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As a Colonial-style magician, Al Hastings, 36, of Shaler, uses simple props.
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"I have an egg that will appear ... and land on people's noses," said Hastings, who also makes money appear to vanish.
"I pack small and play big."
Hastings will perform as Albert Noble, an itinerant, early American illusionist at 1:15 p.m. and 1:45 p.m. July 14 at the Depreciation Lands Museum in Hampton.
He plans to recreate tricks used by magicians in early American, traveling circuses.
"Back then, magicians had very simple things ... not complex props like they do today," Hastings said. "All my props are made of paper, metal or wood. Back then they didn't have any plastic, or colorful, fancy things."
Hastings' performances will highlight an ice cream social from 1 to 4 p.m. July 14 at the museum, which educates visitors about frontier life in Western Pennsylvania during the late 1700s.
Ice cream socials recall the more recent Victorian era — the late 1800s — in American history.
"When socials were popular was at the real height of etiquette, when you weren't supposed to speak to someone you hadn't been introduced too, and hadn't been approved by your mother, said Karen Parsons of Richland, volunteer coordinator for the Depreciation Lands Museum.
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To help people circulate, the upcoming ice cream social in Hampton will include demonstrations of shawl weaving, bread baking, blacksmithing and the use of 18th century firearms.
The Depreciation Lands Museum borrows its name from the 720,000 acres of Western Pennsylvania that Pennsylvania set aside in 1783 for distribution to Revolutionary War soldiers as compensation — in lieu of depreciated dollars — for their war service.
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All the buildings on the property will be open during the event, with cooking, pottery, and other demonstrations.
Robbie Seibert of West Deer, the museum's program director, will make walnut ink and maple syrup.
Wini Labrecque, vice president of the Butler Spinners and Weavers Guild, will weave a shawl for silent auction with yarn spun — on site — from raw fleece.
"She will be weaving a shawl of brown, tan and dark gray Shetland wool in a twill pattern. The dark gray will be from one of our sheep, a ewe named Midnight," said Parsons, who owns Midnight.
"The finished shawl will be 22 inches wide and 70 inches long, plus fringe."
Ed Tutino of Shaler will bake bread in the museum's beehive bake oven.
Parsons and Jennifer DoVale of Pine will perform classical music and Colonial dance music.
Parsons will play a penny whistle and baroque flute. DoVale will play the viola.
Magician Hastings, also a registered nurse, worked in the intensive care units of multiple Pittsburgh area hospitals before he became a full-time, self-employed entertainer.
Hastings' wife, Michelle, also is a registered nurse who works in the intensive care unit at Allegheny General Hospital.
A self-taught illusionist, Hastings said he learned his first magic tricks in Boys Life magazines.
Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. July 14 for the ice cream social at the Depreciation Lands Museum, 4743 South Pioneer Road, Hampton.
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EARLY JAPANESE TRANSISTOR RADIOS: HOW TO DATE THEM -------------------------------------------------- PART ONE: CAPACITOR DATE CODES INTRODUCTION ------------ Many collectors are now actively collecting early Japanese transistor radios. Unlike American sets, information about manufacturers and models produced is extremely difficult to come by. Current transistor radio catalogs give dates of production that may differ wildly from the actual production dates. In addition, there is little information available about different models and manufacturers which can help to identify and date an individual set. This short series of articles will help the interested collector to identify key features of early Japanese sets in order to pinpoint relatively closely when the set was made. You may be surprised at what you find when looking for interesting radios; early sets contain many features which show the quick evolution of portable radio design as this new consumer product entered the market. This article discusses the most accurate method of dating so far encountered (barring an actual production date stamped somewhere inside the set); date codes on certain brands of tubular capacitors used on many early sets. This information will be of extreme interest to collectors of early Sony and National(Panasonic) sets, but also applies to many other sets manufactured by both large and small makers. At the end of this article is some further information which may be of interest to Toshiba collectors, as well as a request for information from you all out there, in order to extend this research. The next article will discuss other features such as transistor type and code, tuning and i.f. capacitors, earphone jacks, and other characteristics of early sets which point to particular dates of manufacture. CAPACITOR DATE CODES: THE BACKGROUND ------------------------------------ Over the last 10 years I have slowly gathered some nice examples of early Sony radios, and have become obsessed enough with them to spend some time examining them, in order to be able to figure out when they were made and in what order. Fortunately, Sony sold radios in Canada as early as early 1956 (perhaps earlier, but that's another article), and quite a few models were sold here that never made it to the United States. In examing the innards of many of these sets, I noticed that a certain brand of tubular capacitor (NIPPON CHEMICON) often displayed a 7 digit number. Comparing many sets, I began to suspect that the number was actually a date code. A lengthy examination of all sets in the collection and some correspondence on the Internet with some other collectors who kindly examined their sets and critiqued my work resulted in this article. Although the majority of sets discussed are SONY, these codes show up often enough on other sets to make the hunt worthwhile if you only have other brands at hand. CAPACITOR DATING: CHEMICON -------------------------- CHEMICON tubular capacitors can be found with three brand names: CHEMICON NIPPON CHEMICON FOX CHEMICON The capacitors in question are tubular, either shrink wrapped in black plastic with white lettering, or silver with black lettering and a clear plastic tube on top, or cardboard tube with yellow colouring and brown or black lettering. There is often a stylized crest as a logo. On some of the larger capacitors the words NIPPON CHEMICON appears on two lines within the crest. So far, the codes have been found on capacitors of 30 and 100 micro farad caps. Perversely, the codes seem to be usually on the side of the capacitor facing the circuit board; however there are often capacitors mounted vertically, allowing them to be twisted into a position to view the code. CHEMICON codes are of the form: "MMYYDDx" where MM = Month (01 to 12) YY = Year (56 to 61 found so far) DD = Date (highest is 25 so far) x = Unknown (production line? hour? etc.) Thus, the code "0656257 is June 25, 1956, which matches well with the radio, which is a SONY TR-72 manufactured by TOKYO TSUSHIN KOGYO before the name was changed to SONY Corporation in early 1958. In over 100 capacitors examined, all codes found match the format described above. CAPACITOR CODING: "TITL" or "KADOMAX" ------------------------------------- A second brand of capacitor has been found with a slightly different coding method. These caps are gray, and have been found on several Sony TR-86s. There is a logo which is circular with slight dash marks from the circle towards the centre of the circle, at the 1 and 7 o'clock position. Presumably Japanese script across the centre of the circle looks slightly like "TITL" slightly italicized. All writing on these caps is blue. Subsequent information indicates that these are KADOMAX caps; which are also light gray body with blue writing. The STANDARD sets included are KADOMAX, and use this coding info. More subsequent information comes via the case for a PANASONIC AM/SW portable which has the TITL logo on it, indicating that TITL is actually NATIONAL. In addition, several early NATIONAL sets all have the relevant capacitors. TITL codes are of the form YMMDDx or YMM DDx (note the space) where Y = last digit of the year MM = Month DD = Date x = unknown A sample code found in a SONY TR-86 (cream colour) is 901240 which would translate to Jan. 24, 1959, if valid. The date is certainly in keeping with the radio, however, because of the very small sample, conclusions about TITL dates must remain tentative. SONY DATING CHART ----------------- The following chart indicates what capacitor codes were found in each set examined, where CHEMICON capacitors were found. Each line is a separate set. Where more than one date code was found, it is shown as such, indicating the range of dates found in a particular set. The TR-86 sets were dated using the TITL capacitor dates; all others contained CHEMICON capacitors. Some other sets from SONY contained ELNA caps; these do not show dates. Examples of sets with ELNA caps are the TR-84 and TR-710 sets. (G) = Gendis model, sold in Canada * = cap date in a single set - = missing serial number MODEL S/N 1956........1957........1958........1959........1960........ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TR-72(G) Wood AM 7 Transistor table model 10056 |....*......|...........|...........|...........|........... not (G) 29707 |...........|......*....|...........|...........|........... 34799 |...........|..........*|.*.........|...........|........... - |...........|...........|...........|.*.........|........... 52079 |...........|...........|...........|..*........|........... 53070 |...........|...........|...........|..*........|........... 54489 |...........|...........|...........|.**........|........... 54789 |...........|...........|...........|.**........|........... TR-6(G) Large Horizontal AM Cream - |...........|....**.....|...........|...........|........... TR-61 Small Horizontal AM 10149 |...........|......*....|...........|...........|........... TR-74 Large Square AM/SW 20421 |...........|.......*.*.|...........|...........|........... 15925 |...........|...........|.**........|...........|........... 18977 |...........|...........|.*.*.......|...........|........... TR-63(G) Small Vertical AM ? - |...........|...........|*..........|...........|........... Green 91771 |...........|...........|...*.......|...........|........... TR-75(G) Large Horizontal AM RedBrown 16797 |...........|...........|...**......|...........|........... TR-608(G) Large Horizontal AM Wht/Gray 16544 |...........|...........|....*......|...........|........... Wht/Grn - |...........|...........|.........*.*...........|........... Wht/DkGrn 32300 |...........|...........|...........**..........|........... ? - |...........|...........|...........|...**......|........... Wht/Red 49315 |...........|...........|..........*|...*.*..*..|........... Wht/Grn 51006 |...........|...........|...........|....*.*....|........... TR-88(G) Large Horizontal AM/SW 44891 |...........|...........|......**...|...........|........... TRM-88(G) Large Horizontal AM/MB 38917 |...........|...........|........*.*|...........|........... TR-881A Large Horizontal AM/MB 2038 |...........|...........|.........*.*...........|........... TR-86 Small Vertical AM Cream - |...........|...........|...........*...........|........... Cream 59986 |...........|...........|...........**..........|........... Cream 77846 |...........|...........|...........|....*......|........... Black 80789 |...........|...........|...........|....*.*....|........... NOTES ON SONY DATING CHART -------------------------- * There is an anomaly with the serial numbers for the TR-74 model; the earlier set has the higher serial number. Re-examining the earlier set, the serial number is a small label, and there is definite evidence that there was another label on the speaker, which was removed. Was it re-labelled at the factory? * There is another anomoly with the serial numbers of the TR-88 and the TRM-88, comparing production dates. Did Sony carry separate numbers for two models of what is essentially the same set? Apart from the frequency ranges, the dial plate is silver colour on the Marine Band set and gold colour on the Shortwave set. Model TR-881A is the same set again, different knobs, and the addition of fine-tuning knob concentric with the tuning knob, and one additional earphone jack, but has a much lower serial number compared to the TR-88s. * Given that the largest range of dates in any particular set is two months, what is a reasonable guess for the actual production date of the radio? I would feel comfortable assuming that the set was actually produced within 60 days of the latest date. The worst exception to this rule is the red TR-608, S/N 49315, where the range of cap dates is from December, 1958 to October, 1959! Was it returned for repair? The set is in excellent shape, but has been disassembled at least once. OTHER MANUFACTURERS DATING CHART -------------------------------- As above, this chart shows the range of dates for each individual set examined which contained CHEMICON (or TITL/KADOMAX/NATIONAL/PANASONIC) capacitors. * = cap date in a single set - = missing serial number MODEL S/N 1956........1957........1958........1959........1960........ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SILVER 7T-3 large black plastic horizontal AM 7 transistor 80901710 |...........|....*.*....|...........|...........|........... SANWA 3BP-16 large black/grey painted wood AM/SWx2 8 transistor - |...........|.......*..*|...........|...........|........... STANDARD SR-F22 small vertical plastic AM 6 transistor ivory 109222 |...........|...........|...*.*.....|...........|........... mint green 106423 |...........|...........|....*.*....|...........|........... STANDARD SR-G24 thin, wide AM 7 Transistor 2026392 |...........|...........|........*..*...........|........... GLORITONE T-71 small red horizontal plastic AM 8 transistor - |...........|...........|......*....|...........|........... NATIONAL AB-235 White/Olive Green plastic AM horizontal 6 transistor 72059 |...........|...........|.......*...|...........|........... NIVICO 6TA-1 grey horizontal plastic AM/SW 6 transistor 11738 |...........|...........|...........|.*.**......|........... HITACHI TH862R "Marie" small black plastic horizontal AM 8 transistor 14446312 |...........|...........|...........|....*......|........... SHARP BX-326 large grey horizontal AM/SW 8 transistor AG 25768 |...........|...........|...........|...........|*.......... NOTES ON OTHER MANUFACTURERS DATING CHART ----------------------------------------- * Except for the HITACHI Marie, these are all fairly large sets. In fact, only the Standard SRF-22 sets are pocket style verticals. The CHEMICON capacitors are quite large, and shoehorning them into small sets would have been difficult. * The NIVICO and STANDARD sets have TITL (or KADOMAX) Caps. * The SILVER shows many signs of early manufacture; a sticker stating that the set is produced with licensing from RCA in the States, early earphone jacks, very thick case etc. The caps in this set are very large, and look like they came from a tube set. FINAL NOTES AND A REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE ---------------------------------------- - These sets show a clear progression of features and sophistication when organized and examined in the chronological order the above charts indicate. In particular, there is a fairly strong correspondence between date and the type codes of the transistors in an individual set. This will be discussed in the next article. - One of the additional methods of dating a set I am researching involves the serial numbers of TOSHIBA sets. If any collector with any number of TOSHIBA sets would forward information as indicated below, I can report on whether there is an actual production date coded within the serial numbers. Surprisingly enough, TOSHIBA is the only brand I've found to date that may have an actual production date on their products. - Obviously this type of information is only as good as the data it is based upon. Although in over a hundred sets examined there have been no capacitor codes which don't fit the suggested coding scheme this article proposed, there can never be enough data to be absolutely certain. I invite any collector who wishes to generously contribute to this research to examine their sets and forward the following information to me: BRAND MANUFACTURER (if known, and if different than above) MODEL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBER STYLE, COLOUR TRANSISTOR TYPES CAPACITOR TYPES CAPACITOR CODES The preferred method to reach me is via the Internet where my e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com Alternately, my mailing address is: Fred Mason PO Box 643 Fort Langley, BC Canada V1M 2S1 I will post updates to this article, based upon information received and further research, on the Internet. Watch the newsgroup "rec.antiques.radio+phono" for posting details. Alternately, I will endeavour to keep non-wired collectors posted via this publication. 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Nearly one-third of the Republicans in the House of Representatives signed a letter calling on party leaders to ensure that a must-pass spending bill block any use of federal funding to resettle refugees from Syria and nearby countries.
