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Archive for October 24th, 2013
Magrunner Now On PSN – XBLA Tomorrow
Frogwares' puzzle action game Magrunner: Dark Pulse can now be grabbed on PlayStation Network and will arrive on Xbox Live Arcade tomorrow, October 25th. Read the rest of this entry »
Get The Party Started With Wii Party U
October 25th will see the launch of the latest Nintendo party game, Wii Party U. Read the rest of this entry »
Deadfall Adventures Showcasing Cloud Gaming Tech At London Comic Con
Nordic Games will be showing Deadfall Adventures using Approxy's cloud gaming technology at this weekend's MCM London Comic Con. Read the rest of this entry »
Bubble Blaze Gets Ready For Halloween
Outplay Entertainment's free Bubble Blaze on iOS and Android is already getting into the Halloween spirit with a haunted house and 10 new spooky challenges. Read the rest of this entry »
Daedalic Shop Open For Business
Daedalic have opened their web shop, offering a place to pick up all manner of Daedalic game themed merchandise. To celebrate, Daedalic are offering a "Last Supper" mousepad on all orders over 30 Euros. Read the rest of this entry »
Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky arrives 7th March on PS3
Tecmo Koei Europe is proud to announce that the latest installment in the long-loved Atelier series, Atelier Escha & Logy ~Alchemists of the Dusk Sky~, the direct sequel to the last title, Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk, will be released across Europe on the 7th of March 2014 for the PlayStation 3. Read the rest of this entry »
Bloober Team's A-Men Sequel Coming
The sequel to Bloober Team's Vita launch hit A-Men will be arriving on PlayStation Network and Vita in early November. Read the rest of this entry »
New Journey of a Roach Trailer
Daedalic Entertainment today release a brand new trailer for comic post-apocalyptic adventure game Journey of a Roach which will release on the 5th November 2013 on PC and Mac. If you haven't heard about the latest PC title with the two crazy cockroaches, you can read our preview and decide for yourself. Read the rest of this entry »
Echo Prime Available on iOS Today for £2.99
Robot Entertainment today announced their new mobile game Echo Prime, an epic sci-fi action RPG for iOS devices. With real-time combat designed and tuned specifically for touch-based devices, Echo Prime takes players on a journey across the stars, through a wide array of exciting locations to battle fearsome enemies and huge bosses. Echo Prime is the second foray into mobile game development for Robot Entertainment, the developer best known for the Orcs Must Die! series and the 2012 AIAS Mobile Game of the Year, Hero Academy. Echo Prime is available to purchase on the App Store for £2.99 and will soon be coming to Android devices. Read the rest of this entry »
Luigi-Themed 2DS Spotted on Internet
A Luigi-themed Nintendo 2DS might be on the cards from Nintendo. Recent images obtained by Kotaku show Nintendo 2DS packaging, a green and white 2DS featuring Luigi graphics and a Luigi logo. Whether these images are real, well only Nintendo could tell you. After all, it is the year of Luigi, so I wouldn't be surprised if this is what Nintendo has to offer for it's newest handheld console. Read the rest of this entry »
Killing Floor Hillbilly Horror Event 23rd Oct to 7th November: 75% Discount
The Killing Floor's Halloween Hillbilly Horror Event is now live and runs until the 7th November, save 75% to celebrate for just £3.74. Read the rest of this entry »
Plants vs. Zombies 2 Arrives on Android Today
PopCap Games are pleased to announce that Plants vs. Zombies 2 is now available on Android today via GooglePlay. The zombies are coming… back. It's about time! The sequel to the hit action-strategy adventure brings the fun to tablets and touchscreens. Read the rest of this entry »


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They say you only spend 1.1 years of your total life cleaning. I beg to differ.
With a husband, three kids, and two dogs running around I feel like ALL I get done is clean. My husband claims to clean all the time as well, so you would think it would actually BE clean around here.
With two little boys, and a less-than-ambitious teenager, there is always a puddle (some comprised of bodily functions, some not) or mess to wipe up. I use Young Living's Thieves cleaner for almost everything, but there has been more than one occasion where I ran out before my next order came in, and I didn't want to run to the store and buy a chemical-laden replacement.
So I have concocted a couple of homemade cleaners using essential oils that not only work awesome, they smell amazing, too!
If you are familiar with essential oils, you know that citrus oils break down the petrochemicals in plastic so they need to be in a glass or stainless bottle. Well, all I had was a plastic bottle and I needed to whip up some cleaner! I improvised with this recipe, and now I am addicted to the fresh, minty smell.
1 C Vinegar
1 C Vodka
1/2 C Distilled Water
10 drops Peppermint Essential Oil
5 drops Lavender Essential Oil
This is one of my favorite cleaners for the bathroom, maybe because it just smells so fresh and clean. If I need a little extra scrubby powder I will apply baking soda and then spray the cleaner over it. That method works great in the shower and tub.
Citrus oils are one of the most popular choices for making cleaners, so of course I had to try them out as well. I went a got a stainless spray bottle and made this recipe:
1 C Vinegar
1 C Vodka
1/2 C Distilled water
10 drops Citrus Fresh Essential Oil
5 drops Orange Essential Oil
This one smells VERY citrusy, so I love it for the kitchen. The best part about both of these cleaners is that you can even use them on glass and mirrors! I would always recommend testing a small spot on new surfaces, but so far I have used them successfully on everything in my kitchen and bathroom.
If DIY isn't your thing, the Young Living Thieves cleaner is a serious workhorse and has replaced almost every other cleaner in my house. Either way you can eliminate the need to purchase store-bought cleaners that are full of un-pronouncable chemicals and use a safe, healthy, and yummy smelling alternative.
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KAMLOOPS - The clock is ticking on Stuart Wood Elementary School after the school district agreed unanimously to consolidate Beattie School of Arts students into one building and shutdown the downtown school by September 2016.
The issue has been a hot button issue with the public since an enrolment report suggesting the closure was released in the fall. Letters were submitted voicing displeasure and a public information session in March was dominated by people concerned with the possible closure.
Just last week two neighbourhood groups approached city council for support and then were turned down by the school board to attend Monday night's meeting as a delegation.
"We're really scared they're going to make a decision at this meeting," Denis Walsh said. "We want the opportunity to talk about it."
The closure of Stuart Wood is one of several changes recommended in the initial report. Realignment of feeder schools and the consolidation of all Beattie students into one building were also key points as well as the possible growth of the French Immersion program.
The district leases the heritage building from the city. It will be turned back over to the city when the school closes September 2016.
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Fire Thief Reborn, The Edge of the Known – Book Four. ISBN: 9781523998210, an e-book by Seth Mullins.
Brandon Chane had risen to phenomenal heights as a very young rock star who with his band had provided original music and lyrics of sensational appeal in that they offered a degree of understanding and answers to a generation looking for them. Fearing he had reached the end of all he could offer and never liking the notoriety he just 'walked away' after his meteoric rise. Now several years later he is besieged with the gnawing desire to again write music and lyrics, but fears he no longer has anything to write about. In the old days the band was something with which he 'needed to make a statement' for his own salvation. As a 31-year-old happily married man with a young son he is living most comfortably on the huge amount of money he had made. What sort of statement could he make? But fate steps in. He encounters his old lighting man James who also is a talented guitarist; his much younger sister, for whom he always had felt a responsibility, has a small band with which he would like to help her begin, and at this time he revisits the counselor who had helped him when he was a desperate youth struggling with the problems of a mother who provided nothing and an abusive father. In a distinctly unusual manner, the counselor begins to reminisce about his abusive childhood and his own attendant reactions and continues for several sessions during which Brandon and James interject guitar notes and devise tentative lyrics, all later edited and expanded by the entire band into songs hopefully suitable for a rebirth of the former ragingly popular Edge of the Known Band.
