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Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Classic Films in Focus: 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA (1954)
Paul Lukas plays Professor Pierre Aronnax, who embarks on a ship with his assistant, Conseil (Peter Lorre), to investigate rumors of an enormous sea monster that is destroying vessels at sea. When the supposed monster attacks their ship, Aronnax, Conseil, and sailor Ned Land (Kirk Douglas) are thrown overboard, where they discover that the creature is, in fact, a technologically advanced submarine controlled by the misanthropic Captain Nemo (James Mason). Nemo reveals to the men a world of oceanic wonders, but his destructive methods cause them to question his sanity and look for opportunities to escape.
Lukas and Mason are the intellectual, dramatic leads as the idealistic scientist and his grimly jaded host. They represent different perspectives on science and the nature of man, and their debates hinge on philosophical, scientific, and academic principles. While Mason in particular gives a memorably brooding performance, the film does tend to slow down when Nemo and Aronnax hold the screen. Livelier scenes focus on Ned Land and the perpetually woeful Conseil, both of whom have far more pragmatic attitudes about their situation. Lorre plays comic relief with the same deadpan genius that characterizes many of his late career performances. Kirk Douglas' Ned might be a greedy, impulsive fool, but he's still the most energetic and charismatic character in the movie, especially when he's singing "A Whale of a Tale" or goofing around with Nemo's pet sea lion.
The submarine takes both the characters and the audience on an amazing adventure, with elaborate underwater scenes of divers mourning a fallen comrade and harvesting the bounty of the sea. Peril abounds, as Nemo first attempts to drown his three visitors and then involves them in dangerous expeditions, including an obligatory island encounter with cannibals. The giant squid fight sequence holds up well, even after sixty years, and the Nautilus is a fantastic early example of steampunk design, simultaneously elegant and menacing. These elements would have a lasting effect on the American cultural consciousness, especially with the ride at Walt Disney World recreating the experience for generations of fans from 1971 until 1994. Luckily, the film has outlasted the attraction it inspired.
Richard Fleischer, who directed 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, also made The Narrow Margin (1952), Fantastic Voyage (1966), and Soylent Green (1973). See more of James Mason in A Star is Born (1954), North by Northwest (1959), and Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959). Paul Lukas won the Oscar for Best Actor for Watch on the Rhine (1943), but you'll also find him in Dodsworth (1936) and The Lady Vanishes (1938). Other Kirk Douglas films from the 1950s include Ace in the Hole (1951), Lust for Life (1956), and Paths of Glory (1957). Be sure to catch more funny performances by Peter Lorre in Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), The Raven (1963), and The Comedy of Terrors (1963). For a family-friendly film festival of classic movie adaptations of Jules Verne, try Around the World in Eighty Days (1956), Mysterious Island (1961), and In Search of the Castaways (1962).
Monday, September 8, 2014
Classic Films in Focus: SON OF FURY (1942)
Power plays Benjamin Blake, whose supposed illegitimacy keeps him from inheriting his dead father's estate. Ben's uncle, Sir Arthur (George Sanders), treats him like a servant and hopes to prevent him from ever establishing a claim to the family wealth, but Ben has supporters in his aunt (Kay Johnson) and his beautiful cousin, Isabel (Frances Farmer), with whom Ben falls in love. After an altercation with Sir Arthur, Ben goes on the run, eventually finding riches and romance on a tropical island, where Eve (Gene Tierney) becomes his lover. Ben, however, feels compelled to return to England, confront his uncle, and claim Isabel as his bride, even though London holds many dangers for him as a wanted man.
Power gives a great performance as the hot-headed Benjamin Blake, who nurses his simmering resentment against his uncle for years. "Flesh and blood can stand no more," he declares after Sir Arthur punishes him for courting Isabel with a vicious whipping, although he suffers violence at other hands, as well. The intensity of the character suits the star perfectly, and he looks equally good in the English period costumes and the Polynesian loincloth. The island costume puts quite a bit of Power's physique on display, especially when he goes diving for pearls, and his matinee idol look is matched by Tierney as the native beauty who playfully joins him in the water. Her ignorance of English and Western customs might be laid on a little thick, but Tierney is so stunning that it hardly matters what language her character speaks. We're on her side the moment we first see her, hoping that Ben will forget all about England and the sophisticated but spoiled Isabel.
The supporting cast elevates the whole production to an almost delirious height, with Sanders especially notable as the smoothly heartless Sir Arthur. He and Power have a series of riveting fight scenes that bookend Ben's Polynesian adventures, and Sanders of course has the cultured manner and physical presence to pull off the role. John Carradine gives one of his characteristically brilliant performances as Caleb, the sailor who befriends Ben and takes him along to the remote Pacific island, while Harry Davenport is genuinely moving as Ben's beloved grandfather. Dudley Digges steals his scenes as Bartholomew Pratt, the London man of the world whom Ben employs against his uncle; Digges has an ideal face for an 18th-century character, and his first scene is a highlight of the film. Even Roddy McDowall makes a brief but critical appearance as young Ben, setting the stage for Power's adult interpretation of the character. Tierney and Frances Farmer supply the picture's female beauty, but Kay Johnson, who was married to John Cromwell at the time, is wonderful as Ben's aunt Helena, and Elsa Lanchester takes over the movie for her one long scene as a sympathetic barmaid who helps Ben evade the law.
