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City of fortune by Roger Crowley (2012)
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I visited Venice in midwinter many years ago now, and stepping around the multitudes of dead pigeons and machine gun-toting Carabinieri, I saw the grandeur of St Mark's Square (and had the customary heart attack all tourists have upon discovering how expensive a coffee at the café there is), the Doge's Palace and the Horses of St Mark's, and wondered how Venice became the richest, biggest city in the world, and how it fell from grace. "City of Fortune" answers some of those questions.
Rather than a complete history of Venice from its founding in the ninth century to its defeat by Napoleon, Crowley decides to focus on some key moments, such as Venice's role in the sack of Constantinople and the ongoing tussles with Genoa and the Ottoman Empire. These sections are incredibly vivid and showcases Crowley's impressive writing abilities. What was odd though was what Crowley didn't cover; for example he mentions in passing that Venice once controlled Cyprus, which I thought deserved coverage of at least a few pages, and while Crowley writes as if the Ottoman Empire would inevitably destroy Venice, he doesn't mention Napoleon's role at all.
Crowley opens with a vivid retelling of the Fourth Crusade (1203) that reads like a novel. Then for 300 years there are innumerable conflicts with the Genoese, Byzantines and Ottomans for control of the sea trade in the eastern Mediterranean. The Middle East was the gateway to India. Europeans with access to ships could build a sea empire moving goods from the Middle East to the European continent across the Mediterranean, where caravans from Germany would move goods further north. The Venetians perfected just on time delivery, regularity of delivery, abundance of choice. It was a kingdom found and ruled by entrepreneurs, where almighty profit sat above all else, except patron Saint Mark. The Venetians were a people of great solidarity who often died in horrific numbers, in Crowley's focus. Life on a ship was harsh. At some point the Venetians outsourced the hard work, a great divide emerged between and among the elites, and the ability to lead diminished. A lesson not lost in our own age.
Chronologically, this is the first Crowley book followed by 1453 and Empires of the Sea and finally the latest on Portugal. I read Empires first and was somewhat lost on background, which City fills in.
Exciting and detailed narrative history of the rise and fall of Venice, the most Serene Republic, Married to the Seas, Europe's first economic superpower.
Crowley covers an unjustly ignored part of history, and he does so with a riveting style and generous quotations from primary sources. The sack of Constantinople and the Battle of Lepanto are especially vivid.
Very enjoyable history, and I'll have to get the 'sequels'.
Another of Crowley's well-written books about the narrative of empire in the Mediterranean before the rise of the Atlantic powers, where he follows the arrival of Venice as a full-fledged empire in the wake of the Fourth Crusade and how attrition and changing structural realities brought that empire low. For Crowley, the climax came at the battle of Zonchio in 1499, where failure of nerve led to strategic failure in the face of the Ottoman offensive; the confidence was never really rebuilt.
City of fortune is an entertaining read that fills in the gaps between Crowley's earlier titles. The best part is his account of the notorious sack of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade in 1204, in which the Venetians redirected a crusader army against their former Byzantine master. A further fascinating tale is the commercial and military rivalry with Genoa which Venice also won. The big weakness of the book is its ending. As Crowley's book "Empires of the Sea" has covered much of 16th century Venetian history, City of Fortune ends at its start, rather inexplicably. A better solution would have been in referring to the book and treating the siege of Candia in detail. Perhaps this will be the focus of his next book. Overall, highly recommended as a fast read.
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Draws on firsthand accounts of pitched sea battles, skillful negotiations, and diplomatic maneuvers to offer a complete history of Venice's centuries-long reign as a naval power and maritime trading empire.
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Publication Date: 11/5/2002
Citation: DAO, T.H., DANIEL, T.C. 2002. REDUCING PARTICULATE AND DISSOLVED PHOSPHORUS IN DAIRY MANURE SUSPENSIONS. AGRONOMY ABSTRACTS. CD-ROM No 511-DAO170030-P. Interpretive Summary: Summary
Technical Abstract: In confined animal feeding operations, liquid manure presents special handling and storage challenges because of the large quantity of diluted wastes. The inefficiency of mechanical liquid-solid separators has led to frequent losses of waste storage capacity. Water treatment polymers and phosphorus (P) immobilizing chemicals were used to determine particulate and dissolved reactive P (DRP) reduction mechanisms in high total suspended solid (TSS) dairy manure. Manure TSS had a clear effect on aggregation and chemical doses. Co-application exceeded the level of aggregation achieved with individual amendments. At marginally effective cationic polymer rates between 0.01 and 0.25 g L-1, maximal aggregation was attained in combination with Al2 (SO4)3 (3 and 30 mM Al3+), FeCl3 (3.7 and 37 mM Fe3+), and coal-combustion ash in 30 g L-1 (TSS30) and 100 g L-1 (TSS100) suspensions, respectively. Fly ash destabilized the manure suspensions at rates > 50 g L-1 as mechanistically, ash particles acted as an in situ screen. Also, the ash reduced DRP at rates > 1 g L-1 by 52 and 71% in TSS30 and TSS100 suspensions, respectively. Ash surface functional groups such as ~SiOH and ~XOH reacted with H2PO42- to reduce DRP. Iron and Al salts also lowered DRP at rates < 37 mM but higher concentrations re-dispersed particulates and increased DRP due to increased acidity and EC. We concluded that the synergism of flocculant types allows input reduction in aggregation aid chemicals while enhancing particulate and dissolved P separation and removal in high TSS liquid manure.


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HONOLULU — This year's Konawaena girls basketball team may be less talented than recent squads that, behind Lia Galdeira and Dawnyelle Awa, appeared in four straight state title game appearances and won back-to-back championships. But the top-seeded Wildcats are once again in the state championship game, though this time they're playing some gritty, balanced and underappreciated basketball as they plow through the Hawaii High School Athletic Association Division I state tournament.
"Heart, determination, perseverance, never giving up," senior Courtney Kaupu said. "That pretty much sets us apart from the other teams we've been on. We don't really have anyone to rely on. Everyone just trusts each other."
And with a workmanlike 47-37 win over Iolani in the state semifinals on Thursday at Neal Blaisdell Center, top-seeded Konawaena will make its fifth straight championship game appearance.
The Wildcats (12-0) have won nine straight games in the state tournament dating back to 2010. They will defend their title as the state's best against Interscholastic League of Honolulu champ and second-seeded Kamehameha-Oahu (14-0) today. Tipoff is 7 p.m. at Neal Blaisdell Center.
Thursday's semifinal win was not the team's prettiest game of the year. It was not a dramatic victory like Wednesday's last-second win over Mililani. It was simply an exhibition of Konawaena excelling at a lot of the intangibles — taking advantage of fast-break opportunities, playing unselfishl on offense and making the extra pass, hitting timely baskets and frustrating the opponent with solid defense.
"They still know how to play the game," said Iolani head coach Eddie Maruyama, whose teams have lost to Konawaena in the state tournament the past three seasons. "They have four key players that know how to play, and they know their role."
Freshman Chanelle Molina, who exploded for a game-high 18 points against Mililani, finished with a team-high 12 points but scored only one point after halftime. She got a lot of help from teammates, with Kaupu (11 points), Ihi Victor (10 points) and Hoku Liftee (10 points) all helping to carry the scoring load.
Molina is Konawaena's go-to scorer, yet while she mustered a lone free throw in the second half, the Wildcats essentially put the game away after halftime, not allowing Iolani to get any closer than eight points in the fourth quarter.
As the Wildcats pulled away, the Red Raiders couldn't keep up with them offensively because Konawaena's defense, which switched from man-to-man to a 2-3 zone, smothered enough passes and took advantage of lazy ballhandling to get in the open court and score some layups.
Iolani (11-4) committed 20 turnovers and shot just 35 percent (15-of-43) from the field. In the second half, the Red Raiders only grabbed two offensive rebounds. Senior Abrianna Johnson-Edwards, who scorched Konawaena for 14 points off the bench in last year's title game, mustered just four points on Thursday. Alex Masaquel had a game-high 17 points in Wednesday's rout over Lahainaluna but managed seven points in the loss to the Wildcats.
It was a hard-fought defensive effort from the Wildcats that, coupled with just four second-half turnovers and 9-of-15 fourth-quarter shooting from the free-throw line, turned Thursday's game into a Konawaena win.
