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BARRON COUNTY -- Jake Patterson, the man accused in the Jayme Closs kidnapping and the homicide of Jayme's parents is scheduled to make his first court appearance today, January 14, 2019 at 3:30p.
Patterson, age 21, was arrested last week after Jayme escaped from a residence near Gordon, WI where Patterson had been holding her captive for nearly 90 days. According to Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald, Patterson did not have any prior criminal convictions.
A search warrant was conducted at the residence where Jayme was held, and evidence was collected to be sent to the Wisconsin State Crime Lab for analysis.
At a press conference last week the Barron County District Attorney stated that a criminal complaint against Patterson would be filed this week. Patterson is facing charges of 1st Degree Intentional Homicide and Kidnapping.
Defense attorneys Charles Glynn and Richard Jones -- who previously represented Doug Nitek, the man convicted of killing Rusk County Deputy Dan Glaze -- spoke to media over the weekend, stating that they will request that Patterson appear in person for his court appearance today, although Sheriff Fitzgerald indicated that Patterson would likely appear via video. Glynn & Jones would not confirm if Patterson has confessed to any part of the crimes he is charged with.
Read the criminal complaint filed against Patterson HERE.
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Shanghai is situated at 31°41' north latitude and 121°29' east longitude. The city, whose name literally means "on the sea", is located on the east China coast just to the south of the mouth of the Yangtze river. Bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces on the west, Shanghai is washed by the East China Sea on the east and Hangzhou Bay on the south. it also occupies a central location along China's coastline. Thanks to its advantageous geographic location, Shanghai is an excellent sea and river port, boasting easy access to the vast hinterland.
Shanghai storage and production of coal, oil and water; energy required depends on the support of the other provinces and cities. However, Shanghai has a certain quantity and high quality of "secondary energy" production; the main products are electricity, oil, oil products, coal and gas (including liquefied petroleum gas). Others can take advantage of development of energy and biogas, wind energy, tidal and solar power.
Shanghai neighboring with the East China Sea, is rich in fishery resources, according to statistics, there are various fish of 108, economic fish over more than 20 of them in Shanghai. In addition, Shanghai is located in the mouth of Yangtze River, the River is wide and intersection of sea and fresh water, as well as natural lakes rivers, abundant of snails and oyster are span on the river bottom, it provides a good conditions for freshwater aquaculture.
The bridges connected Pudong and Puxi marks the development of construction process and also creative a foundation for common prosperity for both sides of the Huangpu River. In 1971, Songpu Bridge was completed, it rewriting the history of no bridge on Huangpu River before, on December 1st, 1991, the second bridge - Nanpu Bridge was open to the public, in October 1993, the Yangpu bridge was completed, until now, there are 6 bridges was build crossing over Huangpu River. While in September 1970, Dapulu Tunnel is completed, the development of river channels makes significant changes of the financial trade zone-Lujiazui which is located n the city center. In November 1994, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower was completed, on March 18, 1999, Jin Mao Tower officially open for business. In 2008, China's tallest building-Shanghai World Financial center was opened for public. The same year, the Central Building is under planning, it is expected to become the new tallest building in China.
In 2010, the World Expo was opened in Shanghai. In addition, there are different kinds of exhibition held in Shanghai every year. Exhibition industry is become one of an important industry in Shanghai. In the Map of China which publish in 1949, Shanghai area occupies for 636 square kilometers. In 1958, 10 cities in Jiangsu Province: Jiading, Baoshan, Songjiang, Jinshan, Nanhui, Fengxian, Qingpu, Chuansha, and Chongming are classify as Shanghai, Shanghai municipal districts range up to 5,910 square kilometers. To the end of 2003, Shanghai area is up to 6340.5 square kilometers. The three island of Chongming, Changxing and Hengsha is all jurisdictions by Shanghai, Chongming Island, which covers more than 1000 square kilometers, is now regarding as the third largest island in China.
Shanghai Port has develop to 16 international container liner routes; the container shipping number has reached to 1,967 per month, of which 942 are international ships.
International Ocean Routes: the ships from Shanghai port will be arrival in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Asia Countries, Australia, Israel and the Eastern Mediterranean, North West Europe, South Africa, South America, and West Coast of United States.
Coastal Route: Can be reach to the major ports along the coast in the city from North;
Yangtze River Route: can reach the river ports of middle and down stream of Yangtze River.
River Trade Routes: Can be reach to the river ports of eastern part of costal cities by Jiangnan water network.

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U.D.O. – Hammering Metal SteelFriday, 3rd May 2013
Many in the metal community wonder when musicians splinter to form new acts if they'll ever be able to sustain a certain level of respect and audience interest. In the case of vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, his departure in 1987 from Accept turned out to be a blessing in disguise. He took the material scheduled for the next Accept studio album with their consent to use on his debut solo album Animal House, and would release a follow up with Mean Machine before Accept would get their post-Udo effort with David Reece Eat The Heat on the shelves.
Now it's 2013 and the metal community has the great comeback of Accept with Mark Tornillo delivering their classic sound to the masses as well as a bevy of great U.D.O. releases through the years to cherish. Recently celebrating his 61st birthday, the 14th studio album Steelhammer will hit the market in late May- and for the first time in over a decade he is hitting North American shores for some tour dates.
Scheduling a few days of interviews before the first of three New York tour dates, I welcomed the opportunity to speak to Udo once again- a very personable and easy going gentleman who bleeds for the cause even after 35 years plus in the business.
Dead Rhetoric: You have two new guitarists in U.D.O. – Andrey Smirnov and Kasperi Heikkinen. Many know that Stefan Kaufmann stepped down due to his health complications, but I believe Igor Gianola's departure was a little bit of a surprise. What can you tell us about these developments- and how do you feel the new guys are fitting in?
Udo Dirkschneider: Igor was a little bit of a surprise for us, that's for sure [laughs]. The reasons why he left, he decided to make his own decisions. We have had this kind of problem in a way for the last two or three years. It's a time problem – he has an AC/DC cover band, he has his own band, he is working as a freelancer at a radio station, he has a lot of things to do in his private life, and U.D.O., so I think it was a little bit too much. Especially with the last tour for Rev-Raptor, it was a very long international tour. When we started working on the new album, Stefan wasn't there anymore, and it was planned for Igor to do all of the guitar parts on the album.
We decided to record the album differently; Stefan was always into this recording on the computer and through the internet, and I was more into doing things face-to-face in the studio, go back a little bit more into the older style of recording. Then the problems started with Igor, we asked him to come up to record the stuff in the studio for four-five weeks, and he said he couldn't do it – he said he could come up for two days and then fly back home. I told him it was not possible for us. In the meanwhile, we found Andrey, he just planned to come up for an audition in the studio- so he ended up staying there for four weeks and recording all the guitar parts for the new album.
Kasperi, we were looking for a new guitar player and we had to sort through about 300 demo tapes. We got it down to about four people- one guitar player from Norway, another guitarist from Germany, and there was already Kasperi and Andrey. When Igor came up and said he didn't want to be in the band anymore we called Kasperi and asked him if he was still interested to join U.D.O. and he said yes, of course. We were very lucky.
Dead Rhetoric: Steelhammer is the new album, and I sense from the "Metal Machine" single a little bit more of an in your face production. How do you feel the songwriting went for this record, and did you try some different things in the studio to shake things up from your last few albums?
Udo: Definitely the whole recording process was completely different. Stefan is not completely gone from the U.D.O. mix, but for this album, he said that he didn't want to be the producer and I don't want to compose any songs so I knew I had to get my shit together. I knew that Fitty (Wienhold, bass) had some good ideas previously on the Dominator album and I knew he was the person to work with on this album, so we wrote all the songs together for the Steelhammer album. We produced the album ourselves, and it was important for me to do this record face-to-face in the studio. I think that's why the production ended up much more in your face, everybody in the interviews so far for this record is noticing that this album is back to the roots for U.D.O.
Dead Rhetoric: How would you describe the bonus tracks for the digipack version "Shadows Come Alive" and the Japanese version "Dust and Rust?"
Udo: For the Japanese version, we just gave them a different version of "Dust and Rust" with Spanish lyrics. We always have to do a bonus track for Japan, I don't want to give away a whole song. So we decided this time to give them the same song, the only difference is in a different language. "Shadows Come Alive," we had to decide which song we wanted to put on the digi-pack, instead of doing this different kind of release- so this is the particular track we chose. It's tough because I would like our fans to only have to buy one version of the album, but the record companies also want to increase their chances for sales.
