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Princeton Researchers: Diebold Electronic Voting Machines Are Highly Vulnerable
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Bottom line: The integrity of elections may be highly suspect where Diebold electronic voting machines are used, because, according to a team of Princeton University researchers who released a paper yesterday, these machines are extremely vulnerable to manipulation. (hat tip: BeSpacific)
Diebold rebutted the researcher's report last night in a statement. They argue that the machine and software the researchers examined is no longer used and that "normal security measures were ignored."
A link to the paper "Security Analysis of the Diebold AccuVote-TS Voting Machine" (pdf) by Ariel J. Feldman, J. Alex Halderman, and Edward W. Felten.
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This paper presents a fully independent security study of a Diebold AccuVote-TS voting machine, including its hardware and software. We obtained the machine from a private party. Analysis of the machine, in light of real election procedures, shows that it is vulnerable to extremely serious attacks. For example, an attacker who gets physical access to a machine or its removable memory card for as little as one minute could install malicious code; malicious code on a machine could steal votes undetectably, modifying all records, logs, and counters to be consistent with the fraudulent vote count it creates. An attacker could also create malicious code that spreads automatically and silently from machine to machine during normal election activities � a voting-machine virus. We have constructed working demonstrations of these attacks in our lab. Mitigating these threats will require changes to the voting machine's hardware and software and the adoption of more rigorous election procedures.
1. Malicious software running on a single voting machine can steal votes with little if any risk of detection. The malicious software can modify all of the records, audit logs, and counters kept by the voting machine, so that even careful forensic examination of these records will find nothing amiss. We have constructed demonstration software that carries out this vote-stealing attack.
2. Anyone who has physical access to a voting machine, or to a memory card that will later be inserted into a machine, can install said malicious software using a simple method that takes as little as one minute. In practice, poll workers and others often have unsupervised access to the machines.
3. AccuVote-TS machines are susceptible to voting-machine viruses � computer viruses that can spread malicious software automatically and invisibly from machine to machine during normal pre- and post-election activity. We have constructed a demonstration virus that spreads in this way, installing our demonstration vote-stealing program on every machine it infects.
4. While some of these problems can be eliminated by improving Diebold's software, others cannot be remedied without replacing the machines' hardware. Changes to election procedures would also be required to ensure security.
At the time of publication, Nick Schwellenbach was Director of Investigations for the Project On Government Oversight.
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The intercalation of cetirizine into two types of layered double hydroxides, Zn/Al and Mg/Al, has been investigated by the ion exchange method to form CTZAN and CTMAN nanocomposites, respectively. The basal spacing of the nanocomposites were expanded to 31.9 Å for CTZAN and 31.2 Å for CTMAN, suggesting that cetirizine anion was intercalated into Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) and arranged in a tilted bilayer fashion. A Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) study supported the formation of both the nanocomposites, and the intercalated cetirizine is thermally more stable than its counterpart in free state. The loading of cetirizine in the nanocomposite was estimated to be about 57.2% for CTZAN and 60.7% CTMAN. The cetirizine release from the nanocomposites show sustained release manner and the release rate of cetirizine from CTZAN and CTMAN nanocomposites at pH 7.4 is remarkably lower than that at pH 4.8, presumably due to the different release mechanism. The inhibition of histamine release from RBL2H3 cells by the free cetirizine is higher than the intercalated cetirizine both in CTZAN and CTMAN nanocomposites. The viability in human Chang liver cells at 1000 μg/mL for CTZAN and CTMAN nanocomposites are 74.5 and 91.9%, respectively.
Pharmaceutical science usually suffers from short time release of the active compounds in the body to maintain the therapeutic window. Sustained release of drug for more effective delivery systems have received intense attention in recent years from the pharmaceutical industry due to the advantages they offer over conventional forms [
The intercalation of drugs as guest molecules into LDH can be accomplished by different methods; the two most common are coprecipitation and ion exchange [
Antihistamine drugs prevent histamine release by displacement from the receptor. Histamine release can happen in the case of tissue injury and allergic reactions [
The intercalation of antihistamine into LDH is interesting and, to date, cannot be found in the open literature. Therefore, in this work, we discuss the intercalation of cetirizine into Zn/Al- and Mg/Al-LDH. We will concentrate on the spatial orientation of cetirizine moiety between the layers and its release properties. In addition, we also report here the study of the effect of the resulting nanocomposites on the histamine release from RBL2H3 cells as well as their LDH counterparts, Zn/Al- and Mg/Al-LDH.
XRD patterns of the nanocomposites demonstrate successful intercalation of cetirizine into both fresh Zn/Al- and Mg/Al-LDH hosts (
The lattice parameters,
The FTIR spectra of CTZAN and CTMAN nanocomposites are shown in
Elemental analysis was done for the organic and inorganic composition of CTZAN and CTMAN, as shown in
TGA/DTG thermogravimetric analyses obtained for cetirizine hydrochloric acid, CTZAN and CTMAN nanocomposites are reported in
For CTZAN nanocomposite, two stages of weight loss were observed in
The surface morphology of Zn/Al-, Mg/Al-LDH, CTZAN and CTMAN nanocomposites are shown in
The release profiles of cetirizine from the CTZAN and CTMAN nanocomposites and the physical mixture of cetirizine and the pristine Zn/Al- and Mg/Al-LDH are shown in
In addition, the acidity of the media can also affect the release rate of cetirizine from the nanocomposites. The release rate at pH 7.4 is remarkably lower than that at pH 4.8. The percentage release of cetirizine from the CTZAN and CTMAN nanocomposites reaches about 95.6 and 96.3% within about 600 and 2980 min, respectively when exposed to the pH 7.4 environment (
The release rate from CTMAN is obviously very much lower than CTZAN. Completed 96.3% release was observed within 2980 min compared to 95.6% within 600 min at pH 7.4. These results are due to the charge density in which the charge density,
The release behavior of cetirizine from CTZAN and CTMAN nanocomposites can be described by different kinetics models, pseudo-first order (
With the use of the three kinetic models as mentioned earlier for the release kinetic data; it was found that the pseudo-second order model is more satisfactory for describing the release kinetic processes of cetirizine from the nanocomposites compared to the other models used in this work.
The possibility of toxic effect for CTZAN and CTMAN nanocomposites toward human Chang liver cells line was evaluated. As shown in
The histamine is formed from the histidine dehydroxylation, and it is stored in tissue mast cells and basophilic granulocytes in the blood. Histamine produces in the body in such cases, for examples; tissue injury and allergic reactions. Cetirizine is one of the second-generation antihistamines acting by displacing histamine from the H1 receptor. The increased of histamine secretion in the body may be responsible for several diseases, such as diarrhea, abdominal pain and cramping [
The activity of free cetirizine and intercalated cetirizine in CTZAN and CTMAN nanocomposites, as well as LDHs, both Zn/Al-LDH and Mg/Al-LDH are evaluated by determining their inhibitory potencies of histamine release into RBL2H3 cells (
The inhibition of histamine release by free cetirizine, CTZAN and CTMAN are shown in
Cetirizine hydrochloric acid (C21H25ClN2O3·2HCl, molecular weight 461.5, abbreviated as CT), was purchased from Upha Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (Malaysia) with 99.9% purity and used as received. Other materials including Zn(NO3)2·6H2O, Al(NO3)3·9H2O, Mg(NO3)2·6H2O sodium hydroxide and phosphate-buffered saline solution purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (St Louis, MO) and used as received. Deionized water was used in all the experiments.
The pristine Mg/Al-NO3 LDH was synthesized by procedure similar to that reported previously [
Cetirizine-Mg/Al-LDH was prepared via. ion exchange process. Fresh Mg/Al-NO3 LDH precursor was dropped by a solution of cetirizine (0.2 mol/L) with vigorous stirring, under a nitrogen atmosphere. The pH mixture was 10.0 and aging for 18 h at 70 °C and the precipitate was washed three times and centrifuged. The product was denoted as CTMAN.