For this reviewer, in all true sincerity, after being greatly impressed by the author's third book, Humanity's Way Forward, this one is disappointing. The book begins extremely well with quite cogent and enlightening remarks for anyone who has not experienced the highs of a successful performance in music, the arts or even to a certain extent in situations as widely diverse as sports and academic endeavors; e.g. "No experience to compare to that of a performer and audience meeting at that singular point of keenest need and its fulfillment. There really is no dichotomy anymore, no separation, when you're having a dialogue with your naked origins, the music meditating between Soul and Source; the music having to do for you, because the bare bones experience of it is too vast and star-hot for any of us to encounter it face-to-face." Also beautifully expressive prose: "As the music began to vibrate over the grass and to spring across every nerve ending, I was reminded again of the particular pain that accompanies the too-full moment. It's an ache that you can't quite reach and massage with your mental fingers; the sense that your poignant love of the world, fragile as it seems, is too big to be contained within your breast. It has to flow over, like flood waters over the tops of sluice gates, so you siphon it through your songs or poems or stories, knowing that this release can only be momentary. And not only that, but the very vehicle that you've chosen to express it then turns around and whets the sharp edge of your sensitivity so that you seem to NEED that release again, more than ever before."
Beyond this early nicely phrased material it provides extensive and interesting psychological and philosophical discussions that in turn greatly aid in defining characters and setting the stage for what is to transpire. Generally is well written but for this reader at an almost glacial pace. Perhaps this disappointment stems from the fact that the author's preceding book so brilliantly provided a window to a phenomenon so seldom understood. He provided a comprehensible description and/or explanation for, and of, the seemingly mass hysteria that often accompanies performances of today's performers of so-called underground or alternative music and of the performers themselves – generation(s) that never acquired a firm basis upon which to build a life. For the abused the reaction is most easily understood; those from the middle and upper strata of society perhaps never found the necessity of building a firm base because they have been provided with most of the amenities for teen-age life with seldom a denial. Thus, faced with the uncertainties and turmoil rampant in today's simple act of living – economic uncertainty, political unrest, angst, loss, conflict – they are lost and looking desperately for ANY answer, not so much because it is true but rather because it saves them from the discomfort of living in uncertainty.
In this book, the author has attacked another facet of living and has assumed an enormous task. In the former the protagonist wrote songs because he was lonely, desperate and scared. In this volume he is attempting to provide feelings and answers to questions that may or may not be as pertinent to the needs of his audience and from a far more mature position. Such a journey is torturous in the extreme to say the least and the author's resulting presentation may well reflect this level of difficulty.
3* 4* Portrait of dilematous position of a former 'great'; 3* compared with preceding book regrettably.


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Students are under pressure. Students' and parents' expectations of university; the balancing of social and academic life; the fear of not achieving their expected grades, and the potential impact of that on their future employment prospects are all factors that can lead to students seeking uncharacteristic pathways to survive and succeed. The attraction of "cheating" should not be underestimated.
Alterline recently conducted a study, in partnership with 11 university library teams across the UK, to understand the information and digital literacy of undergraduates. The new evidence and insights from this study are being used by the libraries to support their students in the development of skills and learning around digital and information literacy, to improve student outcomes, and to prepare them for life after university
Our research identified that a large minority of students (24%) did not feel prepared for study when they were starting university. When preparing for an assignment or coursework, many students didn't allow enough time for critical tasks such as referencing and searching for information.
"My skills at writing essays were not good. I had absolutely no idea how to reference my work and how to find sources, so I would say I was not very prepared."
There are many contributing factors which can push students towards cheating and plagiaristic behaviours, for example: helping another student who is feeling overwhelmed by sharing assignments with them; not taking accurate notes in lectures and when researching; not leaving enough time to go back and check sources to reference accurately.
In our study 78% of students had shared answers with their course mates and 24% had copy and pasted text without referencing it.
One student shared their approach to searching for information, apparently without any concerns about possible academic misconduct.
What's your first step when searching for information for an assignment/assessment? ………. 'Google it'
What do you do next? Why? ……….'Copy the work'
And then what do you do? Why?……….'Paste the work. Because it's a lot easier than doing it myself.'
Any tips, tricks, 'life hacks' and shortcuts for finding and using information?………..'My tips and tricks just consist of copy and paste, and a lot of blagging to get the word count up.'
22% of students have asked somebody else to complete their assignment and 14% told us they had paid somebody else to complete one. Essay-mill companies are using increasingly creative ways to target students, providing more opportunities for cheating and potentially compromising the reputation and value of higher education.
Nearly two-fifths of students (38%) in our study admitted they would be too embarrassed to ask for help with their studies and we found that students expecting lower grades, who may be most in need of support, are more likely to be embarrassed about asking for it.
With increasing focus on the issue of cheating and plagiarism (University bosses call for ban on essay-writing companies) we are launching a new collaborative research project 'Supporting students away from cheating and plagiaristic behaviours' which will provide the intelligence and insight to better understand the reasons and motivations behind students cheating and develop recommendations and actions to help universities support students away from such behaviour. You can read more about our new project here.
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Revised Budget did not bring cheers
Malaysians are hard-pressed and at a loss as to the increasing cost of living when the international oil price has dropped rock bottom. In May 2014, the prime minister announced that with the high cost of fossil fuel, the government had no choice but to raise electricity tariffs by 15%. But when the fuel price dropped from US110 to US50 per barrel, all he could do was to postpone the next hike. Tenaga National Bhd's latest yearend profit jumped 34.37% to RM2.34 billion.
On another note Putrajaya increased the price of RON95 from RM1.90 to RM2.10, and then reduced it to RM1.91. Malaysians did not experience a retail price reduction. School buses and transport charges have gone up. A wretched public transportation system has turned car ownership into a necessity. The prices of goods and services did not drop even in view of the global drop in oil prices. Consumers are the suckers and never the concern of the government.
The general public were waiting for some sweetener from the finance cum prime minister. Alas came disappointed. The finance minister did little to address the people's concern. Malaysia recently faced its worst flooding in decades. Why there was no warning regarding the incoming monsoon winds and cloud movements. The finance minister never questioned this blunder of the agencies and instead announced a relief fund of about RM900 million. How did he come out such an astonishing amount in such a short period? He failed to make any announcements on steps to be taken in improving flood management and relief efforts. He could have announced the formation of a royal commission of inquiry in dealing with the catastrophe.
The finance minister also missed an opportunity to address the structural deficiencies in the economy – the bloated civil service, in this context. The finance minister announces an outcome based budget. Therefore when he announce a budget revision he should have announced the outcomes achieved or about to achieve. Outcomes are never announced. Ministry of education receives the highest allocation every year. But the quality of education is sliding downwards every year too. Internal security and policing always get priority. But public security and safety is becoming worse by the day. We have a national unity department for very long but the outcome is extremism and fundamentalism. The so-called outcome-based budget has achieved very little in terms of outcome.
Despite the government's spending billions as provided in every Budget, the rural and urban Malays remain the poorest among those in the bottom 40% of households. A large amount was allocated for the upgrading of skills of the workforce, including RM1.2 billion for the Vocational and Technical Transformation Programme. But only 28% of our workforce is technically skilled as compared to those in other developing countries – around 45%. Malaysia has a target of at least 50% in terms of a skilled workforce in 2020. While the government has never hesitated in spending to achieve these targets, they are hardly achieved and often, no one is held accountable.
The finance minister should stop the tabling of supplementary budget in every parliamentary sitting. It reflects poor financial planning. Malaysia is the worst affected country in the drop in international oil price. Besides the 16 years of continuous fiscal deficit, the current account surplus too is reducing. The finance minister has expressed his concern on our capacity to meet the current obligations. Malaysia is becoming a higher risk market. There must be drastic change and departure from past bad practices. Is the finance and prime minister bold enough to make radical changes to the way the economy is managed? He needs to emerge triumphant against the fiscal deficit, reducing current account, weaker ringgit and dropping revenue. He did not say much in the revised budget. It's business as usual.
(Former Senator)
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Stewardship is about who we are as a people and how we relate to the God who created, saves, and sustains us. As Christians we understand that everything we have, even life itself, is a pure gift from God. In response to the many gifts God gives us we, in faith, return a portion of those gifts to God and his Church to support the sharing of the Good News of God in Christ. Stewardship is the commitment of the gifts one has received from God to the service of the Lord.