Dead Rhetoric: You are performing a short North American tour in April – your first tour over here in over a decade. Will it be a tough decision to pull together a set list, especially considering the anniversary album re-releases of your back catalog from AFM Records?
Udo: That is definitely a point of why we want to do this tour – to support the re-releases of these albums in the United States. We want to mix up a lot of material from the U.D.O. albums, so we won't be playing any new songs from Steelhammer. There will be a good mix up of U.D.O. songs, probably the most wanted songs, and three or four songs of Accept and that's it.
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A part of me wants to believe that our soul consciousness has set up this life cycle in advance to present a set of circumstances that will give us opportunities to choose a master path... or not.
To face challenges and make decisions based upon the best moral aptitude and spiritual enhancement that can be obtained. Therefore the path is unique to each of us.
There is never a right or wrong way, really. Only the illusion of judgement about something.
Somewhere out of this "soup" our true identity, our authentic self might emerge.
We've only got maybe 70 or 80 years to sort it out.
For some, that's more than enough while others may need many lifetimes to get every aspect of this existence.
Or, more likely, infinite aspects require as many lifetimes.
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We hear countless stories of training camp pranks, especially rookie hazings. Looks like McNabb has become a victim of a prank courtesy of Chris Cooley. McNabb is the new guy on Redskins so you know he needs to get pranked. Video can be seen at www.csnwashington.com.(PS, wait for video load after clicking)
So yea, it wasn't the greatest prank. It looks like he may have seen kid before and acted surprised when he jumped out. #Shrug at prank. You can do better than that Cooley.
Just throwing this out there, but doesn't the kid look kinda like Chucky?
Anyways, if he would have sprung out that locker on me I would have given him a 3 piece special, just saying.
H/T to Shutdown Corner for finding video and story.
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A report released Friday by an energy industry think tank states that the system used to set utility profits and rates in Alabama "is unfair to customers, is no longer needed, unjustifiably rewards the utility company and is costly to the citizens of the state."
The report was commissioned by the Arise Citizens Policy Project, an Alabama nonprofit group comprised of religious congregations and community groups that advocates for Alabama's poor.
In a prepared statement, the Public Service Commission described the report as "condemning the regulatory processes" at the agency.
"While the Commission does not concur with the conclusions in the press release and accompanying report," read the statement, "the Commission is of the opinion that it would be more appropriate to address the areas of disagreement at public meetings that will take place later this year."
Alabama Power also criticized the report in a prepared statement."The report paints a very biased picture of Alabama Power and the regulatory process under which our company operates. It misinterprets the reasons the regulatory system was established, cherry-picks data and attempts to compare Alabama Power to an undisclosed group of utilities that could be very different from our company," read the statement.
Titled "Public Utility Regulation without the Public: the Alabama Public Service Commission and Alabama Power," the report was authored by David Schlissel and Anna Sommer of the Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis, based in Massachusetts.
Schlissel has worked in the field of utility regulation for 40 years and has testified during more than 100 cases before regulatory boards and public service commissions, according to his company's website. He has testified on behalf of consumers, regulated utilities, government agencies and environmental groups during that time.
"They told me about the regulatory process in Alabama and I was astounded," Schlissel said during an interview Friday. "All we're advocating is public regulatory hearings. We're not arguing one way or the other. We're just saying that like all the others states, there should be a public process in Alabama where the public can participate."
In Alabama, Schlissel said, the Public Service Commission has established a system that excludes the public from rate hearings instead of a system, "where those that pay the freight get to participate."In its response, Alabama Power endorsed the state's practices.
"The regulatory process in Alabama has worked well, providing our
customers electric service that is among the most reliable in the
industry, award-winning customer service, and affordable prices," its statement read.
Read the company's full response here.
The Arise report concludes that Alabama Power's residential customers paid an average of 14 percent more for electricity than customers of investor-owned utilities across the Southeast since 2008, and business customers paid an average of 20 percent more. Alabama Power customers paid higher rates than customers of the affiliated Southern Company utilities in Georgia, Mississippi and Florida between 2008 and 2011, according to the study. The return on equity allowed to Alabama Power by the PSC is about 40 percent higher than the average allowed to 76 investor-owned utilities examined in the report.
Schlissel said his findings mirrored the conclusions reported in a January analysis of Alabama Power's rates by AL.com. It showed that despite lower fuel costs, Alabama Power generally charged its residential and commercial customers higher rates than neighboring Georgia from 2006 to 2011.
"Go across the border into Georgia. There are formal rate hearings there and I've not heard anybody complain that Georgia Power doesn't make a good living," Schlissel said. "We're asking for a process where people can participate… It works in Georgia and the other states. There is no reason it wouldn't work in Alabama."
The report states that there has not been a public rate case for Alabama Power in 30 years. Formal rate cases were abandoned in favor of a system known as Rate Stabilization and Equalization, RSE. The report concludes that system has not benefitted consumers.
"The Alabama Public Service Commission has a regulatory process that allows Alabama Power to adjust its charges each year without any public evidentiary hearings and, indeed, without any participation by ratepaying consumers whatsoever other than off-the-record and after-the-fact comments at an informal hearing that completely lacks public transparency," reads the report.
Schlissel said that in all of the other states he has worked in, companies submit information about their costs and charges at evidentiary hearings before a rate case is heard by regulators. Citizens and groups challenging the rates are allowed to examine that information, and can request more information through a discovery process, similar to the process used in court for legal proceedings. A formal record of the proceedings is established that can be examined by anyone challenging rates or charges allowed.
Schlissel said it was impossible for the public in Alabama to challenge rates allowed by the PSC because the public does not have access to utility information that is readily available in other states.
"The report from the Arise Citizens' Policy Project says what I have been saying for months now, and frankly it is gratifying to see our message reinforced with this kind of analysis," read a statement from Commissioner Terry Dunn, whose call for formal hearings on the rates charged by Alabama Power, Mobile Gas and Alagasco has been rejected by his fellow commissioners, Twinkle Cavanaugh and Jeremy Oden.
"The hearings I have called for – and which have been rejected by my colleagues on the PSC -- are about 25 years overdue," Dunn said.
Instead of formal rate hearings, Cavanaugh and Oden have said they will hold informal hearings on each regulated utility.
Schlissel said he had grave doubts about informal hearings, and questioned how they could provide any useful insight if the companies were not compelled to provide detailed information about their costs and rate structures. He also said he was surprised by Commissioner Cavanaugh's repeated suggestion that radical environmentalists would hijack formal rate hearings.
In January, Cavanaugh posted an open letter on the PSC website titled, "Environmental extremists push for formal hearings to kill coal jobs and increase utility rates." Cavanaugh received $88,902 from coal interests during her campaign for PSC president.
"Next January, it will be 40 years I've been doing this. I've never seen a commissioner attacking interveners and rate payers the way it is happening in Alabama." Schlissel said, discussing Cavanaugh's remarks.
"There are lots of commissioners who don't like what I say, but they are all respectful," Schlissel said. "But here in Alabama, it's incredible. All this talk of radical environmentalists and that stuff. It's incredible... All we are asking for is a process where people can participate."
Read the Arise report here. Arise report -- Public Utility Regulation Without the Public 3-1-13.pdf
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The Merry Widow is a shallow masterpiece. Sonia (Jeanette MacDonald), the richest woman in Warshovia has been widowed, might be hooked by a foreigner and send the country's economy into a tailspin. Danilo (Maurice Chevalier) gets caught by the King (George Barbier) making love to his wife and the Queen (Una Merkel) is so complimentary that he is chosen to be the one to woo and win The Merry Widow back to Marshovia. It's a film full of delights; the magnifying glass over the map that introduces us to Marshovia (figure 1), the first meeting between Danilo and the Widow which begins by her reading the letter saying he's terrific and ends with him following her to the palace and saying 'I tried to bring a little moonlight into your life…..Forget me – if you can!…and Don't include me, even in your dreams!'; The montage of black veils, shoes, corsets and dogs that signify her life and whose change in colour symbolises a decision to change that life; How the King discovers his wife is cheating on him — a scene that Billy Wilder used as an exercise with students at UCLA asking them how would they stage it and then showing how Lubitsch did it; the fabulous waltz sequence, with hundreds of dancers waltzing through a palatial hall of mirrors, a still from which illustrated countless early film books (see fig. 1); the charming prison sequence at the end; Sam Raphaelson's witty dialogue. The film is a delight, a joy, a mini-masterpiece of cinematic inventiveness. Barbier and Edward Everett Horton, as the Marshovian Ambassador to France, are particularly enchanting. It's only of Lubitsch that one dares ask for more.
