text:
TV ReviewsGuardians of the GalaxySeason 1
Ronan's return symbolizes Guardians Of The Galaxy's willingness to grow up
Guardians of the GalaxySeason 1
"Bad Moon Rising"
I was expecting to see Ego, The Living Planet, when I read the synopsis of tonight's episode, which involved a living planet taken control by a revived Ronan. Instead, we get Mandala, a newly created living planet thanks to the Cosmic Seed, a planet that is also a child. That could've been annoying, and at times, it is, but it's also an audaciously perfect comic book development, along with Ronan's rebirth. Guardians of the Galaxy's silliness is best expressed through comic book terms over bad gag-writing; the characters' ridiculousness needs to spring from the source's most ridiculous cliches. Listening to Peter Quill force "car games" on his crew at the beginning of the episode is dumb. Listening to Peter Quill's increasingly desperate attempts to communicate to his mentally-regressed, warring teammates is great, since comic books love nothing more than to come up with excuses to make teammates fight.
I know that this show has a pretty negative reputation at this point. I know I've been pretty vocal about that. I've also been vocal about its potential, and "Bad Moon Rising" shows what Guardians can do when it embraces the full nature of its characters and settings without having to always force its comedy. To be clear, "Bad Moon Rising" once again goes through the awful exposition of explaining who everyone is, what happened in everyone's past, and what they're all doing in the present. But here, it rarely interrupts the flow of the conflicts at hand, and it feels slightly more natural to specific scenes. It also helps that the chaotic threads are fun and threatening, and the animation seemed to have loosened up a bit. Hell, for a moment, I thought that entire opening "car game" sequence was animated by a totally different animation company.
The Guardians follow the Cosmic Seed's trail to a strange, new planet (after an encounter with Nebula). While exploring the planet, Drax, Gamora, Rocket, and Groot start to act like their past selves: Gamora believes herself still in Ronin's service, Drax thinks he's fighting for battle arena glory (with his family still alive), Groot acts like his klutzy past self, and Rocket reverts to being a rodent. Nothing happens to Peter because he's still living in arrested development, which both works for and against this storyline. It works because there's a truism here: just because you have immature tendencies doesn't necessarily mean you're incapable of maturity or sincerity. Yet it falters because there's a difference between regressing mentally to a past version of oneself and regressing to an immature version of oneself, and the episode confuses the two. Past Gamora is not childish Gamora. (I mean, I guess you could argue that past Gamora's vicious behavior was driven by a moral simplicity that relates to immaturity, but she was also clearly aware of her behavior.)
But it works for the story and creates a pretty tight action sequence, with Peter attempting to figure out what the hell is going, then finding a solution once he does. It's pretty weird that he didn't constantly try to ice the ground when he discovered contact with the surface was the problem, but I'll buy it under the assumption that Mandala (and then Ronan) would just immediately break it. Mandala then speaks up and announces he's the cause of their regression, which then pits Peter against the planet's infantile whims. But then Nebula brings Ronan back to life by shoving his helmet into the planet's surface, then things get really crazy.
As I mentioned before, crazy is where Guardians works the best, with Peter dealing with his hostile team as well as Nebula and Ronan, the latter of whom uses the universal weapon to control the entire planet with ease. In a bit of subversion, Peter never has a chance in trying to convince his team to remember who they are, the narrative cliche of stories like this. In fact–and I'm not sure if this was the writers' intent or not–there's something dramatic potent in Peter convincing Groot and Mandala, the two who were specifically acting childish, to push past their fears and stand up to Ronin's power. Peter probably understood their dilemmas the most, as he's nothing but an annoying man-child who nevertheless manages to courageously stand up to beings way more powerful then him when he has to (without denying his inherent immature personality). And even if the theme is overcooked and corny (telling a planet to grow up will never look great on TV), it's chaotic and comic book-y, so it works.
I could take or leave that ending. Peter enjoying being spun around, and the rest of the Guardians wanting to join in, is hollow, even though I know what they were going for. I'd love to see a proper "Guardians loosen up!" scene, which we got when the Guardians were partying with the natives in "Can't Fight This Seedling."
The animation at the beginning gave all the characters a bit more pop to their expressions and actions. I'm not sure what prompted that but I'd love to see more of it.


text:
But here is the finger of God, a flash of the will that can, Existent behind all laws, that made them, and lo, they are ! And I know not if, save in this, such gift be allowed to man, That out of three sounds he frame, not a fourth sound, but a
The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Seite 172
Pocket Volume of Selections from the Poetical Works of Robert Browning
Robert Browning - 1890 - 319 Seiten
...art, but art in obedience to laws, Painter and poet are proud in the artist-list enrolled:— VII. And I know not if, save in this, such gift be allowed...of three sounds he frame, not a fourth sound, but a star. Consider it well: each tone of our scale in itself is nought; It is everywhere in the world—loud,...
The Browning Cyclopædia: A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert ...
Edward Berdoe - 1892 - 572 Seiten
...condition here.—STANZA V. "Protoplast." The thing first formed, as a copy to be imitated.—STANZA VII. " That out of three sounds he frame, not a fourth sound, but a star.' " A star is perfect and beautiful, and rays of light come from it." STANZA XII. " Common chord"...
Studies of Some of Robert Browning's Poems
Frank Walters - 1893 - 180 Seiten
...musician himself can explain how his effects are produced, how the temple of music is built without hands. But here is the finger of God, a flash of the will...behind all laws : that made them, and, lo, they are 1 And I know not if, save in this, such gift be allowed to man, That out of three sounds he frame,...
Music: A Monthly Magazine, Devoted to the Art, Science, Technic and ..., Band 3
...triumphant art, but art in obedience to laws. Painter and poet are proud in the artist list enrolled:— ''But here is the finger of God, a flash of the will...behind all laws, that made them, and, lo, they are!" • These remarks of the Abbe might serve as a text of a lengthened controversy. When it is remembered...
The Poetical Works of Robert Browning ...
Robert Browning - 1894
...art, but art in obedience to laws, Painter and poet are proud in the artist-list enrolled :— vII. But here is the finger of God, a flash of the will...of three sounds he frame, not a fourth sound, but a star. Consider it well: each tone of our scale in itself is nought; It is everywhere in the world—loud,...
...ponder the not-to-be-explained-away mysteries of sound should enshrine him among the patron saints: "1 know not if, save in this, such gift be allowed to...of three sounds he frame, not a fourth sound, but a -star. Consider it well: each tone of our scale in itself is naught; It is everywhere in the world,...
Selections from the Works of Robert Browning: Ed. and Arranged for School Use
...the artist-list enrolled :— VII. But here is the ringer of God, a flash of the will that 'can, 1 Existent behind all laws : that made them, and, lo,...of three sounds he frame, not a fourth sound, but a star. Consider it well: each tone of our scale in itself is naught; It is everywhere in the world—loud,...
The Monist, Band 5
Paul Carus - 1895
...cause, Ye know why the forms are fair, ye hear how the tale is told, It is all triumphant art. . . . But here is the finger of God, a flash of the will...behind all laws that made them, and lo, they are. . . . God hath a few of us whom He whispers in the ear, The rest may reason and welcome, 'tis we musicians...
Thoughts and Aspirations of the Ages: Selections in Prose and Verse from the ...
William Chatterton Coupland - 1895 - 715 Seiten
...art, but art in obedience to laws, Painter and poet arc proud in the artist-list enrolled :— 7But here is the finger of God, a flash of the will that...Existent behind all laws, that made them and, lo, they arc! And I know not if, save in this, such gift be allowed to man, That out of three sounds he frame...
The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning
Robert Browning - 1895 - 1033 Seiten
...that made tbfrih and, lo, they are ! п А that can, And I know not if, save in this, such - ¡it I That out of three sounds he frame, not a fourth sound, but a star. wi A. allowed to man, Consider it well : each tone of our scale in i r> It is everywhere in the...

