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Now that everyone has listed the new titles announced for Toronto, Venice and San Sebastian, Locarno is over, Rome is waiting in the wings, and Telluride has finally told, I would like to do a survey of some films' sales' stats. IM Global is treating Toronto as an all-out market. The sales agents as well as the publicists are positioning their films via email to the trade. I just saw White Wedding by Jann Turner ♀ which is being sold in the "market" as well by The Little Film Company and its positive review in L.A. Times. It is very timely and enjoyable, at the same time touches ever more present issues of race and equality, this time in South Africa. On the infamous September 11 at 2pm I will be interviewing Bob Berney in TIFF's Meet the Mogul session at the Filmmakers Lounge. I hope you will come to see and hear what Bob has to say about the business. I'm sure we are all eager to know what is up with him as well, though he still might not be saying.
Bob Berney
These are events happening around the festival itself. As everyone is writing about the festival, and as I read the announcements along with everyone else, I set out with an ambitious agenda to quantify those "tipped for" titles which have been circulating since Cannes to see whether or not they were included in the lineups (Out of 80 films listed here in the Galas and Special Presentations, and not counting the films which already showed in Cannes, there are 21 films which had been previously on tipped lists. And there is a significant number in other sections as well.). I also wanted see how many international sales agents (ISAs) are already attached to the films and what sales have already been made to distributors during and since Cannes. I did this because I have watched Toronto metamorphose from a Festival of Festivals to the greatest festival in North America to becoming a market in itself by nature of the films it chooses and their appeal to buyers and sellers. Again, it is a significant number.
It used to be that the festivals presented the first showing of films not only to the public but to the trade. Don't forget, Cannes is still not a public festival. The sellers themselves as well as the buyers came to the festivals with great feelings of anticipation to discover the jewels. Now it seems not only have the ISAs but also the distributors lobbed into the court before the premieres. This exercise will not only show who is selling and who is buying and what activities have taken place in and since, it also illustrates this new development in festival films.
What still makes for the thrill of the festival are the jewels waiting to be discovered by both sales agents and distributors. And the rest of us (based on whatever our needs are) still have the pleasure at the festival of seeing the films and of watching the buying and selling to guage the vitality of the market today. What sells, for how much and to whom? We will also see if the Euro, the Yen, the Dollar and the Peso are strong or weak which will influence the buying and the selling. All this seems to make for more of a market than a festival, but Toronto is keeping pace with its own year round developments. And so the world turns.
Whether I continue with this exercise in rights remains to be seen. It is like handstitching for haute couture. It's very valuable for the trade, but as the trade is not demanding this nor paying me for this, I most likely will simplify my work on further lists. (Unless the trade speaks up loudly enough for me to continue. :) Perhaps someone reading this in L.A. will volunteer to become my apprentice intern and will make the links internet-wide while I make the links industry-wise.
Below are the titles for the Toronto Galas and Special Presentations in all their splendid (market) detail. And, The Female Factor for these is 5.8%. Docs however (not listed here) I am thrilled to announce, have 36% female directors. ♀
In addition, ioncinema does a great job of listing the top 20 acquisitions targets! In the upcoming Rights Roundup for the Fall Festivals and Markets, I'll mark those titles and we'll see the sales on them particularly.
One out of twenty, directed by a woman = 5%.
The Bang Bang Club (Canada) is a World Premier Gala. E1 snuck a private screening of it in Cannes which I was privy to see. The Bang-Bang Club was a name primarily associated with four photographers active within the townships of South Africa during the Apartheid period, particularly between 1990 and 1994, from when Nelson Mandela was released from jail to the 1994 elections. It is about wartime photographers and the thrills they seek in the trouble spots first in South Africa and then the world. It was tipped by no one, but has so far sold to, (among others) Nutopia for Greece, Falcon Films for Lebanon and Pinnacle Films for Australia. Financed by the Harold Greenberg Fund, among others.
Barney's Version by Canadian Richard J. Lewis had been tipped for Cannes . It is produced by the Canadian mogul Robert Lantos of Serendipity Point Films. Sales agent Essential came on board in August. A U.S. distribution deal is in the works, and E1 just bought Canadian rights. Financed by the Harold Greenberg Fund, among others.
Paul Giamatti stars in Barney's Version.
A Beginner's Guide to Endings by Jonathan Sobol (Canada) is having its World Premiere. Financed by the Harold Greenberg Fund, among others, Sierra is the ISA. This is a totally fresh film, was never tipped for any previous festival.
It's interesting to note that the first 3 films are all funded in part by The Harold Greenberg Fund. Hockey: The Musical is as well, and there are probably more. For more information on this and one of Canada's greatest film business families, click here to read more on Wikipedia about Harold and his three brothers Sydney, Ian and Harvey.
Black Swan by Darren Aronofsky (tipped for Cannes by IW) hit big at its World Premiere in Venice and is having its North American Sneak Preview in Telluride before it proceeds to what was to be its North American Premiere in Toronto. It was sold to Fox Searchlight by CAA.
Casino Jack by George Hickenlooper (U.S.) (had been tipped for Cannes) will have its World Premiere. It presold well during Cannes where Hannibal presold it to E1 for Canada, Eagle for the Middle East, Hollywood C.E. for Czech Republic, Inter Medya Hizmetleri Ticaret for Romania, Lusomundo for Portugal, MG Film for Croatia, Monolith for Poland , Soyuz for Russia, Spentzos for Greece, Swen for Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay, Wide Pictures for Spain. CAA sold the U.S. rights to James Schramm's Metropolitan Inc., but that deal fell through a few weeks ago and so CAA, Rollercoaster's Gary Howsam and Hannibal are pulling out all the plugs in Toronto to line up a U.S. sale.
The Conspirator by Robert Redford (U.S.) is having its World Premiere. It was not tipped previously. CAA represents the No. American rights. It was presold by Focus to Ascot Elite for Switzerland, Bir for Turkey, IPA Asia Pacific for Thailand.
The Debt by John Madden (U.K.) is having its North American Premiere. A remake of the Israeli thriller Ha Hov (2007). See the trailer here.It was not tipped previously and is problematic as a Miramax owned film held in No. America by Miramax and in Argentina by Disney and presold to Audio Visual for Greece.
The Housemaid by Im Sang-Soo (South Korea) is having its North American Premiere, after its Cannes Premiere, and screening in Melbourne. It was sold by Mirovision to IFC Films for U.S., Pretty Pictures for France, Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company for Taiwan, Madman for Australia / N.Z., Sidus for So. Korea.
The Housemaid
Janie Jones by David M. Rosenthal (U.S.) (World Premiere). Never tipped. Being repped by CAA for U.S. VVS has Canada. Being sold by Unified who has worked on the film throughout its development and production.
The King's Speech by Tom Hooper (U.K.) tipped for Cannes, it has its North American Premiere in Telluride. Its ISA is FilmNation , though last week it was The Weinstein Co. Both share it on Cinando.com. It has already sold by to Momentum for U.K. Transmission for Australia/ N.Z., Ascot Elite for Switzerland, The Weinstein Co. for No. America, Cascade Film for Russia, IPA Asia Pacific for Thailand, Prorom for Romania.
Last Night by Massy Tadjedin ♀ (France/ U.S.) is having its World Premiere and will then go to Rome FF. CAA is reselling U.A., Australia/ N.Z. and U.K. rights which had been with Miramax. A Nick Wechsler co-production with Gaumont who is also selling it and distributing it in France, it was not on any "tipped" lists but has been on the market since AFM 2008 for presales and has sold to Ard/ Degeto for Germany, Star Entertainment for India, Leopolis ford Russa, Filma for Turkey, Benelux Film Distributors for Benelux, Monopole-Pathé for Switzerland, Vertice Cine for Spain, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures for Argentina, FS Film Oy for Finland, IPA Asia Pacific for Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand, Medusa Distribuzione for Italy, Odeon for Greece.
Little White Lies (Tipped for Cannes by IW) by Guillaume Canet (France), is having its World Premiere and was presold by EuropaCorp to Agora for Switzerland. Canal + and EuropaCorp have France of course.
Peep World by Barry W. Blaustein (U.S.) is produced by Keith Calder of Occupant Film (The Wackness) is having its World Premiere. Never tipped, no ISA. CAA is repping No. American rights.
Potiche directed by Francois Ozon (France) (tipped for Cannes by IW) is having its North American Premiere. Sold by Wild Bunch to Mars for France, Gaga for Japan, Imovision for Brazil, Teleview International for the Middle East.
The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town by Grammy and Emmy Award-winning filmmakerThom Zimny (U.S.) takes us into the studio with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band for the recording of their fourth album. World Premiere.
Sarah's Key aka Elle s'appelait Sarah by Gilles Paquet Brenner (France) is having its World Premiere and afterwards heads to San Sebastian FF. Kinology has presold it to Madman for Australia/ N.Z., Ephraim Gilad & Co. and Nachshon Films have Israel, and UGC has France. Kristin Scott Thomas plays an American journalist who discovers the 1942 story of 10 year old Parisian Jewish girl who tries to save her brother from the police.
Score: A Hockey Musical by Michael McGowan (Canada). Financed by the Harold Greenberg Fund, among others. World Premiere. Canadian rights are with Mongrel Media. No ISA.
The Town directed by Ben Affleck (U.S.) is having its North American Premiere after its World Premiere in Venice. Graham King produced for Warner Bros. Had been tipped.
Trust by David Schwimmer (U.S.) is having its World Premiere. The Gersh Agency and CAA are co-repping U.S. rights while NuImage is selling worldwide and has sold to Eagle for the Middle East, Lionsgate for U.K., VVS Films for Canada, and Wide Pictures for Spain.
West is West by Andy De Emmony (U.K.) is having its World Premiere. It's being sold by Icon who has already sold it to Ascot Elite for Switzerland.
127 Hours by Danny Boyle (U.S.) is having its World Premiere in Telluride,. Co-produced by Pathe and Fox Searchlight. It had been tipped.
Amigo by John Sayles (U.S.) is having its World Premiere. Rezo is selling internationally and has French rights.
L'Amour Fou (Yves St. Laurent) by Pierre Thoretton (France) is having its World Premiere. Films Distribution licensed it to Phantom for Japan, Chantier for Turkey, Noviy Disk for Russia/ CIS, Shapira for Israel, Cinemein for theatrical and TV and Homescreen HV for Benelux HV, ABC for theatrical and TV in Belgium and Luxembourg, Telepool for German speaking territories, Serendip for Brazil, NonStop for Scandinavia and Q Media for Italy and in a pre-Cannes deal to Optimum for U.K. Frenetic has Switzerland.
Another Year by Mike Leigh (U.K.) is having its North American Premiere in Telluride and premiered in Cannes. It's being sold by Focus to Sony Pictures Classics for U.S., Monopole Pathe for Switzerland, Prokino for Germany Momentum for U.K. and E1 for Benelux.
Balada Triste (The Last Circus) aka A Sad Trumpet Ballad by Álex de la Iglesia (Spain/ France) is having it World Premiere. Films Distribution is selling. Magnolia has U.S. and Warner Bros. has Spain.
Beginners by Mike Mills (U.S.) his having its World Premiere. Not tipped, No ISA. Contact producer Leslie Urdang at 1 310 452 3335.
The Big Picture aka L'homme qui voulait vivre sa vie, by Eric Lartigau (France) is having its World Premiere. Being sold by EuropaCorp. who is also distributing in France.
Biutiful by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Spain/ Mexico), is having its North American Premiere at Telluride. It just sold to Roadside Attractions and Liddell Entertainment for U.S. At its Cannes premiere Focus sold it Sun Distribution for LatAm territories. In Italy and Spain, it went to Focus' parent company Universal. It also sold to Canal +-owned Optimum for the U.K., and Prokino for German speaking territories, A-Film for Benelux, ARP for France and Nordisk for Scandinavia, Castello Lopes for Portugal, Serenity for Taiwan and IPA for Thailand, Edko for Hong Kong, Maple for Canada, Shani Films for Israel, Odeon for Greece and Monopole Pathe for Switzerland, Kino Swiat for Poland. Final negotiations ongoing for Japan and Australia/ N.Z.
Blue Valentine by Derek Cianfrance (U.S.) is having its Canadian Premiere. After its Sundance and Cannes premieres Hyde Park licensed it to Cinematografica Distributori Indipendenti (CDI), The Weinstein Co. for U.S., Front Row for Middle East, Palace for Australia/ N.Z., Seven Films for Greece.
Brighton Rock by Rowan Joffe (U.K.) is having its World Premiere. Producer and U.K. distributor Optimum Releasing and Oz's Madman Entertainment already have rights. Its sales agent is Studio Canal.
Brighton Rock
Buried by Rodrigo Cortes (Spain/ U.S.) is having its Canadian Premiere. Since its Sundance premier, UTA sold U.S. to Lionsgate. Kinology has sold to Warner Bros. for India (according to IMDbPro), Ascot Elite for Switzerland and Germany, GAGA for Japan, Warner Bros. for Spain, Fundamental Films for China, Icon Film Distribution for Australia, Imagem for Brazil, Maple for Canada Sergei Yershov's Film Depot for CIS, and U.K., Long Shong for Taiwan, Moviemax for Italy, Scanbox Entertainment for Scandinavia.
Conviction by Tony Goldwyn (U.S.) is having its World Premiere and being sold by Omega. North American rights are held by Fox Searchlight Pictures, South Korea by Prime. Eagle Films has the Middle East, Shoval Film has Israel.
Cirkus Columbia by Danis Tanovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina/ France/ Belgium/ Slovenia/ Italy) (tipped for Cannes by SI) will film in Venice Days sidebar and have its North American Premiere at TIFF. Produced by Gerhard Meixner and Roman Paul's Razor Films. The Match Factory is selling it.
Deep in the Woods by Benoit Jacquot (France/ Germany) is having is North American premiere after showing in Locarno and being sold by Films Distribution. Agora has Switzerland and Les Films du Losange has France.
Dhobi Ghat by Kiran Rao ♀ (India) is having its World Premiere. It was never tipped, no ISA. It is tipped to be India's submission for Best Foreign Language Nomination for Academy Awards. Contact is Aamir Khan Productions.
Easy A by Will Gluck (U.S.) is having its World Premiere. A Screen Gems Production.
Easy A
Everything Must Go by Dan Rush (U.S.) is having its World Premiere. It was never tipped for any festival. CAA and ICM are co-repping U.S. rights. It's being sold by IM Global.
Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie directed by Sturla Gunnarsson (Canada) is having its World Premiere. The doc was never tipped. It is a NFBC production.
Good Neighbours by Jacob Tierney (Canada) is having its World Premiere. Myriad is the sales agent. Alliance has Canada, Eagle has the Middle East.
Gorbaciòf – The Cashier who Liked Gambling by Stefano Incerti (Italy) is having its North American Premiere after Venice FF. Lucky Red has Italian rights. RAI Trade is the sales agent.
Heartbeats aka Les Amours Imaginaires by Xavier Dolan (Canada) has been playing extensively since its Cannes debut. Rezo has sold it to IFC Films for U.S., ABC for Belgium theatrical and TV, Cinemien for The Netherlands theatrical and TV, Homescreen HV for all Benelux home video, Feelgood Entertainment for Greece, MK2 for France, Remstar for Canada, Filmcoopi for Switzerland, Indie Network Releasing for U.K., Can Co. for So. Korea. Of course Rezo has France.