The film was based on Franz Léhar's operetta and was remade by Curtis Bernhardt in 1952. I quite like the Bernhardt version with Lana Turner and Fernando Lamas but to see the two films side by side is to be convinced of Lubitsch's genius. Both films were for MGM, the Lubitsch version, the most expensive film made to that point and, though a considerable hit, it still lost money.
N. T. Binh and Christian Viviani have called The Merry Widow the quintessential Lubitsch film (Lubitsch, T. &B Editores: Madrid 1991, 2005, p. 160). It contains the elements of spectacle evident in his early silent (from Carmen onwards), the operetta form of his early thirties musicals (e.g. The Smiling Lieutenant) — hugely popular then and unjustly marginalised in historical accounts of the musical genre now — the rhythmic elements evident in all of his great works (note the dance number in the silent The Oyster Princess from as early as 1919), the use of doors, the indirect way of showing, the ingeniousness and comedy that infuses the whole film, the sophisticated comedy of manners of his greatest films (Trouble in Paradise), the great dialogue of most of his great talkies (Ninotchka), the controlled, precise, and poetic imagery of is late masterpieces (the letterbox sequence from The Shop Around The Corner say). One can't help but agree. The Merry Widow might not be the best Lubitsch – it doesn't quite touch our hearts – but it is the quintessential Lubitsch in that it delights the eye, the ear and the mind.
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It is five years today since we took the phone call in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art bringing us the sad news that our beautiful friend, Kath, had died. It is for her memory that I write my blog every day. She was the most positive person I have ever known, full of life and spirit and optimism. She would have loved this daily record of things that have made us smile or say, 'Wow, that's beautiful!'
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It looks like you had some wonderful times with your beautiful friend. I'm glad to meet the friend who inspired your blog.
It's nice that you turned your personal loss into something so positive and that you can be reminded daily of such a good friend. 🙂
Your blog is such a lovely tribute. Kath must have been a special person to have inspired you so. I imagine she'd be delighted to know that you, in turn, inspire your blog followers.


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Batch cooking or meal prepping homemade meals will save you time and money! Having meals prepped and stored away in the fridge or freezer, makes those busier weeknights easier by ensuring you don't have to cook every night. Our top tips for Meal Prep and Batch Cooking will ensure you will get the most out of the process!
1. Choose your recipes wisely
Decide on the four or five recipes you're going to make in one session, do one big shop so you have everything. Double-check that you have all the spices and canned goods your recipe requires. Don't reinvent the wheel when it comes to freezer meals. Prepare meals you're familiar with, and ones that the family loves. Stews, soups and casseroles are classic freezer friendly dishes. Try our Chilli Con Carne for the perfect batch cooking meal.
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Having the right containers on hand will ensure you freeze your food in a safe way for the whole family. Our Ultimate Batch Cooking Set contains all the pots you need to portion and store your family's meals. They're freezer-safe, leak proof and BPA free.
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Don't bother hand chopping 6 onions and two heads of garlic – you will never want to batch cook again! Instead, use your food processor to help whenever you can for the most efficient cooking.
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5. Under cook vegetables
For some recipes, such as soups and stews, aim to under cook your vegetables slightly. They will get a second round of cooking when preparing the meal at a later stage. This will ensure freshness and prevent them becoming mushy during the second cooking! Try this Minestrone Soup - perfect for batch cooking and baby-friendly too! Simply reduce cooking time by about 10 minutes and freeze before blending for the best results.
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Let all dishes come to room temperature for at least 30 minutes before freezing them. Never let them stay at room temperature for more than 2 hours as this encourages bacteria growth. If freezing, cool in the fridge for about ½ an hour at least before you pop anything in the freezer. When defrosting, transfer the container to the fridge overnight or heat it directly in the container; never let food defrost on the counter top!
7. Portions
There's no point freezing 4 litres of Chicken Noodle Soup in one solid block unless you intend on using it all at once. Freezing or storing meals in the portion sizes you need in advance helps minimise food waste and makes it handy for you to grab exactly what you need, when you need it. Our Mummy Cooks Portion Pots come in 10 different sizes to suit all your storage needs whether you are batch cooking dips like Baked Falafels, Hummus, or a full meal like Chicken Casserole.
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"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me." ― C.S. Lewis
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Challenge Link-Up Post: Classic Published Before 1800
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Just finished The Vicar of Wakefield...not a favorite! But not a waste of time either...ReplyDelete
I was dreading reading a pre-1800 novel but actually the Vicar of Wakefield was quite amusing. After the endless slog through Evelina and Betsy Thoughtless I was expecting more of the same, but for the most part it was an enjoyable read which is quite welcome at this moment of political turmoil.ReplyDelete
Read Songs of Innocence and Experience by William Blake. Had never read all these poems at once as a whole book before.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 22, 2017 at 9:02 AM
Now I know why Fanny Hill was banned for so many years!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 22, 2017 at 9:03 AM
Now I know why Fanny Hill was banned for so many years!!ReplyDelete
I read Candide by Voltaire (published in 1759). It was definitely an eye-opener of the mores of the times. As it is a satire, I was thankful the edition I read included footnotes of explanation. This book was on my "I'll read this book some day" list, so I'm glad I finally read it.ReplyDeleteReplies
I have to read the edition you read! I chose Candide for this as well, but the Penguin Classics version I read did NOT have any footnotes. I was bit confused.Delete
Oops...I finished this one a while ago, but forgot to post my link for Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne. (didn't love it)ReplyDelete
Candide by Voltaire - Candide grows up in a house where tutor/philosopher Pangloss claims that all is for the best because God has ordained things as they are. This is Voltaire's answer to the age old question - IF God is good, then why do bad things happen to good people? Why is there suffering? The answer usually given is that God gave humans free will. Candide has a long series of misadventures and late in the book meets Martin, another philosopher who claims all in NOT for the best since man is evil. Interesting to note that those presumed dead in this book are NOT always dead and do reappear. The farmer at the very end of the book seems to have figured things out despite NOT being a noted, educated philosopher.ReplyDelete
Just finished the Odyssey. Glad I reread it. Definitely got more out of it than I did as a freshman in high school.ReplyDelete
Finished Robinson Crusoe back in August and just remembered to post about it. Whoops!ReplyDelete
I read The Merchant of Venice and then saw the play performed. The performance completely changed my mind about the play!ReplyDelete
Just added 'The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.' One more to go.ReplyDelete
I read Don Quixote.ReplyDelete
Just in the nick of time - I finished The Oresteia by Aeschylus. WHEW!ReplyDelete
I finished Gulliver's Travels a few weeks ago. I was surprised at how much I liked it!ReplyDelete
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I read Jacques the Fatalist by Denis Diderot.ReplyDelete
I read Tom Jones by Henry Fielding. I really enjoyed the first part in the country and maybe lost track/interest more when he moved to London -- I just found the former a lot funnier. I was intimidated by the length, but glad I stuck it out.ReplyDelete
And it gave me one of my favorite lines of 2017: "What then remains to complete the tragedy but a murder or two and a few moral sentences."


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As summer approaches many of our guests come to Ulwell Holiday Park in search of fun filled days out along the Dorset coast. Whilst the likes of Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove are usually top of everyone's list, lesser known Kimmeridge Bay is often overlooked. Located just outside of Kimmeridge village and only a 20-minute drive from our Swanage holiday park, this hidden gem is a marine Special Area of Conservation and a must visit for families looking for an authentic coastal experience.
Fossil hunting fun
Kimmeridge Bay is flanked by slate cliffs and littered with large boulders and stones. Like the rest of the Jurassic Coast it is a firm favourite for avid fossil hunters, searching for a piece of history! Even the most inexperienced eye is likely to spot a pretty ammonite hidden in a rock or on the seabed.
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Important fossil hunting advice: The beach wardens kindly ask that you do not use hammers to extract fossils and that you leave fossils behind for other people to enjoy.
