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300 – a Gender Analysis
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Gender The movie industry has created the conventional gender roles of society into their films; A majority of movies have actually supported some of the male and female stereotypes. In the history of the movie industry, the role of men is primarilythat of the stereotyped working class guy or hero, while the functions of women are primarily represented as being somewhat inferior to males. In the 1930s through the 1970s, males held the leading roles in movies while ladies played…...
Describe the Social, Cultural and Political Features of Classical Athens and Ancient Sparta
Sparta then experienced a period of great wealth and power in the Greek region until, the Messinian people who had been enslaved by the Spartans revolted wanting their freedom and land back. It took Sparta twenty years to conquer the revolt and it became clear that the Spartans had to change their way of life. So, they turned themselves into a military state, establishing their military power across Greece. Unlike Sparta, Athens was not a military-based state but rather an…...
The Delian League
Explain the methods used by the Athenians to transform the Delian League into the Athenian Empire. (25 marks) There is certainty no evidence to suggest that the Athenians had any long-term plans, in the years 479-470 BC, to change the Delian League into an empire, although from the beginning the potential to develop into an imperial power were there. Because from the beginning, Athens had considerable power as she was the permanent hegemon. The most important aspects involving the transformation…...
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The Dominance of Spartan Warriors in Ancient Greece
In 5th century B. C. , there was a clear ruler of Greece, because of their military force and their dedication to the army the Spartan nation was the number one force in ancient Greece at the time. The powerful military force was not gained by mere luck, but by the government policies they had there at the time. This power went untouched for many years and is still a great example today of how a country with a large…...
Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield
I. In Greece the polis of Sparta was the number one military authority for the people and for the time period. There was nothing that the Spartans could not do when it came to war. From the time that Spartan men were born, they were evaluated for their future services to the Spartan society. Each baby was sent to have the ten, ten, one test done on them as explained in the novel, The Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield.…...
The main features of the Spartan Economy
In Sparta, the economy meant two things : the system of wealth creation and the state of the countrys prosperity. The economy has four essential features, natural resources, economic objectives (military state), distribution of land and the roles of Perioikoi and Helots. These features are inter-related and work together in order to achieve the economic objective, which was to maintain a military dominance. This priority of maintaining a military state, and the ineffectiveness of some of these structures eventually led…...
Solon And Lycurgus History
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Of many ancient rulers, two are made very memorable. Lycurgus, ruler of Sparta, and Solon, ruler of Athens, made significant impacts on their polis that would continue throughout ancient Greek history. The reforms that were created by these rulers can be disputed in regards to their benefit on their city-state. The reforms Solon implemented were more efficacious in producing democratic change in Athens then those reforms that were executed in Sparta by Lycurgus. Due to the fact Solon is a…...
Nature of Athenian Imperialism
After the conclusion of the Persian Wars (492-479BC) with Athens being the true victor, and before the Peloponnesian War, a period of prosperity covered Athens, and they needed to devise new ways to protect themselves and expand their wealth, and how this would affect their relations with allies. 'The Athenians and their Allies' was an organisation led by the Athenians in the 5th century, but is now referred to as the 'Delian League' or the 'Confederacy of Athens.' The official…...
The Role of the Spartan Education System
The Spartiate was considered a fierce and brutal warrior, excellent in physique, un-yielding in dedication, unmatched in combat, and constantly wiling to die for Sparta. This ideal warrior was created almost forcefully through the "physical, social and moral education" system, the agoge. Spartan education began soon after birth, where babies were inspected by Ephors and cast onto the slopes of Mt Taygetus if the Spartan health standards were not met. Boys were raised by their mothers until the age of…...
Athens vs. Sparta Reflection Essay
As all civilizations do, Athens and Sparta have provided many things for the modern world. And as everything else, both have their strengths and weaknesses. Athens focused more on education and the arts while Sparta revolved around military strength and battle. Because Sparta had such a massively influential military, we use tactics and strategies derived from them even today. They invented the Phalanx; a military formation of standing closely packed and moving forward slowly to break enemy lines. Spartans also…...