Just call him a V.I.T.
The VIP birds have arrived at the White House to get the annual presidential pardon.
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Your daily look at the stories that will be talked about today.
Hollande says U.S., France to step up strikes in Syria, Iraq
French President Francois Hollande said the U.S. and France have agreed to step up strikes in Syria and Iraq to target Islamic State militants after the deadly Nov. 13 attacks in Paris.
PHOTOS: Turkeys who got a presidential pardon
Ever wonder what happened to those turkeys that got a Thanksgiving reprieve from the President?
America's worst traffic nightmares
The top 50 worst bottlenecks in America waste millions of gallons of gas and hours of productivity.
In taking economic war to Islamic State, U.S. developing new tools
U.S. warplanes have struck Islamic State's oil infrastructure in Syria in a stepped-up campaign of economic warfare that the U.S. estimates has cut the group's black-market earnings from oil by about a third.
15 million on HIV treatment as AIDS pandemic tide turns
Some 15.8 million people worldwide are now on HIV treatment and a fast-track strategy to end the AIDS pandemic is starting to show results, the United Nations AIDS program said on Tuesday.
Kerry says more cooperation with Russia possible, seeks to reassure opposition
Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday the United States could broaden military cooperation with Russia in Syria, but that such a move should not deter opposition groups trying to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
10 FOR TODAY: Tuesday, Nov. 24
Your daily look at the stories that will be talked about today.
As ISIS threat looms, New York prepares for Thanksgiving parade
Millions of New Yorkers and tourists are expected to line the streets on Thursday for the parade, more than a week after Islamic State released a video showing images of New York juxtaposed with a scene depicting a suicide bomber preparing for an attack.
World leaders seek new path to slow warming of planet
Next week, in the waning days of what is set to be the hottest year on record, world leaders meet on the outskirts of Paris for a summit that seeks nothing less than to steer the global economy away from its ever-growing reliance on fossil fuels.
Gas prices drop 11 cents
The current gas price is 70 cents per gallon under its year-ago point.
Religious leaders make forceful appeal to admit refugees
Major American religious leaders of differing faith and ideology are warning that that fear and prejudice is trumping the legitimate security debate over the admission of Syrian refugees.
Republican candidates press Syrian refugee opposition
Several Republican presidential candidates insisted Syrian refugees pose a potential danger to America and should not be allowed into the country, despite growing criticism within and outside their party of some of their statements.
10 FOR TODAY: Monday, Nov. 23
Your daily look at the stories that will be talked about today.
Chipotle E. coli cases suspected in six states
Three new states have reported E. coli infections of the same strain as the Chipotle outbreak.
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The China (Xiamen) International Boat Show 2013 will he held at the Xiamen Marina, China, between 8 and 11 November this year.
'Yacht Babe' at China (Xiamen) International Boat Show
There will be three separate venues at the show. The indoor exhibition will be held in Blocks 4, 5 and 6 at the Xiamen Marina, with a display area of some 5,000 square metres, showing off technical equipment and housing the Yacht Club.
An outdoor area, covering about 20,000 square metres on the Coastal Square of the marina, will showcase yachts, sailing boats, components and service providers.
Finally, the on-water display will be in the 30,000-square-foot marina with its nearly 300 berths, for display of motor and sailing yachts, test drives and showcasing of components and equipment.
Boats being displayed in the marina itself must not exceed 18 metres in height or 130 feet in overall length. The 236 berths in the Phase II of the Xiamen Marina will be completed just prior to the show bringing the total capacity to the promised 300 and making this the largest show in China. [Somehow, they are all 'the largest show in China', but this one has a better claim than most. Ed]
There will be a very varied line up of vessels from luxury yachts to small pleasure boats exhibited along with all the accompanying equipment, components, and services. Water sport toys of all shapes and sizes will be on show and there will also be experts showing off their special finance and insurance deals. A special zone has been set aside for high-end luxury lifestyle brands, which also includes cars and helicopters. There is bonded warehousing for professional equipment.
Every need and taste has been catered for and this should, indeed, be a memorable event.
Wu Yuan Bay, Xiamen - China (Xiamen) International Boat Show


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October 11, 2012
COLUMBUS, Ohio (OFBF) Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) has named Ashley Schappacher organization director for Fairfield, Hocking, Perry, Pickaway and Ross counties.
As organization director, Schappacher will act as liaison between the county Farm Bureaus and OFBF. She will assist the county groups as they develop and implement programs to strengthen the organization and enhance its ability to serve its members.
Schappacher is a graduate of Ohio State University where she majored in animal science. She grew up on a farm in Warren County that produced beef cattle, turkeys, grain, summer produce and pumpkins.
Ashley knows agriculture first hand and has been involved in many Farm Bureau activities, said Keith Stimpert, OFBF senior vice president, organization. Shell be an excellent resource for our members as they work to accomplish their goals.
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I'm finally seeing some sprouts from my pepper seeds I started nearly two weeks ago. Germination time is usually 10-14 days so that's right on time. Still, it makes you feel impatient waiting for those little pots of seed starter to show you some green.
I'll start some herbs and other veggies this weekend.
Even though there is still nearly two feet of snow on the ground in some places and solid cover elsewhere, take solace in this: Snow is often called a poor man's fertilyzer. Really? Here's a link that explains the benefits of late winter/early spring snow.


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David B. Lichtenstein Foundation Grant Funds Vaccine for Boone County Kids
(COLUMBIA, MO) - Thanks to a generous $122,341 grant from the David B. Lichtenstein Foundation, a Columbia-based philanthropic organization, the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services will offer free seasonal flu vaccine to children in Boone County this fall.
Pending City Council approval of the funding, the grant will:
"Every year, thousands of kids across the country get the flu, some with very serious outcomes", said Stephanie Browning, Public Health and Human Services Director. "This funding will make it easier for Boone County kids to be protected this flu season."