Henry's Crime by Malcom Venville (U.S.) is having its World Premiere. It was never tipped. CAA and Cassian Elwes are rperesenting the U.S. rights. It was presold in Cannes by Parlay Films ♀ (whose Lisa Wilson is selling for GK as well) to Ascot Elite Entertainment Group for Switzerland, Paradise Group for Russia, Pinema for Turkey, Wide Pictures for Spain, SPI for Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Hereafter by Clint Eastwood (U.S.) is having its World Premiere. It had been tipped for Cannes. It is a Warner Bros. production.
The House by the Medlar Tree aka Malavoglia by Pasquale Scimeca (Italy) is having its International Premiere after showing in Venice. It's being sold by Cinecitta Luce who also has Itallian rights.
I Saw The Devil by Kim Jee-woon (South Korea) is having its North American Premiere and after its Pusan FF debut. Next, it goes to San Sebastian. Having been tipped for Cannes, it was presold off of its 12 minute footage by FineCut in Cannes Market to France's ARP and to England's Optimum, Taiwan's Catchplay and Turkey's Bir. It is scheduled for Korean release in summer this year. Finecut is. French distributor ARP previously released Kim's last film, The Good, The Bad, The Weird, which premiered in an out of competition slot at Cannes in 2008.
The Illusionist by Sylvain Chomet (U.K.) will have its North American Premiere. It screened in the 2010 Berlin International Film Festival, Edinburgh Film Festival, Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival. It's being sold by Pathé Pictures. English and French rights are held by Pathé, Swiss by Monopole-Pathé, Benelux by Paradiso Entertainment. U.S. and Canada are held by Sony Pictures Classics. Klock Worx Company has Japan , Videorama has Greece.
I'm Still Here by Casey Affleck (U.S.) is having its North American Premiere after its Venice debut. It's being repped by William Morris Endeavor. Magnolia is both ISA and U.S. distributor and D Films has Canada.
Incendies by Denis Villeneuve (Canada) is having its World Premiere after its sneak preview at Telluride where its reception was great. It had been tipped for Cannes. E1 is selling.
In a Better World aka Revenge by Susanne Bier ♀ (Denmark/ Sweden) (tipped for Cannes by IW) is having its International Premiere after being released in Denmark in August. From Toronto it travels to Rio FF. TrustNordisk has licensed it to Sony Pictures Classics for U.S., Longride for Japan, Can Co. and Cinus for So. Korea, First Distributors for Hong Kong, Cineplex for Colombia and Central America and Scanorama European Film Forum for Lithuania, Vivarto for Poland which brings total to 30 territories including Universum in Germany, Rosebud for Greece, Frenetic in Switzerland and California Filmes in Brazil.
It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden ♀ (U.S.) is having its World Premiere. It was never tipped. Focus is ISA and North American distributor. Alliance http://www.alliancefilms.com has Canada, Kinnimod has U.K.
Jack Goes Boating by Philip Seymour Hoffman (U.S.) is having its International Premiere after its Sundance premiere Celluloid Dreams has sold it to Overture Films for U.S., Aerofilms for Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Julia's Eyes aka Los Ojos de Julia by Guillem Morales (Spain) is having its World Premiere and then goes on to Sitges FF. DeAPlaneta is the sales agent. It has sold to Cinema Mondo for Finland, Optimum and Universal Pictures International for U.K., Dark Light Media for China, Independenta for Romania, Kinowelt for Germany, Universal Pictures International for Spain and France
The Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen, aka Jing mo fung wan: Chen Zhen by Andrew Lau aka Wai-keung Lau (Hong Kong) is having its North American Premiere after its world premiere in Venice. Sales Representatives are Media Asia for Asia and Focus for the rest of the world. Sales were made to Well Go for U.S., Media Asia Distribution for Hong Kong, Shaw for Singapore, Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company for Taiwan . Focus presold it to Optimum for U.K. in a pre-Cannes deal.
Let Me In by Matt Reeves (U.K. /U.S.) is having its World Premiere. Based on the best-selling Swedish novel Lat den Ratte Komma (Let The Right One In), and the highly-acclaimed film of the same name. Guy East's Exclusive has licensed it to Aurum for Spain, Icon / Dendy for Australia/ N.Z. and U.K, Front Row for the Middle East, Castello Lopes for Portugal, Continental for Croatia.
Let Me In
Lope directed by Andrucha Waddington (House of Sand ) (Brazil/ Spain) (Tipped for Cannes by ion) is having its North American Premiere after its Venice debut. Co-producer and distributor Conspiração Filmes has Brazil. Ikiru is seeking an ISA. As a distributor it also has Spain. Wild Bunch has France.
Love Crime aka Crime d'amour directed by the very recently deceased Alain Corneau (France) is having its International Premiere after its release in France and French speaking Europe by ISA/ distributor UGC.
Made In Dagenham by Nigel Cole (U.K.) is having its World Premiere. Hanway licensed it to Sony Pictures Classics for North America and Lucky Red for Italy, in pre-Cannes deals. It had been tipped for Cannes. Distributors also on board include Ascot Elite for Switzerland, ARP Sélection for France, Cinéart for Benelux, Paramount Pictures International for U.K., and Australia/ N.Z.
Miral by Julian Schnabel (Israel/ France/ U.K.) is having it North American premiere. Int'l Sales Agent Production Co. Pathe has licensed it to The Weinstein Co. for U.S., Monopole-Pathé for Switzerland, Europa Filmes for Brazil, Pathe for France, Pathe for U.K., Worldwide Entertainment Group (WEG) for India.
Mothers by Milcho Manchevski (Bulgaria/ France/ Macedonia) is having its World Premiere. Cine Sud is the producer. There is no ISA.
Never Let Me Go by Mark Romanek (U.K.) is having its World Premiere. Produced by DNA Films and Film4, it has gone to Fox Searchlight Pictures for North America.
Norweigan Wood, by Tran Anh Hung (Japan) is having its North American Premiere. (Tipped for Cannes by IW), It's being sold by Fortissimo Films and has been licensed to Asmik Ace, Toho and Fuji Television Network for Japan, Aerofilms for the Czech Republic, Lumiere for Benelux, PCV for Greece, Serenity Entertainment International for Taiwan , Vértigo Films for Spain.
Outside The Law, directed by Rachid Bouchareb (Algeria/ France/ Tunisia/ Italy/ Belgium) is having its North American Premiere. After its Cannes premiere, Studio Canal and France 2 (FR2) licensed it to Studio Canal for France, uDream for Benelux, Frenetic Films for Switzerland, Madman for Australia/ N.Z.
Passion Play by Mitch Glazer (U.S.) is having its World Premiere. Sierra is selling the film and it's gone to Eagle for the Middle East, IPA Asia Pacific for Thailand and Telepool for Germany.
Passione by John Turturro (Italy) is having its North American Premiere after its World Premiere in Venice. Another example of an American filmmaker successfully co-producing in Europe. Beta is its ISA. Cinecitta Luce has acqired Italian rights.
The Poll Diaries by Chris Kraus (Austria/ Estonia/ Germany) is having its World Premiere.
Cp-producer Dor has Austrian rights. It had been tipped for Cannes. Bavaria is selling internationally.
Rabbit Hole by John Cameron Mitchel (USA), (tipped for Cannes by IndieWIRE) is showing in TIFF as a World Premiere. CAA is repping No. American rights. Affinity, the sales agent for producer Odd Lot has had great success for the past six months preselling it to Diamond Pictures for Argentina, CDE Videa for Italy, Haut et Court for France, Marsfor Turkey, Noori Pictures for So. Korea, Paris Filmes for Brazil,Sun Distribution for Latin America. It's #1 on the ioncinema list of saleable properties for U.S.
Repeaters by Carl Bessai (Canada) is having its World Premiere. It's being sold by Film Sales Co.
Rio Sex Comedy by Jonathan Nossiter (Brazil/ France) is having its World Premiere. Cinetic is acting as producer's rep. E1 has international sales rights. Tambellini Filmes has Brazil.
A Screaming Man aka Un homme qui crie directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (Belgium/ Chad/ France) is having its North American Premiere. After its Cannes premiere it played Karlovy Vary. Pyramide International has licensed the Jury Prize winner to MegaCom for Ex-Yugoslavia, Trigon Film for Switzerland and Cineart for Benelux, Film Movement for the U.S. and Canada and Soda Pictures for U.K.
Special Treatment by Jeanne Labrune ♀, (Belgium/ France/ Luxembourg) is having its World Premiere. Films Boutique is the sales agent and Rezo has France.
Stone by John Curran (U.S.) is having it World Premiere. Nu Image has licensed it to Diamond Pictures for Argentina, Ascot Elite for Germany and Switzerland, CatchPlay for Taiwan, Eagle Films for the Middle East, Lionsgate for U.K., Luxor Entertainment for Russia, Midget Entertainment for Denmark, Noble Entertainment for Sweden, Overture Films for the U.S., VVS Films for Canada.
Submarine by Richard Ayoade (UK) is having its World Premiere. It was never tipped. Protagonist Pictures licensed it to Optimum Releasing for the U.K.
Tamara Drewe, directed by Stephen Frears (UK) Its North American Premiere was somewhat upstaged by Telluride. Westend ♀ licensed it to Sony Pictures Classics for U.S. in a pre-Cannes deal. It also went to Diaphana Films for France, Momentum Pictures for the U.K., Monopole-Pathé for Switzerland, Prokino Filmverleih for Germany, Seven Films for Greece.
That Girl In Yellow Boots by Anurag Kashyap (India) is having its North American Premiere. It as never tipped and has no international sales agent.
Trigger by Bruce McDonald (Canada) is having its World Premiere. It is being sold by E1 who also has Canadian rights.
The Trip by Michael Winterbottom (U.K.) is having its World Premiere. The Trip began as a television series for BBC2. Produced by Winterbottom and Andrew Eaton's Revolution, no international sales agent is attached.
The Way by Emilio Estevez (U.S.) is having its World Premiere. Icon is selling and has U.K., Australia/ N.Z. Co-producer Filmax has Spain.
What's Wrong With Virginia by Dustin Lance Black (U.S.) is having its World Premiere. It had been tipped for Cannes. CAA is repping for U.S. Inferno is selling internationally and has already sold to Seven for Greece.
What's Wrong With Virginia
The Whistleblower by Larysa Kondracki ♀ (Canada/ Germany). Developed through EAVE 2006 and pitched at Baltic Event 2006 with support of the MEDIA programme of the European Community, Swedish Film Institute, Film i Väst. Voltage is the ISA.
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger by Woody Allen (Spain/ U.K./ U.S.) is having its North American Premiere. Imagina ♀ licensed to Videovision for South Africa and to Sony Pictures Classics for North America in a pre-Cannes deal. Alfa Films has Argentina, Central Partnership Ukraine has Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Concorde Filmverleih has Germany, Frenetic Films has Switzerland, Medusa has Italy, Paradiso Entertainment has Benelux, Scanbox Entertainment has Scandinavia, Sony Pictures Classics has No. America, Sun Distribution has Latin America including Cuba and Mexico, Warner Bros. has France, Lusomundo has Portugal, Paris Filmes has Brazil, Prorom Media-Trade has Romania.
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Wow wasn't that a mouthful of a title! The last few months I have been trying a few different new recipes. Nothing I can take credit for but I wanted to share in case you're lacking some inspiration! I also thought I would share what I've been doing along with a recipe for some really cute mini cupcakes with a decadent chocolate ganache frosting. I made these for a baby shower recently and they went down an absolute treat!
The minute I saw this recipe for NO CHOCOLATE chocolate brownie over at The Bubbalino Kitchen, I knew I had to make it. You've heard me lament before about how I can't quite get a brownie right! The other problem I have is that I never have a block of chocolate in my cupboard for this purpose. The main reason for that is that there's lots of half eaten chocolate! This recipe was quick, lovely and moist, and you don't even miss the chocolate. I adapted it a little by adding ¾- 1 cup of chopped dates, and (if I have them) about a half a cup of chocolate chips. The dates definitely add a lovely texture and denseness, they just melt into the brownie. I took some into my work and it was demolished! I've made it several times now with a few tweaks, I think it's my favourite brownie recipe now!
|Loving the set of cloud mugs from Farmers I was given this Mother's Day!
Another recipe from the same blog I made recently was a really decadent Chocolate Chunk Cinnamon Banana Cake. I was having some new friends over for afternoon tea, and we had some ripe bananas. It seems very serendipitous that whenever I want to bake, Vanessa has a new recipe up on her blog that is perfect for me! It was so delicious that I didn't even get a chance to take a photo, except for this one on Instagram where I was scoffing it with ice cream!!
I also baked some goodies for a special person. The challenge here was making something both gluten and dairy free. Because no one in my household has any food allergies or intolerance, I usually use just standard ingredients for everything. I knew I could make my One Step Peanut Butter Cookies (recipe here), but I also wanted to make something else. I went to the Petite Kitchen website, searched "dairy free" and came up with this recipe for Apricot Coconut Lemon Snack Bars. Practically the easiest recipe EVER. All ingredients in the food processor, press into a tin, chill. DONE. Amazingly delicious. I am not usually a coconut fan and I really loved it. I would definitely make this again and I'm recommending it to everyone I know with food allergies or intolerances!
A couple weeks ago we had a special morning tea for a work colleague who was leaving. We all brought a plate and I decided I wanted to make some mini cupcakes. I haven't really much experience with cupcakes, so I needed a good recipe. The first recipe I tried was a MEGA fail. I overfilled my cases so they just exploded everywhere. I changed recipe and precision measured my batter with a syringe, and ended up with 72 near perfect mini cupcakes. While this is a giant amount, it was brilliant because I needed to bake something for a baby shower in a few weeks time. So half I took to work, and half I froze. This weekend I defrosted the cupcakes and made a gorgeous chocolate ganache frosting.
|Proving things don't always go well for me!
The recipe for the Chocolate Cupcakes I made is from the Chelsea Sugar website, and you can find it here. It was an easy recipe, made really light moist cupcakes, and was great for my bulk baking! Definitely a recipe that I would make again.
For the icing/frosting I wanted something a little special, so I decided to do a chocolate ganache. This recipe is one my sister gave me from one of her cookbooks, I think it may be Donna Hay. Although chocolate + chocolate might seem a bit of an overload, it actually works really well together, especially with a mini cupcake. It's great for piping, just don't cool it too much or beat too long otherwise it will begin to set (speaking from experience!) and become too hard to pipe or lumpy.
Chocolate Ganache Frosting
(or Chocolate Fudge Icing)
250g Dark Chocolate (I use either 50% or 70% Whittakers)
½ cup cream
70g butter
Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or in a glass bowl over a simmering pot of water. Stir until melted and smooth.
Remove and cool completely, you can speed this process up by freezing or putting in the fridge, but check frequently to make sure it isn't frozen or setting.
Once cool, beat with electric beaters until thick and fluffy.
Use for icing a cake or put into piping back for frosting cupcakes.
I did some pretty crazy piping as my frosting was a little too hard...I decorated the frosted cupcakes with sugar balls from our local supermarket. These would be really cute at any kind of party. My son loved them so awesome for kids too :D
Have you stumbled across any great recipes recently? Happy Baking!
Have you stumbled across any great recipes recently? Happy Baking!


