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There is no doubt that "Honest John" Trump IS the voice of America. particularly Fox & Friends.
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In the past few years, we have covered plenty of interesting app smart camera motion controllers. The ASXMOV-G6s takes it to the next level. It is a multi-axis motion controller with a wireless motorized slider for stop-motion animation and time-lapses. It can be programmed to handle complex shots not possible with other sliders.
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Managing Stress and Improving Wellness
As a woman with a bleeding disorder, the areas that cause the most stress may change in different phases of your life. During this interactive workshop, you will get the chance to identify and talk about these areas that cause stress. You will be given tools on how to manage this stress so that you not only survive but thrive!
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Thursday, August 24, 2017
Sister Love
My sister, Leta, has taken up the craft as well. When we were at Grimmwood she gifted me with a set of Christmas/Winter pillowcases.
I am thankful for my two sisters and I so enjoy spending time with them in Georgia. The first week in September we are all going to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. My mother will be joining us so it is a Tankersley Girls outing. I would ask for prayers for safe travels and good health while we enjoy this special time together.
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- Robin in Virginia said...
What a beautiful pillowcase set you received! I hope you have a fabulous trip to Pigeon Forge plus a safe journey to and from. Enjoy your Thursday!
- August 24, 2017 at 7:20 AM
- Sandy said...
I hope y'all have a wonderful trip. I can't believe your mom needs no magnifier and threads a needle with ease. I am impressed and that pillowcase is amazing. I do NOT enjoy doing that kind of needlework. I am not quite sure why. I think it is the perfectionist thing. I can't make them all even. I tried to do a table cloth once. I was over half way done when I just gave it away. It was not relaxing at all.
- August 24, 2017 at 7:28 AM
- Arlene @Nanaland said...
Robin, I love that set of pillowcases and will enjoy them in December. Sandy I do not like that kind of handwork either. I do not want to stitch the same design twice.
- August 24, 2017 at 7:31 AM
- Karen said...
Very beautiful handiwork!
- August 24, 2017 at 12:28 PM
- Carol said...
Oh, I love the redwork pillowcases, Arlene! I also have two sisters, but I'm the only one interested in needlework of any kind. I think I take after my grandmother as my mother did a bit of knitting, but nothing else. Grandma on the other hand, could do just about anything!
Have a great time in Pigeon Forge--I've heard there are so many fun things to do there!
- August 24, 2017 at 6:23 PM
- Terri D said...
The pillow case is SO pretty! I like the red-work too. Nice. Wishing you girls so much fun at Pigeon Forge!! I've spent a couple of vacations there and we loved it. Prayers as requested!! Have fun!
- August 24, 2017 at 7:30 PM
- Mari said...
The pillowcase is beautiful!
You are blessed to do things with your sisters and your mom. My mom has been gone for 13 years and we never really got a chance to do getaways because we all had young kids when she passed. Enjoy your time together!
- August 24, 2017 at 9:18 PM
What pretty pillowcases Arlene! Just lovely. Have a great time with your Mom and your sisters in Pigeon Forge. Sounds like a wonderful time. RJ@stitchingfriendsforever
- August 24, 2017 at 10:26 PM
- RJ said...
Arlene I want to try it again with my name to see if my status has changed with blogger. Once again love the pillowcases and the love behind them. RJ
- August 25, 2017 at 12:50 PM
- Arlene @Nanaland said...
Hurray RJ ...it worked!!!
- August 25, 2017 at 3:27 PM
- RJ said...
Well about time!!! LOL!!! Let's hope it stays that way. RJ
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In general, it is expensive to eat out in Zurich.
The city has the usual selection of fast food outlets, of course. But if you are looking for something more traditional, or something specific, see below for a very small selection of tips.
We have only listed restaurants which are either (1) in walking distance of ETH Zurich or (2) easy to reach by public transport from ETH. We have tried to provide a general price indication, but for details please refer to the respective website. Note that "mid-priced" means mid-priced for Zurich – and mid-priced in your country may be something quite different!
Reservations: Reservations are highly recommended. They can usually be made online. Any telephone reservations can (usually) be made in English.
Tipping: There is no strict rule about tipping in Switzerland. If you liked the food and/or the service, and your bill was under CHF 100.00, we recommend rounding up the bill to the nearest CHF 5.00 to 10.00. If the bill was higher than 100.00, you are in a large group, or you were particularly happy with your meal, give a larger tip: maybe up to 10% of the bill. Either leave cash on the table, or add it to your credit card amount.
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This booklet contains a detailed biography for bassist Marcus Miller, as well as a selected discography and an analysis of the equipment he uses. It also includes the sheet music/TAB and performance notes for 'Miller Time!', a piece written in the style of the jazz-funk tunes found on Marcus Miller albums such as Silver Rain,…
This book is a collection of five pieces from Marcus Miller's 2015 album Afrodeezia. The book also contains a biography of Marcus, details on the instruments he uses and a detailed analysis of his playing style. ISBN: 978-0-9933727-6-6 Number of Pages: 128
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Sunnyvale, California, May 10, 2011
Zscaler, a leading provider of cloud-delivered security solutions, today announced that Gartner has updated the company's entry in their list of "Cool Vendors" in their Cool Vendors in Cloud Security Services, 2011 report.
Gartner originally listed Zscaler as a Cool Vendor in SaaS security in 2009. (i) Since that time, Zscaler's security cloud has grown exponentially, and today scans billions of transactions for millions of global users daily. The company has bolstered its web security services by integrating email security and Data Loss Prevention solutions, all with no hardware or software to install. Zscaler's cloud delivery means that all network traffic is scanned for all customer users and devices, whether they are in the office or roaming.
"We believe this serves as confirmation of Zscaler's commitment to the security market, and of our ability to solve customers' web and email security challenges," says Jay Chaudhry, CEO of Zscaler. "Our highly scalable, cloud-delivered Security-as-a-Service architecture continues to set new standards for speed, security, and availability for all our customers, from small businesses to large global enterprises."
About Gartner's Cool Vendors Selection Process Gartner's listing does not constitute an exhaustive list of vendors in any given technology area, but rather is designed to highlight interesting, new and innovative vendors, products and services. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness of a particular purpose.
Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) enables the world's leading organizations to securely transform their networks and applications for a mobile and cloud-first world. Its flagship services, Zscaler Internet Access™ and Zscaler Private Access™, create fast, secure connections between users and applications, regardless of device, location, or network. Zscaler services are 100 percent cloud-delivered and offer the simplicity, enhanced security, and improved user experience that traditional appliances are unable to match. Used in more than 185 countries, Zscaler operates a multi-tenant distributed cloud security platform, protecting thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss. Learn more at zscaler.com or follow us on Twitter @zscaler.
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In a previous post I said I went to a friends house the day after Thanksgiving for a small quilting retreat. Here are some of the things I got done that weekend.
Note: For some reason these are posting sideways. I can't get them turned.
I also got a top together called Grafitti, but wouldn't you know, I didn't get a pic of that one.
I also did a couple of other small projects I had taken.
Yesterday and today I spent the day making tamales. I hadn't made them for quite a while and my son and DH requested I make some this year. So, I got about 13 dozen made. Of course you know, some will be given to friends (that's why I made dozens). I did regular pork tamales and some sweet tamales. Sweet tamales that I make are like the ones my Grandmother used to make. You add sugar to the masa and then put rasins and anise seeds in it and wrap in corn husks. My grandmother on my Mom's side was from Mexico and I learned to make these watching her and my Aunts making these. Oh how I remember all the hub-bub in her kitchen when everyone got together to make tamales. The husks would be soaked in her laundry tubs and the tamales making would commence (she had 10 kids-so daughters and DIL's would gather).
