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New York, NY 10013
Tel: 212.294.8100
Fax: 212.294.8101
Daily Updates:
October 10th, 2018: We do not expect delays with our deliveries today.
For questions, please contact Client Services at 212.294.8102 or email us.
Upcoming Closing: November 23rd (Day after Thanksgiving)
Our office will be closed and no deliveries will be made on Friday, November 23rd in observance of the holiday. All meals for this closing will be delivered in advance.
Introduce God's Love to your staff:
If you are from an organization that is interested in establishing a partnership with us or in having a presentation conducted for you and your staff regarding our referral procedures, please contact the Client Services Department at 212-294-8102 or email us.
Many of our clients need other services in addition to home-delivered meals and nutritional counseling, so we work with agencies in New York City and Hudson County, NJ to help coordinate care. If you or your client needs to be referred to case management, home care, nursing services or have medical, housing or addiction treatment needs, we can refer you to an organization near you.
Ackerman Institute for the Family is one of the premier institutions for family therapy and one of the best-known and most highly regarded training facilities for family therapists in the United States, serving families from all walks of life at all stages of family life.
Actors Fund, The assists those working in theater, film, television, radio, music, dance, opera and circus, offering a broad spectrum of programs including comprehensive social services, health care services, employment training and housing.
African Services Committee, a multiservice agency based in Harlem, is dedicated to assisting immigrants, refugees and asylees from across the African Diaspora.
Aid for AIDS is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization committed to improving the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean and to empower them and their caregivers by providing access to medications, medical monitoring and treatment/prevention education and by promoting leadership and capacity building.
AIDS Center of Queens County enhances the quality of life for individuals and their families infected, affected and at risk for HIV/AIDS and other related conditions by providing case management, preventive education, a syringe exchange program and mental health, harm reduction, housing and legal services.
Alliance for Positive Change is a multiservice community organization that carries out comprehensive programs include state-of-the-art peer education and training, harm reduction, specialized women's services, HIV counseling and testing, mental health services, medical and holistic care, case management, support groups, and many other innovative programs that help New York City's most vulnerable individuals and families to survive and thrive in the face of HIV/AIDS.
Alzheimer's Association, New York City Chapter, a founding member of the Alzheimer's Association, is the largest national voluntary health organization dedicated to advancing research for the causes, treatments, and prevention of Alzheimer's disease.
Amber Hall offers 85 units of permanent supportive housing in the East Morrisania neighborhood of the Bronx that also has an on-site supportive services program that assists tenants to achieve their highest level of independence and self-sufficiency.
American Cancer Society is the nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.
Anti-Violence Project is dedicated to eliminating hate violence, sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and HIV-affected communities through counseling, advocacy, organizing, and public education.
Asian & Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS (APICHA) has a mission to combat HIV/AIDS stigma and related discrimination, to prevent the spread of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the Asian and Pacific Islander (A&PI) communities, and to provide care and treatment for A&PIs living with HIV/AIDS and their families.
Association to Benefit Children, The is an advocacy group with an array of programs that provide services in education, health, housing, mental health and employment.
Betances Health Center offers a full range of medical, specialty, complementary, and social services for over 11,000 patients, including adult and pediatric care, audiology, cardiology, ophthalmology, podiatry, obstetrics/gynecology, prenatal education and internal medicine and comprehensive HIV/AIDS.
BronxWorks helps individuals and families improve their economic and social well-being, including working with special need populations such as homeless individuals and families, people living with HIV/AIDS and their families, immigrants, adults moving from welfare to work, and families at risk of foster care intervention.
Callen-Lorde Community Center is New York City's only primary health care center dedicated to meeting the health care needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities and people living with HIV/AIDS, regardless of any patient's ability to pay.
Cancer Care Inc., a national nonprofit, 501 c(3) organization, provides free, professional support services to anyone affected by cancer: people with cancer, caregivers, children, loved ones, and the bereaved.
The Center offers short-term, integrated substance abuse and mental health counseling to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.
Center for Comprehensive Care St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center provides medical and dental services, mental health care, case management and an on-site pharmacy at several locations in Manhattan.
Children's Aid Society, The serves New York's neediest children and their families at more than 45 locations in the five boroughs and Westchester County, providing foster care services, camps, family support, health service, counseling, legal advocacy and more.
Coalition for Hispanic Family Services is a community-based comprehensive family service agency whose mission is to strengthen Latino families in North Brooklyn by providing them with culturally competent services that build upon the strengths of Latino culture and lead them towards a greater degree of self-reliance.
Community Access, Inc. has been leading the charge for safe, affordable housing and employment opportunities for individuals with psychiatric disabilities for over 35 years.
Community Health Action of Staten Island works to prevent the spread of HIV and identifies and serves the needs of Staten Islanders living with HIV/AIDS, their families and all others affected by this disease through health educational and social programs for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender communities, job counseling program for family members of our primary clients, a food bank for the general community, and a medically-supervised outpatient treatment program for persons dealing with active drug or alcohol use.
Dominican Sisters Family Health Service, Inc. provides compassionate, professional, holistic and family focused home health care to persons in need in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan.
Friends House offers housing and vital support services to people living with AIDS, including those who were formerly homeless or marginally housed.
GMHC is the world's first and leading provider of HIV/AIDS prevention, care and advocacy, providing care coordination, HIV/STI testing, syringe access, legal services, nutrition counseling and education, treatment adherence, mental health services and more.
Greenwich House, Inc. helps individuals and families lead more fulfilling lives by offering social and health services, cultural and educational programs, and opportunities for civic involvement to New Yorkers of all ages and backgrounds, including early childhood education, drug and alcohol abuse services, mental health, health care and services for people living with HIV/AIDS, arts education and enrichment, and elder care.
Health People is a peer organization which helps people from low-income communities become leaders to effectively fight chronic ill health, providing programs like mentoring, peer and prevention training.
HELP/PSI provides services to all people in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens, offering Residential Drug Treatment, Adult Day Health Care, Primary Care, Dental Care, and COBRA Services.
HIV Law Project offers free legal services to HIV-positive individuals who reside in Manhattan and the Bronx, or who are homeless within the five boroughs. These services include housing, benefits and entitlements, family law, immigration and more.
Horizon Health Center supports two facilities in New Jersey offering programs including Adult medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Family Planning, Dentistry, Psychiatry and many more.
Housing Works is committed to ending the twin crises of AIDS and homelessness. Since 1990, Housing Works has provided the highest quality services for homeless men, women, and children living with HIV and AIDS in New York City and beyond including housing, harm reduction, health services, case management and legal services.
Hudson County Planning Council is a consortium of service providers, consumers and concerned citizens in the community seeking to improve the availability, accessibility, quality and coordination of services for people living with or affected by HIV and AIDS in Jersey City, NJ.
Institute of Community Living provides psychiatric assessment, psychopharmacology, counseling, case management and peer support services in the client's home through the FOCUS program and temporary housing for individuals who have completed a program of psychiatric rehabilitation through the Emergency Transitional Housing Program (ETHP).
Interfaith Medical Center/Primary Care is a multi-site community teaching health care system which provides a wide range of medical, surgical, gynecological, dental, psychiatric, and pediatric and other services throughout Central Brooklyn, New York.
Iris House, Inc. offers comprehensive services and advocacy for women, families, and communities infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS, while simultaneously providing prevention and education services for their clients and at-risk communities.
Legal Action Center is the only non-profit law and policy organization in the United States whose sole mission is to fight discrimination against people with histories of addiction, HIV/AIDS, or criminal records, and to advocate for sound public policies in these areas.
MetroPlus Health Plan provides members with access to the highest quality, cost-effective health care including a comprehensive program of care management, health education and customer service, partnering with the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) and other dedicated providers.
Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery provides outpatient care services at Mount Sinai's Institute for Advanced Medicine at 275 Seventh Avenue, and surgical services at various sites in the Mount Sinai Health System.
Narco Freedom offers a seasoned network of drug treatment and health related services in Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens, including Hope Case Management; intensive case management services to individuals and families dealing with the impact of HIV/AIDS.
New York City Health & Hospitals Corp. provides medical, mental health and substance abuse services through its 11 acute care hospitals, four skilled nursing facilities, six large diagnostic and treatment centers and more than 80 community based clinics, including Bellevue Hospital Center, Cumberland Diagnostic & Treatment Center, Harlem Hospital Center and Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center.
Pratt Area Community Council Dept. of Social Services manages affordable housing, provides supportive housing and essential services to participating clients.
Project Hospitality, Inc. is a private not-for-profit organization based in Staten Island, New York that provides comprehensive services for hungry and homeless and inadequately housed people, especially those who are living with multiple diagnoses such as HIV, substance use, and/or mental illness.
