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The Mysterious House of Dr. C. (1976) is a rarely seen, reworked version of the 1966 Dr. Coppelius, a dance film based on the classic 19th-century Leo Delibes ballet "Coppelia."
This allegorical musical fantasy is the result of two very different artistic versions woven together through a complex back-story. Originally intended as an art film for adults, the movie was taken out of circulation after legal complications arose. Once these hurdles had been cleared, it was revamped for family audiences, losing its purity as a "ballet film" with the addition of a voice-over narration, lyrics and animated sequences.
The plotline is developed from two macabre stories by E.T.A. Hoffman of The Tales of Hoffman fame, Der Sandmann (The Sandman) and Die Puppe (The Doll). It concerns a scientist who creates Coppelia, a mechanical doll so beautiful and lifelike that both he and Franz, a swain from the local village, become infatuated with her. Swanhilda, Franz's jealous bride-to-be, poses as the doll, convincing the scientist that he is a great wizard who has given his creation the gift of life.
The original movie was produced at the Samuel Bronston Studios in Madrid, Spain, by Frank J. Hale; written and directed by Ted Kneeland; choreographed by Jo Anna Kneeland; and photographed in Eastman Color and the 70mm "Superpanorama" process, with the Orchestra of the Grand Theater of Barcelona recorded in six-track stereo. When Dr. Coppelius opened in the U.S. in 1968, Howard Thompson of The New York Times wrote, "The sets are ornate and aptly expansive, the color is perfectly beautiful and the Delibes music, stunningly transcribed on the sound track, never sounded better." The revised film was made available only in 35mm and mono sound.
The Romanian-born Bronston, who had once been dubbed "The King of Epics" after such successes as El Cid (1961), 55 Days at Peking (1963) and Circus World (1964), was in reduced circumstances by the time of The Mysterious House of Dr. C.. He wrote in publicity materials for the revised film that it was his idea to "doctor" the original. He had always regretted, he said, that Dr. Coppelius "used only the elements of music, dance and mime." So, in hopes of gaining a wider audience, he "persuaded" the Kneelands to insert dialogue and lyrics in addition to the narration and interpolated animation. Other sources indicate it was the Kneelands who approached Bronston with these ideas.
In both versions of the film, Dr. Coppelius is played by the portly Viennese character actor Walter Slezak, who enjoyed a long career on the Broadway stage and in Hollywood films and television series. Slezak, whose mastery of pantomime and visual comedy helped him land the role, executes a few steps with the dancers and later kidded that he had become "the fat Nureyev of the film world." Critic Eric Johns wrote that "Slezak obviously fell in love with Coppelius, and the audience in turn fell in love with him... His larger-than-life performance is something to relish."
According to publicity materials, Jo Anna Kneeland created a new ballet company especially for the original film, recruiting dancers from Great Britain, Sweden, France, Spain and the U.S. Dame Alicia Markova, the renowned English ballerina, choreographer, director and teacher, served as artistic consultant.
The role of Coppelia/Swanhilda is danced by Claudia Corday of New York's Harkness Ballet; and Caj Selling, a star soloist with the Royal Swedish Ballet, plays Franz. Dancer-comedienne Eileen Elliott is Brigitta, the girl who finally persuades Dr. C. that a human wife is more desirable than a doll. Guest artists in the original film included Carmen Rojas as the Spanish doll and Veronica Rusmin as the Roman doll, although their scenes were trimmed in the revised movie and replaced by animated sequences. In one of these, as Dr. C. dreams of being toreador, British comic actor Terry-Thomas provides the voice of the bull.
The Delibes ballet was first performed onstage at the Paris Opera House in May 1870 and has since become a staple of ballet companies worldwide. The Doll (1919), a German silent film based on the same story, was directed by Ernst Lubitsch. "Coppelia" also has formed the basis for various television specials.
The Kneeland version had its origins in experimental workshop productions at Hale's Royal Poinciana Playhouse in Palm Beach, Florida. Professional actors including Jose Ferrer were integrated into non-dancing roles, while certain dancers were given training in dramatic acting.
The Kneelands made certain changes in the story, making Dr. Coppelius less a crusty old curmudgeon and more a lovable, mischievous rascal who enjoys scaring the gullible villagers with his inventions. They added a love interest for the good doctor in the form of the barmaid Brigitta, and a sequence where the villagers rebuild the broken doll for Dr. Coppelius.
In directing the original film, Ted Kneeland had made innovative use of a three-camera system commonly employed on television but not ordinarily used in wide-screen processes.
Dr. Coppelius had its world premiere at the White House in connection with a traditional Christmas party for the children of all the foreign ambassadors living in Washington, D.C. The kids would come in costume of the native lands and a Marine Band would play. Although this premiere took place during the Johnson administration, LBJ was in the hospital at the time and could not attend.
Following its opening in the U.S., the Kneelands' film of Dr. Coppelius became bogged down in the ensuing litigation of bankruptcy by Cinecom, the parent corporation of its distributor, Childhood Productions. After seven years of legal battles the couple reclaimed the rights to their film and, with Bronston serving as producer, created the revised version.
Ted Kneeland had a history of acquiring and revising failed films through his company International Co-Productions -- rewriting, re-directing and re-shooting some scenes, changing titles, etc. -- to try and make them successful in the U.S. and Western markets. Examples included Savage Pampas (1966) with Robert Taylor, Criminal Affair (1968) with Rossano Brazzi and Ann-Margret and The Family (1970) with Charles Bronson and Telly Savalas.
The various elements of the original version of Dr. Coppelius have been tracked down, and the film is expected to screen on TCM in the fall of 2011.