Anyway that's how my Friday & Saturday went. Check back tomorrow when I have posted on my New FO's I want to do for 2014.
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I have a project for which I needed a room drawing which includes an observation area, from which between one to three people can observe a number of other people working below them.
In response to this remit, my artist drew a barrel (admittedly a fairly large barrel, of the wooden sort, upon which it might be possible to squeeze two people, if they both stood on one leg). In the email accompanying the barrel sketch, she wrote:
"In the end I created a barrel for the observation area. What do you think about it?"
To my mind it appears that this barrel is somewhat outside the original remit. What do other people think? How best to respond?
(I exchanged 28 emails with the artist about the project outlining everything I could think of before we began. Including some fairly detailed financial negotiations.)


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MARDAN - The local police claimed to have arrested 65 proclaimed offenders (POs) including 25 suspected persons and recovered a huge quantity of weapons and narcotics during a crackdown in the last 48 hours in Mardan district against the criminals.
Briefing the media here on Wednesday, District Police Officer Danishwar Khan said that on the special directives of DIG Mardan Abdullah Khan, the city police launched an operation against the criminals in the district.
He said that various dens of criminals were raided to arrest scores of suspected people involved in crimes.
He said that nine Kalashnikov rifles, 16 Kalakov rifles, 17 rifles, 9 shot guns, 53 pistols, 2612 rounds, 14020 grams of hashish were also recovered during the operation.


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Many of the food crops we rely on in the U.S. are genetically modified for greater pest resistance, higher yield, etc. In recent times, this genetic modification has become more robust, and there is a cultural backlash against it, with many people choosing to avoid GMO (genetically modified organism) whenever possible.
Right now, this issue has not yet spread to chile peppers. There are currently no GMO peppers the way that there are GMO corn and soy crops. However, some scientists have suggested genetic modification could be a solution to problems facing local chile crops, like drought and disease.
Are GMOs the Future of Chile?
Scientists at New Mexico State University have spent a lot of time examining the genetics of chiles, including creating some super-spicy hybrids. Genetic research and modification could help to strengthen chiles against the plant diseases and growing conditions that currently damage crop yields. This in turn could also help reduce the cost of growing chiles locally, making them more competitive with foreign imports.
However, there is plenty of backlash against this move. People who distrust GMOs want to see less genetic modification in food crops, not more. And because chile is such an integral part of New Mexico's heritage and cultural history, there is a substantial backlash against the idea. Right now, many varieties of chile grown in New Mexico are heirloom plants with centuries of cultivation and history; losing those traditional seeds represents a real loss of cultural identity for some chile growers.
What Does All This Mean for The Chile Guy?
It's impossible to guess right now what may happen with the future of the chile business in New Mexico. It's possible that genetic modification will become mainstream. It's also possible that chile production in the Southwest will decline, with or without the introduction of GMO crops.
Regardless, The Chile Guy is committed to providing the highest quality chiles – whatever it takes. This sometimes means sourcing our chiles from unexpected places (like our Hatch Red Chiles, comparable to Chimayo chile). It also means listening to the needs and demands of our buyers and responding accordingly. Whatever the future may hold for chiles, you can be assured that The Chile Guy will always strive to provide the highest quality chile possible to meet the needs of the restaurants and other consumers who depend on us!


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A philosophical essay.
We are a country obsessed with race, minorities, religion and a variety of other hate inducing past times. Ironically, the divergent nature of these topics can be explained as a set of fundamental human behaviors shared by everyone. Much of what we call prejudice is not the result of some oppressive abstract force, but instead stems entirely from simple, every day interactions between individuals.
First a bit of theoretical background. Imagine a group of individuals. Each individual interacts with a neighborhood of other individuals, according to a set of social rules. For example, if Bob walks up to Susan, he knows he can start a conversation by saying 'hello.' There exists a huge and rich set of such rules, and with these rules come expectations. Bob and Susan realize that for their interactions to go as smoothly and efficiently as possible, they both need to agreed upon a common set of rules. If Bob says "Uggawooga" in order to start a conversation, Susan is confused because she was expecting 'hello' and their interaction suffers.
Fig 1: Inefficient communication due to lack of similar social rules
The result is a synchronization of social rules. This occurs in a viral manner within a group of individuals. Bob communicates with Susan and they negotiate a common set of social rules. Now, suppose Susan communicates with Fred and they also agree to set of rules. However, Susan needs to interact with both Fred and Bob. Humans, for all their grand intelligence are still creatures of habit and repetition. In order to create the simplest, most efficient rules set, Susan, over a series of interactions with Bob and Fred, negotiates a common, compromise rule set.
Fig 1: Efficient communication due to similar social rules
Multiply this small pattern over hundreds of individuals. With time, and continual social interaction, large groups begin to share a common set of social rules. The result is a complex emergent behavior called culture. These common social rules encompass morality, spoken language, body language, rituals, celebrations and wide variety of other learned social activities.
However, synchronization is a constantly ongoing activity. Every individual constantly gains new knowledge and finds themselves in new situations for which the current social rules do not work perfectly. Also, many social rules are merely implicit, and may mean slightly different things to different people. In a strong sense, culture evolves. Each individual contains a mutated set of rules. Through continually interaction and synchronization with others, these rules propagate and mutate further. Through a constant renegotiation process between individuals, the culture gradually changes to fit the new circumstances of it's members.
What if there is a destructive mutation? The individual elements of the system need to be able to deal with such mutations in a corrective fashion. Suppose Susan enjoys hitting people. If Susan hits Bob, he will attempt to negotiate with her in order to agree upon a more reasonable type of interaction. If Susan agrees to synchronize her rules with Bob, then they can interact in a more mutually beneficial fashion. If she doesn't, there is a problem. Perhaps Bob organizes a group that imprisons Susan so that she doesn't hurt people. Or he ensures that she is no longer welcomed in key social rituals, thus limiting her interactions and potential destructiveness. These behavioral strategies helps save the group and encourage harmful mutations of the social rule set to die off.
The key point is that all cultures on this earth have rules to protect themselves from the actions of individuals that refuse to synchronize their social rule set in at least some general fashion.
What happens when two distinct self contained cultures meet for the first time? Nearly inevitably, they see one another as childish, stupid, morally corrupt, and quite often criminal. Many times, they don't even consider one another human. Why? Because a person's claim on humanity is tied intimately to his or her ability to operate by expected social rules. In Bob's culture, a human is someone who says 'hello' in order to begin a conversation. Someone who says 'bonjour' fails to interact in an expected, efficient fashion. In extreme cases, individuals from other cultures who fail to interact in a mutual beneficial fashion are considered functionally equivalent to psychotic criminals, children, or dumb animals.
The same process that makes a culture strong, exasperates the problem.
First, one culture's interactions with members of another culture are inefficient due to lack of a common rule set.
Second, the interactions are difficult due to the mutual suspicion of potentially aberrant morality.
Third, the members of one culture are busy interacting and maintaining their cultural rule set. This ensures the most beneficial and efficient interactions, the path of least resistance, is between members of their current culture.
Thus the standard negotiation and synchronization process slows to a crawl.
Prejudice of all forms has this common root; we are dealing with cultural misunderstanding and the natural repercussions of the protective social strategies of the culture. In a sense, the same social forces that cause stuttering children to be ostracized are the same ones that result in millennia long slavery and subjugation.


