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Everyone has a story, but after a year marked by devastating drought and blistering heat, farmers and ranchers across Colorado emerged with some of the most compelling and tragic tales of life on the land — something area researchers hope to learn from.
Colorado State University agriculture experts are urging affected ranchers and farmers to tell their version of the struggles they faced in 2012 as part of a research project, "Telling the Story — Drought in Colorado."
Farmers with annual sales of more than $100,000 — about 6,000 in Colorado — are encouraged to take the 20-minute online survey, available through Tuesday. Responses will remain anonymous.
So far, about 400 operations have shared their story.
"Getting survey responses helps us understand where we're doing a good job and where we can do better," said project leader James Pritchett, a farm- and-ranch researcher and associate professor of resource economics at CSU. "If the drought were to continue, we need to know something about how resilient our operations are."
Results will be discussed at public forums starting in January. Researchers will use data to better understand long-term consequences and improve emergency policies and financial options for the most affected ranchers.
"These are the operations that are more likely to buy from Main Street, rural Colorado," Pritchett said. "These are producers more likely to use agriculture as their main source of household income."
The CSU Agriculture Experiment Station and CSU Extension are heading the research, which is being funding by the university, the Colorado Department of Agriculture and the Colorado Water Conservation Board.
A lackluster winter snowpack early in 2012 and a bone-dry spring created perfect drought conditions, climate experts have said. The drought ravaged the state in all the wrong ways and detrimentally affected ranchers and farmers who scrambled to salvage crops and feed livestock. In many cases, hay production was as low as 30 percent of normal, forcing many to downsize herds and consider land sell-offs just to stay afloat.
Through the end of November, drought conditions in about 45 percent of the contiguous U.S. were deemed "severe or extreme," according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
In contrast, about 1 percent of the country was severely to extremely wet on the year.
It's a scenario Pritchett said could become more prevalent moving into 2013, and he hopes this project will help everyone prepare for that possibility.
"We didn't really have that drought hit home for the public at large," he said. "I think going into this next year, if we don't have some tremendous snowfall, we're going to feel those effects much more dramatically."
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Synonyms: cis vaccenic acid acid biosynthesis
|Biosynthesis → Fatty Acid and Lipid Biosynthesis → Fatty Acid Biosynthesis → Unsaturated Fatty Acid Biosynthesis
General Background
The only unsaturated fatty acids found in E. coli, palmitoleate and cis-vaccenate, comprise about one-half the fatty acid content of the organism [Gelmann72]. The proportion of unsaturated fatty acids is known to increase in E. coli with lower growth temperature. This phenomenon, found in most organisms, that provides a mechanism for adjusting the lipid phase transition of the membrane phospholipids to differing temperatures.
KASII encoded by fabF is the only enzyme that can catalyze the conversion of palmitoleate to cis-vaccenate, and is believed to play a major role in the thermal regulation of fatty acid composition of the membrane phospholipids of E. coli [Garwin80a]. KASII is one of three β-ketoacyl-ACP synthases (KAS) in E. coli: KASI, KASII and KASIII, encoded by fabB, fabF and fabH, respectively.
It has been shown that KASII is more active at low temperatures (relative to the overall rate of fatty acid synthesis) than at high temperatures [Garwin80]. This relative increase results in the production of cis-vaccenate rather than palmitoleate. Furthermore, because the former (but not the later) can be incorporated into both positions of sn-glycerol 3-phosphate, the synthesis of diunsaturated phospholipids occurs and the thermotrophic phase transition of the membrane phospholipids is lowered [Garwin80a].
About This Pathway
The first step in the biosynthesis of cis-vaccenate from palmitoleate is elongation from C16 to C18 with formation of a 3-oxo group, catalyzed by the product of fabF. The next three steps then complete the elongation cycle. These include reduction of the 3-oxo group, dehydration to form the trans-2-enoyl-ACP a (2-trans-11-cis)-vaccen-2-enoyl-[acp], and reduction of the resulting 2,3 double bond to form the acyl-ACP, a cis-vaccenoyl-[acp].
The dehydration step is catalyzed by FabZ. A second dehydratase encoded by fabA prefers substrates with 10-carbon aliphatic chains and does not use unsaturated substrates [Heath96b, Leesong96]. FabA functions at the branch point between saturated and unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis (see pathway (5Z)-dodec-5-enoate biosynthesis).
The identity of the reductase that catalyzes the fourth reaction is likely to be FabI. It has been suggested that FabI is probably the only such reductase that participates in both saturated and unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in E. coli [Heath95]. The acyl-ACP ( a cis-vaccenoyl-[acp]) formed is utilized for phospholipid biosynthesis (see pathway CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthesis II). In the final reaction, although the function of the TesA thioesterase is unclear, it can potentially liberate the free fatty acid cis-vaccenate.
Reviews: [White05], and Cronan, J.E. Jr., and C.O. Rock (2008) "Biosynthesis of Membrane Lipids" EcoSal 3.6.4 [ECOSAL]
Superpathways: superpathway of unsaturated fatty acids biosynthesis (E. coli)
Variants: (5Z)-dodec-5-enoate biosynthesis
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Last-Curated 15-May-2013 by Fulcher C, SRI International
ECOSAL: "Escherichia coli and Salmonella: Cellular and Molecular Biology." Online edition.
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Heath95: Heath RJ, Rock CO (1995). "Enoyl-acyl carrier protein reductase (fabI) plays a determinant role in completing cycles of fatty acid elongation in Escherichia coli." J Biol Chem 270(44);26538-42. PMID: 7592873
Heath96b: Heath RJ, Rock CO (1996). "Regulation of fatty acid elongation and initiation by acyl-acyl carrier protein in Escherichia coli." J Biol Chem 1996;271(4);1833-6. PMID: 8567624
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White05: White SW, Zheng J, Zhang YM, Rock (2005). "The structural biology of type II fatty acid biosynthesis." Annu Rev Biochem 74;791-831. PMID: 15952903
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Barnes68: Barnes EM, Wakil SJ (1968). "Studies on the mechanism of fatty acid synthesis. XIX. Preparation and general properties of palmityl thioesterase." J Biol Chem 1968;243(11);2955-62. PMID: 4871199
Bergler92: Bergler H, Hogenauer G, Turnowsky F (1992). "Sequences of the envM gene and of two mutated alleles in Escherichia coli." J Gen Microbiol 1992;138 ( Pt 10);2093-100. PMID: 1364817
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If you have tight calf muscles, they can become sore after long distance walking. One solution is to stretch your calf muscles after your walks using the traditional runners stretch or by placing a strap around the ball of your foot and pulling back to feel the stretch in your calf.