The only thing that might have improved Son of Fury is color, which would have brought the Pacific Island scenes a lusher look, but as a whole the movie works beautifully. See more of Power's tremendous energy in The Mark of Zorro (1940), Blood and Sand (1941), and The Black Swan (1942). Gene Tierney also stars with Power in The Razor's Edge (1946), but she is best remembered today for Heaven Can Wait (1943), Laura (1944), and Leave Her to Heaven (1945). George Sanders won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for All About Eve (1950), while John Carradine gained lasting fame for roles in Captains Courageous (1937), Stagecoach (1939), and The Grapes of Wrath (1940). For other films directed by John Cromwell, try Of Human Bondage (1934), The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), and The Enchanted Cottage (1945).
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Friday, September 5, 2014
Classic Films in Focus: KONGO (1932)
Huston's Dead Legs Flint was paralyzed years ago when his rival, Gregg (C. Henry Gordon), crushed his spine and stole Flint's wife. As part of his elaborate plan for revenge, Flint takes Gregg's daughter, Ann (Virginia Bruce), as an infant and places her in a convent school until she is grown. Then he delivers her to a Zanzibar brothel for humiliating assault and abuse. After two years, he has her brought to his miniature empire in the Congo, where he rules the natives with a mixture of cheap magic and cruelty. When the drug-addicted young doctor, Kingsland (Conrad Nagel), stumbles into Flint's camp, he rekindles Ann's humanity, but he also attracts the interest of Flint's nymphomaniac mistress, Tula (Lupe Velez). Flint wants Kingsland to operate on his damaged back, and he also has a final act of violent vengeance planned for Ann and Gregg.
Kongo shares many themes with Heart of Darkness, including a repulsively racist attitude toward the native Africans, but its focus is really on Flint's maniacal obsession with revenge. He has an ugly, disfigured face to match his twisted soul, and he relishes the suffering he inflicts on Ann, treating her like a dog in his own house and encouraging her miserable dependence on alcohol. "How proud your father would be if he could see you," he sneers. His sadistic streak extends to the natives and Tula, whose tongue he attempts to cut out when she disobeys his orders to keep Kingsland away from the addictive root he craves. Flint's grand scheme requires his old enemy to come to the camp, confront Ann's defilement, and then die so that Flint can have Ann burned alive in accordance with the local burial custom. After nearly twenty years of plotting, Flint seems poised to realize his horrible desire, but an ironic revelation casts a different light on everything he thought he knew.
Huston's performance dominates the picture, but Virginia Bruce sells the fractured humanity of Ann very effectively. She really looks awful when we see her again after her ordeal in Zanzibar, with deep lines around her face and a wild, bestial quality in her movements. Conrad Nagel also revels in a sorry state as the drug-addled Kingsland, swinging between debauched euphoria and sober nobility. Bruce and Nagel have some very tender scenes in which they attempt to save one another from the nightmare world they inhabit, but their best moments as actors are their worst ones as characters. Once they get cleaned up they become more conventional and less memorable, but luckily their romantic salvation occurs very late in the picture. Lupe Velez plays the Portuguese Tula with more energy than subtlety; Tula's chief ambition is to sleep with as many white men as possible, but her residence in the remote camp offers her limited opportunities, and it's never really clear how the audience is supposed to feel about her.
Track down the 1928 film for a double feature comparison of the two versions. William Cowen only directed half a dozen movies, none of them particularly well-known today. Walter Huston, however, earned four Oscar nominations during his screen career and won Best Supporting Actor for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948). For more of his work, see Dodsworth (1936), The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941), and Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942). Virginia Bruce also stars in Jane Eyre (1934), Born to Dance (1936), and The Invisible Woman (1940). Look for Conrad Nagel in The Divorcee (1930) and All That Heaven Allows (1955). Lupe Velez is best remembered for the Mexican Spitfire movies starting in 1940, but you can also see her in The Gaucho (1927) and Where East is East (1929).
Kongo is currently available for streaming on Warner Archive Instant; Warner has also released the film as part of its Archive DVD collection.
Monday, September 1, 2014
Classic Films in Focus: THE NARROW MARGIN (1952)
Charles McGraw stars as Walter Brown, a tough police detective saddled with the job of transporting a mobster's widow across country so that she can testify in court. Mrs. Neal (Marie Windsor) turns out to be exactly the kind of cheap, selfish tramp Brown expects, but he and his partner, Forbes (Don Beddoe), have to protect her at any cost. Of course the mob wants her silenced, and their attempts to get to the witness only intensify once they board a train from Chicago to Los Angeles. Brown's efforts to keep Mrs. Neal alive become even more complicated when he meets the attractive Ann Sinclair (Jacqueline White) and accidentally leads the killers to think that she is their target.
