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According to EEOC, Advance Components' executive vice president (VP) and general manager made frequent ageist comments to a 64-year-old sales manager. The VP allegedly called the sales manager "old-fashioned" and touted his hiring motto: "30-30-30. Hire a 30-year-old with an IQ of 30 and pay him $30,000." He reportedly said that outside sales were a young man's game because young men were more "driven," and that he wanted to "put young guys on the street."
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In the name of Allah The Merciful The Compassionate AL Salam Alaikum Wa Rahmatu Allahi Wa BarakatuHu. May peace be upon you and Allah's Mercy and His Blessings. Allah has ordained fasting upon us fasting, like He has ordained it on people before us. Allah has ordained this upon us so that we may have more consciousness of Allah. Hadith in Bukhari: 3.128: ------- Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah said, 'All the deeds of Adam's sons (people) are for them, except fasting which is for Me, and I will give the reward for it.'" The fasting that we do is for the sake of Allah. Whoever does any good deeds, it is better for them. Allah will repay them with a beautiful repayment in the Jannah. The people that fast will enter Jannah through one if its gates called Ar-Raiyan. May Allah accept our fasts for His sake. Allah wishes easiness for us not difficulty. If a person is sick, or travelling, Allah through His gracious kindness, allows the person to make up for latter days. For people that are too weak to fast, Allah, The Gracious, allows the person to feed the poor instead. Allah revealed the Quran during the month of Ramadhan. The Quran is a great blessing from Allah to mankind. The Quran guides the people out of the wrong statements that the shaitan implants in people, to the understanding of the Greatest Truth, the Understanding of Allah. All the thanks and praises are to Allah for giving us this great miracle. In order to show our thankfulness to Allah, and fulfill the time period that Allah has ordained for us to fast, whenever we witness this month, we must fast during it. During our fasts, we are exerting an effort for the sake of Allah. The Fasting is a shield and protection from the fire and from committing sins. Allah, through His guidance, allows us to realize His greatness more. Allah makes us remember Him more while we are fasting. Hadith in Bukhari: 3.118: The Prophet added, "By Him in Whose Hands my soul is, the smell coming out from the mouth of a fasting person is better in the sight of Allah than the smell of musk. (Allah says about the fasting person), 'He has left his food, drink and desires for My sake. The fast is for Me. So I will reward (the fasting person) for it and the reward of good deeds is multiplied ten times." Allah ordains for us to fast a fixed number of days, 29 or 30 days, depending on the length of the month of Ramadhan. We start the fast when we see the hilal (new moon), and we stop the fast when we see the hilal (new moon). Allah has made the moon giving light as one of His signs. Let us not argue and fight with our brothers and sisters concerning the start or end of the month of Ramadhan. We must ask ourselves, what benefit will we have if we argue or fight with someone to follow our opinion. What rewards can we earn in the akhira by this arguing? Allah has allowed differing opinions in this matter, and Allah ordains for us to make peace between our brothers and sisters. My dear brothers and sisters, let us remember Allah much during the upcoming month of Ramadhan. Allah is close to us. He answers our prayers when we call on Him. Let us also answer His call. Oh Allah, please accept from us, we are Your worshippers. Amin. Ahmed |
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Barraa |
11/22/01 at 20:58:11 |
your right... but whats your point? |
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11/23/01 at 14:48:39 |
[slm] hmmmm.... i don't understand your question Barr??? Maliha. [wlm] |
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Barraa |
11/23/01 at 17:22:29 |
never mind |
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In short: This is actually the 2009 race!!In full: Have done this 3 times now and love it- really well organised and marshalled and the public come out in their droves to cheer- special mention to the guy who sits on his driveway at the top of the hill playing motivational music- much appreciated!! Two and a bit lap up and down course- the hill isn't horrendous (provided you train hills!) but is pretty long. Loads of prizes- cash and trophies- and the goody bag's got a Tshirt, water and chocolate, what more could you want!! Well done everyone, thanks for a great day.Date of review: October 4, 2009
In short: Scenic and differentIn full: Was able to enter on the day no probs as only just over 100 did it- largely well organised but could have done with a few more marshals as there were places on the course where runners weren't sure which direction to take. Good mix of trail, grass, towpath and track. Very generous with the prizes and nice little goody bag. Linked in with a family fun day and free BBQ for the runners, and excellent host location at Leigh Sports village.Date of review: September 20, 2009
In short: All comers welcomeIn full: Really enjoyed this- great to see loads of unattached and even fancy dress participants, a pleasant change from a lot of the "strictly business" club races I do. Clothing van did exactly what it said it would (but if your bag is blue like 90% of sports bags apparently are, you'll have fun finding it in the pile at the end!!) The marshals and crowds were brilliant, all shouting encouragement and the free snacks at the end were very welcome (didnt get a goody bag tho). Only 2 things could have been better- the toilet facilities in Runcorn were filthy and inadequate (one toilet for the girls, no water) and the race started earlier than 9.30 (by maybe 2 minutes) which meant one of my friends missed the start. Fun running over the bridge but if you're going for a PB (which I just missed- there are no big downhills to build speed) you won't get a chance to admire the views over the Mersey. The final third of the race, once you're out of the industrial estate, is the most easy on the racer's eye. Ran back to the start but saw at least 3 big coaches to take people back to their cars.Date of review: March 24, 2008