"I guess hard work does pay off after all," Kaupu said with a smile.
Konawaena will be playing for history on Friday. No girls basketball team has won three straight titles since Kamehameha-Oahu's four-year reign from 1990-93. It would also give the Wildcats their sixth state title, all under coach Bobbie Awa and all since 2004. If Konawaena wins, Awa will be the first coach in Hawaii girls basketball history to win six titles.
But just making yet another title game is a feat that has left the coach in awe.
"It's pretty amazing," Awa said. "I think this team has come a long way. I'm very, very proud of them."
Iolani 9 8 11 9 — 37
Konawaena 14 10 9 14 — 47
c Kamehameha-Oahu 58, Hilo 50: Tiare Kanoa scored 15 points, leading a balanced scoring attack for the Warriors, who jumped out to a 21-7 lead after one quarter.
Lilia Maio added 14 points, and Kealani Ryder had 10.
Junior Aliyah Pana scored a game-high 17 points for the Vikings (13-2), who will play Iolani at 3 p.m. today at Neal Blaisdell Center in the state tournament's third-place game. Freshman Sharlei Graham-Bernisto added nine points.
Hilo 7 10 16 17 — 50
KS-Oahu 21 13 10 14 — 58


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Stevie Nicks says she got through her mother's death by writing poetry about 'Game of Thrones' after watching the HBO series.
Stevie Nicks got through her mother's death by writing poetry about 'Game of Thrones'.
The 65-year-old Fleetwood Mac singer, whose mother Barbara Nicks passed away last December at the age of 84, is a huge fan of HBO's adaptation of the best-selling series and credits its writer George R.R. Martin for helping her to get through one of the toughest moments in her life because she didn't want to leave her house.
The 'Landslide' hitmaker told the Herald Scotland newspaper: ''I didn't go [to the studio]. I didn't want to go. But it wasn't just that -- I didn't want to go anywhere. I didn't leave the house for almost five months. ''I worked on the edit of my documentary about the making of 'In Your Dreams.' And then I got pneumonia. With my pneumonia and my mother's death I watched the entire first season of 'Game of Thrones' - so that was great! That certainly took my mind off everything.''
She added: ''I would love to write some music for 'Game of Thrones.' I've written a bunch of poetry about it -- one for each of the characters. On Jon Snow...On Arya...On Cersei and Jaime.
''It blows my mind that he's able to create this vast, interlinked world. As a songwriter I write little movies. But I can't imagine sitting down and writing even one small book.''
Stevie previously revealed she wrote a letter to the cast of 'Glee' after the death of its star Cory Monteith from a heroin overdose in July because her god-son died in similar circumstances last year.
She said: ''I said, 'Forgive me if I'm stepping into your personal space. I lost my godson to an overdose last year - he died at a fraternity party - so I understand how shocking that is'.''
Jack Antonoff hears a ''female voice'' in his head when he writes music.
The show will be seen by everybody at the same time.
The Scottish comedian has been speaking about gaining a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.
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Arrests Made In Livingston County Home Invasion
Springwater N.Y.- On Wednesday, the Livingston County Sheriff's deparmtent announced that deputies had made three arrest in connection with a home invasion in the town of Springwater last weekend.
Undersheriff Jim Sezniak telling WHAM 1180 that a seventy year old victim was confrotned inside his home. The suspects put a pillow over the victims face and took items from his home including his Dodge Dakota truck.
Sezniak says that as a result of an investigation Tuesday night that began in Steuben County and ended in Rochester, three people have been taken into custody.
He says one of the suspects had ties to Springwater.
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Ray Suarez of the PBS News Hour heard all the details of Americans' deep and broad lack of religious knowledge -- detailed in survey results delivered with grim humor by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life today. But, he asked, "So what?"
Are people really looking out of intellectual curiosity, spiritual hunger or just ammunition for ideological entrenchment?
While Alan Cooperman and Greg Smith, co-authors of the survey of U.S. Religious Knowledge, couldn't speak to the why-it-matters question, religious illiteracy expert Stephen Prothero, religion professor at Boston University, absolutely could.
At a symposium at the Newseum in Washington D.C., Prothero acknowledged "a kind of jeopardy quality" to Pew's 32 question survey, in which most people couldn't get more than 16 questions correct. It matters because, he says, we are handicapped as informed citizens of our country and the world if we don't know the basics.
How can Americans understand and act economically, militarily, and politically without knowing the world's religions?... How can you talk about the Tibet if you don't know the Dalai Lama is Buddhist?
At a time, he says, when the two major political parties are each trying to tag their policies and proposals to the Bible, how will people make sense of the analogies to "the Good Samaritan" or find what Scripture says on abortion if they haven't read the fundamental text of Christianity?
They were speaking to an audience assembled by Pew, the Religious Freedom Education Project at the Newseum, and PBS and WGBH, the public broadcasters behind a series on God in America airing in October. Prothero also is one of the narrators on the television series' historical examination of religious experience from the 16th century to modern times.
Prothero says, since 9/11 we've struggled and failed to have a conversation about Islam -- volleying endlessly back and forth between people who call it a religion of peace or a religion of war.
Civic conversation about religion is simply the assertion of identity... 'This is me, you're not me, therefore go away.'
Suarez highlighted a tiff a a U.S. city zoo (he said Kansas City but I can't find confirmation on that) where Christians objected to a statue of Ganesha, a Hindu diety represented by an elephant, in front of the elephant house at the zoo. Says Suarez,
Everyone is very vehement about religion but in a kind of content free manner... Public debate is like confetti -- everybody just throwing stuff out there.
(Keep in mind, we're not all that smart on lots of questions: 4% of Americans on the same Pew survey think Stephen King wrote Moby Dick, not Herman Melville.)
But Krista Tippett, host of the radio show that recently changed names from Speaking of Faith to Being, argues that what matters is not "a cerebral knowledge of Islam but actually knowing Muslims."
What has gone wrong is that we're unfamiliar with the daily lived practice of piety of our own faith and that of our neighbors. You need a base of "intellectual curiosity," Tippett says, one that is not necessarily encouraged. Our common life needs all the information we can have about each other about the practices treasured by people across centuries, she says.
Prothero, who worked with Pew on developing questions, noted that the survey did, indeed, include questions on practices and doctrine, from the meaning of the Eucharist to the significance of Ramadan and the timing of the Jewish Sabbath. They also raised questions on the stories of the Bible, about figures like Job and Moses, because they address what the Bible says about suffering or the reach for freedom.
So did you take the Pew test? Do you think you need to know more about your own faith or your neighbors? What "should" you know?
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What started out as a blog on my random ramblings and then a trip to Malawi in 2007 is now a blog about aerial wildland firefighting. Join me here as I write about the aircraft and the pilots, working with the aid of support operations, who fight wildland fires from the sky in support of fire crews on the ground. I also blog on ground-based wildland firefighting, and related aviation and meteorology issues. Learn what it takes to do jobs that are staffed by the best of the best.
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More on Fire Danger in NJ and eastern PA
Here is a nice news report from ABC 6 Action News in Philadelphia on March 27 about the high risk of wild fires (aka brush fires in NJ). There were Red Flag warnings on March 26 and March 27, yesterday saw elevated fire danger in NJ. There is a short article from the New Jersey News Room dot com on this years spring fire season in NJ. I found links for both the video that I embedded here as well as the news article on this WildlandFire hotlist thread (posted Mar 29). I know of several smaller wild or brush fires that the NJ Forest Fire Service worked this past week. Thank-you for the work you do in observing and then bringing these fires under control.
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Semi-Floating Shelves - What is the best solution?
I found this picture online and wanted to recreate the 3 shelves in my own laundry room. Here are dimensions and notes about the 3 shelves I want to install:
Top Shelf:
67" left wall x 137" main wall x 44" right wall
My ceiling is not as high as that in the picture, so the top shelf would sit right on top of the door's trim. I also would like to continue it over to the corner on the left side, and stick with half-wall on the right side.
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137" main wall
I am going to keep this shelf just on the main wall and not continue it on to the side walls like that in the picture.
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This shelf will sit just a few inches above the washer/dryer.