Public Health Solutions is a nonprofit organization that develops, implements and advocates dynamic solutions to prevent disease and improve community health.
Queens Health Network, Elmhurst Hospital Center and Queens Hospital Center consists of two leading acute care facilities, Elmhurst and Queens Hospital Centers, community-based medical centers and practices, and school-based health centers, providing preventive and healthcare services where they are needed.
Queens Pride House strives to create a safe and nurturing space in the borough, offering social services and referrals in areas of counseling, youth services, substance abuse, immigration, employment, health care, and legal assistance.
SAGE (Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders) is the country's largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) older adults.
Salvation Army Greater New York Division Social Services Department has established a gamut of contract based social service programs, including homeless shelters, foster care programs, preventive services, HIV/AIDS case management services, and day care centers.
Selfhelp is dedicated to maintaining the independence and dignity of seniors and at-risk populations through a spectrum of housing, home health care and social services and will lead in applying new methods and technologies to address changing needs of its community.
Sunnyside Community Services mission is to strengthen the community by providing services for age 60+ adults such as the Center for Active Older Adults, home care, geriatric mental health care, adult day services for cognitively impaired, transportation services, benefits counseling and caregiver's assistance.
®Tell Every Amazing Lady About Ovarian Cancer Louisa M. McGregor Ovarian Cancer Foundation also known as ®T.E.A.L. promotes public awareness and education of the signs, symptoms and risk factors of Ovarian Cancer, while providing support to survivors and raising funds for research in order to find the cure for Ovarian Cancer. ®T.E.A.L. also offers free workshops to survivors, their families, and other members of the public at their Community Center in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn. (www.telleveryamazinglady.org)
Union Settlement Association, Inc. serves more than 13,000 people in Harlem with programs in education, childcare, youth development, senior services, job training, the arts, nutrition, counseling and community development.
Village Center for Care is a community-based, not-for-profit organization serving persons living with HIV/AIDS, seniors and individuals in need of continuing care and rehabilitation services.
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Community Partners
(MLTC Program)
Tel: 212-294-8187
Fax: 212-294-8189
Tel: 212.294.8103
Fax: 212.294.8198
Tel: 212.294.8158
Fax: 212.294.8139
If I'm not home at the time of my delivery, will you leave my food with my doorman, front desk, neighbor, superintendent or on my doorknob?
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Speaking on the Senate floor on October 17, 2007, Senator David Vitter (R-Louisiana) withdrew a controversial $100,000 earmark that he previously added to the appropriations bill for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. The earmark was to the Louisiana Family Forum, a religious right group with a long history of promoting creationism and attacking evolution education in the state, including backing a "strengths and weaknesses" policy in Ouachita Parish.
In its new official statement on evolution, adopted on March 28, 2007, the California Academy of Sciences reaffirmed that "Evolution is a central concept in modern science, including biology, geology, and astronomy.
In the October 2007 issue of Discover magazine, Liza Lentini examines the creationism/evolution controversy, with a focus on teachers. She begins in Kansas, with a pair of teachers at private Christian schools who use textbooks that "present the universe as the direct creation of God and refute the man-made idea of evolution" and think that "The term 'evolution' is misused. ...
Reviewing Michael Behe's latest book, The Edge of Evolution (Free Press, 2007), in the October 2007 issue of The New Criterion, the biologist Paul R. Gross is anything but impressed. After observing that Behe's argument from irreducible complexity in Darwin's Black Box (Free Press, 1996) was quickly recognized to fail, he comments (PDF), "In response, Behe and the ["intelligent design"] movement shifted ground, first redefining I.C.
Randy Olson's Flock of Dodos, the hilarious documentary that examines both sides of the controversy over the teaching of "intelligent design" in public schools, is now available on home DVD. In addition to the film itself, which as Variety quipped is "intelligently designed for popular appeal," the DVD contains eighty-four minutes of extra features, including:
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CFTC obtains default judgment and permanent injunction against Michael J. Leighton for defrauding commodity pool participants
Court orders Leighton to Pay over $2.3 Million in sanctions and restitution and permanently bars him from the commodities industry
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Judge Philip S. Gutierrez of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered an order of default judgment and permanent injunction against Michael J. Leighton of Torrance, Ca. The order, entered on July 8, 2013, stems from a CFTC enforcement action filed on May 8, 2012 charging Leighton with solicitation fraud and issuing false statements in connection with the operation of a commodity trading pool.
The order requires Leighton to pay $1,650,230 in restitution to defrauded pool participants and a $700,000 civil monetary penalty. It also permanently enjoins Leighton from violating the anti-fraud provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and commission regulations, as charged, and permanently bans Leighton from trading or engaging in activity requiring registration with the CFTC.
The order finds that Leighton defrauded and deceived at least 48 pool participants who invested at least $1.65 million in a commodity pool he operated from at least July 2008 to March 2012. The order also finds that Leighton willfully or recklessly misrepresented to pool participants and prospective participants that he was a successful trader and that his pool was profitable. It further finds that Leighton lost over $1.3 million of pool participant funds through trading. Leighton did not disclose those loses and, instead, issued false written statements to pool participants misrepresenting the profitability and value of their respective shares of the Leighton pool. The order further finds that Leighton falsely represented that the National Futures Association (NFA) and CME Group, Inc. were conducting an audit or review of the pool that prevented him from making any distributions or cash withdrawals to pool participants. The order additionally finds that, in fact, no such audits or reviews occurred and that Leighton also created and distributed a fabricated document that purported to be an audit report issued by the NFA.
In a related criminal action filed on May 9, 2012, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California charged Leighton with one count of commodities. Leighton entered a guilty plea in the related criminal action on July 11, 2012, and was sentenced to 60 months imprisonment on March 4, 2013.
CFTC charges RFF GP, KGW Capital Management, and Kevin G. White with commodity pool fraud
The CFTC announced that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas entered an emergency order freezing and preserving the remaining pool participants' assets under the control of defendants RFF GP, LLC (RFF GP), KGW Capital Management, LLC (KGW Capital), and Kevin G. White, and Relief Defendants Revelation Forex Fund, LP, Meridian Propane LP, and W Corporate Real Estate, LP (d/b/a KGW Real Estate), all of Plano, Texas. The order also prohibits defendants and relief defendants from destroying books and records, grants the CFTC immediate access to those records, and appoints a temporary receiver to protect pool participants' funds.
The Order arises out of a civil enforcement complaint filed by the CFTC on July 9, 2013, charging RFF GP, KGW Capital, and White with fraudulently soliciting at least $5.8 million from at least 20 actual and prospective pool participants to participate in an off-exchange foreign currency commodity pool and misappropriating at least $1.7 million of pool participants' funds.
According to the CFTC's complaint, the defendants lured the public to invest by fraudulently telling prospective pool participants that their trading had been profitable, specifically touting compound annual growth rates as high as 37.08% and a total return on investment of 385.84% from 2009 to April 30, 2013. Further, defendants allegedly told prospective pool participants that White had a 25-year successful career as a Wall Street broker. The complaint alleges that, in fact, defendants had been losing money since beginning trading, which had not commenced until September 2011. The complaint alleges further that the defendants failed to disclose the fact that they had been losing money, that they had been misappropriating pool participants' funds, that White had been fired from his employment as a broker after a seven-year career in the securities industry, and that White had been both censured and barred by the New York Stock Exchange.


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transfer with UT bachelor to UT master
If you are currently studying to obtain your bachelor's or master's degree at the University of Twente and you want to transfer from the bachelor's programme, or after your initial master's, to a UT master's programme you can check the possible combinations. Please check if you can transfer directly or indirectly to the master's programme of your choice.
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High School Student Sues Amazon For Deleting His Summer Homework?
from the pr-nightmare dept
As bad as Amazon's actions were, I can't see this lawsuit getting very far. For most Kindle users, they're going to have a hard time showing any sort of real "harm." The kid with the lost homework might be able to show some (small) amount of harm, but I have to imagine that Amazon is mostly protected from liability in such cases. Still, with Amazon being quick to apologize and swear it would never ever ever delete an ebook again, you have to wonder if Amazon will step up and just try to appease the kid (and get the lawyers to go away).


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Lady Gaga Says No Problem If People Download Her Music; The Money Is In Touring
from the the-business-model-of-today dept
She explains she doesn't mind about people downloading her music for free, "because you know how much you can earn off touring, right? Big artists can make anywhere from $40 million [£28 million] for one cycle of two years' touring. Giant artists make upwards of $100 million. Make music -- then tour. It's just the way it is today."Similarly, she knocks bands that don't really try to work hard to please the fans, and who just expect them to automatically buy each album:
"I hate big acts that just throw an album out against the wall, like 'BUY IT! F*** YOU!' It's mean to fans. You should go out and tour it to your fans in India, Japan, the UK. I don't believe in how the music industry is today. I believe in how it was in 1982."Like Mariah Carey, it looks like Lady Gaga has realized that this concept of Connect with Fans and giving them a Reason to Buy works at the superstar level just as much as it does down at the indie artist level. The specifics of implementing a business model around the concept are very, very different -- but the core concept remains the same. Treat your fans right, learn to leverage what's infinite to make something scarce more valuable, and then sell the scarcity.


