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Race through the darkened freeways of Los Angeles in a super-stretch limo to the rockin' tunes of Aerosmith.
Rock and roll in the dark on your way to an Aerosmith concert, passing legendary landmarks along the way.
Tour the famed music studios of G-Force Records, where legendary rockers Aerosmith are wrapping up a recording session. When the band's manager informs the group that they're late for a concert on the other side of town, the rock band invites you to come along.
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Careen up and down into the inky, nighttime city darkness. Rocket through the famous Hollywood sign and speed past illuminated landmarks. Maneuver through city traffic and swoop in and around 3 thrilling inversions—2 rollover loops and one corkscrew—as the wind races across your face.
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A state-of-the-art sound system and a special soundtrack keep this ride jamming in the fast lane.
Your ride to the Aerosmith concert is a super-stretch limo that comes decked out with a 125-speaker, 24 sub-woofer, 32,000 watt audio system. Each limo broadcasts different Aerosmith songs, so don't be surprised if your experience is a little different if you go to the concert more than once.
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Additionally, the classic tune "Love in an Elevator" has been rewritten to "Love in a Roller Coaster" specifically for this attraction.
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text: Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was a Mexican War hero, U.S. senator from Mississippi, U.S. secretary of war and president of the Confederate States of America for the duration of the American Civil War (1861-1865). Prior to the start of the war, Davis had argued against secession, but when Mississippi seceded he resigned from the U.S. Senate. In February 1861 he was elected president of the Confederacy. Davis faced difficulties throughout the war as he struggled to manage the Southern war effort, maintain control the Confederate economy and keep a new nation united. Davis' often contentious personality led to conflicts with other politicians as well as his own military officers. In May 1865, several weeks after the Confederate surrender, Davis was captured, imprisoned and charged with treason, but never tried.

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Chanel Frenzy is actually quite a sedate colour, but truly lovely. It's a light taupe that verges on the precipice of being a jelly. It has neither too much brown nor too much grey, and once on the nail, the effect is supremely elegant.
(Apologies - my fingers did not look this red in reality - the morning sun played some tricks!)
Is this polish worth the Chanel price tag? Probably not. But now that I have it, I honestly don't want to let it go. Frenzy will probably make quite a few appearances on my nails in years to come, especially in moments where I want to look professional, neat and groomed, yet still modern. A classic, but not worth going bananas over! I would probably judge it less harshly if it has a more appropriate name...
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Certain Qing dynasty (1644-1912) robes lacked pockets, making pouches useful accessories. But the opening of this tiny tobacco pouch is stitched closed, indicating it was purely ornamental. Chinese "double happiness" characters appear on the tassels, and both sides are embroidered with phoenixes (symbolizing the Han empress) and lotuses (symbolizing purity), suggesting it was worn by a woman.
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Well, but what happens when the social contract agreed upon by the majority in a given place at a given time causes the oppression of an Other?
For example, when slavery was still a part of everyday American life... treating other human beings like property was the agreed upon social contract of the time. If we are to uphold the social contract as the source of human rights, how do we justify declaring that an oppressive social contract is wrong and take a stand against that oppression?
Moreover, if our social contract allows rights that the social contract of another nation does not, how do we declare their social contract oppressive and wrong if it is what that particular society has agreed upon?
Nevermind, I got where I was going with that by taking a step back from the Rousseau popular sovereignty social contract and going back to Epicurus' basic "agree to neither harm nor be harmed." This seems to take care of the problem of privileged groups enforcing abridgments of the rights of others through popular sovereignty, as said abridgments would do harm unto others.
yes that's why theocracies like saudi arabia and iran are beacons of human freedom and liberty
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Srila Prabhupada on education
For the present you should continue going to school because education is important. Without education nobody has any social position and all our students in Krishna Consciousness are expected to be preachers. So preachers must have sufficient education because they have to meet with so many opposing elements. Education should be continued at the same time chanting should be continued. There will be no difficulty. (letter to Indira and Ekayani)
San Francisco 17 December, 1967
Human life is meant for cultivation of spiritual knowledge, in eternal relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and the executive heads of all states and all planets are obliged to impart this lesson to the citizens by education, culture and devotion.
Bhagavad Gita, 4.1. Purport
Education means to lead the people gradually to Krsna consciousness.
Lecture SB 1.3.20 Los Angeles 1972
Regarding the answers which you gave to Bilas Vigrahadas, they were all correct. When you study very carefully all of the literature which is available, especially Bhagavad-gita As It Is, you will have in your grasp answers to all questions that may be put to you. Please encourage the others to read this Bhagavad-gita at least one chapter every day.
Letter to Upendra, 6th January, 1969
Please see that the program for studying our literatures is also undertaken very seriously by all the devotees there. Everyone of us must become thoroughly acquainted with our philosophy, so that our preaching work may be carried out nicely.
Letter to Jagadisa, 27th February, 1970
Yes, we must set up our society as a school as best we can. I have already sent you letter. Please formulate the whole curriculum because we have to immediately submit to the Draft department and if this is accepted that will be great gain for our society. "Bhakti-sastri" is awarded after extensive study of Bhagavad-gita, Easy Journey, and Nectar of Devotion. "Bhakti-vaibhava" is awarded after study of Vedanta-sutra and Srimad-Bhagavatam on a preliminary basis; and "Bhaktivedanta" the highest title, is awarded after extensive study of Caitanya-caritamrta.
Letter to Brahmananda, 23rd March, 1969
It is necessary for the leaders of the Krsna consciousness movement to start educational institutions in different parts of the world to train children, starting at the age of five years. Thus such children will not become hippies or spoiled children of society; rather, they can all become devotees of the Lord. The face of the world will then change automatically.
Srimad Bhagavatam 4.12.23 Purport
I consider this Gurukula school to be one of our most important aspects of this movement and it should be given all serious consideration by the members. If we are able to make a whole generation of our children into fine Krsna Conscious preachers, that will be the glory of our movement and the glory of your country as well. But if we neglect somehow or other and if we lose even one Vaisnava, that is very great loss.
Letter to Stokakrsna – Los Angeles 20 June, 1972
Gurukula is our most important project. If the children are given a Krsna Conscious education from early childhood then there is great hope for the future of the world.
Letter to Dayananda, Nandarani – Calcutta 27 January, 1973
By all means you should continue practicing Krsna Consciousness everyday. But that does not necessarily mean that you have to move into the Temple immediately. It is also important to get some education. So for some years you should remain studying in school. But on the weekends with your parents permission you can go to the Temple and stay there but do not fall behind in your school work.
Letter to Durgesh, 16th December, 1974
Soon we shall be introducing the Bhakti-sastri examination which all brahmanas will be expected to pass. It will be based on Bhagavad-gita, N. O. D., Nectar of Instruction, Isopanisad, and the small paperback books like Easy Journey. A brahmana should be pandita.
Letter to Brsakapi, 7th January, 1976
Currently, many features of the ISKCON Ministry of Education website are being revamped. In the meantime, you can also write to us on
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Physical Sciences
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June 2012
Teaming, Integration Lead to R&D 100 Award
Graphene nanostructures for lithium batteries enable rapid recharge of electric vehicles and consumer electronic products
Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Vorbeck Materials Corporation, and Princeton University are among a team that will receive a 2012 R&D 100 Award for developing a nanocomposite material incorporating graphene that greatly improves the performance of lithium batteries. They have also created the methods for applying them to the batteries. The award, given by R&D Magazine, recognizes the year's 100 most significant scientific and technological products or advances.