Producer: Frank J. Hale; Samuel Bronston (uncredited)
Director: Ted Kneeland
Screenplay: Ted Kneeland (screenplay and story); Vctor M. Tarruella (screenplay); Arthur Saint-Leon (text based on ballet libretto "Coppelia"); Charles Nuitter (libretto "Coppelia")
Cinematography: Cecilio Paniagua
Art Direction: Gil Parrondo
Film Editing: Juan Serra
Cast: Walter Slezak (Dr. Coppelius), Claudia Corday (Swanhilda/Coppelia), Caj Selling (Franz), Eileen Elliott (Brigitta), Marcia Bellak (Swanhilda's Friend #1), Kathy Jo Brown (Swanhilda's Friend #2), Clara Cravey (Swanhilda's Friend #3), Kathleen Garrison (Swanhilda's Friend #4), Chris Holter (Swanhilda's Friend #5), Sharon Kapner (Swanhilda's Friend #6).
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Why Lady Gaga Is Packing Her Bags: 10 Celebs Who Might Move For Marijuana
As Halle Berry would say, "come on… sometimes you smoke some pot." (Seriously. Watch the clip below.) And to that, all the stars featured in this gallery would say, "well since you mention it… can you pass me that?"
Since the legislation for recreational use of marijuana has passed in Colorado and Washington, it's time to make our predictions as to which celebs will be packing their bags and following that trail of smoke leading to these Meccas of Mary Jane. It's pretty much a given that Snoop
Dogg Lion (I'm still having trouble getting used to his new name) has got realtors in both states on speed dial at this point, but who else will be making the move? Lady Gaga? Miley Cyrus? Let's take a look.
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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A Sacramento man and woman missing since Sunday were rescued on Wednesday afternoon after the man hiked several miles in the snow in order to get cell phone reception and called 911.
Mark Schroeder, 55, and his girlfriend, Janette DeGrace, 52, went wine-tasting on Sunday in El Dorado County but hadn't been seen since. Schroeder hiked six miles in the snow on Wednesday to get a usable cell phone signal and was then spotted by the helicopter.
Schroeder was found near Hell Hole Reservoir in the Sierra mountains west of Lake Tahoe. The helicopter picked him up and then went to DeGrace's location. His friends Schroeder and DeGrace were running out of food and options when he decided to set out on foot.
"He basically said his last rites to her and he said they were crying it was very emotional, that he said he was going to try and save her," said friend Jim Jungsten, who organized the search effort by friends and family.
Mark's Porsche got stuck in the heavy snow Sunday. They survived on very little.
"He had a half a can of peanuts and some Girl Scout cookies," Jungsten said.
"Two cookies per meal and imagine stretching it out over three days," friend Jason Woods added. "It's really remarkable to see how smart he was in the situation that he ended up in."
With a half a tank of gas, the couple turned the engine on and off over the next few day but Janette has a medical condition and was without her medication.
That's when Mark knew he had to get help.
"He was kind of afraid to leave her alone, but it got to be such a desperate situation today that he felt like he had to take the chance to get the cell phone to work," Jungsten said.
Mark hiked six miles across mountains. His cell phone battery nearly dead. He finally found service and called 911.
"The hard part was Mark knew that if he didn't make it, that it meant she wasn't going to make it either," Woods said.
Mark's parents thought the worst after three days and no word from their son or his girlfriend. Wednesday night brought a huge sense of relief, but that didn't stop Mark's father from parenting.
"I told him I'm very thankful to see you alive," John Schroeder said he told his son. "I'm going to give you a big hug, but as soon as you are better you are going to get the biggest kick in the ass."


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NOT JUST ABOUT FREE AGENT SITUATION: SI.com's Allan Muir wrote a "lot of the speculation about this firing will center on the improperly-filed qualifying offers that failed to reach eight of the team's restricted free agents in time," but "no one should think that a GM is actually licking stamps and dropping off contracts in the mail." Tallon, like Bowman, was a "rare holdover" from the era of late Blackhawks Owner Bill Wirtz, but Bowman "had his connections to the new group thanks to the hiring of his father, Scotty, as a senior adviser last summer." Tallon had "no ties to the new regime." The restricted free agent situation "may have led to Tallon being pushed out the window, but he clearly put himself on the sill" (SI.com, 7/14). Chicago Tribune reporter Chris Kuc said of the free agent situation, "I think ultimately they wanted to get rid of Dale Tallon in that job, and I think they used this as the excuse to get rid of him." Kuc: "One thing that I have learned in watching this team since John McDonough took over is what John McDonough wants he gets. If you are not a John McDonough guy, you are going to see the door" ("Chicago Tribune Live," CSN Chicago, 7/14).
TALLON DESERVED BETTER: The GLOBE & MAIL's Eric Duhatschek writes, "This is a bottom-line business and the bottom line in Chicago was that under Tallon's watch as the primary hockey voice, the Blackhawks became relevant again." Bowman is "brand new at this," and the "best thing that can be said for this move is that Bowman can learn a lot from the man he replaced, someone who rid the team of its losing culture and made them a factor again on the Windy City sports scene." Duhatschek: "For that, Tallon deserved a better fate than he received" (GLOBE & MAIL, 7/15).


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When a family member or close relative dies, the last thing you'll want to do is to start making all the decisions that come with arranging a funeral. Many people leave detailed instructions about their preferences for their funeral or you may find that they have a pre-paid funeral plan, but if not you will have to decide everything from where the funeral is to be held, through to readings and music.
Arranging a funeral can be complicated at the best of times but the emotional upset that comes with bereavement can make the prospect of planning a funeral very stressful indeed. This step by step guide has been designed to guide you through the basics of arranging a simple funeral.
The very first thing you'll need to do is to find out whether the deceased has a pre-paid funeral plan; pre-paid plans are usually held with a funeral director or with a specialist funeral plan provider. If the deceased has paid into a plan, you'll need to locate the details as soon possible and then follow the instructions which have been left. You will also need to check whether the deceased has purchased or reserved a cemetery plot as this information will be required before you contact a funeral director.