Flu vaccine will be available to people of all ages beginning Monday, October 3rd, at the health department clinic, 1005 West Worley in Columbia. Flu vaccine will be available without an appointment, Monday - Friday from 8 am - 4:30 pm. Funding from the foundation will provide FREE seasonal flu vaccine to all Boone County children age 6 months - 18 years. This applies to both injectable vaccine (the "flu shot") and FluMist®. FluMist®is approved for healthy, non-pregnant people ages 2 - 49.
For adults age 19 and older, cost of the vaccine is $25 for injectable vaccine or $30 for FluMist®. This year, we will bill the following insurance plans: Medicaid, Medicare Part B, Aetna and Humana. We accept cash, check or credit cards. Receipts can be given upon request.
In 2009 and 2010, the health department received federal and state funding which allowed for school-based vaccination clinics. That funding is not available this year. Before being approached by the foundation, the department made the decision not to offer free school-based flu clinics, due to the project's high costs.
Getting a flu vaccine every year is your best protection from the flu. Over a 31-year period, flu-associated deaths nationwide have ranged from about 3,000 to 49,000 each year. According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) in 2009, more than 1,300 Missourians died from the flu and/or pneumonia. For more information on the flu, please visit www.cdc.gov/flu.


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UW Bioengineering is excited to announce BioEngage: a new program that seeks to build mutually beneficial relationships with biomedical industry.
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BioEngage aims to increase engagement of our students and faculty with the biomedical translation-commercialization sector — companies, non-profits, entrepreneurs, investors.
- Professional development opportunities – Job prep workshops, networking events
- Internship opportunities
- Alumni/industry contacts
- Advise – Classroom technical talks, employer panels, industry meet-ups
- Collaborate – Faculty and student lunches, research roundtables with faculty, training grant partnerships, senior capstone design projects
- Learn – Participate in technical symposia in key industry sectors
- Recruit – Host information sessions, connect at a career fair, create summer internships, post a job or summer internship
- Introduce your research to industry
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December 10, 2015 | Biochemistry and Devices for in vitro Diagnostics
William H. Foege Bioengineering Building, UW Campus
BioEngage's first day-long technical symposium will feature:
- Short talks from lab groups, companies, faculty, postdocs, and students (undergraduate and graduate)
- Discussions with industry leaders
- Lunch
- Networking time
- Poster presentations
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The BioEngage program of the Bioengineering Department is organizing its first "Industry-Academia Meet & Eat". These events are casual lunch meetings at local Seattle companies in one of the specialized areas/industry sectors of BioEngage (NTD – Non-invasive Therapy and Diagnosis, MCT – Molecular & Cellular Therapy, MSD – Molecular Systems & Devices).
During the "Industry-Academia Meet & Eat" students and faculty from BioE and employees of the company are seated together during lunch and exchange information about their work and research activities in an effort to make these groups more aware of one another.
The next "Industry-Academia Meet & Eat" will be at Philips Ultrasound (22100 Bothell-Everett Highway, Bothell, WA) on Dec. 4, 11:45-1:00PM. Transportation to and from Philips will be arranged by BioEngage (NTD Group). We plan to have a group of about 12-15 people and we will depart the Foege Building at 11:15 am. If interested please go to: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/bluek2/285407 to RSVP.
Future events
- BioE Faculty Webinar: Buddy Ratner- TBD
- BMES/BioEngage Industry Panel- TBD
- Technical Symposium: Non-invasive Therapy & Diagnosis- Winter 2016
- Technical Symposium: Molecular & Cellular Therapy- Spring 2016
Two summer internship positions at Physio-Control (Kent, Washington)
Physio-Control (Kent, Washington) is the world leader in developing, manufacturing, selling and servicing emergency medical response devices and software solutions. The company pioneered defibrillation technology over 60 years ago and continues to design and develop advanced emergency medical response tools for out-of-hospital (EMS/Fire), in‐hospital use (ever watch ER? Our devices saved a lot of people) and AEDs for every day workplace and community locations. Everything is designed for our customers, to work with them—whether it's flexible energy dosing, integrated data management solutions that help them capture patient data, mechanical CPR or service—we make the lifesaving tools for lifesaving teams!
Internship program with Takeda Pharmaceuticals (Boston, Massachusetts)
Internship program with Takeda Pharmaceuticals headquartered out of Boston (posted 11/5/2015; details coming soon).


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Katy Perry to Vogue: Russell Brand Asked for Divorce via Text Message
Katy Perry talks a lot about her personal life in her new Vogue profile. She calls Russell Brand "controlling," and says that although she loved him when they married, she hasn't heard from him "since he texted me saying he was divorcing me December 31, 2011." »


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10 Gender-Bending Children's Books You'll Love
By: Daniel Villarreal
This last week, Lesléa Newman — the woman who also wrote "the first lesbian-themed children's book ever published," Heather Has Two Mommies — gave a talk at the National Conference on LGBT Equality about gender-bending children's books.
During her talk, she read eight different children's books filled with delightful pictures and important messages about the value of being yourself. So we decided to share these books along with some accompanying videos of the books being read aloud so you can enjoy them for yourself.
And if you like them, share them with the young person in your life — because taking pride in yourself is a life skill everyone should learn, no matter your age.
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A vehicle drives past the site of an early morning fire Sunday at Quality Ingredients Corp., 211 E. Depot St. Fire damage to the building was minimal. The initial damage loss was corrected from $1 million to at least $110,000.
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A weekend fire caused at least $110,000 in damage at Quality Ingredients Corp., 211 E. Depot St., said Deputy Fire Chief Roy Dolens.
Marshfield Fire & Rescue Department firefighters responded at 11:59 p.m. Saturday.
The fire was contained to a drying unit inside one of the company's buildings, which caused about $10,000 in damages to the facility while destroying at least $100,000 worth of processed food product, Dolens said. ...


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Commodore 64 turns 30 years old
updated 05:10 pm EST, Mon January 2, 2012
Commodore 64 marks anniversary
A key part of the computer industry marked its anniversary this week as the Commodore 64 turned 30 years old. The hardware was unveiled at CES in early January 1982 and became one of the longest-lasting computers of its era, with variants in use until the company shuttered in April 1994. The keyboard-sized PC, which shipped in August that year for $595, ran at just 1MHz and with its namesake 64KB of total memory.
The system is widely credited with helping to popularize PCs. Where most systems at the time were sold either in electronics shops or in dedicated computer stores, the C64 was sold at general retailers, exposing many to PCs for the first time.
Equally important were the relatively powerful VIC graphics chip and MOS Tech audio. Although it could only render a 160x200 picture with bitmaps and three-channel sound, these were still much more than alternatives like the Apple II+ or original IBM PC and led to the C64 being a gaming PC for many.