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The IDHS Mobile Command Center (MCC) took up residency at Stout Field in Indianapolis in May of 2008. The gleaming navy-blue MCC houses numerous state-of-the-art capabilities and stands ready to respond to events throughout the state.
MCC at a Glance - 53 feet long - Expandable to 15 feet wide - Operates on a 80 kilowatt generator or stationary power - 42-inch smart board/flat screen capable of working with GIS system or serving as a large screen display for operational information - 42-inch flat screen for video teleconferencing - 52-foot telescoping mast with 360-degree tilt/pan/zoom camera capable of supporting additional antennas, if required - Wireless weather station to provide constant weather updates - Accommodates a standard crew of 12 with capability of expanding to a crew of 21 - MCC crew consists of IDHS staff and all major response agencies and support personnel - 21 workstations each with a designated lap-top supported by two servers - GIS workstation with large-scale plotter to provide mapping and other essential services.
Communications capabilities include: Satellite system for data and telephones, Intergraded telephone system to provide cell, satellite or hard line capabilities, Nine radio workstations to provide each response agency with their own talk groups and mutual aid integrated into each station - A system to enable interoperability and additional capability for amateur radio operations.
IDHS officially unveiled the MCC in June, 2008. During late summer and into the fall, staff from IDHS' Division of Emergency Response and Recovery traveled to each of the state's ten homeland security districts to display the MCC. During the visits, IDHS discussed with local responders the center's capabilities and how it will benefit response efforts at the local level.


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Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos (UK - DVD R2)
The Wilson Bros get their claws into this Jon Pertwee special edition release...
Doctor Who was riding high during the eighth season. The decision to make the series more Earth-bound had proven to be a very popular move. The decision to bring in a more loveable (read: thicker) companion was also something that paid off with viewers. Season eight had seen the introduction of The Master (Roger Delgado) and he would feature in every story in that season; he had failed to conquer Earth with the help of the Autons and had seen the Keller Machine fail to do the business - now, it was the turn of the Axons to finally help The Master achieve his ultimate goal...
A mysterious alien spacecraft is heading towards Earth and it's arrival not only has the interest of The Doctor (John Pertwee), but also that of scheming civil servant, Mr Chinn (Peter Bathurst). The inhabitants of vessel, the Axons, want to give the world Axonite, a substance with properties that could put an end to world hunger - and whilst Chinn is consumed with the potential of personal glory and greed, The Doctor thinks that there is something more sinister afoot...
Penned by The Bristol Boys (Bob Baker and Dave Martin), The Claws of Axos is a story that starts out with a great premise and also has a number of intriguing supporting characters, but struggles to deliver on what is promised in the first episode. The first ten minutes are really exciting, with a set-up that has much location filming and presents a great look at how the British government might react to a first contact situation with extraterrestrial life; the build-up during the opening is fabulous and, what with all manner of trucks, outriders and UNIT vehicles, etc (having gloriously OTT - if somewhat unplanned by the bean-counters on the staff - production values in the same manner as Ambassadors of Death) and this alone prevents the story from falling into one of the more mediocre Pertwee stories. What helps to sell the idea of an alien ship landing on Earth is the impressive full-sized, partial prop of Axon craft; though it's not the whole of it, which in the story is embedded deep into the ground, enough of the back-end of it was constructed to sell the illusion and really adds that certain something to the story, and the model shots seen at the start of episode one are pretty nice, with the ship having an organic quality to it that makes it look as though some sort of respiration is taking place. With all of the pretty exteriors of the ship seen early on, it's a shame that the story gets bogged down in the garish interiors of the Axon's spaceship.
Speaking of the interiors of the ship, it is understandable that it should have a formless, organic design - much in keeping with the Axons themselves - but the colours employed look so damn ugly (burnt orange seems to be the main hue employed), that it radiates an oppressive feel that almost brings about nausea. We certainly appreciate that the seventies were The Decade That Taste Forgot, and we remember that orange was a predominant colour during that bleak period, but someone at the Beeb should have spotted that this wasn't going to look good on the screen. Even Omega's similarly-designed, acne-inspired lair in The Three Doctors wasn't as harsh on the bile duct as the interiors of the Axon ship.
The story is similar - in some respects - to the classic Twilight Zone episode, To Serve Man, in which some seemingly benign extraterrestrials land on Earth, with promises that will supposedly be of benefit to the human race, but this turns out to be false and their real motives are eventually uncovered and they are far from benign. Though the Axons don't plan to have the human race for dinner, the premise of Axonite being of benefit to mankind and them blatantly lying about it has The Twilight Zone's story resonating in the background. Oh, and Pertwee's gets to do a rather nice Soylent Green-like moment when he makes a pivotal discovery about Axonite...
Things pick up when The Master really begins to wreak havoc (no pun intended) and convinces that the only way to save the human race is to destroy the Axon ship, which conveniently has Jo and The Doctor inside. The scenes that show an apparent alliance between The Doctor and his arch-nemesis, The Master are wonderful to watch, as Pertwee really seems to be upping the level of his performance to try and match Delgado and he's certainly none-the-worse for doing so. The scenes set in the TARDIS have a degree of significance in this story, as it was the first time that the interiors had been seen in colour, despite having the console seen earlier during Pertwee's tenure. Speaking of the TARDIS, this is the story where The Master curses everyone's favourite time and space vessel by saying he might as well "try to fly a second-hand gas stove" - priceless.
We make no secret of our love of Roger Delgado - he was the original Master and by far the best; there was a dry wit about him that sets him apart from the subsequent incarnations. Delgado was a wonderful actor who wryly (not to mention VERY subtly) raised an eyebrow to the audience, but stopped far short of camping things up. His Master's menace was genuine, but his actions were delivered with a devilish charm, much like a razor-blade concealed in a marshmallow. This story contains one of The Master's most amusing lines - when faced with the prospect of a meltdown at the nuclear power plant where much of the action takes place, The Master flippantly offers the suggestion of "putting sticky-tape on the windows", which is a direct reference to the infamous Protect and Survive campaign that was mounted by the British Government during that period.
We have said this before, but Jon Pertwee was always at his best when going nose-to-nose with authority figures (the more arrogant and blustery they are, the better), and Claws of Axos features one such character whom the Third Doctor is really able to sink his teeth into; Peter Bathurst's Chinn is magnificent, but then so is the rest of him. Chinn's motivations are easy to understand on the surface, but when you examine them a little more closely, there are others that certainly signify a more noble (yet paradoxically, more selfish) reason to be heading negotiations for the Axonite substance. Chinn represents the sort of governmental establishment figure who is interested in trying to re-establish the British Empire as a major world power (at a time when it was well and truly on the slide) by getting exclusive distribution rights to Axonite, but is even more interested in making a name for himself and possibly getting a knighthood for services to industry. Chinn is not the sort of civil servant seen in many Pertwee stories, as he is a the sort of devious bastard who is perfectly prepared to sacrifice almost anything for glory, and doesn't care who he tramples on to get it. Bathurst's performance really makes Chinn a character to root against, but stopping short of any sort of pantomime villainy and it's a credit to the actor that he didn't venture into the realms of being over the top in his portrayal of the opportunistic pen-pusher. It is most amusing to see that the first meeting between The Doctor and Chinn begins with our favourite Time Lord making a grand entrance and sending Chinn - who just happens to be standing in front of the doors - flying across the room and it's almost as though Time Lords are equipped with a sixth sense that can detect a bureaucratic windbag at ten paces and the insincerely apologetic reaction from Pertwee is priceless.
Along with Pater Bathurst's Chinn is his opposite number in the US, Bill Filer (Paul Grist), who is more sympathetic than the single-minded Chinn and is concerned about the potential threat to the planet. Grist makes Filer a likeable character (even if his American accent is decidedly dodgy) and his character helps to broaden the Axon menace out to a more global scale. Grist certainly throws everything he has into a climactic fight between himself and his Axon doppelganger, with fairly dynamic editing and clever (not to mention convincing) use of doubles to really sell the illusion of Filer effectively fighting himself.
