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Soderbergh Goes 'Haywire' With a Fast, Stylish Thriller
Sigman reigns as beauty queen in Mexican slay-ride 'Miss Bala'; Fiennes conquers 'Coriolanus'
In a movie that's basically about watching a formidable female run, kick and punch her way through a world of treacherous males, one of the best exchanges comes when her betrayer orders a dapper assassin to terminate her. "I've never done a woman before," the designated killer says, to which the other guy replies: "You shouldn't think of her as being a woman." Good advice, given her awesome prowess, but how should we think of Mallory Kane, the special-ops agent played by Gina Carano, a mixed martial-arts virtuoso making her feature debut? As a fighting machine, one that registers ambient danger with all the efficiency of The Terminator and the light irony of James Bond, but also as a beautifully seductive construction at the center of a film that is itself an elegant machine. There's no deeper meaning to Steven Soderbergh's thriller than what meets the eye, yet its lustrous surfaces offer great and guilt-free pleasure.
The story starts in upstate New York, then moves to Barcelona, Dublin, New Mexico and Washington. The plot—basically betrayal followed by payback—pits Mallory against the unprincipled security contractor she's been working for, plus all of his shadowy minions. The action isn't nonstop, no matter what the trailer makes you think. Some of the most satisfying stretches come when something is about to happen, as in a very long and ominous tracking shot that follows Mallory down a Dublin sidewalk across the street from St. Stephen's Green. (Mr. Soderbergh, directing from a script by Lem Dobbs, did his own cinematography, which is richly understated when the colors aren't morphing into interludes of grainy black-and-white or baleful ocher.)
When something does happen, it's usually a violent confrontation between Mallory and her baselessly confident adversaries. In at least two instances she visits unusual pain and suffering on their genitals, but that's far from the only page in her playbook of righteous mayhem. Most of her moves are the ones Ms. Carano deploys in the relatively new arena of women's mixed martial arts, except that here, in the arena of mainstream action thrillers, the newly minted movie star must do more than dabble in the dramatic arts.
So how does she do? Really well, all things considered, meaning that most movie performances are constructed from discrete pieces, and this one is no exception; that her sultry voice may be a discreetly enhanced version of the one she uses in real life, and that her character, by the nature of the special-ops trade, finds her finest expression in exuberant physicality. It remains to be seen whether Ms. Carano's star presence will take her beyond action roles, but she's certainly appealing in this one, and very much at home in a strong cast that includes Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Michael Douglas, Antonio Banderas, Channing Tatum, Bill Paxton and Michael Angarano. Keep an eye out too for a deer, but not in anyone's headlights.
'Miss Bala'
No beauty contest has ever been more bizarre than the one in Gerardo Naranjo's shockingly powerful thriller, in Spanish with English subtitles. The tearful winner, Laura (Stephanie Sigman), a 23-year-old innocent from Tijuana, is crowned Miss Baja, even though sheer terror has kept her from saying a single word to the audience, or smiling a genuine smile. The source of her paralysis isn't stage fright, but fear for her life. Through no fault of her own, Laura has fallen into the clutches of a Baja California narco gang that engineered her hollow triumph. (The ironic title means "Miss Bullet.") Mr. Naranjo, a gifted filmmaker who wrote the film with Mauricio Katz, never insists on symbols—there's too much action and suspense for that—but it's irresistible to see his heroine as a stand-in for her beautiful country, increasingly a hostage to savage crime.
This is a remarkable film with a strong performance in the title role. Ms. Sigman, whose beauty would shine in any contest, is only a couple of years older than the character she plays, and her professional experience is limited; she came to acting by way of modeling. Still, she energizes every scene she's in, i.e. every scene in the movie, which never for a moment loses track of her, or fails to show the action from Laura's point of view.
And the action, as designed by Mr. Naranjo and his cinematographer, Mátyás Erdély, has a disjunct quality that borders on the surreal. Street battles break out without warning, setting thugs armed to the teeth against cops coming on like special-forces commandos. During lulls in the action, the Estrella gang's trucks and SUVs course through city streets in motorcades that avoid police checkpoints with the help of spotters on cellphones. It's impossible for Laura to know what's happening around her, what's going to happen next or who's on which side. In fact, she wouldn't have been forced into doing the gang's bidding if she hadn't enlisted the help of a crooked cop. "Miss Bala" is a portrait of a young woman who is at once terribly vulnerable and improbably brave. It's equally a vision of a vulnerable society on the road to anarchy.
In taking on one of Shakespeare's more opaque plays for his directorial debut, Ralph Fiennes emulates the hero he portrays, a refractory Roman general, Caius Martius "Coriolanus," for whom compromise equals surrender. But Martius comes to a bad end, while Mr. Fiennes achieves a great beginning. As a director, his grasp exceeds his daring reach, and his performance stands as a chilling exemplar of psychomartial ferocity.
The setting is contemporary, give or take a decade. Ancient Rome has become a modern city where hungry citizens rioting for grain are dispersed by troops wielding automatic weapons, and where TV news shows broadcast frequent updates of the Roman army's bloody campaign against its Volscian enemies—if it bleeds it leads indeed. But Shakespeare's English is still spoken, with a clarity that results from the pace that Mr. Fiennes has set for himself and his fellow actors—deliberate, sometimes to the point of verbal slo-mo, yet so charged with feeling as to sound like conversation that only happens to flow forth in iambic pentameter.
The modern dress works well. What might have been a stunt emphasizes the military aspects of the play—those automatic weapons don't exclude mano a mano combat with knives—and intensifies the domestic drama that might have seemed more remote had it been cloaked in gowns and togas. That's not to suggest that the film is instantly accessible. It takes a while, assuming a willingness to invest the effort, before you can tune into the marvelous language, then get beyond it to concentrate on revelations of character.
But riches of character are revealed, with copious visual invention. (The cinematographer Barry Ackroyd, who shot last week's thriller "Contraband," fills "Coriolanus" with startling images.) Mr. Fiennes's Martius, head shaven and covered with blood, becomes a cautionary character, a rigid soldier ill-suited to civic affairs. Martius takes pleasure in his towering vanity, refuses to conceal his scorn for the common people, hates his enemies with a naked passion that inspires awe. The cast includes Vanessa Redgrave as the hero's mother, Volumnia, alongside whom today's tiger moms seem toothless; Jessica Chastain as his ardent wife, Virgilia; Gerard Butler as Tullus Aufidius, his mortal enemy, and Brian Cox as the accommodating senator Menenius. They are superb, every one of them.
'Red Tails'
No story from World War II is more deserving of a great movie than that of the Tuskegee Airmen. A squadron of Negro fighter pilots, they struggled against white prejudice for a chance to prove themselves in combat and succeeded brilliantly, winning nearly 100 Distinguished Flying Crosses. Then they returned to civilian life in a nation still gripped by Jim Crow. Few stories have followed a longer path to the big screen than "Red Tails," which was ignored by the studios for decades until, according to its producer, George Lucas, he decided to make it with his own money. The end result is not a great movie, but a deeply misconceived one that tells the story with a comic-book sensibility—"Die, you foolish African!" snarls a Messerschmitt pilot—and a videogame approach to the visual effects. (Anthony Hemingway directed, broadly, from a truly foolish script by John Ridley and Aaron McGruder. Terrence Howard and Cuba Gooding Jr. head the cast.)
One could argue that the target audience—black teenagers, Mr. Lucas has said—might be most receptive to a film that conveys history through contemporary entertainment. But this isn't contemporary entertainment, it's antiquated kitsch reprocessed by the producer's nostalgia for the movies of his boyhood. The story has been stripped of historical context—don't black teenagers and everyone else deserve hard facts?—and internal logic. (How, for example, are the initially demoralized and undisciplined members of the squadron able to best the Luftwaffe in early encounters?) What's left is a collection of war-movie clichés; a wartime Italian setting that looks weirdly idyllic, if not quite prosperous; sappy interludes of romance between one of the fliers and a pretty village girl; a hapless borrowing from "Stalag 17," and computer-generated aerial sequences that, in their whiz-bang wondrousness, have lost every connection with authenticity.