I am going back and forth about the best way to install these shelves. Right now I have 12" deep whiteboard for the shelves themselves. The issue I am having is with the support. At first I was planning on using some prefab wood brackets like these, but then thought they wouldn't be sturdy enough to hold potentially heavy objects. I visited the shelving section in Lowe's and looked at a few different metal brackets, but at over $5 a piece decided that wasn't really an option for my budget. After thinking about it a little more, I thought a cleated setup might be better (using 1x2 or 1x4) but would still require brackets for extra support in the long sections (like the main wall) as well as the end of the half-wall shelf. I have racked my brain going back and forth, trying to determine the best and most affordable option. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Why not wire shelving? Cheap easy to install, allows air flow so there's no mold, strong, easy to clean.
Those shelves in the picture look like 3/4 plywood with edge banding.
I'm just really not a fan of the wire shelves. I feel like the wood shelves give a much more finished/polished look. I spent a while looking at the wire shelves today, just to entertain that idea, and not only would it be difficult to accommodate the layout I want, but I think the cost was over what I have projected already for lumber since I already have some of that material on hand.
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If you look at the picture you posted youll see the supports look to be just 1x3. If youre going to store heavier items you can just add more braces. Those shelves should be plenty strong if everything is properly attached.
I have found for a very strong site built shelf system to use a 2x2 ( 1 1/2"x1 1/2" actually) underneath the outer edge of a 3/4" shelf and then face frame a 2 1/4" cove molding door casing flush to the top of the shelf. it will look very similar to the pic you posted but will be 2 1/4" cove mold casing instead of 1x3.The 2x2 under the shelf adds horizontal strength with less braces needed compared to just a 1x3 nailed to the shelf face. A 1x cleat along the wall to hold the shelf to the wall, periodical angle bracing and you are good to go. For the shelf a few inches above the washer and dryer you could do the 45 degree angle braces that go up above the shelf and attach to the wall studs with screws.
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This week Melbourne designer / illustrator Madeleine Stamer joins us with a Mexicana-inspired Guest Blog!
GODDAMN. I know I am prone to excitement / exaggeration / general gushing but CAN I JUST SAY – this week's Guest Blog is seriously EXCELLENT. No bones about it.
Melbourne's favourite (non-Mexican) Mexicana afficionado Madeleine Stamer has put together the most stellar series of posts covering a festival which falls this week – Día de los Muertos, aka Day of the Dead! This year the celebrations will take place tomorrow (All Saints Day) and Wednesday (All Souls Day). So at TDF HQ we're ignoring the big horse race – instead you'll find us Mexifying the loungeroom with a DIY shrine and traditional Papel Picado (punched paper) banners, and munching on tasty tacos. ;)
Maddi's guest blog this week is very educational as well as entertaining! It covers spirituality AND death AND craft AND food AND two giveaways!! AWESOME!
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AND thanks to Madeleine's foodie friends, we also have a $100 gift voucher for dinner at Melbourne's excellent Mexican restaurant – Mamasita!
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These two amazing giveaways will be won by two lucky TDF readers. Alls ya need to do is leave a comment on any of Maddi's Guest Blog this week to be in the running. Winners will be selected at random and contacted by email early next week. Giveaway open to Australian residents only.
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Kate Middleton & Prince George Cheer for Polo Princes William & Harry
They're always up for an afternoon of sport, and on Sunday (June 15) Prince William and Prince Harry participated in the Jerudong Trophy Charity Polo Match in Cirencester, England.
The handsome royal hunks paraded around the field on horses while Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton and little Prince George cheered from the sidelines.
And it sounds like George was a bit of a handful for his beautiful mom, though everyone was excited to be with Prince William as he celebrated his first Father's Day as a proper dad.
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- 1 can (10 ounces) diced tomatoes and green chilies, undrained
- 1 tablespoon seeded chopped jalapeno pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped red onion
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Dash salt
- Dash pepper
- Tortilla chips
- In a small bowl, combine the tomatoes, jalapeno, onion, cilantro, garlic, oil, salt and pepper. Refrigerate until serving. Serve with tortilla chips. Yield: 1-1/2 cups.
Editor's Note: Wear disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers; the oils can burn skin. Avoid touching your face.
Originally published as 10 Minute Zesty Salsa in Country Woman March/April 2005, p33
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"Flavor is much improved with a squirt of lemon juice or lime juice & a small can of diced green chile. I didn't use oil inthis recipe which makes it even more healthy"
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"So, I tried made this today for my boyfriend and I for our 6 month anniversary and I used it as an appetizer for dinner with my family. Everyone loves it and I personally think it is the best salsa I have ever tasted."


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Nice. Did you all post this up on Nasioc yet?
This is a discussion on Central PA Cruise Set for Sept. 19 2009 within the Tri-State forums, part of the Regional Discussion category; Nice. Did you all post this up on Nasioc yet?...
Nice. Did you all post this up on Nasioc yet?
Yes i did as well as tristate tuners but no one seems to be interested
Do u plan on making it to the cruise?
Blobeye Syndicate #43
Everyone still go for this saturday??
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2011 Black STI Sedan "Shadow"
RIP Colin McRae
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"Trust in The Armin"
dang would of liked ya to come JR. Next time tho. I dont even know if i'll have a car for it yet lol
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If i had a WRX..or even a subaru i'd join you guys..sadly i'm still rocking a jbody.
wish my mom would let me borrow her Sub.
im in and you dont need a subie to come just come...
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cj, wanna meet me at say massers and roll to the meet together?
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'05 2.0l WRX, 245awhp, 243awtq. Cobb Stage 2
im gonna head to the marina at 10.
And the weather looks awesome for saturday! high of 65 and sunny!!!
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Yes we can stop for food after the cruise. Didnt pick a place i figured we can just pick one after the cruise and decide together.
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I vote squeeze in... Do you plan on eating in the sunbury area? I tried to think of a few.
red robin
bj's steak and ribs
quaker steak in bloom if they are up for more driving
then there is always the little pizza and hoagie shops along the way.. We could always grab food to go and head back to the marina.
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Taylor Swift photos—Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Sept 10 2011
– by Victoria Defoe
Taylor Swift on the first of two nights in Vancouver. The country-pop singer/songwriter is on tour for her 2010 album Speak Now. The Snipe's Victoria Defoe was there (as a fan) and got this set of tremendous pics. (Scroll down for more photos!)
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953 film)
|Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Theatrical Poster
|Directed by
|Howard Hawks
|Produced by
|Sol C. Siegel
|Written by
|Charles Lederer
|Based on
|Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita Loos and Joseph Fields
|Jane Russell
Marilyn Monroe
|Music by
|Hoagy Carmichael
Jule Styne
Eliot Daniel
Lionel Newman
|Harry J. Wild
|Edited by
|Hugh S. Fowler
|Distributed by
|20th Century Fox
Release date
Running time
|91 minutes
|United States
|Box office
|$5.3 million[2]
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a 1953 American musical comedy film of the 1949 stage musical, released by 20th Century Fox, directed by Howard Hawks, and starring Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe with Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy Noonan, George Winslow, Taylor Holmes and Norma Varden in supporting roles.
The screenplay by Charles Lederer was based on the 1949 Broadway musical of the same name, directed by John C. Wilson, with Carol Channing as Lorelei Lee, which was written by Anita Loos and Joseph Fields. The stage musical was based on Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: The Intimate Diary of a Professional Lady, a 1925 novel by Anita Loos. It was adapted for the stage in 1926, and then a 1928 silent film, starring Ruth Taylor, Alice White, Ford Sterling and Mack Swain, which is now lost.
While Russell's down-to-earth, sharp wit has been noted by most critics, it is Monroe's turn as the gold-digging Lorelei Lee for which the film is often remembered.[3] Monroe's rendition of the song "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" and her pink dress are considered iconic, and the performance has inspired homages by Madonna, Geri Halliwell, Kylie Minogue, Nicole Kidman, Anna Nicole Smith, Christina Aguilera and James Franco.
The movie is filled with comedic gags and musical numbers, choreographed by Jack Cole, while the music was written by songwriting teams Hoagy Carmichael & Harold Adamson and Jule Styne & Leo Robin. The songs by Styne and Robin are from the Broadway show, while the songs by Carmichael and Adamson were written especially for the film.
