deserves to be celebrated. One way we encourage all our graduates to celebrate is by attending our JMHS/Ashworth College in-person graduation ceremony.
An in-person ceremony from an online high school? You bet! Family and friends deserve to see you walk across the stage to be handed your diploma.
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Christmas has always been a big deal to me. Growing up in Miami, a glimpse of cold breeze and possible sweater weather would make the mystically majestic festiveness even more complete. Being Hispanic made something even more important around the holidays: the music.
Over the years I've curated a holiday music playlist that has centered around specific songs. There have been some releases that have truly given birth to some great covers of classics, and have also brought forth some new melodies and holiday lyrics to the general public (I'm talking about you Mariah, Leona Lewis and Kylie). And yes, it does end with Auld Lang Syne by Mariah because every holiday playlist should.
I've curated this list for the 2018 Holiday Nerd who needs a playlist to deliver some cheer. Hope you enjoy. Happy holidays and Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! All the best to you and yours.


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We are still working out the details of transition and timelines but wanted to let the greater community get a glimpse of how things are moving forward and share in our excitement in introducing everyone to the NEW owners of CFCA! Karen and I are thrilled to be passing the torch to these guys as they have pretty much been at the heart of this community since day 1. Truth be told, there were folks outside of the CFCA community who wanted to buy the gym, with plans to make some pretty sweeping changes. So we were stoked when team "Save the Empire" came forward telling us they had too much love for all things CFCA to see it drastically change. That being said….they are excited to bring some new ideas to life while staying true to the unique spirit of CFCA!
We also wanted to reiterate what we mentioned when were first shared the info of passing the torch (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1485244585109873/permalink/1881659288801732/) and that is that Karen and I aren't going anywhere! As much as I have dreams to move our tribe to the Canary Islands, our spanish isn't good enough yet and our kids aren't old enough to live out of a van so we are staying put. We will still be very active in the community – our roles will just change. I still want to be very much involved with climbing and kettlebell training and OTG activities and hopefully this shift will allow me more time to develop those further at CFCA. Karen will still be a fixture at ladies night and helping with the creative aspects of CFCA branding.
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Eyeball Marshmallow Pops
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Paul heads up the Building Surveying Team at Brasier Freeth and is responsible for developing the client base, training and development of the Building Surveying staff, maintaining and developing relationships and working partnerships with agency and professional colleagues both internally and externally.
Paul is a Chartered Building Surveyor with over 30 years' of post-qualification experience. He has worked on a wide variety of property types including offices, warehouses and factories, residential and retail. Paul graduated in Building Surveying from South Bank Polytechnic (now South Bank University) in 1982 and initially worked in Central London on commercial properties.
He later moved to Hertfordshire and worked on major capital projects for the Local Authority. He subsequently returned to a private practice and joined Freeth Melhuish in the early 1990's where with the support of the Partnership has set up and developed the Building Surveying Department within the Practice.
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Paul is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).
Paul enjoys motor racing and rugby. He was honoured to coach at London Welsh Rugby Academy after retiring from playing. He also has an interest in social history.


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Official examinations DALF, DELF and TCF
It is important for a student to validate his French language level in a official way.
In this purpose, we encourage our students to take the examinations DALF / DELF and TCF. In this purpose, AAA proposes even specialized courses in the preparation of these examinations.
These two examinations are proposed by the International Center of Educational Studies(CIEP).
The International Center of Educational Studies(CIEP)
The CIEP is a French institute possessing the exclusive right to deliver the official examinations of French language, as well as the corresponding official diplomas.
If you are interested in these examinations, we recommend you to visit the official site of the CIEP for all the details.
Examinations DALF and DELF
The French Ministries of Education and the higher education propose a wide range of certifications in French as a foreign language (diplomas and tests) to validate the skills in French, since the first learnings until the most advanced levels.
DELF (Diplôme d'Etudes en Langue Française) exists in various versions adapted to various types of needs, and confirms skills of French of intermediate level
DALF, confirms the acquisition of an advanced level of French.
For more details, please check the official web page of this examination on the site of the CIEP.