Even though Roger Delgado's Master had been seen in every single story this season and his appearance near the end of episode one should not really have come as much of a surprise, his reveal in story was done in a remarkably slipshod fashion and certainly falls into the category of "bungled", as there is no suspense or build-up yo his sudden appearance within the confines of the Axon ship, he just seems to appear and then it cuts to another scene. What the viewer is presented with as a cliff-hanger for the end of the first episode is Jo running into one of the "alien" Axons (orange in colour, with no discernable face and a mass of tendrils everywhere), but it would have worked out better if the reveal of The Master had been the cliff-hanger, with a little burst of his theme before going into the credits - this might have worked out better than the rather abrupt climax they went with. Whilst we're on the subject of The Master's bit of leitmotif, early on in episode one, The Doctor's nemesis is mentioned and his theme is used very subtly, almost as though it is giving a slight hint that he might return.
The Claws of Axos features all of the UNIT family and it probably provides the quintessential look at them in action, as The Brig gets to be his usual blustery self (but always with a wry twinkle in his eye), Captain Yates is as dashing as always, Benton is ever the faithful Sergeant and Jo gets herself into trouble even after The Doctor tells her to stay put. It should be pointed out that Katy Manning's short skirt allows for the almost obligatory peek of her undercrackers - they are colour-coordinated to match the rest of her ensemble, for those who are interested in that sort of thing.
You really must hand it to the production team for coming up with a plausible explanation for the massively differing weather conditions (including fairly heavy snowfall) that occurred during the location filming down in Kent, brushing it off with by hastily saying that "freak weather conditions" were being caused by the arrival of the Axon ship - it's so simple, it's ingenious! It damn-near works, too! Over a decade later, the Doctor Who production team made the best of unforeseen snow during location filming in Revelation of the Daleks and it also added much to the feel of the story. Special mention must be made to Havoc kingpin Derek Ware, who plays the unfortunate (and equally unfortunately named) Pigbin Josh, the poor local derelict who is the first to feel the wrath of not only the awesome power of the Axons, but also the "freak weather conditions" experienced on location, which included him having to cycle into a freezing ditch set in a snow-covered landscape - now THAT'S dedication to art.
Sometimes, the use of stock footage in Doctor Who can really stick out like a sore thumb, but there are time when it is employed sparingly and it serves to enhance the drama (not to mention the production values) on the screen and The Claws of Axos features one such use of library material, coming when Chinn gives the order to blow the Axon ship up using missiles and three bits of stock footage are seen on monitors that all give weight to the situation our characters find themselves in. The employment of library footage can be a VERY tricky thing to pull off, but they do it very well here.
The designs of the humanoid Axons are frustrating - they have wonderful blank, gold faces, which are augmented by having prosthetics over the eyes of the actors, but this impressive piece of make-up design is torpedoed somewhat by having them wear orange and white unitards, which wrinkle and do not match the colour scheme used for the heads - it is a great pity that the unitards couldn't have been spray-painted gold to compliment the elaborate work on their heads. The fine work on the heads of the Axons is complimented by the voices they are given, mainly by actor Bernard Holley, who plays the lead Axon and also provides the voice of the Axon ship, giving a slow, deliberate delivery that makes the ship sound like it is whacked-out on tranquillisers. The mutant form of the Axons are more satisfying overall, and do a good job of lumbering along and killing almost anyone who gets in their way, which is the primary purpose of virtually every non-speaking Doctor Who monster, and their shooting tendrils gave them a unique edge that probably lingered long in the memory of any young viewer who was sufficiently brave enough to raise his head over the parapet that was the sofa.
The original videotapes of episodes two and three of The Claws of Axos were wiped by the BBC during the infamous purging of the archives in the seventies.
The Claws of Axos was originally released on DVD in 2005, utilising the Reverse Standards Conversion. The results were impressive for the time, allowing the middle episodes to be seen in a manner that more closely resembled the original broadcast. Time has moved on, and more sophisticated restoration methods have become available. The Claws of Axos has been RE-remastered for this Special Edition DVD and the question you are doubtless asking is "how does it look?"
The answer is pretty damn good, all things considered; episodes one and four look lovely, with the videotape sections being pristine, and even the film sequences have a vibrancy that we hadn't seen previously, with more discernable film grain (which is now a good thing, kids!) present during the location filming, along with surprisingly vibrant colour. The contrast between the scattered items seen on the ground and the white of the snow brought about by the (ahem) freak weather conditions in episode one is most pleasing.
Episodes two and three were wiped by the BBC and the Restoration Team has done their best to restore them to their former glory using methods that were have improved notably since the original DVD restoration. Sequences that were preserved on the studio recording tape have been dropped into the correct places in these episodes and although the difference is discernable between these and the rest of the material, it is not glaringly so.
Nothing to complain about here - everything sounds fine and the dialogue is perfectly clean and clear, even falling into the category of "crisp" now and again.
Disc One:
Audio Commentary: OK, this appeared on the original release, but it can truly be called one of the most entertaining of them to ever grace a Doctor Who DVD, with Barry Letts, Katy Manning and Richard Franklin sharing their memories, thoughts and laughter over just about everything, and the chemistry between them is spectacular. No cow is sacred enough not to have its throat slit, but they still have still plenty of affection for times past, and the whole thing is an absolute blast.
One thing which the Doctor Who faithful will probably be rather thrown by is how Letts had lots of energy at the time of recording this commentary, a stark contrast to the later material which he recorded for the DVD releases, where he was clearly frail and very much ill. His presence and assured command of facts remind you just how tight a ship he was reputed to run when he was in charge of the show, and is perfectly OK with revealing mistakes they made along the way, the might of The Master being a good example, "Ah yes, in this first season, we used The Master's ability to hypnotise people quite a lot", Letts recalls, "…but in a way, it's not a very good device, because it gave him too much power, you know, so it was rather dropped later."
Franklin proves himself very much able to induce groans with some of his wisecracks, especially when he remarks how one particular character is threatened with his resignation should his efforts result in failure, "He took it on the Chinn…" quips the actor, to sounds of pained cries from Letts and Manning. When the Axons show up, certain fashion choices made for them brings out the joker in both Franklin and Manning, the latter noting that "…wearing stretch-lycra is never good." With [presumably] a wry smile on his lips, the man from UNIT sticks up for the alien designs by pointing out how: "…I like the zips [going] up the back of the golden people." Oh, and he also manages to squeeze in a plug for his novella The Killing Stone - available now from all used booksellers.
Fashion turns up again during the numerous things mentioned in this entertaining round-table discussion, coming in the question of just why the slightly dodgy UNIT badges on the hats were allowed to continue for as long as they did? Letts earnestly replies: "I don't know - don't ask me! I should have stopped it, shouldn't I? They look ridiculous." Direct from planet Manning comes her agreement with the whole badge issue, expressed in with the awkward phrasing of: "…they're the one thing that don't quite hang real." It's almost as though Jo Grant was viciously attacked by a Metavore…
With the oh-so changeable conditions around the coastal parts of Kent, there is no surprise that the perils of filming in Dungeoness in January are discussed with amusing and revealing points made. It seems that the UNIT guys and anybody else wearing trousers weren't too bad, but Jo Grant being a woman of the time meant real hardship for Manning, where the hot drinks dispensed to the cast and crew just weren't enough to cope with a miniskirt in near-Arctic climes, "I had fashion and freezing kneecaps" she quips, happy to be in the confines of a warm recording booth. Brought up around very the area in question, we are accustomed to such dramatic changes in the weather - these damned thespians, they just can't take a bit of a chill, can they?
It really doesn't come as a surprise that Manning is the star of the show, able to effortlessly roll out amusing things, be they intentional or otherwise and keep everyone in a cheerful state of mind, "Roger wasn't keen of doing stunts," she says of The Master himself, "…and don't put him near a boat, but he looked very good on top of a truck." Sagely advise from a woman cheerfully describing the Axons as: "…a bit like a walking omelette." Indeed, one of the funniest moments comes when a sequence involving a ganglion turns up, with Franklin and Manning drawing a blank as to what the thing in question was. Letts spills that beans that a ganglion was a collection of nerves, and the thespians are duly - or is it dully - illuminated. "We needed Jo there to ask 'what's that?'", chuckles the former assistant.
At one point, they all gang up on Star Trek, saying the American show came [years] later and "was not a good look" when it came to the aesthetics, but we have to point out that the first pilot of Gene Roddenberry's show was made only the year after Doctor Who started, it was shot on film with superb cinematography. Let's keep things in perspective here, as most of the pre-Frieberger Star Trek monsters weren't just placeholders for the imagination of their viewers, as was often the case with the monochromatic stories, but at the core of any decent science fiction is the writing, and both shows came with highs and lows.
This commentary is an oldie, but a goodie. As is increasingly the case with Doctor Who DVDs, there are voices from the past brought out on releases new, and it's important these people are still able to share their memories with us fans, so we have no problem with the memories of a very articulate guy like Barry Letts being unleashed again for those who didn't experience them first time around. Franklin is amusing and informative, and as for Katie Manning - Jesus, that woman needs three tranquillisers just to get her back to "hysterical". Recommended to all!