At St. Matthew's we have the opportunity to return a portion of the gifts God has given us by pledging a portion of our time, talents, and money to the ministries of the Gospel in this place.
For more information about stewardship and the opportunities to put your time, talents, and money to work in the service of the Gospel at St. Matthew's please speak with a member of the clergy or the vestry.
"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows." (James 1:17)


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Your first consultation with us is usually for one hour. We can see you in person in our clinic or speak by phone, skype or email. In that time we discuss your health concerns, what you want from the consultation, dietary approaches you have tried before, food you eat and avoid and your lifestyle.
We then create a dietary plan, with practical meal suggestions, a shopping guide for reading food labels, tips for eating out and useful recipe books, websites and support groups.
We then meet again to review your progress and this is usually for 30 minutes. Many people meet with us 3 to 6 times but there is no set number of consultations. It is about what you want from us.
What to bring with you
When you book with us, you will be emailed or mailed your food, activity and symptoms diary. You can complete this either by hand or typed on the computer and bring with you.
If you like, do bring a family member or friend. As we say 'two sets of ears are often better than one' and especially if the other person does most of the cooking at home.
You can bring any food labels you want help with reading, a list of supplements or the bottles themselves and a list of medications you take.
If you have recent blood results or a letter from your doctor, do bring these along.
How to pay and costs
We have Eftpos facilities and you can pay by visa, mastercard, Eftpos, cheque or cash.
Payment is expected and welcomed on the day of your consultation.
Clinic Fees:
Initial consultation (60 minutes) $165
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Package 2: 4 x Follow up consultation (30 minutes each) $340* Please note this is a package to use after you have had an initial one hour consultation or after using Package 1.
*Packages must be paid in full on the same day as the initial consultation. Any pre-paid appointments must be used within 6 months of the invoice date. Any unused prepaid consultations will expire after 6 months of the invoice date.
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We realise that your schedule can change and you may need to change your appointment time. We appreciate if you can give us 3 days notice if you need to re schedule your consultation.
Cancellation within 24 hours of your appointment will incur a full consultation fee.
If the consultation is pre-paid, this will be regarded as a used appointment.
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Our clinic is at Level 1, 40 Stewart St, Christchurch 8011. We see all people, including children, for all health issues. We also work closely with Digestive Health Services who provide Hydrogen and Methane Breath Testing for Fructose and Lactose malabsorption and Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth.
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Today is Christmas, and since I don't celebrate the holiday (I never have or never will) I spent part of my day at the movies.
Up first on my list was Night at the Museum because I had already seen the first two when they were released in theaters.
I like the movie, and it gave me some laughs to put me in a good mood. However, I prefer the original one the best.
Afterwards, I saw a second movie, Big Eyes staring Amy Adams who portrayed artist Margaret Keane, most known for her work in depicting children with big eyes. The movie was inspired by true events in Keane's career as an artist when her second husband, Walter Keane, claimed to be an artist and took credit for her artwork for 10 years.
It was a powerful and beautiful movie.
I connected with Keane because I am an artist, and I know how hard it is to make a career out of painting and have your work not only recognized and see by people, but also buy it. People have seen my artwork online, and in various shows in Los Angeles and the Northern Kentucky markets. I have sold a few pieces and was even commissioned to paint two images. Unfortunately, my career as an artist is not an easy one because I haven't been able to live off what I earn, so graphic and website design is where I find a way to earn a living as well as working at the store.
It's not an easy path to take to make it as an artist, but Keane's fame to her work came with the lies her husband spewed when he claimed her artwork as his own. It was so heartbreaking to see someone else taking credit for art.
However, there is another reason why I connected with Keane, but I won't reveal that right now because I don't want to spoil the plot of the movie for you.
So, today's Thank You card is inspired by Margaret Keane. This is my version of 'big eyes' created in Illustrator as opposed to canvas and acrylic paint.
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La Femme Nikita (film)
|La Femme Nikita
|Directed by
|Luc Besson
|Produced by
|Patrice Ledoux[1]
|Written by
|Luc Besson
|Music by
|Éric Serra
|Thierry Arbogast
|Edited by
|Olivier Mauffroy[1]
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Release date
Running time
|117 minutes[2]
|39 million F
La Femme Nikita (French pronunciation: [la fam nikita], literally "The Woman Nikita"), also called Nikita, is a 1990 action thriller film written and directed by Luc Besson.[3][4][5]
The film stars Anne Parillaud as the title character, a teen who robs a pharmacy and murders a policeman. She is sentenced to life in prison, where her captors fake her death, and she is given the choice of becoming an assassin, or being killed. After intense training, she becomes a talented killer. Her career as an assassin goes well until a mission in an embassy goes awry.
Nikita (Anne Parillaud) is a nihilistic teenage junkie who commits her life to anarchy, drugs and violence. One night, she participates in the robbery of a pharmacy owned by a friend's parents. The robbery goes awry, erupting into a gunfight with local police, during which her accomplices are killed. Suffering severe withdrawal symptoms, she murders a GIGN officer. Nikita is arrested, tried, and convicted of murder and is sentenced to life in prison.
In prison, her captors fake her death, making it appear that she has committed suicide via a tranquilizer overdose. She awakens in a nondescript room, where a well-dressed but hard-looking man named Bob (Tchéky Karyo) tells her that, although officially dead and buried, she is in the custody of a shadowy government agency known as "the Centre" (possibly part of the DGSE). She is given the choice of becoming an assassin, or of actually occupying "row 8, plot 30", her fake grave.[6] After some resistance, she chooses the former and gradually proves to be a talented killer. She is taught computer skills, martial arts, and firearms. One of her trainers, Amande (Jeanne Moreau), transforms her from a degenerate drug addict to a beautiful femme fatale. Amande implies that she was also rescued and trained by the Centre.
Her initial mission, killing a foreign diplomat in a crowded restaurant and escaping back to the Centre from his well-armed bodyguards, doubles as the final test in her training. She graduates and begins life as a sleeper agent in Paris (under the name Marie). She meets Marco (Jean-Hugues Anglade) in a supermarket and the two develop an intimate relationship although he knows nothing of her real profession. Marco is curious about her past and why she has no family or other friends. Nikita then invites Bob to dinner as "Uncle Bob". Bob tells stories about "Marie"'s imaginary childhood, then giving the couple tickets for a trip to Venice, purportedly as an engagement gift.
Nikita and Marco go on the trip and during their preparation to make love, the phone rings. She thinks it's the room service they just ordered, but it is instructions for her next job. As her room is, not surprisingly, perfectly located to take aim at the target, she goes to the bathroom window, supposedly to take a bath, and as she prepares the rifle, Marco is attempting to talk to her through the door. The instructions on whom to shoot take longer than expected and she can't answer him. She finally gets the instructions and takes out her target. She is barely able to conceal the rifle before Marco walks in, against her wishes. By then, she is distraught because she has ignored and hurt him due to her job.
Still, her career as an assassin goes well until a document-theft mission in an embassy goes awry. The Centre sends in Victor "The Cleaner" (Jean Reno), a ruthless operative, to salvage the mission and destroy all the evidence of the foul-up. When one of the operatives turns on Victor and is killed by him, Nikita is forced to take his place. They make it most of the way through the mission when it goes bad. The gate is closed and Victor takes on a bunch of guards before being fatally wounded, but drives them to safety before succumbing to his wounds. Marco reveals that he has discovered Nikita's secret life, and, concerned over how her activities are affecting her psychologically, persuades her to disappear. Upon discovering that she abandoned the Centre, Bob goes to their apartment where he meets with Marco. Bob says she can't be out of danger because she still has the documents, after which Marco hands them over. They agree that they will both miss her.