The Narrow Margin plays with our expectations and those of its own characters, especially Brown. The jaded cop is sure that he knows all about Mrs. Neal before he even meets her. "What kind of dame would marry a hood?" he asks, and Marie Windsor's flashy viper matches his preconceived image perfectly. As a result, he doesn't feel obligated to be nice to her; he repeatedly tells her to shut up and handles her like a parcel of dirty laundry. He gets as good as he gives, too. "You make me sick to my stomach," he tells her. "Well," she snaps back, "use your own sink." Brown only softens when he meets Ann, a classy, polite blonde who is Mrs. Neal's opposite in every way. The trouble is, Brown knows a lot less than he thinks about what is really going on, and his actions put both women in danger.
The train setting ratchets up the tension because the killers and their targets come into such close contact; nobody can hide except in plain sight. Paul Maxey is an especially imposing presence in this environment; his character, Sam Jennings, uses his girth as an effective weapon in the train's cramped corridors. "Nobody loves a fat man," he jokes, but he knows exactly how to throw his weight around to achieve his aim. Gordon Gebert's hyper Tommy Sinclair also has an exaggerated effect in the tight spaces; his boyish noise draws unwanted attention to Brown every time the two meet. Brown struggles to keep a low profile in spite of these and other human obstacles to his mission, but he has to play a weirdly blatant cat and mouse game with the killers. His only advantage is that the assassins don't know what Mrs. Neal looks like, but it's just a matter of time before hunters and prey occupy the same fatal space.
Richard Fleischer also directed 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), Fantastic Voyage (1966), and Doctor Dolittle (1967), as well as the cult sci-fi classic, Soylent Green (1973). Look for Charles McGraw in The Killers (1946), T-Men (1947), and The Man in the Net (1959). Marie Windsor gives another fabulously poisonous performance in The Killing (1956). The Narrow Margin was Jacqueline White's final film before her retirement from Hollywood, but you'll also find her in Crossfire (1947). Child actor Gordon Gebert turns up in Holiday Affair (1949), The Flame and the Arrow (1950), and The House on Telegraph Hill (1951).
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Classic Films in Focus: THE INCREDIBLE MR. LIMPET (1964)
Knotts plays Henry Limpet, a timid, bookish fellow whose wish to be a fish comes true when he falls off a pier at Coney Island. While his wife, Bessie (Carole Cook), and overbearing pal, George (Jack Weston), give him up as drowned, Henry embarks on a new life underwater, where he makes friends with a hermit crab (Paul Frees) and attracts the admiration of the lovely Ladyfish (Elizabeth MacRae). Henry also finds purpose when he realizes that his unique situation allows him to help the US Navy hunt down Nazi U-boats in the Atlantic.
Most people immediately think of Knotts as Barney Fife, and his popularity on The Andy Griffith Show more or less defined his career, but as Henry Limpet Knotts gets to play a gentler, less buffoonish character. There are distinct shades of a Jimmy Stewart type in Knott's Henry; he might be obsessed with fish, but he's a sweet guy, very bright, and really just waiting for a chance to prove himself. Henry longs to serve his country in spite of his 4F status, and his magical transformation gives him a chance to become both a hero and a figure of romance. He first appears as a puny, undersized human, but he makes for a strapping and extraordinary fish. Knotts even gets to sing the movie's signature song, "I Wish I Were a Fish," and though he's no crooner it further shows that the actor had more range than many Barney Fife fans might expect.
The supporting actors in the live action scenes mostly react to Knotts, even when he's playing the milquetoast human version of Henry. As George Stickel, Jack Weston is overbearing when Henry is a man but amusingly in awe of his pal as a fish, and he serves as the link between Henry's two worlds. Carole Cook seems like a terrible harridan of a wife to Henry until she thinks he has drowned, and then she reveals a surprising tenderness toward him that makes us reassess our sense of her character. Andrew Duggan plays Harlock with a mix of befuddlement and practical acceptance of whatever gets the job done, but even in the framing sequences Harlock and Stickel look like they'd rather forget all about incidents they still can't really believe. Elizabeth MacRae's Ladyfish might be the least interesting character in the whole picture, with her sexy voice and vacuous personality, but Paul Frees invests Crusty the hermit crab with a feisty loyalty that makes him a highlight of the story.
