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My twin brother Luke was trouble when we were kids. Hell, there was that time he dropped an open penknife on his foot and told Mom it was me, his tomboy sister, stabbing him. Or the day he tied me to a post at the river station and left me there till a night fisherman set me free. Last summer we turned eighteen and I asked for books for college. Luke sweet-talked Mom into persuading Pa to buy him a drum kit.
Just what that house didn't need, the clatter of drums. Before Pa got back from Vietnam the loudest sound we ever heard was the crash of the thunder in the fall when the storms rolled in off the ocean. Mom wouldn't let us watch TV, she said it upset her seeing those soldiers and what they had to go through. I said it's more like what the Vietnamese have to go through, but she said she weren't having no Commie talk in her house, with Pa away, fighting for his country. When she said that I could see she wanted to cry, so I didn't say what I really thought about it.
When Pa got home in the spring with his arm cut off at the elbow, all that changed. Everybody started saying what they felt, first him and then my brother and then we all joined in. Mom doesn't usually like fighting, but when Pa shouted at her she yelled right back. One evening she threw the whole load of kitchen stuff at him, plates and glasses, things that would break. Then she slammed the door and Pa hollered at Luke to fetch him a beer and he turned on the news, volume right up, so that Mom could hear the sound of machinegun fire and explosions all the time that she was crying in her bedroom.
Pa was proud of my brother, I could tell by the way he looked at him sideways when he thought Luke wasn't looking. On the morning of my birthday I went onto the porch and saw them all standing around these big maroon drums. Pa had his hand on Luke's shoulder, patting it.
'You're a man now, son,' he said, all gruff-like, 'make some noise.'
Boy, he sure did. If you think the sound of slamming doors and shouting is bad you ain't never heard my brother playing the drums. That summer he slept in most mornings but by noon he was off, a-hammering and pounding, no rhythm as far as I could see, just different kinds of crashing like he was trying to break down the world into little pieces of noise. My friends stopped visiting our house, even Anna who always used to hang around Luke at school. When I asked her to come over, she pulled a face.
'My brother'll be there,' I said, trying to persuade her.
'He's mighty fine, Jess, I just don't know about them drums. You can hear that racket from the other side of the river. Can't imagine it up close, like.'
Then Luke told us he was going to form a band.
'You gonna take those stupid drums someplace else?' I asked him.
'Hell, no,' Pa said. 'That ain't necessary. You can practice here, boy. Shake the place up.'
It was shaking fine without a band as a far as I could see. That night as I lay in bed listening to my folks yelling at each other, I thought about messing up Luke's drums so he wouldn't keep on spoiling my vacation.
I waited till the house was silent as the moon after the astronauts went home. Then I went out onto the porch. There was a big piece of plastic over Luke's kit and I yanked it at the bottom so it slid onto the ground, leaving the drums bare and shiny in the dark. The moon was off sulking behind a cloud somewhere, so I struck a match while I thought about what could be done. Fire was way too dangerous, given that our house was wood. Where could I find a knife? I was thinking these things when I heard a sound inside, on the other side of the door.
I ducked down behind the biggest drum just as Pa stepped out onto the porch. He had his guitar. He sat down on the steps and looked out towards the river, except you couldn't see it on account of there being no moon. I was surprised, because I had clean forgotten that my pa ever had a guitar. Guess he took it with him when he went away to fight.
He put it on his knees and kind of wedged it under his half arm. He started to strum, but he couldn't make proper music on account of only having one hand. I felt bad because I couldn't remember if he was right or left handed. It was his right hand that had gone. Seeing him sitting there trying to play made the tears well up in my eyes. He was making a sniffing noise, so perhaps he was weeping too.
I didn't do nothing to Luke's drums that night, but I wanted them broken more than ever. When the day for band practice came round, I still hadn't come up with a plan. I went down the river to fish, on my own, because most of my friends avoided me now. People in the shops gave me funny looks too, like they were sorry for me or something. It seemed a lot of commotion over a set of drums.
But the fishing was no good because it started to rain, churning the water up muddy and brown. I went home and Luke was sat on the porch next to his drums, holding a green glass beer bottle. There was an empty one next to his feet.
'You ain't allowed to drink!' I said, but Luke just smiled and went
'Courtesy of Pa,'so there wasn't anything more I could say.
I went into our bedroom and slammed the door, ornery-like, though it was the usual way of shutting things that summer. I hadn't made my bed yet and I laid myself down on the crumpled sheets and beat the pillow with my fists. I was so busy giving it a good thrashing that I didn't notice the door open and Luke come in.
'JJ's comin' round for band practice,' he said. 'His guitar's gotta busted string. D'ya know where that old one is?'
'That's Pa's guitar! You can't have that without asking him!' My fist was still clenched from hitting the pillow and I thought about whopping Luke.
'You know he ain't here to ask. Mom's drivin' him to the doctor's in Savannah - they won't be home for ages now. C'mon Jess, give it up. Don't be such a goody-two-shoes.'
I raised my hand and went to hit him, but he caught my arm, taunting me:
'Goody-goody, but still scrapping like a boy.'
He backed out the door still holding my wrist, pulling me with him into our folks' bedroom. I jerked my arm free and watched while he opened the closet and poked about. In the end he found the guitar under the bed.
'That's important to Pa,' I told him. 'You can't just take it.'
Luke turned and sneered. 'They may not have told you, but you need two hands to play guitar.'
'You gotta ask first,' I pleaded. Maybe Pa pulled his fingers over the strings every night out there on the porch. But I couldn't tell Luke, it was our secret, Pa's and mine. My brother shrugged, picked up the guitar, walked out and left me there.
I sat on the bed and listened to the sound of him tuning the strings. What would Pa say when he got home? Then I heard the sound of the car pulling up behind the house and ran to the porch.
'They're coming Luke,— stop playing!'
My brother slid the guitar off of his shoulder and stood it behind his drums. The neck still stuck out, like it wanted to be seen. Then he grabbed the bottles off the floor and held them out to me.
'Thought you said Pa let you have those beers?' I asked. He told me to shut up and hide the bottles, quick.
'Why should I?' I said, but he just put them in my hands and pushed me towards the steps. I stood my ground. 'You took Pa's guitar without asking. Why should I do anything you say?'
'Go now!' shouted Luke, but it was too late. Pa came out through the porch door and saw me standing there holding the empty bottles and said 'what ya doin', Jessie?' and I dropped the bottles and they smashed on the steps, green glass flying everywhere and cutting red grooves into my bare ankles. Mom was behind Pa trying to see what was happening and Luke was staring at me, asking me with his eyes not to say anything.
For a moment everything was still.
'Jessica! Tell me where you got them bottles,' Pa yelled.
I looked at Luke who was shaking his head. The guitar neck was poking out right next to Pa's leg, almost touching him.
'Luke stole your beer,' I said. The words felt thick, like I was talking through sawdust, but I didn't care. 'He took your guitar from under your bed and he was playin' it an' all.' I pointed.
Pa reached down to pick up the guitar. As he turned his back, Luke drew a finger across his throat. Mom pushed through, saw the blood on my feet and ankles and started to scream.
It was like all the sounds in the world happened then. Pa lifted the guitar and smashed it down on Luke's bass drum. The strings let out a twanging cry as the wood splintered through the drum, making it boom like thunder, dying. Luke shouted out and tried to grab Pa, but Pa turned and knocked him backwards, hitting him across the chest with the broken guitar. Mom started to sob, like something was breaking inside of her. I didn't move. I was sure that there was glass under my skin.
There's no money for college now Pa has gone. Mom's not sure where he's living now. I see her watching for the postman every day. Luke left soon after Pa did, on the day his draft letter came. He said he'd run away rather than go to the army, to have bits of him blown off. We hear from him sometimes, collect calls in the middle of the night from places like Caracas or Acapulco. The house is quiet. Mom hates the TV and I don't listen to music anymore. The war will be over soon, they say.
BIO: Jac Cattaneo is an artist, writer and lecturer who lives on the south coast of England. Her short fiction has appeared in a range of publications, including International Flash magazine, 100 Stories for Haiti anthology, Word Riot, Metazen, and Foundling Review. 'Bringing the War Back Home,' published in a previous issue of Bartleby Snopes, was chosen by the Million Writers Awards as a Notable Story of 2009. Jac is currently studying for an MA in Creative Writing at Chichester University.


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Kyary Pamyu Pamyu returned from France after her first performance in Paris and you can see French people loved it! Kyary retweeted a You Tube video of the PON PON PON Flash Mob in Paris this morning.
KPP is set to come to US as a part of her first World Tour on April 12th at Club Nokia at LA Live in Los Angeles, CA.

