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Vienna: the Schnitzel Revelation
Some people come to Vienna to linger over Sacher torte at Belle Époque cafés. More cultured types bustle straight to the Museum Quarter. Me, I came to nurse my addiction to Wiener schnitzel, a fried cutlet so simple, satisfying, and eloquent that it restores your faith in old-world cuisine. A great Wiener schnitzel is to any old breaded fried cutlet what foie gras is to chopped liver. And like any regional masterpiece, this culinary souvenir from Mitteleuropa relies on its own set of rules and techniques. There is little argument as to the preferred meat: thin, pounded discs of veal, cut from the leg, loosely coated in flour, eggs, and white bread crumbs, then gently pan-fried—never deep-fried—in that glorious fat known as butterschmalz, a.k.a. clarified butter. (Alarmingly, chefs these days are switching to healthier oils). According to Viennese schnitzelmeisters, final perfection rests in a crucial trick called soufflieren (from the word soufflé), achieved by splashing hot fat over the meat while it cooks, which causes the breading to puff up in spots like whitecaps on a merry sea.
A compromise between heft and weightlessness, an echtes schnitzel is at once enormous and whisper-light with a color that has been likened by the Viennese violinist-gourmet Joseph Wechsberg to the burnished gold of a Stradivarius. (Wechsberg also insists that the dish should be so greaseless that a man could sit on a schnitzel—oh, those Viennese—without getting grease stains on his pants.) The accoutrements?A wedge of lemon, a salad of potatoes and/or cucumber, and a fried parsley garnish, perhaps.
Armed with this knowledge, Barry and I set off for Vienna to taste-test the best examples in town, and, like all other tourists, quickly found our way to the wooden benches of Figlmüller, a folksy Viennese shrine to the dish. Whoa, their schnitzel was huge, with edges that hung over the plate and a thick, clingy breading that would please the heretical crumbs-over-meat school of schnitzel enthusiasts. I asked Barry to take the Wechsberg trouser test. He sneered. That he valued his Agnès B pants over my research came as a blow. And anyway, why was he so smitten with Figlmüller's kitschy shtick?It must have been the Prälatenwein, an aromatic, compulsively drinkable white plonk served in cheesy green goblets.
The following evening we dined in style at Korso Bei Der Oper, the formal restaurant at the Hotel Bristol. Sautéed in vegetable oil, then brushed with butter, the schnitzel presented by an elderly waiter had the brownest, crispest, most supernaturally brittle breading of all (their secret: a quick stop under a heat lamp before serving). Small boiled potatoes and a refreshing green salad dotted with crunchy radish curls made a welcome addition, and the veal—saddle steak instead of the usual shoulder—was a cut above the rest, with a particularly plush, aristocratic texture. Korso also scored high for the grand old-school service and the long-live-the-Habsburgs opulence of its 1895 dining room, a sumptuous orchestration of dark walnut wood. That, and the inspired renditions of such anachronistic Viennese specialties as beuschel. Who knew that veal lungs stewed in wine could be so transporting?
Ultimately, though, we found our grail at Zum Schwarzen Kameel, a place that would still be my favorite restaurant on the planet even if they served jellied scorpions. We loved the Jugendstil room, with ornate chandeliers suspended on beaded strings and weathered ceramic tiles offset by polished mahogany wainscoting. We adored the maître d's operetta muttonchops and Kaiser Franz Josef outfit. We could have lingered forever in the tiled front bar washing down dainty open-faced ham sandwiches with flirty Gelber Muskateller (yellow muscat). As for the schnitzel, it was a spectacular specimen: succulent veal in a particularly loose, floppy breading that owed its crunch and complex, faintly sour nuttiness to the authentic frying medium. Behold the butterschmalz!


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Grand Floridian Villas
I see its at 150 a point. I have more than I need for BLT. I wanted to buy some points to stay for 3 maybe four nights. Booking 7 months out is a pipe dream-no one is getting in if it's not their HR. Anyway, after 9 nights at BLT, we set sail on the Fantasy on Saturday. Do they offer an incentive? Anyone know? They still have a ton of points to sell so it won't sell out over night.
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I think you will be able to get into the Grand Floridian at 7 months for the next year or so. They declared 75% of the resort available for DVC bookings, but have only sold a small portion of that to VGF owners, leaving lots of availability for non-VGF DVC owners to make a reservation.
I currently have 2 reservations at VGF: 1 made at the 4 month window (for Nov 2013 reservation) and 1 at the 7 month window (for a February 2014 reservation). You may have trouble getting a studio, but I've been finding the 2 bedroom villas wide open. (not that it matters w/in the 7 month window, but I own at BLT and BWV). |
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The reports here on the boards are that DVD is not offering any incentives for VGF to DCL passengers. The VGF price on the ship is the same as on land: $150/point.
Remember that you normally have a 10-day cancellation window to back out of a contract. You could sign a contract while aboard the ship and, once you get to WDW, check to see if the price is cheaper. If it is, you can cancel the contract you signed on the DCL and sign a new contract at WDW. Its extra work for everyone involved, but its one way to save a few dollars. I would be very surprised if you find different prices at different locations, at least for VGF. Please report back on your experience! |
I'm just off the Fantasy. There were zero incentives for VGF. They had them for Aulani and AK. Have a great cruise. :) ship is amazing!
Ha ha!
I will
Animal Kingdon is now 100 declared, and based on the past two months is on track to sell out right around the new year.
VGF are 12% sold as of the end of july, if that pace keeps up, it will sell out in a year and a half to 2 years! Now, the pace probably will not hold, but once AKV are done, all that is left in Florida will be VGF, so the pace might. I think the POLY is going to get rushed because of this. Who knows what VGF sales projections were, but it seems like they are being blown out of the water, the way it seems they are pushing the poly along. IE...no incentives |
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GALLERY: Michael Jordan's Best Moments in the "He Got Game" Air Jordan 13
The 1997-98 NBA Season culminated with the Chicago Bulls capturing their second Three Peat (that's three straight Championship wins if you aren't familiar), and afterwards the star players of the team would disband. After the Playoffs, Michael Jordan would retire for the second time, but not before leaving his mark on the league, and performance footwear, for good. During the regular season, Michael rotated between a few different Air Jordan XIII colorways. The most memorable of all may be the White/Black/True-Red version, which was often worn with Chicago's home uniforms. The classic style earned its nickname (hate it or love it) for its appearance in the basketball film He Got Game, which starred Denzel Washington and eventual Jordan Brand endorser Ray Allen. The Tinker Hatfield-designed model featured Zoom Air cushioning, a sturdy Carbon Fiber shank plate, and an aggressive design inspired by wildlife.
Now, for the first time since 1997, you'll be able to get your Jordan (or Deznel) on and pick up this classic colorway on its own. It was released along with the Air Jordan 10 as part of 2008's Collezione Package, but this will be its first true retro since the original November '97 release. The Air Jordan 13 "He Got Game" releases today at retailers nationwide for $160.
Riley Jones is a journalism student from Charlottesville, VA. With an unshakable affinity for basketball and all things '90s, he can be found on Twitter @rchrstphr.
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West Marine schedules product-review day
Posted onWest Marine will hold a new-product review day on March 8 at the company's Watsonville, Calif.-based support center.
The event allows prospective inventors and vendors to pitch new products to West Marine category managers for consideration and the chance to be sold in West Marine retail stores and through its other channels, including www.westmarine.com.
"West Marine is eager to meet innovators of new boating, fishing and sailing gear," West Marine executive vice president Ron Japinga said in a statement.