Commodore would ultimately end up shipping as many as 17 million C64s over the system's lifetime, but it was also considered the peak of the company's line. Attempted variants like the office-oriented Plus 4, the SX64 portable, or the Commodore 128 never sold in great numbers. The company officially dropped the regular C64 in 1989, but there were variants up until the company's end five years later, when the Amiga had long since taken over as its main platform.
The brand eventually revived in 2004 through the Dutch company Tulip, which started with the C64DTV retro system directly based on the original. It later shifted the name towards regular computers, most notably gaming PCs. The C64 name survives now with the retro-designed, Intel-based C64x, which can run an emulator of the original Commodore platform as well as behave like a regular Linux or Windows PC. [image via Bill Bertram]


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Local governments continue to move closer to a joint emergency operations center.
During Tuesday evening's Bryan city council meeting, the group agreed to an inter-local agreement with College Station, Texas A&M and Brazos County to partner on the center, which would be located in the old Woolworth Building in Bryan.
It was in the aftermath of the hurricanes of 2004 that officials began looking into combining resources to have one EOC. They had hoped to have the agreements in place and renovations completed before the 2007 hurricane season, but were unable to come to final agreements in time.
Once everyone has signed off on the deal, construction will likely take six to eight months according to county officials. Brazos County will take the lead in operations of the EOC, though all four entities will put in $58,000 each year to keep the facility running.
The EOC is used as the command and control center in times of emergency situations, those generated by Mother Nature or otherwise. During Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the EOC was in the old Verizon Building in Bryan. This year, operations will be run out of College Station's city EOC, which is near city hall on Texas Avenue.
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World Cup 2010 - Group C
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The Favourites
England: The Three Lions have never won the FIFA World Cup on foreign soil but travel to South Africa believing the adventure will go beyond the quarter-finals this time. Confidence is high after an impressive qualifying campaign from Fabio Capello's side who finished as 34-goal top scorers in the European Zone, winning nine of ten matches. Wayne Rooney hit nine goals and can have a galvanising effect - indeed, while his World Cup bow four years ago ended with a red card against Portugal the same thing happened to Diego Maradona and look how he responded. Add the Capello factor - the Italian has brought discipline and focus - and England will expect to win this group and prosper.
USA: The United States contest their sixth successive finals and will fancy their chances of advancing from the group stage for the first time since their quarter-final run in 2002. Bob Bradley's team can also take heart from their efforts at the FIFA Confederations Cup on South African soil in 2009 - they stunned Spain in the semi-finals and led Brazil 2-0 in the final before succumbing 3-2. They will hope centre-back Oguchi Onyewu will have recovered from his knee injury in time to join a squad that will again look to Landon Donovan for attacking inspiration in his third FIFA World Cup.
The Outsiders
Algeria: The North Africans are back on the world stage after a 24-year absence following their play-off victory over Egypt. Rabah Saadane's side - who had eliminated Senegal in the second African qualifying round - boast top-level European experience in their ranks, including midfielder Karim Ziani at German champions Wolfsburg and pacy left-back Nadir Belhadj at English club Portsmouth. Antar Yahia, the match-winner against Egypt, will face Bochum colleague Zlatko Dedic in an opening match against Slovenia in Polokwane that both countries will consider their best chance of three points.
Slovenia: Matjaz Kek's team were surprise play-off winners over Russia, Dedic's second-leg strike earning them victory on away goals after a 2-1 reverse in Moscow. Their first major tournaments as an independent nation came at UEFA EURO 2000 and Korea/Japan 2002 but their current squad lacks that know-how, though captain Robert Koren needs no introduction to England as he plays his football at West Bromwich Albion. Their main attacking threat is Milivoje Novakovic, based in Germany with FC Cologne, who hit five goals as they finished second behind Slovakia in their qualifying group.


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Finance minister Njeru Githae brought the curtains down on President Kibaki's economic reign when he issued his 2012/2013 Budget statement in Parliament spelling out the tax policies that will guide the country for the next 12 months.
Tenants in towns are likely to pay higher rents if Parliament passes Finance minister Njeru Githae's proposal to tax all landlords with effect from next month.
The Kenya Revenue Authority was empowered in the Budget on Thursday to go ahead and map out – using the general positioning system (GPS) – all buildings and identify those for which tax on rental income was not being paid.
Landlords are expected to react to the move by raising rents to cover for the new taxes.
It is the first time that tax rental income is featuring in the budget during the Kibaki government.
"The Kenya Revenue Authority will shortly implement a comprehensive strategy to ensure that all landlords are effectively brought into the tax net and all rental income taxes are paid," said Mr Githae.
In the Finance statement tabled before Parliament, Mr Githae also gave tax breaks to developers of commercial buildings who also provide infrastructure such as roads, sewers, power, water and other social amenities.
The construction industry has for a long time said provision of amenities that should otherwise be provided by municipal authorities or the central government was slowing down real estate growth.
And for the first time in years, the Treasury avoided taxing beer and cigarettes – otherwise called sin taxes – but allocated Sh1 billion to the National Committee Against Drug Abuse (NACADA) to enforce the Alcohol Control Act – also known as the Mututho rules.
Mr Githae said the government would also employ 5,200 health workers including the confirmation of 715 doctors who completed internship in March and a further 200 doctors to be recruited from the market.
The minister said the second phase of allowances for health workers would be implemented and new health centres and hospitals built.
Though the Kenya National Union of Teachers had asked for the recruitment of 40,000 workers, the proposals in the Budget Statement 2012 is for 10,000 new teachers.
Lecturers, judges, military officers and MPs who previous paid no import duty when they imported certain goods will now be required to pay it.
The military which was also being exempted from paying excise tax on certain locally produce goods sold within its premises will now be required to pay the duties.
In view of the vandalism of iron and steel structures in public infrastructure, the minister imposed a penalty of Sh1 million or a jail term not exceeding three years for offenders. He said the minister for Internal Security would also issue regulations requiring identification and traceability of all scrap metal handled by dealers.
He also imposed an import duty of 10 per cent on galvanised order to protect local iron and steel manufacturers who he said were facing unfair competition from cheap imports from the Far East.
As the 2015 deadline for migration from analogue to digital television signals approaches, import duty (25 per cent) on set top boxes – used to convert the signals – is to be removed.
The five per cent import duty on software has also been removed to make it cheaper and also attract foreign investors to the local ICT industry.
Bee-keeping received a boost with the proposal to exempt from duty imported inputs. Duty on food supplements will also be reduced to zero from 10 per cent to help address some nutritional problems.
The minister also proposed to exempt inputs used in the manufacture of medical diagnostic kits from any duty while reimbursing any duty to producers of food supplements for use by infants and persons living with Aids.
Churches, trusts, charitable groups and other non-governmental organisations will also be subjected to taxes under changes the Treasury proposes to improve administration of tax exemptions.
Traders in second-hand imported clothes will now only pay Sh1.1 million for a 20-foot container of imports instead of Sh1.9 million that is operational by the end of this month. He noted that higher tax had caused the businesspeople to reduce the imports significantly with some of them closing shop.