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text: The purpose of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Program grant is to establish or strengthen existing or proposed community-based runaway and homeless youth projects to provide temporary shelter and care to runaway or otherwise homeless youth who are in need of temporary shelter, counseling and aftercare services. The Department is concerned about the increasing numbers of youth who leave, and stay away from, their homes without permission of their families. There is also national concern about runaway and homeless youth who have no resources, who live on the street, and who represent law enforcement problems in the communities to which they run. The problems of runaway or otherwise homeless youth should not be the responsibility of already overburdened police departments and juvenile justice authorities. Rather, Congress intends that the responsibility for locating, assisting, and returning such youth should be placed with low-cost, community-based human service programs.


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Bishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of Oakland has encouraged Catholics to attend the Napa Institute's first annual conference to respond to the growth of "practical atheism" and a secularism that is "antagonistic towards religion."
"The conference will be a great occasion to grow both intellectually and spiritually," the bishop said in a June 1 message.
The conference is organized on the theme "Equipping Catholics in the 'Next America.'" The theme is taken from a speech by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Denver, who said that in coming decades "Catholics will likely find it harder, not easier, to influence the course of American culture, or even to live their faith authentically."
Bishop Cordileone said Chaput's remark is a "prophetic call."
Practical atheism and secularism are "steadily eroding the moral landscape of our country, with consequential detrimental effects on its economic, political and social well-being."
The bishop explained that the Napa Institute was founded to help Catholics face and engage these challenges.
The conference will take place July 28-31 in the Napa Valley at the Meritage Resort and Spa.
Bishop Cordileone said that the first day of the conference will focus on Pope Benedict XVI's encyclical "Caritas In Veritate," which discusses the ways in which charity directed by truth can be expressed in politics and economics. Speakers will focus on how the encyclical helps resolve questions about immigration.
Speakers on this topic include Archbishop Jose Gomez, Cardinal Roger Mahony, Archbishop Alex J. Brunett and scripture scholar Dr. Tim Gray.
The conference's second day will focus on why faith makes sense. Writers Bill McGurn, George Weigel and Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., will provide evidence for the reasonableness of faith.
On the third day, Bishop Jaime Soto, Mother Assumpta Long, O.P., Tim Gray and McGurn will discuss "The Cost of Discipleship."
Daily Mass will be offered at the event and confession will be available for all attendees.
On Sunday July 31, Bishop Cordileone will celebrate the Solemn Pontifical Mass in the Extraordinary Form and also preach the homily.
More information about the conference is available at the Napa Institute website, http://www.napa-institute.org.


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TORONTO - The Pittsburgh Steelers are feeling persecuted.
Theyre getting the feeling that theyre dinosaurs in a league intent on hastening their extinction.
Once upon a time the Steelers anything-goes, punishing defence was admired or at the very least tolerated.
But that was before Mike Webster got hit in the head once too often; before Terry Long and Justin Strzelczyk had their brains turn into spaghetti from too many hits to the head; before research showed that repeated blows to the head could lead to dementia and Lou Gehrigs disease.
The new NFL is determined to tone down the violence and eliminate helmet-to-helmet collisions. It doesnt want to see any more players sitting in circles, holding hands and praying over fallen team-mates.
And, it certainly doesnt want to see James Harrison planting anymore quarterbacks like tombstones into the Heinz Field turf.
So, once again, this week Harrison and the Steelers await word on potential league retribution after the most-penalized game in team history.
A shower of flags and a team-record 163 yards in penalties clouded a blowout win over Oakland.
You know what its come to? Theyre penalizing us for hitting too hard, Steelers linebacker James Farrior protested in a Pittsburgh newspaper. Its sad.
That is only half the fact. The league doesnt so much dislike the hard hits as it dislikes the way they are delivered. Too often, it seems players have lost respect for each other. So much so that it often isnt about tackling a player as much as it is about hitting and hurting him. Even Harrison admitted as much after an earlier fine this year.
Thats just wrong.
So maybe the leagues officials are targetting the Steelers. More likely theyre protecting their own livelihood because the league has told officials theyll be disciplined if they fail to throw flags on rough play.
It really isnt happening just to the Steelers, although they may be more sensitive to the issue. Last Sunday, the Patriots Tully Banta-Cain was called for a rough tackle on Pierre Garcon that led to a touchdown. Seattles Pete Carroll was annoyed at a roughing-the-passer penalty against Raheem Brock that led to a touchdown that gave the Saints a 28-13 lead.
Brock hit Brees just after he released the pass, but was called for a personal foul. Carroll said in past years, that was probably not called a penalty.
I thought it was a normal football play, Carroll said. Timing was just bang-bang, as fast as you can get ... We didnt hear helmet to helmet or any of that kind of stuff. So I dont really know what the explanation is.
The Steelers were similarly puzzled at three personal foul penalties; LaMarr Woodley was called for pushing quarterback Jason Campbell in the chest with two hands; Ryan Clark was called for a helmet-to-helmet hit on receiver Jacoby Ford even though the impact was in the upper back and Harrison was called for hitting Campbell and falling, as referee Tony Corrente announced to a national TV audience, with full body weight on top of him. Still, the only guy to get thrown out of the game wasnt a Steeler but Oaklands Richard Seymour, who got fined $25,000 on Tuesday.
All those flags are reminiscent of the NHLs crackdowns on fighting, and a few years ago, restraining calls. It is tedious to watch. Maybe it is over-done. But, maybe, it isnt as wrong as it feels. Maybe the referees have to dumb it down before the players smarten up.
Im not going to question the officiating, Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin told reporters yesterday. I understand the climate that were in from that standpoint. Im just not going to do it; our guys arent going to do it. Were going to play football, and were going to try to play it as fairly as we can, as cleanly as we can.
Quick hits
Former two-time CFL defensive player of the year, Cameron Wake, continues to impress since moving to the Dolphins. According to Scouts Inc. hes explosive, powerful, generates a lot of power from his hips ... is one of the premier pass-rushers in the NFL, and his run defence has improved immensely. ... The Redskins bolstered their injury-depleted secondary signing free agent defensive back Macho Harris ... Coach Sean Payton says he feels pretty good about Reggie Bushs availability for Thursdays game against Dallas ... The Giants will sign former Bucs receiver Michael Clayton. He worked out with the team on Monday ... Last year Bills safety Jairus Byrd had nine interceptions and was a rookie of the year candidate. Sunday he was benched in favour of George Wilson, a former wide receiver. Wilson responded with the first interception by a Buffalo defensive back this season.


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EUR/USD (a 4-hour chart)
General overview
The debt market dynamics also points to the bearish trend development: the German government bond yields decreased relative to their US and the UK counterparts which reduce investments attractiveness into the European assets.
All investors' attention is focused on the US labor market publication. The unemployment index decreased to 5.1% from 5.3%. The US issued the employment outside agricultural sector release. The data came lower than expected 220 thousand. The number of employees amounted to 173thousand.
The pair euro/dollar is consolidating after the sharp decline. However the pair showed the growth and tested the resistance level of 1.1150.
The price is finding the first support at 1.1050, the next one is 1.0925. The price is finding the first resistance at 1.1150, the next one is at 1.1260.
There is a confirmed and a strong sell signal. The price is under the Cloud and it is under the Chinkou Span. The Tenkan-sen and the Kijun-sen show a horizontal movement and form a "Dead Cross". The downward movement will be until the price is under the Cloud.
The MACD indicator is in a negative territory. The price is decreasing.
Trading recommendations
We may expect the fall towards 1.1050 further on we expect a growth to 1.1260 where the pair rebound downwards.