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What kind of social media marketing does your business do? If you're like many other small businesses, your efforts are likely focused on one or two platforms. The most common choices are Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. While there's a lot of value in building a strong presence on one of those platforms, it's also worth remembering that you don't want to put all of your eggs in a single basket.
A significant benefit of diversifying your social media strategy is you'll get your small business in front of far more potential customers than you would if you limited yourself to just one or two networks. One network that's definitely worth building a presence on is Google+. Not only can this platform connect you with an increased number of prospects, but given the fact that Google continues to integrate it directly into their ecosystem, it's easy to understand the additional benefits you can get from this site.
While there's a lot that small businesses stand to gain from Google+, that doesn't mean it's easy to get started. That's why many businesses turn to social media training. Since training is an investment, we want to cover five major reasons you'll be very happy with this decision:
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Google+ has some really cool features like Google Hangouts. Because this free video conferencing platform makes it possible for up to ten people to connect at the same time, the sky is really the limit in terms of how creative you can get with your social media engagement.
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As previously mentioned, the fact that Google continues to integrate Plus into their core services means that building a strong presence on this network can enable your business to reap potential benefits like improved rankings or visibility.
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In addition to sites like Yelp, Google also uses Plus reviews in their local ranking algorithm. By making a point of being active on Google+, you'll have an easier time getting positive reviews on a regular basis.
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A big part of successful social media management is being able to adapt to change. As an active Google+ user, you'll be aware of new changes and features as soon as they roll out. This awareness can give you an advantage over your less savvy competitors.
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These KZValve switchboxes can control up to 5 on/off actuators. They include a 12ft power lead, 5ft on/off cord with sealed terminals and 25ft extension cord. KZCO designed these control boxes with solid plastic construction for durability.
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Lipid Content in two Montastrea species of coral in the Florida Keys after the 1997-98 El Nino bleaching event
2012 Lipid content in Montastrea sp. following a bleaching event in the Florida Keys MINARRO VILLANUEVA Sara (Spain) firstname.lastname@example.com
Organisation: University of Coimbra, Coimbra (PT) - University of Georgia, Athens (USA) Supervisor : Miguel Pardal (UC) & William K. Fitt (UGA)
Summary: Coral reefs are some of the most sensitive ecosystems to environmental change. With massive declines reported since the 1980s, there are many concerns that they could disappear due to human activities. The most common stress response in corals is bleaching, the breakdown of the symbiosis, which leaves the coral without their main energy source: their symbiotic algae. Without enough energy, corals cannot afford to invest in reef accretion, which creates the basic habitat for reef ecosystems. Differential bleaching severity and mortality has been largely documented, with high temperatures being the main stress. During bleaching, some corals switch symbiont types to a more thermo-tolerant clade, although this might present a metabolic cost. Thermo-tolerant symbionts have been reported as opportunistic generalists, suboptimal to most coral species. A way to assess coral fitness is through the monitoring of physiological parameters such as the lipid content. In this study, lipid content was analyzed in coral tissue samples from Montastrea annularis and Montastrea faveolata collected seasonally in the years 2000-2002 following the 1997-98 El Niño catastrophic bleaching in the Florida Keys. Seasonal variation was observed in most samples. Recovery was visible but slowed down after 2001, and the probable causes for that are discussed. Lipid content was significantly correlated to physiological parameters related to the symbiotic algae, confirming zooxanthellaes role in the supply of lipids to the coral. M. annularis presented about half the lipids per unit surface, and we suggest that this is due to the many different types of Symbiodinium it contained in contrast to M. faveolata which presented only one type.
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Lovehoney pick up four more awards
06.07.2018 | Bath, UK – The Lovehoney Trade Sales Team is delighted to announce that they have added four more awards to their trophy cabinet. They have won Most Innovative Brand, Best Online Retailer, Best Sales Team and Best Product Range for the Fifty Shades Freed The Official Pleasure Collection at the 2018 ETO Awards.
ETO, Erotic Trade Only, is one of the world's leading adult industry magazines based in the UK. UK based Lovehoney, had to fight off stiff competition to win the prestigious awards. Lovehoney's International Sales Manager, Kate Hodgson-Egan and Sales Executive, Laura Wood, attended the awards which were held in the famous Blackpool Tower on Thursday evening.
Kate Hodgson-Egan said, "This is a huge honour for the Lovehoney trade team, particularly as these awards have been voted on by our customers. The sales team works hard to ensure our customers and distributors are satisfied so to win Best Sales team is something we are particularly proud of."
Lovehoney will be at ANME from July 15-17 2018 where they will be showcasing the award winning Fifty Shades Freed range. To arrange a meeting with the team at ANME or for more information on Lovehoney Trade visit www.lovehoneytrade.com.


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I was reading an article the other day on ten things you need to do before Dec. 31st Here is the short list:
- Take TFSA Withdrawals - If you withdraw funds from a TFSA, an equivalent amount of TFSA contribution room will be reinstated in the following calendar year, assuming the withdrawal was not made to correct an over contribution.
- Contribute to an RESP - December 31st is the deadline for 2017. Would you like more information?
- Charitable donations - contribute now for the 2017 tax year. The first time Super Credit ends Dec. 31, 2017.
- Postpone any ETF or Mutual Fund purchases until January if the investments are in Taxable Accounts.
- Review your income and expenses - defer income to next year and pay expenses this year to reduce your taxable income.
- Review all potential tax breaks.
- Collect all of your medical expenses. If you have a PHSP or HSA submit your expenses now.
Convert Your RRSP to a RRIF by Age 71 - If you turned age 71 in 2017, you have until December 31 to make any final contributions to your RRSP before converting it into a RRIF or registered annuity.
Income Splitting - If your private corporation has other shareholders, such as your spouse, partner, or other adult relatives as shareholders, consider whether it makes sense to pay additional dividends to family members who are in lower tax brackets in 2017 to maximize any income sprinkling opportunities before any proposed federal rules could increase the tax rate on such income commencing in 2018.
Book an appointment with your Financial Advisor - You can book a call with me if you are not currently working with one.


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TUM advent matinee and Vivat TUM
A passion for music unites the community of the Technical University of Munich (TUM). On 1st Advent, TUM students, alumni, staff members, donors and friends of all ages will come together for the advent concerts in the stunning Philharmonic Hall at Munich's Gasteig music venue. The Munich Symphonic Ensemble (SEM) performs together with the TUMChor choir. All donations collected at the advent concerts go to the endowment of the TUM University Foundation.
Next concerts: Sunday, November 29th, 2020
Entrance is free. All donations collected at the advent concerts go to the endowment of the TUM University Foundation.
When: Sunday, November 29th, 2020 - 11 a.m.
Where: Philharmonic Hall at Gasteig (Rosenheimer Strasse 5, Munich)
Entrance free.
Tickets will be distributed by ticket lottery:
Lottery for stuff members: October 25
Lottery for students : October 31
After the invitations are sent, if you want to participate in the ticket lottery, please registrate on http://go.tum.de/adventsmatinee.
When: Sunday, November 29th, 2020 – 2:30 p.m.
Where: Philharmonic Hall at Gasteig (Rosenheimer Strasse 5, Munich)
Entrance free.