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If you do a , you'll find that this question has been asked many times over. I think that the final consensus, as far as Sony goes, is that it may or may not work. I have a 5700 with Aux in and it worked with no mods.
I was thinking about buying the sony cdx-m8800 or m8805x and i was wondering if XA-300 is needed for the aux input on these hu's. And does anyone own any of these hu's that can give me a quick review on their personal experience with them or with any sony hu's hooked to a carputer. Thanks.
If you do a , you'll find that this question has been asked many times over. I think that the final consensus, as far as Sony goes, is that it may or may not work. I have a 5700 with Aux in and it worked with no mods.
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Carputer yanked from the Jeep and Denali and waiting to be installed in the Ford.
You can always go to circuit city's website. If they have your model the spec sheet will have a spot AUX. If AUX says yes then you won't need the XA300. If it says no you will need it.Originally Posted by ill_ace
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with a XA300 aux in addon box..
I was happy with it until I found out it could do something very special.. now I'm over the moon :-) I used to use the aux in, using normal rca leads, from my lineout to the line in.. then after reading these forums found out that I could use the usb socket on the xa300.. I didnt think would work as I thought I would need drivers.. but hey.. plugged it and and bingo.. digital audio now goes direct into the xa300.. fantastic.. it got rid of the tiny earthing noise I suffered from and it also means running one less wire up the car.. just a vga and usb one now does the trick.. I know there not cheap but i'm very happy with mine. :-) + I have got a sony volume stick thing, so I can control most of the functions from the wheel, hence the location of the HU now :-)
10/10 for sony :-)
even better than circuit city, I've found www.crutchfield.com to be hands down the best source of information about a head unit and exactly what it will/wont do.
looked up both the models you mentioned and both specified "rear" aux input, so your good.
if it said "optional" then you would have needed an adapter
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The NBA playoffs have arrived, any predictions???
April 19th will begin the most intense and highly-contested Western Conference playoffs the NBA has ever seen, or at least that's how it looks on paper. We'll see who brings their "A" game, and we'll see who, if anyone, folds and collapses. Boston and Detroit are the beasts of the East, but I would be very cautious of Washington, Orlando, and Cleveland, because as we all saw last season, Lebron can single-handedly lead his team to the NBA Finals. The Spurs are my #1 team, and the Jazz are my #2, so those are my choices, I'm hoping for a Western conference rematch. I would really like to see the Spurs win back-to-back titles for once, instead of taking a year before deciding they want to win it all again. Come one, come all, make your most outrageous predictions, just be prepared to back them up with facts, or be prepared to eat crow.
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I hate the Dallas Cowboys, how about you?
But I LOVE their cheerleaders. What is it with the city of Dallas that the owners of the sports teams can't let their personnel managers handle the personnel decisions. I have never seen two bigger jacka$$ owners than Jerry Jones and Mark Cuban. If I was a player, I would hate to play for either one of them. Unless of course your PacMan "I think I'm a character out of a video game" Jones, who thinks he is above the law, and for that matter, bigger than the NFL, but as he is finding out, he's not. Tell me what you think. I hate the Dallas Cowboys and the Dallas Mavericks, and its sad, because its a beautiful city, and I enjoy visiting there. But I could NEVER support their teams.
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Yes, YES, YES I hate the Lakers.
Ok, I'm bored at work, and the other threads I'm on were slow today, so I thought I'd write something up and see if I get any responses from anybody. Just tell me why or why don't you hate the Lakers. Or you can post something totally irrelevant to the subject, I don't care.
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Philippe M.
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For poliziotteschi's aficionado, this Fernando Di Leo's box set is an essential addition to your collection. Never before the films included in this box set has appeared as beautiful - we must admit that the previous DVD editions had a sometimes quite questionable image quality overall - and it is great to get these brutal and gritty stories back on screen. Also, it must be admitted that Caliber 9, The Italian Connection and The Boss may be Di Leo's best movies. It's not to say that they are without flaws but they are the one that defines the most Di Leo's contribution to the genre. Extras contained on the different discs also offers a very interesting view of the filmmakers approach to their craft. To buy without hesitation.
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The films were definitely an outdated 70's genre with low production value. No complaining though about the price and quality. I would purchase from this seller again.
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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful
When you find a director like Di Leo - You Tip Your Cap!
April 23 2011
Bryan Byrd
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After watching way too many poor transfers of Euro films from the seventies, it's a real treat when I get a chance to see them released by a studio that actually cares what the final product looks like. In my opinion, Raro Video did an outstanding job with these four films, from the production value of the transfers to the package as a whole. I'm not going to imply that each one of these films is a five-star effort - even though fans of this director and this genre will most likely rate them very high, while others may nitpick at them - rather that it is the collection itself that I'm rating as top of the line, one that any enthusiast of Eurocrime or seventies cinema will find it well worth their time to track down.
Were I to rate them separately, I would give each film four stars - they all have their plusses and minuses, which seem inextricably linked in each. The first three films - Caliber 9, The Italian Connection, and The Boss - are part of Di Leo's 'Milieu Trilogy', a loosely linked series that doesn't follow a continuous storyline, but rather examines the criminal landscape of Italy in the early 1970's. Taking inspiration from the stories of Russian-born émigré Giorgio Scerbanenco, 'Caliber 9' (Milano Calibro 9) may very well be the overall best of the three, with Gastone Moschin taking up the part of the just-released convict Ugo Piazza, whom the berserk Mario Adorf suspects of having stolen money from his organization prior to the start of his three year-prison sentence. Labeled as noir by some, with a plot twisting and turning as well as anything by Chandler or Hammett, this film has one remarkable ending.
Mario Adorf returns in 'The Italian Connection' (La Mala Ordina) as a small-time pimp and hustler Luca Canali who gets served up as a fall-guy for two American hit men (Woody Strode and Henry Silva), who are sent to Milan to make an example of the man who stole a shipment of heroin. On the run, with nothing to lose, its either fight back against the overwhelming odds or die. This one is also based on a Scerbanenca story, and though I don't think it's quite on the same level as 'Caliber 9', it is still an extremely entertaining film. Henry Silva is back again in the trilogy's final installment, 'The Boss' (Il Boss), as bit-player Nick Lanzetta, and the film tracks his violent climb to the top of the organization. Somewhat talky, which slows down the film in spots, Silva still shines as an ice-cold killer.
The last film, supposedly exclusive to this box set, is 'Rulers of the City' (I Padroni della Città) with Jack Palance, Al Cliver and Harry Baer. This film seems somewhat mislabeled as a comedy - it is a bit more light-hearted than the others, but that's about it. Baer (looking like nothing so much as the younger brother of Robert Downey Jr.) and Cliver, a couple of nobodies trying to get ahead in the world, scam Palance's organization out of 10 million Lira. Getting the money was easy - getting away with it is the hard part.