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Two percent of 1 1,973 pneumococcus strains isolated from service providers
Two percent of 1 1,973 pneumococcus strains isolated from service providers since 2001 in Portugal were found to be optochin resistant. have appeared in the literature (1, 3, 9, 12, 14, 15). In particular, Aguiar et al. have recently reported the emergence of optochin-resistant pneumococci in Portugal, which accounted for 3.2% of all clinical isolates recovered from 30 laboratories across the country (1). These observations prompted us to retrospectively review the detection Tagln of optochin resistance among isolates that were colonizing asymptomatic Portuguese service providers and that were recovered in studies conducted since 2001. Between January and March of 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2006, a total of 717, 834, 766, and 571 nasopharyngeal samples, respectively, were obtained from children attending day-care centers in Lisbon and Oeiras, Portugal, by following previously explained procedures (8, 13). The children's ages ranged from 4 months to 6 years. Pneumococcal isolation rates, antibiotypes, and molecular characterizations of antimicrobial-resistant pneumococci isolated in 2001, 2002, and 2003 have been explained previously (11). Pneumococci were isolated based on selective growth on gentamicin blood agar plates, optochin susceptibility, colony morphology, and -hemolysis (16). Bile solubility assessments were performed for isolates with reduced susceptibility to optochin that appeared to be pneumococci based on the other phenotypic observations (16). In particular, optochin susceptibility was performed by disk diffusion, using commercially available optochin discs (5 g; 6 mm; Oxoid, CP-91149 Hampshire, England) applied onto blood agar plates (Trypticase soy agar supplemented with 5% sheep blood) that had been inoculated with a 0.5 McFarland standard suspension of the culture to be tested. Plates were incubated overnight at 37C in a 5% CO2-enriched atmosphere. Isolates were considered to be resistant CP-91149 to optochin if they displayed inhibition zones smaller CP-91149 than 14 mm or larger than 14 mm but made up of colonies inside the halo (16). Antimicrobial susceptibility screening was assayed by the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method for susceptibility to erythromycin, clindamycin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim, and levofloxacin according to CLSI guidelines (6) and by Etest (AB Biodisk, Solna, Sweden) for penicillin and ceftriaxone. Results were interpreted following CLSI criteria (6). Capsular typing was carried out by multiplex PCR (4). For those isolates whose serotype could not be determined by this technique, the Quellung reaction was performed using specific antisera (Statens Serum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark) (18). Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) of macrorestriction DNA fragments was carried out after SmaI digestion, and a dendrogram was generated using Bionumerics Software (Applied Maths, Gent, Belgium) (17). A total of 1 1,973 pneumococcal isolates were obtained during the four surveillance periods. Of these, 42 (2.1%) were optochin resistant and bile soluble. The prevalence of optochin resistance ranged from 1.3 to 3.2% depending on the 12 months of isolation (Table ?(Table11). TABLE 1. Origin of optochin-resistant pneumococcus strainsin Portugal. Microb. Drug Resist. 12239-245. [PubMed] 2. Arbique, J. C., C. Poyart, P. Trieu-Cuot, G. Quesne, M. D. G. S. Carvalho, A. G. Steigerwalt, R. E. Morey, D. Jackson, R. CP-91149 J. Davidson, and R. R. Facklam. 2004. Accuracy of phenotypic and genotypic screening for identification of and description of sp. nov. J. Clin. Microbiol. 424686-4696. [PMC free article] [PubMed] 3. Borek, A. P., D. C. Dressel, J. Hussong, and L. R. Peterson. 1997. Evolving clinical problems with by multiplex PCR. J. Clin. Microbiol. 412378-2384. [PMC free article] [PubMed] 5. Chandler, L. J., B. S. Reisner, G. L. Woods, and A. K. Jafri. 2000. Comparison of four methods for identifying colonization in healthy children attending day care centers in Lisbon, Portugal. Microb. CP-91149 Drug Resist. 519-29. [PubMed] 9. Dias, C. A., G. Agnes, A. P. G. Frazzon, F. D. Kruger, P. A. d'Azevedo, M. D. G. S. Carvalho, R. R. Facklam, and L. M. Teixeira. 2007. Diversity of mutations in the gene coding for the c subunit of F0F1 ATPase in clinical isolates of optochin-resistant from Brazil. J. Clin. Microbiol. 453065-3067. [PMC free article] [PubMed] 10. Kontiainen, S., and A. Sivonen. 1987. Optochin resistance in strains isolated from blood and middle ear fluid. Eur. J. Clin..
CP-91149
TAGLN
← Congenital hypothyroidism caused by thyroid dysgenesis (CHTD) is a common congenital
Goals: The epithelial-mesenchymal-transition (EMT) can be an important part of the →


text:
Zikisso este o comună din departamentul Lakota, regiunea Lôh-Djiboua, Coasta de Fildeș.

Comune din Coasta de Fildeș

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


Search second hand mobile crusher plant in india to find your Kenya, Asia, the Middle East, Russia Used stone crusher and crawler mobile crusher for sale in .
Europe.Middle East. Africa; Mobile Crusher for Open Pit Mining; Used Rock Crusher for Sale, Second Hand Stone Crushing Machine Price.
Mobile Washing; Products. Superior Industries Patriot Cone Crusher Patriot ® 200HP second hand and low hours' ex-rental equipment available for hire and sale.
German types of mobile stone crushers in india; second hand South America, the Middle East and Africa etc jual stone crusher second hand.
River Stone Crusher Korea Second Hand Pmehta. mobile . river stone crusher for sale in middle east and africa korea stone crusher plant cost effective crushing.
That is why customers can get help 24/7 online on the Middle East Crane Online Webshop. Second hand machinery. of multiple brands Second hand.
If you are searching for that perfect used car in Dubai, let AutoMiddleEast help you find the perfect car to suit your needs.
High Efficiency Mobile Second Hand Stone Crusher From Ir. high buy one stone crusher from sbm company Hot Product.Iran is a very important market of the Middle East.
Cone Crusher Second Hand F T/H Grinding Media Balls In TurkeyButton Bit Grinder Rg RgFast Mobile Crusher For Iran is a very important market of the Middle East.


Please click here to go to my Pricing & FAQ page.
If you would like to place an order, fill out the contact form on the left and I will get back with you right away. I can sometimes fit in rush orders so don't hesitate to reach out to me.


This entry was posted in Fiction and tagged Young Adult by Jennifer Jones. Bookmark the permalink.
Sometimes I find stories with younger people not quite my thing and suicide is usually something I avoid too. The romantic sections might be predictable if kept simple for a teen audience. Or perhaps the suicide needed to be counterbalanced as it was so emotional but the author did not want to make it dominate the story.
I'm sure you're right Fran. Perhaps the romantic story line could have lighten the tone a bit for a YA reader.
That is exactly what concerned me. This topic I feel could be very disturbing for young minds. I would like to think there could be supervision while YA are reading it.