Arthur Lubin, who directed The Incredible Mr. Limpet, also made Buck Privates (1941), Francis the Talking Mule (1950), and Rhubarb (1951), as well as a whole series of Francis sequels. For more of Don Knotts' film career, see No Time for Sergeants (1958), The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966), and The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975). Look for Jack Weston in Wait Until Dark (1967) and The Thomas Crown Affair (1968). Veteran voice actor Paul Frees earned more than 300 screen credits for his film and television work, and you might recognize him as the voice of Barney Bear, Wally Walrus, Boris Badenov, Snuffy Smith, Charlie Beary, Ludwig Von Drake, and a host of other animated characters.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
How Classic Movies Helped Me Write My Novel
So, my first novel is now available on Amazon Kindle, and I'm about as proud as a new parent handing out cigars. Two years of working, writing, and thinking will hopefully pay off in a story that people enjoy reading. As always, my ongoing love affair with classic movies has been a big part of the process.
That won't be obvious to everyone who reads the book, and it might not even be apparent to other classic movie fans. The novel is a YA fantasy about a boy raised by a dragon. Its relationship to fairy tales and other fantasy novels is certainly more marked, and it also draws from literary classics like The Jungle Book. I have been a voracious and constant reader since I was 3, and everything I have ever read swims around in my imagination and seeps into my own work. Hopefully English majors will appreciate the many allusions and influences.
However, my brain also teems with classic films, and those, too, permeate the novel, especially when it comes to creating characters. My roguish dragon, Willais, is always a Tyrone Power type in my mind, especially when he is magically transformed into a man. I even gave him Ty's distinctive eyebrows. Lanky, sweet-natured Bert is inspired by Ray Bolger, especially as the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz but also in The Harvey Girls. Bert's wife, Magda, is a mix of Mary Boland and Spring Byington types, with a little extra temper thrown in (a touch, perhaps, of Alice's Queen of Hearts as voiced by Verna Felton). Whenever I needed a pop-up character for a single scene, I imagined a classic movie character actor who might have played the part. Victor McLaglen is in there, and Frank Morgan, too. I doubt many people will notice, if any, but it really helped me see the characters in my own mind when I was writing about them.
Of course, many of the characters have very different family trees, but I don't think the novel would be the same if not for all of those classic movies I have enjoyed so over the years. Once again I'm grateful for a passion that has not only entertained me but has made me think that much more about narratives, characters, and the way in which a good story comes together!
Wierm's Egg. You can find it on Amazon by clicking the link. Of course the Beyond Casablanca books and the two Jim Henson anthologies are there, too.
That won't be obvious to everyone who reads the book, and it might not even be apparent to other classic movie fans. The novel is a YA fantasy about a boy raised by a dragon. Its relationship to fairy tales and other fantasy novels is certainly more marked, and it also draws from literary classics like The Jungle Book. I have been a voracious and constant reader since I was 3, and everything I have ever read swims around in my imagination and seeps into my own work. Hopefully English majors will appreciate the many allusions and influences.
However, my brain also teems with classic films, and those, too, permeate the novel, especially when it comes to creating characters. My roguish dragon, Willais, is always a Tyrone Power type in my mind, especially when he is magically transformed into a man. I even gave him Ty's distinctive eyebrows. Lanky, sweet-natured Bert is inspired by Ray Bolger, especially as the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz but also in The Harvey Girls. Bert's wife, Magda, is a mix of Mary Boland and Spring Byington types, with a little extra temper thrown in (a touch, perhaps, of Alice's Queen of Hearts as voiced by Verna Felton). Whenever I needed a pop-up character for a single scene, I imagined a classic movie character actor who might have played the part. Victor McLaglen is in there, and Frank Morgan, too. I doubt many people will notice, if any, but it really helped me see the characters in my own mind when I was writing about them.
Of course, many of the characters have very different family trees, but I don't think the novel would be the same if not for all of those classic movies I have enjoyed so over the years. Once again I'm grateful for a passion that has not only entertained me but has made me think that much more about narratives, characters, and the way in which a good story comes together!
Wierm's Egg. You can find it on Amazon by clicking the link. Of course the Beyond Casablanca books and the two Jim Henson anthologies are there, too.
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Classic Films in Focus: THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1946)
Garfield is drifter Frank Chambers, who takes a "Man Wanted" position at a roadside station because of the owner's seductive wife, Cora (Lana Turner). Frank and Cora begin an affair, but Nick (Cecil Kellaway) seems like an impossible obstacle to their happiness, and they start to imagine their lives without him standing in the way. When Nick announces his plan to sell the station and take Cora away to Canada, the lovers rush into desperate action, but the district attorney (Leon Ames) has his eye on the murderous pair, and their plot becomes far more complicated than they intended.