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This project, which incorporates two disciplines (philosophy and history) from the humanities and two discliplines (law and political science) from the social sciences, is a ground-breaking initiative designed to exploit the intersection between these 'sciences humaines,' providing a forum at Balliol for applying these disciplinary approaches to contemporary developments in political and international affairs. It will sponsor conferences and lectures and offer opportunities for political stakeholders and decision-makers to interact with top-ranked researchers, enriching both the academic environment of Balliol and the university and providing links to and impact upon the policy-making world.
Dr. Scot Peterson, Bingham Research Fellow in Constitutional Studies and Junior Research Fellow, Balliol College, University of Oxford
Dr. Alexis Tchoudnowsky
Dr. Sudhir Hazareesingh, Department of Politics and International Relations and Balliol College, University of Oxford
Dr. Edward Harcourt, Faculty of Philosophy and Keble College, University of Oxford
Contact details for enquiries
Please email the lead investigator, Dr. Scot Peterson, for any queries regarding this project.


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I don't like to talk about my family too much online. They're private people and I try to respect that (sometimes). But today is a special day and so even if it makes her a little bit antsy, I want to take this chance to call my mom out on being the wonderful lady she is. She was one of nine kids in a poor family. She grew up in the South with loving, progressive parents. Her childhood was full of playing sports and Catholic education. She was raised to work for justice and to strive for equality. She dealt with heartache and with challenge. She was (and is) the life of the party, the hardest worker I've ever seen, and the most moral person you'll ever meet. She's someone I'm lucky to know.
So on this day of days, happy birthday, Mom. I hope it's a great one and I hope most of all that there are many many more still to come.


