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11 January 2015 at 13:57 #37228
I really love the original theme tune! Is always great to hear it again.
The third ever Doctor Who story after 'An Unearthly Child' and 'The Daleks', and a rather more claustrophobic one due to budget restraints. It's what is now called a bottle episode, shot on a single set, with just the main cast.
The Doctor, while attempting to correct the TARDIS' faulty navigation circuits, causes a small explosion. He, Barbara, Ian and Susan are all temporarily rendered unconscious and as they slowly recover from the shock they start turning against each other.
As it's only two parts I thought it might be fun to treat it as one modern length episode. Ideas for next week's viewing are welcome below.
I don't remember this from first broadcast, since I was busy with other matters at the time. [Crawling. Apparently I decided it was vastly overrated, and bum shuffling was definitely the way to travel]. As with many of the early stories, it continues directly from the end of the previous story – in this case, The Daleks. It must have been a bit puzzling if you'd watched the previous episodes, because Barbara is having trouble remembering who Ian is, and Susan is having trouble remembering who Barbara is. William Hartnell, meanwhile, is having a peaceful snooze on the floor. Unconsciousness acting, always tough. Just try not to snore. 😉
From the continuity point of view, Ian refers to one heart for the Doctor: 'his heart seems all right'. They hadn't invented the idea of 'two hearts' yet.
But, retconning madly, Ian's talking in such a spaced-out way, I'm not sure this can really be taken as definitive evidence that the Doctor only had one heart until his first regeneration. Especially since we now know, from the Smith and Tennant Doctors, that it's possible for one of a Time Lord's hearts to stop. And that they will often collapse when that happens. 😀
We don't often see outside the main console room, even today. Again, the totally different architecture that we see each time the story does go outside the console room has now been retconned (Into the TARDIS) – the TARDIS has an architectural reconfiguration system and can change things on a whim. Here, we see a machine that's an early adopter of healthy eating: delivering water or milk, only. Despite telling Susan it's empty.
And the TARDIS doors open and close by themselves. Also, Ian Chesterton's many skills include knowing how to do a fireman's lift. Presumably that was handy for recalcitrant pupils…
Those are some really vicious-looking scissors; I'm not surprised they later agreed the scenes where Susan threatens Ian and Barbara with them went a bit too far. On the whole, the writers and cast seem to have gone for 'Pinter' in the early part of the first episode; I think 1963 was when Harold Pinter had just hit the big time. There's an air of seemingly normal lines with an undercurrent of menace that reminds me quite strongly of early Pinter.
Once the viewscreen comes on the acting gets slightly more normal – as if the characters are almost relieved to have external weirdnesses to cope with. And there are indeed external weirdnesses; the doors, the electrified or non electrified console; the screen that displays a sequence of images instead of what's outside and the incredible melting clock. And watches.
Oh, and nice job, Barbara. Has any companion since managed to rip the Doctor a new one so effectively? Pity he knows where the sleeping pills are.
Although someone was one jump ahead.
Having left the audience with someone trying to strangle the Doctor, we find out it's Ian. Who promptly faints. Meanwhile, it appears that the sleeping pills supplied by the TARDIS may be the first in the long list of dubious, often hallucinogenic, substances that the Doctor 'just happens' to have with him. I think he may have inhaled. 😉
Anyway, Gallifreyan sleeping pills may also have an emergency 'stop working if someone screams loudly' function, because Ian's scream-and-faint wakes everyone. As Barbara tries to wake Ian without revealing whether he's a boxer or Y-fronts man (boxers, or possibly William Russell looked at the length of the dressing gown and added a pair of football shorts), the Doctor threatens to kick Ian and Barbara off the TARDIS. Mid-flight.
Where the heck did they get that alarm? It sounded like nothing so much as the TARDIS blowing a raspberry… no wonder they later went with the Cloister Bell. But at this early stage, they're still using the fault locator. If one bulb lights up, there's a fault. If everything lights up, the ship's going to fall apart.
At which point, the Doctor suddenly realises that this isn't some evil plot by Ian and Barbara. I like the way that Hartnell has the Doctor instantly change attitude; that 'change emotions in an instant' is something many of the later actors picked up on for the Doctor's character.
Incidentally, Susan's nerviness at the idea of the power escaping from the console may have been one of the germs of RTD's decision to make the heart of the TARDIS have semi magical powers. And there's also a very strong implication here that the Doctor really doesn't understand the TARDIS. As he later admits, he failed the TARDIS piloting course. He had to learn as he went along.
Here, he first says that 'his machine' can't think, then starts to admit that perhaps it can; just not in the way that we do. Which is why the poor old TARDIS is trying to communicate by means of symbols, clues. Actually talking to people is something she had to learn. [It's since 'The Doctor's Wife', after she became Idris, that the TARDIS seems to be able to explain things verbally. Essentially, it seems to have been decided that being Idris taught the TARDIS how to talk, though even now she only tries when things are going distinctly pear-shaped].
In this case, she resorts to pictures. They're going towards the Big Bang, or at least the formation of a star. Which the Doctor finds very exciting. Other people have to remind him that possibly that isn't a good idea. 😉
Finally, Ian uses the 'try and remember what you were doing when you last had your keys' routine on the Doctor. Who remembers that he used the (neatly labelled) Fast Return switch to get them off Skaro quickly. When he pokes at it, he realises that it's stuck. Fortunately, a stuck switch is something he can mend.
The fault locator, it seems, can't tell if a switch in the 'on' position should be 'on'. The TARDIS, however, can.
Finale. Barbara can really, really hold a sulk.This may be a quality that the Doctor recognises.
He certainly knows how best to apologise. 😀
The Krynoid Man @thekrynoidman
I think this is quite a nice, suspenseful little story. Not one of my all time favourites but a decent way to pass the time. I think the writers of the AG series should look at this as an example of how to do character based episodes without having them be about the characters personal lives or even be set on earth.
I've seen some give this story a fairly negative response, but I'm not sure why since as I said before, I think it's pretty decent.
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oooh, that was marvellous: the paranoia of a Philip K Dick oozed into their suspicious glances, their hysteria and mystified expressions. I liked how Barbara was filmed, kneeling before a confused and desperate Susan. Later, Ian, on the ground, moves his hands up Barbara's back and then attempts a strangulation. It's all quite stark. Like crows flying around and around in some middle distance. As for the Doctor: "it was your intuition against my logic….we have to look after you; yes, yes we do. You're very valuable." A zing of discomfort, something foreordained; followed by merry laughter.
The score is all scattery blips and tweets like a complicated, contrary Bartok quartet. Inspired.
Regards, puro.
@bluesqueakpip quite right too. Barbara's imperious "how dare YOU?" to the Doctor is one of the best! "I made fire for you, I saved you and what about the daleks??"
The Doctor's response is: "well, we're all a bit over-wrought." To:
"Rash action is worse than no action at all."
"I see nothing rash about apologising" snaps Ian. Wonderful.
Barbara Lefty @barbaralefty
@purofilion
We're all a bit overwrought..
So if you'd just drink this sleeping potion and get out of my face….
Love the idea of crows, particularly the ladies in their robes. So disorienting at the start.
@bluesqueakpip. I noticed the Doctor's characteristically dramatic volte face; to some extent I felt it was cemented by seeing Barbara attempting, as gentle as if he were a child, to restrain and calm Ian, despite the fact he was at that moment trying to strangle her. I like the idea of it, that moment giving a profound and recognisable insight into human behaviour.
Surprising amount of blokey cameraderie between the Doctor and Ian, the crisis allowing them to bond over the protection of the ladies, while good old Barbara saves the day. Barbaras are best!. And nice early establishment of the "With my logic and your social skills/ other brain bits, we can save the universe!"
Also Barbara, "Give me the scissors." Cos I'm a teach and I got eyes in the back of my head!
ScaryB @scaryb
Loved watching that again… it's been a while (not seen it since first broadcast)!
