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Friday, December 7, 2012
Doomsday 2012
One new age belief is that December 21st is the beginning of a new era marking the beginning of a positive physical or spiritual transformation.
Others say it will be the day of a catastrophic catastrophe while scholars dismiss the idea of such cataclysmic events occurring in 2012 and say December 21st simply represents the end of one calendar.
How 'bout you?
7 comments:
- Green Girl in Wisconsin said...
Well, I won't be drinking Kool Aid, that's for sure!
- December 7, 2012 at 5:50 AM
- David Batista said...
I'll be celebrating the winter solstice, nothing more. But on Dec. 22nd . . . I shall be laughing my you-know-what off! :)
- December 7, 2012 at 12:02 PM
- Rena Jones said...
I don't have any plans as of yet. I hope you have fun at your party!
BTW -- I linked your fudge post on my blog today. Thank you!
- December 7, 2012 at 12:18 PM
- Kimbra Kasch said...
Rena: Thanks. I hope you like it. It's super simple.
David: I've been going on night walks to celebrate the Solstice the last couple years.
I heard the Mayans were really just counting down to the Hobbit.
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That discussion took place today during the first MLK50 Youth Convening at First Baptist-Broad.
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Dubai, May 31, 2009: The Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED) and The Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority (DTMFZA) have signed a co-operation agreement to facilitate licensing procedures and provide a stronger growth-environment for investors in Dubai.
As per the agreement, DED will open a new branch in DTMFZA to issue licenses, business registration services and save trade names for companies and corporations that are planning to do businesses in the emirate.
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Askew One: Smoke Signals
Last night I was lucky enough to be invited to one of the years most anticipated art exhibition openings; Askew One, Smoke Signals. His first solo show in five years (see, anticipated, not even exaggerating). The style of his new work is actually incredible when you see it up close, I wasn't sure what to expect when I turned up but I certainly wasn't disappointed.
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The show is now open to the public, closing on the 22nd of March. Be quick! It's definitely worth seeing, and Australis House is the perfect place to showcase this work, a great space.
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Melbourne Victory stalwart Leigh Broxham has declared he had no intention of leaving the club before signing a three-year contract extension.
Melbourne Victory stalwart Leigh Broxham has declared he had no intention of leaving the club before signing a three-year contract extension.
Broxham, who started his career with Victory as a team assistant before his promotion to the squad in 2007, is set to become one of the club's longest servants alongside the likes of Archie Thompson, Kevin Muscat, Adrian Leijer and Rody Vargas.
The 25-year-old, who has made 118 appearances for Victory, put pen to paper on a new deal along with defender Nick Ansell and goalkeeper Lawrence Thomas last week.
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Victory are second on the ladder, three points behind the league-leading Central Coast Mariners, while Adelaide have slipped to fourth place.


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Francis, Brian and Barry, Jon and Walby, Sylvia (1990) Graphical representation of work histories. Quaderni di Statistica e Matematica Applicata alle scienze Economico-Sociali, 12 (1). pp. 66-74.
Jessop, Bob (1990) Regulation Theories in Retrospect and Prospect. Economy and Society, 19 (2). pp. 153-216. ISSN 0308-5147
Jessop, Bob (1990) State theory:putting the capitalist state in its place. Polity, Cambridge. ISBN 9780745602899
Penn, Roger (1990) Class, power, and technology : skilled workers in Britain and America. Polity Press, Cambridge. ISBN 0745601413
Penn, Roger (1990) History and sociology in the new economic sociology : a discourse in search of a method. In: Interpreting the past, understanding the present. Explorations in sociology (30). Macmillan, London, pp. 165-176. ISBN 0333493702
Penn, Roger (1990) Skilled maintenance work at British Telecom:findings from the Social Change and Economic Life Research Initiative. New Technology, Work and Employment, 5 (2). pp. 135-144. ISSN 0268-1072
Penn, Roger (1990) Technical change and work organization in contemporary Britain. Working Paper. Lancaster University, Lancaster.
Penn, Roger (1990) The experience of trade unions in Rochdale during the 1980s : evidence from the social change and economic life initiative. Working Paper. Nuffield College, Oxford.
Penn, Roger and Martin, A. and Scattergood, H. (1990) Gender relations, technology and employment change in the contemporary textile industry. Working Paper. Nuffield College, Oxford.
Penn, Roger and Scattergood, H. (1990) Corporate strategy and textile employment. Working Paper. Lancaster University, Lancaster.
Penn, Roger and Scattergood, Hilda and Martin, A. M. (1990) Employment trajectories of Asian migrants in Rochdale : an integrated analysis. Working Paper. Nuffield College, Oxford.
