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The show follows Emily Owens (Mamie Gummer) as she embarks on her first year of residency and works under a world-renowned surgeon. What she quickly realizes, though, is that despite the fancy building and famous supervisors, working at the hospital is a lot like going back to high school. To make that point even more obvious and worrisome for Emily, her actual high school arch-nemesis turns up as one of her fellow residents.
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First, Emily is joined by her adorable friend, Will (Justin Hartley). They met in college and became best friends. Now they're residents together in a seriously cutthroat program. Not only are they BFFs, but Emily also has a huge crush on him. As Emily fumbles through her first years of residency, will the constant eyes of her crush be helpful or humiliating?
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I was starting to wonder if we would get a frost this October. The weather's been so meek and mild of late, with winter looking a far way off.
I was starting to wonder if we would get a frost this October. The weather's been so meek and mild of late, with winter looking a far way off. Global warming, I thought, has led to unseasonally balmy weather on the hillsides of Bath.
But now we've had our first real frost of the season. I woke the other day to frosted cars sparkling in the morning sun, and crisp autumn leaves that were crunchy underfoot.
Until it all thawed out that is. Before long everything looked dull, damp, blackened and mushy – especially on the allotment. Overnight my nasturtiums, courgettes, squashes and pumpkins perished. Their remains looked messy and certainly didn't reflect my autumnal efforts at weeding and tidying. Poor Ron next door has lost his rows of cutting dahlias. They looked stunning last week and now they're a forlorn sight of drooping foliage and faded, floppy flowers.
At least it didn't take long to clear up, and all that sodden decomposing plant material will work wonders on the compost heap. And it's good to finally clear the ground of summer crops so I can start making plans for next year's plot.
Gardeners' World Web User
01/11/2008 at 16:14
Jane what you've said about the allotment looking damp and everything blackened is true. My chilli peppers in my garden all look black with drooping folliage. should I take them out?
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04/11/2008 at 12:55
Mine too - garden's all gone mushy :(
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28/11/2011 at 18:37
This is my first year as a novice vege gardener and I have 2 raised beds in my miniscule back garden in the South East. I have plenty of lettuce, rocket, white chard, spinach, mixed mustard leaves, and bulb fennel still going strong. They seem to have bounced back after the frosts of the last few nights. Should I invest in (caravan) hoops and fleece advertised in a popoular horticultural catalogue to protect my crop? Or would this be money wasted at this time of year and something to purchase in early spring? How long will salad leaves keep going for as winter approaches?

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2013 Indians Top 60 Prospects: #57 RHP Preston Guilmet
57. Preston Guilmet – Right-handed Pitcher
Born: 07/27/1987 – Height: 6'2" – Weight: 200 – Bats: Right – Throws: Right
History: Guilmet was selected in the 9th round of the 2009 Draft out of the University of Arizona and signed for $35,000. He finished tied for 1st in the...
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Pregame 11/9: Islanders at Blue Jackets
The Islanders continue their 4 game road trip tonight against the Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. This is the second matchup of the season between these two teams with the first being won by Columbus 3-2 in a shootout on October 5th at Nassau Coliseum the Islanders home opener. This is the first of a back to back for the Islanders as they play tomorrow night in Montreal.
Last Time Out
Islanders (6-7-3; 15 points, 5th Metropolitan): On Thursday they lost to the Hurricanes 1-0 in Raleigh and remain winless on the 4 game trip. Kevin Poulin got the start in net on Thursday and played very well. The offense couldn't get anything going or develop chances which resulted in the shutout loss for the first time this season.
Blue Jackets (5-10-0; 10 points, 7th Metropolitan): On Thursday they lost 4-2 to the Rangers at home and have lost 5 games in a row. Like the Islanders, the Blue Jackets have had issues scoring goals during this losing streak.
Key Opposing Players
Marian Gaborik
Cam Atkinson
Brandon Dubinsky
Jack Johnson
Ryan Murray
Sergei Bobrovsky
Islanders Key to Victory
While it might not have played a result in the outcome of Thursday's loss the goaltending will still be the top question of this team until some consistency is shown. A sign of that with Kevin Poulin's solid performance could lead to a 3rd start in the last 4 games tonight but the X factor is still Evgeni Nabokov when he is called to play.
Offensive struggles need to be broken and playing more aggressive and creating scoring chances will eventually help break the skid. They need production from all 4 lines on both ends of the ice and a couple of good shifts could be a sign of good things to come. Production on the power play is also important as the Islanders haven't scored a power play goal in their last 21 chances.
Tonight's game can be seen on MSG Plus and on the radio at 88.7 FM or 103.9 FM.
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Thanksgiving is often the time we all take the time to think about things we're truly grateful for, things like good health and tryptophan-induced naps brought on by too much turkey and dressing.
But it's also natural that we can still recall the things we're not so grateful for, especially those annoying, driving-us-crazy things that happen at work.
While you help yourself to that second piece of pecan pie (don't forget the extra whipped cream), let's list the things we could live without:
- The micro-managing boss. These bosses weigh in on everything from the background color of a presentation slide to reading everything you write out loud – while standing over your shoulder. They suck up all the energy and enthusiasm from the room until the office resembles a scene from "The Walking Dead." Maybe zombie hordes are really a result of micromanaging bosses?
- The "sticky-fingered" colleague. Forget about that half of a turkey sandwich saved in the office refrigerator from yesterday. Gone. It's been lifted by the sticky-fingered colleague who also makes off with every office supply not glued down (it can't be glued down, because she ripped that off) and any extra toilet paper from the bathroom. As the holidays approach, she'll start carrying an extra-large tote so she can quickly pilfer any goodies that come to the office.
- The outdated technology. The copy machine only works on alternate Thursdays, and the printer only functions for the printer repairman. The echo on the phones is so bad you feel like you're working in the Grand Canyon. And the Internet? At this point, the U.S. Mail is faster.
- No privacy. Cubicles were invented for a reason. To keep people out. But obviously the co-worker who hangs over your wall doesn't get it. And your cone of silence is obviously not functioning properly since you can hear the guy across the room bragging about his "hot" date and the woman next to you with her long fingernails "clack, clack, clacking" on her keyboard. A Tel Aviv University study found that negative relationships among co-workers can reduce your life expectancy.
- Paperwork. This can be especially onerous if you work for the government or a large corporation. Work can only get done if you fill out three forms to order more forms. Your performance review ranks the paperwork you manage to push and there is great competition for the person in charge of paperwork. That job is guaranteed for life.
- Meetings. A GiveMore.com study finds that the No. 1 reason we all hate meetings is because they don't start on time. But we also hate that nothing much gets done, there's no clear reason to have a meeting and the information is often repetitive. Did I mention the information if often repetitive? A Gallup survey funds that 70% of American employees are either "not engaged" or "actively disengaged at work. Sounds like we need to have a meeting to discuss it.
- Email. There's a very good reason that people continue to develop software and apps that are designed to better help you handle email. Because we hate email. We really do. We only like the emails that we can send and thus declare ourselves productive. Email is aggravating and shows no sign of disappearing from the planet. It will be around until the end of time, just like Cher and cockroaches.
- Team-building exercises. Asking someone to fall backwards while blindfolded into the arms of people they work with is like asking a lamb to take a stroll among a pride of lions – and trust that everything will work out. These are the people who steal your food from the refrigerator, gossip about your bad haircut in the break room and send you videos of cute cat tricks. Team-building exercises often do nothing more than make you even more sick of the people you work with.
Work can often be satisfying and fun and we're always grateful for a paycheck. But let's be realistic here: It's not always a barrel of laughs. As Drew Carey says, "Oh, you hate your job? There's a support group for that. It's called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar."
See you there.
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Regional actors making a foray in Bollywood films
With Diljit Dosanjh playing the lead opposite Kareena Kapoor Khan in 'Udta Punjab', we take a look at other actors from regional cinema who are all set to find a foothold in Bollywood...
Several faces from regional cinema make their Bollywood debut every year. This year being no exception, quite a few regional film stars are all set to try their luck in the Hindi film industry.
Diljit Dosanjh and Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor Khan starrer 'Udta Punjab' has Punjabi actor Diljit Dosanjh as her co-star. To his credit, Diljit is a leading name in the Punjabi music scene and his film 'Jatt and Juliet' (2012) is considered to be the most successful film in the industry's history. Reportedly, Bebo and Diljit bonded over food while shooting for Udta Punjab in Amritsar apart from other locations in the interiors of the state. The actor-singer treated the actress to home-cooked traditional meals in addition to taking her around the city to savour the local delicacies. Diljit is a self-confessed Kareena fan and claims that he couldn't believe his luck at getting an opportunity to work with the actress. He says, "God has been kind to me. I was offered a few roles earlier, but never wanted to do a Hindi film just for the sake of it. I wanted to essay a strong role as in Udta Punjab to make my Bollywood debut."
