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The Politics and Pop Culture of the 1980s
Table of Contents
Featured Series (M)
Magnum, P.I.
Thomas Sullivan Magnum
Tom Selleck
Jonathan Quayle Higgins III
John Hillerman
Roger E. Mosley
Orville "Rick" Wright
Larry Manetti
Robin Masters (voice)
Orson Welles (1981-1985)
Mac Reynolds
Jeff MacKay
Lt. Tanaka
Kwan Hi Lim (1982-1988)
Lt. Maggie Poole
Jean Bruce Scott (1982-84, 1986-88)
Agatha Chumley
Gillian Dobb (1982-1988)
Asst. D.A. Carol Baldwin
Kathleen Lloyd (1983-1988)
Ice Pick
Elisha Cook, Jr. (1983-1988)
When Donald P. Bellisario first pitched the idea for a new series called
Magnum, P.I.
, about a Vietnam vet turned private eye who lived in the guest house of a wealthy estate while conducting his investigations, he had in mind Los Angeles as the setting. But CBS had just wrapped up 12 years of the highly successful crime drama
Hawaii Five-O
and had some very expensive production facilities sitting idle in Hawaii, so the decision was made to move Magnum to the islands. The rest, as they say, is history. The new series became every bit as popular as the previous one had been. Male viewers envied Magnum's living arrangements -- he got to swim in the sea off Oahu's north shore, drive a red 308 GTS Ferrari, walk beaches adorned with bikini-clad babes and hang out at an expensive private club. And all he had to do was provide security for the estate of novelist Robin Masters, who was never around, and put up with Robin's stuffy manservant Higgins, who was
around. Female viewers were attracted in droves to the show by the good looks and charisma of series star Tom Selleck.
An officer in naval intelligence during the Vietnam War, Magnum has a couple of wartime buddies who are available to assist him on his cases. Theodore "T.C." Calvin runs a helicopter charter service called Island Hoppers while Rick owns a Honolulu nightclub. (Early on in the series, Rick will sell the nighclub and become operating manager of Robin's private club, the King Kamehameha.) Minor characters include Ice Pick, a shady figure who is a friend of Rick's and a source of information about criminal activities on the islands; Assistant District Attorney Carol Baldwin, a friend of Magnum's; and Agatha, an Englishwoman and acquaintance of Higgins'. Mac Reynolds is a naval lieutenant stationed at a nearby base; he's killed in a 1982 episode but a conman who looks just like him shows up two years later. And of course there's Zeus and Apollo, two Doberman Pinschers who obey Higgins' voice commands -- and chase Magnum all around the Masters estate.
After seven seasons the producers of the series, anticipating cancellation, decided to end the show with a two-part finale in which Magnum is shot and goes to heaven. But CBS renewed for an eighth season, and we learned that Magnum had only dreamed of dying and going where good detectives go. The series' real finale, in May 1988, aired as a highly-rated movie in which Magnum is reunited with his young daughter (he was married briefly in Vietnam), quits the private eye business, and goes back into the Navy. Rick is married (we think) and Higgins is unmasked as Robin (or so it seems!). The series closed with a total of 162 episodes. Talk of a Magnum reunion movie, which began almost immediately after the end of the series, continues to this day.
Born 29 January 1945 in Detroit, MI, Tom Selleck attended the University of Southern California on a basketball scholarship. He was a member of the California National Guard and was activated during the Watts riots of 1968. Studying acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse, Selleck got his start as a ruggedly handsome 6' 4" model before landing some commercials and then small parts in TV series (such as
Charlie's Angels, The Rockford Files
Marcus Welby, MD
) and feature films (like
Myra Breckinridge, Midway
) He appeared in six failed series pilots and was turned down for the lead role in the series
(it went to Robert Urich) before striking gold with
Magnum, P.I.,
which made him a household word. He won an Emmy but, due to conflicting schedules, missed out on playing Indiana Jones in Steven Spielberg's
Raiders of the Lost Ark.
During hiatus, he tried to jump-start his film career, appearing in such movies as
High Road to China
(1984) and
(1984), but it wasn't until
Three Men and A Baby
(1987) that he had a big screen hit. Still, movie star status eluded Selleck, despite solid performances in projects such as
Quigley Down Under
(1990). He has gotten a better response by appearing in some quality made-for-TV westerns like
Last Stand at Saber River
(1997) and
Crossfire Trail
It surprises many fans to learn that John Hillerman, who plays the oh-so-very-British Higgins, was born in Denison, TX (12.20.32). He attended the University of Texas and then launched his acting career with guest spots in TV series like
Hawaii Five-O.
He earned a reputation as a solid character actor in such films as
High Plains Drifter
Paper Moon
(1973) and
(1974). He won an Emmy in 1987 (Best Supporting Actor) for his work in
Magnum, P.I.
, and was nominated three other times. Born in Los Angeles (12.18.38), Roger E. Mosley (T.C.) guest starred in
Kung Fu, Baretta, Starsky and Hutch
and other series during the '70s, and had roles in such films as
(1974) and
(1978) before joining the cast of
Magnum, P.I.
Chicago-born Larry Manetti (7.23.47) had guest-starring roles in
The Streets of San Francisco
and a recurring role (Lt. Bob Boyle) in the World War II series
Baa Baa Black Sheep.
Tom Selleck's first TV appearance was as a college senior on
The Dating Game
John Hillerman won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in 1982, while Selleck won a Golden Globe (Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series - Drama) in 1985.
Magnum, P.I.
was nominated for a total of 17 Emmy Awards, including three nominations for Outstanding Drama Series.
Series Highlights
Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii (12.11.80):
In the series premiere, Magnum sets out to clear the name of his best friend, who has been accused, posthumously, of being a drug dealer.
No Need To Know (1.8.81):
Higgins' old commander comes to Robin's Nest for a visit -- but doesn't tell anyone he's being hunted by the IRA.
The Curse of the Kamehameha Club (2.19.81):
When a native curse is put on the club it seems that everything starts to go wrong. Lew Ayres guest stars.
J. "Digger" Doyle (4.9.81):
Magnum is miffed when Robin Masters hires a beautiful security specialist when it seems that someone is trying to prevent him from publishing a new novel. Erin Gray guest stars.
Billy Joe Bob (10.8.81):
Magnum's Texas-born client seeks revenge when he learns that his wayward sister has been murdered.
Memories Are Forever, Pts 1&2 (11.5.81):
Magnum discovers that his wife, whom he thought died during the Vietnam War, is very much alive -- and suspected by Vietnamese secret police of leading a plot against her government.
Mad Buck Gibson (11.26.81):
Magnum is hired by Mad Buck's ex-wife to keep the hellraising novelist alive long enough for her to collect alimony. Darren McGavin and Vera Miles guest star.
Ki'i's Don't Lie (10.7.82):
A.J. and Rick Simon travel to Hawaii to retrieve a native artifact for a client -- and cross swords with Magnum. Gerald McRaney, Jameson Parker and Morgan Fairchild guest star.
Past Tense (10.21.82):
T.C. and his chopper are hijacked and forced to participate in a daring prison escape.
Mr. White Death (11.18.82):
Academy Award winner Ernest Borgnine stars as an aging wrestler who hires Magnum to find his long-lost son.
Faith and Begorrah (4.28.83):
John Hillermann does double duty as Higgins and Higgins' illegitimate half-brother, an Irish priest by the name of Father Paddy MacGuinness.
Home From the Sea (9.29.83):
A boating accident leaves Magnum fighting for survival and reliving his childhood relationship with his father, killed during the Korean War.
Squeeze Play (11.17.83):
Robin Masters makes a wager with the publisher of a sleazy magazine -- and puts Robin's Nest and the King Kamehameha Club on the line.
Operation: Silent Night (12.15.83):
Magnum, T.C. Rick and Higgins are stranded on an island that the Navy plans to use for gunnery practice.
Holmes Is Where the Heart Is (3.8.84):
A former British secret agent -- and an old friend of Higgins' -- shows up in Hawaii thinking he's Sherlock Holmes. Patrick Macnee guest stars.