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Toyota takes another one on the chin!
Toyota takes another one on the chin with a massive worldwide recall! These headlines keep opening the door wider for other auto companies to garner market share from a once Unstoppable Juggernaut. Times change fast and if your Toyota you can't like what you see in the rearview mirror especially if they are new Chrysler's, Ford's, Nissan's and BMW's!!!
From AutoNews.com:
TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp., struggling to restore its reputation for top quality, today recalled nearly 1.7 million vehicles globally for a variety of fuel system related problems, including 245,000 Lexus IS and Lexus GS sedans in the United States.
The North American vehicles are being called back to inspect for possibly faulty installation of fuel pressure sensors. In cases where the sensor is not fastened tightly enough, fuel can leak between the gasket that connects the sensor to the fuel delivery pipes, Toyota said.
Lexus dealers in the United States will inspect vehicles for fuel leaks. If none is found, they will tighten the sensor. If leaks are confirmed, the gasket will be replaced and the sensor tightened.


text: In 2010, Heidi Montag, just after finishing filming MTV's hit show "The Hills" — the series that made her a bonafide reality star — had 10 plastic surgeries done in one day. While she claimed at the time she wasn't addicted to cosmetic procedures, she did admit that part of the reason she went under the knife so many times was a desire to be "perfect." However, now that Montag's a mother — she gave birth to son Gunner with husband Spencer Pratt in October — she's expressed her disinterest in changing her appearance once again. "Having a baby has made me really appreciate my body, not just how it looks. It's just amazing, the human body," she told "Us Weekly." She added: "I have no temptation to have any kind of surgery after having a baby."


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India Employment Portal / India Jobs / India Vacancies / India Employment / Current Vacancy in India / Intel India Jobs / Intel India Employment / Intel India Vacancies
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SV Tools Architect - 611944
Job Category: Engineering
Primary Location: India-India, Bangalore
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Job Type: Experienced
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Posting Date: Feb 24, 2012
Apply Before: Feb 25, 2013
.�Execution in emulation and post Responsible for development of tools used for pre and post silicon validation of Intel Graphics chipsets. This includes validation tools for emulation.
�Responsible to architect tool changes or come up with solutions for new features and drive methodologies for coverage and concurrency tool development
�Support tools across multiple chipset and scale up the tool set for future products and scale down for LC/LP projects
�Drive workgroups, task forces, software architecture discussions to enable focused output for new features enhancements
�Independently work with multiple stakeholders across organization like the HW architects, HW and SW design teams, emulation and fulsim teams to comprehend the requirements and implement the tool set required for validation teams
�Mentor and guide junior team members on tool architecture, bug fixes and development methodologies like scrum
Identify and architect solutions for improved performance of SV tools to enable faster silicon
QualificationsSV TOOLS ARCHITECT
Minimum Requirements :
Education: Must have Masters in computers science and Bachelors in Electronics/electrical
Experience/Skills: 7-10 years of experience
�Solid understanding of computer architecture, including good understating of microprocessor and chipsets
�Good understanding of Graphics 3D and media pipeline
�Proven skills in writing low level software (including drivers, BSPs)
�Solid skills in C, C++ languages, good understanding of DirectX APIs
�Solid skills in at least one scripting language like Perl or Ruby
�Experience in windows based software stacks and tools like performance measurement and code coverage
�Proven skills in debugging HW and SW interface issues
Good understanding of Linux drivers will be an added advantage
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Spom, your money ain't got no home.........only spenders yo!
Yeah Sven I remember grabbing you and my buddy Chris and Smitty and hitting up Todd at IH, he threw down the hardest with cash and all the cash we had from selling shocks out of the trailer we were set. Needles need it to get back to SA right and didn't you break the pin in your wrist too? Those were the good old days.
I miss that shit!
Yeah joe, me and a couple of others put to together the Durango best trick. Needles spd out and in heelclickered it. Funny thing is we raised more money in the pits in a half hour than USAC could raise for a whole seasons pro DH prize money.
Good to see events like this and companies like Xfusion back them. Bring on the fun.
Griz eating, leaning on a shovel, and lying about getting sideways, pretty average day.
Sic! Strait, you are killing it, Griz keep up the good work, that shovel has no chance of falling over with you around.
Just kidding, I'm sure you are digging with it as well.
griz doin work son! got to sit with griz for about 7 hours to massanutten, guy is pure genius!
Wow, this is sick! Nice work guys!
I think the industry needs more of this stuff.
One year I did a cash prize for best trick during your qualifier run at the Durango National if anyone remembers that!
LOL, back when Romic was the goods!.


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Responsible for the administration of the company, website management, marketing and general enquiries.
Jess joined the Tracks team in April 2017 as Administrator.
Jess has always been involved in dance, competing in Calisthenics since the age of 7 both locally and nationally. She completed a Bachelor of Sport and Recreation Management and a Bachelor of Exercise and Human Movement in 2015 at Victoria University.
Born and bred in Darwin, Jess has just recently moved back to soak up the 'Territory' lifestyle and is looking forward to working alongside the Tracks Dance team. She is passionate about Marketing and Social Media after volunteering for several community events both in Melbourne and Darwin.


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spotlight on::simple song
Suann Song, author of the blog Simple Song, definitely falls under the category of People I wish I knew, but don't:) I love the fact that she is self taught and makes the simple...simply lovely. Her website is filled with delightful examples of her work and her etsy shop is equally adorable. This is a gal making some seriously pretty stuff...I'm a little sorry I missed out on her letterpress subscription which...if you like letterpress, would have been a pretty cool little investment. Hopefully she does it again. In the meantime I'm off to spend my hard earned pennies on these:
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So many women out there have inspired me to do something new. Take a wild guess! Blogging.
It's not that I think I'm stellar at all things crafty or some DIY maven, I'd just like to share some of the things I've learned. Instead of just borrowing ideas from others all the time it's time I make contributions to the blogging world as well.
So take what you like and toss out the rest. My goal is to bless and inspire.
Welcome to Budget Beautiful DIY!


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KMAC Museum is celebrating the milestone of 15,000 visitors enjoying the museum thanks to the free admission made possible by Delta Dental of Kentucky's charitable initiative, Making Smiles Happen®. Visitors are invited to "Share the Love" at the museum's free monthly Family Fun Day on Saturday, February 11 from 11am-3pm.
"Free admission had been a goal of our institution for years in order to break down barriers because art is the deepest form of communication," said KMAC executive director, Aldy Milliken. "Access to art and high quality exhibitions is essential for the growth and well-being of our city, and Delta Dental is a clear leader in the movement to make that possible for our region."
This Family Fun Day is a special celebration of Delta Dental's sponsorship, awarded after the museum reopened in July 2016.This donation will help KMAC Museum's effort to connect to a total of 80,000-100,000 people through June 30, 2017.
KMAC Museum connects people to art through exhibitions, educational programming and community events. KMAC's mission aligns with the spirit of Making Smiles Happen to improve the well-being and quality of life in the communities Delta Dental of Kentucky serves.
"Delta Dental believes access to art is an essential component to developing healthy communities. Making Smiles Happen strives to support causes and engage people to participate in experiences that do just that all over our great commonwealth," said Delta Dental of Kentucky COO, Tammy York-Day.
Family Fun Day is held monthly at the museum, offering free family art-making activities for all ages. At this special Family Fun Day, participants can make heart-shaped sculptures out of found objects in celebration of Valentine's Day. In addition, all participants will be invited to create mail art to send to either a newly settled refugee family in Kentucky, or a member of the 101st Airborne Division stationed at Fort Campbell.
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An elderly couple from Holly Hill wrote the following: ''We are considering a purchase in a retirement (life care) community that promises to provide all our medical needs, including 24-hour nursing care. What kind of legal protections are there if the owners don't keep all their promises?''
This couple is wise to be cautious in making such a move. Three of the 68 life-care facilities established in Florida have gone bankrupt. The majority are successful, however, and the Legislature has given residents some tough legal protections.