The cetirizine-Zn/Al- LDH was prepared via ion exchange process between the nitrate groups in the fresh Zn/Al-NO3 LDH with initial molar ratio, 0.1:0.025 mol/L for Zn:Al and the cetirizine anions in the solution (0.3 mol/L), the final pH was 7. The precipitate was aged for 18 h at 70 °C, washed three times and centrifuged. The product was denoted as CTZAN.
Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) patterns were obtained on a Shimadzu diffractometer, XRD-6000, using CuKα radiation at 30 KV and 30 mA, with a dwell time of 0.5 degrees per minute. FT-IR spectra were obtained using a Thermo Nicolet Nexus FTIR (model Smart Orbit) with 4 cm−1 resolution by the standard KBr disc method. Thermogravimetric and differential thermogravimetric analyses (TGA-DTG) were recorded on a Mettler Toledo instrument with a heating rate of 10 °C/min under a nitrogen atmosphere (N2 flow rate 50 mL/min). Elemental chemical analysis for Zn, Al and Mg were carried out in an inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry using a Perkin-Elmer spectrophotometer model Optima 2000DV (Perkin-Elmer) under standard conditions. Carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen were detected in an Elemental Analyzer; a CHNS-932 LECO instrument was used. A Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM; NOVA NANOSEM 230 model) was used to study the surface morphology of the samples. The controlled release study was accomplished using a Perkin Elmer UV-visible Spectrophotometer, Lambda 35.
Cetirizine release profiles from the nanocomposites were determined at room temperature using phosphate buffered saline solution (PBS) at a concentration of 0.01 mol/L at pH 4.8 and 7.4 [
To compare the release rate of cetirizine from CTZAN and CTMAN nanocomposites, with the physical mixture which contain cetirizine with Zn/Al-LDH or MgAl-LDH. About 0.62 mg of physical mixture was obtained by mixing 0.35 mg cetirizine with the 0.27 mg pristine Zn/Al-LDH to compare the release from CTZAN nanocomposite. In addition, 0.38 mg of cetirizine was mixed with 0.24 mg of Mg/Al-LDH was used to compare with release from CTMAN. The release of the active, cetirizine was determined as described above.
For cytotoxicity study, human Chang liver cells line were seeded into six-well plates when they reached 40%–60% confluence and allowed to incubate overnight at 37 °C under a 5% CO2 atmosphere. After incubation for 24 h for cell attachment, the medium in the wells was then replaced with 3 mL of the fresh medium containing CTZAN and CTMAN nanocomposites in a concentration range of 7.8– 1000 μg/mL. A control experiment was performed without treatment by nanocomposites under the same conditions. After 24 h incubation, the effect of nanocomposites on cell viability was determined by trypan blue assay; media was aspirated off, and the cells were harvested by centrifugation then washed with cold phosphate buffered saline (to eliminate the dead cells). Then, 10 μL of cells was mixed with equal volume of 0.4% trypan blue (Sigma, USA) and was counted by using Neubauer haemocytometer (Weber, England) by clear field microscopy (Nikon, Japan). Only viable cells were counted. Each compound and control was assayed in triplicate.
Rat basophilic leukemia cells RBL-2H3 are obtained from American Type Tissue Collection (ATCC; Rockville, MD). These cells are grown in Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM), which supplemented with 10% Fetal Bovine serum (FBS). The media contain penicillin (100 U/mL) and streptomycin (100 μg/mL). Cells were grown at 37 °C in a humidified 5% CO2 incubator.
For the determination of histamine release, RBL-2H3 cells were plated at 1 × 106 cells/well by addition 0.5 mL of a 2 × 106 cells/mL suspension to each well of a 24-well and incubated for 18 h to assure attachment and 90% confluence. After the media was aspirated off, IgE (0.2 μg/mL, MP Biomedicals) was added in DMEM. Cells were incubated at 37 °C for 1 h. After that, each well was washed with release buffer containing 1 mM CaCl2, 40 mM NaOH, 0.1% BSA 119 mM NaCl, 5 mM KCl, 5.6 mM glucose, 25 mM PIPES and 0.4 mM MgCl2. The release buffer containing Anti-IgE (1.25 μg/mL) and different concentration of cetirizine, CTZAN, CTMAN, Zn/Al-LDH and Mg/Al-LDH was then added to each well and cells were incubated at 37 °C for 10 min. The amount of histamine release was determined using a histamine RIA kit (MP Biomedicals).
The intercalation of cetirizine into two types of layered double hydroxides, namely Zn/Al LDH and Mg/Al LDH, using ion exchange method to obtain CTZAN and CTMAN nanocomposites, was successfully accomplished. The XRD results confirmed the intercalation process in which cetirizine is arranged between the interlayers as tilted bilayers. The intercalated amount of cetirizine into the CTZAN and CTMAN was estimated to be 57.2% and 60.7%, respectively. FTIR study shows that the bands of the resulting nanocomposites correspond to the characteristic functional groups of the cetirizine and LDH structures, which support the intercalation episode. Interestingly, the release rate of cetirizine from nanocomposites depends on the acidity of the media and type of host, where the release rate at pH 7.4 is remarkably lower than that at pH 4.8, and the release of cetirizine from CTMAN is lower than CTZAN. The inhibition of histamine by free cetirizine is higher than the cetirizine-intercalated into CTZAN and CTMAN, in agreement with the sustained release properties of both nanocomposites. The study showed no cytotoxicity effect for CTZAN and CTMAN nanocomposites up to 1000 μg/mL
We thank the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia for financial support under grant No. FRGS/1/11/SG/UPM/01/2 (Vot. 5524165) for funding this research. The author (Samer Hasan) is grateful to Universiti Putra Malaysia for International Graduate Research Fellowship (iGRF).
Powder X-ray diffraction patterns of (
Modular structure of cetirizine (
FTIR spectra of cetirizine (
TGA/DTG thermograms of (
FESEM microscopic images of ZnAl-LDH (
Fitting the data of cetirizine release from CTZAN (
Effect of CTZAN and CTMAN nanocomposites on viability of human Chang liver cells line.
Histamine release response of RBL2H3 cells treated at different concentrations of cetirizine, CTZAN, CTMAN, Zn/Al-LDH and Mg/Al-LDH.
Percentage inhibition of histamine release into RBL2H3 cells at different concentrations of cetirizine, CTZAN, CTMAN, Zn/Al-LDH and Mg/Al-LDH.
XRD data of diffraction peaks and the lattice parameters of CTZAN and CTMAN nanocomposites.
Samples | Average |
M2+/Al3+ | ||||||||
31.90 | 15.93 | 10.64 | 7.88 | 1.51 | 31.8 | 3.02 | 95.5 | 3.3 | 0.23 | |
31.15 | 15.33 | 10.15 | 7.66 | 1.51 | 30.8 | 3.02 | 92.4 | 2.03 | 0.33 |
Fourier transform infrared assignment for cetirizine, CTZAN and CTMAN [
Assignments | Cetirizine | CTZAN | CTMAN |
3432 for O–H in carboxylic group | 3445 in the layer; H2O | 3442 | |
2984–2949 | 2958–2817 | 2958–2819 | |
1740 | - | - | |
1601 | 1601 | 1589 | |
1496, 1077 and 758 | 1487 | 1488 | |
1457 | 1452 | 1453 | |
1435, 1383, 1356 and 1319 | - | - | |
2 adj. ϕ | 846 and 809 | 853 and 805 | 853 and 805 |
758 | 758 | 758 | |
- | 1601 | 1589 | |
- | 1408 | 1408 |
Elemental chemical compositional and empirical formula for cetirizine nanocomposites.
Samples | M2+% |
Al3+% |
C/N | Drug% |
Empirical formula |
21.5 | 2.7 | 37.2 | 4.2 | 8.8 | 57.2 | [Zn0.77Al0.23(OH)2](CT)0.22(NO3−)0.01.1.16H2O | |
8.03 | 4.37 | 39.4 | 4.4 | 9.04 | 60.7 | [Mg0.67Al0.33(OH)2](CT)0.33.1.4H2O |
M2+ is Zn for CTZAN and Mg for CTMAN,
calculated upon ICP data;
calculated upon CHNS data.