Muscle fatigue is usually caused by doing too much too fast.
If you are just starting a walking program and you are not accustomed to walking, say, for 30 minutes, your muscles can tire easily. You can gradually get your muscles into game shape by starting with a 15 minute walk and increasing the time or distance by five minutes until you reach your desired goal.
When your muscle soreness occurs can determine your stage of injury.
- If it occurs after walking, while resting, this is normal muscle fatigue. Usually stretching will help.
- If the pain begins during the walk, it is your body giving you a signal to rest. You should stop at that point and use that as your target distance. This may be a sign of over doing it.
- If the pain comes on when you start walking, hold off on walking for 2-3 weeks and start again when you are pain-free. This may be a sign that you are developing an acute muscle tendonitis.
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Texas became the first preseason top five team to lose this season as UCLA rolled into Austin and ripped the Longhorns 34-12. Meanwhile, Alabama was issued a reprieve by Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallet who threw three crucial interceptions to help the Tide erase a 20-7 deficit and leave Fayetteville with a 24-20 win.
The Texas loss will make it difficult for the computer's preseason projected BCS title game matchup to come to fruition. It had forecasted a championship game battle between the Longhorns and Boise State. After the weekend's events, the Broncos are ranked 1st and Alabama is 2nd. TCU, Ohio State and Oregon round out the top five of the latest Congrove Computer Rankings.
The coaches have Alabama, Ohio State and Boise State as their top three. The sportswriters concur, but are not a part of the BCS formula that consists of the coaches' poll, the Harris Poll and six independent computer formulas.
The Harris Poll, which in past seasons has been released the last weekend of September, just unveiled its member voting panel on Friday and will not issue its first rankings for 2010 until October 10.
The first BCS Standings of the year will be compiled on October 17.
Boise State kept its BCS Championship game aspirations alive with a 37-24 home win over Oregon State, notching its third straight home victory over the Beavers and 17th consecutive overall win. It doesn't hurt the Broncos that fellow WAC member Nevada won 27-13 at BYU to improve to 4-0, but the 55-38 loss by Fresno State (2-1) at Ole Miss doesn't help. Aside from the Wolf Pack and Bulldogs, Boise State's remaining WAC foes are a cumulative 7-16.
Ohio State had plenty of mercy on Eastern Michigan as it substituted players at will in a 73-20 rout of the Eagles.
The Big Ten conference played a creampuff schedule, but apparently some teams failed to get the memo that everyone was supposed to win with relative ease. Sure, the Buckeyes rolled, and Wisconsin annihilated poor little FCS member Austin Peay 70-3, but Purdue lost 31-20 to Toledo and Minnesota was upended 34-23 by Northern Illinois. also, Northwestern eked-out a 30-25 win over visiting Central Michigan
Meanwhile, Penn State had to rally to beat Temple 22-13. Its the 35th straight time that the Owls have failed to come away a winner against the Nittany Lions, and their 28th straight loss in the series. It's the current longest streak of domination for one team over another.
The fourth-longest such streak belongs to Kentucky which extended its losing streak in the series to 24 games with a 48-14 loss in Gainesville. While the Gainesville police have become accustomed to booking football players, there is no truth to the rumor that the entire Kentucky team was issued a citation for "failure to appear".
Florida State and Virginia Tech blanked their ACC opponents to take the lead in their respective divisions. The Seminoles walloped Wake Forest 31-0 to end a two-game losing streak to the Demon Deacons in Tallahassee, while the Hokies won 19-0 to end a two-game losing streak at Boston College.
N.C. State is tied with the 'Noles in the Atlantic after its stunning 45-28 win at Georgia Tech. The Hokies and Wolfpack knock heads this coming Saturday in Raleigh while FSU visits Virginia.
The Big East continued to struggle against nonconference FBS teams. Pitt was blown out 31-3 at home by Miami on Thursday night; Cincinnati lost a close one to Oklahoma 31-29 at Paul Brown Stadium, home of the Cincinnati Bengals; West Virginia bowed 20-14 at LSU; and Rutgers fell 17-13 at home to a short-handed North Carolina team that is still missing a dozen players from suspensions amid ongoing NCAA investigations.
Six Pac-10 teams opened conference play with Arizona, Oregon and USC all emerging victorious. The Wildcats had a defensive standoff with California for over 58 minutes before driving the field to take a 10-9 home win over the Golden Bears. The Ducks fell behind 24-17 at Arizona State, but then reeled off 28 unanswered points in a 42-31 victory. And Lane Kiffin became the first USC head coach since Jess Hill in 1951 to begin his Trojan career with four straight wins as the Trojans downed Washington State 50-16.
UCLA wasn't the PAC-10's only big nonconference winner. Stanford ended its 7-game losing streak at Notre Dame with a 37-14 win. The Cardinal ended a 7-game overall losing streak to the Irish with last year's 45-38 win at Stanford.
The Big 12 had some issues but, other than the Texas loss, escaped unscathed. Nebraska managed a 17-3 home win over FCS member South Dakota State, Kansas State needed a last-minute comeback to subdue UCF 17-13, and Oklahoma had that close 31-29 win in Cincinnati. But Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas and Missouri all won by 17 points or more. Colorado, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M and Texas Tech were all idle.
UCF's heartbreaking defeat at Kansas State wasn't the only close loss for a CUSA team over the weekend. UAB took Tennessee to double-overtime before losing 32-29. The Blazers missed four field goals in the game, including a 54-yarder with less than a minute to go in regulation. The teams exchanged field goals in the first overtime, but the Volunteers countered UAB's field goal in the second extra period with a 25-yard touchdown pass on first down.