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[quote:Anonymous Coward 20735759:MV8xOTM3NzAxXzMyNDY4MTM4XzE0NEIyMzA1] You are all nobody. Each time you surrender yourself to be something other than "no body" you by default place yourself into the position of being the flesh and blood construct that you merely drive around. As if you were your clothing. Imagine owning only one car ever, and chaining yourself inside of it and deciding that you are the car and you will never leave it, even if it breaks down and never moves again. By deciding that one single person is "nobody" and you are "some body", or just "a body", you are surrendering your power over your own fate. If you are able to discern that you have a body, then it stands to reason that you are not that body, you are something greater. The "nobody" not only understands this lesson, but has taken it several steps further, arriving at the place where his will is indistinguishable with God's. This means he can walk around all day saying things that seem to be centered on what he wants, or all about his life in particular, and while the wise will know better, most people will simply assume he is egotistical or self-centered. This works great as a defense against people who actually are ego-based in their thinking, because they cannot conceive of any other way to be, as a rule. It works great for the nobody as well, because he can simply declare what people should do, how they should treat him, or what he deserves, and if people do not comply, it immediately defaults into a situation where they've incurred divine wrath upon themselves. And since the place where everyone ends up is where the nobody already is, there is nothing they can do or say to stop him. They can merely drag their feet as the inevitable approaches. [/quote]
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The Nobody, this being being that of many a dream, and yet still unseen, because since the begining he's pointed at a time of day and singularity of way.
So many others want this or want that. What the nobody wants noone doesn't seem to give a crap. The nobody and the illuminati, they are not friends nor enemies. The nobody and the woman of scars, they are not eye to eye nor are they pie in the sky. The nobody and you, if i told you would you have a clue?
Everyone seems to have their own adjenda, be it their own or programed or just someone elses they hold in their own hand. Too many else worry about being more then human. Oh you can be more then human, but you first must realize how to build upto it.
The problem with the tower of babble is this. Everyone looks at the peak. they look at how it will perce the heavens eye. They strive to reach that goal, but they forget it is built upon the feet.
True builders realized from the first, you have to start a tower below the earth. Before the conner stone is selected and laid to rest, you have to count the stones and know the which is best. The truth of the tower is it must be built inch by inch before it is ever started.
These just the words of an open hearted man.
The Nobody is Nobodies Hero. It is not that he just doesn't care. It's all the adjendas of the minds of men seem to sit hidden beneath their hear or hair. Mr. Nobody is not here to make enemies of you, nor does he want those enemies you believe are true.
So many grand plans held in the hands of every man, can't we just drop all that and live for love and light, and in that way know it will be alright?
The Nobody knocks as man a door, but it is not to come in and hide away from others, it's to get as many as he can to come out and play with "the others" as brothers.
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I do want to note though that I really didn't like that he played the role of Alan Dershowitz in Reversal of Fortune, certainly not after realizing that Dershowitz is really a bad, pretentious lot (Dershowitz wrote a book called The Case for Israel that was supposedly favorable to Israel, but was actually harmful. I think David Bedein once reviewed it several years ago and found that at least half of it was bad). But I guess you could say that since then, he certainly came of age and realized a lot of things about the reality we live in. And for that, he should be warmly praised.
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I thought 5...d4 was too committal. Black has more mobilization to do and I don't see the pawn move doing anything to help with the struggle. It doesn't matter if c3 happens before or after this move, and d4 certainly isn't something to fear as french advance lines with an early f4 are pretty harmless. The c3 knight can be 'denied' after it goes there for a tempo, too.
8...Qc7 is not the most active plan. The center is often the safest place for the king and black's defense must remain aggressive. a6 with or without b5 may be better as it starts to make the knight on a3 look silly. Perhaps another idea is to move the knight (a5? e7?) looking to exchange bishops and highlighting the problem with the central light squares.
9...Nf5 is unnecessary. 0-0-0 defends the pawn adequately and there is no follow-up plan for this knight.
After 11. Nc4 white is eyeing a potential outpost on d6 that could devastate your position. Nce7 is possibly the only move that actively helps this plan. Additionally after Nh6-f5 there is a common idea of following up g4 with Ne7-g6 and utilizing the weak dark squares. You have too many pieces and ideas based around e7 and it becomes easy for white to break your coordination.
Ng6 was a mistake but also a tremendous loss of opportunity. White has trouble with his central light squares and d5 is an outpost that dominates the center. Followed up with Bc6 and black starts to take control.
18...Nd5 and you're starting to utilize the light square weakness finally. You didn't get there in the ideal way but you did accomplish removal of the light square bishop and some central control.
After Nd6 a substantial portion of your effords should have been directed at exchanging that knight. For the moment nothing is threatened but it is too well placed and can not be allowed to stay. Rg8 b6 (else white plays b6 and N4b5) and Bxd6 should be sufficent.
23...Qa5 further removes your queen from the center or king side, while it doesn't help with the queen side.
