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Superhero Smackdown
Spoiler Warning: Daredevil and Jessica Jones will be discussed in depth. If you have not seen all of the episodes, you might not want to proceed. If you have or simply don't give a damn, by all means, continue on friend.
Marvel has been blowing it out of the water lately, especially where Netflix is concerned. I'm completely pumped for the release of Civil War, but until then I will content myself with the amazing superhero stories provided for streaming. Daredevil made some serious waves, particularly for its violence. Then Jessica Jones hit the air and I was amazed at its ability to accurately portray the emotions that can follow rape. While some characters in Jessica Jones were directly raped, there is also the rape of their mind in the complete lack of control when being taken over by mind control.
In any case, both shows are kick-ass (ha, another superhero) and I couldn't wait to do another comparison post. I have with me today my awesome ex-coworker Randy who is big comic book fan and Preston, another ex-coworker, to be our tie breaker. And now, let's smackdown!
Ass Kicking Superhero
Matt Murdock aka Daredevil vs. Jessica Jones
Randy: Matt Murdock lost his father to crime, was trained as a warrior, spends his days taking on criminals in the light as a lawyer, and spends his night brutally beating criminals in the dark as Daredevil. Matt's entire motivation is that he sees crime as a plague that he needs to eradicate. But he struggles with how far must he go to achieve that goal.
Jessica Jones is a hard drinking, hard hitting, private investigator who takes nobody's crap. She's so tough she'd make John Wayne bake her a cake out of fear. Jessica's complexity comes from the fact that all of that hard edged persona is an armor that hides a person who needs to be redeemed, but on her own terms. She was a victim to a powerful sadist who made her do terrible things that victimized other people. Jessica will do whatever it takes to save people from that fate and in doing so, can move past the things she was made to do before.
If the idea was "who is the stronger character" I'd have to side with Jessica because she has a truckload more trauma than Matt and faces a more powerful enemy. But Matt represents more of what I envision as a superhero. He's selfless, he fights overwhelming odds as one man with no powers or special equipment, he turned his weakness into his greatest strength, and he ends up with a pretty awesome costume and a secret identity. But the strongest contrast is that Matt constantly wrestles with the question "Does the ends justify the means?" He knows that murdering criminals would mean "no more criminals;" but he knows that would make him what he hates and strives to do the right thing even when it is the hard thing. Jessica wrestles with the "Should I kill him?" question as well; but not as hard or as often as Matt and ultimately, she does justify those means.
Verdict: Matt Murdock
Alex: Matt Murdock as Daredevil did hit the scene first, and he hit it hard. Hardcore. I mean, the guy is blind and he can eliminate people no problem. That is pretty superhero worthy. He had an unfortunate accident while young, but he trained like a boss to be able to fight. And he's got a great heart to boot. Now Jessica Jones is all sorts of something else. She also had an accident while younger, but she doesn't train for ass kicking. She's just a brawler. A super strong brawler, but still a brawler. I admire her tenacity and strength to not only be mentally controlled by a man but to also be raped, and come out of it and decimate him.
Verdict: I got to give the edge to Matt Murdock. While I freaking love Jessica Jones and would go to war with her, she didn't train and dedicate herself to honing her skills the way Daredevil did. But I do like her costume better...bourbon soaked tees with jeans and a leather jacket? Yes, please.
WINNER: MATT MURDOCK
Best Friend aka Wannabe Sidekick
Foggy Nelson vs. Trish Walker
Randy: Foggy is Matt's college roommate, law partner, and best friend. They are like peas in a pod… or avocados of law… I forget which. The point is that Foggy is a good friend and on his own merit is a good man. Most of what we see from Foggy in the series is related to Karen, but he still has his vital part to play with Matt.
Trish is Jessica's once reluctant foster sister and later becomes Jessica's greatest friend. Trish and Jessica watch out for each other but they are also 100% real with each other. Not afraid to call out each other's bad decisions or backhanded comments; which there are an abundance of both between them. But when push comes to shove, they got each other's backs.
Foggy and Trish are both great best friends to have, but I have to give the win to Trish. Jessica and Trish are open with each other about everything, especially Jessica's powers and her time with Kilgrave. Foggy had to learn about Matt's vigilantism the hard way and though he keeps it secret, he is not happy about it and trailers from Season 2 show that trend continuing. Trish argues with Jessica to allow her to help, trains in hand-to-hand combat to defend herself, and ultimately takes experimental drugs to give herself temporary super strength to protect Jessica when she was wounded. Also, in the comics she becomes the hero Hellcat and no avocado can compete with that.
Verdict: Trish Walker
Alex: Foggy is adorable, I mean c'mon...his name is Foggy. And he is a good friend and good person, but he gets kind of beefy with Matty boy. I mean, Matt is going on and trying to do good and Foggy is kind of an ass about it. He does attempt to keep Matt from getting in over his head, it just doesn't work.
Trish Walker does not immediately get along with Jessica, but once Jessica proves her might against Trish's abusive mother the two are thick as thieves. Until Kilgrave that is. But Trish does everything to bridge the gap, and by connecting dots one can assume she might become a superhero in her own right. By the name of Hellcat. Now if that isn't a bad bitch, I don't know who is?
Verdict: Trish Walker. She isn't just there for Jessica through it all, but she actually can completely become a legit sidekick.
WINNER: TRISH WALKER
Secretary of the Year
Karen Page vs. Malcolm Ducasse
Randy: Karen starts as a client to Matt and Foggy then becomes a literal secretary. She buys office equipment, albeit crappy obsolete office equipment. But she also is integral to the case against Fisk. She chases leads, questions people for information, and does what is necessary to put Fisk away.
Malcolm is a bit more complicated. He seems like Jessica's drug addled neighbor, but is revealed to be spying on her for Kilgrave. Kilgrave mind controlled Malcolm and got him addicted to drugs to keep him chained to his services. Malcolm was able to break free from that because of Jessica and then he tries to help her. Malcolm starts a support group for Kilgrave victims, helps get rid of a body planted by Kilgrave in Jessica's apartment, and supports Jessica to keep fighting.
Karen and Malcolm both have debts to repay and also are victims who don't want others to be put in their situations. The key difference between them is that Malcolm honestly tries to do the right thing, but it often ends up backfiring on him and making things harder for Jess. Such as getting the annoying neighbor Robyn involved, which leads to Kilgrave gaining a bunch of victims to give him an edge over Jessica. Karen… she straight up shot Wesley to death to avoid those type of problems. You go, Karen! I sincerely hope you don't sell out Matt to the Kingpin for drugs like you did in the comics.
Verdict: Karen Page
Alex: Karen Page is another innocent caught up the in the shitty situation of Hell's Kitchen and Fisk's enterprises. When she's found by Matt and Foggy, she's given a chance and is actually a very successful secretary. But her presence is most likely going to cause some heartbreak and tension between the two best friends.
Malcolm isn't actually a secretary. He gets addicted to drugs by Kilgrave's influence in order to get dirt on Jessica. But, he does exhibit some tremendous courage in that regard. He is mind controlled by Kilgrave to get addicted to drugs, but once the mind control is up he chooses to kick the habit. He has a brief moment of doubt about trying to help Jessica, purely because he doesn't have super strength and it doesn't appear that she wants him. But he does stick around and is seen answering her phone at the end of the episodes as people want super help. Jessica may not want him, but she needs him.
I'm picking Malcolm, because I'm all for survivor stories and beating the odds.
Verdict: Malcolm Ducasse
Tie-Breaker: Okay. Karen Page is the better secretary for the following reasons. First off, she proved herself competent enough to warrant attempts on her life. She demonstrated not only an intellectual threat to Fisk-n-friends but a physical one as well, seeing as she was the one who murdered Fisk's right-hand/best-friend.
Malcolm is inferior in this regard not only because he's a junkie and recipient of mind-control but because he poses no actual threat to anyone. In fact, the only reason he's targeted at all is because Kilgrave wants to hurt Jessica Jones anyway he can.
WINNER: KAREN PAGE
Love Interest Extraordinaire
Claire Temple vs. Luke Cage
Randy: Claire patches Matt up, keeps his secrets even in the face of torture and death, and sometimes finds herself sharing a kiss or two with the Devil of Hell's Kitchen. Claire is strong and unwavering, but still fragile. She openly feels fear for the repercussions that Matt may face for his actions and she doesn't hide that it is difficult for her to be with him romantically while he runs on rooftops and dodges bullets. But she still makes herself available to Matt when he needs medical assistance… which is quite often.
Luke Cage is a complex love interest. He seems cool and collected, eventually reveals that he has super strength and impenetrable skin. He goes so far to tell Jessica that she can't hurt him because he is "unbreakable." But the more we learn about Luke the more we see that he is vulnerable. Sure bullets and broken bottles can't hurt him but loss and betrayal cuts to the heart. He feels both of those things because of Jessica. Kilgrave made her kill Luke's wife and she begins a relationship with him without telling him the truth. Luke's arc doesn't fully get resolved in Jessica Jones, but we know that Luke's own series begins this fall. The only thing we have until then is Jessica cuddling up to an injured and unconscious Cage saying that he is the only person she can see herself with.
Because the arc between Luke isn't over I have to give the edge to him. Claire and Matt's relationship seems to only be one of a platonic nature going forward, even if it is also wrought with regret and sexual tension. Plus Matt's old flame Elektra is a part of Season 2 and I feel that is going to be the more prevailing relationship on that show. Claire deserves to be with someone who is going to take her feeling into account. Cage and Jones have more to tell and more to grow on. Plus in the comics, Jones and Cage eventually get married and have an adorable daughter. Who doesn't want to see that?!
Verdict: Luke Cage
Alex: Claire Temple is played by Rosario Dawson. I would switch teams in a heart beat if she asked me to come join her in bed. She's gorgeous. As Claire, she's a nurturing nurse who sticks around to help patch up Matt. Which proves she's also a fighter. But as a normal woman, it is hard to run with the fighters. She has the attitude, no doubt about it. But with the soon to be around addition of Elektra, I sense Claire might be pushed aside.
Luke Cage...oh, the things I would do with him if I had the chance. The man is indestructible. Well nearly. During sex, he and Jessica break a bed. They break...a bed... If that isn't the hottest thing ever, I don't know what is. I have to give an edge to Luke because I know his story with Jessica isn't over yet. Unless the show decides to completely ignore the source material, Jessica and Luke will definitely be seeing more of each other and I desperately hope that means more of Luke without a shirt on...Mhmmm...
WINNER: LUKE CAGE
Evilest Villain Around
Wilson Fisk vs. Kilgrave
Randy: I have to preface this by saying that this is the hardest decision to make for me. Both villains are extremely evil and not in a mindless, "want to see the world burn" kind of way. But in a way that is thoughtful and is the direct byproduct of childhood trauma and the need to no longer feel helpless. But I think they are both very different villains and for that I have to decide which type of villain is more evil than the other.
Fisk is a man with almost unlimited power. He has money and influence, he has numerous partnerships and allies, but most of all he has charisma. He can empower and inspire some and make others tremble with fear. He can make you feel that you are a valued asset mere seconds before he counts you as a loss and disposes of you. But more so than any of that, is that he feels that he is not a villain. He is simply doing what is necessary in his viewpoint to make Hell's Kitchen better. Sometimes the worst villain is the one that thinks themselves the hero.
Kilgrave's power is more limited in the strength of its reach but more potent in the power of it's influence. Kilgrave can make anyone, do anything… and he does, often. Kilgrave's motivations are not grandiose in scope or nature. He is actually rather small time in comparison. He simply wants what he wants and he takes it. No bargaining, no intimidation, no shady dealings… just takes it. I think the most villainous thing about Kilgrave is that he has no regard for anyone or anything other than himself; but even further, he doesn't understand why Jessica or anyone else thinks that is wrong. He, like Fisk, doesn't think himself the villain; but he, unlike Fisk, doesn't have a seemingly noble goal and doesn't even think that the individual things he does is wrong on any level.
So what is worse? The guy who is a monster for no purpose and doesn't know it; or the guy who is a monster and knows it, but tries to justify it? Personally, I think the latter. Fisk knows that he does bad things. He knows he kills people and that he perpetuates violence but sees it as a necessary evil to reach his goal. He actively and knowingly participates in evil and finds it justified. Kilgrave does worse things in comparison and is overall scarier in scope; but the lack of a moral compass makes him more broken than evil.