You can also consult the official calender 2016/2017 ou the official calender 2018 of the examinations DELF and DALF.
Examination TCF
The TCF is an examination more specifically directed on the validation of a skill of necessary French for professional or administrative reasons.
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Written and directed by Heather Graham, the comedy Half Magic is a story of female empowerment, in which three women turn their frustration over male dominance into a sisterhood, where they can lean on each other as they learn to love themselves without defining their own worth through the men in their lives. At the center of the story is Honey (Graham), an aspiring writer who just isn't having her voice heard at work, and her personal life is also reflecting that. With the help of friendship and a female sexual empowerment class, Honey, Eva (Angela Kinsey) and Candy (Stephanie Beatriz) learn that you don't have to give up your identity to achieve your personal and professional goals.
During this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, actress and filmmaker Heather Graham talked about wanting to make a movie celebrating women and friendship, the biggest challenges in getting this film going, having her voice heard, as a female filmmaker, what she most enjoyed about playing Honey, putting together this cast, funny moments on set, what she enjoyed about the experience of directing, her hope to do it again, juggling three different writing projects, and doing the British TV series Bliss, from David Cross.
Collider: Congrats on this movie! Half Magic is just so much fun!
HEATHER GRAHAM: Good, I'm so glad you felt that way. That's awesome! I get sick of watching movies where it's about some woman being treated horribly and some guy has to save her. I just wanted to make it about the women as the heroes. It's celebrating their friendship and there's a happy ending. It's cool!
You wrote and directed Half Magic, along with starring in it. What made this the right first feature for you to step behind the camera on?
GRAHAM: I've been watching a lot of stand-up comedy, and the stand-up comedy that I really love is when people tell personal stories. Maybe they exaggerate sometimes for humor, but there's something about it that has a grain of truth from that person's personal experience. So, I wanted to tell a story about how I grew up religious and how I had a fear and shame around my sexuality, and how I got over that and came to see my sexuality as a spiritual, beautiful thing and accepted myself. I also wanted to deal with sexism in the world and in the workplace. I wrote about this sexist boss and sexual harassment in Hollywood, and all of these stories happened before the movie came out. In the past, when women would complain about stuff like this, it would be like, "Oh, my god, she's such a complainer! I don't want to hear this!" Now, I feel like people are listening to it and taking it more seriously.
I spoke to Greta Gerwig about making her writing and directing debut with Lady Bird and she told me that she'd never wanted to act in it because she didn't want to direct herself. Had you always wanted to take on one of the roles in Half Magic? Did you write the film knowing that you'd play this character?
GRAHAM: I think I wrote it thinking, "Oh, I could act in this, and maybe I'll get a director." And then, my best friend, whose name is Michael Nichols, read the script and said, "Why don't you direct it 'cause this is a personal story and you could tell it the best?" I was nervous about it 'cause I've never done it before and I didn't actually grow up thinking, "I want to be a director," but this is a story that's not being told. I don't see men writing scripts about this subject matter. So, I just decided that I was going to do it. It is scary when you are acting in your own movie, and my friend helped me, but it's really actually fun to watch the other actors. I would totally, in the future, direct and not act in it. It's fun to tell a personal story that's real to me. Someone told me, "When they turn the camera on you, just tell the truth," you can't get more truthful than just telling your own personal story. It's something that I believe in. It's scary because you're like, "Okay, I'm not just an actress in this." It's not like every single thing in this story happened to me in real life, but some of it did. The themes are all things that I really care about, so you feel more vulnerable putting it out there.
What were the biggest challenges you faced, in getting this film going?
GRAHAM: The biggest challenge was getting the financing. It was so hard to get the financing. People say things like, "Oh, nobody cares about this woman's story." They put these numbers through a grid and there's certain movies that make money. They're like, "Oh, there's there female leads. Unless you have the three top movie stars in Hollywood, you're not gonna get money to make this." It was very, very hard to get the money. We got some financing a few years ago, and then it fell through. And then, we got this financier named Bill Sheinberg and, thank god, he gave us the money. It took years to find the financing.