After ...Qb4 it's time to resign as white has material and good coordination.
Black's attack would DISAPPEAR without the g pawn? Since when opening a FILE to the enemy king lessens an attack, I don't know...
At the time, my mind was wrapped around the plan of a pawnstorm, and how to work the pieces to support the advancing of pawns. I didn't fully consider the merits of ditching that idea (as well as my pawn structure) and simply pointing a rook at white's king with a semi-open file.
I thought that ...d4 would prevent c3 if played before, since ...d3 would block in white's bishop, and create a potential knight outpost. Perhaps I should have prioritized piece mobilization, though.
I agree that c7 was a poor spot for the queen. I don't quite understand the idea of exchanging light-squared bishops; wouldn't both sides have light-square problems as a result?
True, ...Nf5 made the knight look a bit static, since d4 was already mine.
When you mention the g4 follow-up after Ne7-g6, do you mean gambiting the pawn? I don't quite understand that paragraph of comments.
I originally discarded the idea of Nd5, since Bxf5 would make the knight lose its nice perch. However, I didn't notice the nice things that could happen after freeing up the file for a rook facing a queen.
I moved the queen only considering the idea of getting her out of immediate danger (but only 1-2 moves deep...), without considering using the piece to further my plans. In fact, I probably should've reevaluated my plans, then stuck with them or come up with something else to follow.
Thanks for all the comments, folks. I really appreciate them, especially coming from much higher-rated players!
The advanced d pawn is cramping, so while maybe not most accurate I don't think it was a bad idea either. It's certainly a valid way to play, my comment is more so that it's just not necessary to commit to such an ambitious plan.
When the light square bishops are exchanged white is left with too few ways to cover the light squares. This will mean white must stretch to prevent your knights from penetrating, or that you can pivot on squares like d5 or e4 to control the board. The h1-a8 diagonal is weak for white and leads right to his king. Lastly notice that black has one of his central pawns on a light square (with the f pawn to support it), while white has none leaving e4 weakened. This could be exaserbated if black manages to somehow play d3. In general with color complexes it is more important to remove the defenders then to possess superior force on said color, provided your pieces are positioned well for those plans.
In many lines of the french the knight goes to f5 because black is equally happy with the added control of d4 or with inducing g4 to kick the knight. If white kicks the knight then it can maneuver e7-g6 (or a4 if you have Be7 played) where it prepares to access the newly weakened dark squares a4 or f4.
While a knight on d5 would lose support if white plays an immediate Bxf5, it also becomes unclear how white could attack d5 to drive the undefended knight away after his bishop is removed. Fastest is for white to use his strong queen side knight which would be a major concession on his part (no longer would it eye d6), and he would need to do it from a square he doesn't mind recapturing on (Re1 then Ne3 maybe, since recapturing with the d pawn may not be desirable). The other knight is three moves away from d5 and also awkword to support. This gives you a few moves to figure out what to do with your knight or to advance your own counter-play.
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Fresh snow makes a perfect canvas and I could not resist inscribing Think AGain, the name for our College's marketing campaign. There is a lot more to the agricultural sciences than most people realize.
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It looks like you'll have a fresh canvas again tomorrow.
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very cool!
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Nick: I'll have to try and get out between assignments. Love that snow.
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Cool, Steve. In more than just temperature -:)
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But that didn't stop the packed Trees crowd from going straight apeshit when Remy McWinklestein or whatever that guy's real name is took the stage. [Editor's Note: It's Rob Van Winkle, duh.]
Of course, if they'd spent any part of the early evening hanging out on Elm Street, they could have just walked right up to 'Nilla, gotten an autograph and a photo, and been home in time to finish that DVR'd Law and Order.
But, by the time a massive line had formed outside the club, stretching halfway down Elm, in fact, Nilla was safely ensconced somewhere within the bowels of Trees.
It's worth noting that the main reason for the extreme length of the aforementioned line was that anyone who showed up before 10 pm got in free.
Based on the enthusiasm of the drink-buying (Jager shots being a preferred refreshment, with four and five shots at a time handed over the bar), though, Nilla patrons more than made up for the free admission.
In terms of the actual show, well, just go read Pete's review of Nilla's performance at Trees last September. Because, once Van Slanket appeared on stage at around midnight, he pushed play on what appeared to be a complete reenactment of the fall show.
Clad in board shorts, chains and non-ironic nostalgia, Nilla opened with some House of Pain-esque originals, clearing up any confusion for concert-goers with lines like, "I'm in Dallas, TX and I'm in your fucking ear." Nilla gave the crowd props for (presumably) helping out with those 48 million records he's sold, casually noted that he has what is currently the No. 1 record in the United Kingdom and still has love for Ron Jeremy, his Surreal Life buddy.
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And then I left because Jebuz Effing, ladies, if you're going to objectify yourselves, don't do it for Vanilla Ice.
Oh, and he played "Ice Ice Baby" and people enjoyed it.
[Editor's Note: Don't let Grimes fool you. On Friday, after the show, she sent us a text, telling us her real thoughts on the night: "OK, Nilla was kind of bakker." Then, a moment later: "Er, baller." Real talk.]