- Anne Parillaud as Nikita
- Jean-Hugues Anglade as Marco
- Tchéky Karyo as Bob
- Jeanne Moreau as Amande
- Jean Reno as Victor "The Cleaner"
- Jacques Boudet as The Chemist
- Philippe Leroy as Grossman
Based on the success of Le Grand Bleu, Gaumont agreed to finance Nikita without even having seen a script. Nikita cost 39 million francs to make, and was a co-production between Besson's own company Les Films du Loup, Gaumont, and Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematographica.[7]
Nikita premiered in Paris at the Grand Rex on 21 February 1990.[8][9] On its first week in Paris, the film had 113,900 spectators.[10] By the year 2000, the film had 828,867 spectators in Paris.[10]
Following the premiere, the film went on tour in France to 15 towns with Besson to promote it and enter discussion with the audience after the screenings.[8] Other cast and crew members on the tour included Éric Serra, Anne Parillaud, Jean-Hugues Anglade and occasionally Tchéky Karyo.[8] The film had 3,787,845 spectators in France by 2000.[10] It was the fourth highest-grossing film in France for 1990, but was not as popular as Besson's previous film The Big Blue (1988).[11]
After Nikita's release in France, it was released in over 95 countries.[8] Gaumont handled the sales of distribution rights separately, distribution rights were sold to Columbia Pictures and the remake rights were sold to Warner Bros..[12] Nikita was shown in Montreal, Canada in 1990.[13] The film was very popular in Montreal, where distributor Didier Farre noted that the film was only beaten by Bird on a Wire and Back to the Future Part III in June 1990.[13] In Britain, the film became the highest weekly box office ever for a French film and was also popular in the box office in Italy and Japan.[14]
It was released in the United States in 1991.[10] The film had a six-month theatrical run in the United States where it reached an audience of 1.15 million.[11] By the end of the year, the film was the third highest grossing French film production in the United States.[11] Besson felt that the film was inappropriately promoted in the United States, proposing that "Nikita is an action film but was released in American art houses. The Big Blue has the same problem, released in the United States as an intellectual work, and attracting the wrong audience."[15]
In France, the popular press reception to the film was mixed.[8] Monthly film journals were more favourable while the more serious journals were predominantly negative.[8] Reviews from Le Nouvel Observateur, Libération, Le Figaro and Le Journal du Dimanche gave the film positive reviews, where they all appreciated Besson's film noir styled film and were surprised at Parillaud's acting in a demanding role.[16] In contrast the film was dismissed in reviews from L'Humanité, L'événement du jeudi, Le Monde, Le Parisien, and La Croix who found the film resembled a commercial advertisement visually and psychologically had the depth of a comic strip.[16]
Speaking of the film's critical reception in France, Besson noted he would not talk to the press, stating that he would want to "count on them to help me, to help me evaluate my own work", and that the "critics should be looking towards the future, but in France, all they want to talk about is the past."[13] Besson went on to state: "I don't have much belief in the sincerity of critics, I believe in the sincerity of someone who goes to a film, pays his ticket and comes out saying what he thinks because he has nothing to gain by doing so. The critics defend an ideology, their age, their profession, a lot of things that don't interest me." Paris Critic Marc Esposito of Studio responded to Besson statements, describing Besson as someone who "thinks he's a nice guy, and everyone around him is evil. We are all guilty of not adoring Luc Besson."[15]
The film received mixed reviews outside France.[17] On Metacritic, the overall score from 14 critics is 56 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[18] However, on Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 88% based on 46 reviews.[19] A number of critics, including Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, positively reviewed the film.[4][5]
The film was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[20] Parillaud won the César Award for Best Actress and the David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actress in 1991.[21]
Aftermath and influence[edit]
When asked about a follow-up to Nikita, Anne Parillaud spoke about being approached for a sequel, noting her lack of interest stating: "If the film was a failure, would you have had anything more to say about her? No. Of course not."[22]
La Femme Nikita was remade in Hong Kong as the action film Black Cat directed by Stephen Shin in 1991.[23] It was remade again in Hollywood as Point of No Return by John Badham in 1993.[23] This was part of a trend for Hollywood to remake French films in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Daily Variety noted that between 1987 and 1993, Hollywood remade seventeen contemporary French films, all of them released in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.[24] The remakes were generally initiated by the French films and often make more money for their directors as an American adaptation than they do as original films in France.[25]
TV series[edit]
A TV series based on the film, titled La Femme Nikita, premiered in 1997. It was produced in Canada by Fireworks Entertainment.[26] The developer Joel Surnow, who described himself as "devotee of Besson's film", has repeatedly stated in interviews that the series is modelled explicitly after the Besson's film and not the American remake, declaring that he had never seen Point of No Return.[25] The premiere episode of the series borrows scenes from Besson's film, with Variety noting that it was a scene-by-scene re-creation of the kitchen restaurant scene.[26] Several lead roles in the series parallel those of the film, with Roy Dupuis as Nikita's trainer Michael, who was called Bob in Besson's film, and Alberta Watson as Madeline, who was similar to a character played by Jeanne Moreau in Besson's version.[26]
In 2010, the CW network picked up a new series, Nikita, with Maggie Q as a Nikita who has gone rogue.[27]
Other films that La Femme Nikita has influenced include The Villainess, a South Korean film from 2017.[28][29]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b Hayward 2010, p. 129.
- ^ "Nikita (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 6 July 1990. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "La Femme Nikita". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ^ a b "The Balcony Archive: La Femme Nikita" (Flash video). Ebert & Roeper. Retrieved 2007-12-07.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Ebert, Roger (3 April 1991). "Reviews: La Femme Nikita". rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
- ^ as per the original French version/English subtitles
- ^ Hayward 1998, p. 53.
- ^ a b c d e f Hayward 2010, p. 95.
- ^ "Nikita (1989) Luc Besson" (in French). Bifi.fr. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ a b c d Hayward & Powrie 2006, p. 183.
- ^ a b c Hayward 2010, p. 96.
- ^ Hayward 1998, p. 54.
- ^ a b c Griffin, John (8 June 1990). "Despite Big Box Office, Critics Stay Cool to Besson's Films". The Gazette. p. D3.
- ^ Dutka, Elaine (27 March 1991). "The 'Fairy Tale' Luck of Director Luc Besson : Movies: His latest film, 'La Femme Nikita,' the story of a crazed addict transformed into a ruthless undercover agent, is a surprise hit". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ a b Waxman, Sharon (14 April 1991). "'La Femme Nikita's' Misunderstood Director: Luc Besson, Like a Fish out of Water". The Washington Post. p. G1.
- ^ a b Hayward 2010, p. 98.
- ^ "Movie Review: 'Nikita': A Thriller With a Feminine Twist". The Los Angeles Times. 15 March 1991. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
- ^ Nikita at Metacritic
- ^ La Femme Nikita at Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ "Briefs". The Hollywood Reporter. 320 (35–50): 143. 1991.
- ^ Lancia 1998, p. 269.
- ^ Salem, Rob (25 September 1992). "La Femme Parillaud". Toronto Star. p. C1.
- ^ a b Grindstaff, Laura (2001). "A Pygmalion Tale Retold: Remaking La Femme Nikita". Camera Obscura. 16 (2): 133. doi:10.1215/02705346-16-2_47-133.
- ^ Grindstaff, Laura (2001). "A Pygmalion Tale Retold: Remaking La Femme Nikita". Camera Obscura. 16 (2): 142. doi:10.1215/02705346-16-2_47-133.
- ^ a b Grindstaff, Laura (2001). "A Pygmalion Tale Retold: Remaking La Femme Nikita". Camera Obscura. 16 (2): 143. doi:10.1215/02705346-16-2_47-133.