A couple of league games in CUSA saw Houston beat Tulane 42-23 with 3rd-string QB Terrance Broadway starting in place of the injured Case Keenum and Cotton Turner. As a result, the Cougars ran for 175 yards and passed for 174.
Army improved to 3-1 for its best start since 1996 with a 35-21 win at Duke. It was also the Black Knights' first win over the Blue Devils since 1996 (0-2). Army currently has the best record among major independents as Navy is 2-1 and Notre Dame is 1-3.
The computer was 36-13 in picking the past week's winners. It has now picked the winner of 83.3% of all games played this season and nearly 80% of all head-to-head FBS matchups.
Nine teams lost for the first time over the weekend, leaving 25 schools with unblemished records.
6 teams picked up their first win over the weekend, leaving just 6 winless programs - Akron, Eastern Michigan, FIU, New Mexico, New Mexico State and Western Kentucky.
FBS vs. FCS:
FBS teams went 9-0 vs. FCS schools, and are now 72-6 (.923) in such games this season. Since 2003, FBS teams are 536-48 (.918) vs. FCS teams.
Here are the results of every FBS loss to the FCS this season:
9/4: Jacksonville State 49, Mississippi 48 (2 OT's)
9/4: North Dakota State 6, Kansas 3
9/11: Gardner-Webb 38, Akron 37
9/11: Liberty 27, Ball State 23
9/11: South Dakota 41, Minnesota 38
9/11: James Madison 21, Virginia Tech 16
This year, 85 FBS teams play a total of 90 games against FCS foes. Five schools play two such games - Arizona State, Ball State, San Jose State, Syracuse and Virginia.
Boise State has streaks of 17 overall wins, 28 regular season wins, 27 home wins, 57 regular season home wins, and 42 straight conference home victories. BSU has never lost at home to a fellow WAC member (36-0). The Broncos' last home loss to a conference foe occurred in 1998 when they were a member of the Big West and fell to Idaho in the final regular season game. The Broncos are 6-1 in their last seven matches against BCS conference schools. Boise State won 37-24 vs. Oregon State.
Alabama has 18 straight wins overall and 28 straight regular season wins. The Tide won 24-20 at Arkansas.
Oklahoma has 33 straight home victories. The Sooners won 31-29 vs. Cincinnati at Paul Brown Stadium.
Utah has 20 straight home wins. The Utes won 56-3 vs. San Jose State.
Western Kentucky has lost 24 straight overall and 29 straight to FBS teams. The Hilltoppers lost 24-12 at USF.
Eastern Michigan has lost 16 straight overall. The Eagles lost 73-20 at Ohio State.
Colorado State ended its' losing streak at 12 games. The Rams won 36-34 vs. Idaho.
Washington State lost its 12th straight game to FBS schools. The Cougars lost 50-16 vs. USC.
Of the 24 new head coaches this year, only 1 is undefeated - Lane Kiffin at USC. Kentucky's Joker Phillips was undefeated going into this past week's slate, but the Wildcats ran into a 48-14 buzzsaw at Florida.


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ISLAMABAD (AP) -- The Pakistani army says Indian troops fired at one of its posts on the disputed Kashmir border, killing one soldier.
The army says the shooting Tuesday evening was unprovoked. It has identified the soldier killed as Naik Ashraf and says he is survived by a wife and three daughters.
The shooting comes amid the worst bout of violence between the two countries in the mountainous Himalayan region of Kashmir in nearly a decade.
Three Pakistani soldiers and two Indian troops have been killed in attacks along the border in the past 10 days.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday that his country's relations with archrival Pakistan "cannot be business as usual" in the wake of the recent attacks.
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Booming business of music streaming to be debated at Mumbrella360
The explosion in music streaming services in Australia – and the likely winners and losers – will be debated in a panel session at Mumbrella360 next month.
Last month, Telstra announced a deal with subscription music service MOG enabling users to stream a catalogue of 15 million tracks to their mobile, tablet, computer or net-connected TV. It joined Spotify, Rdio and Songl, who had already unveiled plans to launch in the Australian market.
Joining the Battle of the Bandwidth panel are Dan Rosen, CEO of the Australian Recording Industry Association; Digital Music Distribution CEO Mark Shaw, Sound Alliance commercial director Ben Shepherd, MCM Entertainment Group CEO Simon Joyce and DMG chief digital officer Rebekah Horne.
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"…who will dominate in the Australian market…"
Same mob who have dominated for the last nine years – The Pirate Bay. Tons more artists jumping on board now thanks to The Promo Bay.
Really think they should feature in the discussion. Ignoring torrents is ignoring the future. Why do you need music industry middlemen unnecessarily syphoning off cash when artists and audience can deal with each other directly?


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Public meeting of the London Courts Board Monday 7 December 2009 at 9.30 am
London Family Court Open Day Saturday 10 October 2009 from 10am - 4pm
Brent Magistrates' Court, 448 High Road, London, NW10 2DZ
Croydon Magistrates' Court, Barclay Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 3NG
Richmond Magistrates' Court, Parkshot, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 2RF
Stratford Magistrates' Court, 389-397 High Street, London, E15 4SB
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- enjoy interactive play over the internet with Dad's Space; a new initiative to provide safe contact for children with a non resident parent.
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TORONTO (AP) - A U.S. federal judge has ruled a subpoena can be issued compelling former Vancouver Canucks owner John McCaw Jr. to testify in Steve Moore's lawsuit against Todd Bertuzzi and the team.
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice asked the U.S. court this year to subpoena the Seattle-based McCaw.