In pictures: South stars and their Bollywood forays
He adds, "Even at the height of success, Kareena is down-to-earth." During the shoot, Diljit gifted Bebo a traditional Phulkari dupatta and a heritage sword for her husband, Saif Ali Khan. He also composed and sang a song for her.
hitlist takes a look at other actors from regional cinema who will make their Bollywood debuts this year:
Gippy Grewal
The Punjabi actor will be seen opposite Govinda's daughter, Tina Ahuja, in Second Hand Husband that releases next month. Gippy is an actor-singer who shot to fame with a song titled Phulkari.
Tina Ahuja (left) and Gippy Grewal
Tina's entry into Bollywood was due for long. She was initially slated to make her debut in 'Manchali' opposite boxing champ Vijendra Singh. The project, however, never took off. Later, Vinod Khanna's nephew, Akhil Kapoor, was slated to step in as her hero and the film was rechristened 'Tutak Tutak Tutiya', but that too did not happen. Tina is now finally making her debut in 'Second Hand Husband'. Talking about her co-star she says, "Gippy is a star in Punjabi cinema and a talented actor. I think that the audience today is looking for great stories that are told well and unconventional casting can work if the character fits the story. I get mails from Punjab every day with people telling me that they are looking forward to seeing us in the film. The audience wants to be entertained and are now open to films with newcomers and crossover stars as well."
The Kannada actor will make his Bollywood debut alongside debutante Anushka Ranjan in cinematographer-turned-director Binod Pradhan's, 'Wedding Pullav'.
Diganth (left) and Anushka Ranjan
The film is centered on a big fat Punjabi destination wedding and has been shot in Thailand and New Delhi. The film also stars Rishi Kapoor and Satish Kaushik.
Sudheer Babu
Mohan Babu's nephew is all set to play a pivotal role in the Shraddha Kapoor-Tiger Shroff starrer, 'Baaghi'. Apparently, the makers wanted a fresh face that could essay a gray character and Sudheer fit the bill.
Sudheer Babu and Shraddha Kapoor
Some regional actors who made a mark in Bollywood only to disappear later...
>> Malayalam actor Prithviraj featured in 'Aurangzeb' (2013) and then in the Rani Mukerji starrer 'Aiyyaa' (2012). However, post these films, he didn't manage to bag eminent roles.
>> Bengali film import Saswata Chatterjee, garnered a lot of praise from critics and audience alike for essaying the role of Bob Biswas in 'Kahaani' (2012). His act inspired several Internet memes, but didn't do anything for his Hindi film career.
>> Telugu actor JD Chakravarthy who featured in the much-acclaimed 'Satya' (1998) was also seen in 'Bhooth Returns' (2012). However, since then he seem to have vamoosed from the Hindi film scene.
>> Bengali actor Parambrata Chatterjee was seen playing the cop opposite Vidya Balan in 'Kahaani' (2012). Though the actor was noticed in the film, it didn't help him secure Bollywood roles.
>> Bengali actor Prosenjit featured in 'Shanghai' (2012). Known as the Shah Rukh Khan of the Bengali film industry, he is yet to find a foothold in Bollywood.
>> Known to be vocal about his preference for the South, Tamil actor Siddharth began his Bollywood career with multi-starrer, 'Rang De Basanti' (2006). Though he sought much appreciation for his portrayal of the angry young man, Karan Singhania, his next Hindi film released only in 2010, followed by 'Chashme Baddoor' (2013).
>> Tamil actor, Vikram began his stint in Bollywood with Mani Ratnam's 'Raavan' (2010) where he played a cop and then featured in 'David' three years later. The actor is reportedly selective about the Hindi films he works in unlike his peers down South.


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Austin Dog Zone needs your help to send high quality pet food and other supplies to local shelters and rescue groups.
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This is where our CRC Program comes into play: if we can help provide basic resources (i.e. pet food) to local shelters and rescue groups, we can help their group use a portion of their food funds for other costs, such as surgeries and medications for animals with special needs. We hope that as a result, this program could help these groups save more lives and in turn find more homes for these homeless pets.
Who can be involved in the CRC Program? Do I need to be a training client with Austin Dog Zone?
Any and all pet lovers are welcome to get involved, whether or not you are involved in any of ADZ's training programs. However, we do want to give special recognition to our clients who participate in CRC by offering them the opportunity to earn an exclusive discount, up to 15% off on any training program, including private sessions!
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So, are you ready for the challenge? If you are interested in becoming an Extreme Pet Couponer for Austin Dog Zone's Coupon Rescue Challenge, please email firstname.lastname@example.com today! We will send you the details and help get you started! Also, if your shelter, or rescue group would like to be added to our list of places to donate, please contact us too.
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Staff at a Balby tea room are helping to boost a hospice appeal's coffers by selling chocolate dragonfly lollies.
The dragonfly logo of the St John's Hospice Development Appeal has been turned into a lollipop mould and now the Belgian chocolate sweet-treats are on sale at the Victorian Tea Room, Woodfield Park, off Tickhill Road. The lollies cost £1.20.
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83 Power St., Toronto
(on Queen St., 1 block east of Parliament St.)
Telephone: (416) 364-7588
Fax: (416) 366-5617
Saturday: 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m.
Monday to Friday: 12 noon (at Good Shepherd Centre across the street,
412 Queen St.)
Other Services
Reconciliation: 4:00-4:30 p.m. (Saturday)
St. Paul's, founded in 1822, was the first Roman
Catholic parish in Upper Canada between Kingston and Windsor. It was hence
the first Roman Catholic parish in York, which is now Toronto, and in the
wide region beyond. It was built at the outskirts of the small but growing
settlement of the present Toronto, which, for less than three decades, had
clustered between Fort York, the waterfront, farmlands and the vast forest.
From the outset St. Paul's has served a multicultural population, with a
particular concern for the poor and for the education of their children.
This first Catholic parish immediately founded the first Catholic school.
Most of the early parishioners were Irish, although there were some French
and Scottish people, and perhaps others, among them. From that time to the
present, St. Paul's has served a highly diverse population, many of them
immigrants from every part of the world who have come to Canada to build a
new life.
When, in 1842, the Diocese of Toronto was separated
from the Diocese of Kingston and became a separate entity, St. Paul's was
the informal first Cathedral of the new diocese, being the seat of Bishop
Michael Power until the 1848 completion of St.
Michael's Cathedral. In 1889, the need for the expanding congregation
prompted the expansion into the present Italian Renaissance-Style church.
It was designed by the Architect, Joseph Connelly, under the inspiration of
the then Pastor Bishop Timothy O'Mahony. Its plan is patterned on that of
the Major Basilica in Rome, St. Paul's Outside the Walls. In 1999, St.
Paul's Church has undergone a much-needed process of restoration and
refitting for continued service.
On August 26 in the same year,
Pope John Paul
II conferred upon the church the title of a
Minor Basilica, the first and only
one in Toronto. The title of Minor Basilica indicates a tie with the Church
of Rome and the Pope. To be so designated, a church must be, among other
things, a centre of liturgical worship and pastoral work in the Archdiocese,
and have a particular historical or other significance.
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Many Britons need to generate an income from their investments, but most are unsure of the best way of doing this.
Research by BlackRock shows that while 40 per cent of people understand the importance of earning an income from their investments, only 17 per cent are actually doing so at present.
Often it is those close to, or in retirement, that are looking to generate an income from their investments. This BlackRock research showed that among people favourably disposed towards income-generating investments, almost half (49 per cent) said they needed this income to supplement a pension.
But this research also shows that income-generating investments are being used for multiple goals.
Why? Well, this research suggests that the squeeze on living standards and the poor returns on cash savings are encouraging some to take a more diversified approach.
In the survey, 35 per cent of those favourably disposed towards income-generating investments said this would be used to supplement day-to-day living expenses.
Others are taking a longer-term view. Again of those favourably disposed towards income-generating investments, 27 per cent would look to reinvest this money to boost their future wealth.
Many of these people recognised that investing in bonds and shares that pay some form of income, such as a dividend, was an effective way of protecting their savings against inflation, with 30 per cent saying this was a good alternative to cash in a low interest rate environment. A minority (12 per cent) said they could use this additional income to cover their children's education costs.