- ^ a b c Everett, Todd (12 January 1997). "Review: 'La Femme Nikita'". Variety. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "The CW Announces its New Fall 2010 Season". TheInsider.com. May 20, 2010. Archived from the original on May 22, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ^ Dunlevy, T'Cha; July 12, Montreal Gazette Updated; 2017 (2017-07-12). "Fantasia film fest: The Villainess is more Nikita than Kill Bill | Montreal Gazette". Retrieved 2020-01-10.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- ^ "Q&A: Writer/Director Byung-gil Jung Talks 'The Villainess'". Modern Horrors. 2017-08-22. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- Hayward, Susan (1998). Luc Besson. Manchester University Press. ISBN 0719050766.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Hayward, Susan; Powrie, Phil (2006). The Films of Luc Besson. Manchester: Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-7029-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Hayward, Susan (2010). Nikita. I B Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84511-447-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Lancia, Enrico (1998). I premi del cinema (in Italian). Gremese Editore. ISBN 8877422211.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links[edit]
- Nikita on IMDb
- Nikita at AllMovie
- Nikita at Box Office Mojo
- Nikita at Rotten Tomatoes
- Nikita at Metacritic
- Anne Parillaud winning her Cesar Award at the 1990 Cesar Awards on Vimeo
- 1990 films
- French-language films
- 1990 action thriller films
- Fictional assassins
- Films adapted into television shows
- Films about drugs
- Films directed by Luc Besson
- Films featuring a Best Actress César Award-winning performance
- Films produced by Luc Besson
- Films scored by Éric Serra
- Films set in France
- Films shot in Paris
- Films shot in Venice
- French action thriller films
- French films
- Gaumont Film Company films
- Girls with guns films
- Italian action thriller films
- Italian films
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Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon Ek Baar Phir 16th June 2014 Written Episode Update
Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon Ek Baar Phir 16th June 2014 Written Episode, Written Update on TellyUpdates.com
The Episode starts with Shlok getting ready. Astha brings tea for him and asks what is he doing, is he going somewhere. He says not me, we are going. She asks where. He asks her to get ready as they will go on a romantic dinner date. She says fine, I will tell Anjali. He stops her and asks her to get ready fast. She thinks she will shock him with her beauty. Shlok waits for her. Astha comes back having a bath and dries her hair. He looks at her. He gets closer to her. She says what are you doing, let me get ready. He kisses her. Mahiya………….plays………….
She smiles and makes him sit. Maine khudko tujhme……….. plays………….. Astha gets ready. Shlok smiles seeing her. He holds her and her Kajal goes wrong. He laughs and says you are looking a ghost and really shocked me. She says I won't talk to you, I m looking so bad. He says I like you in every look. She asks even like this. He says yes and corrects her Kajal. Tu hi mera hosh bhi……………plays…………
Its morning, Astha acts like Anjali and says I feel she will come and say this. Anjali comes and says the same. Astha laughs. Anjali asks why are you laughing. Astha says as you say saying what I thought. Anjali says Niranjan has to go to office soon. Astha says what are you trying to say, ask me what you want to ask. Anjali says stay away from Niranjan, its not easy to win over him. Astha says do you have any other fear. Anjali says if you understand this, then beware. I love you and Shlok a lot, I know he does not talk to me, but I don't want to lose him and you, I fear…….. Astha asks what. Anjali asks where are my parents.
Astha smiles and says why do you want to know, do you want to know. Anjali says no. Astha says then don't ask, your husband will be late, I will give him food. Astha comes in the kitchen. Sojal thinks to ask her why did she go in the temple and asks about puja. Astha says I felt like going, so I went, the puja was good. Astha thinks everyone is after me, I have many secrets. Sojal says I understand, you are not like you look, there is something, as you went after Anjali, what was there.
Niranjan asks about Shlok. Astha says he is sleeping, if you say, I will wake him up. He says did he not tell he has a meeting. Astha says no, he did not. Niranjan gets a call and says I m coming, I will come on time. Anjali asks him to have food. He says I had enough, don't force me, tell Shlok that I called to office immediately. He leaves. Anjali asks how did you not know about Shlok's meeting. Astha says Shlok did not tell me. Anjali says wake him up soon, he has to go, its first time Shlok did not go with Niranjan. Astha goes to the room. Niranjan thinks this is not right, it's a big thing, I have to stop this, Astha you are just air, which wants to fight with wind, you don't know wind ruins everything.
Astha comes to wake up Shlok and says he is sleeping so cutely that I don't wish to wake him up, but have to. She asks Shlok to wake up. He says do you want to romance in morning, I have to sleep. She says you had a meeting with Niranjan, he got angry and left. Shlok gets up stunned and asks why did you not wake me up. She says did you tell me anything. He says I had to go with him, I did not even make the presentation. She says relax, I will make, you get ready. He says who can you make it. She says I used to come office, I will make it. He says fine. Astha makes the presentation.
He says don't put I love Astha in it, its embarrassing. She says I did not write it, its ready. He says thanks, love you and leaves. Niranjan says if Shlok does not come on time….. The meeting starts. He says Shlok will be coming now, he is busy these days. Shlok comes and says sorry Baba. He starts the presentation. They like it and praise Shlok. Everyone leave. Niranjan says you know I respect time, you came late and I did not like this, what would I say if you came more late. Shlok apologizes and says I don't know how did I forget this meeting, its good Astha woke me up on time, she did the presentation, else what would I do here, I m sorry. Niranjan is shocked.
Shlok says everyone liked Astha's presentation, what else do we need. Niranjan says if you made this, I would have been more happy. Shlok says I will make it next time. Niranjan leaves. Anjali comes to Astha and asks about her parents. Astha says if you want to meet them, come with me. Anjali says no, I was just asking. Astha says then you should not worry, they are not your parents, leave everything on Lord. She says you said they are begging but alive, so you don't worry. Anjali gets angry. Astha says Shlok went on you. Anjali says answer me. Astha says you have to come with me, else forget it. Anjali says I m not so weak as you think, I spend many years without meeting them, so let it be. Astha thinks to do something that Anjali runs to meet her parents.
Sid calls Jyoti and she cuts the call. Sid wonders why. Jyoti says I don't want to give any hope to him. He calls again. She scolds him. He asks what happened, I called to know how are you, I m feeling to talk to you. She says I will cut the call if you say this. He says don't stop me from worrying about you. She says this is wrong. He says I wrote a poem for your daughter and says it. She says the next lines. She laughs and says its someone else, you lied that you wrote it. Sid says keep smiling atleast for yourself. I want to see you happy, whats wrong in this. Sojal comes to Jyoti and she ends the call. She asks whose call was it. Jyoti lies to her.
Sojal thinks everyone is speaking a lot in this house, don't know whats happening. Astha acts like Anjali's parents got unwell. Anjali hears this. Astha says the address Virdh Ashram, fine I m coming. Anjali runs hearing it. Astha smiles and says now Anjali will go to meet them, I will also go to see them.
Anjali comes to see her parents and smiles seeing them fine and playing happily. She hugs her dad and cries. Astha looks on.
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Stick Deodorants
Let's play a game.
Name five body products that you apply with a stick/roll on in your daily routine…
Would it be fair to say that you could only come up with one- or two at most?
Until recently you may have believed that the 'normal way' to apply deodorant was via a stick or spray, and yet we apply plenty of other products with our fingertips on a daily basis.
Foundation, hair serum, face oil and countless other body products would feel odd to apply via a stick. The ingredients wouldn't sink in and the application would be haphazard. This is also true for deodorant!
Despite the popularity of our cream deodorant, we still sometimes receive questions asking when we'll be making stick. So I decided to clear up some misconceptions and explain why I'm SO in love with our cream deodorants.
- Our deodorants are not in a pot because we haven't made sticks yet. Sticks are easy to make, but they're in pots because we think cream deodorant is the very best option.
- We don't think a stick is as hygienic as a cream. You can't wash a stick- you can wash your hands.
- Sticks almost always come in plastic tubes and the cardboard ones we've seen didn't meet our expectations as they got messy quickly. We're very happy with our beautiful glass pots and wouldn't consider making something in a plastic tube for environmental reasons.
Your underarms are home to the highest number of sweat and lymph glands on your body and they contain hundreds of hair follicles. With such a lot going on under there, it makes perfect sense that we should get acquainted with this important part of our own body. Cream deodorant allows you to get know your underarms and ensure the product is properly applied.
An unexpected benefit to our cream deodorants came to light shortly after launching The Natural Deodorant Co, when we started to hear from customers who had discovered our product following breast cancer treatment.