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A motorist faces charges of driving under the influence of marijuana after a crash in southeastern San Diego Friday evening sent his passenger through the windshield, police said.
The 19-year-old driver, whose name was not released, was eastbound on Market Street near Interstate 15 in the Mount Hope neighborhood about 6:40 p.m. He reportedly lost control of his Ford F150 pickup and crashed, and his 19-year-old passenger was ejected through the windshield, police said.
Both men were taken to a hospital, the passenger with facial fractures and the driver with cuts and bruises. Police said he faces a felony charge of driving under the influence.


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TORONTO - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty was in Toronto Monday to announce his government's financial support of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
The $250,000 in federal government funding will go towards renovations to the hall, including the installation of new trophy display cases, upgraded lighting and enhanced multimedia equipment.
This is a great facility which attracts visitors to Toronto from across Canada and around the world, Flaherty said, adding the upgrades will provide improved visitor experience and help preserve a piece of Canadian sporting culture.
Our government is proud to play a role in ensuring this space will be celebrated and enjoyed for decades to come, the minister said, alongside HHOF director of public affairs Ron Ellis and chairman and CEO Bill Hay both former players.
The funding was provided via the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage, a program seeking to the physical conditions of heritage sites as a way of preserving an exhibits presentation and artistic creativity.


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On the Market: Casey's Pond site gets approval for rezoning
January 30, 2011
Steamboat Springs — The Steamboat Springs Planning Commission unanimously approved two measures Thursday night to change the land-use designation for the 5.52-acre site of the Casey's Pond Subdivision. The site where Casey's Pond Senior Living has proposed to build a senior citizens residential complex borders Walton Creek Road close to the intersection of U.S. Highway 40. It is accessed off Walton Creek Road by a new extension of Owl Hoot Trail and the development lies west of Owl Hoot.
The project would include apartment residences, 60 skilled nursing beds that would replace the current Doak Walker Care Center as well as assisted living units and a memory care center that is a new service in the region.
The actions taken by Planning Commission last week were preliminary to upcoming public hearings on a development permit for the project.
Specifically, the Planning Commission agreed to a minor amendment to the Steamboat Springs Area Community Plan to change the land-use designation for the subdivision from resort residential to neighborhood residential-medium density. In a separate vote, the Planning Commission also changed the zoning on the parcel from resort residential-low density to multi-family high density.
Senior care center also is planned in Eagle area
At the same time plans for a new continuous care senior neighborhood are working through city planning in Steamboat, a similar project is being contemplated in the Vail Valley.
The Vail Daily newspaper reported Jan. 18 that an architectural/design team has been selected for a project in west Eagle.
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The Eagle County Housing Department and Augustana Care Corp. have selected the Nelson-Tremain Partnership in association with Snowdon & Hopkins Architects of the Vail Valley to design the facility.
Eagle County, in partnership with Augustana Care, is planning to construct a senior facility on the county's former road and bridge property and the former U.S. Forest Service horse pasture parcel in west Eagle. County staff and Augustana Care are hosting focus groups with stakeholders and interested citizens to help shape plans for the facility.


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Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan says his team was aggressive in trying to trade for former Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow, but that Tebow didn't want to play for the team.
In an interview Monday with The Florida Times-Union, Khan said his team was ready to send a third-round pick and pay $3 million of the $5 million in advance salary the Broncos had already paid Tebow. That money was a little more than the $2.5 million the New York Jets agreed to pay, while the draft pick was nine slots better than the Jets' fourth-round pick.
"That would have been the worst thing for Jacksonville and the worst thing for him," Khan said at the NFL's annual league meetings. "He didn't want to come, obviously. … Any one of the 53 players we have, have to be committed to Jacksonville, making us be the best team we are. The question was: Did he want to come? And if the decision had been taken out (of his hands) and we got him, that would not be good for him, or for us."
When the trade to the Jets was first reported, Tebow reportedly said he had no say in the issue.
"Ultimately, I really didn't have any because the Broncos had all that power," Tebow said, adding that Denver was "gracious" in the way it handled the process. "I was just kind of watching and waiting—kind of like everybody else. It was an interesting day."
Broncos vice president John Elway told a Denver radio station that wasn't the case.
"We did. There was more (offered) from Jacksonville, but we looked at it and it was close enough and we were in contact with Tim throughout the day and talked to him. He knew what was going on the whole time, so the reports that he was not involved are not accurate," Elway said.
Jaguars coach Mike Mularkey said the team did a lot to try to get Tebow to come to Jacksonville. In a story by The Associated Press, Mularkey said before speaking at a fan event in Jacksonville that reports the team didn't want him were untrue.
"Don't believe everything you hear or read in the media," Mularkey said. "It's hard not to want a guy like that. We wouldn't have tried to trade for him if we didn't feel like we didn't want to have him here. There were a lot of things that went into this thing to try to get Tim to come here.
"In the long run, it did not work out. But if you do not want a player, you don't even get involved."
The Jaguars and Jets became the top two teams as the bidding for Tebow rose and other teams dropped out. Once a potential deal stalled, it looked as though the Jaguars were back in the mix.
The Times-Union reports that Tebow was advised on what was going on and initially was OK with being traded to either the Jets or Jaguars. But he later came back and said he would rather go to the Jets because he would have a better chance to start.
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Are You a Milk Moonshiner?Updated: September 23, 2017Activism, Raw Milk at Home
Today is Raw Milk and Lemonade Freedom Day and a group of brave activists are celebrating the affair in Washington D.C. with a mix of events, seminars and, of course, Real Food!
I thought I would post this song in honor of the occasion to bring a smile to all of our faces and add a touch of humor to the very serious mission we all face in North America as we fight for the freedom to choose nutrient dense food and raw unprocessed milk for ourselves and our children.