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text: The Level 7 and Level 9 teams at North Auburn?s Miyagi Gymnastics Academy brought home second-place team trophies from the recent Golden Gate Classic in Concord. Optional standouts for the Level 7 team included Tess Balcomb, 14, who placed first on the beam with a score of 9.075, and second on the floor (9.275) and all-around (35.875), and Sarah Leipsic, 10, who was first all-around (36.325) in her age group with firsts on the vault (9.45) and floor (9.375) and a second on the beam (9.1). Also contributing for the Level 7s were Libby Gregory, 13, and Candice Conklin, 13, with Gregory placing fourth on the floor (9.025). Level 8 gymnasts Meghan Gulley, 13, and Jill Wipperman, 13, tied for fourth on the vault, each with an 8.675. Wipperman added a victory on the bars with a 9.105. At Level 9, Annie Penrose, 12, placed first on the vault (9.35) and third on the floor (9.05), while Erin Wipperman, 13, was second on the vault (9.0) and Tawny Lambuth, 13, was sixth on the floor (8.95). Level 10 gymnast Sarah O?Neal, 16, medaled for sixths on the vault, beam, floor and all-around. Placer High senior Jessica Miyagi, who will be continuing her gymnastics career at University of California, Berkeley in the fall on a Division I scholarship, led her father?s club at her future home this past weekend. In Level 10, the 17-year-old Miyagi took the first place all-around with a 36.10, won the vault (9.4) and bars (9.1), and placed second on the beam (8.9) to lead the team at the NorCal Gymnastics competition hosted by Golden Bear Gymnastics of Berkeley at UC Berkeley?s Hass Pavilion. Level 9 highlights included Erin Wipperman?s firsts all-around (34.1) and on the vault (8.9), second on the beam (8.7) and third on the bars (8.05); and Penrose?s runner-up finish on the bars (8.4). At Level 8, Jill Wipperman placed second all-around (36.1) and on the bars (9.175), beam (9.175) and floor (9.20). was third all-around (34.6) and won bronze medals on the beam (9.05) and floor (9.2). The Level 7 Optionals had an impressive showing, winning the team trophy over 14 other NorCal gyms. Highlights were Balcomb?s first-place finishes for all-around in her age group (37.075) and on the beam (9.55) and floor (9.525), second on the bars (9.050) and third on the vault (8.95). Leipsic was first all-around (36.80) and on the vault (9.15), beam (9.40) and floor (9.375), and second on the bars (8.7). Gregory was second on the floor (9.075) while Conklin was third on the floor (8.95) and fourth on the vault (9.15).


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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- The City of Augusta is set to get a new ambulance contract, and leaders say the service should be improved.
The increase is coming at what some believe is a fair price, but some commissioners wonder if you can really have a fair price with no competition.
"You don't know and now it's too late," said Commissioner Corey Johnson.
"You'll never really know unless we go out for bid and that's not the direction I had," said City Administrator Fred Russell.
Augusta commissioners voted to suspend the bid process after a handful of companies had already started it. It was a 6-to-4 vote to renegotiate with Gold Cross.
"It's not about the service of Gold Cross, they've done a great job. We just wanted to make sure the playing field is level for everybody," said Commissioner Corey Johnson.
"We've agreed to what the administrator has come up with," said Gold Cross CEO Vince Brogdon.
The new contract will have a minimum number of ambulances, making strokes and other major emergencies a priority call and the city's 911 center will be able to monitor how fast Gold Cross gets to your emergency.
"I think we did good. The functional concerns we met pretty good. We have a reduction in price as well. I think we got a good service," Russell said.
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Reality is setting in for Valdosta's newly elected mayor. Just over 80 percent of voters in the Azalea City cast their ballots for John Fretti.
He credits his vision for Valdosta's future for his overwhelming success in Tuesday's election. The mayor-elect says he understands that voters have put their trust in him.
"We've enjoyed the mandate that was given to us and we will hope that they (the voters) will entrust us to that and they've spoken, but I want to continue to hear from them," says Fretti.
Fretti will be sworn into office during the first city council meeting of 2004, which will be on January 8.
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After 11-year-old Faith McNeilly saw the house of her family's dreams, she couldn't stop talking about it.
So to make sure her family's offer on the four-bedroom, three-bath property in San Marcos stood out, she hand-wrote the seller a note.
Along with a solid offer, the letter made an indelible impression on the property owner and helped her family seal the deal.
Potential homebuyers trying to outshine competitors in San Diego's super tight housing market have been increasingly adding "love letters" to their offers. These notes, typically penned by agents or their clients, strive to show commitment and passion for the property at hand.
But agents involved with the deal say it's unusual to get a two-page, handwritten letter (in pencil) from a child.
"Dear Homeowner," reads the letter written by Faith. "I love your house because it is the perfect house for my family.
"The number one reason I'd love to live in your house is because I go to San Elijo Middle School and am only in sixth grade," Faith adds. "You may not know this but your house would allow me to go San Elijo Middle School. I'd love to spend the rest of my middle school years with the friends I've made living here in the past 3 years."
Faith's note also explained what she liked about the home, from the patch of grass that would be perfect for her tiny dog to the extra bedroom that would accommodate her visiting grandparents who live in Phoenix.
"It was just awesome because it came from the daughter, not from the parents," said Eric Matz, the agent who represented the home seller. "It was a heck of a lot more personal. My client really liked it. … I've been selling real estate for 24 years, and here's something pretty unique."
When the family saw the San Marcos home, Faith couldn't stop talking about it that night. That's when the family's real estate agent, Catherine "Cat" Adair, suggested that Faith write a letter to the seller.
"(Faith) went home, did her homework, wrote the letter," said her mother, Cathy McNeilly, 46. "I didn't tell her what to write, and it really comes across ... it's very genuine, and I'm proud of it."
The McNeillys' offer was one of multiple offers for the roughly 2,200-square-foot home near California State University San Marcos. But it was their offer that was picked. The home sold for $530,000.
The family of five, who had been house-hunting for several months, closed escrow earlier this month and moved into their home Saturday.
"It was a charming little letter," said Adair, of the Coldwell Banker office in Vista. "I've had clients do their cover letters, but never their children."


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6-11-06 - HUGO, Okla. (AP) - About 900 bicyclists are expected to take off on a 400-mile journey today across Oklahoma. The riders are a part of the Oklahoma Free-Wheel 2006 challenge.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Reviews
I can't compare the animated film fairly to be honest but I must admit there was always elements of Bakshi's effort that worked so well. There are many elements of this Jackson effort I like also but as usual with so many modern films I do feel the over exaggerated hype simply forced people to adhere to the fact that this film is suppose to be epic.