Ideal for rock pooling
Rockpooling is a must at this idyllic spot, which is famed for its abundance and variety of marine life. As the tide goes out, hundreds of rockpools filled with crabs, little fish, anemones and even star fish are exposed, providing hours of fun for younger members of the family.
Next to the slipway, the Dorset Wildlife Trust's Wild Seas Centre welcomes visitors free of charge to learn more about the Jurassic Coast and the species that inhabit its waters. Enthusiastic and knowledgeable visitors are on hand to talk you through the live exhibits and will help you identify any of your own fossil or wildlife finds.
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Great snorkelling for beginners
Kimmeridge is considered one of the best places to snorkel in the UK thanks to its shallow and crystal-clear waters. The visitor centre has created a snorkel trail marked by five buoys for people to follow, which shows off the best underwater habitats in the bay. You can pick up a laminated under water guide to help identify the species you spot from the shop and it's also possible to hire a full-face mask for those without their own gear.
Fantastic views
If you get itchy feet sitting on the beach all day there are some excellent walks along the clifftops, which provide far reaching views across the Dorset countryside and out to sea. It's possible to climb from the beach onto the headland to see beautiful Clavell tower, which was once demolished and painstakingly rebuilt just metres away from its original position on the cliff edge.
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Travelling to Kimmeridge Bay
To get to the private bay you will have to use a toll road, which costs £5 per car (£10 for motorhomes) and entitles you to park at the beach all day. Kimmeridge Bay is unspoilt by commercialism and offers very little in the way of facilities. There are public toilets in the main carpark and an ice cream van in the summer months, but no cafes or restaurants on the beach. Therefore it is advisable to bring a packed lunch and drinks if you plan to stay for the day. Alternatively, stop in the nearby Kimmeridge village on your way home and enjoy a bite to eat in one of the pubs or restaurants in this small but picturesque hamlet.To get to the beach there are a number of steps, which may not be suitable for prams or wheelchairs. Kimmeridge Bay is dog friendly year-round.


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When I was about 10, I went on a school trip to see some caves.
Wet and damp, they were. But I found them fascinating.
(Except the time when the guide turned off all the lights – I was plunged into a darkness so dark that it smothered me.)
The best bit was learning about the stalactites and stalagmites.
You already know how they form: over thousands of years, the minerals carried in water slowly – very slowly – get deposited to create structures.
Eventually, if you were to wait long enough, you would see a stalactite grow so long it would touch the ground; or a stalagmite reach high enough to join the cave ceiling.
Indeed sometimes, a stalactite would grow down to meet a stalagmite that was growing up, connecting in a stony kiss.
Drip after drip, day after day, year after year, the stalactite would slowly get bigger.
Molecule on molecule.
Your customer relationships are like that too.
You don't build them all at once.
Instead they grow, little by little.
Every time your customer has a good experience you deposit a few more minerals on that relationship.
Every time you send that customer a newsletter you grow that bond.
Bit by bit.
Drip by drip.
Until water forms rock.
You can start today, the easy way, with a newsletter that is so full of interesting and entertaining information that your clients will start growing towards you.
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Getting Chicken Wing Delivery in Alhambra, CA
Domino's menu has much more to offer than amazing pizza. When you're craving juicy, tender, marinated chicken, satisfy your hunger with Domino's chicken wing delivery in Alhambra, CA. From creamy yet spicy Classic Buffalo Boneless Wings to sweet and savory BBQ Wings, you can order chicken and dipping sauce combinations for all occasions and cravings. There's food for every mood at Domino's Alhambra!
Come to Domino's for tasty options made with top-notch ingredients — meaty chicken wings, crunchy breading, and an amazing assortment of dipping sauces that range from sizzlingly spicy to smoky sweet.
More Than Just Chicken Wing Delivery in Alhambra, CA
What makes Domino's specialty chicken menu in Alhambra so special? You're in charge of your meal experience when you pick between all our menu options such as Spicy Pineapple Jalapeno Bites or perfectly crisp oven-baked BBQ wings. And there's always more! Choose between picking up your dinner to-go, or if you'd prefer to get chicken wings delivered to your house, workplace, or to a local Domino's Hotspot® near you!
Plain, Saucy, or Both! Alhambra, CA Chicken Wing Delivery
Domino's chicken is amazing no matter how you order it, whether that's oven-crisp Hot Wings, or lightly breaded Buffalo Chicken Bites drizzled in your must-have dipping sauce. Does the word "drizzle" make your taste buds sizzle? Read on to discover all our specialty chicken offerings in Alhambra.
If you're feeling spicy, turn up the heat with Spicy Jalapeno Pineapple Boneless Bites made from breaded white meat chicken garnished with sweet and spicy mango habanero sauce and topped with chunky pineapple and jalapeno peppers. Plus, did we mention all our specialty chicken bites are covered in a melted mix of cheddar and real mozzarella? For another sort of spice, get boneless Buffalo Chicken Bites delivered. They are tender, zesty, and covered in cheese and ranch.
For a little less spice, order the crisp and creamy Bacon & Tomato Bites. They're breaded to perfection, dressed with garlic parmesan sauce, and then crowned with a mix of bacon and diced tomato. Want something mildly sweet and totally satisfying? Delight your taste buds with lightly fried chicken breast bites, basted in sweet BBQ sauce and garnished with melted cheese and crispy bacon bits. YUM!
If you prefer more classic bone-in wings, then you've found your favorite wing place in Alhambra. We have a variety of oven-baked wings for you to pick from. All of our wins are carefully marinated and baked to perfection. Then, we glaze them with a punchy sauce of your choice or leave them un-sauced for you to make your own.
Want a clean "plate" to sauce and season your chicken wings your way? Quiet the hunger grumbles with plain boneless bites or plain chicken wings delivered to you in Alhambra, CA. Plain chicken wings are wonderful by themselves Drown them in zesty ranch dressing, smoky BBQ sauce, or all of the above! We don't judge double-dippers!
Want something less plain? Get saucy by ordering your wings dipped in flavor — we'll cover them in sauce before and after cooking them! Simply select how you want to get saucy. For something on the sweeter side, get BBQ Wings. For the finest of both flavors, order Sweet Mango Habanero Wings. And for an all-out extravaganza, order a little bit of every-wing to appease your appetite.
Chicken & Wings Deals Alhambra, CA
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. But, how much are Domino's Alhambra Chicken Wings? Check out Domino's affordable wings in Alhambra, and use coupons to up your savings. In the meantime, choose if you prefer to pick up your favorite wings at your nearest store or you want boneless chicken bites delivered to your doorstep. Then, decide if you want the Sweet Mango Habanero Wings, Plain Boneless Wings, the classic BBQ Wings, or any (and every) thing else on the menu. Dip 'em in your favorite sauces, and you'll be licking your fingers sooner than you can scream, "The wings are here!"


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We love custom orders and helping bring your vision to life to complete your space! With some details of what you're looking for and a small deposit, we can work together to create designs that suit your style and home. To see more custom orders and behind the scenes as I create them, follow along on Instagram at @spreadinghopedesigns
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Ashley made a custom 9x16 family name sign for my in-laws for Christmas. It was so well made and she was a gem to work with! She goes above and beyond to ensure all the details are exactly how you want it. She sent multiple proofs to review and helped with design input. Professional service and truly a sweet lady to support!
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I have bought a few signs from Spreading Hope Designs and love all of them! I have bought and given as gifts the Blessed sign and everyone loved them! I love when I go to a family or friends house and see the sign from you that I gifted them! I also had a custom made sign for a friends wedding present made by you! She loved it and so did it! Beautiful work made with love!!
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Ashley made a custom order after our family dog passed with the quote, "Dogs leave paw prints on our hearts." She created four designs for me to choose from. I was able to choose what font style I liked best and she even rearranged a few lines around with the wording and paw prints. After a few, quick emails back and forth, the proof of my sign was perfect! My sign was created and shipped in a very timely manner! The packaging is perfect for giving as a gift and love that it is a "one of a kind" gift with it being personalized.
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To borrow a line from the Steve Miller Band's epic song, Jet Airliner, "I've been down before."
Many of us these days are going similar emotions. If you're feeling scared. I know how you feel. If you're feeling inadequate and betrayed. I know how you feel. If you're feeling lost, confused, and disconnected. I know how you feel.