DVD Focus
'The Limey' (1999)
Steven Soderbergh directed and Lem Dobbs wrote this slyly funny, spasmodically violent film noir in which the title character, a white-haired obsessive named Wilson (Terence Stamp), shows up in Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. Like Elliott Gould's Philip Marlowe in "The Long Goodbye," Wilson can't comprehend the glittering new culture that surrounds him, mistaking valet car-parkers for uniformed troops in a gangster's private army. I couldn't comprehend how the star was able to look as young as he did in flashbacks of Wilson in his twenties. See the film first, then search online for the secret.
'Richard III' (1995)
This rousing version, directed by Richard Loncraine, relocates the play to a fictional fascist England of the mid-1930s that suggests some surreal convergence of Sir Oswald Mosley's blackshirts with the sumptuous decadence of Bernardo Bertolucci's "The Conformist." Ian McKellen makes Richard's malignity sexy. His voice may not be as oaken as Richard Burton's was, or as burnished as John Gielgud's, but it's a beautifully modulated instrument with its own somber music. His long face, punctuated by a pencil mustache, is a place of jowls, creases and inflammation. Also with Maggie Smith, Nigel Hawthorne, Kristin Scott Thomas and Robert Downey Jr.
'Battle of Britain' (1969)
As historical drama it's imperfect, but watch the phenomenal aerial sequences and you'll see what's missing from the digital effects in "Red Tails." This production, under the direction of Guy Hamilton, pulled together a veritable international air force of authentic airplanes in flying condition—British Spitfires and Hurricanes versus German Messerschmitt 109s, Heinkel 111s and Junkers 52s. The cast is fairly dazzling too—Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Laurence Olivier, Christopher Plummer, Harry Andrews, Curt Jürgens, Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Robert Shaw, Kenneth More and Susannah York, to name just a notable few.
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In 1485, Johannes Maurizius Tepesta constructed a chapel in Pontresina to pray to the Holy Spirit with Episcopal permission. It was only used for a short period and soon fell into oblivion. In 1941, remains of the former chapel were found in the basement rooms of the Haus Aebli, on the corner of Via Maistra and Via San Spiert.
The current church has a turbulent history. It has undergone three construction phases in its 60-year history. In January 1923, the entire complex of the Restaurant-Casino Tais – consisting of a restaurant, a casino hall and a stable built underneath it – was purchased.
While the restaurant was still operating, the hall was converted into a church and as early as 15 July, 1923, it was inaugurated by the vicar general of Chur, who later became Bishop Dr. Laurentius Matthias Vinzenz. A second construction phase followed in 1927 when the restaurant was converted into a presbytery. In addition, a Roman steeple was built in between the presbytery and the church and was given a small bell dating back to 1597. Virtually no changes were made to the interior of the church. The sacristy was still located at the back of the presbytery. There was also still a small gallery at the back with a harmonium.
The church with its 100 seats was always far too small, in particular during the main season. This situation necessitated an expansion. In July 1955, work began on the expansion. The nave was extended to include a large chancel. A side chapel – known as the Brother Klausen Chapel – was built on the right of the new chancel, and the sacristy was constructed on its left. This gave the church 100 additional seats and so it has 200 to 230 seats today.
The main entrance was also redesigned. A stone sculpture of a hovering Holy Spirit dove, under which twelve fiery red flames were distributed, was installed in the chancel. This second enlarged parish church was inaugurated on 30 November, 1956, by Bishop Dr. Christianus Caminada of Chur. In 1973, the parish church underwent an interior refurbishment, which saw the galleries added to the presbytery and a large organ installed in the chancel room. In the summer of 2009, the newly designed church forecourt was ceremoniously opened.
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Daniel A. Steber
March 25, 2013
Daniel A. Steber, 84, of Thirlwell Avenue, Hazleton, died Monday afternoon in Hazleton General Hospital surrounded by his family.
He was born in Coxeville, son of the late Joseph and Mary (Kotch) Steber.
Daniel was a member of the Parish of Ss. Cyril and Methodius at the Church of St. Joseph, where he sang in the church choir, was a member of the Holy Name Society and a lector.
He was a member of Heights Fire Company No. 4, where he was a lifetime member and last served as treasurer. Prior to retiring, he was a Hazleton city firefighter for over 22 years and also worked for Joseph Miorelli Inc. for more than 20 years. He was chaplain for Local 507 Hazleton City Firefighters and financial secretary for the Pennsylvania Professional Retired Firefighters Association. He was a member of the Hazleton Knights of Columbus and a fourth-degree member of the Benedict XIV Assembly. He also served on his Class of 1947 Reunion Committee.
Daniel was preceded in death by two brothers, Joseph and Andrew.
He is survived by his wife, the former June Kubishin; children, Ronald Steber and his wife, Jacqueline, Hazleton; Judy Phillips and her husband, John, Drums; Tim Steber and his wife, Linda, Allentown; Marlene Balliet and her husband, Bruce, Drums; and Gregg Steber and his wife, Melissa, Sugarloaf; 10 grandchildren, Melissa Hemerly, Noelle Steber, Jeffrey Steber, Lisa Gasper, Mark Phillips, Kelly Steber, Megen Steber, Bruce Balliet Jr., Molly Balliet and Isabella Grace Steber; one great-grandchild, Louie Gasper Jr.; brother, Aloysius Steber, Hazleton; sister, Sister Cabrini Steber, SSCM, Danville; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held Monday at 10 a.m. from Frank J. Bonin Funeral Home Inc., 542 N. Wyoming St., Hazleton.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. at the Parish of Ss. Cyril and Methodius at the Church of St. Joseph, Hazleton.
Interment will be held at the convenience of the family.
Friends and relatives may call Sunday from 6 to 9 p.m. Local 507 Hazleton City Firefighters and Heights Fire Company No. 4 officers and members will pay their respects Sunday at 6:30 p.m. Sister companies are invited.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Daniel's name may be made to the Sisters of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Danville.
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For my husband David's 60th birthday in May, we visited Thailand. We spent a few days in Bangkok and Phuket, but the area we most enjoyed was Phi Phi.
The Phi Phi Islands were made famous by "The Beach," a book by Alex Garland and subsequent movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio. The only way to get there is by boat. Minutes before our ferry reached our destination, we cruised alongside a cove where we beheld the renowned Maya Beach of Phi Phi Leh.
A moment later, we passed Viking Cave, where a rare ingredient, swallows' nests, are collected for the Chinese delicacy, birds-nest soup. We disembarked at Tonsai pier on the larger island, Ko Phi Phi Don. Arayaburi Resort was the location of our private luxury villa, nestled discreetly in the rainforest but just steps beyond the white, sandy beach. The atmosphere was quite relaxing, the quiet punctuated by singing cicadas and gecko calls.
Each morning, we walked into Tonsai village. The only ways to get around town are on foot or bicycle; there are no motorized vehicles. The narrow streets are lined with restaurants and shops operated by petite people with big smiles. The aroma of Thai spices filled the air. And picturesque views of Phi Phi Leh lie just beyond the harbor. We bought souvenirs and clothing, and dined on delicious Thai cuisine at open-air restaurants on the waterfront, caressed by the gentle breeze from the Andaman Sea.
One adventurous day, we paddled a kayak to Monkey Beach to feed the inhabitants. When the monkeys saw my husband reach into a bag for bananas, they instantly attacked him. Several leapt on him. They grabbed bananas out of his hands, and fought each other over the fruit.