The start of this film is perfect, everything we see in the Shire is just as you would expect and it looks wonderful. Straight away you can see the immense detail that has been put into the film with the interior sets inside Bilbo's little dwelling (look at the metal framing on the back of his front door). Clothing, decorations, equipment etc...everything within the Shire is warm, cozy and thoroughly inviting to the point that you just wanna up sticks and live there. I still think they took some ideas from 'Willow'.
We all knew what to expect with the look of the characters before hand but you still can't fail to be impressed with the quality of simple things like wigs and little items of clothing such as waistcoats. The plot trundles along nicely and like the 78 animated version its pretty similar in styles and visuals. The journey to Bree and incidents within [i]The Prancing Pony[/i] all look great and have that perfect olde English atmosphere with much ale drinking amongst shady figures.
I enjoyed pretty much everything up to the point where the heroes meet up with the Elves Galadriel and Celeborn. At this point I found myself getting bored, the sequences here were heavy going and pretty dull frankly. Not that I expected anything else but I just felt the plot and interest slip away from me. From this point I was disappointed with what I saw, the film seems to lose a lot of its genuine old world atmosphere, the orcs and especially Uruk-hai looked pretty dreadful and the fight sequences become extremely repetitive.
We know the heroes don't die so you know they will be slicing down the bad guys left right and centre but the fights looked pretty badly choreographed to me with obvious fake fisticuffs going on. The orcs just keep on coming one after another whilst the main heroes merely glance at them with a sword or look at them and they go flying to the ground in screams of agony...hmmm.
I never liked the designs for the orcs either really. They always looked like something from a bad Star Trek episode with silly fake contacts, silly fake teeth and the odd scar across the face. They are a random bunch so the odd one looked OK but I must side with the Bakshi film for this. I always loved how the orcs were in the shadows, faces obscured by darkness only allowing their eerie red eyes to glow through. The 78 animated film was much darker in tone with violence and the orc hordes, Jackson's film never captured that spooky essence for me a tall with either.
This leads me to the effects which a lot was done with CGI. Now this was to be expected of course, you can't really make a film about this fairytale without it. Back in the day CGI was blooming was used in everything but unfortunately it hadn't been fine tuned yet. The result for this film being somewhat sketchy to say the least. Upon release everyone barked on about how great the effects were, I never saw this, to me they were always pretty bad and naturally to this day now look even worse.
You can't be negative about effects on old films but like I said even when I saw this at the cinema it looked dire to me. Where it worked was landscapes, skylines and armies, there are some glorious village/kingdom shots in this film, the odd building/ruin/relic also looked good but the problem came with over the top action set pieces and creatures.
Alongside tonnes of hideously bad bluescreen effects some of the CGI is damn ropy to be honest. Sequences inside the Mines of Moria are easily the worst in the film and look awful, the huge troll the team must fight and the Balrog demon always looked fake. The orc pits surrounding Saruman's castle were another badly realised concept, looking back they really do look like PS2 sequences.
A lot of the action always did look like videogame sequences to me, much like the army battles at the start of the film and in the following sequels. The same issue that CGI had and still does really is the effects tend to look plastic and obvious.
One of the films main assets if you ask me is the attention to detail on errr everything! Jackson has tried to cover all aspects right down to the smallest detail which has to be applauded. The other main asset must be the real location shoots used for various parts of Middle Earth. Far be it from me to say but at times the film felt more of a tourist advert for New Zealand than a film, yep that's me being cynical, but honestly the location work really did expand the Tolkien universe to new heights. Much like Star Wars did with their locations.
Cast wise, well I can't fault this really, every character is well cast and every actor does a good job, nuff said. Hell even the extras for the elves looked perfect just standing there saying nothing but looking so...elf-like.
Something the Bakshi film lacked but this film had was a beautifully smooth ethereal spirituality to it. Jackson captures the mythical almost semi religious tones of the story (mainly through sequences involving the elves and their folklore) and really makes it feel historically believable. All the while you are accompanied by gentle heavenly sounds and the type of music you expect from Clannad or Tangerine Dream, it is in fact Enya on occasion.
I still prefer the Bakshi version for certain aspects but I like this version for others. I don't think this film was quite dark or foreboding enough in various sequences, huge missed chances with the Ringwraiths methinks, and merely having screaming ugly drooling orcs isn't really enough to say its dark n scary. I also loved how the Bakshi film didn't cower away from showing lots of blood, something this film lacked.
First half of the film I love but from the midway point I don't like, simple as that really. It seems to go from a beautiful fable to a daft videogame mashup, think 'Legend' at the start then Conan from the midway point.
I can't rant on about the semi reasonable effects or lack of the odd bits and pieces here and there lets be frank, the film is much more than that. Even though its not a perfect adaptation of the classic tale its pretty darn close and manages to encompass enough adventure and excitement with just the right amount of emotion to thrill. I do think it has been over hyped terribly which is a common problem these days but it is still a solid film, just not as epic as you're led to believe.
No one should ignore the Bakshi animated film either I must say, a glorious piece of work that really does offer a damn good alternative to this film.
If you are wondering why it took me so long to write this review, it is due to me trying to figure out my emotions for this film. On the request of a friend of mine, I decided to buy the original trilogy of novels and reading through them I did. With me having the rich idea of the novels in mind, plus hearing so much about the films, I was curious as to how they would be on the screen. Plus, I had seen the animated film version that comprised of The Fellowship Of The Ring and The Two Towers. So, let's say that, while I tried not to, I had high expectations. Now, where they met? Read on.
The first thing that accrued to me was just how much love and care was put into this film. It was once said by the late Gene Siskel that you can tell how much a director loves people is by the care he shows his film. Jackson must adore people and the fans of these novels because this is an impressive film to look at. From the opening battle scenes that serve as the prologue to the cliff hanger at the end, this film is still mind numbing to me due to me wondering how they were able to afford this film's production.