Lorelei Lee (Marilyn Monroe) and Dorothy Shaw (Jane Russell) are American showgirls and best friends. Lorelei has a passion for diamonds, believing that attracting a rich husband is one of the few ways a woman can succeed economically. She is engaged to Gus Esmond (Tommy Noonan), a naïve nerd willing to do or buy anything for her. However, Gus is under the control of his wealthy, upper-class father. Dorothy, on the other hand, is looking for a different kind of love, attracted only to men who are good-looking and fit.
Lorelei plans to wed Gus in France, but Esmond, Sr. stops his son from sailing, believing that Lorelei is bad for him. Although Lorelei's job requires that she travel to France with or without Gus, before she leaves, Gus gives her a letter of credit to cover expenses upon her arrival, and promises to later meet her in France. However, he also warns her to behave, noting that his father will prohibit their marriage if rumors of misdeeds make their way to Esmond, Sr. Unbeknownst to both of them, Esmond, Sr. has hired a private detective, Ernie Malone (Elliott Reid), to spy on Lorelei.
During the Atlantic crossing, Malone immediately falls in love with Dorothy, but Dorothy has already been drawn to the members of the (male-only) Olympic athletics team. Lorelei meets the rich and foolish Sir Francis "Piggy" Beekman (Charles Coburn), the owner of a diamond mine, and is attracted by his wealth; although Piggy is married, Lorelei naively returns his geriatric flirtations, which annoys his wife, Lady Beekman (Norma Varden).
Lorelei invites Piggy to the cabin she shares with Dorothy, whereupon he recounts his travels to Africa. While Piggy demonstrates how a python squeezes a goat by hugging Lorelei, Malone spies on them through the window and takes pictures of the two, but is caught by Dorothy as he walks away nonchalantly. She tells Lorelei, who fears for her reputation. They come up with a scheme to intoxicate Malone and then search him to recover the incriminating film while he is unconscious. They find the film in his pants, and Lorelei promptly prints and hides the negatives. Revealing her success to Piggy, she persuades him to give her Lady Beekman's tiara as a thank you gift. However, Malone reveals he had planted a recording device in Lorelei's cabin, and has heard her discussion with Piggy about the pictures and the tiara. Malone implies that Lorelei is a golddigger and, when Dorothy scolds him for his actions, admits that he himself is a liar. However, Dorothy reveals to Lorelei she is falling for Malone, after which Lorelei chastises her for choosing a poor man when she could easily have a rich man.
The ship arrives in France, and Lorelei and Dorothy spend time shopping. However, the pair are then kicked out of their hotel and discover Lorelei's letter of credit has been cancelled due to the information Malone shared with Esmond, Sr. When Gus shows up at their show, Lorelei rebuffs him, after which she performs Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend, the musical number whose lyrics explain why and how women need to pursue men with money. Meanwhile, Lady Beekman has filed charges regarding her missing tiara, and Lorelei is charged with theft. Dorothy persuades Lorelei to return the tiara, but the pair discover it is missing from her jewelry box. Piggy tries to weasel out of his part in the affair when Malone catches him at the airport.
Dorothy stalls for time in court by pretending to be Lorelei, disguised in a blonde wig and mimicking her friend's breathy voice and mannerisms. When Malone appears in court and is about to unmask "Lorelei" as Dorothy, she reveals to Malone in covert language that she, Dorothy, loves him but would never forgive him if he were to do anything to hurt her best friend, Lorelei. Malone withdraws his comments, but then reveals Piggy has the tiara, exonerating Lorelei.
Back at the nightclub, Lorelei impresses Esmond, Sr. with a speech on the subject of paternal money, and also makes an argument that if Esmond, Sr. had a daughter instead of a son, he would want the best for her, to which he agrees and consents to his son's marriage to Lorelei. The film closes with a double wedding for Lorelei and Dorothy, who marry Esmond and Malone, respectively.
- Jane Russell as Dorothy Shaw
- Marilyn Monroe as Lorelei Lee (singing voice on high notes was dubbed by Marni Nixon)
- Charles Coburn as Sir Francis "Piggy" Beekman
- Elliott Reid as Ernie Malone
- Tommy Noonan as Gus Esmond
- Taylor Holmes as Mr. Esmond Sr.
- Norma Varden as Lady Beekman
- George Winslow as Henry Spofford III
- Steven Geray as Hotel Manager
Box office[edit]
The film earned 5.3 million dollars at the box office worldwide,[2] 5.1 million in North America,[4] and was the ninth highest-grossing film of 1953, whereas Monroe's next feature How to Marry a Millionaire was the fourth.[5]
Critical reception[edit]
The film received positive reviews from critics. Monroe and Russell were both praised for their performances as Lorelei and Dorothy; as a result, the characters have become extremely popular in pop culture.[6] On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 98% based on 40 reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Anchored by Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell's sparkling magnetism, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a delightfully entertaining 1950s musical."[3] German film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder declared it one of the ten best films ever made.[7]
Monroe and Russell were accorded the honor of putting their hand and foot prints in cement in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, a spectacle that got a lot of publicity for both actresses and for the film.[8]
|Date of ceremony
|Recipients and nominees
|February 25, 1954[9]
|Writers Guild of America Awards
|Best Written Musical
|Charles Lederer
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes[edit]
Loos wrote a sequel to her novel entitled But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes, with further adventures of Lorelei and Dorothy. The 1955 Gentlemen Marry Brunettes musical film used only the book's name and starred Russell and Jeanne Crain playing completely new characters.
See also[edit]
- ^ Solomon, Aubrey (2002). Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History. The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. 20. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 248. ISBN 9780810842441. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ a b Solomon, Aubrey (2002). Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History. The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. 20. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 89. ISBN 9780810842441. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ a b "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
- ^ "All Time Domestic Champs". Variety. Penske Business Media: 34. January 6, 1960.
- ^ "The Top Box Office Hits of 1953". Variety. Penske Business Media. January 13, 1954.
- ^ Prial, Frank J. (March 6, 2007). "Voice of the Many, but Rarely Herself". The New York Times. New York, New York: New York Media. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes". Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ "Actresses Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell putting signatures, hand and foot prints in cement at Grauman's Theater, 1953". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California: Tribune Publishing. June 17, 1953.
- ^ "Writers Guild of America, USA: Awards for 1954". IMDb. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953 film).
|Wikiquote has quotations related to: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
- 1953 films
- 1950s musical comedy films
- 1950s romantic comedy films
- 20th Century Fox films
- American musical comedy films
- American romantic comedy films
- American films
- American romantic musical films
- American satirical films
- American sex comedy films
- English-language films
- Films based on American novels
- Films based on musicals
- Films based on romance novels
- Films directed by Howard Hawks
- Films set on ships
- Marilyn Monroe
- Screenplays by Charles Lederer


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Joe Jackson will perform songs in honor of Duke Ellington as well as his own hits in a live television event exclusively on AXS TV. As he kicks off his world tour this fall, Jackson's "Joe Jackson & The Bigger Band Live From the Count Basie Theatre, Featuring Special Guest Regina Carter" will broadcast LIVE from the historic Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey, on Tuesday, September 25.
Oh, we love when Jersey hosts an event like this, especially in what was once film auteur Kevin Smith's back yard.
Jackson recently released The Duke, his salute to Duke Ellington, demonstrating the timeless brilliance of his compositions while showcasing Jackson's skills as arranger, instrumentalist and singer.
You can see him perform those renditions with this broadcast.
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Title: That's What I Want For Christmas
By: bahjcb
Pairing: Morgan/Garcia
Rating: PG
Note: So, a couple of days ago I heard That's What I Want For Christmas sung by Nancy Wilson on the radio. I then came up with two story ideas. I couldn't decide which I liked better, so I'm sharing them both. I hope you enjoy.
Summary: Shopping for a friend you are interested in can be tough. Sometimes just asking what they want can be the best thing to do.
***Morgan's POV
"You have reached the goddess of all things knowable and unknowable. Ask and I shall give you an answer."
Derek laughed as he heard Penelope's typical way to answer the phone.
"Hey, baby girl."
"Sweetness, what can I do for you?"
Penelope instantly sounded happier upon hearing Derek's voice—if that could really be possible.
"I'm just calling to tell you that we caught the unsub, saved the victim, and are headed home."
"Just a regular day in the life of the Green Lantern Corps., huh?"
"Absolutely, my goddess."
"You know, I could have easily figured all that out by the paperwork coming back through here. I am a genius, you know."
"I know, sweet cheeks. I just wanted to tell you myself."