text:
Ask Matt: 'Person of Interest's Game Changer, Superhero Fatigue, '500 Questions', 'Animal Kingdom' and More
Matt Roush June 7, 2016
Giovanni Rufino/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
"Reassortment" -- Reese and Finch become trapped in a hospital that becomes ground zero for a deadly viral outbreak. Also, Samaritan's newest recruit has second thoughts, and Shaw continues to struggle with reality, on PERSON OF INTEREST, Tuesday, May 24 (10:00 -- 11:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured L-R: Michael Emerson as Harold Finch, Amy Acker as Root, and Jim Caviezel as John Reese Photo: Giovanni Rufino/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. ©2015 WBEI. All rights reserved.
Welcome to the weekly Q&A with TV critic (also known to some TV fans as their "TV therapist") Matt Roush, who'll address whatever you love, loathe, are confused or frustrated or thrilled by in today's vast TV landscape. One caution: This is a spoiler-free zone, so we won't be addressing upcoming storylines unless it's common knowledge. Please send your questions and comments to [email protected] (or use the form at the end of the column) and follow me on Twitter.
Question: With each episode this season, Person of Interest is proving just how wrong CBS's treatment of it has been. The 100th episode in particular was pretty much the definition of how a perfect episode should be done. And can enough be said about Michael Emerson's performance in this episode? He's been great since the beginning, but this season he's been brilliant in showing the gradual impact that events have taken on his character. That scene with him in custody was downright chilling. He's such an underrated actor. If this is the quality and suspense we're seeing from this show now, I can only imagine what we're going to get in the final three episodes. – Christine
Matt Roush: My approach toward Person of Interest has always been to expect the unexpected, and that's especially true as it nears its (sigh) endgame. Last week's 100th-episode milestone was indeed shattering, and showed the Emmy-winning (though not for playing Finch) Emerson at his best, as circumstances are now pulling him to the dark side, which should be fascinating. (For more on the episode and its aftermath, read my colleague Marisa Roffman's terrific interviews with the producers and with the fabulous Amy Acker.) Spoilers aplenty from this point forward if you haven't kept up.
Does POI Go Too Over The Top?
Question: I know I often "suspend belief" when I watch some TV shows or I might not enjoy them as much, but the 100th episode of Person of Interest really had me going. I was excited and along for the ride, especially with Root shooting through the roof of the car while holding the steering wheel with her foot—really? but wow!—and yet when all of that shooting was going on, especially that tank-like truck with the massive guns blazing, or all of the men in the street during several exciting (yet "come on") shooting matches, how come we never saw people around or someone calling the cops? Of course they did arrive, and Root made that amazing quick stop before barreling into them, so they could speed away Harold and take Root to the hospital. Don't get me wrong, I loved the show and wonder what they're coming up with for the next three episodes (which I imagine will be even more hair-raising adventures), but even though, don't they bring a "WTH" question to your mind? And are you still loving it as much as I am? — Dorothy
Matt Roush: Totally loving it, even when it's insane, as in those hyper-violent action sequences that would not only have stopped traffic but paralyzed the city in a real world. Which Person of Interest most certainly has little in common with, at least in that regard. The best way to enjoy the show is as the futuristic sci-fi/action hybrid it became in its latter years (the post-Carter, Shaw-Root era). In those rare moments when I try to justify or rationalize the outside world's seeming indifference to all of the carnage, I tell myself that because Samaritan is controlling everything these days, it's also managing the response to these over-the-top shootouts. Root's takedown of the pursuing vehicle may have been her last great badass act, and it was a doozy.
Amy Acker will be out of sight, but not out of mind on POI.
The Root of All Mourning
Question: I've been reading your column since the heyday of Buffy. I've always respected your opinions about shows over the years, many of which I watched just from your recommendation. Person of Interest is a perfect example of this. I'm quite sad to see this great show come to an end. I think my favorite character on current TV is Root and have always enjoyed watching Amy Acker on the screen. Obviously, last week's episode was a punch in the gut for me. I'm curious what your thoughts are on this final season and the changes Finch has gone through. At first I wasn't on board, but as it's gone on I'm really enjoying it, last week notwithstanding. And as a sidenote, I loved the scene a few weeks ago when the actors played the other characters because the machine wasn't working correctly. I had to watch that a few times. (P.S. Long live Knots Landing!) – Kim
Matt Roush: That bit when we saw our heroes speaking in each other's tongues was hilarious—though now, with The Machine taking on Root's voice, there's a bit of a poignant aftertaste. For the most part, I am satisfied with the final season—my only complaint is with the compression necessitated by the shortened episode order—and find Finch fascinating as ever, especially as he toiled to keep The Machine viable and battled his own conscience as he sought to uphold his principles in the face of an escalating war. These last few chapters should be epic. But oh, Root.
Too Many Questions, Too Little Time
Question: I love trivia shows (Jeopardy!, The Beast) and have really enjoyed ABC's 500 Questions. First, two positive changes this season: the addition of the speed round helps speed up the process and the addition of Dan Harris is superb (it was cringeworthy to watch Richard Quest last year). However, the issue I have is the number of episodes. If the show is aiming to have a player reach 500 questions, will it ever happen? They only aired five episodes this year, and if they do 100 questions in two hours, then the only way someone will get to 500 questions is if they are the first contestant on the first night. As a viewer, we want to see someone win the big money (as we only watched Who Wants to Be a Millionaire to see if someone, in fact, would became a millionaire). It seems like 500 Questions is made for a long summer run (maybe three nights a week or something). What is the future of 500 Questions (for this summer or even next year)? — Tim in Atlanta
Matt Roush: I've heard nothing yet about 500 Questions returning for another programming stunt—or, preferably, an open-ended run that might allow a contestant like Guy Jordan to keep going. (He was cut off at the end of Season 2 after making it nearly halfway with 241 questions answered. Very frustrating.) I agree that the show made some significant improvements with the speed round and the casting of the exceedingly likable Dan Harris. The pace was much better this time, but as the clock kept ticking on that final night and it was clear that Guy wouldn't get all the way to the end, I'm sure I'm not the only one who thought they might want to rethink the show's title or premise if they can't stay on the air long enough (over two short seasons) to fulfill it.
TNT's Animal Magnetism
Question: How did you like Animal Kingdom? I loved the pilot, but I wonder how it will do for TNT as it's much different. — Alex (from Twitter)
Matt Roush: You mean different from the TNT norm, I gather, and that's the point. Like other cable outlets in the process of rebranding and re-establishing their creative bona fides with edgier material (USA and TV Land are in the same transitional mode), TNT clearly sees Animal Kingdom as a new type of signature show, hoping this will do for them what Sons of Anarchy accomplished at FX. I'm very intrigued with the show after watching the first three episodes, and it's definitely darker and more twisted in its psychosexual crime-family dynamics than TNT viewers have been conditioned to expect. (My review will appear in next week's issue of TV Guide Magazine and online to coincide with the June 14 premiere.)
Is there such a thing as too many super friends?
Can There Be Too Many Heroes?
Question: I have been a fan of Arrow since Day 1. I really enjoyed it and was more than happy when The Flash made its debut. And then Legends of Tomorrow came along, and I found myself believing that I wanted to watch but kind of dreading the moment when I actually "had" to. But lately I have the same feeling about Arrow and The Flash as well: the feeling of almost having to watch these shows, not because I wanted to, but because I once really liked them. At the same time I find myself enjoying the Netflix/Marvel shows Daredevil and Jessica Jones. I like the fast pace, the no-nonsense attitude of the characters and story lines that seem so much more real and have so much human emotion. So here comes my questions: Am I the only one that feels that way about the CW superhero shows and am I just suffering the effect of superhero overload? Or is there something to what I'm feeling, and aren't the superheroes of The CW shining as bright as they did before? – Anne
Matt Roush: We discussed some issues with The Flash's new direction in last week's column, but in general, I'm not sure either of The CW's signature superhero series has suffered a significant decline in quality. What this sounds more like is a case of too-much-TV fatigue, genre variety. It's also possible that in the wake of binge-watching Netflix's more adult and grounded (and, significantly, shorter-run) Marvel adaptations, you've lost your taste for the CW-style DC shows. That I'd understand, though I can appreciate both for what they are, and as I noted in my Flash comments last week, I wouldn't mind if at least one of these were lighter in tone and less complicated. Which leads to the next question.
Anyone for Saturday Night Taped?
Question: Does Saturday Night Live actually need to be, well … live? I'm finding the pre-taped segments the funniest portions of the show, while the live portions are not only unfunny, but are seemingly unrehearsed with the egregious cue-card reading. – Brian
Matt Roush: The uneven quality of Saturday Night Live is hardly new, and while I feel your pain—especially when I actually watch live instead of in a blur of fast-forward day-after replay—I also feel that SNL can't and shouldn't (and won't) entirely abandon the live format. The moments that really work—this season anything involving Larry David dropping by as Bernie Sanders, or when the genuine articles showed up to mock themselves (with one glaring unfunny exception)—can work best because of the spontaneity of live performance, always with the possibility of cast members and guest hosts cracking up on camera, and the ability to be truly topical, not just in the Weekend Update segment. The taped and filmed segments are by nature more polished, and often more inspired, and I'd be OK with a better balance between these segments and the live sketches. (It would help if the show didn't drone on to 90 minutes; tighter would be better, but the show's a cash cow, so that's never going to happen.)
Is 12 Monkeys giving you time travel jet lag?
Too Much Monkey-ing Around
Question: Your latest Ask Matt column struck a nerve. It's nice to know that I am not alone when I see a favorite show seem to change course. The letter writer was talking about Arrow and then you talked about Orphan Black. I don't watch Arrow but whole heartedly agree with the discussion of Orphan Black. I especially like the idea of a spinoff for the Hendricks family, plus Helena and Felix. The best thing going for this season is the absence of the boy clones. It is like they never happened, except we still have one working with Rachel.
Another show that has spun off course for me is 12 Monkeys. The plot line is getting too dense, as you say. To me, the show is too much like Supernatural now (or the way I remember Supernatural, having stopped watching about six years ago). The dark black eyes that mean Cassie is possessed by The Witness? Yeah, totally Supernatural territory. Now the little boy Sam is off in another world and lost to his father. Yes, it is creepy and scary, but it is not what I want to watch. I liked the time-traveling aspect and I liked the vision of the future that was in Season 1. — Shelley
Matt Roush: I'll admit the second season of 12 Monkeys has gotten by me (a victim of the TV glut). I really enjoyed the first season, even when I wasn't always sure where or when I was and why, and found that the time between seasons made it even harder to re-engage this year, so after an initial and mostly fruitless stab, I've let the episodes pile up. (Maybe if it hadn't launched in the busy spring during the final month of the regular season, when so much else was happening. Not that there's ever an easy time.) I'm not surprised to hear this has gone even further down its various rabbit holes. It didn't seem like the kind of show that was going to ever make it easy to follow. But I do hope to try, just can't say when. All of which does make me think that while I understand the producers' delight in making their shows as dense and weird and ambitious as they desire, this being their particular sandbox, they might keep in mind that not everyone is able to obsess about every show to the same degree, and there could be diminishing returns if endlessly escalating detours take us away from what we enjoyed about the core story in the first place. (Even the overreaching Game of Thrones is suffering from that this season, with seemingly endless teases on way too many fronts.)
Question: I believe Limitless was a CBS production, so who were they "shopping" it to? Why wouldn't they just move it to the streaming site along with Star Trek and the Good Wife spinoff? – Steven
Matt Roush: A matter of timing, and most likely cost. There's a good reason CBS is using a hot property like Star Trek to be the first exclusive show to try to drive new consumers to the All Access site. That's a much better story and strategy than using the site as an elephant's graveyard to rescue shows that would otherwise have been canceled. And it's unclear to me if this business model will work for CBS even with the shows previously announced. (I wouldn't be surprised if the new Trek doesn't eventually migrate to the CBS mothership, or to The CW, depending.)
Question: Some time ago Netflix said they were going to reboot Lost in Space. Have they decided to not go forward with it? – No Name
Matt Roush: I've heard nothing either way since the headline first emerged last November, so would presume it's still in the pipeline. Projects like these can take a while to achieve liftoff, but it still sounds like a proper fit to me.
Question: So sad The Family was canceled. So many people loved this show. Any chance of another network picking it up? ABC needs to give its viewers one more season and finalize the ending for us! – No Name
Matt Roush: I wouldn't count on it. And how irresponsible for the network and the producers to end the first season of such an iffy prospect by dropping yet another bombshell. However, if you liked The Family, BBC America will soon air a five-part series with a similar premise: a kidnapped girl returns 13 years after her abduction to her wrecked family, bringing up all kinds of mysteries. It's titled Thirteen, it premieres June 23, and it's self-contained, so you don't have to worry about being left hanging. And it's good.
Question: Please tell me that someone will pick up The Mysteries of Laura. – Linda
Matt Roush: Wish I could. But right now, I can't.
Question: When is Secrets and Lies Season 2 starting? – Lin
Matt Roush: To end on a positive note (for fans), ABC has scheduled this for the fall, to join the Sunday lineup between Once Upon a Time and Quantico. No air date yet, but most likely late September.
Finally, an update from last week: In response to one of the questions about life after Castle, several readers have helpfully pointed out that at least two more novels, High Heat and Heat Storm, written by the eponymous Richard Castle, will be published in the next year. (They didn't turn up on a search of future titles on Amazon or the publishing site, but look again this fall.)
That's all for now. Thanks for reading. We'll pick up the conversation again soon, but I can't do this without your participation, so please keep sending questions and comments about TV to [email protected] or shoot me a line on Twitter (@TVGMMattRoush). Or submit your question via the handy form below:
12 Monkeys (2015) where to stream
Animal Kingdom where to stream
Arrow where to stream
Limitless (2015) where to stream
Person of Interest where to stream
Saturday Night Live where to stream
12 Monkeys (2015)
'Schoolhouse Rock!': Get a First Look at ABC's 50th Anniversary Singalong


walmart betta fish beta fish bowls demand media how to decorate using plants betta fish tank heater walmart.
walmart betta fish animals personal fish fish beta fish fighting fish how to fix walmart betta fish water.
walmart betta fish fish decor fish centerpiece ideas photo 2 of 8 image tank decoration funny decorations walmart betta fish abuse.
walmart betta fish fish tank heater how do i heat a walmart betta fish water.
walmart betta fish fish heater fish tank heaters aquarium heater tanks for sale setup ideas fighter villa trio fish betta fish tank heater walmart.
walmart betta fish aqua culture aqua falls fish aquarium kit gallon walmart betta fish abuse.
walmart betta fish tank heater fish tank warmer fish tank heater betta fish tank heater walmart.
walmart betta fish cool fish tanks cool fish tank ideas that will inspire you fish aquarium walmart betta fish food.
walmart betta fish fish at by walmart betta fish abuse.
walmart betta fish animals personal fish fish beta fish fighting fish how to fix walmart betta fish tank.
walmart betta fish betta fish tank walmart canada.
walmart betta fish fish food we fish food betta fish tank walmart canada.
walmart betta fish fish walmart betta fish rescue.
walmart betta fish fish at by betta fish water conditioner walmart.
walmart betta fish sick fish rescued 2 the story of a fish walmart betta fish abuse.
walmart betta fish sick fish rescued 3 walmart betta fish heater.