Verdict: Wilson Fisk
Alex: So here in this category, we are comparing two father killers. Quite literally. Both are responsible for the deaths of their fathers. In pretty ugly and vicious ways too. Both are pretty terrifying to me, but for very different reasons.
Fisk is terrifying to me because he believes that everything he is doing is for the greater good. He believes he is the change Hell's Kitchen needs to become great. So viciously threatening or killing people is just part of the process to him. And he's really good at being vicious.
On the other hand, Kilgrave is scarier to me. Truly and completely terrifying because of what his powers are. I'm a survivor of sexual assault and part being raped or assaulted is having your control completely taken away. That is what Kilgrave does when he mind controls someone. Not only that, while women are under his mind control, he forces himself upon them. So he mentally and psychically rapes them. And he sees nothing wrong with this. He genuinely believes Jessica wanted to have sex with him while and after being under his mind control. He doesn't believe she might have felt coerced into participating for her own safety. And that is why he is scarier to me. Because he rapes and feels no remorse over it.
Verdict: Kilgrave
Tie-Breaker: Kilgrave's parents indicated that he was born sociopathic—which is to say that he is merely a product of nature and can't fully control his power and inner darkness.
Fisk on the other hand was created as a product of society (nurture) and chooses to make his own decisions since he's not influenced by supernatural factors. He did chop a man's head off with a car door just because his dinner was interrupted.
As a side note an interesting comparison between these two villains is that they both murdered their fathers. However, in terms of who is more evil I have to give this one to Fisk for the sole reason of choice.
Certain concessions I will make for the reverse is that while he majority of Fisk's crimes are somehow related to his vision of a better society, Kilgrave's crimes are because he likes to hurt people. However, Kilgrave did once (if only once) use his powers for good. I can't remember if the same can ever be said for Fisk.
WINNER: WILSON FISK
Evil on the Fringe
James Wesley vs. Jeri Hogarth
Randy: James Wesley is Fisk's right hand man and closest friend. He speaks on Fisk's behalf to other criminal heads, he threatens informants and lackeys when they become a liability, and he is the only person who reciprocates the importance of the love that Fisk has for Vanessa. Wesley is actually a pretty great friend, even if he and his friend are awful people. Wesley is even willing to get his hands dirty himself just to spare Fisk the trouble of doing so, even if that might not have been his smartest move…
Jeri Hogarth (who is actually a man in the comics, btw) is interesting. She is cold and calculated. Her number one priority is her career and wealth. When we see that she is willing to do anything, and I mean ANYTHING, to keep from going through a divorce that will bankrupt her; we realize that Jeri is ruthless and unwilling to count her loses. She allows a psychopath like Kilgrave to be free just so she can gain something, which ultimately ended up costing her much more.
I have to give this one to Jeri. Wesley may be an awful person who is willing to kill, threaten, and bribe anyone he needs to. But he ultimately does so for Fisk. His boss and his friend. His evil comes from a devotion to another person. Jeri, however, is a cheater, a liar, and willing to employ evil and dangerous people just to get what she wants. Her greatest remorse from the whole ordeal is that Pam will have nothing to do with her afterwards. Not the people who Kilgrave killed after she set him loose and not the death of her wife at the hands of Pam, who was trying to protect Jeri; but the fact that she lost that which she wanted.
Verdict: Jeri Hogarth
Alex: Boy, these shows are fraught with some sketchy people. Though not the villains, James Wesley and Jeri Hogarth are pretty bad in their own ways. Everything Wesley does, he does in honor of Fisk. Whether it is threatening partners to keep them in line or killing lesser issues, he does it all for his best bud Fisk. It ultimately bites him in the ass cause you know, he gets all deaded.
Jeri is actually male in the comic books, which makes me wonder if the show would have taken the same route if they had kept the gender the same. She's a lawyer, which means by nature, she needs to be pretty ruthless. But this bitch takes it to a whole other level. She cheats on her wife with her secretary, asks for a divorce, takes her girlfriend to the restaurant where she proposed to her wife, asks her girlfriend to marry her before the divorce is even finalized, and then threatens her wife because she's taking too long signing the papers. She promises to help Kilgrave, which she does and which also bites her in the ass because he mind controls Wendy the wife into slicing the shit out of her. The girlfriend comes to the rescue and kills wifey, because there was no other way to stop her. So Jeri doesn't get any of the blame.
Wesley does what he does for his boss and friend. Jeri don't give no shits for anyone but herself.
WINNER: JERI HOGARTH
Good Guy Caught in the Crossfire
Ben Urich vs. Officer Clemons
Randy: Ben Urich is a great character. The guy selflessly throws himself into dangerous situations all for the truth behind the story. He helps Karen even when she has little to go on. He gives info to the Devil of Hell's Kitchen even when he is reportedly a dangerous criminal. He even lies to Fisk's face about Karen's involvement just to save her from his wrath, paying the ultimate price himself. That death cut me pretty deep, because even in the comics Urich is a prominent figure for both Daredevil and Spider-Man; now he is gone...
Officer Clemons was a surprising twist. The guy is a good cop and all he wanted to do was help catch a dangerous criminal. We unfortunately didn't know a whole lot about him, just that he was someone that Jessica actually respected; which is amazing since she doesn't really respect anyone. His death at the hands of Officer Simpson (known in the comics as the supervillain, Nuke) was incredibly shocking and sudden.
As much as I love Ben Urich, I have to give the nod to Officer Clemons. Not only for the level of shock around his death, but also the fact that unlike Clemons, Urich knew exactly what he was getting into. He knew Fisk would be after him because he spent his life pissing off criminals with his editorials. Urich's death was tragic, but it was not unexpected. Clemons's death was totally unexpected and came at the hands of someone you thought to be an ally, even if he seemed to be an unstable one.
Verdict: Officer Clemons
Alex: You can never have enough good guys, except maybe in a comic book show where they become fodder for the story. In Ben's case, he is already putting pieces together and gets dragged into the drama. Ben is trying to make the most for his wife, which is such a devastating story. But once he realizes the magnitude of the situation, he continues. So he isn't really caught in the crossfire so much. He willingly puts himself in the way of Fisk and his desire to murder people to get his way.
Officer Clemons on the other hand, gets truly caught in the crossfire. Jessica is determined to get him to understand that Hope is innocent. He doesn't want anything to do with the situation for the longest time. Eventually he comes around to it and his reward? Getting his face melted off. But that douche bag Will. All Clemons wanted was justice. I hope he comes back and haunts Will.
I'm picking Officer Clemons, because he really didn't understand the magnitude of what he was getting into when he decided to listen to what Jessica had to say. And he got set on fire as a result.
WINNER: OFFICER CLEMONS
Hottie Love Interest of Someone Else
Vanessa Marianna vs. Pam
Randy: Vanessa Marianna is charming, eloquent, and seductive. It takes little effort to see why a man like Fisk would become infatuated with her. The moments where she talks about art, especially with Matt Murdock where she describes a painting to a blind man, is indicative of her poise. But behind that poise is someone who has no trouble with the fact that her man is a murdering psychopath with overwhelming rage issues. Bet you won't find that in her Match.com profile.
Pam, who apparently is not fit to have a last name, is Jeri's secretary and mistress. She is outspoken, stands up for herself, and genuinely seems to love Jeri. She, however, is totally cool with breaking up someone's marriage and puts some pressure on Jeri to get that done. Too bad for Jeri that when Pam goes to jail for bashing her wife's head between a flower vase and a glass table there isn't much spark left in the relationship.
If this was solely a "who do I think is hotter?" question, the answer is Pam. All day. Everyday. Pam… Pam. BUT, I don't think Pam is a good love interest. She places pressure on her lover to break up her marriage and then becomes shocked and appalled at the lengths she was willing to go to do that. Yes, that whole situation was Jeri's fault, but Pam definitely made that situation tougher than needed. Vanessa loves Fisk after he blows up buildings, smashes brains in with a car door, and throws people down elevator shafts. Ah, murder is so romantic.
Verdict: Vanessa Marianna
Alex: On the one hand, we have Vanessa. She is cultured, smart, and sophisticated. As well as being gorgeous. She knows there is more to Fisk than meets the eye. But she does deal with and tolerate his murdering habits, which isn't necessarily a good perspective to have. But whatever works for her, I suppose. She's certainly smart enough to be able to engage her own psyche in some kind of detachment from his decisions. Love is complicated, y'all.
On the other hand, we have Pam. She's not just gorgeous. She's fucking hot. I don't know who her stylist is on the show, but I want every single dress she wears. Because if they can accent her cleavage that nicely, it should work well for my own girls. But she's not really a good person. She is the mistress and pushes Jeri to file for divorce. I just don't understand people who cheat. If you are unhappy, end your relationship. Talk to your partner. Why the need to fuck someone else on the sly? If you free yourself from your unhappy relationship, you can fuck them not on the sly. Or maybe at people's cores, they enjoy lying to people. I don't know. Her redeeming moment is saving Jeri and taking the fall for the situation. But it just isn't enough.
WINNER: VANESSA MARIANNA
Innocent Caught in the Crossfire
Elena Cardenas vs. Hope Schlottman
Randy: Elena Cardenas was a sweet old woman who just wanted to stay in her home. She had to deal with brutes defacing her home, slum lords threatening to sue her, and then bombs going off nearby. That poor woman went through Hell just keep her home and just when you think she would get what she fought for and justice would prevail, she gets killed. Awesome...
Hope Schlottman was an innocent college student from a small town who came to New York full of dreams and hope for the future. Then she met Kilgrave and he took that all away. He forced her into all of the terrible situations that he forced Jessica into, then made her kill her parents. Hope was arrested and charged for that murder. Though it took most of the season, Jessica was able to eventually get Hope out of jail and on the road to rebuilding her life. Then Kilgrave got his hands on her again and she killed herself in an attempt to motivate Jessica to do what was necessary to end Kilgrave once and for all.
This is depressing and almost a little reminiscent of Sophie's Choice. Both options are terrible and depressing with no way to feel good about the results. But I have to go with Hope Schlottman, just because of the sheer volume of things that she had to go through was unbearable, but then she had no hope felt after it was all done. She didn't even want to be released from prison, she felt her life was over. The fact that she was beaten down that much by Kilgrave just makes her "win" by default. Even though I was more upset about Elena because I enjoyed her more as a character,; Elena was not mentally suggested into doing terrible things, become impregnated by the evil guy who did bad things to you, and then ultimately decide that life was not worth living anymore. Sorry, Elena… you got it pretty easy by comparison.
Verdict: Hope Schlottman
Alex: This category has no winners. Seriously. It's picking between a shitty situation and an even shittier situation. First, we have Elena Cardenas. She's just a poor, old woman trying to fix and keep her home. She helps lay the groundwork for Foggy and Karen. Which then gets totally blown up. By a literal bomb. Then when you think Elena will get her justice…she gets deaded instead.
Second, we have Hope Schlottman. A college student who came to New York trying to follow her dreams gets all sorts of fucked up. She gets mind controlled and raped. Then she gets rescued, but then gets mind controlled into killing her parents and arrested for the crime. The rape results in a pregnancy, and painful abortion. She's able to get out, but it's not like Kilgrave will leave her alone. What kind of happy life can Hope have going forward? She sees none in sight and kills herself to give Jessica motivation to end Kilgrave for good.
Hope has no hope. She's my pick because what should have been a chance at opportunity and dreams instead resulted in her rape, the murder of her parents, jail time, unplanned pregnancy, and suicide. Just UGH all over the place.
WINNER: HOPE SCHLOTTMAN
Upcoming Character
Frank Castle aka the Punisher vs. the Elusive IGH Corporation
Randy: Frank Castle is one of the most interesting characters in the Marvel universe. He lives in a world with gods, mutants, super soldiers, and aliens. Most would feel powerless in that kind of world but Frank Castle has something that many of them don't have; conviction and a helluva lot of bullets. Castle runs around New York brutally murdering criminals without a second thought with a skull painted on his body armor, calling himself the Punisher. The trailers for Season 2 show a man who is willing to do what Daredevil won't in stopping bad guys; he's willing to put them in the ground.