I Witness (5.3.84):
Higgins, Rick and T.C. all witness a robbery at the King Kamehameha Club -- and all have very different accounts of the event.
All For One (1.31.85 & 2.7.85):
In this two-parter, Magnum and the guys join a team of mercenaries setting out to free an American from his Vietnamese captors. Robert Forster guest stars.
The Kona Winds (10.10.85):
Magnum falls in love with a married woman who tries to kill herself after witnessing her husband commit murder.
Going Home (10.31.85):
After 13 years, Magnum goes home to Virginia to attend his grandfather's funeral and is reunited with his family
Rapture (11.28.85):
While scuba-diving, Magnum sees a boy swimming 100 feet below the surface -- and identifies the boy as someone who died in a boating accident five years ago.
Mad Dogs and Englishmen (1.23.86):
When Higgins is fired for stealing from the estate, Magnum investigates -- and discovers there's much more going on than meets the eye.
A Little Bit of Luck, A Little Bit of Grief (4.6.86):
Friendships are tested when Rick wins the lottery while Magnum and T.C. try to keep open a club for underprivileged children.
Murder by Night (1.14.87):
A 1940s murder case involves some characters who bear a striking resemblance to Magnum, Higgins, T.C. and Rick. Filmed in black and white.
Resolutions (5.1.88):
In the series' final episode, Higgins reveals he isn't Robin Masters, Rick is scheduled to get married, and Magnum, reunited with his daughter, rejoins the Navy.
Jonathan Chase
Simon MacCorkindale
Brooke McKenzie
Melody Anderson
Ty Earle (pilot)
Glynn Turman
Ty Earle
Michael D. Roberts
Capt. Nick Rivera
Reni Santoni
To most, Dr. Jonathan Chase seems like a mild-mannered and sophisticated young professor who teaches animal behavioral science at New York University. He knows so much about animal behavior, in fact, that the police use him as a consultant on the use of animals in criminology. Only a few people realize that he has some amazing special powers, inherited from his father -- namely, the ability to turn himself into animals, from a panther to a hawk and more. He uses these powers to hunt down criminals and right wrongs. The people who know Chase's secret are Tyrone Earle, his hip black assistant -- Chase and Earle are both Vietnam vets -- and a police detective named Brooke McKenzie, who discovered his talents quite by accident at just about the same time that she discovered she was attracted to him. Let's just say Chase had a certain animal magnetism.
Brought to us courtesy of NBC, which was running third in the network sweepstakes at the time,
failed to catch on, and lasted a mere eight episodes in the Fall of 1983. It's likely that NBC was inspired by the success of CBS with
The Incredible Hulk
(1978-1982). The scenes in which Chase turned into an animal were not bad for the time, but they were expensive, and the same ones were used over and over again; the novelty soon wore off, and viewers quickly abandoned the show. In spite of its short lifespan,
has become something of a cult classic. In 1984, a
Manimal Annual
was published (see cover, above.) In 1998 Jonathan Chase and daughter Teresa tangle with a time-traveling Jack the Ripper in an episode of the syndicated series
Born 12 February 1952 in Cambridge, England, Simon MacCorkindale dreamed as a child of being an air force pilot, like his father, but poor eyesight forced him to change his plans. Graduating from high school, he became a drama student at London's Studio 68, went on to appear in regional theatre, and then made his West End debut in
(1974). His big film break came when he was cast as the murderer in
Death on the Nile.
In addition to acting he became an accomplished stage director. Following
MacCorkindale spent two years in the
Falcon Crest
cast as Greg Reardon, directing several episodes of that primetime soap, as well. In 1987 he returned to England and founded his own production company. In the early '90s he co-starred with Christopher Plummer in the successful USA Network drama
, and after that had a recurring role in
Poltergeist: The Legacy.
Canadian-born Melody Anderson had starred as Dale Arden in 1980's
Flash Gordon
before joining the
cast; during the '80s she appeared in a number of made-for-TV movies, including
Policewoman Centerfold
Beverly Hills Madam
Deep Dark Secrets
Manimal (9.30.83)
-- 90-minute series pilot.
Night of the Scorpion (10.21.83)
-- Doug McClure guest stars.
Female of the Species (10.28.83)
-- Rick Jason, Laura Cushing (as the Wolf Girl) guest star.
High Stakes (11.4.83)
-- Jonathan helps a beautiful horse breeder whose prize stallion has been stolen by a rival. Tracy Scoggins guest stars.
Night of the Beast (12.17.83)
-- Jeff Corey and Robert Englund guest star.
Breath of the Dragon
Max Headroom
On the cover of
April 20, 1987
Edison Carter/Max Headroom
Matt Frewer
Theora Jones
Amanda Pays
Bryce Lynch
Chris Young
Blank Reg
William Morgan Sheppard
Concetta Tomei
Jeffrey Tambor
Ben Cheviot
George Coe
Hank Garrett
Lee Wilkof
Sharon Barr
Ms. Formsby
Virginia Kiser
This innovative but short-lived science-fiction series had its origin in Britain, where in 1984 the producers of a music video program decided to create a computer-generated host, whom they named Max Headroom. (The Headroom character was not actually computer-generated, but rather was played by actor Matt Frewer.) The story of Max Headroom was made into a well-received feature-length, made-for-TV movie, and a few years later Lorimar acquired the rights to the character for a TV series. Fourteen one-hour episodes were produced, and the series premiered on 31 March 1987.
The action took place in the near future, and the setting was a generally grim urban landscape inundated with television screens upon which thousands of networks vied for viewers. Max Headroom was created by Channel 23's young whiz kid, Bryce Lynch, and modeled after ace reporter Edison Carter when the latter was injured during an investigation. Edison's memories were downloaded into this virtual construct
the name was derived from Edison's last memory before his injury -- a sign that read "max headroom" (maximum clearance.) Max took on a life of his own and continually popped up on TV screens. But the hero of the series was Edison, an intrepid journalist, a man of integrity who was aided by his beautiful assistant, Theora, in a never-ending quest for the truth. Blank Reg, an aging punk-rocker who ran an independent network called Big Time, also occasionally assisted Edison.
In 1987 Coca-Cola unveiled New Coke, and chose Max Headroom as spokesman for its massive advertising campaign. Though New Coke was a bust, the commercials featuring Headroom -- and his famous tagline, "Catch the Wave" -- were critically acclaimed. (Eventually Coca-Cola bowed to popular demand and brought back the "original" Coke, though consumers soon realized that the formula had been altered, with corn syrup substituted for sugar.)
On 19 November 1987, a local Chicago news program was interrupted by a pirate broadcast featuring a bogus Max Headroom, whose antics included mooning the viewing audience. The pirate broadcast reappeared later that night on another local channel. The Federal Communications Commission was not amused, and launched an investigation.
Though it was cancelled after only one season,
Max Headroom
had earned a cadre of devoted fans, thanks to its striking vision of the future, above-average scripts, and special effects. And, of course, Max himself became an Eighties icon.
The Episodes
"Blipvert" (3.31.87):
Ace Channel 23 reporter Edison Carter is injured while investigating commercials that cause viewers to explode, and is replaced by a computer simulation called Max Headroom.
"Rakers" (4.7.87):
Promoters want to legalize "raking" -- combat on skateboards -- so that it can be shown on Channel 23.
"Body Banks" (4.14.87):
People who are trying to keep an old woman's mind alive want to steal the technology that created Max.
"Security Systems" (4.21.87):
Edison Carter investigates the attempted takeover of the largest security firm in the world.
"War" (4.28.87):
A rival network has acquired exclusive coverage of the destruction wrought by a terrorist outfit called The White Brigade.
"Blanks" (5.5.87):
The Blanks -- people who have managed to avoid appearing in computer records -- are trying to destroy the whole computer network.
"The Academy" (9.18.87):
Blank Reg is sentenced to death on a game show, while Edison tries to find out who's hacking into Channel 23's satellite transmissions.
"Deities" (9.25.87):
The Video Church is recording the brain waves of its members for a future resurrection.