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NICOSIA (Reuters) - On a balmy July morning in 1974, Victoria Harwood Butler-Sloss was awoken by the sound of gunfire outside her childhood home in Cyprus's capital Nicosia.
Aged 13, she started to document a defining moment in one of the world's most intractable conflicts - a coup against a democratically elected government, engineered by Greece's military junta, triggering a Turkish invasion five days later.
"Machinegun fire, bombs, mortars, guns ... fighting all round house. Only me, mam and Robert," she wrote in neat script.
Her mother tried to go outside, a bullet whizzed past, and then she, her mother and her brother spent the next few hours huddled in the kitchen. The telephone went dead.
Butler-Sloss started her diary the day Greek Cypriot army tanks rolled into the streets of Nicosia.
Forty years on, and defying the best efforts of many mediators, this east Mediterranean island remains partitioned among its Greek and Turkish Cypriot populations, with Nicosia remaining the last divided capital in Europe.
"I'm still mystified as to why I started writing it," Butler-Sloss, born on the island of Armenian and British parents, told Reuters.
"I think it was my way of keeping calm," said Butler-Sloss, who lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons, but frequently returns to Cyprus to visit her mother.
After years at the bottom of a drawer, the 45 pages of exercise book are now on display in Nicosia. Fittingly, the exhibit is just a few meters (yards) away from a de facto border hewn during those days of turmoil.
For all the emotional upheaval of those events in the summer of 1974, Butler-Sloss's narrative remains purely factual.
Covering just over a month of conflict, it starts at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, July 15 when she was awoken by the sound of bullets from the presidential palace - just a few hundred meters up the road - and ends on Aug. 19, the day Rodger Davies, the American ambassador to Cyprus, was killed during riots.
Writing under curfew on the evening of July 20, the day Turkey launched its invasion, Butler–Sloss's handwriting slopes across the page as she writes in darkness, "Very heavy bombs and fights around the house .. ack ack guns quite near us."
She documents the heaviest fighting from 4:59 a.m. on Aug. 14, 1974. "There are hundreds of Turkish planes in the sky," she writes. "A rocket from a plane almost burst my eardrums. It was so loud that little bits of plaster fell from the house."
With hindsight, she acknowledges her diary could have been a defensive mechanism to buffer herself from fear.
"Reading the diary now, I feel the emotions that I didn't at the time. At the time it felt very disembodied: 'this is happening out there, it's not going to hurt us'," she said.
Less than an hour after she started her Aug. 14 entry, British forces radio relayed a message for British citizens to evacuate to its bases – military compounds Britain has retained on Cyprus since granting it independence in 1960.
Her family was split up; not all of them had British passports. She, her brother and a cousin were airlifted to Britain, where she spent about a year before returning when her school reopened.
Tens of thousands of people were displaced in the conflict. War dead are still being buried after a decades-old stalemate allowed the sides to eventually locate and open unmarked mass graves for identification in an effort which started in 2007.
Today, the gentle hum of cicadas under a carob tree in her mother's back garden is interrupted by the buzz of a massive construction site a block away. It's the new headquarters of a Russian online gaming firm, an indication of how much at least some parts of Cyprus have changed over the past four decades.
But for one 13-year-old, life was never the same again.
Some of her peers carried the trauma, turning to drink and drugs and dying prematurely.
"People sometimes don't make the link, but it did have an effect. There was an innocence and freedom that we lost," she says.
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The trip include tours to see some of important work NIF supports in Israel: encouraging shared society between Jews and Arabs in Israel, promoting human rights in the West Bank, striving for equality between all streams of Judaism and ensuring the rights of minorities (including Palestinian citizens of Israel and refugees and people seeking asylum from Africa) are protected.
The trip will take place between January 8 and 12, 2017. Participants can arrange their own accommodation in Jerusalem that fits their preferences and budget. The cost of the trip includes buses each day, tour guides, entrance fees to museums, lunch every day, and most dinners (detailed below).
Each morning, you will meet at a central location in Jerusalem and join the group on a fabulous day-trip, around Jerusalem, to Tel Aviv, around Southern Israel, or into the West Bank. You must participate in each day of the trip (i.e. you cannot choose to attend only two of the five days).


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George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin on 26th July, 1856 into the disreputable branch of an otherwise respectable Irish Protestant family. His father, George Carr Shaw, was an unsuccessful mill-owner and an alcoholic. Emotionally deprived as a child, Shaw experienced a haphazard education which included a brief spell at the Wesleyan School in Dublin, but also an inspiring introduction to music from the maverick musician, Vandaleur Lee, who lived with the family for some time. In 1873, Shaw's mother, Lucinda Elizabeth Gurly, an amateur singer, broke up the family when she left for London with her daughter Lucy to follow Lee (who was the model for Svengali in George du Maurier's Trilby). At fifteen, Shaw became a minor clerk in a l…
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I have been led to believe my whole life that banks/finance companies lend money to people. I assume that most other people have been led to believe the same thing. But as we have seen, nothing could be further from the truth.
The Fed admits as much--in a roundabout way--in the quote I used below. Let's break it down again. Here's the quote:
"Banks actually create money when they lend it. Here's how it works: Most of a bank's loans are made to its own customers and are deposited in their checking accounts. Because the loan becomes a new deposit, just like a paycheck does, the bank once again holds a small percentage of that new amount in reserve and again lends the remainder to someone else, repeating the money-creation process many times."
First of all, despite the Fed's protestation to the contrary, "lending" does not create anything. By its very definition, the act of "lending" assumes that what is being lent already exists--in other words, one cannot lend something one does not have. That is to say, I can't lend someone a bicycle if I don't have a bicycle. I can't create a bicycle by lending someone a bicycle--it's impossible. So right off the bat, we can see that we are being misled because lending doesn't create anything. But this idea that money is created through bank lending is very pervasive. And this misconception is a fundamental part of the system under which we currently labor.
Okay, fine, but...
...how is it that people lend to banks? Well, the Fed comes right out and says it--again, in a backhanded way. They point out that "loans" are made to bank customers and are then deposited in a checking account. The bank then uses that deposit as the engine to lend more money. So without saying it in so many words, the Fed is acknowledging that deposits lent to them by us are what they then use to lend.
In fact, every deposit of any kind into a bank is a loan to that bank from people. Without deposits, which are essentially and fundamentally loans from people to banks, the bank could do nothing, it would have no assets. So banks are helpless without the people. But we are always led to believe that in fact people are helpless without banks. That's the whole premise of the bailout--that if banks fail, people suffer. And that may be true if we insist on clinging irrationally to our current system in which we allow banks to dole out the money that is loaned to them by the people at great expense to the people.
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Even with our current system, in which we all go along with the mass delusion that banks, not people, create money, it's still blatantly obvious that it is people that create money instead of banks. I used the illustration of an auto loan below to make this point but now let's illustrate the point with something more expensive, like a mortgage.
But first let's recap a little bit of what posts below mentioned. We already see, by the Fed's own admission, that "very little" of a bank's deposits is "kept in the bank's vault." In fact, they only keep enough on hand "to meet routine withdrawals." In other words, they don't have the money "on hand" at any given time to actually lend any significant amount of real money, i.e., cash. That's what the Fed is essentially saying.
So let's say Bill goes into the bank to get a mortgage loan on a $500K house. We already know that the bank doesn't have $500K in cash on hand to give to Bill to pay for his house. Their deposits, i.e., loans from people, may total many times more than that amount on paper, but they don't actually physically have that amount of money in cash on the day that Bill comes in for his loan.
So the bank judges Bill to be good for the "loan" and they have him fill out a promissory note stating that he will pay the bank the $500K plus interest. The bank then enters some digits into a computer and print Bill or Bill's attorney or real estate agent a check for the proper amount, which they don't have on hand, remember (by the way, if one doesn't have something "on hand," that necessarily means one doesn't have it, even if it is listed as an asset on a ledger book somewhere).
So the bank essentially writes a bad check to the owner of the house Bill wants. But under our current system, the bank's check--again, written for an amount that they do not currently have on hand--is made good by, guess who? Bill and his promise to pay. So the fact that Bill will be giving money to the bank for the next 30 years is viewed as being the same as cash by all parties involved. But that view does not change the fact that the bank does not have the $500K on hand at the time of the transaction.
Quite literally then, Bill is creating the amount of his loan himself by paying it in installments over the next 30 years. That is to say, he's literally loaning the bank the money to cover the bad check it wrote because they don't have the cash on hand to pay for Bill's house.
When looked at this way, one can understand the predatory and fraudulent nature of interest. Again, Bill does not have $500K on hand to pay for the house he wants, but neither does the bank! So because we have created the illusion that banks have the "divine right" of money creation, the bank now gets to charge Bill interest for lending them the money to pay for his house!
No one would ever agree to this system if they realized how it works, and that's why the Fed tells us that banks, not people, create money. But we have seen that the opposite is true--people, not banks, create money but the people have been suckered into letting banks charge them money for loaning money to banks.
So much for "Truth in Lending"...


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After a recent email correspondence with OJ Sanitago we got on the subject of high shutter speed sync and we HAD to try it out!
The results are amazing! Although we didn't have the bright sun to play with the overcast day still provided a perfect venue for the experiment.
Especially when Kari and OJ Santiago showed up! Terri put them to work planting the tree our good friend Ralph gave us. Thanks again Ralph!
These are all triggered at up to 5000th of a second by the peanut optical sensor plugged into our cheap transmitters. All of the canon flashes were set on high speed.


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OK, time to think cross...
Cross is my therapy. In fact, bikes have been responsible for most of the good things in my life and thinking about it brings me to better places. So, being out here in NJ and keeping the head above water these days is made better when I think about cross.
I went for a run in an old haunt of mine yesterday, Tamaques Park in Westfield NJ. Haven't been there since high school it seems. It hasn't changed. I knew there were trails so I went and found them and instantaneously, the only thing I could think of is "WOW! This would be an awesome cross course!"
It is akin to Elk's Lodge in Boulder where we get our training on but better. It's got a WAY better open fields to train in plus a TON of sweet single track that reminded me a LOT of the course we did in Schriek Belgium in January.
So, if you are a crosser in mid NJ and want to grab your buddies together for a little mid week training workout, I'd suggest Tamaques (after you investigate with whom you need to) the allowance of bikes in that back wooded section. It's got a phenomonal start/finish area wide enough for plenty of peeps to line up with plenty of straight aways to pass safely before diving into sweet paths with logs already put in your path to hurdle.
If you all set up a course in there Jersey-ite crossers, send some pics! I'd love to see how this turns out.