"Your deodorant reminds me to check myself everyday!"
We were so happy to have created a product that could be used in this way, and earlier this year we approached CoppaFeel, the UK charity dedicated to encouraging women to check their breasts and raise awareness of how this practice saves lives through early detection. We now proudly display their logo on our homepage and encourage everyone to learn about the important work that CoppaFeel do.
So when people ask us if we'd consider putting our cream deodorants into a stick, the answer is always the same- it's not our thing. But if you're willing to try our cream deodorants we're confident you'll be a convert in no time.


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Rachel Zoe Launches a Maternity Line Inspired by Her Own Boho-Luxe Style
It's no secret that Rachel Zoe never sacrificed her incredible sense of style when she was pregnant with each of her two children, so it seems only natural that the stylist-turned-designer has teamed up with A Pea in the Pod to launch her first maternity collection.
"I don't dress that much differently pregnant than I do when I am not pregnant, honestly," Zoe previously told InStyle. "I live in kaftans, ponchos, and drape-y tunics because I like to be comfortable, so dressing is not that different. It is the same thing but it takes longer to get ready, I'll tell you that much!"
This sensibility is definitely reflected in the line, which features pieces infused with Zoe's signature boho-luxe style—think flowing maxidresses, structured moto jackets, tailored black pants, and chic versatile tops. "As a mother of two young boys, I understand how important it is to look and feel your best while you're expecting and to never sacrifice style for comfort," Zoe said in a statement.
The line is sold at A Pea in the Pod, select Destination Maternity and Macy's stores, and online at apeainthepod.com, and will retail for $98 to $248.


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Wow! The sparks were flying in Florida last night as most of the Republican presidential contenders tried to be tougher than the next guy on immigration during the CNN/YouTube debate.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who may be leading in the national polls but doesn't carry that same front-runner status in the pivotal early states of Iowa and New Hampshire, landed an early punch against former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Giuliani, who has been criticized for running a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants, accused his rival of having a sanctuary mansion. That's of course a reference to the fact that the landscaper hired by Romney turned out to have illegal immigrants on the payroll.
Romney was none too happy at that attack, saying it was offensive to suggest homeowners would have to check the status of their contractor's workers.
Said Romney:
If you hear someone with a funny accent, you as a homeowner are supposed to go out there and say, I want to see your papers? Is that what you're suggesting?
The campaigns were still fuming about the tussle today.
The Rudy-Mitt skirmish was far from the only one of the night, which had Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo crowing that he could sit back and relax because the other candidates were trying to "out-Tancredo Tancredo."
Romney and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee tussled over Huckabee's support for scholarships for children of illegal immigrants. Where Romney phrased the issue as one of fiscal responsibility, Huckabee cited morality — and gained some applause.
In all due respect, we're a better country than to punish children for what their parents did. We're a better country than that.
Huckabee's appeal was followed by Arizona Sen. John McCain's call to stop demagoguing on the issue. Said McCain, who has seen his frontrunner status evaporate amid the conservative base's anger at his support for a comprehensive immigration bill:
This whole debate saddens me a little bit because we do have a serious situation in America.
As the campaigns race toward the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary in January, one thing is certain: Immigration will continue to be a prominent cudgel they use against each other.


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Inflight Science (Paperback)
A Guide to the World from Your Airplane Window
Totem Books, 9781848312418, 212pp.
Publication Date: July 19, 2011
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"With this book in hand, we have all we need to set off on our next flight with our eyes open to the sheer wonder of what is involved." --Alain de Botton, author of A Week at the Airport, in the Mail on Sunday
"Imagine Leonardo da Vinci seated next to you on an airplane. . . . Brian Clegg attempts to restore something of the lost wonder of air travel . . . even as Leonardo, so fascinated by science, might have done . . . leav ing] his readers improved for the journey and filled with a renewed sense of curiosity toward the wonders out their window."--Wall Street Journal
"An eye-spy book for adults . . . fitting into that publishing niche somewhere between hard science and Schott's Miscellany that was so successfully exploited by books such as The Cloudspotter's Guide." --London Times Book of the Week
Every moment of your airplane journey is an opportunity to experience science in action--Inflight Science will be your guide. Brian Clegg explains the ever-changing view from your window seat and suggests entertaining experiments to calculate how far away you are from distant objects and the population of the towns you fly over. You'll learn why the coastline is infinite in length, the cause of thunderstorms, and why there's absolutely no chance of getting stuck on an airline vacuum toilet
Packed full of amazing insights from physics, chemistry, engineering, geography, and more, Inflight Science is a voyage of scientific discovery perfect for any journey.
Brian Clegg is the author of several popular science titles, including Before the Big Bang and the forthcoming How to Build a Time Machine (2011), both from St. Martin's Press.


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10. Wake up your partner's sexual appetite by cooking together. Standing close together and feeding each other as you do can be very erotic. You can also go straight to dessert with Wet® Fun Flavors® Warming, Flavored, Massage, and Lubricant all-in-one!
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How to Scare Him Off in 10 Spooktacular Steps
We know it's Halloween but doing these things will potentially scare that love interest away faster than you can say Trick-or-Treat.
1. Saying "I love you" too soon. It takes time to get to know someone and really value them. You might feel like you're in love but that might be lust talking. Wait until you know for sure.
2. Asking to meet their parents or children. It's usually best to let someone choose when this is appropriate. People are naturally protective of their inner circle. Don't force the issue in a new relationship.
3. Arguing against the things they are passionate about like political views or being vegan. If you don't agree on some fundamental things, it's time to decide if it's going to be a big turn off down the road or if it's something you can learn to live with.
4. Constantly talking about your ex (either positively or negatively). Nobody wants to feel like they are being compared to someone else.
5. Only talking about yourself. Most people want to know that you are interested in what is going on with them. Take time to find out each time you are together.
6. Insisting on moving in together or leaving bridal magazines all over the house. Let the relationship happen naturally. Things will fall into place if it is meant to be.
7. Going shopping or out to eat and expecting the other person to pay for everything, every time…If this is something that is important for you, it needs to be agreed upon in the very beginning of the relationship.
8. Texting or sexting your lover non-stop. How can they miss you if you won't go away?
9. Talk about having kids and how many. This one is tricky. It is definitely important to talk about kids if you are set on having a certain number within a certain time frame. You need to determine if a potential mate has goals similar to yours. Just try to find a way to do it that doesn't make it sound like you need to have them right now!
10. Judging their friends or family when you haven't met them yet. Don't let gossip or things you see on Facebook determine your opinion of someone you don't know. If a person is important to your new love, they are probably going to be important to you going forward. Give them the benefit of the doubt in the beginning. Oh, and don't change your Facebook status too early either. Awkward.
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Friday, October 17, 2014
Dr. Mary Jane Minkin Discusses Relief for Personal Dryness Due to Menopause
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Thursday, October 9, 2014
SEX EDUCATION 101: 6 Things You Weren't Taught in School...
What you weren't taught in school…updated information to keep your love life safe and happy.
Summer has come and gone and students are back in school. Most likely it's been awhile since you had a Sex Ed course and times have changed. Let's face it—your information is old school!
New York psychiatrist and sex therapist Madeleine Castellanos, MD, offers updated, "new school" information that everyone should know to stay in the safe sex zone:
• According to the CDC, nearly half of the 19 million new STDs contracted each year are among young people aged 15–24 years (2011).
• Oral sex is not considered 'safe sex.' HIV, HPV, herpes, gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis may all be transmitted via oral sex. In addition, a 2011 study found that the proportion of oropharyngeal cancers related to HPV increased from 16.3% to 71.7% between 1984 and 2004.
• Make oral sex safer by using a flavored condom like DKT's Prudence brand condoms, which offer a wide variety of flavors and scents (banana, watermelon, strawberry, grape, chocolate and more) guaranteed to tickle your taste buds as well as your partner's fancy!