Penn, Roger and Scattergood, Hilda and Martin, A. M. (1990) The dialectics of ethnic incorporation and exclusion : employment trajectories of Asian migrants in Rochdale. New Community, 16 (2). pp. 175-198. ISSN 0047-9586
Shove, Elizabeth (1990) Professional energies: putting science into practice. In: 2nd European Conference on Architecture: science and technology at the service of architecture: proceedings of an international conference held at Paris, France, 4-8 December 1989. Kluwer Academic Publishers, PARIS, pp. 410-412. ISBN 0-7923-0732-1
Soothill, Keith and Walby, Sylvia and Bagguley, Paul (1990) Judges, the media, and rape. Journal of Law and Society, 17 (2). pp. 211-233. ISSN 0263-323X
Suchman, Lucy and Jordan, Brigitte (1990) Interactional troubles in face-to-face survey interviews. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 85 (409). pp. 232-253. ISSN 1537-274X
Walby, Sylvia (1990) From private to public patriarchy:the periodisation of British history. Women's Studies International Forum, 13 (1-2). pp. 91-104. ISSN 0277-5395
Walby, Sylvia (1990) Theorizing patriarchy. Basil Blackwell, Oxford. ISBN 9780631147688
Walby, Sylvia (1990) Women's employment and the historical periodisation of patriarchy. In: Politics of everyday life. Explorations in sociology . Macmillan, London, pp. 141-161. ISBN 9780333493663
Walby, Sylvia and Bagguley, Paul (1990) Sex segregation in local labour markets. Work, Employment and Society, 4 (1). pp. 59-82. ISSN 0950-0170
Wheale, Peter and McNally, Ruth (1990) The Bio-Revolution : Cornucopia or Pandora's Box? Pluto Press, London.
Wheale, Peter and McNally, Ruth (1990) Genetic engineering and environmental protection : A framework for regulatory evaluation. Project, 5 (1). pp. 1-16. ISSN 0268-8867


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text: Cosmetic dentistry for a perfect smileCosmetic dentistry is all about finding the right solution to make your teeth whiter, straighter and more even, to achieve the brilliant, sparkling smile we all like to see in the mirror and on others.Should you consider cosmetic dentistry to help improve your smile? Ask yourself some simple questions:Do you smile as much as you would like?Do your teeth look as white as they once did?Do people comment positively about your smile?Are you happy with your smile?What would you like to improve about your smile?Do you see other people smile and wish you looked like that?In recent years, new techniques have been added to the armoury of cosmetic dentistry, allowing dentists to help clients achieve that dazzling smile and greater confidence, whilst retaining their original teeth as much as possible.Teeth WhiteningTo whiten your teeth, the dentist fits a light mouthguard, tailor made to fit your mouth. You then fill the mouthguard with the bleaching agent each day and wear it up to an hour, for about one or two weeks until you achieve the whiteness you want. This can work on your whole set of teeth or an individual discoloured tooth.VeneersGaps or short teeth can be corrected through veneers, in which a white filling is attached to the surface of the tooth, rather like attaching a false fingernail. The bond is very strong and the result is virtually undetectable from your other teeth, camouflaging what you want to hide. Veneers may also be used to cover discoloured teeth.Crowns and BridgesCrowns and bridges are like hollow false teeth. A crown is fitted over a damaged tooth (with a strong root) and glued into place. A bridge covers the gap left by a missing tooth, and is like three crowns joined together in a row, the crown at each end being anchored to the remaining tooth on each side of the gap. Crowns can now be made of porcelain, giving an extremely realistic colour match to your remaining natural teeth. Once it is in place and bonded to the tooth, the crown or bridge seals the underlying tooth so that no further decay will occur. As well as providing a strong, good-looking replacement, a crown often proves less expensive than removing and replacing a badly decayed tooth.Dental ImplantsAn implant is another means of replacing a missing tooth and is the nearest equivalent to regaining the lost tooth. A small rod, made of titanium, is screwed into the jawbone and a crown is then attached to the top of the rod. Our bodies readily accept titanium and the bone bonds to it, making the implant very strong.'Gummy' SmilePeople with a 'gummy' smile – showing only short teeth because there is too much gum covering them – can bring their teeth out of hiding for a brilliant smile with minor surgery. The one-step, one-visit process involves the dentist removing some of the gum to expose more of the teeth. The result is a larger, more confident smile, especially if combined with bleaching. Call us for a consultation to discuss the treatment options available to you. It may be more simple than you imagined to repair and restore your smile.To see before and after photos of patient work visit our case studies.Ready for a smile you'll love?For any problem you have with the appearance of your teeth, come in and have chat with our experienced dentists. We'll have a range of options you can considerTeeth whiteningPorcelain veneersCrowns or bridgesDental ImplantsGummy smile


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The Westfield Fall Grand Prix, scheduled for Sunday, November 4th, has been canceled because our site, the Westfield YMCA, is without power, following Hurricane Sandy.
The cancellation should appear on the NJ and Grand Prix TLA pages tonight.
The Westfield Chess Club meets on Sundays, beginning at 11:45 a.m., at the YMCA building, 220 Clark Street, Westfield, NJ 07090. We are USCF-affiliated and run rated tournaments almost every week. For more details and directions, visit our website at westfieldchessclub.org
Thursday, November 1, 2012
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The YMCA is closed. There are fallen trees, blocked roadways, downed wires, power outages throughout Westfield.