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Hello lovely readers for today's post I wanted to share with you some of my favourite Pink and Orange Makeup and Nail Products and a few of my essentials.
My first essential is this clear Makeup bag from H&M it's perfect for keeping all of your most used summer items in an the neon accents really make it stand out.
The next item is this Barry M Gelly Orange Nail Polish in Satsuma, it so lovely and bright and lasts for a really long time and it's really affordable and the colour is one of my must haves for summer.
The next item is the Rimmel London Moisture Renew Lipstick in Coral Queen. This is such a beautiful bright shade that I love wearing during the summer, well anytime really it's just so pretty and it doesn't dry out your lips like some other Lipsticks so it's great for the warmer weather.
The next item is also from Rimmel London and it is their Fix and Perfect Pro Primer, this is quite a new purchase but is one that I am quite happy with. I does feel really smooth on my skin and is a step that I have added before applying Foundation/Concealer.
The next item is this Ciate' Nail Polish in Raspberry Collins - I've not tried this yet but i am really looking forward to wearing it. It's a colour that I can imagine wearing for all seasons.
And finally this Rimmel London Blusher in Santa Rose is a great summer essential as it adds warmth to the face whilst complimenting lot's of different Lipstick shades.
Hope you liked this post :)
What are some of your Summer Makeup Essentials?
Best wishes :)