We must all laugh, smile and be happy in the midst of this war we are silently fighting every single day as we choose to purchase and consume unprocessed grassfed milk from the small farms in our community.
Humor is an essential aspect of the road to victory that will inevitably be ours as it will keep us sane and focused in the face of all the terrible persecutions that many small farmers and now even consumers are experiencing along the way.
So listen, laugh and enjoy! Thank you to Whey Jude for sending this delightful piece my way!
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wikiHow to Play Downball
This is a sport that can be a fun and easy backyard or school game, and can be very addicting. All that you need is a tennis ball and some form of 4 square. Lots of kids play this game called 'Downball' and also known as '4 square' and '2 square'
1Follow the rules as they are quite simple.
- There is a king, queen, jack, and dunce (like any 4 square) or if you are playing 2 square then it is only king and dunce.
- The king serves the ball, bouncing the ball (you can buy rubber ones in most sport shops, if you can't just use tennis ball) in his square first then it lands in an opponents square.
- The player who receives the ball hits it by hitting it in his square first which goes into another square
2Game play continues until one of these things occurs:
- The ball is hit out (that means out of the squares)
- Once someone gets out they swap with the person below them. For example, King gets out and has to swap with Queen.
- The ball is fulled (meaning that the player hit the ball into his opponent's square without first hitting it into his own) This is called straight.
- The ball is double bounced (meaning that the ball is hit, but does not reach another square on the second bounce)
- The ball may bounce in a square, then be hit into that square and then from there into the next square, although this is optional. You may let it not bounce
- If a line call (where it bounces in the middle of the squares) is unclear, then it is deemed a 'liner', where whoever gets the ball first bounces the ball into middle the of the squares,(in the middle of all points of squares) and when the ball bounces game play resumes
- The ball is double touched (by a person on any part of body or clothing)
3There are also other rules used during the playing of this game an these are as follows:
- There is a thing called Reserves. With reserves you can play handball with over four player, though might be little boring for the reserve. A reserve sits on the sideline until Dunce gets out. Once Dunce gets out it swaps with the first reserve and the person just in Dunce goes into Reserve. If you have four Reserves then once Dunce gets out the first reserve goes into Dunce. The person in second reserve becomes first reserve. The person in third reserve becomes second reserve and the person who just got out goes to fourth reserve
- You can also use things called footsies and headsies. Those are when you kick the ball or head the ball. When you kick or header it you are allowed to do fulls with the ball (hitting it over line without bouncing in your square first.
- During the playing of the game the player in the King Square can call a certain number of squares such as Top, middle, or bottom 4, for the amount of players they want out during that round.
4You may change the rules if you want but the main thing is that there is 4 squares or 2 squares and there is always king, queen, jack and dunce.
5If you want to play 8 square then you would have to split a square in half.
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How long is a rally of downball?wikiHow ContributorRallies can go on as long as the ball is in play. Never prematurely end a skimmer rally. Keep on going until someone's out.
What do I do if the king gets out?wikiHow ContributorHe goes to dunce, the queen takes over, and everyone moves up a square.
If I full the ball, do the people just go straight to dunce?wikiHow ContributorYes, you go straight to dunce if you full the ball (and it doesn't matter what square you are in). If you are in dunce already, you have to go back in line.
How do I play downball?wikiHow ContributorYou can learn how to by reading the article. The names 4 square and downball are used interchangeably.
What happens when I go out?wikiHow ContributorYou move to dunces when you get out if you are in kings, queens or jacks, but if you are in dunce you go to the back of the "reserve" line, more commonly known as the sub line. If you are first in line then you are sub 1 second in line: sub 2 and hence forth.
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- A skinner (or a fireball)- A low pass which therefore makes it harder for the opponent to pass it to someone.
- For the best shot, wait until the ball is almost on the ground then hit it basically forward, and it will bounce in your square then the other square. This can become so good that most people will think it's a full! To do this, start with a regular shot and gradually let the ball sink lower before you hit it. Eventually, you'll be hitting it without letting it go any higher than an inch off of the ground. Remember, practice makes perfect!
- play when there is nothing to play. but you always need a ball that bounces quite well.
- Trickmaster- By serving or passing the ball under your leg( It still has to bounce in your and the other player's square
- A cherry- Which you pass the ball with your hand facing upwards and it doesn't have to bounce in your square.
- Get some friends hooked on this, it is a great leisure sport for fun and is ideal to play while you talk about whatever
- A cheapie or a cheapo is when you are in dunce and you hit the ball to jack's square unexpectedly usually at the top or at the back, and sometimes people get pissed off and refuse to go out. So don't do this and play the game legit.
- It is actually more fun to play this in squares larger than those of ordinary 4 square. The optimal playing field is to use rectangular parking spaces in a line
- There is also some tricks that you can use when playing this game.
- A roller smash is when you do an extremely low smash.
- If you lose, don't throw the ball at someone. It's just bad sportsmanship. Likewise, don't throw or kick the ball over a fence.
- If you have a high bounce ball don't throw it too high or else the ball may go on the roof or over the fence so be very careful of how hard you throw the ball when you hit it.
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Gomes, A's to welcome Petaluma Little League team
Gomes, A's to welcome Petaluma Little League team
Petaluma, the hometown of A's outfielder Jonny Gomes, finished third in the Little League World Series. They made up a 10-run deficit in the sixth inning of a semifinal game against Goodlettsville, Tenn., before falling, 24-16, in extra innings. In the third-place game, Petaluma topped Aguadulce, Panama, 12-4.
Gomes has frequently sported a Petaluma shirt in the clubhouse in recent weeks, and he has helped raise money to cover the team's transportation and lodging costs in Williamsport, Pa.
"If I was lucky enough to go to Williamsport when I was 12, there would be no chance my family would have been able to go on their own dollar, and how bummed out I would be about that," Gomes said.