Putting it in context – this was only the 3rd story. We hardly know the Doctor at all by this stage (or how long the series had to run) and so far he's hardly been endearing – he kidnapped Ian and Barbara in the first episode, tried to brain a caveman in the second story and nearly got them all killed by the Daleks in the next one, due to his deviousness. All of which Barbara very succinctly calls him out on (as @bluesqueakpip eloquently pointed out) – "You stupid old man… you should go down on your hands and knees and thank us!"
And people have a problem with Clara at the end of Kill the Moon. She's a pussycat compared to Barbara!
The other thing the BG show frequently gets criticised for is its supposedly sexist portrayal of female companions. It's Barbara who's doing most of the thinking here, in addition to the more traditional female role of being the nurse. As @barbaralefty so rightly says – Barbara's great (oh… OK, Barbaras then!!).
It's interesting because watching it as a child I definitely focused on Susan as my "entry point", Barbara was the teacher (and adult) so I expected her to get stuff right. It confused me, but I really liked it.
But at this stage in the original run through we really don't know enough about the Doctor to be able trust him at all. He's been devious, sneaky, selfish and generally acting like someone with something to hide. So the paranoia that creeps into everyone was genuinely shocking. And the format was a surprise. This episode as the one, in combination with the show up to that point, that really confirmed it wasn't going to run to an easily predictable formula. No budget? No problem! Even the length of the stories didn't conform to a pattern – 4 parts, 7 parts then this little 2 parter.
I liked the Pinter meets Dick stylised direction in the first episode in particular; it adds to the very unsettling atmosphere (and covers up Susan's slight (ahem!) overacting). But she does have her moments, and the other 3 are terrific (Hartnell fluffing his lines always seems in character anyway). And the idea of an invisible "intelligence" sneaking into the TARDIS and hiding in one of its occupants is as unsettling as anything the show has ever come up with, evenif it turns not to be the case. There are some interesting camera angles, with Hartnell foregrounded and shadowed, looking cunning.
@barbaralefty @scaryb
hail to all Barbaras, I say. I knew a lot of Barbaras growing up: they remind me so much of this competent, sciency, wickedly clever woman.
Absolutely agree with that assessment of her simultaneously calming Ian and restraining him for his own sake (those fiendish hands splaying up her slender back: almost face huggers. Not quite but nearly…).
I really liked the simplicity in this -on the surface, simple, I suppose. Landmarks adrift in time, things recognisable but rearranged, marooned in an incomplete dreamscape where an outline of a door or a picture of trees is made terrible by the emptiness or confusion of everything and everyone else. It's like the horizon has shifted. Nauseating, really.
These early episodes -a budget on a clothesline, Hartnell's stumbling lines and Susan's high pitched screams are still magnificent to me.
And Susan's psycho moment? jab jab jab with the scissors. They are bigger aren't they? I'm reminded of an odd film with Kenneth Brannagh and his wife at the time where the wife is murdered -or very nearly murdered. There are huge scissors in every room and they pepper the dreams throughout. I don't quite know why they make such an impression on me and why I should choose to remember this…
Some random thoughts…
Barbara starts off wearing Thal trousers! And then mysteriously changes (unseen) into a skirt about 10 minutes in. Shame. Around the same time that Susan manages to find the dark robe, while lying resting in bed. The Doctor's bandage does a fair bit of shifting about too. Continuity error you say? Ha! Obviously a dimensional slip or a timestream jump! 😉
I was surprised that the sentience of the TARDIS is pretty much established here. Yes the Doctor calls it a machine, but it's clear that there is probably more going on under the console than the Doctor is aware of. But this is clearly still very early in his flight from Gallifrey. He and the TARDIS have a lot more evolving and travelling to do together. Nice idea from @bluesqueakpip that the TARDIS can only express herself in language once she has been Idris.
Around about the 4:50 time, the Doctor is coming to the first time, and it sounds to me like he says "I can't take you back Susan…" Can anyone else make that out…? I have rampant overthinking theorising bubbling up here. 😀
Not impressed with the TARDIS bedrooms – maybe she was still getting the hang of the interior decor thing for humans.
Other things to like – the original theme tune. As @craig says in the intro, it is definitely the best. It's just so unusual, distinctive and other worldy, even now. There was, and is, nothing like it. And I do love the original thick doors, and the hum. (I may have mentioned this on a few occasions in here 😳 but those 3 things are absolutley definitive for me, and a time travel device in themselves).
Hartnell is just the biz! Complex, enigmatic, untrustworthy. And yet we see him softening at the end, as each of the crew has gained new respect and trust for each other after this experience. Humans are starting to work their effect on him.
The end lead-in to Marco Polo! Noooooooooo! How can they tease us like this?
@scaryb I can't make it out either -I might have to go to scripts.com 🙂
I think the soundtrack is amazing. I like the lag in between 'bars' just like a time slip. Can't beat it.
You know, I didn't check the costuming -I wasn't concentrating -though the bandage whistled past me as an idea.
@scaryb and @Purofilion – the subtitles definitely say "I can't take you back, Susan."
Theorise away!
Sorry for not posting earlier. My SO chose yesterday to upgrade my senescent laptop. I passed the time watching Edge of Destruction on another Laptop which currently has no internet access. (It is awaiting an upgrade.)
Like @bluesqueakpip I was rather more interested in learning to crawl when this was originally shown. (also my parents had no TV and my mobility skills were not up to the task of crawling over to my grandmother's next door.) Also thank you for explaining the intro. I had forgotten just how the Daleks ends so was a little confused.
I agree with @craig and @scaryb re' the lovely intro music. It is if not the best then certainly one of.
I loved you comment Scary re' Clara as a pussycat in comparison to Barbara. I was going to post a long diatribe about modern fans and critics who talk about the current run of "feisty" companions while dismissing all BG companions as sexist portrayals but you beat me to it. Barbara was strong, smart and more than able to hold her own. She often objects to being relegated to traditional female roles by other characters. It is no less too than I would expect from a TV show produced by a strong, intelligent woman who was pushing the boundaries. I wonder if Barbara is to a degree a reflection of Verity Lambert.
Susan on the other hand, "slight overacting"??? You were being polite there. She does little but scream hysterically. I suspect she is meant to be young and easily scared but the limited acting ability does not convey much at all. (I am a little stuck on the "what happened to Susan refrain, not because I particularly liked the character as portrayed by Carol Ann Ford, but because the concept of the character interests me and I think has potential for further exploring just who the Doctor is. I really want to see a young, regenerated Susan.)
I think this story is important in the development of the show and the character of the Doctor. If the depiction of the development of the series in An Adventure in Space and Time is accurate then they were slowly finding their way at this stage. The success of the Daleks had saved the show but the show, like BlueSqueakPip and I at the time, was still learning to crawl. This is a bold story to attempt. IT is Moffat like in many ways, relying on tension generated by the actors. They really carry the story, (with the unfortunate exception of Carol Ann Ford), and give it its power. I loved that the resolution was so simple and mundane, a faulty spring. Imagine how the ARSE fans would scream now about a story that revolved around a faulty spring. It seems on watching this after seeing "An Adventure in Space and Time" that Hartnell finally manages to inject a little of that "twinkle" into his characterisation. We get some hint of warmth at the end and something of his mercurial nature. "One minute you are abusing us and the next you are the perfect butler".
@janetteb You have hit on exactly what was in my mind throughout this story. There's no way that anyone who had ever seen this could make some of the claims that we frequently see about the way they feel the show has "changed". This story is not pure science fiction in any sense that I am accustomed to. The science/tech is completely invented, and the threat is almost insignificant (not in its potential result, of course!). This is a contrived situation designed to move along the development of the characters and their relationships with one another. I found myself thinking of Midnight at one point, which was similar in its dependence on a threat that was invented specifically for the manner in which it threatened, and the insight it could provide into character.