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The [alleged] incident involving the capture of an ET in Varginha, a small town in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, is being considered the most impressive example of immediate contact with aliens here in Brazil. The story made headlines in all Brazilian newspapers, magazines and TV programs. Here are the details:
On January 20, three girls were walking across a vacant lot on their way home. It was a bright sunny afternoon. All of a sudden one of the adolescents (16 years old) looked left and screamed. A strange creature was squatting by a wall with its long arms between its legs; it had shiny, slippery skin and what looked like three short horns on its head.
"But what I noticed first of all were his eyes, huge and red," says the girl who saw it first. She was so frightened she turned to run but her sister and her friend couldn't move from sheer terror and just stared.
"It was the most horrible sight I've ever seen," said one of the girls later on. "It didn't look like anything I've ever seen. It was neither an animal nor a human being," said one of the girls who is married and has three children. "The creature seemed afraid and only made a slight movement with the head. We ran like hell," she said.
Apparently, the day before, an elderly couple living on a small farm a couple of kilometers from Varginha woke up to the noise made by the cattle. They went out of the house to see a UFO over the front yard, about 5 meters from the ground.
Ufologists have been to Varginha and concluded that this apparition was not only authentic but also the most extraordinary contact ever registered in Brazil. Professor John Mack, Ph.D., from Harvard came to Varginha with the specific purpose of talking to the women who had seen the alien. Ten organizations which study UFOs have signed a document testifying the seriousness of the incident.
The complete story seems to indicate that the ET seen by the girls in broad daylight was the second one to be captured; the first one was spotted 5 hours before, at 10:30 a.m., precisely, in a wood about three blocks from the place the girls are said to have seen it . This first creature was said to be captured by the fire brigade. In an article written for one of the most respected magazines in Brazil, the reporter wrote that this first ET was captured by the firemen, put inside a wooden box in an army truck and taken to an army camp a few kilometers from Varginha.
The day after, some people report having seen unusual movement in front of the local hospital (where supposedly, the girls' ET was taken) before being again removed -- this time already dead -- to Campinas, a big city in the state of Sao Paulo. Army officers who were accused of conspiracy to hide the whole episode from the public, strongly denied everything. However, the Ufologists who were in Varginha claim to have a recorded statement given by somebody from the army who was directly involved in the rescue operation. This person, according to the specialists, said that when the ET was removed from Varginha to Campinas, the body was already smelling pretty bad.
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Did Seneca even get a penalty in that game ?????
Just listening to it on the radio, you'd have thought it was AT Seneca. or Pickens.
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New York City detective Steve Burns Al Pacino receives orders from Captain Edelson Paul Sorvino to solve a series of brutal murders in the gay community. Steve scours the gay bars that caters to same-sex sadomasochism in a desperate attempt to solve the crime. As he infiltrates the scene, he slowly comes loose from the moorings of his own reality, and an innocent victim is tortured by the cops in an effort to exact a confession. The story is based on actual murders that took place between 1962 and 1979. The film gained considerable publicity because of the controversial subject matter while censor argued between an X and R rating for the feature. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
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The death of Jessica Tate (Katherine Helmond) was the big shocker at the end of Soap's third season. So imagine everyone's surprise when, as the series launched season four, Jessica was brought back to life -- following a brief stopover in Heaven to commiserate with all her ex-lovers! In another dangling plot strand resolved by the fourth-season opener, Jessica's son, Billy Tate (Jimmy Baio), is rescued from the bullet fired by his scorned lover, Leslie Walker (Marla Pennington). Additionally, the Tates have acquired a new butler named Saunders (Roscoe Lee Browne), replacing their former retainer Benson (actor Robert Guillaume had of course left Soap to star in his own sitcom, titled -- you guessed it -- Benson). The many subplots wending their way through the series' final network season include the election of Jessica's brother-in-law, Burt Campbell (Richard Mulligan), as sheriff leading to Burt's run-in with mob-connected hooker Gwen (Jesse Welles) -- with whom Burt's stepson, Danny (Ted Wass), becomes enamored. Also highlighted are the long-delayed wedding of Jessica's daughter, Eunice (Jennifer Salt) and ex-convict Dutch (Donnelly Rhodes); the long, anguished search by Danny's brother, Jodie (Billy Crystal), for his missing daughter; and Jessica's abduction to South America, where she falls in love with revolutionary leader El Puerco (Gregory Sierra), culminating in her divorce from Chester (Robert Mandan). As in previous years, season four of Soap ends with a cliffhanger as Jessica Tate faces a South American firing squad. This time, however, there was to be no resolution -- the series had been canceled! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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The made-for-TV Escape was inspired by the true story of Dwight Worker, an American imprisoned in Mexico for smuggling hashish. Given the country's stringent anti-drug laws, Worker's chances of release are slim to none (a situation similar to the protagonist's plight in Midnight Express). Against all odds, Worker plans a daring getaway from the notoriously impenetrable Lecumberri Prison (for obvious reasons, the film was not shot on location). Timothy Bottoms stars as Worker, with Kay Lenz as Barbara Chilcoate, the woman who became his wife; Colleen Dewhurst co-stars as the sympathetic "Mother Jones" type who helped engineer the escape. Adapted from Dwight and Barbara Worker's autobiography, Escape debuted February 20, 1980. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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City in Fear