Then you have the actors. While I will admit that these people did become these characters, there is only one man I want to talk about: Ian McKellen as Gandelf the Gray. Like a lot of people, this wise old sage is my favorite character the entire series due to his wisdom, his sacrifices me makes, plus him just being one of the most spectacular wizard on screen. He was the one I was mostly looking forward to seeing brought to life, and McKellen does so with justice. I heard that he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Watching this performance, I am disappointed that he did not win. He is phenomenal.
Just to make this fast, I will write about Elijah Wood's performance when I review The Return of the King.
With only one things left to say about my reaction to this film, I will say that I am still a little surprise at how much was shoved into the script for the theatrical print. Even more shocked was how much was filmed, but then re-released for the Extended Print (much recommended. more so then the Theatrical). While watching this film, I can imagine how thick the script was and how heart broken Jackson was when he had to chop out some sections that had to be for filmed. Even more on the editing floor for this film's theatrical run. Just, this film flows very smoothly, even though it is ass numbing long (but nothing compared to the epic length of The Return Of The King).
I know I am late with reviewing this film, even more late when seeing this film. But, I think personally it is a good thing I have waited this long. In my life time as of now, I have seen countless fantasy films and I am able to judge how grand a film this is. Now, is this as grand as my all time favorite fantasy film 'Pan's Labyrinth'? No. But, in terms of being a classic, this is the best modern classic and a perfect start for the Battle of Middle Earth.
This is the challenge Peter Jackson was left with in creating the first in his Lord of the Rings trilogy: the collective imagination of literally millions of fans, each one filled with different intricacies and opinions concerning characters, settings, basically everything involved in production design and being a director in general. With such a burden weighing on Jackson's shoulders, no one would have blamed him if he simply curled into the foetal position and sobbed when he actually bagged the role of director. But I'm sure I speak for fans, critics and the entire world when I say that I'm so glad that he didn't.
The first in the sweeping epic of the Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring begins with the origin of the one ring; an object created by the dark lord Sauron in order to take over Middle Earth. After a battle sequence or two, we join up with our hero of the piece; Frodo Baggins, a Hobbit from the Shire. After finding out that his Uncle Bilbo's magic ring is in fact the ring in question, Frodo is forced to undertake a journey to Mordor in order to destroy the ring once and for all. A fellowship of nine warriors is formed in order to help Frodo on his journey and the quest begins.
Even the synopsis above comes laden with backstory and explanation. What is a Hobbit? What is a Sauron? What is a Frodo? All these questions can mean that the film can become bogged down with explaining what the exact properties of Hobbit's feet are that they are able to never wear shoes or how exactly the Ringwraiths are able to survive at all. It is a credit to the script that none of this is explained, nor does it feel necessary to be explained. Even for a newcomer to Middle Earth, the escapist factor of the world onscreen is enough to dismiss any disbelief or need to find out how exactly shadow and flame combine to be a Balrog. Not only this, but the script also does a fantastic job of cutting out everything unnecessary in order to keep the storytelling lean. It also manages, while trimming the extra weight (in the form of things like Tom Bombadil), to keep the feeling of wonder that the books are so renknowned for. Many book adaptations can end up being driven by the story alone, allowing no time for the more emotional moments between characters and forgetting entirely to establish connections between them. Not so here, as every member of the fellowship is allowed their moment on the screen, from Boromir to Gimli, and all of them have their own distinct personality.
This personality distinction can also be attributed to the perfectly cast ensemble. Every single character has their perfect corresponding actor to play their onscreen counterpart. J.R.R Tolkien, the books' author, actually endorsed Christopher Lee to be Gandalf (the two were good friends up until Tolkien's death), but despite this glowing reference, Ian McKellen was cast instead, Christopher Lee playing the part of Saruman. Looking at the finished product it's impossible to imagine the roles being reversed as the two are so perfect for their respective parts. The actors themselves do brilliantly. Viggo Mortensen is almost Eastwood-like in his understated effiency as Aragorn, John Rhys-Davies and Orlando Bloom make up one of the great double-acts of the pieces, the other being the hilarious Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd as Merry and Pippin. In this we even get to see a little more range from Elijah Wood which is not as evident in the sequels, mainly due to his character's role later on. The standouts, despite the entire ensemble performing fantastically, are Sean Bean as Boromir who displays more talent than National Treasure would give him credit for and Ian McKellen as Gandalf. His performance is the rock that the film can stand on and he seems as though he's not so much visiting Middle Earth as he's been living there his whole life. The gravitas he holds and the empathy he evokes is simply astounding and it's not until repeat viewings that this can really be seen.
After having made limited successes like Heavenly Creatures and The Frighteners, Peter Jackson stepped up to the plate in a major way in directing the Fellowship of the Ring. As mentioned before, the strain could easily have proved too much but from the very first scene it's obvious that Jackson is more than adept at handling a sweeping epic such as this. As he deftly move through the opening battle sequences and into the beauty and serenity of Hobbiton, Jackson's camera is rarely still, sweeping through the incredible locations and swirling around his characters in a beautifully choreographed dance. Every single shot counts for something and the bare minimum is obviously never enough in Jackson's mind. This is the more beautifully photographed of the three, despite the grandeur and spectacle of the Return of the King. Rohan storming the armies of Mordor is all very well but it's scenes like the Wraiths attacking the four all but helpless Hobbits on Weathertop which leave the most lasting impressions. Jackson's versatility is also on full display here as he moves through the autumn shades of Rivendell to the cold stone of Moria to the eerie blue-green of Lothlorien, every setting is perfectly captured by Jackson's lens. And does he know how to bring the fight scenes. Mr. Bay could take a few pointers in terms of how to shoot a battle scene, whether in the dark of Balin's tomb or the leafy surrounds of Parth Galen, every moment counts and every movement is felt, rather than the mindless slugging out of giant robots.