The invitations to the "Vivat TUM" concert will be sent to all registered alumni and our freshmen by mail. The tickets will be handed out by order, as long as supplies last. Read more
Welcome speech of the president Prof. Dr. Thomas Hofmann
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
Beginning and final choir of the cantata Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 (TUM Chor)
Adaptations of the following pieces of Bach for orchestra by Leopold Stokowski et al.:
- Toccata und Fuge d-moll, BWV 565
- Komm, süßer Tod, BWV 478
- Schafe können sicher weiden aus BWV 208
- Fuge g-moll, BWV 577
- Präludium und Fuge Es-Dur, BWV 552
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 – 1759)
Sonate F-Dur, HWV 370
Adagio - Allegro - Largo - Allegro
Knut Nystedt (1915 – 2014)
Immortal Bach (TUM Chor)
- Soloists: Prof. Dr. Hans Joachim Bungartz (violin), Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wolfgang A. Herrmann (organ)
- Conductor: Prof. Felix Mayer, Carl von Linde-Akademie (TUM)
- TUMChor(Choir of the TUM)
- Symphonisches Ensemble München (The Munich Symphonic Ensemble)
The complete program of the 25th and 50th Anniversary Celebrations and Vivat TUM for Alumni
Thank you very much for your donations!
About 170.000 EUR were donated at the advent concerts in 2019 for the TUM University Foundation. The Foundation supports top-notch young scientists and students.
Looking back at previous years (YouTube playlist)
Choir and Orchestra at the Advent Concerts
- The TUMChor – The voices of TUM: Our choir is composed of members of Munich's various university choirs, as well as other TUM members that are experienced singers. The 2013 advent matinee was TUMChor's first public performance. The TUMChor
- Munich Symphonic Ensemble: From Mozart to Brahms, piano concertos to symphonies – The Munich Symphonic Ensemble has become a close partner of TUM, playing every year at the advent matinee in the Philharmonic Hall at Gasteig. Munich Symphonic Ensemble


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Doctor Strange, 2016.
Directed by Scott Derrickson
Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Michael Stuhlbarg, Benjamin Bratt, Scott Adkins, Mads Mikkelsen, and Tilda Swinton.
Doctor Strange arrives on Blu-ray in a release that also includes the movie on DVD and a code for a digital copy. While the movie is a mixed bag, the Blu-ray offers a nice array of bonus features.
I don't remember how I acquired it, but when I was a kid, I had a paperback book that reprinted a few Doctor Strange comics from his early run. I read it several times – I recall reading it to distract myself while anxiously awaiting Christmas Day one year – but for whatever reason, I never sought out his other exploits.
With that in mind, I approached Marvel Studios' big screen adaptation of the adventures of the sorcerer supreme with a mostly blank slate. I knew about the controversy over Tilda Swinton's casting and the fact that Benedict Cumberbatch's casting meant hordes of teenage girls would show up at the theater (ask my 14-year-old daughter about that), but I pushed those things aside and instead watched the movie through the eyes of someone whose only preconceived notion was a desire to be entertained.
On that count, Doctor Strange mostly delivers. It serves up a pretty standard origin story, complete with the usual Hero With a Thousand Faces stuff: the reluctant hero; the mentor; the showdown with the dragon in its den; and so forth. Benedict Cumberbatch turns in a solid performance as the titular character, an arrogant doctor brought low by a horrific accident that leaves him unable to perform surgeries anymore.
A broken man seeking a miracle, Strange learns of a man who came back from an even worse injury and he follows a clue given to him to Nepal, where he trains under the Ancient One. Meanwhile, the Ancient One's former student turned bad guy, Kaecilius, wants to unleash evil from another dimension upon the world, and Strange must figure out a way to stop him. The story beats follow the usual playbook, although the way Strange defeats Dormammu in the end is clever.
One of these days, I'd like to see a Marvel Studios film push those story beats a bit further. For example, Doctor Strange fights a bad guy in astral form while his former colleague Christine operates on his physical body. They knock things around the room during their battle, but no one in the hospital seems interested in investigating all that noise. I would have liked to see someone come in during the conflict to add some wrinkles to the action.
In addition, the humor in this film tends to be forced. While the Marvel Studios movies have generally handled humor well, it falls flat in Doctor Strange. For example, the jokes about Wong's name are overdone, and later, when Strange puts on his cape and it wipes his face, a nice dramatic moment is undercut by an attempt at humor that fails.
If you're like my daughter, though, you're probably a Doctor Strange fan no matter what. There's certainly plenty to appreciate in this film, so it's worth a rental at the very least.
The home video release features the film on Blu-ray and DVD, along with a code for a digital copy. The Blu-ray disc also has a nice complement of bonus features, starting with a short introduction by director Scott Derrickson that you can choose to watch before the movie starts. Here's what else you'll find on the platter:
- A commentary track with Derrickson that he says he recorded the day before the movie premiered. He does a good job of getting into the nuts and bolts of filmmaking and, yes, he addresses the Ancient One casting controversy. (For the record, I didn't think that decision was such a big deal. Why not go against expectations with the role?)
- A series of featurettes that run nearly an hour in total. (I appreciate the "play All" option in such situations.) They cover the making of the movie from start to finish, with plenty of comments from the cast and crew.
- Nearly eight minutes of deleted and extended scenes. It's easy to see why this stuff was cut.
- About 7.5 minutes behind-the-scenes footage and filmmakers' comments teasing what's known as Marvel Studios Phase 3, which includes Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, and Avengers: Infinity War.
- Another Team Thor short featuring the God of Thunder and his roommate Darryl, which continues the satirical story that started on the Captain America: Civil War It's a mock reality TV show that runs about four minutes.
- A gag reel that delivers what you expect.
Flickering Myth Rating – Film: ★ ★ ★ / Movie: ★ ★ ★
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Hi, I'm Margaret Platt-Klaus and I work at the Jim McLean Golf School at the Doral Resort and Spa in sunny Miami, Florida. Today we are going to talk about impact and a couple of good drills you can do to achieve a good impact position. One would be to use an impact bag, or a canvas bag filled with old towels will also do. What you should do is set up the edge of the bag in the center of your stance and hit it slowly on your downswing with about 30 percent of your power. What you want to do is try to achieve a good impact position. Right heel off of the ground, right knee kicking in and hands in front of the ball. Another drill that you can do at home is to use a door frame or door jam in your house. Put the clubhead against the door frame and slightly push and exert pressure against the door frame, feeling the shaft bending forward with a little bit of tension. The hands should be ahead of the door frame, right knee kicking in and right heel off of the ground. These are two simple drills that you can do at home to help you achieve the different feel between impact and setup.
Margaret Platt-Klaus teaches at the Jim McLean Golf School at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami.
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Is it worth $10? Yes
Heartbreaking, wonderfully acted, and a sure Oscar contender, "Marriage Story" is one of the best films of 2019.
For those who've been through a divorce, especially if a child was involved, it'll feel like a horror movie. For others it's a cautionary tale of the hardships divorce brings. For everyone, it's a sad story that chronicles the faded love between two people who couldn't keep their spark alive.
Writer/director Noah Baumbach's ("Mistress America") film begins as Charlie (Adam Driver) narrates a letter he wrote detailing all the things he loves about his soon-to-be ex-wife, Nicole (Scarlett Johansson). It's honest, touching and sweet, a reminder that so often it's the little things, both good and bad, about our significant others that endear us to them. Flashbacks to their happier times highlight the narration, and when it's over, Nicole narrates a letter sharing all the things she loves about Charlie. There may not be a dry eye in the theater, and we're only ten minutes in.
Baumbach then cuts to them sitting with a divorce mediator, Nicole refusing to read her letter aloud. The marriage is broken beyond repair, but what's interesting – and this is key – is that their love isn't gone. Both are heartbroken the marriage did not work, and understand they need to move on. How they move forward forms the crux of the narrative, and as happens, the divorce gets ugly.