@barbaralefty, I had the same feeling that the Doctor reacted quite strongly to the sight of Barbara dealing so calmly with Ian. This is no more a story designed solely for children than those we watch today (another complaint I sometimes see- "Too dark, it's supposed to be a children's show!"). People who demand a heroic Doctor and a faithful companion should be made to watch Barbara ripping into the Doctor here!
I sometimes suspect that those who are loudest in their "I have watched the show since the beginning, and the old show would never have done x, y, or z!" complaints, really only climbed on somewhere during the UNIT days, and their fond memories of dodgy monsters and tech-based stories really come from the Third Doctor's era. Just as the ones who complain about stories being based on earth have never really watched anything prior to Tom Baker. 🙂
PaperMoon @papermoon
I like this episode just for what it's about – the first stirrings of the TARDIS' sentience. There have been other sentient spaceships in science fiction more recently, whether they be bioships as in Moya from Farcape, or Gumptu in ST:TNG, or AI as in the ship in Andromeda. But I was wondering if this was the first time a sentient ship had been seen on T.V. I know that it had been done in literature before, but when I checked online I couldn't find anything before this episode. Does anybody know if this is the case for sure?
PhaseShift @phaseshift
A wonderful episode for a rewatch. I think it was @janetteb who suggested it, so good call her.
It's actually a reminder that in Doctor Who, a bit of desperation could be the mother of invention. Last year we rewatched Mind Robber and City of Death, both which I think benefited from sparks of invention necessitated by production problems and late rewrites. In this case, two extra episodes had to be sourced and David Whittaker, Who's first Story Editor, had two days to come up with a story, which had no money and production time for much set work.
It's actually a slight concept overall, but there is so much good character work and a fundamental reveal about the Doctor's marvellous machine that more than makeup for it. As Ian remarked in Unearthly Child, "It's Alive!". Here they are about to learn that's true, and it's astonishing that such an important concept for the series as it evolved was delivered on the spur of the moment.
In a way, it has to backpeddle slightly on the character "heal" that occurs in the last story The Daleks, but this is still so early in the series that I think it gets away with it. Especially because of Barbara and Ian's clear exasperation that the Doctors paranoia about their motivations has come back.
I'd echo @bluesqueakpip, @purofilion, @barabaralefty @scaryb @janetteb and @arbutus in that this is such a strong episode for Barbara. She really does lay into the Doctor, she is a comforting presence for Susan, and puts all the clues together. In fact if you will allow me to unleash that small, twisted nugget of Guardian commentator that lies shrivelled within me:
"Why oh why don't they just call this the Barbara Wright show? It's supposed to be Doctor Who. Why can't we go back to how it used to be when Verity Lambert ran the … oh. I'll get me coat." 😀
But it's nice to see the team gel at the end. There is closure on those suspicion issues and the friendships grow from here. You have Susan dropping Miss Wright and calling her Barbara. And Susan's approval is obviously important to even this cantankerous Doctor. And I've always thought his (deliberately scripted) mistake with Ian's name at the end was a nice signal that things were back to normal between them.
And there's also a very strong implication here that the Doctor really doesn't understand the TARDIS.
Absolutely. I think one of the interesting things that followed in how Time Lords were presented was that, as a society, they had got to a point where innovation and enquiry didn't seem to engage them much. They rested on their laurels content that things worked, and not that bothered about why they worked. I think most people with a mobile phone will appreciate the mindset. 😉
I also love that, not only did this reveal the TARDIS was alive, but beyond that control room were mile upon mile of corridors. It sets the tone for just about every time the show has explored the TARDIS. Oh, there have been hints in other episodes about the wonders within, but perhaps like the Doctors past they are better left to the imagination. It also potentially answers the question about why the Doctor is so good at running down corridors. Imagine trying to navigate that labyrinth every time you need the loo!
@scaryb
It used to make me laugh whenever we saw companion's rooms for Romana and the Davison crew later, where they clearly (and pointedly) had single beds. No potential for hanky panky in the TARDIS, please! We may end up with a baby with a Time Head, or something. 😀
I always thought the Doctors Wife (more corridors!) joke about bunk beds was a sly dig at that.
@papermoon
But I was wondering if this was the first time a sentient ship had been seen on T.V.
It's an interesting question that. Thinking about it I think it was beaten by a Martian ship unearthed in London in the serial Quatermass and the Pit, which we discussed last year. It holds a kind of malevolent intelligence that projects and harnesses psychic power. It's well worth a look if you haven't seen it, because it was a real influence on Doctor Who.
@phaseshift
"Why oh why don't they just call this the Barbara Wright show?
Exactly. We have Coal Hill School appearing in more than the first episode, we have English and Maths teachers instead of History and Science, the schoolkid(s) they have to take care of can go home – and poor old Clara has to play Barbara AND Ian because her 'Ian' isn't up to it. 😈
But Barbara and Clara would recognise each other. They're playing very similar roles. 😀
Noo00. Clara's "Ian" showed on occasion that he was more than "up to it", but had PTSD to deal with first before stepping on board the Tardis and now to too dead to do so. (We presume because as has been pointed out, being dead in Dr Who does not necessarily preclude the deceased from participating in non deceased type activities.)
English and Maths teachers are definitely mirroring History and Science. After all History and English are common majors, (mine in fact) and Maths/Science usually go hand in hand. (My SO for instance) and somehow the English/History and the Maths/Science seem to be a common pairing. Clara's position at Coal Hill was a nod to the past. I just hope that Moffat intends to extract a little more honey from that pot. Maybe time for a "we want Ian" petition.
Janette.
Whisht @whisht
I watched this last week so my memory of it is a little vaguer than it was, but the thing that sticks in my mind is that the acting from Ian, Barbara and Susan suggests that they are in fact possessed, whereas it turns out that they aren't (unless I missed something – highly likely!).
I'll admit that the "I'm shouting to increase tension" type of acting leaves me cold (it gets a tad shrill), but it is interesting to me that the Doctor was actually not the hero but in fact the "mysterious stranger" who is untrustworthy and with other agendas (would I be right in thinking like Prospero?).
hey ho – also good to see how this compares to Quatermass so enjoyed watching.
@phaseshift – thanks for the link. I will have a look.
@whisht
the Doctor was actually not the hero but in fact the "mysterious stranger" who is untrustworthy and with other agendas (would I be right in thinking like Prospero?)
I think that's pretty spot on, especially for early Hartnell. They do play it as if they are possessed in the first part, but they've each had a knock on the head, and are concussed/confused when they come to.
@janetteb
Maybe time for a "we want Ian" petition.
Where do I sign?
@phaseshift (great post btw) – you'd be hard pushed to do ANYTHING (inc sleep) in those beds!
Interesting thought re sentient space ships on TV. I agree the Quatermas ship was highly likely to have been an influence, but the TARDIS would appear to be less malevolent, if misunderstood. But she's trying to communicate that they are in danger.
@arbutus Nice connection to Midnight, I like it. The budgets and effects in early Who are much maligned, and not always justifiably IMO. They are of their time, and this one is obv a low budget episode, but the Daleks (immediately before) and Marco Polo (which followed) clearly had a fair bit thrown at them. The historicals were easier in some ways because of access to the extensive BBC wardrobe.
By the end of this story the beginnings of everything about the show today have been introduced, except for regeneration and time lords. That's impressive.
10 May 2020 at 10:58 #70625
The Idiot From Gallifrey Base @dalekbuster523
Those are some really vicious-looking scissors; I'm not surprised they later agreed the scenes where Susan threatens Ian and Barbara with them went a bit too far.
It's to hope nobody is doing that when they get fed up of each other in lockdown…