IGH is an enigma and we got merely enough of a taste in Season 1 of Jessica Jones to be intrigued. They have ties to Simpson/Nuke and the drugs that turn him into a super strong maniac and they also seem to have ties with the accident that gave Jessica her super strength. I am hoping that Season 2 will explore that relationship further and perhaps with Kilgrave's remains and the research that extended his powers, we will see something truly nefarious from them next season.
As much as the possibilities for IGH can make me feel excited, I can also see the possibility of being let down since we know nothing in regards to Jessica Jones season 2. But with all the things we see from Season 2 of Daredevil and even the glimpses of Jon Bernthal's portrayal of Punisher from the trailers has me beyond pumped for his character.
Verdict: Frank Castle
Alex: Everyone loves a good story about vengeance. Enter Frank Castle. This guy goes full force to bring a sense of justice to the victims and little guys. I mean, on the one hand, we have due process for a reason. But on the other hand, fuck those guys. I'm all for having a day in court, but I'm also all for serving actual justice. Something the courts often get wrong. He's complex and bad-ass. He's Batman without a mask or morals.
IGH has been on the fringes throughout the first season, and we were left with just a tease of what could be to come. The thing with corporations being involved in superhero business is that you can't always know the extent of what they are involved in. Much like HYDRA, corporations have many arms and can reach about doing all sorts of nefarious shit.
But my pick is Frank. I can't wait to see Daredevil deal with a guy who gives no fucks about serving his form of justice. Jon Bernthal is going to be boss as hell.
WINNER: FRANK CASTLE
DAREDEVIL: 5
JESSICA JONES: 5
I think the fact that the shows remain tied is all the proof we need to show how amazing and epic these shows are. I know Randy likes Daredevil better, and I like Jessica Jones better. But we both enjoy both. Marvel is on point with their Netflix shows, and I know I can speak for myself and possibly Randy and Preston, that I cannot wait to see what they put out next. I can see some great crossover with Jessica Jones and Luke Cage. I'm torn on the Iron Fist casting, but we'll see how it goes. I've always been a Marvel over DC fan, and it continues to be true.
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Big Sister Blues
This weekend, my dad and stepmom took a vacation out to Arizona. Dad had to problem leaving my siblings alone for the weekend, mom disagreed, so here I am. I wasn't sure what to expect. I haven't spent significantly long periods of time with them since they were young enough for me to put them in a corner for time out. Apart from the occasional vacation together, my time with them since they were young usually averaged around 3 days. So these kids, now young adults, were slightly foreign to me, despite shared genetics. I was entering into uncharted territory.
Here's some background information. I'm ten years older than the eldest of the three. Mark Jr is 16, and the twins, Anna and Michael, are 15. I've always felt a disconnect, but seeing as how I'm a decade older than them, it isn't a mystery. Plus that whole not-living-with-them thing too.
My brother Michael was already home from school when I arrived. And by arrived, I mean punched random numbers into the garage key pad until it opened. I knew the range, I just had to fudge about for a bit to get it since my key didn't fit the front door. Probably the wrong key... My sister Anna arrived next and bolted to hug me when she came through the door, forgetting that I was going to be here this weekend. We immediately sat down and started talking. I got to know her fears and dreams for the future. We covered so many topics in such a short time. Stuff that is incredibly difficult things to talk about but also knowledge about oneself that I'm not sure I was close to understanding at that age. Later after Mark arrived home, Anna and I helped him work on his short story he had to write for school. We offered suggestions, which he considered and reworked in some instances. I eventually retired upstairs to watch the newest season of House of Cards and eventually went to sleep.
Saturday morning I was up bright eyed and bushy tailed, or more rather, tired eyed and coffee fueled. Mark had a dermatology appointment which we arrived early for, sat, and waited 4 times longer than the actual appointment. Cause, you know, doctor's offices are like that. Back home I indulged in a bubble bath for a while. Post bath, all four of us sat and played Cards Against Humanity for over two hours. I got to know their personalities. What they find funny, which is sick and sarcastic and so totally the same as mine. Leading me to be pretty certain that we get this from our father. Thanks, dad.
Me and my sister Anna
We evaluated where we wanted to go for dinner and separated. While the boys were playing video games, I asked my sister if I could do her make-up. It's been ages since anyone has done my make-up for fun or played with my hair. I couldn't resist. I offered her tips (eye shadow can easily be used as eye liner) and talked about music (she liked almost everything from my mellow playlist.) When we rallied for dinner, our first choice had an hour wait to be seated. So we headed up the road to what happens to be one of my favorite places in the world, LA Cafe & Java. It's the place I first had and enjoyed coffee. I always get the blue corn chip nachos with mozzarella, mushrooms, onions, and broccoli (YUM.) While waiting we started playing the movie game (I won,) followed by a word spelling game (I won again,) and we were still playing Would You Rather as we left the restaurant.
When we got home, we all sat down to watch the horror movie Would You Rather as I had mentioned it previously. After that, we watched Unfriended, another horror flick I suggested. Once the second horror film was done, we realized we needed some laughs so we watched funny videos for at least another hour. Once we all retired, I helped Anna take off her make-up and gave her skin care suggestions. Acne is a bitch. She said, "Good night, I love you." Which I of course reciprocated.
And then I realized that it made me really sad. I'm sad that I missed them growing up. That I missed watching them turn into these amazing people and personalities. I was always the big sister, but I wasn't around. I wasn't the presence that their friends got to know when they came over to the house. I didn't stay up late with them, giving them boy advice or tell them what high school is like. I wasn't even there enough to be the big sister who was so "over it" and wants them to "get a life."
I know why my situation was the way it was. And I will always be grateful to not have to endure divorce. My parents were always amicable and supportive of each other. They never fought in front of me, though I'm sure over 26 (almost 27) years they disagreed on things. My dad still checked on my mom when we were in the hospital, even though I was on another floor and my stepmom went into labor on another. I'm lucky given the situation of my surprise appearance, that neither parents bailed, especially dad.
But I missed out on the sister thing. I'm only getting the chance now to be and experience what I always wanted. And I know I could have done something before now. But such is life. I'm so happy to have this chance to get to know them. I only wish it had been sooner.
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On Toxic Rhetoric and Self-Imposed Lines
Over the past four years, we've had a relentless drumbeat from the anti-Francis Catholics, telling us that this Pope is a "disaster" and that people who disagree are either ignorant or heretics themselves. Unfortunately, this group has gone from a small body of radical traditionalists to even absorbing some orthodox Catholics who were determined to be faithful to the Church at all costs. Those who made the switch will no doubt say that they don't accept the radical traditionalist ideology—and I believe them. But I think these hitherto orthodox Catholics have been poisoned by the toxic rhetoric spewing forth from the beginning, so that while they are not radical traditionalists themselves, they have been taken in by the same error of assuming that what they don't like is also contrary to the Catholic faith.
I think the built in error is a self-imposed line that the individual Catholic thinks cannot be crossed without the Church betraying God. That's not to say there are not lines we cannot cross. Rather that the lines causing trouble are self-imposed. They generally involve disciplines that the Church can change, but the individual treats them as doctrines. Thus they feel betrayed when the Church crosses one of their self-imposed lines.
The problem is, we are constantly bombarded on social media with the claim that the Pope is the worst ever, and intends to water down the faith until nothing is left. While we probably won't accept their claims until our own self-imposed line is crossed, these things do start to get under our skin. The Pope gets misquoted and everyone assume it is true. The Pope makes a small reform which sparks an angry response. When we're barraged by a constant anti-Francis message, these things start to bother us. So once our own self-imposed line gets crossed, we start to believe the accusations. We start to resent the Pope and blame him for the unrest caused by others.
Then we forget the other side of all this. There are some misled Catholics (like the Spirit of Vatican II Catholics) who believe the Church is in error and will remain in error until she changes her teachings. That is their self-imposed line. But both they and the critics of the Pope make the same error—their self-imposed lines are a judgment on the Church, promising or withholding obedience depending on whether the Church does what they like.
The way to avoid this is to stop making self-imposed lines that actually judge the Church. We need to realize our own limitations. The Church will never go from saying "X is a sin" to saying "X is permitted."[*] However, the Church can make changes on how to best apply her teachings, or how to perform them. For example, the Church has decided to respond to the divorced and remarried now in an individual investigation, rather than a blanket assumption. But a change in approach is not a change of doctrine. For example, 40 years ago, Blessed Paul VI reversed the discipline that the divorced/remarried were automatically excommunicated. Such rulings do not give the divorced/remarried sanction to sin, though some probably thought that was a line in the sand.
People have established a number of self-imposed lines over the years. They think the Church will never change the form of the Mass, never allow reception of the Eucharist in the hand, allow the laity reception of the chalice, never allow female altar servers, etc. When the Church makes the change they assumed would never be made, they assume the Church is "faithless" rather than consider the possibility of their own error. Likewise the Catholic who thinks the Church must change her moral teachings, they will not consider the possibility of their own error.
As a final point, please keep in mind I am speaking of the Church in her teaching role. We're not talking about the pastor, sister or DRE who abuse their position to implement whatever they please. The parish that permitted female altar servers before the Church permitted it did wrong. The lay parish director who said it was ok for the divorced/remarried to receive the Eucharist on their own say so did wrong. Their disobedience was not changed to good when the Church announced a change. Rather we are talking about the fact that when the Church binds, we have no authority to loose. When the Church looses, we have no authority to bind.
It's only when we recognize this that we'll perhaps inoculate ourselves from the toxic rhetoric that leads people into believing the Church can and does err when she acts against what we would desire the Church to be.
[*] Some might argue the Church changed her position on usury. That's not the case. Pope Benedict XIV, in the 18th century, called for the Church to investigate whether there was a difference between charging interest to people in need and investing in a venture, expecting a return. Usury is still a sin, but investing is not charging interest to those in need.
Others might point to the fact that eating meat on Fridays used to be a sin, but now is not. What they overlook is that meat itself is not evil. Rather the Church imposed a uniform Friday penance for all to follow. The sin was in refusing to follow the teaching of the Church. When the Church made a change to allow for other penances (how much of a penance is it to go meatless if you're a vegan?), this was not a change of doctrine or morals.
Labels: anti-Francis mindset, authority, Catholic Church, difficult issues, dispute, dissent, division
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August 8, 2013 New York Giants Training Camp Reports: The Giants held their eleventh training camp practice on Thursday afternoon at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center. The next practice is on Monday from 1:30-3:45PM. For a complete training camp schedule and Giants.com Q&A guide, see the Training Camp section of the website.
Injury Update – Many to Miss Steelers Game: Not practicing on Thursday were DE Justin Tuck (back), OL Justin Pugh (concussion), OL James Brewer (concussion), RB Ryan Torain (concussion), S Cooper Taylor (hamstring), FB Henry Hynoski (PUP – knee), DE Jason Pierre-Paul (PUP – back), and DT Markus Kuhn (PUP – knee). Tuck might play against the Steelers on Saturday night, but the others will not.
OG Chris Snee (hip) and CB Terrell Thomas (knee/hamstring) practiced on a limited basis. Coughlin said they will not play against the Steelers.
Head Coach Tom Coughlin's Thursday Press Conference: The transcript and video of Head Coach Tom Coughlin's press conference on Thursday are available at Giants.com.