The sudden charge was startling and sent me running toward the safety of the surf. My husband began to swing the bag around to knock the rambunctious monkeys away, and they soon scattered. By then, I was laughing at the brief beastly scene.
We snorkeled off the beach and spotted anemones, clown fish and blue-muscled clams. My husband went scuba diving for a bigger take on the sea life. He saw curious leopard sharks and tiger-tail seahorses.
We were captivated by this stunning land in south Asia, where steep mountains formed from ancient coral have risen straight up from the sea. This is the charming tropical paradise known as Ko Phi Phi Don.
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Box is a cloud storage solution adopted by Clemson as a location where users may store or share files.
In order to use Box for cloud storage, users with a valid Clemson username may log in to http://clemson.box.com. The first time they do this, they will be asked for a Clemson username and password. Their new account will then be created.
These products have been branded to incorporate the Clemson logo and provide users with a custom portal to Box.
All Clemson account users will have up to 50 TB of storage.
Yes. You can download Box Sync for Windows or Mac from the Box App store. Once you log in to http://clemson.box.com, in the upper right hand corner you will see your name. Click on the gear beside your name, and select "Get Box Sync". It will take you to the Box apps. Download the Box Sync app for your operating system.
After installing you will see this screen:
Put in your Clemson email address (email@example.com), click on "Use my company's single sign-on credentials", Submit. You will be given a Clemson log in screen where you will put in your Clemson username and password. After this, your files will sync to a folder on your computer and you may use drag and drop to access them. Look in your Documents (Windows) or Finder (Mac) for a Box documents folder.
There are also apps for most of the popular mobile devices.
Shared folders for groups or classes can now be set up by using Clemson Central.
Step by step instructions to create a group or class folder in Central: (.DOC)(.PDF)
Step by step instructions to embed a Box folder or file in Blackboard: (.PDF)
A new feature in Box allows multiple users to simultaneously edit a text document. This currently does not work with Internet Explorer - try a different browser. Click here for more information on Box Notes.
How long to items remain in the trash?
30 days.
How many versions are kept for edited files?
10 versions.
How long are old versions of files kept?
Until they are overwritten. For example, if a file has ten versions, the oldest version will no longer be available the next time a new version is saved.
Will I keep my Clemson Box account after I graduate or retire from Clemson?
No. You should make a copy of your data before leaving. When your Clemson user name and password stop working, you will no longer be able to get into Clemson Box.
Is it okay to store sensitive data in my Clemson Box account?
It is not recommended that you store sensitive data containing such things as social security numbers, bank account numbers, passwords, etc. on Box.
What is the default setting on shared folders?
If you click on Share to share a folder - and then send out the URL for that folder - only current Collaborators will be able to see the folder by default. If you want others (perhaps students who do not have Box accounts) to see the folder, you can change the setting to "Open" - then anyone with the link will see the folder.
Yes. Go to http://www.clemson.edu/clereg to see current offerings or submit a request to email@example.com for assistance with Box. Note there are three related courses:
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Megan Ellison's high-end independent production company Annapurna Pictures has hired "American Hustle" producer Jonathan Gordon for the newly created position of President of Production. Gordon will oversee development and production for the company and report directly to owner Megan Ellison, the company announced today.
Ellison's decision to hire Gordon comes after having worked with him (and fellow producers Charles Roven and Richard Suckle) on "American Hustle."
"After working closely with Jon on 'American Hustle,'" said Ellison in a statement, "I was so impressed by him that I knew I needed to have him as a part of Annapurna. I have such respect and admiration for him as a producer and a friend, and I am thrilled that Jon has decided to join our team."
Prior to becoming an independent producer, Gordon was president of production at Universal Pictures. Before that, he worked at Miramax for 15 years. During his tenure, Gordon eventually ascended to Co-President of Production - a position in which he oversaw many of the studio's most prestigious titles, including "Good Will Hunting," "Dogma" and "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind." It's no wonder he went on to produce "Silver Linings Playbook" and "American Hustle" - two back-to-back Oscar-winning films (both directed by David O. Russell).
"I got to know Megan while working alongside her, Charles and Richard on 'American Hustle,'" Gordon said in a statement. "Megan has impeccable taste, is a gifted producer, and I saw firsthand how in Annapurna she has created the most daring, exciting, and filmmaker friendly environment in the business."
Although Ellison's decision to hire Gordon may have stemmed from her experience working with him on "American Hustle," her decision to bring a producing partner in-house speaks to her business acumen more than anything else - especially considering the announcement that Annapurna is developing its first television series. Notoriously private, Ellison has issued a resounding statement to the industry by partnering up with Gordon; making it clear that she and Annapurna are in it for the long-haul.
Other Annapurna projects from 2013 include Spike Jonze's "Her" and Harmony Korine's "Spring Breakers." The company recently announced they were re-teaming with Academy
Award-winning filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow ("Zero Dark Thirty") on a film based on the nonfiction book "The True American" by journalist Anand Giridharadas.


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UPDATE: January 12/2007
This contest is now closed. We'll announce the winners as soon as possible. Thanks for your participation.
UPDATE: January 11/2007
So far, more than $50 in donations to the Fredericton Emergency Shelters from justFRED members. Fantastic response. Somebody's in for a nice massage, dinner, and dancing.
We need your help to raise money for the Fredericton Emergency Shelters. This is the toughest time of year for homeless people - and the costliest time of year for the Shelters.
Help us help the Shelter - and have your name entered into two separate contest draws:
- Draw 1: Two one-hour massages by Kiné Concepts
- Draw 2: (http://blogs.justfred.ca/justfred/2007/01/09/its-party-time-donate-to-win/">Contest 15) A pair of tickets for the Second Chance New Year's Party on Saturday, January 13, 2007, featuring Donnie & The Monarchs (cocktails at 5:30, followed by a buffet dinner and dance - tickets can be purchased from The Shelters by calling 452-(TRIP) 8747)
Here's how it works:
- Make an http://justfred.ca/donnie_monarchs.php">online donation to the Fredericton Emergency Shelter (minimum donation amount is $1 - we'll get an email notification about your donation)
- Sign up a new member to justFRED
- Convince the new member you just signed up to make an http://justfred.ca/donnie_monarchs.php">online donation to the Fredericton Emergency Shelter (minimum donation amount is $1)
- Send an ecard from the http://justfred.ca/cmine/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&cat=-24">Fredericton Emergency Shelter photo gallery on justFRED to firstname.lastname@example.com including your name/user name and the name/user name of the new member you signed up.
And for every completed entry, we'll...
- Put a ballot in your name into the draw for a pair of relaxing one-hour massages: one for you and one for every new member you sign up who makes a donation. (Sign up two, that's a total of four ballots - 2 for you, and one for each of your new recruits to justFRED...
- For every dollar you and your new signups donate to the shelters, we'll put five ballots each into the Contest #15 draw for a pair of tickets to the Shelters' New Year's party...
- ...and donate all of the proceeds that we receive to the Shelters.
The contest closes on Friday (January 12/2007) at 4 p.m. We'll announce the winners as soon as we have a chance to tally up all of the entries and draw the winning names.
A special bonus for the first completed entry: we'll double your ballots for both draws.
Thanks for helping a worthy cause.
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I rode the hills in Clermont, Fl (which is pretty much the only hills we have in Florida) and I climbed 3118 ft which is nothing compared to the posts Mr Beanz makes all the time and while I did better than I ever did before I still suck at hills! I hate all the skinny people who passed me with their 120lb bodies and their 20 something year old selves and even more I hate the big old guys who still were able to pass me.