But despite this demand for income, there is still a lack of knowledge about suitable investments. Less than one in five (19 per cent) said they knew which would be the best income-generating investment to buy in the current economic circumstances.
How can people become better informed about the options available to them? One option is to seek advice from a qualified adviser. They can explain the various investment options, from fixed-interest investments to dividend-paying shares.
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Source: BlackRock Investor Pulse Survey 2013. 2,000 UK participants surveyed, August and September 2013.


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A Tribute to a Friend: Bill Salerno
by Jessica Barraza
I've been struggling to write this for a few days. In my own life, the last six months have been full of loss, but one never fully accepts that it continues to happen. And yet, happen it does. The news of Bill's illness, rapid decline, and passing happened so quickly that I and many others who knew Bill well didn't have time to process that he was leaving us; and now he's gone. I'll start at the beginning, and try to do some justice to the incredible man I've come to know over the past nine years.
The Salernos came to The School of Imagine Ballet Theatre in its infancy, back in 2005. We had just moved out of the Eccles Community Arts Center and officially declared ourselves The School of Imagine Ballet Theatre, in conjunction with Imagine Ballet Theatre the pre-professional Company that had been founded the year prior by Artistic Director Raymond Van Mason. At the time, Ray, myself, and one other instructor made up the entire Faculty and Artistic Staff of our school, and we used the single rehearsal studio in the Peery's Egyptian Theater. I taught all of the "little ones" classes, and that's where Bill and his family came in. Bill's daughter Marissa was ready to be a ballerina. From the instant I saw the Salernos, I knew these three belonged. I loved seeing a little Marissa holding her Daddy's hand, walking from his office down 25th street to and from ballet class.
As most know, Bill was a hugely influential member of the Ogden community. He designed many of the structures and buildings that truly define the revitalized face of downtown Ogden. I don't believe Ogden could be what it is today without Salerno Architects. I know Imagine Ballet Theatre wouldn't be what it is today without Salerno Architects, either. Bill lent his talents and skill to our sets, designing and constructing most set pieces for IBT's The Nutcracker. Bill personally and pro bono designed our current home across the street from the Peery's Egyptian Theatre, as we yet again faced a difficult situation and were forced to move quickly. Because of his incredible talent and unimaginable generosity, we have a space that is customized for our every need as a state-of-the-art dance facility. We could never thank him enough.
Bill served IBT continuously as a board member, as well. I was honored to work with on the board and learn from him as he upheld this position, and many others, throughout the area. He kept us in line, in a lot of ways. Being a small non-profit arts organization is hard. Being a small business is hard. Being an artist is hard. Bill had an eye for all three – and it seemed like he knew what to do in every situation. I'll always be grateful for the advice he gave us, the directions in which he led our board, and the many occasions he worked with other members of the community on our behalf.
Lastly, I must honor Bill as a dancer. I was privileged to share the stage with Bill as my stage "husband" in IBT's The Nutcracker in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010. When injury took me off stage in 2011 and 2012, and then him in 2013, we sighed and laughed and said we'd dance again. I'll miss our little moments – the times when he would sigh out loud instead of pantomime, roll his eyes at me and almost make me laugh, or when that hobble with a cane was a little too real. We used to talk about his dancing days in college and how much he missed it, and how he wished his knees didn't give him so much trouble. He appreciated the art of dance so much, and you could see it in his enthusiasm for this annual performance.
Thank you, Bill. Thank you for being my friend and mentor. Thank you for your legacy. Thank you for your work and your dedication to the good things in your communities. We'll think of you when we see Clara in her sleigh, our giant Christmas tree, and every time we walk into our beautiful home studio. Thank you for your families. Thank you for sharing your lovely daughter with us for so many years. Thank you for trying to make the world a more beautiful and inspiring place.
I believe that's what Bill wanted to do – make things better, and he supported everyone who wanted to do the same. I know he's at peace now, no longer with aching knees and back problems, nor facing the debilitating illness that ended his life earlier than we would have liked it. I wish that we had him for a bit longer, or that I'd been able to say goodbye, but for now, I'll remember all those sunny days along 25th street.
Keep your dancing shoes on, Bill, and we'll waltz again.


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US Senate approves filibuster reform
The US Senate has limited the power of the much-cursed filibuster, a procedural weapon long-used to delay legislation, in a bid to break the partisan logjam that has left the US Congress unproductive.
The rule changes fall short of stopping the right of minority Republicans to block votes by using filibusters – where a senator tries to delay or stop a vote on a Bill by debating it at length – but they curb the use of this congressional roadblock.
The Democrat-controlled Senate overwhelmingly approved the changes in a bipartisan vote that will stop Republicans from killing off consideration of a Bill before it is even debated. In return, a majority of Democrats will lose part of their capacity to block Republicans from trying to amend Bills from the floor of the Senate.
The rule changes fast-track the vetting of low-level nominations made by the president, reduce debate time before certain votes and require filibustering senators to make known their objections to a piece of legislation.
The time it takes for a Bill to pass will be reduced but the changes, many of which will expire with the new Congress in 2015, leave loopholes and avoid sweeping changes that could have created a more efficient Congress.
A super-majority of 60 votes will still be required in the 100-seat Senate to end a filibuster, despite demands by some Democrats to reduce it to 51.
The changes were passed in votes of 78 to 16 and 86 to nine on Thursday after being drafted by Senate majority leader Harry Reid, a Democrat, and Mitch McConnell, the minority Republican leader in the chamber, following weeks of negotiations. "Perhaps I'm too optimistic, but hopefully because of this we will be able to pass legislation," said Republican senator John McCain.
US president Barack Obama, who has struggled to contend with a politically fractured Congress, praised the changes.
"Too often over the past four years, a single senator or a handful of senators has been able to unilaterally block or delay bipartisan legislation for the sole purpose of making a point," Mr Obama said.
'Unnecessary obstruction'
"At a time when we face critical decisions on a whole range of issues, from preventing further gun violence, to reforming our broken immigration system, to getting our fiscal house in order and creating good paying jobs, we cannot afford unnecessary obstruction," he added.
Supporters of the filibuster say procedural blocks are required to protect the minority's rights and push the majority into accepting compromise.
The late US senator Strom Thurmond holds the record for the longest filibuster: he spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes to delay the 1957 civil rights Bill.


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It's not your imagination: Sex really is better when you're on vacation, says Belisa Vranich, Psy.D., a columnist with goodinbed.com. "Most couples have more sex, and higher quality sex, when they're traveling," she says. You don't have to hop a flight to have great sex. Just make these easy at-home moves.
Get Rid of the Distractions
No phone calls, texting, or surfing for sports scores. Make one night a week technology free. Eat dinner, have a drink, reconnect with your lover, and see where the evening takes you. (If you have kids, it may be time to schedule a sleepover.)
Change Your Scenery
Check into a local hotel. Or just freshen things up at home. Fire up a tropical scented candle and download some sexy foreign tunes. Then, get frisky in a spot you've never tried before: the shower, the kitchen, a guest bedroom, the garage—anywhere but your usual places.
Turn in Early
One reason sex is so good on vacation is that you get to catch up on your sleep, Vranich says. Stay in on a Friday night and cancel all your plans for Saturday morning. Go to bed early (we didn't say you have to sleep!), then stay in bed late the following agenda-free morning.
Forget your inhibitions and experiment. Try new positions, toys, props, even a blindfold or some light bondage. Be free and adventurous. In other words, act like you do on vacation.
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Estate Sale Loot
We hit an estate sale this morning. The weather was dreary and the wait was long, but I did manage to score some great vintage finds:
I could not resist these opera glasses with case. I just love them! Same for the vintage lace gloves. Love!
I also got this cute little bench for $10. Funny thing is, I have a similar one I'm using to display some vintage toys in an alcove at the top of our stairs.
My husband picked out the tins which are probably from the 1960s or 1970s.
I kind of like the green.
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A gay man was beaten and robbed in an apparent hate crime Sunday night outside a bar in central El Paso. Emilio Moreno, 23, was leaving the Rumors bar when two attackers jumped him in an alley. Moreno's brother, Gerardo Agguire, told KFOX Channel 14 that the suspects — who have not been caught — were hitting Moreno with rocks:
His brothers said the two men beat him up, took his wallet with six dollars in it, his class ring and even his jacket, before leaving him for dead.
"I believe it was ahate crime because they were beating him up and calling him homosexual slurs," said Gerardo.
Neighbors who live next to the alley heard the commotion and called an ambulance. As of Tuesday night, Emilio is at UMC, being treated for various facial injuries including a broken nose.