"Our New Product Review Day presents a unique opportunity for vendors and inventors to meet personally with West Marine. We always look forward to this event and are excited to see great new boating and fishing products for our customers."
Those who would like to schedule an appointment to attend or demonstrate products are asked to email West Marine directly at firstname.lastname@example.com. The support center is at 500 Westridge Drive in Watsonville.
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On May 6, 2014, New York is joining more than 100 communities throughout the United States for a national day of local giving. Give Local New York will generate significant funds for causes right in our own backyard. We will be part of a movement to reignite the spirit of giving across the country and support causes in the community in which we live, work and play.
Seamen's Society is celebrating its birthday on April 2, 2014. We will be 168 years old. We have been weathering life's storms since our inception in 1846. Our philosophy has not changed any. Today we serve over 5000 children and families annually in both Staten Island and Brooklyn. We believe that every child deserves a chance. We are committed to our mission to provide all our children with the roots and wings they need to grow
Seamens would like to recognize and praise all individuals in the social work profession for their outstanding work and dedication to the children and families they serve so diligently. Read more about social work month in our newsletter.
On January 14, 2014 Seamen's Society held its 4th Annual Scholarship Reunion at our headquarters. Ten scholarship recipients home for winter break joined staff, donors and the board of trustees for an enjoyable evening filled with good food. Excitement and laughter filled the room fueled by tidbits of everyone's life and school experiences.
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November is National Adoption Month. In honor of this occasion Seamen's Society has available its new 2014 Desktop Calendar dedicated to our Adoptive Families. If you are interested in purchasing a calendar please contact Development at 718-447-7740 ext. 4269. The cost of the calendar is $20. All money will benefit the many children and families that we serve.
The 167th Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Seamen's Society for Children and Families was held at their headquarters, at 50 Bay Street, on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. One new trustee, Laura Fitzsimmons Volsario, the Director of Operations at Gateway Arms Realty in St. George, Staten Island was elected to the Board of Seamen's Society for Children and Families.
Standing Left to Right: Nancy Vomero, President/CEO Seamen's Society; Ralph Branca, Board Chair Seamen's Society; Caroline Ferreri, Gala Chair; Allan Weissglass, Chair Staten Island Foundation; Cesar J. Claro, ED Richmond County Savings Foundation
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On Thursday, October 25, 2012 Seamen's Society held its Black & White Gala at the Vanderbilt at South Beach. This year's Save Harbor Award honorees were Richmond County Savings Foundation, Staten Island Foundation and P.S. 19 in West Brighton. Over 225 guests were in attendance where they dined, danced, enjoyed musical entertainment and participated in a silent auction.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A challenge from charismatic former President Bill Clinton attracted $50,000 in donations for the Seamen's Society for Children and Families over the holiday season.
The event raised $100,000 -- half of the money the Seamen's Society has lost in federal aid due to budget cuts.
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Laura Graham's Staten Island home might not be a permanent stop for foster kids. But it doesn't stop each little one from staking out a steadfast slice of real estate within her heart.
Dedicated Foster Parent Gets Praise From Bill Clinton
The latest Staten Islander of the Week is Laura Graham, a Graniteville native and Westerleigh resident who will re
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NYS licensed Psychologist required. Scheduled to work in both sites (Staten Island/Brooklyn) based on Program needs as determined by Director. Must be available to work varied hours Monday – Friday, between 9am 7 pm.
CASE MANAGER- Brooklyn APPLY NOW • Track, monitor and ensure all Foster Care and Family Day Care records are in compliance with ACS regulations. • Ensure past medical, immunization, and psychiatric history is obtained on all new intakes. • Prepare clients file with appropriate forms for scheduled health service appointments. • Obtain, review and follow up with all external health service provider treatment plans. • Enter all ACS required health service documentation into the state CONNECTIONS system. • Maintain and ensure all record documentation for assigned caseload is filed audit ready. • Schedule all required client health service appointment including lab appointments. • LPN or RN and case management experience required. Work schedule hours may vary
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On the day of the battle the tomatoes still hadn't ripened. They were to be used as projectiles for both warriors and spectators. Interns from the museum spent the afternoon bruising, slicing and microwaving dozens of boxes of tomatoes.
Townsend tosses a tomato well before the battle. As serious as the crew was about making this event happen, they still took time to test the tomatoes beforehand by pelting each other.
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Clause 4 - Electoral commission report
European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill
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Mr Frank Cook (Stockton North, Labour)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:
Amendment No. 54, in
clause 4, page 2, line 37, leave out 'such' and insert 'all'.
Amendment No. 26, in
clause 4, page 2, line 38, leave out 'as they consider appropriate'.
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<<<=== Is this a heart, teddy bear head or a "hidden Mickey." The debate rages on. what are your two cents? Sometimes the chain saw makes unusual patterns in wood, but this was already there naturally.
The pounds of Christmas candy and the lure of the sofa when its 30 degrees out has not wrestled me to down into a pile of poor muscle tone and inactivity yet. With the late snow this year, my arms are solid than any Zumba class could provide. Lately, we have been doing the lumberjack thing - cutting and carrying wood. It's sustainable, good for the environment and saves money on heating bills - in fact, hundreds of dollars.
For the uninitiated, firewood comes from dead trees. One may say "why not leave them for animal habitats? Ants like them, woodpeckers like them..." When one lives or works on a treed property, not ALL dead trees can be left for wildlife. A fallen tree leaning precariously could potentially injure or kill a person or animal, especially when the wind is high. Also, when the bramble and dead and fallen trees are removed, the tree saplings have a better chance to grow for the next generation.
I fully understand how some people have the urge to chain themselves to a grandfather oak to prevent someone from chopping it down, but if a tree is rotting, there is a short time window to harvest it for firewood before the ants take it over. When a tree dies standing the sap dries inside and makes the wood hot when burned. If the tree falls and rots, then it burns like paper. The more dense the wood, the fewer pieces one must burn.
Granted, the ants have a place in the world, but there are so many trees down and dead trees one can't even possibly get to based on their location. Trust me, the ants are fine. There is no shortage of them. And the woodpeckers stay busy.
When wood is "green" and alive, it takes several years to dry to burn. That doesn't happen too often - but here and there limbs that have been cut by necessity for the health of the tree or part of a tree that broke on a fence and will die anyways severed from its roots gets thrown in the mix. (Granted, sites as SherrillTree sell a lot of cables and supports to help trees. It is practical for trees around the house but impractical at times for in the woods due to the trip hazards.)
In summary: rest assured, burning wood in a fireplace is completely eco friendly as well as very frugal if you have access to a woodland area and have the muscle to do it.


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What: Trading cards
featuring everyday people
Who: Brian Mullen, Brant Herman
and Todd Herman of PeopleCards
Where: San Francisco
When: Started in April 2000
Are you fed up with celebrities taking the limelight all the time? Brant Herman, founder of PeopleCards, sure was, so he came up with a line of quirky trading cards inspired by the recent trend in reality entertainment. "We have people around the country who, because they're on a PeopleCard, become more than just an unknown--they become a kind of a persona," says Herman, 26, who started the company with the help of his brother, Todd, 29, and their friend Brian Mullen, 31.
Just about anybody can apply online at www.peoplecards.net for the chance to be featured on a PeopleCard; clubs and musical bands can also be immortalized with PeopleCards. To date, the popular cards, which retail for $2.99 per pack in hardware, grocery, convenience and comic-book stores, have been well-received, with sales for 2002 projected at $350,000. What's next? The company is currently planning a human resources line of PeopleCards for companies wanting to give outstanding, hard-working employees some recognition.