I've been reading from Beanz how to do it all year and while I made it to the top of some hills I walked last year I still had to walk some and stop and puff and wheeze some. Some of the issue is strength and preparation, I need to ride more distance rides I was strong for about 40 miles (which is the length of most of my rides) but some of it was strategy, I got to some places in too high and gear. I understand the difficulty of getting this 70 year old body is shape but I hate it when I screw up 'cause I'm just not as smart as Mom had hoped What really is pathetic is that I'm already planning to do it again next year, some folks just never learn and while it's really painful going up the hills, going down is such a rush


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There is not much that I can say that will do justice to Cleveland Browns legend Dante Lavelli. By now, you have likely heard that Lavelli passed away late last night at the age of 85.
Lavelli is widely considered one of the greatest receivers to ever wear the orange and brown. He hauled in 386 passes for nearly 6,500 yards during his career – spanning both the AAFC and the NFL – placing him second to Ozzie Newsome in both categories. Lavelli's 62 touchdown catches place him right behind Gary Collins. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1975, and will forever be remembered with teammates like Otto Graham and Lou "The Toe" Groza.
For more, I reccomend checking out Bob Dolgan's report that is featured over at Cleveland.com.


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In the last 12 months, Tyler Perry has been sued twice by others writers claiming that he essentially stole material from their works: the first suit was made public in November of last year, when author Terri Donald, who writes under the non de plume TLO Red'ness, and who claimed that Perry lifted the premise for Good Deeds from her 2007 novel Bad Apples Can Be Good Fruit. The second happened earlier this year, when screenwriter William James filed a lawsuit against Perry, claiming that the premise for his film most recent directorial effort, Temptation, was stolen from James' 2009 screenplay Lovers Kill.
Both were seeking damages and onscreen credit within each film.
No word yet on where the latter lawsuit stands, but, announced earlier today, a New York federal judge dismissed Terri Donald's 2012 claim that the film Good Deeds was a rip-off of her 2007 novel, Bad Apples Can Be Good Fruit.
In her suit, Donald stated that she sent a copy of her book to Perry's production company, 34th Street Films, before Good Deeds became a film, and she apparently believes that he lifted ideas for the film from her novel.
Reasons given by the judge include the fact that "copyright law only protects expression and not ideas, and that the only similarity between the two works was that they both concerned a romance between a wealthy black man and a woman who was experiencing hardship."
This is something that I've found that many content creators don't fully understand.
As Tom Ferber, who represented Perry and Lionsgate in the suit, says: "If anything, I see more plaintiffs crawling out of the woodwork [today] than 10, 20 years ago... Everyone thinks that if they have an idea and there is something else like it, it must be copyright infringement."
Might Perry have been inspired by Donald's novel, assuming he read it after she claims she sent it to his production company? I don't know. But even if he did and it led to him thinking up the idea for Good Deeds, there's nothing Donald can claim here - at least, nothing legal.
I've never been high on sending one's work to production companies, ESPECIALLY if it's unsolicited, which is what appears to have been the case here. That's why you'll find that just about every production house will explicitly state on its website, or other contact materials, that unsolicited scripts, films, etc, aren't accepted.
When an unsolicited submission is received, it is generally returned to the sender with a letter state that the script has not been read, and also advising that the only scripts that will be considered are those that are sent through an agent.
They do this because, first they don't want to be inundated with script submissions (although I assume they are anyway). And second, and maybe most important, there are liability concerns - you know, like lawsuits; and production houses obviously want to avoid them at all costs, given how sue-happy we tend to be in this country.
Lawsuits like Donald's (which was demanding $225,000 in damages, plus an injunction requiring the Perry's company to add a credit for her book in both the opening and closing credits of the film, as well as provide a complete and accurate account of the movie's box office take), will likely almost always be ruled in favor of the defendants, who probably have highly-paid and skilled lawyers who know how to manipulate the system on their client's behalf.
Here's a description of Donald's novel:
Cory is an above-average guy who plans to deal with Cheryl's paranoia while concealing a past of his own. Cheryl's big secret finally unfolds, with a shocking twist that decides the fate of their relationship. But, with the intimate attraction and confessions, will they survive the secret?
As Donald adds, the novel is about a woman's struggle to let go of past aggressions and evils and move on to a promising future.


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Richard's work ethic rooted in family tree
PEORIA, Ariz. At 7 last Sunday morning, Clayton Richard was running alone across the outfield grass at the Padres training facility.
"I've seen guys who work hard," observed Padres pitching coach Darren Balsley. "But I've never seen anyone work harder than Clayton and Trevor Hoffman."
Richard's workout regimen has taken on legendary status with Padres teammates because they know there is no way they can match his devotion to preparing himself physically and mentally.
During much of the year, Richard's workout partner is bullpen catcher Justin Hatcher, who joked recently about the pair's in-depth conversations during workouts: "One, two, three, four; one, two, three, four."
"Nobody can keep up with Clayton when it comes to discipline and the drive to improve himself," said Hatcher.
Richard would disagree.
"What you see is the inspiration and lessons passed down by my parents," Richard said of Barry and Cindy Richard.
When Clayton was born in 1983, Barry Richard was a policeman in Lafayette, Ind., and he and his wife also ran a group home for troubled teenagers. As Richard and his two younger sisters grew up, their father also was a property manager, ran a used car lot and established a business cleaning parking lots at night.
"Tireless," is how the left-handed pitcher described his father. "He was absolutely dedicated to doing anything he could to help his family."
And his family helped. Although Clayton Richard played three sports in high school – and was later a quarterback at the University of Michigan -- he spent weekends, summers and idle hours helping his dad mow lawns and clean parking lots.
"After football and basketball games, when it was in the 20s, my dad and I would be in the sweep truck at the Home Depot, Dollar General or Pay-Less. Mowing lawns was my favorite thing. We used those push Craftsman mowers. No riding or propelled mowers.
"If my dad drove past an apartment he managed, or one of his parking lots, and saw trash, it'd drive him nuts. Even when I was in the minor leagues and was living at home in the off-season, he and I would clean parking lots late at night."
Good times. The gifted athlete loved the hard work and the discipline displayed by his father.
"My parents showed me how important it is to totally dedicate yourself to whatever you are doing," said Richard. "He didn't sleep. He was always going."
The pitcher didn't fall far from his father, who recently retired.
Pulling a weighted sled across the outfield grass at Petco Park during a September Santa Ana is relaxing. Daily following an exhausting workout regimen is standard operating procedure. Studying video of himself and rival hitters is a respite.
"If I didn't do my work, I don't think I'd have the right to expect to succeed," said Richard."Leave nothing on the table. I never deviate from my plan. I do not alter my program for laziness. This is a game of consistency. And my disciplined regimen moves me in that direction My mindset has given me the best chance possible. I do what I can to control what I can."
That discipline last year helped Richard rebound from season-ending shoulder surgery in 2011 to a 33-start campaign that saw him go 14-14 with a 3.99 earned run average over a career-high 218 2/3 innings.
And midway through last season, with the Padres pitching staff decimated by injuries, Richard approached Balsley about changing his approach and delivery to replace strikeouts with ground balls – the idea being to reduce his pitch count in order to extend the length of his starts.


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In an effort to calm frayed nerves on both ends of the sugar spectrum, Uttar Pradesh chief secretary Jawed Usmani said the government will soon declare the state advised price for cane and that everyone's interests will be protected. Millers should focus on getting the mills ready for crushing. The government will soon take a decision on the SAP and we will ensure the interests of both industry and farmers are taken care of, Usmani said, after hearing both farmers and millers on cane pricing issues.
Asking millers to adhere to the timeline given by the CM, the chief secretary said it was vital that mills start crushing on time so that farmers can get fields ready in time for wheat.
While the farmers reiterated their demand that the hike in cane price must reflect the increase in the cost price of sowing and harvesting, the millers stressed the industry will be unable to pay beyond R225 a quintal. Farmer Chau-dhry Pritam Singh said: Cane price should be hiked to at least R 330 a quintal this year. But Deepak Guptara, secretary of UP Sugar Millers Association, said: We are hoping the government will announce a price close to our paying capacity.