Production Subtitles: Wars are not won by bullets alone, as the application of knowledge through intelligence is often the deciding factor in any conflict. The battle to know all there is about something might take the average individual years to win, with many setbacks and at the cost of God knows how many friendships, but there are those who know that you get the very best people you have to do all the groundwork for you, allowing us to reap the benefits of their actions and claim victory. When the balloon goes up over knowing all about The Claws of Axos, you will find herein the only intel you will ever need.
We all know what it looks like, but the track informs us that the Eye of Axos prop "caused the crew much ribald merriment over the connotations of its shape", and it takes a special skill to use a one-eyed monster as a segue into a potted history of seventies strikes caused by co-opting jobs between departments, in this case the electricians were deeply unhappy that the effects people were allowed to switch on the very things they themselves created., effectively taking their work away from them. For further reference, see Carry On at Your Convenience and the tap-fitter/waste-fitter sequence. There - the legitimate merging of Doctor Who and the Carry On series, and not a single mention of Peter Butterworth!
There were substantial changes made during the conception and gestation of The Claws of Axos, the titles being one of the more minor alterations. All of them are to be found here, and you'll be surprised at just how pertinent the overhauls were. Not just stopping at re-writes, you also get notations about which scenes were originally marked to be dropped from the final production, but survived being cut due to their importance to the story, the primary one being Chinn's televisual conversation with the Minister. Another comes in the form of something rather crucial to the philosophy of The Doctor, which makes it a very curious deletion from the finished story, where he announces that "…the world must be allowed to develop at its own pace" coming across as a very primal directive from the Time Lord.
Among the achingly interesting titbits which just keep on coming, we find how Jo Grant's trés-chic outfits were off-the-peg numbers from Biba, that a secretary at the BBC got the worked form erroneous dictation notes and circulated a memo which saw the show called "The Clause of Axos" by the bigwigs - bloody lawyer mentality! We've often said that the velocity of a bullet will cut through any red tape. To anyone thinking that the "blobby" Axon suits were cheap, this exhaustive track begs to differ, as a matter of fact, they were very expensive, and all because of the need to make them from flame-retardant chamois-leather-based as opposed to the more combustible foam rubber. This has more titbits than a crappy seventies/eighties gentlemen's magazine!
While a sense of humour is always expertly interwoven into the fabric of Doctor Who trivia tracks, it's not just the getting of laughs which endears them to the devoted. There is a real sense of charm and affability which really comes through, doubtlessly born of the passion for and familiarity of the material they are working with, making the end result a unique experience. A perfect example is when The Master uses the scanner inside the TARDIS, explaining how the traditional use of a TV monitor had been recently abandoned in favour of experimenting with CSO (blue-screen) and doing it as an optical effect. Just after the broadcast image appears on one of the roundels in the Console Room, the accompanying track puts a cheery "It worked!" on the screen, reflecting the affection for the series whilst stubbornly refusing to be merely a dry set of facts.
The gathering of data can be an arduous one, and collating it conform to its ultimate purpose can almost damage the mind, but if you are doing it about something you love, then there is a passion which gets transferred into the final product purely through osmosis, and this is certainly the case with yet another cracking fact-track from the guys we can trust. The name of Martin Wiggins belongs in the company of those ingenious souls at Bletchley Park, where knowledge was pooled to achieve greatness. Reassuringly through and just as entertaining.
Deleted and Extended Scenes: Coming complete with a clapperboard reading "The Vampire From Space", these come courtesy of the original recording tape stored in the BBC Archives, and things are very cool from the outset when we get the original credits reading "The Vampire from Space". There is obvious repetition with the studio recording footage found on the second disc, but material this good has to be seen a couple of times to get the most out of it. The crown jewel is certainly the "Bonus" Info Text you can access, with the same indispensable qualities as those found on the main feature, putting everything into perfect context, as well as increasing your knowledge on the subject. It's a beautifully researched and many-splendoured thing, and nothing else would put things into perspective better, even if Assistant Floor Manager Roselyn Parker came free with the disc.
Disc 2:
Axon Stations!: The serial The Claws of Axos certainly has an army of fans behind it, and those looking for a revealing look at the show from those on the front line of such changeable conditions couldn't do any better than another uniformly excellent documentary from Dan Hall and the rest of the guys. You want get the skinny from that cast? How about the evolution of the story from those sitting at the typewriters? It's all here, so man you posts as the world of the Axons is laid bare, tentacles and all!
Bob Baker is on hand to explain the rather wacky origins of his and Bob Dave Martin's original treatment, which - given the times - must have come to them during a particularly fevered acid-trip. "The first outline we sent to Terrence [Dicks] was called The Gift," recalls the debutant Who scribe, "…which entailed landing a giant skull in Hyde Park, which, of course, was rejected immediately because it was one of those ridiculous things that we didn't know they couldn't do that sort of thing". This was all intended by The Bristol Boys as: "…a bit of a change from the sort of horrible monsters that come out the sea or out the sky". Dicks himself almost relishes the opportunity to put things into context, and eager to demonstrate just how much hard work their writing could be for a script-editor, sifting out the decent material. "I think the end of it was a space-ship crashing on Earth with the pilot mutating into a giant carrot," he almost winces, "…and that was one of the more sensible ideas, as it were."
If you have ever wondered just how a creature like Pigbin Josh could ever exist in anything even approaching real life, then Baker reveals how the character was based on a real person he and Dave Martin ran into during their time spent in a local pub (this is script-writer talk for "a brainstorming session") and didn't alter anything too much - well, it was the west-country. Derek Ware cleans his hands over his performance by revealing that he adopted a "Mummerfordshire" accent, which was "…just absolute nonsense, but somehow when it appeared on screen, the kids loved it." Sure enough, a generation of kids used it to extract the urine out of a good percentage of the populous in playground across most of the country! Give it a few tries and you'll blend in like a local at the Bridgewater Carnival…
It's a common thing that actors have kids who just can't seem to grasp the concept of having both their real parent and the other one on the TV, but Paul Grist encapsulates the uncertainty and hilarity of the situation perfectly. "My son… was five at the time." The suave actor recalls, "…I was sitting next to him and the shots came up where I was fighting myself, and he got very worried about that. He looked at me twice on the screen, and then he looked at me sitting next to him and then he got very serious…and he got up and he walked across the room - keeping his eyes on me - until he got to the television set, and looked behind the television set quickly and looked back at me. He couldn't understand how I could be there and there… he was very, very, very upset about that!"
You can always count on Manning to deliver laughs be they her own or from anyone listening in, but the combination of her crush on Bernard Holley and the strange nature of his costume make for chuckles ol' Katie can't resist - "They had to work out what they were going to do with his bits and pieces, and you know, the little dangly things that chaps have to tuck away when wearing leotards," the Mad Lady of Doctor Who theorises, "…I have a feeling he did what drag-queens did. I think he tucked it all between his legs and hoped for the best, which is why he had that slightly wacky walk.". Manning's initial exposure to the entrance of the Axon ship an experience which would have made Germane Greer bristle with empowerment: "I took one look at the spaceship that opened, looking like part of a female anatomy…" Manning manages before bursting in into a fit of laughter, "I don't know how else to describe it…"
Axon baddies Bernard Holley is in praise of director Michael Ferguson, unsurprising when a man is kitted out in a golden leotard with ping-pong eyeballs puts his faith in someone and it all comes out OK in the end. "He just seemed to have a flair for being imaginative and cutting these things together," he marvels, "…him and the editor, cutting these things together, so I still look at that and say 'My God, how did we do that?'" Speaking of the director, with so many of those put in charge of the show either dismissive or downright embarrassed by their association to it, you'll find his final assessment of The Claws of Axos as heartening as we did. "Of all the Doctor Whos I've done," Ferguson reminisces, "…and indeed all the ones I've seen, I think it's probably the most…'light-hearted' completely wrong. People die, people being thrown about all over the place… it's a fun kind of programme, it's got an energy about it. It's got a kind of sensible silliness about it." If you ever needed the perfect encapsulation of why so many people still have great affection for the original run of the show, then we present this statement for your consideration. This is a warmly affectionate look at a much-loved story, and it's another triumph for the guys who seem to be able to turn these things out in their sleep. We recommend it heartily, but it would be a damned sad day with we honestly couldn't.
Now and Then: It's another in the occasional series which looks at how locations used for Doctor Who have changed over the years, but this one is a very different kettle of fish to the other ones. Katy Manning is your virtual tour-guide for this examination of relevant landscapes, but this time, there is no anchor to host it, with the former assistant narrating all appearing onscreen from the safety (and warmth) of a recording booth. It's the most primal example of contrasting between the times, as the original production map leads us through footage from the show matched perfectly dissolved to newly-filmed shots of key areas, making it without question that the locations are exactly the same ones. The shots of shingle-covered beaches are nothing out of the ordinary to us, as it is the norm around our way, but such things combine to make Dungeness "…One of the strangest places in the country," but we wouldn't hold such things against Ms Manning. This will make Axon fans everywhere squeak with delight, and more of these things should be dangled like cheese in front of loyal collectors. Excellent.