PNNL staff named on the award are Jun Liu, Gordon Graff, Xiaolin Li, Donghai Mei, Kevin Rosso, Birgit Schwenzer, Yongsoon Shin, Maria Sushko, Jian Zhi Hu, Vijay Murugesan, Wendy Bennett, Daiwon Choi, John Lemmon, Zimin Nie, Wei Wang, Jie Xiao, Wu Xu, Jason Zhang; Laxmikant Saraf and Chongmin Wang. This team spans three different organizations at PNNL: Fundamental & Computational Sciences Directorate, Energy and Environment Directorate, and EMSL.
Said Graff, "Jun and I have worked very hard to establish strong teams across the lab and with our collaborators, and the entire team won this award. A major strength of PNNL is our ability to work across organizational boundaries."
Simple schematic of a Li-ion battery illustrating the conventional graphite anode and metal oxide cathode. Lithium ions move from the cathode to the anode during battery charging then move in the reverse direction upon discharge.
PNNL took Vorbeck's proprietary functionalized graphene sheet material, commercially available as Vor-x™, and developed a way to use it in graphene-based battery electrodes. The unique properties of graphene, combined with specifically designed chemical modification of the graphene and assembly into novel structures, has advanced the limit on for lithium battery energy storage. The new material delivers increased battery capacity, a longer cycle life, and increased specific power at high charge-discharge rate, which are critical to expanding the adoption and use of electric vehicles.
The work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Basic Energy Sciences, the Transformational Materials Science Initiative at PNNL and a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Vorbeck through DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
This was one of two R&D 100 Awards PNNL received this year. (See the complete list here.) The winners will be recognized November 1 in Orlando, Florida, at the awards ceremony sponsored by R&D Magazine.
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"Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. To destroy this invisible government, to befoul this unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of statesmanship."I should have known this, but didn't -- the Federal Reserve Banks are not United States Government institutions. They are indeed owned by the private banks themselves, even though the Fed has control over taxpayer funds.This seems dubious in the extreme to me, although I'm sure there are many arguments to consider. Memory recalls reading arguments about the required independence of the central bank, but independence is of course not the same as "control by the private banks." Maybe we need to change the governance of the Fed and install some oversight with real power from a non-banking non-governmental element.
Theodore Roosevelt, 1912
"We have in this country one of the most corrupt institutions the world has ever known. I refer to the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Banks. The Federal Reserve Board, a Government board, has cheated the Government of the United States and the people of the United States out of enough money to pay the national debt. The depredations and the iniquities of the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve banks acting together have cost this country enough money to pay the national debt several times over…
"Some people think the Federal Reserve Banks are United States Government institutions. They are not Government institutions. They are private credit monopolies, which prey upon the people of the United States for the benefit of themselves and their foreign customers, foreign and domestic speculator sand swindlers, and rich and predatory money lenders."
Louis McFadden, chairman of the House Committee on Banking and Currency, 1932
And my favourite:
"Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned money."FBI head J. Edgar Hoover, 1955.
In recent years, the attraction has been very strong indeed.
This is why knowing history is so important. Many battles have been fought before.


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The hot springs of Fang are the main attraction of this ancient district of Chiang Mai. These hot springs are part of Doi Pa Hom Pok National Park and feature 40-88-degree-celsius springs originate from simmering granite. The largest spring jets out hot steam which is as high as 40-50 meters.
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Atlanta Hawks (21-30) @ Golden State Warriors (33-21)
Start time 7:30 PM PST @ The Oracle Arena
Probable starters for the Golden State Warriors
PG - Baron Davis
SG - Monta Ellis
SF - Stephen Jackson
PF - Chris Webber
C - Al Harrington
Probable starters for the Atlanta Hawks
PG - Mike Bibby
SG - Joe Johnson
SF - Marvin Williams
PF - Josh Smith
C - Al Horford
Team leaders this season
PPG - B. Davis (21.6) | J. Johnson (20.6)
RPG - A. Biedrins (9.6) | A. Horford (5.1)
APG - B. Davis (8.0) | J. Johnson (4.8)
SPG - B. Davis (2.5) | J. Smith (1.9)
BPG - A. Biedrins (1.2) | J. Smith (3.2)
Game Thread: Atlanta Hawks @ Warriors 2008-02-22
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I know Hawks is not like Boston but we have to be careful to this team especially we don't have s-jax...and they have Bibby who at least will give us some trouble but if we keep the win momentum against boston then we should win this game......
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These are the kind of games that scare me. I say it'll be a close one.
EMan32 wrote:this scares me...but nonetheless i think we come out with a win. warriors by 23. wright gets time...not sure how much tho
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the W's should/can beat the hawks by double digits
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I've been generally keeping track of the explosion in "paid career advice" schemes, and there are new ones popping up almost every day. Someone gets the idea that they can make a bundle by helping others in their job search, and instead of doing so out of the goodness of their heart, they decide they're going to do so as a business. While that's fine if they are a legitimate career counselor and they've had that training, unfortunately too many of these fall into the category of 'get rich quick' ideas.
Some posture themselves as "associations." Others are single proprietors, who build up some kind of private database of career information, and provide that to readers for a monthly fee. Others foster a network of people who exchange information much like we do here on the Forum, but again -- that's for a fee.
Today I read about one that is entirely focused on the profession of Medical Science Liaison or MSL. This company offers "Free Webinars" but then if you want to continue, you'll pay a hefty fee to stay in the loop. There are very similar programs for those who want to move from research into Sales and Marketing. Others start their involvement in your career at the point where you are working on finishing your thesis and they tout a paid membership at a very difficult time of your life.
I don't understand how people can literally buy into this stuff. It's sad to tap the market of PhD's who haven't yet had their prime income-producing years. While I would have thought that this would be like squeezing juice from a turnip (as they say), it turns out that PhDs (or wanna-be PhD's) are indeed spending their money on this stuff or they wouldn't be proliferating.
I'm curious as to what is missing in the ScienceCareers.org website (our host). Is it just that people don't know about all these resources? Or, is it that there's some crucial element missing -- something that puts people into the frame of mind that it's OK to spend money on these schemes instead of seeking it out, free, from this resource or others like it?
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To do that would mean his apostles would have to battle Guts & co as well as all other wizards on their ground, meaning they would be at heavy disadvantage.
I imagine the island itself would try to fight, including nature spirits, elements as well as other astral creatures.
That said, he may send some scouting forces to test the waters, but im not so sure about full blown assault.
Oh, here is the comment from this week's YA:"Everyone, please also show your support to the anime."
We don't know if they would be at a disadvantage. Zodd and his apostles were unable to attack Ganishka in Vrittanis. They appeared to be at a disadvantage. But it was planned for Zodd to team up with Guts the entire time. That disadvantage ended up being false.
Astral creatures wouldn't be a problem for apostles. Apostles literally kill them for fun.
