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Couple who feared wedding photos due to their weight set to marry after losing nine stone together since Christmas

An insurance worker from Wales who once feared he would not allow photographs at his wedding due to his weight is now set to marry his boyfriend with confidence after they lost nine stone together since Christmas last year.

Nicky Everton, 34, from Barry, in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, had always struggled with his weight, but by December 2021 weighed 19st, at 5ft 11in tall, and was wearing a size 40-inch waist.

Nicky said he felt miserable and avoided eating out with his partner of 14 years, Adam Spear, 37, who was himself 20st at 5ft 11 inches.

The turning point came when Nicky was tagged on social media in his work team’s Christmas drinks photos and he was horrified at how big he had become.

Nicky vowed to change but struggled to ditch the pounds in the New Year until Adam pushed his partner to join him at the weight loss organisation Slimming World.

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Adam Spear – before and after weight loss (Collect/PA Real Life)

Now the couple have lost a staggering nine stone together and are set to get married next year.

“I don’t think I would have got married at the size I was or there would have been no photos at my wedding,” said Nicky.

“It was horrible seeing myself in that Christmas photo. When I looked in the mirror I never saw that person.”

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Nicky at Christmas drinks where he realised he wanted to lose some weight (Collect/PA Real Life)

Struggling with his weight since he was a child, Nicky had always tried various diets but nothing ever stuck and his confidence sank to a new low.

“My weight yo-yoed through the years, and I just sort of lost my confidence,” he said.

“I stopped looking at myself I guess; I would just sort of glance at the mirror and I wouldn’t really pay attention.

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Nicky after getting engaged to Adam (Collect/PA Real Life)

“I weighed 19 stone, was wearing a 40 inch waist and extra large tops – but they were getting tight.”

In December 2021, as he flicked through festive snaps from a work Christmas party, Nicky was horrified by the person looking back at him – unable to comprehend how big he had become.

“I would always make excuses and wouldn’t go on nights out,” Nicky said.

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Nicky and Adam with Lou Taylor their Slimming World consultant (Collect/PA Real Life)

“But this time I said yes and I got tagged in photos. I was horrified.

“I actually saw myself properly and I couldn’t believe I had got to that weight.”

Despite Nicky’s vow to ditch the pounds, his weight stagnated, forcing Adam to intervene and change the couple’s foody habits for good – joining Slimming World in January 2022 at Buttrills Community Centre in Barry.

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Nicky after losing weight with Lou Taylor his Slimming World consultant (Collect/PA Real Life)

“Even though I’d seen those photos of myself over Christmas, I was like, ‘Oh well, I’ll deal with it after Christmas now’,” said Nicky.

“But it was actually Adam who pushed me to go, as he could see how much it was affecting me.

“He suggested joining Slimming World, but I was a bit reluctant to go. I thought I would try and lose weight myself.

“When Adam said he was going anyway it made me realise I didn’t want him to start without me – so it really motivated me to join.”

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Nicky after losing weight (Collect/PA Real Life)

Switching their carb-heavy evening meals and ditching the sweet treats for healthy alternatives, Nicky soon felt healthier than ever – losing an astounding five stone.

“It felt great to be in a room with everyone who was also struggling with their weight,” said Nicky.

“I hit target in October this year, it felt amazing. It felt so far away at the time, but since losing the weight my confidence has really grown.

“Adam and I go out to eat more and we do a lot more together now because of it.

“I now weigh 14 stone and wear a 34 inch waist and size medium. I’m back in clothes I wore when I was 21 years old.

“Adam has lost four stone two pounds altogether, and is now 15 stone 12 pounds.”

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Slimming World awards (Collect/PA Real Life)

In September this year Nicky was overjoyed when Adam proposed.

“We had a health scare in the summer,” explained Nicky.

“Adam had a lump in his mouth and the doctors were concerned it was cancer. Luckily it was benign, but I think it made us rethink everything.

“We’d been together so long and coupled with losing weight and the health scare it definitely made him think more about our future.”

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Nicky’s engagement ring (Collect/PA Real Life)

Adam popped the question in “simply the best” way, according to Nicky.

“I’m a big Tina Turner fan,” said Nicky.

“So we went up to London to watch the musical, Tina. We stayed in this really fancy hotel and he proposed in the room.

Nicky Everton
Nicky after losing weight (Collect/PA Real Life)

“We’re hoping to get married in September 2023 on our 15th anniversary.

“Losing weight together has really bonded us. I’m so glad Adam made me go to Slimming World.”

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The couple after their weight loss (Collect/PA Real Life)

Also, four stone lighter himself, Adam does not regret pushing his partner into Slimming World.

Adam said: “We’ve always been very open and honest.

“I approached Slimming World with Nicky and I could tell he was quite nervous about going. I had to really encourage him.

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The couple after their weight loss (Collect/PA Real Life)

“When I said I’m going to go by myself, I think that was what finally spurred him into action because he’d feel like he was like missing something.

“I was exactly 20 stone. It was really the lockdown that caused my weight gain, we were at home so much and sometimes the only bit of excitement would be food based.

“I’ve lost four stone so far and now weigh 15 stone 12 pounds. I think doing Slimming world together has really bonded us.”

Now, Adam cannot wait to marry Nicky.

“During the cancer scare it did focus my mind on the future. We’ve been together 14 years now and I just thought it was time.

“It did change our relationship for the better.”

With festive temptations, Adam and Nicky say they will “take it a little easier” with their slimming plans over Christmas – but they are determined to keep the weight down.

“We are going to take it a little easier over Christmas,” said Adam.

“There’s so many things to celebrate this year, but Slimming World is going to be something that we were going to do for the rest of our lives now.”

– Nicky’s diet before
Breakfast: Belvita biscuits
Lunch: Meal deal – sandwich, crisps, Innocent smoothie
Dinner: Pizza/pasta dish
Evening snack: Bag of Maltesers

– Nicky’s diet now
Breakfast: Overnight oats, cherries, raspberries
Lunch: Slimming World all day breakfast lunch pot
Dinner: Lasagne and home-made chips
Snacks: Fruit, marshmallow bar


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Paul Mescal was 'petrified' joining Phoebe Bridgers onstage at Coachella

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Paul Mescal was "petrified" joining his partner Phoebe Bridgers onstage during the Coachella festival in April.

The singer surprised the crowd when she brought the Normal People actor, who she has been dating since mid-2020, on stage in California to dance and sing along to her finale track, I Know the End.

Reflecting on the moment in an interview with GQ Hype, Paul admitted he was "f**king petrified" seeing thousands of people staring back at him.

"It was awful. I don't think I've ever been more nervous to do something," he shared.

The Aftersun actor splits his time between Phoebe's home in Los Angeles and his native Ireland, and when he's got some time off, he joins her and her band on tour.

"We've seen the whole of America in a tour bus with our dog," he revealed. "I've got to spend more time not just with her but with like, my family and friends outside of Covid, when it relaxed its grip over itself. That's the truth - it's just been a really f**king amazing time."

Paul initially struggled with how much he felt comfortable sharing about his celebrity relationship but he's now found a good balance.

"I feel like I've struck a happy medium with like, having a public relationship be private, on my terms. And that's satisfying because it just means you're not travelling around under the cover of night, trying to hide your movements from the world," the 26-year-old noted. "Nor will I ever truly go into depth with anybody about what that relationship means to me or what the inner life of that relationship is."