Each of the three main characters is a loser in his or her own way, but Postman presents them in shades of gray that slowly slip toward black. Kellaway's Nick seems jovial and kindly at first, until we realize how tight-fisted and dictatorial he is, especially where Cora is concerned. When Frank and Cora first think of killing him, we feel bad for the old man, but his abrupt decision to force Cora to Canada to play nurse for his invalid sister goes a long way toward justifying the second attempt. Cora just wants to make something of the diner. She isn't afraid of hard work, and at first she resists Frank's advances. "You won't find anything cheap around here," she tells him. As her spotless white outfits shift to black, however, she reveals a dangerous jealousy and even mental instability. What kind of mother would such a woman have made? We get the feeling that Junior might have grown up to be the Norman Bates of the Twin Oaks establishment, had fate not conveniently stepped in. Frank himself is the first to blame; he only takes the job to chase Cora, and he doesn't let up until it finally dawns on him that he might be in over his head. He does try, at least, to walk out, but by then he has already set the dominoes in motion.
Oddly enough, the most despicable people in the film are the lawyers, played with predatory cunning by Leon Ames and Hume Cronyn. Ames' district attorney pretends to be on the side of justice, but he seems perfectly content to let Frank and Cora commit murder so that he can prosecute them, when he actually has plenty of opportunity to stop the murder from happening in the first place. His moral posturing at the movie's end reeks of irony, given his cavalier bet with the opposition about the earlier trial's outcome and his willingness to make plea deals. Cronyn's Arthur Keats lacks even the veneer of morality; he's a sharper, as crooked as they come, and ready to do everything but commit murder himself to control the verdict in Cora's trial. Cronyn is so gloriously sleazy that he more or less steals the movie every time he shows up, and that's quite a feat when Lana Turner's ample charms are on display.
Audrey Totter, another notable femme fatale, adds an extra touch of irony as the girl Frank runs off with when he gets mad at Cora; he clearly has a thing for dangerous curves. Take note of Fred Flintstone voice actor Alan Reed as the lumbering crook, Kennedy. For more from Tay Garnett, try China Seas (1935), The Cross of Lorraine (1943), and The Valley of Decision (1945). Cain's novel was also adapted in Italy as Ossessione (1943), which makes a provocative double feature with Postman. See John Garfield in They Made Me a Criminal (1939), Tortilla Flat (1942), and Gentleman's Agreement (1947). Lana Turner turns heads in Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), and The Three Musketeers (1948). Don't miss Cecil Kellaway in Harvey (1950) and Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964), and be sure to appreciate Hume Cronyn in Lifeboat (1944). Leon Ames is probably best remembered today as the Smith family patriarch in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), but you'll also find him in Lady in the Lake (1947) and Little Women (1949).
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One of the most famous desserts here in the UK has to be Sticky Toffee Pudding . . . basically a date cake, with a lucio
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Another stunner Karen, looks like a rough day at sea ?
Thanks Jenny. Yes, we seem to have a bit of angry weather going past us. The last couple of evenings I've been dodging waves to get to my spot to keep my 5-6 project going. Had a small casualty last night though…. my ND fader went swimming…. makes a great coaster now!
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Terrific capture Karen. It's a fave.
Thank you Elaine
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Took a cup with me to work today. I'm starting to think my stash is going stale. It seems like the flavor is weaker than it used to be. I remember this being a particularly strong black. But my tin is at least two years old, so maybe it's fading because of that. I should never buy a pound of tea again. I have way too much flavor ADD for that.
Nooo, why did it have to get cold again? I thought we were done with that!
I was going to have this iced as soon as I got up, but I changed my mind after stepping outside for a moment. Anyway, I've got a tall glass and am sipping away. I've reviewed this at least 5 times now, and should probably stop.
I've beenr ealizing lately that tasting notes are useless for me…since I drink the same dozen teas repeatedly. I've got a dozen tasting notes on spearmint, I think. Seems silly!
It does! I guess the only reason I do it is to track what I've been drinking when for future reference, but that seems like it might not be a good idea… It's dangerously close to spamming. D:
I think my quandry rests in that I use my tealog as a personal tea journal – a record of (most) every cup. I LOVE that aspect. But, each of my notes is also used for the Steepster universe as info for the tea. If I post 14 notes about Spearmint it definitely does look like spamming – But i still want to record for myself, in the same place, when I drank the tea and occasionally the story to go with it. I'm stuck in a loop! :)
I think tea logs are mostly for the drinker…but it is always good for the rest of us to know what everyone is drinking regularly and how they feel about it. Single tasting notes are not as apt to get my attention as logs of multiple consumption. Our tastes often change with our mood, the weather, etc. Loop away, Uniquity and Tabby!
Made a tall glass last night with minimal sugar. I'm slowly trying to break myself of my lifetime habit of over-sweetening my tea. I know in some cases it compromises the tea's flavor instead of enhancing it. Also, I've noticed the more active, serious Steepsterites I watch all seem to forgo sweeteners. Their comments on a tea's natural sweetness makes me curious to see what I've been missing.
Anyway, this was tasty as usual.