Relevant details: They have an eight year-old son, Henry (Azhy Robertson). Nicole grew up in L.A., began an acting career, and met Charlie on a trip to New York City. He's a theatre director; she decided to stay with him in New York, and they married 10 years ago. He's been directing her in plays ever since. Much of the relationship has been on Charlie's terms, which is one of the reasons Nicole feels the need to move on. Nicole's divorce attorney is played by Laura Dern in a spectacular performance; Charlie's attorneys are played by Ray Liotta and Alan Alda, both of whom are superb as well. Really, though, the movie belongs to Driver and Johansson, whose chemistry, rage and love for one another are omnipresent, and this delicate mix of the three makes the film extraordinary.
This is easily Baumbach's most accomplished film. Although he's been writing and directing for roughly 15 years, in the past his work ("While We're Young," "Mistress America") has at times felt trivial, curt, or unambitious, even if the films were enjoyable. His characters were often eccentrics ("Greenberg") who weren't necessarily relatable to the common moviegoer. That's now changed, perhaps through his own maturity, or perhaps because he's been working toward "Marriage Story" his entire career. Although Charlie and Nicole are artists, they are first and foremost loving parents, and you can almost always see the hurt and sadness they feel for the love they've lost.
Forty years ago, the divorce-themed "Kramer vs. Kramer" won Oscars for Picture, Director, Screenplay, Actor, and Supporting Actress. It would not be a surprise if "Marriage Story" wins all of the above, as well as Actress for Johansson. Yes, it's that good.
"Marriage Story" is in limited theaters now, and available on Netflix streaming Dec. 6.
Did you know?
Driver, Johansson and Dern collaborated with Baumbach on their characters. For example, it was Driver's idea for Charlie to be a theater director, and Dern's character is partially based on a divorce attorney who once represented both her and Johansson.


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|Article 3
|1. The International Tropical Timber Organization established by the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983 shall continue in being for the purposes of administering the provisions and supervising the operation of this Agreement.
|2. The Organization shall function through the Council established under article 6, the committees and other subsidiary bodies referred to in article 26 and the Executive Director and staff.
|3. The headquarters of the Organization shall be in Yokohama, unless the Council, by special vote, decides otherwise.
|4. The headquarters of the Organization shall at all times be located in the territory of a member.
|Article 4
|There shall be two categories of membership in the Organization, namely:
|(a) Producing; and
|(b) Consuming.
|Article 5
|1. Any reference in this Agreement to "Governments" shall be construed as including the European Community and any other intergovernmental organization having responsibilities in respect of the negotiation, conclusion and application of international agreements, in particular commodity agreements. Accordingly, any reference in this Agreement to signature, ratification, acceptance or approval, or to notification of provisional application, or to accession shall, in the case of such intergovernmental organizations, be construed as including a reference to signature, ratification, acceptance or approval, or to notification of provisional application, or to accession, by such intergovernmental organizations.
|2. In the case of voting on matters within their competence, such intergovernmental organizations shall vote with a number of votes equal to the total number of votes attributable to their member States in accordance with article 10. In such cases, the member States of such intergovernmental organizations shall not be entitled to exercise their individual voting rights.
|Article 6
|1. The highest authority of the Organization shall be the International Tropical Timber Council, which shall consist of all the members of the Organization.
|2. Each member shall be represented in the Council by one representative and may designate alternates and advisers to attend sessions of the Council.
|3. An alternate representative shall be empowered to act and vote on behalf of the representative during the latter's absence or in special circumstances.
|Article 7
|1. The Council shall exercise all such powers and perform or arrange for the performance of all such functions as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Agreement.
|2. The Council shall, by special vote, adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Agreement and as are consistent therewith, including its own rules of procedure and the financial rules and staff regulations of the Organization. Such financial rules shall, inter alia, govern the receipt and expenditure of funds under the Administrative Account, the Special Account and the Bali Partnership Fund. The Council may, in its rules of procedure, provide for a procedure whereby it may, without meeting, decide specific questions.
|3. The Council shall keep such records as are required for the performance of its functions under this Agreement.
|Article 8
|1. The Council shall elect for each calendar year a Chairman and a Vice Chairman, whose salaries shall not be paid by the Organization.
|2. The Chairman and the Vice-Chairman shall be elected, one from among the representatives of producing members and the other from among the representatives of consuming members. These offices shall alternate each year between the two categories of members, provided, however, that this shall not prohibit the re-election of either or both, under exceptional circumstances, by special vote of the Council.
|3. In the temporary absence of the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman shall act in his place. In the temporary absence of both the Chairman and the Vice Chairman, or in the absence of one or both of them for the rest of the term for which they were elected, the Council may elect new officers from among the representatives of the producing members and/or from among the representatives of the consuming members, as the case may be, on a temporary basis or for the rest of the term for which the predecessor or predecessors were elected.
|Article 9
|1. As a general rule, the Council shall hold at least one regular session a year.
|2. The Council shall meet in special session whenever it so decides or at the request of:
|(a) The Executive Director, in agreement with the Chairman of the Council; or
|(b) A majority of producing members or a majority of consuming members; or
|(c) Members holding at least 500 votes.
|3. Sessions of the Council shall be held at the headquarters of the Organization unless the Council, by special vote, decides otherwise. If on the invitation of any member the Council meets elsewhere than at the headquarters of the Organization, that member shall pay the additional cost of holding the meeting away from headquarters.
|4. Notice of any sessions and the agenda for such sessions shall be communicated to members by the Executive Director at least six weeks in advance, except in cases of emergency, when notice shall be communicated at least seven days in advance.
|Article 10
|1. The producing members shall together hold 1,000 votes and the consuming members shall together hold 1,000 votes.
|2. The votes of the producing members shall be distributed as follows:
|(a) Four hundred votes shall be distributed equally among the three producing regions of Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. The votes thus allocated to each of these regions shall then be distributed equally among the producing members of that region;
|(b) Three hundred votes shall be distributed among the producing members in accordance with their respective shares of the total tropical forest resources of all producing members; and
|(c) Three hundred votes shall be distributed among the producing members in proportion to the average of the values of their respective net exports of tropical timber during the most recent three-year period for which definitive figures are available.
|3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2 of this article, the total votes allocated to the producing members from the African region, calculated in accordance with paragraph 2 of this article, shall be distributed equally among all producing members from the African region. If there are any remaining votes, each of these votes shall be allocated to a producing member from the African region: the first to the producing member which is allocated the highest number of votes calculated in accordance with paragraph 2 of this article, the second to the producing member which is allocated the second highest number of votes, and so on until all the remaining votes have been distributed.
|4. For purposes of the calculation of the distribution of votes under paragraph 2 (b) of this article, "tropical forest resources" means productive closed broadleaved forests as defined by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
|5. The votes of the consuming members shall be distributed as follows: each consuming member shall have 10 initial votes: the remaining votes shall be distributed among the consuming members in proportion to the average volume of their respective net imports of tropical timber during the three-year period commencing four calendar years prior to the distribution of votes.
|6. The Council shall distribute the votes for each financial year at the beginning of its first session of that year in accordance with the provisions of this article. Such distribution shall remain in effect for the rest of that year, except as provided for in paragraph 7 of this article.
|7. Whenever the membership of the Organization changes or when any member has its voting rights suspended or restored under any provision of this Agreement, the Council shall redistribute the votes within the affected category or categories of members in accordance with the provisions of this article. The Council shall, in that event, decide when such redistribution shall become effective.