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...who has died from cancer, has a disease like diabetes or is suffering one of many conditions caused by the toxic poisons being intentionally put into our Food and Water Supply. For decades now a plan to profit off of Controlling the Population has been in effect. This is about more than making a profit for companies like Monsanto who are not hurting for money. Oh yes, this is about much more than profit, this is about population control, this is about power!
Trying to wake people up these realities is hard to do, I know because I used to be one of the sleep walking of us. If someone told me drinking soda with high fructose corn syrup in it was bad I would reply with some smart comment like... "The air we breath causes cancer" and dismiss their trying to help open my eyes and save my life as a nice gesture and move on to consuming more toxic poisons.
No one wants to be told what to do or how to think. No one wants to hear that their favorite beverage is laced with poisons. We don't realize just how much damage those poisons do and how carefully formulated they are to do the damages desired. In order for them to be truly effective in meeting the long term goals they must be consumed repeatedly and in large quantities. Addictive Substances are added to our foods. Additives that shut down the part of our brain that tells us we are full are added. That is just the beginning of the long list of toxic garbage additives being added to our food supply.
I strongly suggest anyone reading this who cares about themselves and their family to do their own research and not take my word for it. When you are done researching foods and water move further to beauty products, Antibacterial cleaning products and soap. You will start to see the connections between it all. Go deeper and research which companies own the foods, beauty products and cleaning supplies of the toxic and poisonous foods and go even deeper and research what companies own those companies. Then take it one step further and research who they funded in past political campaigns and do just a little more homework and find out of those political campaigns that won elections what bills they passed in favor of the companies poisoning us, who they appointed to be on their staff regarding our health like positions at the FDA.
The FDA there is one of the biggest fraudulent administrations of America. One need only view the history of names running the FDA, employed at the FDA in decision making positions and where they worked previously to these appointments to understand that the FDA is not an administration who's goal is protecting the safety of food & drugs in America! If you look up Conflict of Interest in the dictionary there should be a long list of employee names from the FDA. With their Revolving Door of employees going back and forth from the Big Pharma Cartel companies and positions at Monsanto to the FDA and back again and again it is easy to see what is taking place. All of which is taking place with the knowledge and okay of our Government who created these positions.
I think one of the biggest problems with waking up to these realities is our feeling to small and insignificant to do anything about it. That feeling of insignificance combined with a clouded mind full of toxins that are designed to keep us complacent and lazy produces what many today refer to as sheeple. No one wants to be referred to as being a sheeple. I sure didn't think of myself as brain washed. Why would I want to admit that to myself, admit that everything I believed was wrong and have to relearn it all. No that was way to tall of an order for me too not so long ago.
There is hope for change and that hope begins in each of us playing a role in this movement. We have more power than we give ourselves credit for and there is power in numbers. Before I get ahead of myself and speak on mass movements for change lets start smaller and deal with one person at a time, you!
Can I ask you a question?
"If the 6pm news had a news cast that told you the food you are feeding your children and yourself was designed to kill you would you want to know more?"
Well, the 6pm news is also owned by the same companies talked about above. We are dealing with a pyramid of puppets with one small percent of the population at the top of that pyramid pulling the strings because they believe they have the right to control and murder us for their greater good.
May I ask you another question?
"Have you ever asked yourself, honestly asked yourself... What if they are poisoning us intentionally?"
I have a way for you to find out for yourself, it worked for me. All you have to do is read my blog from the beginning to see how much it worked for me in my own awakening to the truth on these many other issues in life.
Here is where I began...
I stopped eating foods with additives and preservatives, eliminated all Processed Foods from diet. This didn't happen over night. It started with the foods I bought. I had to learn how to read ingredients on packages and take more time shopping to find decent priced organic foods that fit my budget. I even had to eat the same things a lot to afford these changes in diet. I was determined to clean these poisons out of my body and that was more important than the excuses for not doing so that I used over the years.
Soda and Energy Drinks were last on my list and the hardest to kick. I drank a Monster Energy Drink the other day after not drinking those toxic drinks for several months and got really sick. It is crazy to me how my body used to be so adapted to poisons that it craved them and I thought I felt better when I consumed them. What is even crazier to me is that no one could have convinced me to give them up, that is how powerful of an addiction they were for me.