The first time I lost my job after college was when my six-month contract didn't get renewed from a government department I was working for. That employer actually did me a favour because it was a terrible job and a terrible place to work. Soon after, I joined a company that eventually defined my career to this day.
Funny thing, the same thing eventually happened close to 19 years later, in 2009, from that very same company. I suddenly found myself without work after being full-time (well way more than full-time, the way those guys did things) for close to nineteen years. I had a young child at home, a wife, a mortgage and car payments. Nervous times indeed. Fortunately, my wife had a good job and we weren't totally without an income. I thought I would be at the company for life. When I left, it felt like a kick in the gut…or somewhere around that area. I was upset for quite a while after that incident but eventually got over it and moved on.
The key is not to tie your identity too closely to your job, as many people do. Your job is how you make a living; only you can make your life.
If you find yourself without work, find a new purpose. Give yourself a reason to get out of bed every morning. Don't succumb to your habits and vices, and above all, don't get lazy. Make it a point to go to bed at a reasonable time every night and get up early, just as though you are still working. Don't lose the habit of sticking to a schedule and following a routine. Give yourself tasks to accomplish and give yourself purpose.
In 2009, when I found myself without work, I signed up for government sponsored programs to help older workers re-enter the workforce. I participated in two successive programs over the space of eight weeks. Not only were they very educational and useful, but they also gave me somewhere to go every day and gave me a reason to get up in the morning – I suspect they were designed that way.
After that experience, I dabbled in starting my own company, but a severe lack of disposable funds put a damper on those ambitions and I wasn't prepared to go into all kinds of debt or do something crazy like mortgage my house to launch a new venture. I ended up working for one of my few clients and began to learn commercial HVAC. At the same time, I started my own mobile DJ company, which I did on the side regularly for a about three years. (I still DJ occasionally for friends and family, for free, just as a favour. It's fun and I like doing it. I'm also pretty good at it). I also taught guitar on the side privately and was even hired by the City for a little while to teach guitar part-time.
The second time I found myself without work, was only a couple of years ago, in the middle of the Covid 19 pandemic. During that short period of unemployment, I vowed to learn as much as I could about blogging and digital marketing. I completed a Digital Marketing Certificate with the University of Ottawa's Telfer School of Business. It was an online, part-time course. Very interesting and very educational. Not bad for someone in his mid-fifties.
After only about two months of unemployment, I ended up working for the competitor of the company that cut me loose. Talk about landing on my feet. During that same brief period of unemployment, I dedicated a lot of time and effort to the In-Tune Guitar Academy website and YouTube channel, and still do today. It's an ongoing quest of continuous improvement. I want to master video production and video editing. I want to keep on perfecting my writing, guitar playing, and photography. And of course, do my best at my day job. I like to keep busy.
Through it all, my love of music and all things creative kept me sane and kept me motivated. I can remember an incident a few years ago, driving home from another day of drudgery at a job I no longer liked very much. I was listening to Dr. Wayne Dyer's How to Be a No-Limit Person for the umpteenth time on the car stereo. In the segment I remember so clearly, Dr. Dyer asked the audience to describe themselves without referencing their family, wealth, education, job, nationality, etc. Just describe yourself as you see yourself. I remember it clearly, blurting out my answer to his question, even though it was just a recording and Dr. Dyer was already deceased,
"I am a frustrated creative!"
There it was, out in the open. All the years of doing what was right and safe, the root of many of my anxieties laid bare for me to see. I NEEDED to live a more creative life. Those were the seeds of In-Tune Guitar Academy. I decided to go for it.
If you want to be a writer, then write. It doesn't matter if you're not Hemmingway, Steinbeck or Shakespeare. Just write, if that's what you want to do. If you want to be a singer, then sing. If you want to be a musician, be a musician. If you want to be a photographer, be a photographer. Learn your craft. Practice and do.
You don't have to sell all your stuff and quit your job. Just carve out time to learn, practice and do. Maybe turn off the TV and put away the phone or tablet once in a while. Stop wasting time. Learn. Practice. Do.
That is what we're all about at In-Tune Guitar Academy. Find meaning in doing what you want to do. What turns you on. What makes you click. What makes you come alive. For me, it's music. Always has been and will always be.
Sure, learn songs. Learning songs is fun, useful, and makes you a better musician. But also learn your theory to understand how those songs come together and what makes a good song good, and other songs not so good. Learn your scales and arpeggios. Just don't forget to practice them over and over. Muscle memory is what makes you a better musician. You're never too old to learn. I know a lady in her nineties that is taking lessons to better use her new iPad.
Practice every chance you get and try to make it a routine. Practicing 15 – 20 minutes every day is more useful and productive than practicing once a week for 2 hours. It has to become part of you if you want to advance as a musician, no matter the instrument. Rehearse the songs you and your friends want to learn and play together. Each time you do, you will learn something new about that song, especially if you play along to your favourite recorded version of that song. Your version almost takes on a life of its own. And if you play in a band, you will find that each cover version of the songs you play will become unique in their own right. As I mentioned, practice your scales and arpeggios, and practice your fingering exercises daily, if you can.
But above all, DO. It's what makes the other two worthwhile. Record or video yourself and post it. By doing so, you will learn what clicks with your audience and what doesn't it. It may seem vain – and maybe it is – but posting your work to social media can be very rewarding and very educational. And sometimes, quite humbling. Play live, if you can. Try out at an open mic. It doesn't matter if you bomb because we're all amateurs and nobody paid to see you. You will definitely cut your teeth, but you can't be too sensitive to criticism. Playing live is the sincerest form of honesty you will encounter. It may sting a little sometimes, but it makes you a better musician. Form a band or just play music with your friends. You will learn so much from the people you play with and it's really fun….usually, if everyone keeps their egos in check. With musicians, keeping egos in check can sometimes be a tall order.
Yeah, I meandered around a bit in this article, but I really hope you draw inspiration from what I wrote. Setbacks are often just temporary and usually very necessary. You can't appreciate the sun if it never rains. Above all, don't lose hope. In the words of Dr. Wayne Dyer, "do something, do anything." As long as it's legal and moral, doing something, anything, is better than simply languishing or wasting time watching TV all day.
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Switch holder to hang on the Allé wall coat rack
The Q4 Allé ring from FDB Møbler is part of the Allé product line from Philips Bro. The series is designed for those who want to enhance their entrance area or bedroom with a simple, contemporary expression. Allé includes a wall coat rail , this circular switch holder and a mirror , each with an organic yet austere design.
This ring from FDB Møbler can be used as a practical holder for scarves and shawls. It is equipped with a leather strap, from which it can be hung on any hook on the coat rack. This is shell cordovan leather.
The ring is available with natural oak or walnut wood, depending on your choice. Its warm, harmonious expression can be found in the most diverse corridors and furnishing styles.


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What's a Nuc For?
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Welcome to DotNetIdeas' blog. This blog provides you latest update on our mobile apps and cloud services. You will find user guides, release notes, FAQ and latest news about our products.
Depends on your device, the "Menu" button can be a physical button or a soft button. Here are a few examples:
If you have Android OS 4.0+, the "Menu" button is the 3 vertical dot on the screen. It can be either at the bottom or on the top right corner of the screen.
On some devices, the app switch button(the right most button with the two overlapping square) also acts as a menu button. You need to "Press and Hold" it in order to have the menu show up.
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Football Planet
The football world has been reacting about Neymar's record transfer to Paris Saint Germain. The forward joins Paris Saint Germain for a world record 222 million euros fee in a five-year deal. Neymar's supporters see it as a dream come true.
In this edition, Football Planet looks at how African football lovers see the transfer.
Africa's football governing body CAF is concerned about Cameroon's readiness to host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. The doubt was raised by CAF president Ahmad Ahmad in a bid to push Cameroon to accelerate preparations for the event. Watch this edition of Football Planet for details.


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Death Wish: Charles Bronson's Herringbone Sport Jacket
Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey, architect and soon-to-be vigilante
Tucson, Arizona, and New York City, Winter 1974
Film: Death Wish
Release Date: July 24, 1974
Director: Michael Winner
Costume Designer: Joseph G. Aulisi
WARNING! Spoilers ahead!