Elemental spirits would be a problem. But it depends on the situation. Elemental spirits couldn't be summoned to fight the Sea God. I don't imagine they could be summoned if Femto is there. Anything short of the Four Kings would be useless. And we haven't seen their power used offensively.
Femto doesn't test waters. Remember that there are bigger forces at play here. Femto's actions further the IoE's agenda. And what the IoE wants inevitably happens. At least so far. If Femto assaults the island his goal will be accomplished.
That's hardly the same as attacking what's essentially a magical haven and fortress for wizards and astreal creatures.
Magical users may not be outside of casuality's influence but the astral beings and other non-human elements should be.
And this time, Guts' wont be on Zodd's side, definitely not when it comes to choosing btw Skellig or Apostles.
We cannot know that for sure.
Besides, Skellig might be out of IOE's reach completely for all we know.
As for whether his goal is going to be accomplished, we don't know that.
Attacking isoldated spiritual trees and witches is one thing, and attacking a domain of Elf King is completely another. Not saying its impossible, but that it might not be as easy and predestined as you might think.
I also think the final battle is going to be around Falconia, so if Griffith arrives on Skellig it may be too premature?
That's not what I said. I said an obvious disadvantage might not reflect the reality of the situation. The encounter with Ganishka is an example of that.
Nothing is outside of causality's influence. Causality is just cause and effect. And the IoE has a habit of accounting for things it can't directly control. Take SK's attack on Femto as an example.
But a speculation's foundation should be built on information we already know. The information we have says they aren't much of a problem. Especially for an army of apostles.
We know it's not.
I never said it would be easy. But its difficulty would depend on what effect Femto's presence has.If he does attack the island it will be because the IoE planned it. We know that already.
I don't think the island will be attacked by Femto. But an attack doesn't mean it has to be the final showdown.
Sk is still however under influence of IOE, you're right. However we dont know wether that's the case for Elf King.
An Ogre was actually putting up a good fight against Borkoff, before it got killed. Which means it would stand a realistically good chance against a lesser apostle. Most apostles aren't really that big of a deal, especially if they encountered something stronger than Ogres which im sure will happen on Skellig. At this point, they're merely cannon fodder. The true danger comes from Apostle commanders, which we all know who they are, and of course, Griffith himself. You say they aren't big of a deal, but so as I said, apostles arent either. Elements and astral creatures should be evenly matched against common apostles, especially considering the native terrain favours them.
That depends on Elf King I think.
Well yes, Femto's presence would potentially spell doom. Yes, it will be because IOE planned it, but IOE might not have a way to influence or direct Elf's king response to it. It may be a clash with unknown variables. Also, Elf King might be able to forsee the attack and plan accordingly.
It doesn't true, but I think the island is supposed to be haven for our character's growth and development.
I seriously doubt anyone short of Griffith, Zodd, Irvine, Grunbeld or Locus would stand a chance against them.
The Elf King isn't directly influenced by the IoE.
Apostles are stronger than you think. Guts can cut them down easily now. But that doesn't make them weak. And they aren't cannon fodder. They're literally the strength behind Griffith's army. "The beak and talons of the Falcon."
No. It doesn't. There are humans on the island. The IoE is an inseparable part of humanity.
I think we're forgetting someone in this list.....
Griffith is too smart and tactical for such a move. He's going to wait for them to come to him, or at least I think so.
Magical users may not be outside of casuality's influence but the astral beings and other non-human elements should be
If a struggler like Guts or SK can often change their fate even in the most minimal manner ( Yes I know it doesnt disturb the flow of the river and what not ),
I imagine Elf KIng might be able to completely reverse it, as its not subject to control.
Please feel free to look it over and contact me with any questions or comments you may have.
If we're discussing the YA issue, i'll also mention to anyone who's been checking up on Hakusensha-e.net that the issue is finally available for online purchase. Aaz published a "how-to" for us non-japanese speakers.
and woah its not just any ol' interviewer but the president himself?
This issue also contains a supplemental issue with four consecutive episodes from right after Lost Children, and a fun little "leather tray" for keeping your change or keys or whatever.


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Players [or if you're Big Paw Paw, Playa']
John Marschall - was Big Paw Paw's dad and a Prussian immigrant who was born 6 Jun 1856 in Gorszewice, Kreis Samter, Posen, Prussia. [Saying that 5 times real fast won't be harder than it was for me to find the name of that dang village.] John passed 20 Sep 1927 in Hitchcock, Galveston County, Texas.
Emma (Schleicher) Marschall - was Big Paw Paw's mom who was born to Prussian immigrants on 14 Feb 1856 in either Guadalupe County or Comal County, Texas.[You'd think it'd be easy to find the Schleicher family in Texas back then. And you'd think it'd be easy for me to get to those counties for research. No. On both counts.] Emma passed 30 Jun 1928 on Galveston Island, Galveston Co., Texas.
John Jr. - Big Paw-Paw's big brother & eldest child of John & Emma's. (1880-1943) Had several occupations including being a dairyman before settling on being a realtor in Galveston. Married Josephine Ballou and was an "Islander" (Born, lived & died on Galveston Island) [I wonder if he was called Big John? *snort*]
Robert - Another older brother of Big Paw Paw's born in 1883 but died as a young child, so Big Paw Paw never knew him.
Jane - Big Paw Paw's oldest sister (1884-1954); married Otto Rosin; After the Storm of 1900, Otto and Jane moved to higher ground in San Antonio, Texas. Otto was the son of Wilhelm and Caroline (love her name) Rosin, who brought their family to Galveston Island from Prussia. Otto had a younger sister named Emma who was born after the family came to Galveston. Otto and Jane go into the same business as Big Paw Paw in San Antonio after a stint with a dairy farm. So, family & business competitors. [That always turns out well.]
Antoneta "Nettie" - Another older sister of Big Paw Paw's (1886-1953); married Nikolas Pericles Legatos/Legate (but they just called him Pete), son of Greek immigrants; It's probable that Pete taught Big Paw Paw to fish, but whether that's true or not, they did fish together for a living back when Big Paw Paw was 17 yrs old in 1910. Also, Nettie died in Rusk State Hospital [mental institution] under mysterious circumstances. [More detective work needed.]
Laura Ellen "Ella" - (1890-1962) )Another older sister of Big Paw Paw's married first Miles Breen. Then when he passed, she married Thomas Cobb. My aunt remembers visiting her once.
Rolland or Roman (but probably Rolland - long story) - (1891-1912) Another older brother of Big Paw Paw's, Rolland died as a young adult from a massive heart attack.
Mary - (1895-1922) Big Paw Paw's younger sister, Mary married Harry, who owned a dairy. [True. Can't make this stuff up.] She and her husband passed early in their marriage in San Antonio- Harry from diabetes and Mary a couple of months later from Strep. [Thank God for modern medicine, eh?]
Child - Name Unknown - John & Emma had another child but it must have died before they could christen him/her.
So, Big Paw Paw was the baby brother to all except Mary.