Including vegetables, fruit and water in the daily routine helps to shape kids' preference for healthy food.
There are other benefits too. Kids want to be part of Crunch&Sip®, so mums, dads and carers quickly learn not to forget water and a healthy snack in the lunchbox! More than half our kids don't eat the recommended amount of fruit and vegetables each day, and many forget to drink unless they are reminded, so Crunch&Sip® helps there too.
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A magnificent 19th century French Louis XV marquetry antique bonheur du jour in the manner of Sormani, makes me long for a bay window in my bedroom, somewhere that I might set up with pen and paper (or ipad) and deal with the tasks of the day.
Our latest restoration, a magnificent 19th century French Louis XV marquetry antique bonheur du jour in the manner of Sormani, makes me long for a bay window in my bedroom, somewhere that I might set up with pen and paper (or ipad) and deal with the tasks of the day. Of course once upon a time it would have been the lady of the house seated during the late afternoon, in her corseted long dress with ruffles and bustles, at her very dainty Bonheur du jour penning a letter to her husband, sister or friend. Oh to know what conversations and letters it might have been witness to.
This beautiful and delicate fall-fronted writing desk certainly conjures up images of by gone eras. Never-the-less having stood the test of time, it would make a magnificent feature piece in any home today. A work of art in itself, it would make a beautiful 'sculpture' or functional table in a graceful entry or a writing table in a classical living room or bedroom.
Freestanding and decorated on all four sides in fine floral marquetry and high quality ormolu, the fall opens to reveal the most delightful interior. The fitted compartment houses a leathered writing surface and mahogany lined serpentine drawers veneered with tulipwood. On closer inspection one finds a cleverly disguised slide, which hides a velvet lined storage well and may once have held all manner of secrets. The antique bonheur du jour is flanked by bombe shaped cross-banded sides and is supported on fine cabriole legs.
In the manner of Paul Sormani (one of the most important Master Cabinetmakers of the 19th century), this piece was an unexpected recent addition to our collection. Left untouched for years, it was such a little beauty, we couldn't bear to put it on show in its neglected state, so scheduled it into our restoration room for some TLC by our resident long standing restorer, now with us for over 33 years.
To say we were thrilled with results would be an understatement. With the dirt and grime cleaned away, the full extent of the marquetry inlays can be seen and the ormolu mounts now gleam as they once used did. Of particular interest was the workmanship in the gilded hinges, which fully support the writing table when open and are not only functional but highly decorative.
Bonheur du Jour translates to mean 'daytime delight', and were hugely fashionable in 18th century France. In a classical or modern residence, this exquisite and compact antique bonheur du jour would look stunning in a bedroom setting or indeed in the bay window of a fine reception room.