After a wave of films celebrating outlaws during the counterculture era of the late '60s (i.e. Bonnie and Clyde and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid), an opposing wave crashed through American cinema at the start of the following decade, centered around a philosophy of vigilantism. The trend arguably kicked into high gear with Clint Eastwood's renegade detective in Dirty Harry who despised the proverbial red tape preventing him from bringing deadly criminals to justice with his famed .44 Magnum. Within five years, Martin Scorsese had already evolved the focus from an endorsement of vigilantism into a cautionary tale with the release of Taxi Driver. Before the troubled Travis Bickle took it upon himself to "wash all this scum off the streets" of New York City, there was Paul Kersey.
Adapted from a novel by Brian Garfield, Death Wish's journey to the screen began after Charles Bronson completed a back-to-back trio of movies helmed by Michael Winner and was looking for another project where he could collaborate with the English director. "The best script I've got is… about a man whose wife and daughter are mugged and he goes out and shoots muggers," said Winner, according to his autobiography Winner Takes All, to which Bronson replied: "I'd like to do that." "The film?" "No… shoot muggers."
Garfield himself was reportedly displeased with how his 1972 novel was reinterpreted for the screen that he followed it up with the follow-up novel Death Sentence, a more definite indictment of the dangerous consequences of extreme vigilantism as Paul faces a copycat killer.
Death Wish establishes Paul Kersey as a gentle-natured family man whose more liberal beliefs are chided by his conservative colleagues. Paul's idyllic life is torn apart when a gang of violent rapists (including a young Jeff Goldblum) attacks the Kersey family, leaving Paul's wife dead and his daughter hospitalized. A business trip to Tucson connects Paul with Ames Jainchill (Stuart Margolin), a cowboy-type developer who brings the New Yorker to his gun club. Impressed by Paul's hidden talent with firearms, Ames slips a "going-away present" in the form of a nickel-plated Colt Police Positive into Paul's checked suitcase—not exactly a welcome surprise in the modern age of airport security.
Returning home to find his daughter catatonic in the hospital and the freshly delivered photos from the Hawaiian vacation he had taken with his late wife, Paul may have just been pushed far enough over the edge to go full Bernie Goetz on the criminals of New York with the help of the newly acquired revolver he discovered in his suitcase.
What'd He Wear?
Paul Kersey is still dressed for a winter in Gotham when he arrives in Tucson on what would be an extended business trip with the gregarious Ames Jainchill hosting his Arizona adventures.
"You look like a New Yorker!" Ames exclaims when Paul asks how he recognized him so quickly at the airport, and indeed Ames looks considerably better-suited for the southwest in his warm-toned Western suit and Stetson than Paul does in his cool-toned sports coat and tie, anchored by a gray-and-black herringbone tweed single-breasted jacket.
A relatively timeless style in itself, the sport jacket concedes to the fashions of the decade only in the extended breadth of the notch lapels, which extend out to only an inch shy of each armhole and have narrower notches approaching the cran necker lapel, also known as the "Parisian" or "fish mouth" lapel due to its distinctive shape. The lapels roll to a two-button front with black sew-through buttons similar to the three buttons adorning each cuff. The breast pocket is welted with a patch pocket on each hip, and there is a single vent in the back.
Costume designer Joesph G. Aulisi evidently liked the idea of his New York-dwelling everyday heroes sporting gray herringbone tweed sports coats and blue shirts as he would dress down this same sartorial approach with a jumper, woolen tie, and jeans the following year in Three Days of the Condor (1975).
For his arrival, Paul wears a sky blue shirt, likely made in a then-fashionable cotton and polyester blend, with a large point collar, plain front, and two-button cuffs. His tie is block-striped in three shades of blue, balanced in the traditionally American "downhill" stripe direction.
This tie would prove its versatility later during the trip when Paul wears it with a much darker indigo-tinted blue shirt—likely also polyester or a poly-blend—with a similarly large point collar, front placket, flapped breast pocket, and button cuffs.
Here, Paul illustrates the virtues of packing light: by merely swapping out his shirt (arguably the most essential piece of an outfit to change for freshness) and wearing the same jacket, trousers, and tie, Paul easily transforms a daytime business look to a more sporting look appropriate for his evening excursion to Ames' shooting range.
For his TWA flight home, Paul dresses again in the herringbone sports coat and sky blue shirt, this time paired with the red paisley silk tie he had worn with his charcoal chalkstripe flannel office suit the day his family was attacked. Though red remains the prevailing color, the busy paisley pattern also includes tones of brick, burgundy, beige, slate, and navy blue.
Paul wears dark navy flat front trousers that appear to be worn with a belt, unlike his beltless suit trousers. In this case, it's a dark belt with a gold-toned single-prong buckle, likely black leather to coordinate with his shoes. The tops of Paul's square-toed shoes are covered by his gently flared trouser bottoms, but the raised heels and the prevailing styles of the time suggest that they may be some form of ankle boots.
Once Paul returns to snowy New York City, he re-dons the long overcoat he had carried off the plane in Arizona. This charcoal wool knee-length coat has wide notch lapels that roll to a three-button covered fly front as well as a welted breast pocket and straight side pockets.
When Paul returns home only to be grimly greeted by the vacation photos his wife didn't live to see, he puts on a pair of oversized tortoise-framed rectangular reading glasses to flip through them.
Modern action movies often prominently feature our hero's wristwatch, and even the 2018 remake of Death Wish depicted Panerai fan Bruce Willis conspicuously wearing not one but two Panerai Radiomir watches.
When Bronson originated the role of Paul Kersey, horological product placement wasn't as prevalent as it would be forty-four years later though Bronson's earlier collaboration with director Michael Winner, The Mechanic (1972), at one point nearly filled the frame with a close-up of his character's non-date Rolex Submariner.
A straitlaced architect at the start of Death Wish, Paul Kersey has no need for the latest dive watch nor anything more adventurous than a plain stainless steel dress watch with a round silver dial, secured to his left wrist on a flat steel "rice grain" bracelet.
Herringbone is evidently one of Paul Kersey's favorite weaves to wear, as he would later don a more beige-toned herringbone tweed raglan coat while doling out his version of justice across New York City.
The Guns
"Hot damn, what a guest to bring to a gun club!" Ames laughs as Paul recalls his time as a conscientious objector during his Korean War service more than 20 years prior. "Hell, a gun is just a tool, like a hammer or an axe," Ames explains, echoing Alan Ladd's famous statement from Shane.
Ames pulls a duo of 19th century handguns for Paul to fire, beginning with a revolver he identifies as an 1842 percussion pistol but has been recognized on IMFDB as the distinctive Remington 1858 New Army revolver. "Goddamn! Paul, ya hit damn center," exclaims an impressed Ames after Paul's first shot is, indeed, a bullseye.
"Mind if I try this hog-leg Colt?" Paul asks, picking up and checking a Cavalry-length Single Action Army, which Ames explains had belonged to a gunfighter named Candy Dan in 1890. "You're a peculiar conscientious objector," observes an excited Ames.
"I do know something about guns, Ames, I grew up with them," responds Paul. "All kinds of guns."
When Paul returns to New York, he discovers that the "going-away present" slipped in his bag by Ames was a nickel-plated Colt Police Positive double-action revolver with a four-inch barrel and pearl grips. Considering Death Wish's role in establishing Bronson's reputation as an action star, the .32-caliber revolver looks surprisingly small in his hands, particularly when compared to the massive .475 Wildey Magnum handgun (and rocket launcher) he would later use in Death Wish III.
The smaller-framed Police Positive would be realistic armament for a man carrying a concealed weapon in New York City, particularly given the city's restrictive firearm laws where Paul would need to be especially cautious to avoid printing. Also, while Paul demonstrates considerable ability on the range, the lighter caliber would allow for less recoil and improved accuracy for someone who hasn't regularly handled or fired a weapon in decades.
Colt introduced the Police Positive in 1907, superseding the earlier New Police revolvers aimed for the law enforcement market. Double-action revolvers with swing-out cylinders were still a relatively new milestone in the world of firearms and Colt was continuing to innovate its products, improving upon the New Police design with the addition of a "positive lock" internal hammer block safety that—along with its intended market—gave the Colt Police Positive its name.