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This article was originally published in the June 2002 print edition of Entrepreneur with the headline: Loosen Up!.


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LA County says it is investigating adult filmmaker
Spot checks should be made
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health says it is investigating allegations that an adult film company violated a new law by not requiring its actors to use condoms.
The complaint was brought against Immoral Productions by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation.
In a statement issued late Tuesday, the Health Department says it is looking into the charges and has contacted the filmmaker. Department officials declined further comment, saying their investigation is ongoing.
Immoral Productions representatives did not respond to calls and emails.
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation successfully lobbied LA County voters last year to adopt the porn-condom requirement.
The group's president, Michael Weinstein, has complained that the Health Department has been slow to enforce the measure.
Weinstein wants health officials to make spot checks on adult filmmakers.


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The Philippine Coast Guard shot and killed a Taiwanese fisherman on May 9 in waters claimed by both nations, setting off a chain of events that could mend the breech between Beijing and Taipei.
Both Taiwan and the Philippines are allies of the United States, but Washington's ties with Manila run deeper than those it has with Taipei. However, there's one factor of much greater importance than which side the war-weary U.S. may choose.


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The suspect may have gotten away for the time being, but that happens sometimes, explains Duane "Dog" Chapman as he sits in the Perkins Restaurant and Bakery on South 20th Street West Saturday evening.
The bounty hunter and reality television star, his wife, Beth Chapman, and their entourage have been in town several days shooting an episode for their Country Music Television show "Dog and Beth: On The Hunt." Their previous TV show was titled "Dog the Bounty Hunter."
This season of the show will feature 13 one-hour shows which air Sunday nights on CMT. The Billings episode is expected to air in September.
The suspect that Dog and his crew have been chasing on foot, Jason Bradley Mize, had skipped bail and ran away from them earlier in the day, Dog said.
His signature blond hair is falling over his leathery shoulders, and he's wearing a bulletproof vest with nothing under it, camo pants and boots.
"If you miss 'em, you miss 'em, and if you get 'em, you get 'em," he said, looking a little haggard after the day's work. "In this reality show, it's real."
But he's confident that with the help of the community and local law enforcement, his group will be able to track the man down.
"All he does all day — allegedly, allegedly — is steal because he's wanted," Dog said of the suspect. "He's a good burglar and a good thief — allegedly — OK? That's the word on the street."
He wouldn't say much else about the Billings episode of the show, citing contract agreements and a desire not to spook any suspects.
Dog stops and grabs the radio strapped to his vest. A member of his entourage is saying something about a medic.
"I don't got nothin' wrong with me," Dog says. "I don't need the paramedic. I'm fine."
"No, I'm asking to see the paramedic," comes a voice over the radio.
"Oh, OK," Dog says, turning to a nearby member of his crew. "Sonny, get the paramedic to go see Louie."
Back into the radio, he says, "OK, I'm sending him to you, brother."
Then Dog's right back in conversation.
"We're all banged up. All of us. Not me though," he said with a wicked grin.
According to Dog, the premise of the new show is loosely that he and his wife are visiting towns in as many states as possible, where they team up with and mentor local bounty hunters and bondsmen.
Dog, Beth and their crew are working with Western Pawnbrokers owner Andy Nelson and local bounty hunter John Briggs.
"They were looking for a segment where there was a bondsman and pawn shop combo," Nelson said recently.
Briggs moved to Billings a year ago and said he's always been a fan of Dog and Beth.
"They've been doing this a long time and I never stop learning," Briggs said. "I feel they would be phenomenal in teaching me that stuff."
Back in Perkins, Dog explained that cops appreciate that he shows bounty hunters that they don't need to use guns — or at least not lethal rounds — to stop suspects.
"The stuff I carry will drop a mule," he said, explaining that he's been trained in using "pepper ball guns."
"And, I mean, that drops you," he said. "The police like the fact that we're not out there — how do I say it — like Clint-Eastwood-'make-my-day' guys."
Calling himself the only freelance bounty hunter in Billings, Briggs works with three other people who mine data off of Facebook and Google, phone books and private databases that bounty hunters subscribe to.
"I would say we probably catch, on average, depending on who jumps, 150 to 175 cases per year," he said, which is about a 75 percent recovery rate.
Briggs and his team are paid a percentage of the bond, which he declined to reveal.
For a quarter century, Nelson has been a pawnbroker at the business that his father started at 2817 Montana Ave., a store with the usual pawn property from turquoise-and-silver jewelry, guns, tools, dirt bikes, bicycles and more.
To the left of the entrance is the window where people in trouble with the law can post bond to stay out of jail.
If someone skips out, Nelson has 90 days to catch them. He posts their picture on the wall, which often generates tips from customers.
Nelson has personally arrested about 10 bail jumpers over the past quarter century.
The second-generation pawn shop owner remembers one dash down Broadwater Avenue in his Birkenstocks.
He was going to arrest a bail jumper in the store, but she begged him not to handcuff her in front of her friends. Nelson agreed, but as they walked to the door, she bolted.
"I ran her down when she hit a parked car and went down," he said. "I cuffed her and took her in."
Another time, someone told him that a woman featured on his wall was drinking at a bar two blocks away. Nelson, who carries cuffs in his car, drove down to find her.
"I cuffed a gal at the Rainbow Bar, but I had to move my daughter's car seat out of the way last year to make room in the car," Nelson said.
Sitting in the restaurant, Dog said that camera crews don't actually slow down his bounty hunting work.
"You get used to it," he says. "It doesn't hurt us at all."
Revealing a microphone on his vest, he added, "If this isn't on me, I'm not employed."
He claims that having cameras around actually helps sometimes, pointing out that folks don't want to commit crimes on camera.
"You going to kill us on camera? Go ahead, because you're going to prison for life, or some in states you're going to go to the death."
And some people they detain claimed they've been beaten, which he said he can prove isn't true.
"We roll back the tapes and there's no hitting and beating and all that s---, so really we take it as our advantage," he said.
Dog said many of the things one might expect him to say about why he and his crew came to Billings.
"It's just a great place to be, right? It's Big Sky Country, and there's bears here. And there's Native Americans here. I love it," said Dog, who is half Native American.
"I'd like to open up an office here, plus they called us and said 'Dog, we need some help. We've got a bunch of (bail) jumps here.' This was one of the dreams we had, was to come to Montana. You know, who doesn't want to come to Montana?"


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I can remember when there was only an open field that my friends and I used to trudge through for hours as teenagers through 2-3 feet of snow in the 70's where the former Hills Department Store was built. Of course, it became part of the Station Mall, and it was just blocks from my childhood neighborhood, so it was MY store.
...That Reminds Me, that I purchased my first BIG stereo there at Hills after I go my first job. I remember putting it on Layaway, and woopie, ..didn't I think I was Mr. Bigshot!
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Adult Stem Cell Success Stories - 2006
The political battles raging in Congress and in state legislatures over whether to destroy human embryos in order to get embryonic stem cells have obscured an important fact. There is one kind of human stem cell research that everyone can and should support--that involving adult stem cells. Many scientists feel that adult stem cells, which can be found throughout the human body, even in infants, are the real hope for the future.
James Sherley, associate professor of biological engineering at MIT, notes: "Adult stem cell research is predicted to beat the pants off human therapeutic cloning [and embryonic stem cell] research when it comes to yielding significant advances in cell medicine. And adult stem cells provide better approaches. These cells that naturally function in the regeneration and repair of adult tissues pose no ethical concerns."