Having a tall glass of this iced, brewed with the half-crushed remains of my 4 oz. tins of Adagio's English Breakfast and Ceylon Sonata mixed in. I'll miss Ceylon Sonata…
But anyway, this was sweetened with plain sugar, with little shark-shaped ice cubes mixed in. It's strong and refreshing. The plum flavor overshadows everything in this particular batch, but I welcome that. Glad I still have a lot of this left.
Hello, old friend. I've been drinking this tea on and off for about five years now. I always come back to it. Been slowly making my way through a 1lb.-bag I acquired not long after Adagio stopped producing this for the east coast. It was my first loose leaf tea.
As usual, it's a very potent Ceylon blend with tart plum and a hint of vanilla. Having it hot tonight. Is there a term for having cups of tea back to back, like "chain smoking", only with tea? Because that's what I have been doing today.
This is my all-time favorite tea, hands down. There is something just deeply soothing to me about it. I catch myself sniffing my canister of it because it smells so delicious. I can't say the taste is pure plum, though. I think there's a hint of vanilla and something else. I just can't get enough of it.
It's a real shame they don't make it anymore… I guess other people didn't find it as amazing as I did. I'm glad I got a pound of it before it was all gone!


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The authority's community co-ordinator Sally Chesterfield said the site went live this week and is believed to be the first of its kind launched by a rural fire authority in New Zealand.
The site allows people to pinpoint a location on their property and determine which of three fire zones they were in - in turn, showing them the risk of fire and the permits required in their area.
''We really wanted to make fire a bit more accessible and make sure people have got the information at their fingertips if they want it, and people use the web more and more now.''
The service was developed as part of an overhaul of the authority's entire website, and was something it had wanted to make happen for quite some time, she said.
''I guess the driver is that I'm a great believer in 'knowledge is power' ... if you can inform yourself, you can make some wise decisions. It's much easier to make an informed decision if you've got that information, instead of guessing what you should and shouldn't do.''
The development of the three fire zones, which had varying fire risks, also meant fire restrictions could be better managed without impacting on the whole fire district, she said.
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ECW One Night Stand 2005 was definitely a good event to watch. Although I'm surprised with the stuff that JBL did when y'all discussed about it. That's something I never knew. What an ass he was. (And he may still be one today.)
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Now Barron is in Oakland, after he wasn't good enough to make the 49ers and Seahawks last year. Raiders' starting left tackle Jared Veldheer tore his triceps and is out at least three months, after starting every game for the previous three seasons. Enter Barron as the new starting left tackle.
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Hey Bob, don't you think Jesus would make a terrific waiter at a restaurant? I know. I know, you think this is a put-down, but hear me out. He could stay invisible like he is now. People could just speak into the air to order stuff – they could even phrase it like a prayer, like "Deliver unto me a hamburger" – and he would hear it and the food would "miraculously" appear. He could clear away dirty plates miraculously too. I think people would feel closer to Jesus if they had this kind of utilitarian relationship with him. Think about it. He would be literally providing them with nourishment. And they wouldn't need to leave a tip - just dropp some extra money in the church collection box on Sunday. The only drawback to this is that people will be reluctant to confront the savior when he makes arithmetic errors on their bills. (Report) Reply
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Corinthian Exhortation
Paul had exhorted the Corinthians, to tap the power they had within,
This to live every day of their life, through the Power of Jesus Christ.
He said to watch with extra vigilance, in their world full of decadence,
To watch as they lived their lives, with all eyes fixed on Jesus Christ.
He said, stand fast and persevere, while living new life in Holy Fear,
Leaning on their new found faith, while fully relying on God's Grace.
To be brave as they live each day, walking boldly in the narrow way,
Following Christ in all of His ways, as they live their life full of praise.
He said be strong in The Spirit of God, being led by His staff and rod,
As they build the character of Christ, within the very being of their life.
And to be loving in all their ways, while continuing their lives of praise,
This through the love of the cross, as they would seek to win the lost.
Also be submissive to one another, always ready to help your brother,
Through the Spirit of Jesus Christ, who gave for all men, his very life.
To greet each other with a holy kiss; today would be somewhat amiss,
But the thought was to warmly greet, each and every brother you meet.
Today in our times, much like theirs, are often filled with worldly cares,
So Friend we too must live our life, with watchful eyes on Jesus Christ.
And we need to listen to Paul's plea, and take his instruction seriously,
For in The Spirit Paul is talking to, today's Christians, like me and you.
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CNN's Christiane Amanpour interviewed Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, specifically asking him about American pastor Saeed Abedini.
While President Rouhani did not specifically address Pastor Saeed's case, he did admit that "we should assist those people who have American citizenships that are incarcerated in Iran."
It is critical that we continue to pressure Iran to release Pastor Saeed. Over 104,000 people have already written letters to President Rouhani through BeHeardProject.com.
We would like to thank Christiane Amanpour for taking this opportunity to ask this critically important question of President Rouhani and all those who took to Facebook this week urging her to do just that.