The Police Positive was available in a range of smaller revolver calibers, most prominently .32 Long Colt as likely used in Paul Kersey's revolver though .32 S&W Long and .38 S&W "Short" models were also available. In 1908, Colt introduced the somewhat stronger-framed Police Positive Special designed to fire longer and more powerful cartridges like the .32-20 Winchester round and the .38 Special, the latter of which would become the preeminent law enforcement cartridge for most of the 20th century.
How to Get the Look
Paul Kersey anchors his business trip wardrobe with a timeless herringbone tweed jacket and tie that he dresses up for daytime travel with a sky blue shirt and dresses down for a less formal night at the gun club in a darker indigo shirt.
- Gray-and-black herringbone tweed single-breasted 2-button sport jacket with wide notch lapels, welted breast pocket, patch hip pockets, 3-button cuffs, and single vent
- Blue polyester shirt with long point collar and button cuffs
- Blue tri-toned "downhill" block-striped tie
- Navy flat front trousers with belt loops, side pockets, and and plain-hemmed bottoms
- Black leather belt with gold-toned squared single-prong buckle
- Black leather square-toed ankle boots with raised heels
- Charcoal wool knee-length single-breasted overcoat with notch lapels, 3-button covered fly front, welted breast pocket, and straight hip pockets
- Tortoise rectangular-framed oversized reading glasses
- Stainless steel wristwatch with round silver dial on steel "rice grain" bracelet
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Despite the film receiving criticism from Garfield and prominent critics, Bronson and company would continue with four more Death Wish sequels, each increasing in their scope of Paul's one-man anti-crime vendetta at the cost of quality until Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994), starring a 72-year-old Bronson in a dull "action thriller" that maintains its well-deserved 0% on Rotten Tomatoes.


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Powerful Antibiotics Found in Dirt
Posted on by Dr. Francis Collins
Many of us think of soil as lifeless dirt. But, in fact, soil is teeming with a rich array of life: microbial life. And some of those tiny, dirt-dwelling microorganisms—bacteria that produce antibiotic compounds that are highly toxic to other bacteria—may provide us with valuable leads for developing the new drugs we so urgently need to fight antibiotic-resistant infections.
Recently, NIH-funded researchers discovered a new class of antibiotics, called malacidins, by analyzing the DNA of the bacteria living in more than 2,000 soil samples, including many sent by citizen scientists living all across the United States [1]. While more work is needed before malacidins can be tried in humans, the compounds successfully killed several types of multidrug-resistant bacteria in laboratory tests. Most impressive was the ability of malacadins to wipe out methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin infections in rats. Often referred to as a "super bug," MRSA threatens the lives of tens of thousands of Americans each year [2].
It might seem strange that soil would be the place to look for the most promising new antibiotics. But bacterial species in soil have been locked in a continuous antibiotic arms race with one another for millennia. When it comes to the chemistry needed to produce highly effective antibiotics, they are the experts.
In fact, molecules derived from bacteria have been the major source for antibiotics that doctors now prescribe to help with certain infections. But scientists had all but given up on discovering any new antibiotic compounds from bacteria cultured in the lab. It seemed that source had been completely mined, and new searches were mostly coming up empty.
Time for a new approach! In the study reported in Nature Microbiology, researchers led by Sean Brady at The Rockefeller University, New York took a different approach. They scoured DNA extracted from trillions of soil-dwelling bacteria, most of them collected by citizen scientists living all around the country and mailed to Brady and colleagues in plastic baggies.
While scouring through all that DNA, the researchers looked for something quite specific: novel clusters of genes that structurally look like those already known to be involved with calcium-dependent antibiotics. These are antibiotics that attack bacteria only in places where they have calcium present to help them communicate, move, differentiate, and carry out other basic cellular functions.
Brady and team didn't have a lot of leads, as only a few calcium-dependent antibiotics are now known. What's more, each of these known antibiotics fight bacteria in a slightly different calcium-dependent way.
But the researchers soon hit pay dirt (sorry, you knew that pun was coming). About 75 percent of their soil samples contained bacteria carrying the kinds of genes the researchers were looking for, suggesting that there are many promising calcium-dependent antibiotics yet to be found.
They focused on a particular new family of antibiotics, which turned up in almost 20 percent of the sequenced bacterial samples. They called the new family malacidins (Latin for, "killing the bad"). To recover all the genes needed to produce malacidins, the researchers went back to a sample of sandy, desert soil that they knew to contain many malacidin-producing bacteria.
First, they isolated and cloned the DNA. Then they inserted the cloned DNA into the genome of Streptomyces albus, a bacterium that is especially good at producing molecules in the lab. Those laboratory microbes began churning out two similar malacidin molecules. Interestingly, those malacidins didn't look quite like what the researchers had expected to find. But, as expected, antibiotic activity of these compounds did depend on calcium.
The researchers found that the antibiotic compounds killed many multidrug-resistant pathogens, including several different strains of Staph aureus. They were also successful in treating a Staph-infected skin wound on rats, without causing any apparent toxicity or damage to the animals' own cells.
Malacidins attack an essential part of the bacterial cell wall in a unique way compared to other existing calcium-dependent antibiotics. This mechanism is not only unique, but it is apparently difficult for other bacteria to circumvent. The researchers found that after 20 days of exposure to sublethal levels of malicidins, none of the tested lab bacteria showed any signs of becoming resistant to it.
Brady says that the next step is to tinker with the structure of the malicidins to see if they can come up with an even more effective version of the molecule. They're also continuing to explore other related compounds found in nature.
As promising as malacidins are, they are just the start. Brady is convinced the bacterial world contains a largely untapped reservoir of antibiotics that have yet to be discovered. With the sophisticated genomic, analytical, and other tools now available, many of them will soon be found. It looks as though some of the solutions to the growing problem of antibiotic resistance have been hiding, quite literally, right in our own backyards.
[1] Culture-independent discovery of the malacidins as calcium-dependent antibiotics with activity against multidrug-resistant Gram-positive pathogen. Hover BM, Kim SH, Katz M, Charlop-Powers Z, Owen JG, Ternei MA, Maniko J, Estrela AB, Molina H, Park S, Perlin DS, Brady SF. Nature Microbiol. 2018 Feb 12. [Epub ahead of print]
[2] Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Antimicrobial (Drug) Resistance (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH)
Sean F. Brady (The Rockefeller University, New York)
Drugs from Dirt (The Rockefeller University)
NIH Support: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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I remember reading about the search for antibiotic producing bacteria and fungi from soil in a 1950s magazine for primary school students (it was called, "The Weekly Reader"). Of course, there was no DNA analysis in the scientists' toolbox back then. Let's hope that many "new" antibiotics are discovered from what nature has already spent millions of years developing in the cauldron of evolution.
I agree with your writings on this subject. These are very useful information.
This is very interesting discovery Dr. Collins. Nature has a lot of things to offer. It's good to know what kind of soil they tested? Hopefully, the development of producing antibiotics found in soil should be accessible to the near future.
This is a great discovery which might lead to greater human achievements. Great Article.
Gives new meaning to the phrase: Run some dirt on it …
I am from a town called Hopewell, Va. When I was a child our relatives (mostly females), would send us to a little spot called Clay Hill. There we would gather chunks of clay and bring back because they liked to eat it. All of these people seem to live good long lives. It might had something to do with the red clay.
an incredible discovery, may be useful for everyone
Most bacteria that live in your body are harmless. Some are even helpful. Still, bacteria can infect almost any organ. Fortunately, antibiotics can usually help.
We need new antibiotics to fight infections caused by resistant bacteria …
Only bacterial infections can be killed with antibiotics. The common cold, flu, most coughs, some bronchitis infections, most sore throats, and the stomach flu are all caused by viruses. Antibiotics won't work to treat them.
Informative article! it's an great discoveryof antibiotics presence in natural soils. this will be useful for the future generations too. Good article!
Soil is the very source of our life on this planet.


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The Bad Guy Wins in This One - Chapter Fifty (Patrick)
"I think we have a problem," said a voice from the cockpit. "A big one." The accent was thicker than Mirkoff''s but not nearly as bad as Cracker's. Before he'd parachuted off the helicopter, Mirkoff told them the pilot's codename was Good Sight and he could see ten times the distance of a normal person. So Patrick wasn't surprised that he saw nothing when he went up and stuck his head next to Good Sight's. To see so clearly and well, is it a gift or a curse? Sometimes life is much more blissful if we surround ourselves with blurry delusions.
"For reals?" he asked.