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"Age of Extinction" SDCC 2014 Exclusive Grimlock Toy Review
General Information:
Release Date: July 24, 2014
Price Point: $159.99 (In a boxed set with the Ark playset, Grimlock, Slug and Strafe)
Retailer: San Diego Comic-Con 2014 and Hasbrotoyshop
Accessories: Blade weapon, Club weapon
- Boxed Set (Official Photo)
- Ark Playset (Official Photo)
- Dinobots (Official Photo)
- Dinobots in tray
- Official Photo (Beast Mode)
- Official Photo (Robot Mode)
- Beast Mode
- Beast Mode (Side)
- Beast Mode (Back)
- Beast Mode (Angle view)
- Beast Mode (Posed)
- Beast Mode (Weapon attached)
- With Voyager Class Grimlock (Beast Modes)
- Robot Mode
- Robot Mode (Side)
- Robot Mode (Back)
- Robot Mode (Close up)
- Robot Mode (Focus on head)
- Robot Mode (Angle View)
- Robot Mode (Holding Weapon)
- Robot Mode (Holding Construct-Bot weapons)
- With Voyager Class Grimlock (Robot Modes)
*Text below from Hasbrotoyshop:
Deep beneath Mount St. Hilary, from the command center inside Autobot headquarters, Grimlock orders his Dinobots to attack! They emerge from the primordial sludge, charging forward to swoop down on the Decepticons with a terrifying snarl and the sheer will to turn the toughest Decepticon into slag.
The battle between the Dinobots and the Decepticons is on again in this San Diego Comic Con exclusive 4-pack! This is a force of Dinobot figures you can only get at SDCC, and it's chock-full of dino rage! Your Grimlock figure will lead your Strafe, Dinobot Slug and Snarl figures into battle, and all 4 convert from robot mode to dino mode and back. Dino up with the Dinobots Generation One exclusive 4-pack!
Transformers and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro. Includes 4 Dinobot figures and instructions.
"Age of Extinction" features a kind of Transformer that fans have been wanting to see on the big screen since the first movie: Dinobots. Originally introduced in the "Generation One" cartoon series and toy line, Dinobots have appeared again and again over the years in the "Transformers" toy line. Going as far back as "Beast Machines", the Dinobos have represented a sub-group of characters that often played by their own rules and generally represented great power. The Dinobots Grimlock and Swoop even made an appearance in the "Energon" toy line. In more recent years, the Dinobots even made an appearance in the "Power Core Combiners" line as well as the "Generations" toy line.
Almost as soon as they were announced, fans wanted these new Dinobot toys in the familiar silver/black/red/gold colors that were used on the original Dinobots. After much waiting, Hasbro announced that there would be a San Diego Comic-Con 2014 exclusive featuring just that! Included with this set is a special box that folds out into an incredible playset based on the Generation One "Ark" as seen in the animated series.
You can't have a set of Dinobots and not include the most famous Dinobot of all: Grimlock! This boxed set includes the Voyager Class Grimlock in a new deco based on his G1 counterpart. This same sculpt was also used for the Toys R Us Evolution 2-Pack. Check out those reviews for my thoughts on the sculpt and design. This review will focus on the changes made to the sculpt for this release.
Beast Mode:
Being the largest figure in the set, it would be surprising if Grimlock's deco wasn't eye catching - and it is. The figure is cast in silver, translucent gold, black and red parts. Several parts are vacuum metallized in silver and red. The designers also did the best to emulate the color layout of the original Generation One Grimlock figure. In concert with G1 inspired deco, Grimlock does a great job of evoking the original Grimlock toy. Among these details that do this are:
- The head is vacuum metallized silver with red eyes. While G1 Grimlock's head is just plain silver, the eyes are red as well.
- The neck area has two layers of plastic (which was not obvious on previous releases). The inner layer is gold, and the outer layer is a smokey grey plastic. This is similar to the neck detail on G1 Grimlock.
- The dinosaur arms are painted silver, reflecting the vacuum metallized silver color of the G1 Grimlock's arms.
- The front claws on the beast mode feet are translucent gold, a call back to the vacuum metallized gold claws on G1 Grimlock's feet.
- The robot chest piece is painted gold. On this figure however it's on the back of the figure instead of the area between his legs, but the callback works nicely.
- The end of Grimlock's tail is vacuum metallized silver. This is a direct homage to the G1 Grimlock toy's tail end, which is also vacuum metallized silver.
- The top of the legs have a black and red tampograph on them. This is similar to a sticker detail on G1 Grimlock's legs.
While not direct G1 homages, the rest of Grimlock's deco is no less striking. He has several red and vacuum metallized red parts distributed throughout the figure. His back also has a large vacuum metallized silver piece. His lower legs are painted silver. The weapon end has been cast in black, just like the previous releases, however the staff itself is red. The net effect is a fantastic looking figure with or without a G1 homage.
All the joints on the figure are nice and tight. His jaw chomping mechanism works without a problem. The weapon can still be slippped onto the tail for storage, though I still find it extraordinarily awkward looking. I did this twice during the course of writing this review and there was no evidence of the vacuum metallized plastic being rubbed off. I am paranoid however that if you do this enough times it will wear off, but I figure it would take dozens of times before it would be come an issue.
Transformation to Robot Mode:
- Detach the weapon and set it aside for now.
- Swing the beast mode legs up.
- Rotate each of the lower beast mode legs around, then swing back the beast mode feet to form the robot arms. Be sure to push the tabs on the beast mode feet to the corresponding groove on the forearms.
- Swing the beast mode arms down.
- Swing the panels with the beast mode arms up.
- Swing the tail/robot legs down.
- Separate the halves of the tail.
- Swing the ends of the tail up to form the robot feet.
- Swing the panel behind the robot head down.
- Split the top of the beast mode head and swing the halves up.