• More than $8 billion is spent each year to diagnose and treat STIs and their complications, not including HIV (Guttmacher Institute). STIs (Sexually Transmitted Infections) are definitely out there. Protect yourself from getting them and/or spreading them.
• Oil and latex do not mix—so using petroleum jelly, baby oil, moisturizers or everyday kitchen oils with a condom can cause the latex to break down and increases your chance of breakage and infection. Wet® Platinum® Premium Silicone Lubricant and Wet® Light® Liquid Lubricant are both latex-friendly. When used correctly, Wet lube also helps to reduce excess friction, thus lessening the risk of tears.
• That funky smell down there may have nothing to do with hygiene! A number of everyday triggers, including menstruation, pregnancy, intercourse or medications, can upset the delicate vaginal ecosystem and elevate pH, causing an odor, increase or change in discharge, or a bacterial infection. Fragrance sprays, wipes and pads just mask the problem. RepHresh Gel keeps the pH balanced--an important tool in decreasing chances of bacterial vaginosis, and eliminating that "fishy" odor by treating the root cause.
Wet hopes these tips from sex therapist, MD and psychotherapist, Dr. Madeleine Castellanos will keep your love life safe and intimate this school year.
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Today I want to talk about VinItaly. According to its organizers, VinItaly is the world's very first wine fair. It was held first in 1977. Ever since the fair has been held in the world-heritage city Verona, Italy. Over the years, Vinitaly grew immensely and it is today the world's largest wine fair. This year, VinItaly will take place from April 7th to April 10th 2013.
No matter where you live, if you are a wine-fan then VinItaly is an event you should not miss out. In 2012, over 140.000 visitors came to VinItaly. Almost 50.000 of them came from abroad. It is said that in the four days of VinItaly it is impossible to to visit the majority of exhibitors. You wonder why? In last year's edition of VinItaly there were 4255 exhibitors on a total occupied net area of 94.862 m2.
VinItaly is dedicated to Italian wine. If you are looking for wine from other countries then you might get disappointed. The concept is simply: The 20 Italian regions get divided into 17 halls, which means that only small wine-producing regions have to share a hall with one-another.
More information about VinItaly
VinItaly is not a trade fair. Exhibitors are not allowed to sell products to visitors and there are strict controls. This has many advantages: First of all, exhibitors do not pressure you to buy a bottle after your tried their wine. Exhibitors offer you to taste their best wines. For example, last year at the stand of Trabucchi d'Illasi I tried several vintages of their award winning Amarone della Valpolicella. This also has a disadvantages. Especially, if you liked a wine and want to take a bottle home then you might anger yourself that you cannot. Exhibitors may however gift you a bottle, which you then can take home.
Tips for VinItaly 2013:
- Plan ahead. Hotels are super expensive in Verona and all surrounding cities during that time. Try to book as early as you can. If you want to save money then chose a city that is a little over an hour away from Verona and take the train from there to Verona. The fair has its own train station.
- VinItaly is very, very, crowded. Try not to take your car directly to the fair. Instead use the public transit. If you don't then uou might as well be waiting several hours before you get a parking lot.
- If you plan to buy your ticket at the fair then go there early. Expect long waiting lines. Plan ahead and buy your tickets in advance
- Get a map of the area. Otherwise you will get lost. It is hard to describe how large VinItaly is. So I won't even try.
- If you are looking for a certain producer then all you need to know is the region. Follow the map the the region's hall. Once you enter a hall there is a huge map showing the exact location of all exhibitors of that hall
Tickets for VinItaly
It should be noted that VinItaly is not open to the general public on any of the four days. If you want to enter VinItaly then you need to be in one of the following groups: Large-Scale Distribution, wholesalers, import-export, food retailers, bars, restaurants, hotels, catering, wine stores, wine bars, sommeliers, wine technicians, wine technology producers, producers of olive oil and wine, the trade press, authorities, and institutions.
A daily ticket costs 50€ at the fair and 45€ if you purchase it online. If you stay for more than one day then buy repeat four-day entry ticket. It costs 90€ at the fair and 80€ if you buy it online. The ticket is valid for all four days of the fair. Even if you stay just two days the repeat entry ticket is cheaper. For more information visit the VinItaly website.
I am going to VinItaly and will probably be there the first three days. Excitement is already sky high! See you at VinItaly!


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Wow! It's been quite some time since I've cleared my mind on here but I'm back. WITH A VENGEANCE! Not really, but I do have some figures to 'review'. Recently had a day off and decided to open some figures instead of just storing them away after receiving them. While I do love buying and collecting figures, I noticed that I've haven't open and held one in a long time. So today I went crazy and opened four recently received figures.
Archive for February, 2012
A-Label's Black Lagoon Revy – 1/4 Cowgirl Ver.
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Broke City, the final book in Wendy McGrath's Santa Rosa trilogy, follows young Christine as she edges into self-awareness in the now-vanished Edmonton neighbourhood of Santa Rosa.
Budding with creativity that her working-class parents do not understand, Christine questions her parents' fraught relationship, with alcoholism and implicit violence bubbling just under the surface of their marriage. Her insight turns beyond her family to her neighbourhood, nicknamed Packingland, a community built on meat-packing plants and abattoirs, on death.
Written with tight lyricism, Broke City is a brimming working-class gothic novel that reveals Christine's deepening knowledge of the adult world around her and of her own complicated place in that world.
"McGrath's poetic prose shimmers with the all-seeing light of the prairie sun, as she traces the journey of a young girl bravely fighting for her own identity."
~ Laurence Miall, author of Blind Spot
"Like Carson McCullers' A Member of the Wedding, Wendy McGrath evokes the wise, tender, poignant observations of childhood. Compelling and oh so true, Broke City is a ghost story of the heart."
~ Jacqueline Baker, author of The Broken Hours
"With her now-complete portrait of the artist as a young girl, McGrath proves why she's a writer to pay attention to."
~ Jade Colbert, Globe and Mail


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There are several different ways to pickle a mango, and most take several days before an edible product is obtained. However this quick version is ready within minutes and is absolutely delicious!
Wash and dry the mangoes.
Cutting around the pit, remove the fleshy cheeks of the mangoes, along with any trim around the stone. Roughly chop into 2cm dice.
In a mortar, grind the fennel, fenugreek seeds and the chilli flakes as finely as possible.
Heat the oil over a medium high heat until it begins to look hazy. Throw in all the spices, including the curry leaves, and pull the pan off of the heat. Stir the spices until they stop sizzling, and add the mango chunks.
Zest and juice the two limes, then stir into the mangoes.
The pickles are ready to eat when they have cooled down.
Pickled mangoes are a great way to add zip to a bland recipe: either serve as a side, or chop finely and mix into a dish that needs more interest. They also are a great alternative to olives on the canapé tray.
Although this recipe is for a quick pickle, the mangoes' flavours will improve over time. In order to preserve them, keep them in a tightly sealed jar, and cover with some vegetable oil.
«It is important NOT to burn the spices, as they would become too bitter. Therefore, do not let the oil smoke before adding the spices.»


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Whether you're an author or not, you've heard it before: All authors drink.
But what do they drink?
It's the first Friday in February, guys! Oh yeah! You've made it through the week and the cold (or maybe the heat) and I know you're just looking forward to relaxing... well, today author Angela Christina Archer has just what you might need!
What I love about it: It's fruity, bubbly, and not too well known, so it can throw bartenders for a loop.
8oz of Champagne
2oz of Midori Melon Liqueur.
Pour in a champagne flute, garnish with a green maraschino cherry, and serve.
About Angela
Angela Christina Archer lives in a small town in Oklahoma with her husband and two daughters. She spends her days enjoying the outdoors with her family and friends, caring for a herd of farm animals, and of course, writing. Life is hectic, at times, but she wouldn't have it any other way.
Growing up, she always wanted to write a novel, but she never believed she could, so every time the desire flickered, she shoved the thought from her mind. Burying it deep down and ignoring it until one morning she awoke with the determination to finally follow her dream.