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NORWALK >>Two men found shot to death in a home Tuesday night have been identified as a father and son by authorities.

Ed Winter, spokesman for the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner, said Walter Vicente, 49, and Andrew Vicente, 24, were pronounced dead at 9:16 p.m. Tuesday by paramedics.

Sheriff’s officials said deputies responded to a call about shots fired in the 12300 block of Gettysburg Drive about 9 p.m. and found the men.

Lt. Dave Coleman of the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau said no suspect have been identified and no weapon was recovered. The motive is still unknown.

This was the fourth shooting in Norwalk in the past five days. It’s not known if any of the incidents are related.

Four people were injured, one critically, in a possibly gang-related shooting at Hermosillo Park on Monday evening. Five suspects were sought, according to officials.

A 23-year-old Bellflower man was killed and another man wounded Saturday night in a shooting at Gerdes Park.

And a man was fatally shot Friday afternoon at a home in the 1200 block of Nava Street. Coroner’s officials identified the man as Paul Joseph Rivera, 23, of Norwalk.

Lt. Holly Francisco of the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau said the Nava Street shooting appears to be an accident at this point. Francisco said the man, who was a guest at the residence, shot himself in the upper torso but there’s no information he intended to kill himself.

Craig Harvey, chief of investigations and operations for the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner, said the man reportedly took rounds out of a gun, pointed the weapon at himself and pulled the trigger twice. The gun went off when the man pulled the trigger again, he added,

The gun wasn’t recovered. Francisco believes someone got scared and took the gun.

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Red Hulk Trade Post: Scorched Earth & Planet Red Hulk

Red Hulk: Scorched Earth (Marvel)
Written by Jeff Parker, drawn by Gabriel Hardman, Ed McGuinness, Mark Robinson & Ben Oliver
Collects Red Hulk #25-30

My unexpected love affair with the Hulk continues on through these two volumes of Red Hulk written by Jeff Parker. Like with most of my reading of this series since a few years ago when Jeph Loeb took over, I’ve been getting these trades here and there when I can find them either on Sequential Swap  or cheap on Amazon. So, while I haven’t actually read War or Fall of the Hulks, I am reading these two books that take place after those other stories.

The basic idea is that, after running around causing all kinds of trouble throughout Loeb’s run, Red Hulk (who was finally revealed to be General Thunderbolt Ross, something I’d known from working at Wizard a year before the book even launched) got captured and started working with Steve Rogers and some of the other Avengers to show he’s not such a bad guy. What this series winds up doing, in addition to explaining away or building upon some of Loeb’s wilder ideas (punching the Watcher), is making the Red Hulk more of a character instead of the trademark force of nature status Hulks tend to wind up with.

The Scorched Earth of the title refers to a contingency plan by MODOK and the Intelligentsia (the bad guys of Fall of the Hulks) to destroy the world in various ways. Red Hulk gets recruited by Steve and Iron Man to help put a stop to them because, basically, he’s responsible. These adventures bring him into conflict with giant monsters and techno zombies, but also into battles with Iron Man, Thor and Namor. The beauty of a Jeff Parker comic like this comes from the balance between awesome battle scenes (which it has in spades) and more personal moments. There’s something sad about watching the strangely honorable Ross hanging out in a base inhabited by only Life Model Decoys so he can’t hurt anyone. There’s also a few back-up stories, one involving Rick Jones (aka A-Bomb) on Monster Island that eventually leads into the main story and Uatu the Watcher going bug nutty and telling another Watcher about how this thing called Omegex is going to kill all life on Earth, but that’s a matter for the next book.

The collection also contains Red Hulk #30 which is about as bonkers as it gets with Red and Green Hulk teaming up both together and in the same body going up against the Impossible Man, Xemnu The Titan, Woodgod, Kluh and a bunch of monsters that look like Jack Kirby creations. It’s a fun romp and it’s all drawn by Ed McGuinness doing what he absolutely does best.

Red Hulk: Planet Red Hulk (Marvel)
Written by Jeff Parker, drawn by Gabriel Hardman, Carlo Pagulayan & Pat Zircher
Collects Red Hulk #30.1-36

While Scorched Earth set up a status quo and did a little clean up with previous stories, this collection of shorter stories did a little of that, revisited even older stories and blazed even newer trails. This is the kind of thing that can be tricky/bad for me as a reader, but Parker’s a very skilled writer and walks that balance between familiar and new very well.

With the looming threat of Omegex, Red Hulk takes on a few other threats. First up, a soldier who used to work with Ross and idolized him is after Red Hulk because he thinks the Crimson Crusher killed Ross and wants revenge. He’s got a new team of Hulkbusters and planted micro mines in Rulk’s brain that will go off when he transforms back into Ross. That’s just such a great superhero comic dichotomy going on there paired up with a flip of the norm established in the previous arc that I can’t help but love the development.

There’s also a growing group of baddies lead by someone called Zero/One that would take quite a while to explain, as would her team. Needless to say, they’re from earlier issues and wind up being both scary and threatening. Seeing how their mission winds up mirroring the new Hulkbusters is another interesting balance.

From there, Rulk gets his own Planet Hulk experience and it’s cool seeing Carlo Pagulayan returning to some of the ideas he and Greg Pak tackled the first time around. Just when I was getting a little bored with this, it’s revealed why Ross has this experience and I was back on board. The book ends with Rulk taking on Zzzax and also taking on the new MODOK who appeared in the previous book in a pretty fantastically gross and awesome way.

What I enjoy about Parker’s characterization of Rulk is that he’s both deviously conniving, but also has a moral code. There’s a dual nature there and it’s interesting to see how this character reacts to certain experiences and how they differ from Banner/Hulk’s responses. I wonder if the stories would be as interesting for someone who has not read those other stories, but I would guess they still would be because Parker’s a solid, creative writer who always keeps me interested in what’s happening next and why.

Hulk Trade Post: Red Hulk, Hulk Vs. X-Force & Fall Of The Hulks Prelude

Hulk: Red Hulk (Marvel)
Written by Jeph Loeb, drawn by Ed McGuinness
Collects Hulk #1-6, a story from Wolverine #50

Last week, I talked a bit about my history with the Hulk moving from Planet Hulk into World War Hulk. I loved the former, didn’t feel quite the same way about the latter and wasn’t thrilled about Jeph Loeb taking over the book. He’s a writer that doesn’t always hit with me, but I also wanted to read Greg Pak’s take on what happened after Hulk attacked Earth and it’s heroes. Instead he moved over to Incredible Hercules and Skaar, eventually coming back to the pages of Hulk and Incredible. I was also working at Wizard when this book came out and we were told pretty early on who the Red Hulk really was, so the mystery elements wasn’t there for me.

However, reading these books again with far less of an emotional connection to the comics, I really enjoyed these books. I think the key to really enjoying a Loeb comic book is to not be heavily invested in the continuity of the character he’s writing. He tends to bring on all the bad guys, throw them against the hero and we all get to enjoy the fireworks which are ALWAYS drawn by the best artists in the business. If you’re too steeped in continuity you’re thinking annoying little things like “Hey, Catwoman couldn’t be here, she’s stealing a cat statue in Egypt” or “Wait, which version of Clayface is that?” Nonsense like that that can stick in some of our craws when reading comics.