"He said to me he wishes he would have died, and I asked him why, and he said so justice can be served and police would take it seriously," said Gerardo.
The El Paso Times reports that police are treating the incident as a hate crime, because of the assailants' use of anti-gay slurs. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call police at 915-832-4400 or Crime Stoppers of El Paso at 915-566-8477.
Last May, after a brutal hate crime outside another gay bar, LGBT advocates held a rally at the courthouse and said El Paso police hadn't done enough to address violence in the area.


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Anyone else like this series?
I was just re-reading it and ended up remembering some of the things I didn't like. Which for the most part all happened near the end.
Overall, though, I liked it.
How long did things go for anyway? Not the series itself, but the time scheme it set itself in.


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Airport plans small-plane hangar space
By TERESA BURNEY, Times Staff Writer
BROOKSVILLE -- The Hernando County Airport plans to start building hangar space for 28 small private airplanes this spring, and airport officials are working to lease them before construction is finished in July.
Chances are good they will have plenty of interested pilots. The airport's 40 existing spots for small airplanes have been full for several years, and there is a waiting list of about 25 plane owners, said airport director Bob Mattingly.
Airport officials will start taking applications from registered aircraft owners for the new hangar space at 8 a.m. Jan. 7. Those already on the waiting list, and others who want to lease space in the new hangars, must submit an application, Mattingly said.
"That way everybody has an equal chance" at the space, he said.
Enclosed hangar space is in demand throughout the country, said area airport operators.
"I think no matter where you are, if you build the hangars, you will fill them up," said Scott Pollock, general manager of Tampa Flying Service, the fixed base operator at Peter O. Knight Airport in Tampa.
There is a yearlong waiting list for enclosed small-plane hangars at Peter O. Knight, Pollock said. Other Tampa Bay airports report similar waiting lists.
And many small-plane owners, who fly for recreation, are willing to drive many miles for spots, said Pollock, who has customers from the Pinellas beaches, a good 45 minutes away.
The airport is planning to build the two new buildings of T-hangars in the airport's southeast area, with access from U.S. 41 and Runway Drive. One building will have space for 15 planes and have 44-foot-wide doors; the other will hold 13 planes and have 40-foot-wide doors.
Mattingly expects construction to cost $700,000, with grants from the Florida Department of Transportation paying $475,000 of the total. The rest will be borrowed, and hangar rent will be used to pay off the debt, he said.
Rents are estimated at $250 to $350 a month, depending on the final construction costs. For reservation applications and more information, call the airport at 754-4061.
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EA confirms Battlefield 6 is coming in 2018; Battlefield 1 is getting Esports Mode and GOTY Edition this Fall
Electronic Arts reiterates that Battlefield 6 and Anthem are coming in 2018
The Scientifically Proven Best Video Games of All Time: An Introduction and The Top 100
Capcom is splitting the games from the Mega Man X franchise across two Legacy Collections
The Scientifically Proven Best Video Games of All Time #82: Contra
New Retail Releases: Metal Gear Survive, Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet, More
Get ready to farm like you've never farmed before… Farming Simulator 19 announced
Nightdive puts development of System Shock Remastered on hold
Fe, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Claybook, more added to Xbox Store
Swery's next game, The Missing, will be published by Arc System Works in 2018
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Xbox Store Today: Forza Motorsport 6, Destiny: The Taken King, NHL 16, more
Microsoft has been dominating the automotive simulation scene for the last few years, and that streak looks to continue this week with the release of Forza Motorsport 6 for the Xbox One. This new entry in the franchise includes over 450 Forzavista cars with "working cockpits and full damage." Even if you limited yourself to eating, sleeping, and playing Forza 6, it would still take you a long, long time to see everything the game has to offer.
Also available to download this week through the Xbox Games Store is Destiny: The Taken King, the final chapter in Destiny's "Year One" storyline. Players who have defeated Crota will now find themselves face-to-face with Oryx, his very mad dad, and a rampaging army of alien zombies. Yikes. Destiny: The Taken King is now available to download on the Xbox One and Xbox 360.
Finally this week, sports gamers will get a double dose of new sports simulations with EA Sports's NHL 16 (Xbox One) and Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 (Xbox One, Xbox 360). Whether you prefer the pitch or the ice, there's something new for you this week.
More information on all of these games (and a few other new releases) can be found after the break. (more…)
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Destiny: The Taken King, NHL 16, Pro Evolution Soccer 2016, more added to PS Store
Are you ready to take on the Taken King? Destiny's "Year One" is almost at the end, but there's still one more major expansion on the way. Destiny: The Taken King will ask players on the PS4 and PS3 to do battle with the army of Oryx, The Taken King, who is looking to avenge the death of his son Crota.
Also available on the PlayStation Store this week are a pair of sports titles that are sure to get the Fall/Winter athletes out there excited. Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 was released this week for the PS4 and PS3, and it includes "new and improved features" for its 20th year on the pitch. However, if you prefer your sports surfaces to be a bit colder, EA Sports will also release NHL 16 (PS4) and NHL: Legacy Edition (PS3) this week for hockey fans.
You can learn more about all three of these games (and a few other new releases) after the break. And don't forget to check out the PlayStation Blog for a complete rundown of this week's new game add-ons and discounts. (more…)
New Releases: Destiny: The Taken King, Forza 6, Skylanders SuperChargers, More
We've got a lot of ground to cover in this week's new release report, so let's get right to it…
Destiny's "Year One" slate of content will come to a close as Activision and Bungie will release the last major update Destiny: The Taken King for the PS4, Xbox One, PS3, and Xbox 360. The expansion will add a variety of missions and tweaks to the team-based shooter, but the biggest is likely Nolan North's replacement of Peter Dinklage as the voice of Ghost.
Microsoft and Turn 10 will release their latest automotive simulator, Forza Motorsport 6, for the Xbox One. It astounds me that while Sony continues to struggle with DriveClub and the seemingly non-existent Gran Turismo 7, Microsoft has developed and published two critically-acclaimed Forza games.
If you're looking for something for the kids, Activision will release Skylanders SuperChargers this week. The popular game franchise has a racing theme this time out for the Wii U, PS4, Xbox One, PS3 and Xbox 360… and dozens of new Skylanders action figures have begun appearing on store shelves. A Dark Edition will also be released and a spinoff game, Skylanders SuperChargers Racing, will be available for the 3DS and Wii U (complete with an exclusive Skylanders/Amiibo hybrid figure for each platform).
To close out the week in new games, a pair of popular sports simulations will also be available. EA Sports will bring NHL 16 to the PS4 and Xbox One (and NHL: Legacy Edition to the PS3 and Xbox 360), while Konami will publish Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 for the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
Finally this week, a number of new console bundles will be released. Sony will launch a 500GB PS4 + Destiny: The Taken King Limited Edition Bundle, while Microsoft is prepping a 1TB Xbox One + Forza Motorsport 6 Limited Edition Bundle. Both feature custom case designs (the Forza Blue color scheme is particularly nifty), one controller, and bonus downloadable content for their respective games. A 1TB Xbox One + FIFA 16 Bundle will also be available, but it doesn't feature a custom paint job.
More information on all of these games can be found after the break. (more…)
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Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 will be released on September 15
As promised, Konami officially announced Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 today and revealed a ton of new details about the soccer simulation. First things first, Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 will be released on September 15 for the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. Developed using Konami's proprietary Fox Engine, PES 2016 will make a variety of major changes to the series:
- New Master League – The famous and hugely popular Master League enjoys a total revamp, allowing users to immerse themselves in the managerial world of soccer. Every element has been redesigned or reworked, from the vibrant and involving menus to the new and exciting player transfer system, PES 2016 see one of the series most integral modes redefine the single-player experience.
- New Visuals – Incorporating the many advancements of the Fox Engine, the visuals have seen a huge upgrade. See the rain splash as players slide in to win possession, or the turf kick up as you strike the ball into the top corner. New night-time lighting and real turf textures are among some of the many improvements.
- Dynamic Weather – For the first time in the PES series, dynamic weather has been introduced, with the chance of rain starting during the game. Combined with the ever more realistic ball physics, the rain changes how the game can be played with passes speeding up, and less skilled players likely to struggle with trapping. The defender taken by the 1-on-1 will also be more likely to slip and fall due to incorrect studs or blades. This feature is applied to all offline modes including the Master League, and is an important element to decide the outcome of the match.
- Human Motion – Seeking to humanize player movement, 3x new animations have been added to bring the in-game superstars to life. Goalkeepers have seen an abundance of save animations added, while outfield players shoot, pass, dribble and tackle with incredible variety depending on the situation. Players complain when a foul isn't given, or lament a teammate when a pass isn't made when in open space. The new 1v1 control also benefits from this, with players being able to fool their opponents with shimmies and feints that can result in causing the opposing player to lose his balance and fall in the wrong direction!