The score of Shore also deserves a lot of the credit for fully immersing the audience in the onscreen world. Howard Shore's unmistakable tune is applied liberally throughout the film but it works perfectly every time. The themes and motifs which he includes according to character or even species is astounding. The nostalgia of Hobbiton is beautifully underscored with one of the more subdued peices of the soundtrack but the thundering main theme is as powerful and overwhelming as you would hope it would be and then some. It's no surprise that one of the four Oscars the first film won was for Shore's score (teehee).
It's the complete immersion in the world of Middle Earth which makes this film so incredible. Despite the film's runtime being close to 3 hours long, even longer in the extended version, it never feels taxing to sit and soak up the breathtaking surrounds. Where some films can feel like a chore at two hours, it's almost impossible to keep from loading the next film instantly after finishing the first one thanks to the incredible power to entrance the film holds. The combination of flawless production design from props to locations along with the beautifully crafted story and faultless direction makes this film one of the greatest of all time.
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The attack on Weathertop. Despite being comprised of far fewer parties than many other battles in the series, the terrifying Ringwraiths more than make up for it.
Are you frightened?
Not nearly frightened enough.
One Ring to Rule Them All. One Ring to Find Them. One Ring to Bring Them All and In The Darkness Bind Them
Nobody tosses a dwarf.
If you want him come and claim him.
You shall not pass!
What did you hear? Speak!
N-nothing important. That is, I heard a good deal about a ring, and a Dark Lord, and something about the end of the world, but... Please, Mr. Gandalf, sir, don't hurt me. Don't turn me into anything... unnatural.
Saw it again! Long time since I first saw this film, it really felt like the first time because I didn't remember a lot of things, it was epic, fantastic film! Awesome story, greatly directed by Peter Jackson and fantastic cast, one of the best ever ensemble. This movie won 4 Oscars and well deserved. Highly recommended!
The prologue, spoken by Galadriel, shows the Dark Lord Sauron forging the One Ring which he can use to conquer the lands of Middle-earth through his enslavement of the bearers of the Rings of Power powerful magical rings given to individuals from the races of Elves, Dwarves and Men. A Last Alliance of Elves and Men is formed to counter Sauron and his forces at the foot of Mount Doom, but Sauron himself appears to kill Elendil, the High King of Arnor and Gondor, and Gil-galad, High King of the Noldor. Just afterward, Isildur grabs his father's broken sword Narsil, and slashes at Sauron's hand. The stroke cuts off Sauron's fingers, separating him from the Ring and vanquishing his army. However, because Sauron's life is bound in the Ring, he is not completely defeated until the Ring itself is destroyed. Isildur takes the Ring and succumbs to its temptation, refusing to destroy it, but he is later ambushed and killed by orcs and the Ring is lost in the river into which Isildur fell.
The Ring is found two-and-a-half millennia later, and eventually it comes to the creature Gollum, who takes it underground for five centuries, giving Gollum "unnaturally long life." The Ring leaves him however, and is found by the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, much to the grief of Gollum. Bilbo returns to his home in the Shire with the Ring, and the story jumps forward in time sixty years. At his 111th birthday, Bilbo leaves the Ring to his nephew and adopted heir Frodo Baggins. The Wizard Gandalf soon learns it is the One Ring, and sends him to Bree with Sam, with plans to meet him there after Gandalf goes to Isengard to meet the head of his order, Saruman. Saruman reveals that the Nazg�l, or Ringwraiths, have left Mordor to capture the Ring and kill whoever carries it; having already turned to Sauron's cause, he then imprisons Gandalf atop Orthanc. Frodo and Sam are soon joined by fellow hobbits Merry and Pippin. After encountering a Ringwraith on the road, they manage to reach Bree, and there they meet a Man called Strider, who agrees to lead them to Rivendell. They agree only because Gandalf isn't there to guide them. After some travelling, they spend the night on the hill of Weathertop, where they are attacked by the Nazg�l at night. Strider fights off the Ringwraiths, but Frodo is grievously wounded with a morgul blade, and they must quickly get him to Rivendell for healing. While chased by the Nazg�l, Frodo is taken by the elf Arwen to the elvish haven of Rivendell, and healed by her father, Elrond.
In Rivendell Frodo meets Gandalf, who explains why he didn't meet them at Bree as planned. In the meantime, there are many meetings between various peoples, and Elrond calls a council to decide what should be done with the Ring. The Ring can only be destroyed by throwing it into the fires (that is, lava) of Mount Doom, where it was forged. Mount Doom is located in Mordor, near Sauron's fortress of Barad-d�r, and will be an incredibly dangerous journey. Frodo volunteers to take the Ring to Mount Doom as all the others argue about who should or shouldn't take it. He is accompanied by his hobbit friends and Gandalf, as well as Strider, who is revealed to be Aragorn, the rightful heir to the throne of Gondor. Also travelling with them are the Elf Legolas, the Dwarf Gimli and Boromir, the son of the Steward of Gondor. Together they comprise the Fellowship of the Ring. The Fellowship set out and try to pass the mountain Caradhras, but they are stopped by Saruman's wizardry. They are forced to travel under the mountain through the Mines of Moria. After journeying partway through the Mines, Pippin accidentally gives away their presence to a band of orcs. The Fellowship then encounter a Balrog, an ancient demon of fire and shadow, at the Bridge of Khazad-d�m. Gandalf confronts the Balrog on the bridge, allowing the others to escape the mines, while he falls with the creature into the abyss below.
The group flees to the elvish realm of Lothl�rien, where they are sheltered by its rulers, Galadriel and her husband Celeborn. After resting, they decide to travel on the River Anduin towards Parth Galen. Before they leave, Galadriel gives Frodo the Phial of Galadriel. After landing at Parth Galen, Boromir tries to take the Ring from Frodo, who manages to escape by putting the Ring on his finger and vanishing. Knowing that the Ring's temptation will be too strong for the Fellowship, Frodo decides to leave them and go to Mordor alone. Meanwhile, the rest of the Fellowship are attacked by Uruk-hai. Merry and Pippin, realizing that Frodo is leaving, distract the orcs, allowing Frodo to escape. Boromir rushes to the aid of the two hobbits but is mortally wounded by the orc commander Lurtz, and Merry and Pippin are captured. Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli find Boromir, who regrets attempting to steal the Ring and dies. They decide to pursue the orcs and rescue the hobbits, leaving Frodo to his fate. Sam joins Frodo before he leaves, and together the two head to Mordor.