Since I know next to nothing about Hulk or his rogues, I could just sit back and enjoy this book which kills off a big deal villain right away, sorry Abomination. Here’s a quick list of the other awesome things that happen in this comic: She-Hulk punches a human bear, Red Hulk hits Iron Man with a plane, Red Hulk punches the Watcher, the Hulks fight, Red Hulk beats Thor then jumps form the moon to Earth and the Hulks fight again. All of these things might sound kind of goofy and some of them are, but that’s part of the fun of reading comic books. A green woman can punch a bear-person and it’s not that big of a deal. With Ed McGuinness drawing these things, they look all the better.

Hulk Vs. X-Force (Marvel)
Written by Jeph Loeb, drawn by Ian Churchill & Whilce Portacio
Collects Hulk #14-18

I forgot to mention above that I actually paid for these first two trades, which is something of a rarity. The books I reviewed last week and the one following this I got via Swap, but I found these two on Amazon for $8 a piece and couldn’t resist. For whatever reason the two books between these ones were not as cheap, so I skipped them in hopes that I’d get them somewhere down the road. I don’t think it mattered too much because this collection continues the blockbuster action movie style that Loeb put into the first one.

This time around, X-Force member Domino happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and discovers Red Hulk’s true identity. As this is very important to him, Rulk decides to put together his own color-coded team consisting of Elektra, Deadpool, Punisher, Thundra and Crimson Dynamo to kill Domino. This doesn’t sit well with either Dom or her teammates in X-Force, so lots of fighting and double crossing ensues. Oh, there’s also a Red She-Hulk that pops up to make matters a bit more confusing.

Like I said, the story is fun and well told, but the art bugged me a bit. There’s nothing wrong with it in and of itself, but I am actually a huge fan of Ian Churchill’s and seeing him try to fit in more with the McGuinness style kind of bums me out. If this was just some other artist, I’d have no problem with the mix of McGuinness bulk and Darwyn Cooke faces, but every panel I looked at made me wish he was doing that crazy detail I know and love.

There’s also an issue in here that (I believe) plays off of a previous Hulk story I haven’t read, but have heard about where Doc Sampson goes into Banner’s head and tries to straighten things out as well as an issue of X-Factor where Samson analyzes those team members. This time, though, it’s Doc who’s being analyzed and we find out why he’s been so crazy lately. This issue is drawn by Portacio who seemed to have a lot of fun with it. Good stuff.

Hulk: Fall Of The Hulks Prelude (Marvel)
Written by Jeph Loeb, Greg Pak, Jeff Parker & Fred Van Lente, drawn by Ed McGuinness, Ron Garney, Mitch Breitweiser, Takeshi Miyazawa, Frank Cho, Dan Panosian, Peter Vale, Gabriel Guzman, Michael Ryan, Ariel Olivetti & Ian Churchill
Collects Hulk #2, 9 & 16, Skaar #1, Hulk: Raging Thunder, Amazing Fantasy #15, Planet Skaar Prologue, All New Savage She-Hulk #4 & Incredible Hulk #600-601

Hodge podge trades like this can be a bit of a mixed bag. On one hand, if you’re only reading one Hulk title they can be a good way of catching you up as to what’s going on. On the other hand, if you’ve read and collected a few different trades you can get a little burned by the contents. I’m still on the fence about how I feel about this one. I’ve already got Hulk #2 and 16, Amazing Fantasy #15 and Incredible #601 collected in other trades, so there’s not much value there.

At the same time, I don’t have the other issues and this is as good a place for them as any, though I do prefer having all my comics collected in a little better order. Also, if I read and like something like All New Savage She-Hulk #4 and want to get that trade, this trade served one purpose but because that much more unnecessary. It’s a real double edged sword, you guys.

At the end of the day, Hulk did something I wasn’t sure could happen anymore, it surprised me with how much I liked it. Being around comics as much and as long as I have gives me a pretty good radar for what I will like and what I won’t. I’ll try things I don’t think I’ll like just to give them a shot, but usually I’m pretty right on. I’m glad I liked this book and had so much fun with it. Now I’ve got to find out when they revealed Rulk’s true identity and how the went about explaining the roughly one million times those two characters were in the same room together. I’m guessing LMDs. It’s always LMDs…


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Halloween Scene: Best Worst Movie (2009)

Wow, you guys. I’ve been hearing about Best Worst Movie for a while now. It’s a documentary that catches up with the cast and crew behind Troll 2, which I have seen and, while it is bad and nonsensical, is not the worst movie I have ever seen. Anyway, I’ve heard things here and there about this doc, about how it catches up with everyone and shows them the huge fan following this movie has accrued over the years. With that little bit of knowledge, I kind of assumed it would be a kind of uplifting thing, along the lines of “Hey, we made this thing that seems bad but people have really embraced.” And that’s part of it, but there’s even more. Very honestly, this movie is an emotional roller coaster in the same vein as the amazing King Of Kong.

So, the description I had in mind is pretty correct for maybe half of the movie. Then it gets into the realness of the situation. As a fan of bad movies, I understand that mentality. We like laughing earnestly made things that turned out pretty crappy. It’s the same thing as my current favorite podcast How Did This Get Made? But, there’s a dark side to that, of course. Most directors, actors and crew members don’t go into a movie saying “Let’s make something laughably silly.” They go in wanting to make something good or to create something that will be a stepping stone to something bigger and better. Being in a movie like Troll 2 might get you a line at a Horror Hound convention in Cincinnati, but it’s the kiss of death if you’re looking to move on to something bigger and better (unless of course you’re George Clooney or Jennifer Aniston).

That other side of the coin gets its own spotlight in the doc and it honestly made my stomach hurt. And I’m not even referring to the people who still hang on to the possibility of acting (the mom) or the ones looking back at their careers thinking they could have done more (Grandpa Seth), though their scenes made me sad for another reason I’ll get to in a minute. The director of Troll 2, Claudio Fragasso has zero sense of humor when it comes to his work. This man talks very deeply about the sharing of human emotion and, at the end of the movie, very awkwardly interrupts a screening where the actors are joking around about not being able to understand him and not understanding the script. This man was clearly passionate about the project and (maybe) liked the finished project. He does not have a sense of humor about any of this. I feel bad for him.

Back to the mom and Grandpa Seth, oh man, I felt so bad for them too. Grandpa Seth sits on his easy chair surrounded by Hoarders-level stacks of books or magazines or something and explains that he would have liked to act more, but didn’t want to move to LA. He then goes on about how he wished his career had been different, but it’s all topped by the very end of the movie where they’re catching everyone up on these folks and all it says is that he’s retired and likes Family Guy. What? Really?! That’s a life? Ugh. Meanwhile the mom from the movie has one scene where she talks about getting back into acting, presumably after her elderly mother passes away (it’s not directly said, but that’s how I took it) and saying that she just wants to run away to a completely different places with different neighbors who don’t make the kind of high pitches sounds that would make Lloyd and Harry would get annoyed at. These two got to me because they either are still holding on to or held on too long to the dream of being an actor. These are the kinds of things that get to me, being a wannabe writer of fiction. How long do you hold on to lofty dreams? When is it time to just say “Nope, not gonna happen, I don’t have it in me” or “The cards are not being dealt in my favor”? Oh man, too close to home as I’m nearing my 29th birthday.