Putting Pastor Saeed's case front and center before Iran's new president is a critical step in continuing to pressure Iran for his release.
The full exchange is below.
AMANPOUR: Secretary of State John Kerry has made a specific appeal to you and to the Iranian government, asking you to help three - free three Americans who have been detained for many, many years. And their families are desperate for news of them. They've given us interviews. They've spoken to us. They really are desperate for news of these people - Bob Levinson, who's been disappeared since March of 2007; Amir Hekmati, who's a 30-year-old jailed since 2011 and says on - on a coerced false confession; and Saeed Abedini, who's 33 years old and was jailed a year ago on religion-related charges.
What can you say to, uh, the secretary of State, or to the American people and the families of these people?
Will you do something to finally unlock these cases?
ROUHANI: You see, there are two issues.
First, you mentioned a person that I've never heard of. Mr. Levinson, we don't know where he is, who he is. Sometimes you are speaking of people who come before a court of trial and other times, there are people who disappear. It's not a clear question to put these two categories side by side.
He is an American who has disappeared. We have no news of him. We do not know where he is. We are willing to help and all the intelligence services in the region can come together to gather information about him to find his whereabouts. And we're willing to cooperate on that.
But if somebody has been arrested, the second category, you know that there's a trial system. There is the judiciary that has to handle the case. Our constitution accepts the separation of our three powers, one being the judiciary, and it has to act independently.
So when someone is in prison and there is a case against him, he has the right to an attorney and representation. And we have numerous courts. We have different levels and this case can go through multiple levels.
But as to what governments can do, perhaps, on this issue, I think it's a very positive gesture for any government to do what it can to help. But I would like to say that we also have people who are in prison here in the United States. And we have all - this is a sort of a mutual request. Um, the U.S. government, who must assist those Iranians, those people who are of Iranian citizenship who are in prison here, as we should assist those people who have American citizenships that are incarcerated in Iran.
But having said that, our judiciary is independent and based on the constitution, the government has no right to interfere in the judicial process.
AMANPOUR: You don't think that it would be a gesture, as a new president who's talked quite warmly about trying to make better relations, that maybe Amir Hekmati, for instance, might get some attention?
ROUHANI: I've said governments should - if they decided to render any help, it is a very good thing to do. But at the same time, I'm trying to say that we cannot interfere in the judicial process. Not even the head of the judiciary can interfere in the decision of a court. And, um, there's a process, a due process that has to be completed.
But having said that, governments can assist. They can step in when it comes to the enforcement of laws and they can step in to facilitate the process. And I believe any government should do that. And if the U.S. government does that, the Iran - and if the Iranian government does that well, that would be a very good thing.
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I would be glad to help a human being. And American authorities, I hope, will also rejoice in assisting our - the Iranian citizens here in prison, as well.
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With his balding head, pallid features and scuttling gait, Keith Kettleborough didn't cut a glamorous figure on the football pitch, even during his prime with Sheffield United in the first half of the 1960s. No matter: the slim Yorkshireman was one of the game's true craftsmen, a subtly constructive midfield general who brought to his work an appealing cocktail of artistry and industry which, during mid-decade as plans were being laid to capture the World Cup, prompted the England manager Alf Ramsey to call him into his training squad.
Kettleborough never made the final cut, despite shining brightly for Newcastle United and contributing significantly to their escape from relegation in the spring before his country's supreme triumph in 1966, but he had achieved enough to prove that if he wasn't quite in the international bracket, he didn't lag far behind.
For all that achievement, encompassing more than 400 games for five League clubs, he embraced cricket more enthusiastically in his early teens, playing at schoolboy level for both Yorkshire and the North of England. However, after succeeding at the winter game during his National Service in the RAF, Kettleborough found himself on the radar of numerous talent scouts. A trial with Grimsby Town proved inconclusive, but in December 1955 he was signed by his home-town club, Rotherham United, and graduated rapidly to the first team.
By 1957-58 he had earned a regular berth with the Merry Millers, who were struggling in the lower reaches of the old Second Division (now the Championship), and soon it became clear that he was an uncut gem. Operating as a deep-lying link-man between defence and attack, Kettleborough proved to be a passing master who could stroke the ball accurately over long distances and short, always probing for openings. He was endowed with remarkable stamina, too, revelling in his box-to-box remit, and he was a feisty tackler, leaving his imprint on any uninformed adversaries who deemed, perhaps from his somewhat studious appearance, that he was easy prey.
Come 1959-60 Rotherham were a much-improved side in the top half of the table and Kettleborough was a major influence, notably in that term's FA Cup third-round second replay against Arsenal, in which he scored a beautiful goal in the Millers' 2-0 victory over the Gunners at neutral Hillsborough in front of 56,000 fans.
With his profile duly heightened, a transfer to Sheffield United was arranged in the following December, but he did not bow out quietly. In his last match at Millmoor before his £15,000 move to Bramall Lane, he was booed by his own crowd after rounding the opposing goalkeeper but then missing an open goal. His response was to run to the main stand where, fleetingly but unmistakably, he dropped his shorts.