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Two-hundreth Mission Celebration
On September 23, 1944, the 384th Bomb Group celebrated their two-hundredth mission. Fortunately for the boys on the air crews, no one had to fly the next day.
Mission 197 was flown on Thursday, September 21. Everyone had a day off on the 22nd. The party was on a Saturday – September 23. Probably anticipating the aftereffects of the party, a mission was not scheduled the next day, the 24th. Mission 198 was flown on the 25th and 199 on the 26th.
The boys reached mission 200 on Wednesday, September 27. The 384th Bomb Group formed the 41st CBW "A" wing for Mission 201's attack on the railroad marshalling yards of Cologne, Germany.
Celebration aside, mission 200 did not go off without incident. Everyone did make it back to Grafton-Underwood, but there were many mishaps.
- The Donald George Springsted crew and Bert O. Brown, Jr. crew were involved in a taxi accident prior to takeoff. The Brown crew's aircraft, 44-6080, had to be scrapped. The Springsted's aircraft, Sneakin' Deacon, was repaired in time to fly the next day's mission.
- The Loren L. Green crew aboard Pro Kid had to abort and turn back due to an internal failure in an engine.
- The Frank F. Cepits crew aboard The Challenger came back with the #3 engine feathered.
- The James W. Orr crew aboard Tremblin' Gremlin II experienced a bomb bay door malfunction over the target. The bomb bay doors could not be opened, either electrically or manually. Gremlin returned to base still loaded with all of her bombs.
- The John H. Hunt, Jr. crew had a harrowing landing. Boss Lady's tail wheel would not extend for the landing. Fortunately, no one was injured.
- The William J. Blankenmeyer crew landed with wounded aboard. Rebel came back with an injured tail gunner, Robert H. Hoyman.
The John Oliver Buslee crew, aboard Hale's Angels, was the high group deputy, the hot camera ship. They completed mission 200 without incident. The James Joseph Brodie crew did not fly mission 200.
For the Buslee and Brodie crews, the celebrating would be over all too soon. It would be the next mission, 201, on Thursday, September 28, 1944 that would be their last. The Buslee crew aboard Lead Banana and the Brodie crew aboard Lazy Daisy collided coming off the target at Magdeburg on September 28, 1944, at about ten minutes past noon. Aboard the two ships, fourteen men lost their lives, and four became prisoners of war.
© Cindy Farrar Bryan and The Arrowhead Club, 2014
Information Circular No. 10
I believe this letter was the one that followed the New Year's Eve telegram to the Farrar family that brought the news of their son George Edwin Farrar's imprisonment by the German government.
A sample of Information Circular No. 10:
Headquarters Army Service Forces
Office of the Provost Marshal General
Washington 25, D. C.
Information Circular No. 10
Germany, Hungary, Rumania, and Bulgaria
The Prisoner of War Information Bureau, Office of the Provost Marshal General, receives and records the names of American prisoners of war and civilians reported interned by the Enemy Powers. It answers inquiries and furnishes available information concerning American prisoners of war and civilian internees to those interested.
The following information, subject to change, is substantially all that is available at this time.
TREATMENT AND CONDITION OF PRISONERS OF WAR – Reports received from neutral sources indicate that American prisoners of war interned by Germany, Hungary, Rumania, and Bulgaria are receiving fair treatment and these Governments are complying substantially with the terms of the Geneva Convention considering all the circumstances which accompany war. This convention requires each interment camp to have a properly equipped infirmary with adequate medical personnel in attendance. Prisoners of war must be medically examined at least once a month, and any who are ill must be given treatment. It requires also that notification concerning capture indicate fact of wounds or serious illness. The letter accompanying this circular gives all information in possession of the Bureau at this time. If no mention is made of health, wounds, or hospitalization, such matters were not mentioned in the cable received. If information of that nature is received, the emergency addressee and other interested persons will be notified promptly.
INSPECTION OF CAMPS – The Geneva Convention provides for the inspection of prisoner of war camps by representatives of the Protecting Power and delegates of the International Red Cross. If the representative or delegate finds grounds for complaint that cannot be settled at the time inspection is being made, he submits such complaints formally to the Detaining Power concerned. Since the Protecting Power and the International Red Cross act independently, there is double scrutiny of conditions in the camps. Reports of these inspections are forwarded periodically to this Bureau.
The document in its entirety:
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New Year's Eve Telegram
On New Year's Eve, December 31, 1944, a telegram arrived at the Farrar household in Atlanta, Georgia. The news that George Edwin Farrar's family had been waiting for had finally arrived. Their son was alive. He was a prisoner of war, but he was alive.
It had been ninety-five days, more than three months, since the September 28 mid-air collision between the Lead Banana, on which he was the waist gunner, and the Lazy Daisy. It was the first word any of the families of the boys in the crew had heard that one of their own was safe. As telegrams tended to be, it was short, but this one was oh so sweet.
The telegram reads:
Report just received through the International Red Cross states that your son Staff Sergeant George E Farrar is a Prisoner of War of the German Government. Letter of information follows from Provost Marshal General=
It was signed
Dunlop Acting the Adjutant General.
Farrar's mother, Raleigh Mae Farrar, did not waste any time contacting the families of the other boys on the Busee crew to share the good news.
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First Letter from Mrs. Andersen
The same day she received the US Army Air Corps' December 26, 1944 letter about her missing husband – the tail gunner on Lead Banana – and accompanying list of crew members and their next of kin, Gerald Lee Andersen's wife, Esther, penned a letter to Raleigh Mae Farrar, George Edwin Farrar's mother. Mrs. Andersen dated her letter December 26, 1944, which was the same date of the letter that included the next of kin list from the Army Air Forces. Perhaps the Army Air Forces pre-dated their letter or Mrs. Andersen wrote the wrong date on hers. Her letter is as follows:
December 26, 1944
Stromsburg, Nebraska
Mrs. Raleigh Mae Farrar
79 East Lake Terrace Northeast
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mrs. Farrar:
Today I received from the War Department the names of the crew on the B-17 (Flying Fortress) on which my husband, S/Sgt. Gerald Lee Andersen, was reported missing in action since September 28 and also the names of the next of kin.
I received the information that the plane was damaged by antiaircraft fire and forced down near their target over Germany. I would like to know if you have received any information concerning your son, S/Sgt. George E. Farrar, safety.
I wish to keep in contact with all next of kin in case any of us receive any information that we may exchange.
My anxiety as I know yours has been great and we hold on to every hope of their safety. My sympathy is with you. May I hear from you soon.
Mrs. Esther E. Coolen Andersen
Box 282
Stromsburg, Nebraska
Teaching address:
Mrs. Esther E. Andersen
Box 38
Scotia, Nebraska
Esther's husband, Gerald Lee Andersen, was the tail gunner on the Joe Carnes crew in the 544th squadron of the 384th bomb group. Andersen's first mission with the 384th was the August 7, 1944 mission 174 to an oil depot in Dungy, France. Andersen flew nine total missions with the Carnes crew, the last being September 13, 1944.
Eugene D. Lucynski was the tail gunner on the John Buslee crew, also in the 544th squadron of the 384th bomb group. Lucynski's first mission with the 384th was the August 4, 1944 mission 171 to a rocket R&D facility – CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) – in Peenemunde, Germany. Lucynski flew twelve total missions with the Buslee crew, the last being September 11, 1944.
For reasons unknown, Lucynski flew his next two missions with the Carnes crew, replacing Gerald Lee Andersen as tail gunner. Mission 195 on September 17, was a tactical mission to s'Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. Mission 196 on September 19, was to the railroad marshalling yards in Hamm, Germany.
On the September 19 mission, the Carnes crew was aboard the Tremblin' Gremlin. The Gremlin was struck by flak, and after bombs away, left formation under control. The crew, including Eugene Lucynski, who had replaced Gerald Lee Andersen as tail gunner, bailed out over Binche, Belgium. Landing in allied territory, the crew eventually returned to duty, with the exception of seriously injured ball turret gunner, James B. King, Jr. The temporary absence of the Carnes crew left Andersen to fill in with other crews.
Andersen's next mission was mission 198 on September 25 to the railroad marshalling yards at Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany. He flew as tail gunner on the John Buslee crew replacing Eugene Lucynski, who had taken his place on the Carnes crew. The Bulsee crew didn't fly on September 26, so on that date on mission 199, Andersen flew with the Joseph D. Patella crew. Andersen's next two missions on September 27 and September 28, however, would be back on the Buslee crew again, replacing Eugene Lucynski.
This series of crew changes resulted in Gerald Lee Andersen flying as the tail gunner aboard the Lead Banana on September 28, 1944 when it collided with Lazy Daisy coming off the target at Magdeburg, Germany. Whatever the reason behind the switch in tail gunners for the two crews, it saved Lucynski from being on the Lead Banana on September 28, and put Andersen on that ill-fated flight, where he lost his life.
Gerald Lee Andersen was born on June 20, 1923. He was only 21 years old when he lost his life on September 28, 1944 in the mid-air collision between Lead Banana and Lazy Daisy. He is buried in Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell (Lincoln County), Nebraska in Section F, Site 1229.
The photo of Andersen was sent to Raleigh Mae Farrar (George Edwin Farrar's mother) on April 7, 1945 by Andersen's wife, Esther. On the back of the photo she described her husband as 5-feet 7-inches tall, weighing 140 pounds, with dark wavy hair, green eyes, and a fair complexion. She noted his age as 22, which he would have been, had he lived, in June of that year.
Esther Andersen's letter of April 7, 1945 will be published in a future post.
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Next of Kin List Released
The day after Christmas 1944, at ninety days missing in action, the US Army Air Forces wrote to the Buslee crew's next of kin and enclosed a list of the names of the crew members on the Lead Banana on September 28 and also included the names and addresses of next of kin in case the families wanted to communicate with each other.
December 26, 1944
Headquarters, Army Air Forces
Attention: AFPPA-8
(9753) Farrar, George E.
Mrs. Raleigh Mae Farrar,
79 EastLake Terrace Northeast,
Atlanta, Georgia.
Dear Mrs. Farrar:
For reasons of military security it has been necessary to withhold the names of the air crew members who were serving with your son at the time he was reported missing.
Since it is now permissible to release this information, we are inclosing a complete list of names of the crew members.
The names and addresses of the next of kin of the men are also given in the belief that you may desire to correspond with them.
Clyde V. Finter
Colonel, Air Corps
Chief, Personal Affairs Division
Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Personnel
1 Incl
List of crew members & names
& addresses of next of kin
1st. Lt. John O. Buslee
Mr. John Buslee, (Father)
411 North Wisner Avenue,
Park Ridge, Illinois.
1st. Lt. William A. Henson, II
Mrs. Harriet W. Henson, (Wife)
Summerville, Georgia.
1st. Lt. Robert S. Stearns
Mr. Carey S. Stearns, (Father)
Post Office Box 113,
Lapine, Oregon.
2nd. Lt. David F. Albrecht
Reverand Louis M. Albrecht, (Father)
Scribner, Nebraska.
S/Sgt. Sebastiano J. Peluso
Mrs. Antonetta Peluso, (Mother)
2963 West 24th Street,
Brooklyn, New York.
S/Sgt. Lenard L. Bryant
Mrs. Ruby M. Bryant, (Wife)
Route Number Two,
Littlefield, Texas.
S/Sgt. Gerald L. Andersen
Mrs. Esther E. Coolen Andersen, (Wife)
Box Number 282,
Stromburg, Nebraska.
S/Sgt. George E. Farrar
Mrs. Raleigh Mae Farrar, (Mother)
79 East Lake Terrace Northeast,
Atlanta, Georgia.
Sgt. George F. McMann
Mr. George F. McMann, (Father)
354 West Avenue,
Bridgeport, Connecticut.
The above list is also a part of MACR (Missing Air Crew Report) 9753. For a diagram and list of each man's position on the Lead Banana on September 28, 1944, click here.
The Brodie crew's next of kin must have gotten the same letter and a list of those on the Lazy Daisy. The following list is attached to MACR9366. For a diagram and list of each man's position on the Lazy Daisy on September 28, 1944, click here.
1st Lt. James J. Brodie
Mrs. Mary E. Brodie, (Wife)
4436 North Kostner Avenue
Chicago, Illinois.
2nd Lt. Lloyd O. Vevle
Mr. Oliver E. Vevle, (Father)
240 Sixth Avenue, North
Fort Dodge, Iowa.
2nd Lt. George M. Hawkins, Jr.
Mr. George M. Hawkins, Sr., (Father)
52 Marchard Street
Fords, New Jersey
T/Sgt. Donald W. Dooley
Mr. Guy T. Dooley, (Father)
711 South Rogers Street
Bloomington, Indiana.
S/Sgt. Byron L. Atkins
Mr. Verne Atkins, (Father)
Route Number Two
Lebanon, Indiana.
Sgt. Robert D. Crumpton
Mrs. Stella M. Parks, (Mother)
Route Number One
Ennis, Texas
Sgt. Gordon E. Hetu
Mr. Raymond J. Hetu, (Father)
3821 Webb Street
Detroit, Michigan.
S/Sgt. Wilfred F. Miller
Mrs. Mary Miller, (Mother)
Rural Free Delivery Number One
Newton, Wisconsin.
S/Sgt. Harry A. Liniger
Mrs. Estelle P. Liniger, (Mother)
Box Number 251
Gatesville, North Carolina
If the US Army Air Forces had told the families of the two crews what actually happened to their sons' aircraft and provided the lists of both crews to the families, the families of the two pilots, Buslee and Brodie, would have discovered that they lived only seven and a half miles apart in Chicago, Illinois. These families would most likely have been very interested in communicating if they had been made aware of each other.
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Merry Christmas…
On Christmas day, George Edwin Farrar was allowed to write home again to his family. He was a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft IV, and now out of the hospital and in a regular barracks in the prison camp. His family still did not know if he were dead or alive following the mid-air collision of September 28, 1944. He had previously written two letters home from prison camp – on October 24 and November 9 – but neither one had been received by his parents at the time he wrote this third letter.
He wrote:
December 25, 1944
Dearest Mother: Hope everyone had a nice Christmas. We had as good as can be expected here. I am sorry I can't send you a birthday card but do hope that you have a nice one. If you get a chance I wish you would send me some cigars, as I still don't smoke cigarettes. Love to all, George.
His mother, Raleigh Mae Farrar's, fifty-fifth birthday was a month away on January 25, 1945.
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A Second Letter from Mr. Buslee
My grandmother, Raleigh Mae Farrar, must have replied to Mr. Buslee's first letter of November 27, as this second letter from Mr. Buslee indicates. Since that time, both families apparently received the same letter from the Army Air Forces providing some details of the September 28 incident in which their sons were reported missing. Mr. Buslee wrote to my grandmother again on December 16, 1944.
Your recent letter was duly received and I have delayed a reply in the hope that each day would bring some word about your son and the rest of the crew. Thus far the only definite word is a letter from the War Department dated the 10th of December which advises that the plane was shot down by enemy flak over the target at 12:10 P.M. at Magdeburg Germany on Sept 28th. They state that they have no further word pertaining our son John Oliver and that when they do they will advise us.
From what we have heard from many friends such word is supposed to be very encourageing. In other words a delay usually means that the men are safe and will be reported in due time; so it seems that we must have faith and be patient.
We too had a letter from the navigator and in it he tells us the same as sent to you. Well that is perhaps the best he can do with the restrictions placed on him and we are very appreciative of his writing to us. From what we have heard the missions are indeed strenuous and truly it is a wonder that the boys that made these trips ever feel like writing. Our son was quite a faithful correspondent so you can realize what the absence of any mail from him means to us and especially his Mother. Then too the letters that we sent to him are returned as well as boxes all of which are a sad reminder that the boys are really worse off than we at home. However the youth of this country are showing what a wonderful lot of boys they are and I marvel at the spirit they have under these trying times. They should be an inspiration to the older folks.
I note that you have a crew picture and thinking that you may not know who they are I am sending a list of names in the event that this will interest you. To look at that group one can well understand what I mean when I say the youth are wonderful. To my mind that is as fine an assortment of manhood as one could find anywhere and I count it a privilege that my son is among so fine a crew. Yes I had the good fortune to meet all of them in Ardmore last June and I trust it will be my pleasure to again meet all of them and more that this may be real soon. Should you or any of your family get to Chicago I trust that we may have the pleasure of your call as we live in a suburb of Chicago only 17 miles from downtown.
Mrs. Buslee and my daughter join me in sending to your our sincere greetings and that you will soon hear favorably from your fine son with the good word that he is hale and hearty.
The navigator mentioned in Mr. Buslee's letter was Chester Rybarczyk, the original navigator on the Buslee crew who flew with a different crew on September 28. He sent a letter to the Farrar family on October 12, 1944.
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First Details from Army Air Forces
George Edwin Farrar and the other boys aboard the Lead Banana and Lazy Daisy have now been missing for seventy-two days. The only official communications the families have received have been a letter from the 384th Bombardment Group Chaplain, Dayle R. Schnelle on October 9, 1944, a telegram from Adjutant General Ulio on October 14, and a letter from Adjutant General Ulio on October 17. All reported the same information – their sons were reported missing in action on September 28.
Finally, almost two months from the original communication, the families received the following letter providing the first details of September 28. The details provided at this time were partially inaccurate. Surprisingly, the letter informs the parents of the target location and time of day of the incident. The report does not state the fact that their son's bomber collided with another 384th bomber. Also, neither of the bombers were reported to have sustained any anti-aircraft fire in any official reports of the mid-air collision. This letter states otherwise.
December 8, 1944
Headquarters, Army Air Forces
Attention: AFPPA-8
AAF 201 – (9753) Farrar, George E., 14119873
To: Mrs. Raleigh Mae Farrar,
79 East Lake Terrace Northeast
Atlanta, Georgia.
Dear Mrs. Farrar:
I am writing to you with reference to your son, Staff Sergeant George E. Farrar, who was reported by the Adjutant General as missing in action over Germany since September 28.
Further information has been received indicating that Sergeant Farrar was a crew member of a B-17 (Flying Fortress) bomber which departed from England on a combat mission to Magdeburg, Germany, on September 28th. The report indicates that during this mission at about 12:10 p.m. in the vicinity of the target, your son's bomber sustained damage from enemy antiaircraft fire. Shortly afterwards the disabled craft was observed to fall to the earth, and inasmuch as the crew members of accompanying planes were unable to obtain any further details regarding its loss, the above facts constitute all the information presently available.
Due to necessity for military security, it is regretted that the names of those who were in the plane and the names and addresses of their next of kin may not be furnished at the present time.
Please be assured that a continuing search by land, sea, and air is being made to discover the whereabouts of our missing personnel. As our armies advance over enemy occupied territory, special troops are assigned to this task, and all agencies of the government in every country are constantly sending in details which aid us in bringing additional information to you.
Very sincerely,
E. A. Bradunas,
Major A. G. D.,
Chief, Notification Branch,
Personnel Affairs Division,
Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Personnel.
December 8, 1944 was an important date for another reason back in the states for the wife of one of the Buslee crew members. The co-pilot's wife, Patricia, gave birth that day to her and David Franklin Albrecht's baby. With her husband now missing in action for seventy-two days, this day must have been bittersweet for Mrs. Albrecht. As she welcomed her daughter into the world, her thoughts must have been on her husband and that someday he would be home to meet his child.
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First Communication Between Buslee Crew Families
In 1944, Thanksgiving came and went without any of the Buslee crew families hearing any additional news about their sons. The following Tuesday would mark two months since the mid-air collision between the Lazy Daisy and Lead Banana on September 28. The day before that sad anniversary, John Buslee, the Lead Banana pilot's father, wrote a letter to the parents of my dad, George Edwin Farrar. Mr. Buslee had visited the boys in Ardmore, Oklahoma before they left the states for England and must have asked for home addresses at that time. The War Department had not released Next of Kin information to the families at this point.
In his letter dated Monday, November 27, 1944 from Park Ridge, Illinois, Mr. Buslee wrote:
Dear Parents of George A. Farrar,
It was my pleasure to meet your son, George, in Ardmore, Oklahoma last June just before the boys flew to England.
My son, John O., was the pilot of the plane and as we were notified on October 13 that our son was missing in action over Germany on September 28, we presume that your son, George, was also on the plane.
We have been under a lot of suspense since that time and imagine that you have also wondered what has happened to the boys. In an effort to learn something about them, we have made some inquiry and the best hope we get is that no word from them could mean that they are prisoners of war and thus it would take several months before word would reach us from Washington about them.
Naturally, we are very anxious to learn something as to their whereabouts, and I am writing to you in the hope that you have been fortunate enough to have heard something from your son. It seems that there are instances when names of missing are mentioned over the short wave radio and the next of kin have thus been advised through this medium long before any official word comes from Washington.
Early in September we received a snapshot showing the crew members and the plane. The boys all looked fine and seemed to be in the same high spirit that they enjoyed when we met them in Ardmore. I presume you also have one of these pictures. If not, I have an extra one and could send it to you.
I sincerely trust that George will return safely and soon. Meantime, it seems we at home will have to have the faith that our prayers are answered and that the boys are in no danger.
Would like very much to hear from you with any word that you might receive. Meantime,
Sincerely yours,
John Buslee
The snapshot Mr. Buslee refers to is this crew photo:
Only five of the original ten members of the crew shown in the photo were on the Lead Banana on September 28. The five were:
- Lt. John Oliver Buslee, Pilot, from Park Ridge, Illinois, back row, far left
- Lt. David Franklin Albrecht, Co-Pilot, from Chico, California, back row, second from left
- Sgt. Sebastiano Joseph Peluso, Radio Operator/Gunner, from Brooklyn, New York, front row, second from left
- Sgt. Lenard Leroy Bryant, Engineer/ Top Turret Gunner, from Littlefield, Texas, front row, third from left
- Sgt. George Edwin Farrar, Waist Gunner, from Atlanta, Georgia, (my dad), front row, far right
Only nine men made up the Lead Banana crew on September 28. The other four, filling in from other crews, were:
- Lt. William Alvin Henson, II, Navigator
- Lt. Robert Sumner Stearns, Bombardier
- Sgt. Gerald Lee Andersen, Tail Gunner
- Sgt. George Francis McMann, Jr., Ball Turret Gunner
Buslee crewmembers who were not on Lead Banana on September 28 were:
- Lt. Chester A. Rybarczyk, Navigator, from Toledo, Ohio, back row, second from right
- Lt. James B. Davis, Bombadier, from New Castle, Indiana, back row, far right [Note: John Oliver Buslee's father provided the identifications for this photo, and identified the bombardier as Davis; however, this may be original Buslee crew bombardier Marvin B. Fryden who was killed on the August 5, 1944 mission]
- Sgt. Erwin V. Foster, Ball Turret Gunner, from Elmira, New York, front row, far left
- Sgt. Clarence B. Seeley, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner, from Nebraska, front row, third from right
- Sgt. Eugene D. Lucynski, Tail Gunner, from Detroit, Michigan, front row, second from right
As an interesting side note, the only men who signed my dad's copy of the photograph were the enlisted men that were original Buslee crewmembers who were on the Lead Banana on September 28 – Sebastiano Peluso, Lenard Bryant, and George Farrar.
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Bob Farrar Injured in Kamikaze Attack on USS Intrepid
By late 1944, Raleigh Mae Farrar would have more than one son in the war to worry about. George Edwin Farrar's younger brother, Robert Burnham Farrar, known as Bob, had enlisted in the Navy on May 8 the year before, just a few months after turning eighteen. His parents were against it, thinking him too young to go to war, but he had made his mind up that he was going to serve his country like his older brothers Carroll and Ed.
Bob was serving on the USS Intrepid when it was attacked by two Japanese kamikaze pilots within five minutes on November 25, 1944, the day after Thanksgiving. Six officers and fifty-nine crew were killed, while about a hundred men were wounded. Bob survived the attack, but was injured, possibly from smoke inhalation from the resulting fire. He required later hospitalization.
The fire was reportedly extinguished in two hours. Still able to sail, Intrepid headed to San Francisco the next day, November 26, for repairs and arrived there on December 20.
A slide show of photos of the attack on the USS Intrepid on November 25, 1944 can be seen on YouTube.
Bob and older brother Ed as children in Atlanta, Georgia:
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In Calvin's sociology program, you'll explore people and the groups they form. You'll examine groups of people at work, at play, in mourning and more—because you'll learn to appreciate and understand many facets of human experience. But why study sociology?
A simple question—a complex answer
At Calvin, you'll study sociology as just one aspect of your God-given vocation. We believe that God created all things good—including humans and the relationships we form. Yet through human beings, sin entered the world. We experience tension and disorder in our social relationships.
But that isn't the end of the story.
God doesn't allow this social disorder to prevail. His son, Jesus Christ, sacrificed himself to redeem human disobedience, thus offering the hope of ongoing renewal in creation.
Discovering ways to heal and renew social relationships
So here you are. You live in a fallen world. You see suffering and injustice in society, in intergroup relationships and in yourself. At Calvin, you'll study sociology to better understand human relationships and the way in which sin affects them.
And you won't stop there.
As you learn, you'll get involved in creative solutions that answer the pressing needs of our society. Through classes, off-campus study programs, internships and events like the Faith and International Development Conference», you'll discover ways in which God is calling us to be agents of renewal—working for social change here in the United States and in all the world.