After her father's untimely death, Cora travels to Tacoma and learns that she is now the owner of his gold claim in Dawson City, Canada. Throwing caution to the wind, she leaves her ring on the table, and departs for Canada and the adventure of a lifetime.
Arriving in the canvas tent town of Skagway on edge of the Klondike trail, Cora catches the attention of Flynn O'Neill, an Irishman who has lived on the trail guiding stampeeders for a few years. A bond thrusts them together, but their pasts threaten to tear them apart—if they can even survive the hardships and death on the trail to the land of gold.


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He sat in his wheel chair, my old Swiss climbing guide, grumbling in a predictable show of annoyance as his wife eased him into their apartment on the fourth floor of a home for the aging. They live in the village of Zermatt beneath the Matterhorn, which he had climbed hundreds of times, five of them with me.
He is a man with that Teutonic stoicism that seemed genetically planted in his generation of Swiss mountain guides. A recent head injury in a fall affected his sense of balance. But his mind seemed clear and his fondness undiminished for the local Fendant white I brought for the family wine bins. I offered a hug and he extended an arm and a smile before attempting one more apology for the wheel chair. I shrugged it off. I told him the only superman I ever met was in the movies and couldn't pass up a telephone booth. Which was not exactly a revelation to him. He had suffered fractures, been caught in avalanches, rescued dozens of stranded climbers as a volunteer and led me on the Matterhorn one day when the visibility in the clouds fell to zero and the mountain was otherwise deserted.
I told him I was in Switzerland as the escort for a tour group from Minnesota. This was in October, still more than a month away from the jammed ski slopes and raclette parties in the Zermatt bistros and hotel cellars. Which meant ceding the hiking slopes and the cable trollies to the prairie and lake dwellers from the American north.
I also wanted to tell Gottlieb how much he had mattered in my life and expanded it, not so much with thrills but as a tutor in exploring the high country in its mysteries and its magic, and doing it sensibly. He had also done it with safety, demanding that you abided some of its homeliest rules and axioms—that pride truly does come before a fall, that there are old climbers and bold climbers, but not many old and bold climbers.
"Do you still climb?" he asked.
"No," I said." I'm in that age group we call octogenarian, and I don't know many of that type who are strong enough or loopy enough to go high as a climber. But I love the mountains still, hike in them, camp in them, and remember the sensations and the discovery, and guys like you who opened that world to people like me.
"What do you remember?," he asked. He spoke with a warmth I had not felt in our 30 years together on the rope.
" I remember the day we reached the top of the Matterhorn at the very moment the rays of the sun reached the Monte Rosa to the east and then the Michabel massif and the west wind was stirring, and at that moment there was no one else on the mountain. I sucked in the air and looked across to the Italian side of the summit ridge, the cross on it and I swear I could hear the pealing of the church bells two miles below us in Zermatt."
So what had the mountains, and therefore Gottlieb, brought into my life?
They have been mountains of a kind to reward our dreams. We had been with them long enough to understand the illogic of imparting personal qualities to inanimate stone and ice, personal qualities dear to the poet: Mountains could be rash or vindictive.
We know that rock, snow and ice cannot be emperically kind or restless, punitive or rewarding. So it is said. The scientists and the meteorologists know this. But we also know that sometimes, especially on a windless morning when the sun leaps above the ridges and spills its flaming orange over the snowfields, the poets were right and the scientists, at least once, were wrong.
And so have the mountain years been rewarding, in the effort and search they demand, the bonding and the overcoming of a natural fear.
Oh my, yes. They have, and for those drawn to physically engage them, this becomes the most profound gift of the mountain world: The humility and gratitude it imparts to those who find themselves in the presence of a nature so mighty and beautiful, and in those most intimate times, so full of grace.
About Jim Klobuchar:
In 45 years of daily journalism, Jim Klobuchar's coverage ranged from presidential campaigns to a trash collector's ball. He has written from the floor of a tent in the middle of Alaska, from helicopters, from the Alps and from the edge of a sand trap. He was invited to lunch by royalty and to a fist fight by the late Minnesota Viking football coach, Norm Van Brocklin. He wrote a popular column for the Minneapolis Star Tribune for 30 years and has authored 23 books. Retiring as a columnist in 1996, he contributes to Ecumen's "Changing Aging" blog, MinnPost.com and the Christian Science Monitor. He also leads trips around the world and an annual bike trip across Northern Minnesota. He's climbed the Matterhorn in the Alps 8 times and has ridden his bike around Lake Superior. He's also the proud father of two daughters, including Minnesota's senior U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar.


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Brian Macon is a community-minded professor of mathematics. He plans to use his Raymer F. Maguire Jr. Chair in Mathematics endowment to build a student community for those students interested in STEM careers. "At a non-residential college like Valencia, there is a strong need to create a sense of belonging and help students with shared interests connect and network outside the classroom," says Professor Macon.
What he wants to do is to build a community of students interested in STEM fields and to spark an interest in creating campus-based activities long-term after this project is complete, and to build connections to local leaders in STEM fields and gain their support for Valencia's students.
Ideally, he says, "we'll invite guest speakers from within our community to visit the campus. Speaker events will help like-minded students meet each other and local industry leaders. Speakers will become more interested in Valencia students, which could lead to possible internships or other opportunities." Also under consideration, "a 'math/science problem of the month' program, where students can earn points for prizes from the bookstore." The problem-of-the-month will be available for all students, disseminated to students through faculty and student development announcement boards.
His goal, then, is to create a sense of community among students interested in STEM fields through a variety of activities (guest speakers, forming of clubs, problem of the month) intended to create connections between students, faculty and local leaders in current STEM related jobs.
Professor Macon teaches mathematics at the Lake Nona campus. Many students walk in to his class with a negative attitude about mathematics at the beginning of the semester and he loves the challenge of helping students gain an appreciation of the subject. He has been teaching full time at Valencia for 15 years, and "I can't imagine doing anything else other than interacting with students and sharing my passion for math and its applications. This is the fifth time I have been honored with an endowed chair project, and I appreciate the opportunity the Foundation and its donors provide for faculty."
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Putting Brazil's Favelas on the (Google) Map
BY Nancy Scola | Tuesday, October 20 2009
More than a million people live in Rio de Janeiro's favelas, those makeshift towns that ring Brazil's second largest city, where faveladors make up a full one-sixth of the population. You might have seen an inside look into Cidade de Deus, one of Rio's favelas, in the popular 2002 film "City of God." And that's probably the only peek into favela life you'll have ever seen, because the Brazilian press routinely ignores the existence of their many countrymen and countrywomen who live within the favelas' boundaries, other than to report on the violence that springs up there.
And so, some enterprising Brazilian reporters, most of whom are faveladors themselves, are making use of some of the simplest technologies we know -- palm-sized video cameras, laptops, and 100% open-source software in their computer labs -- to profile life in the favelas, and in that way make the case that residents have a role to play in Brazil's politics as their country rushes to embrace a role on the world stage. Viva Favela, highlighted at the recent State Department-affiliated Alliance of Youth Movements in Mexico City, is a web-based project that gathers together such multimedia reporting. One particular neat project: a Google Map that pinpoints each of Rio favelas on the geography of the city, tied to community-reported audio, video, and text on that particularly place. An upcoming Community Communication School is geared towards teaching even more favela residents how to use the web and other technologies to make their once invisible lives more difficult for the Brazilian establishment to ignore.
All of which means that the international press, in Rio for the 2016 Olympics, will have much less of an excuse for overlooking such a sizable chunk of the city's population.


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Find Your Fashion Fusion - AW17
Fashion Fusion launches this Thursday at Northland.
Dance performers will showcase the latest new season looks from your favourite brands, styled by Australian Style Institute.
The first 50 people to arrive will receive:
- A gift bag valued at $50 including a Northland Gift Card
- A glass of prosecco on arrival
- A seat to watch a unique fashion fusion 10 minute preview
- The chance to win one of three door prizes from Mecca Maxima, Myer and Witchery
Arrival from 7pm for a 7:30pm start. Located in the Dome below Hoyts.