Emma Rosin - In 1917 in San Antonio Big Paw Paw married Emma Rosin, his older sister's (Jane's) husband's (Otto's) baby sister. I know this because I have their marriage record. She also appears in various land records that Big Paw Paw and she were involved in due to what he called Burnett Wrecking Company that included wrecking homes but also buying them first and the land and re-building and he sold and rented homes and he had lumber yards. So it really wasn't just a wrecking company, but more like real estate development. Big Paw Paw's business transactions involving land and homes are well-documented in Bexar County's historical land records. [Hallelujah.]
These land records, though, left a lot of clues about his personal life. Suddenly in the transactions, Emma just isn't there. Did she die? Did they divorce? Big Paw Paw was born and raised a Catholic, and perhaps Emma was too? I dunno. But Big Paw Paw couldn't have divorced her, right? I mean, he'd be in trouble with the church and his family, especially his mother. But I do know there was something that happened in the family that caused a "break" between Big Paw Paw and his family. Could this be it?
Further along in his land transactions, Big Paw Paw files an affidavit concerning some land that basically says that a particular piece of property located in San Antonio was his before he married Oveta Marshall and that she had no interest in it whatsoever. AND that Oveta had not lived with him for 6 months and that she abandoned him. It's dated 5 Dec 1927, but it wasn't filed until 7 Mar 1928. Funny, that.
Hold the presses! Who the heck is Oveta? Is this Emma? Was this a second wife? If so, what happened to Emma? No matter, I'm guessing someone was gearing up for a divorce, and Big Paw Paw was bound & determined to not lose that land.
Then on the same day, 7 Mar 1928, Big Paw Paw sold this same piece of land to a John Marshall, Jr. of Galveston, Texas for $5000. [Bound & determined.] I've always been 99% sure that this was his older brother. Also note that in the land record, John's last name was spelled Marshall and not Marschall. However, further research suggests that Big Paw Paw is the only one in the family that changed his last name to Marshall.
Next, 18 Jul 1928 John and Josephine Marschall of San Antonio, Texas (but they were really of Galveston, but I guess because their land was in San Antonio?) conveyed this same property & 26 shares of stock that they owned of the Farm & Home Savings & Loan of Missouri to the same for $5 to secure $2600 owed to the Association. Apparently, if I read all the legalese properly, Big Paw Paw still owed $1600 on his original loan on this property that he originally purchased 15 Aug 1925. Also it involved a renewal of a $350 loan by John & Josephine to pay an indebtedness of Oveta Marshall's as per a divorce decree filed 13 Aug 1927, Cause No. B-47593 "Oveta Marshall v. Joseph Marshall".
It also goes on to state that John & Josephine's homestead was in Galveston, Tx and not at this property. [Of course, it took them 2 paragraphs, lots of commas, & half a page to say that John and Josephine didn't live in that house, but one in Galveston.]
So, the plot thickens. At this time, I still didn't know if Emma & Oveta were one and the same, right?
Before I get back to these land transactions [Who knew they could be so interesting?], it's important that you know that I have old photos of my grandma, Paw Paw [I know. We're a creative bunch, aren't we?], and Big Paw Paw together as a couple with the earliest dating 1930, and their hair, dress, & other details in the photos substantiate the date. Now, back to land.
In 1932, John Marschall, Jr. (and Josephine) sell this same piece of land to Otto Rosin, his and Big Paw Paw's brother-in-law. [Also, um, a competitor of Big Paw Paw's.] Now, though, they include the actual names of the streets: corner of Burnett and N. Palmetto Streets. However, no amount was recorded, just "for a good valuable and sufficient consideration." [*snort* I bet Big Paw Paw was none too happy about that. The phrase, "fit to be tied" comes to mind.]
In 1937, Otto Rosin then sells it to his wife Jane (Big Paw Paw's sister) for $3000. [Again. Fit to be tied.]
Then 2 things I found in the San Antonio newspapers that applied to either the land or, um, his relationships with women [Had to clarify because Big Paw Paw was always in the papers selling stuff or suing people or getting sued.] were:
In 1937, Big Paw Paw files a lawsuit against Jane Rosin, et al. for theft of damages of property. [Any guesses as to what property? Anyone? Anyone?]
In May of 1936, Joseph Marshall files for divorce from Ola Mae Marshall. [I discovered this right before I went to the courthouse.]
29 Dec 1936, My dad is born to Rettie Mae Martin, my Paw Paw. [Huh. I wonder why Big Paw Paw needed to get a divorce?]
And Holy Toledo, Batman. Who the heck is Ola Mae?
So there ya' go. That's the background and the info which led me to the Bexar County Courthouse's basement and to the purchase of a really cool necklace.
Stay tuned for the next post. It'll help to tie some of this stuff together.


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Yellow fever in Chad
14 February 2013 - The Ministry of Health of Chad is launching an emergency mass-vaccination campaign against yellow fever from 22 February 2013, following laboratory confirmation of two cases in the country in December 2012.
The two cases from Goz Beida and Guereda districts, were laboratory confirmation by a WHO regional reference laboratory for yellow fever, Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal. They were identified through the national surveillance programme for yellow fever, following intensive surveillance which was triggered in response to the outbreak of yellow fever in neighbouring Sudan's Darfur region. The intensive surveillance in Chad also reported 139 suspected cases and 9 deaths.
The vaccination campaign will be conducted in 3 districts bordering Darfur, Sudan, namely Goz Beida, Guereda and Adré, targeting over a million people, including inhabitants of refugee camps in the area. The campaign is supported by the Chad's Ministry of Health, the International Coordinating Group on Yellow Fever Vaccine Provision (YF-ICG11), and GAVI Alliance.
1 The YF-ICG is a partnership that manages the stockpile of yellow fever vaccines for emergency response on the basis of a rotation fund. It is represented by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and WHO, which also serves as the Secretariat. The stockpile is supported by GAVI Alliance.


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It's no secret that Samsung looks to Apple for design inspiration, but we think the introduction of Samsung Wallet goes a little too far. The new application, shown off for the first time at Samsung's Developer Day conference at Mobile World Congress, gives Samsung's Android users a digital wallet that enables them to store boarding passes, event tickets, membership cards and coupons all in one place. Samsung Wallet features time and location-based push notifications. Application developers will soon be able to share information with their apps directly with Samsung Wallet (subject to Samsung's approval).
While Google Play already has a few dozen digital wallet applications that offer many of the same features as Samsung Wallet, it's clear Samsung was looking at Apple's Passbook while developing the application. The Samsung Wallet app icon shares a few design cues with Passbook's icons, and the layout of the cards and tickets within the application doesn't stray far from Apple's design. The idea of having a phone with a built-in digital wallet is very appealing, but it's obvious that Samsung is still struggling to find its own design language.
Samsung Wallet is currently only available for developers to play around with, but we're told it will make an appearance in Samsung's app store in the near future. At launch, Samsung will have partnerships in place with Belly, Major League Baseball, Walgreens, Expedia, Booking.com, Hotels.com and Lufthansa. More partners will come online by this summer.
What's your take on Samsung Wallet?


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I currenlty have a 2001 free-air 7.1, that was great to start, but I now need a larger wing. I have converted the FA in 4 lines, and I still consider myself as beginner/intermediate. I weight 75kg and I ride a Hanacrew board (<180cm) . I am thinking of getting either the North Rhino 12 or the Naish Aero 12. Both are supposed to be well built, very stable, and relatively slow. Do you guys have some insight between the Naish vs Rhino. I believe that the Naish bar is better, plus they have the 20 + 7m lines which makes it more flexible.