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We de-stress. The effects of a hug are immediate. A study conducted at the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International in Kyoto showed that participants who received a hug had a significant reduction in the level of cortisol, the stress hormone.A whopping 90% of diseases are said to be linked to high levels of stress in the body.
We relax and let go. When someone hugs us, pressure receptors in our skin immediately send signals to the vagus nerve. As a result of the vagus nerve stimulation, our heart rate and blood pressure decrease and we feel relaxed and content.
We get happy. Hugs stimulate the production of dopamine (the pleasure hormone), which helps us to relieve stress, tension and feel more open and trusting.
We love ourselves more. According to a study conducted at the University College London, physical contact, like that from a hug, is essential to develop and maintain a healthy perception of our body. Hugs also help us to feel more emotionally connected to our friends and family.
Every time I see my single friends (particularly those without kids), I make it a point to give them at least two hugs during our visit. Some of us go through an entire day without any hugs?! That's no good. I challenge you this week to try and get eight hugs a day in (Ronna-style). Pets, neighbors, co-workers, friends, yoga teachers all count in addition to friends and family.
Wanting to feel more connected to your partner? Dr. Stan Tatkin, psychotherapist/researcher/couples expert at UCLA and author of Wired for Love found that when people feel safe with one another, a twenty-second, full-body hug is just enough to release oxytocin in both men and women and allow them to "synch up" on a neurobiological level. His research has shown this kind of hugging can have a profound effect on couples attachment and communication, especially when done upon greeting one another at the end of the day (and when your partner's love language is touch). Try it.
You'll have plenty of opportunities to practice hugging this month during the holiday season. Just make sure to "read" others before you launch into hugging everyone at your holiday office party.
Virginia Satir, American psychologist and adolescent expert says, "We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth." Is there someone in your life who could use more hugs?
YOUR HOMEWORK: How can you get in 8 hugs a day this week? (Remember, pets, children and hugging the same person multiple times all count!) How do you feel when you nourish yourself in this way? If you're not a hugger, could you become one?
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Few federal government problems got fixed in 2013. The process for nominating and confirming federal judges was no exception. Headlines were dominated by an ideological fight over nominees to the court of appeals for the District of Columbia circuit—masquerading as a fight over whether the court needed three of its eleven judgeships. Partly in response to Republicans' filibustering President Obama's nominees to those disputed judgeships, Democrats changed Senate rules to deny the minority the right to block most confirmations.
– A party-of-appointing president division on the courts of appeal slightly favoring Democratic appointees, reversing a slight Republican-appointee advantage at the start of the year.
2013 saw some preposterous claims (Senator McConnell's "a confirmation rate of 99 percent")—and cherry-picked claims (President Obama's "my judicial nominees have waited three times longer to receive confirmation votes than those of my Republican predecessor").
My goal in this brief year-end wrap-up is to put these developments into perspective, citing a few salient figures drawn from tabulations at the end of the piece.
Eliminating nominee-less vacancies, though, is more complicated than the White House's simply "get[ting] down to work." Senate Judiciary Committee chair Patrick Leahy rigorously honors a committee tradition of not processing nominees who are opposed by either home-state senator, regardless of party. They indicate their opposition by not returning the "blue slip" that Leahy sends home-state senators asking them to check "I approve" or "I oppose" on each nominee.
It is thus pointless for the administration to send the Senate a nominee without those senators' assurances they will not block the nomination. Once, other-party senators rarely objected to administration judicial nominees. They acknowledged that elections have consequences and litigants need judges in order to use the courts, and they realized that eventually their party would control the White House and expect deference from other-party senators. In some states, those notions seem today as relics of a hoary past.
Today, some home-state senators, mostly Republicans it appears, are either insisting on nominees that the administration cannot support or refusing to accept nominees preferred by the administration, or perhaps slow-walking the process, enforcing their March 2009 warning that "if we are not consulted on, and approve of, a nominee from our states, the Republican Conference will be unable to support moving forward on that nominee. . . .". The results of what one Republican senator called "many months of serious negotiations with the White House on the importance of filling . . . vacancies" became apparent in 2013. Of the 29 nominee-less vacancies, 26 were in states with a Republican senator and were well over a year old on average. Only three were in states with two Democratic senators; two of those three vacancies are comparatively recent. ("Vacancies" here means judgeships without incumbents and judgeships whose incumbents had publicly announced plans to leave active status; it excludes new vacancies, for which nominees would be unlikely in any circumstance). (Table 4) Some long-standing vacancies in Georgia got nominees last week but they produced howls of protest from Georgia Democrats, as noted later.
At this point in the Bush administration, nominee-less vacancies were concentrated in states with Democratic senators, although not quite as intensely as today's Republican senator concentration (72 percent versus today's 90 percent). Fifteen of the 21 nominee-less vacancies were in states with Democratic senators, and vacancies in two-Democratic senator states averaged 679 days. (Table 4) All five California were "judicial emergencies," at an average age of 682 days.
I did not have time to conduct a complete analysis of Bush district nominees' time from vacancy to nomination times, but information on those that took over a year from the vacancy and those that took less than 120 days shows slightly more nominations in states with two Republican senators in both categories. (Table 7) The differences in vacancy-to-nomination time for all 53 of his circuit nominees were similarly modest. (Table 8) The time it takes to get nominees to the Senate depends, of course, on much more than home-state senator resistance or cooperation. There have been fairly steady anecdotal reports, for example, of the Obama administration's jousting with senators of both parties over proposed nominees in terms of racial and gender factors.
Republican claims that the Senate confirmed 99 percent of Obama's nominees became a battle cry in 2013 after Senate Democrats changed the filibuster rules. A 99 percent confirmation rate, if true, would have removed any justification for abolishing the filibuster and would have justified casting that move as an oversized response to the fall filibustering of nominees to the DC circuit, which Republicans argued didn't need the judges anyway. In fact, though, the Senate confirmed nothing close to 99 percent of Obama judicial nominees. And whether the D.C. circuit, which stood at four Republican and four Democratic appointees at mid-year, needs all of its eleven judgeships is not a closed question but one meriting further, non-partisan analysis.
The filibuster fight could have been avoided had the Senate been allowed to confirm Obama's three most recent nominees to that court and had it requested the Judicial Conference to undertake an empirically based comparative analysis of court of appeals workload, the results of which could bear on whether to fill the vacancies that will occur when the D.C. circuit's three active judges who are now or soon will be age 70 or older take senior status.
Confirmation contentiousness Contentiousness in the circuit confirmation process has characterized circuit nominees for the three most recent administrations. Obama's claim, however, when introducing his three most recent nominees to the DC Circuit on June 4, 2013, ("my judicial nominees have waited three times longer to receive confirmation votes than those of my Republican predecessor") was at best misleading. It may have been true if circuit and district confirmations are lumped together and measured solely from when the Judiciary Committee reported out the nominees to the floor votes. Such quantitative contortions, though, are not meaningful.
Comparing processing times for Bush and Obama circuit judges is not profitable at the end of five years because, in 2005, following the 2005 Senate agreement to process most Bush circuit nominees, the Senate confirmed some nominees whom Bush first submitted in 2001 or 2003, producing much higher wait times than for all eight years of the Bush administration (as Table 11's star note explains).
The amount of time nominees wait for a confirmation vote is important for nominees, especially those in private practice, who sit in a state of suspended animation while they wait. The steady increase in the amount of time district nominees wait for confirmation—60 days on average for President Reagan's eight years, 135 in Clinton's, 178 in Bush's, and 223 so far in the Obama administration—no doubt discourages some potential candidates from undergoing the process. The prospect of a drawn out confirmation process—and declining confirmation rates— help explain why the proportion of district judges who came from the private practice of law has decreased from about two thirds during the Eisenhower administration to one third now, and the proportion of former state and term-limited federal judges has increased. Whether that is a good or bad thing for the judiciary is an open question, but it's clear that this change is occurring. And it's occurring alongside another index of contentiousness: district candidates who got more than 15 negative confirmation votes rose from none under Clinton, to one percent under Bush, and 13 under Obama.
Changing Composition of Court of Appeals Obama, in terms of the party of the president who appointed circuit judges in active status, has not able to put as much of an imprint on the courts of appeals as did Bush by the end of his fifth year. Obama had a circuit confirmation rate about the same as Bush's, but Bush inherited an appellate judiciary split evenly between Republican and Democratic appointees, with 26 vacancies. He was able by the end of 2005 to shift that split to 59 percent Republican appoints (and 60 percent by the end of eight years). Obama inherited that 60-40 split. At the end of 2013 it slightly tilted to Democratic appointees (52% to 48%). (Table 12) In 2009, seven courts of appeals had a majority of Republican appointees among their active status judges. Today, seven of them have Democratic-appointee majorities.
These figures, though, are somewhat less than meets the eye. Party-of-appointing president is hardly a sure-fire predictor of judicial decisions, and randomly selected three judge panels often include visiting judges and senior judges, a fact brought home in the debate over the so-called four-four party-of-appointing-president balance among the D.C. circuit's active judges.
2014 is uncharted territory. Confirmation rates will no doubt increase, now that the Senate has removed the threat of filibusters. But because Republican senators no longer have the ability to block majority confirmation votes, they may use their veto power over potential nominees even more vigorously. Senator Leahy has said that [a]s long as the blue-slip process is not being abused by home-state senators, then I see no reason to change that tradition." 2014 may test that assumption. The late December call from Representative John Lewis (D-Ga.) and other civil rights leaders for Obama to withdraw a bloc of Georgia nominees he had submitted a week earlier may gain traction as an indictment of the power over nominations exercised by home-state senators who have very different views of judicial qualifications than many in the Democratic party. Or the administration might counter senatorial use of pre-nomination vetoes, as Michael Shenkman has suggested (summarized here), by posting "the status of pre-nomination negotiations, although not the names of the [potential] nominees themselves" as a means of shedding light on the sources of delay in getting nominees before the Senate.
Republicans also may make more use of the procedural options still open, such as refusing to attend Judiciary Committee hearings or business meetings, preventing quorums from sending nominees to the floor for votes. They may continue to insist on rigorous enforcement of rules allowing, after majority votes to cut off debate, two hours of debate for district court nominees and thirty for circuit nominees.
And, although it is naïve, perhaps (as I proposed at the first of the year), the process is now so broken than both parties might see it in their self-interest to consider a three-branch, truly bi-partisan commission to suggest fixes that the president and senate in place in 2017 might consider.