Whenever we start to get annoyed with our horses during lessons or show days, my trainer takes a deep breath and tells us to "go down to CVS and pick up a big bag of patience" and then try again. It's a nice sentiment, but at some point the frustration spirals so far that "a big bag of patience" is not going to cut it anymore.
A lot of the time when I am having trouble getting my horse to cooperate, to get the striding or a difficult exercise, or to just plain quit acting up, I start to think things like, "doesn't think horse love me enough to just HELP ME OUT HERE?" Or "haven't I been good enough to him that he should just listen to me and do what I want?" I take it extremely personally that this partner, who I love through and through and have sacrificed so much to have, doesn't want to give me his all every single day. Of course, this is wildly unfair, the horse does not view the situation in this manner, and I am absolutely guilty of not giving HIM my all every day. But I have these thoughts and feelings nonetheless.
One must bear in mind that the horse made no such commitment to me: to love me and give me his all and make sacrifices for me. He is what he is, and doesn't understand his relationship with me the way I understand mine with him. Everyone wants to believe that their horses love them and want to be the best they can be to make their owners and riders happy, but honestly, they don't work like that. They generally excel at tasks before them because they personally enjoy the activity or they get a reward out of it like pats, treats, and breaks. They appreciate us for providing for them and treating them kindly, but they do not love us back the way we love them. I understand this on an intellectual level, but when the horse in front of you is your heart horse that you desperately love and want so badly to do well with you, emotion can quickly overcome intellect.
My thoroughbred is my heart horse. He will never be sold, and he will grow old with me and be mine until his very last day, no matter how many times he frustrates me or throws me off (though always accidentally). I am an amateur through and through and maybe could have gotten something a little older, a little easier, and little fancier to carry me through without having to suffer so many setbacks, but I didn't and now I'm somewhat stuck. I am hopelessly devoted to this creature who has very different life goals than I have, and who requires more effort than I would often choose to have to put into my rides - especially after an 8+ hour workday in the 105-degree Texas heat.
What I always try to remember at this point, when I'm whining and frustrated and wishing I could have fallen for some other horse who wouldn't push my limits so much of the time, is that the easy horses may give us confidence and win us ribbons and stand for perfect photographs but they do not make great riders when that is the only type of horse to which a rider is exposed. The ones who test you and keep you on your toes teach you the most valuable lessons and leave you a better, more well-equipped rider than you were the day before. Providing you opportunities to get frustrated and then learn to "go down to CVS and pick up a big bag of patience" is what creates great riders.
So in the end, I guess my horse gives back to me in his own way by making me have those bad days with him. It leaves us both better, which is what I personally need as a rider. It may not be the "love" that my heart so badly wishes he would show me, but a very different kind of relationship that is truly what I needed in a horse at the time when he came into my life. I didn't know it when I met him, but I am certain that was one of the reasons I fell for him in the first place.
After all, if what I wanted was blind love and obedience, I should have just stuck to dogs. Right?


Today I wanted to talk to you about postpartum shedding and hair loss because it's really hitting home for me.
I'm sure all of us all of us have heard about it and some of us moms have even experienced it. Since I am a first time mom, I figured it would happen, but I just didn't know when it would happen. I heard that it would begin around 3 months postpartum but everyone is different.
Let's begin by understanding what happens during postpartum hair loss.
From what I've read, postpartum hair loss is when new moms experience hair loss and "excessive" shedding after giving birth in the months are delivering their baby. Due to our hormones being out of whack, our hair cycle, which is either in a growth or rest cycle, becomes frozen in the growth cycle.
We normally would shed hair and grow it back. But our hair doesn't shed like it normally would, which causes some of us to notice extreme hair growth during pregnancy. Then after a few months postpartum our hair cycle unfreezes and we shed the hair that we didn't previously shed, which may seem extreme or excessive because it's happening in a short period of time.
Around 3.5 months postpartum I started to notice a difference in my hairline! My edges were thinning and at first it was hard to tell. Then….I knew for a fact that I wasn't imagining it and that my edges were really thin. I even have a bald spot and some of my edges actually broke off.
I've always had edges so this was a challenge for me. I've mentioned that I like to wear my two flat twists, so when that style became harder to wear I just about lost it. I didn't want to continue to pull on my edges and I wanted to disguise my hair loss, but how??
I needed a low manipulative hair style – a protective style, one that didn't pull my edges and one that could even hide them. I decided to go with mini twists this time around. I've recently had spring twist. So I decided to turn to my favorite protective styles – you can see pictures and read about them here. It took me about 2.5 hours to put them in and then I took them out after three weeks. I really enjoyed it because I didn't have to pull my hair back if I didn't want to. In fact, I wore them in a way that covered my edges and didn't add any tension.
In the picture below you can see how my edges look up close. It's not super horrible, but it's different than what it used to be. You can see problem areas.
Since I look busted in the photo above I decided to show y'all how I looked on a different day lol.
The picture above was taken May 2018. I was about 4 months pregnant at that time and I had edges. There weren't super thick but I had some.
Below is a picture of me back in January 2019. I had to really finesse my edges to make it appear like they were still there. I used edge control, gel, and mousse to hold my edges in place. I even tried to use a longer piece of hair by my hairline to fake baby hair.
I am no longer embarrassed because I understand that it's something I have to go through. It's normal. My hair will grow back. As long as I am taking care of my baby the best way I know how then I'm good.
To help grow my hair back I am using one of my favorite oils, yep, you guessed it Jamaican Black Castor Oil and wild growth oil. I massage it in when I remember because hey, mommy brain is real okay?!
Here is what my edges were looking like on March 9, 2019 – exactly 5 months after I had Kali.
Postpartum hair loss or shedding differs for everyone. This blog says postpartum hair loss begins within one to six months after delivery and returns normal by 6 to 12 months postpartum.
It can be reversed, your hair will grow back once your hormones level out. I'm am at a point where I'm not sure if my hormones are leveling out or if the oils are helping, or both. I know I need to continue to nurture and protect the strands that I have left.
The best way to get through this process in my opinion is to 1) understand that it's normal, 2) take care of your hair (hair regimen) 3) know that your hair will grow back. I believe it's best to accept it. A little hair loss isn't the end of the world right? You have a beautiful bundle of joy and that is wayyy better to me than some hair loss for a couple of months.
I want to know how you felt when you experienced postpartum hair loss. Were you embarrassed like I was or did you just take it in stride?!
Do you believe prenatal vitamins make a difference in your hair loss? What are some myths you heard? Leave a comment below.


One of the most popular EMG's, the 81 is the one that started a revolution. Utilizing powerful ceramic magnets and close aperture coils, the tone was designed with detailed intensity, incredible amounts of high end cut, and fluid sustain. Traditionally used in the bridge position of your guitar, this humbucking pickup will make your leads slice right through even the densest mix. When used in both neck and bridge positions the sound can only be described as blistering.
The 85 is one of EMGs first pickups and is the slightly more sophisticated and well rounded half of its famous brother, the 81. Featuring close aperture coils loaded with Alnico V magnets, the 85 is a powerful guitar pickup with exceptional tone and versatility. The Alnico magnets of this model provide a muscular growl and smooth lead tones enabling you to play everything from the blues to the most extreme metal. Although often used in the neck position, make no mistake, the EMG 85 sounds great as a bridge humbucker thanks to its exceptional smoothness and soul.


I have been to the best museums in the World ... Musée du Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, l'Orangarie, British, Tate, Del Prado, Smithsonian, Vatican, Uffizi ... and I was not expecting much after looking at their website, but this museum is freaking awesome!
If you like American art ... Remington, Whistler, Audubon, Moran, Leigh, Homer ... you will love the Gilcrease. This is the best collection of 100% American art I have seen in recent years. The museum does not look very big, but they have an impressive collection of paintings, sculptures (18 of Remington's 22 bronzes reside here), archeological artifacts, even a large collection of bolo ties.
From Native American art to Americana, there is something for everyone at the Gilcrease. In the basement you can find 5,000+ additional items (Native American dolls, arrowheads, stone tools, etc) displayed in drawers and catalogued on their computer system for easy reference. You could easily spend four or five hours here and not see everything.
Well worth a visit and their admission prices are very fair (Adults - $8; 62+ and Military $6; College Students with ID $5). They even offer a free tour at 2pmlease visit their webpage for complete details.
CombatCritic Gives Gilcrease Museum A Nearly Perfect 9 Bombs Out Of 10 ... HOOAH!


text:
namespace DriveTogether.Commands
{
    using System;
    using System.Windows.Input;

    public class RelayCommandWithParams : ICommand
    {
        public event EventHandler CanExecuteChanged;

        private Action<object> execute;
        private Func<object, bool> canExecute;

        public RelayCommandWithParams(Action<object> execute, Func<object, bool> canExecute = null)
        {
            this.execute = execute;
            this.canExecute = canExecute;
        }

        public bool CanExecute(object parameter)
        {
            if (this.canExecute == null)
            {
                return true;
            }

            return this.canExecute(parameter);
        }

        public void Execute(object parameter)
        {
            this.execute(parameter);
        }
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