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Das Peilickespiel ist ein Brettspiel. Es war bis in die Zeit um 1830/1840 in Mitteldeutschland verbreitet.

Das auch als Pelickespiel, Pielickentafelspiel oder Beilickespiel bezeichnete Spiel wurde mit Messingsteinen auf einem Spielbrett gespielt. Das Spielbrett wurde als Bilkentafel, Pelick oder Schießtafel bezeichnet. Mit den Spielsteinen wurde auf dieser Tafel geschossen. Es handelte sich um ein Geschicklichkeitsspiel und dürfte im weitesten Sinne dem Billardspiel geähnelt haben.

Geschichte
Johann Amos Comenius bildete das Spiel in seinem Werk Orbis sensualium pictus 1658 als Brettspiel ab. In der Osterwiecker Marktverordnung des Jahres 1690 wurde das Spiel ausdrücklich verboten. In einem Bericht über den Krug in Prester von 1750 wird erwähnt, dass die Leute auf der Piliken um Bier gespielt hätten. Bis 1830/40 war es in Gasthöfen der Region Magdeburg gebräuchlich. Für diese Zeit wird seine Verbreitung auch noch für einige Dörfer in der Nähe von Leipzig angegeben. Darüber hinaus wird das Spiel auch für Gräfenhainichen erwähnt.

Es wird die vage Vermutung geäußert, dass der Name des Spiels mit dem 1595 als Bürgermeister in Leipzig tätigen Hans Peilicke in Zusammenhang steht.

Einzelnachweise

Brettspiel
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Colin Trevorrow's Jurassic World – aka Jurassic Park 4 – has added three new cast members, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The magazine confirms that Merlin and Dracula favourite Katie McGrath has joined the movie, along with Carrie and Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes' Judy Greer and Orange Is The New Black's Lauren Lapkus.
Jurassic World is released 12 July 2015. You can buy the Jurassic Park Trilogy on Blu-ray for £13 at Amazon.co.uk.


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Bonedale Bike Week is well-rounded fun for all
Locations: News Published May. 17, 2017
By Lynn Burton
Sopris Sun Staff Writer
Let's unofficially roll out the ninth annual Bonedale Bike Week, coming up May 20-25, with some bicycle trivia, courtesy "Bicycle: The History" by David Herlihy and "The World Almanac Book of Records: First, Feats, Facts & Phenomena" by Mark Young.
• The term "bicycle" was not introduced until the 1860s, when it was coined in France to describe a new kind of two-wheeler with a mechanical drive.
• Fred A. Birchmore, 25, circled the globe on a bike in 1935. The entire trip, through Europe, Asia, and the United States, covered 40,000. He pedaled about 25,000 miles. He traveled the rest by boat.
• There are more than 500 million bicycles in China.
• Over the past the past 30 years, bicycle delivery services have developed into an important industry, especially in cities, where the couriers have earned a reputation for their high speed and traffic-weaving skills.
• Americans use their bicycles for less than 1 percent of all urban trips. In Italy, 5 percent of all trips are on bicycle; it's 30 percent in the Netherlands, where seven out of eight people over age 15 own a bike.
On the Carbondale bicycle front:
• The League of American Bicyclists recognizes the Town of Carbondale as a Gold Level bicycle friendly community, one of approximately 325 other such designated towns, according to the Carbondale website (carbondalegov.org).
• Bonedale Bike Week was started nine years ago by Tracy Wilson, and Jessica (Blong) and Dave Downing. The Downings have since moved away, according to Wilson, but Morgan Williams (a teacher at Two Rivers charter school in Glenwood) has stepped in to help organize the event for the past few years.
Wilson told The Sopris Sun she brought the idea of a bike week to Carbondale from Boise, Idaho, 11 years ago. She started that town's bike week 18 years ago.
"Carbondale has such a great biking community, it made (starting Bonedale Bike Week) easy," she said.
Carbondale Recreation Director Eric Brendlinger calls the Bonedale Bike Week (BBW) organizers sort of an "ad hoc" group that largely remains faceless. Bonedale Bike Week is not sponsored by the town, or the town's Bike, Pedestrians & Trails commission, but does organize two events: the kids' bicycle safety rodeo (May 22, 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the recreation center), and Bike Jam (May 20, 9:30 a.m. at the North Face Bike Park). Wilson said the Bike Jam is for all ages, and events include freestyle. "They do some pretty amazing tricks." The Bikes/Pedestrians/Trails commission started Bike Jam three years ago as a free-standing event, but this year it is being rolled in to BBW.
The team photo scavenger hunt, now in its eighth year, is one of Bonedale Bike Week's signature events. This one is sponsored by Aloha Mountain Cyclery and takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. on May 25. For this one, teams of two to six riders score points for costumes, time and "stoke," and can also earn "extra-credit points." An actual scavenger hunt is at the crux of the event. Teams are given a list of items to find in Carbondale and when they do, they shoot a photo of it with team members. Past items and assignments include:
• Find a "no outlet " yellow sign (between the bike path and Colorado Street and between Fourth and 11th streets);
• The A.S. Helms headstone in Evergreen Cemetery;
• Your choice of farm equipment at the Mt. Sopris Historical Society museum;
• Dalton's tile at the Sopris Park bathroom.
For all you scavengers out there, remember: helmets are required.
The spoken word limerick poetry slam at Carbondale Beer Works (May 23 from 7 to 9 p.m.) is in its fourth year. "It's amazing what people come up with," Wilson said. For potential entrants in this event, a limerick is "a humorous, frequently bawdy, verse of three long and two short lines rhyming aabba, popularized by Edward Lear," according to Wikipedia. For example, one bicycle related limerick, by John Whitehead and found on the Internet, says:
"You've bicycled thousands of miles
While your junk mail has stacked up
in piles
Amidst this big mess
Don't forget I R S
Mail it soon, lest they look through your files."
This year's film (May 24, 8 p.m. at the Third Street Center) is the 90-minute "Turbo Kid." Wilson said this film is not suitable for younger audience members. According to IMDB, this film is set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland in 1997; a comic book fan adopts the persona of his favorite hero to save his friend and fight a tyrannical overlord.
The free coffee/tea and breakfast snacks at Fourth and Main streets is probably the most high-profile event at Bonedale Bike Week. From May 22-25, pull in yourself and your bike to partake. About 80 cyclists typically roll through to grab a drink and snack. Wilson said she can still use some volunteers to help out. For details, call 710-1083 or go Bonedale Bike Week's Facebook page.
The sponsors are: Alpine Bank, town. restaurant, Aloha! Mountain Cyclery, Phat Thai and Umbrella Roofing.
On a related note, the League of American Bicyclists Bike to Work week is May 15-19, with the specific Bike to Work Day on May 19, according to the group's website.
Admission to all events of Bonedale Bike Week are free, according to Wilson.


Bob seems tired and sick, this interview was made after the Hynes Auditorium live in Boston.
Journalist: We heard but some people may not understand, hopefully you'll get a better understanding tonight because with us is Bob Marley and of course the Wailers and with him is Tyrone Downie his keyboard play are here tonight. They've performed to sale out crowds and just incredible crowds all over the world in Europe, the Americas and most recently in Africa. The music is infectious and the message is influential and we're pleased to have with us tonight the great Bob Marley and Tyrone Downie. Hi.
Journalist: Good to see you. Now you just got here from the ?? auditorium tonight, so did you have a good time? Did you have a good show?
Bob Marley: Well we had a good time but we hope that we can do it next time better.
Journalist: You're really a perfectionist aren't you?
Bob Marley: Like when it gets right, you nuh?
Journalist: I've seen a couple of your shows and I would think that even though people in the audience think it's the best show they've ever seen you're always trying to get it a little better, get your shows to be just right.
Bob Marley: Yeah we haffi try enuh cause when we try it, it nice.
Journalist: How do you know when it's right? What makes it just right?
Bob Marley: When it's right everything mek it right; people right, we right, music right, vibes right, everything right.
Journalist: So it's a feeling?
Bob Marley: Yeah it feel right.
Journalist: You're in the middle of a rather large tour right now aren't you? You opened up in New York city.
Bob Marley: This is the first open up here.
Journalist: Oh so this is the second leg of the tour?
Bob Marley: This is the first leg.
Journalist: What I was wondering about was when you were playing down in New York city we were reading about that when you played down at the Apollo theatre.
Bob Marley: That was last year.
Journalist: What was that like playing at he Apollo?
Bob Marley: It was good, you nuh? Brand new experience.
Journalist: And it's the first time you ever played up there.
Bob Marley: True, James Brown and all dem people play down deh enuh. So wi figure a good place fi play.
Journalist: Did you purposely want to go there? Did you want to have black Americans…?
Bob Marley: Yeah, yeah want go to Harlem you nuh? So is a good feeling so is like going to Trinidad or in Jamaica or Zimbabwe carry that type a vibe.
Tyrone Downie: It was the first we really penetrated the black community as such because it's one of the few venues that's really a communal venue as such. So it was the first kind of experience in that way in America.
Journalist: I know you played in Zimbabwe on their independence day at your own expense that must've been a pretty special day.
Bob Marley: Yeah it was you nuh? I mean one a di best we coulda ever a do. We was invited by one a di people who was government went down there and have a show and it was great.
Journalist: What was that like? I mean enormous crowds of 30,000 people saw you at one time.
Bob Marley: Yeah when we go a di stadium, it full up a people from all different place in Africa. Because what happen to that crowd was that I invited crowd enuh. So everyone was like guest.
Journalist: So like a free concert.
Bob Marley: Yeah it was free.
Bob Marley: Yeah, is a strength… A strength really, people really acknowledge di truth and see wi a defend the truth and come help.
Journalist: Did you play in the Apollo theatre after you played in Zimbabwe?
Bob Marley: The Apollo theatre was before I play Zimbabwe.
Journalist: You played in the Apollo first?
Journalist: Do you find now as you return to America that you see more black faces in the audience; that things have changed in terms of the people you're reaching? In terms of the message…?
Bob Marley: Well we interested fi reach people, a lot people, all people you nuh? So mi know di black people in America mus get di message to.
Journalist: Because I know that you have been working with Franckie Crocker in New York City and different promoters and I know that that's important to you at this time.
Journalist: You spoke about that, the feeling in the Apollo theatre the feeling of… different kind of feeling than the other gigs that you have played.
Tyrone Downie: Me? It wasn't really different… In the old days with the Apollo right it must've been much more intense. Then it wasn't really an Apollo gig as such it was a Bob Marley gig with everybody coming to the Apollo if you understand what I mean? Everybody coming up to Harlem because I would say it was about 10-20% of the people in Harlem were really aware of what was happening and they were curious. A lot of people were inquiring, a lot of people were like "hey, what's this… Bob Marley, reggae, yeah." So at least now they're aware of it so it's smething to check about you nuh especially like how Stevie Wonder has done a reggae track I think more black Americans will be opening up to it but it's not as if we just want to open open to more black Americans as such we would love to know that we're being heard by them also. We want to be heard by everybody but it would be good to know that we're heard by them.