But, thankfully, there are less sad parts and people in this movie. The young boy from the movie is the one spearheading the documentary. He embraces the whole thing in the same way fans of bad movies do, but it’s because he has already processed the feelings of embarrassment and career-dread unlike some of the others. He makes a great touchstone, but the real star of the film is the dad, George Hardy. George is a dentist and one of the nicest guys around. He’s cool with the film’s legacy, for the most part. But, even he has a a few dark moments in the film, both of which revolve around conventions. The first has almost no people coming to a screening of Troll 2 and the second is a big horror show that leaves him with the impression that the attendees are weird, some of his fellow attendees are desperate losers and director Neil Marshall is kind of a jerk. Now, all of those things may be true (I have no idea, I’ve never been to a horror convention), but seeing the main “I’m okay with my life” person in the movie go down that path is a bummer. That’s life though, we all have our bad moments. I got the impression that George was very excited to embrace this underground fandom at first, but got bored with it very quickly. He saw the movie 20 times and doesn’t seem like the kind of guy who would like movies ironically and he even says he doesn’t like horror flicks, so what’s the appeal for him? I’m guessing that “I want to be famous” spark that still lies inside him from his days of wanting to be an actor.

What makes this movie so interesting, aside from the various perspectives that one film can create in its audience and crew, is how it showcases so many different aspects of humanity and the desire for fame. Some people in Troll 2 went on to make their own movies while others gave up and went into other fields. There really is a lot to unpack in this film, far more than the “It’s so bad it’s good” fans might want, actually. This isn’t an obsessed fan’s love letter to the film, more like a document of how one film has changed the lives of many. I liked it a lot, but I’m not sure if I’ll watch it again. Sometimes things just get too real.

Mini Monsters: Troll 1 and 2

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Okay, I’m in search of a movie from my childhood. I thought either of the Troll flicks might jog my memory. Unfortunately, neither the original nor the non-sequel struck a chord in my memory, but I sure had a good time watching both movies.

Even though the first Troll (1986) flick has a mini monster with a ball on the freakingposter, it’s not the movie I remember. It is however a really strange flick with a father and son duo by the names of Harry Potter. Harry Jr’s sister gets taken over by a Troll (or something) when they move into their new apartment building. Soon enough the troll is causing all kinds of trouble, even converting the other tenants in weird creatures. Luckily there’s a weird old lady with a pet mushroom plant who helps Harry Jr. save the day. I’ll be honest, I watched Troll over a week ago and my already shoddy memory has forgotten a lot of the details. Sonny Bono, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and June Lockhart all have rolls and entertain in their own way. It really is just a great, weird movie.

Okay, so a swing and a miss on the first flick, maybe the second would be a hit. Nope. Whiff. Yeah baseball metaphors! Anyway, I didn’t really know Troll 2’s crazy history or its title as “Best Worst Movie” when I added it to my Netflix but between adding it and getting the movie, it was mentioned on both Horror Movie a Day and in the Totally Rad Show podcast. So, I was kind of excited to finally watch the movie, which apparently started life as a completely different movie about goblins. BC and HMAD did a pretty right on review though I think I liked the movie a lot more.

Yes, it’s completely ridiculous and poorly acted, but it’s definitely not the worst movie I’ve ever seen. Slumber Party Massacre 2 still holds that spot. Anyway, the TRS guys talked about a documentary created by the kid who starred in Troll 2 that I’m interested in checking out.

Instead of doing a straight-up review, I’ll post the notes I made while watching the first three quarters of the movie (I gave up and just watched, probably buzzed, after a while).

Here goes, with commentary when necessary:

-he’s imagining his dead g-pa telling him a story?

-Kid has a Superman poster and fucking Killing Joke Joker HAHAHAHAHAHAHA poster!!!

-“You take them to bed with you and i don’t believe in group sex” (the daughter in the story says this about her boyfriend and his friends)

-acting is BAD

-“Joshua start singing” (I think one of the parents yells this at the kid/hero)

-this kid has crazy dreams – green blood/sweat, tree fingers and sucking chest wound

-holy crap, they’re driving an aerostar (in high school I drove a 1994 Ford Aerostar Mini Van, this one is pretty similar)

-the town is called Nilbog, hahahaha

-who would ever trade houses with strangers? (the whole story revolves around the main family leaving their regular house to live in the house of some strangers in Nilbog who never really leave)

-mom has a menacing/evil quality because she keeps staring RIGHT AT THE CAMERA

-is that a stripe of blue frosting on the corn? (yes, goblins love putting frosting on stuff)

-hahaha he pissed on the food! (to make sure his family wouldn’t eat it)

-dad just challenged Josh to a not eating contest “just remember I’ve got more practice at this than you do.” (which is exactly how your dad handled you when you peed on the food)

-i hear my friend scream in the woods, i’m out the door seeing if he’s okay, not drinking mountain dew (the boyfriend and his friends borrow a mobile home which they park near Nilbog, not a good move in the long run)

-eww, Nilbog “special milk” that’s not refrigerated

-that’s not pudding it’s a cheesecake with green frosting

-nothing like a warm jug of milk on a hot day

The movie goes on from there and never lets up in the weirdness. There’s a scene where the Nilbogians throw a surprise party in the family’s house without them knowing it that is out of control and of course, the end is nuts (you’ll never hear a kid say Grandpa so many times).

Ha, which reminds me. The grandpa’s name is Seth, but the kid seems to have a ridiculously hard time wrapping his mouth around the word and it just comes out garbled every time.

Anyway, you could probably start a whole blog just on this movie. I enjoyed it for the most part and have my eyes peeled for the Troll 1 and 2 DVD at a reasonable price, but, unfortunately, my mini monster quest is not yet over. Somehow I’ll soldier on…

By watching Ghoulies 1 and 2! Coming soon!

In Search of a Mini Monster With a Ball

Okay, so as many of you know, I’m a big fan of horror movies. For the most part horror flicks remained a terrifying mystery that I didn’t want anything to do with until I turned 14 and could ride my bike up to the nearby Family Video where you could get six tapes for $3 and the clerks were pretty lax when it came to checking IDs.

But, I actually saw my first horror movie years earlier. Well, the REAL first horror movie I saw was on accident when my parents were out of town and the babysitter had some friends over to watch Evil Dead. I happened to come downstairs during the infamous tree rape scene. Actually, that night is probably why I wanted nothing to do with horror movies. I was scarred.

But, back to the whole point of this post. The first full horror movie I remember seeing involved some kind of tiny monster and a ball bouncing down the steps. I always assumed it was Troll or Troll 2, but I just checked both flicks out last week and I was surprised to find that I had no recollection of either flick. It’s obviously not either of the Gremlins movies and I thought it wasn’t Leprechaun, which I’ve seen in the past few years and didn’t seem to remember either.

So, I’m at a loss. I’ve got the first two Ghoulies movies from Netflix and have gone through the first one. No luck again. Maybe it’s Critters? Rickey suggested a Stephen King anthology flick called Cat’s Eye that’s luckily on Netflix Instant. Anyone else got any suggestions? I know the description is hardly helpful, but maybe someone else has a suggestion I can check out. I’m having a great time going through these mini monster movies.


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Chettinad Cuisinen – Delectable Dishes of South India

Each state in Southern India has a diverse range of dishes that are sure to impress. Chettinad Cuisine, for example, is one of many must-try regional Indian cuisines. Chettinad Cuisine is thought to be one of the spiciest in India. According to legend, the Chettiars introduced the cuisine to Tamil Nadu. A flood in the eighth century prompted a mass exodus of Chettiars from the Coromandel Coast to the hot and arid region of Tamil Nadu. These Chettiars were masters of spice export to countries such as Java, Burma, Ceylon, and Mauritius, and their involvement in the trade is credited with the widespread use of spices in cuisine.