|8. There shall be no fractional votes.
|Article 11
|1. Each member shall be entitled to cast the number of votes it holds and no member shall be entitled to divide its votes. A member may, however, cast differently from such votes any votes which it is authorized to cast under paragraph 2 of this article.
|2. By written notification to the Chairman of the Council, any producing member may authorize, under its own responsibility, any other producing member, and any consuming member may authorize, under its own responsibility, any other consuming member, to represent its interests and to cast its votes at any meeting of the Council.
|3. When abstaining, a member shall be deemed not to have cast its votes.
|Article 12
|1. The Council shall endeavour to take all decisions and to make all recommendations by consensus. If consensus cannot be reached, the Council shall take all decisions and make all recommendations by a simple distributed majority vote, unless this Agreement provides for a special vote.
|2. Where a member avails itself of the provisions of article 11, paragraph 2, and its votes are cast at a meeting of the Council, such member shall, for the purposes of paragraph 1 of this article, be considered as present and voting.
|Article 13
|1. The quorum for any meeting of the Council shall be the presence of a majority of members of each category referred to in article 4, provided that such members hold at least two thirds of the total votes in their respective categories.
|2. If there is no quorum in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article on the day fixed for the meeting and on the following day, the quorum on the subsequent days of the session shall be the presence of a majority of members of each category referred to in article 4, provided that such members hold a majority of the total votes in their respective categories.
|3. Representation in accordance with article 11, paragraph 2, shall be considered as presence.
|Article 15
|The Council may invite any non-member Government or any of the organizations referred to in article 14, article 20 and article 29, interested in the activities of the Organization to attend as observers any of the meetings of the Council.
|Article 17
|1. The Organization shall have legal personality. It shall in particular have the capacity to contract, to acquire and dispose of movable and immovable property, and to institute legal proceedings.
|2. The status, privileges and immunities of the Organization, of its Executive Director, its staff and experts, and of representatives of members while in the territory of Japan shall continue to be governed by the Headquarters Agreement between the Government of Japan and the International Tropical Timber Organization signed at Tokyo on 27 February 1988, with such amendments as may be necessary for the proper functioning of this Agreement.
|3. The Organization may conclude, with one or more countries, agreements to be approved by the Council relating to such capacity, privileges and immunities as may be necessary for the proper functioning of this Agreement.
|4. If the headquarters of the Organization is moved to another country, the member in question shall, as soon as possible, conclude with the Organization a headquarters agreement to be approved by the Council. Pending the conclusion of such an agreement, the Organization shall request the new host Government to grant, within the limits of its national legislation, exemption from taxation on remuneration paid by the Organization to its employees, and on the assets, income and other property of the Organization.
|5. The Headquarters Agreement shall be independent of this Agreement. It shall, however, terminate:
|(a) By agreement between the host Government and the Organization;
|(b) In the event of the headquarters of the Organization being moved from the country of the host Government; or
|(c) In the event of the Organization ceasing to exist.


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Introduction: Ground Pork Soup
Ground Pork Soup is named Shizi Tou in Chinese, one of the most famous and delicious traditional dish in China history. Being created since Tang Dynasty (617-907), The Ground Pork Soup has always been the symbol of the best chef and will always be. The whole cooking process will cost two hours, however you will find it worthwhile when you eat it. In this particular instruction, I am going to prepare a Ground Pork Soup that will serve up to two people.
Step 1: Ingredients
to make Ground Pork Soup, we need this ingredients:
1.ground pork 300g.
3.napa cabbage:4 slices.
4.salt:½ spoon.
5.shallot: 1.
6.ginger: 1 piece.
7.tofu: 1 piece.
8.chicken soup.
9.egg whites.
10.starch 15g.
11. sesame oil.
1. One knife.
2. One boiler.
3. Three bowls.
1.select napa cabbage leaves with tenderer stem.
2.instead of cooking a real chicken soup, you can also buy a chicken broth from grocery stores.
Step 2: Prepare the Ingredients
1.put the ground pork into a bowl.
2.wash the napa cabbage, shallot and the ginger.
3.mince the ginger, tofu and the shallot (smaller pieces than the pork).
4.put the minced ginger and the shallot into hot water.
5.put the salt (½ cup), ground pork, hot water from step 4, and the minced tofu into a bowl, blend and mixed.
6.adding the egg white and continue to mix.
7. adding the starch and blend it clockwise.
1.if you use ginger powder, don't use too much, ¼ spoon will be enough.
2.only use the white part from shallot.
3.the egg white can make the meatball sticker, drench it evenly into the meatball.
4.make sure you add the starch at the end of the step.
5.use a big bowl so you can mix the meat even more thoroughly.
the knife could cut yourself, be careful when you use it. Never try to catch a falling knife.
Step 3: Make the Meatball
1.rinse the cutting board and make sure the cutting board is fully dry.
2.spread the cutting board with small amount of oil.
3.put the mixture on the cutting board.
4.use both of your palms to make the meatball.
1.just a drizzle of sesame oil can prevent the meat from sticking on the board, but too much oil will make too loose to form a meatball.
2.before you make the meatball, you can shake and pad the meat, it will help the meatball stickier.
Step 4: Prepare to Cook
1.lay the cabbage(2 slices) on the bottom of the boiler.
2.put the meatball right on the cabbage.
3.adding the chicken soup into the boiler until it covers the meatball.
4.place two slices of cabbage on the meatball.
1.when you are doing the second step, make sure there is enough space between each meatball
Step 5: Final Step
1.use the high temperature to heat up the chicken soup.
2. turn the temperature to low, and let it stew for one hour and a half.
3. remove the oil carefully floating on the top of the soup.
4. ready to eat.
generally speaking, there are thousand ways to cook ground pork soup, you can mix the meatball with ground mushroom, carrot etc. The most difficult part for cooking this soup is you don't know how does it taste until you completely finish it. so repeatedly practice is important. once you learned how to cook it, you will be a truely great chinese food chef.
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The annual Canadian Championship dog derby will take place this year from March 25-27, alongside the long John Jamboree in yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
A yellowknife tradition dating back over 60 years, the Canadian Championship dog derby reflects the evolution of dog sledding from the heritage of the trap line to a modern-day world-class sporting event. It celebrates athleticism and endurance while challenging dog racers to take on the harsh conditions of northern Canada in a 240-km race, held over three days.
Dominion Diamond is the title sponsor for this year's race.


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How to hear at your healthcare appointments
Did you know you can keep your hearing aids on during an operation? I didn't until I went into hospital last year. It was the first time I had been admitted since I have needed a hearing aid for my 'good' ear.
I was really worried about how I would hear in the anaesthetic room, and also after the operation in the recovery suite. My hearing is poor enough that I struggle to hear without my aid and I was worried I'd miss some really important information.
So, to help reassure myself I decided to take my Phonak Roger Pen to hospital with me. Thanks to it, I could hear the team talking as they beetled about hooking me up to various monitors and putting in the needle (not my favourite part!).
Once I was out for the count they passed the Roger Pen to the recovery team, and the next thing I knew a lovely recovery nurse was talking into the Pen to wake me up. It made such a difference.
Since then I've taken my Roger Pen to my dentist so I can hear her even when she's wearing her face mask and standing behind me. I've used it with my GP, and I've even given it to my osteopath to wear so it doesn't matter if he's working on my back, I can still hear him.
So, if you have an assistive device or personal listener it's worth taking it with you to your health appointments to help hear what's going on. You don't want to miss important information because you're struggling to lipread.