The Vamps have announced details of their first ever headlining show in the US.
The British four-piece will play the Gramercy Theatre in New York City on Wednesday, February 19th.
Tickets go on sale this Saturday (February 1st) and can be purchased here.


Looking at my title, this sounds outrageous! But here's what I mean.
A question is asked that I'm interested in.
It seems from comments that others are interested too.
It's asked vaguely, with no context, and nothing to indicate what would constitute a meaningful answer.
It is therefore almost immediately put on hold as too broad.
I suggest in a comment how it might be made more specific.
There's no sign of the questioner's return.
I can't really edit the question, because the edit would be at least 75% new material, homing in on aspects not mentioned in the current version.
So, what's the best course of action? At the moment I'm thinking I should wait until the question is closed (in case the questioner returns and improves it), then ask my own version as a new question.
The question is Relation between $\pi$ and $e$ - Coincidence or not coincidence?
My version would ask whether any explanation is known for the coincidence, and give one or two examples of what would constitute a reason (eg a consequence of some relationship between series for calculating the two numbers could count as one).
Note: I'm asking primarily about what to do in general with this sort of situation—the linked question is just the most immediate example of it. I included that because I was asked to. Thoughts on it are helpful, but the real issue is what to do next time I want to ask a better version of someone else's on-hold or closed question.
Were I in your shoes, I would just post the question again. I often find myself stumbling upon interesting questions which were asked very poorly, so I would appreciate people rewriting them. People shouldn't mark a question as a duplicate if the other question was not worded well, unclear, or didn't get an accurate answer.
... this site is collaboratively edited, like Wikipedia. If you see something that needs improvement, click edit!
The finicky part about this is deciding what exactly it means to change the meaning of a post. The MathSE community in particular defines this rather broadly; I've been scolded for adding my own context to otherwise context-less questions, since my context is not necessarily the context of the OP. So a safer option would be to do what William Grannis suggests and, after checking that there is not an already-established version of the particular question somewhere on the site, ask the question again, adding your own material, background, context, etc. Then for the sake of good-housekeeping, add a link to your (better) question in the comments of the on-hold/closed question, or if your question gets a good answer mark the other question as a duplicate of yours.
Sometimes it's the case that an older but popular question with valuable answers gets put on-hold or closed, a question from a time when the standards for what constituted an acceptable question on MathSE were quite different. In this case, especially if you have a vested interest in the question, it'd be a good idea to write a better version of the question that meets the current standards of the site, and then flag the on-hold/closed question to be merged with yours. That way the valuable answers and the old question get to survive on the site in an open and improvable state.
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An adoption system for on-hold questions?
A somewhat open ended question. What's the fallout of ____- Theorem?


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Q: Where can I find extended HTML reporters for Simpletest? I am using Simpletest as my unit test framework for the PHP site I am currently working on. I like the fact that it is shipped with a simple HTML reporter, but I would like a bit more advanced reporter.
I have read the reporter API documentation, but it would be nice to be able to use an existing reporter, instead of having to do it yourself.
Are there any good extended HTML reporters or GUI's out there for Simpletest?
Tips on GUI's for PHPUnit would also be appreciated, but my main focus is Simpletest, for this project. I have tried Cool PHPUnit Test Runner, but was not convinced.

A: For SimpleTest I can't say I've ever found any "better" test reporters, so you may have to just buckle down and hack together some quick HTML/PHP for what you need.
As for PHPUnit, there's PHPUnit2_HTML_Runner, but it is far from ideal.  However, if you're willing to set up a continuous integration server like Xinc or phpUnderControl you can get two very nice, very detailed automated testing interfaces.

A: Does SimpleTest output JUnit XML style reports? If it does, you should be able to integrate it into CruiseControl or Bamboo.

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Man and woman lead police on chase, may be responsible for string of thefts
Posted: Nov 26, 2011 5:57 AM EST | Updated: Nov 6, 2014 1:29 PM EST
Mishawaka, Ind. -- A man and woman sent police on a chase through the streets of Mishawaka and South Bend for close to an hour Friday night.
The pursuit started after a St. Joesph County deputy tried to pull the pair over after the woman, who was driving the car, nearly hit a moped before running a red light. Police say the car was leaving the parking lot of the University Park Mall, in Mishawaka, when it happened.
Police used stop sticks, flatting all four tires, in an attempt to slow down the car. down.
However, the chase did not come to an end until the car ran a stop sign at the corner of Caroline and Calvert Streets, hitting another vehicle carrying two woman.
No one was injured in the crash, but police say the suspects in the pursuit were taken to the hospital to have minor injuries checked out.
Police say that thousands of dollars, of what looked to be stolen, merchandise was found inside the fleeing car.
Police say the pair could be behind a sting of thefts that happened at retail stores earlier in the night. The passenger on the car chase had three felony warrants for his arrest for past thefts.


My First Galaxy Manicure! - Polish Etc.
These are my first galaxy nails, so bear with me. I got a little crazy with the colors! Instead of galaxy nails this reminds me more of a nebula (the clouds where stars are formed) because it's a little over-done.
I honestly couldn't tell you what colors I used. Polish seems to accumulate on my desk and I just grabbed the colors I wanted that were sitting on my desk (a little blue here, a touch of orange, some silver for the stars.. etc.) but I know that I started with Soflajo True Death as the base. Not being a huge fan of black nails I thought I would really be happier with True Death since it's a dark brownish color, but it just added to the nebula look rather than galaxies. I still like how this turned out and I can't wait to try it again!
Make sure you click read more and check out all of the galaxy nails that are more awesome than mine!


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Q: How to pass a dynamic value from parent to child in React? So my App.js file looks like this:
import React from "react";
import { useState } from "react";
import './App.css';
import Header from "./components/pages/Header";
import NAV from "./NAV";
import Trees from "./components/tree";

function App() {

      const [inputField , setInputField] = useState({
        first_name: 'Phyag_NZFS3770'
    })

    const inputsHandler = (e) =>{
        setInputField( {[e.target.name]: e.target.value} )
    }

    const submitButton = () =>{
        alert(inputField.first_name)

    }

return(

       //this can't be done as the prop value is undefined

 Organism List

 <Trees />

            <input
            type="text"
            name="first_name"
            onChange={inputsHandler}
            placeholder="enter the organism id"
            value={inputField.first_name}/>
            <button onClick={submitButton}>Submit Now</button>

    )

  }
export default App;

Can anyone please modify the code to pass {inputField.first_name} as prop value to my function called NAV? I am in an absolute fix..I am a biologist who is new to React; who has to meet a deadline

A: This is how you can pass data from parent component to child as a props.
Example
import React from "react";
import { useState } from "react";

const Header = ({ title }) => {
  return <React.Fragment>Hello, {title}</React.Fragment>;
};

function App() {
  const [inputField, setInputField] = useState({
    first_name: "Phyag_NZFS3770"
  });

  const inputsHandler = (e) => {
    console.log([e.target.name] , e.target.value);
    setInputField({ [e.target.name]: e.target.value });
  };

  const submitButton = () => {
    alert(inputField.first_name);
  };

  return (

 Organism List

        <input
          type="text"
          name="first_name"
          onChange={inputsHandler}
          placeholder="enter the organism id"
          value={inputField.first_name}
        />
        <button onClick={submitButton}>Submit Now</button>

  );
}
export default App;

A: Your code in this component looks fine as-is. Make sure you're accessing props.genomename and not props.first_name in the NAV component.
If you're planning to add more input fields, I'd also suggest you change the inputHandler function to merge with the previous state, rather than replacing it entirely:
const inputsHandler = (e) => {
    setInputField({ ...inputField, [e.target.name]: e.target.value })
}


text:
Added on June 13, 2019 Press Trust of india
J&K Border dwellers to get reservation benefits
New Delhi, Jun 12: People living along the India-Pakistan international border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir will get the benefits of reservation in direct recruitment, promotion and admission in different professional courses, at par with those living along the Actual Line of Control (ALoC).
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Wednesday.
In keeping with its pro-people initiatives and especially for those at the last mile of development, the Union Cabinet cleared the decks for approval of the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which will be introduced in the forthcoming session of Parliament, according to an official statement.
"The Cabinet decision is a reflection of Prime Minister Modi's vision of a pro-people government committed to Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikaas and Sabka Vishwas," the statement said.
The move will go a long way in providing relief to the people living in areas adjoining the international border in Jammu and Kashmir.
They can now avail the benefits of reservation in direct recruitment, promotion and admission in different professional courses, the statement said.
The Bill will replace the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 through amendments in the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2004 and bringing the persons residing in areas adjoining the IB within the ambit of reservation, at par with those living in areas adjoining the ALoC.
The people living in areas adjoining the IB in Jammu and Kashmir were not included in the ambit of the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2004 and Rules, 2005.
The rules provided for reservation in direct recruitment, promotions and admission in different professional courses to various categories, including the residents of areas adjoining the ALoC. Thus, those living in areas adjoining the IB in Jammu and Kashmir were not getting these benefits for a long time.
Due to continuous cross-border tensions, persons living along the IB suffer from socio-economic and educational backwardness. Shelling from across the border often compels these residents to move to safer places, which adversely impacts their education as schools and colleges remain closed for long periods.
Hence, it was felt justifiable to extend the reservation benefits to persons residing in the areas adjoining the IB, on the lines of those living in areas adjoining the ALoC.
Since Jammu and Kashmir is currently under the President's Rule, the powers of the state Assembly are vested with Parliament and hence, it was decided to replace the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 with the Bill to be placed in both the Houses of Parliament.