- New Ball Physics – The past few years has seen the series make huge advancements in ball physics, and for PES 2016 new levels of realism have been reached. Each spin, bobble and ricochet has been calculated using real ball physic data, helping keep every moment in every game unique and unpredictable.
These additions and enhancements are only the beginning of Konami's plan to rework PES 2016. The developer will also include a significantly improved collision system, a "aerial battle" experience, improved 1v1 player control, more intelligent player AI, individuality in performance for goalkeepers, and "Celebration Control" prompts. That's right, PES 2016 gives players the chance to input a series of button presses to create their own unique celebration.
Konami will reveal even more information about Pro Evolution Soccer 2016, along with the first screenshots, during next week's E3 Expo.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 officially announced with "Full Reveal" scheduled for June 12
Konami may be slowly inching themselves away from console development, but a new Pro Evolution Soccer title is in the cards for 2015 as the publisher announced Pro Evolution Soccer 2016. The Pro Evolution Soccer franchise will celebrate its 20th anniversary this year, making it almost as old as the 23-year old selected to grace the game's cover, Brazilian soccer star Neymar. For now, the teaser trailer above is all we've got, but a "Full Reveal" is planned for this Friday, June 12.
"This is a real honor for me to be cover star for PES 2016," Neymar said. "The series has long been praised for its sheer level of control and utter realism and I am delighted to be working with such a talented team as Konami. I am fascinated by the huge amount of work involved in putting together the game and ensuring the world's top players look and play just like the real things, and cannot wait to see myself in action as soon as possible."
"Neymar is a player that perfectly fits the PES brand, and what we want to achieve" added Erik Bladinieres, Konami's European Brand Director of Football. "His unique qualities and the ability to surprise goes hand in hand with the gameplay experience in PES 2016. In our anniversary year we want to celebrate the past, while look forward to the exciting future of the brand. We'll do this with Neymar leading our campaign."
We'll have to wait for the "Full Reveal" to know for sure, but Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 is expected to be released for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One sometime this Fall.
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New to Yanks, Darnell meets old club at Fenway
The outfielder's first game day with New York was Friday, two days after the Yankees claimed him off waivers from the Red Sox. A 25th man in New York, as he was in Boston, McDonald did not have to leave town to join his new club, which is in Boston for a four-game series against the Sox.
McDonald did, however, have to shave the dreads, per Yankees team policy and a nudge from captain Derek Jeter.
"That was the first thing I asked: I talked to the hitting coach, asking him, 'Do I have to cut my hair?'" McDonald said in the visitors' clubhouse at Fenway, a short walk from his old office. "[Kevin Long] was like, 'Nah.' But I still had some reservations. I came in here today early. A couple of guys came in and said, 'You'd better cut that before the players get here.'"
"So I sent a picture to Jeter and asked him, 'Yea or nay?' He told me, 'Cut it off; it's a new beginning.' So in honor of The Boss and The Captain ... I want to be a part of the team, so I cut it off."
McDonald, 33, spent the last three seasons with the Red Sox and was designated for assignment because of their outfield logjam. The Yankees acquired him hoping the right-handed batter's ability to hit lefties can help them off the bench, but there is no guarantee of how long the Yankees will keep him. McDonald is a lifetime .248 hitter and has hit at a .277 clip against southpaws.
"We can move some people around," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said of the addition. "It gives us a few more options on who we DH sometimes, especially in a weekend like this."
McDonald was not in the starting lineup on Friday, but with left-handers scheduled to start each of the next three games for Boston -- including both games of Saturday's day-night doubleheader -- chances are quite good that his first at-bats in a Yankees uniform will come against the team that let him go.
"Every time I think about it, I'm like, 'Is this really happening?'" McDonald said. "You get an opportunity to play against the team that released you, No. 1, but then right away, and at Fenway. This is the funniest part about it: the fans think I chose to go play for the Yankees. That's the perception. It's tough leaving over there. There are a lot of great people and a lot of relationships. It hurts."
The Red Sox, meanwhile, are trying to ensure that McDonald can't pass on any trade secrets to the Yanks. They've already changed their signs.
"Darnell was one of the guys that knew the signs when he was here, so we're going to change them," Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said. "As soon as you get a guy from another team, you usually try to, I say, shake them down. About a day later, they forget everything because they're learning new stuff. As soon as you get them, if you say, 'What do they do in this situation?' you might get some good information. Darnell is a student. He's not like a guy who just sits at the end of the bench and swings the bat. He cares about the game."
McDonald said it was "just out of the blue" when the Sox designated him for assignment on June 30 and that it was difficult waiting to see what would happen. The bright side was getting to spend time with his family, although not everyone has fully accepted the move just yet.
"My daughter is mad still," McDonald said. "I told her we might be able to get hooked up with the YES Network. When I told her, she asked me if I could leave her here [in Boston]."


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Interceptor's reboot of Apogee's classic FPS has received a major overhaul.
"While in possession of a few rough edges -- many of which the devs are already working on sanding down -- Rise of the Triad is a raucous, unashamedly immature fun time that will delight anyone still pining for the "good old days" of '90s shooters."
That's the conclusion we came to when we reviewed Interceptor Entertainment's reboot of Apogee's frantic '90s shooter shortly after its release. It was a fun game that could use a few tweaks here and there.
Thankfully, it seems that Interceptor is the kind of developer that actively takes on board feedback from its players and then, crucially, acts on it. This is something that should be expected given the relative ease with which patches can be distributed these days, particularly on PC, but unfortunately it's not a state of affairs we can necessarily rely on, as some developers stubbornly refuse to update their games while others may simply not have the resources to commit to fixing a wobbly or broken game.
Interceptor has really gone to town on its first major Rise of the Triad update, though, with a laundry list of fixes, tweaks, balance adjustments and performance improvements.
One of the most major changes is apparently the complete replacement, merging or removal of "thousands" of 3D meshes to improve performance, but alongside this there are also minor tweaks to graphical effects such as blood splatters and gibs that should get the game running a bit smoother than it did at launch.
In terms of balance issues, a number of characters have had their run speeds and jump controls adjusted slightly, particularly in multiplayer, and several weapons have had their behavior slightly adjusted. Also, in what I think is my favorite changelog entry I've ever seen, "Taradino and Lorelei no longer have stretchy gibs in multiplayer."
Besides all the performance adjustments, the team has also gone back through all the levels where there were potential problems such as the ability to get stuck or items that were out of reach and fixed these issues.
On top of all the fixes, the patch also plays host to the game's first free DLC pack, which includes five new multiplayer maps, all with pun-tastic titles.
The Dunes of Hazzard is a "wild west at sunset" type of affair, filled with abandoned vehicles, buildings, cacti and industrial machinery. You Mist takes place in a creepy dark temple and its surrounding environment, with some lovely stained-glass windows. Testing Tube unfolds in an environment that looks somewhat like the Large Hadron Collider. A Dish Served Hot appears to unfold in some sort of military complex. And Skyfall is a surreal Unreal Tournament-style map made up of narrow, precarious platforms floating high in the sky.
The patch is 2.2GB in size and available now -- if you bought the game from Steam, your game should update automatically. Interceptor is keen to note that while the patch does not incorporate the oft-requested Quicksave function, that feature is currently undergoing active prototyping and thus we can probably expect it in a subsequent patch.
Check out the full list of tweaks, enhancements and improvements here.
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A dispute has erupted between African and Brazilian officials over who was controlling Air France Flight 447 as it plunged into the Atlantic Ocean on June 1.
French investigators with BEA had determined that control of the flight had never been transferred from Brazil to Dakar, Senegal. (BEA presentation. PDF.)
But Brazil's military says its recording of the air traffic controllers proves that control was given to Dakar. Brazilian authorities have made the audio recording available.
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Brazilian air traffic control crews had notified Dakar controllers that the aircraft would soon be entering the Dakar control region, and Dakar accepted that information, Brazilian authorities said.
Brazil and Senegal have an operational agreement that says that if an aircraft enters the airspace of Dakar on schedule, or even three minutes late, no communication is needed to formalize the transfer of the flight.
However, the Air Navigation Security Agency for Africa and Madagascar, or ASECNA, says that Brazilian controllers should not have assumed that the plane arrived safely in the African zone.