Do your own experiments and homework for the next month. Commit to taking one month out of your life and dedicate it to deciding for yourself the effects of the foods and beverages you and your family consume. Eat a preservative and additive free diet with no processed foods for just one month and then try eating them again. You will be awakened to more than your reading here I assure you.
For those out there who have the attitude that I myself once had of
"we all gotta die sometime, might as well enjoy what I like now"
I want to put one more thought in your mind. This is bigger than us. The decisions we make about our own health and what we will accept from these companies that poison us with every bite we take will Effect Generations To Come. Are you willing to dismiss the impact that not caring about yourself will have on your children's children and their children if we are here long enough for that generation to prosper?
The world is waking up, many of us have our eyes and hearts wide open and we are making progress. We need you to stand with us. Together we can change all this. Together hand in hand with a love for life we can change our world. Together we have all the power.
Here is a great article I read this morning on one of my favorite sites for information on health issues. Wake Up World is a great go to site for articles on current issues we face regarding our health. Aside from reporting on the bad things we are consuming they have article after article of good things that can benefit our health.
Here is an encouraging article on the issues of GMO foods from Wake Up World that I read this morning! Check it out for yourself and see what I mean about change happening, you can be a part of that change too!
While I am on the topic of world health I would like share some about my own personal health. I made a new Challenge Showdown video yesterday. In this video I share honestly as always the ups and downs of my success in my new lifestyle change through ViSalus the new diet I am on. In under 4 weeks I had lost 26 pounds. Well, over the past two weeks I backslid by letting a change in routine affect my diet. Moving to Santa Cruz combined with being sick with a pretty bad head cold was my excuse to cheat myself and eat wrong, exercise less and gain back 6 pounds.
Like you I am human and to error as we all know is human, haha. I laugh at it because for me to give my bad choices to much power allows them to keep me in a space emotionally of self sabotage. I have learned on this journey of self work and self love that I cannot hold onto the past, 5 minutes ago is the past! I also don't ignore the results of the past choices. I acknowledge the results of my choices so I can get over it and move on to better choices.
I woke up this morning fully fueled to give the second half of this 90 Day Challenge all of me, all of my determination and commitment to succeed in changing my health and reaching my goals. I started yesterday by getting back on track and going swimming for exercise. Swimming is the only real exercise I can do today due to my disabilities, however it won't be forever anymore. No, one day I will run again, surf again and do cartwheels in my front yard!
|Getting healthy for me and my family!
I want to achieve a fully balanced Me! Mind, body and spirit! Loving myself won't allow me to settle for any less. I made some promises to myself and here is where I really get serious about his diet. ViSalus has offered me an opportunity to change my life, but for me to be a success I have to do the work. The product is only half of it. If this diet does not work for me it is only because I did not work for myself.
I would love your votes, I want to win this challenge. The top 100 videos are selected in October and go to the next stage of this competition. Your votes count, so if you can take a moment to log into Facebook and go to this link to vote on each of my videos I really appreciate it. To vote on more than one video you will need to refresh your browser between videos. You can vote on each video once by selecting a number between 1 and 10 form the scale under each video with 10 being the best! Vote honestly, I would ask for nothing more than your honest vote.
Thank you so much for joining me this morning. I love you all from a place of believing together we can change our world, we can prosper in mind, body and spirit together as brothers and sisters in this great big family of ours.
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I met Candice on Twitter last year, just a short time after I'd started this whole "Indie author" thing. She's funny, supportive and talented, and I'm pleased and honored to feature Candice and her new release, The Daemon Whisperer, Book One of the Liminals Series. I've been hooked on this work ever since Candice started showcasing it for Six Sentence Sunday some time ago. Well, the day of its release is finally here (HOORAY!)
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Turning the corner, Meri ran into a group of street thugs caught up in a private conversation. Gangs always gave her a wide berth. Used to being treated as socially untouchable, Meri, lost in her own thoughts, ignored them.