Correlation coefficient (
Samples | pH | Saturation release (%) | Pseudo-second order | ||||
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Pseudo-first order | Pseudo-second order | Parabolic diffusion model | Rate constant |
7.4 | 95.6 | 0.9644 | 0.9885 | 0.8811 | 1.07 × 10−4 | 84.3 | |
4.8 | 96 | 0.9190 | 0.9985 | 0.8145 | 3.24 × 10−4 | 30.4 | |
7.4 | 96.3 | 0.9369 | 0.9983 | 0.7781 | 4.14 × 10−5 | 233.3 | |
4.8 | 97.8 | 0.8056 | 0.9914 | 0.7106 | 1.65 × 10−4 | 56.8 |
Inhibition percentage of histamine release in RBL2H3 cells by the cetirizine, CTZAN, CTMAN, Zn/Al-LDH and Mg/Al-LDH.
Concentration (ng/mL) | Inhibition (%) | ||||
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Cetirizine | CTZAN | CTMAN | Zn/Al-LDH | Mg/Al-LDH | |
1000 | 80.0 | 73.5 | 45.6 | 3.7 | 2.6 |
500 | 73.7 | 64.6 | 40.3 | 3.7 | 2.0 |
250 | 58.1 | 44.0 | 31.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
125 | 50.2 | 33.9 | 26.4 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
62.5 | 29.0 | 20.1 | 14.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
31.25 | 19.3 | 12.6 | 6.1 | −1.2 | 0.1 |
15.63 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | −2.9 |


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Viewpoint is a top-down orthographic perspective game in the tradition of Zaxxon. The PlayStation and Saturn versions feature 3D rendered graphics with texture maps, unlike the other versions which primarily feature shaded polygons.One or two players (in hot-seat or cooperative mode) control a spaceship equipped with a laser cannon which can be charged (by holding the shooting button down) for a stronger blast. Besides the main weapon, three special weapons are available: a wall of fire which wipes the screen up in a wave, a nova-like blast and a circle of spherical-green homing missiles.
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If you continue the game for long enough without dying, certain enemies will release a pickup that gives an increasing amount of points each time one is collected. The highest value possible is 81560, which it not an arbitrary number; reading "8156" a certain way in Japanese would result in E-I-KO-MU, or "Aicom", which is the name of the Sammy studio that developed the game. This number also turns up in Blazing Star, another shooter produced by Aicom.Saturn version
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Glass with embedded metal and sulfides (GEMS) are tiny spheroids in cosmic dust particles with bulk compositions that are approximately chondritic. They form the building blocks of anhydrous interplanetary dust particles (IDPs) in general, and cometary IDPs, in particular. Their compositions, mineralogy and petrography appear to have been shaped by exposure to ionizing radiation. Since the exposure occurred prior to the accretion of cometary IDPs, and therefore comets themselves, GEMS are likely either solar nebula or presolar interstellar grains. The properties of GEMS (size, shape, mineralogy) bear a strong resemblance to those of interstellar silicate grains as inferred from astronomical observations.[fn 1]
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Pretty good depending on how you use it.
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I have used this device for a couple of seasons now. I bring it with us car camping also. I find that the best way to use this is with a paper coffee filter in it. You then put the coffee in that and pour your hot water over it. Without the added coffee filter the water pours through immediately giving you some weak coffee. With filter, perfect.
I also like boiling a pot of water, throwing your grounds in it, and then straining it through just this GSI device (no paper filter).
Both these ways have worked great for me. Device is super light, fits right in my gsi dualist kit.
Interesting variety of satisfaction levels....
Interesting variety of satisfaction levels. It suggests to me that it might be a good idea to play with the coarseness of the grind. I notice in the video they talk about grinding it to "fine," but I imagine plugging might become a problem. People without grinders (which I'm guessing is most backpackers, unless they pre-grind at home) probably are using drip-grind, which I imagine might be fine, and may in fact be most people and account for the 5 star folks. I'm going to buy it because it's inexpensive and play with it at home. I do hate weak, cold coffee and would hate it more without my microwave to fix things! :-) Maybe the next reviewers could mention what grind they used.
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That would be my guess, GSI does make small light weight grinders that you could take backpacking and from what I have experienced with them they give you a fairly coarse grind.
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I have made delicious brew with this simple device using a finely ground coffee. I have Starbucks grind it for me when I purchase a bag of their coffee. Just pour the hot water through the grounds SLOWLY. There will be no clogging.
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Obviously, it's lightweight and takes up no space, and that's a plus. Functionally, it's worthless if you use it as directed (e.g. grounds in, then strain water through), not so bad if you make cowboy coffee and strain that through it.
Not only did this item waste coffee, unless you put the sock in the coffee water and let it seep the coffee was horrible...OR pour it through twice.
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Not so, in my experience with this simple, yet easy to use and effective device. Clip the feet of the Java Drip to the rim of your cup or mug, measure out the coffee grounds (use off the shelf, or grind you own if you want) into the "sock", bring water to a boil, and pour SLOWLY through the grounds. I've found that this results in a cup of joe that is as good as what my electric drip maker in my kitchen makes every morning, as it mimics the way the home appliance delivers the hot water.
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best coffee maker ever
about the size of the bottom of a fuel canister. weighs nothing and durable. I have had mine for a while now and i dont just take it backpacking i use it every day. if you like drip coffee this is the way to go. you never need filters, just simply rinse when done.
I'd agree with you Brian, best filter I've come across, and like you I use mine every day at home too!
GSI Outdoors Ultralight Java Drip Coffee Maker
I was pleased beyond all expectations.
Light and small, I couldn't tell I was carrying it.
And the coffee was as good as my electric drip maker.
less trash on the trail
Drip coffee is the best and this thing does it well. The main advantage it offers over other drip methods is that it doesn't require a separate paper filter. That means less garbage and less mess. Who doesn't want that? It might be a little slow but you're in the woods! Chill out!
I even use it when I go to my parents cuz their coffee sucks.
Gotta have coffe in the mornin'
I use a cone paper filter with this and have no problems. The intention was to use it as a fold away while touring on a motorcycle and it works great. It does plug up without the paper filter. Trying to pack a plastic cone filter on a bike was a pain, this solved the problem nicely.
joe stans
I left it in a hikers box after carrying it 30 miles.
Slow as hell and 15 mind numbing minutes later a cup of weak cold coffee - (cowboy strained filtered w/ the "drip" is served up cold as well).
light coffee options are still...
1)unfiltered cowboy coffee - gritty
2)instant - my choice. - reliable
3)bandanna filtered - messy
4) portable generator + cappuccino machine - considering it.
Left the GSI drip in the hikers box somewhere in Northern Virginia. (if you found it - I left it and um... "lucky you").
Great device in theory - not in practice.
Tip- 1-2 Carnation instant breakfasts (mocha or vanilla) and a heaping teaspoon of instant - hot water. Caffeine and nutrition rolled up into a sweet hearty shake! Good luck 09 thru hikers - EFF'N rain - you poor poor b-st-rds - urban.
P.S. sorry GSI - on the other hand the "soloist" is fairly sweet -
Great choice to leave it!!!!! check out H2Joe from c@m%m0r
I don't mind the tedious pace this little gadget assumes. I've never been one to drink a full cup of coffee - just a few gulps will be all I need to get going in the a.m. I love how incredibly light and quick drying it is. I've already recommended to several friends.
josh jackson
is slow but lightweight
this item worked fairly well for us but the filter is fast for half a cup then painfully slow for the rest of the way, coffee is cold by the time you drink it and don't even think about using it for more than one cup,unless you rinse it out first.


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Obama's political gamble to shift gears and now support gay marriage reverberated on the campaign trail. While it is unclear how big an impact the issue will have in the November 6 presidential election, battle lines were drawn.
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Obama pivoted to support gay marriage after two years in which he said his position was "evolving" on an issue crucial to his liberal base. His move may help energise liberals who have not shown the passion for him that they did in electing him America's first African-American president in 2008.
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How the issue plays among the broader electorate is unclear. Polls show Americans fairly evenly divided, and North Carolina on Tuesday became the 30th state to pass a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
The White House made clear Obama believes Romney is vulnerable on the same-sex marriage issue, noting that Romney supports a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman.