In his last appearance before the cameras, David Janssen plays an alcoholic journalist desperate for a comeback. Janssen hitches his star to ruthless publisher Robert Vaughn, who is exploiting a rash of brutal murders to sell papers. The danger here is that the unknown serial killer, who preys upon beautiful young women, is rapidly becoming a media celebrity--and may be prompted to continue killing just to see his name in print. Beyond its own potential for sensationalism, City in Fear raises several provocative questions about the responsibility (and culpability) of the press. For its March 30, 1980 premiere, City in Fear was given a two hour and fifty minute timeslot. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Quincy, M.E.: Semper-Fidelis
At the request of his friend Harry Collier (Allan Miller), Quincy investigates the death of a young Marine, who was killed in a training accident while under the command of hard-drinking drill sergeant Alistair Adams (Harry Collier). Quincy's efforts, and those of the official military investigators, are compromised by rumors of a cover-up which may have been engineered by some very powerful people. This episode was originally slated to air on March 9, 1979. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Portrait of a Stripper
This made-for-TV drama tells the story of how a nice young widow becomes a stripper. She only does it because she desperately needs money to support her young son. When her son's grandfather finds out, he immediately starts a custody battle to take the son away from her. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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Prousse & Burgho
Enjoy this performance of the first segment of the original one-act play with personalities such as Marcel Proust and a compatriot Burgho. ~ Rovi
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Billy (Jon Voight) is on the road with his son T.J. (Ricky Schroder), fighting low-end boxing matches for drinking money before moving on to the next town for another match. When his ex-wife (and T.J.'s mother) Annie (Faye Dunaway) shows up, it's to tell him that she wants custody of the boy. She has remarried and has risen to social prominence in her community. She wants the same for T.J. Determined to keep his son with him, Billy decides to train properly in order to be a success instead of just a washed-up punching bag. This gorgeously photographed drama is a remake of the 1931 film, which won its star Wallace Beery an Oscar. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
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Anatomy of a Seduction
The made-for-TV Anatomy of a Seduction was originally telecast May 8, 1979. Susan Flannery plays a divorcee who assuages her loneliness by starting an affair with 20-year-old Jameson Parker. It so happens that Parker is the son of Flannery's best friend Rita Moreno, who doesn't take it well when she finds out what's going on. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Based on a book by John C. Fuller, the made-for-TV Ghost of Flight 401 is predicated on the "actual events" surrounding a real-life plane crash. In December of 1972, Flight 401 nose-dived into the Florida Everglades, killing its flight officer (played herein by Ernest Borgnine). Though damaged beyond repair, the plane is cannibalized for its parts, which are recycled to newly built aircraft. On each of these new planes, it is reported that the ghost of 401's flight officer has made unexpected appearances, to warn the crews of impending disasters. OoooOOOOOOoooooooo..... Those who dared first watched The Ghost of Flight 401 on February 18, 1978. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Adapted by Oscar-winning screenwriter Stirling Silliphant from his own novel, the three-part, six-hour miniseries Pearl inevitably invoked memories of the strikingly similar From Here to Eternity. The focus was on three military couples living in Honolulu in and around the time of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Race, romance, and rank-pulling ran riot in a number of interconnected plot lines, interspersed with stock footage of the attack from the 1970 theatrical feature Tora! Tora! Tora!. Pearl originally aired on ABC during a particularly busy "sweeps week," November 16, 17, and 19, 1978. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Dick Harper (George Segal) and his wife Jane (Jane Fonda) have always lived way beyond their means. Just because Dick has just lost his high-paying job is no reason for Jane to stop spending like there's no tomorrow. To make ends meet, Jane takes up a new career: armed robbery. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Star Gregory Peck went into MacArthur disliking the title character that he was slated to play, but emerged from the experience with a deeper understanding and respect for this complex historical figure. The film is framed in flashback, with an octogenarian General
Douglas MacArthur (Peck) making his final address before his alma mater of West Point. We flash back to the fall of Corregidor in 1942, with MacArthur promising "I shall return" to the beleaguered (and eventually imprisoned) American and Filipino troops. The story follows MacArthur's subsequent victories in the South Pacific, occasionally pausing to show us the General's omnipresent sense of "showmanship" (e.g. his wading ashore on the beaches of the Philippines for the benefit of the newsreel cameras). The greater part of the film involves MacArthur's attempts to restore dignity to the defeated postwar Japan, and to keep the Russian Communists from overtaking the orient as they had Eastern Europe. MacArthur is eventually fired from his post by President Truman after the general defies orders during the Korean conflict. MacArthur was intended as Universal's "answer" to 20th Century-Fox's enormously successful Patton (1970), but box-office returns were disappointing. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Adapted by Robert Getchell from Woody Guthrie's autobiography, Hal Ashby's biopic portrays a few pivotal years in the life of the celebrated folk singer and social activist. In the Depression 1930s, Midwesterner Guthrie (David Carradine) plays music locally but cannot make enough as a sign painter to support his wife (Melinda Dillon) and children. With only his paintbrushes, Woody joins the migration westward from the Dust Bowl to supposedly greener California pastures via boxcar and hitchhiking. When penniless Woody is turned back from the California border, he sneaks into the state alone and meets Luther (Randy Quaid), who takes Woody to a farm where hundreds of workers scrounge for a few ill-paid harvesting jobs. When singer Ozark Bole (Ronny Cox) arrives both to entertain and to urge the workers to unionize, Woody joins Ozark in song, fleeing with him after thugs break up the assembly. He lands a job singing with Ozark on the radio, and the two become partners in union agitation. Unable to commit in his personal life as he finds his political voice, Woody brings his family west, but his wife can't tolerate Woody's wandering ways. Reluctant to sell out his ideals for a lucrative career, Woody hits the road again, bringing his songs of freedom and protest to a nationwide audience on his own terms. Opting for atmospheric story-telling over strident polemic, the filmmakers present Guthrie as a complex individual with contradictory virtues and faults. Despite critical praise and nominations for several Oscars, including Best Picture, Bound for Glory proved less than glorious at the box office. ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi
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Larry Peerce directed this tired disaster movie about a mad sniper loose in a football stadium. At the beginning, the sniper picks off a cyclist for practice and then takes roost in the top tower of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Sent in to stop the terror is Captain Peter Holly (Charlton Heston), who wants to get his hands on the sniper without endangering the lives of the people in the stadium. Unfortunately, there is a second group of law enforcement officers, a tactical commando group, who want to go into the stadium and rush the sniper -- regardless of the danger such an action would cause to the crowd watching the game. The sniper plans to start blasting at the two-minute warning signal of the football game. Holly has to find the sniper before the two-minute warning is given -- not merely to prevent the killings threatened by the sniper but to head off the tactical force before any other unnecessary deaths are incurred by the force's bulldog techniques. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
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In this WWII-era drama, Jan-Michael Vincent plays Marion Hedgepeth, a young Marine who fails out of a boot camp in 1943 and gets sent home wearing a baby blue suit to symbolize shame and dishonor. In Los Angeles, he runs into a veteran who -- eager to be discharged -- k.o.'s him and switches their uniforms. When Marion regains consciousness, he's clad in a hero's uniform. He begins hitching his way toward his home in St. Louis, dreading the prospect of confessing to his folks, but stops for a time in a small town where he's mistaken for a hero and immediately falls in love with a waitress, Rose (Glynnis O'Connor). Meanwhile, as the truth threatens to emerge and bring disgrace raining down onto his head, several residents of a Japanese internment camp escape. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
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Hustling is a made-for-television film about a New York reporter (Lee Remick) who investigates the dangerous world of prostitution and becomes friends with a tough, abused hooker (Jill Clayburgh). ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
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Susan Dey inaugurated her long and successful campaign to shuck her Partridge Family image in the made-for-TV Cage Without a Key. Dey plays a teenager mistakenly convicted for murder (some mistake!) She is sentenced to a grim woman's penal institution straight out of a Linda Blair movie. As she struggles against the iniquities of prison life, her friends and relatives on the outside fight for justice. A shockingly substandard effort from accomplished TV director Buzz Kulik, Cage Without a Key is credible only in its exterior scenes, filmed at Las Palmas School for Girls in City of Commerce, California. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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This TV movie was originally aired as John O'Hara's Gibbsville. Based on O'Hara's semi-autobiographical story anthology The Doctor's Son, the film tells the story of Jim Malloy (John Savage) and his youth in his Pennsylvania home town. Aspiring to become a reporter, Malloy goes to work for alcoholic editor Ray Whitehead. Biff McGuire plays Jim's doctor father; other cast members include Kathleen Quinlan, Peggy McCay and Janis Paige. Written and directed by playwright Frank D. Gilroy, Gibbsville: The Turning Point of Jim Malloy was first telecast April 12, 1975; it was the pilot for the Gibbsville TV series, also starring John Savage and Gig Young, which (after several delays) ran briefly in the fall of 1976. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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The Rockford Files: Sleight of Hand
Jim (James Garner) is baffled by the sudden disappearance of his girlfriend Karen (Pat Delaney). Even more disturbing is the fact that Karen's next-door neighbor was found murdered at the same time Karen vanished. Investigating, Jim discovers that both Karen and her neighbor had something in common: Michael Cordeen (Alan Miller) a man with apparent mob connections. But by the time he has made this discovery, someone else has been killed...and that "someone else" was likewise linked to Cordeen. This episode is based on Thin Air, a mystery novel by Howard Browne. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Fear on Trial