As Sherley notes, there are no ethical problems with the use of adult stem cells because such cells can be isolated without the necessity of destroying an embryonic--or any other--human being first. Past doubts about adult stem cells are daily proving to be mistaken. Recent studies show that many types of adult stem cells are pluripotent, meaning they can develop into different tissue types, and appear to equal the "plasticity" (or, in layman's terms, versatility) of embryonic stem cells.
In 2005, researchers at Tufts University successfully isolated a single cell type from bone marrow that can grow into heart muscle, blood vessels, and nerve-like cells. According to Dr. Douglas W. Losordo, one of the main researchers, "embryonic stem cells are going to fade in the rearview mirror of adult stem cells. [Bone marrow] is like a repair kit. Nature provided us with these tools to repair organ damage."
Further, adult stem cells do not form tumors as embryonic stem cells sometimes do. Because embryonic stem cells are undifferentiated, or not developed into a specific cell type, they may multiply out of control. Research has also shown that, after growing for extensive amounts of time, embryonic stem cells develop genetic abnormalities. This is the case with all cells, but does not happen with adult stem cells used in therapies because they are not kept in the lab for long periods of time before being used in patients.
Perhaps most significant from the clinical perspective is the fact that embryonic stem cell research has not yet yielded a single successful human treatment. (Nor, it should be noted, has there been major success in any animal model to date.) Embryonic stem cells from mice were first successfully grown in the lab in 1981. In 1998, James Thomson was the first to grow a human embryonic stem cell line.
Adult stem cells, on the other hand, have been improving lives and treating living, breathing human beings suffering from over seventy different diseases. (See citations at the end for a complete list as of August 2006.)
It is odd--and regrettable--that these scientific advances using adult stem cell treatments rarely receive the media attention and celebrity hype lavished upon embryonic stem cell research. The major media seems to have accepted uncritically the claims of various scientific entrepreneurs about embryonic stem cell research. Within the scientific community, the situation may be even worse. As Prof. Sherley says, "Many scientists who do not support human embryo research are afraid to speak out because of possible reprisals from powerful scientists who can affect grant success, publication acceptances, tenure, promotion, and employment."
Alzheimer's disease currently afflicts 4.5 million Americans.
"I think the chances of doing repairs to Alzheimer's brains by putting in stem cells is small," said stem cell researcher Michael Shelanski, co-director of the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain at Columbia University Medical Center in New York: "I personally think that we're going to get other therapies for Alzheimer's a lot sooner."
Ronald D.G. McKay, a stem cell researcher at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, explained the hype about embryonic stem cells: "People need a fairy tale Maybe that's unfair, but they need a story line that's relatively simple to understand."
The sad thing is that people do not need to be fooled; the 'story-line' about stem cell research is simple and easy to understand. That story is this--adult stem cell research offers the best--and only proven--treatments for a whole host of human ailments and frailties. A society truly compassionate for the human beings who are--today--alive and suffering would support adult stem cell research and abandon the will'o'th'wisp of embryonic stem cell research. Research funds do not fall from the skies; they come from taxpayers, and the responsible use of taxpayer funds is to spend them on proven avenues of research.
Adult stem cell treatments are no fairy tale. They are real, and they are helping people even as you read this article. There are currently over 1100 FDA approved clinical trails going on in the United States using adult stem cells. There are none for embryonic stem cells.
Heart Tissue Regeneration
Jeannine Lewis was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy in 1993. After the birth of her son Nathan in 2003, Jeannine's condition worsened. She contacted TheraVitae, a company offering alternative therapies based on the patient's own adult stem cells. Two months after returning from Bangkok, Thailand, where she was injected with her own adult stem cells, Lewis reported, "I have personally experienced the healing effect of adult stem cells"
Bob Grinstead, 70, from Atlanta, GA, had open heart surgery in 1990 and 2003. When his condition worsened, he was informed that a third surgery was out of the question. Refusing to give up hope, Grinstead turned to a revolutionary adult stem cell therapy he found on the internet--and it worked. "I can go for a 30-minute walk," he says. "I've taken trips to Antigua and Florida. I feel like living life again." Because this adult-stem-cell-surgery is not available in the U.S, Grinstead and his wife Barbara were forced to travel to Bangkok, Thailand for the procedure which cost over $30,000.
David Foege found himself in a similar situation following massive heart failure and was told by his doctors that he would soon need hospice care. Like Grinstead, he sought out alternative therapies and traveled to Thailand to be treated with his own adult stem cells. After only 88 days, Foege reported a 50 percent increase in heart function.
TheraVitae, a Thai/Israeli company founded by an American entrepreneur and an Israeli researcher, has had remarkable success treating patients like Lewis, Grinstead, and Foege, who suffer from coronary artery disease, cardiomyopthy, or congestive heart failure. Using techniques created in part by Dr. Amit Patel of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, adult stem cells found in the patient's blood called Angiogenic Cell Precursors (ACPs) are injected into the heart and used to generate new blood vessels and heart muscle. The result is a decrease in physical pain (angina pectoris) and a greater capacity for physical activity.
Dr. Patel has successfully begun limited clinical studies in the U.S. that have shown "autologous stem cell transplantation [i.e., those that come from the patients own body] led to significant improvement in cardiac function in patients."
Spinal Cord Injuries
Adult stem cells have been used successfully in the treatment of spinal cord injuries. Dr. Carlos Lima, a neuropathologist with Lisbon's Egaz Moniz Hospital, helps paralyzed patients regain sensation and feeling by transferring the patient's nasal tissue containing adult stem cells to the site of the spinal cord injury. The nasal tissue contains three types of adult stem cells: renewable neurons, progenitor stem cells, and remyelinating olfactory ensheathing cells. Once these cells are introduced to the injured area, it is believed that they promote the growth of nerve cells and spinal cord pathways. Dr. Lima has performed over 80 successful surgeries and recently published his findings in the peer-reviewed Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine.
Jacki Rabon, 18, is one such patient. She was injured in a car accident in 2003 and was told by her doctors that she would never walk again. Rabon's family heard about Dr. Lima's success in Portugal after their pastor saw a PBS special on the olfactory mucosa transplant. The Rabons turned to their community of Waverly, Illinois, which helped them raise the necessary $47,000. In October 2005, Rabon and her mother traveled to Portugal. Since the procedure, Rabon reports increased sensation and feeling. She is hopeful that intense rehabilitation will help her get the maximum benefit out of her surgery. "I'm still really against abortion, so I'm not for embryonic stem cell therapy. But anything else that doesn't involve killing a baby is great," Rabon said. "I think they should do [olfactory transplantation] in the States because it's just from my own body."
Laura Dominguez, an earlier patient of Dr. Lima's, also reported significant improvement since her olfactory mucosa transplant in 2003. "The way I see it," said Dominguez, "scientists have been given the knowledge and tools to develop and make use of adult stem cells, whether they are derived from tissue removed from the olfactory mucosa or otherwise. This knowledge should be taken full advantage of to help people overcome injuries that can be helped by stem cells or people that suffer from some terminal or debilitating diseases. At the very least, some people can benefit from the possibility of a better quality of life."
Corneal Reconstruction
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome is a rare disease often caused by reactions to medications. In very extreme cases it can lead to blindness.