Not all health professionals are clued up about hearing loss. We've all been to appointments where they shout your name and then act surprised that you've not heard them (yes, even in audiology departments!).
While in a perfect world we'd love for everyone in healthcare to be clued up on deafness, we need to help them to help us. That's why I have created a FREE guide that you can print off and take with you to your healthcare appointments. You can show it to whoever you're seeing, and also ask for a copy to be placed on your file.
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KINGSPORT — Despite a fierce storm Friday night, Kingsport pulled together a fantastic last day of Fun Fest activities.
KINGSPORT – Though the weather impacted some of Fun Fest's outdoor events on Friday evening and Saturday morning, all was dry inside the Civic Auditorium on Saturday for the Kingsport Mini Maker Faire.
Dozens of tables were set up
Kingsport Fun Fest runs from July 13-21, and several events will be happening each day. Get tomorrow's schedule of events here. For the complete schedule, visit www.funfest.net.
With A Walk Through History With Veterans, five local organizations are honoring Kingsport's veterans. The event runs from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Civic Center.
Firetrucks, thousands of beach balls and gallons upon gallons of water on a hot day — what's not for kids to love?
"This is one of our bigger days of the year. At about 9 o'clock this morning, we had over 120 people playing on the course."
Award-winning illusionist Joseph Young performed Tuesday in a free show for Fun Fest event Kids Central. His magic has a message.
Rhythm in Riverview will be held this evening at the V.O. Dobbins Complex field in Kingsport. As in years past, the event will include food vendors, live music and a variety of other entertainment.
Times News reporter Jeff Bobo spent his Sunday FunFest at the Food Trucks at Allandale, Croquet at Allandale, and Farmfest at the Exchange Place. Here are a few of the photos he took along the way.


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We've all got skeletons in our closets. Whether it be something as small as a weird birthmark on a not so flattering part of the body, or something as huge as your parents being second cousins. We all have something in our lives that we find extremely embarrassing and would dread the day that these secrets would come to the light or be made public, only for us to be forced into hiding in the shadows while the smoke clears. But luckily, for most of us, we don't live under the microscope and scrutiny of those that are considered public figures.
Can you imagine being someone with a little bit of shine and doing something as little as tripping down a single stair, or having your heel break in public only for it to become front page news on Extra or TMZ? And God forbid you actually made a mistake before your glory days as a public figure and your mugshot from that one night of trespassing as a teenager makes it to the media. Public crucifixion of celebrities is at an all-time high these days, with all of the platforms we have access to our favorite and most hated celebs. From social media, to cell phone cameras and footage, to the accessibility of public records being so easily attainable it's hard to even keep the tiniest secrets between you, yourself, and the powers that be.
But then again, there are some secrets that we should know about when it comes to celebrities. Think about it… Your fandom of Conan O'Brien would totally change if you knew that he clubbed baby seals. Which we're not saying is true or false, but it would severely affect how you view the guy, right? And our perception of R. Kelly has never been the same since that certain 'tape' was made public. With that being said, maybe there are some secrets that we need to know about in terms of our favorite actors, musicians and public figures. We have compiled a list of some embarrassing and some need-to-know secrets of some of our favorite celebrities. Check them out!
15. Ricky Gervais' Secret Life As A Musician
Before being known as a polished UK comedian, as well as his tenure and hilarity on the London-based version of The Office, and his plethora of TV shows and movie roles, Ricky Gervais was the young man in the sailor hat and blue turtleneck straddling his long-haired singing partner in the group, Seona Dancing. These were the days of Ricky Gervais' thin crafted eyebrows, closely shaven face, and mascara-wearing days… Obviously, things were different in regards to masculinity back then.
Anyways, the duo had made a push into the wave pop scene and attempted to take the music industry by storm. Unfortunately, things didn't pan out for the metrosexual young men, but they did have a single hit on their hands with their song, 'Bitter Heart'. That wasn't the only time that Ricky tried to enter the entertainment industry via the music industry. He was a manager for the band, Suede, before they got their big break in the 90s. If only he would have waited a little longer, he would have cracked the code to the music industry. But, in all honesty, we're glad he entered the world of comedy instead.
14. Dean Winters Lost Some Fingers & Toes
Dean Winters has carved out quite the acting career for himself. From his appearances on 30 Rock to Rescue Me, to his latest work on the comedy-drama series Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and let us not forget for his most renowned work on the prison dramaOz, Dean's pretty much everywhere. His adaptability to his plethora of acting gigs allows him to show off how versatile and well versed he is in regards to his acting career. But after what happened in 2009, we almost lost the actor to a bacterial infection that stopped his heart for 2 and a half minutes. Over the next year while he was recovering, he lost two toes and half of his thumb to gangrene. He went through ten operations including a skin graft procedure. To this day, we really haven't heard Dean bring this up to the public, we assume he's not searching for a pity party, but we do have to say we're glad he's still around.
13. Matthew Broderick's Fatal Car Accident
Ferris Bueller's Day Off would have been a lot different if he was in a car crash in the cult classic 1986 film. Just one year after his success peaked as the hooky-playing teenager, Matthew Broderick's world was turned upside down when he was involved in a fatal car crash that instantly killed two pedestrians in Northern Ireland. Broderick was vacationing with Ferris Bueller's Day Offco-star, Jennifer Grey, in Europe in an attempt to keep their romantic relationship a secret. Broderick had accidentally crossed into a wrong lane and collided head-on with a Volvo, that had a mother, daughter combo in the vehicle. Broderick suffered a concussion, fractured leg, fractured ribs, and a collapsed lung from the accident. Jennifer Grey suffered from a plethora of minor injuries and severe whiplash. Broderick has no recollection of the incident and claims to not remember waking up that morning at all. Broderick faced up to five years in prison but got off with a $175 fine and a careless driving conviction. The family of the victims claim that this was a terrible injustice, and in all honestly… it is.
12. Samuel L. Jackson Pulled A 'Pulp Fiction'
Samuel L. Jackson is one of the hardest working people in entertainment. He's been around for decades and to this very day, he's still in the mix working with long time friend, Quentin Tarantino, on movies like The Hateful Eight and Django: Unchained. But what many people don't know about the Snakes on a Plane actor, is that he is heavily involved in Civil Rights activism and politics. So much that in 1969, while attending his alma mater, Morehouse College, he and several other students held several board of trustee members hostage, including Martin Luther King Sr., until they changed the school's curriculum and governance. Ultimately, the school did change their curriculum, Jackson received no jail time for his major crime, but did end up getting suspended from college. He later returned to college to earn his Bachelors of Arts in Drama in 1972. In all honesty… this shouldn't be a secret.
11. Joaquin Phoenix & His Creepy Upbringing
Did you ever wonder why Joaquin Phoenix has that weird death stare going on sometimes? Well, it's because he, including three other of his siblings, were raised in the Children of God cult. That's right, Joaquin Phoenix was in a cult as a child. It's not necessarily his fault though, as his father, John Lee Bottom, who was originally Catholic, and his mother, Arlyn Dunetz, who was born into Jewish faith had stripped themselves of their worldly possessions and traveled throughout South America spreading the message of the Children of God. Later, the couple snapped out of their cult daze and changed their last name to Phoenix, in order to symbolize the bird that rises from its own ashes, embodying new beginnings. The family full of child actors went on to do great things afterwards. We're just glad that Joaquin's parents didn't go too far and take some 'magic Kool-Aid' afterlife adventure remedy.