"Grossberg's Return" (10.2.87):
Channel 23 learns that a rival network has developed a program by which viewers can tune in while they sleep.
"Dream Thieves" (10.9.87):
A street bum dies after selliong his dreams to a group called Mind's Eye, and Edison investigates.
"Whacketts" (10.16.87):
Viewers seem dangerously addicted to the silliest game show in history.
"Neurostim" (4.28.88):
The Zik-Zak Corporation's new Neurostim bracelet, free with every purchase of a Zik-Zak product, can make all your dreams come true.
Lost Tapes" (unaired in US):
A secret school for Fringe children is raided by the Metrocops.
"Baby Grobags" (unaired in US):
A baby, born by means of a high-tech pregnancy program run by Ovu-Vat, mysteriously disappears.
Miami Vice
Det. James "Sonny" Crockett
Don Johnson
Det. Ricardo Tubbs
Philip Michael Thomas
Lt. Martin Castillo
Edward James Olmos
Det. Gina Navarro Calabrese
Saundra Santiago
Det. Trudy Joplin
Olivia Brown
Det. Stanley Switek
Michael Talbott
Det. Larry Zito
John Diehl (1984-87)
Izzy Moreno
Martin Ferrero
Caitlin Davies
Sheena Easton
This gritty action series was a trend-setter that changed TV drama forever, made Don Johnson a sex symbol of the 1980s, and for a time had a remarkable influence on men's fashion. Blending the exotic elegance of the Gold Coast with the seamy byways of the Miami underworld, and propelled by a rock music soundtrack and innovative visual effects,
Miami Vice
earned numerous Emmy Award nominations (15) and enticed a whole host of top-notch guest stars to back the dynamic duet of Johnson and co-star Philip Michael Thomas. Sonny Crockett (Johnson), is a hard-edged undercover vice cop who lives on a sailboat called
St. Vitus' Dance
and has a pet alligator named Elvis. Tubbs (Thomas) is a New York cop who comes to Miami in search of his brother's killer, a drug lord named Calderone. Hip, smart and dangerous, Crockett and Tubbs make an effective team as they prowl the mean streets and glamorous beaches in the former's black Ferrari Spider (replaced later in the series by a white Ferrari Testerossa) or the coastal waters in a Wellcraft 38 Scarab speedboat. They are backed up by Detectives Gina Calabrese (Saundra Santiago) and Trudy Joplin (Olivia Brown), as well as Detectives Stan Switek (Michael Talbott) and Larry Zito (John Diehl). Being a vice cop is a risky business; Crockett's first partner, played by Jimmy Smits (who would go on to star in
L.A. Law
) is killed in the pilot, and his superior, Lt. Lou Rodriguez (Gregory Sierra) dies early on in the line of duty, replaced by the dour, taciturn ex-intelligence officer Lt. Martin Castillo (Edward James Olmos.) Midway through the series, Zito is killed off as well.
Legend has it that the concept for
Miami Vice
was born in the office of NBC chief Brandon Tartikoff, who one day made a note that read: "MTV cops." Critics decried the series as too violent and so stylistic that it often sacrificed substance. But the show was quick to catch on with TV audiences; it was usually in the Nielson Top Ten for much of its second and third seasons, and won three Emmy Awards. It also spawned a plethora of tie-in merchandise, including two bestselling soundtrack albums, a computer game and several books. Numerous celebrities jumped at the chance for a guest starring role -- Little Richard, Glenn Frey of The Eagles, Eartha Kitt, Miles Davis, Phil Collins, Red Nugent, James Brown, Isaac Hayes and Sheena Easton (who had a recurring role as Crockett's wife), as well as Barbara Streisand, G. Gordon Liddy, Roberto Duran and Chrysler Chairman Lee Iacocca. In addition, a great many up-and-coming actors appeared in the series, among them Bruce Willis, Julia Roberts, Laurence Fishburne, Annette Bening, Bill Paxton, Wesley Snipes, Liam Neeson, Michael Madsen and John Turturro.
Don Johnson (b. 12.15.49, Flat Creek, Missouri) made his professional acting debut in
Your Own Thing
, a rock musical production at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre. He won a full drama scholarship to the University of Kansas. His big screen debut was in 1970's hippie drama
The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart
, which was followed by
The Harrad Experiment
(1973) and the sci-fi cult classic
A Boy and His Dog
(1975). But in the early days, Johnson was perhaps best-known for his stormy relationships -- it was said that at age 16 he moved in with a 25-year-old woman, and later seduced his college drama teacher. In addition, he was married twice to actress Melanie Griffith and had a child with actress Patti D'Arbanville. Following the tremendous success of
Miami Vice
, Johnson's big-screen work included
Sweet Hearts Dance
The Hot Spot
(1990) and
Guilty As Sin
(1993). In 1996 he launched a new TV series as San Francisco cop
Nash Bridges
, which proved to be as big a hit as
Miami Vice.
Philip Michael Thomas (b. 5.26.49, Columbus, Ohio) had appeared in several obscure films and TV-movies, including
Come Back, Charleston Blue
Black Fist
(1976) and
The Dark
(1979) before landing the role of Ricardo Tubbs. Subsequently, he has been unable to duplicate the success he enjoyed with
Miami Vice
, starring in made-for-TV productions, including the German-made
series of cop thrillers. Thomas has five children by three live-in girlfriends.
Miami Vice
was as famous for its sound as it was for its look, incorporating past and present rock'n'roll tunes into nearly every episode, a technique routinely copied in both television programs and feature films ever since. Songs included Lionel Richie's "All Night Long," Tina Turner's "Better Be Good To Me," Steppenwolf's "Born To Be Wild," Billy Idol's "Don't Need A Gun," U2's "Desire," Bryan Adam's "Heat Of The Night," Glenn Frey's "Smuggler's Blues," Don Henley's "Dirty Laundry" and Phil Collins' "In The Air Tonight," to mention but a few. The original "Miami Vice Theme" by Czech-born composer Jan Hammer became only the third television theme to top Billboard's Hot 100, where it remained for one week in November, 1985. The first soundtrack album was the #1 LP in the U.S. for eleven weeks, making it the most successful soundtrack album of all time. Glenn Frey's "You Belong To The City," another track on the first album, peaked at US#2.
Miami Vice
won three Emmy Awards: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Edward James Olmos (1984-85); Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (1984-85); and Outstanding Art Direction for a Series (1984-85).
Don Johnson made five pilots for NBC -- all of them rejected -- before appearing in
Miami Vice.
Prior to composing the "Miami Vice Theme," Jan Hammer was a pianist for the Sarah Vaughan Trio, worked with the likes of Carlos Santana and Neal Schon, and formed a jazz group in 1971 called the Mahavishu Orchestra as well as the rock group Hammer in 1979.
The famous black Ferrari Spider driven by Sonny Crockett in the first two seasons was actually a Corvette modified using a Daytona kit.
The president of NBC-TV appeared in one episode of
Miami Vice
-- as a bartender.
Series Highlights
Pilot (9.16.84)--
Miami vice cop Sonny Crockett reluctantly teams up with New York policeman Ricardo Tubbs to solve several murders linked to a powerful Colombian drug lord.
Hit List (10.19.84)--
Tubbs races to save Crockett and his family from an assassin hired by Calderone.
No Exit (11.9.84)--
Crockett and Tubbs help federal agents stop an arms dealer from selling stolen Stinger missiles. Bruce Willis guest stars.
Give A Little, Take A Little (12.7.84)--
Crockett goes to jail rather than reveal the identity of a confidential informant.
Score (1.11.85)--
Crockett and Tubbs pose as pimps to nab some bad cops who are extorting money from high-class hookers.
Smuggler's Blues (2.1.85)--
Crockett and Tubbs pose as smugglers and go to Cartagena to make a drug buy in order to bust a group of kidnappers preying on drug smuggling operations.
The Home Invaders (3.15.85)--
Castillo comes down hard on Crockett's mentor, the man in charge of an investigation into a series of violent residential burglaries.
Evan (5.3.85)--
Assigned to bust an arms dealer, Crockett discovers that an old acquaintance, an ATF agent, is in deep cover as the dealer's associate.