2 Is it genuinely Anonymous for Walnut residents?
Bitcoin is a brand-new currency that was created in2009 by an unknown person using the alias Satoshi Nakamoto. Transactions are made without anymiddle males— meaning, no banks! There are no deal costs and no have to provide your genuine name. More merchants are starting to accept them: You can buy web hosting services, pizza or even manicures.
Is it genuinely Anonymous for Walnut residents?
Though each bitcoin transaction is recorded in a public log, names of purchasers and sellers are never exposed— only their wallet IDs. While that keeps bitcoin users' deals personal, it likewise lets thembuy or sell anything without easily tracing it back to them. That's why it has become the currency of choice for people online buyingdrugs or other illicit activities.
Compared to Brexit, Bitexit seems a breeze. On August 1st, without much agonizing or uncomfortable settlements, a group of Bitcoin activists and business owners handled to produce a 2ndversion of the crypto-currency. It right away gained a following: as The Economic expert went to press, a unit of "Bitcoin Money" had a cost of $460 and tokens worth $7.6 bn remained in blood circulation (although that is still much smaller sized than Bitcoin traditional, which stood at about $2,700 and nearly $45bn).
But the cost has been volatile. The digital currency plunged below $3,000 in mid-September after the Chinese authorities revealed a crackdown.Beijing purchased cryptocurrency exchanges to stop trading andblock new registrations, due to fears that increasing numbers of consumers pilinginto the bitcoin market could trigger broaderfinancial issues.
The Russian president called today for guideline of cryptocurrencies, saying their usage "bears severe risks" such as loan laundering, tax evasion and funding for terrorism. But he also cautioned againstimposing "too many barriers," which appears to have offered bitcoin a boost.
In spite of cautions over a bubble, bitcoinis gaining in approval. Last month, a London residential or commercial property designer, The Collective, said it would permit its occupants to pay their deposits in bitcoin and accept lease payments in the cryptocurrency by the end of the year.
A guy called Satoshi Nakamoto posted a research paper to an obscure cryptography listservdescribing his design for a new digital currency that he called bitcoin. None of the list's veterans had become aware of him, and what little information could be obtained was murky and contradictory. In an online profile, he said he lived inJapan. His e-mail address was from a complimentaryGerman service. Google searches for his name turned upno pertinent details; it was plainly a pseudonym. But while Nakamoto himself mighthave been a puzzle, his creation splita problem that had stymiedcryptographers for years. The idea of digital money— hassle-free and untraceable, liberated from the oversight of federal governments and banks— had actuallybeen a hot topic because the birth of the Web. Cypherpunks, the 1990s movement of libertarian cryptographers, committed themselves to theproject. Yet every effort to develop virtual money had foundered, especially in Walnut CA. Ecash, an confidential system introduced in the early 1990s by cryptographer David Chaum, stopped working in part since itdepended on the existing facilities of federal government and credit card companies. Other proposals followed— bit gold, RPOW, b-money— however none got off the ground.


I took a bite of scone while the topic at hand was nothing to do with maggots or rot. Chewing thoughtfully as Dee took a sip of his coffee, the gears on my little wheels inside my brain meshed and the teeth started to intertwine is such a way that a thought moved to me.
"Are you the grim reaper?" I whispered, looking around to see if anyone was listening to us besides perhaps the barista whom was peering over the counter and talking to her co-worker frequently.
"Reality is a tricky thing. It most times implies a sort of 'see it to believe it' sort of mentality. You're going to have to dispose of that. Not because you won't be seeing what really happens when a soul is called upon to quit its time here, but because you are seeing things others do not see yet, that they may never see.
Dee's silky, soft speech was, per usual, like a mixture between a textbook on psychology and a conversation you'd have with the owner of the new age shop when you were simply trying to quietly browse the incense selection. I was having a hard time following most of it.
"Seeing things others don't see yet…would that include a drawer with a severed arm in it?" I asked.
"It might. Did you dream last night?" he asked.
I didn't feel like I'd be fine.
My little wheels continued to turn. I didn't think Dee was talking about my birthday 27 years ago being the date I was "delivered" to him.
I didn't even really have a great grip on history to be able to remember what I'd read about the middle ages, much less imagine having lived through the times of relative sanitation standards and the clothing variations of that time period.
"Well, first, you live a very long time. On average you tend to stick to the 500 years cycle, whereas I favor the millennial cycles of rebirth every 1000 years. I've got a little more stamina than you do from being on my own so long before you joined me," he said, with a matter of factness that I couldn't quite pin down for a brag or not.
"But how do you know it's me that is supposed to be your assistant? I honestly don't remember any of this. Maybe you've got the wrong guy?" I said with what I hoped was an earnest shrug.
He tipped up his mug and finished the last of the coffee, and then clinked the mug back on the table like it was a particularly strong shot of alcohol he'd just finished.
He stood, waving lightly to the barista behind the counter who blushed, but smiled fantastically in response.
"She always has had leanings toward the goth side of things, but she's got no idea what she'd be getting herself into with me," Dee said. His smile was reinforced with a thin line of sadness as he said this, and we walked back into the cold.
I had another slow wheel movement. Actually, my wheels got a little stuck on that one…perhaps there was even a small fire.
The last question I kind of screamed in an overstimulated hysteria. A few of the passerby on the street shot me horrified glances. I jogged to catch up with Dee who was snorting to himself as he walked ahead of me.
"Damn it. It's not funny," I hissed at him.
"It's quite amusing. You always blow your top at this part. You're such a little prude, Jorge. It's not like your mother was your mother when you impregnated her. She was a beautiful young girl whom you fell in love with when we were on a beach in Florida taking an overambitious surfer. You had a few years with her, and then it was time to take a break and so you let her go in that form and gave her a son in this form. Once your memories come back, you're going to feel very silly about all this," he said with a sickening knowing look.