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In recent months, the United States Department of Defense has come out in full support of renewable energy. They've implemented wave power to power a Marine Corps base in Hawaii and outfitted troops with solar-powered backpacks, along with placing solar panels at several Marine bases in Afghanistan last September. A recently released Marine report says that by using the solar panels and placing an emphasis on energy consumption, Marines and sailors of the 3rd Battalion, 5th Regiment have cut diesel consumption in their generators by nearly 90 percent.
According to Sgt. David Doty, the squad has lowered the fuel consumption from 20 gallons a day to just 2.5 gallons each day by using the Solar Portable Alternative Communications Energy System (SPACES). The system consists of several foldable solar panels, a multitude of output and input cables and adapters, and a box no bigger than the average game console. Along with charging generators, they can be used to power small gadgets or entire operations centers.
By far, the biggest benefit for Marines is the eliminated need to transport extra fuel. The lightweight, flexible solar panel blankets take up little space, saving room for other supplies like ammunition. This means convoys can be smaller, reducing the risk of attack from enemy troops while on the road. On top of that, by running generators on solar-power batteries at night, they would be quieter than those operating on diesel, making them harder for the enemy to find.
But, like all new things, the system has not been without troubles. In a different report, Sgt. Taylor Clark, a communications instructor with The Basic School in Quantico, said that charge time for an eight-hour radio battery took between three and four hours, making it an unrealistic option for Marines on the move. He also said that to keep the panels at optimal charge, they need to be continually rotated and free of sand, which would be a tedious task in the desert.
Still, many Marines are praising the gear for being durable, light, and simple to use. Most importantly, the solar panels have the ability to increase the safety of Marines. Like Sgt. Willy Carrion said, "Marines can sustain themselves on little food and water, but the time we have saved on convoys for fuel and batteries, has been crucial."


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My email appears below. His response follows.
John KingHis response (and yes, like many good patriots, he believes paragraphs are Jewish Negro plot to take our white women):
Proudly White Individual of European Descent
RaHoWa Fellow, The White Voice
Dear Mr. King,
I apologize for any commenters who may have called you a chubby, badly dressed, ignorant, inbred, mouth-breathing, racist, homophobic, nazi anti-Semite.
Clearly, you are not an anti-Semite in that you agree with the Christian Identity belief that Jews are not a Semitic people. I too believe that Jesus wasn't Jewish. He was from Newcastle. I think the confusion comes from the fact that Our Savior was a Jute, one of the three Germanic tribes, along with the Angles and Saxons, that ruled Britain during Roman times. It's not surprising that people would confuse Jutes with Jews; the words sound very similar.
I now also understand that you are a victim of Nazism rather than a perpetrator of it. The photos on your wife's Facebook page clearly show that you are being persecuted by "Yard Nazis" who, as she says are "calling the city on us" about the old furniture and other refuse you have strewn about your property. That's un-American. If having old couches, refrigerators, and auto parts piled up in a yard is a crime, then I guess every patriot in our nation is a criminal.
I'd like to make up for the rudeness of my commenters by inviting you out to my compound during the first week of June . My wife, OfJoshua, will be attending some kind of worship conference in Vegas with my neighbor, Mr. Garcia, so I'll be batching it.
It'll be fun. We can dress up in gladiator outfits and drink beer and eat pork rinds and Frito pie while we watch my extensive collection of gladiator movies. I even have a pair of powder blue leotards that would look dreamy on you.
I'd also like to do you the honor of making a plaster cast of your little soldier to place next to mine in the Glorious Christian Conservative Cultural Revolution's Grand Display Case of Patriot Units. You'll love it. I only use the whitest plaster of paris.
Please say yes.
Heterosexually yours,
Gen. JC Christian
p.s. Please, please, please stop writing angry letters to my advertisers. I'll need cash for beer, chili, Fritos, Vaseline, and plaster of paris.
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To: Gen. JC Christian, patriot
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2012 6:46 PM
Subject: What apology?
Dear General,
What are you trying to tell me? I'll include this letter when I call your advertizers, [sic] that "Full Sail" univeristy [sic] and ITT Tech. Boy, now that's Ivy League material there. I was actually planning on giving up my attempt to contact your advertizers [sic] as I started my "crusade" after closing time one afternoon. But I still have their numbers on a piece of paper in my garbage can, which I have now retrieved. Rather than apologize you have just continued to taunt me with all the "racism" BS. You are only saying this because I'm white and it's obvious that "antiracism" is a code word for "anti-White" I'm uncertain what the Jews actually are, but I will go on record as saying no serious "god" chose them for anything. The Angles, Saxons and Jutes did not arrive in what we now call England until 411 AD which was after the Roman retreat from the island. You fail to understand that I am not a Christian, not a Conservative and not a patriot of this country. Nor am I known for screaming "Rohowa" (actually it's Rahowa). I am just a White man who wants a future for his children and other White children. I'm not asking for a lot. I see you've been doing some personal research. I want to tell you that I have a bullet with your name on it. So, when you get brave enough to come to my "King Plantation" unannounced just beware. Indiana is a "Castle Doctrine" state. That means that once you break into my house I don't have to retreat. Even if you're black they'll be no "Trayvon, Trayvon, how can the world go on without you?" marches around here. When I'm holding my 9mm (it's a bitch ass "nigger eater") the one thing I do not want to say is "Sorry I missed you." If you are non-White or Jew I can totally unterstand [sic] your talmudic [sic] hate of me. "It's Amalek!" But if you are a garden variety White person I'm wondering what your major malfunction is. I'm not a psychiatrist, so I can't really help you. But nationwide 90% of the yearly interracial crimes are committed by blacks and against whites. They amount to app. 1.54 million. Perhaps if a nigger beats the living shit out of your for your Air Jordans, maybe he'll knock some sense into you. Let's hope so.
As far as you pathetic advertizers [sic] go, you were stupid to contact me. I had already moved past this issue but you just reignited it with a can of gasoline. I guess now with your silly little missive I guess I can tell them that you have retaliated against me.
John King


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I love when layouts come across my desk and I know the job was made just for ME! A week of shooting the super cool Casio TRYX camera campaign with our friends from Rivet was definitely one of those jobs! All of the elements came together for a fantastic collaboration and a whole lot of fun! A special thank you to my key collaborators Scott Jenkins and John Gallagher, Alter for the awesome CGI camera, as well as the entire crew!!!!
Here are a few of the shots that have been released, check back for updates and additional posts!!!
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And, if you happen to be in Times Square over the next few months, keep an eye out for the extra large billboard featuring the drum kit shot! MY FIRST TIMES SQUARE BILLBOARD!!! Woo Hoo!!!!:)
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Online Fundraising Jumps in 2005 and Integrated Marketing Shows Results; Some Organizations May Raise More Than 50 Percent of Fu
Online Fundraising Jumps in 2005 and Integrated Marketing Shows Results; Some Organizations May Raise More Than 50 Percent of Funds Online in 2006
In 2005, online fundraising continued to grow at an accelerating rate. Just like the late 2004 Asian tsunami, Hurricane Katrina illustrated not only that Americans are philanthropic in times of need, but that they also increasingly prefer to give online. For example, the American Red Cross raised 22 percent of funds online during the tsunami and 45 percent of funds online following Hurricane Katrina.