Chettinad Cuisine preparations are often simple and bring out a perfect balance of flavors, as they are loaded with pepper and extensive use of bold and indigenous spices such as star anise, Marathi mokku (dried flower pods), and kalpasi (stone flower). Also, the Chettinad Cuisine combines various Asian spices to create delectable curries and stews. Meat preparations are a highlight of the cuisine. The rich gravy is enhanced by the addition of coconut, garlic, tomatoes, and ginger. Spices are traditionally ground with a grinding stone. Some of the popular dishes in the Chettinad cuisine include Chicken Chettinad, Kozhakattai urlai roast, and Paniyaram. In this cuisine, the meals are served on banana leaves with pickles, salads, papads, and buttermilk.

 Chicken Chettinad might be one of the most popular ones but mutton dishes can often steal the show. Chettinad lamb curry is an amalgamation of styles. Fusing the strong flavors and tastes of the Southern Indian Tamil region with a westernized style of quick curry cooking, the dish is normally fairly dark, with plenty of tasty gravy. Fresh curry leaves have a slightly bitter flavor and a strong, pungent aroma. They are typically added to the dish’s oil right at the start. When fried, they release their aromatic flavor into the oil and crisp up, giving the dish a really intense curry flavor. Chettinad Cuisine is a fairly oily dish, and, as with most curries, seasoned oil or ghee is used to increase the richness. The addition of dried chillis to Chettinad Cuisine, however, is also one reason why it is so spicy. The chilli is also roasted, which allows it to infuse into the oil and give the sauce a spicy flavor. If you don’t like hot food or prefer to avoid chilli, Chettinad Cuisine is not the curry for you. Chettinad Cuisine is not delicate in the least. In fact, it is really rich.

Strong umami flavors combine with strong onion and garlic flavors. The dish has a subtle sweetness undercut by the inclusion of both sugar and coconut. Almost as good as the meat is the thick dark gravy. If you enjoy wiping your plate with Indian bread, such as naan, chapati, or roti, this is the curry for you. Visit your nearest Amma’s South Indian restaurant, and just enjoy Chettinad cuisine of your choice.

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Short film creator/motion effects king, Kaipo Jones, put together a pretty video capturing Los Angeles’s famous sites — and an intergalactic battle the likes of which our planet has never seen. Let’s just say if it ever does get real like this, happening in a major city would be a huge no no.

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Book Haul – 14 August 2022

I have been having an absolutely fantastic couple of weeks for books, as I have been lucky enough to receive several incredible and amazing new novels from some of my local publishers.  These novels include some truly awesome new releases, several of which I have been eagerly awaiting for some time.  I am extremely keen to check out all of the books below and they should make for some amazing reads.

Call of Empire by Peter Watt

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I was very happy this week to receive an advanced copy of Call of Empire by Peter Watt, the latest Colonial novel from one of Australia’s best historical fiction authors. Call of Empire will continue the storylines from the action-packed The Queen’s Colonial, The Queen’s Tiger, The Queen’s Captain and The Colonial’s Son, and should lead to some awesome moments.  In particular, Call of Empire is going to take the reader on an intriguing dive into the Boer War, which I am very curious to see.

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Notorious Sorcerer by Davinia Evans

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The next book I recently received is one of the more intriguing fantasy debuts of 2022, Notorious Sorcerer by Davinia Evans.  This outstanding sounding novel is set in a city where magic is outlawed and follows a brilliant young protagonist who commits an act of impossible magic in front of everyone and then gets drafted into a desperate search to save the city that hates him.  I love the fantastic sounding plot of this book and I have feeling this is going to turn out to be an excellent and captivating read.

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The Pride by Tony Park

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One of Australia’s most distinctive thriller authors, Tony Park, returns with another high-octane book set in the wilds of Africa with The Pride. This latest book sees Park’s recuring protagonist, Sonja Kurtz, tangle with a group of deadly poachers after her daughter is attacked, which forces her to survive against Africa’s underworld. I always deeply enjoy Park’s outstanding thrillers, especially as they contain some fascinating looks at poaching and other social issues in Africa, and The Pride sounds particularly good.  If The Pride is anything like Park’s recent novels, Blood Trail, Last Survivor or Scent of Fear, I know I will have an amazing time reading it.

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The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark

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One of the most interesting and compelling sounding novels that I recently received was The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark.  This book pits two women against each other, a notorious and secretive con-woman and one of her victims, in a powerful and intense battle for survival and revenge.  I have a lot of interest in this impressive plot, and I will hopefully dive into The Lies I Tell soon.

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The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre by Natasha Lester

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I was also quite happy to receive an advanced copy of the captivating historical drama, The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre by Natasha Lester.  I got really caught up in Lester’s 2021 release, The Riviera House, and I am quite curious to see what happens in her next book.  The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre is set around World War II and tells the tale of a brilliant young PR agent who is drafted into the war as a spy to turn a Nazi agent, only to have her life changed forever. This sounds liked a deeply compelling and powerful read and I have no doubt that many tragedies and betrayals are on the horizon.

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Do No Harm by Robert Pobi

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I have also received a copy of the new Robert Pobi thriller, Do No Harm, which sounds extremely fun.  Pobi’s thrillers follow an astrophysicist turned FBI agent who investigates a series of unique crimes.  Do No Harm will see him dragged into a deadly case when he notices that way too many New York doctors are dying in mysterious circumstances.  I am really intrigued by Do No Harm’s compelling and distinctive premise, and I have no doubt I am going to have a blast getting through it.

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The French Agent by Belinda Alexandra

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Another great historical drama set in the aftermath of World War II, The French Agent is the latest book from acclaimed author Australian author Belinda Alexandra, and I am very curious to check it out.  The French Agent will follow two very different women in 1946 who find their lives drawn together in terrible circumstances when the hunt for a war criminal uncovers dark secrets.  A fantastic combination of spy thriller and personal drama, The French Agent should be a great read and I can’t wait to check it out.

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Chrysalis by Lincoln Child

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I was very happy to receive a copy of Chrysalis by bestselling thriller author Lincoln Child, as it sounds like such an epic book.  This new book will follow an enigmalogist (investigator of unexplained things) as he attempts to uncover a mystery and dangerous issue occurring the heart of a massive tech company.  Chrysalis has a particularly intriguing plot and I have a feeling that this cool thriller is going to be one of the more unique reads of the year.

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The Paris Mystery by Kirsty Manning

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The final book I recently received is The Paris Mystery by Australian author Kirsty Manning.  Set in pre-World War II Paris, The Paris Mystery will follow an Australian journalist who gets caught up in the glamour of Paris life while also investigating a deadly murder.  The start of a new crime fiction series by Manning, I look forward to seeing how The Paris Mystery unfolds and I am sure I am going to have a wonderful time with it.

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Well that’s the end of this latest Book Haul post.  As you can see I have quite a bit of reading to do at the moment thanks to all these awesome books that have come in.  Let me know which of the above you are most interested in and make sure to check back in a few weeks to see my reviews of them.