Studio Recording: Presented here (in what we presume is its entirety) is the footage from studio, which contains unused takes, minor fluffs and/or other unsatisfactory elements. Clocking in at a fairly hefty 74 minutes, this gives a rare insight into the process of recording drama at the BBC, with numerous stop/starts due to technical problems and the quiet voice of Marion McDougall, who can be heard telling everyone to either go again or to go straight on.
Numerous pieces of interest come via voices over a black screen, when various key actors are heard discussing things with Production Assistant Marion McDougall, who really seems to have been the lynchpin for the shoot. One such instance finds Pertwee realising that he was wearing a pair of gloves on the previous shot, but finding himself without them.
At one point, Pertwee skates perilously close to pulling a full-on Christian Bale, where he breaks off during a take to complain about crewmembers invading his eye-line and "dancing about". Sure, he didn't let the F-words fly or make it too personal, but these wacky actors, eh? It's a pity that they never utilised the potential to create a story from that incident, as we're sure that everyone would have tuned in to watch Doctor Who and the Personal Space Invaders.
What is most illuminating about this collection of unedited footage is that it shows the difference between multiple camera filming and the more cinematic single camera method of filming that is predominantly used in drama these days. The multiple camera technique is now largely confined to life shows and soap operas, but it requires actors to be able to learn their lines and sometimes play out entire scenes without breaking. Single camera largely does away with this, arguably making it easier on actors who have an inability to remember dialogue. Hitting marks and being aware of camera positions are also things to take into consideration during multiple camera filming, as there are a couple of moments in this footage where scenes featuring flawless performances are halted due to an actor being in slightly the wrong place and not being seen properly on camera. By this time, things had improved significantly since the sixties (where episodes were recorded "as-live"), but there was still a tremendous amount of pressure from both cast and crew to get things right immediately. Technical gaffes are also seen here in abundance, with unexpected camera movements during scenes and various other mechanical fluffs very much in evidence.
This studio recording also offers a rare and fascinating look at a sequence near the start of episode one (the scene where Chinn is sent flying by The Doctor as he makes his entrance) that was shot one way, and then hastily re-filmed using an entirely different set-up; the scene is much more dynamic in the re-take, but we'll let you see which one they ultimately decided to use...
Speaking of episode one, around 45 minutes of the 74 minute running time is taken up with material from the first part of The Claws of Axos, with much emphasis on the scenes at UNIT HQ. The recording of the scene where Chinn tries to shoot down the incoming Axon ship is shown in such detail that one might employ the phrase Anatomy of a Scene to it, as it shows you numerous takes, the occasional technical (and actorly) fluff, along with the filming of insert shots and the leaders on the location material.
The best is saved for last, when you get a rare glimpse of Roger Delgado readying himself for a take; he brushes down his suit, flexes his eyebrows and that icy-cold stare just seems to flick on with minimal effort. You also get to see the filming of the videotape insert (there's a switch!) during the film sequence of The Master hijacking a truck and you hear him deliver his signature "I am The Master and you will obey ME!" line a couple of times.
Taking in all of the studio recordings in one sitting is not advisable, but if you were to break it down into two or three chunks, then it provides a fascinating look into a manner of television making that has largely been consigned to the history books. To describe something as "indispensable" in this day and age cam come across as awfully pretentious, but we are going to go out on a limb with this one and call it just that. If you have any possible interest in the making of Doctor Who, then this is a complete a look at the processes are you are likely to find.
Directing Who: This is another of the special features ported over from the original release of The Claws of Axos. This 15 minute featurette has director Michael Ferguson reminiscing about his experiences directing this particular story and his fond recollections are nicely punctuated by clips, both from the story itself and from the studio recording tape. Ferguson's Doctor Who stories seemed to centre on the whole "base under attack", with Claws of Axos being the third and final story he directed for Doctor Who (his previous ones were Patrick Troughton's The Seeds of Death and Pertwee's Ambassadors of Death). Ferguson comes across as an intelligent, likeable chap and he is more than happy to talk in detail about his work on this story, and lavishes praise on the people he worked with, praising the crew on how enthusiastic they were because Doctor Who allowed them to push their creativity and technical know-how to the limit. Ferguson also praises the late Barry Letts and welcomed his handling of producing duties that were filtered through his previous career as an actor (Ferguson certainly shared Letts' enthusiasm for using innovative methods for special effects, particularly the use of Colour Separation Overlay). Ferguson takes time to praise the skills of Roger Delgado and this cements the generally held opinion that he was a damn fine actor and a lovely human being to boot - he also praises Pertwee's commitment to the show and gives the G-force sequence from Ambassadors of Death as an example of this. Michael Ferguson's work on Doctor Who may have only amounted to three stories, but all three of them were enjoyable romps that were crisply shot and inventive in their direction; this featurette is a pleasing way to spend quarter of an hour of anyone's time.
Living With Levene: Toby Hadoke is your loquacious host for this insight into one of the most enigmatic and downright eccentric cast members in Doctor Who history. John Levene was several monsters in the show, but he will be best remembered as the loyal and tenacious Sergeant Benton.
The intrepid Hadoke travels to Salisbury to meet up with the actor, where he has relocated after living in America for decades to look after his mother. Seeing Sergeant Benton opening the front door of a modest terraced house in Wiltshire is somewhat surreal, but Hadoke is welcomed in and shown around the Levene residence. Showing that he is a frustrated stand-up comedian, Levene proceeds to rattles off a series of jokes that are even more obvious than any given story in season eight of Doctor Who having The Master as the bad guy. Hadoke punctures this would-be comedian's patter by questioning the validity of one of his cracks about how poor he was. In the early part of this documentary, Hadoke manages to do his best Louis Theroux impression by giving the subject enough rope to hang themselves and only prodding them sometimes for information that either makes them. At one point, the former Sergeant Benton pulls out an exact replica of his later UNIT costume out of his wardrobe and Hadoke appears impressed, but a little worried at the same time. Levene is certainly open about his childhood experiences, especially when speaking about the relationship with his father. Levene seems to be a fairly genuine person when it comes to dealing with elderly people and he gives cheery "hellos" to a bunch of old grannies with mixed success and proceeds to tell them that he played Benton in Doctor Who for ten years; when Hadoke asks him if he likes telling people about his role in Doctor Who, he replies very earnestly "fucking right I do!"
When the subject inevitably turns to his time on Doctor Who, Levene makes a few surprising comments, particularly the one that inferred that Nicholas Courtney was not the most loved member in the UNIT family because he was always in the pub during lunch breaks (the tactless "that's what happens when you drink as much as that" remark that Levene allegedly made about a week after Courtney died last year didn't do much to endear himself to his detractors); Levene predictably praises Jon Pertwee, along with Patrick Troughton, and equally as predictably trashes Tom Baker and reveals that Barry Letts apparently said that they were VERY close to getting a spin-off UNIT series produced, but this could merely have been Mr Letts saying something to make Levene feel better about himself.
Levene finally gets serious during the evening when Hadoke and his host have a drink and he talks about his time in America and how the prospect of international stardom petered out fairly quickly; Levene recounts a very poignant tale about how he got into recording talking books for the blind. During breakfast the next morning, Levene's mother confirms much of what he said about his childhood and sheds some further light on what drove him to seek life in the spotlight. Things open up on the golf course, where one of Levene's more off-colour jokes manages to broadside the professional stand-up man (and stand-up gent, from all accounts); golfing novice Hadoke manages to surprise the former UNIT man by driving successfully on the first attempt, despite the fact that Mr H is clearly more out of his comfort zone that Jimmy Savile in a geriatric home.
