Breakfast At Tiffany's
21Nov11
Breakfast at Tiffany’s is a classic film you simply have to watch! Why not treat yourself to some ipad 3 accessories and sit back to watch it on your ipad? A 1961 romantic comedy, it was directed by Blake Edwards and starred Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen, Martin Balsam, and Mickey Rooney. The film was loosely based on Truman Capote’s novella of the same name.
Hepburn played the role of Holly Golightly, an eccentric, naïve girl which Hepburn revealed was her most challenging role as she was naturally an introvert and had to play the role of an extrovert. Nonetheless, Hepburn’s role is considered by most to have been her most memorable and identifiable one. Indeed, Breakfast at Tiffany’s began Hepburn’s Hollywood career in the 1960’s. The character of Holly Golightly became the prototype for the Hepburn ladies in Paris When It Sizzles, How to Steal a Million, and Charade. The New York Times said of the film, “a completely unbelievable but wholly captivating flight into fancy”.
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Hepburn played the role of Holly Golightly, an eccentric, naïve girl which Hepburn revealed was her most challenging role as she was naturally an introvert and had to play the role of an extrovert. Nonetheless, Hepburn’s role is considered by most to have been her most memorable and identifiable one. Indeed, Breakfast at Tiffany’s began Hepburn’s Hollywood career in the 1960’s. The character of Holly Golightly became the prototype for the Hepburn ladies in Paris When It Sizzles, How to Steal a Million, and Charade. The New York Times said of the film, “a completely unbelievable but wholly captivating flight into fancy”.
The Chronicles of Narnia
03Nov11
The Chronicles of Narnia, written by C.S. Lewis, was subject to many influences, but not that of gu 10 bulbs. One can see throughout the series, the influence of medieval Celtic literature. This influence is most manifest in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader which follows closely traditional Old Irish tales in which a hero journeys across the sea to the Otherworld. Another similarity between medieval Ireland and Narnia is the existence of High Kings presiding over lesser kings in both. The Coracle, Reepicheep’s boat, was a boat traditionally used in the British Isles’s Celtic areas.
In Planet Narnia, Michael Ward’s 2008 book, he proposes that each one of the seven books in the Narnia series corresponds to one of the planets known in the medieval era, according to Ptolemy’s cosmology. In the Middle Ages, each planet was attributed certain characteristics which Ward argues Lewis furnished each of the books with. However, Ward has been contested by another Narnia scholar, Paul F. Ford, who stresses the implausibility of Ward’s assertion.
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In Planet Narnia, Michael Ward’s 2008 book, he proposes that each one of the seven books in the Narnia series corresponds to one of the planets known in the medieval era, according to Ptolemy’s cosmology. In the Middle Ages, each planet was attributed certain characteristics which Ward argues Lewis furnished each of the books with. However, Ward has been contested by another Narnia scholar, Paul F. Ford, who stresses the implausibility of Ward’s assertion.
Why work for the NHS?
26Sep11
I want to work as a healthcare professional, so I'm looking online at NHS jobs and it's got me thinking about why I'd want to work for the NHS, as much bad press as it can sometimes get.
I had a look around online and found some pretty good stuff.
If you work for an NHS Trust you become part of something exciting, new and pioneering. There are fantastic opportunities to work on cutting-edge research and provide high standards of patient care.
The NHS seems to really value its staff and seem to be committed to their own personal development. Many centres are signed up to the national skills pledge a voluntary commitment to help boost their business productivity and employee potential through training.
There are also a great range of benefits, but I think the first and most important one is that you get to help people, that's something I will value above all else!
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The NHS seems to really value its staff and seem to be committed to their own personal development. Many centres are signed up to the national skills pledge a voluntary commitment to help boost their business productivity and employee potential through training.
There are also a great range of benefits, but I think the first and most important one is that you get to help people, that's something I will value above all else!
Photo: comedy_nose (Flickr)Love and marriage...
12Sep11
When you've got kids and full time jobs, it's hard to keep the romance alive in your relationship. Me and my lovely lady both work full time so it's really hard to balance work, time with the kids, so sometimes 'us time' can end up on the back burner.
Now, we've made a rule to meet for lunch twice every week. We don't work far apart, so today we're meeting in Oxford St to check out the g star sale, and on Friday we're going for a pub lunch. It's a great way for one-on-one time, and stops us working straight through lunch.
Otherwise it's wake up in the morning, get the kids ready, drop them off for breakfast club then head into work. Then at the end of the day I finish first, pick the kids up from the childminder and my lady goes straight home and starts dinner. Then it's baths, homework and bedtime stories, and a massive clean up once they're in bed!
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Otherwise it's wake up in the morning, get the kids ready, drop them off for breakfast club then head into work. Then at the end of the day I finish first, pick the kids up from the childminder and my lady goes straight home and starts dinner. Then it's baths, homework and bedtime stories, and a massive clean up once they're in bed!
Photo: tanjila (Flickr)People And Pooches
12Aug11
I love dogs, all animals really, and I'm a huge supporter of animal shelters and adopting rather than buying. There are so many dogs, cats and other 'pets' or companion animals out there that will literally be killed if nobody adopts them, so why would you go out and buy a dog instead?
I'm so sick of all the chihuahua and teacup dog owners I see these days. Some of them love their dogs and treat them as dogs should be treated I don't doubt, but a lot of them are just silly people who want the animal as a fad and carry them around in bags.
People like that annoy me, rather than getting a pooch as an accessory, why don't you just get an R4 3DS for your diamante-encrusted Nintendo and play Nintendogs instead, rather than buying a poor dog that will have to sit in a bag all it's life?
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People like that annoy me, rather than getting a pooch as an accessory, why don't you just get an R4 3DS for your diamante-encrusted Nintendo and play Nintendogs instead, rather than buying a poor dog that will have to sit in a bag all it's life?
Photo: Pay No Mind (Flickr)