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Best way to invoke gcc with many standard warning flags/options?
I am new to C programming, and somewhat new to Linux.
I read in http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/C_Progr...Intro_exercise a recommendation to use a bunch of compiler options to invoke warnings, which for a beginner might be useful and instructive:
"-W -Wall -fno-common -Wcast-align -Wredundant-decls -Wbad-function-cast -Wwrite-strings -Waggregate-return -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes
indicates that gcc should warn about many types of suspicious code that are likely to be incorrect."
I added to this list the -pedantic, -Wparentheses, and the -ansi warnings.
Of course there are a blue million warnings to either turn on or off, so if you want to recommend any others for a beginner that would be great as well.
BTW- I found the explanation for most of these warning options here:
My question is this: what is the best way to use all these flags each time I invoke gcc? An alias? An evironment variable? Some kind of .profile/config file entry?
Keith Ostertag
Debian with current gcc
In addition to what you have mentioned, a good thing to familiarize yourself with is the make utility. It allows you to not only put your compiler options in there, but also manage a lot of other stuff in an elegant and effective manner. It is especially useful for larger projects consisting of many files. It may be a bit overwhelming at first, but if you're serious about programming, you will want to learn it sooner or later anyway.
Thanks. The -Wextra is the new name for the -W option.
I hadn't thought of using make yet... I'll look at it. In the meantime, isn't there a simply way?
Alias or an environment variable will both work. You may also use some IDE for your programming and specify the options in the project file.
make understands a few standard macros. One of those is CFLAGS, and make will use the value of $CFLAGS as commandline options to the C compiler, gcc, by default. So, in your shell (assuming bash, here) you can set the CFLAGS variable:
export CFLAGS='-W -Wall -fno-common -Wcast-align -Wredundant-decls -Wbad-function-cast -Wwrite-strings -Waggregate-return -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -pedantic, -Wparentheses -ansi'
make yourExecutable
make CFLAGS='blah blah' yourExecutable
Get friendly with make. It is a very useful tool, and the friend of anyone who has to follow up on projects that you build (even yourself).
--- rod.
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text: hi all, im new to this forum. I have recently baught a 2005 A3 sport 2l tdi, think its been mapped the car pulls very well but it is very erraric and lumpy on idle, it does it whilst cold and whilst warm. it starts quite well (quickly off the key) when cold but when it warms up the engine cranks for a fiew seconds before starting. the car runds well whilst going along, has plenty of power and pulls strong! I have read so many possible thinks this could be but can anybody point me in the rite direction, where do I start? im from south wales, Swansea/llanelli/Carmarthen area, should I get the car plugged in? can anybody recommend a good specialst and how much should a diagnostic cost roughly? is this complaint common on here, the rough idling issue? many thanks and apologies if ive posted in the wrong section? thanks, mark


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Taito's 'Space Invaders Extreme' Blasts onto Xbox LIVE Arcade
May 6, 2009
Taito's 'Space Invaders Extreme' Blasts onto Xbox LIVE Arcade
Beloved arcade classic revamped with new gameplay, HD graphics and four-player multiplayer modes for 30th Anniversary
Taito Corp. today announced that Space Invaders Extreme is now available on Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360. Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the original 1978 Space Invaders arcade shooter, gamers can now experience a complete reimagining of the classic for the first time in high definition with exclusive new Xbox 360 features. Developed by Backbone Entertainment, Space Invaders Extreme now offers four-player co-op and competitive multiplayer modes, dazzling new graphics with colorful visualizer backgrounds, modernized gameplay features, and vibrant synchronized music and sound effects for a more intense and addictive gameplay experience.
"We are proud to celebrate 30 years of continued Space Invaders popularity, and bringing the game to Xbox LIVE Arcade is a critical step to the next evolution of the game," said Seiji Kawakami, Producer, Taito Corporation. "In Space Invaders Extreme for XBLA, we retain the vintage 2-D look and classic gameplay of the original, while taking advantage of the HD graphics and sound capabilities, as well as expanding the multiplayer functionality to allow for even more people to play and enjoy the game together."
The original black and white 8-bit Space Invaders arcade classic was the most successful game of its time, single-handedly inventing the "shooter" genre with its gameplay pioneering the popular alien invasion theme, and bringing videogames to the forefront of pop culture worldwide. Since then, the game has inspired numerous adaptations and continues to revolutionize the video game industry with its influence.
"It's an incredible honor for us to work directly with Taito in Japan to bring the ultimate classic arcade game to XBLA with Space Invaders Extreme," said Melissa Bachman-Wood, Studio Head, Backbone Entertainment. "Space Invaders is synonymous with 'videogames' to people worldwide, so the chance for us to contribute and re-imagine features in the next evolution of Space Invaders history, is an amazing opportunity."
Space Invaders Extreme offers hours of fun for fans and new players alike. The game pays homage to the vintage 2-D aesthetics and stays true to the simple yet highly addictive core gameplay of the classic, while introducing new four player multiplayer modes and innovative gameplay features for faster movement and attacks.
Players can now challenge up to three other friends online or offline in two different Versus Modes, and seize each other's power-ups, scramble for combo points and mutlipliers, hijack UFO jackpots, and even send waves of alien invaders to opponents' screens. Players can also collaborate as a team in Co-op Mode to take on incoming alien waves and UFOs.
The game's colorful and organically dynamic visualizer backgrounds, created by Jeff Minter (Llama Soft), are synchronized with the upbeat electronic music tracks, and increase in intensity and saturation as the invaders speed up or change formations. In addition, with innovative new multiplier and combo Features designed to encourage players to develop their scoring technique, the game sets challenges to acquire power-ups and trigger mid-game bonus Rounds for higher scores and added score multipliers, for an all new Space Invaders experience.
Space Invaders Extreme is rated "E" by the ESRB, and is available for digital download via Xbox LIVE Arcade for Xbox 360, for 800 points. For more information on the game please visit http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/s/spaceinvadersxboxlivearcade/


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Does upbringing have an impact on your success in education? University of Texas Law professor Lino Graglia certainly thinks so.
The professor has angered some by claiming black and Hispanic students are "failing academically because they have been raised in single parent homes, usually by females" with modest financial resources, the Daily Mail notes. Professor Graglia was speaking with the BBC last week for a radio interview when the topic of affirmative action was brought up.
Graglia, a Hispanic American, noted that even after segregation ended "very few blacks got into the University of Texas." The professor noted that this was because they could not pass the admission standards and also said that the average black performance on SAT test is "200 points lower" than that for the average white student.
Gary Younge, the radio show host, then asked why "black people were performing badly at school" and struggling scholastically.
The professor replied, "I sure don't know" but then noted that nearly three quarters of black children are now "born outside of marriage." Graglia went on to say he could "hardly imagine a less beneficial or more deleterious experience than to be raised by a single parent, usually female, uneducated and without a lot of money."
Younge then pointed out that he was black and raised in a single parent family himself and asked if that makes him likely to be "not as smart as a white person of the same age?"
Professor Graglia laughed and said the host might be "more smart" than whites based on his accomplishments. He continued to state that minority children do "less well" in subjects like math and reading but reiterated that "admitting them into selective schools with large gaps in qualification is not the answer."
The Daily Mail offers some more background on the University of Texas:
The University of Texas is currently fighting a legal battle in the Supreme Court with a white student who claims she was forced to go to a second-rate college as a result of the School's affirmative action program.
According to a story from 2007 on DiverseEduction.com, Graglia has come under fire before: "Graglia recently told a group of students that Blacks and Latinos
cannot compete with Whites because their cultures do not look upon 'failure with disgrace.'"
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The wildflowers are perfuse and peak in late July to mid August. Abundant wildlife inhabits the area, much of which has been set aside as the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness.
The Bells are well known and attract crowds. From mid June through September Maroon Creek Road is closed to automobile traffic from 8:30 a.m. unit 5:00 p.m. You will need to catch a shuttle bus from Ruby Park in Aspen which includes an informative guided tour of the valley. Contact the Roaring Fork Transit Agency at 925-8484 for more information.
The scenic drive up Maroon Creek Road and Maroon Lake, which is located at the end of the road, are the most popular attractions in this area. Numerous trails lead from the East and West Maroon Trail Portals. Most trails lead into the spectacular Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. Several 14,000 foot peaks, Pyramid, North Maroon and South Maroon are found in this area. The wildflowers are perfuse and peak in late July to mid August. Abundant wildlife inhabits the area, much of which has been set aside as the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness.
Some of the recreation opportunities available in this area include hiking, backpacking, horseback riding, camping, fishing, picnicking, viewing scenery and mountain climbing.
This area is located southwest of Aspen and is accessed by Maroon Creek Road.
Directions from Aspen: Drive 1/2 mile west of Aspen on Highway 82. Turn onto Maroon Creek Road at the roundabout. Follow this road approximately 3 miles to its end at the T Lazy 7 Ranch (only during winter season). Snowmobile, ski or snowshoe 7 miles to Maroon Lake.
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Maroon Peak - Maroon Peak is one of the peaks within the Maroon Bells
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text: I am wanting to go on the 7 day western cruise but not until Nov 2011. There is 5 of us going. Would now be the best time to put a deposit down? Or should I wait and hope it goes down cheaper or wait and hopefully they will have kids sail free again? I am afraid to book now just in case it goes cheaper. But then again I am also afraid that it will go higher if I dont book now. I guess I never looked into the prices before so I dont even know what a decent price should be.


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Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni DLC Even Sexier
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Mar 26, 2016 07:03 JST
- Tags: DLC, Fighting Games, MarvelousAQL, Oppai, Valkyrie Drive, Video Gallery, Vita, Yuri
A new batch of alluring DLC has made its way to the eager players of Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni, inserting the wondrously buxom girls from the Valkyrie Drive Mermaid anime into the equally seductive game to further push its yuri boundaries.
A slew of costumes were on offer as well such as a P.E. outfit and a new swimsuit, along with the title's new "battle royale" multiplayer mode which many have recognized to be a near exact replica of the smash brothers games…
Videos depicting all the new content:
Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni and all its girl-on-girl action is available now for the Vita.