When the end of his time with him is near, Mr Hadoke tries to figure him out one last time, successfully getting Levene to open up and he actually summarises himself in a manner that Hadoke seems to agree with. Levene ultimately seems happy with how his life it now, dropping rather unsubtle hints that he would like to appear in New-Who, and mentions the rumour that has apparently flying around about fans wanting Benton back in the series. Some would argue that the biggest fan of Levene was the source of this particular rumour, though…
Ultimately, Living With Levene is a fascinating 35 minute look at the many faces of an actor who worked his way up from being an uncredited extra to being part of the UNIT family - he may be somewhat odd, but Hadoke, using a mixture of natural charm and dogged tenacity manages to strip away some of the genial barriers that Levene puts up. On a final note, a dear friend of ours has a brother who is an actor - he was at a big autograph convention in London earlier this year and got chatting to John Levene and let's just say that it wasn't a happy meeting - we won't reveal which popular television our friend's brother was regular in, as we want to spare his Blushes To Blushes…
Photo Gallery: This is always good stuff, not only for the bounty of rare material on display, but invaluable for getting a much better look at photos we've all seen within the pages of Doctor Who Monthly over the years. There is much to enjoy, Another good example of how the sets and costumes (particularly Holley's outfit) look so much better when they are photographed on decent film rather than 625-line PAL tape or 16mm. You name it, it's here: monsters, Axons, sets, locations, deeply cool shots of Pertwee sparring with Delgado and the Bouffant's One stepping out of the TARDIS. There's black & white and colour to be found, and it's all so damned enticing. It even ends with shots of the gang goofing around in the booth whilst recording the audio commentary, and it's something which would be nice if they had more of. Repeat our mantra: Look, love, screen-capture, wallpaper.
Coming Soon: Oh, yes! This is the big one! For the first time on DVD comes Shada, the unfinished Tom Baker-starring, Douglas Adams-scripted supposed-to-be-the-last-of-the-six-parters masterpiece that never was! This is The Legacy Box-Set and alongside what is left of Shada, you have an in-depth documentary and also the fabulous documentary, More Than 30 Years in the Tardis! The trailer is so wonderfully cool and shows Barking Baker in fine form! Could this be the ultimate way of kicking off the golden anniversary year?!? Could we run out of exclamation marks for this trailer description!?! Yes, it's entirely possible!!!
PDF Material: Deeply, deeply cool, this lot! Aside from the always entertaining listings of the show from the Radio Times, you also get the clipping of an interview with Bernard Holley from the time, talking about the show and other facets to the 'biz. Next to the first episode listing is a couple of nicely-composed action pictures of Pertwee and Manning, which all adds to just how perfect this little lot is. The humble PDF materials are easily overlooked, but they're always a treat for those willing to look for them.
Before watching this story again for the purposes of reviewing, we had written off The Claws of Axos as being yet another one of "those dreary Pertwee stories"; but this newly-restored release allows those who were not able to view the story when originally transmitted to see it with fresh eyes and we were surprised by how engaging it is.
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jamesd1970 Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7
Great review guys,interesting points you raise as always. Thank you for taking the time and effort to do these great
Wilson Bros Reviewer Join Date: August 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,182
Thanks for your most flattering words, James. We weren't going to put our usual amount of effort into this one, as it's a re-release, but we ended up putting in MORE effort that usual.
With The Legacy Box-Set not slated to come out until January, we're having a break for a couple of months. 2013 is shaping up to be a great year for Doctor Who, both in DVD releases and in terms of Character Options figures - allegedly...
Kevin & Nick W
With The Legacy Box-Set not slated to come out until January, we're having a break for a couple of months. 2013 is shaping up to be a great year for Doctor Who, both in DVD releases and in terms of Character Options figures - allegedly...
Kevin & Nick W
David Blackwell Senior Member Join Date: February 2004 Location: United States Posts: 2,826
is this a good upgrade from the first version? I was considering for the new extras including the additional studio material.
Wilson Bros Reviewer Join Date: August 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,182
The A/V quality is certainly an upswing and the Living With Levene is something that has to be seen (more than once!) to believed...
Kevin & Nick W
Kevin & Nick W
General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children
Disc Details
Release Date: 22nd October 2012
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 1.33:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 English
Subtitles: English
Extras: Audio Commentary, Axon Stations!, Directing Who, Studio Recording, Deleted & Extended Scenes, Now Then Now Then, Living With Levene, Production Subtitles, Photo Gallery, Coming Soon Trailer, PDF Materials
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Michael Ferguson
Cast: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Roger Delgado, Peter Bathurst
Genre: Sci-Fi
Length: 98 minutes
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By:Madeline Dobbs, Sports Information Student Assistant
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Georgia College Athletics will host an Easter Egg Hunt for the community Sunday, April 17 on West Campus, taking place at John Kurtz Field after the Bobcat baseball (24-14, 9-9 PBC) game against University of Montevallo (6-12, 17-20 PBC) at 1 p.m.
This year marks the Fourth Annual Easter Eggstravaganza that Georgia College has hosted. Last year, the Easter egg hunt was a great success with families from all over coming out to partake in the Easter festivities.
The event is free and open to the public for all families with children to up to 7 years old.
The Easter Egg Hunt will begin promptly following the baseball game at approximately 4 p.m.
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Last year after the unraveling of his serial plagiarism, lies, and falsification of quotes led to Jonah Lehrer's resignation from The New Yorker and the removal of his book Imagine: How Creativity Works from bookstores, many assumed that he would have the good manners to slink away in shame for a while.
Not so. The thunderclap you heard Thursday night came from science journalists everywhere slapping their foreheads in disbelief at the news that Jonah Lehrer has signed a book contract with Simon & Schuster. Lehrer has turned into John Cusack from Say Anything: he's the suitor who won't go away, standing in the rain outside our window with a boom box over his head, imploring us with the lyrics of Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes" ("…the light the heat / in your eyes / I am complete…"). If this were a movie, his pained sincerity would touch us and we would run out for a tearful reunion, but since this is real life, what we instead remember is that when persistent exes don't accept that you've broken up with them for being creeps, they only get creepier.
The chutzpah aside, what maddens and frustrates journalists about Lehrer's new book deal is its injustice. He violated fundamental tenets of journalism and may have misled readers about the science he described yet he gets another shot at fame, while hordes of honest journalists labor for a fraction of his success, knowing that any one of Lehrer's mistakes could end their careers. Simon & Schuster probably turned down book offers from some of them the same day it signed Lehrer. Then again, those honest writers wouldn't have been able to bring so much notoriety to the marketing plan, eh, S&S? Not that anyone suspects such cynicism in your decision.
Nevertheless, isn't resentment of Lehrer's new deal mostly driven by petty vindictiveness? Most of us claim to believe in redemption and second chances, so why shouldn't Lehrer get another shot now, too? Personally, I'll own up to the ugly feelings. But I also think the valid reasons for outrage go beyond them.
Humans' sense of justice and mercy for malefactors generally seems to be guided by awareness that those who did wrong are genuinely sorry for their wrongful acts, that they have suffered in proportion to their acts, that where possible they have made restitution to those they harmed, and that they are committed to not repeating their past sins. How does Lehrer stand in those regards?
Is he genuinely sorry? He says he is, but as a serial liar, is he credible? Only a mind reader could know for sure. The exposure of what Lehrer did left me agreeing with Seth Mnookin's conclusion:
But the simultaneously pervasive and picayune journalistic misconduct […] illustrates a writer with a remarkable arrogance: The arrogance to believe that he has the right to rejigger reality to make things a little punchier, or a little neater, or a little easier for himself. This is not the work of someone who lost his way; it's the work of someone who didn't have a compass to begin with.
And if Lehrer was really that narcissistic and morally adrift then, is he capable of feeling fully sorry for them now? I don't know. In the speech that he gave for the Knight Foundation last February—for $20,000—Lehrer said he was "profoundly sorry," but focused on how he was planning to use a new "stricter set of operating procedures" to prevent himself from making the same mistakes again. He sounds less like he's expressing regret than reprogramming a computer.
What I get from this is that Lehrer doesn't ultimately care whether we forgive him or believe that he's sorry. He's grown beyond that, you guys! He just wants us to read and buy his work.
Has he suffered enough? Not a chance. Lehrer has fallen hard and publicly, but that's only because he succeeded so long and well with his deceptions while betraying his talents. Remember that the revelations about Lehrer's self-plagiarism, the first and arguably most minor of his journalistic transgressions, only started coming out early last summer. He didn't resign from The New Yorker until late July. It's only three months since Houghton Mifflin Harcourt decided to stop selling his second book, How We Decide. So Lehrer hasn't spent even a full year in the wilderness—and remember, too, that he pulled down that $20,000 from the Knight Foundation in February. Lehrer has barely been gone from the public eye. Some writers take sabbaticals longer than his exile.
Restitution? Lehrer's previous publishers, editors, and readers may be willing to let bygones be bygones; that's between them and him. Yet Lehrer also tarnished the reputation of science journalism and thereby made the job of honest reporters harder. Has he done anything to prove his remorse for that? Did he donate that speaker's fee to fund the teaching of a journalism ethics program? Has he pledged the earnings from his new book to some other good cause? If he has done any such thing, I applaud him, but I'm not aware of it. Instead, he seems to be moving forward largely as he did in the past, in self-entitled pursuit of what he wants.
Will he do it again? If Simon & Schuster is dumb enough not to vet every word of the new book through an army of fact checkers, then it deserves Lehrer. But I suspect that, whether out of genuine reform or prudent cunning, he will scrupulously avoid making up facts and quotes. In this book.