Prodigal Son (9.27.85)--
Crockett and Tubbs go to Manhattan, where Colombian drug smugglers are killing federal agents.
Bushido (11.22.85)--
Castillo joins Crockett and Tubbs in trying to protect the Russian wife and child of a renegade CIA agent. Dean Stockwell guest stars.Directed by Edward James Olmos.
Back in the World (12.6.85)--
A former war correspondent warns Crockett that an officer who smuggled drugs during the Vietnam War is operating again in Florida. G.Gordon Liddy, Patti D'Arbanville and Iman guest star.
Phil the Shill (12.13.85)--
Phil Collins stars as a clever con artist who is playing a dangerous game by scheming to rip off cocaine traffickers.
Trust Fund Pirates (5.2.86)--
Crockett and Tubbs enlist the aid of a smuggler in their search for pirates who waylay contraband-laden ships.
When Irish Eyes Are Crying (9.26.86)--
A Scotland Yard inspector insists that Gina's new love is actually an IRA terrorist. Liam Neeson guest stars.
Cuba Libre (1.23.87)--
Crockett and Tubbs must foil a plot by Cuban commandos to assassinate an important diplomat.
By Hooker By Crook (3.20.87)--
A murder witness happens to work for a madam who is also Crockett's lover. Melanie Griffith and Vanity guest star.
Like A Hurricane (10.20.87)--
Crockett is assigned to protect a recording star who is witness to a payoff scandal, and falls in love with her. Sheena Easton guest stars.
The Rising Sun of Death (12.4.87)--
The death of an executive and the arrival of a Japanese investigator alerts Castillo to the presence of the Yakuza in Miami.
Mirror Image (5.6.88)--
A concussion leaves Crockett thinking he really is his alter ego, Sonny Burnett, and he goes to work for a drug dealer. Chris Cooper guest stars.
Heart of Night (11.18.88)--
Castillo must protect his ex-wife from a drug lord who wants to kill her and her new husband.
Victims of Circumstance (5.5.89)--
A group of Holocaust survivors attempt to bring a Nazi war criminal to justice.
Maddie Hayes
Cybill Shepherd
David Addison
Bruce Willis
Agnes Dipesto
Allyce Beasley
Herbert Viola
Curtis Armstrong (1986-89)
Virginia Hayes
Eva Marie Saint (1987-88)
Alex Hayes
Robert Webber (1987-88)
David Addison, Sr.
Paul Sorvino
Richard Addison
Charles Rocket
Maddie Hayes is a glamorous and successful fashion model who discovers that her accountant has been playing fast and loose with her millions, forcing her to sell off some business investments, including a private investigation agency called City of Angels. The agency is run by the glib and dashing David Addison, a former bartender who loves R&B and lives by the motto "Live fast, die young, and leave clean underwear." Addison convinces Maddie to join him in solving a big case involving murder and millions in smuggled diamonds, and she agrees not to shut down the firm, which is renamed the Blue Moon Detective Agency. David and Maddie don't exactly make the perfect business partners. He's definitely blue-collar while she's high-class; she wants him to get serious and he urges her to loosen up. But they do turn out to be an effective crime-solving team, and romance slowly blossoms. At the end of the first season David finally gets a kiss from Maddie, and by the end of the second season they're intimate (in a parody of the film
Body Heat
.) In 1987 Maddie is pursued by yuppie Sam Crawford (Mark Harmon) and in 1988 she becomes pregnant with David's baby -- a pregnancy that ends tragically in a miscarriage.
Created by Glenn Gordon Caron, this one-hour romantic comedy-action series starred Cybill Shepherd as the elegant Maddie Hayes and Bruce Willis as the wise-cracking David Addison. Shepherd had exploded onto the Hollywood scene with a role in 1971's
The Last Picture Show
, and had also appeared in
Daisy Miller
The Lady Vanishes
(1979) and the short-lived primetime TV soap opera
The Yellow Rose
(1983) before accepting the Maddie Hayes role. Raised in New Jersey, Bruce Willis went to New York to become an actor, and was working as a bartender when a casting director picked him for a bit part in a movie. He worked as an extra in films like
The First Deadly Sin
(1980) and
The Verdict
(1982) and made a guest appearance on
Miami Vice
as a gunrunner before landing the David Addison part, for which he earned an Emmy. In 1987 he recorded an album,
The Return of Bruno
, featuring the single "Respect Yourself," which climbed to #5 on
's Top 100.
Enhanced by splendid writing, unorthodox plots and the screen presence of its stars,
became one of ABC's biggest hits in the Eighties. But it ran into production problems early on, including the much-publicized battle between Shepherd, Willis and Caron (who left the show before the last season.) Shepherd's real-life pregnancy in the middle of the series' run forced Willis to carry much of the workload for half of the fourth season, and after his tremendous success with the 1988 blockbuster action flick
Die Hard
, Willis was ready to leave television for a film career. In addition, the series produced continual cost overruns, and the fact that ABC never got 22 episodes in a season -- there were a total of 66 episodes during the four-year run -- was probably a factor in the network's decision to cancel the show when, in 1988-89, its ratings declined.
also starred Allyce Beasley as Agnes, the Blue Moon Detective Agency's daffy receptionist and Curtis Armstrong as Herbert, clerk and would-be-gumshoe. (In the 1980s, Armstrong would also appear as wacky characters in comedy films like
Better Off Dead
One Crazy Summer.
) Robert Webber and Eva Marie Saint appeared occasionally as Maddie's parents, while Paul Sorvino did likewise as David's father. Charles Rocket had a recurring role as David's irresponsible brother Richard. The series theme song, sung by Al Jarreau and written by Jarreau and Lee Holdridge, enjoyed much radio play. There was a soundtrack album and a book,
Moonlighting Magic
, about the series' stars. After cancellation, Willis would go on to become one of Hollywood's biggest moneymakers, while Shepherd never managed to recreate the success she enjoyed with
soundtrack, including songs by
Al Jarreau, Cybill Shepherd, Bruce Willis, Percy Sledge and Billie Holliday
Series Highlights
Pilot (3.3.85)--
David Addison sets out to prove to investor Maddie Hayes that his detective agency can make money, or else she will shut the agency down.
The Next Murder You Hear (3.19.85)--
The host of the Heartbreak Hotline radio talk show fakes his own death so that he can run away with his boss's wife.
Next Stop Murder (3.26.85)--
A top mystery writer stages a mock murder on a train, but Maddie and David have to solve a real murder when the writer turns up.
Brother, Can You Spare A Blonde? (9/24/85)--
David's brother Richard finds a briefcase full of money in his car and thinks it's his lucky day -- until the owner of the briefcase, a drug dealer, comes looking for his loot.
Money Talks--Maddie Walks (10.8.85)--
Maddie learns that the accountant who stole her money is running a casino in Buenos Aires, and persuades David to help her get her millions back.
The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice (10.15/85)--
Maddie and David visit a nightclub where an unsolved murder occurred back in the 1940s, and then both dream their own versions of what really happened.
The Bride of Tupperman (1.14.86)--
Alan Tuppermann is looking for a wife, and hires Maddie and David to find a woman who meets his list of qualifications.
Every Father's Daughter Is A Virgin (2.18.86)--
When Maddie's parents come to town she learns that her mother suspects her father is having an affair.
The Son Also Rises (9.23.86)--
When David attends a reception to meet his father's new bride, he is shocked to discover that she's an old girlfriend.
Symphony In Knocked Flat (10.21.86)--
A night at the symphony propels Maddie and David into the middle of a plot to assassinate a Russian boxer. Don King guest stars.
Atomic Shakespeare (11.25.86)--
Maddie is Kate and David is Petruchio in this witty rendition of Shakespeare's
The Taming of the Shrew.
The Straight Poop (1.6.87)--
Entertainment reporter Rona Barrett goes to the Blue Moon Detective Agency to find out why there aren't more new
Blonde on Blonde (2.3.87)--
David follows a woman he mistakes for Maddie to a hotel room where he's knocked unconscious in a fight with a stranger -- and wakes up to find the man he fought is dead.