Instead of backing off, they blocked her way, leering and leaning provocatively against the walls and dumpsters. The ringleader stood across from her, broad-shouldered arms crossed over his washboard abs, jeans slung low across his hips revealing his underwear in common fashion. A sheen of sweat shone over his close-clipped head. Everything about him was tight and honed to perfection, and he was planted square in her path. The other four confidently backed him up.
Meri fumed at the display of male machismo. It nauseated her. "What's the meaning of this, boys?"
"We're curious what a beauty like you is doing wandering alone in our 'hood? You looking to entertain us a while?" He eyed her up and down. His companions hooted and whistled, edging in closer.
Waves of heat and anger rolled off Meri. "You see my ink, yes, boys?" This was a rhetoric question, meant to call attention to her ink. Yeah, her cargo pants covered her legs right now, but the ink on her forehead was always visible, and her short-sleeved, low-neck top revealed her ink-covered arms, upper back and chest.
"Oh yeah," the leader, unbelievably, took that as an invitation.
"You know, I dance with daemon ilk, not pretty boys like you, get my drift?"
"Oh, you're looking downright edible, daemon ink or no, little lady." They continued to converge.
Meri sighed, and muttered under her breath. "Since when am I a sex magnet?" Her hair lifted and clothing swirled as waves of heat emanated from her pores. She dropped the latte, now boiling in its slowly melting plastic cup.
"I didn't quite catch that, sweetheart," the ringleader sidled up to Meri, his eyes fixated on her curves. "But I do know you're the spiciest dance I want to give a whirl."
Meri wasn't afraid of the men or her dramatic temperature increase. The idea of intimacy with them made her ill, but the more they challenged her, the more she ached for a fight.
"You think you can take me? I think I'm a little too hot for you handle." A heat wave blew off Meri, knocking two of the ringleader's men to the ground. Although they scrambled back up quickly, all of them except the ringleader lost a bit of confidence in their postures.
He grabbed for her by the upper arm, thinking to rein her in, but his skin sizzled at the contact. When he tried to pull back, Meri grabbed his wrist.
"I thought you wanted to dance a while?" Meri smelled his skin burn while she stared him down. To his credit, he didn't flinch, clearly not wanting to display weakness in front of his men. When Meri released him she followed through with a punch to his abs, and to her surprise, he flew back a good eight feet and landed on his ass on the pavement. None of his men moved to challenge her, her point well and truly made.
"I hope that dance met your standards?" Meri asked. She continued down the alley, unobstructed by the men. Behind her, she heard the men dragging their ringleader and fallen friends away, accompanied by much swearing.
Meriwether Storm discovered the grisly remains of her parents on their living room floor when she was only fourteen, the result of a failed daemon summoning. Meri immediately swore vengeance on the daemon who'd killed her parents, but there was only one problem–she had no idea which one had committed the atrocity.
Before their untimely deaths her parents had trained her intensively in the arts, and Meri used her skills to follow in their footsteps, ever seeking the daemon's name. Now, despite her years of searching, she's no closer to the truth and her time is running out. Will she accept a deal from a daemon if it means finally learning the truth? When retribution is the only thing that drives you, how much are you willing to sacrifice before you lose yourself to the cause?
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On this video (part of a longer series), photographer and videographer Caleb Pike from DSLR Video Shooter takes a look at filters and filtration systems.
Pike starts up with the basic nagging question – round filters vs. square ones and his view is that square ones (although maybe a bit more expensive are complex to use (you will need a matte box) are at the end of the day better for a real production. As for sizes the most common ones are the 4×4 inch and 4x.5.6 inch ones (which are the more common for larger scale productions).
Pike also talks about ND filters – for shallower depth of field when you have lots of light. ND graduated filters also have their uses for landscapes (sunrises and sunsets but also other situations). Pike also demonstrates some differences between cheap and more expensive filters – the differences are quite remarkable – we have to say.