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West Fargo Soccer Club players win state challenge
The West Fargo Knights of Columbus held their annual State Soccer Challenge on Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Scheels Soccer Complex.
The contest was open to boys and girls ages 10 to 14 in West Fargo and surrounding communities.
The West Fargo Soccer Club had several players participate in the State Soccer Challenge, with three players beating all challengers in their respective divisions.
Winners for the club included Callyn Johnson in the U11 girls division, Jake Svenby in the U12 boys division and Ryan Ell in the U14 boys division.


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Gosha Rubchinskiy Fall/Winter 2014 "Logo" Collection
Rubchinskiy breaks the streets off with some graphics.
After dropping off a killer Fall/Winter 2014 lookbook, Russian designer Gosha Rubchinskiy is providing a look at the graphic pieces to release with the collection. Rubchinskiy's signature trippy logo can be found in gold and white, placed strategically across short and long sleeve tees, crewnecks, sweatpants and beanies. Rubchinskiy might have elevated his design aesthetic for the high brow fashion fanatics, but dude clearly keeps a close eye on the streets.
The Gosha Rubchinskiy Fall/Winter 2014 Logo Collection is available now via Dover Street Market.


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Netflix is bringing their streaming television and movie service to another gaming device. Sony revealed during their CES press conference that their PlayStation Vita handheld will support Netflix in the United States.
"The PlayStation 3 is of one the most popular devices for watching movies and TV shows streamed over the internet from Netflix," commented SCEA senior vice president Philip Rosenberg on the PlayStation.Blog. "Now all those movies and TV episodes can be watched on PS Vita's stunning high-def OLED front touch screen. The addition of Netflix streaming to PS Vita's unique, powerful gameplay experiences gives users even more access and flexibility to the content they want, when they want it and where they want it."
Netflix is just the latest in a string of third-party apps announced for the Vita. The handheld will also support Facebook, Skype, Twitter, and foursquare. Sony's aiming to make the Vita an "all-in-one" media device, even though they're marketing it primarily as a gaming platform.
Sony didn't mention when Netflix will be available on the Vita. It's possible that it could be ready to go on the Vita's February 22nd launch in the US. The fact that they didn't specifically mention this leaves us wondering, though.
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With a stay at Doubletree by Hilton Campbell - Pruneyard Plaza in Campbell, you'll be in the business district and minutes from The Pruneyard Shopping Center and close to Winchester Mystery House. This hotel is within close proximity of eBay Inc. Headquarters and Ainsley House.
Make yourself at home in one of the 171 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and DVD players. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature designer toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and complimentary weekday newspapers.
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Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, express check-in, and express check-out. Planning an event in Campbell? This hotel has 6000 square feet (540 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
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Bento Love: Grilled Cheese Squares & Fruit:
For this lunch there are grilled cheese squares, blueberries, cherry tomatoes and kiwi.
The girls thought it was hilarious that they got to say "grilled cheeeeeese" for this picture.
Looking at this picture, I can hear Little D saying, "CHEEEEEEEESE!"
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Eddie J. Mabry, 68, of Amarillo died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006 in Amarillo. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007 at the Chapel of Paramount Baptist Church. Graveside Services will be Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007 at Slaton Cemetery, in Slaton with Rev. Cleve Kerby of First Baptist Church in Slaton. Mr. Gary Zint of the church will officate.
Burial will be in Slaton Cemetery, Slaton.
Arrangements are under the direction of Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel, 5th and Pierce, Amarillo.
Mr. Mabry was born in Esteline, Texas to Truman and Janie Mabry on Sept. 21, 1938. He graduated from Esteline High School and attended WTSU. He was in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Mr. Mabry was a member of the Masonic Lodge and of First Baptist Church of Slaton. Mr. Mabry owned and operated the Korral Drive-Inn in Slaton. He moved to Amarillo to be owner of S&K Ice cream, named for Sarah & Kaylee, his granddaughters. He was known as the ice cream man.
Mr. Mabry was preceded in death by his wife, Linda Mabry; a son, Clayton Dean Mabry; and his father Truman Mabry.
Survivors include his mother, Janie Mabry of Amarillo; sons, Ted Mabry of Hereford, Texas, Sidney Mabry of Amarillo, Russell Mabry of Lubbock; daughter, Kim Schroeder of Slaton; sister, Wanda Haaland of Dalhart; brother, Triston Mabry of Temple; three grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.
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Farewell to a hero
THE TERM hero has come into frequent use with the death of astronaut Neil Armstrong, his exploits as the first human to set foot on the lunar surface the reason he so richly deserves the accolade. Remembering his accomplishment takes one back to a different time, when perhaps heroes were in more plentiful supply than today.
It was a time when people of exceptional courage were willing to risk their lives to embark on space travel, relying on "advanced" computer systems that were no more powerful than a modern-day calculator. One could argue that the risk to life when orbiting in these cramped capsules was unwarranted given the US space programme was tailored to fit the cold war politics of the day. The US and then Soviet Union sought to demonstrate ideological supremacy through the technological success of being the first to put a man on the moon.
And yet the great drama and adventure of human space travel rose above the geopolitical dispute to capture the public imagination. People could immediately recognise the inherent dangers involved in blasting off into space and those early space travellers – all men – became modern day heroes. Astronauts such as John Glenn, in 1962 becoming the first American to orbit the Earth, returned to ticker-tape parades, visits to the White House and celebrity status. Ferrying astronauts to the moon – and landing them there – was of a different order of magnitude. A safe touchdown by the lunar lander had to be followed by a successful blast-off from the surface and redocking with the orbiting command capsule. Bad enough if two astronauts were lost in a crash landing. There could be no more public a failure, in human or geopolitical terms, than being forced to leave healthy astronauts behind to die a slow oxygen-starved death due to a technical fault.
Certainly the landing was as tense as any cinematic action adventure with Armstrong switching off the computer and bringing the lander down with only 17 seconds of fuel left. And debate continues about whether he fluffed his lines as his foot left the last ladder rung to press down into the thick lunar dust, declaring it to be alternatively a "small step for man" or "small step for a man". What is not in dispute is his having earned the right to be declared a hero, not just by his fellow US citizens, but by all citizens of planet Earth. His small step represented a giant leap for mankind, a reaching out towards a reality beyond our planet. It was an act of heroism by any standard.