Despite being hampered by a knee injury which limited his appearances, Kettleborough proved an important factor in the Blades' rise to the top flight, as runners-up to Ramsey's Ipswich Town, at the end of his first half-season at his new club. And he was prominent as they reached the FA Cup semi-finals, subsiding only after three fiercely contested encounters with First Division Leicester City.
More impressively still, Kettleborough touched fresh peaks as United finished fifth at the end of their first campaign in the élite tier, not finding the net frequently himself but proving an astute provider of opportunities for the predatory centre-forward Derek Pace and his fellow attacker Billy Russell. However, Kettleborough was a modest character, and always insisted on due credit being paid to a doughty rearguard in which 'keeper Alan Hodgkinson, central stopper Joe Shaw and full-back Graham (Shaw (no relation) were outstanding.
Thereafter United consolidated their place in the premier grade without rising again to such heights and, while attracting the eye of the England manager, Kettleborough was invaluable in nurturing such promising rookie forwards as Mick Jones, later to earn fame with Don Revie's Leeds United, and Alan Woodward, who would go on to play more than 600 times for the Sheffield club.
Strong-minded and never afraid to stand his corner, Kettleborough did not always see eye to eye with the Blades' equally steely manager, the Glaswegian John Harris, and in January 1966 he was sold to Newcastle United for £22,500. At that point the Magpies looked to be likely candidates for demotion to the Second Division, but the 30-year-old's creativity, energy and experience did much to transform Joe Harvey's side, which escaped the drop with something to spare.
Kettleborough's sojourn at St James' Park was unexpectedly brief; in December 1966 he placed his foot on the management ladder, accepting a player-manager role with Doncaster Rovers, newly promoted to the Third Division, a fee of £12,000 changing hands. It was a testing time, as the Belle Vue side was already struggling, and when they were relegated Kettleborough was dismissed as manager but remained as a player.
Having already incited opprobrium for dropping local hero Alick Jeffrey, the former manager became something of an aunt sally to disappointed fans and it was hardly a shock when he moved on to Fourth Division Chesterfield, who paid £6,000 for his services in November 1967. While at Saltergate he became one of the few men to play against a club he had once managed, no doubt irritating his former critics at Doncaster by performing with undiminished skill.
In August 1969, aged 34, he became player-manager of non-League Matlock Town, after which he left the game. His cricketing prowess, which enabled him to play professionally for Rotherham Town and Rawmarsh in the Yorkshire Leagues, continued to find expression with the Whiston Parish Church club, for whom he starred as a high-scoring batsman.
Away from sport, for many years he ran a milk business in south Yorkshire and later he was clerk of works for a private preparatory school in Sheffield, his duties including the coaching of football and cricket. Not surprisingly, given his undying enthusiasm, Kettleborough excelled in the work, attracting plaudits from parents who credited him with imbuing their offspring with his own enduring affection for both sports.
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Keith Frank Kettleborough, footballer; born Rotherham, Yorkshire 29 June 1935; played for Rotherham United 1955-60, Sheffield United 1960-65, Newcastle United 1965-66, Doncaster Rovers 1966-67, Chesterfield 1967-69; married (one son, one adopted son, one adopted daughter); died Rotherham 2 November 2009.
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I've missed blogging! It's half way through September and this is my first post! Life has been so busy, both school and personal, but I'm excited to share my 100th post today! I guess you could say I'm making my mark!
Today we had a wonderful time celebrating International Dot Day. We read, we painted, we blogged, we used augmented reality, and even we counted dots. So many dots, and so much fun.
After we read The Dot by Peter Reynolds, my students and I brainstormed ideas to share our dots on our bulletin board. We came up with "Make Your Mark High In the Sky". I just love the messaged that our board sends to those that walk by.
Here's our class dot with our favorite Do A Dot paint markers. (I have no affiliation with these, we just really like them!) It's hanging on the wall in our room now. I just love the creativity and individualism that these projects bring out. Every dot is unique, just like our students.
Each student Tweeted and blogged their dot. Several students used Book Creator app to write about Dot Day. Here's one that got finished today. We shared it using Book Creator's video export feature.
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The group in charge of Internet domain names and addresses is getting set to auction off .wine and .vin web domain names, possibly by early next year, despite intense objections from European governments and wine groups, as well as American wine associations such as the Napa Valley Vintners.
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This paper provides an analysis of the structure and performance of China's energy industries and of the regulation of energy markets and prices. This analysis leads to the identification of the key challenges which face this sector of the economy which may be classified into four categories: management, financial, regulatory and administrative challenges. The degree of urgency is such that a coherent energy policy is required which addresses these issues in a sustained and consistent manner.
by C P Andrews-Speed, 1996, 86pp
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