ASECNA acknowledges that Brazil had shared the flight altitude and estimated crossing time, and that the transmission of such information does not constitute a transfer between the control centers. The onus was on Brazil to call Dakar to confirm the arrival of the aircraft, and that did not happen, ASECNA said in a statement on its Web site.
Also, ASCENA says that there is no such operational agreement to assume that an aircraft has left the Brazilian airspace and entered that of Senegal.
You can read a blow by blow account of the communication between the control centers in this former blog post, where I compiled the information from the French investigation interim report.
Other developments
In other news, Air France provides further clarification about its pitot tubes upgrade:
In Airbus' recommendation of November 2008, superseding that of September 2007, the replacement of the Thalès AA Pitot probes by Thalès BA Pitot probes was no longer put forward as a solution to the icing problems. On 15 April 2009, Airbus recommended evaluating in real operating conditions the results of a series of laboratory tests on the Thalès BA Pitot probes. On 27 April 2009, rather than waiting for the results of this evaluation, Air France decided to equip its entire fleet of Airbus A330s and A340s with the Thalès BA Pitot probes.
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Daily post &Festivals &Hubley &Layout & Design 09 Sep 2013 12:44 am
Ford, Noble and Art
I am a fan of the work of John Ford. If I'm caught catching a minute of one of his films, you'll see me stay through to the end. Likewise I have almost as great a respect for the animation design work of Maurice Noble.
It never fails. I get to the point where I've just about run out of hope for animation, and I feel like the greatest pessimist in the world. When I say "animation," I mean 2D. Every frame is controlled by one person. The rest – cgi – is, to me a graphic effect, electronic puppetry. I'm certainly not talking about the overacted cg action you see in most films done today. Most animation to me, these days, is something that's done in a computer by teams of people, and isn't wholly designed as "personal." There are, of course, the exceptions. When something like THE LIFE OF PI shows up, it feels like magic; the magic you expect of great animation.
There's just too much of everything in most current animation; even the flash Mickey Mouse spots go too fast with their Zips, Pans, Takes; the simplest move seems to go over the edge. Gestures are bigger than they need be, actions are over the top, dialogue is too loud and frenzied unless it wants to be quiet – then, it really is dead. The animator became that big red button they have at "Staples." You press it and the client can fix what he has to – his way. The poetry has vanished from the art form when this animation begins. Too bad there's no personality in those big red buttons.
John Ford made some of the most beautiful movies we have on film. Many of these are Westerns, Westerns which notably featured some of the most extraordinary, natural land masses photographed. The incredible buttes and sights appear in the Arizona Desert, called "The Painted Desert", and whether they were shot in the glorious golds, violets and other colors or even shot in B&W they add extraordinary sights to these films. If they weren't already there, constructed and painted by some god, Ford would have had to have a mass of people construct these images.
Working to a better advantage is the art director Maurice Noble who created his original version of the "Painted Desert" mostly out of his own imagination. I suspect he and a couple of other artists were all it took to develop these animated scenics: far fewer people and a lot less time.
As I said, Noble's desert was original, a recreation of the actual "Painted Dessert" but one that developed out of Noble's imagination. These are almost as beautiful as the real thing, in that "design-y" way Noble's art had.
So here we have two film plans. Elaborate impersonal scenery that was designed by Mother Nature, vs the personal designs delicately designed by Maurice Noble. Both are very different but have similar effects on the films they inhabited. A personal world Ford shares with us and another that Noble constructs for the backdrops of the Coyote and Road Runner. Both set designs are larger than life and full of that very-same-life. It's in gloriously wonderful color (even thoughmany of these sets were shot in B&W) it's just the beginning of the strength of these films. We'll look further to see what more has been offerred to us in their films.
Books &Errol Le Cain &Events &Festivals &Illustration &repeated posts 17 Jun 2013 04:52 am
Mr. Mistoffelees – repost
– I've posted many of Errol Le Cain's illustrations for his children's books. Ever since coming across that very first paper-bound book, about Briar Rose, (meaning it was the very first I'd seen for sale) I've been an avid collector searching out any of the many books he created.
Le Cain was my hero for quite some time. He was a student of Dick Williams' studio, had learned to animate there and was doing the backgrounds for Dick's feature The Thief and the Cobbler. Dick pushed him, at one time, to do a film on his own, The Sailor and the Devil, with, of course, Dick's harsh scrutiny.
I present here his illustrations for the first half of the book, Mr. Mistoffelees with Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer. The latter half of the book included the Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer part which we'll save for another time.
This story is part of the Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot.
That was, of course, the source material on which Webber and Nunn based their show CATS. These images are so attractive and stylish, I was quite curious to know whether Andrew Lloyd Webber had seen the books. Especially when he was about to put CATS onto the screen as an animated film.
Here are the illustrations by Le Cain:
________ (Click any image you'd like to enlarge.)
_____________Mr. Mistoffelees
___________You ought to know Mr. Mistoffelees !
___________The Original Conjuring Cat -
___________(There can be no doubt about that).
___________Please listen to me and don't scoff All his
___________Inventions are off his own bat.
Festivals 04 Jun 2013 04:24 am
The Zagreb Animation Festival, now called Animafest, the 23rd World Festival of Animated Film, starts June 4th through 9th.
One of the last artifacts Tissa David gave me was an invitation poster from the 1st Zagreb Festival. I thought it'd be a good idea to post that today to coincide with the Festivl's opening. All those going there, have fun and good luck.
The initial poster for the first Zagreb poster.
The nose is taped on and stands up, as in a pop-up book.
The tag is connected by thin, light string.
Events &Festivals &repeated posts 14 Apr 2013 05:21 am
Montreal Expo 1967 – recap
- Today I'm posting a special issue of Top Cel, the NY animation guild's newspaper. Dated August 1967, it celebrates the Montreal Expo animation conference and exhibition held that summer. Obviously, this was the place to be that year if you were an animation lover.
Just take a look at that list of signatures of attendees. Some of them are:
Chuck Jones, Peter Foldes, Manuel Otero, Edith Vernick, Abe Levitow, Don Bajus, Bill & Fini Littlejohn, John Halas, Ward Kimball, Ken Peterson, Shamus Culhane, Carl Bell, Pete Burness, Ub Iwerks, Gerald Baldwin, I. Klein, Gene Plotnick, Ian Popesco-Gopo, Carmen d'Avino, Bill Mathews, Len Lye, June Foray, Bill Hurtz, Spence Peel, Paul Frees, Steve Bosustow, Dave Hilberman, Stan Van der Beek, Les Goldman, Jimmy Murakami, Mike Lah, Robert Breer, Tom Roth, Art Babbitt, Feodor Khitruk, Fred Wolf, Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Paul Terry, J.R. Bray, Walter Lantz, Otto Messmer, Dave Fleischer, Ruth Kneitel, Bruno Bozzetto, Bob Clampett, Karel Zeman, Dusn Vukotic, Bretislav Pojar, Jean Image, Grim Natwick, Tissa David, Barrie Nelson, Andre Martin, Ed Smith, Dick Rauh, and John Whitney.
I guess they don't make Festivals like they used to. There doesn't seem to be much written about this event, and I wish some of those in attendance would write about it.
From the Wikepedia entry for Bill Tytla, there's the John Culhane quote: On August 13, 1967, the opening night of the Montreal Expo's World Exhibition of Animation Cinema, featured a screening of Dumbo as part of an Hommage Aux Pionniers. Tytla was invited, but worried if anyone would remember him. When the film finished, they announced the presence of "The Great Animator." When the spotlight finally found him, the audience erupted in "a huge outpouring of love. It may have been one of the great moments of his life," recalled John Culhane. I'm sure there were many such moments.
Just to make it all personal, let me tell you a story, although this has nothing to do with Montreal's Exhibit.
Pepe Ruiz was the u-nion's business manager. In 1966 – the year prior to this expo – I was a junior in college, determined to break into the animation industry. Of course, I knew the military was coming as soon as I graduated, but I called the u-nion to have a meeting with Pepe. I wanted to see what the likelihood of a "part time job" would be in animation. This took a lot of courage on my part to see what the u-nion was about. I pretty well knew part time jobs didn't exist. There was no such thing as interns back then.
Pepe was an odd guy who kept calling me "sweetheart" and "darling" and he told me that it was unlikely that I could get something part time in an animation studio.
However he did send me to Terrytoons to check it out.
I met with the production manager, at the time, Nick Alberti. It was obvious I was holding up Mr. Alberti's exit for a game of golf, but he was kind and said that part time work wasn't something they did. (He moved on to Technicolor film lab as an expediter after Terry's closed. I had contact with him frequently for years later, though I never brought up our meeting and doubt he would have remembered it.) Ultimately, I was pleased to have been inside Terrytoons' studio before it shut down shortly thereafter. A little adventure that let me feel as though I was getting closer to the world of animation.