Cedar is used as a smudge to clear and bless any space needing renewal. It is typically burned before and during a ceremony and personal prayer. Send your prayers up to your ancestors in the smoke of the cedar.


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Lives of the (usually) rich and (sometimes) famous….
Manolos: just line them up on your geometric black/white stairs, after you've let your three year old loose with a sponge roller and some pink paint: no one will notice this decorating faux pas!
It's impossible not to admire their unique styling methods (shoes on china? shoes on stairs?) but the amount of STUFF these (usually) successful designers own frequently makes me want to lie down in a nice, empty, white room…. What do you think?
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This is one of the most arresting displays of public art I've seen for a long time, and even more so due to its simplicity: yet it carries a powerful, straightforward message.
The regimented lines of yellow hard hats arranged outside the stock exchange in Milan, Italy on 13 February were placed there to symbolise the devastated Italian construction industry as part of the construction association's 'Day of Anger'; the lost jobs and many defunct businesses, all due to the recession of the past five years.
It's striking how one piece of everyday kit can be amassed to pack such a visual and symbolic punch.
The mass of hard hats reminded me of Antony Gormley's stunning Field for the British Isles, where thousands of tiny terracotta figures face the observer….
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Review: Brad Paisley, 5th Gear
Ewan Wadharmi
"Who's gonna fill their shoes?" George Jones asked. "Who's gonna play the Opry or the Wabash Cannonball?" When Brad Paisley became one of the youngest inductees to the Grand Ole Opry, Jones revealed his answer with an endorsement letter stating, "I am counting on you to carry on the tradition." Paisley's 5th Gear is a flawless, Opry-styled variety show. Besides playing top-notch telecaster with a barbed-wire wit, he delivers his hit-making Hail Mary pick-up line, "I want to check you for ticks" in the enviable way that sounds cute rather than creepy. Paisley attempts to appeal to traditionalists on "Throttleneck" and popsters on the softly beautiful "Oh Love," featuring Carrie Underwood, without sacrificing his integrity. When he sings "All I Wanted Was a Car," the destination is undeniably Bakersfield. "Letter to Me" successfully encourages frustrated teens by cleverly addressing the advice to his former self. Soul-searching histrionics color the tearjerkers "It Did" and "If Love Was a Plane" and, as a recurring theme, nostalgia makes for a pretty depressing album, but Paisley's offbeat humor refuses to bow to grim sentimentality. For every regretful "With You, Without You," there's the comic remedy of "I'm Still a Guy" to explain Martian to the Venutians, "When you see a deer, you see Bambi/And I see antlers up on the wall/When you see a lake, you think picnics/And I see a large mouth up under that log." If they make another Dukes of Hazzard or, God forbid, Smokey and the Bandit, "Mr. Policeman" could serve as the theme with its Jerry-Reed-meets-Commander-Cody breakneck chicken pickin' and inevitable yet clever punchline where Johnny Law catches our outlaw hero. Vince Gill joins the sketch comedy of New Kung Pao Buckaroos, a staple since Time Well Wasted, along with Little Jimmy Dickens and Bill Anderson (Jones is a no-show here). Along with striking a sensible balance, Paisley avoids predictable vocal choices and crafts lasting tunes that outshine those of his more recent elders George Strait and Clint Black.
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Kazimir MALEVICH (1878 - 1935) was a painter and art theoretician, pioneer of geometric abstract art, and the originator of the Avant-garde Suprematist movement. His pioneering work and writing had a profound influence on the development of non-objective, or abstract art, in the 20th century.
Malevich worked in a variety of styles, quickly assimilating Impressionist, Symbolist, and Fauvist styles, and after a trip to Paris in 1912, Cubism. Gradually simplifying his style, he forged his distinct voice with key works that explore pure geometric forms and their relationships to one another, set against minimal grounds. His "Black Square" (1915) represented the most radically abstract painting yet seen and drew "an uncrossable line (…) between old art and new art". Suprematist Composition "White on White" (1918), a barely differentiated off-white square superimposed on an off-white ground, would take his ideal of pure abstraction to its logical conclusion.
He was celebrated posthumously in major exhibits at the Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum, and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, which has a large collection of his work. In 2008, his painting Suprematist Composition sold for over $60 million, a record price for a Russian work of art sold at auction. Malevich's pioneering work and writing had a profound influence on the development of non-objective, or abstract art, in the 20th century.
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Classic Gold (George Carlin album)
Plymouth Gold
Classic Gold was a network of three "Gold" music formatted stations which broadcast on AM in Bradford, Hull and Sheffield. They were the Pennine Radio, Viking Radio and Radio Hallam's medium wave franchises. These stations were part of the Yorkshire Radio Network.
It was originally formed when Viking Radio split its frequencies and turned its medium wave service into "Viking Gold" on 31 October 1988; at the time this was group's first oldies station. Pennine and Hallam soon followed on 1 May 1989 and a network was formed calling itself Classic Gold.
For most of its life, Classic Gold was produced with a presenter in Hull, and local 'tech-ops' in Bradford and Sheffield. In Bradford two sets of adverts would be played out - one for Bradford and one for the Halifax/Huddersfield transmitter. Tech-ops included Paul Bromley, Rol Hirst, Melanie Robinson, Richard Hizzard, James Cridland, Colin Bates and Peter Carter. Part of the tech-op's duties would also be to drive the desk for the news readers - the first three minutes of which were taken by the FM station, while Classic Gold listeners got a full five minutes of news.
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Classic Gold is an album by American comedian George Carlin, released on October 27, 1992 on Atlantic Records. It contains the comedian's first three gold albums in their entirety: FM & AM (disc 1, tracks 1–10), Class Clown (disc 1, 11–13 and disc 2, tracks 1–6) and Occupation: Foole (disc 2, tracks 7–17).
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Son of Wino
Divorce Game
Ed Sullivan Self Taught
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Values (How Much Is That Dog Crap in the Window?)
I Used to Be Irish Catholic
Special Dispensation: Heaven, Hell. Purgatory and Limbo
Heavy Mysteries
Muhammad Ali-America the Beautiful
Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television
Welcome to My Job
Occupation: Foole
White Harlem
The Hallway Groups
Black Consciousness
New York Voices
Grass Swept the Neighborhood
Childhood Clichés
Cute Little Farts
Raisin Rhetoric
Filthy Words
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Plymouth Gold (formerly Classic Gold 1152) is a radio station broadcasting to the city of Plymouth in Devon and surrounding areas. It is owned by GCap Media and was part of the national Classic Gold Digital Network. It broadcasts on 1152 kHz AM, DAB digital radio, as well as online and on Sky Digital Channel 0189 (the latter two were the national versions of Classic Gold, lacking the local elements). Based at Earl's Acre, Plymouth, its sister station is Heart Plymouth, formerly known as Plymouth Sound until 2009.
Plymouth Gold was launched on 19 May 1975, as Plymouth Sound, broadcasting on 97.0 FM and 261 metres medium wave (1152 AM). It was one of the earliest ILR's to launch in the UK and was the first commercial radio station for the West Country.
Towards the end of the 1980s/ early 1990s, as with most other ILRs Plymouth Sound split into two stations; the FM frequency remained as Plymouth Sound and the AM service became Plymouth Sound AM. After being owned (either fully or partly) by the GWR Group, the Capital Group and The Local Radio Company, throughout the 1990s, the station was fully bought by the GWR Group around 2000. On 7 February 2000 Plymouth Sound AM was re-branded Classic Gold 1152 (Plymouth). Due to ownership rules the GWR Group had to sell off all of their Classic Gold stations. They were sold to the UBC Media Group, although the GWR Group did keep a 20% stake in the brand. The 20% stake was increased to 100% in 2007 and GCap assumed full control of both Capital Gold and the Classic Gold Digital Network, merging the two networks, and renaming it simply Gold on 3 August.
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This old shirt is starting to stink
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Q: How can I pass in a func with a generic type parameter? I like to send a generic type converter function to a method but I can't figure out how to do it.
Here's invalid syntax that explains what I like to achieve, the problem is I don't know how to specify the generic type together with my func:
public void SomeUtility(Func<T><object,T> converter)
{
    var myType = converter<MyType>("foo");
}