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About Urban Movement Labs

Urban Movement Labs (UML) is a nonprofit 501(c)3 mobility-innovation organization that facilitates collaboration between public agencies, mobility technology companies, and community members to pilot mobility solutions. Spun out from Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office, UML facilitates transportation innovation by augmenting City authority to make deployment of new tech in cities more capital efficient, sustainable, and equitable. We are a trusted third space to rapidly deploy and scale data-informed, community-driven and tech-enabled mobility solutions. The communities we work in enjoy a more livable, inclusive, and resilient future.

About the Position

Urban Movement Labs internal marketing team acts as the external force for communications to build awareness for community engagement, strategic partnerships, and various mobility programs. The Senior Strategic Communications Associate will join our growing team, tasked with building awareness around our impact and project outcomes, establishing relationships with community based organizations, and ensuring Urban Movement Labs is part of the local and national conversation about transportation technology and public private partnerships.

Under the direction of the Office of the Executive Director, the Senior Strategic Communications Associate will be responsible for developing and managing UML communication channels including, and not limited to: impact and program reports, press releases, executive bylined articles, thought leadership, events, social media, newsletter, and other communication and press initiatives.

Responsibilities and duties to be led by the Senior Strategic Communications Associate include, and are not limited to:

  • Manage both external partnership communications and internal corporate comms
  • Oversee our brand message, community outreach, and communications calendar
  • Lead  unique and impactful PR strategies to facilitate program  engagement;
  • Write and distribute organization  strategic communications plans to share program updates, upcoming events (digital or in person), and other news;
  • Create an overall marketing strategy to establish UML’s brand and messaging;
  • Oversee online events our online event series, including securing speakers, managing logistics and registrations, and developing ideas for new events topics;
  • Manage, monitor, and update UML’s website and refine editorial content;
  • Draft and edit a regular newsletter on our issues and send them out using Substack
  • Execute social media strategy and manage social media content day-to-day. This includes posting and scheduling content while engaging users, and evaluating analytics to inform future strategy;
  • Develop, write, edit, and assist  design or lay out award submissions, impact reports, white papers, or grant applications;
  • Conceive and help produce visualizations that tell compelling stories;
  • Pitch leadership speaking opportunities to leverage participation for press or social
  • Develop & maintain relationships with media, other organizations, and stakeholders.
  • Develop press releases, talking points, and organize with local, State, and National press

About You

  • You’re passionate about effective and creative ways of communicating with stakeholders and community members.
  • You’re curious about mobility, technology, and tackling the challenges faced by local communities.
  • You’re resourceful, curious, and excited to help shape a growing organization.
  • You’re community minded and think creatively about how to engage local stakeholders effectively, and how to support private companies in optimizing services to address existing challenges.
  • You’re interested in learning about how innovation and change can happen within the context of cities and public agencies.
  • You’re a dependable team player who can stay on top of their regular duties, but also enterprising and creative who can offer up new ideas or content strategy.
  • You’re communicative and are not shy about asking questions.

Qualifications and Requirements

Candidates must have the following:

  • A Bachelor’s degree in a pertinent field or a prospective master’s degree in a pertinent field, including and not limited to: marketing, communications, or another related field.
  • Minimum 5+ years in communications role at an agency, brand, or public company.
  • Strong existing relationships with top tier editors and reporters
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English with professional proficiency
  • Ability to proactively develop corporate communications plans and generate quality earned media strategies
  • Preferred experience working with departmental teams, executives, industry professionals and thought leaders
  • Experience in building creative communications initiatives that drive brand awareness
  • Extensive experience managing media coverage grids and working knowledge of monitoring and reporting platforms including Muck Rack, Meltwater, Cision, etc.
  • Experience collaborating with multiple stakeholders and integrated teams
  • Flexibility and adaptability to a fast-paced work environment and ability to work under tight deadlines with occasional extended hour days
  • Understands and is fascinated by social impact, climate tech, equity and access.
  • Is an eternal optimist -we need a positive thinker whose optimism is contagious

The ideal candidate will demonstrate skills in some of the following areas:

  • Excellent oral and written skills in communicating complex concepts in a clear and compelling manner and producing different communications products ranging from formal press releases, to op-eds, to social media posts and explanatory blogs
  • Proficiency in managing communications with subscribers, developing and implementing engagement strategies, and with issue-based, digital advocacy.
  • Experience with tools including Adobe Creative Suite, and Canva to create template designs.
  • Awareness of latest trends and topics in transportation technology while identifying  unique ideas for UML engagement  on our website, newsletter, and through events
  • Experience producing, posting, and evaluating social media content and engaging with a digital community
  • Ability to manage multiple deadlines and communicate effectively with colleagues.
  • Proficiency in Spanish and/or other languages.

Position Details

UML is located at 515 Flower Street in Downtown Los Angeles, and supports a hybrid work schedule. The expectations for this role  is for 50% of work to be conducted in-person to foster collaboration.

40-hours per week beginning on a mutually agreed-upon start date.

$55,000 to $85,000 annually plus benefits commensurate on experience.

To Apply

Please submit a resume and cover letter articulating why you are interested in this position to Rolling applications accepted as of October 13, 2022 through November 30, 2022.


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  • Green Gold - Olive Oil in Uruguay
    Blog on growing extra virgin olive oil production in Uruguay.

  • Climate-Smart Agriculture
    World Bank report on Uruguay's orientation of natural resource management and conservation and sustainable agricultural efforts and practices, promoted by public policies.

  • Wine Tourist Magazine
    All about the country of Uruguay, its natural agricultural specialties, focusing on wine and vineyards.

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    International Olive Council (IOC): Sets standards for all member producing nations, authoritative source of information as well.


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How to fix no 4G, no 3G, no HD Voice on Blackview smartphones with AT&T and Verizon

Why you might not have Service

Verizon and AT&T uses a IMEI whitelist of determine if the model of your phone is a model they support. Officially, all Blackview phones are not on the whitelist. Officially, only phones sold by each carrier are on the whitelist. This means that you might not have 4G service, HD Voice or VoLTE support or maybe even no 3G Service.

On your AT&T/Verizon Account, there is sometimes a specific IMEI number tagged to your account. Your SIM card would expect you to use the same phone. If you put your SIM card into another phone, it might also not work.

In this tutorial, we will give you a secret Blackview Code that allows you to change the IMEI of your Blackview phone so you can potentially get it working on your network.

Try changing the IMEI to your previous phone

  1. Insert your sim to your older phone. Ensure that there is 4G and HDVoice.
  2. Write down IMEI 1 of your Blackview phone. This is in case you need to change it back later.
  3. Write down your IMEI of your older phone that is used on AT&T/Verizon. It must support 4G and VoLte/HDVoice.
  4. Power off the older phone.
  5. Switch on your Blackview phone.
  6. The following steps are on your Blackview phone.
  7. Open the phone dialer app
  8. Enter in the dial interface: *#*#8688#*#*
  9. Modify the IMEI number of slot 1 to your older phone.
  10. Restart the phone to verify.
  11. Enter in the dial interface: *#06#
  12. Verify that your Blackview phone now has the IMEI of your older phone
  13. Power off your Blackview phone
  14. Move the SIM card from your current phone to the Blackivew phone. Place the SIM into Slot 1.
  15. Power on your Blackview phone

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2. select Mobile Network

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Seven product disasters that could’ve been saved

Executive Summary

Product launches are tricky. The most cynical statistics show that up to 95% of new products will fail. It seems, then, that many product teams are racing towards failure. To mitigate that risk, it makes sense to take a step back and ask: do people even want this product? Unfortunately, a lot can happen between asking that question and launching the final product.