Penelope leaned back in her chair and grinned.
"Couldn't get enough of me, huh?"
"Never," Derek swore.
Penelope could hear the smile in his voice and hers only widened.
"Well, it's a good thing you called me, sweetness. I have a question for you."
"Yes," he firmly replied.
Penelope started to laugh. "Don't you want to hear wait and hear what I want to ask first?"
"Goddess, I'm sure the answer is yes."
"It's not a yes or no question, sugar."
"Lay it on me, baby girl."
"What do you want for Christmas?"
Derek's silence surprised Penelope until she decided he was actually taking her request seriously. That was until he answered.
"Love me."
"Excuse me?"
"Love me, baby girl. Say you love me."
"I love you, sugar. You know that. Now, what can I buy you?" she teased.
"No, mama. You're missing the point."
"I'm not talking friendly love here, Penelope." Derek's serious tone brook no teasing.
"Derek," Penelope replied with equal seriousness. "We both know you're not interested in me that way and that's fine…"
Derek's grunt of frustration cut off the rest of her sentence.
"Baby girl, I don't just love you. I'm in love with you. As in I don't want to date anyone else but you. I don't want to flirt with anyone else but you. I don't want to hold or kiss anyone else but you. Mama, it's you that I want for Christmas."
A smile slowly spread across Penelope's face as she took in what Derek had just said. She wished the plane ride was over and that she could answer him face to face, but Penelope would take the moment they had.
"Sweetness, you've had me for a long time. I'm in love with you, too."
"Good," was all Derek said, but Penelope could hear the longing to be near in his voice, as well.
"So, does this mean I get a date for Christmas, handsome?"
"I definitely think that's doable."
Hearing Derek's voice over the phone and behind her at the same time, Penelope flipped around in her chair, startled. Leaning against her door-frame was Derek Morgan. And on his face was the smile he gave her alone.
Shutting his phone, Derek slipped it into his pocket, and strode into the room.
"In fact, I think several dates are in order," Derek added as he pulled Penelope out of her chair and into his arms.
Grinning, Penelope wrapped her arms around his neck. "I can't wait for Christmas."
Lowering his lips to hers, Derek murmured, "Why wait till Christmas?"
Penelope firmly agreed, but as her lips were otherwise pleasantly occupied, she never did get around to voicing that particular thought.Garcia's POV
"What do you want for Christmas, my goddess?"
While there was some teasing in his voice, Penelope knew Derek was being serious. He had no idea what to get her.
Well, she decided, if he was going to flat out ask, she was going to flat out tell him.
"Just say you love me, Derek. No teasing. Not as friends. Just say you are in love with me, Derek. That's all I want for Christmas."
For his part, Derek was speechless. While he might have expected some flirty remark, he never thought Penelope would say that, let alone mean it.
Luckily for Derek, he never had to answer. Another call came in for his all-knowing goddess and she quickly said good-bye, leaving Derek alone with the buzz of the dial tone.
Hanging up the phone, Derek decided that Penelope's gift deserved some careful consideration.
Emily was seriously weirded out. For the first time since she'd met him, Morgan let her—almost had her—drive the car. What really bothered her was how quiet he was. Not an upset quiet, more of a contemplative quiet, but still. It was unsettling.
Deciding that she had to break the ice somehow, Emily asked, "So, Morgan, have you finished your Christmas shopping yet?"
At first, she didn't think he was going to answer, but eventually he was roused enough from his thoughts to say, "Um…everyone except Garcia."
"Oh," was all Emily thought to say. She really wasn't sure she wanted to know what Morgan and Garcia thought were appropriate gifts to exchange with one another.
Morgan, however, seemed to think she was just the one to talk to because he straightened up and turned in his seat to better look at her.
"Actually, I have Garcia's gift, I'm just not sure how to give it to her."
Confused, but deciding to surge ahead, Emily offered, "Wrap it and put it under her tree."
Morgan gave her a funny grin and dryly replied, "Won't fit."
"Expensive, huh?"
Now she was curious. What had Morgan gotten Garcia?
"No," Morgan answered seriously. "Not expensive, just big."
Since the Prentiss family never gave anything that wasn't expensive—and the bigger it was the usually more expensive it was, Emily had no idea what Morgan could have possibly gotten their technical analysis. Deciding that it didn't look like Morgan was going to confide in her, Emily let go of her curiosity and gave him one more idea.
"Well, a couple of years ago, my father bought my mother a new car. He wrapped up a model of the car to put under the tree, since the real one wouldn't fit."
"A representation of the gift I'm giving," Morgan said slowly and thoughtfully.
"Yeah," Emily agreed.
A smile slowly spread across Morgan's face. Leaning back against his seat, he said, "Thanks, Prentiss. I know just what I'm going to do."
Still confused, but glad to have been some help, Emily just smiled and said, "You're welcome."
Since their conversation, Derek had been avoiding her, she was sure. Now Penelope wished she had never told him what she really wanted for Christmas. She should have made something up, she told herself. Like warm socks. It was winter, socks would be appropriate.
Even Penelope knew that sounded slightly hysterical, but she didn't want to lose her friend. She may have wanted more, but she certainly didn't want less.
So, it was with some surprise that Penelope opened her door on Christmas to find Derek Morgan waiting for her on the other side.
"Hey, baby girl," he said with a grin, before giving her a quick peck on the cheek, and striding past her into her apartment. "Merry Christmas."
"Merry Christmas to you, too, hot stuff."
Though Penelope was flirting back, it was slightly on autopilot.
As soon as she shut the door, Derek pulled a red box out of his pocket and handed it over. Curious, Penelope took the package and quickly opened it up. Sitting on a cushion of silk was a diamond journey necklace. Princess cut diamonds sitting in white gold, her numb mind seemed to automatically calculate.
Seeing that his gift had caused as much shock and confusion as he anticipated, Derek grinned.
"According to the jeweler, this necklace represents the journey in life two people take together. As the necklace goes along, the diamonds get bigger. Or, as Todd told me, the journey gets better and our love grows deeper and more meaningful."
At this, Penelope's eyes shot up to his. Seeing the question she couldn't ask in her eyes, Derek caressed her cheek and said, "Baby girl, I love you. All I want for Christmas is you."
Derek was somewhat surprised when Penelope shoved the box back into his hands. As her next actions were to turn around and lift her hair, Derek felt his heart start to slow back down.
"Put it on me," she requested.
Penelope felt delicious shivers run through her body as Derek's fingers clasped the necklace around her neck. The kisses that followed the length of the chain, however, were agonizing in the fact that it just made her want to feel his lips against hers all the more.
Flipping around, Penelope framed Derek's face with her hands before giving into the need to kiss him herself.
Long moments later, when they both finally came up for air, Penelope snuggled against Derek's chest as he held her as close to him as possible.
"You know, this really makes the pair of pants I bought you seem kind of inappropriate."
"Oh, baby girl, I got everything I want right here."
Derek then punctuated his statement with another mind-blowing kiss.
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Babes & Brews
I love my girl dates! Whenever anything in life gives me a bump in the road, an evening with a girlfriend almost always makes it better. Sometimes it's just fun to get together and chat about the gossip in our lives. I met up with my friend Robyn for happy hour one night after work. We met at the Cascade Brewing Barrel House.
I'd never been to the pub before, but have driven by it a million times and wanted to try it out. There is also tons of outdoor seating for nicer weather. I bet it's a hot spot in the summer time. Oh, and if you are a local and a cyclist, Cascade is an easy place to get to by bike. Lots of bike lanes all the way there!
The place was empty when we got there but it filled up pretty quickly. I ordered the Muffuletta sandwich for dinner. It was on a ciabatta roll and had Italian meats, ham, tomato, mozzarella and melted gruyere cheese, fresh basil and an olive tapenade. I love tapenades! The sandwich was so good. The flavors were pretty mild, not too overpowering like some Italian meat sandwiches can be and the bread was a little soggy from the balsamic vinegar–which was delicious. I loved the bread.
Robyn ordered the plate of fruit, cheese and honey and then we got down to the samples! It turned out that the Cascade Brewing House specialized in sour beers, which I can't say I am a huge fan of. But I was willing to try.
My samples were four of the beers I wanted to try: Cascade IPA, Spring IPA, Red Eye Rye IPA and the Portland IPA. I liked my samples a lot except for the Red Eye Rye–the flavors were too much like coffee for my tastes.