On Friday, the team will be recognized in a pregame ceremony on the field at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. During the national anthem, the players will take the field alongside the A's starters before taking in the game from the luxury suites, courtesy of Gomes.


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The voice leaving the message sounded sadder than that of a person whose best friend had just died. "I'm so, so worried that this place is going to close," the caller said. "If you went there, you'd just fall in love with the food. Please visit it and see what you think, and then please, please, please tell people about it if you like it as much as I do."
I do. I do.
The "it" my caller was referring to is Thai Kitchen, an East Colfax eatery that's just slightly too far east for comfort. It sits beside a liquor store that fairly bounces off the corner with business, but none of those customers seem interested in popping their heads in next door. And that's too bad, because I liked what I saw at Thai Kitchen from the start. It's a warm, congenial spot, with adorable displays of plastic food, walls lined with booths the color of lime skins, and tables covered with green gingham-style vinyl cloths.
If I liked what I saw, I fell in love at first bite. The weekday luncheon buffet is an incredible deal; just $4.99 buys an all-you-can-eat spread with nineteen entrees, and not just Thai ones, either. On my first visit, the chafing dishes were filled with steaming curries from the Philippines and India; Japanese salads and sushi (all-you-can-eat California rolls!); several Asian-style chicken dishes, including one with a rich adobo sauce; and four soups: won ton, tom kha gai, hot-and-sour and a coconut-based tofu. Everything in this vast array--which also featured several thick, meaty stews in Crock-Pots--was marvelously well-prepared, mixing fresh ingredients with (sushi excepted) elaborate sauces or broths that had been further enhanced with plenty of herbs and spices.
Most of the dishes were amazingly complex for a buffet roster. The tom kha gai--Thai soup of chicken, coconut milk, lemongrass, the ginger-like galingal and mushrooms--was particularly flavorful. So was the adobo-style Filipino chicken--crisp-fried fowl parts awash in a vinegar-sparked sauce of garlic-infused coconut milk--and the tofu in a thick, creamy brown curry sauce. Even better was the fried tofu in a masaman curry sauce, which followed the classic combination of roasted peanuts, nam pla (Thai fish sauce), bird's-eye chiles, coriander, caraway, ginger, black pepper, lemongrass, shrimp paste, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, tamarind, garlic and palm sugar, all melded into coconut milk for an exquisitely sophisticated, multi-layered result.
The processed liquid from coconuts--coconut milk is made by adding water to shredded fresh coconut meat and simmering it, then squeezing the flesh to get the juices out--is used extensively in Thai Kitchen's cooking, which adds to the menu's Malaysian bent. (I tried to get some information about the place--particularly details on the cook's background--from Kitchen staffers, but language barriers proved insurmountable both during our visits and later on the phone.)
When we returned for dinner, sweet coconut milk is what made the peanut sauce draped over the tender chicken satay so striking; often a satay condiment is considerably spicier or cloyingly sweeter than Thai Kitchen's examplary version. Two satay skewers came on the po-po platter ($9.95); we liked the sauce so much that we smeared it on many of the platter's other components, too. But the egg rolls--here called Imperial rolls and filled with carrots, vermicelli, cabbage and a touch of pork--worked just as well with the spicy nam pla sauce, as did the platter's pile of fried wontons. No cream-cheese goo here: These wonton wrappers had been folded flat over seasoned ground pork and dipped in hot oil until the packages were just barely hot and nicely chewy. The platter also held a pair of stellar fish cakes (mere hints of garlic and chiles let the seafood flavor dominate, while minced lemongrass gave it a little kick) and fried chicken drumsticks stuffed with a combination of vegetables and meats that had been ground into a fine, almost pate-like paste.
Along with the platter, we'd also ordered chicken coconut soup ($6.95), a delectable variation on the theme we'd enjoyed at lunch. This time the coconut milk was enlivened by lemon juice and a mild chile edge; the broth was packed with straw mushrooms and soft slips of chicken meat that had soaked up the flavor. The addition of tomato wedges seemed odd at first, because they're so acidic, but they brought a welcome bite to the sweet, addictive base.
Tomatoes also played an important part in the red curry with duck ($7.95): Large chunks of moist duck meat floated in a tomato-based broth that was strong with the heat of many bird's-eye chiles but balanced by cooling lime juice and sweetened with a touch of tamarind. Hotter still was the Japanese-style spicy squid ($8.95), a simple but stunning combination of perfectly cooked cephalopod in a pungent chile sauce flecked with slippery pieces of onion and teeming with fresh Asian basil; in all its minty glory, the basil made the dish. Much milder was the prawn Siamese ($7.95)--medium-sized shrimp cooked with baby corn, snow peas, celery, broccoli and bamboo shoots, all of which added their essences to the thin, stock-like sauce. Although we enjoyed it, too, this straight-forward dish was perfect for our toddler. What kid can resist baby corn?
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And Thai Kitchen makes it clear that they can't resist kids. During our visits, families made up the majority of the restaurant's too-few customers--Asian families, at that, which attests to the place's authenticity as well as its family-friendly atmosphere. The waitstaff could not have been more accommodating, bringing extra napkins and small bowls and spoons and imploring us not to worry about cleaning up stray bits of food that had made their way to the floor. They also were quick to point out kid-appropriate dishes like the prawns, ones that didn't contain too many odd ingredients or strong spices. And they serve up appealingly sticky-sweet desserts that kids adore, such as sugary black rice in coconut milk ($2) and deep-fried bananas ($2).
My heart went out to the two women waiting on our table (one of two occupied that night); they were energetic and charming despite the fact that they wouldn't be making much, if any, money. Although our communication level was low, they made it clear they thought the food at Thai Kitchen deserved a better audience.
They're right. And so I leave you, reader, with this message: Please, visit it and see what you think. And then tell people if you like it as much as I do.