First of all, the acting was really amazing. Elijah Wood had an amazing performance and before this movie, his only other good performance was in "The Good Son". He took enormous steps in this movie. Viggo Mortensen and Ian McKellan also pulled of fantastic performances.
The battle scenes were really good too. Normally, I like to shy away from this subject so I don't sound like a 9 year old, but they were really well choreographed.
The script was amazing as well as the directing. Peter Jackson is my 3rd favorite director, and he was practically flawless taking the reigns of this franchise. And to think this was originally going to be one movie.
I can go on for tons of paragraphs about this movie, but everyone knows how great it is. If you haven;t seen it, it is highly reccomended by me!


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The "Is Titanium an Everyman Metal" article (PS, December 2011) hung in my mind while we re-cored our wet deck. The cabinetry around the starboard chainplates was removed for the job, and I noticed the chainplates had tea-colored stains and crud similar to those pictured in the article.
A magnifying lens revealed a micro-crack on each side at deck level! The mast is 80 feet and shrouds are 3/4 inch, so basically, your article saved our butts.
An Internet search showed that Allied was nearly double the best price I found, which was obtained at www.titanium.com in Cleveland, Ohio. (My advice to those buying titanium for chainplate fabrication is to not tell anyone the metal is for a boat.) We paid $202 per plate (each 0.5 x 2.5 x 24 inches) for Grade 5 material. Machining took 12 hours in the MAZAK NC mill by an experienced mill operator (and cost me four cases of beer). Cutting advice and parameters were easily found online. I did the polishing myself. I left the old plates at Torresen Marine for use in their rigging classes.
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There were a lot of interesting events over the Brighton Festival 2004 in May, and I booked for quite a few. Some you can book online, but for others you have to ring up (and pay a £1.75 booking fee) on 01273 709709.
I went to lots of events. I went to a Buddhist Open Day at the Bodhisattva Centre in Hove. I believe the building was originally a Catholic convent. Everyone was very friendly and I attended a meditation session.
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an evening of poetry including Poets Cornered and Murray Lachlan Young
near life experience
dieppe market
the big splash a free event at Brighton Marina
Mugenkyo Taiko Drumming
painful creatures a free event in Queens Park
the lazy kings three processions converging on Preston Park
la syncope du 7 a circus/dance hybrid
gourmet gardening
cycle ride and stone carvings
Lucy Bundy is Fake Bush and
I was not there an open house.
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painful creatures and
the lazy kings
They were both interesting, and the Lazy Kings event in particular was amazing. Click on the pictures to enlarge them.
I went to the Carnival Encounter on 22 May. I missed the various parades converging on Madeira Drive, but there the party really started with Samba, stilt-walkers, drums and more, culminating in a finale with all the bands joining in. A great atmosphere and a great party!
It was also worth popping along to the Famous Spiegeltent in the evening, but when I went there, there was a long queue. Eventually, I got the chance to wander round inside, and it was worth it. The Famous Spiegeltent was created in the twenties and I hear that Marlene Dietrich once sang 'Falling in Love again' there. It has a circular teak dance floor, velvet curtains, and a chandelier.
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... but I ran out of time to go to some other events, including more open houses, various open-air events, and a Labyrinth walk. If you went on the Labyrinth walk, I'd love to hear about it. Overall, I thought it a fantastic Festival, and look forward to 2005.
I went to quite a few Festival events in 2002, from an interesting audience with Terry Pratchett and Terry Jones, to walks round Brighton, and a very amusing play, Love and Other Fairytales, loosely based on Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. I didn't get the chance to get to any of the events in 2003, but I definitely did more in 2004.
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The memory is as vivid to me now as if it were yesterday. It was 1965, and I was working for an ophthalmologist at The Beverly Hills California Eye Clinic. One day, a 6′1″ man with cowboy boots and twinkling blue eyes that peaked out from beneath a wide-brimmed hat presented for his comprehensive eye exam. That man was screen actor and then soon-to-be Governor of California, Ronald Reagan.
As a child, Ronald Wilson Reagan had to sit in the front row of the classroom so he could see the blackboard — something that caused him embarrassment, according to Michael Deaver, who served as the 40th President's White House Deputy Chief of Staff. By the time the Illinois born-and-raised boy was roughly 10 years old, he was diagnosed with extremely high myopia. When young Reagan received his first pair of glasses, it is said that he was surprised to learn that butterflies existed and that trees had leaves, as he was never able to see either before. In fact, Dutch — nicknamed at birth by his father for resembling "a fat little Dutchman" — had such a high prescription, that as a college football player, he could only see the square yard of turf the opposing team's player occupied, and he was disqualified from serving in World War II combat units.
That day in the mid-1960s, Reagan was fitted with Tuohy corneal contact lenses. These were rigid contact lenses made of soft plastic material. I had both the privilege and the great pleasure of fitting the charismatic, congenial and easy-going would-be politician. And I'm happy to say that post-fit, his blue eyes continued twinkling.
I later learned that when delivering speeches as California Governor and many years later as President of the United States, Reagan would remove one lens, so he could read his notes and use the other to see his audience. In fact, Michael Deaver told Charlie Rose that it was fairly common for Reagan's staff to see him re-inserting a contact lens after giving a speech.
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Through the next several years, I fitted contact lenses for screen stars Esther Williams and Deborah Kerr at MGM studios. In addition, I performed comprehensive eye exams on Dick Powell, Humphrey Bogart, Fred Astaire, Danny Kaye and Cole Porter (who presented accompanied by Jules Stein, MD). As you can imagine, this was a great honor for me as an optometrist.
Since 1999, I've been semi-retired, practicing optometry two days a week in Venice, Calif. Although it has been more than 45 years since the man dubbed the "great communicator' presented for an eye exam, I can still clearly picture his tall frame, cowboy boots and those sparkling blue eyes peaking out from beneath that wide-brimmed hat. OM
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