Here is a list of the filters mentioned on this video:
- Genus Fader ND
- Tiffen Fader ND
- Tiffen Pro Indie HV ND Filter Kit (4 x 5.6″)
- Tiffen ND Grad Filters
- Cavision 4 x 4 ND filters
- Tiffen 4 x 4 ND Filters
This is far from the first time that we have looked at filters for video work. Earlier this year we published Canon's video on the subject entitled: "Canon Talks Filters for Shooting Video" which also provides a very decent background for beginners. We have also covered different types of filters including HD Variable Neutral Density Filter by Fader,using filters for shooting waterfalls, Fotodiox WonderPana FreeArc filters for Wide-Angle Lenses, How to Use ND Grads: a Step by Step Guide and more.
You can watch more HDSLR and video techniques on our dedicated HDSLR channel here on LensVid. Also be sure to check out our guides on photography gear guides – here on LensVid.


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All the Money in the World Review
The shadow of the recent Kevin Spacey scandal threatened to loom large over Ridley Scott's latest release. Even with All the Best Will in the World, the story about the kidnapping of John Paul Getty's 16-year-old grandson seem destined to be confined to the scrapheap. But who are we to doubt the skilled hand of Ridley? The quality of his output has dipped badly over the past decade or so but there are few who can shoot and wrap quite so efficiently. With Christopher Plummer onboard to replace Spacey, and Wahlberg and Williams called back in, the extra scenes were shot in an incredible nine day period, and the end result doesn't reveal a hint of its outside problems anywhere onscreen.
The words 'inspired by' appear before and after the opening and closing credits, on the off chance we fail to understand the many liberties taken with the real-life events. Given how stodgy the thriller aspects become later in the film you would assume most people will be able differentiate fact from fiction. The film recalls the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III (Charlie Plummer, although no relation to Christopher) in Italy in 1973, the heir apparent to the then richest man on the planet. Christopher Plummer plays the miserly role of John Paul Getty so naturally it's as if there was never any consideration given to casting another actor. The oil tycoon may have had more zeros in his bank account than there are minutes in the day, but that didn't mean the megalomaniac was ready to spend it without driving the hardest of bargains.
Italian gangsters set a ransom of $17 million for the release of his grandson, a fee which Getty senior flatly refused to pay. Paul's mother, Abigail Harris (Michelle Williams), who married into the family through one of the billionaire's sons, may be Getty by surname but appears to have had little interest in the affluence so closely associated with the family. Her frustrations with the old man steadily grow as he continually refuses to cough up, and aided by Getty's ex-CIA security advisor, Fletcher Chase (Mark Wahlberg), they attempt to lower the ransom price, a slow process that continues for months on end.
Getty is made out as the clear villain of the piece to almost cartoonish proportions at times and Plummer revels in the influence his character has over everyone else's actions around him. Such is the strength of his performance, we too are left waiting on his every deliberate word as much as anyone else. Ridley spends enough time establishing the back story to the family dynamics behind the empire and attempts to get inside a fortified mind which seems to place the protection of his fortune ahead of anything related to his bloodline. Whether it's watching him build up his vast collection of art, or wandering through his expansive and opulent English estate, you can sense a stronger profile waiting to break out, but the opportunity is sacrificed in favour of the plot mechanics elsewhere.
The family drama is stronger than the unnecessary thriller elements that develop later in the film as the ransom negotiations reach a head, which largely feel tacked on to inject some tension. As always, Williams puts in a strong turn as the grief stricken but determined mother, and Wahlberg shows once again he has more to offer than the run-of-the-mill action films he spends so much time involved with. It's a handsomely shot film too, thanks to Ridley's longtime partnership with cinematographer, Dariusz Wolski. The grandeur of Getty's world and the beauty of the Italian locations used on Abigail and her sons, half of the story give the film the sort of polished finish we have long come to expect from the director.
Ridley refused to let the Spacey drama effect the films chances at the upcoming the Oscars, hurrying to re-cut so it could be released by the end of December. While it looks and feels like the type of film you would expect to be in the running, the performances of Christopher Plummer and Michelle Williams will probably be its best bet. As detestable as Getty's actions may be in the film, Plummer ensures he remains a constantly watchable presence, while Williams solely carries the film's emotional core wrapped within her old Hollywood-style accent. Despite all seeming lost some months ago, Ridley has managed to put together a strong drama worth taking note of.
A better drama than it is a thriller, All the Money in the World averts being the disaster it seemed destined to become.


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