- Push the back panel down, then swing the halves of the beast mode head up to form the shoulder armor.
- Place the weapon in either hand.
Robot Mode:
In robot mode the designers were able to mirror many of G1 Grimlock's details. The color layout is very similar. The chest panel is gold, the waist area is red and his thighs are black. Meanwhile the rest is silver. Even the beast mode claws on his forearms calls back to G1 Grimlock's beast mode claws being on his wrists. The head is painted black with red eyes and an Autobot symbol is found on the section under the chest. The middle section is painted silver and the Autobot symbol is red. There are some blue details on the lower legs under the knee armor. These are based on blue sticker details on G1 Grimlock. The red color used on the weapon reflects the red color of the sword from the G1 figure. The deco heavily favors the original Grimlock toy more than his animation model, but to me that's a huge plus. This figure looks fantastic (and I won't lie, I find myself wishing this was how he appeared in the movie).
All the joints on Grimlock are nice and tight, no worries on functionality here. I will say this however, the vacuum metallized parts are shiny enough that I'd recommend having a microfiber cloth nearby to wipe it down form fingerprint smudges or if you really want to go nuts, use rubber gloves when handling those areas.
Final Thoughts:
Grimlock is a centerpiece of this set, and rightfully so. He looks amazing and elevates the sculpt from a good figure to an awesome one. He won't come come cheap however since this set is sold out now. If you want it, the secondary market is your primary option, but if you're a hardcore collector with a love for the G1 Dinobots, this may just fit your bill.


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The Foundation also seeks to support projects that have as broad an impact as possible. All projects should enhance the learning environment, supporting staff and students in ways the District's regular budget does not allow. Please note that the Fall and Spring Grant applications should not be used for clubs, field trips, substitute teachers or gift cards.
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Last appeal was issued on January 10, 2015 for the treatment of S. Prince Singh Gill of Village Khem Karan, District Amritsar, Punjab for Ankylosing Spondilosis with secondary Bilateral Hip Joints Spondylolisthesis. The Donation money has been received from the donor and we have already written to Hospital for advising the operation date.
We have now received a Medical case of Smt. Chetna Vohra, a middle aged woman of 44 Years. Her husband S. Jagjit Singh is unable to earn due to lever damage and living in a rented house at Uttam Nagar, New Delhi. Smt. Chetna Vohra is managing through Tiffin supply earning only Rs. 3000/‐ p.m. and belongs to a poor family having two twin daughters aged 11.
Smt. Chetna Vohra was earlier supported by Nishkam for Rs.44000/‐ her hip replacement surgery of one side at Safderjung Hospital in October, 2014 and now she has again approached Nishkam for financial support for Hip replacement of other side for Rs.75000/‐as per estimate given by Dr. Ashish Jaimar, Associate Professor, orthopedic surgery at Safdarjung Hospital (Govt. Hospital). Nishkam has the Policy to pay directly to the Hospital. As per policy of Nishkam the case has already been verified by Nishkam team and it has been decided to help her further for getting required treatment by depositing the requisite amount of Rs.75000/‐ with Hospital.
An earnest appeal is made to all our donors and sympathizers for generous contributions for noble cause to enable us to support Smt. Chetna Vohra to enable her to be treated to become a normal person and support her family and two teenage twin daughters.
We are also thankful to the Management Committee of Shri Guru Singh Sabha, Gurdwara Jeewan Park, New Delhi for forwarding this case to Nishkam for medical assistance.
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LBR and WSF Surf School – Santa Surf Off
On Saturday 19th December Langland Board Riders (LBR) hosted their first – now to be annual event – Santa Surf Off in collaboration with WSF Surf School. It consisted of over 30 entrants in Santa themed attire taking over a busy Langland Shorebreak on foam boards…all in aid of Wales Air Ambulance, Waves for Water and the club (LBR).
After a gathering in the car park, foam boards were given out, kindly provided by Dan Hart of Progress Surf. The surfing Santa Clauses made their way to the water in an excited manner, plenty of hoots and "yews" called and the line up was soon taken over by red and white dots. Christmas had well and truly arrived at Langland Bay.
By now a large number of spectators had lined up along the Langland promenade to watch and a great show was put on for them in the form of surfing Santas, Elves and Reindeers, throwing shakas and sharing waves in true festive spirit! Staggeringly just over £110 in donations was raised very quickly.
After many waves, one-by-one, waterlogged and cold the Santas left the water with their suits now 10 times heavier than when they entered, with some even missing their beards and hats, and made their way back up the beach to get warmed up. Event Organisers had a quick beach clean and collected all the washed up clothing and beards!
The event was the brain child of Jamie Andrews , previously the WSF Surf School instructors had organized but with Jamie and Nathaniel James of Langland Board Riders worked together to make the event even bigger and better than ever. It's open to all, and will run again next year.
We hope to see many from the wider Wales Surfing Community there to have fun and enjoy the festive vibes while raising money for great causes.
Langland Board Riders and Welsh Surfing Federation Surf School
Big thanks to Nathanial James for the write-up!
The pic of Nick Reid above made the Telegraph pic of the day!
The South Wales Evening Post ran a great write-up
More pics here


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2014 Conference Season at Antioch
Beginning in August, we commence our two-month celebration of the 28th church anniversary of Antioch Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church (Dallas, TX). We are grateful for what Jesus has done and continues to do in and through us as a local community of faith. Among the fun events we have scheduled (Greek Step Show and Church Carnival/Picnic), we have also planned for a concentrated time to dig deeper into God's word through three conferences. Check each of them out below and feel free to register and join us.