The first few weeks of an infant's life are a time of changes, transitions and challenges unique to this stage of existence. Neonatal nurses are the experts who care for newborns in a nursery setting; the neonatal period is considered to be the first 28 days of an infant's life, but neonatal nurses may work with babies for much longer. The care that a neonatal nurse provides depends upon the baby's gestational age, the method of delivery, and the infant's overall health. Nursing care ranges from intensive care of critically ill neonates to monitoring infants who are entirely well and who are only occasionally in the nursery when they are not sharing a room with Mom and Dad.
Over the past 50 years, advances in medical technology have made it possible for more ill and premature babies to survive and thrive. These changes have expanded the range of responsibilities for neonatal nurses and the spectrum of care they provide. Neonatal nurses formulate, implement and evaluate care plans for these tiny patients. They administer vaccines and medications, assist with diagnostic tests, and operate sophisticated medical equipment such as ventilators, incubators and phototherapy lamps. They also maintain patient records and provide support and education to parents regarding their baby's unique circumstances and future care requirements.
Most neonatal nurses are registered nurses who work in hospital nurseries or neonatal intensive care units. These nurses have experience and specific training to meet the particular needs of infants. Many neonatal nurses also work as advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), such as neonatal nurse practitioners (NNPs) and neonatal clinical nurse specialists (CNSs). Advanced practice registered nurses have specialized knowledge and may provide direct care to patients, educate staff or conduct research. Regardless of their level of practice, most neonatal nurses believe that there are few undertakings more rewarding than nursing sick infants to wellness and seeing them leave the hospital with their parents.
Historically, new mothers and their babies stayed in the hospital for a week or more after delivery. Most neonatal nurses worked in hospital nurseries, caring for babies while new mothers recovered. Today, with very brief hospital stays and the availability of rooming-in options, the nursing care of healthy babies falls largely to maternity nurses.
A small percentage of neonatal nurses care for healthy babies in level I nurseries that are designed for healthy, full-term newborns and for babies born between 34 and 37 weeks gestation – known as late preterm infants – without health complications. However, most neonatal nurses work primarily in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Depending on the hospital, a NICU may be defined according to different levels.
A level II nursery houses premature or sick babies who may need extra time in the hospital for oxygen, medication or special feedings. These babies are expected to recover and go home within a few days or weeks. Level II nurseries are often located in community hospitals and in smaller facilities.
Level III and IV NICUs are found in most large metropolitan hospitals or in specialized children's hospitals. A nurse who works in a NICU can expect irregular hours and shift work (including weekends and holidays) to accommodate the needs of the babies in her care.
Some neonatal nurses may also work in community settings or in home care situations where they care for babies who are transitioning out of the hospital. They may meet with families in their homes and provide education to parents who are getting ready to bring their babies home from the hospital. The work hours in these settings are typically closer to normal business hours.
Click here to see interactive state-by-state information for nurse practitioners.
Collectively, RNs in the US have a median annual salary of $67,490 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); the lowest paid 10 percent earn a median $46,360, while the highest paid 10 percent earn a median $101,630 yearly. Salaries tend to be higher on both coasts and in major Midwest cities. Higher educational levels typically translate to higher salaries.
Neonatal nurses who become APRNs will enjoy higher salaries. The BLS reports that nurse practitioners make a median salary of $98,190.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts job growth of 16% for all RNs and growth of 31% for nurse practitioners between 2014 and 2024, which is much faster than average. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one out of every eight babies born in the US is affected by prematurity, so there is no shortage of work for neonatal nurses. Employers more often prefer a neonatal RN with a bachelor's degree, experience, and certification.
Because of advances in research and technology, the neonatal nursing profession is in particular need of NNPs and CNSs. These professionals have a high level of expertise and an ability to contribute valuable knowledge and services to the neonatology specialty.
It is necessary to obtain an undergraduate education before becoming a neonatal registered nurse. Community colleges offer associate degrees in nursing, which are usually two-year programs, whereas university-level institutions offer bachelor's degrees, which are four-year programs. More rarely, diploma programs offered by hospitals and large health systems allow students to earn non-degree nursing diplomas. None of these programs offer nursing specialty tracks, but some may have optional neonatal nursing electives available. Nurses entering the work force with a bachelor's degree are generally at an advantage compared to those with an associate degree or diploma.
Become licensed by the state.
Following graduation, aspiring RNs must pass the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) to receive a state license. Other state-specific requirements for licensure may include background checks and education verification.
Consider enrolling in a graduate and/or doctorate program.
If your goal is to become a neonatal nurse as an RN, then you can skip this step and proceed to step 3. Aspiring neonatal advanced practice nurses must complete either a master's degree or a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in neonatal nursing. Current standards state that nurses who want to become APRNs need only to complete a master's degree program; however, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has recommended that students who want to practice advanced nursing achieve a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree. The transition to making the DNP a requirement for all students in all programs is still in process. There are many programs available that offer both master's and doctoral degrees in nursing; these graduate programs are typically two to three years in length.
Nursing training starts during school in skills labs and real-world clinical settings. After graduation, training is provided by the employer, both through classes and in the NICU through a mentorship or preceptor program. This formal training may take six weeks to three months, depending on a nurse's prior experience and facility requirements. Some facilities may expect new nursing graduates to have a year or two of general nursing or maternal nursing experience before working in a NICU. Advanced practice nurses receive intensive training in graduate school and then further training after graduation and while working.
Get certified in a specialty.
Some neonatal nurses are required to gain specialty certification as part of their employment. For example, a hospital that employs neonatal nurses to work in the NICU may require that all nurses have extra certification in neonatal advanced life support training.
Once a neonatal RN has been working for a period of time, she or he may apply for certification through a national certifying body such as the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Being certified means that a nurse has demonstrated expertise in a particular specialty. The certification process usually involves demonstrating that she has worked a certain number of hours within the specialty and then has passed an examination. In most cases, advanced practice nurses must be certified before they begin working.
Keep certifications and licenses active.
To maintain licensure and/or certification, nurses must verify active experience and must accrue continuing education credits, which are offered by employers or professional organizations. The number of continuing education credits required in order to maintain licensure varies from state to state.
Consider further education and opportunities for growth.
Because care of NICU babies involves a great amount of varied and specialized knowledge, neonatal nurses have ample opportunities to branch out within their field. Neonatal RNs can opt for a graduate education in an advanced practice specialty. Alternately, they may work in leadership, education of families and other staff, or in research. Advanced practice nurses have the option of moving into management roles such as university educators, healthcare executives or researchers.
Historically, RNs trained on the job in the hospital. These diploma programs are increasingly rare but still exist in many parts of the country.
Diploma programs in nursing are sponsored by hospitals or health systems. In many cases, the hospital partners with a local community college or university, and students receive college credit for coursework.
Take a firsthand look at the organization and function of human body systems through dissection and medical imaging.
Learn how people change physically, socially, and intellectually across a lifetime from conception to death.
Gather diagnostic information by examining patients and taking a health history.
Learn how viruses, bacteria, fungii, and protozoa affect the human body and its systems.
The big downside of a diploma program is that it doesn't grant a college degree. This can sometimes make things challenging if you later want to advance your education. When choosing a diploma program, look for one that awards college credit or has a clear articulation agreement with an RN-to-BSN bridging program.
In recent years, unaccredited for-profit schools have targeted nursing students, especially at the diploma and associate degree level. Credentials from these schools may not be recognized by state nursing boards or employers. To avoid these "diploma mills," always look for a nursing program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
The majority of nurses today enter the field with an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) - also known as an Associate of Science in Nursing, or ASN. ADN programs take about as long as a diploma program to complete and cover much of the same coursework. However, you'll graduate with a recognized degree, which makes it easier to continue your education later.
Practice writing for a variety of purposes, audiences, and contexts.
Study how common diseases and processes affect the body's function.
Learn how different categories of medications affect the body.
Take a closer look at the theory and techniques used to manage a certain patient population.
In addition to their coursework, nursing students practice their skills under supervision at local hospitals, health systems, and clinics.
A BSN degree offers the most career opportunity and flexibility for RNs. BSN-prepared nurses can practice in almost every RN specialty. Hospitals and health systems strongly prefer a bachelor's degree, especially when hiring neonatal RNs. Some employers hire ADNs on the condition that they will earn a BSN within a few years.
Some RNs enter the field with a bachelor's degree. However, many enter with a diploma or ADN and practice for a few years before returning to complete a BSN. Many colleges offer bridging programs designed for practicing RNs who want to advance their education to the bachelor's or master's level.
If you're interested in nursing and already hold a bachelor's degree in another subject, look into accelerated BSN programs, which allow you to earn a BSN in as little as one to two years.
Study values conflicts and dilemmas that arise in healthcare settings and models to address these.
Integrate your knowledge of sociology, psychology, and cultural competence into your diagnoses and care plans.
Learn how differences like race and gender impact patients' experiences of health and disease.
Develop the knowledge and skills you need to effectively teach patients and families.
Like their ADN counterparts, BSN students receive extensive practical training at teaching hospitals.
An MSN is currently required to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse. In the neonatal setting, this usually means certification as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP).
Study the development and management of diseases affecting newborns.
Looks at how hospitals can help to promote maternal and infant health in their communities.
Prepares nurses to manage the work of others and lead projects within their hospitals.
Apply philosophy, ethical principles, and cultural and existential approaches to issues affecting critically ill children and their families.
NNP candidates also complete a residency in which they rotate through neonatal ICUs at several hospitals.
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing has recommended that all advance practice nurses hold a DNP. It's therefore likely that a doctoral degree will be required to work as an advanced practice neonatal nurse in the future (though practicing nurses will likely be grandfathered in to some degree).
Apply technology to gather data that can help to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
Examine how knowledge is generated and evaluated through research and how this evidence guides patient care.
Evaluate the logic underlying nursing research through the application of descriptive mathematics.
Study the distribution of diseases and their risk factors across populations.
DNP candidates also complete a scholarly project in an area of interest, often in partnership with a faculty member or hospital.
Neonatal nurses must have well-honed critical thinking skills to keep up with the rapidly changing health status of a typical NICU patient.
Being detail-oriented is crucial in order to manage various technologies and equipment needed for infant care.
Neonatal nurses need to have patience, compassion, and the ability to communicate complex concepts, and they must be able to teach infant care skills to parents from all backgrounds.
They have to maintain emotional objectivity when faced with ethically charged situations, such as neglect or a patient's death.
Neonatal nurses must also be able to work effectively with a large interdisciplinary healthcare team.
For RNs, certification in neonatal nursing is optional but can be a good way to demonstrate your experience and commitment to the profession. Both of the following credentials require you to pass an exam and meet experience requirements.
Many hospitals now require advanced practice nurses working in the NICU to be certified as Neonatal Nurse Practitioners. The NNP credential is administered by the National Certification Corporation. Candidates must be graduates of an accredited NNP preparation program.
National Certification Corporation also offers subspecialty certification for both RNs and advanced practice registered nurses. Real-life experience is helpful but not required for certification.