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Part I. In gratitude for the authorial opportunity granted to me by The American Catholic, I would like to use this forum to host my official "Announcement of Protest." Let it be forth known that from this point forward, I am protesting. The status quo has become too much of a status, and as for the quo … well, who knew what that ever really meant. Yes, I am protesting, and as such, I am a protester.
Part II. I would now like you to all join me in a round of congratulations. Growing up in small-town Ohio, I never in my wildest dreams thought I would be named Time Magazine's "Person of the Year." It is humbling, of course, to be in the company of George W. Bush, Pope John Paul II, and Henry Kissinger. When I receive my plaque from Time, I will be hosting a party, and all of you are invited.
Part II(B). As an added bonus to using an online forum for my official announcement, it turns out I have post facto been named "Person of the Year" for 2006. This secondary plaque will be occasion for a separate, but equally elaborate, celebration, to which all of you are also invited.
Part II(B)(iv). It is unclear at this point whether or not I won the same award post facto for the 1969 prize. While certainly a "Middle American," I was not yet born. I have sent a request for clarification to the good folks at Time. I will await the official word before scheduling the third celebration.
Part II(B)(iv)(e). My MacBook Pro is under the impression that it should receive the 1982 prize. I tried to tell it that this was just plain silly, but now it is officially protesting me, thereby potentially qualifying it for not one, but two prizes. It has sent a clarification Tweet to Time. In the event that it is correct, the computer can plan its own darn party.


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Waka Flocka Flame's Flockaveli follow-up Triple F Life is out next week, and previously we checked in on tracks like the anthemic "I Don't Really Care" and the muscular "Lurkin." Now, the Internet hath provided yet again, and the entire record is available for you at DatPiff. Flocka reaches for pop gloss on tracks like "Fist Pump" and "Get Low," but other than that, those who dug Flockaveli will find plenty of what they liked about that record on Triple F Life. Now, to figure out how to stream this in a car, where it is meant to be played. Hit it below.
(via Datpiff)
Triple F Life is out 6/12 on 1017 Brick Squad/Asylum/Warner Bros.


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A 15-gun salute went ahead as scheduled outside Queen's Park on Thursday, as Toronto residents remained on alert due to what police have described as an unspecified "potential risk to public safety."
Toronto police tweeted prior to the ceremonial gunfire that there would be "no need for concern" about the noise.
Ontario government lays out promises to fund health care, cut waste in first throne speech
The salute was delivered ahead of the Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell's throne speech. The newly minted Progressive Conservative government is poised to begin a summer sitting of the legislature.
Threat of vehicle ramming attack near CN Tower prompted increase in police presence: source
The gunfire was expected to last about 10 minutes.
Several people on Twitter questioned the decision to go ahead with the salute, saying that the noise could cause panic.
Though authorities have been tight-lipped about the nature of the information they've received, police forces in the Greater Toronto Area have increased the number of officers at key tourist locations, such as the CN Tower and Canada's Wonderland.
"We're not going to comment on anything to do with the information received other than to say that it is information that causes us to determine a potential risk to public safety," Toronto Police Insp. Michael Barsky told reporters during a news conference outside the CN Tower on Thursday.
York Regional Police asked the public to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity.
The Ontario premier's office said in a statement that they are aware of the "potential threat" and are monitoring the situation closely.
With files from David Shum, Global News
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Thanks everyone for playing along and hope you enjoy the books. I will mail them out all at once. Today is the last day for a chance to win. The last book is Single White Vampire By Lynsay Sands. The contest will close by midnight tonight. Good Luck!
But Kate was adament: Luc will attend a romance convention to meet his fans. By hook or by crook,despite his reclusive nature, odd sleep schedule and avoidance of the sun, the surly yet handsome Luc was going to be recognized as the real charmer a nationally bestselling author should be. But soon Kate wouls learn that his novels were more biographies than bodice rippers, and it'd be her neck on the line.
A sweeter surrender, or more heartwarming a love story-his own-Luc has yet to write.
The winner (using the random.org number generator) of Glimmerglass is Chenderson! Snail mail addy please.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
~Day 4~Last Day to Enter Book Giveaway!
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6 comments:
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- August 12, 2010 at 9:07 AM
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