Sam & Dave (2.10.87)--
David goes to Maddie's house to tell her that he loves her, only to discover that she has a house guest -- an old friend from college named Sam (Mark Harmon.)
To Heiress Human (5.5.87)--
Maddie and David try to cope with the fact that they've slept together and at the same time solve the case of a wealthy man who fakes his death to prove his daughter's fiance is a fraud.
A Trip to the Moon (9.29.87)--
Maddie's dreams about the possibilities of married life with David resemble
The Honeymooners
Cool Hand Dave, Parts I & II (11.17.87 & 12.1.87)--
When a pregnant Maddie goes to Chicago David sets out after her, but ends up taking a detour -- straight to prison, when he's mistaken for a convicted felon.
A Womb With A View (12.6.88)--
Right before Maddie's miscarriage, the baby in her womb is visited by an angel named Jerome.
Between A Yuk and a Hard Place (12.13.88)--
The case of a man who killed his first wife and who is falsely accused of killing his second ends in a hot air balloon chase over the Mojave Desert.
Lunar Eclipse (5.14.89)--
In the final episode, David sacrifices his own happiness to reunite a woman with her husband. Virginia Madsen guest stars.


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Kailash Mansarovar Yatra 14 Days
Kailash Mansarovar Yatra 14 Days is of course more than a trekking and the lake Manasarovar is more than a lake and the mountain Mt. Kailash, similarly is more than a mountain, something higher, holier and spiritual tour in Tibet . Standing majestically at the height of 21,778-feet, being than more than just a mountain, has been attracting thousands of travelers, pilgrims and the holy and spiritual tour in in Tibet and Kailash Mansarovar Yatra 14 Days
A holy and spiritual journey to holy places is enlightening both outwardly and inwardly. Having been located in the Himalayan mountain ranges of the remote Southwestern corner of Tibet, Kailash is not only one of the highest parts of the world but also the source of four mighty rivers of Asia — the Brahmaputra, the Sutlej, Ganges and the Indus — and simultaneously, it's also one of the most serene and spiritual spots in the world, preferred by millions of people from different religious backgrounds across the world. The trip to Mount Kailash Mansarovar Yatra has become one of the ways of the life of the thousands of people across the world that they every year undertake it for the self-enlightenment. This magical and mystical spot is always breathtaking and timeless among the travelers and this trip is the journey within and possible.
The lake, Manasarovar, it means in Ssnakrit Manas means Mind and Saravar means lake. It is said this lake was first created in the mind of Brahma. And the Holy Mountain Kailash and Manasarvor is famous for the abode of god Shiva according to Hindu mythology.It not so far just 20 kilometers away from Mount Kailash, the sacred blue and emerald green Manasarovar lake that lies at a height of 15,015 ft, is known to be an epitome of purity, unleashing healing properties and the magical power to wash off all mortal sins for the ultimate salvation. If you love trekking, you can do a short trekking to the North face of Kailash, where you will get a chance to meditate in the lap of the mighty peak before you journey back.
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They're called truncated domes or ADA warning tiles. The ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) was enacted to assist those with disabilities, and within the ADA guidelines, truncated domes installation is mandatory in areas where there are hazardous surroundings. For example, they must be located before busy intersections and other vehicle ways, before water features like fountains or reflecting pools, and before loading dock areas and train tracks.
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Jelani Cobb teaches in the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He is also a staff writer at The New Yorker where he has penned a remarkable series of articles about race, the police, and injustice. This year, 2017, he received the Walter Bernstein Award from the Writer's Guild of America for his investigative series "Policing the Police", aired on PBS Frontline in 2016. Cobb is the author of Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress (2010), To the Break of Dawn: A Freestyle on the Hip Hop Aesthetic (2007), and The Devil & Dave Chappelle and Other Essays (2007). His forthcoming book is Antidote to Revolution: African American Anticommunism and the Struggle for Civil Rights, 1931.


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Florida has suspended tight end C'yonati Lewis and cornerback Jalen "Jeez" Tabor what Gators head coach Jim McElwain vaguely described in a statement released by the school as "behavior that is not acceptable."
"Both C'yontai and Jalen will not be involved with the team or practice due to behavior that is not acceptable,'' McElwain said. "By no means are these bad guys and yet consequences have been handed down. We will not look the other way when it comes to breaking of team policies. I want to echo what I said earlier, these are both fine young men who will learn and be stronger from their actions. They will also be suspended for the first game. There are life lessons in everything we do. We will be better because of it and no one person is bigger than the Florida Gators."
According to a statement released by the school, Lewis and Tabor are suspended from participating in team practices and will sit out the Gators' Sept. 3 season opener against UMass.
Tabor was named as a preseason first team All-SEC cornerback during SEC Media Days in July. He was the only Florida player to be named as a first-team player.
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- phone alarm starts playing the theme song to "Air Wolf" to wake me up, I hit snooze.
- Airwolf…Snooze…Repeat (3 more times)
- Finally give into the alarm, roll outta' bed, pee, do an ABC shower
- Grab meals my wife lovingly prepared to get me off to a good caloric start
- Arrive at work after blazing through traffic at speeds that are more fitting to a bullet bike than a Honda Element
I am now confronted with 2 options:
- Take the elevator, maintain composure, and be ready to get on the phone with a customer
- Take the stairs, start sweating & breathing like I just gave birth to a 10 pound kid, log into my phone and wait about 5 min. to get my breath back, then start my calls.
I chose the second.
- Leave work and head over for my first day at school
- Take a pretty good hike from parking to the building.
My classroom is one above the main floor. I took the stairs … but only because the elevator was far enough away that it was actually easier to take the stairs.
- First class lets out, second class is on the other side of campus, no time to walk so I drove. (P.S. first class had chairs and desks I can fit in, hallelujah!)
- Late for class 2 walk fast to the building.
Same scenario. I took the elevator.
Now, if you are in the lobby of the empire state building, and you have to get to the 30th floor, take the elevator. But how dumb is it to schedule a time 3 days a week to force myself to exercise when I won't even walk up one flight of stairs?
Which is more important to me? Composure and the assurance that no one will look at me as I gasp for air at the top of the stairs or the benifits that 3 flights of stairs, 3 days a week for the next semester will have on my heart, my health and my weight.
No more elevators for me!
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Welcome to the gifted education section of the CDE website. We hope you will find answers to many of your questions and the support you need for working with highly-able students. This office administers the state's Exceptional Children's Act (ECEA) for students with exceptional academic potential and abilities. It provides guidance for identification, programming, and accountability for administrative units delivering local gifted programs. A regional (10) system of support and service delivers professional development, technical assistance, and peer collaboration throughout Colorado. Partnerships with gifted education staff, families, organizations, and a State Advisory Committee contribute to implementation design and continued improvements in gifted education.
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MoneyGram expanded its partnership with Walmart to launch a new online money-transfer platform housed at walmart.moneygram.com.
The firms are calling the new product a type of money-transfer-as-a-service (MTaaS), because it gives MoneyGram's third-party partners, like Walmart, the opportunity to integrate MoneyGram's digital platform seamlessly. This could help MoneyGram by allowing the firm to find new ways to capitalize on consumers' desire for digital offerings.
Expanding its offerings in this way could help MoneyGram in two key ways:
- Accelerating digital growth: In Q2 2016, the firm's digital transactions grew by 9% year-over-year (YoY) and digital revenue increased by 17% YoY. But that is much slower than the 23% growth it saw in Q1. The firm has been able to turn its proprietary website into a successful customer acquisition channel — the firm added 214,000 new users through MoneyGram.com in Q2. By that logic, putting the same tools in other convenient locations for consumers could help further increase digital growth.
- Revitalizing Walmart partnership: In 2014, 22% of MoneyGram's annual investment and fee revenue came from Walmart, and the retail giant was the only individual agent to account for more than a tenth of that figure. But Walmart introduced a competing service in Q2 2014, which brought down MoneyGram's US-to-US volume. Adding the new service could breathe new life into the partnership and help it continue to grow.