Below are seven examples of products that failed due to a fundamental — and sometimes outright embarrassing — misunderstanding of what people actually want.

1. If it’s not broken, don’t fix it: New Coke

Perhaps the most well-known instance of a product launch gone wrong, this is a prime example of what happens when you understand what your customers are saying, but not why they are saying it.

In 1985, Coca-Cola was in trouble. Their market share had been declining since the second world war, and Pepsi, their main competitor, was consistently beating them in blind taste tests. After doing some research, Coca-Cola learned that the reason Pepsi performed better in blind tests was that people preferred its sweeter taste. The solution: a new, sweeter Coca-Cola flavour which the company swiftly dubbed “New-Coke.”

The result? People absolutely hated it. The launch was such a disaster that Coca-Cola re-introduced their original Coke formula mere months later, rebranded as “Coca-Cola Classic,” which lead to a significant gain in sales.

Why it failed

Coke made two mistakes. First, they failed to understand how the sweeter formula would perform outside the blind test. While people preferred the sweeter soda in blind testing, its sweeter taste proved nauseating after more than a few sips. Second, Coke committed a classic retail sin: they alienated their most loyal customer segment. By tampering with the essence of their product, they ignored the fact that many people were intensely loyal to Coca-Cola.

2. TwitterPeek: What nobody asked for. Or bought.

In 2008, Time Magazine selected Peek’s low-cost, mobile email device as one of the 50 Best Inventions of the Year 2008. The limited-use gadget was applauded for its simplicity, usability, and durability.

In 2009, Peek tried to recreate its earlier success with the TwitterPeek — the same concept, just replacing email capabilities with Twitter. Unfortunately, despite some interest from die-hard Twitter fans, TwitterPeek failed just about as much as the first device succeeded. CNN listed the TwitterPeek as one of the top 10 biggest technology failures of the year and Gizmodo called it “one of the Worst Gadgets of the Decade.”

Why it failed

This is a classic case of trying to provide a need that isn’t needed. By 2009, the market was saturated with smartphones that offered much broader access. Peek’s idea was to target a market of Twitter addicts who didn’t already own a smartphone. Unfortunately, that market didn’t really exist.

On top of that, the TwitterPeek had serious performance issues. If your single-function device can’t perform its single-function… well, that’s not very good, is it?

3. Bofors Toothpaste: Military-grade failure in a tube

Bofors is a Swedish weapons manufacturing company that decided, inexplicably, to start selling toothpaste. Let that sink in for a minute.

In the 70s, Bofors released a new marketing campaign accusing its competitors’ toothpaste of containing harmful scouring agents that damage teeth. Unfortunately, turnabout is fair play, and before long, those same competitors spread rumours that Bofors’s toothpaste’s microscopic balls (their much-communicated key selling point) were indigestible and powerful carcinogens.

Bofors — known primarily as a producer of large weaponry — didn’t quite have the brand cache to dispel the gossip, and the toothpaste flopped.

Why it failed

When you’re known for manufacturing anti-aircraft guns and other tools for destruction, you have an uphill battle to fight if you want to convince consumers that your toothpaste is safe for use, especially when you decide to put microscopic plastic balls in it. Maybe if they had consulted their customers, they could have marketed the product better. Sometimes it’s better to stick to your mass production of heavy artillery.

4. Colgate Kitchen Entreés: Because there’s nothing more appetizing than toothpaste

What is it about toothpaste? In another example of a company changing lanes a bit too fast, Colgate decided to get into the frozen food products business. What could possibly go wrong?

In 1985, the frozen dinner market was booming. Colgate thought that they would capitalize on this by getting in on the action. The result was Colgate Kitchen Entreés — the bastard child of toothpaste and ready-made dinners. Colgate played to win, spending huge amounts of money on all kinds of advertising: tv, print ads and coupons.

Why it failed

Just look at the packaging. To Colgate’s surprise, customers avoided this frozen meal in the supermarkets. Maybe, like me, customers felt that toothpaste and dinner don’t go well together. If Colgate had only asked their customers whether this product was something they’d want to sink their teeth into, they could have avoided wasting copious amounts of money, time and bad press. Colgate could have learned from Bofors, but history is doomed to repeat itself.

5. Nintendo’s Virtual Boy didn’t appeal to real boys (or girls)

It’s tough being ahead of your time. In 1995, Nintendo released one of the very first commercially available VR gaming headsets, but a little over a year later they pulled it from production.

In the mid-90s, Nintendo was at the top of the gaming industry. Their innovation teams were busy coming up with their next big platform. Unfortunately for the Virtual Boy, that meant that it was competing internally against the Nintendo 64. Nintendo prioritized the 64, which was released in 1996, and the Virtual Boy got a fraction of its resources.

Nintendo North America projected sales of 1.5 million hardware copies by the end of the year. But by December they had only shipped 350,000 units — leading to its discontinuation only a couple of months later.

Why it failed

The hardware simply wasn’t up to par. Because of the several hardware downgrades during its development cycle, the final product was basically a clunky version of their Gameboy. If Nintendo had tested the final product with their customers, instead of just pushing it to market, they might have learned that the technology they had available simply wasn’t ready yet. With some additional insight, they might have seen the potential in the technology and continued to develop it, perhaps beating current VR front-runner, Oculus Rift.

6. Sony’s eVilla: When arriving late is not fashionable

In contrast, Sony’s eVilla arrived at the party too late rather than too early.

Sony’s eVilla was an internet appliance tool, meaning that its only function was to access the internet. You could write emails, surf the web and play audio and video. You might think that it sounds a lot like a PC, and you’d be right, except it had no hard drive. You could only store files to a memory stick that Sony manufactured, greatly limiting the usability of the product.

In 2001, when this product was released, PCs were a staple of home electronics. Sony’s eVilla, with its high price tag, couldn’t compete against the PC, and it was pulled from production after only three months on the market.

Why it failed

Sony launched a product that was yesterday’s news. The eVilla was introduced to the market at a time when other companies were removing their internet appliances and cancelling subscriptions. With some proper market research, Sony could have seen that the age of the internet appliance was over and reinvested their resources elsewhere.

7. Bic for Her: Pink-washing at its worst

In 2012, Bic was losing sales of its pens to competitors who marketed their products to women. The answer? Pens for women, brilliantly christened “Bic for Her.” Even better — the pink and purple pens were sold at double the price of “normal” Bic pens.

The product line was largely ignored until a few journalists picked it up and encouraged their readers to leave snarky reviews on Amazon: “AT LAST! Bic, the great liberator, has released a womanly pen that my gentle baby hands can use without fear of unlady-like callouses and bruises. Thank you, Bic!”

Ellen DeGeneres, master satirist, skewered Bic for Her in a parody commercial.

Let’s wrap it up and ship it

All too often, when companies innovate, they listen to themselves instead of their customers. When you don’t know what your customers want — and, more importantly, why they want it — the results can be devastating.

With a bit more focus on customer needs, perhaps we can all produce better work and get that failure rate down to 90%.

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How to Install Electric Power Steering on Your Massimo UTV

These days, almost half of the UTVs that you find around come with power steering. In short, it is factory installed. Because UTVs are intended for exploring different types of terrains, most drivers don’t feel the need for power steering. Having this feature is like a luxury to certain drivers as well.