CRAVE Student Conference – A FREE 3-day youth conference for teens, youth leaders, and youth pastors
MANHOOD Conference – A one-day conference to inspire and instruct Christian men to embrace and exemplify biblical manhood in every area of life
Sisters Summit – A one-day conference designed to encourage Christian woman to find "Strength for the Journey" in Jesus Christ.
For conference details and to register, log on to http://www.afmbc.org. Register today, and we will see you in August or September!
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On a lunar Moon colony called Little America, a retired smuggler called Pluto Nash (Eddie Murphy) buys a nightclub, in an attempt to fulfill a longtime wish of his. Additionally, this prevents the murder by ingestion of battery acid of the club's previous owner, Anthony Frankowski (Jay Mohr) by mobsters Gino (Burt Young) and Larry (Lillo Brancato) whom Anthony owed money to. Seven years later, "Club Pluto" has become a successful business, frequented by many socialites. Its staff consists of Pluto himself, a Hispanic assistant, and an anthropomorphic, android robot named Bruno (Randy Quaid).
One night, Pluto is approached by a young woman called Dina Lake (Rosario Dawson), who has become stranded on the Moon and desires to earn some money by which to pay for transport to Earth. Because her father "Nicky Sticks" was a friend of Pluto's, she seeks help from Pluto offering her skills as a singer. Pluto, instead, gives her a job as server at his club and allows her to remain after its nightly closure to the public. During the same night, Pluto is accosted thrice by Mogan (Joe Pantoliano) and Kelp (Victor Varnado), messengers of a mysterious entrepreneur called Rex Crater. They tell Pluto that Rex wishes to buy Club Pluto and convert it into a gambling casino. Pluto refuses, and Rex Crater's minions destroy the club. Pluto, Dina, and Bruno escape.
Determined to get his club back, Pluto decides to investigate Rex Crater, of whom very few people know anything. From Rowland (Peter Boyle), a retired police officer who is a friend of his mother's, Pluto learns that Rex Crater is never seen outside of a penthouse in the city of Moon Beach, and that he has been involved with a geneticist called Runa Pendankin, who specialized in cloning before her death.
Pluto and Dina visit Doctor Runa Pendankin's apprentice Mona Zimmer (Illeana Douglas), who operates a cosmetic surgery station. They pose as a married couple attempting to revive their infatuation for one another by having their figures altered; after having seen, and adapted to their liking, several examples of commonly preferred bodily shapes and contours, they reveal that they have come for information regarding Doctor Pendankin's death. Mona Zimmer, having been intimidated by Pluto's bluffs, reveals that shortly prior to her death, Doctor Pendankin had worked for or with a Terrestrial criminal whose initials, inscribed on his briefcase, appear to have been "WZW".
Pluto and Dina return to the hotel and meet Pluto's mother Flura Nash (Pam Grier), who was just smoking pot and being with Bruno, who was filling his battery. They are attacked by Rex Crater's assassins, who have tracked them to the hotel. Upon hijacking a limo with a holographic chauffer named James (John Cleese) Pluto takes Dina and Bruno to an old refugee of Pluto's from his day when he was a smuggler.
At the hideout, Pluto searches for any Terrestrial criminal with the initials "WZW". When this yields nothing, Dina suggests that the initials are in fact "MZM", having been seen upside-down by Mona Zimmer. Pluto searches for "MZM" and discovers a criminal called Michael Zoroaster Marucci (Alec Baldwin). Pluto suspects that Michael Marucci and Rex Crater are one and the same. Abruptly, he is contacted by his mother, who tells him that Rowland has been killed by a fellow police officer and the hideout is attacked by Rex Crater's agents. A chase ensues, and the heroes escape, but their car is damaged and explodes, causing them to be presumed dead by the agents. They manage to get out in their astronaut suits, but they soon run out of oxygen and pass out. Bruno carries them through the Moon desert, but soon, his battery runs out.
They are eventually rescued and taken to Moon Beach by Felix Laranga (Luis Guzmán), a smuggler who idolizes Pluto Nash. They infiltrate Rex Crater's casino/hotel. Bruno ends up running afoul of a robot slot machine whose lever he accidentally breaks. When Bruno is taken away by security, Pluto sends Dina to get Bruno out and pay for the damages to the robot slot machine. Pluto meets with Anthony, who is now going under the name Tony Francis, a famous intergalactic singer. Pluto asks Tony if there was a way up to Rex Crater's penthouse. Upon talking in an elevator, Pluto is told that the only way up is to climb the elevator ropes to the penthouse.
When they leave the elevator, Rex's assistant Belcher (James Rebhorn) and some men hint surrender. Tony is knocked out while Pluto is stunned. Meanwhile, Dina approaches the security at the place where the robots are locked up. When the guard tells Dina that the repairs on the robot slot machine aren't done yet, Bruno manages to trick the guard into letting him out and ends up knocking out the guard. Just then, Dina and Bruno are captured by Mogan, Kelp, and some of Rex's men.