As we enter into a new century and even into a new millennium and we await the soon coming of our Lord Jesus Christ Who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing, it is becoming increasingly important, moment by moment, that we know that we are doing everything that the Lord would have us to do. Salvation is a product of the finished work of the cross and there's no mistaking that, but at the same time, Mark 16:15-20 and other passages do say that the Lord has asked us to do certain things to "hasten that Day" as St. Peter said in one of his epistles later in the New Testament. A really important question for us to consider today is whether we are really carrying out our Lord's Great Commission. Are we really proclaiming the Good News to "every creature" as Mark chapter 16 says for us to? Every creature would certainly include the animals. And yet, what seems to be the attitude of most Christians towards the animal kingdom?
Now, the Spirit speaketh expressly that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons. Speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their conscience seared with a hot iron; forbidding to marry and commanding to abstain from meats which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving, of them which believe and know the truth.
The Greek word for "meat" is "broma", which just simply means "food" or "foods". This passage is more than likely refering to a few of the overly zealous and extreme Gnostic-type sects, but by no means did that reflect the views of all Gnostics. For many of the Gnostics were followers of Christ in the truest sense and have given us such beautiful works as the Gospel of Thomas.
The groups that the author of 1Timothy had in mind were probably similar to the groups of that time that history tells us would not even drink wine or juice with communion because it would "arouse fleshly passion", in their view.
This passage has no baring on a correct Biblical interpretation of God's attitude towards animals, nor does it exempt them from the provisions of God because Colossians 1:15-20 says that God is drawing all things to Himself in Christ. This would have to include the animals, but I'm getting way ahead of myself here. Let's look at Hosea 2:18.
Consider with me a few different translations of Hosea 2:18 as we begin our study in God's New Covenant between Man and Animal.
I have quoted 4 of the leading translations on Hosea 2:18 because this is such a neglected truth that I wanted it to be clearly shown at the start that I'm not reading anything into this verse from a pet-translation, but that it is a clear statement of God's Holy Word that man and animal are to walk in the New Covenant of Jesus Christ together. A careful examination of St. Paul's writings, especially his epistle to the Romans and a careful examination of the first 3 chapters of this book of Hosea will clearly demonstrate that this is a New Covenant passage, and is, therefore, refering to a covenant that is to be in the Blood of our precious Redeemer. Hosea 2:18 is between the two references of Hosea 1:10 and Hosea 2:23, which clearly establishes context. Hosea 2:18 is most definitely a New Covenant passage. Hosea 1:10 and Hosea 2:23 are clearly refered to by St. Paul in Romans 9:25. It would be an act of supreme theological irresponsibility for a scholar to try to dispute Hosea 2:18 as not being a New Covenant passage. St. Paul clearly shows those first couple of chapters to be references to the New Covenant, whether we understand the total message of those first few chapters of Hosea or not in all of it's types, shadows, and other esoteric meanings. Hosea chapter 3 even closes with the statement that "They shall fear the Lord and His goodness in the latter days", according to verse 5!
The fear of the Lord is the "beginning" of wisdom, according to Proverbs 1:7. So, this is not a reference in the 3rd chapter to the consummation of time, because this is the "beginning of wisdom" in the "latter days". If the 3rd chapter isn't a reference to the consummation of time, then there's no just reason for trying to put Hosea 2:18 into the incredibly distant future. Furthermore, Young's Literal Translation begins this Hosea 2:18 passage with the statement, "And I have made to them a covenant in that day" indicating that just as we were blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ before the beginnings of the ages according to Ephesians chapter one, that this Covenant, though established and establishing in our day, is "from everlasting"; from before the beginning of time.
At the time then present, God was in the midst of one of His judgments of Israel when this prophecy was spoken through Hosea the prophet, but this Hosea passage is not to be confused as talking about man being in covenant with animals in the sense of the animals baring the same judgment that's spoken of in Hosea 4:3, where doom was spoken upon both man and beast in that age, in relation to that manifestation of Israel then present, but long since vanished. Covenants are always about blessings and not inherently about curses. God was not saying that we were in covenant together in these latter days, or in the days then present just so that His vengeance could pour out on both man and animal. Remember how St. Paul was using the first 2 chapters of Hosea in Romans chapters 8 and 9 in refering to man and animal walking together, totally purified, out of the judgments of God?
Hosea 2:18 is the remittance of the fear of man that came upon animals and the fear of animals that came upon man at the close of the receding of the waters of Noah's flood in Genesis chapter 9.
Covenants were always understood by the ancients to be an exchange of weaknesses for strengths, and that in taking on the weaknesses of another that you were forfeiting strengths in the legal sense in that now this person you were in Covenant with was now your Blood Brother. and your strength is theirs (and vice versa). Covenants were never about creating subordinates (wars were the means of producing subordinates and never covenants). But Covenants were the direct means of acknowledging, creating, and validating equality. The word for covenant there is "berith" in the Hebrew, so there's no question that it is a covenant. The fact that there is now a Covenant between man and animal in the blood of Jesus means that you can't dishonor an animal in their place as a brother without dishonoring the blood of Jesus. Failure to do all within one's power to stand up for the rights of animals is a direct desecration of the blood of Jesus.
All of these animals, since the fall, have been in an embryonic stage; in a fog, from which God intends to redeem them out of. These animals ARE destined to be our brothers and sisters, if I understand anything about Covenants and the fact that Hosea 2:18 says that man and animal are to be in Covenant together.
Seeing that St. Paul quoted from Hosea chapter 1, verse 10, and from Hosea chapter 2, verse 23 in Romans chapter 9, wouldn't it be a fair inference that St. Paul may have written Romans 8:19-23 based DIRECTLY off of Hosea 2:18, since Paul was already thinking about the book of Hosea in writing his epistle to the Romans? It is within the same few verses in Romans where we have a reference to the first 2 chapters of Hosea, where we see this passage in chapter 8, and it is within a few verses of Hosea 2:18 that Paul is quoting from in Romans, however you want to look at it! Hosea 2:18 is EXACTLY what Paul is refering to in Romans 8:19-23. There's no question about it! Again, the book of Romans would put the redemption of our bodies within the same timeframe that animals were experiencing a great deliverance at the unfolding manifestation of the Sons of God.
An important point about the fact that Covenants create both equality and unity; actual oneness, is that Hosea chapter 2 speaks of the Covenant BEFORE it speaks of the betrothal. So, when God's declaring His betrothal to us to the age(Heb: olam), then in order to honor our covenant with the animals, He's betrothing Himself to the animals too. As the chapter closes it says, that her who was not beloved will be called beloved. That's talking about the animals. Her who was not called My people shall be called, My people. This also is speaking of the animals. St. Paul used it regarding the Gentiles because the Gentiles were viewed as beasts; dogs; animals, and everything conceivably unclean and abominable by the religious Jews of first century Palestine. Paul was using it of the Gentiles because the Gentiles were being brought into the Covenant. But, this does not take away from the passage's primary meaning of refering to the animals. This is the gospel to EVERY creature spoken of in Mark 16:15, which most preachers have never heard of!
Paul was using Hosea 2:23 regarding the Gentiles in Romans chapter 9. In Romans chapter 8, verses 19-23, Paul used Hosea 2:18 to refer to the Gentiles who were a part of the creation around the early Jewish Christian Church that they would also experience the redemption of their bodies as the Jews who were first stewards of the promises would too. But, this allegory on the part of St. Paul does not take away from the literal meaning of this passage for our day, that as God's making a Covenant between us and the animals, and abolishing hunting by the Power of His Holy Spirit, in fulfillment of His promise in Isaiah 63:14 to give the beasts of the earth rest by the Spirit, in the same way that God leads His people, that the time for these animals to know rest from their exploiters is NOW.
That is quite a strong statement in light of the fact that the Bible from cover to cover says very plainly that man has utmost priority over angels, right?
Animal theology is an area of theology that has never yet been as fully developed among Christians as it should have been. This has been because of fears, prejudices, and the desire to continue exploiting animals for pleasure, profit, and convenience. But, animals are included in God's Covenant with Noah in Genesis 9:5-17. It is prophesied in Hosea 2:18 that God will affirm His New Covenant with animals. Animals are shown crying out to God in Joel 1:20 because of judgment that has struck the land and their prayer, in a time of national judgment, is heard and answered according to the 22nd verse of the following chapter. Animals are frequently omens of judgment throughout scripture in such passages as Ezekiel chapter 5, verse 17 and in chapter 14 verses 15 and 21, and in numerous other passages throughout the Bible. Animals are included in baring judgment when a society is under judgment according to Joel 1:18 and Ezekiel 14:21, as well as numerous other passages. Daniel chapter 2:37-38 plainly shows them to be citizens of the world's great empires. Jonah chapter 3 verses 7 through 10 shows that by decree of the King of Nineveh that animals were included in the extended fasting from both food and water that Nineveh did and that as a result, the judgment of God was prevented from coming on Nineveh. The little emphasized point, in this account, is the part that animals also had in fasting so that judgment would be avoided. Romans chapter 8 says that just as we groan for the redemption of our bodies as members of the New Covenant that the animals also groan for the redemption of their bodies. Ecclesiastes chapter 3:19-21 says that animals are equal with humans. Otherwise, how could they have atoned for man, for a season (until Jesus came, who's blood is superior in TOTALLY redeeming animal, man, and angel) in the Old Testament blood sacrifices. The fact that Hosea 2:18 says that God will include animals in His New Covenant and Romans 8 says that they are sub-heirs of the grace of life too, and we see a picture of their peaceful lives in the prophesies of Isaiah concerning the Messianic kingdom in Isaiah chapter 11, ought to prove that they have a right to a peaceful life here without fear of harm from mankind, don't you think?
St. John Chrysostom, in his homily on Matthew 22:1-14 tells us that "flesh meats and wine serve as materials for sensuality, and are a source of danger, sorrow, and disease".
St. Jerome said: "As to his argument that in God's Second Blessing permission was given to eat flesh - a permission not given in the first blessing - let him know that just as permission to put away a wife was, according to the words of the Savior, not given from the beginning, but was granted to the human race by Moses because of the hardness of our hearts, so also in like manner the eating of flesh was unknown until the Flood, but after the Flood, just as quails were given to the people when they murmured in the desert, so have sinews and the offensiveness of flesh been given to our teeth. The Apostle, writing to the Ephesians, teaches us that God had purposed that in the fulness of time he would restore all things, and would draw to their beginning, even to Christ Jesus, all things that are in heaven or that are on earth. Whence also, the Savior Himself, in the Apocalypse of John, says, "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end". From the beginning of human nature, we neither fed upon flesh nor did we put away our wives, nor were our foreskins taken away from us for a sign. We kept on in this course until we arrived at the Flood. But after the Flood together wih the giving of the Law, which no man could fulfil, the eating of flesh was brought in; and the putting away of wives was conceded to hardness of heart; and the knife of circumcision is brought into use; as if the hand of God had created in us more than is necessary. But, now that Christ has come in the end of time, and has turned back Omega to Alpha, and drawn back the end to the beginning, neither is it permitted to us to put away our wives, nor are we circumcised, nor do we eat flesh; hence the Apostolic saying, "It is a good thing not to drink wine, and not to eat flesh." For wine also, together with flesh, began to be used after the Flood."
The Earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof. O God, enlarge within us the sense of fellowship with all living things, our brothers the animals to whom thou has given the earth as their home in common with us. We remember with shame that in the past we have exercised the high dominion of man with ruthless cruelty, so that the voice of the earth, which should have gone up to Thee in song, has been a groan of travail. May we realize that they live, not for us alone, but for themselves and for Thee, and that they love the sweetness of life.
St. Jerome(373A.D - 420A.D.), like the Roman slave Androcles, is credited with taking a thorn from the paw of a lion who repaid him by becoming a vegetarian and serving the monastery until he joined St. Jerome in death. Some saints even anticipated the tactics of the modern Animal Liberation Front: St. Neot is credited with saving hares and stags from huntsmen, and the twelfth century Northumbrian, St. Godric of Finchdale, rescuing birds from snares. St. Aventine, who lived around 438A.D. in Gascony, rescued a stag from the hunters. St. Carileff(540A.D.) protected a bull that was being hunted by King Childebert, and both St. Hubert(646A.D. - 727A.D.) and the Roman general St. Eustace (died 118A.D.), saw visions of the crucifixion between the antlers of stags they were hunting; in the case of St. Hubert this led to his renunciation of the pleasures of the chase. St. Monacella(604A.D.) in Wales is said to have protected a hare from the hounds, as did St. Anselm(1033A.D. - 1109A.D.) and St. Isidore in Spain about a century later. In 1159A.D., a monk of Whitby, who was living in Eskdale, rescued a wild bear from the hunt. So outraged were the huntsmen at the disruption of their sport by this early hunt saboteur that they attacked and mortally wounded him. The remarkable St. Cuthbert, too, was fond of wild animals and seems to have felt a sense of unity with them. A seventh century Scottish shepherd boy, he was fifteen when he became a monk in Melrose Abbey. Later he became a hermit, living on Farne Island in a small cell. There he made friends with the birds, giving them his protection from the depradations of men, and, so the story goes, receiving food from them in return, as they shared their meals together." -end quote.
"That God's reign over His whole creation is the expression of His providential love is the natural conclusion for the psalmist, brought up in the tradition of covenantal grace. When the psalmist says that the young lion seeks his food from the hands of God (Ps. 104:21) and that the young raven cries to Him when hungry (Ps. 147:9), he gives expression to his belief that the whole creation is under the care of Almighty God. Providence is here not a detached, impersonal principle, but the expression of personal oversight over all God's creatures. It is He 'who gives food to all flesh,' says the psalmist (Ps. 136:25); 'He gives and they gather; He opens His hand and they are all well satisfied' (Ps. 104:27). In this His care for His creatures, He reveals Himself as the covenant-keeping God 'who keeps faith for ever'(Ps.146:6)....." -end quote.
It is good neither to drink wine nor to eat flesh, as both St. Paul and the Pythagoreans acknowledge, for this is rather characteristic to a beast, and the fumes arising from them(the flesh-pots) being dense, darken the soul.
How unworthy do you press the example of Christ as having came, eating and drinking unto the service of your lusts - He who pronounced not the full, but the hungry blessed; Who professed His work to be the completion of His Father's will, was wont to abstain - instructing them to labor for that food which lasts to eternal life, and enjoining in their common prayers petition, not for flesh but for bread only.
No streams of blood are among them(those who abstain), no dainty cookery, no heaviness of head. Nor are there horrible smells of flesh-meats among them, or disagreeable fumes from the kitchen...with their repast of fruits and vegetable fumes, even angels from heaven are delighted and pleased.
Pliny refered to Christianity as a contagious superstition, describing those under suspicion as abstaining from flesh-food.
So, what I am saying here, about God's love for animals isn't a new concept to theology, merely a neglected one, 'cause we've been afraid, as the people of God, of it's implications in our times!
It is the perfect will of God to establish a Covenant between mankind and the animal kingdoms in this generation, just before the coming of Jesus for the Church. Follow along as I take you through some more scripture on this and wrap this point up, with regard to the timing of this Hosea 2:18 Covenant.
I believe that it's time to set the record straight on what a proper New Testament attitude towards animals is! Follow with me as we consider more scripture along these lines and lay aside the traditions of men. It's time to get back to God's Word where this issue is concerned and let His thoughts that are higher than our thoughts transform our ways until they are conformed to His glorious ways (Isaiah 55:6-13; Philippians 3:21) because He is coming soon.
Here in Matthew 13:31-32 we have another reference to when the Word of God is starting to, forcefully, advance the Kingdom of God to the point where the roots of the Kingdom and the branches of the Kingdom age are upon us, the Kingdom of God (symbolized by the Mustard tree in this parable) would begin to provide nesting for birds! What else could this be, besides a reference to the New Covenant God's making between man and animals? This is a clear reference to it in the ministry of Jesus. A nest in a tree gives a bird shelter from calamity and the storms of life, and protection because they're lifted high above any evil on the ground. The Kingdom of God, according to Jesus, would reach a point, before His return, when animals would find shelter through the wisdom of the saints from all that harmed and harassed them in the past, including man's own sensual appetites.
God's New Covenant between man and animal is a living, vital reality in the heart of God and in my heart.
These animals ARE spiritual beings as attested by their cries to God in Joel 1:18-20, Psalm 104:21, Psalm 147:9 and in other places in the Bible. A cry to God necessitates a consciousness of God; a consciousness of God necessitates a spiritual dynamic within the individual in question and the reason for their cry is irrelevant, if it's clearly stated in God's Holy and Inspired Word that these animals do cry out to Him. That heart-cry to God has gotten promises from God made to them, and that is something that we can not loose sight of, regardless of whatever other scriptures we find difficult to totally harmonize with this perspective. I am not having any problems finding answers within the Scriptures that satisfy me along these lines, when it comes to so-called problem texts with relation to my convictions on this matter. God spoke by the mouth of His prophet to the animals in Joel 2:22 in answer to their cry in the previous chapter. That is something that can not be denied, and neither can this Covenant be denied any longer to these animals; between mankind and these animals, in the sacred blood of God.
In this age, the firstborn (human beings) of the grace of God's Son are called to contend for the promises of God's Word and to fast until every yoke is obliterated; till bow and sword of battle are shattered from the earth, and all lie down safely, given rest by the Holy Spirit (Hebrews chapters 3 and 4; Isaiah 58:5-6; Hosea 2:18; Isaiah 63:14).
Our Love must not be confined to an escatological event, but must be in deed and truth, according to 1John 3:18. Jesus has called us to be healers of all of creation, according to Mark 16:15-20. How animals relate to each other is in God's hands and the fulfilling of Isaiah 11:6-9 is a separate and distinct event from the animal liberation from human oppression spoken of in Hosea 2:18. If these animals are to be our Covenant brothers, according to Hosea 2:18, then should they be on our plates any longer? The life of the ages flowing from us to animals is what will bring about Isaiah 11:6-9, but Hosea 2:18 is written to the generation that would be betrothed to God in righteousness, justice, lovingkindness, mercy, and faithfulness (Hosea 2:19-20). Betrothal is not the actual wedding event, hence, this Hosea 2:18 promise isn't locked into the coming of the Lord, but is to be the outworking of that betrothal process in our lives, prior to that Day. Furthermore, the word mistranslated as "forever" in Hosea 2:19 is the word "olam", which according to Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible just simply means "age-lasting". So, this verse is telling us that before the actual wedding event of the Church and the Lord Jesus (as Christian theologians have frequently believed the coming of the Lord to His Church would be; as a wedding), this New Covenant will be extended in it's borders (Isaiah 54:2) to envelope the animal kingdoms in many of the fruits of the coming age; animals will know ever increasing freedom from exploitation and oppression as man and God walk more closely and intimately together, through Jesus Christ, by the power of His Holy Spirit. The generation that is to see the consummation of the wedding between the Church and Her Lord is the generation that will see animal oppression abolished; total animal liberation accomplished. This is not to be confused with Isaiah 11. This is a separate foreshadowing event, in which the Church will begin to place Her blessings on the animal kingdoms and the riches of the flow of age-lasting life from the church to the animal kingdoms will ultimately culminate in peace between the different animal species. Peace between man and animal will be achieved first, through the firstborn of the Covenant of Jesus Christ. And then, as the reign of the righteous begins in the millennium, then there will be peace between animals. Peace from the Holy Spirit will be ministered by the Church, by faith (in the scriptures that I'm drawing attention to here) to the animal kingdoms, in accordance with Isaiah 63:14. And then the Lord will come and a liberating reign will begin that will culminate in the regeneration of all things as the ages progress towards the abolishment of death.
Therefore, the Christian concept of the Lord's coming for the church being likened to a wedding, based on the allegory of Song of Solomon and other areas of Scripture is here shown to be after the world, or at the very least the church is vegan and fighting for the rights of these animals until hunting and other areas of animal exploitation are abolished. Because Hosea 2:16-20 says that it is still in the midst of the "betrothal" that the Covenant will be established between man and animal. Just as the salvation of the world is connected to the salvation of Israel in Scripture, according to Romans chapters 9 through 11, the consummation of the Covenant of marriage between the Church and their Lord isn't accomplished until the animals are in a Covenant of Blessings with mankind, or at the very least that segment of mankind that is firstborn heirs of the Covenant of Christ in God.
God loves them and according to Jesus, even attends the funeral of every bird (Matthew 10:29).
The Lord Jesus, the same night in which He was betrayed took bread and when He had prayed He broke it and said, "Take, eat, this is My Body which is broken for you." After the same manner also, when He had eaten, He took the cup and said, "This is My Blood of the New Covenant which is shed for the many for the remission of sins. Do this in Remembrance of Me". Heavenly Father, we partake of the broken Body and poured out Blood of the New Covenant. We judge ourselves before the throne of grace knowing that judgment, both ours and Yours, is Salvation. We end our communion at the table of demons, putting off the old man and putting on the New Man which is created in righteousness and true holiness. We partake of the finished work of the cross, knowing that all things are ours and that You'll never leave us nor forsake us, even to the end of the age. Father, we do not forget the least of these, our brethren that You have made known to us in these days are to be heirs of the grace of life also. They groan for the redemption of their bodies the same as we groan for the redemption of ours. So, holy God, we receive by faith the Covenant that it says here in Your Word in Hosea 2:18 that You are making between us and the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and with all the works of Your hands that creep. We pledge ourselves to break bow and sword from the earth and that by faith, All will lie down safely. We ask for the same Spirit of grace and supplication that You have reached out to us with and will yet reach out to multitudes more with until Your house is FILLED, we ask for this to come upon the animal kingdoms in accordance with Isaiah 63:14. We pledge ourselves afresh to being ambassadors of mercy and truth, the cradle of Your loving-kindness in the earth from now until the abolishment of death, in Jesus' name.