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Packers select safety Clinton-Dix in first round
GREEN BAY, Wis. — This is not a joke, Packers fans: Ha Ha Clinton-Dix is headed to Green Bay after being selected with the No. 21 pick in the first round.
Safety was the Packers' biggest need heading into the draft, and Clinton-Dix was the best one in this year's class. While general manager Ted Thompson subscribes to the "best player available" motto and insists he doesn't draft for need, he was able to achieve both by selecting Clinton-Dix.
"When it came time for our pick, we felt like he was the best player on the board and the most skilled," Thompson said. "And, at the same time, we were looking to maybe add a safety if we could."
Clinton-Dix was projected to be long gone before No. 21 in most mock drafts. But when Louisville safety Calvin Pryor was taken by the New York Jets with the 18th pick, it opened up the possibility that Clinton-Dix could be available for Green Bay. And, fortunately for the Packers secondary, he was still on the board.
"We try not to anticipate too much of anything because you wind up with a broken heart, but we thought there was a chance (Clinton-Dix would be there)," Thompson said.
Green Bay's safety play was abysmal last season, with the entire group failing to record a single interception. Morgan Burnett struggled after getting a four-year contract extension and he certainly wasn't helped by having to play next to M.D. Jennings and Jerron McMillian — both of whom are no longer with the team.
Clinton-Dix is an instant upgrade, and he's not afraid to say so himself.
"I'm a great player," Clinton-Dix said in a phone conference. "I play fast, I'm a great tackler. Once I learn the system and get comfortable, I think I'll be fine."
At 6-foot-1 and 208 pounds, Clinton-Dix does just about everything well on the field. While his best trait is playing a deep centerfield where he can show off his range, Clinton-Dix is also good in run support and displayed solid recognition in coverage. His production (seven interceptions, 10 pass deflections and one forced fumble in three seasons) doesn't quite match his level of play on film, but winning two National Championships at Alabama shows that he's able to handle a big stage.
As a sophomore, Clinton-Dix mostly played free safety, a spot where he thrived. As a junior, Clinton-Dix was asked to play in a wider range of defensive situations, including some strong safety, and his overall play dipped a bit.
"I think he's a real all-purpose kind of safety," Thompson said. "He's shown an ability to cover down in the slot, he's good in support, physical player. Also can play well in the back end. I think, like Coach (Nick) Saban said at the start of the broadcast, we think he's got very, very good ball skills, and all three of those things are things that we look for in a safety."
As an early entrant who never took a redshirt year, Clinton-Dix is only 21 years old and doesn't turn 22 until December.
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"We think he has very good upside," Thompson said. "He's had great coaching. We feel like this is a really good football player and we felt fortunate that he was there available."
Four safeties were drafted in the first round, proving that NFL teams recognize it's a position that can't be ill-prepared. The Packers thought they could get away with below-average safety play in 2013, opting not to draft a safety last year despite it being the team's biggest need even then. That backfired, and Green Bay wasn't willing to risk that again.
"I think it's the most important position on the field," safeties coach Darren Perry said.
Perhaps that's just positional bias by Perry, but the Packers can now continue through the final six rounds of the draft knowing that they've not only addressed their biggest need, but they did so by bringing in this year's best safety.
With Clinton-Dix in tow, this was a great opening night for Green Bay.
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East Williston deputy mayor to seek North Hempstead town board seat
Bonnie L.S. Parente, the Republican deputy mayor of East Williston, has announced plans to run in a special North Hempstead Town Board election this fall.
Parente, 44, will challenge Peter Zuckerman, 45, a Democrat, in a bid to represent the town's 2nd Council District in the November election. Longtime Councilman Thomas K. Dwyer resigned his seat in November, and the board in January voted 5-1 to appoint Zuckerman, then an East Hills Village trustee.
The district includes such communities as Roslyn Harbor, East Hills, East Williston, Roslyn Heights, Albertson, Manhasset Hills and Searingtown.
Parente, an attorney in private practice specializing in labor law, said she has considered a run for several years. Parente previously worked as a manager of labor relations for Newsday. "I think I can serve the town as well as I've served the village," she said.
Parente said she was most proud of her work with the East Williston Fire Department, for which the village has funded new equipment. Parente said she also was proud of her time as a liaison to the village's teen safety committee.
She said one of her goals is to revamp the town's building department.
There are two Republicans on the seven-member board, which includes Democratic Supervisor Judi Bosworth.
Zuckerman, 45, a Democrat and real estate attorney who runs his own practice in Uniondale, served as an East Hills village trustee for 11 years.
He said he will push forward plans to redevelop the Roslyn Country Club, citing his experience with the development of East Hills' village park and pool.
He said he is committed to safety improvements on Roslyn Road, the site of a recent fatal accident.
The district consists of 40.28 percent registered Democrats, 29.04 percent registered Republicans, 25.73 percent blank, and 3.71 percent Independent, according to the Nassau County Board of Elections.
Dwyer, a Democrat, won the seat in 2011 with 56.92 percent of the vote.


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I do not know how I would have got where I am today without this program. I had put off finishing school for 18 years and thought it would take me for ever to finally finish. I called and set up an appointment for an assessment and within weeks I was enrolled in classes so that I could get my GED. Within 3 weeks, they got me ready for my test and I passed with flying colors. Now I am getting ready to graduate with my certificate in Medical Assisting. This program is an absolute blessing! And the teachers and staff will forever hold a very special place in my heart.
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How Government Values Life… and IP
Whereas Sweden has long been known for its wonderful socialism, it is also known for being a "pirate nest" in terms of lack of respect for "intellectual property." The torrent based file sharing site The Pirate Bay was founded and is hosted in Sweden, as are the servers for whistle-blower web site Wikileaks; the country has a Pirate Party represented in the European Parliament; and people are generally unsympathetic towards copyrights and intellectual privilege. All of this has of course stirred great hatred from the US federal/corporate government as well as privileged corporations' feudal interest safe-keepers such as IFPI and MPAA, all of which have put great pressure on the Swedish government to enact anti-pirating laws, crack down on internet-based "crime," persecute and prosecute enemies of the state, and so on.
Yet Swedes do not seem to fall for it – despite their falling for socialist promises for over a century. Instead, people get quite upset with this madness. A recently and very widely copied Facebook status update summarizes recent high-profile cases in Swedish courts:
Indemnification for the murder of 10-year-old Engla Juncosa Höglund: $11,500.
Indemnification for the Pirate Bay: $7,000,000!!!!!
There is probably more to the story than these amounts show, but the court-ruled compensations of the victims in these cases are simply ridiculous – how's $7,000,000 for "illegal copying" compared to $7,000 for child rape? But it shows clearly how government values the lives and welfare of children ("its" children) as compared to how it values corporate privilege. No wonder people are upset with status quo.