10. Billy Joel's Suicide Note
Billy Joel has a multitude of chart-topping hits that have transcended decades since his first major hit, 'Piano Man' in 1973. Today he's the sixth best-selling recording artist in the United States and the third best-selling solo recording artist in America. To this very day, Joel tours the world performing his discography. But even with all of the success in the world, Billy Joel's battle with depression is never ending. At one point during his career, Joel had drank furniture polish after discovering his wife was having an affair with his bandmate and drummer, Jon Small. He had left a suicide note at the scene, which later inspired the lyrics to 'Tomorrow Is Today'. The ironic part about the situation was that Small was the one who rushed him to the hospital. Joel was checked into Meadowbrook Hospital and placed under suicide watch. Later, Joel wrote 'You're only Human [Second Wind]' to discourage teen suicide.
9. Zach Braff Is Violent… Even In Regards To Minors
We all know Zach Braff from his very own Scrubs production, and from the looks of his character in the show, you can't imagine Zach doing anything irate or violent to anyone. Well, guess again because while being pranked on the MTV show Punk'd, he not only chased down a minor, he beat the living hell out of him after he had thought that he defaced his Porsche. The child was only 12 years old… Fortunately, for Braff that footage didn't make the show's final cut, but he did cause quite the scene for Ashton Kutcher and his production team. At least everyone knows not to touch Braff's cars and that he has a crazy temper. Also, this has taught us that maybe you shouldn't prank Zach either, you never know… he could be carrying something a lot worse than his fist.
8. Peter, Paul & Mary's Dirty Break-Up Secret
Band breakups happen all the time, but the American folk group that just so happened to perform at Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have A Dream' speech might have one of the deepest, darkest secrets on this list. Even though they've recreated countless Bob Dylan songs, their breakup controversy is one of the ugliest in history. Peter Yarrow, the guy with the creepy mustache and the horseshoe balding action going on, was pardoned by president Jimmy Carter after he made sexual advances toward a 14 year old girl… Seriously, this might be the most disturbing secret to touch this list. Even though the group has gone on to do great things musically, post this incident, we still have this thought in the back of our minds that Peter of Peter, Paul and Mary, should not be trusted. Would you not agree?
7. Leighton Meester's Birthplace
Even though Leighton sounds like the name of a high school football jock, the Leighton Meester we all know is far from that. The actress/model is best known for her role in Gossip Girl, and she's paved quite the way for herself in the entertainment industry. She's currently the face of huge fashion brands and companies like Jimmy Choo, Vera Wang, and Herbal Essences.
What many people don't really know about Leighton is her dark criminal past… Well, not her criminal past per se but, she was born while her mother was serving a prison sentence for smuggling drugs. That's right, Leighton Meester's mother is a drug lord… Alright, we keep getting carried away, but Meester's mother was nabbed by the feds for smuggling marijuana into America by way of Jamaica. Meester's mother had delivered Leighton under federal custody and was granted three months to nurse her newborn while in a halfway house. After Leighton was three months old, her grandmother had taken custody of the future actress, while her mother served the rest of her prison sentence. To this day, Leighton allows her mother's past to be a lesson that you can't judge someone solely off of their mistakes… and she's right.
6. Richard Simmon's Chubby Past
A lot of people know Richard Simmons as the upbeat, short shorts-wearing aerobics guru, but what many people don't know is that he used to look like Jack Black,
no offense Jack, before finding his true calling as an inspirational health coach. Yep, that hairy guy with the two chins and playing a homemade harp is none other than the Richard Simmons we all know and love in the 1969 film Fellini Satyricon. It's kind of hard to believe but if you think about it, you gotta start somewhere when it comes to your personal path to having a relationship with health and fitness. We're pretty sure that he cringes seeing those old scenes and pictures but, look at him now! 67 and still full of energy like a 20 year old college student.
5. Thora Birch's Parents Are 'Entertainers' Too
Thora Birch may not be so much of a household name these days but her rise to acting prominence is a force to be reckoned with. Her role in the 1988 film Purple People Eaters, earned her a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress Under Nine Years of Age, and her role in the Academy Award winning film American Beauty, engrained her name in Hollywood's elite. We have Thora's parents to thank for all of her talent though… for they are thespians as well. Just not the kind that you could find on Netflix, you'd probably have to find some of their films behind a curtain at your local video shop. That's right, Thora Birch's parents, Jack Birch and Carol Conners, are ex-adult stars. The two even starred in an adult film together entitled, Deep Throat. Interesting, to say the least.
4. Vin Diesel… The Board Game Nerd?
We all know Vin Diesel for his bada** portrayal of tough guys and vigilantes, but many people don't know about Vin's secret love for one of the dorkiest games ever created: Dungeons and Dragons. Don't get us wrong, we're pretty sure that anyone can get caught up in the hype of the game that's been around for decades, but who would really sit through all of those hours of rules and explanations from a pimple-faced glasses-wearing kid without wanting to take his lunch money halfway through his explanation? Vin doesn't appear to be ashamed of his love for the game being that he wrote the forward for the book, Thirty Years of Adventure: A Celebration of Dungeons & Dragons. Also, being that Vin Diesel is Vin Diesel, we'd probably leave theDungeons and Dragons jokes out of conversation with the actor.
3. Andy Garcia's Secret Twin Brother
Andy Garcia has an intimidating demeanor, he's starred in hardcore flicks like The Godfather III, The Untouchables, and theOcean's Eleven trilogy. These days, Andy Garcia is one of the most respected Cuban-American actors and he's also stepped into the world of directing as of late. What most people don't know is that Andy actually has a twin brother… actually, had a twin brother. Alright, so as a child Andy was born with a conjoined twin attached to his shoulder. Unfortunately, his brother wasn't able to survive the process of birth and he was detached from the actor we've come to know and love as Andy Garcia. To this day, Andy has a scar on his shoulder that is a constant reminder of what could have been.
2. Uncle Fester Is A Murderer
The original Uncle Fester, Jackie Coogan, has been a part of the entertainment realm since he was a child. He starred in silent films in the 1920s, and Charlie Chaplin's film, The Kid, put him on the map as one of the first child stars in Hollywood history. Later, he became the 60s sitcom, The Addams Family's very own, Uncle Fester. But what people don't know is that Coogan, took things a little too far in 1933. A close friend of Coogan's, Brooke Hart, was supposedly murdered by John Holmes and Thomas Thurmond and while the two were awaiting trial, a mob (including Coogan) broke into the jail they were being housed in and dragged them to a nearby park. The angry mob hung the two suspects as Coogan had pulled the rope that suffocated the two men to death. This is horrifyingly unpleasant and creepy news…
1. Coco Chanel… The Nazi?!
It's not a secret that America has housed some German Nazi scientists, agents, and affiliates after the end of World War II, but what many people don't know is that the famous fashion designer, Coco Chanel, wasn't only a Nazi sympathizer but was involved with the group as an agent herself. We know, we know this sounds crazy, but according to documents recovered by biographer, Hal Vaughan, Coco was documented by the French Préfecture de Police as a 'Couturier and perfumer. Pseudonym: Westminster. Agent reference: F 7124. Signaled as suspect in the file'. Her connection to the German intelligence operations were questioned when the general public noticed how comfortable she was with the Nazi regime. Later it was discovered that Chanel might have been involved with the party as early as 1941. We wonder who else was secretly involved with the party? For all of you ladies out there… get rid of those bags if you don't want to be seen as a Nazi sympathizer.
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Thora Birch manages to be flat chested and bulbously sagging at the same time.