Upon being unstunned by Belcher, Pluto accuses Rex Crater of being Michael Marucci. At this, Rex Crater reveals himself to be a clone of Pluto. Rex and Belcher explain that Rex was created by Runa Pendankin from Pluto's removed appendix to act as public face of Michael Marucci's illegal activities. However, Rex has killed Marucci and Runa and also stated that he was the one who told his henchmen where Pluto was hiding out due to him also inheriting Pluto's memories. When his henchmen arrive and see both Rex and Pluto, Rex kills Mogan and Kelp and has their bodies removed. He and Pluto fight while the others are uncertain which was which. Pluto shoots Bruno and Belcher (who assumes that Pluto would not damage his own robot) shoots Rex. Pluto orders Belcher and his men to leave and reveals his identity to Dina by speaking of her employment to him; Bruno was wearing a bulletproof shirt. Rex comes back to life also having worn a bulletproof shirt. He attempts to garotte Pluto, but is thrown through a window and dies upon hitting the card table below.
The movie ends with the heroes celebrating in the rebuilt Club Pluto with Nash as the owner, Dina as the lead singer, and Bruno as the new club manager, as Pluto bought new 78 robot models as bodyguards. Pluto looks at Dina at the stage, and smiles, smoking a cigar.
- Eddie Murphy as Pluto Nash/Rex Crater
- Randy Quaid as Bruno
- Rosario Dawson as Dina Lake
- Joe Pantoliano as Mogan
- Jay Mohr as Anthony Frankowski/Tony Francis
- Luis Guzmán as Felix Laranga
- James Rebhorn as Belcher
- Peter Boyle as Rowland
- Pam Grier as Flura Nash
- John Cleese as James
- Burt Young as Gino
- Lillo Brancato as Larry
- Victor Varnado as Kelp
- Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. as Miguel
- Illeana Douglas as Dr. Mona Zimmer
- Richard Raybourne as Bartender Phil
- Alec Baldwin as Michael Zoroaster Marucci [3]
Production historyEdit
The film originated in the mid-1980s. The script went through numerous revisions and production finally began in April 2000, and wrapped up in September 2000. Upon completion of filming, it sat on the shelf for two years, finally being released in August 2002.
At one point, Jennifer Lopez was cast for the role of Dina in this film, but eventually turned it down. Rosario Dawson was cast in her place.
The Adventures of Pluto Nash did very poorly at the box office; its budget was estimated at $100 million, with marketing costs of $20 million and domestic box office $4,420,080 and $2,683,893 overseas. It had a total worldwide gross of $7,103,973, making the film a huge box office bomb -- in fact, one of the worst of all time.[4]
The film was also a failure in terms of critical reception, being panned by critics and moviegoers alike. Rotten Tomatoes ranked the film 79th in the 100 worst 2000's decade movies list, with a rating of 5% on the Tomatometer based on 84 reviews.[5]
The majority of critics lambasted the movie for its acting, dialogue, lack of humor and crude special effects. Pluto Nash was nominated for five Golden Raspberry Awards in 2003, including Worst Picture, Worst Actor (Eddie Murphy), Worst Director, Worst Screenplay and Worst Screen Couple (Murphy and himself cloned), but failed to win any, and was later nominated for Worst Comedy of Our First 25 Years at the 25th Golden Raspberry Awards in 2005, which lost to Gigli.
Eddie Murphy poked fun at himself in an interview with Barbara Walters, saying: "I know the two or three people that liked this movie."
The film performed better on DVD, with US DVD rental gross of $24,983,000.[6]
- ↑ Pluto Nash at Box Office Mojo
- ↑ The 15 Biggest Box Office Bombs at CNBC
- ↑ Template:Cite newspaper
- ↑ The Adventures Of Pluto Nash. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
- ↑ Worst of the Worst
- ↑ Top United States DVD Rentals for the week ending 2 March 2003. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
External linksEdit
- The Adventures of Pluto Nash at the Internet Movie Database
- The Adventures of Pluto Nash at All Movie Guide
- The Adventures of Pluto Nash at Box Office Mojo
- {{{title}}} at Rotten Tomatoes


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No matter what happens with Donald Trump in the future or whether or not he will ever be held accountable for his corrupt ways, some of the people in his camp are going down hard. For instance, his former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn has already pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, his campaign manager's right-hand man Rick Gates did the same, as well as campaign aide George Papadopoulos.
Now, it's Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, who's facing serious legal prosecution. Sources who witnessed one of Cohen's corrupt deals revealed to The Washington Post that Cohen requested a $1 million from the Qatari government in exchange for "advice and access to" the president and his administration.
'The offer, which Qatar declined, came on the margins of a Dec. 12 meeting that year at Trump Tower between the Persian Gulf state's foreign minister and Michael Flynn, who became Trump's first national security adviser. Stephen K. Bannon, who became chief White House strategist, also attended, the people said.
'Cohen did not participate in the official meetings but spoke separately to a member of the Qatari delegation, Ahmed al-Rumaihi, who at the time was head of the investments division of the country's sovereign wealth fund, the Qatar Investment Authority.'
Depending on Cohen's role in these offers, it's possibly illegal but definitely a violation of ethics, which could get him disbarred and almost certainly will. Considering that he's a "fixer" instead of a man who does real legal representation work, that probably won't bother him much. Jail time for this and the many other questionable acts that involve the lawyer definitely would, though.