"Governor Romney is for an amendment to the US Constitution that would enshrine discrimination into our founding legal document," White House spokesperson Jay Carney told reporters.
A story published by The Washington Post provided a complication for Romney that put him on the defensive. Recounting an incident at the prestigious Cranbrook School in Michigan, it said Romney orchestrated an incident in which a presumed gay student was bullied.
The student, John Lauber, was tackled and pinned to the ground by a group of students led by Romney, who wanted to cut the student's bleached-blond hair.
"As Lauber, his eyes filling with tears, screamed for help, Romney repeatedly clipped his hair with a pair of scissors," the Washington Post reported.
Responding promptly to the newspaper report, Romney went on a conservative talk radio show hosted by Fox News' Brian Kilmeade to explain his side of the story.
"You just say to yourself that, back in high school, I did some dumb things... But overall, high school years were a long time ago and I'm glad I've got some good friends from those years," Romney said.
Asked about the specific incident involving Lauber, Romney said: "I don't remember that incident and I'll tell you I certainly don't believe that I - I can't speak for other people, of course - thought the fellow was homosexual. That was the furthest thing from my mind back in the 1960s, so that was not the case."
Democratic National Committee spokesperson Brad Woodhouse quickly tweeted a link to the story to his followers and peppered Romney with criticism.
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Alain Delon
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Delon at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
Born | Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon 8 November 1935 Sceaux, France |
Citizenship | French, Swiss (since 1999) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1957-2012 |
Spouse(s) | Nathalie Delon (m. 1964–69) Rosalie van Breemen (m.1987–2002) |
Partner(s) | Romy Schneider (1959–63) Mireille Darc (1968–82) |
Children | Christian Aaron Boulogne, born on Anthony Delon, born on 30 September 1964 Anouchka Delon, born on 25 November 1990 Alain Delon, Jr., born on 18 March 1994 |
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Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon (French: [alɛ̃ dəlɔ̃]; born 8 November 1935) is a French actor and businessman, with French-Swiss dual citizenship since 1999. He rose quickly to stardom, and by the age of 23 was already being compared with French actors such as Gérard Philipe and Jean Marais, as well as American actor James Dean. He was even called the male Brigitte Bardot. Over the course of his career, Delon has worked with many well-known directors, including Luchino Visconti, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Melville, Michelangelo Antonioni and Louis Malle.
Delon acquired Swiss citizenship on 23 September 1999, and the company managing products sold under his name is based in Geneva. He is a citizen of the community of Chêne-Bougeries in the canton of Geneva.
Early life[edit]
Delon was born in Sceaux, Seine (now Hauts-de-Seine), Île-de-France, a suburb of Paris. His parents, Édith (née Arnold) and Fabien Delon, divorced when Delon was four.[1] Both remarried, and Delon has a half-sister and two half-brothers. His paternal grandmother was Corsican, from Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo.[2] He attended a Roman Catholic[3] boarding school, the first of several schools from which he was expelled because of unruly behavior. Teachers once tried to convince him to enter the priesthood because of his aptitude in religious studies.
At 14, Delon left school, and worked for a brief time at his stepfather's butcher shop. He enlisted in the French Navy three years later, and in 1953-54 he served as a fusilier marin in the First Indochina War. Delon has said that out of his four years of military service he spent 11 months in prison for being "undisciplined". In 1956, after being dishonorably discharged from the military, he returned to France. He had little money, and got by on whatever employment he could find. He spent time working as a waiter, a porter, a secretary and a sales assistant. During this time he became friends with the actress Brigitte Auber, and joined her on a trip to the Cannes Film Festival, where his film career would begin.
At Cannes, Delon was seen by a talent scout for David O. Selznick. After a screen test Selznick offered him a contract, provided he learn English.
Delon returned to Paris to study the language, but when he met French director Yves Allégret, he was convinced that he should stay in France to begin his career. Selznick allowed Delon to cancel his contract, and Allégret gave him his debut in the film Quand la femme s'en mêle (When the Woman Butts In).
French Stardom[edit]
Delon then appeared in the film Women are Weak, which was a big hit. This was also the very first of his films to be seen in America.
International Fame[edit]
Delon then made two films which ensured his international reputation. In 1960, he appeared in René Clément's Purple Noon, which was based on the Patricia Highsmith novel The Talented Mr. Ripley. He played protagonist Tom Ripley to critical acclaim; Highsmith herself was also a fan of his portrayal.[4]
He then appeared in Luchino Visconti's Rocco and His Brothers. Critic Bosley Crowther of the New York Times said Delon's work was "touchingly pliant and expressive." John Beaufort in the Christian Science Monitor said:
- "Rocco's heartbroken steadfastness furnishes the film with the foremost of its ironic tragedies ... [I]ts believability rests finally on Mr. Delon's compelling performance."
Delon made his stage debut in 1961 in the John Ford play Tis Pity She's a Whore alongside Romy Schneider in Paris. Visconti directed the production which cost a reported 60 million francs and which broke box office records.[5]
Around this time Delon was mentioned as a possibility for the lead in Lawrence of Arabia.[6] Peter O'Toole was cast instead, but then Delon was signed by Seven Arts to a four picture deal, including a big budget international movie of the Marco Polo story and The King of Paris, about Alexander Dumas.[7]
Neither project came to fruition however Delon then appeared in a big hit at the French box office, co-starring with Jean Gabin in Any Number Can Play. His reputation was further enhanced when he worked with Visconti again for Il Gattopardo (The Leopard).
Instead of a straight salary for Any Number Can Play, Delon accepted distribution rights for the film in various territories. This gave him a taste for producing, which he would develop later.[8]
In 1964, the Cinémathèque Française held a showcase of Delon's films and Delon started a production company, Delbeau Production, with Georges Beaume. They produced a film called L'insoumis, which had to be re-edited because of legal issues.
Hollywood star[edit]
By now Hollywood studios were very interested in Delon and he decided to make a bid for American stardom. He was quoted in 1965 as saying:
I don't know whether I'll succeed or not. If I were to concentrate on working entirely here and flop it would be a disaster for me in Europe. Everything would dissolve and I would have nothing. My dream is to do one picture a year in America and one in Europe... [But America is] the top, the last step. It's a kind of consecration... If you want to be an international star you must establish yourself in American pictures, because only they will get adequate world wide distribution. It takes only a year for an American star to become known throughout the world. But European actors consider it a big break to get their pictures shown in New York. Because of my accent I would not attempt to play Americans. I am working on removing the distinctly French inflections from my speech so that I can play all continental nationalities.[9]
Any Number Can Play had been distributed in the US by MGM, who signed Delon to a five picture contract. The first movie of this deal was Joy House (1964), shot in France with Jane Fonda.[10] He then followed it up with two more films for the studio: the all-star The Yellow Rolls Royce, in which Delon had a relatively small role, and Once a Thief, where he co-starred with Ann-Margret.
(MGM also announced him for a Western Ready for the Tiger directed by Sam Peckinpah but the film was never made.[11])
Delon signed a three picture deal with Columbia, for whom he appeared in the big budget action film Lost Command (1966). The studio also announced would appear in the biopic Cervantes, but this was never made.[12]
Universal Studios used Delon in a Western, opposite Dean Martin, Texas Across the River. Seven Arts wanted to use him in The Night of the Iguana and This Property is Condemned.[13][14] He did not appear in either film but was in that studio's Is Paris Burning?. This was a massive hit in France but performed disappointingly at the US box office - as did all of Delon's Hollywood financed films.
Along with Steve McQueen and Sean Connery he was one of the biggest stars in Japan.[15] However he could not make headway in America.
Return to France[edit]
After six Hollywood movies Delon returned to France to make The Last Adventure. He was meant to reteam with Visconti in The Stranger but did not end up playing it.[16]
Delon then made Le Samourai with Jean-Pierre Melville, which became another classic.
Delon then started his own production company, Adel, and starred in the company's first film, Jeff. Delon followed the success of the film with Borsalino, which became one of France's highest grossing films of the time.
In the early 1970s Delon tried Hollywood again, appearing in Red Sun. The film was popular in France but not the US.