The photos of the Expo are worth a good look. I've singled out those above to place around my text. The picture of Tissa and Grim is a nice one of the two of them together.
Ed Smith was the Top Cel editor at the time, and he put together a creative publication.
(Click on any image to enlarge.)
Commentary &Festivals 12 May 2012 05:56 am
ASIFA East – 1980 / Babbitt /
- Howard Beckerman brought a DVD of his home movies of he ASIFA East Animation Festival of 1980. (Actually, I think there are two separate years on this video. People are wearing different clothes in the latter half. However, I can't be sure.) These are the faces of the crowd who came to those wine and cheese gatherings before the awards. Now, you have sandwiches, wine, beer and soda AFTER the awards. It's still the place to see a large group of the animation cognoscenti in NY.
I've tried to identify as many people as I can and have printed out some stills to do just that. Here are some people to look for.
(L) Candy Kugel / (R) John Canemaker
(L) Russell Calabrese / (R) George Griffin
(L) Carol Millican (center) / (R) John Gati
(L) Tissa David / (R) Sam Magdoff
(L) Nancy Beiman & Dean Yeagle / (R) me, Michael Sporn
(L) Iris Beckerman / (R) Iris Beckerman
(L) Lu Guarnier / (R) Harriette Rauh (right side)
(L) Charles Samu / (R) Will Friedwald & Jerry Beck
(L) Iris Beckerman & Prescott Wright / (R) Sam Magdoff & Irra (Duga) Verbitsky
(L) Francis Lee / (R) Dick Rauh
(L) Don Duga / (R) Joey Ahlbum & Jerry Beck
(L) Dick Rauh / (R) Irwin Lapointe (center w/tie)
(L) Jane Aaron / (R) Charles Samu
(L) Dick Rauh – Pres / Prescott Wright – Guest Speaker
(L) Joey Ahlbum / (R) David Ehrlich & Joey Ahlbum, Chas & Kathy Samu (behind David)
Here's the silent video of the Festival celebrities.
See if you can identify any of those I missed
(and let us know in the comments.)
- Jake Friedman has a blog that's nothing short of sensational. His entire focus is on the history of Art Babbitt, making the blog's title, The Art Babbitt Blog, quite appropriate. Having spent some time with Babbitt, it's interesting to see the picture of the man on this blog.
The material is very meticulous, but there are some really precious pieces on display. I particularly like the drawings displayed from the silent Terry cartoon, "Scene 30″ of the Terrytoon short Chop Suey.
Books &Commentary &Festivals &Independent Animation 21 Aug 2010 07:30 am
Idiots/Eastman/and Chicken Fat
Bill Plympton and Biljana Labovic during the Deauville, Film Festival in France.
- Bill Plympton called to say that he finally has a NY theater date for his feature Angels and Idiots. This film has played the Festival circuit and is now about to make its theatrical presence felt.
The IFC theater in NY will screen the film beginning the week of October 6th. We have to turn out for the film to make sure that the IFC will extend the run. (They usually do that if they sense there's an audience. We know there's an audience – we just have to turn out.)
The film will also open in LA at the Laemmle Sunset 5 – Opening October 26th, 2010.
I hope to have an extended interview with Bill, soon, about the making of this feature. Keep watch. Meanwhile AWN features Idiots' Diary. This is a diary Bill is keeping about the distribution of the film.
- I received a nice note from Tony Eastman the other day:
- Sue and I have put together a website for my father's books: pdeastmanbooks.com
Its purpose is to entertain/inform, and at the same time sell books. There really wasn't a place where you could see all of his books together, plus we thought a short biography (appropriate for children) and a way to get in touch with his family would be useful. I put together the P. D. caricature on the home page from two self portraits he had done.
In case you don't know who P.D. Eastman was, I suggest you take a look at his film resume at IMDB. After working at Warners cartoons, he became integral in the start of UPA and the story writing of many of their best films. Oh, and he competed mightily with Dr. Seuss in writing MANY best selling children's books.
- Katrina Gregorius, an animator and artist in my studio, helped out her friend, Theresa Loong, a member of the Film Shop in Brooklyn, in making a music video. The video is mostly live action with animated bits to spark it up – and believe me it does. The song is Robert Preston singing Chicken Fat "The Youth Fitness Song" by Meredith Willson of "The Music Man" fame. The song was commissioned by President John F. Kennedy for the newly formed President's Council On Physical Fitness in 1962. A copy was sent to every school in the United States to be played over the intercom so students could do calisthenics to it.
You can see the video here.
Commentary &Festivals &Photos 04 Jul 2010 08:00 am
Things I Love
- I thought today that I'd post a bunch of photos of things I love in my studio. If you've ever seen my office, in the studio, you'll see that it's a warren of a mess of things. Lots of books, paper, awards, and other crap.
I've always been a puppet fan and as a result people have sent me and given me gifts of a lot of puppets. Most of them are gems that hang from shelves and cover books and tapes.
These first four are puppets that were gifted to me.
They're all more for display than actually using for marionette shows.
I also love the Japanese edition videos of two of
my films on the shelf behind the witch.
This crocodile hand-puppet was given to me by John Dilworth
during the production of LYLE LYLE CROCODILE in 1987.
Here's a sculpture of me made by a Russian animator on staff,
Mark Bykov, back in the '80s. I don't know why he made me a
caveman, but I'm holding the Dancing Frog character.
This bronze monkey is a birthday gift given me by my Heidi.
It's a business card-holder, and it holds a bunch of my cards.
This paperweight was designed by Tony Walton for Lauren Bacall.
She gave it to me as a parting gift on the play "Woman of the Year".
The engraving: to MS (Michael Sporn) love BB (Betty Bacall).
This bronze Praxinascope was the award given me in Ottawa
for THE MAN WHO WALKED BETWEEN THE TOWERS as the
Best Children's film that year.
Finally, this award was given to me for THE MYSTERIOUS
TADPOLE from the Caroussel International du Film de Rimouski
a Canadian festival for children's films. It's an original object.
Festivals 01 Dec 2009 09:43 am
1st USA INT'L ANIMATION FEST
- Last reminders for those in the New York area that tonight at 6pm there will be a celebration of the first animated Christmas Special on tv – Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol. The film will be screened at 6pm and will be followed by a panel that includes Marie Matthews, the voice of "young Scrooge," the director's daughters, Roberta and Judy Levitow, as well as animator Darrell Van Citters, who recently wrote and published the extraordinary book Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol, The Making of . . ..
The event will be held at the Paley Center. (Follow that last link for further information.)
DVDs of the show will be given free to anyone who attends.
- Back in 1972 I entered the NY animation industry. I'd been out of the Navy for a year and had worked for six or seven months at Hal Seeger's company, Channel Films, as a messenger who'd worked his way up to Film Editor on Wide World of Sports segments for ABC. The day I was offered the official raise to that position was the day I quit. I wanted animation and didn't want to go down any alluring wrong roads.
The Hubley Studio had hired me for two days to help finish a commercial, and that had extended to several months of steady employment. I was totally green about the animation industry, though I thought I knew a lot – learned from books. (Unfortunately, they don't teach you how to punch paper in books – nor do they properly train in most places.)
I was a sponge and tried to soak up anything I could learn about animation. I saw all the films I could and listened to anything any professional told me.
One day John Hubley, in passing, asked me if I was going to the NY Animation Festival. I didn't know what that was, but found out immediately and went to every show I could – around my work schedule.
I once posted an article from Backstage Magazine that wrote about the 1st USA International Film Festival. This was a Festival founded by on Fred Mintz. I don't quite know what his history was, but he had put together a Festival which ran at the New York Hilton Hotel on 54th Street.
Ultimately, there were three annual Festivals hosted by Mintz, and they were all a bit different from each other. I attended 1 & 2 and missed the tiny third (and last) edition which had moved to NYU.
I just recently found the programs for these, so here's the one for the original, first "USA" International Film Festival.
(Click any image to enlarge and read.)
When you opened the yellow cover of the magazine,
a blue hand out fell out. This corrected changes in the program.
An auspicious start.
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Lots of praise from groups like UNICEF.
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The letter from the director, Fred Mintz and
an article about animation by John Culhane.
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Articles by Robert Edmunds (who?) and Charles Csuri (double who??)
Lots of talk about computer animation.
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More articles by Peter Cowie (he'd written a couple of books I'd owned -
I knew who he was) Ken Knowlton (more computer animation – there
wasn't much computer animation visible to the general public back then.)