I ended up getting a half pint of the Cascade IPA because it was my favorite of the samples I tried. Half pints are the perfect size for me.
Robyn tried all the sour beers and she loved them! I had a few sips of some of them. The Cranberry was good and so was the Cascade Apricot.
The Sour Lime? Holy pucker! It was so tart and so sour it was as if I popped an entire lime into my mouth and started chewing. It was a shocker! Robyn made fun of the faces I made when I had samples of the sour beers. I'm sure it's an acquired taste that I could learn to love, but it was shocking for the first time.
We split an order of the hummus. I wasn't really hungry after my sandwich but I munched on it anyways (see what happens when you drink and eat??). The homemade pita chips were awesome.
After two hours, Robyn and I decided we wanted to bar hop and headed over to the Horse Brass. The Horse Brass is a traditional English-style pub with a huge beer selection, typical English "bar food" and dart boards all over the pub. It's a huge place.
I ordered a half pint of the Walking Man IPA (a local brewery that I've had before and liked a lot) and we finished up our late evening. I had such a good time with Robyn, and I ended up staying out way past my bedtime on a work night, but I wasn't too concerned.
We debated on how many pubs you have to go to for it to qualify as a "pub crawl" and even went to Facebook to get a verdict. The verdict was at least three, and you should be crawling in between the bars. 😉 Oh well, not quite a pub crawl but I still had fun.
The next morning I headed to the gym before I had an appointment to get to. I'll admit, I was dragging ass. I had probably the equivalent of two and a half normal-sized beers the night before, but I am a total lightweight, and felt it the next morning.
I ran 2.8 miles on the treadmill, feeling half awake and rather slow. I had to walk a few times because I was just tired.
Then I struggled through my weight routine and worked some machines and some free weights. I was feeling unmotivated, honestly, but at least I got a workout in. And I definitely felt better AFTER my workout!
Gym Stats:
Time: 1:19
Calories Burned: 680
Mileage: 2.8 miles
The moral of this story: beer will not help your run the next morning. Especially if you stay up past your bedtime imbibing. But sometimes it's worth it!
QUESTION: Are you a sour beer fan? How often do you have Girl's (or Boys) Night Out?
Lisa Eirene
About Lisa Eirene Lisa lost 110 pounds through calorie counting and exercise. She swims, bikes, runs, hikes and is enjoying life in Portland, Oregon. Her weight loss story has been featured in First Magazine, Yahoo Health, Woman's Day and Glamour.com.
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19 Responses to "Babes & Brews"
I can't say that sours are my favorite style of beer, but I've learned to like a number of them in the past year. I tried a "sour beer" tasting class once, and we tried something like 10 different types in one night! Lots of puckering went on that evening.
I agree that sometimes, a night out is just essential to good vibes, and I think scattering a few in the month leads to a better attitude about everything in my life (even if the workout the next day isn't up to snuff, lol.)
looks like a fun girl's arvo!
You need to go to New Orleans for a real muffaletta (although I hate olives LOL)!
I do not have girls night out enough. My sister is really my best friend here and we have a hard time getting our schedules to coincide. While I don't consider it a girl's night out, I do make a point to go out with my mother once a week. My parents are getting older so fast.
My friend and I ended up at Cascade by accident last month and we keep saying we need to go back! I'd never tried sour beer before (and honestly I'm not much of a beer drinker in general), but I *really* liked the Winter Gose.
Yums! I love girl dates too. Always fun to catch up!
I love girl's nights, and I LOVE beer samplers. You live in such a great city with so many microbrews. Dennis and I are hoping to head down your way before the end of the year (when he finds a job), and give some of your amazing microbreweries a go. As for sour beers, they're not my favorites… So happy you had a great night out.
Sounds like a great night out! I don't have enough girls night outs around here. Must correct that!
I have always thought that I had been to a pub crawl. I had crossed it off my bucket list! I went to many, many more bars than 3… but I didn't crawl. Rats! Now I have to do it again!!! 🙂
I nibble when I drink too! Grrrrr! Sometimes you just have to let go! 🙂


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|Big Shots
|Dustin Lee Abraham
|Jeff Woolnough
|Original Airdate
|5 April, 2007
Big Shots is the nineteenth episode of the seventh season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
A friend of Drops is shot to death next to him in a limo. A young woman is killed after falling out of a car.
The common denominator between the deaths: Aaron James, the brother of Demetrius James whom Greg hit with a car in self-defense.
Main CastEdit
- William Petersen as Gil Grissom
- Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows
- Gary Dourdan as Warrick Brown
- George Eads as Nick Stokes
- Jorja Fox as Sara Sidle
- Eric Szmanda as Greg Sanders
- Robert David Hall as Dr. Al Robbins
- Louise Lombard as Sofia Curtis
- Paul Guilfoyle as Jim Brass
Recurring Roles Edit
- Wallace Langham as David Hodges
- Method Man as Drops
- Liz Vassey as Wendy Simms
- Lorainne Toussaint as Marla James
- Conor O'Farrell as Undersheriff Jeffrey McKeen
- William Allen Young as Duane McWane
- David Berman as David Phillips
- Terry Bozeman as Attorney Brad Lewis
- Jon Wellner as Henry Andrews
- Vicellous Reon Shannon as Aaron James
- Larry M. Mitchell as Officer Mitchell
- Victoria Prescott as Judy Tremont
- Willie Macc as Demetrius James (uncredited)
Guest Stars Edit
- Ben Crowley as Carey Corville
- Aimee Garcia as Melissa Gentry
- Laura Vandervoort as Miss Tangiers
- Charley Rossman as Officer Bailey Huskins
- Robin Sydney as Miss Palermo
- Katie Chonacas as Miss Lucky Dragon
- Dheeaba Donghrer as Champ Landley
- Alicia Sixtos as Simone Molinez
- Ari Zagaris as Scott Brittington
- When the team is together in the conference room talking about the evidence, the scar on Sara's face from the scratch in the previous episode "Empty Eyes" is still visible.
- Brass (to Drops): You got booze, bling, girls, guns and drugs in a limo. Would you call that doing legitimate business?
- Drops: Yeah.
- Catherine (to Hodges): Don't tell me you're tired of the field already.
- Hodges: No, I had to catch up on my Perez Hilton.
- Catherine: I take it you're not going to pull a Sanders, then?
- Hodges: Let's see, clean friendly lab, bullet-strewn, urine-soaked street? That's a tough call.
- Drops (to Nick): Whoa! Crime lab Nick Stokes! I see we're between bad haircuts.
- Nick (to Drops): Okay, now I need you to remove all of your clothing. Including your shoes. (hands him some orange scrubs) You can put these on for now, and I'll come back to get them when your done.
- Drops: No thanks, uh, I've got one of my queens bringing me a suit. I will not be throwing on these nasty ass scrubs.
- Nick: You are covered in blood. Your clothes are evidence now, and I am going to come back in here and I'm going to get them. If not, you're just going to be standing here in your underwear.
- Drops: What underwear? I don't wear drawers.
- Nick: This is not a compromise, Kellen. (to the guard) You might want to close your eyes or turn around.
- Drops (to Nick): Now c'mon, Crime Lab, I thought we was old buddies.
- Nick: The only thing we have in common, Kellen are the dead bodies that seem to keep piling up around you.
- Mrs. James (to Greg): Taking one of my boys wasn't good enough was it? Now you've got to take both? What did we ever do to you?
- Greg: Mrs. James, I don't have anything against you or your family.
- Mrs. James: Then what is it? Is it the money? Then take it! I just want my boy back!
- Sara: Mrs. James, you need to calm down...
- Mrs. James: I'm not talking to you!
- Sara: You're going to get yourself in trouble here.
- Officer: Ma'am. You're gonna have to leave.
- Mrs. James (to the officer): Protecting the nice white boy from the mean black lady. (to Greg) You've gotta help me. You owe me. You owe me!
- (The officer pulls her down the hall and Greg follows)
- Greg: What do I owe you?
- Mrs. James: Huh. Yeah, like you don't know.
- Greg: I'll tell you what I know. I know that Demetrius was a killer. And Aaron, Aaron made the decision to hang out with Drops. He made the decision to do drugs and to bring that girl into the limo. That's not on me. It's on him. And you.