And it was not just relief agencies that experienced a surge in online fundraising during 2005. Even after factoring out the impact of Katrina, a large number of nonprofit organizations large or small and with varying missions experienced more than a 100 percent increase in funds generated through the Internet throughout the past year.
The integrated marketing effect
In 2005, several leading organizations presented successful integrated marketing tests illustrating synergy across different channels like mail, TV, telephone and Internet. For example, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals presented a renewal test in August 2005 of donors split into two segments. The first segment was composed of donors with an email address — marketed to both online and offline. The second group was composed of donors that did not have an email address — marketed to via mail and telemarketing only. The first segment (with email addresses) in aggregate across channels renewed at a rate of 38.8 percent with a $53.55 average gift. The second segment (without email addresses) renewed at a lower rate of 32.6 percent and with a lower average gift of $48.84. Through this test, the ASPCA demonstrated that having a Web-based relationship with a constituent indicated and possibly drove higher loyalty.
Regional organizations such as the SPCA of Texas that, for several years, have taken a strategic approach to the Web have also continued to experience strong success online. For example, from 2004 to 2005, the SPCA of Texas grew online fundraising by 71 percent to over $300,000 (not factoring Katrina related fundraising). This represented about 15 percent of total unrestricted annual giving (direct mail, major gifts, miscellaneous, but not bequests and legacies).
The eCRM trend
As proof points for online marketing success continued to roll in during 2005, more nonprofits began deploying commercial Online Constituent Relationship Management (eCRM) solutions. Furthermore, several large organizations including the American Red Cross, which previously had developed much of its online fundraising technology in-house, opted to outsource to eCRM vendors in 2005.
On the horizon for 2006
Looking ahead, online fundraising will continue to grow in 2006 at least at the same pace as last year. On average, the percentage of funds raised online by organizations using the Internet strategically will probably double. For certain nonprofit segments with unique attributes, online marketing will become the primary fundraising channel. For example, international relief agencies, organizations heavily reliant on volunteer-led special events, groups with established gift catalog programs and public radio stations have the potential to raise more than 50 percent of funds online. Other mass-marketing centric organizations adopting progressive Web strategies will raise 5-20 percent of funds online.
More organizations will implement online monthly sustainer giving programs, driving higher average contributions and stronger donor loyalty. Watch, too, for significant progress in integrated marketing as nonprofits and agencies focus more on developing and testing strategies. Leading groups will increasingly measure online marketing return-on-investment not only in terms of online contributions, but also in terms of its impact across fundraising channels and on mission fulfillment.
More groups will also adopt commercial eCRM solutions. Organizations and segments that previously have not taken the leap will invest in both tools and people to utilize them. As online transaction volumes grow and more organizations run integrated marketing programs, effective data sharing between eCRM and donor management systems will become even more important. Because most organizations prefer "best of breed" solution combinations versus single vendor approaches for donor management and eCRM, vendors will need to develop effective database integration approaches, spawning partnerships between vendors.
A changing paradigm
One of the biggest remaining challenges the sector has to address in 2006 is cultivating nonprofit professionals who understand online marketing practices and tools. Although technology may be generally easy to use, online marketing is a newer discipline so there is a learning curve. During 2006, the nonprofit sector should emphasize education to build an industry of trained online marketing professionals, just as there are skilled fundraisers for major gifts and direct mail. Fundraisers increasingly should take accountability for or, at minimum, play a strong role in their organizations' Web marketing strategies.
In addition, nonprofits should begin selecting online partners based on how well the vendors support, train and educate their personnel to not only use their tools, but also to apply them effectively. Organizations should turn more often to vendors to help them plan and execute their Internet marketing programs. In some cases, existing partner agencies will provide those services, and in other cases, nonprofits will tap their technology partners for assistance that their agency partners are unable to provide.
These are exciting times because there is a paradigm shift underway in how nonprofit organizations conduct marketing programs. Nonprofits that embrace this emerging paradigm most effectively — focusing on growing their email files, sending regular communications, maintaining compelling content on their Web sites and issuing engaging email appeals — will generate the strongest results this year and for years to come.


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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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Nisa at Wordplay, Swordplay is celebrating 200 followers. She's giving away a color Nook, Christine Fonseca's Emotional Intensity complete with book swag, and a subscription to Danyelle Leafty's serial novel, The Fairy Godmother Dilemma. Hurry over to Nisa's blog and enter before the 15th!
Theresa Milstein at Theresa's Tales of Teaching Tribulations and Typing Teen Texts (formerly known as Substitute Teacher's Saga) is celebrating her blogiversary and her new job, among other things. She's giving away 4 books. Enter Theresa's contest before September 27!
Also, Talli Roland is celebrating her upcoming release, Watching Willow Watts, with an online "If I could be anyone, I'd be..." party. You can join in the fun by signing up on Talli's blog, then posting about the person you'd most like to be. But hurry, the party is tomorrow, September 14!
Whew, there's a lot going on. And now, just because my good buddy Lenny over at Lenny's World asked, I'll share a few more photos of our California trip. Thanks to everyone who visited and commented - we had such a fantastic time, and I'm so jealous of all the people who said they've lived in that area. Someday... (((deep sigh))).
So, in the spirit of Talli's Willow Watts party, I'll ask you this: If you could live anywhere, where would you live?
24 comments:
- salarsenッ said...
Great pics and so many wonderful contests!! Thanks for sharing.
- Tue Sep 13, 07:01:00 AM
- Kristi said...
Love the pics...looks like you had a great trip!
If I could live anywhere, it'd have to be Boston. I visited recently and fell in love! :P
- Tue Sep 13, 07:06:00 AM
Lovely pictures! Actually I'd like to live in an area like San Francisco where there is water and where the temperature is steady. Where I live now we have only a small river that breaks up the prairie and the temperature ranges from -30C to +30C! Ahh...but it is home.
- Tue Sep 13, 07:19:00 AM
- Joanne said...
Now those sea lions have got the right idea, definitely in vacation frame of mind :) I'd love to live at the sea ...
- Tue Sep 13, 07:29:00 AM
- Old Kitty said...
Bora Bora island!!
Take care
- Tue Sep 13, 07:52:00 AM
- Kelly Polark said...
Look at all those sea lions!
Fun pics!!
- Tue Sep 13, 07:57:00 AM
- Talli Roland said...
Yay! Thank you so much for the shout-out! :) And wonderful photos.
- Tue Sep 13, 08:24:00 AM
- Tess said...
so glad you had fun in San Fran ... did I tell you we went there this summer as well? beautiful. cold, but beautiful.
and if I could live anywhere it would be in a gorgeous beach front house in San Diego.
hope you are well...
- Tue Sep 13, 08:51:00 AM
- Tony Van Helsing said...
You are like a news reader for contests.
- Tue Sep 13, 09:40:00 AM
- Brian said...
Those are great pictures! For the record, I'm right where I want to live!!!