The Allegany Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Inc.(ACASA), just recently released their 2017 findings on tobacco use amongst 6th, 8th, 10th and 12th students in Allegany County. The Allegany County High School smoking rate of cigarettes is 8.2% compared to the statewide rate of 4.3%. The Allegany County High School vaping rate of e-cigarettes is 43.4% compared to the statewide rate of 20.6%. Both of the Allegany County rates should be alarming as they are much higher than the overall statewide average. There is some good news though, as the senior smoking rate of cigarettes has dropped for three consecutive surveys. Unfortunately, the rates of regular cigars, small cigars, cigarillos, and e-cigarettes have all gone up. In conclusion, youth are still becoming addicted to nicotine through the use of other tobacco products.
There are many reasons that can be causing this shift: price of a pack of cigarettes compared to other tobacco products, media campaigns that discuss only the dangers of cigarette smoking, cigarettes can only contain menthol as a flavor and other tobacco products can have flavors that appeal to youth. Lastly, youth may see other tobacco products as more cool and hip to use instead of cigarettes. So the question is "How do we lower the use of tobacco products among youth in Allegany County?" There are plenty of options that can be taken at the local level such as limiting the number of tobacco retailers, not allowing tobacco retailers near schools, playgrounds, parks, and ball fields where youth hang out.
Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties along with eight other counties in New York State and New York City have raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to twenty-one. This conversation is currently happening in Allegany County at the legislative level. Through the unanimous support of the Board of Health and the recommendation of the Heroin and Opioid Ad Hoc Committee, raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco is currently being discussed within the Human Services Committee.
Raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco has become popular because the majority of youth under the age of eighteen who use tobacco products gain access to these products through older peers who are eighteen or nineteen and still in high school. By making it more difficult for youth to get tobacco products, their rate of use drops. In 2005, Needham, Massachusetts became the first municipality to implement twenty-one as the age to purchase tobacco. Five years later their youth smoking rates dropped by almost half, and ten years later all of their tobacco retailers were still in business.
Lastly, why is youth tobacco use such an important topic? Smoking is still the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the world, killing over twenty-eight thousand New Yorkers each year. In Allegany County the leading causes of death are cancer and heart disease, which both can be caused by tobacco use. Secondly, the human brain does not stop developing until age twenty-five, and tobacco use is often the first exposure youth have to an addictive chemical. Once the brain has been turned on by the feelings of using an addictive chemical it is hard to stop, which leads to addiction, but also hard not to pursue stronger chemicals that cause a much stronger response in the brain.
For more information on raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco to twenty-one please visit http://tobacco21.org/. Please let your Allegany County legislators know how you feel about raising the age to purchase tobacco to twenty-one. Their contact information can be found at http://www.alleganyco.com/government/legislators/.