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Articles about RIchard Williams (now you're talking) and
Yoj Kuri (I'd read about him and saw his films for the first time here.)
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Raoul Servais (I didn't know but would get to know him) and
Norman McLaren (I defintely knew him in 1972 and would learn more.)
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An article by RIchard Williams (he was already a hero of mine in 1972).
Every Festival had to have a show of Polish animated films back then.
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Zagreb was big at the time. Deservedly so.
I still don't know what Yaniv Productions was.
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Elinor Bunin and the Zanders were staples in NYAnimation back then.
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Note some of the titles in the schedule: MR. ROSSI BUYS A CAR (Bozzetto),
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Williams), Paul Fierlinger ad, BATTLE OF KERSHENZ.
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More titles: Barrie Nelson's PROPAGANDA MESSAGE, Zagreb's VENUS AND THE CAT,
Gianini & Luzzati's ITALIAN IN ALGIERS, Hubley's CHILDREN OF THE SUN, George Griffin's THE CANDY MACHINE.
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Eight years later I would open my own studio and do my
first films for the LEARNING CORPORATION OF AMERICA.
Back cover – WOODY ALLEN talks about DICK WILLIAMS
I have the program for the 2nd Festival. It's a bit slicker. I'll post that someday as well.
Articles on Animation &Festivals 20 May 2009 07:45 am
1st NY World Animation Festival
- Back in 1972, a month after I first started my initial job in animation, New York hosted the First NY World Animation Festival.
I had never been to a Festival of any kind before, and it intrigues me, as you might imagine. There were quite a few world famous animation figures that actually came to town to present their films, talk to other animators and shine.
This was an event that was created by the entrepeneur, Fred Mintz. All I knew of him was a joke Tissa told me. She, a Hungarian, said that Fred was a Roumanian, and the old story was true: if you went into a revolving door behind a Roumanian, you should check your wallet when you come out. Of course, this was a joke, and Fred turned out to be a nice guy who put a lot on the line to get this notion of a NY Animation Festival up and running.
In fact, there were three annual editions of this fest, and I went to all. I met quite a few famous International animators by just showing up.
For some reason, I haven't been able to locate the program for this first festival (I do have those for 2 & 3), but I found this article in Backstage, which was a commercial Industry newspaper. I'm posting the cover story from this issue and hope it will be a some interest.
(Click any image to enlarge.)
This was the first time I met Bruno Bozzetto, Yoji Kuri, Millie Goldscholl, and many others. I have to say that I didn't meet a lot of New York animators. At the time, people in the industry stayed away from such events. The older Paramount/Terrytoons crowd wasn't interested in animation outside of work.
I did meet up with a few of the more art-interested people like Tissa David (who I had just met at Hubley's), Lu Guarnier, John Gati and a few others.
The events were well attended. Not as many students as there are today, but there were some.
Festivals &Photos 04 May 2009 09:07 am
ASIFAEast Party
- Last night the 40th annual ASIFA East Festival took place in a rainy NYC at the New School auditorium. There were about 2 hours of award winners to be screened after which everyone moved to the fifth floor to attend an after-party.
The place was packed. I wasn't able to get anywhere near the food table so I had a few glasses of wine and raced about snapping pictures. Unfortunately, I'm a horrible photographer, so I apologize to all those here for the bad representation I'm giving you. for all the rest of you, these are just some of those I bumped into or who bumped into me. It was fun.
John Canemaker and Irra Verbitsky at the beginning of the night.
Amid Amidi and Celia Bullwinkle got to the food pretty quickly.
You can see what I mean about the bad photography. Sorry guys.
Michael Sullivan is in the thick of it.
John Dilworth with Heidi Stallings.
John's just back from Spain in time for the party.
Irina Margolina and Adam Snyder. She just arrived
from Russia hours before the Festival.
Adrian Urquidez looks like he's having too much fun.
Dave Levy (ASIFA East Pres) and Nancy Keegan tend the wine
while getting caught by me in a hot spot.
Howard Beckerman tries a sandwich. Sorry, Howard,
this was shot from the other side of the room.
It's been a while since I've seen Michael Zodorozny.
Glad to be able to catch up a bit.
Matt Clinton and Katrina Gregorius from the Sporn Studio
enjoy the food after the long wait on line.
Pilar Newton and Ivan Katz stop by our table and bring
that glowing enthusiasm always there with her.
The Rauch brothers, Mike and Tim, were the stars of the night.
Their film Q&A won the grand prize at the Festival.
Look for the film; it's brilliant.
Candy Kugel chats while Mr. Rauch, the father of the brothers,
watches in the background. He's thrilled for his sons' success.
Debra Solomon in the thick of the party.
Linda Simensky, former ASIFA East Pres.,
came in for the event, as she always does.
Finally, the trio, Michael Zodorozny, John Canemaker and Jennifer Oxley,
who won a prize. Sorry for the overexposed, badly lit shot. But I'm glad
to have it. the party was a success.
It was just about this time that the battery in my camera died.
Time for me to leave, anyway. I had a busy morning to face on Monday.


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Kentucky vs. Mississippi State: Players Who Will Determine SEC MatchupOctober 24, 2013
SEC football is headed Starkville, Miss., where the Kentucky Wildcats will take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Both teams are looking to get off the schneid in conference play, as Kentucky and Mississippi State own 0-3 and 0-2 records, respectively.
Kentucky is fresh off of four straight games against ranked opponents, including games against then No. 7 Louisville, then No. 13 South Carolina and No. 1 Alabama.
Mississippi State has had a slightly easier go of things, playing in just two games against ranked opponents—then No. 13 Oklahoma State and LSU, which was ranked No. 10 at the time.
As is true with most games featuring evenly matched teams, several players could decide the matchup. Here's a look at three players, on both sides of the ball, who will determine this showdown of SEC foes, starting with Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott.
Dak Prescott, QB, Mississippi State
Prescott is a sturdy 6'2", 230-pound quarterback who possesses the ability to tuck the ball under his arm and run with the best of them. The sophomore currently ranks second in rushing yards and first in rushing touchdowns among SEC quarterbacks, trailing only Texas A&M star Johnny Manziel in yards, via ESPN.com.
The Wildcats allowed Louisville QB Teddy Bridgewater, Florida QB Tyler Murphy, and South Carolina QB Connor Shaw, to rush for 35, 36 and 50 yards respectively. One common trend among these three players is that none are as mobile as Prescott.
Prescott's knack for making plays with his feet will prove troublesome for Kentucky, which has allowed a whopping 213.3 yards per game on the ground in 2013.
Prescott also has the ability to make plays with his arm, though, and has tallied 890 yards on back of a 54.3 percent completion rate. Although he has just three touchdowns on the year, Prescott can extend plays and averages 7.7 yards per completion, good for 10th in the SEC—via sports-reference.com
He hooks up frequently with the next member of this list, Jameon Lewis.
Jameon Lewis, WR, KR/PR, Mississippi State
What Lewis lacks in size, he makes up for in big-play ability. The 5'9" junior averages an impressive 17.1 yards per reception this season, placing him eighth on the SEC leader board in the category—via ESPN.com.
Beyond that, Lewis also leads the Bulldogs with 23 receptions and three receiving touchdowns.
Lewis creates a huge matchup liability for the Wildcats, who, according to their team site, allow 224 yards per game through the air. Kentucky's defensive backs have a tendency to allow big plays this season, allowing opponents to gain 13.2 yards per reception.
In addition to the matchup problems Lewis creates as a receiver, the Wildcats will also have to worry about him in the return game.
The Mississippi native has returned nine kicks this season for a total of 249 yards. Kentucky allows just 18.8 yards per kick return. This week, though, the coverage team will be tested by Lewis, who averages 27.7 yards per return.
Preston Smith, DL, Mississippi State
Mississippi State's pass rush is anchored by Preston Smith. Smith, a 6'6", 250-pound junior, leads the Bulldogs in sacks and ranks in a tie for first in tackles for loss.
Smith and the Mississippi State D-line have combined for eight sacks this season, as well as 24 quarterback hurries and seven forced fumbles. Kentucky ball carriers have coughed up the rock six times this season, and in four of those times, a change in possession ensued.
Smith has been a nuisance for opposing quarterbacks, and with Kentucky's Maxwell Smith having thrown just one interception all season, the Bulldogs will look to force him into tough situations. By forcing Smith into rushed decisions, Mississippi State's defensive backs, namely Nickoe Whitley, can look to create turnovers of their own.
Stats courtesy of Hailstate.com, and UKathletics.com unless otherwise noted.