Meanwhile, the state government on Tuesday decided to start running all 22 mills in the state cooperative sector between November 15 and 28.


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The process whereby a person who is nearly destitute enough to qualify for Medicaid uses up their remaining assets. In many states, nursing home residents may be put on spenddown, and their assets which exceed the allowable resource limit are applied against the cost of their nursing home care, until the limit is reached. In effect, the resident is paying the private fees for a period of time, even though they have been accepted into the Medicaid program. Income Cap states do not allow any spenddown.
This section of ElderWeb is a comprehensive overview of how our long term care system has evolved by examining the events and decisions that changed the way that we have provided and paid for the care of our elderly over the years.
Be sure to look at the narratives and illustrations in the Appendix. Many photos and documents come from the wonderful Library of Congress American Memories collection. There are also graphs, tables, and charts of data like changes in life expectancy and long term care utilization.
An old idea, the boardinghouse, might be a good solution for mostly independent seniors. It makes a lot of sense especially for single seniors, like widows and widowers, to keep them plugged into society and help avoid isolation. Buildings with independent apartments that seniors can retreat to for privacy, but shared kitchens, gardens, and gathering places, could be really interesting options. Unlike retirement villages you wouldn't be paying for services, just sharing the space with others. And since you're sharing spaces the cost of the individual apartments should also be less than a standard apartment rental. It feels like this concept could have interesting possibilities.
Apparently there really is such a thing as being "too nice" for your own good – especially when it comes to seniors and financial fraud and exploitation.
According to recent research from True Link Financial, an elderly adult described by others as "extremely friendly" is 4X statistically more likely to fall victim to high amounts of senior financial fraud. True Link Financial, which released a full report summarizing findings on senior financial fraud last month, calls this phenomenon, "Friendly Grandparent Syndrome." As True Link CEO and founder Kai Stinchcombe explains, "You tell mom to hang up on telemarketers, but she is just too polite to hang up on anyone, and before you know it, she's ready to bake them cookies."
According to True Link's research, telemarketers aren't the only ones who take advantage of the kindness of seniors. Unscrupulous charities and fundraising organizations know that a friendly senior with cognitive issues is a potential gold mine.
Another group that often preys on kind seniors is home repair scammers, who can trick a senior into thousands of dollars in needless or ridiculously overpriced repairs.
As Stinchcombe explains, "Not only can they take advantage of extreme kindness, these shady 'charitable' organizations also take advantage of the fact that seniors with cognitive issues may not remember the contributions they've already made."
The White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA) is launching a series of regional forums to engage with older Americans, their families, caregivers, leaders in the aging field, and others on the key issues affecting older Americans. Meeting locations include Tampa, FL on February 19th; Phoenix, AZ on March 31st; Seattle, WA on April 9th; Cleveland, OH on April 27th; and Boston, MA on May 28th. The forums are designed to help provide input and ideas for the 2015 White House Conference on Aging, which will be held in Washington, DC later this year.
"These forums allow us the opportunity to listen and learn from older adults and stakeholders as we continue to sharpen the vision of this year's Conference and to directly engage with individuals across the country about these important issues," said Nora Super, Executive Director of the White House Conference on Aging, "The regional forums will help ensure that as many voices as possible are part of the conversation around the 2015 Conference."
New York is "one of the global leaders" in adapting to the needs of older residents, says John Beard, the Geneva-based director of the Department of Aging and Life Course for the World Health Organization.
In 2007, WHO initiated an ambitious project to encourage age-friendly cities, with a range of goals that could apply to every metropolis in the world. The details included tangible things like non-slippery pavements, buildings with elevators, easy access to public toilets, and plenty of outdoor seating, along with fuzzier concepts like "respect and social inclusion." New York was the first to join WHO's global network of age-friendly cities.
When individuals wear their hearing aids for the first time, they are flooded with sounds they have not heard in months or years; yet, previous research has shown that not all new sounds are welcomed. Ambient noises such as air conditioners, wind and background conversations can be painful, irritating and difficult to ignore, causing some individuals to stop using their hearing aids right away. Now, a University of Missouri researcher has developed an intervention that helps older adults gradually increase their hearing-aid use and satisfaction with the devices.
The reality, says expert Andrew Carle, is completely different from the perception. Carle, director of the Program in Senior Housing Administration at George Mason University and a consultant on aging issues, coined the term "Nana Technology" for innovations that not only help our aging population, but actually can save their lives.
Carle was in Minnesota in June to give a talk to Aging Services of Minnesota in Brooklyn Center on "Nana Technology: Is There A Robot In Your Future?"
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[24 February 2008]
Newsday (MCT)
If someone mentions "short film makers" do you look down?
You're not alone: Misunderstanding and a certain lack of respect have plagued the makers of short films throughout the history of the Academy Awards, never mind that the all-time shorts champ is Walt Disney. In fact, shorts are the not-so-ugly little secret of the film industry as a whole: They may be shorter, but they're often better.
"I still remember a 1994 short, `The Coriolis Effect,' that completely changed my perception of visual storytelling," said Kathleen McInnis, film curator and special projects coordinator for the Palm Springs Shorts Film Festival. "A short film did that. Film can be art, art is meant to be shared, and short films should be passed around with abandon, in my opinion, being shared on a global scale as often as possible."
It doesn't hurt circulation if they win an Oscar. Or just get nominated: Magnolia Pictures has, for the third year, theatrically released two programs of the nominated short films, live-action and animated, in collaboration with Shorts International. In New York, the shorts are currently playing at the IFC Center in Manhattan, as well as being available on iTunes. It's the kind of exposure the shorts seldom get and gives Oscar show watchers a chance to grasp the depth and richness of the shorts field - and maybe better their chances in the Oscar pool.
"The shorts had been theatrically distributed in the past by other companies, but always well after the fact and not hitting all the major markets," said Magnolia's Eamonn Bowles. "Our head of acquisitions, Tom Quinn, spearheaded the drive to get them released before the awards show, while they were fresh and the winner hadn't been announced yet."
This means, of course, having only a three-week window between nominations and awards to negotiate deals with 10 individual filmmakers, get the film materials delivered and put into formats that would be compatible for theatrical play. It's a crazy drill to just get them on screen in time, Bowles said.
But New York filmgoers have stepped up to see them. Bowles says that the program's grosses increase dramatically from year to year. "These films are a breeding ground for talent and this is one of the most important forums for drawing attention to that talent." He pointed out that directors from the past two years' live action winners currently have feature films in the marketplace (Martin McDonagh's "In Bruges" and Ari Sandel's "Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Tour"). "They are made by people because they want or need to make a film, which is where the best work always comes from."
"Since most filmmakers are aiming for a career in the commercial filmmaking world," said McInnis, "their short films might be the first, last and even only place to hear their truly unique, individual filmmaker voices."
Jon Bloom, an Oscar-winning shorts director ("Overnight Sensation", 1983) is chair of the Short Film and Feature Animation branch of the Academy - and also, he said, a "supporter and defender" of a format that has occasionally needed both.
"Over the years, there have been movements to limit the shorts, to take them off the main show," said Bloom. "But I'm very grateful to see the traction shorts have been getting, the increased opportunity to see them and their acceptance by new technology."
There are two ways for a short film to qualify for the Oscars, Bloom said: "four-walling" (renting) a theater for a minimum three-day run in Los Angeles County, and screening at least twice a day. Or by winning the best short film prize at one of the 60-plus film festivals Oscar recognizes.
There are literally hundreds of short film festivals worldwide. There are nearly 3,000 film festivals that also play shorts as part of their line up worldwide. There were more than 5,000 short films submitted to Sundance this year. Yet, the average audience sees less than a handful of short films each year, and then it's usually only by chance. Oscar may provide an avenue for only a handful of these movies, but it's one of the larger things he does.