"Yeah, we're coming up on The Seer's mansion now. But there's something in front of it, maybe a kilometer out. Our other teams are about to engage it."
"What sort of something?" Patrick could at best make out a dot on the horizon. But at the speed they were going, it was getting bigger rapidly. He still couldn't make out what it was though. A tall building maybe.
"Something with lots of teeth and claws. Der'mo! It just took out two helicopters." Patrick wasn't sure what Der'mo meant, but as small lights flashed around the glowing blob he was inclined to agree with the sentiment.
"Tasha Knight?" Jared asked.
"Most likely," May said. As they finally got close enough for Patrick to make out the creature's features part of him wanted to laugh. At this distance it looked like nothing more than a tiny lizard, practically harmless. But as they got closer and it doubled in size, then doubled again and again his amusement faded. He saw that the helicopters weren't cloaked as thoroughly as they were and watched as a thin but incredibly long tail lashed through the air to swat one out of the sky in the blink of an eye.
"Guess that answers our question of whether they're boosted. Ok Patrick, think we can take this bitch again?" The copter decelerated rapidly as they entered into Tasha's shadow. Patrick smiled grimly as he watched Tasha's massive jaws close around a speck hurling a full blown blizzard at her.
"Y'all, I got this. You kids get to the mansion," he told them, flashing them a wide grin.
"You sure?" May asked, a look of concern crossing her features. "Feel like I remember her throwing you through a wall last time. And she wasn't boosted then." "Got sucker-punched. This time, think I'll be able to show a couple plays I thought up. So you guys just get around her, ok?" And with that, he hurled himself out of the helicopter. Man, I got to stop doing this. But this time, instead of letting himself crash down to the earth he let loose his power beneath him and found himself rocketing upwards.
He focused heat out of his throat, vibrating the air molecules around him more quickly in the hopes his voice would carry further. "Hey, psycho bitch, miss me?" The power erupting from him felt better than it ever had in his life. It was true Yves kept him from exploding back when he was boosted, but he'd also done a hell of a job focusing on not blowing up. He'd learned more about controlling his powers in that hour than he'd managed to in the entire time since gaining them. What had always felt like a raging inferno inside of him that he had to keep at bay was now a torch he could wield however he so chose.
One of Tasha's eyes focused on him. The pupil alone was now twice his size. The ground shook with what he could only guess as was laughter. "Oh girl thinks I'm funny."
Her tail whipped towards him, trying for a repeat of last time. But this time he expected it and focused all of his power into a thin band to his left. The tail hit the band and split in two, both pieces passing harmlessly around him. There was a surprised groan of pain, shaking the air around him.
"Yeah, whose laughing now? You play with the sun and you're going to get BURNED!" Patrick aimed straight at her oversized pupil and blasted her with everything he had.


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SMC Golf
Belles open season with local tournament
Michael Ivey | Thursday, August 27, 2015
Saint Mary's opens its 2015 season at the Cross Town Rivalry on Friday and Saturday in South Bend.
The weekend marks the first-ever Cross Town Rivalry. The two-day tournament puts the Belles up against two local rivals, Bethel and Holy Cross. The Belles will host the first round at Knollwood Country Club, while Saturday's round will be played at Elbel Golf Course.
The Belles are led by just five upperclassmen. Seniors Sammie Averill and Katie Zielinski, along with juniors Courtney Carlson, Rachel Kim and Ali Mahoney, will help ease their young team into tournament play this weekend.
Belles head coach Kim Moore is giving her underclassmen a shot right away. Moore said sophomores Lydia Lorenc and Kaitlyn Cartone and freshman Taylor Kehoe have been named to the Belles' starting lineup for the event.
"I'm really looking for some good things out of Ali Manoney, Kaitlyn Cartone, Taylor Kehoe, Courtney Carlson and Lydia Lorenc — our Top 5 for this event," Moore said. "We are really looking forward to getting our first event under our belt and to get this season started."
The Belles will start their season in their own backyard, and though the neighboring teams will not have to travel far, they will have to adjust their respective games to the tournament's two courses. Moore said she's not concerned about the Belles switching courses half-way through the event.
"The layout will be different both days, but the first day we should have a bit of an advantage being that Knollwood is our home course this year," Moore said. "We play Elbel on Saturday and that is a bit of an unfamiliar course to most of my players, but we have a practice round planned on Thursday out there.
"We will use that practice to get familiar with the hole layouts, the greens and the length."
In addition to practicing on an unfamiliar course, the Belles will need to prepare for a rain-filled weekend. Despite the weekend's inclement weather forecast, Moore said her team is always ready for uncontrollable weather while on the course.
"Golf is an outside sport so we are always playing in the elements," Moore said. "Our team is ready to play in whatever weather condition or course condition that may be. The weather will be a condition that every player will have to deal with, so everyone will be in the same boat. The weather is uncontrollable so we can only worry about and work on the things we can control."
The Cross Town Rivalry also marks the season-opener for the Belles' competition. Like Saint Mary's, Bethel and Holy Cross boast young rosters, and Moore said the event will be a fun way for the teams to get an early look at their hometown competitors.
"I know that Bethel is bringing in a lot of young talent so they should be competitive," she said. "Holy Cross is a young team and I'm unfamiliar with their roster, but I can guarantee that their head coach, TJ Mannen, will have them playing their best. This is a fun, competitive event against some of the area institutions. It is a great way for me as a coach to get an early look at the players on this year's team in a competitive atmosphere. I'm really looking forward to it. It should be a lot of fun."
Friday's tee time is set for 2 p.m., and round two is scheduled for Saturday at noon.


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On a new Laptop I wanted to go over the ebs deployment process. For this I needed to install awscli:
brew install awscli
The first command to run:
aws configure
This will ask for your access key and secret. You may create a new key and secret on the AWS web console: https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/home?region=us-west-1#/users/bbalban?section=security_credentials
Copy and paste them to the commandline that ran the aws command.
The aws command line is configured.
brew update
brew install awsebcli
eb deploy <environment name>
For example:
eb deploy buzz-prod-env-2
That's it!
In another guide, I will cover Node.js deployment, nitty gritty details of how to set up the deploy configuration (which is fairly small and simple) how to set up the actual EBS environment.


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Wentworthville, NSW - The Final Blessing
Jennifer had always enjoyed a close relationship with her Uncle Bill, an Anglican Minister and popular family member. He had officiated at her wedding to husband Alan and baptised her first child, but most importantly he had been a pillar of support for her as a young wife and mother.
Pregnant with her second child, Jennifer was devastated by the news of her Uncle's sudden and untimely death from a heart attack whilst giving a church sermon.
Sadly, she realised, Uncle Bill would not be able to christen little John as he had his older brother David, and that her new son would never know this special man. Soon after his death Jennifer was sure she could sense his presence around her, like a reassuring blanket of comfort, and grew accustomed to these unexpected visits believing "Uncle Bill was still watching over us".
Years passed and young John developed an eye muscle condition that would require hospital treatment. The night before he was to be admitted to hospital Jennifer was uneasy. The house felt claustrophobic and she lay, restless, waiting for her husband to return from his work shift as the children slept in their beds.
"I was aware of Uncle Bill, more than ever that night," Jennifer said. "After a couple of hours of trying to get to sleep unsuccessfully, I sat up in bed, turned on the light and said to him out loud, 'What do you want?' Tell me or go away and let me get some sleep, please!' This was the only time I've ever spoken to him out loud like that."
Finally Alan came home, retiring to the TV room after a light late dinner to talk with Jennifer about the impending hospital treatment. Jennifer and Alan eventually made their way to bed. Several hours later young John, never one to be roused from his sleep, wandered shyly into his parents' room.
"I asked him why he was out of bed. That's when he said 'Tell the man to go away'. I said what man? He replied 'The man in the white dress'," Jennifer said.
Intrigued, Jennifer took the small boy back to the room he shared with his older brother, still sleeping, and carried out a check of cupboards and under beds to reassure John that there was no man in his room. Both satisfied, she tucked the boy into bed.
"I asked him what the man was doing and he replied 'waving to me'. I said how exactly, and John began to make the sign of the cross in the manner that priests do when they impart their blessings.
"I felt my skin prickle as I realised that Uncle Bill, sensing our troubles, had come back dressed in his trademark white robe to give John his blessing and put my mind at ease."