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I can't say enough about the myriad of services Adagio Health offers in the greater Pittsburgh area and throughout Western PA via their satellite offices. Whether insured or uninsured, Adagio Health provides high-quality health care to women and their families. Adagio also offers educational programs in the schools and the communities. As someone who resides in northwestern, PA, it's reassuring to know that their excellent services are available in rural areas. Bottom line, Adagio Health is a tremendous asset to our region.
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I've been thinking about moving a few of my blogs to another host and server, mainly because I don't want all my blogs to be using a single shared IP addresss (for blog earning purposes hahaha). I upgraded my old hosting account and got a dedicated IP address, meaning only my blogs would be exclusively using that IP. Which is much better than sharing it with God knows how many sites on a single shared server.
I have also decided to limit blogs I host for every hosting account to maximize the earning potential of each when it comes to text links. So some of the blogs I have decided to move to my second hosting account and once I'm done with the transfer (about 6 blogs), I will also be purchasing a dedicated IP address for these account.
So that's what I had been so busy with the past few days. Backing up, and doing the actual transfer of 6 blogs to a new server. I'm halfway through it, as I'm a bit slow and meticulous. I want to make sure all links are working and I don't miss out anything. Also, I do take the time to test everything first before actually changing the domain DNS. At least I know for sure that when I go live, everything is in order.
After a couple of blog transfers I got the process down pat. It's easy (although a bit scary at first) and it won't really require much technical knowledge. There are a lot of tutorials you can follow and as for me, tutorials from the webhosts is what I prefer to follow. Thankfully, everything went beautifully when I transferred this blog. There was a bit of downtime (as normal) while the domain nameservers was changed and it was propagating but it was just a short blimp, so no harm done and now were live from the new host.
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I saw this movie over 30 years ago on late night television. I was
expecting a dry costume drama, but ended up laughing my head off at one
of the classiest comedies I have ever seen. And unfortunately that was
it. I have never seen it again, on TV or on video. In fact I don't
think it has ever been released on video. Talullah's film appearances
were few, and this showed her at her forte, comedy.
Granted, she was also one of the great dramatic actresses of her day (her performance in The Little Foxes on Broadway is considered to be one of the finest of the 20th century), but more marketable actresses always won out over her in Hollywood (she never forgave Bette Davis for stealing the Foxes role from her).
When can a larger audience expect to see this comic gem? (and when can I find out if my childhood memories can stand up to my adult tastes?)
...but, oh, so much more. This film is, as other posts have already indicated, a buried treasure. Produced and prepared by Lubitsch, its source is the same as that of the Lubitsch-directed silent "Forbidden Paradise" (1924, starring Pola Negri, Adolphe Menjou and Rod La Rocque), considered by critic Paul Rotha to be Lubitsch's most brilliant film. "A Royal Scandal," surprisingly, has taken a critical drubbing over the years, and director Preminger professed not to like it. (It should be remembered, though, that Preminger, when interviewed, was often vague about his films.) Seems that Otto, though a great admirer of Lubitsch (and who was not?) did not feel comfortable with "the Lubitsch touch," which, he says, too often sacrificed character for easy laughs -- and, in this case, required an empress to act unlike an empress. Perhaps -- but on the other hand, on the evidence of this film, Preminger's mastery of the Lubitsch touch was thorough. The film is brilliantly paced (rapid fire and crackling dialogue throughout), superbly acted, magnificently designed and photographed, and scored very creatively by Alfred Newman. One sees the seeds for Tallulah's famous (though by now, sadly, near forgotten) offstage character in her shameless cruising of the young soldier (William Eythe) who wants no greater glory than to be close to the throne. And at this point, she is young enough to pull it off gracefully, veering just to the edge of camp without crossing the line. Eythe is a more-than-promising comedian: his two brief blinks as the empress Catherine tells him that she can see in his eyes that he is "good and true" are alone worth the price of admission. (Scenes between the two of them comprise a good half of the film.) Charles Coburn is very wisely used -- a consummate reactor, he is often seen in the background tellingly reacting to two characters' interaction in the foreground. Which is not to say that he doesn't have his own very bright moments. (Catherine's chancellor, he is the character who makes all the wheels turn.) Anne Baxter brings fire and music to her role as Eythe's fiancée, and Vincent Price brings a great deal of wit to what is little more than a cameo as the French ambassador. Mischa Auer, too, is particularly good in this film (as he is not always). For once he is not required to pull out his heavy accent and -- surprise! -- he speaks perfectly excellent English! A thoroughly entertaining film, and perhaps if its director hadn't expressed his reservations it would have a better reputation today. In my opinion, it's really stronger and more of a "Lubitsch picture" than most any of the (in my heretical opinion) somewhat overrated Ernst's later efforts, "Heaven Can Wait" and "Cluny Brown", lovely as they are, notwithstanding: this one's a gem. Just released (March 2006) on a Columbia DVD in France. Not the most perfect print, but probably better than any seen in a theater for many, many years. (The French subtitles, on the other hand, can't be turned off, which is fairly inexcusable.) By the way, I watched this movie twice within a span of 24 hours and it was even better the second time. (Since this was written, there has been released in the U.K. a double bill DVD of this with "Margin for Error," Preminger's first film, which makes it something of a bargain, though "Margin" is hardly essential.)
The history of this film has been documented well,and its failure, at the time, has taken its toll on its reputation. Perhaps, it was made at the wrong time; perhaps Tallulah Bankhead was not the 'darling' of the film critics as she had been by theater critics; perhaps it was an easy target because Lubitsch had been ill and Peminger substituted - a simple target to call a film 'not of a piece'. I do have a copy of it, though, and, today, it stands as a comedy of wit, charm, and delicious mischief. Bankhead is 'mahvelous' playing it to the hilt and offering superb takes on all of her lines. Her reaction shots are among the funniest yet capture on film. No, it is not Catherine -- it is Tallulah--but this is a satirical romp and not meant to be faithful to Russian history. William Eythe, forever underrated, is perfection.A stellar comedic force (he was equally fine in more serious roles e.g. TheHouse on 92nd Street). Coburn is in the right frame of mind and action; Anne Baxter does not quite capture the spirit of the madness, but she is not bad. It is probably insane to think that 'A Royal Scandal' finally can get the credit it deserved. But it is a tasty and wonderful cinematic morsel to enjoy again and again.
"A Royal Scandal" from 1945 smacks of its original director, Ernst
Lubitsch, and not much of the director who took over for him when he
became ill, Otto Preminger. Since Lubitsch had rehearsed the actors and
prepared the script, I assume they retained much of what Lubitsch had
in mind for this film. At any rate, it's a wonderfully funny film.
Tallulah Bankhead plays Catherine the Great, who was notorious for taking lovers and elevating them to great heights while they were in favor. They did all right when they fell out of favor, too, because apparently she pensioned them off and they lived quite handsomely. In this film, she takes a fancy to the Countess Anna's (Anne Baxter) fiancée, Alexei Chernoff (William Eythe), so much so that she puts off a Marquis from France (Vincent Price). The Countess Anna is devastated, and Alexei is thrilled as he becomes in charge of the palace guards. Meanwhile, Chancellor Nikolai (Charles Coburn) has to tolerate him.
Some of this film is laugh out loud funny, particularly the scene where Catherine, fearing she has lost Alexei, collapses on the floor and Alexei tries to pick her up. Hilarious. Tallulah's line delivery is great, and she and Coburn have wonderful chemistry as they spar. Anne Baxter was only 22 when she made this film, and she's lovely. The handsome Eythe was a type that 20th Century Fox loved, but for a variety of reasons, he never hit stardom. Darryl Zanuck, who was so furious with Tyrone Power for marrying Annabella that he quashed her career and gave Power a bad film, Daytime Wife, as punishment, pushed Eythe into a marriage to quell rumors about him, but it didn't help, and Zanuck lost interest in him. (I mention Power because supposedly he refused to do this movie - it seems unlikely, because he wasn't back from the war when this film was made; also, Zanuck would never have put him in a film where he wasn't the main star.) Eythe was a charming actor, but to my mind, anyway, not really star material.
Bankhead's costumes and jewelry are to die for. Very good movie, and, as others have pointed out, a real buried treasure.
After seeing a couple of serious dramas concerning the ascension to the
throne of Russia of Princess Sophia of Anhalt-Zerbst who has come down
in history as Catherine the Great, it was an interesting change to
watch A Royal Scandal and see what Tallulah Bankhead did with the
Mother of all the Russias.
The two films that I refer to are the ones done in the Thirties that starred Elizabeth Bergner and Marlene Dietrich. Both of those dealt with young Catherine and how in a palace coup she dethroned her husband and as the consort Empress was recognized as the actual ruler. What happens in those two films play very much into what happens in A Royal Scandal.
What a coup accomplishes, another coup can reverse. Catherine is not all that secure on her throne. She's in the midst of a power struggle between her military leaders personified by Sig Ruman and her Chancellor who wants a peace policy capped off with an alliance with France. Chancellor Charles Coburn has even got an ambassador from Louis XV in the person of Vincent Price to seal the deal.
In all this blunders William Eythe an earnest but not terribly bright young guardsman, the kind Catherine the Great was known to fancy. She fancies him a lot, but as she says one must be wary not to put too much trust in handsome men in uniforms.
So we've got a nice little Russian court comedy going with Ruman and Coburn both trying to use Eythe for their own purposes and Bankhead who when Eythe says his sword is at her disposal, she wants to make sure she gets the most use out of it. While all this is going on, Eythe is engaged to Anne Baxter one of Tallulah's ladies in waiting. And she doesn't want a castoff when Bankhead's through with the merchandise.
Coburn comes off really well as the foxy old chancellor who's survived many a palace intrigue by using his wits. Ruman's not bad either and I do love Grady Sutton's brief role as Ruman's idiot son who just wants to go back to the Urals. Sutton's southern accent actually works here as he makes the Urals sound like the Ozarks. Definitely a touch of Ernest Lubitsch.
A Royal Scandal together with Lifeboat, both released in 1945 marked the height of Tallulah Bankhead's all too brief film career. Too few film parts for this stage legend, only the Lunts are worse in that regard. For that reason this bright and witty comedy should be seen and treasured.
NO film with Charles Coburn can really miss, and A ROYAL SCANDAL has so
much more going for it on top of Coburn and top billed Tallulah, you
want it to be as delicious a Lubitsch confection as it promises to be.
It is for at least the first ten minutes while the pacing remains
frantically break-neck (and some necks are nearly broken). Even when it
inevitably slows down, it remains lightly enjoyable for most of its 94
minutes, but Otto Preminger was decidedly the wrong director to
shepherd the Lubitsch project to fruition, and too much of the blithe
banter, even in the hands of such reliable clowns as Sig Ruman just
misses the mark as Tallulah alternately rages at and romps with
alternating 'favorites' while senior minister Coburn protects her and
her country (and keeps French Ambassador Vincent Price frustratingly
off screen waiting his turn with the Empress).