Edit (see also my discussion in the comments with Lawrence) : By "generic type converter" I meant I would like to pass in a converter that can convert to any strong type <T> (not object), so the next line in my method could be:
var myOtherType = converter<MyOtherType>("foo");

The delegate I like to pass as a parameter would look something like this:
private delegate TOutput myConverterDelegate<TOutput>(object objectToConvert);

This is more a syntax / C# exploration now, to get things done I will probably use an interface instead, but I do hope this is possible to accomplish with a func/delegate.

A: You need to make SomeUtility generic as well. Doing this and fixing the syntax gives:
public void SomeUtility<T>(Func<object,T> converter)
{
    var myType = converter("foo");
}

A: You have to know the T type at compile-time to use it. The T can either be specified at class-level or at method-level.
class SomeClass<T> {
    public void SomeUtility(Func<object, T> converter) {
        var myType = converter("foo"); // Already is the T-type that you specified.
    }
}

or
public void SomeUtility<T>(Func<object, T> converter) {
    var myType = converter("foo"); // Already is the T-type that you specified.
}

A: You cannot have instances of generic functions or actions - all type parameters are defined upfront and cannot be redefined by the caller.
An easy way would be to avoid polymorphism altogether by relying on down-casting:
public void SomeUtility(Func<Type, object, object> converter)
{
    var myType = (MyType)converter(typeof(MyType), "foo");
}

If you want type safety, you need to defer the definition of the type parameters to the caller. You can do this by composing a generic method within an interface:
public void SomeUtility(IConverter converter)
{
    var myType = converter.Convert<MyType>("foo");
}

interface IConverter
{
   T Convert<T>(object obj);
}

Edit:
If the 'converter type' is known at the call-site, and only this type will be used inside the utility method, then you can define a generic type on the method and use that, just like other posters have suggested.

A: public void SomeUtility<T>(Func<object, T> converter)
{
    var myType = converter("foo");
}

and then:
SomeUtility(arg => new MyType());

The generic type inference will work in this case.

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Яков Зелдович (, , роден на 8 март 1914 г. в Минск, починал на 2 декември 1987 г. в Москва) е съветски физик и физикохимик.

Играе важна роля в програмата за създаване на съветска атомна бомба (), както и за развитието на ядрените оръжия. Зелдович има големи приноси в областите адсорбция, катализата, ядрената физика, физиката на елементарните частици, астрофизиката, космологията, общата теория на относителността и изследването на ударната вълна.

Награждаван е 3 пъти със званието Герой на социалистическия труд (СССР) (1949, 1954, 1956). Лауреат е на Ленинската премия (1956) и е 4 пъти лауреат на Сталинска премия (1943, 1949, 1951, 1953).

Биография
Роден е в Минск в религиозно еврейско семейство, което 3 месеца след раждането му се преселва в Санкт Петербург. През 1941 семейството се премества в Казан заедно с института, в който той работи и през лятото на 1943 г. Зелдович отива в Москва. През живота си Зелдович се занимава с много области на науката като се проявява като автодидакт. През май 1931 г. той става лабораторен асистент в института по химическа физика в Академията на науките на СССР. През 1936 г. разработва проблема за адсорбцията и катализата върху хетерогенни повърхности. Зелдович открива теоретичните основи на това емпирично изследване. През 1939 г. разработва своята докторска работа за окисляването на азота. Механизма на тази оксидация се нарича "Механизъм на Зелдович" (). Между 1937 и 1948 г. той работи върху теорията на запалването, горенето и детонацията. От 1939 до 1940 г. той се занимава с разработкта на фундаментите на теорията на ядената верижна реакция. През 1943 г. започва работата си по съветския проект за ядрено оръжие, който е ръководен от Игор Курчатов. При това той работи заедно с Андрей Сахаров. По разработката на ядените оръжия работи до октомври 1963 г.

Игор Курчатов го нарича "Гений", Андрей Сахаров – "Човек с универсални научни интереси", а Стивън Хокинг му казва, че вече знае, че е реален човек, а не група от учени подобно на групата Никола Бурбаки.