But MTaaS could have larger implications for MoneyGram's business. Consumers are always looking for faster and more convenient ways to send money — that's why digital remittance services are beginning to take off. Finding ways to continue to add third-party partners and integrate the services into websites that MoneyGram's customers already visit removes considerable friction from the money-sending process. That could help the firm reach and onboard new populations of users into the service, which will be key in trying to stay competitive with industry leader Western Union as well as newer providers in the space.
Every year, migrants send hundreds of billions of dollars worth of remittances back to friends and family in their home country. And there's a massive industry that facilitates these payments — and has for more than a century.
The legacy remittance industry has been long dominated by cash, which requires physical locations where customers can hand over or pick up money. Building out those retail networks is a huge investment. It's left just a few players, called Money Transfer Operators (MTOs), controlling a bulk of the industry.
But these companies' comfortable hold on the industry is now being challenged by digital remittance startups. Digital-first remittance companies are competing on fees and usability, and capitalizing on the way people's expectations have changed with the advent of digital and mobile channels.
Evan Bakker, research analyst for BI Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service, has compiled a detailed report on digital remittance that sizes the total remittance market, company-specific market share, digital's market share, and digital's growth at major remittance firms. It also assesses how disruptive digital startups have been by comparing their fees with market leaders, and by juxtaposing their business models with those of legacy companies.
Here are some of the key takeaways:
- Digital's share of the global remittance industry is still fairly small at 6% — but growth is extremely fast at digital-first startups and legacy companies.
- Fourteen year-old Xoom makes more revenue from electronic channels than 75 year-old MoneyGram, the second-largest remittance company in the world.
- Startups are undercutting incumbents' fees in certain corridors; however, legacy firms have matched prices in many major corridors.
- Legacy firms' businesses are already responding to the threats posed by digital by lowering fees and adjusting business strategies. However, they face lower margins if they continue to compete with startups on pricing.
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- Compares transfer fees in various corridors to assess the competitiveness of each firm.
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Every few years it seems like there is a new buzzword in the tech industry that appears in almost every article for a few months. Last year, this word was Blockchain, before that it was IoT. Lately, one phrase that has been on everyone's tongues has been artificial intelligence and machine learning. And while most would say they understand these concepts, few of us would say we know specifically what kind of machine learning applications exist in the real world.
This leads us to wonder "What is machine learning?" and seek out brands that say they are at the 'forefront of AI.' However, in order to give you a better idea of the practical applications of these technologies, as well as a glimpse at what the future holds, we wanted to review 6 stand-out machine learning applications.
Ranging from big to small, each of these applications shows a different facet of this exciting technology and where it might lead. Let's get started.
Brands using Machine Learning
First, let's talk about brands that are making headway in the world of AI technology and machine learning applications. Now, one thing you should know is that while a multitude of different companies will claim that they are using AI, most of them are actually referring to machine learning. Actual artificial intelligence is still in its early phases and while large strides have been made, most of what we know as AI is just highly automated systems.
When it comes to machine learning, we are talking about a technology that can build on itself and 'learn' new ways to complete the same tasks, typically in a more efficient or effective way. Looking at the following brands, we will be seeing the forefront of this technology and the cutting edge of exactly what is possible with machine learning applications.
1. Google's Neural Networks
Surprising to no-one, Google has been working on machine intelligence for the last few years and have already displayed some pretty impressive applications that show how powerful their technology has become. Using neural networks and who knows what else, Google is showing that with enough data and research, the sky is the limit when it comes to machine learning applications.
One of the most popular displays of their neural network system is known as the DeepMind network and was used to create some stunning recreations of classic art as well as completely new creations. While there are obviously more practical uses of this technology, it's fun to see another more creative side to something like artificial intelligence.
2. Baidu's Voice Search
Hot on the heels of Google's own voice assistant, Chinese search engine Baidu is the next brand making moves in the machine learning space. Their product functions in a similar way to other search engines, allowing users to speak directly to their device to find what they are looking for. They have even begun to have a voice speak with you to answer your questions, which is where things get interesting.
You see, unlike other virtual assistants that use a real voice to answer questions, Baidu's Deep Voice can generate entirely synthetic human voices that are very difficult to distinguish from genuine human speech. The deep neural network they use to perform this actually can 'learn' different things such as cadence, accent, and pitch, then replicating them in the speaker's voice. Although this is still in early development, the amount of potential uses is exponential.
3. IBM's Watson
Moving on to another familiar brand, IBM's Watson is a machine learning application most famous for winning Jeopardy! However, IBM wants you to know that Watson is such much more than that. Most significantly, after being deployed in several hospitals and medical centers, Watson has shown an unique aptitude for making accurate recommendations for treatment of certain types of cancer.
While obviously it is fascinating to see the sort of paintings a neural network can come up with, this sort of machine learning application shows how important AI research and development can be. Custom healthcare software that can analyze, recommend, and even diagnose diseases from cancer to the common cold would have a world-changing impact, if and when it comes to fruition.
4. Salesforce's Intelligent CRM
When it comes to understanding your customers, it either takes years of experience working as a marketing professional or a high sophisticated computer to find every analyze every aspect of a customer's relationship with your brand. Thanks to Salesforce's machine learning applications like Einstein, the latter option is now more readily available.
It will be interesting to see, as these machine learning applications become more advanced, exactly how they affect customer engagement and relationship marketing. The hope is that with greater insight into each step of the customer journey, marketers will be able to deliver better offerings at the exact right moment, leading to happier customer and better business.
Machine Learning on a larger scale
Now, so far, we have been looking at smaller scale machine learning applications that are being developed by specific brands. That being said, in order to see the larger picture and get a better idea of exactly what this technology is capable of, we need to look at the industry on a larger scale. While machine learning will be used for helping you stay efficient in your home, it has the potential to change the way our governments operate as well.
These next 2 machine learning applications show exactly how widespread and deep AI's ability is when it comes to changing the way we run processes in the real world. These, even more than the work of Google and IBM (although they are no doubt involved), will ultimately be what defines machine learning and AI in the near future. Without further ado, let's take a look.
5. Cybersecurity Defense
In a country like the United States, where so much of our daily lives revolves around the internet and the devices we use to access it, cybersecurity is a huge concern on the state and federal level. Thankfully, due to new progress in the world of machine learning applications, we are become more secure than ever before. As this improves and with potential advances in Blockchain technology, cyberattacks on a large scale will hopefully become a worry of the past.
According to experts on the subject, the reason machine learning tech is superior to typical firewalls when it comes to cybersecurity is that it runs automatically to find anomalies, without the need for prior knowledge. On top of that, as it reviews more instances of fraud or maleficence, it becomes better at detecting security breaches. It should be said this is being used at a high level and it will take additional development for us to see the full potential of this application.
6. Reduced Energy Use & Costs
Another major concern on a national level (or at least it should be), is reducing energy costs across the board and finding new ways to use less energy across the board. Thankfully, there are already AI and machine learning applications working on exactly this issue.
By analyzing historical data, these platforms have been able to learn and predict future energy loads down to a granular level and then offer potential opportunities to reduce waste and cut costs. Hopefully, this will only lead to new discoveries in the field and an improved ability to attack these problems.
Final thoughts
As you can see, artificial intelligence and machine learning applications are only just scratching the surface of what they are truly capable of. With the right guidance and the right use cases leading the way, our hope is that these applications will lead to a better and brighter world. After all, isn't that kind of the point?


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Flybe will double in size in deal announced with Finnair
19 June 2012
Leading European airline contracts to fly12 Embraer E190 aircraft for Finnair that will create one of largest regional airlines in Nordic and Baltic States
Flybe Finland has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to fly 12 Embraer E190 regional jets on behalf of Finnair that will not only realise its goal to become one of the largest regional airlines in the Nordic and Baltic States region but also make it one of Finland's major aviation employers.
Today's announcement extends the partnership that exists between Flybe Finland and Finnair and expands further their areas of co-operation. The MoU outlines a long term contract flying arrangement taking advantage of Flybe's competitive cost base. Finnair will contract with Flybe to fly to a number of European short haul routes.