However, UTVs don’t come with electric power steering and Massimo UTVs are no different. So, if you are wondering how to install electric power steering on Massimo UTV, this post might help you a lot. Read on to find out more about electric power steering and other important aspects of it.

What is the need for an electric power steering?

A UTV rides over rough terrain and sometimes it is difficult for the driver to steer the vehicle properly at a considerable amount of speed. Electric power steering makes it easy for the vehicle to turn. The driver has full control of the vehicle. The mechanism makes the steering feel light.

And, you feel like doing a little bit of work to maneuver the vehicle. As said, a UTV houses a non-electronic power steering when coming out from the factory. Despite that, when riders get to ride a UTV that has an electric power steering system, they love this feature.

Besides, anyone who feels like the opposite should at least drive one that has such a feature to know how useful it is to have them installed in your own UTV. If you intend to ride only on dirt and nothing else, you may not need a power steering mechanism on your UTV.

Electric power steering absorbs most effort that you would have otherwise put into your driving. Moreover, if you drove a vehicle without power steering you should know how difficult it is for you to crank a wheel when you need to turn the vehicle. Besides, when you are out into the woods, steering your way through roots, rocks, ruts, etc. is challenging.

The worst part is that everyone stays energized and enjoys every moment, you become too tired on the trail. Even when you use these vehicles on the farm, power steering helps a lot. You spent hours on the farm doing important work like throwing hay, fencing, or just having a long day.

So, when you get into the UTV and put your hands on the steering wheel, you feel the importance of having an electronic power steering system. Also, your arms are tired and screaming at you to provide them with some relief. And, nothing can substitute power steering in these situations.

Having your UTV equipped with an electronic power steering could be a game-changer when you frequently go hunting. When you chase a deer through the steep jungle, you realize how important it is to have a power steering. It is the only solution for you to reduce a considerable amount of stress when driving the UTV for longer hours.

What is the difference between electronic and hydraulic power steering?

Most riders will advise you to install an electric power steering on your Massimo UTV. Although everyone has their opinion, you should get behind the wheel and try both of them. That way, you can find out the right one for you.

In this modern era of advanced technology, it is wise to go with electronic power steering on your UTV. And, there are benefits to it as well. Having better fuel economy is one of the best deals. Besides, it incurs less maintenance and calibrating the power steering system is quite easier.

Just like everything, electronic power steering has some disadvantages. The whole system is expensive to replace or fix. Moreover, failures are bound to happen more compared to the others. However, to get the exact feel of how the steering appears, you should get behind the wheels and work with the steering to find out how it feels.

It was during the 1950s that hydraulic power steering came into existence. Hydraulic power steering systems are understood more by the manufacturers and so they are a bit more refined. While many people love this mechanism because it is cheaper, people are more likely to choose the new electronic power steering.

One of the things that people don’t like about hydraulic power steering is that they need fluid in excessive amounts for the hydraulics to perform well. Also, you have to replace the fluid frequently for the hydraulics to work effectively.

Apart from that, the hydraulic power steering utilizes more power because the pumps are always running. They take power from the engine, which takes power from the fuel. Precisely, the system isn’t cost-effective. As a result, the vehicle’s engine doesn’t spin harder because the engine is drawing power from it.

How to install the electric power steering on your Massimo UTV the right way

After you narrow down your choices on which electronic power steering to buy, you need to install it. The best part is that these units come in small components that include all you need to install. And, these might include mounting brackets, wiring loom, steering stem, assist motor, nuts and bolts, electronic control box, and other necessary hardware.

Also, you need a few basic tools to remove and tighten bolts and nuts including a wire splicer. Moreover, you should have adequate lighting in the area. Once you get to the area where you need to install the steering, everything becomes easy. Follow these steps and you will get the job done in no time.

  • Replace the old steering stem with the new one. The new one will have an electronic motor bolted in the middle part that helps you to position the thing in the right place. Tighten the bolts
  • Use mounting brackets to hold the motor to the frame below the shift lever. Besides, you have to mount the electronic box in the space of the frame below the front shock
  • Bolt everything that you need to do to secure the components. To power up the system, attach the wiring to the right terminals in the battery
  • Take the UTV for a test drive and find out how the steering control the vehicle effectively


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Tennessee basketball blasts Butler 71-45 in Battle 4 Atlantis opener

Santiago Vescovi was on a heater and didn't need much space.

The Tennessee basketball guard slipped behind a Julian Phillips screen and popped a 3-pointer, swishing it. He turned nonchalantly down the court while Phillips celebrated Vescovi's third 3-pointer in a rapid second-half stretch. The Vols were rolling on a 17-1 run and playing their best basketball of the regular season offensively and defensively.

No. 22 Tennessee (3-1) blasted Butler (3-2) in a 71-45 win to open the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas on Wednesday.

"Defense is really important for us as a program and I think more in the second half it was more of a mentality thing," Vescovi said. "I think in the second half too we got the rhythm and I think the most important thing we have to do is let the defense dictate our offense."

Vescovi led the Vols with 13 points, while Phillips had 11, keying the second-half roll. The Vols forced 23 turnovers.

"They’re not a good team," Butler coach Thad Matta said. "I think they’re a great team. I really, really do."

The second-half run started with Jahmai Mashack, defense

Jahmai Mashack came in with 14:24 and Tennessee leading 36-34. Tennessee forced five turnovers and went on a 17-1 run in the following 5:09. Mashack stole a Butler inbound pass, then helped on defense to lead to a Vescovi steal.

"That’s what we hang our hat on," Mashack said of the defensive play.

Phillips scored off the first steal, then Vescovi made a 3-pointer off his steal to get rolling. Phillips scored again and Vescovi hit another 3-pointer on a dandy of an assist from Zakai Zeigler.

Butler made a free throw before Vescovi hit his third 3-pointer, Mashack made a layup and Vescovi got an open-court steal and layup with Tennessee on its way to the rout.

"We just think that if we do what we do, practice the way we practice, believe in what we’re doing, that we’ll find a way to generate enough offense to win it if we can defend consistently like we’re capable of," Vols coach Rick Barnes said.

The Vols found offense at the rim, getting to the line

Tennessee and Butler combined for 23 first-half turnovers, but the Vols settled in offensively late in the half by getting into the paint and the free-throw line.

UT closed the first half on a 10-0 run started by a Jahmai Mashack layup. Phillips made a pair of free throws before Mashack made another layup. Zeigler made a free throw, then finished the half with a long 3-pointer — UT's first after missing its first six attempts.

The Vols were 9-for-13 at the free-throw line. Phillips was 5-for-6.

"Probably the most physical game Julian has ever played in," Barnes said. "It was really physical. I think he took some big steps."

Josiah-Jordan James did not play

Josiah-Jordan James did not play against Butler due to knee soreness. The senior guard, who leads UT with 13.7 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, had an offseason knee procedure that limited him through the preseason.

Barnes said James is questionable in UT's Thursday game against USC.

James has played 23.3 minutes per game through three games. He had 18 points and hit 4-for-6 on 3-pointers in UT's 81-50 win against Florida Gulf Coast on Nov. 16.

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Myntra Recruitment 2022 – Myntra has released Job notifications for Associate Posts.

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  • What is 16 bit in different contexts ?

    Refers to the number of bits that can be processedor transmitted in parallel, or the number of bits usedfor single element in a data format. The term is oftenapplied to the following: microprocessor: indicates the width of the registers. A 16-bit microprocessor can process data and memory addresses that are represented by 16 bits. bus […]