Indeed, if what ultimately matters is the quality of Lehrer's work, and not the man's character, it that might seem to be enough. And we have Lehrer's own plan for self-improvement, which he outlined in the Knight Foundation speech—that set of stricter operating procedures that would prevent him from lying and plagiarizing and fabricating again despite himself.
Yet in that speech, he presents the implementation of this new system as a work in progress. It's only four months later. In that little time, has he suddenly made himself trustworthy, in the absence of discipline that he acknowledges he doesn't yet have? Why does Simon & Schuster believe he's ready, and why should we?
I also keep coming back to Seth's criticism, quoted above, that the greatest and most persistent transgression in Lehrer's work might be his "arrogance to believe that he has the right to rejigger reality to make things a little punchier." Carl Zimmer put it even better in a smart observation about Lehrer and writers like him:
They find some research that seems to tell a compelling story and want to make that the lesson. But the fact is that science is usually a big old mess.
From the descriptions of the book proposal in Daniel Engber's Slate column and the gleanings of it I get from other articles, my sense is that Lehrer may already be falling back into his old ways. Engber writes:
It's a self-help book disguised as a science book that's dismissive of self-help books.
That is to say, it's Lehrer doing exactly what he's done before. He loves to start with straw-man science, using published research to establish some flagrant bit of nonsense—"marriage is a waste of time," let's say—so he can batter and abuse it with other, better published research.
Engber's musings about hints of plagiarism in the book proposal strike me as weak, but it does sound as though Lehrer is sticking with his sloganeering approach, reducing immensely complicated subjects to pat summaries.
(I don't say that entirely dismissively. Lehrer is a talented writer, and coming up with compelling summaries of scientific discoveries is hard. He's good at it. When he oversimplifies the science to the point of error, however, the accomplishment is self-defeating.)
Science writing may strive to distill identified truths, but as Carl wrote, the best writing often reveals hard-to-reduce mysteries about the universe and the human experience. Simon & Schuster publisher Jonathan Karp calls Lehrer's book "a meditation on and exploration of love through different prisms — psychological, scientific, historical, literary"—about as vast a topic as any author could choose. It's titled The Book of Love, for heaven's sake. Given Lehrer's record, should I trust the he won't oversimplify it?
After all, his proposal reportedly contains passages such as this:
Careers fall apart; homes fall down; we give away what we don't want and sell what we can't afford. … And yet, if we are lucky, such losses reveal what remains. When we are stripped of what we wanted, we see what we will always need: those people who love us, even after the fall.
That's not a meditation on the redemptive power of love. That's a meditation on the redemptive power of other people's love for him. If Lehrer is drawing on his own experience to enrich this book, shouldn't he begin with what, other than himself, he loves?


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TerraCycle Workshop for MOORECycle
MOOREcycle began in 2009 with a challenge to create an opportunity for Moore students to get involved in cross-disciplinary activities that build school pride and energize the student body by bringing together the campus community. Listen to Moore's Foundation chair Lynn Palewicz, and TerraCycle Senior Designer (and Moore Alum) Lori Anselm ('87) discuss what MOORECycle is all about!
Student Services, who leads the project, has been making MOOREcycle an annual event that engages all members of the Moore community, while creating environmental awareness. Moore partners with TerraCycle, one of the fastest-growing green companies in the world. TerraCycle's mission is to eliminate the idea of "waste" by converting post-consumer products of all kinds into a wide variety of useful wares and materials for major retailers, often through a process called "upcycling."
Moore students upcycled materials provided by TerraCycle that would otherwise be put in a landfill, for art and design assignments. For MOOREcycle, the company donated enough raw materials to cover the length of both sides of The Parkway! The College was able to partner with TerraCycle thanks to the connection made by alumna Lori Anselm '87, a textile design major who is a project designer at the company.
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Founded in 2001 by Tom Szaky, then a 20-year-old Princeton University freshman, TerraCycle, Inc. began producing organic fertilizer by packaging liquified "worm poop" in used soda bottles. Since the inauspicious start, TerraCycle has become one of the fastest-growing green companies in the world.
More than just a recycling company, TerraCycle strives to be a driving force behind increasing environmental awareness and action. Their goal is to be a trusted resource for families, schools, communities, and even corporations to find tips, stats, facts, tactics, and news to help them live a greener, cleaner lifestyle. They are Eliminating the Idea of Waste®.
Today, TerraCycle is a highly-awarded, international upcycling and recycling company that collects difficult-to-recycle packaging and products and repurposes the material into affordable, innovative products. TerraCycle is widely considered the world's leader in the collection and reuse of non-recyclable, post-consumer waste.
TerraCycle works with more than 100 major brands in the U.S. and 22 countries overseas to collect used packaging and products that would otherwise be destined for landfills. It repurposes that waste into new, innovative materials and products that are available online and through major retailers.
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Essay Shakespeare Sonnet 18 Pdf
This fourteen-line poem begins with a straightforward question in the first person, addressed to the object of the poet's attention: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" After a direct answer, "Thou art more lovely and more temperate," the next seven lines of the poem develop the comparison with a series of objections to a summer day.
William Shakespeare develops the "temperate" elements of his comparison first, leaving the "lovely" qualities for later consideration. His first criticism of summer is that in May rough winds shake the "darling" buds. This objection might seem trivial until one remembers that the poet is invoking a sense of the harmony implicit in classical concepts of order and form which writers of the Renaissance emulated. His use of the term "darling" extends the harmonious concept to include the vision of an orderly universe embracing its creations and processes with affection.
Such terms apply only to the ideal universe, however. In nature's corrupt state, after Adam's fall, all sublunary (earthly) forms and events fail to adhere to their primal harmony. Hence, rough winds shake the May buds and, as the next line indicates, summer is too short. Sometimes the sun is too hot; at other times the day becomes cloudy.
In lines 7 and 8, the poet summarizes his objections to the summer day by asserting that everything that is fair will be "untrimmed," either by chance or by a...
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Entrepreneurs are paying a lot more attention to the cultures they create in their businesses. Culture is important, but it should never take precedent over a company's financial viability.
We should really use the business model to guide our launch and early development of the venture, Cornwall writes. It is a tool that makes change and updating simple and highly effective.
You never know when you might run across a potential investor or customer, Cornwall writes. So you always need to be prepared to give a clear and concise pitch of your business.
Every entrepreneur benefits by getting help from battle-scarred industry insiders, Cornwall writes, and mentors can get intrinsic and financial rewards from guiding young entrepreneurs.
Washington tells us that if only we could make more debt available to small businesses they would be able to export more products outside the US, Cornwall writes. But most surveys of small business owners tell us that the weak economy and sluggish sales are their biggest problems, and not the availability of debt.
The ability to start a new business does not make an entrepreneur successful. In many ways starting the business is one of the easiest parts of the entrepreneurial process. Building and growing it into a sustainable venture is the hard part. But, it is also what determines true entrepreneurial success.
There is a widely held notion that the qualities of good entrepreneurs don't translate to management, but that's not always the case.
Entrepreneurs should set their minimum salary based on a number of factors, including what the company's revenue is like during both the ups and the downs and what their lifestyle demands.
First-time entrepreneurs who are getting ready to launch a new business face many steps, including creating a corporation. Dr. Cornwall, speaking with an attorney, breaks down how you should go about doing it.
While it may have begun as a means of economic survival during extremely challenging times, entrepreneurship in the Baltics is now the engine that has created a pocket of growing prosperity while the rest of Europe continues in a recession, Cornwall writes.
Central American families walk through dense brush after illegally crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico, in Fronton, Texas, on Oct.18.
Finding a market niche is not always enough to build a sustainable business, Cornwall writes. Adjustments in the business model are often necessary to be able to grow a business to the point that it can provide a consistent paycheck.
The road to business growth can be both narrow and treacherous, Cornwall writes. There is not a lot of room for error, and when you make a mistake it can lead to serious consequences for the business.
Meeting a wide array of customers is manageable while a business is small, Cornwall writes, but, as it grows, it becomes impossible to be "everything for everybody."
American small-business owners face many barriers in seeking customers from other countries, Cornwall writes.
Character, culture, and family are key to a successful career as an entrepreneur, Cornwall writes.
Just because nobody has started a particular type of business is by no means an indication that the market needs that type of business, Cornwall writes.
A business plan is great once entrepreneurs have tested the market and know what they're going to sell. But for starters, they really need to model their business.
At the national level, the natural tensions that exist between small businesses and larger corporations has been heightened significantly since the election, Cornwall writes.
Small business owners are uncertain about the future of the economy, Cornwall writes, but there's opportunity even in a bad economy.
Dysfunctional partnerships are a major source of business failure, Dr. Cornwall writes, whether it is the result of open conflict or because a partner has lost heart.