From October 28th 2012 onward, the number of aircraft flown by Flybe Finland will increase to 28, of which 70% will be dedicated to contract flying operations, meaning that the business will have doubled in size since it started operations in August 2011. This positions Flybe firmly in the realm of leading Finnish employers, committed to providing jobs for Finland and contributing to the overall economy of the country.
Mike Rutter, Managing Director of Flybe Europe, says:"Today is another major milestone for Flybe Finland and another major step in our journey of growth as we extend further our contract flying operations for Finnair. The extension of our contract flying business is a key part of Flybe Finland's strategy, providing the business with a good balance of risk.
"Flybe Finland has been flying eight aircraft on a contract flying basis for Finnair since the start of our joint venture in August 2011. I am therefore particularly pleased that the efficiency of these operations enhanced by the dedication of our staff has persuaded them to add another 12 aircraft to our contract flying partnership."
"This move is a logical extension of our co-operation with Flybe," comments Mika Vehviläinen, Finnair CEO. "The MoU covers approximately one third of Finnair's European flights. Flybe offers us a cost efficient platform for operating this traffic and enables us to continue to offer the wide network and frequencies to both our regional customers as well as our customers flying between Europe and Finnair's Asian destinations. We believe that, from the customer point view, the change will be virtually unnoticed as they will maintain the benefits of our extensive network in Europe and opportunity to exploit our fast Asian routes. We look forward this expansion of our co-operation with Flybe, which has proven its capabilities to run regional traffic efficiently."
Since founding its partnership with Finnair just ten months ago, Flybe Finland has continued to pursue its stated goal of becoming the largest and most successful regional airline in the Nordic and Baltic States. During this time, the airline has expanded its operations from Finland to Denmark, Estonia, Norway and Sweden where, in the latter country, it has quickly established a growing presence at Stockholm's city airport, Bromma.
Adds Mr Rutter:"The scale of Flybe Finland's operation as a result of this deal will realise our goal of becoming the largest regional airline both in terms of the number of aircraft we operate and by the number of local staff we employ. It also further demonstrates our commitment to Finland, allowing us to reinforce our brand in the regions we serve.
"We look forward to working hard over the coming months to ensure that all the necessary cost structures and operational details are in place to continue meeting - and hopefully exceeding - the high expectations of quality service and reliability that Finnair's passengers have come to expect."


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Bountiful Blessings to you, dear reader! I'm excited to share that throughout 2015, I will periodically be introducing you to some STELLAR writing from some STELLAR authors who have graciously agreed to send us guest posts. Plus, I will be giving away one of their books to one of YOU who posts a comment! After a week's time, I'll put your names in a hat and ask dear hubster to draw a lucky soul who'll be sent a free book!!! So let us hear from you!!!
This month kicks us off with my very fun-n-talented friend in Florida, Debora M. Coty. You may recall I featured five fun posts about her book, Fear, Faith and a Fistful of Chocolate in 2013. (For more information, click on "Move Over Mom, I'm Drivin'", or "My Mother's My Travel Agent for a Guilt Trip", or "Oh Man, I'm Goin' Down…When You Think You May Faint", or "Callin' All Worrywarts", or "Slaying Dragons at Deals' Gap—Figuratively and Literally") Without further ado, allow me to present to you a lovely, lively, laugh-out-loud lesson on love (and DON'T FORGET TO LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW!!!) :
Love Your Man Enough to Zip It
By Deborah M. Coty
(Adapted from Debora's newest Take On Life Series Too Loved to Be Lost)
I truly love my man, Chuck. I do. But even after 36 years of marriage, the way he thinks completely befuddles me.
One day he got a hankering to do yard work. That in itself was phenomenal. So out he went to mow, trim, weed-whack, and leaf-blow. When he came in, filthy from head to toe, he informed me with a gleam of pride in his eye that he'd tidied up the backyard flowerbed for me and fixed the sprinkler problem.
Sprinkler problem? There was no sprinkler problem. Uh oh.
Now you first have to understand that although the lawn is his job, the flowerbeds are my domain. I plan, plant, and carefully nurture each and every flower, shrub, and ornamental. I often talk to them and sometimes even sing to them. Don't laugh. They're my little green babies.
So imagine my absolute horror when I walked out the back door to find my gorgeous six-foot philodendron stretched out like a dead body beside the garbage can. It had been hacked off at the base.
I was so devastated I could barely breathe as I stared at the gaping hole in the row of seven enormous, wondrously healthy philodendrons I had planted and lovingly coaxed to adulthood during the past three years. The one in the middle was missing. The one by the sprinkler head.
Chuck, with his logical see-a-problem-so-fix-it male brain, had decided that the plant had grown so big, it was blocking the sprinkler. What he failed to consider was that the whole point of the sprinkler was to grow the plant big.
The rage fuse lit somewhere in my innards and erupted into an inferno. I was ready to storm inside and scorch the remaining hair off Chuck's head. But something stopped me. It was Papa God reminding me of Proverbs 18:2 (NIV): "A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions."
To tell you the truth, I was so livid, I didn't much care whether I was a fool or not at that moment. But I knew Papa did. So I just stood there praying for a new herspective (my term for a woman's point of view), sobbing quietly so the neighbors wouldn't call the men in white jackets to haul me away.
Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed Chuck covertly watching me from the porch. My mind flew back to the funeral I had recently attended of a woman I'd known since childhood. During the heart-melting eulogy, her husband of 58 years praised the way she'd held their marriage together through difficult times and said in a grief-choked voice, "She never looked down on me in all those years – she always looked up at me in respect …even when I didn't deserve it. "
Then their 40-something daughter admitted that that during her entire lifetime she'd never heard her mother say one bad word about her father.
Gulp. Those words hit me hard. I was so convicted about criticizing my husband – much of it in my own mind – that I vowed to show him more respect. Even when it seemed undeserved.
So standing there in my backyard, I prayed. "Lord, help me understand him, not criticize him. I know he meant well and was only trying to please me. Glue my mouth shut, Papa; help me forgive him and really appreciate all he does for me."
Later that afternoon, I got up enough courage to go back out to the flowerbed to attempt some damage control. To my surprise, there in the gap next to the stark green stump, stood my listing, drooping philodendron. Chuck had dug a hole and tried to replant the poor rootless thing. He'd even watered it.
I burst into tears again, but this time they were warm tears of gratitude. Oh, I knew there was no hope for the philodendron, but the point was that by me not blowing up and instead following Papa God's loving lead, what could have been a marital Hiroshima … wasn't.
Dr. Gary Campbell says, "Love is a choice you make every day. And in choosing love, you're following Christ's example. Nothing is more Christlike than loving your spouse."
So girlfriend, the next time you find your Godiva stash missing because your guy is helping you stick to your diet, choose love. And remember the verse I just might have tattooed across my forehead, "Keep your mouth shut, and you will stay out of trouble" (Proverbs 21:23, NLT). Bio: Debora M Coty is a humorist, speaker, and award-winning author of 14 books including Too Loved to be Lost, Fear, Faith, and a Fistful of Chocolate, and Too Blessed to be Stressed. Mother of two and Mimi of one adorable grandbuddy, Deb lives, loves and laughs in central Florida with her horticulturally-challenged husband Chuck and desperately wicked pooch, Fenway. Visit with Deb at www.DeboraCoty.com
GREAT POST, DEBBIE! THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH FOR GREAT LESSONS WE ALL NEED TO REMEMBER. WE HAVE SNOW UP HERE IN LOUISVILLE TODAY….HOPE YOU'RE BASKING ON THE BEACH. WARM HUGS….Elizabeth =)


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Hunting for an Android tablet around the $300 mark. I like the Nexus 7 but it doesn't have HDMI out which I wanted.
So, I found the Samsung 8.9in Tab for $330 but it only come with honeycomb. I've found their is a Cyanogen 10 rom for it but then the HDMI out is rotated the wrong way. Lame
Basically looking for a tablet with a nice screen, 7+ inches, HDMI out, Jellybean or solid JB rom available.
Any suggestions?