Another effective treatment using stem cells is limbal (eye) stem cell transplants. Limbal stem cell deficiency results when limbal stem cells are lost from the cornea due to disease or chemical accidents. A 2005 study performed in Great Britain showed that of ten eyes treated with limbal stem cells, seven showed extremely successful results. The study also showed that after a period of nine months there was no longer any DNA present from the donor stem cells. This has exciting implications because it means that immunosuppressant drugs would be required for only a short time. According to Dr. Sheraz Daya, one of the main researchers, "The technique not only works, but there was no donor tissue there. That is what really blew our minds. The cells appeared to have been shed from the eye and replaced by the patient's own, much more hardy, cells." Edward Bailey, 65, who participated in the study, said, "I couldn't believe it. For ten years all I had seen was shades of black and grey. Then after I had the operation, the nurse came by and I saw a flash of blue from her uniform. I went home, and when I took the patch off my eye, I had my vision back. It is only when you lose something like sight that you realize how precious it is."
Other limbal stem cell transplant successes in the United States include Michael May, Jon Newton, and Shawn Smith. All three men had successful adult stem cell surgeries and regained their vision within two years of the procedure.
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are genetic disease that can result in loss of vision. A similar limbal stem cell transplantation procedure was done in a 2003 study of thirty-seven eyes. A majority showed improvement in visual acuity.
Autoimmune Disease: Multiple Sclerosis, Diabetes, Crohn's, and Lupus
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease where nerves are damaged and can no longer conduct information to and from the brain. Symptoms of MS are varied but can include fatigue, difficulty walking/maintaining balance, dizziness, and pain. Some, but not all patients, may find themselves confined to wheelchairs as the disease progresses.
Mark Pickup, founder of Human Life Matters, who suffers from Multiple Sclerosis notes, "I could not morally accept embryonic stem-cell therapies to deliver me from MS--a disease that's slowly destroying me."
For instance, Donna Orr, a patient suffering from MS, who was treated with adult stem cells in 1997, no longer needs the walker she once used to move around her home.
Susan Stross is another patient whose MS has been treated with adult stem cells. In 1999, Stross received an adult stem cell transplant. Although her condition did not drastically improve, the transplant halted the downward depression that MS was causing her body. "I still have MS. I understand that perfectly well," says Stross. "What's changed is that my hope is back. Life has become OK."
A 2005 study performed in Italy showed that injection with adult stem cells in three patients suffering from malignant Multiple Sclerosis gave significant improvement in their condition.
Edjuana Ross describes her life while suffering from lupus as consisting of "extreme joint pain and [being] every single day, sick and tired." Her life changed when she was given an adult stem cell transplant that fixed her immune system and effectively cured her of her disease.
Adult cells have also been used to successfully treat diabetes patients. In 2005, a mother donated her islet cells (clusters of insulin-producing cells) to her daughter who had been suffering from diabetes.
There has also been success using animal models to treat diabetes. In 2003, researchers reported that they successfully used a chemical treatment and spleen cells to regenerate pancreatic islet cells. This resulted in "permanent disease reversal."
Researchers in the United Kingdom have been able to create cells that produce insulin for diabetes patients from adult stem cells found in umbilical cord blood. Their work was reported in the Sunday Times and will be presented at the Augustinian Institute in Rome in September 2006.
Several studies have been published showing the positive effects of adult stem cell transplants in treating Crohn's disease.
Osiris Therapeutics is one of the many companies that have been aggressively pursuing adult stem cell research.
Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder, the second-most common disease of this type, after Alzheimer's disease. It is caused when nerve cells responsible for the production of dopamine die or become impaired. It is characterized by four common symptoms: rest tremor of a limb, slowness of movement, rigidity, and poor balance.
Adult stem cells have already been used to provide successful and effective treatment for Parkinson's disease. In 1999, Dennis Turner was successfully treated with his own adult neural stem cells by Dr. Michael Levesque, M.D. At the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons in 2002, Dr. Levesque described how Turner's symptoms were reduced by more than 80 percent.
Patricia Payne, a mother of five, has suffered from Parkinson's disease for over 15 years and plans to begin treatment soon with adult stem cells. She testified before the Massachusetts State Legislature in 2005: "I don't want to see cures, even a cure for my terrible disease, to be obtained by destroying a fellow human being at the earliest and most vulnerable stage of their existence. To kill one human being for the benefit of another is never morally justifiable." She added, "To kill the weak in order to benefit the strong is even more objectionable."
A 2005 study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery described how University of Kentucky scientists were able to successfully treat ten patients suffering from Parkinson's disease, observing noticeable improvement in balance and motor function. The treatment involved stimulation of the patient's own brain stem cells.
Anemias, Cancers, and Other Diseases
Bone marrow transplants, perhaps the most well-known of all adult stem cell therapies, have been successfully used for treating patients since 1968, when the first one was performed at the University of Minnesota for a child suffering from severe combined immunodeficiency disorder. This also marked the first successful adult stem cell treatment.
Another related treatment, umbilical cord blood transplants, has had success with patients suffering from many diseases, including cerebral palsy, anoxic brain damage, and acute myeloid leukemia, to name a few.
When Abby Pell was born in 2004, she was diagnosed by doctors with anoxic brain injury caused by a lack of oxygen to her brain during delivery. Her mother was told that there were no effective treatments available. She decided to seek treatment using her daughter's umbilical cord blood which she had had stored with the Cord Blood Registry.
A similar procedure, also performed at Duke University, was done on Ryan Schneider, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was two years old. His mother had his cord blood stored when he was born, and this was used in a transplant. One year later, Schneider's symptoms have virtually disappeared.
Nathan Salley was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia at the age of eleven in 1997. In 1999, he was one of seven children to receive a cord blood transplant. Testifying before a Congressional committee in 2001, Salley proudly declared, "I am living proof that there are promising and useful alternatives to embryonic stem cell research and that embryos do not need to be killed to achieve medical breakthroughs."
Stephen Sprague, 57, another cord blood transplant recipient and leukemia survivor says, "The concern I have is that the patient community has received a lot of promises about the 'other' stem cells. There is a frenzy out there about all the 'cures' that embryonic stem cells are going to give them 'tomorrow.' And we all know that that's not the case. I would hope that with good reason and good judgment, you'll see more and more advances in adult stem-cell technology--and time and effort and resources won't be diverted for chasing the other cures, while you have ones that are working."
Researchers from the United Kingdom in conjunction with the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have isolated the adult stem cells found in umbilical cord blood to create cells that have the same flexibility as embryonic stem cells. They offer an ethical alternative to the use of embryonic stem cells derived from the destruction of human embryos.
"Acquiring stem cells from embryos has major limitations because it is difficult to obtain enough cells to transplant as well as getting the right tissue type for the patient," said Dr. Colin McGuckin, of Kingston University, Surrey, U.K. one of the main researchers. "Using cord blood gets over that obstacle because we can produce more stem cells and, with a global birth rate of 100 million babies a year, there is a better chance of getting the right tissue type for the many patients out there waiting for stem cell therapy. There is also far less likelihood of such cells being rejected when they are transplanted into people with liver disease, for example."
There have also been documented cases of patients suffering from sickle cell anemia being successfully treated with cord blood transplants, beginning with Keone Penn in 1998. Adult stem cells from donated cord blood successfully replenished Keone's blood with healthy cells. Today Keone has been pronounced cured of his disease. "I love stem cells," he says. "I mean they saved my life. If it weren't for themI probably wouldn't be here today."
Female patients suffering from stress urinary incontinence were successfully treated with their muscle-derived adult stem cells in a study that was presented at the 2006 American Urological Association meeting.