This replacement of an existing Edmonton dealership is located on the primary approach to Edmonton at the Ellerslie junction. It is strategically located in a car dealership power centre consisting of 5 new dealerships. The building has full services for Nissan customers. The 2 storey building is simply articulated with wrap around glazing at the focal point of the showroom. The cladding is silver metal panels with Nissan red colour trim. The result is a sleek contemporary image that is a stylish backdrop to the cars on display.


text:
Review: 'Frozen' is a classic Disney musical told on a grand and beautiful scale
by: Drew McWeeny November 18, 2013
Let's be frank: "Little Shop Of Horrors" is the best thing to ever happen to the Disney company, and they had absolutely nothing to do with it on stage or on film.
Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's stage production was a grimy, crazy, bloody little rock musical that featured the end of the world, a sadistic abusive dentist, murder, and a man-eating plant, and it was a huge off-Broadway hit. During the five years it ran, Disney went through the roughest years for their animation division ever. "The Fox and the Hound" opened the decade with a swing and a miss, and in 1985, "The Black Cauldron" came very close to closing the doors for good.
No matter what small charms they possessed, both "The Great Mouse Detective" and "Oliver & Company" represent a company that is floundering, unsure what to do or how to do it. There were some amazingly talented people working on those films, both holdovers from the actual era of Walt Disney himself and young artists who would later reshape the industry, but they weren't making movies that really showcased all that talent. They were making films that felt like they were on auto-pilot, playing to a model that no longer worked.
Menken and Ashman's work ended up in front of someone at Disney, though, because while they were making "Oliver & Company," they hired Ashman to co-write a song called "Once Upon A Time In New York City." The studio was starting to explore the idea of making a full-blown musical, and there were several songs in the film performed by the characters. The experience with Ashman was a good one, and he ended up having a conversation with the studio about a project they'd been developing for a while based on a Hans Christian Andersen story, "The Little Mermaid."
I was a theater manager when "The Little Mermaid" came out, and I'd been working in a theater when "Oliver and Company" opened, and the difference in the way audiences responded to the two films was night and day. The Ashman/Menken songs were written as real Broadway songs, big and character-driven and essential to the film, and I saw the same people coming back to see the film over and over during the run, memorizing it. "Little Shop" led to "Little Mermaid," and without that progression, there would not have been "Beauty and the Beast."
In 1991, when "Beauty And The Beast" opened, it had an exclusive run before it went wide at the newly-refurbished El Capitan Theater in Hollywood. Tickets were steeply priced and every single show was sold out. There was a feeling in the room before those screenings that was like being at a live Broadway show, a sort of electric anticipation, and each and every one of those screenings was an event. People applauded after every musical number. The ending of the film got a standing ovation. It was remarkable to witness, and a sign that Disney had reinvented themselves completely, with music serving as an essential part of the equation.
Confidently written and positively spilling over with charm, "Frozen," co-directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, belongs on a shelf right there next to "Beauty" and "Mermaid" and "The Lion King" as one of the most effective expressions of the Disney ideal as possible. For some reason, though, if you were to look at the marketing for the film, it would be hard to figure out exactly what film it is, something that seems like a strange disconnect based on just how good the movie is. Jennifer Lee's script, based loosely on the Hans Christian Andersen story "The Snow Queen," is both a cleanly-told classical fairy tale and a canny bit of gender revisionism, and it positively crushes as a musical. And just as "The Little Mermaid" was pushed over the top from well-done to Disney's reinvention was the music by Ashman and Menken, fresh off their Broadway success, the secret weapon of "Frozen" is the dynamic song score by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez.
"Frozen" tells the story of Anna (Kristen Bell) and Elsa (Idina Menzel), sisters and heirs to a kingdom. Unfortunately, Elsa is born with a power, an ability to create snow and ice, and when the girls are very young, there is an accident that leads their parents to separate the sisters for what they consider their own good. Their fear turns Elsa into a recluse, and it leaves Anna longing for the connection they had as children. Right away, there's a number called "Do You Want To Build A Snowman?" that sets a tone for the film that is very tricky, but that they pull off with grace. There is a wise-ass sense of humor here, but expressed in subtle ways, and yet this is also carefully calibrated big Broadway writing. It is very moving, very emotional, and they punctuate most of the laughs with twists that make the characters count.
Kristen Bell gives one of the year's very best performances in a live-action or animated film as Anna, with a level of commitment that is dazzling. She attacks her songs, but what makes Anna live and breathe is the way she plays this big broad part with a very human vulnerability. Anna is hurt by the loss of her sister, and everything she does in the first half of the film is her trying to find some way around that hurt. When she turns her pain into strength in the film's second half, though, she transcends the Disney princess label to become a new kind of character for the studio. Her arc in the film permanently fractures one of the most basic fairy tale tropes of all, and in doing so, sends a tremendous message for viewers of any gender or age.
Idina Menzel's big number in the film, "Let It Go," is an urgent power-ballad that details her struggle to be true to herself while also wrestling with her fears, and she demolishes it. Likewise, Josh Gad has a stand-out number called "In Summer," which introduces his character, Olaf the lovable snowman. His might be the only entrance that equals Danny McBride's in "This Is The End" this year, and the song is laugh lout loud funny. Both Menzel and Gad also do excellent character work, and they use Olaf just enough without overplaying things. He's front and center in all of the trailers, but it's not his film.
The film's very canny in the way it handles the dynamics between Anna and Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) and Hans (Santino Fontana). She's been sheltered her whole life, and when she meets Prince Hans, she is swept off her feet. Kristoff, on the other hand, is an ice merchant she meets when she goes after Elsa, determined to help her after the Disney princess version of the prom scene from "Carrie." There's a very direct emotional throughline to the film, and one of its strongest qualities is that amazing energy that informs every scene. This was not an easy film for Disney to make. They've been trying since the '40s, and the original fairy tale was not easy to figure out as a film. I remember first hearing about "The Snow Queen" from friends at Disney in '96 or '97, and at that point, Glen Keane was attached to direct. They have gone through several filmmaking teams since then, and Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck ended up being an inspired final combination. Buck was a co-director on "Tarzan" and "Surf's Up," and even when those films are at their most routine, there's an approach that feels like it is grounded in real emotion instead of just a cheap laugh. I know that's what all of these films aim for, but "Frozen" is a case of strong creative alchemy, where everything works together just right, in ways they probably couldn't have imagined. It is a beautiful film, a well-designed and richly-rendered fairy tale reality, and character design comes together particularly well. I recently saw an animated film from an indie studio — I won't say which — where the entire enterprise was hindered by poor character design. It was so visually unappealing that I couldn't see past it. It is a genuine pleasure to watch something as lush as this, and the character work on a visual level is just impeccable.
I rate this film so highly because of what a crossroads it represents and what a tremendous celebration it is of Disney's storytelling heritage while also pushing their identity forward in some way. When you see "Frozen" theatrically, there is a short film in front of it called "Get A Horse," and I'll just say this: it is the perfect companion piece. When it begins, it feels like a recently discovered Mickey Mouse cartoon, and it does feature Walt himself doing the voice. It's a brand-new short, though, and enormously entertaining. Filmmaker Lauren MacMullen perfectly nails the look and feel of the early days of the Disney studio, and it is the first time I have ever laughed out loud at Mickey Mouse. It's an inventive and technically precise short, and it also celebrates and deconstructs Disney's animated history in a very fun way.
Throw in "Saving Mr. Banks," and it seems certain that the long creative history of the studio is on Disney's mind these days. With the enormously entertaining "Frozen," they honor that legacy completely.
Topics: #Frozen, #ReviewTags: Chris Buck, Disney Animation Studios, FROZEN, Get a Horse, IDINA MENZEL, jennifer lee, JOSH GAD, kristen bell, Kristin AndersenLopez, Mickey Mouse, Review, ROBERT LOPEZ


text:
Thaçi est un nom de famille albanais porté notamment par :

 Hashim Thaçi (né en 1968), homme politique kosovar, président de la République du Kosovo depuis 2016 ;
 Menduh Thaçi (né en 1965), homme politique albanais.

Homonymie de patronyme albanais