- Tue Sep 13, 09:50:00 AM
- Theresa Milstein said...
Thanks for the link love! I'm participating in the Willow Watts event too. I'll check out the other links.
Fabulous pictures. I really want to visit California.
- Tue Sep 13, 10:13:00 AM
- Shannon O'Donnell said...
Thanks for all the great contest info, Susan!! :-)
- Tue Sep 13, 10:51:00 AM
- Laura Marcella said...
Wow, lots of contests going on! Thanks for the info. :)
If I could live anywhere, I'd probably choose a tropical beach like Hawaii! The Mediterranean coast is also very enticing. And whenever I see the Colorado or Montana valleys, mountains and lakes, I want to live there too! So probably a beach, but really I'm not picky. :)
- Tue Sep 13, 12:51:00 PM
- Sharon K. Mayhew said...
Thanks for all the links. :)
If I could live anywhere in the world...(other than living next door to you) I'd like to live in Costa Rica. It was an amazing place to visit.
- Tue Sep 13, 01:08:00 PM
- L. Diane Wolfe said...
I'm set for Talli's launch party.
Look at all the sea lions!!!
- Tue Sep 13, 01:25:00 PM
- Alex J. Cavanaugh said...
Mountains. Surrounded by snow and with no place to go!
I have my post ready for Talli's fest tomorrow.
- Tue Sep 13, 01:55:00 PM
- The Golden Eagle said...
Thanks for the links! I'm getting ready for tomorrow's launch party; it sounds like it's going to be a lot of fun.
Is living in my own book an option?
- Tue Sep 13, 05:26:00 PM
- Susan Gourley said...
I'm really ready to live someplace without winter. Thanks for the headsup for the contests.
- Tue Sep 13, 05:28:00 PM
- A.L. Sonnichsen said...
I'd live back in my hometown of Hong Kong. I know I'd be crazy to attempt it with five kids, but it will always be home. I miss it.
- Tue Sep 13, 07:48:00 PM
- Jemi Fraser said...
Those are awesome photos - so glad Lenny asked! :)
I'd love to visit lots of places, but to live anywhere else? Nope. I'd choose home.
- Tue Sep 13, 08:31:00 PM
I prefer Southern California or Manhattan. That's really about it. Well, okay Paris or certain areas of Italy. But that's a bit of a stretch at this point. Oh, Maui. Definitely Maui. Been there twice and could easily settle right in.
- Tue Sep 13, 10:30:00 PM
- cleemckenzie said...
Right where I live! I've found my angle of repose. I travel a lot. I'm always eager to come home.
- Tue Sep 13, 10:45:00 PM
- Beth said...
Thanks for all the contest information. Like a couple of the other commenters, I love to travel but I always love coming home again. And I'm happy living where I do, winter and all!
- Wed Sep 14, 03:16:00 AM
I'll check out the links.
The pics are gorgeous. I've actually considered living in California, so that's my pick.
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Richard Matheson, an influential writer of macabre screenplays, novels and short stories who captured the paranoia of the post-World War II era in works such as "Duel," "The Shrinking Man," "I Am Legend" and one of the best "Twilight Zone" episodes ever made, died Sunday at his home in Calabasas, Calif. He was 87.
The Writers Guild of America, West, announced the death but did not disclose a cause.
Matheson, a self-described specialist in the "offbeat," was one of the most prolific horror and science-fiction authors of the 1950s, '60s and '70s, and many of his stories were adapted for movies and television. Stephen King, Anne Rice and Ray Bradbury cited Matheson as an inspiration for their writing.
His best works were economically told, with ripples of subtle tension building to a riveting finale. His plots often ventured into the supernatural, but the suspense was grounded in the essential frailties he observed in real people.
Two of his most anthologized works were "Born of Man and Woman" (1950), about a mutant child chained in the cellar of a young couple's home, and "The Prey" (1969), about a murderous Zuni doll hunting down a woman in her New York apartment.
Matheson set himself apart from many science-fiction and horror writers of a previous generation by examining the anxieties of the modern age, which often played out in Darwinian struggles.
"The Shrinking Man," published in 1956 and filmed the next year as "The Incredible Shrinking Man" with actor Grant Williams, featured a handsome suburbanite who gets one-seventh of an inch smaller every day because of exposure to radiation. His confidence and masculinity are tested to the point where everyday surroundings, including the pet cat, become mortal threats.
Steven Spielberg, a devotee of Matheson's work, first gained wide acclaim as a director with his 1971 made-for-television movie of the author's short story "Duel." The Spielberg version starred Dennis Weaver as a California businessman on a road trip who is drawn into a battle to the death by a malevolent tank truck.
Matheson said the idea for the "Duel" plot came to him after being "traumatized" by a tailgating truck. He recalled it so vividly because it happened on the day of President John F. Kennedy's assassination.
Isolation and psychological distress were among the recurring themes in Matheson's writing. As a result, he became one of the most frequent contributors to Rod Serling's television series "The Twilight Zone" in the late 1950s and early 1960s and in later years for Serling's anthology series "Night Gallery."
Matheson's 1963 "Twilight Zone" teleplay for "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," starring William Shatner as a terrified airplane passenger who is convinced that a monster is trying to shear off the wings, is widely regarded as one of the defining episodes. The story was later included in "Twilight Zone: The Movie" (1983).
The idea developed, unsurprisingly, on an airplane ride. Matheson told an interviewer with the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation that "I looked out and there was all these fluffy clouds, and I thought, gee, what if I saw a guy skiing across that like it was snow because it looked like snow.
"But when I thought it over, that's not very scary, so I turned it into a gremlin out on the wing of the airplane."
Movies, which so often used his material, were a frequent source of Matheson's inspiration. His first horror novel, "I Am Legend" (1954), which concerned a plague that has turned virtually everyone but the narrator into a vampire, derived from Matheson's memories of the 1931 Bela Lugosi film "Dracula."
"It occurred to me that if one vampire was scary, a whole world populated by vampires would be really scary," he often said.
The book was filmed several times, initially in 1964 as a low-budget thriller with Vincent Price called "The Last Man on Earth" and again in 1971 with Charlton Heston under the title "The Omega Man." Will Smith's 2007 version reverted to Matheson's original title.
"I Am Legend" was a basis for director-writer George Romero's 1968 zombie film "Night of the Living Dead." Matheson called it an homage to his original story. "Homage," he quipped, "means I can make the picture and I don't have to pay you for your book."
Richard Burton Matheson was born Feb. 20, 1926, in Allendale, N.J., to Norwegian immigrants. He was 8 when his parents separated, and he grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., with his mother, a Christian Scientist whom he described as "very distrustful of the outside world."
At a young age, he devoured books and began writing short stories. One of his earliest forays into horror featured birds pecking on schoolyard bullies.
After Army service in World War II, he graduated in 1949 from the University of Missouri with a journalism degree and settled in Southern California with an ambition to write for the movies.
In 1952, he married Ruth Ann Woodson. Besides his wife, survivors include four children.
His screenplay for "The Incredible Shrinking Man" earned Matheson a prestigious Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation with director Jack Arnold. Matheson also collaborated with the low-budget auteur Roger Corman on adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe thrillers starring Vincent Price — "The Fall of the House of Usher" (1960), "The Pit and the Pendulum" (1961) and "The Raven" (1963).