Among the myriad of other diseases and conditions that have been helped with adult stem cells are surface wounds, bone damage, stroke damage, liver disease, and breast cancer.
The stories you have read are just a few of the many examples of the success of adult stem cells in treating over 70 different diseases and injuries. Unlike embryonic stem cells, which have not been used in a single human clinical trial, adult stem cells have already shown major accomplishment in the treatment of human beings. It is critically important that this research be promoted and continued.
"We don't have to go down long paths that will probably not lead to any cures simply for the sake of leaving no stone unturned," says James Kelly, who was paralyzed below the shoulder due to a car accident in 1997 and who is an activist for patients with spinal cord injuries. "What we have to do is use our limited resources efficiently. Money spent on embryonic-stem-cell research and human cloning is money that cannot be spent on [investigating] adult stem cells. And that means that the cures that I believe are available will be slower in reaching the patients that need them."
It is our hope that policy-makers will heed his counsel. The only practical hope for patients suffering today is through adult--not embryonic--stem cell therapies.
Sarah Kleinfeld is an intern, William L. Saunders is Director , and Dr. David Prentice is Senior Fellow with the Center for Human Life and Bioethics at the Family Research Council. Two prior interns with the Center, Bradley Hughes and Luke Johnson, contributed significantly to the production of this paper.
For a complete list of journal references for the over 70 different conditions treated with adult stem cells, go to: http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?c=CENTER_LIFE


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If you like Internet personalities and/or Internet culture, then this little (under 10min) doco will be right up your alley.
It tells the story of ReplyGirl – a rather saucy-looking (you have to say "saucy" like a crooner for it to work) entrepreneur that used her god-given gifts to make some money on/of YouTube. She also created a bit of a "hoo-ha" (you have to say "hoo-ha" like Al Pacino for it to work) on the Internet, splitting the opinions of people on it in two.
So sit back, and enjoy the show (you can say that anyway you want for it to work).
Credit to VICE for making this doco.
Summary: A neuroscience study on how the brain processes strong human values and beliefs, and how it behaves once money comes into play. It's interesting to see the decisions that the brain makes once those "core and sacred" values are affected with financial rewards. In a nutshell – this is a neuromarketer's "wet dream".
Link to the study: Medicalxpress.com – The price of your soul: How the brain decides whether to 'sell out'
I want to share this short documentary I found about a character that I never knew I still love so much. At one stage, this guy was the number one "Most Recognisable" character in America, beating Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and his arch nemesis, Mario. He was the hero that every kid followed, and even me here in Australia, I couldn't help not to be swept into his cult. I'm talking about Sonic the Hedgehog.
I recently came across Sonic the game while browsing around in the Android market. For a cent shy of a dollar (99 cents for those that don't like to subtract), I was able to re-live all my childhood memories right on my new Motorola RAZR mobile phone. Now this part, this part right here, this is the kicker – it actually worked. Playing that game on my phone did really bring back a lot of the memories that I had, and you know what, they were really, really good and happy memories. As a kid, I loved Sonic and Sega, and being an only child, I smashed that game as much as I could. It was my release, my adventure, and I was so happy to have experienced it. Was I "marketingally" brain-washed? Maybe. To be honest, I don't really care – the game was awesome.
After spending some time with the game, I ended-up doing a bit of research and reading on Sonic. While hunting for info, I came across this short documentary by Game Tap. The doco talks about how the character got created, why it was created, and what was the character supposed to represent. As a kid, I never knew this, but Sonic (the game and the character) were part of Sega's marketing ploy to get one over its rival Nintendo; it wasn't just a game, it was a marketing strategy as well. The marketing team had a lot to say on how Sonic should look, feel, and act, but at the same time, they treated him with lots of love, care, and respect. The head of marketing/design over in the US even went as far as calling herself Sonic's "mum", which I can understand and totally relate with.
So sit down, relax, and find-out how and why millions of kids around the world fell in love with this game character. Who knows, there might be another one coming from just around the corner, and the pattern of its success could be just like that of Sonic the Hedgehog. Enjoy!
Title: How Advertising Will Heal the World and Your Business
Author: Mark Woerde
Published by: Letsheal.org
"The goal of this book is to inspire you and give you the tools to un- leash the huge potential of Prosocial Brands. Forget about those typical ad-industry awards… focus on something bigger (like, say, the Nobel Prize) and you'll be amazed how inspired your work will be."
"Where in the past branding has seemed mainly focused on fulfilling hedonistic individual needs, it's gradually becoming clear: people are waiting for brands to facilitate them to help others. And, in doing so, these so-called 'Meaningful Prosocial Brands' help fulfill a basic, strong and growing need: the need to live a meaningful life."
"The recent financial crisis left many reevaluating capitalism and its role in our society. The old capitalist credo, "survival of the fittest" is gradually giving way to a stronger, bolder and, indeed, fitter counter: "survival of the kindest". Profit maximization alone is no longer a sustainable motive as people are asking for more and better from the companies they choose to buy from."
As part of my Internet Studies, I had to write a conference paper on the subject of Social Networks and Online Communities. At the time, I was (and still am) fascinated by the theory of gamification – the idea of solving real-life problems using mechanics and designs inspired by computer games. I ended-up presenting a concept for an iPhone/mobile app that can help people quit smoking cigarettes using the theory of gamification (click on the logo to head straight there).
Final mark for this paper was 78%, and the main loss of marks was due to my writing style; the lecturers expected academic writing, while I chose to go for more of a personal story. I love the good-old TED talks, and I just couldn't help myself from trying to emulate some of the speakers from these conferences. I felt that by giving a more personal touch to the paper, the reader could identify and feel what I feel, making them more immersed the idea that I was presenting.
I believe that this concept could really help a lot of people. I'm actually trying to get this idea of the ground, and turn it into reality. Will keep you posted how it all goes…
This is a copy of my pitch for the "Izquerda de la Copia" Reflective Web Media Creation assignment for Web Media 507. The assignment asked to present an idea for a web medium that would illustrate an issue from the unit in a way that anyone can understand and engage with it (meaning: in layman terms).
I wanted to create a funny, yet informative, video on the current copyright and illegal file sharing debate that is doing the rounds at the moment. Inspired by the "Downfall" internet meme, I created my own "foreign language" parody; I took scenes out of the Spanish-dubbed Oceans 11 movie, added my own English subtitles, flipped over the storyline, and created a trailer for a movie about a man trying to change the current music and movie industry stance on copyrighted material.
The lecturer loved the idea. However, at the time I didn't have the script ready (I just visualised it in my mind), so the final grade for the pitch was 78%.
The final video/project can be found here.
Wealth without work
Pleasure without conscience
Knowledge without character
Commerce without humanity
Worship without sacrifice
Politics without principle
Rights without responsibilities
Check out this free-to-view documentary entitled Marketing of Madness: Are We All Insane? – it's an interesting look into the current psychiatric drug industry. Now, I find this documentary to be particularly biased; it's very anti-drug and anti-psychiatry. I believe that everything has its time and place, and although I do agree that psychiatric drugs are a crutch, but sometimes we do need crutches for support.
The doco goes into the history of the industry and the effects of these substances on the human mind, but about half-way through it, it discusses some of the advertising, branding, and public relations techniques that these companies engage in to promote their products. It certainly has a lot of great information in here, but I would be a bit cautious in terms of some of the statistics they present – a double check and more research is definitely recommended by yours truly.
It's a great tool to get you started, and an interesting watch too. However, the voice-over artist and the background music can get a bit annoying after a while.
Here's a link to the whole youtube playlist.