In 1973, he recorded "Paroles, paroles", a popular French-language version of the Italian song "Parole parole", with French pop singer Dalida.
He played the title character in the 1975 Italian-French film Zorro. In 1976, Delon starred in Monsieur Klein, which won him the César awards (French equivalent of Oscars).
In 1979 he stated only a quarter of his business activities involve films:
I have a helicopter business, build furniture, promote prize fights, and race horses... I star in two or three pictures a year in France. They make tremendous profits around the world. My pictures are the most popular in Russia. I am a superstar in Europe. I would like to be a star in America. In order to do so I would have to live and work in Hollywood. I can't do that. My Adel productions makes at least one film a year. I do everything from A to Z. I find a story, hire writers, choose a director, collect a cast, and then put it all together. I even handle the finances, distribution, and publicity. I refuse to accept the director who thinks himself a genius and tries to put his stamp on my films. It is my stamp that counts... I don't mean to sound egotistical. The simple truth is that I am an enormous star all over the world. I like that because it enables me to live well.[17]
In 1979 he made another attempt at Hollywood stardom, signing with agent Sue Mengers and staarring in The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979).[18] The film was not a big success.
He was awarded the Best Actor César Award for his role in Bertrand Blier's Notre histoire (1984), and portrayed the aristocratic dandy Baron de Charlus in a film adaptation of Marcel Proust's novel Swann in Love in the same year.
Then followed a string of box office failures in the late 1980s and 1990s. One notable film during this time was Jean-Luc Godard's Nouvelle Vague in 1990, in which Delon played twins. Delon's last major role was in Patrice Leconte's Une chance sur deux in 1998, another box office disappointment.
Delon announced his decision to give up acting in 1997, although he still occasionally accepts roles.
Business Career[edit]
In the 1970s Delon expanded his interests. He bought trotters and promoted fights.[19]
Since the formation of a perfume label in his name, Delon has had a variety of products sold under his name including wristwatches, clothing, eyewear, stationery and cigarettes.[20][21]
Delon's sunglasses brand became particularly popular in Hong Kong after actor Chow Yun-fat wore them in the 1986 crime film A Better Tomorrow (as well as two sequels). Delon reportedly wrote a letter thanking Chow for helping the sunglasses sell out in the region.[22] The film's director John Woo has acknowledged Delon as one of his idols and wrote a short essay on Le Samourai as well as Le Cercle Rouge for the Criterion Collection DVD releases.[23]
Personal life[edit]
On 20 March 1959, Delon was engaged to actress Romy Schneider, whom he met when they co-starred in the film Christine (1958).[24]
During their relationship, he had an affair with German actress, singer and model Nico. On 11 August 1962, Nico gave birth to a son, Christian Aaron "Ari", fathered by Delon. The child was raised mostly by Delon's parents.
In December 1963, Schneider and Delon decided to break the engagement.
On 13 August 1964, Delon married Nathalie Barthélemy. Their son, Anthony Delon, was born in September. Delon filed for divorce in late 1967 but they continued to live under the same roof.[25] The couple divorced on 14 February 1969.[26]
In 1968, during the shooting of the film Jeff, he met French actress Mireille Darc with whom he started a 15-year relationship, lasting until 1982.
In 1987, Delon met Dutch model Rosalie van Breemen on the set of the music video for his song "Comme au cinéma" and started a relationship. They had two children: Anouschka (25 November 1990) and Alain-Fabien (18 March 1994). The relationship ended in October 2002.
During an interview in 2013 Delon came out in support of the French far-right political party National Front, saying "The National Front, like the MCG [Geneva Citizens' Movement] in Geneva, is very important…I encourage it and I perfectly understand it".[27]
Alain Delon lives in Chêne-Bougeries in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland with his two youngest children.
Alain Delon was good friends with, among others, Argentine world champion boxer Carlos Monzon.[28][29]
Markovic affair[edit]
On 1 October 1968, in the village of Élancourt, Yvelines, on the western outskirts of Paris, the dead body of Stevan Markovic, ex-bodyguard of Delon, was found in a public dump.[30][31]
Alain Delon and a Corsican gangster Francois Marcantoni came under investigation. One of the factors pointing in that direction was a letter of Stevan Markovic to his brother Aleksandar where he wrote: "If I get killed, it's 100% fault of Alain Delon and his godfather Francois Marcantoni."
Later, the investigation involved the former French Prime Minister (and later President) Georges Pompidou after a few press articles and a testimony of Borivoj Ackov.[32]
He testified that he was present at parties with the wife of Pompidou, Stevan Markovic and Alain Delon.
The death of Stevan Markovic provoked a lot of rumors, suggesting the existence of group sex photos with Pompidou's wife. Pompidou himself accused Louis Wallon and Henri Capitant for using the French espionage service SDECE with an aim to set him up. After becoming President of the Republic, he named Alexandre de Marenches as the head of the SDECE in order to reform it. Assisted by Michel Roussin, his principal private secretary, de Marenches expelled a "secret agent" involved in investigation Jean-Charles Marchiani.[33]
Other legal troubles[edit]
In 1969 Delon was given four months in jail by an Italian court for assaulting an Italian photographer.[34]
De Gaulle document[edit]
In 1970 it was reported that Delon, through a friend, purchased a copy of the original manuscript of Charles De Gaulle's 1940 speech to the French encouraging them to resist the Germans. Delon paid 300,000 francs for the manuscript then returned it to the government.[35][36]
Delon's favorite actor was John Garfield. He also admired Montgomery Clift, Marlon Brando and Robert Walker.[37]
Honours and cultural impacts[edit]
- At the 45th Berlin International Film Festival, he won the Honorary Golden Bear.[38]
- At the 2008 César Awards on February 22, 2008, he presented the César Award for Best Actress to Marion Cotillard for La Vie En Rose.
- Delon appears on the cover of the 1986 album The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths.