- Mrs. James: Aaron is all I have left. (walks away)
- Drops' Attorney: Captain Brass, I've seen the ballistics report. The shots fired from inside the limo were fired second. That's textbook self-defense.
- Drops (smiling): Textbook self-defense. Told you, forensics be jammin' a brother up.
- Grissom (to Greg): The D.A tells me you requested that he go easy on Aaron James.
- Greg: Yeah.
- Grissom: He's getting a suspended sentence. He was released on his own recognizance. If the kid's brother hadn't died, would you have done the same?
- Greg: I don't know, I just, uh... Do you think it's wrong?
- Grissom: Doesn't matter what I think.
See AlsoEdit
|CSI:Las Vegas Season 7
Lab Rats >
|Built to Kill, Part 1 • Built to Kill, Part 2 • Toe Tags • Fannysmackin' • Double Cross • Burn Out • Post Mortem • Happenstance • Living Legend • Loco Motives • Leaving Las Vegas • Sweet Jane • Redrum • Meet Market • Law of Gravity • Monster in the Box • Fallen Idols • Empty Eyes • Big Shots • Lab Rats • Ending Happy • Leapin' Lizards • The Good, The Bad, And The Dominatrix • Living Doll


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"Urban Meyer represents the qualities that we were looking for in our head coach," Foley said. "He is an innovator of the game with proven success as a head coach. He has shown the ability to attract recruits and is a tremendous teacher. Urban's accomplishments speak for themselves. He is a man of high values and principles and we welcome him and his family to the University of Florida family."
"I am certainly excited about the opportunity to be the head coach at the University of Florida," said Meyer. "There were a lot of factors that went into this decision that our entire family had to consider. The opportunity to compete at the highest level at one of the nation's most-respected academic institutions is something that was attractive for us. The passion of Gator fans is legendary in collegiate athletics and I am eager to be a part of that environment.
"The quality of recruits within the state of Florida and the Southeast Region offers a tremendous recruiting base for us," Meyer continued. "The support from the University's administration is evident in their commitment to my family and I am looking forward to leading the Gator football program."
"Urban Meyer is an outstanding coach with a strong record, great leadership skills and a very promising future," said UF President J. Bernard Machen. "I am very happy to welcome him along with Shelley and the Meyer family to UF and Gainesville."
Meyer recently earned the Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year award for the second straight time as the Utes begin to reap the benefits of an unbeaten regular season. On Friday, he was announced as The Home Depot 2004 Coach of the Year. In addition, Meyer is a semifinalist for both the Maxwell Club's George Munger College Coach of the Year and the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year awards. Utah finished as the outright 2004 MWC champion to become the only back-to-back outright winners in the league's history.
Under his direction, the Utes are averaging 46.3 points per game – almost four points a game better than the school record of 42.5 ppg set back in 1930. Utah currently leads the MWC in 11 categories, including scoring offense, total offense (502.7), pass efficiency offense (171.6), pass efficiency defense (108.1), turnover margin (1.45) and third-down conversions (50.3). The Utes were the MWC runner-up in rushing offense (244.9), passing defense (198.9), scoring defense (20.6), total defense (350.3), punt returns (10.9) and sacks against (18). Utah is ranked in the top 10 nationally in seven different categories.
Utah is riding a 15-game winning streak, the third-longest in the nation behind Boise State (22) and Southern California (20). The Utes did not trail at halftime of any 2004 game and their closest margin of victory was 14, a 49-35 win over Air Force on Sept. 25.
Meyer was named the 2003 National Coach of the Year by The Sporting News after leading the Utes to a 10-2 record, their first outright conference championship since 1957, a bowl victory and a final national ranking of No. 21. He became the first coach from the MWC and just the second coach from a non-BCS program to receive the coveted TSN award. Meyer was also voted the MWC Coach of the Year, becoming Utah's first conference coach of the year selection since 1978. He became the only coach in Utah's 111-year football history to win a conference title in his first year.
Ironically, Utah's 2003 wins came against one of the tougher schedules in school history. Two were against Pac-10 foes Oregon and California, and the Ducks were ranked No. 19 when Utah scored a 17-13 upset. The Utes also knocked off perennial league powers Colorado State, Air Force and Brigham Young. It was the first Ute sweep of that trio in 10 years and the first-ever road sweep against them. Meyer's Utes capped the season with a 17-0 victory over Conference USA champion Southern Mississippi at the AXA Liberty Bowl.
In 2003, Utah won five more games than the previous year, when it was 5-6, and matched BCS national champion LSU as the fifth-most improved team in the nation. Meyer's explosive spread offense and one of the nation's best defenses brought Utah local and national attention. The 2003 Utes shattered their previous home attendance record by averaging 41,478 fans. The largest crowd ever to attend a Utah athletic event (46,768) and a national ESPN television audience watched the Utes beat California, 31-24, in Rice-Eccles Stadium.
Known as a defensive power, Utah's reputation on that side of the ball held true while the offense simply took off using Meyer's system. Utah shut out its last two opponents, Brigham Young and Southern Mississippi, and finished No. 19 in the nation in scoring defense (19.1 points per game). On the other side of the line, Utah went from last in scoring offense in 2002 to third in the league by averaging 28.7 points per game in '03. A similar improvement (seventh to fourth) was made in total offense. Red zone scoring, a Meyer point of emphasis, rose 11 percentage points (68%-79%), with 61% of those scores coming on touchdowns (versus 49% in 2002).
Utah's special teams, under Meyer's direct supervision, also improved dramatically from past years. The Utes led the nation in kick return average (28.2 yards per return) and ranked second in the league in kickoff coverage (16.4 yards per opponent return).
Meyer began his head coaching career at Bowling Green in 2001, where he engineered the top turnaround in NCAA Division I-A football, showing a six-win improvement from the previous season. The Falcons rebounded from a 2-9 record to post their first winning season since 1994 with an 8-3 finish. For his efforts, he was named the 2001 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year. A year later, he guided BGSU to a 9-3 record and its highest national ranking in school history (No. 16 ESPN/USA Today and No. 20 Associated Press). Bowling Green spent five weeks in the national polls and finished third in the nation in scoring offense, averaging 40.8 points per game.
The Falcons, who became the highest scoring team in MAC history, also finished ninth in the nation in total offense (448.9 ypg) and 11th in rushing offense (219.1 ypg) in 2002. They were the only team in the nation to average at least 215 yards rushing and 215 yards passing per game. BGSU also led the nation in red zone production, scoring on 61-of-63 trips (.968) inside the 20-yard line, including 52 touchdowns.
His teams fared well defensively, too. In 2001, BGSU ranked first in the MAC in scoring defense (19.5 ppg), rushing defense (86.3 ypg) and total defense (319.5 ypg). Bowling Green led the MAC in turnover margin both years under Meyer.
Meyer's 17-6 record at Bowling Green included a 5-0 mark against BCS teams and two wins over ranked opponents. After his first of two wins over Missouri, Meyer was named ESPN.com National Coach of the Week in 2001.
Meyer apprenticed at Ohio State (1986-87), Illinois State (1988-89), Colorado State (1990-95) and Notre Dame (1996-2000) before getting the head job at Bowling Green. The Ashtabula, Ohio, native learned the coaching trade from the likes of Sonny Lubick, Lou Holtz, Earle Bruce and Bob Davie.
The 2000 season saw Notre Dame use a number of different receivers who helped three different Irish quarterbacks make big plays all year. Receivers Joey Getherall, David Givens, Javin Hunter and Jay Johnson helped ND rank 17th nationally in passing efficiency, as eight different receivers caught touchdown passes.
The 1999 season saw Meyer's receiving corps break the Irish single-season record for pass receptions with 192 and total receiving yards with 2,858. During 1998, Meyer coached split end Malcolm Johnson, who ended his career with 110 receptions, the seventh-most in school history.
In 1997, Meyer coached Johnson and fellow receiver Bobby Brown as they became the first Irish pair of players to record 40 or more receptions individually in a season as Brown had 45 receptions and Johnson had 42. In addition, the Notre Dame receivers helped set a then single-season school record with 190 receptions.
He coached a youthful Irish receiving corps in 1996 and helped integrate those players with veteran quarterback Ron Powlus to contribute to a Notre Dame offense that produced the third-highest figures for total offense and scoring in Irish history.