All four films are highly entertaining, though time and distance mutes some of the social commentary that di Leo peppered his films with. All but 'The Italian Connection' include a soundtrack by Luis Bacalov, which reminds me (especially in 'Caliber 9') of the outstandingly funky pinball theme from Sesame Street. I watched all the films in Italian, but they all come with both English and Italian options. From my understanding, all Italian films from this time were re-dubbed after filming, even for Italian audiences, and 'Caliber 9' has probably the worst dubbing of the four films, though I consider this somewhat to be expected with these films and don't subtract much because of it. The 'Milieu Trilogy' films are all in 16x9 anamorphic widescreen with an aspect ratio of 1.85:1; 'Rulers of the City' is non-anamorphic wide-screen (black bars on top, bottom and sides). Above all, these films look terrific. Restored and remastered, they pop off the screen. Extras include five documentaries spread out over the four discs, consisting of interviews with Di Leo, his actors and crew, and historians to address different subjects relating to each film. Also included in the box set is a small booklet containing excerpts of the Di Leo interview.
While its understandable that anyone can get a lemon, I thought the packaging in this collection was fine - each film comes in its own case, and which are exactly the same as regular DVD packaging except that they are half as thick. The DVD itself is affixed to a spindle to keep it in place (as it is in traditional cases), and unlike some cheap sets, the tension on the spindle is sufficient to keep the DVD from slipping off and banging around loose inside the case. All my DVD's arrived in good shape and played well, and I highly recommend the entire set.
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Great Collection w/DVD issues
July 5 2011
Barclay G. Virden
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Nothing to add in the way of another film review.
The treatment of these movies is good, they look and sound very nice.
Yes, the cases are a bit flimsy but they're acceptable.
I, too, had an issue with the Il Boss disc. The feature doesn't freeze up but the Storie di Mafia documentary does have the 30 second audio delay. It's pretty f'n annoying and might render it unwatchable for many. I'm pretty patient with such things and still had a difficult time.
The "anyone can get a lemon" assessment by an earlier reviewer doesn't apply here.
The now-majority of Amazon buyers are having these same problems.
What seems odd to me is that the quality warnings on here are getting "1 out of 5 found this helpful" responses.
Seems to me that it might be kind of important to a potential buyer.
For whatever it's worth I'll contact RaroVideo.
Still, I won't be returning the set.
The films are great and I'm happy to have spent $20 to have them collected.
UPDATE: The good people at RaroVideo are aware of the issue, have fixed it and have offered to send me a replacement.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
When You Get A Blu-Ray Like This, You Tip Your Hat
Dec 11 2013
Justin A. Swartz
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My first experience with Fernando di Leo's films was on Video Asia's Thug City Chronicles: Volume 1 collection, which contained decent transfers of "Milan Caliber 9," "The Italian Connection," and "The Boss." The drawback about the Video Asia set was the presentation, which had panned-and-scanned letterbox versions of each film to fit a 4:3 frame. When I looked up the movies from the Thug City set on Amazon and found this Blu-Ray box set, I was thrilled, and even more so when I found that it was on sale for almost 50% off. I snatched up a copy and have recently completed watching the set on Blu-Ray, and thought it deserved a review.
I started with the first and arguably the best film, "Milan Caliber 9," which is simply labeled "Caliber 9" by Raro Video. This movie was Fernando di Leo's first entry into the euro-crime genre and the first part of the loosely-connected Milieu trilogy. Gastone Moschin plays Ugo Piazza, a hood who just spent three years in prison after getting nailed for robbery. Unfortunately, Ugo's old mafia buddies (which includes Italian mainstay Mario Adorf as the vicious Rocco and Lionel Stander, the voice of Kup from Transformers: The Movie, as Rocco's boss) believe that he has $300,000 of Stander's money hidden somewhere. The cops, who are really no better than the crooks, want Ugo to snitch on Stander and send him and his associates up the river. Even the beautiful Barbara Bouchet, who plays Ugo's girlfriend, believes he has the money. When push comes to shove, Ugo starts manipulating Stander, Adorf, Bouchet, and the cops like a chess master, making all of them run around like a Chinese fire drill. But boy, he didn't see that double-cross coming, and neither will you.
The second film in the Milieu trilogy is "The Italian Connection," which has been available for years in the public domain as "Manhunt." Henry Silva and Woody Strode headline this tale of two American hitmen sent to Milan to eliminate a small-time pimp named Luca Canoli (played to the hilt by Mario Adorf). They're told that he ripped off a New York cocaine shipment, but that couldn't be further from the truth, and the more Luca tries to figure out why he's been fingered in this mess, the more people his boss, the detestable Don Vito, sends to kill Luca. Even Luca's ex-wife and daughter aren't safe from Don Vito's wrath, and while Silva and Strode live it up nightly in the clubs, trying to find Luca, Luca is slumming it out with a hippie girl he knows, trying to find some place to hide and some place to figure out why his life is going to hell. When the truth comes out and the final confrontation between Silva, Strode, and Adorf is set to take place, you will be in for a real treat.
The third and final film in the Milieu trilogy is "The Boss," which is my absolute favorite. Henry Silva returns as the lead star in this film, but loses the useless appendage that Woody Storde was in "The Italian Connection." Silva plays a bad-ass mob hitman named Frank Lanzetta, who opens the film by blowing up a group of men watching a skin flick in a screening room. He does this via a 1970's-style grenade launcher, and as he escapes uses his last grenade on one of the filmgoer's henchmen, tearing him to shreds. The screening room hit was ordered by Don Corasco (played with expert reserve by Richard Conte), a man who heads up the Sicilian mob. Unfortunately, Lanzetta got all but one of the skin freak's men--Coukky, a crazed and wild mobster who refuses to make peace with Don Corasco and kidnaps Lanzetta's boss's daughter in broad daylight. Lanzetta is sent in to rescue her, but having been given orders from Corasco, he makes sure his boss and his assistant won't cause Corasco any more trouble, and soon makes his way up the mob food chain, double-crossing everyone in his path and laying waste to Coukky and his men.
The fourth film included in this set is "Rulers of the City," which has been widely available in the public domain as "Mister Scarface." Jack Palance plays Mister Scarface, a mob boss who smokes cigarettes in an old-fashioned holder and has a reputation of shooting first and asking questions later. Tony, a debt collector for a small-time mob dude named Luigi, dreams of making it big someday and going to live with his brother in Brazil (which is made pretty clear by Tony wearing a shirt that says "Brazil" for the first half of the movie). When Rick, a blonde-haired, blue-eyed pretty boy who works for Scarface loses some of Scarface's money while playing poker at Luigi's place, Scarface comes in to make the deal right, and roughs Rick up to teach him a lesson. Tony takes pity on Rick and takes the puny thug to his place, where they concoct a plot to rip off Scarface for ten million dollars. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end, and when Luigi gets word that Scarface is looking for Tony because of the rip-off, people get double-crossed, peopled get killed, and people get avenged.