- He was made Officier (Officer) of the Ordre national du Mérite in 1995.[39]
- He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur on 21 February 1991.[40] He was promoted to Officier (Officer) in 2005.[40]
- The song "Beautiful Killer" on Madonna's twelfth studio album MDNA is a tribute to Delon.[41]
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
1957 | Quand la femme s'en mêle | Jo | Yves Allégret | |
1958 | Sois belle et tais-toi | Loulou | Marc Allégret | |
Christine | Franz Lobheiner | Pierre Gaspard-Huit | with Romy Schneider | |
1959 | Women are Weak (Faibles femmes) | Julien Fenal | Michel Boisrond | with Mylène Demongeot |
Le chemin des écoliers | Antoine Michaud | Michel Boisrond | with Bourvil and Lino Ventura | |
1960 | Rocco and His Brothers | Rocco Parondi | Luchino Visconti | with Annie Girardot |
Purple Noon (Plein Soleil) | Tom Ripley | René Clément | with Marie Laforêt | |
1961 | The Joy of Living (Che gioia vivere) | Ulysse Cecconato | René Clément | nominated for the Palme d'Or 1961[42] |
Les Amours célèbres | Prince Albert | Michel Boisrond | anthology film | |
1962 | Love at Sea (L'Amour à la mer) | a film star | Guy Gilles | |
L'Eclisse | Piero | Michelangelo Antonioni | with Monica Vitti | |
Carom Shots (Carambolages) | Monsieur Lambert | Marcel Bluwal | cameo appearance | |
The Devil and the Ten Commandments (Le Diable et les Dix Commandements) | Pierre Messager | Julien Duvivier | anthology film | |
1963 | Joy House (Les Félins) | Marc | René Clément | with Jane Fonda |
Any Number Can Win (Mélodie en sous-sol) | Francis Verlot | Henri Verneuil | with Jean Gabin | |
The Leopard | Tancredi | Luchino Visconti | nominated – Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male with Burt Lancaster and Claudia Cardinale | |
La Tulipe noire | Guillaume/Julian de Saint Preux | Christian-Jaque | dual role | |
1964 | L'Insoumis | Thomas Vlassenroot | Alain Cavalier | with Lea Massari |
1965 | The Yellow Rolls-Royce | Stefano | Anthony Asquith | anthology film |
Once a Thief | Eddie Pedak | Ralph Nelson | with Ann-Margret, Van Heflin and Jack Palance | |
Is Paris Burning? (Paris brûle-t-il?) | Jacques Chaban-Delmas | René Clément | written by Gore Vidal and Francis Ford Coppola | |
1966 | Texas Across the River (Texas nous voilà) | Don Baldazar | Michael Gordon | with Dean Martin |
Lost Command | Capt. Philippe Esclavier | Mark Robson | with Anthony Quinn, Michèle Morgan and Claudia Cardinale | |
1967 | The Last Adventure | Manú | Robert Enrico | with Lino Ventura and Joanna Shimkus |
Diabolically Yours (Diaboliquement vôtre) | Pierre | Julien Duvivier | with Senta Berger | |
Le Samouraï | Jef Costello | Jean Pierre Melville | with Nathalie Delon | |
1968 | Spirits of the Dead (Histoires extraordinaires) | William Wilson | Louis Malle | anthology film |
Farewell Friend (Adieu l'ami) | Dino Barran | Jean Herman | with Charles Bronson and Brigitte Fossey | |
The Girl on a Motorcycle (La Motocyclette) | Daniel | Jack Cardiff | with Marianne Faithfull | |
1969 | Jeff | Laurent | Jean Herman | with Mireille Darc |
The Sicilian Clan (Le Clan des Siciliens) | Roger Sartet | Henri Verneuil | with Lino Ventura and Jean Gabin | |
The Swimming Pool (La Piscine) | Jean-Paul | Jacques Deray | with Romy Schneider and Jane Birkin | |
1970 | Madly | Julien Dandieu | Roger Kahane | with Mireille Darc |
Doucement les basses | Simon | Jacques Deray | with Nathalie Delon | |
Borsalino | Roch Siffredi | Jacques Deray | with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Catherine Rouvel | |
Le Cercle rouge | Corey | Jean-Pierre Melville | with Bourvil, Gian Maria Volonté and Yves Montand | |
1971 | The Assassination of Trotsky | Frank Jackson | Joseph Losey | with Richard Burton as Leon Trotsky |
Fantasia chez les ploucs | a passenger | Gérard Pirès | cameo appearance | |
Red Sun (Soleil Rouge) | Gauche | Terence Young | with Charles Bronson, Toshiro Mifune and Ursula Andress | |
La Veuve Couderc | Jean Lavigne | Pierre Granier-Deferre | with Simone Signoret and Ottavia Piccolo | |
Dirty Money (Un flic) | Edouard Coleman | Jean-Pierre Melville | with Catherine Deneuve | |
1972 | La prima notte di quiete | Daniele Dominici | Valerio Zurlini | with Giancarlo Giannini, Lea Massari, Sonia Petrovna and Alida Valli |
1973 | Shock Treatment | Dr. Devilers | Alain Jessua | with Annie Girardot |
No Way Out (Tony Arzenta) | Tony Arzenta | Duccio Tessari | ||
Scorpio | Jean Laurier | Michael Winner | with Burt Lancaster and Gayle Hunnicutt | |
The Burned Barns | Judge Larcher | Jean Chapot | with Simone Signoret and Miou-Miou | |
La Race des seigneurs | Julien Dandieu | Pierre Granier-Deferre | with Sydne Rome and Jeanne Moreau | |
Two Men in Town (Deux hommes dans la ville) | Gino Strabliggi | José Giovanni | with Jean Gabin, Mimsy Farmer and Gérard Depardieu | |
1974 | Borsalino & Co. | Roch Siffredi | Jacques Deray | sequel to Borsalino |
Les Seins de glace | Marc Rilson | Georges Lautner | with Claude Brasseur and Mireille Darc | |
1975 | Zorro | Don Diego de la Vega/Zorro | Duccio Tessari | with Stanley Baker and Ottavia Piccolo |
Le Gitan | Hugo Sennart | José Giovanni | also produced by Alain Delon | |
Flic Story | Roger Borniche | Jacques Deray | with Jean-Louis Trintignant and Claudine Auger | |
1976 | Comme un boomerang | Jacques Batkin | José Giovanni | credited as writer |
Armaguedon | Doctor Michel Ambroise | Alain Jessua | ||
Monsieur Klein | Robert Klein | Joseph Losey | César Award for Best Film | |
1977 | L'Homme pressé | Pierre Niox | Édouard Molinaro | with Mireille Darc |
Death of a Corrupt Man (Mort d'un pourri) | Xavier Maréchal | Georges Lautner | with Ornella Muti, Stéphane Audran and Mireille Darc | |
Le Gang | Robert | Jacques Deray | credited as producer | |
1978 | Attention, les enfants regardent | "the Man" | Serge Leroy | with Sophie Renoir |
1979 | The Concorde ... Airport '79 | Paul Metrand | David Lowell Rich | with Robert Wagner, Susan Blakely and Sylvia Kristel |
The Medic (Le Toubib) | Jean-Marie Desprès | Jean Freustié | with Véronique Jannot | |
1980 | Three Men to Kill (Trois hommes à abattre) | Michel Gerfaut | Jacques Deray | credit as writer |
1981 | Teheran 43 | Foche | Aleksandr Alov and Vladimir Naumov | Golden Prize at the Moscow International Film Festival 1981 |
For a Cop's Hide (Pour la peau d'un flic) | Choucas | Alain Delon | credited as director and writer | |
1982 | The Shock (Le choc) | Martin Terrier | Robin Davis | with Catherine Deneuve |
1983 | Le Battant | Jacques Darnay | Alain Delon | with Anne Parillaud |
1984 | Notre histoire | Robert Avranches | Bertrand Blier | with Nathalie Baye |
Swann in Love | Baron de Charlus | Volker Schlöndorff | based on Marcel Proust, with Jeremy Irons, Ornella Muti | |
1985 | Parole de flic | Daniel Pratt | José Pinheiro | with Fiona Gélin |
1986 | Le Passage | Jean Diaz | René Manzor | with Christine Boisson |
1988 | Let Sleeping Cops Lie (Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort) | Commissaire Eugène Grindel | José Pinheiro | credited as co-writer and producer |
1990 | Dancing Machine | Alan Wolf | Gilles Béhat | |
Nouvelle Vague | Lennox | Jean-Luc Godard | with Domiziana Giordano | |
1992 | The Return of Casanova (Le Retour de Casanova) | Casanova | Édouard Niermans | |
Un crime | Charles Durand | Jacques Deray | credited as writer | |
1994 | L'Ours en peluche | Jean Rivière | Jacques Deray | based on Georges Simenon |
1995 | A Hundred and One Nights (Les cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma) | himself | Agnès Varda | cameo appearance |
1996 | Le Jour et la nuit | Alexandre | Bernard-Henri Lévy | with Arielle Dombasle and Lauren Bacall |
1997 | Une chance sur deux | Julien Vignal | Patrice Leconte | with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Vanessa Paradis |
1999 | Les Acteurs | himself | Bertrand Blier | |
2003 | Frank Riva | Frank Riva | Television Series[43] | |
2008 | Asterix at the Olympic Games (Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques) | Jules César | Frédéric Forestier and Thomas Langmann | with Gérard Depardieu, Clovis Cornillac and Benoît Poelvoorde |
2012 | Happy New Year, mothers! (С новым годом, мамы!) | himself |
See also[edit]
- ^ Alain Delon Biography (1935-)
- ^ http://bestofcine.free.fr/imprimer.php?pg=art776
- ^ Cineman, About the person
- ^ Peary, Gerald. Interview with Patricia Highsmith
- ^ POWERLESS GALLIC CRITICS: Parisian Theatregoers Flock to Play That Is Slashed And Stay Away From Another That Is Hailed By JEAN-PIERRE LENOIR PARIS.. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 04 June 1961: X3.
- ^ Two Stars Signed for 'Lawrence' Film Hopper, Hedda. Chicago Daily Tribune (1923-1963) [Chicago, Ill] 22 Mar 1961: b5.
- ^ Zanuck Pitching In as 'Day' Director: Three Units on D-Day Epic; Enemies-Below Duo Reunited Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 21 Dec 1961: B13.