Prior to going to Notre Dame, Meyer had served as wide receiver coach for six years at Colorado State. He helped the Rams to the 1994 Western Athletic Conference title and to Holiday Bowl appearances following both the 1994 (10-2) and 1995 seasons (8-4).
In 1992, he coached wide receiver Greg Primus, an All-WAC pick who finished as Colorado State's all-time leading receiver and ended up with 192 career catches for 3,200 yards (then 10th on the NCAA's all-time yardage list). He also helped the Rams to the Freedom Bowl title following the 1990 season.
Meyer spent the previous two seasons at Illinois State, coaching quarterbacks and receivers in 1989 and outside linebackers in 1988. He worked as receivers coach at Ohio State in 1987 and helped the Buckeyes to a Cotton Bowl win following the 1986 campaign, when he coached tight ends.
A 13th-round pick in the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft in 1982, he played two years in the Atlanta Braves' organization. He played as a defensive back at the University of Cincinnati before earning his degree in psychology in 1986. He went on to earn a master's degree in sports administration from Ohio State in 1988.
Born July 10, 1964, Meyer and his wife Shelley are the parents of two daughters, Nicole (14) and Gigi (11), and a son, Nathan (6).
Year School , Title
1986 Ohio State, Tight Ends (Grad. Asst.)
1987 Ohio State, Receivers (Grad. Asst.)
1988 Illinois State, Outside Linebackers
1989 Illinois State, Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers 1990-95 Colorado State, Wide Receivers 1996-2000 Notre Dame, Wide Receivers 2001-02 Bowling Green, Head Coach 2003-04 Utah, Head Coach
Year School Record Conference Record (Finish) Final Poll*
2001 Bowling Green 8-3 5-3 (Third in East) NR
2002 Bowling Green 9-3 6-2 (Third in West) NR
2003 Utah 10-2 6-1 (First) 21/21
2004 Utah 11-0 7-0 (First) 5/6 (As of 11/29)
Totals: 4 Years 38-8 (.826) 24-6 (.800)
* Polls listed AP/Coaches'
1986 Cotton Bowl
1990 Freedom Bowl
1994 Holiday Bowl
1995 Holiday Bowl
1997 Independence Bowl
1998 Gator Bowl
2000 Fiesta Bowl
2003 Liberty Bowl
Lettered as a defensive back at the University of Cincinnati…A 13th-round pick in the 1982
Major League Baseball June Amateur Draft as a shortstop…Played two years in the Atlanta Braves' organization….Spent the summer of 1982 with Sarasota of the Rookie League and played for Pulasky (Va.), a Class A team in 1983.
Birthdate: July 10, 1964
Hometown: Ashtabula, Ohio
Education: 1986, bachelor's degree in psychology, University of Cincinnati
1988, master's degree in sports administration from the Ohio State University
Family: Married to the former Shelley Mather. Three children: Nicole (14), Gigi (11), Nathan (6).
* The Home Depot 2004 Coach of the Year
* 2003 National Coach of the Year by The Sporting News
* 2003 and 2004 Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year
* 21-2 overall record and 5-1 mark versus BCS teams
* Directed the Utes to a perfect 11-0 record in 2004 and an expected berth in the Bowl Championship Series
* Utah finished as the MWC winner for the second-straight season to become the only back-to-back outright champion in the league's existence
* Squad averaged 44,112 spectators per game, breaking the school record of 41,478 set in 2003
* Utes led the MWC in 11 statistical categories and ranked in the top 10 of seven NCAA categories during the 2004 campaign
* First Utah football coach ever named National Coach of the Year
* Best debut season ever for a Utah football coach (10-2)
* 2003 marked the school's first outright conference championship since 1957
* Became only coach in program's history to win conference crown in debut season
* Utah ranked No. 1 in the nation in kickoff returns in 2003
* 86% conference winning percentage in '03 was the best since 1953
* Road sweep of Brigham Young, Colorado State and Air Force in 2003 was a Utah first
* Led the Utes to their first New Year's Eve bowl ever, where they beat Southern Mississippi (17-0) in the AXA Liberty Bowl, Dec. 31
* Utah ended Brigham Young's NCAA record 361-game, 28-year scoring streak to complete the 2003 regular season
* 2001 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year
* Biggest turnaround in the NCAA in 2001
* First winning season at BGSU since 1994
* 17-6 overall record and 5-0 versus BCS teams
* Five weeks in the national rankings in 2002
* Ranked as high as No. 16 (Coaches) and No. 20 (Associated Press)
* Finished third in the nation in scoring offense in 2002 with 40.8 points per game
* 40.8 points per game set new MAC mark
* Finished ninth in the nation in total offense with 448.9 yards per game
*2001 defense led MAC in total defense, scoring defense and rush defense
* "Back as a player, I was always the hardest working guy. I would be so upset with myself if I wasn't. Was I the best? I was average, but I outworked everybody. As a coach, am I the smartest? No. But I believe that in a lot of areas I outwork a lot of guys."
* "As a player, I was upset when a coach would come in and say, "OK, everybody is going to be treated fairly. That's not the way good coaches work. John Wooden used to say, "Don't treat players fairly, treat them the way they deserve to be treated."
* "We have core values in our program and today's society, I think that's critical. The way Lou Holtz said it, 'Whether it's raising a family, running a business or running a football team, there's no difference.'"
* "I learned that you can't get personal, that you have to let kids be kids. No doubt in my mind I wouldn't be here today without Sonny Lubick."
* "I'm involved with every player. I know every player on this team. My wife is involved and knows everyone of these kids. There's not a kid on this team that can walk through this door and I couldn't tell you his story."
* "Everybody has something in their life that they have to share. Nobody wants to, but to be close, they have to. We take pride in being close. As a coach, I have to know those stories and respect where the players come from. If you respect that, there's a chance they're going to respect you, and you'll get more out of them."
* "Some people fear losing. I don't. If they're better than us and they play better, they're going to win. But if we fail because we didn't see a certain thing in practice or because we missed something on film, then that's what drives everybody here."
* "There's no such thing as luck, there's a big word called investment. If there was luck, why work as hard as we do. I've never been involved in a game where the most invested team lost."
* "Our coaches are responsible for every aspect of the kids' lives - academic, spiritual, social. We are their fathers away from home."
* "I'm an organizational freak. Every second is accounted for. Every second away from football is with my kids."


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Become a Gangster
Become a gangster in the world of Omerta.
So you think you're a player? Got what it takes to live by the game? The Mafia are recruiting and so long as you're free they would love it if you join the Mafia!Gangs and gangsters are tough cookies and you will need wits and strategy to play the game. To become a mafiosi is not a simple task... if you want to climb to the top, to become Capo di tutti capi the boss of all bosses, the head of the Italian Mafia then you will need nerves of steel and the diplomacy skills of a statesman.Omerta is an online Mafia game like no other. You begin as an 'empty-suit' and progress through the ranks to the very top, (that's if the other gangsters, thugs and smug-a-lugs don't ice you first). Lets get started!Steal yourself a nice shiny new Cadillac, start shipping some bootleg booze and get some buddies together to rob the local bank... a life of organized crime can be a rewarding career! Not satisfied with a little ordinary mafiosi activity? Ok, lets take a look at the hit list and see who has been marked for a visit by an assassin, to 'sleep with the fishes'. If killing doesn't thrill you enough you can deal drugs or commit crimes to your heart's content. You work hard enough, then you will be boss one day!This MMORPG massively multiplayer online role-playing game is the best Gangster game on the Internet, combining strategy, gangs and gangsters, mobs, hoods and mobsters from piciotto to Godfather. You can play for free, to your hearts content in an intense world of 1930's alcohol prohibition, so far removed from today's world of Gangstaz, hoodz and Gs' with their AK's and Uzi's. Instead this is a world of gentleman killers and dark chivalry, where honour and homage are as important as violence and dastardly schemes.Free your buddies from prison in a jail-bustout andget together to pull a heist on route 66. Maybe if you're lucky you'll stop the truck with the takings from the local casino... but then if you are unlucky it could be anything... the local Hell's Angels or a horny little old lady out cruising in a rusty jalopy.Find out how to become a gangster in the Omerta online mafia game by registering. It is free to play!
- Become a Gangster
- Killing Other Players
- Families
- Stealing
- Gambling
- Game Dictionary
- User Guide
- Contact Omerta
- Credits