Published at: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/article/like-rodney-dangerfield-short-films-get-no-respect/


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Wimbledon, England (Sports Network) - Giant-killer Sabine Lisicki reached
her second Wimbledon semifinal in three years with a quarterfinal victory
Tuesday at the All England Club.
One day after stunning world No. 1 and defending champion Serena Williams, the
23rd-seeded Lisicki stayed hot at this fortnight by tackling Estonian Kaia
Kanepi 6-3, 6-3 in 64 minutes on Court 1. Lisicki broke Kanepi four times,
while the Estonian managed only one break on Day 8.
Tuesday marked the first-ever meeting between Lisicki and Kanepi, who recently
returned to WTA action after being sidelined for several months due to a heel
Kanepi is now 0-5 in her career Grand Slam quarterfinals, including 0-2 at
The big-serving German Lisicki, who has reached at least the quarterfinals in
her last four trips here, now awaits the Agnieszka Radwanska-Li Na winner.
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Did my Concord/Carlisle 52 mile loop in the bright afternoon sun.
A stunningly gorgeous spring day.
My pace was slow but consistent.
A non-stop ramble at a very modest tourista-like speed.
I am now pleasantly fatigued.
Did my Concord/Carlisle 52 mile loop in the bright afternoon sun.
A stunningly gorgeous spring day.
My pace was slow but consistent.
A non-stop ramble at a very modest tourista-like speed.
I am now pleasantly fatigued.
It was indeed an unexpectedly nice day.
I've been drinking Dogfish Head 90min IPA, and I am pleasnatly fagitued tooo. No, not queit fatigeud, but um, I'm having trouoble tpying.
Real cyclists use toe clips.
With great bikes comes great responsibility.
The signalman on the BFRT in Chelmseford
Real cyclists use toe clips.
With great bikes comes great responsibility.
Another busy Saturday, yard work and errands, didn't get on the bike until almost 5. Rode the GT Karakoram with its 55mm balloon tires down to Harvard Square on Mass. Ave., and followed the Charles River path out to Watertown Square on Greenough Blvd. and Charles River Road, then crossed the river and returned on the path along Nonantum Road and Soldiers Field Road, recrossing at the Lars Anderson Bridge and back to Brattle Square, where an electric blues guitarist and a Gypsy accordion player were holding forth, and home by a leafier route, Brattle Street, Aberdeen Street, Huron Ave., etc., passing Mount Auburn Cemetery, Fresh Pond, Little Pond, and Spy Pond along the way. At one point, my path was strewn with cherry blossoms...
For whatever reason, I haven't been riding into town since getting back on the bicycle in earnest five years ago, even though I know there are some great rides there; today's ride was really a bid for a little novelty in a shorter route, since time was scarce; it was also an opportunity to exercise the newly-mounted balloon tires on some varied terrain (got that). But once begun, I was startled to realize that it's been something like 40 years since I last rode the Charles paths, on my old Raleigh (then my new Raleigh); seems like just last week, of course... The paths have changed a bit in my absence, for the better. Sometimes, the bicycle is a time machine: most often transporting us into the past of the places ridden through, in this case, rolling from my own past, circa 1974, to a beautiful Spring afternoon in 2014.
18 miles through Arlington, Cambridge, Watertown, Newton, Brighton, Allston, and Belmont.
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Finally did the commute to work. This will be catch as catch can. It's only slightly irrational - 24 miles out this morning. Return this afternoon should be 22 miles if I take the right hill this time.
It's not lost on me that much of this is a common recreational ride. It's far busier on the weekends.
Minuteman Commuter Bikeway - so very quiet:
Concord a bit busier, I'm taking a left then a right, everyone else is going straight and then left heading the other way. One of the advantages of reverse commuting:
The hills - Strawberry and Nagog:
Meh picture of the orchards:
And the last hill:
-mr. bill
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Don't blame me, I'm from Massachusetts.
Loving all of the ride photos from all of you.
Got out for a 46 mile out and back to Strawberry Hill and Great Brook.
Took shelter under a tree during a brief shower...IMG_1134.jpg
Blue sky made an appearance at Hutchins Farm...IMG_1138.jpgIMG_1140.jpg
Artists creating their masterpieces down on the farm...IMG_1141.jpgIMG_1142.jpg
Horses out doing what horses do...IMG_1144.jpgIMG_1130.jpg
Did my 12 mile loop today. Didn't even bother with the marsh trail, just swung wide and went through the marsh on the beach side instead. Only took one picture, of the bike locked outside of CVS but that's analog so it'll have to wait….. Runkeeper says I'm getting faster. I don't know though. I always feel like the brakes are stuck "on" for the first couple of miles….
"I'm built like a marine mammal. I love the cold! "-Cosmoline"MTBing is cheap compared to any motorsport I've done. It's very expensive compared to jogging."-ColinLRides:
1999-ish Diamondback Sorrento (I'm not Dead Yet! I feal happy. I think I'll go for a walk!)
1980ish Raleigh Marathon (Vintage Steel)
2007 Gary Fisher Advance (giving the Sorrento a break)
2006 Trek 820 (Captain Amazing)
2010 Specialized Tricross (Back in Black)
My little bike blog.
Loving the pics.
I rode the Masi to work today. Enjoyed every minute of it. Had a flat on the way home. That's what happens when you run high-performance tires instead of flat-protected tank treads. Tubes and patch kits are cheap though. I replaced the tube and got on my way. I was so close to home it would have been faster to walk.
Real cyclists use toe clips.
With great bikes comes great responsibility.
Flip side:
Flying down the hill. And I'm still on the wrong hill! How did I miss my turn? +2 miles:
Running up the hill:
Fresh Eggs! Will have to pass on them today:
The rotaries of Concord Center. First Parish in Concord Unitarian Universalist spire directly ahead:
Best laid plans, turned right too early, got cocky that even though I knew I made the wrong turn, decided to go off plan and ride through Minuteman National Park to Old Mass Ave to Mass Ave. Because.
Very happy dog, and exceptionally well trained:
Having passed the point of no return, compounded my mistake, and accidentally returned. But a transcendental moment. Tourist loop in the middle of the commute. +5 miles:
Finally back on the Minuteman Commuter Bikeway. Reverse direction crowded, my direction, not so much.
Think my car misses me:
Planned 44 mile commute ended up 53 miles. That's a 20% error. Oh well. Next time.
-mr. bill
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Don't blame me, I'm from Massachusetts.
Took the LHT out at the end of the day, 10 miles on the Minuteman. Beautiful riding weather, mid-60s, clear, the sun going Ra! in my eyeballs to start, then quietly set and left Middlesex County in muted pastels, slowly darkening. Encountered a runner down, tended by his buddies, with an ambulance on the way.
I dig everybody's photos. I know all of these locales so well- such a treat to see them from everyone else's perspective.
I'll try to grab a shot or two on my next outing.
Did my nice 40 mile loop out to Concord late this afternoon.
Had the realization today that i've been doing this loop for 43 years- since I was a junior racer in the early 70's.
It never gets old. Even as I do.
Shifting troubles on my way to work this morning were the start of an annoying day overall (it was also the 8th of 9 consecutive days of work), but I got the derailleurs working more-or-less correctly with new cables that I picked up on my break and installed before leaving in the evening. Then I took the "scenic" route home, and discovered North Point Park...not sure how I've never known about this place before, but it's absolutely beautiful, especially in the evening!
Ah, a new discovery! Great!
All I did today was a 30 mile ride with 8hrs of work in the middle, Waltham to Woburn and back. It was a nice day.
Real cyclists use toe clips.
With great bikes comes great responsibility.