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The NHL's new uniform system is officially being unveiled today in Dallas, where the All-Star Game will be played later this week. But a small pre-unveiling event was held last Wednesday in New York, for media members who wouldn't be in Dallas.
The Wednesday event was embargoed, meaning attendees had to agree beforehand not to disclose any information until 2pm today. Now that the embargo is over, here's a peek at what went down:
Where was the event held?
In a back room at Aquavit, a restaurant in midtown Manhattan.
Was there food?
Enough shrimp to keep George Costanza very happy, and enough langoustines to keep me very happy. Plus some fruit and stuff, but c'mon, who wants free fruit?
How many media people attended?
Not many. There was a guy from Crain's, a guy from a sporting goods trade magazine, a guy from Sports Illustrated, a few other people whose affiliations I didn't get, and myself. All the regular hockey beat writers will presumably be at the Dallas event.
Who else was there?
About half a dozen people from the NHL (including Commissioner Gary Bettman and Executive VP Brian Jennings), maybe half a dozen more from Reebok (including Reebok CCM/Hockey prexy Matt O'Toole), defenseman John-Michael Liles from the Colorado Avalanche, and a few people with cameras.
Isn't Liles injured?
Yeah, but they flew him in just for this event, so he could give the players' perspective (or at least his perspective) on the new unis. He wore a suit but had a soft cast on his left leg, with the Avs' logo emblazoned on the cast. An NHL official later told me that Liles had been stopped several times in the Denver airport by people who wanted to know where they could get their own Avs-branded cast.
So what actually happened?
There were some introductory remarks by Gary Bettman, then some remarks by Reebok's Matt O'Toole (who at one point said, "There's never been a major professional sports league that's changed all 30 teams' uniforms en masse," to which I immediately thought, "Yeah, and there's probably a good reason for that"), and then a short video explaining the features of the new uniforms. After that, John-Michael Liles and the NHL's Brian Jennings took questions from the audience. Then Liles had to leave, at which point we were all free to mingle and address questions to whoever we could corner.
What sorts of questions got asked?
Most of the other media people asked business-related questions (how much will the new jerseys retail for, that sort of thing), and I kept asking really detail-oriented questions like, "Will the Red Wings' nameplates still have vertically arched lettering?" Afterward, I was asking one of the Reebok guys if the Blackhawks' logo would still be chain-stitched, and Brian Jennings, who was standing nearby, looked at me and said, "Who are you anyway?" When I told him, he said, "Oh, right — that guy."
What did Liles have to say?
Basically, he said he really liked the new unis, which was no surprise — they wouldn't have flown him out there otherwise. But he seemed very genuine and sincere. The most interesting thing he said was that the new uniforms weren't as snug as the ones he wore during the Olympics (which were made by Nike, although he didn't say that). "The socks at the Olympics were noticeably tighter — too tight," he said.
Did they have any live human beings wearing the new uniforms?
No. They had two mannequins — one dressed up in the Eastern Conference All-Star uni, facing front, and one wearing the Western Conference design, facing backward.
Were there any live demonstrations?
At one point Brian Jennings took one of the new jerseys, stretched it out over his lap, and poured a glass of water onto it, so we could see how it repelled water. Sure enough, the water rolled right off of it ("just like after you Turtle Wax your car," as Jennings put it). Another NHL exec later told me, "He's been dying to do that trick all day."
Weren't they supposed to show the individual team uniforms, not just the All-Star designs?
That's what I had assumed, and of course I was disappointed when that turned out not to be the case. To be fair, nobody at the NHL ever specifically said that the new team designs would be unveiled, and many fans — myself included — were probably guilty of getting ahead of themselves in terms of their expectations. But there's no getting around the fact that the league has been making a big fuss over the introduction of "the new uniforms," and it's hard to see how that fuss is justified when all they've shown us so far is some new fabrics, a slightly slimmer silhouette, and the All-Star designs.
So are you saying the NHL intentionally misled everyone?
No. But I think they may have botched the PR aspect of all this by sending mixed or muddled messages about what was in store.
Was there a goodie bag?
Upon leaving, we were each given a box containing a couple of press releases that summarized most of what we'd just been told, a really cool little booklet full of very Uni Watch-ish info, and an Eastern Conference All-Star jersey about 17 sizes too large.
Can I have the jersey?


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Headache from Zombie-wine?
I have had the good fortune to hear from many of you that our wines do not give you headaches, while many other wines cause pain. These comments usually follow with questions about our sulfite levels. To which I may respond with a long winded explanation of biogenic amines, yeast and ML inoculates and my quest to dispel the inaccurate vilifying of sulfites.
But often I will ask a simple question, "Do you enjoy dried fruit?"
If yes, is it sulphur free? Most dried fruits are treated with much larger doses of sulphites than is found in wine. If you eat dried fruit without headaches or a reaction, than I sincerely doubt that you have a reaction to sulfites in wine.
The culprit is most likely biogenic amines.
Biogenic amines are simple nitrogen based molecules produced from the metabolic system of microbes and animals from amino acids. We are all quite familiar with histamines, a big player in the biogenic amine family. Histamine production in wine can occur from both yeasts and bacteria, but are most commonly produced during secondary fermentation, or ML bacteria. Personally I have an irritating reaction to histamines in wine made with wild ML, getting a rapid headache, stuffy nose and blotchy skin.
Benadryl helps, but I often question the logic in medicating myself in order to drink wine! The good news is that you can avoid a histamine reaction to wines by ensuring that the wine is produced without wild yeast and wild ML strains.
I use inoculates of both yeast and ML to try to avoid biogenic amine production in my wines. Of course, herding yeasts and bacteria is not an exact science, so it is an exercise in prevention rather than eradication. However, I carefully select yeast strains that have no biogenic amine production detected in lab trials over average life spans indicative of an average period of virility. Once the yeast/bacteria have done their duty the metabolic process is ceased and the wine is biologically inert. The problem that may arise occurs through a process of sustained populations within a winery and genetic drift. Apparently the production of biogenic amines is a proclivity for microbes, and can be expressed via mutations after a surprisingly short period of evolution. Thus, the habitual inoculation of microorganisms must be practiced to outcompete the winery's native populations of yeast and bacteria!
You may ask, if histamines are most commonly the result of ML bacteria, then why inoculate yeasts as well?
There are more disgusting biogenic amines than pesky histamines…and they are putrescine and cadaverine. Both of these gross molecules are most commonly produced by wild yeasts during primary fermentation. I bet you can imagine where they got their names…sensory maybe? Not only do these tiny molecules smell terrible in very small quantities but they affect the taste of wine as well. If you have ever had a wine that you swear smelled like a dead body you were probably trying a wine made from an icky wild yeast strain gone way off the reservation.
So why don't all wine makers try to avoid the production of biogenic amines?
First, not all wine makers are aware of biogenic amines. Their health impacts have only been suspected in the past 40 years, and the past decade has seen an explosion of research. However, there is a long tradition of using wild yeasts to complete all fermentations in wineries. Many producers scoff at the idea of using inoculates at all. Also, it is quite in vogue in the US to tout wild yeast production wines for marketing schemes and stylistic reasons. Yeast and ML inoculates are expensive, too; they cost me around $70/ton, or roughly $1.40/case of wine. In the world of tiny profit margins, this expense can take a big bite out of revenue.
I love the idea of using wild yeast strains, and I would do it in a heart beat if the outcome were more controllable. However, I have to make a wine that I can drink and endorse…and it if gives me a headache, I can't make it.
Besides, the idea of making wine with cadaverine in it borders on the macabre…


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decisions made (in the bath tub)
for whatever reason, I feel like I might be more decisive when I'm in water. maybe it's grounding. maybe I just like being in water. maybe I'm totally delusional and the one has nothing to do with the other.
but for whatever reason, after a long while of researching places to stay on our California adventure, I finally made some decisions tonight.
(luckily they're both refundable. which was a large part of the whole decision making process.)
anyway, in the end, the order of our stay is reversed - Universal first, Disney last. it just worked out better that way.
so exciting!
(we'll tell Remy after we get back from our November conference/wedding adventure.)