Coburn's scenes all sparkle with his amused knowing looks and quite conspiring, and "Guard of the East Gate" Misha Auer makes his few scenes comic gems, but neither handsome William Eythe (a Tyrone Power hopeful who never quite caught on - bad roles hurting more than rumors about his private life) nor the raging Tallulah (taking a slight wrong turn into costume farce after a dazzling contemporary outing for Hitchcock in LIFEBOAT) are given enough substance or variety in their frustrated - intended to be comic - dance of seduction to deliver either the hilarity or the sexual tension intended. With the exception of PORGY AND BESS, did a Preminger film *ever* understand the comic aspect of sex? His closest approach to subversive comedy may be in inexplicably showing COBURN more fond of Anne Baxter (William Eythe's on screen fiancé) than Eythe appears to be - but it would be easy to miss her entirely in an underwritten role but for Coburn's concern.
Other than the polished LIFEBOAT, the great Tallulah's dozen or so movies (Bette Davis kept getting to make Bankhead's greatest stage roles in film - from DARK VICTORY to the LITTLE FOXES) show up so seldom these days, and so few of them preserve the comic touch which Bankhead was known for on stage (her Broadway revival of Noel Coward's PRIVATE LIVES is still the longest running production of that great comedy and her Sabina in Thorton Wilder's THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH is justly renowned) that no one should miss a chance to see A ROYAL SCANDAL, but the great misfortune the film originally suffered of opening the day before President Franklin Delano Roosevelt died (can you think of a WORSE time for a farce/comedy to open?!) was not the only reason the film is not ranked among Lubitsch's masterpieces.
Still, a Lubitsch near miss is as good as many another film maker's milestone. 'Well worth a look - and if it adds to our enjoyment to think of Ann Baxter's later role in ALL ABOUT EVE as a love letter from Tallulah to Bette, well, it isn't such a bad idea either.
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I just saw this gem of a movie as I was channel-surfing and came across
it tonight on Turner Classic Movies. I knew nothing about the film,
even less about the luminaries who made it except that one of the stars
was Tallulah Bankhead. An enigma wrapped in a legend, I had heard about
her since forever, but never had the opportunity to see her in her
prime. What a surprise! I can't remember the last time I laughed so
hard during a movie. I am SO tired of stupidity and over-the-top
absurdity masquerading as comedy! I don't understand what's so funny
about either. Give me wit, subtlety, irony, and understated comedic
acting any day.
Perhaps this movie came out at the wrong time. The published date of 1946 must have been a time when tensions were building between the US and the Soviet Union, so I wonder how open the American audience would have been to the antics of pre-revolution Russia. And it doesn't sound as if Bankhead and the Hollywood press were the best of friends. But from this vantage point, this is one TIMELESS classic that will be enjoyed for what it's worth long after the silliness of today's comedies are seen as witless goofballs.
What a shame Bankhead made so few movies, and William Eythe was taken from us so young! They both gave masterful performances and one totally underrated gem of a movie!
It took A ROYAL SCANDAL for me to realize that Tallulah Bankhead must
have been wonderful on Broadway in THE LITTLE FOXES. Here, under Otto
Preminger's direction, she gives a wonderfully restrained (for her)
performance as Russia's Catherine the Great, shamelessly flaunting her
loneliness in front of a man betrothed to another (ANNE BAXTER) but
deciding that he looks fabulous in a white uniform (WILLIAM EYTHE).
Bankhead and Eythe are reason enough to watch this one. For once, he had a role that showed he had talent that should have been nurtured into full fledged stardom, but never was. He bears a strong resemblance to Tyrone Power and handles his role with authority and ease.
Bankhead seems on the verge of doing her Diva act at any given moment, but restricts herself to a few "Shut up!" remarks or slyly commenting on the fact that she'd like to do a lot for the peasants. She never misses an opportunity to give any slightly risqué line a clearer meaning, just from the way she glances or moves. It's a wonderfully entertaining performance.
CHARLES COBURN, ANNE BAXTER, SIG RUMAN and others do their parts in fine form, but VINCENT PRICE is wasted in the role of the French ambassador who ends up becoming the new apple of Bankhead's eye. Baxter is particularly good at demonstrating that she could show flashes of temperament beneath the sweetness and charm.
Best of all, the dialog is full of innocently delivered one-liners that make it one of the most enjoyable farces I've seen in years. And WILLIAM EYTHE shows that he had a talent for farce that should have landed him more such roles.
Well worth watching for the performances alone.
Tallulah Bankhead as Catherine the Great playing Tallulah Bankhead. A deliciously paced farce with some very witty dialogue. Well directed, lit and edited by a team of pros, this is a nice change of pace from the Tallulah of "Life Boat" or "Die, Die My Darling."
Caught this on TV last evening. Wonderful, amusing and funny. Tells the "story" of Catherine the Great, or as Mae West said, "Catherine WAS Great." A clone of Tyrone Power plays one of her lovers, and too bad this actor, William Eythe, did not appear in more movies. Who can say why? In any case, Tallulah shines, looks great, there's that word again, and you can tell she is having fun with the part. I really recommend this movie. It is very seldom on TV, but do catch it. A side note, Eythe was gay, but so was Tyrone, a coincidence, isn't it, and then, Tallulah also fooled around with both sexes, fitting for Catherine the Great.
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Managerial reaction from Saturday's Premier League matches, with Arsene Wenger calling his sides 3-3 draw with Fulham "frustrating".
Aston Villa 2-3 Manchester United
Paul Lambert: "I am proud. I thought they were outstanding. I couldn't ask for any more. But that's why Manchester United are a top side. They do it week in, week out. I am really proud with what they have given me. I think we have been playing well for a couple of weeks, and hopefully the confidence will be there in abundance after that. The Premier League is really tough. They are a young side but they are playing really well at the minute. They kept on going. I couldn't fault them for the way the lads played and kept going. The crowd are your gauge. I am absolutely gutted to lose because they gave me everything they had."
Sir Alex Ferguson: "It reminded us of a cup game here a few years ago when we were 2-0 down. I think Van Nistelrooy scored a couple and we won 3-2. We were disappointed with the first-half performance, it has to be said. But you had to give credit to Aston Villa, they never gave us a minute's peace on the ball. When they got the second goal we were up against it, but once we scored our first goal, you always felt they were going to do it. The tenacity of our performance in the second half was really brilliant. I think the evidence of the second half is we never give in. We can come from behind against anyone as we've done eight times this season, and that is encouraging in that respect. Anyone who plays against us knows they have to play to the 95th minute."
Arsene Wenger: "It was frustrating because we had the opportunities to win. We were caught in a bit too comfortable of a position because we did the most difficult thing - we scored two goals to go 2-0 up. At that moment we lacked urgency defensively. In the second half we gave absolutely everything and I have to give credit to the players, in the last three games what they have done physically is amazing. Even at 3-2 down we didn't give up and continued to go forward and we had the chances to win the game."
Martin Jol: "We played some fantastic stuff. Before the game we said we would try to dominate them which is hard here, but we managed that. I can't remember being 2-0 down - especially here - then being 3-2 ahead and we could have scored two or three goals after that. I really thought this could be the first time ever to beat them away, but in the end it was not to be. However, if you concede a penalty in the last 20 seconds and then still do not lose, maybe we should be pleased in hindsight."
David Moyes : "I thought it was going to be one of those days. It didn't look as if it was coming. I thought it looked like a 1-0 to Sunderland - but that was not for us not trying to keep knocking at the door. In the end I think we got what we deserved because we kept at it. I thought we played quite well in the first half but found ourselves a goal down and a bit fortunate not to be two down. If that had been the case you would have to have said that was unjust. We didn't deserve that with our possession, we just hadn't created any clear-cut chances from our good play. We needed something because Sunderland had the third-best defensive record in the Premier League and they had showed that resilience and made it hard for us to score. I thought we kept going and the players showed great character to come from a goal behind. Maybe the amount of pressure we had told a little bit."
Martin O'Neill: "It was a great performance by the players. To be fair I thought we were exhilarating in the first half. We knew we would be under pressure in the second half but I always thought on the break we looked dangerous. The second goal epitomised a bit of luck and a bit of misfortune. We are obviously very disappointed."
Brian McDermott: "Keeping a clean sheet, obviously (pleased me). I'm not disappointed, we have had a few disappointments this season, when we were winning at Arsenal and 2-0 up at Swansea. But I can't be disappointed with the group of guys that have given us absolutely everything. In that dressing room they are disappointed themselves but there is no need to be. Everyone is talking about the win, we have just got to concentrate on the game and that is all we can do."
Chris Hughton: "Another clean sheet is the plus I suppose. Any draw and any clean sheet away from home is always a good point. They (Reading) are a team who, among their difficulties this season, have been able to score goals. For us to come here and get a clean sheet I think in the end was a good result and a fair result. We are certainly more solid at the moment, I suppose something gives a little bit and being as solid as we have been we haven't got the goals we would have liked. But unless you're in that top group of teams it is hard to have both. Today is a good point."
Nigel Adkins: "I think the supporters, players and everyone is having a go for each other, which is the important thing. We're together as one. Everyone is having a right go, the performance was good. Listen, take the positives. We got a point. We wanted the three and a clean sheet but let's take the positives. We got another point on the board. Everyone's together, everyone is working hard. We're 11 games into the Premier League and we're improving all the time."
Michael Laudrup: "You could really see that. They gave everything in every moment so it was a really difficult game. I think we can be satisfied with going away from here with a point. We did well in the first half. We did not create much, to be honest, and in the second half they put us under pressure. If I have to be positive, there are two things. One is obviously the point and the other is, like last Saturday [against Chelsea], we came back from 1-0 down. That once again shows character in what was a very difficult away game."
Tony Pulis: "We have played games this year that we should never have lost. (Hughes) will be disappointed, with the chances they have created, that they haven't scored some goals. But you need to eke out results."
Mark Hughes: "We've had this conversation too many times after games unfortunately. We played well as the away side - I thought it was a decent away performance. We restricted Stoke to very few chances. In general play I thought we were the dominant team in terms of how we wanted to get the ball down and play. But the key at the moment is that we have to take chances when they present themselves. We created good opportunities, but unfortunately didn't take them."
Roberto Martinez: "I don't think we are the sort of side that can get a result out of a scrappy performance. I don't think we were as good as we could have been today, and that is really the frustration. We know West Brom are a very strong unit and play with real confidence and are a difficult unit to break down, so to concede two goals early on was really disappointing. We started well enough but even though we presented the right attitude and attacking threat, I don't think we were as good as we can be. Our movement wasn't as sharp and our attacking threat wasn't good enough."
Steve Clarke: "I remember once as a player I was top of the league in November and ended up fighting relegation. The top division in England can come back quickly to bite you if you take your focus off it. This week we're happy with where we are. I know it sounds boring, but we just have to keep working from game to game."