- ^ New Dream for Alain Delon Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 18 Dec 1965: a12.
- ^ New Dream for Alain Delon Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 18 Dec 1965: a12.
- ^ French Movie Actor Bears Resemblance to Jimmy Dean Tinee, Mae. Chicago Tribune (1963-Current file) [Chicago, Ill] 16 Feb 1964: g15.
- ^ MOVIE CALL SHEET: 'Rouge' Heads for Broadway Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 10 Apr 1965: 19.
- ^ Delon Gets Title Role in 'Cervantes' Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 07 Mar 1966: c22.
- ^ LOCAL VIEWS: RITT'S TRIO -- NEW LIAISONS By A.H. WEILER. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York] 04 Oct 1964: X7.
- ^ Sean O'Casey's Autobiography Filmed as 'Young Cassidy' Tinee, Mae. Chicago Tribune (1963-Current file) [Chicago, Ill] 15 Nov 1964: g13.
- ^ Japan Film-makers Make Little Go Long Way Reisfeld, Bert. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 12 Sep 1965: N5.
- ^ The Devils' Get a Movie Angel By A.H. WEILER. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York] 21 Nov 1965: X11.
- ^ Alain Delon, France's Answer to Clint Eastwood By Vernon Scott. The Washington Post (1974-Current file) [Washington, D.C] 05 Jan 1979: D12.
- ^ MOVIES: A TOUGH GUY GOES SOFT ON HOLLYWOOD Mann, Roderick. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 25 Feb 1979: l36.
- ^ Napoles, Monzon In Big Top Tonight: Napoles Out To Tame Monzon By SAM ABTSpecial to The New -York Times.. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 09 Feb 1974: 19.
- ^ ALAIN DELON - Products - Introduction
- ^ French Actor Smells Success With New Fragrance for Women Rourke, Mary. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 05 Oct 1984: i26.
- ^ The Films of John Woo and the Art of Heroic Bloodshed by Anthony Leong from MediaCircus.net
- ^ The Criterion Collection: Le samourai by Jean-Pierre Melville
- ^ SYMINGTON PREDICTS MISSILE BUDGET BOOST Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 23 Mar 1959: 7.
- ^ Actor Alain Delon Introduces Divorce-Paris Style Dorothy Manners:. The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973) [Washington, D.C] 24 Nov 1967: C14.
- ^ Alain Delons Get Divorce Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 15 Feb 1969: b8.
- ^ http://www.france24.com/en/20131009-french-actor-alain-delon-national-front
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYsH0GTdrJA
- ^ http://www.laopinion.com/boxeo/Carlos-Monzon-mito-boxeo-argentine
- ^ French actor's bodyguard 'shot' Roberts, Nesta. The Guardian (1959-2003) [London] 30 Oct 1968: 3.
- ^ French Murder Case Develops Into an 'Affaire': Slaying of Actor's Bodyguard Stirs Rumors of Bizarre Scandal in High Places By PAUL HOFMANNSpecial to The New York Times. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York] 08 Nov 1968: 2.
- ^ Pompidou Is Named in Paris Probe: Told of Dinner Enemies Blamed Parties Mentioned By Donald H. LouchheimWashington Post Foreign Service. The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973) [Washington, D.C] 05 Mar 1969: A17.
- ^ Markovic affair
- ^ French Star Loses in Court Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 28 May 1969: d15.
- ^ Actor Said to Retrieve de Gaulle MS By JOHN L. HESS Special to The New York Times. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York] 23 Dec 1970: 24.
- ^ Delon gives manuscript to France The Irish Times (1921-Current File) [Dublin, Ireland] 23 Dec 1970: 7.
- ^ Alain Delon Plays First U.S. Movie: Ann-Margret Opposite Him on 'Once a Thief' Location Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 28 Oct 1964: D11.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1995 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
- ^ "Décret du 10 mai 1995 portant promotion et nomination". JORF 1995 (112): 8055. 1995-05-13. PREX9511324D. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
- ^ a b "Décret du 25 mars 2005 portant promotion et nomination". JORF 2005 (73): 5176. 2005-03-27. PREX0508238D. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
- ^ "Madonna: A Tribute Song To French Actor Alain Delon "Beautiful Killer"". OhlalaMag. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
- ^ "Awards for Che gioia vivere (1961)". Retrieved 2012-08-16.
- ^ MHZ Worldwide Television
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alain Delon. |
- alaindelon.ch, his official website
- Alain Delon at the Internet Movie Database
- "The perils of trans-national stardom: Alain Delon in Hollywood cinema" by Ginette Vincendeau
- 1935 births
- 20th-century French male actors
- 20th-century French people
- 21st-century French male actors
- 21st-century Swiss people
- César Award winners
- Commanders of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite
- French emigrants to Switzerland
- French male film actors
- French male stage actors
- French male television actors
- French military personnel of the First Indochina War
- French people of Corsican descent
- Living people
- Naturalised citizens of Switzerland
- Officiers of the Légion d'honneur
- Officiers of the Ordre national du Mérite
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June 21 2010 at 1:32 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down ReplyThe only thing we have to fear is politicians and their big donors as we have witnessed these past 57 days of terror at the hands of bribe takers and bribe givers!
June 20 2010 at 7:35 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIt would have shown leadeership if Obama pulled together ALL parties involved in the spill to formulate a plan on day 1.
Why did it take Obama so long to get all the players together!
WHEN are they going to put ALL their efforts into stopping the leak?
June 17 2010 at 6:55 PM Report abuse Permalink +4 rate up rate down ReplyTony Hayward had already said that BP would take care of all costs of spill. That will be much more than 20 billion. Why does Obama think he has scored big?
June 17 2010 at 5:07 PM Report abuse Permalink +3 rate up rate down ReplyWhy dont you ask those still trying to seek their money from Exxon? Obama has done a great job further more when the democrats tried to raise the amount of money they were responsible for from 75 Million to 10 Billion a republican from Alaska stopped the bill. So why dont you aim your anger towards those causing the problems instead of the ones trying to fix it? ie de-regulation of off shore drilling, no acoustic switch, no secondary well, no safety plan and a corrupt MMS? Dont you see this for what it is? A multinational corporation gambling with our Gulf to make a profit and the very people that were suppposed to be watching them were in bed with them. That was NOT President Obama's doing. Anything else is spin and misinformation. Root Cause people, go to the root cause.
June 18 2010 at 1:05 PM Report abuse Permalink +3 rate up rate down Replyyeah, and Hayward also said there was about 1000-5000 gals of oil spilling a day. Obama scored big because once he realized he'd been suckered with lies and Big Oil manipulation he acted, and quite substantially at that. Exxon didn't pay a drop in the bucket, not to mention not cleaning their mess up.
June 19 2010 at 11:32 AM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down ReplyI love BP. They are a good oil company. They lost 11 good men on that rig but Democrats don't give a damn about that.
June 17 2010 at 2:50 PM Report abuse Permalink -5 rate up rate down ReplyBP lost 11 workers and their CEO is crying that he wants his life back, are you a fan of Union Carbide as well?
June 17 2010 at 3:45 PM Report abuse Permalink +5 rate up rate down ReplyLets See Obama got 20 billion dollars[garranteed by the way by Bps assets] when Bp was on the hook far only 75 million.This 20 billion has no strings attached.Who in their right mind things that Mc kane or Bush would of manage that. Why heck one republican is already appologised to Bp for Obama for making them start to pay for the mess they created .Backman [Republican] advises Bp to lawer up. Bp is only one of many oil companys and all oil goes on world market I doubt theyll be able to shift their cost to others least of all us in america.
June 17 2010 at 2:36 PM Report abuse Permalink +5 rate up rate down ReplyI agree and anyone who knows politics knows Obama scored big here!!!
June 17 2010 at 3:42 PM Report abuse Permalink +3 rate up rate down ReplyHayward had already promised BP would foot the entire bill. How much bureaucracy will people have to wade through to be given any recompense?