William Devane stars as John Henry Faulk, a popular radio and TV entertainer of the 1950s. In 1956, Faulk is blacklisted on the basis of an attack from the self-appointed anticommunist group AWARE. Fired by CBS, Faulk decides to sue AWARE for libel. His attorney Louis Nizer (George C. Scott) warns him that such a case will take several years to get to court, thus Faulk reluctantly takes a series of low-paying jobs to sustain himself during his "down period". In 1962, the case is finally brought before a judge, with several witnesses pointing out the idiotic iniquities of the Blacklist mentality (one child actor was prohibited from working because he had a name that sounded like that of an adult blacklistee). Appearing as themselves during the courtroom scenes are actress Kim Hunter, herself a blacklist victim, and producers David Susskind and Mark Goodson. Faulk wins his case, though his original award of $3.5 million in damages is later reduced to $550,000, and he is never able to completely return to his pre-blacklist prominence. Like several other filmic recreations of the "witch-hunt" era, Fear on Trial was first presented in the mid-1970s (October 2, 1975, to be exact), long after the most zealous of the 1950s anti-Red groups had fallen by the wayside. The film earned an Emmy award for screenwriter David Rintels. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Kojak: Nursemaid
Broadway favorite Kay Medford (Bye Bye Birdie et. al.) guest stars as Mrs. Bernice M. Sandler, a middle-aged bookkeeper. Inasmuch as Mrs. Sandler is the only person who can identify the two people suspected of murdering her boss, the salty-tongued lady finds herself in the protective custody of detectives Kojak (Telly Savalas) and Crocker (Kevin Dobson)--who, truth be told, are not thrilled with the assignment. Keep an eye out for future Wiseguy star Ray Sharkey in a supporting role. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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text: George Washington By Emma On February 11, 1732, George Washington was born. He had five younger brothers and sisters. He grew up in Virginia. He loved to fish, swim, and ride horses. There were no schools near George's home. A tutor taught him. George wasn't very good at spelling, but great at math. George had a half brother named Lawrence. Lawrence was fourteen years older than he was. Lawrence ran his own plantation called Mount Vernon. George went to live with Lawrence and his wife when he was fifteen. George learned military strategies from him. George learned how to fence well. When he was sixteen, George was hired to survey a rich farmer's land. He made friends with the Indians there. At age seventeen, George became surveyor of Culpepper County, Virginia. George bought land with the money he earned. Soon, George and Lawrence took a trip to Barbados. Lawrence wasn't feeling good and the trip didn't help. George caught smallpox there. Smallpox is a deadly disease and didn't have a cure back then, but luckily George didn't die. Lawrence died soon after George returned to Virginia. George Washington, then at age twenty, became owner of Mount Vernon. George decided he wanted to be more than an owner of Mount Vernon, so he took a career in the Virginia Army. In 1753, the governor sent George on a dangerous mission. George had to take a letter to Fort Le Beouf, a French fort in Ohio. The letter demanded that France leave it's forts in the Ohio Valley. Both England and France wanted America. The French claimed a lot of land in North America. They built in an attempt to claim all the land to the west. George Washington and his men made their way through wilderness filled with hostile Indians. Some tribes liked the French, some tribes liked the English, and lots hated all white intruders. But many Seneca warriors decided to help George reach Fort Le Beouf. When the French leader read the governors letter, he said NO! Both the French and the Indians wouldn't give up America without a fight. George Washington's mission started the French and Indian War. Eventually, the French and Indians joined forces and battled against the English. In 1755, the English sent Major General Braddock to America to protect the British Colonies. George wanted to learn from such a great leader, but Braddock only fought English. Braddock fought differently than the Americans, and died because of it. For George Washington's brave deeds, he was assigned commander of Virginia Militia. On a rare break from battle, George dined at a friend's house. There he met Martha Custis and her two children. George said she made him feel right at home. The next day, George Washington asked Martha to marry him as soon as he got back from battle and she did. George nicknamed Martha's two kids Patsy and Jackie. They lived at Mount Vernon. After research and experiments, Mount Vernon was one of the best plantations in the colony! George soon became part of the Virginia State Legislatures. George quickly realized America had problems. To pay for the French and Indian War, the English put high taxes on important goods. George proposed that Americans refuse to buy things from England. This protest sent a clear message to England that the colonies wouldn't put up with unfair taxes. And since Americans bought American products, colonial industries grew! However, the situation in the colonies got worse. England came up with new taxes, and when Americans protested, England sent troops. The Americans got together to decide what to do. Leaders and thinkers from each colony formed the Continental Congress. They decided America needed an army to fight the English. They voted for George to be Commander-In-Chief of the new Continental Army. George agreed, but refused any pay. He only wanted to do his duty. On July 3, 1775, George Washington took command. He was very disappointed. The men of the Continental Army were not professional soldiers. They weren't use to following orders or marching. They didn't have enough uniforms, weapons, or food. Fall, 1775, smallpox swept through the Continental Army. Many men became ill. George was familiar with the disease because he had had it when he was nineteen. Instead of going home to see Martha that winter, George stayed to encourage his army. Meanwhile, the American colonies were gradually becoming a nation. In January 1776, America got it's first flag: thirteen red and white stripes representing the thirteen colonies. On July 4, 1776, the colonies became an official country when the Continental Congresssigned the Declaration of Independence. George Washington read the document to his army. It said America was no longer colonies under English rule. The United States could now freely rule themselves. However, declaring independence wasn't enough. England still wanted to rule America. England had a fleet of war ships, many experienced troops, and supplies. England also hired professional soldiers from Germany to fight for them. As a result, Washington suffered a series of defeats. The best he could do is get his troops to safe grounds before too many soldiers were killed. In the winter of 1776, the