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Чуждестранни членове на Британското кралско научно дружество
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Преподаватели в Московския университет
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Автори на учебници
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Възпитаници на Санктпетербургския университет
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Big Brother 2014 Spoilers: Week 10 HoH Competition Results
By: Todd Betzold | Tagged: Big Brother, big brother 16, big brother 2014, big brother spoilers, Head of Household
I guess it took ten weeks, but Big Brother 2014 and CBS finally gave us an endurance competition to determine the Head of Household for Week 10 on Big Brother 16! It was called "Sloppy the Snowman" and had the HGs slipping and sliding down the slope to fill their snowman with water. First one to get their lump of coal to the top would win HoH for Week 9 on Big Brother 2014. So, who won HoH on Big Brother 16 tonight? Find out below in our Big Brother 2014 spoilers!
After seeing Donny evicted earlier tonight on Big Brother 2014, we were all rooting for a Nicole victory and this one was going to take a while. I'm sure there will be lots of injuries and Victoria will be crying for days on this one, but this was a huge HoH, especially with a Double Eviction next week, even though the HGs don't know that or will probably not even expect it! So, who won?
WARNING: BIG BROTHER 2014 SPOILERS AHEAD!
The winner of HoH for Week 10 is:
This was an intense competition and we all knew he was in the lead, as the cameras were never on his snowman, but they were showing Victoria and her last place snowman a lot! Derrick kept falling and fell far behind, so he opted for the small snowman and won $5,000 and the 5,000 hollas, so thanks for that one Derrick!
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96 Responses to "Big Brother 2014 Spoilers: Week 10 HoH Competition Results"
Beth Kielt Mueller says:
Caleb won HOH
Jennifer Ann Reed says:
yep just ended I hope he can think on his own and change the game up
from your lips to Gods ears Jennifer…
Amen ladies, he wanted to change it up and keep Donny, just the DA's did not go for it.
I'm exhausted 🙂
That was a long comp. Not sure how i feel about Caleb winning. Guess i will have to sleep on it and see.
ToddBetzold says:
Yeah, I have to see how they talk tonight. He was gunning for Nicole to go, so who knows….
As I said to Cat, I hope Frankie and Christine screw up somehow so they will become the targets this week. He had wanted Nicole to go home but hopefully all that will change..
Also Todd…you would think that maybe the Diamond Power of Veto will come into play…or Pandoras box. Bring Jesse back for PB…for everyone else it would be a punishment but for Caleb, it would be a reward…lol
I'd be interested to learn how they talked last night (if they didn't pass out). But there was a LOT of talk about getting Christine out right before Nicole this week. Guess it depends on what Derrick ultimately wants….
I am not happy at all that Caleb won. I had to go out and walk the dog in the middle of it and I even said a little prayer that Nicole get the energy to go faster so she could win. I am afraid that Nicole may go back to the jury house after this HOH. She needs to boost herself up so she can win veto. I can only pray that Frankie and Christine screw up somehow so Caleb will put them up on the block rather than Nicole. But, we can only hope…
Sucks. And Derrick sucks for being so greedy and the stupid hollas.
I'm off to bed. Sweet dreams y'all. <3
Shirene says:
Derrick went for the cash? What a bum-head! He thinks he's 100% safe. I sure hope Caleb grows a pair and puts his bum in the hot seat. Oh what a thrill that would be…hahaha
Nah, everyone was cheering him on last night – doing it for his daughter. He said his shoes were too small and his feet hurt. Plus he fell more and harder than anyone else. He worked hard on the large snowman first (which he pointed out) and only changed when he knew he couldn't win. He volunteered to go on slop this week. Nope. The dusting continues…. Our only hope is that the "hollas" get so annoying maybe someone will get him out to make it stop – because it goes to the end of the season!
You think maybe he did that so he didn't have to "get blood on his hands?" If so, it's a good tactic. Unless he goes on the block and gets evicted…tee-hee
shantell bos says:
I hope Caleb grows some balls and puts up Derrick and Frankie
Keep smokin what you're smokin…. (And maybe you can send me some!)
Sorry I put my wish out there it was hopeful thinking I wouldn't send you anything I did or did smoke
I hope he does to so I must be smoking the same thing. I think that would be so good if he did. If he could do that then I would have to say I would want him to win the whole thing.
I'm excited for the double eviction next week.
Oh Mary, me too! I am beyond thrilled. I can't wait to see who turns on who first. The game is about to get exciting with the DE coming up. Now I'm glad I didn't stop watching the show completely. I didn't watch Sunday, but I watched Wednesday and last night and now I'm glad I did. I would have missed Donny's heartfelt goodbye to Julie. Donny is such a sweetheart.
MORNINGWITCH says:
well caleb won hoh – hmmmm wonder who he will put up – thinking he won't touch any of the "bomb squad" thinking he is going to put up nicole and victoria – or nicole and christine – Unless one of them gets ticked that derrick took the 5000.00 over the competing for the HOH – but cant see that – lol
He's gonna put up Nicole and Christine, I'll bet. And in fact, there is a CHANCE they could vote Christine out first – especially considering her doing better at comps than Nicole lately. But the DE next Thursday does not bode well for Nicole unless she can pull out a critical HoH or POV.
They've already discussed putting up Nicole and Christine (and i think he will). They plan on telling Christine she is the pawn. To test her loyalty. But i don't think it's a done deal to evict Nicole this week. Plans change as we all know.
I think Nicole has a better-than-50-50 chance of staying this first week if she plays her cards just right, and if Christine steps out of line just the least bit. But Christine is NUTS if this doesn't tell her where she falls in the pecking order. Too late to do anything about it now, though.
Kyle Jones says:
You know, right about now, Christine's probably thinking, "the fuukkk I am!" "are all you guys brain dead" "I didn't just walk into the house last night."
She didn't want to be a pawn before. But now she has no choice. It's too late for her to see the big picture. If she had spent less time stroking Cody and paid more attention she might have a clue as to the lay of the land. Her putting up Nicole and getting her evicted is coming back to haunt her.
Did you hear her in the DR? She said, "I've kicked Nicole out of this house once and I can't wait to do it again."
That's proof that she has no clue about this game….or her place in it.
Well, if she would get off her knees,and give them a break, she might be able to see a little more clearly.
Tee hee hee!
Tessa from Texas says:
I think it is hilarious that Caleb still thinks there is a Bomb Squad! Not the sharpest crayon in the box.
I know, right? LOL!!!!!!! Everyone in that house knows there is no "bomb squad" anymore; and not one single person has told Caleb. They all know yet, not one word to Caleb…………this leads me to believe Caleb is a dick with ears.
I cried last night. Donny is so sweet. He's a man full of pure integrity. I'll miss the bearded one. It may be the end of Nicole too, but with the DE coming up on Thursday, I think it's about to get very exciting. I can't wait to see who turns on who first. I hope Caleb makes a big move and puts someone in the hot seat, so I can finally use my evil laugh this season. If not, it could be the end of him too. If Caleb only knew how low on the totem-pole he was in the group, he would surely rethink his loyalty. Someone posted on here that Christine thought Cody really liked her, and I was saying the same thing last night. I know that she's pretty smitten with him for sure. She's a silly goose. He'd act like that with anyone in the house. He's a young man who is lonely and bored. He's just using her to fill in the empty places, because he misses his mommy and daddy. She's been duped all season, by everyone. It was nice to hear that her parents are not impressed with her game play and they're actually disappointed that she has stooped to the levels of indecency that she has with Cody. Her poor husband seems like a very nice guy too. She's so mean! At least we know that this is all on Christine, because she apparently wasn't raised to act like a floozy.
Shirene, nobody could've said it better. Christine has made a fool of herself on national tv. I wonder how she's going to feel when she sees what an embarrassment and disappointment she is to her own parents? Tim seemed more supportive than they are, but I think he got his point across in his own kinder way. Like when he said they both could've been more respectful of the fact that he's watching and he thinks some lines have been crossed that shouldn't have been. I felt sorry for him. I don't know if you're a Christian or not, but I am and I felt that his faith means a lot to him. He started off his interview by making it a point to mention that. What I saw by watching him was a man who was struggling to find the words to express how he felt, so, he kept the interview very light-hearted and amusing. I think he handled himself with class. But I don't look at Christine and see a respectable, Christian, family devoted wife or woman. She's not a nice person. Her husband and family don't come across as a family that deserves any of this from her. It's a game. I understand that. $500,000.00 is a lot of money and I understand that too, but there is no amount of money on Earth that would be worth me doing anything that I would be ashamed of or have to apologize to people who love me for trying to win it.
Well said, Shirene and Kyle. And anyone with a brain realizes (which is why it probably bothers her husband and family so much) that Christine IS smitten with another man. She may never act fully on it (like Cody would do THAT!), but she's taking advantage of the BB situation to flirt with that temptation and call it "strategy." Sad.