Took the first ride of the season with my kids on Sunday. It was just an around-the-extended-neighborhood type of excursion, but we managed to get in a solid 18 miles.
As a person who has no routine back trouble, and despite spending a good amount of time in the gym over the cold months, I was surprised to come away from the ride with a few days of lower back pain. I suppose (and hope) I just need to get used to riding again.
Anyway, we'll be heading out again this evening for an hour or so. The plan for the next five months is to try and maintain a Monday/Wednesday/Saturday riding schedule, and rack up about 50 miles a week.
Here's hoping!
C8, good to get back on the bike, isn't it?
I did my commute today, 30 mile round trip Waltham to Woburn. The weather was beautiful but today's traffic was HEAVYYYYY. I think today was Drive Your Car To Work Twice Day, or something. Drivers were getting irritated at each other. Of course I'm usually well out of the way.
Real cyclists use toe clips.
With great bikes comes great responsibility.
Is there a common place that people in the Boston area post about stolen bikes besides Craigslist?
Took the LHT out for 14 quick miles on the Minuteman after work. The lovely weather brought out the crowds, and some of the evils of population pressure were in evidence. I found myself thinking, "Grand Theft Auto: Minuteman", an image that was only reinforced when I encountered an otherwise ordinary-seeming woman wearing what I believe to be a Kevlar vest (tactical chic is the new Spring fashion?); nevertheless, I did nothing to my fellow trail users more drastic than giving them a few loud dings from my Crane bell, on an as-needed basis, and managed to keep up a good pace. In part all this hustle was an experiment with tire pressure tweaking: 45/50 PSI for the 38mm Compass Barlow Pass Extralights; they rewarded me by rolling fast and rolling with minimum bounce over buried roots and other little distractions. In part, the hustle was simply what my body & brain needed, and the bike complied.
Towards the end of the ride I realized that I had been so intent on making time that I had taken no photos, so stopped briefly on Broadway in Arlington to snap a picture of an old Greek Revival house that is arguably the best-looking object on that street. Google later informed me that the house has its own Wikipedia entry...
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Rode out to Harvard for the second time this season. 62 miles of hills and sunshine.


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- Crochet and lace button front cardigan
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- Contrast 1: 96% Rayon, 4% Spandex. Contrast 2: 55% Cotton, 40% Nylon, 5% Spandex. Contrast 3: 90% Nylon, 10% Spandex.
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Tiger Temple & Death Railway tour
We do not condone animal cruelty nor do we intentionally support it. Since this trip we have heard a few bad things about Tiger Temple, that the handlers hurt and drug the Tigers, this was not something we personally experienced during our time at the Tiger Temple (but we are not saying that it doesn't happen). We were like any other tourists out there, we research activities to do while in certain destinations, we saw the Tiger Temple and decided that this would be an amazing experience, being able to get up close and personal with tigers. We read a lot of reviews both good and bad and decided we should see for ourselves.
Woke up a 4am, which is almost unheard of for us. We met our tour guide Ms Daeng and our driver Mr Nook from Tour with Tong. They told us it would take approx. 1.5 hours to get to our first stop the bridge over the River Kwai, then 30mins to Tiger Temple.
On the way we stopped at a service station to buy coffee and use the bathroom. I'm not sure "bathroom" was the right word as it was a small stall with a Thai toilet… it was an interesting experience to say the least… A Thai toilet is It is a porcelain bowl on the ground that you squat over and to flush you use a small bucket of water.
When we got the "bridge over the River Kwai" (a part of the Death Railway), Ms Daeng told us about the history of the death railway aka Burma Railway. It is 415km of railway between Bangkok, Thailand and Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar). It was built by Japanese POWs (prisoners of war) during WW2. There were about 180,000 Asian labourers and 60,000 POWs worked on the railway. Of these, around 90,000 Asian labourers and 16,000 other POWs died as a direct result of the "project". The dead POWs included 6,318 British personnel, 2,815 Australians, 2,490 Dutch, about 356 Americans and a smaller number of Canadians and New Zealanders. It took 17 months to build 415km of railway; some of the areas were very hostile environments to work in. Incredible yet so sad!
We arrived at the Tiger Temple around 7am, we were required to make an offering to the Monks of Tiger temple before entering. We were told that the monks only eat once a day (at breakfast). Our guide gave us some food and drinks and gave the instruction on how to offer the food to the monks. Females are not permitted to touch monks or anything they hold. We are told to "wai" the monks (the wai is performed by placing your palms together at chest level with your elbows close to your body and your fingers pressed together) it's a sign of respect. I personally didn't feel that the monks could care less that we were providing them with food or giving them "respect", they grabbed their food and put in their bowls or in huge bags that the staff standing beside them had and continued along the line of people ignoring everyone.
Once the "offering" was over, we made our way to the Tiger temple/Sala. They had various sized "baby" tigers chained up. We are both animal lovers so to see animals chained up was a little daunting but I can understand why they were chained up, it was for the safety of the staff and visitors. Something to remember is that the tigers are still a wild animal. We were told by the handlers that the tigers are not chained up 24/7. While we were there, there was only 1 tiger cub which was 2 months old, which meant there was a bit of a "battle" for everyone to play with it, the handlers told us not to grab the cub and to wait til it came to us. We were also told that we would get to bottle fed a cub but there is only so much the poor little thing could drink. We bottle fed a 5 month tiger cub, it was huge compared to the 2 month old cub (note to others – don't wear white pants while doing this, the cubs slobber everywhere!). The both cubs had huge paws, they looked a little clumsy. Their fur felt rougher than I had expected it would be. While we were feeding the cubs, the monks and staff were having their breakfast.
After their breakfast wee watched a Monk hand feed the tigers eggs and milk tables, it was an interesting interaction as the tigers seemed to be a little different our the monks, more at peace. We played with the baby tiger cub but as there were lots of people, everyone was trying to grab it and hold it, the handlers reminded people time and time again to let the cub "come to you". Much like our cat "stinky", the cub hated being held it was too busy doing its own thing and occasionally visiting people. It screeched like a baby and just wanted to be put down. One of the handlers suggested we get into a big circle and the cub would come around for a pat or cuddle but most people didn't really listen and kept trying to pick it up, so the cub kept trying to run away.
We moved from the tiger temple to walk the smaller tigers down to the bathing/playing area, we were told repeatedly not to let the tiger behind you as it's in their nature to attack if you turn your back. There was a staff member with us at all times and so we calmly and slowly made our way down to the bathing area and gave our mini tiger a bath, giving them a good soapy scrub, it was a lot of fun. Once they were all nice and clean we hand fed them whole cooked chickens, making sure our fingers weren't in the way, it would be unfortunate to loose a finger.
Next we headed into the "play area" which was a big area with little pools of water and grassed areas. At the door we were given a tiger handler and a "toy", which was a long stick with a bag or bottle on the end. They don't look that great but the tigers seem to love them, and I when I thought about it our cat stinky loves toys on sticks or anything that makes noise. I was a little apprehensive about paying with the tigers as I wasn't sure I liked the idea of these large cats getting super excited and jumping towards my "toy" or me. But once we got in there, it was fun and if the tigers got too close the handlers would step in between us and the tigers and make sure we were safe. The handlers had super fast reflexes, but I guess they have to if you are going to be looking after 300kg tigers.
After our fun with the tigers we had a nice cold drink and relaxed, while we sat back and relaxed, the handlers introduced us to two very large male tigers. We took a few photos with the tiger and then took turns walking them down to the canyon. When my turn came to walk this giant large tiger (which I could have probably ridden like a horse), it saw a horse in the distance and went into "stalker" mode, I thought he was going to run off with me dragging behind him. The handlers quickly got the horse out of sight and took control on the tiger before it did something to "scar the little tourists for life", like tearing the horse in half.