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Can I have #1960???
Proud new owner of a P-22 here!! In love with that gun too!!!
Can i get 442 ?
I'll take # 500 if it's available. (I have a S&W 500)
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#1981 still open?
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I'll take 333 if still available.
Did you ever get my e-mail? How about an updated list of member numbers so we know what's available.....please Is 007 still available? I'd like that if it is.
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Glad you had fun with this kissme. :)
Much fun!
Thank you misslillie! I'm glad you enjoyed the puzzle. :)
Thank you for your lovely comments Wendy. :)) That makes me happy. Glad you liked them. :)
Robyn, this is a wonderful collection of hearts! As usual, you know just how to put the images together to make a beautiful puzzle. :-)
You're very welcome norkor. :)
fun puzzle to do, thanks
Thank you so much debs! So glad you enjoyed this. It was my pleasure to give you a bit of Friday fun, lol.I had a lovely Valentine's Day, my dear, and I sure hope you did too! :))
What a wonderful mix of beautiful hearts, and colours! You excel yourself with every puzzle, Robyn.I hope you had a lovely Valentine's day, and thank you so much for the Friday fun :)


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Destructoid posted a new preview of Daedalic Entertainment's upcoming turn-based RPG Blackguards.
Blackguards is expected to be about 40 hours long, with hundreds of quests, huge maps to explore, a mountain of loot and gear to discover, and a continent to chart -- but even more post-launch content is being planned in the form of a map editor. So you can try to make even more devious battles and then upload them for others to die in, over and over again.
Though it was initially planned for a November release, Blackguards has been postponed until January. It seems like a smart move, considering that November will be an insanely busy month with the launch of two new consoles, stealing some of the thunder from any new PC releases.
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Thank you, Mandy. I love everything about it too, BUT I'm tired of getting the least amount of solves on my flower puzzles....which take the longest to create and are hardest on my hand. Dammit. I really enjoy making these in spite of it all. Your description of the background is amusing in that it's so nice, and yet I was going to post the background as a puzzle and call it something like "Papers in the Trash Can." LOL
Wendy, I love everything about this... the frame, the background and the flowers with leaves - the background looks like a beautiful mountain ridge with the sun shining down onto it and creating prisms of lights :~)
Whoa! whatnauts, you're almost at the TIPPY TOP! :-)
Thank you dear, whatnauts. I do too. :-)
Wendy, I love, love, love these flowers. Thanks.
Hi, Mary! When I made the decision to stop posting puzzles in a small size, you were one of the very few that I felt badly about. However, if you'd still really like to solve some of mine which you see, just let me know and I'll post it/them in a link attached to whatever puzzle you mention it on.I have a bunch of reasons for not posting them in a small size. Anyway, I'm chuckling at your name for this dance. :-)
Oh, my! I keep trying to do these larger ones but I keep taking forever. Why, oh why, should 64 pieces take so much longer than even 49? 15:39 Love it, though and can resist! Doing the Too Big Flower Dance and it's huge! Thanks, Wendy!


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AUGUSTA, Maine — For the third time in November, a Mainer has died while on duty in Afghanistan, officials said yesterday.
US Army Private Buddy McLain, 24, of Mexico was killed by enemy fire Monday, the governor's office said. McLain was a scout with the 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
McLain's wife and son live in Peru, and his parents live in Mexico, said David Farmer, spokesman for Governor John Baldacci.
"Private McLain died serving his country,'' Baldacci said in a statement. "He has earned the lasting gratitude of his state and nation. We will honor him for the hero that he is. During this tragic time, we all should keep his family and friends in our prayers.''
One of three brothers, McLain graduated from Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, school officials said.
When McLain entered high school, he did not like to read, said Bob Fulton, a special education teacher at Mountain Valley. By the time he graduated in 2006, McLain was a good student who was proud of his reading abilities and liked to read out loud in class, Fulton said.
After McLain joined the Army, he would visit the high school in uniform, carry himself with confidence, and look people in the eye, Fulton said.
Two other Mainers died in Afghanistan this month. Another soldier from the 101st, Specialist Andrew Hutchins, 20, died Nov. 8 in Khost Province. US Marine First Lieutenant James R. Zimmerman, was killed Nov. 2 in Helmand Province.


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VANCOUVER, BC - On a cloudy afternoon at Musqueam Park, Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-18 (5W-1L-0D) and U-16 (4W-1L-1D) Residency teams both saw their undefeated starts come to an end at the hands of De Anza Force.
The first loss of the season for Gordon Forrest's side came under tough circumstances as the team was missing five regulars (Marco Carducci, Marco Bustos, Matthew Chow, Kianz Froese and Jordan Haynes), whom were all called up to Canada for the FIFA U-17 World Cup hosted in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The extended absence of the players due to international duty allowed for an opportunity for some of the younger players to step into a larger role and gain valuable experience.
The Blue and White generated a myriad of chances in the first half but could not find the back of the net.
Eventually, De Anza managed to open the scoring before the 'Caps mounted an onslaught of pressure, including Dario Zanatta beating the keeper twice only to be denied by the woodwork.
De Anza then added a couple more against the run of play before Zanatta scored for the 'Caps. The well-earned consolation goal came as a result of a well-struck free kick from Mitch Piraux that was saved by the 'keeper. Zanatta then beat everyone to the rebound and placed it near post for his first goal of the campaign at the U-18 level (the Kelowna native has netted three goals for the U-16s).
Assistant Coach Steve Meadley was happy to see some of the youngsters from the U-16 team get a chance to strut their stuff with the older boys in a losing effort. He also felt the team was very positive going forward and created more than enough chances to earn a result.
"The result was a bit cruel to me," said Meadley. "They took their chances and we didn't, that's basically what it comes down to."
Scoring Summary
55'- De Anza
70'- De Anza
85'- De Anza
87' - VAN - Dario Zanatta
Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-18 Residency
Nolan Wirth; Andre Baires (Vaggeli Boucas 81'), Jackson Farmer, Nicholas Prasad, Sam Adekugbe; Mitch Piraux, Mark Baldisimo, Kyle Jones (Dario Zanatta 46'); Titouan Chopin, Mason James (Frances Saporito 61'), Nike Azuma (Patrick Izett 65').
In one of the most exciting matches in the season thus far, the U-16 side came up just short in a valiant comeback effort. The boys in Blue and White fell to De Anza 4-3 after having fought back from a 4-1 deficit.
The goals came pouring in for both sides, as five goals were scored within the first half-an-hour of the match.
Daniel Sagno left his mark all over the game, scoring two sublime goals for Whitecaps FC on the afternoon.
De Anza opened the scored the first four goals before the first goal for the 'Caps came on 26 minutes, when Terran Campbell played in Sagno with only the 'keeper to beat before Sagno calmly slotted it home.
The visitors then put in another before Sagno doubled his account in the 36th minute. This time, the Winnipeg product was the recipient of a bit of hard work from Cole Morokhovich, winning the ball for the home side in the middle of the park before playing Sagno in for his second.
Head coach Rich Fagan's side came out in the second half determined not to concede once more, managing to cut into the lead even further on the hour mark. Thomas Gardner buried home a perfectly-weighted pass from second half substitute Kadin Chung.
The 'Caps pressed on for an equalizer in the final half-an-hour of the match, but despite a great effort, came up just short.
Goalkeeper coach Raegyn Hall was impressed by his team's fighting spirit despite conceding early.
"I think the boys showed resiliency to fight back in the game after going down early. They showed a lot of character to make it 4-3. Unfortunately a few bounces didn't go our way."
Both teams are back in action tomorrow afternoon versus Santa Cruz Breakers Academy.
Scoring Summary
7 - De Anza
17 - De Anza - PK
25 - De Anza
26 - VAN - Daniel Sagno (Terran Campbell)
28 - De Anza
36 - VAN - Daniel Sagno
60 - VAN - Thomas Gardner (Kadin Chung)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-16 Residency: Luciano Trasolini; Joshua Cuthbert, Manraj Bains, Matthew Baldisimo, John Kasper (Erik Morden 41'); Eric de Graaf, David Norman (Noah Verhoeven 76'), Thomas Gardner; Cole Morokhovich, Terran Campbell, Daniel Sagno (Kayden Chung 59')