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I do like alliteration don't you? As you may guess today I'm in Crete. Apparently the fifth largest Greek island and a great producer of olive oil. I did a tour around rural Crete. Field after field of olive groves and beautiful vineyards.
We visited a winery and sampled the local produce. We had a snack lunch in a Taverna which was lovely with the exception of the herbal tea. I'm a Morning Breakfast sort of a girl.
The weather was hot but with a gentle breeze. Perfect touring weather. I am told that September is the best month to visit. I haven't , however had chance to see any beaches. So there's nothing more to be said I will have to return. If it's only to get some decent pictures.


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Wednesday, April 16, 2014
You Have Your Nightmares, I Have Mine
My hips ache like hell (from all the rain we've had?) and I have a pimple on my chin and my dreams were so fucking crazy I can't clear my head from them and let me just say that when you're having a dream and you keep thinking, "Please, let this be a nightmare," and the dream is about a failure of a dinner party you're having, you really, really must not want to have dinner parties.
People sitting around, trying to be polite while you're trying to figure out how to feed them, walking around with a garlic press, attempting to focus enough to make a salad dressing, realizing at the last moment that the first seating for the dinner party you had/are having ate all of the main course except for a dried-up husk of a casserole that seems strangely heavy in edamame beans- well. Sure. It's not the car-flying-off-the-bridge nightmare or the oh-my-god-what-did-I-do-with-the-baby nightmare but it's bad enough.
And I had only gotten ONE bottle of wine and these people were wine drinkers.
No. I have no dinner parties planned.
I didn't plan to have a pimple on my chin either, but there you go.
On the bright side (quite literally) the sun is shining strong again and the sky is cloudless blue and it's chilly. I'm wearing two shirts, a cashmere sweater and a jacket. At least it didn't freeze. And at least I can take a walk. The boys are coming but not until later and ay-yi-yi, I can't get moving and I keep folding myself into myself and the breeze is chill-blowing the new leaves of the Bradford pear like gauzy ruffles and the light shimmershakes like a belly dancer and my mind is like an room emptied of everything but cobwebs and I don't know how to get to the doors and windows to open them up, to begin to clear them out but I'm going to try.
Good morning.
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Morning, Mary ... I usually don't have bad dreams but I did last night .. dreamed my husband was coming back to the house to live ~ lost his job. We've been living apart for about a year now... freakin nightmare.ReplyDelete
Anway ... saw this and thought of you! soooooo adorable...
Good morning. You are a busy-ass woman.ReplyDelete
Carolyn- Ooh. That WAS a nightmare.ReplyDelete
Yes. I've seen that video and it is adorable.
Jill- Not this morning. I can't get motivated.
Well, despite the cobwebs in your own mind, you sure help to clear the ones in mine.ReplyDelete
Parties/weddings/celebrations gone wrong are frequent anxiety dreams for me. The ones about not being ready for the kids' birthdays are the worst. Or losing the kids... ugh.ReplyDelete
"the light shimmershakes like a belly dancer and my mind is like an room emptied of everything"ReplyDelete
Woman, you are a poet.
Elizabeth- I am glad.ReplyDelete
Jo- Do you ever have the one where you have a baby and you forget the child until a day or so later and you realize it and you lose your mind? God. That one is the worst.
Angella- We all are. Don't you think?
Not exactly, but kidnapping/dreams they're lost when I'm not there, or I was meant to pick them up, or I forgot their birthdays... thankfully not that often. As I'm a teacher, my anxiety dreams tend to centre more about being Judged in school. Bleh.ReplyDelete
Jo- Our sleeping brains are so worried, aren't they?ReplyDelete
I'm with you on dinner parties. For the record. Dave loves giving them, but they always stress me out and I always wind up thinking, "WHY are we doing this??!"ReplyDelete
We haven't had a formal dinner party in about two years. Last year certainly wasn't the year for anything formal.ReplyDelete


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It's kind of a shame to lose a voice for atheism – it always is when someone decides to jump back into the theist slime pool, but I can't help thinking that someone whose reasoning skills are so evidently poor is hardly a great loss.
Posted by That Other Mike on 18/06/2012
It's kind of a shame to lose a voice for atheism – it always is when someone decides to jump back into the theist slime pool, but I can't help thinking that someone whose reasoning skills are so evidently poor is hardly a great loss.
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Posted by That Other Mike on 16/12/2011
BBC News – Christopher Hitchens dies at 62 after suffering cancer
British-born author, literary critic and journalist Christopher Hitchens has died at the age of 62.
He died from pneumonia, a complication of the oesophageal cancer he had , at a Texas hospital.
Vanity Fair magazine, which announced his death, said there would "never be another like Christopher".
He is survived by his wife, Carol Blue, and their daughter, Antonia, and his children from a previous marriage, Alexander and Sophia.
Poor old Hitch.
I'll be honest — I never liked him as an individual, but I always respected his skills as an orator and polemicist. His bravery in the face of his terminal illness is an example to us all, as was his unwillingness to bow down in the face of the smugness of god-botherers; I can imagine him spitting vitriol at anyone who waved a Bible and asked if he was ready to reconsider. We shan't see his like again.
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Posted by That Other Mike on 15/12/2011
The modern American Right – not just ignorant and bigoted, but proud of it. Essentially, right-wingers in the USA have elevated ignorance, stupidity and cupidity to the highest value. Given that fact, it's no wonder that they feel no shame whatsoever in posting this kind of crap.