Each film is presented in 16x9 widescreen with a 2.35:1 aspect ratio (despite what the box says about "Rulers of the City" being in 4:3). They filled the entire screen on my 32" widescreen TV, something I very much appreciated. I watched all four films dubbed in English, which I think adds to the kitsch factor of it all, and found that the English dub's volume would only increase to a certain point and then wouldn't get any louder, regardless of how far you turned it up. Whether this was simply due to my television or something on Raro Video's part, I have no clue, but I would have liked it if the English audio were a little louder so I could pick up what Gastone Mochin's actor was mumbling in some of those scenes of "Milan Caliber 9."
As for the image quality, these movies look great. Compared to that Video Asia release I had, this is like a blessing from Heaven, if Heaven showed Fernando di Leo movies, or any movies at all (I guess we'll know when we get there, huh?). As for the video glitches experienced by some viewers in "Rulers of the City," I had no such issues on my Samsung ST-66 Blu-Ray player. There are certain moments in all four films, however, where it looks like the film went off the reel during the transfer. This is clearly evident in "The Italian Connection," where the image runs almost totally off-screen for a good three to four seconds. It's jarring to say the least, and it looks like the transfer team kept adjusting the image back and forth to clear it up in the ensuing seconds, making for an even more dizzying experience. However, considering the age of the prints and the time these movies were made, I can easily forgive mistakes like this, but other (anal) viewers may not be so forgiving.
So, after watching all four films, how would I rate them?
"Milan Caliber 9" is the best one, as it has everything a good euro-crime thriller should have--mystery, action, drama, romance, and an ending you will never see coming.
"The Italian Connection" fell flat for me because of the strange performances Henry Silva and Woody Strode deliver in it and their lack of effort in searching for Luca while Luca is shooting up half the town trying to get to Don Vito.
"The Boss," as I said, is my favorite, because it's packed with action, double-crosses, shifty gangsters, and Henry Silva being a complete and total bad-ass, as he was meant to be. Richard Conte also turns in a noteworthy performance in "The Boss," and there's some great humor between the chief of police and the commissioner, who is an informant for Don Corasco. The only drawback to "The Boss" is the ending, which leaves you with the Italian phrase for "To Be Continued" on it, and regrettably, it never was.
"Rulers of the City" is very slow to start and kind-of wanders around for a good half-hour, trying to find its way, until Jack Palance comes in and tears up the joint. As one friend put it, "I think the plot just walked into the room." The movie was made in 1976, well after the Milieu trilogy, and Fernando di Leo had moved on to make a series of gangster thrillers that had lighter plots and some comedic elements to them (see his 1975 vehicle "Loaded Guns," with Ursula Andress and Woody Strode, for more evidence of this). "Rulers of the City" suffers from this formula, as it could have been a great bullet-riddled, double-crossing revenge flick. It does, however, deliver in the final twenty minutes, which is nothing but a huge gun battle between Tony, Rick, their friend Napoli, and Scarface's men in an abandoned slaughterhouse. It's wickedly awesome and clearly shows elements that John Woo would later adapt into his Hong Kong gangster thrillers (watch what Tony's shotgun does to cars and you'll see what I mean).
So is this set worth the twenty-some dollars I spent on it? As Sarah Palin once said, "You betcha." If you're a fan of euro-crime thrillers or just want to have a crackling good time flashing back to the 70's, then pick up this box set (which is cheaper than buying the individual discs) and enjoy a time when crime was rampant, crooks were smart AND tough, and old movie stars could relive their glory days as A-listers in a country called Italy.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Unbeatable Price
March 26 2012
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In the past year or so I've really gotten into Italian cult cinema, mainly Giallo, but I've also become a growing fan of actresses such as Barbara Bouchet and Marisa Mell. When I learned a Bouchet film was going to be released on Blu-ray in this four film series I jumped on it, especially at the price point of $23.99 (what I pre-ordered it at). Having seen none of these films before and still being rather new to the Euro-Crime genre I didn't know what to expect. Having watched them all I'm glad I took the plunge.
Transfer wise there's no complaints from me, then again I'm not overly picky about picture and sound like some people are. I've watched and enjoyed enough bad VHS rips that for me it's more about the entertainment value than the quality, quality is just a bonus. But here the quality appears to be top notch to me, definitely better than I'm sure these films have ever looked before.
Film wise my personal favorite out of the four was The Italian Connection, for me it had the best combination of non stop action and story, Mario Adorf is simply awesome, never a dull moment. The other three films are also entertaining in their own rights, although I was a little disappointed in Caliber 9, Bouchet's role was pretty minimal and as one of the more hyped films in the collection I actually found it a little boring at times, Mario Adorf and the limited amount of Bouchet carried that one for me.
Anyone whose a fan of these films or this genre should be more than happy with this set. The current price of $24.99 is simply a steal for these four films on Blu-ray.
3.5 stars for average entertainment value of the films.
5 stars for the value of the set itself.
Average 4 stars.
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful
[Blu-ray] Fernando Di Leo crime collection [Blu-ray]
Feb. 4 2012
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When I first heard these films would hit Blu-Ray, I was pretty excited since these Di Leo films are among his best and are some of my all time favorites. It was going to be great to see these films in definitive home video editions! Sadly, these new transfers don't look very good at all. They are swimming with digital noise and artifacts that may have been film grain at one point but is now a mass of swirling fuzz. The further away from the TV you get, the better the image appears to look.
The major letdown of the set, however, are the weird, split-second video glitches on the Blu-Ray disc of The Italian Connection (that can be seen in this photo I took here [...] ). Another similar glitch can be seen during the lumberyard fight, and then at least 5 more instances are seen during the final junkyard scene. I'm pretty sure this isn't an isolated incident, so if you've encountered these video glitches throughout the disc, please let Raro know that they need to correct this. They seem to not be willing to fix this problem at the moment and replied with this message to me:
"Thanks for pointing out the problem with the Italian Connection blu-ray. Unfortunately, at this point there's not much we can do to correct the disc. If you're dissatisfied with the collection you can return it and we'll issue you a refund. Alternatively we can send you the single DVD of the Italian Connection, so that you have a clean copy. Again, thank you for your feedback and ongoing interest in RaroVideo."
I'll most likely be returning my Blu-Ray set for a refund and sticking with the original Italian Raro DVDs that still look surprisingly great upconverted on my HDTV. It's a bummer. I want to support Raro because they are consistently releasing interesting and desirable Italian films that are English friendly. But, with their track record of quality already down the tubes, it's hard to recommend blind buying anything they release (Before this, they had issues with their DVD versions of The Boss and Dorian Grey). My fingers are crossed that they can overcome this and drastically improve their quality control.
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