In a wide-ranging career, Matheson's output included westerns such as "Journal of the Gun Years" (1991) as well as a well-received World War II novel, "The Beardless Warriors" (1960). His book "Bid Time Return," published in 1975, became the popular, time-traveling romance movie "Somewhere in Time" (1980), starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour.
Matheson was also drawn to metaphysical themes in fiction such as "A Stir of Echoes" (1958) and "What Dreams May Come" (1978), both of which were turned into movies.
As much as he disliked being pigeonholed as a horror and science-fiction writer, Matheson was resoundingly successful at it. And he was unabashedly opinionated on what made it good.
Stories drenched in blood and gore were cheap shortcuts, he said. He preferred structuring his work around rising dread, allowing the slowly revealed desires and vulnerabilities of his characters to guide the story.
One of his most cited was "Button, Button," in which a couple is offered $50,000 to push the button on a gadget — in return, however, a stranger is killed. The story, first published in Playboy in 1970, was made into a 2009 feature film, "The Box," starring Cameron Diaz.
"The typical Richard Matheson story is where a husband and wife are sitting down to have coffee and cake when something strange pops out of the sugar bowl," Matheson once said. "I just think that people identify with fantasy more if you can get the story closer to their daily lives."The Associated Press
Richard Matheson was a prolific writer of the "offbeat" and influenced a generation of writers, including Stephen King.
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24 comments:
- Katie said...
That's like, SO metal.
- April 30, 2011 at 10:12 AM
When did two year old's start designing chasubles ?
- April 30, 2011 at 11:51 AM
First I thought...Asian? Next thought was... All Souls where the priest really wanted to have his skeleton costume underneath the chausable? Then I thought...weird christian cult? But overall, it really comes down to...No. Just...no.
- April 30, 2011 at 1:25 PM
This is how Johnnie Spong sees the world.
- April 30, 2011 at 6:22 PM
I, too, am an Oakland Raiders fan.
- April 30, 2011 at 8:47 PM
- Richmonde said...
Is anybody designing good vestments?
- May 1, 2011 at 3:03 AM
- Dave said...
- May 1, 2011 at 10:52 AM
- Catherine S. said...
There are people designing good vestments; unfortunately, even they sometimes have to make crap, because that's what most people seem to want (for reasons which escape me entirely).
Personally, I don't much care for the work of the Holy Rood Guild. I prefer:
(1) http://www.luzarvestments.co.uk/
(2) http://www.wattsandco.com/ -- They made the *lovely* cope worn by the ABC at the royal wedding.
(3) http://www.susanmaria.com
(4) http://www.wippell.com/ -- Website currently suspended, pending launch of new site.
(5) http://gracevestments.com/vestments.html
(6) http://www.saintbedestudio.bizland.com/id1.html
But for bad examples, check out these:
(1) http://www.churchlinens.com/liturgical_vestments.htm -- If you scroll down to the first photo, you'll find the awful stole of kids faces; if you scroll to the very end, there's a hideous, crazy-quilt-style, disco cope.
(2) http://www.croftdesign.co.uk/
(3) http://www.jacquiebinns.com/ -- Aside from the rather horrifying intro photo, check out the "Copes" and, especially, the "Chasubles" links. Wow.
(4) http://www.moralfibers.us/index.htm
(5) http://www.yvonnebell.co.uk/ -- Definitely check out the "Copes and mitres" link.
- May 1, 2011 at 1:36 PM
- .....CLIFFORD said...
Isn't that something put together for the 'Jenga Communion' at Trinity, Wall Street?
- May 1, 2011 at 3:26 PM
- Alexi said...
For today's service of remembrance at Dachau Concentration Camp ???
- May 1, 2011 at 4:19 PM
Looks like something for an "inner city" Service in NY or Chicago. Hope no one's offened. Just callin' it like I see it.
- May 1, 2011 at 5:38 PM
- The Reverend Steven P. Sabin said...
I don't know...I can almost see it for Ash Wednesday, but it's not to my taste.
- May 1, 2011 at 7:55 PM
- Al said...
& you thought the boa stole was the end of the line. Your work clearly is NOT done yet.
- May 1, 2011 at 8:58 PM
Catherine S.
I must comment on behalf of Churchlinens.com and Moralfibers.us I have had direct dealings with both of these individuals. They specialize in teaching individuals how to make their own vestments and linens. While Annette does sell her own designs as well, I do not think it is fair to include these websites as examples of "bad" design. I am sure that the stoles that I made for our Sudanese ministry using techniques, patterns and fabrics from these may not suit your taste as well. I would not denigrate the service of these women to the ministry of the church by blaming my own bad design on their services.
Robert Rhea
- May 1, 2011 at 9:54 PM
@ Katie: Yes!
Or, going the interreligious route, "torii gate surprise" from Shinto?
- May 2, 2011 at 7:03 AM
for another post: http://www.etsy.com/listing/56943805/relaxed-fit-liturgical-stole-for
- May 2, 2011 at 2:30 PM
- Catherine S. said...
Anonymous: I have no doubt they are lovely, kind, eminently worthy people, and I respect your desire to defend them. Having viewed any number of vestments on their respective websites, however, I cannot agree with any defense of their designs. I am sorry if this pains you.
- May 2, 2011 at 2:50 PM
- Catherine S. said...
Oh, and FYI, Anon.: The Moral Fibers site specifically states that "[e]ach piece is a unique hand made creation crafted from 100% Dupioni silk."
Based on my long history of dealing with vestments and banners, I can categorically state that dupioni silk is *much* too delicate a fabric for use in vestments and banners. After a few years, it starts to fray and split along the edges of any embroidery and/or applique stitching. At that point, the only options are: (1) remove the embroidery/applique and re-apply it to new fabric [expensive, time-consuming, and not always possible]; (2) try to tack down the bits that are ripping [a short-term fix, at best, as the fraying/splitting will eventually simply gain a new location]; or (3) scrap them and buy/make new ones [expensive, and makes the initial expenditure a complete waste of money].
- May 2, 2011 at 3:00 PM
- Daniel Latinus said...
This has got to be one of the worst you've ever posted.
- May 3, 2011 at 9:28 AM
Someone must have just purchased a new machine and was trying out the zigzag settings. Ugh.
- May 4, 2011 at 11:46 AM
I disagree with Catherine S on several levels, but definitely her comment "makes the initial expenditure a complete waste of money". If the vestment/item was well used and given to the glory of God, it is never a complete waste of money. Many personal wardrobes are bought with only one season in mind, but too many people are parsimonious when it comes to vestments. Be frugal, but not to the point of being miserly.
I've made several vestments that I've given as a gift. While not made of dupioni silk and I make them to last, I don't expect them to last forever.
- May 4, 2011 at 11:52 AM
Is it designed to celebrate the death of Bin Laden?
- May 4, 2011 at 4:34 PM
http://www.twodog.com. Very tasteful stuff...
- May 8, 2011 at 9:49 AM
- laBiscuitnapper said...
Looks like growths from a bunch of petri dishes...
- May 9, 2011 at 8:57 AM