There is no understanding of First Amendment scholarship or case law there, only a lot of in-my-gut-I-know-it's-true, a lot of truthiness, and, to be blunt, a lot of idiocy. There is also little to no evidence of an understanding of common humanity; ironic, given the poster's pretence at being Christian, that he would disregard the precepts of good will to all in favour of repugnant and juvenile Nazi comparisons. If this is the best that the modern Right can come up with, the Left has nothing to worry about.
I'm not going to rehash every single way that the Underground Conservative is wrong –it's established law and well-known that government entities are prohibited from having religiously partisan and sectarian displays at any time of year, whatever the ignorant may say about it– and it would be a waste of time, in any case; the poster is not interested in a dialogue, after all, only in scoring cheap political points by waving his flag of stupidity.
The Underground Conservative would do best to live up to his name – underground is where most of the creepy-crawlies live, after all, and he fits right in there.
ETA: Oh, look – he's trying to be insulting. How cute, he thinks that's going to be insulting!
Unless… Well, let's think about it. The Underground Conservative, who I will be calling Peter from now on (as that's his name) does live in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and it is kind of rural near there. Could it be that he thinks he's being helpful? Could it be that Peter DiGaudio actually likes sheep and thinks he's making a useful contribution?
Petey, while it's nice that you're trying to be a productive member of the community for a change (because your coaching obviously doesn't qualify), I don't go that way. Plus, I'm happily married. To a human woman.
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Posted by That Other Mike on 15/05/2011
Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.
Marcus Aurelius
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Posted by That Other Mike on 26/03/2011
Shorter Jesse Murch, The Reformed Inquisitor, Where is Atheism's Crutch?
I don't have the intellectual or emotional capacity to live without an imaginary friend, so nobody else can either!
Jesse's post is essentially the same old discredited apologetics ("You're only an Atheist because you hate God!") with the added unpleasantness of "You should totally kill yourself!"
Here's the thing, Jesse – your being unable to walk without a crutch doesn't make the rest of us lame, anymore than someone losing an eye makes the whole world blind.
In other words, your being an idiot doesn't make me one.
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Posted by That Other Mike on 19/09/2010
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Posted by That Other Mike on 27/03/2010
Shorter Evil Ned Flanders, Eternally Twatters
The fact that all the supposedly celibate Catholic priests who attacked young choirboys are men means that all homos are pedos, and the fact that the world at large views this as an unconscionable slur on the millions of non-rapist homos is a sign of political correctness gone mad!
It is emphatically not a case of pedophiles preying on the nearest available child in a hierarchy arranged almost solely of men, no sir, no way, no how. I will admit, grudgingly, that the Pope was naughty not to fire the priests, but that's about it. Anyway, the fact that they were men makes my flaming homophobia A-OK!
In my next post, watch as I explain how the existence of Black crack addicts make it OK for me to say "nigger!"
Even Shorter Neil Simpson, Ike Turner-ty Matters:
Fuckin' fags. Am I controversial and douchey enough to be Pat Robertson's One True Heir yet?
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Posted by That Other Mike on 03/06/2009
The ability of Creationists to fool themselves into thinking they understand science always astounds me — they so obviously and plainly fail at it on every level. And yet they always seem to think that they are able to see something that actual scientists don't or won't, because there's some huge anti-Creationist conspiracy of scientists who hate God or something equally ridiculous – and they, by golly, with their third grade level of science understanding, are just the ones to overturn all those thousands of hours of study and experimentation.
Or something. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by That Other Mike on 06/10/2008
BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Saudi cleric favours one-eye veil.
A Muslim cleric in Saudi Arabia has called on women to wear a full veil, or niqab, that reveals only one eye.
Sheikh Muhammad al-Habadan said showing both eyes encouraged women to use eye make-up to look seductive.
The question of how much of her face a woman should cover is a controversial topic in many Muslim societies.
The niqab is more common in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf, but women in much of the Muslim Middle East wear a headscarf which covers only their hair.
Sheikh Habadan, an ultra-conservative cleric who is said to have wide influence among religious Saudis, was answering questions on the Muslim satellite channel al-Majd.
Just… what? For fuck's sake! So much for religious morality.
I can't wait for the Christian Right to jump all over this. You know, the same people who say that a woman's place is in the home, that only men should be in charge. All that good stuff.
When will things turn around in Saudi Arabia and indeed the whole religious world?
Women are not wicked temptresses who are out to destroy the righteousness of innocent and virtuous men. They're not the source of original sin or lust or whatever. They're people.
I'm not usually one to advocate invading countries left, right and centre, but this pushes me towards it. And yet, we see no action by any Western governments in this regard.
And you know why? It's black, stinky and powers cars.
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Posted by That Other Mike on 27/07/2008
My wife is trying to kill me. She must be, because she keeps telling me to look at stuff which is so profoundly stupid that it makes my brain crinkle and go phutphut.
Like just the other day, when she was comment surfing and ended up at a blog called What I Really Think, which spectacularly fails to live up to the verb in its name, although the URL seems entirely appropriate. I swear, I keep expecting to look at the screen and see that it's written in crayon.
Funnies, though – the writer doesn't seem to realise that she has a pride flag in her header.
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