Once we reached the canyon we sat back and relaxed and had a chat to one of the "head" handlers, he had been there for quite some time and told us that they have a vet that lives at there at Tiger temple in case of emergencies and that every year a whole group of vets come to the tiger temple and give ALL the tigers a COMPLETE check over, they seem to be very well looked after. We moved to "the cage" where we were able to watch the tigers playing in the water, with each other and with the toys and handlers. They really are like big cats and they can jump really high! This was the finale of the tiger temple tour for us.
As we were leaving we saw a really tiny new born baby pig! The handlers told us it had just been born and it had walked off from its mother and got lost, when I say it was a new born I mean brand new, It still had its umbilici cord attached.
After the very fun but tiring morning at Tiger temple, we headed to a local restaurant and had a very Thai lunch. Which included chicken and coconut soup(yum!), Love heart rice, spring rolls and pad Thai.
After lunch we drove toward the Elephant cam and made a stop at another section of the death railway. Our guide showed us the Krasae Cave which was used as hospital for POW's during WW2. It now houses a large Buddha statue. It had a really nice view of the river, you could even see along the railway line, Ii can understand why there were so many deaths as It would have been very scary not to mention dangerous having to work on a cliff face.
We continued our adventure to an Elephant camp where we had an Elephant Bath with Full Moon the elephant.
Cost of the tour: at the time that we took this took which was October 2012 it was approx. 5,000 Baht per person, which included the VIP Morning program at Tiger Temple, lunch and an Elephant bath with Full Moon the Elephant.
Time frames: Pick up from Bangkok was at 5am and we were on the tour til later in the afternoon but it does depend on how many activities you have the energy to get through.
You can go back to Tiger temple in the afternoon to have a photo taken with a tiger head in your lap.
Our feelings at the end of the tour: I seem to get a lot of "crap" for having written about our experience. Was it right for us to go to Tiger temple? I don't know… we had a great time and got to interact with tigers which is something I never thought we would never have done before. We can only write about what we experienced and for us we didn't experience any drugging or abuse (other than the staff poking the tigers in the eyes with twigs – that upset me). We saw tigers interacting with the monks and the handlers, we saw that they were cleaned, well fed and exercised.
I believe there are a lot more tigers than the few we saw and who knows what happens to them. There I no doubt that this is a tourist trap and I personally don't understand why so much of the money collected from these activities is going to building a new temple for the monks rather than providing better facilities for the tigers.
In the end we can only write about what we experience, we don't condone animal abuse or animal cruelty. What is the difference between the Tiger Temple and a zoo? They are all caged animals… if they go free they are hunted and may end up extinct – it's a catch 22. I'm not saying that the Tiger Temple is a good idea but is it better than being slaughtered?
Would I go back to the Tiger Temple? It was an enjoyable enough experience but given what I have learnt since visiting and read Turner's articles on the Tiger temple, I don't enjoy supporting a group that's more interested in building a temple than they are looking after the animals that bring in food and money for them.
Turner Barr from "around the work in 80 jobs" has written some great article about the Tiger Temple as he was a volunteer there for 18 days a few months ago. A few of Turners articles about Tiger Temple:
Turners overall thoughts on Tiger Temple
Are the Tigers at Tiger Temple drugged?


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The mother of a high school friend would make 13 of these lightly sweet loaves at a time! I make this bread year-round, but my family insists it's a "must" for the holidays.
- 7 to 7-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup mashed potato flakes
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- In a large bowl, combine 3 cups flour, potato flakes, sugar, yeast, salt and ginger. In a small saucepan, heat the milk, water,
- butter and pineapple juice to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients; beat just until moistened. Add eggs; beat until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
- Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/4 hours.
- Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide into thirds. Shape each into a ball. Place in three greased 9-in. round baking pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.
- Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cover loosely with foil if top browns too quickly. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. Yield: 3 loaves (12 wedges each).
Originally published as Hawaiian Sweet Bread in Best of Country Breads 2000, p92
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Reviewed Oct. 18, 2015
"This is very easy and it turned out wonderful! Better than the store bought. Even made cinnamon tolls which were pure heaven"
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"@Anonymousforever, this recipe is not misleading, perhaps you missed a step- the recipe clearly states, "add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough"So, in the beginning you will use 3 c flour, then you will add more to achieve desired consistency. (it will vary depending on your flour type, water type, etc.)I do hope you try this recipe & review the wonderful outcome! :)"
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"This recipe is misleading! In the ingredients it states, "7 to 7 1/2 cup of flour;" yet in the directions it states, "combine 3 cups flour." So, which is it?"
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Onetime Mariners pitching hopeful Jim Parque was having coffee with his wife and children in Puyallup this morning when jolted by a telephone call.
Onetime Mariners pitching hopeful Jim Parque was having coffee with his wife and children in Puyallup this morning when jolted by a telephone call.
Parque was told by a reporter that his was one of more than 80 current and former major-leaguers listed by the Mitchell Report as being connected to steroids. The 33-year-old played for the Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Devil Rays from 2000 through 2003 before his career ended in the Mariners organization last spring after an aborted comeback attempt from extensive shoulder problems.
Despite being listed in the report as having purchased two shipments of human growth hormone in 2003 from former New York Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski, Parque insisted today that he only bought creatine and other supplements he believed to be legal.
"I know I went through another [Class AAA] player with the Devil Rays and he said he'd get me some stuff," Parque said. "But it wasn't human growth hormone or anything like that."
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The process used by Mitchell in gathering information against certain players, relying heavily on statements by Radomski, is bound to come under scrutiny as today's news is dissected and its historical ramifications debated.
The report also states that Parque sent Radomski a bottle of Winstrol, an anabolic steroid, for examination. Radomski is said in the report to have determined the bottle was 'no good" and thrown it away. Parque vehemently denied this account, said he doesn't even know what Winstrol is and that he never met Radomski personally.
"I don't even remember talking to the guy," he said. "I remember purchasing some supplements through a guy in Triple-A."
The supplements Parque says he bought include creatine, another supplement to increase his red blood cells and a "South American fruit that's supposed to cleanse your system."
The report showed copies of two checks made out to Radomski, purportedly by Parque, in the amounts of $3,200 and $1,600 in October and December of 2003. Parque says he remembers writing out checks to somebody for the supplements, but that he gave them to the Class AAA player to forward them on.
"I was just getting supplements," he said. "If I was taking that other stuff, I had two years where I was tested after that and I never tested positive."
Parque added: 'I am going off of a vague memory that was four or five years ago. It was in Triple-A. I was under the impression I was getting creatine and a supplement that increases red blood cells. And the fruit. To say I was getting those other things is totally and utterly incorrect and false."
While MLB does screen players for steroids, amphetamines and other stimulants, it does not have a reliable test for human growth hormone. Parque pitched briefly for Seattle's Class AAA Tacoma affiliate last spring before walking away from the game for good.
He moved to the Seattle area after a failed comeback bid in 2004 and now operates a baseball academy, Big League Edge, in Auburn. One of the camp's guest instructors last month was current Mariners head strength trainer Alan Wirtala, brought in to teach youngsters the current training techniques used by the big-league club.
Parque insists he isn't worried about any fallout from the report.
"I'm done with baseball," he said. "I'm telling the truth because for me, there's nothing to hide."


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Returning to Manhattan, Grant found work in TV (e.g., the daytime soap "Search for Tomorrow") and on stage (i.e., "A Hole in the Head" 1957; "Two for the Seesaw" 1959). After earning an OBIE Award for her work in Genet's "The Maids" in 1963, her small screen career began to pick up. In 1965, Grant joined the cast of the primetime soap "Peyton Place" as Stella Chernak and picked up an Emmy for her work. She earned a second statuette for her performance as a runaway wife and mother who ends up at a truck stop in California in "The Neon Ceiling" (NBC, 1971).
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