If you want furniture and need to save money, take into account buying at warehouse stores. Most of those stores do charge a membership charge; however, the money you will save will pay for the price over and over. These stores carry quality furniture at a fraction of the price of a furniture store. When buying new furniture, don't forget about green furniture options. Nevertheless, watch out for ads that are misleading. If you want this to be simpler, inquire about furniture that's certified as both FSC or Oeko Tek. That will let you understand whether it is eco-pleasant or not.
Earlier than you buy a chunk of furniture, make sure you check its drawers and cabinets. You wish to make sure the drawers and cabinets will open and close correctly. If they do not, you shouldn't purchase the furniture. You should also examine the handles and knobs to ensure they match tightly and do not jiggle. If any jiggling occurs, this can be a sign that the furniture isn't put together properly.
Create a recreation plan before buying. Buying furniture is a big deal, and it is not just in regards to the value. It is about what you're surrounding your self with in your house, and that may have an effect on how you're feeling emotionally every day. Actually consider what you need your house to be like, and map out a plan. It will help! You may have inherited furniture items that have sentimental value and have been handed down many generations. Since you will maintaining and treasuring that item, discover new furniture that compliments it. When you purchase a new item that does not go together with it, it's going to conflict and look out of place.
When you store for upholstery and material furniture, there are numerous varieties and textures to think about. Most fall into three fashionable groups: artificial, organic, and blended fibers. Synthetic fibers contains microfiber and acrylic, natural fibers contains cotton duck, silk and wool, and blended fibers mix each artificial and organic fibers. When it comes to acquiring excessive-quality leather-based furniture, attempt going with top grain leather. Such a leather comes from the highest portion of the hide, which makes it an ideal material for furniture. It is the most expensive leather-based that you may purchase, but with correct maintenance, your pieces will last for many years.
By no means buy furniture from an unsecured web site. Since furniture is pricey, thieves assume people shopping for it have cash on their credit score or debit card. This makes the person a chief target for a theft. Ensure that the site you purchase from is safe by looking for "https" in the handle line of the web buying cart page. The "s" on this address ensures that the positioning is encrypted and secure.
Study when the optimum times to buy certain things usually is. Similar to the advice for purchasing a brand new automobile in September, it's better to buy furniture at certain instances based on trade occasions. Go browsing to seek out out more. Pay attention to the sorts of wood your furniture is often comprised of. Several types of wood have different qualities, so the same piece of furniture made from one type of wooden could also be a complete lot sturdier when produced from a different type of wood. This could additionally lead to a much bigger worth as effectively.
It's what holds your meals as you eat. What retains your body aloft as you sleep. What accommodates your favorite valuables to guard them. It holds your lamp, tv and books. Furniture is all around us, in our workplace, at house and elsewhere. Learn to turn into a better furniture shopper by studying the under information. Discovering free furniture shouldn't be as onerous as you suppose. Lots of people get uninterested in their furniture and don't have sufficient room to retailer the pieces of furniture they do not use anymore. Let your folks and family members know you're on the lookout for furniture and check free adverts on the Internet.
It is advisable buy furniture that may go well with the remainder of your home. For instance, when you have an up to date house, it's not very smart to antique furniture and vice versa.


Following the successful reboot of the James Bond and Batman franchise, it looks like Warner Brothers will reboot the Tomb Raider franchise as well.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, now that the movie rights to Tomb Raider has reverted back to Eidos from Paramount, Time Warner plans to reboot the franchise as part of the 20% stake in Eidos (buying an additional 10 million shares in Eidos last December, bringing its total stake in the troubled publisher up to 52.5 million).
The new project, however, is expected to revamp the character and her mission and bear little resemblance to the original pictures. It will reimagine the origins of the character, her love interest and the main villain.
As an open-writing assignment, the project is still in its nascent stages. An actress who could play the role Angelina Jolie made famous would likely come on after a writer and director are attached.
Yes, because the first two movies are so dated now in their approach. I mean, it's been five years! A mega-franchise like the Tomb Raider movies was way overdue for a reimagining! People are demanding it!
I like seeing Angelina Jolie in tight clothing… was there temples?
So, Angel of Darkness: The Movie?
I think "dated" and thinking about it in terms of time or the movies aging poorly is incorrect. This is more a reimagining like they did with the Hulk movies (also a 5 year gap), where it's more a perception that the property needed a different approach or tone, that fundamental mistakes in structure or narrative or casting were made from the beginning.
Rhona Mitra would be great as Lara Croft!
Reboot… check. Darker… check. Emo male protagonist… check!
It's perfect. I can't see any downside whatsoever to basing an adaptation on it!
They should reboot the movies to feature Nathan Drake.
Saw her in person as the first ever real life Lara at E3 in 1997. She was great.
I'll bet she's even better 11 years later.
Talk about coming full circle. What's interesting is she could really be a contender based on her acting chops and overall awesomeness.
Loved her in the Practice. And unlike Jolie, her accent is believable.
I liked the first Tomb Raider flick for popcorn fun and Jolie, and it was nice to see a movie doing some honest to goodness stuntwork at the time. Hopefully this works out decently.
There are rumours already that, despite there hasn't been any writers or a director attached to the third movie, Megan Fox is the frontrunner to replace Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft.
As much as I think Megan Fox is hot I don't know how good of an actress she is to pull off an upper-class English accent.
The most Lara Croft-ish of the real-life Lara's IMO. However, she and Eidos apparently don't get along so I wouldn't bet on her for the part.
So, the Tomb Raider reboot reboot is happening, and Alicia Vikander is playing the "new" (read: young) Lara Croft.
Looking forward to seeing Lara impaled 50 times trying to float down a river.
Oh gods. I had almost forgotten that. Thanks.


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Joyce Stearman Strange
Last updated 1 week ago
Joyce Stearman Strange, 90, of Holliday, passed away at her home on Thursday, Dec. 31.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Jan. 7, in Lunn's Colonial Chapel with Rev. Paul Meyenberg officiating. Entombment will follow at Crestview Memorial Park Mausoleum under the direction of Lunn's Colonial Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Jack Curd, Joe Chunn, Scott Hammel, Shane Wright, David Reynolds and Kenneth Mullens. Honorary pallbearers will be Corey Parker, Dink Collins, Bart Yoder, Jay Franklin, Richard Key, Justin Coleman and Lonnie Brumley.
Joyce was born on Sept. 6, 1930, in Wichita Falls, to the late John Len Stearman and Gwendolyn (Gwen) Miller Stearman. She attended schools in Wichita Falls, and was a charter member of Beacon Baptist Church. Joyce was a former member of the Wichita Falls Country Club Ladies Golf Association and Past-President and a member of the Archer City Country Club Ladies Golf Association. She was a member of the Cattlewomen's Association and served on the auction committee for the North Texas Rehab Center.
In 1969 Joyce married Doug D. Strange, Sr. and moved to North Archer County. She was involved in the oil and ranching business with her husband until his death in 1992, and continued in the oil business until her death.
Joyce was preceded in death by her parents John and Gwenn Stearman; sister Sue Stearman Duke; husband, Doug Strange, Sr.; and faithful Schnauzer "Fanci."
She is survived by her children, Doug Strange, Jr. and wife Melanie of Holliday; Frankie Parkinson and wife Gayla of Wichita Falls; and Ralph Parkinson, Jr. of Gladstone, Mo.; brother, Don Stearman and wife, Emma of Oceanside, Calif.; brother-in-law John Duke of Bowie; her twin grandchildren whom she adored, Marklie and Duke Strange; Billy and Brad Parkinson; Chris Parkinson and Steve Sellers; great-grandchildren, Scottie Sellers and Melissa Rahn of Arrington, Tenn.; along with a host of wonderful nieces and nephews and many, many friends.
Special thanks go to Robbie Weedon of Visiting Angels; and Brandi Smith, Anissa McMahill and Mikaela Wells of Healing Hands for the loving care shown to Joyce.
For those desiring, memorial contributions may be sent the Holliday Senior Center, PO Box 992, Holliday, TX 76366; Archer Service Center, PO Box 578, Archer City, TX 76351 or the North Texas Rehab Center, 1005 Midwestern Parkway, Wichita Falls, TX 76302.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.lunnscolonial.com.
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