English troops stopped fighting in America due to the harsh winter conditions. English war ships left America with most of the English Army. About 1500 German soldiers were camped at Trenton, New Jersey, with the American Army just across the Delaware River. On the cold night of December 26, 1776, Washington decided his army needed a party of it's own; a surprise party! He got the fishermen of his troops to do what they did best. They quietly rowed back and forth all night long through the sleet and rain carrying the Americans across the icy river. The Americans would have been easy targets if the Germans had spotted them. But George's daring plan worked! At 8:00 a.m., Washington and his troops attacked. The sleepy Germans were completely surprised! In 45 minutes, George and his men had captured 900 mercenaries and lost only 4 men! After George Washington's win at Trenton, England sent more troops to New Jersey. They were sure they could defeat the rebels with all those new soldiers. But Washington played another trick. This time his army built big campfires. The English assumed that the colonial soldiers were warming their feet. They were actually slipping silently into the woods. George showed his men how to move quietly like the Indians had taught him. By morning, the Americans were miles away from their camp. Washington's second surprise attack post in Princeton won another victory! Suddenly, the ragged army seemed able to defeat the powerful British Empire. To celebrate the victories and rally support for the Continental Army, George led a parade of troops through Philadelphia, the capitol of the new nation. Rows of Continental soldiers paraded in a shabby variety of tattered uniforms, work clothes, Indian shirts, and some even in enemy coats. They sang and drummed loudly to show their American spirit. But more than hope was needed to win the Revolutionary War. The Continental Army constantly suffered defeats and retreats. In December 1777, The British marched right into Philadelphia. Congress fled and the English settled down for a cozy winter in America's capitol. Meanwhile, George and his men made their dreary way to a neighboring place called Valley Forge. Washington and his men made log huts to shield them from the winter snow, but they still didn't have heat, enough food, medicine or doctors. 2,500 died from the condition they were in, another 2,500 went home. There were only 6,000 soldiers left fighting. Since France liked the idea of freedom and a just government, they joined America against England. First, France sent a military expert to train the Continental Troops. The military expert, Baron Von Steuben, was shocked by the sight of the cold, starved Americans, but proud of their spirit. He drilled them from dawn 'till dusk and turned them into true soldiers. In 1778, France sent America money and troops. George Washington was pleased with how helpful France was to the U.S.A. After three years of fighting, the British asked for peace talks. Then, in 1783, the talks finally concluded. The Americans had won their independence! George gave credit to all the people who helped America win the war, but without him, America may had never won. From fighting for America for so long, George Washington just wanted to go home. He was very happy when he finally got back to Mount Vernon. In May, 1787, State Representatives wanted someone to lead America and decided Washington was the guy to do it. Though old and tired, George accepted the job. He spent a long, hot summer in Philadelphia listening to delegates bicker. George Washington made sure that the powers of the new government were understanding and clear. In June, 1788, the Constitution was approved by the majority of the states. On April 6, 1789, George was elected the first president of the United States. America's Capitol then moved from Philadelphia to New York City. Washington had to travel to the new city to be sworn in as President. George thought his trip to New York would be short and peaceful, but to his surprise, parades and crowds greeted him throughout his journey. At the New Jersey shore George boarded a special barge to cross the Hudson River. That night the town was filled with bonfires and bright fireworks as citizens demonstrated their patriotic spirit and saluted the first president of the United States of America. George Washington tried to be a fair president. He worked with both political parties. George also listened to the people and tried to fix whatever problems arose. Washington supported the Bill of Rights, which made sure the government did not take away America's freedom. In 1792, Washington was again elected president. He faced a difficult choice this term. England was now at war with France. France wanted the United States to help them, since France helped the United States in it's war against the British. George decided not to help France. America had just become a country, and he was not sure if it would be strong enough for fighting again. Many people thought Washington would make a good third president, but George refused the job. He felt the government would be better off with a new president every four to eight years. Interestingly, when Washington left office, he was warned that the North and South of the U.S.A. had different interests, which led to the Civil War 65 years later. George was happy to see Martha when he got back to Mount Vernon. Though 67 years of age, he still loved to ride his horse, sometimes for many miles. One chilly, rainy morning, George caught a terrible cold. Doctors tried to treat him with bleeding cups, which removes a person's blood. Back then, doctors thought blood was what carried a disease, but people needed the blood to survive. Two days after getting sick, George Washington died. Not long after George Washington died, Washington D.C. was built in his honor. The people of America decided that this city should be their new capitol. On February 21, 1885, the Washington Memorial was completed. To this day, large crowds gather daily to see the memorial. George Washington was a brave soldier, a courageous hero, and the first President of the United States of America. Citations Book Fontes, Justine and Ron Fontes. George Washington, Soldier, Hero, President. New York,NY: Andrew Berkhut, 2001. Images All images from "Microsoft Office Design Gallery Live" <http://dgl.microsoft.com/?CAG=1> Images free for non-profit and personal use. (December-March, 2003). 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