The following article talks about the sudden rise in popularity, and consumption, of new specialty drinks that are in the same vein as Red Bull and Mother, but with the opposite effect; their aim is to relax, rather then to energise. It seems that the latest consumer trend is to chill-out, not to buzz all night.
The following is a copy of my GMC 640 written assignment. I've decided to write about podcasts, and how they can be used as a marketing tool. The assignment talks about what is a podcast, the people that use (and how they use) podcasts, how they're done (and how to do them well), and finally, how to promote podcasts. I wrote this assignment at a time when I was really excited about podcasting; I've discovered a lot of great music, topics and tid-bits of info from them, and I'm still a firm believer that a great podcast can really add value to the consumer and the brand – as long as it's relevant to both.
I received a High Distinction for this assignment, with the only major criticism being that I didn't really include an introduction – a valuable lesson learned. Mind you, since the time of writing this (circa 2009), the podcasting game has changed heaps. It's certainly evolved into a big beast, with thousands of podcasts fighting for listeners ear-time. However, there's still a lot of references, consumer data, etc that will add value to any podcast related project that you might be working on.
Here is my Learning Journal assignment for one of the hardest, yet at the same time, most interesting units I ever took part in – Strategic Business Planning 615. The idea of the assignment was to write some thoughts on some of the issues that we've touched upon in this unit; cases, personal observations and/or experiences that stood-out for us during the semester (almost like a journal one might say :)).
I've covered a few topics in here; my views on business strategy/strategies, my personal brand development, External Factor Analysis Summary (EFAS) of my cigarette habit, the protagonist from the movie 'Exit Through the Gift Shop' and how he links with business strategies, depression and environmentalism. There's a lot in there, but it all makes one solid cohesive unit.
I ended-up receiving a High Distinction for this, and I must say, if it wasn't for my lecturer Ron Reagan and his open-mindedness, this could have been marked a lot lower – thank you Ron for allowing my imagination run wild. He is a brilliant lecturer, very understanding and easy to get along with – even though he portrays himself otherwise…
A growing number of music-lovers, unhappy about the way album tracks are enjoyed in a pick-and-mix fashion, have decided to take action. Not content with the "fast food music" download culture, they decided to start a club where the rules are simple – no talking, no texting, and you must listen to every song on the album.
It's the place to go if you want to keep up-to-date with what's happening in the so called "underground" music scene. After all, music is a huge influence on our culture, so it's good to know what occupies the hearing space of people out there.


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Friday, October 14, 2005 - Page updated at 12:00 AM Movie Review "Good Night" — a valuable history lesson told with style and drama Seattle Times movie critic
George Clooney's marvelous "Good Night, and Good Luck" turns history into jazz, and it's intoxicating. Filmed in elegant, smoke-blurred black and white, it's the tightly focused story of newsman Edward R. Murrow (David Strathairn) and his 1953-54 feud, conducted over television airwaves, with Sen. Joseph McCarthy over the Communist witch hunts. Dianne Reeves' sultry voice croons jazz standards like "One For My Baby" and "How High the Moon," and her words curl around the actors like the smoke from the cigarettes they clutch. We're watching history in these scenes, but it's casual; these dark-suited men — and one woman — are just doing their jobs. Clooney and co-writer Grant Heslov frame their story with a banquet honoring Murrow in the late '50s, long after the McCarthy events. It sets the tone precisely: the slow music, the camera lingering loosely on faces whose shadows leap out in the filtered light. A man steps to the podium — who? it doesn't matter yet — and introduces Murrow, saying "He threw stones at giants." Strathairn steps up, his face glowing white and his hair slicked back. He speaks in Murrow's familiar needle-sharp voice, unsmiling, and everyone listens reverently, remembering an earlier time. And back we go into that time, still not quite sure who everyone is — some of those guys in their dark suits look alike, but confident that we're in good hands. Clooney, who also co-stars as Murrow's producer Fred Friendly, never falters. His film is perfectly controlled, tightly edited (it's over in a snap, after 90 minutes) and casually dazzling. Its words, taken from history, resonate today. Murrow declares: "We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home," and you sit up in your seat, wondering who's saying these words now.
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"Good Night, and Good Luck," with David Strathairn, George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Frank Langella, Jeff Daniels. Directed by Clooney, from a screenplay by Clooney and Grant Heslov. 90 minutes. Rated PG for mild thematic elements and brief language. Guild 45th, Uptown. For those not old enough to remember the era it documents, "Good Night, and Good Luck" serves as a valuable history lesson, and a reminder of what network news was and could be. (The film's title comes from Murrow's traditional sign- off, delivered crisply and almost apologetically.) But it's a lesson that crackles with style and drama. Murrow and McCarthy face off like David and Goliath: Strathairn, cigarette in hand, faces the camera as McCarthy looms on a screen behind him. (McCarthy is played by himself, in video footage from the era. If an actor meticulously duplicated this performance, complete with the heavy breathing and sweaty worm of hair on the forehead, he'd surely be accused of overplaying.) Strathairn, as Murrow, gives a precise yet natural performance, a formal man with enough of a sense of humor to raise his eyebrows nearly to Canada at the close of a broadcast. After one of his famous speeches, he looks quizzically at Friendly, as if to indicate disbelief that this needed to be said. He's clearly appalled by the necessity of what he's doing and the incredible obviousness of what he's saying: that one can, for example, talk to a Communist without becoming a Communist. "We shall hope to deal with matters of more vital interest to the country next week," he notes dryly in closing. Clooney ends the film as casually as he began it, and before we're ready for it to be over — the ideas are still spinning in our minds. And when's the last time you said that about a movie? "Good Night, and Good Luck" will be talked about for its timely message, and rightly so — but don't disregard its artistry. See it, to see what the news once was — and to see what movies can be. Moira Macdonald: 206-464-2725 or firstname.lastname@example.com Copyright © 2005 The Seattle Times Company |
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Tuesday, November 14, 2000
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The University of Tulsa Department of Theatre will present William Inge's Pulitzer Prize winning play "Picnic," Nov. 29 - Dec. in TU's Kendall Theatre, located at Fifth Place and Florence Avenue.
"Picnic" is set in a small Kansas town on Labor Day, 1953. The play tells the story of Flo Owens and her daughters, Madge and Millie; Helen Potts, who lives with her invalid mother; and boarder Rosemary Sydney. Helen hires a yard man, Hal Carter, who forever changes the entire group.
"Inge wrote great women," said David Cook, director of TU's Theatre Department and director of this production. "His insight into women is extraordinary for a man."
Jennifer Hover portrays Madge; Annie Mistak portrays Millie; and Gabe Reichman portrays Hal. Costume were designed by TU student Jennifer Adams; TU student Ben Gunderson designed the lighting and set design is by Curt Selby, a TU faculty member.
Performances are Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 8 p.m.; Thursday, Nov. 30 at 8 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 1 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. Tickets, which are $7 for adults and $5 for senior citizens and area students, can be purchased by calling 631-2567 or at the TU Theatre Box Office in Kendall Hall.