Thai Kitchen, 8135 East Colfax Avenue, 394-4506. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 5-10 p.m. Monday-Friday; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.


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I had some high hopes that when Vern Nelson took over as editor of the Orange Juice blog he'd make an effort to make sure that some of the posts had a measure of accuracy. And I also hoped to win the $266 million lottery Tuesday, and I didn't so I'm not surprised by multiple errors and misrepresentations in three recent OJ posts about our pending lawsuit against Art Pedroza and the Orange Juice Blog.
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OC File Clerks and Receptionists Endorse Hugh Nguyen
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Hugh Nguyen's campaign for County Clerk-Recorder has picked up another big endorsement today. The Orange County File Clerks And Receptionists Association (OCFCARA) has announced their endorsement of Assistant Clerk, Hugh Nguyen.
Tentative Ruling goes Against Hieu Nguyen On Ballot Designation – Also facing challenge over name
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UPDATE: Judge Franz Miller has issued a ruling against Hieu Nguyen over his ballot designation. Hugh Nguyen got a little break though, he can use the "Assistant Clerk" title that he has with the Clerk of the Board. We have also learned that there is an additional challenge to Hugh/Hieu Nguyen's ballot designation. This one of of his name. It seem that Mr. Nguyen, who is running for County Clerk-Recorder, has allegedly filed to run under an alias. Mr. Nguyen's legal name is Hieu Nguyen. He is using an "Americanized" version of his first name Hugh.
OC Clerk Recorder Tom Daly files challenge to Hugh Nguyen's ballot designation
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On Thursday, March 18, 2010, Tom Daly filed a legal challenge to Clerk-Recorder candidate Hugh Nguyen's ballot designation for the County Clerk-Recorder's race (Case No. 30-2010-00354431-CU-WM-CJC). Nguyen's actual title is Assistant Clerk, Files Management/Administration Division/Clerk of the Board.
So what does Hugh Nguyen do for the County anyway?
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Hugh Nguyen manages the purchasing, petty cash, space needs/modifications, telephone usage/modifications, safety compliance, disaster recovery plan, department document storage and retention, public record act requests, building signage, etc. for the Board of Supervisors and Clerk of the Board.
Hugh Nguyen seems to have a problem telling the truth
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Revelation of his lack of truthiness could not have come at a more inopportune time for Mr. Nguyen. Despite being the sole Republican running for the non-partisan Clerk Recorder's office, Hugh Nguyen failed to receive the endorsement of his own party. This week seems to have gotten off to a bad start for Hugh.
Tom Daly, OC Clerk-Recorder, may challenge opponent over ballot designation
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We reported on Sunday March 14th that Hugh Nguyen is challenging incumbent Tom Daly for the Clerk-Recorder seat. Mr. Nguyen is a manager in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. He has selected the designation of Assistant Orange County Clerk. Unfortunately for Nguyen, he may not be able to use that ballot designation.


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Following exerpt taken from "History of Naponee, Nebraska 1869 - 1976"
According to an article written by Beulah Melton, daughter of Joe Melton, the first postoffice was in the dugout south of Rasmussen's, on the Lyden farm.
The next postoffice was in Perth in a store that Richard Walther had in his home. His home was near the railroad and was known later as the Kawelti, and Joe Melton homes.
In 1877, Wm. Finnemore and Isaac Croley, (Price Croley's grandfather) opened a store and September 16, 1878, Isaac Croley was appointed postmaster. He held that office until John S. Ray opened his store and was appointed postmaster, April 27, 1881. He was postmaster until May 1887 when Millard F. Allen was appointed. Mr. Allen also had a store. In 1888, Mr. Chubb was appointed, and April 3, 1889, John S. Ray was again appointed postmaster. August 5, 1893, Charles Woodrow was appointed. Mr. Woodrow held that position for four years until moving to Illinois. Nov. 6th, 1897, Mr. Ray was again appointed. Ray McGrew was appointed August 1914, and Mr. Ray soon after, left for his claim in Arthur County.
Until A.J. Reams was appointed July 30, 1919, there is no information as to the post office location. Mr. Reams moved the office to the back of his drug store. Then it was moved to the Republican Valley Bank Building, from there it was moved in 1936, while Mrs. Crete Lippire was postmaster, to the old Naponee State Bank Building, owned by George Madison.
Item from Bloomington Advocate, February 4, 1937:
"Hans Lippire went to Trenton and got a number of post office boxes for Mrs. Lippire who has leased the old Naponee State Bank Building and will move next week."
In June 1940, the postoffice building changed ownership and Roy Applegate purchased it from Geo. Madison. Although, there were a few other appointed postmasters before Lawrence Wohleb was appointed, July 10, 1946, the postoffice has been at the present location since 1936, with only a few changes and improvements.
Since the first postoffice in the dugout south of the Rasmussen farm, the postoffice has been in many different places. Conflicting information is that Mr. Phillip's was the first postmaster in 1871, and in another account George Roberts was appointed first postmaster.
The list of appointed postmasters and date of appointment was obtained by the efforts of Lawrence Wohleb (former postmaster).