June 17 2010 at 1:36 PM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down Replythere are PLENTY of regulations-----------this is NOT about deregulation it is about NOT enforcing regulations INCLUDING THIS ADMINISTRATION who gave this rig a passsing grade 10 days before it blew up-----people whining about deregulation are parrots repeating what they are told without knowing anything
June 17 2010 at 1:14 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down ReplyWho gave BP permission to drill there to start out with?
June 17 2010 at 12:51 PM Report abuse Permalink +3 rate up rate down Replythe deregulating GOP have ruined the environment, banking, wall street, trucking, pharmaceuticals etc etc ,The GOP is practically a subsidiary of BP
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how did you come to be a single parent?
With dd1, I was living with bd and his dd. He was the kind who didn't know how to express emotions and kept it all inside, which was always our biggest problem because I'm the exact opposite. When I found out I was pregnant, he insisted on an abortion which I wouldn't even think about, let alone actually do. He finally accepted it, but stayed angry at me for 2 months. Finally, when I was 4 months and on Valentine's Day, I had a friend come move me back home to have the baby. I could tell he was sad about me leaving, but he never said anything to make me stay. So, I went home, had the baby alone and miserable because I loved him so much I couldn't stand it. He met dd at 6weeks and then finally got around to tellling me that he loved me, never wanted me to leave and had even gotten a little excited about our baby before I ever moved out. But, by then it was too late because I had started healing and couldn't go through that pain if I lost him again. We lived 900 miles apart and saw each other about 2 weeks every year. We talked about and tried to get back together for alot of years, but circumstances always got in the way.
DD2's dad came along 7 years later. We were friends for about 2 years before dating and got married right away after we started dating because I was pregnant. I never loved him and knew it all along and he only loves himself. After a few years, I divorced the pos and never looked back.
He was very intense right away but I was so head over heels I went along with it and ignored red flags. I was extremely naive about men and relationships.
We got engaged quickly and my parents went right along with it.
I got pregnant 3 months into the relationship (after he proposed) and we got married 3 months after that.
He was very good at manipulating and controlling and I didn't really know how to handle it, and I was very confused about what was going on, etc.
The week of the wedding he finally did something that was the last straw, but being that I was already pregnant and the wedding was like 3 days away I didn't break up with him like I wanted to.
He got more and more abusive and reckless as time went on. He hated the responsibility of being a parent. We went to counselling for months and then suddenly he said he was moving out and I was relieved.
But then he didn't move out so finally when the physical abuse hit a peak I kicked him out.
He continued to harass me until he bought a ticket out of state and I got a restraining order the exact same week.
Now he's been contacting me saying he loves me and wants me back. The divorce is getting over with soon, thank goodness.
I was just out of a 3.5 year relationship and dated someone (my son'ts father) for a month shortly after my break up. It was definately a rebound thing and never amounted to anything, but lo and behold I discovered I was pregnant with his child. He wanted absolutely nothing to do with me or the baby throughout my pregnancy, and now he is trying to tell me what to do because he is giving me a miniscule about of child support. I want my son to have a father, so I am trying to work with him, but he is going through a divorce that has dragged on for over two years and wants to hide me and my son from his other daughter until his divorce is final. It is embarassing and exhausting. I do need the child support but think we would be much better off without all of his drama. Oh well, I try to take it day by day and see how it pans out. I told him I needed him to pay a more reasonable amount of child support yesterday and he responded with a threat to try to get joint custody so he could pay bills when he had the baby (purely an effort to save $ ). I FLIPPED OUT. I was crying hysterically. How could someone who did not even want me to keep my son suddenly change his tune. It's rediculous.
My oldest son's father just walked out on me and my son one day in Feb of 2002... same with my youngest son's father... he walked out on us in March of 2008. Neither looked back. Their excuses were "You're fat, ugly and white!" I said back to them "I apparently wasn't that ugly when you slept with me. I didn't all of a sudden turn white over night and ummmm becoming fat sometimes happens when you have kids and have assholes that cause stress in your life! Good Riddance to you!"
We were together for 9 years. I finally got tired of his abuse and kicked his ass out of the house. It was the hardest thing I have ever been through but my life is good now. I don't live everyday in fear and walking on eggshells wondering when he was going to blow, wondering what my children would see and hear. It was the best decision of my life.
I still have to deal with him bc he gets a lot of unsupervised visitation but I did end up with sole custody so that makes my life a whole lot easier.


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A road-trip favorite, Fat Boy's, on South Boulevard is exceedingly famous for its barbecue preparations. The lively cafe-restaurant remains open all week, from 7a onward and serves all meals of The day. Conducive for relaxed family dinners, the dining area at this joint is simple, featuring a simple decor. You can try their daily specials are quite nice or go for the popular preparations like buffalo brisket and pulled pork, to name a few. The food is terrific, prices are just right and the service is good; if you're craving for some good ol' country-style BBQ, Fat Boy's is where you should be!
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Done up quite simply, with comfortable furniture and loads of natural light, this restaurant offers a homey, cozy dining space where you can enjoy casual, family-style dinners. Located on Glenn Street, Red Rock serves an All American menu, featuring favorites such as burgers, steaks, salads and such. The food is, like the rest of the place, simple yet pleasant and worth coming back for; the service on the other hand, is nice enough albeit a little slow. Top picks at this restaurant include ribeye steak, chicken fried steak and grilled chicken sandwich, to name a few.


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When did the soft spot on your baby's head close all the way? My dd will be 14 months in a week and hers is still open. I can feel a little more than 1 finger worth of space there, like the top of my finger.
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Quoting crazylady0506:Yes, they are normally closed by 3 years of age, if you feel it a concern, there is never any harm in asking your doctor. .It's better to ask than remain silent when it comes to your children.
Its not too concerning to me. I was just wondering since my older two are 17 and 8 so its been a while since I had a baby.
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New Balance MC 996 are soooo good!
Just put on my New Balance MC 996 shoes and they feel amazing. They feel much better than the New Breathe Cage by Nike and this might be one of the best shoes for 2013. Very light, breathable, low to the ground like the Ballistec 2.3's but the feel of the original Breathe Free II. One year outsole warranty is also a plus. Do yourself a favor and grab a pair. Milos made a good move on the switch. New Balance is coming up in the tennis market :)
BTW I had a bad experience with the previous 851's but this shoe is a huge upgrade! I'm sold lol |
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Good to hear, I am looking forward to trying them on
My pair arrives Tuesday and I'll post my thoughts. I'm a supinator with a high arch and a slightly wider than D foot. I ordered the 12.5 D.
I'm gonna give these a whirl when I burn through my GR4s. Always fun to try new shoes.
Any comparisons to the NB 851, or to the Vapor 9, from anyone?
Best looking nbs every made
yea got a pair the other day. they are sweet! feel super light yet still pretty stable. they are decent looking as well
I feel that nb loses lots of money with the year guarantee
Further, the main reason I'm going to buy a pair is because of the one year warranty. |
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Nb customer service is fantastic. Very accommodating on warranty situations. And quick.
I got a pair today. Very comfy, but having worn them around the house I am gonna be concerned with foot stability - the upper is very soft. Tomorrow I have 3 sets so I'll have a better idea then.
As for the sole, I'm sure they will burn through in 2.5 months like every other manufacturer. I kinda view the outsole warranty as 2 fresh shoes in 6 months rather than one crappy pair that wears down in less time. The 1 year thing is kinda a gimmick I think, plus I also heard you are only allowed one claim in that period for any NB tennis shoe. I hope that's not true. Anyhoo, they look sharp and I'm sure they'll do the trick. I'm skeptical that they will join the T-22, Barricade 5, Asics Reso 3's, and Nike 2.3's category as the best shoes of recent memory, but hopefully they will surprise me. |
Looks like they don't carry this shoe in the wider forms.
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I think the two Thomases and Ball. I think Welker will be restricted and Sanders isn't the RZ threat that Decker was.
I think Sanders will get a shot for 10 TDs.
Seeing that Peyton loves to pad his TD passing stats, and 1st and goal from the 5 usually means 3 passes, Montee's going to have to break a lot of 40+ yd runs for TDs - and that's not going to happen often . . Over 10 TDs: - Sanders - DT - JT
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