Lilly, I keep trying to answer you but I'm continuously being deleted. And I'm not even saying anything mean. Lol. I'm just telling the truth.
I've been moderated before, and I'm a polite south-un laydee who would nevu say anythin nawty! 🙂 Who knows what the triggers are. Sometimes, I'm convinced I just talk too much!
Lol!!!!! Me too. I'm a Tennessee woman. And I guess I should change my comment. To be perfectly honest, MAYBE what I typed was a little mean, but it was honest.
Oh, you didn't catch the sarcasm in my comment?! I've been plenty … blunt! (Though I generally stay away from bad language, I've been known to thrown in a few %*^# characters!)
BTW, are you Tennessee born and raised? What would you say to my … Roll Tide? 🙂
I'd give you a hearty ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!!!! I did wonder if you were being sarcastic, but I wasn't sure. I knew you would read my comment and clear up any doubts I might have had. And yes, born and raised in Tennessee. I love everything about Tennessee, well, except for the Vols. LOL!!
A Tennessean with taste! I knew I liked you!! 😉
Very interesting–and how did that dislike come about??
Even tho I am definitely RTR, I have always had a soft spot for the Vols because my wonderful, sweet pediatrician when I was growing up was a Vols graduate. Plus I love the Manning family, LOL!
I'll pipe in here (as a transplanted Yankee with absolutely NO right to dislike the Vols…). My two reasons for my Vols-hatred is Fat Phil (who tried desperately – and sometimes succeeded – to take Alabama down with the NCAA), and that horrid orange color.
That said, I worked with a wonderful Tennessee graduate student last year. Considering Phil is no longer at Tennessee, and no one makes me wear orange, she almost dissolved my Vol-animosity! 🙂
LOL, Lilly, I agree about the orange! When I went to grad school at the University of Texas, I also hated the orange there–even tho it was "burnt" orange, it was still yucky! I don't think even Angelina would look good in orange and I am certainly no Angelina!
I love Tennessee but not from there. But I sure do love my Titans!!!
Mary, I don't like the Vols, but I'm a Titans fan all the way!!!!!!! Love them. I was sooooo hoping Manning would pick the Titans rather than Denver and when he didn't, It broke my heart completely!!!! Hey, did you see Manning playing the other day? Oh my goodness, I cannot, for the life of me, remember who Denver was playing, but a Denver player was hit and suffered a concussion. The very next play, Manning threw a touchdown, then ran over to the opposite team's player (the one that hurt his guy) and said something. After the game, Manning was being interviewed and was asked what he said to that guy, but he refused to answer.
No I didn't see the game. I know everybody wanted him to come to the Titan's but for some reason I don't like him. He would have been a great thing for the Titans but oh I am trying so hard to like him. I think it is his attitude. He just seems so cocky to me. And I don't know how many more Omaha's I can hear….lol. I think maybe deep down I might like him because I look at all his games. So maybe I am a fan. What cha think… But I do love my Titans. See I loved Vince Young when he was there but I think I was the only one who did. He was just a young kid who needed a lot of growing up. So I guess we got our Titans in common. GO TITANS!!!
What part of Georgia are you in? Don't give a city, there are too many lunatics out there. Are you in the North or the South of Georgia?
Neither one. I am in North Carolina. Love my Tar Heels and my Tennessee Titans.
GM Mary, I am in SC and have Family in NW NC
Hey Carol, I have family in SC on the other side of Charlotte.
I am 1 and half hours from Charlotte, they call it the upstate of SC. Love it here.
That's about how far I am from Charlotte. Do you ever go to Ikea? I love that store.
Yes I do and I love it as well. I bet we are closer than we thought.
We might be. My son loves going there and getting the meatballs. I wasn't that impressed with them so I always get something else.
Listen every now and then I put in some words maybe I shouldn't but I just can't help it. BB made me do it..that's what happens when ya live in the south. You just can't help it. And like Kyle I guess I should change my comments but I can't, just can't. Sometimes the truth just hurts I guess….
Kyle, I totally agree with you on all points! Christine apparently has no self-respect whatsoever. She should use some commonsense, and be considerate of her family, friends, and especially her spouse. She's a lowlife loser! You could tell that her husband was feeling disrespected and pained by both Cody and Christine's scandalous actions. Neither Cody nor Christine has considered his feelings or his reaction to the shameless conduct.
Kyle, I noticed that one of the first things her husband said was that they are Christians so it is obviously of utmost importance to him–it has to be very difficult for him to see the behavior whether it is "just part of the game" or not. And I agree that for Christine, it seems not to be just part of the game–simple "flirtation" can be playing with fire for a married person.
T-BirdBBfan says:
That was not nice Todd to put up a picture of Nicole when she did not win HOH. I was so excited when I saw that.
I'm sorry….I write up the articles beforehand and add the winner and a little note before posting it. In the past, I tend to put in a picture of someone that win's the competition! I was hoping by selecting Nicole that she would go on to win….I did not do well this week.
Good explaination. I forgive you.
You get extra points for positive thinking, Todd! 🙂
All Good Todd, I liked the change. Thank you
Well, we all love you for trying!
hope Nicole wins pov or she will be saying hi to hyden again.
Well what did you all think of Christine's family outtake of her and Cody? I for one loved it…espicially since she thinks that her husband is ok with what she is doing…..
I've said it before: Christine is attracted to Cody and is using game "strategy" as an excuse to act on her impulses. She knows she'll never take it further, but anyone with a brain realizes she's smitten. Probably why her family was as concerned as they were.
Okay gang, in the interest of college football starting this week – and for some distraction from this horrible BB season – I'm changing my avatar for a bit to my favorite team. ROLL TIDE! (No haters, now … we're all friends here, right?!) 🙂
Whatever you want Lilly but that puppy makes me smile. He's so CUTE!! (Imagine that! A Cat liking puppies!)
Oh, it'll be temporary. I'm not that sort of in-your-face kinda of person (and Alabama tends to rub non-Alabama fans the wrong way). Besides, I love my puppy (she's 8 years old now…)! I just get excited about college football season. My Saturdays are full! And with the SEC network now…. It started LAST night! Woohoo!!
Well, just speaking for myself, I think it is gorgeous!!
The house seems a bit empty without Donny.
Last night Derrick said:"Sorry we let you guys down. Got the message loud and clear, tried our best, I accept it. Hope you forgive us. " Frankie was talking about how m6ch America loved Donny and said: "they are obsessed with him, its unbelievable. He hasn't done F______ing S____ in the game." You can fill in the bkanjs.
Good, let them rack their brains with the fact the America loves Donny, of course they will never figure it out because they are just not the same type of person Donny is.
Right on Barbara, he can KMA, I can not stand the twerp
You don't want him to do that, Carol–you would have to spend hours removing all the glitter! 😉
Can Frankie be that stupid?? Actually, I don't think it is stupidity but so much arrogance that he cannot understand how America could possibly love that hillbilly when the wonderful, sparkling, media mogul named Frankie is prancing around right in front of us. And Frankie will be giving the winnings to charity (yeah, right!) and Donnie would probably fritter it away on helping his aging parents and other silly things like that.
God, my typos. I wanted to say fill in the blanks.
No problem–I understood you just fine and applaud you for the remarks!
Tonya Wilkins Day says:
I am voting for him, Donny, to be America's favorite player
Same here Tonya
Oh I think he will win that without a problem. I just wish there was a new twist in the game so they could vote on him to win the 500.000
Your comments finally showed up! I agree with you about the difference between Amber and Christine. But I don't think Christine "has" to do what she's been doing. She's indulging an attraction she has for Cody and calling it necessary for her game.
I've said it many times: The BB house brings out the worst in nearly everyone. Whatever flaws you have (and we all do), it magnifies them just because they have 90+ days of boredom and paranoia to deal with.
Of course, that's part of what made Donny so special. Other than the solitude forced on him (which I'm pretty sure is not normal in his daily life), Donny didn't let the house affect him or his character.
You are so right Mary! He's a champ in my eyes too 🙂
Hmmm….isn't there some guy in the New Testament who sold someone out for 30 pieces of silver??
Yes and he's part of Frankies family tree.
Of course, Judas felt remorse and hanged himself. Frankie will always come up with an excuse to justify his misdeeds–when all else fails, blame it on his sexual orientation.
Nicole is a Have-Not (along with Derrick). She's very upset. Outside crying.
What!! Is that Caleb's doing?? That goes beyond cruelty.
And he said if she came to Frankie crying about it than he would punch her in the face….always keeping it classy
Disqus seems to be monitoring this forum a lot lately. I wonder why? Maybe they're having problems on other forums, so they're monitoring all of them more closely? Strange. I keep getting "waiting for approval" notices, and it's beginning to annoy me :p
Do y'all think Caleb will make his own decisions? I sure hope he will and not listen to those other idiots. All I can do is hope he will and put up Frankie and maybe Cody or Derrick would be even better but I don't see him doing that.