George Roberts - March 22, 1872
Richard Walthers - May 23, 1873
James F. Zediker - June 11, 1877
Calvin R. Dodd - September 6, 1877
Charles H. Brown - April 3, 1878
Isaac Croley - September 16, 1878
John S. Ray - April 27, 1881
Millard F. Allen - May 14, 1887
Dennis P. Chubb - November 5, 1888
John S. Ray - April 3, 1889
Charles Woodrow - August 5, 1893
John S. Ray - November 6, 1897
Ray V. McGrew - August 14, 1914
Ralph L. Jackson - February 23, 1917
A. T. Reams - July 30, 1919
Mamie S. Reams - May 31, 1922
Iva V. Clampett - December 11, 1926
Mrs. Jessie Cales - November 27, 1934 (assumed charge)
Mrs. Jessie Cales - December 5, 1934 (acting)
Mrs. Crete A. Lippire - July 26, 1935 (confirmed)
Mrs. Jessie Cales - September 22, 1937 (acting)
Mrs. Jessie Cales - October 1, 1937 (assumed charge)
Cassuis R. Burnham - June 10, 1938 (confirmed)
Mrs. Lilah M. Schnuerle - November 30, 1943 (acting)
Mrs. Lilah M. Schnuerle - December 1, 1943 (assumed charge)
Mamie R. Hale - December 1, 1944 (confirmed)
Lawrence O. Wohleb - July 10, 1946 (assumed charge)
Lawrence O. Wohleb - June 1, 1949 (confirmed)
Lorene E. Richter - August 1, 1986 (assumed charge)
Lorene E. Richter - August 30, 1986 (confirmed)
Jody Smolick - March 1, 2000 (assumed charge)
Naponee Historical Society has it's own web page too, come check it out!
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Addict Behav 39:1113-9. 2014..The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate smoking behaviors and subjective and physiological effects of nicotine on young adult occasional waterpipe smokers...
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J Immigr Minor Health 15:43-8. 2013..1, CI, 1.2-1.3) and older age (OR = 1.1, CI, 1.0-1.1). Public health efforts must be directed toward screening high risk individuals and intervening at early stage to improve health outcomes...
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What Would Prompt a Teenager to Plot Mass Murder?
Teen Planned for Months to Kill His Family & Blow Up His School (VIDEO)
by Lisa Fogarty
If not for one of John David LaDue's vigilant neighbors, the world might have been two weeks away from hearing about another horrific Columbine-like attack. The 17-year-old from Minnesota had concocted an elaborate and terrifying plot to shoot his entire family dead, blow up his school, and kill as many students as he could, before being killed by police. The amount of preparation the teen put into his scheme will astound you. And, if not for one witness, police believe John -- who reportedly admired the Columbine killers -- would have had no trouble carrying out his deadly plan.
John allegedly stored explosive devices both in his home and in a rented storage locker. When police arrested him, they found three bombs that were ready to go off whenever the teen set them, firearms, ammunition, bomb-making materials, and gunpowder.
This is the nightmarish plan he'd been preparing for months: First he would gun down his mother, father, and sister. He would then do something to keep first responders occupied while he took off for school to carry out the next part of his scheme: to set off pressure-cooker bombs that contained nails and metal ball bearings in the cafeteria during lunchtime. He chose this setting and time because he figured it would be ideal for killing as many students as possible. Anyone who escaped would be shot dead in the hallways and he'd continue killing until he was killed by a SWAT team.
The teen actually held killing "rehearsals" where he set off practice bombs in neighborhood playgrounds, police say. How on Earth was he able to get away with doing this without people seeing and reporting it?! So scary.
The good news -- the only good news -- is that Chelsie Schellhas had the sense to call cops after she witnessed a suspicious-looking John wearing a backpack and opening a storage unit at night. She observed the scene from her kitchen window while washing dishes. I can't even imagine the gratitude an entire town of parents feels knowing this person is to thank for possibly keeping their child alive.
One school official says John was a quiet student who didn't cause trouble. There's no indication that he was bullied and he reportedly planned to carry this out all by himself.
The teen is in police custody and has been charged with 10 attempted murder and explosive counts.
This video contains more information and reactions from stunned neighbors:
Why do you think this teen planned to murder his parents and blow up his school?
Should he be tried as a juvenile or adult?
He should be tried as an adult. He is old enough to know exactly what he was doing, and had obviously been planning for it for some time. Talk about premeditated!
As for why, I have no idea. I can't begin to fathom what makes someone want to take that many lives. I do think that the media needs to stop giving killers so much attention- take away the 15 mins of fame, and you might end up discouraging a few.


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... and now you know why I never review anymore.
Anyway, Pete's band:
Oh Jom, how I've missed your epic reviews! This sounds pretty neat, I'll check it out.
Album Rating: 3.0Damn, if you put this much effort into it then I have to check it out.
Digging: Adimiron - Et Liber Eris
We do not see the red letter grade anywhere near often enough.
You might like it a bit since you enjoy Pennywise. All I need now is for Eliminator to drop in and do the Pennywise/Nickelback joke.
Album Rating: 3.0I do like it. The vocalist sounds like a more melodic version of Fat Mike. These guys remind me of Satanic Surfers (another Swedish punk band). Is it possibly there's a Swedish punk sound?
Maybe. herbrightskies are awesome and they're from Gothenburg, too, but they play a heavier, but poppier (as in, squeaky-clean production and lots of effects), sound.
Isn't you're name Dom? I'm confuzzled.
pete's cool i might check this out
Album Rating: 2.5Vocalist is truely terrible...
haha awesome, wasn't expecting to see this on the front page. does pete still post on the forums?
Album Rating: 4.5Nice one for the review!! An epic read, and enjoyable! This is released on my label 'Disconnect Disconnect' and it's out today, so you can get it from http://disconnectdisconnectrecords.bigcartel.com/ (or Interpunk soon) if it sounds like something you'd like. Certainly fans of This Is A Standoff, Propagandhi and Satanic Surfers should enjoy it!
do want
Album Rating: 5.0awesome jom, hope some people find this (both the review and the album itself) enjoyable
hi, disconnect-john!
what do i rate my own album in order to both seem humble, and to stress how good i actually think it is?
anyone know where i can download this?
Digging: Big K.R.I.T. - 4eva Is a Mighty Long Time
Album Rating: 3.0I got your hookup right here:
Album Rating: 5.0i actually think we've kept this from leaking so far. but orders are shipping out fast so it probably won't be long now
why we're not listed as Punk on amazon, yet Paramore are, is beyond me
Album Rating: 3.5I'm gonna be honest and say that Pete is one of the best songwriters in the Sputnik community. You all should check these dudes out.