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Can anyone confirm the identity of this hawk? He's a frequent flyer in my yard in Central Connecticut. I think he may be a young Red-shouldered hawk, but not sure. The first two pictures I took today. The 3rd picture down was taken Dec 6th, 2012, same place, and I'm wondering if it is the same species or even the same bird. The hawks are beginning to look alike to me. Thanks. |
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That's an adult Red-shouldered Hawk. The field marks to look for are the orange barred chest and the black/white "checkered" wing secondaries, Also, the black tail with white bands is evident (another good mark to look for). Funnily enough, the "red shoulder" is barely discernible on this one. If you notice, the folded wing tips are nearly the length of the tail. That is how one can rule out an Accipiter (Cooper's and Sharp-shinned Hawks) in all hawk-ID cases. The tail is significantly longer than the wing tips in Accipiters. Great photos! Red-shouldereds are one of my favorite raptors. |
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Thank you very much, TMFF! I am most appreciative. Also glad I got it right! I noticed this Red-shouldered chap last year as he seemed a smaller hawk and yes, cuter than some others. There is a pair that soars overhead daily, so maybe we'll be lucky to have a good nesting season. If willing, could you have a look at this chap below...I think it's a Broad-winged, but maybe in the juvenile stage. I do like raptors. Well, all birds. Thanks again, TMFF, for responding. |
Hi Jane! I adore raptors and have a ton of fun IDing them. This soaring hawk is an adult Red-tailed Hawk. This one has many of the typical fields marks: There are some plumage similarities to Broad-winged Hawks. The dark "rim" around the trailing edge of the wing is one (but Broad-wingeds never have the dark patagials), and the dark belly band is sometimes implied on a lightly streaked Broad-winged. However, the Broad-winged Hawk has a black and white thickly banded tail. This shows in flight as two black bands separated by a thick white band. A juvenile Broad-winged's tail will be different though and that is opening up a new can of worms. They are most difficult to differentiate from juvie Red-shouldered Hawks. One thing to keep in mind is Broad-winged Hawks are smaller- 15 inches or so. Also, they migrate and spend their winters in South America. You'll only see one in North America during the warm months. So, to summarize, your bird is a beautiful Red-tailed Hawk. I have included a photo of an adult Broad-winged Hawk just for reference (not my photo, it's from birding.com). |
Wow, TMFF. Outstanding response, thanks so very much. Beautiful BW above. I really have to study the patterns more closely because I enjoy photographing them - especially in flight if I'm lucky - and it would be nice to have better knowledge of the species. I still can't tell the difference between a Cooper's and a Sharp-shinned and from what I've gathered, they are often and easily confused. We have many hawks here and sometimes they crash into my house while in pursuit of a feathered dinner. This fellow crashed (again) last summer and sat on a post right next to the deck seemingly stupefied. Again, thanks very much, TMFF, for taking the time to reply. |
Funnily enough, Cooper's and Sharp-shinned are among the most common hawks to see but still (for me) some of the most challenging to ID properly. What muddies it up so much is the sexual dimorphism with their size! A large female sharp-shinned can nearly overlap with a small male Cooper's size range (it DOESN'T overlap, but our eyes aren't good enough to differentiate that without a size reference!) Cooper's tend to have longer tails with rounded tips, larger more squared heads, a long barrel-shaped torso, and thicker legs/talons. Juvies usually have finely streaked chests. Adults have a dark grey "cap" on their heads that is created due to a contrasting light nape on their necks. Sharp-shinned have a tad shorter tails with a squared tip, a small rounded puny head, a pot-bellied chest, and scrawny legs. Juvies usually have thicker, darker streaks that go all the way down the front side to their legs. Adults have a dark grey "hood" because the backs of their necks are dark too. With all of that said, it is still difficult to tell, especially in juveniles. I believe that is a Cooper's Hawk in your photo. It's a juvenile. But sometimes we just say Accipiter, sp. :-) |
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Great stuff all around. Thanks for the post, Jane and the response,TMFF. Agree the last is a juvenile Cooper. The thin "drips" of feather markings on the belly helps me to ID it. tj |
Identifying hawks makes me feel as though I need a dog and a cane so I think I'm going to have to buy the Crossley book that TMFF recommended and Claire (thankfully) showed the RS Hawk page of in her copy. Beautiful book. This morning I saw a moment in the life of - is it the RS again or is it the juvi Sharp-shinned? Sibley's drawing makes me think it's a Sharp-shinned, but... He was way out back, so not these are not the clearest shots I had hoped for. Checking things out after the crows left him alone And then the wake-up shake began I think he's cute Putting things back in order Answering the mate On his way to meet the wife (I guess) Wish it was clearer, but he is faster than I am Jane |
These photos are definitely of your friendly neighborhood Red-shouldered Hawk! Here are some tricks I use to ID (when you can see the tail): 2.) Coops and Sharpies (Accipiters) have banded tails that are thick dark grey bands separated by thicker light grey bands. RSHA have jet black bands separated by skinny white bands (juvies differ though). Also, adult Coops/Sharpies have slate grey on their heads and upperparts. The juveniles have brown without much mottling or patterning at all (pretty much solid brown above). Red-shouldereds have dark brown mottled upperparts and black finely barred flight feathers that look like a checkerboard when folded. In the fifth photo down you can really see that checkerboard patterning on the edges of the folded wings. No other N. American hawk species has that distinct of patterning on the folded wings. Holy moly, I rambled on again. I highly recommend the Crossley ID guide. The raptor edition is coming later this month. I haven't seen it yet but I expect great things. I also use Hawks in Flight, 2nd Ed (Dunne/Sibley/Sutton). Here's a photo of a Sharpie's tail (Photo by Errol Taskin, |
Amazon.com has 'The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors' for preorder, and they have a few teaser pages to look at (I just preordered it). Claire |
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Claire, How funny- so did I! Good price! Oh my.... I am practically salivating. Eh, can't help it. |
TMFF - Keep rambling! :) It takes effort and care to answer people properly and so completely, so please keep 'rambling' and know that I appreciate your effort. Had to look up buteo - new word to me. So after looking it up and comparing wing lengths to accipiters (also a relatively new term) and flipping through the sample pages on amazon, I followed suit and ordered both Crossley books. You and Claire have a winning effect when it comes to birds. Again, thanks so much, TMFF, for taking the time to provide a compehensive answer. It is nice to learn from people who are passionate about nature. And, I needed both books to get 'Free Shipping', hahahaaha. Jane :) |
Hi Jane! It's been my pleasure (really!) since I enjoy testing my raptor ID skills when I am unable to get outside and do it for real (either due to schedule limitations or birds not cooperating). Raptor ID is something I've been working on for a year or two now; only recently did I become any good at it. Hawks used to look all the same to me. I claimed to love them but I knew so little about them. I had to learn to notice the fine details and become adept at pointing them out quickly. Sometimes a glimpse is all you get. I believe those two guides you purchased will serve you (or anyone) well. The general Eastern guide is a great visual tool but Crossley doesn't have the space on each page to really break down the field marks that make each species unique. His raptor guide will probably be better for that, but I had to purchase Hawks in Flight to REALLY get into the details of real-time ID. Perched birds are easy to master; soaring hawks requires a lot of practice. I have also used online articles (American Birding Association/ Jerry Liguori) to learn new things, especially concerning the amazing diversity of Red-tailed Hawks. I have also learned a lot from experienced birders. I still have a ton to learn so I lurk forums such as these. Gives me an excuse to read a little more about IDing raptors. I have another tip that has helped me TREMENDOUSLY when IDing raptors (birds in general). Always weed out the unlikely/impossible species first. Rule out what it ISN'T and you'll likely have a much narrower list of what it could be. After that it comes down to field marks, shape, flying style, etc. If you are lucky enough to hear the hawk's call, then you are well on your way. Cornell Lab of Ornithology's All About Birds has recordings of bird sounds and it's a great reference. I'm sure I left a million things out but that's mostly what I wanted to say. |
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