Album Rating: 3.5Sorry for the 3.5 only though, I strongly prefer your metal and grind materials. c:
Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


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When environmental groups buy ranchers' permits, there's no need for the feds to start rustling up trouble.
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PERC's new Policy Perspective explains how the government keeps tribes from developing their natural resources.
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Times have changed, and the resources we can call on when trying to become better recording musicians have changed as well -- while print magazines, books, and recording schools are more popular than ever, they're now supplemented with DVD-based teaching tools, online courses, and a variety of Internet-based materials that can get education into the hands of people who aren't able to pursue traditional methods. In our centerpiece article, Lorenz Rychner interviews a wide variety of music professionals and gets their take on the state of music technology education.
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TEHRAN -- The Iranian military questioned 15 detained British sailors and marines yesterday and said they confessed to illegally entering Iranian waters in an act of "blatant aggression."
Britain has demanded the return of the sailors and marines and denied they had strayed into Iranian waters while searching for smugglers off Iraq's coast.
The eight Royal Navy sailors and seven Royal Marines were brought to Tehran for questioning, and a top military official, General Ali Reza Afshar, said they "confessed to illegal entry."
"The said personnel are being interrogated and have confessed to aggression into the Islamic Republic of Iran's waters," Afshar was quoted as saying by the state news agency IRNA and the semiofficial ISNA news agency. He did not say what would be done with them.
The British marines and sailors, who included at least one woman, had just searched a merchant ship when they and their two inflatable boats were intercepted by Iranian vessels Friday at around 10:30 a.m. near the disputed Shatt al-Arab waterway, US and British officials said. The Iranian vessels surrounded them and escorted them away at gunpoint.
The seizure of the Britons occurred at a time of heightened tensions over Iran's nuclear ambitions and over allegations that Iran is arming Shi'ite Muslim militias in Iraq. Still, Britain was treating it as a mistake rather than a provocation.
In London, the British government summoned the Iranian ambassador for the second time, demanding the safe return of the sailors and Royal Marines.
Lord Triesman, a Foreign Office undersecretary, sought assurances from Rasoul Movahedian about the group's welfare and consular access, the British government said.
The European Union also called for the "immediate liberation" of the captured .
Iranian hard-liners called for the 15 Britons to be held until Iran wins political concessions.
Several conservative student groups have called on the Iranian government not to release them until five Iranians detained by US forces in Iraq earlier this year are freed and UN plans for sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program are canceled. Some 500 Iranian students gathered on the shore near where the Britons were captured, shouting "Death to Britain" and "Death to America," the Fars news agency reported.
The United States has bolstered its naval forces in the Persian Gulf in a show of strength directed at Iran. US officials have expressed concern that with so much military hardware in the Gulf, an incident like Friday's could escalate.


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Several gay couples were taken into custody in the countryâs majority-Muslim north, and rights groups feared that others would be targeted across the West African country.
Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeriaâs president, signed the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act into law on January 7, but there was no public report of the new law until journalists obtained a copy of the act on Monday. ...
Now If The U.S.A. Can Follow Suit & Start Mass Arrests & Imprisonments Of Sodomites & Sodomite Advocates/Sympathizers/Collaborators--Starting With The President & Going Down To The Last Sodomite Secreted In Sodomite Whore Houses, Brothels & Bars:
Then, Maybe Just Then, Will GOD's JUDGEMENT AGAINST THE U.S.A. Be Stayed & Postponed For A Little Time & Season For National Repentance In The United States Of America & Her Territories.
"Let US Choose To US Judgment: Let US Know Among Ourselves What Is Good." Job 34:4
The New Year Had Barely Started When An Asteroid About Eight Feet Across Entered The Earth's Atmosphere And Burned Up Over The Atlantic Ocean, According To NASA. An Astronomer Had Spotted The Asteroid Headed Toward Earth On New Year's Eve, Only The Second Time An Asteroid Has Been Seen On Its Way To Earth.
Astronomer Rich Kowalski, Who Works At The University Of Arizona's Catalina Sky Survey, Discovered The Asteroid While Working With The 60-Inch Telescope On Mount Lemmon In Tucson On New Year's Eve, According To The Arizona Daily Star.
He Reported His Discovery To The International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center (MPC), Which Tracks Small Objects In Space..."--Weather.com


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Jaffé plays a host of other characters, from Joseph Merrick—not John, as he's improperly been called—to his doctor, his abusive stepmother, and the populace that gapes in repulsion and fascination at him. Jaffé's nuanced characterizations are deft in their physicality: At times he plays Merrick as a contorted creature and at other times as if the man is not suffering from any deformities. Given that Jaffé looks like a 1930s musical juvenile, the choice proves exceedingly effective, allowing audiences to glimpse Merrick's humanity and grasp the horror of his plight.
Swan's exceptionally theatrical staging only enhances the effect of Jaffé's performance. Although she missteps in the overuse of a swing center stage on which the actor drapes himself throughout the piece, the ways in which dress forms—indicating both Merrick and people with "perfect" physiques—are used proves haunting. So too does a sequence in which a childlike drawing projected onto a screen inside a gilt frame (clever production design from Sam Pine) morphs into a microscope slide representing the diseased cells in Merrick's body. With moments such as this, it's easy to forgive the show's less successful ones.
Presented by Proteus Theatre Company, Basingstoke as part of Brits Off Broadway 2009 at 59E59 Theaters, 59 E. 59th St., NYC. Dec. 1–13. Tue., 7:30 p.m.; Wed.–Fri., 8:30 p.m.; Sat., 2:30 and 8:30 p.m.; Sun., 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. (212) 279-4200 or www.ticketcentral.com.


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