The Battle of Marathon
In 490 B.C.E. the Battle of Marathon was a brief however important event in the war in between the Greek city-states and The Persian Empire. The results of the fight had unanticipated effects on Athens and the future of Western Civilization. The Greek 'Golden Age', centred in Athens, caused new forms of art, the structures of future philosophy and rerouted literature and drama. The achievements of the Athenians during this period were directly linked to the motivation and status (which…...
Historically Unique City State Sparta
Throughout history the world has seen very few powers that have been quite as unique as the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta. Very few city-states of ancient Greece were able to rival the Spartan people. Their unique government, social structure, and way of life made them a viable force in the ancient world. It is for these reasons that Sparta has gone down in history as one of the most uniquely structured powers in world history, one that is observed…...
Why Did Athens Lose the Peloponnesian Wars?
An excellent part of blame for Athens losing the Peloponnesian Wars can be laid at the feet of two males: Alcibiades and the Spartan king, Lysander. Alcibiades was the nephew of Pericles. He was really charismatic and the young people of Athens enjoyed him. However he had a glaring flaw; he lost his parents at a young age and ended up being something of a sociopath, not caring what his deeds led to. As stated previously, he delighted in the…...
Athens VS Sparta
Athens and Sparta were two of the greatest Greek city states ever. Not only do these two cities have many differences but they also have some things in common too. But only one could be the best, was it Sparta or Athens? Many people think that Sparta and Athens were completely different, but this is not true, they had many similarities. To start off they were both two of the most powerful and important city states in ancient Greece. Sparta…...
Gates of Fire
Why I chose this book: I have no particular reason why I chose this book. While searching through the commandant's new reading list, the title of the book stood out to me. It did not seam like a boring documentary or and endless biography that goes on and on but rather an interesting read that would keep me interested. When I went to go check it out from training I read the summary on the back of the book and…...
?The Functions of Diplomacy
Diplomacy has existed since the beginning of the human race. The act of conducting negotiations between two persons, or two nations at a large scope is essential to the upkeep of international affairs. Among the many functions of diplomacy, some include preventing war and violence, and fortifying relations between two nations. Diplomacy is most importantly used to complete a specific agenda. Therefore without diplomacy, much of the world's affairs would be abolished, international organizations would not exist, and above all…...
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CHS boys lose 57-55 to GV in Division-II tournament
Ceres High senior NIck Jones puts up a close-range shot over Golden Valleys Etrell Bowers. The Bulldogs lost 57-55 in overtime to the visiting Cougars in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division-II playoffs on Friday at Phil de la Porte Gymnasium. - photo by DALE BUTLER/The Courier
Ceres High's varsity boys basketball team raced out to a 22-12 lead and appeared headed for a lopsided victory against visiting Golden Valley during last week's Sac-Joaquin Division-II outbracket playoff game.
The 17th-seeded Cougars countered with a 17-0 spurt to close the first half and edged out the No. 16 Bulldogs 57-55 in overtime Friday evening at Phil de la Porte Gymnasium.
"We had some mental breakdowns on defense which allowed them to get some easy baskets," Ceres High senior guard Haaydn Martinez said. "On offense, we were rushing. We stopped executing on both ends. It's pretty disappointing our season was cut short. It wasn't a bad season. We had a winning record."
The Bulldogs posted a 15-12 overall record and finished second in the Western Athletic Conference (7-3).
Golden Valley improved to 15-13 on the year. The Cougars placed second in the Central California Conference (8-4).
"I'm proud of all the guys and what we accomplished," Martinez said. "We made the playoffs again. It was a fun season."
Martinez buried five treys and scored a team-high 20 points against Golden Valley.
Gurraj Purewal added nine points.
Cristian Garcia and Inder Sandhu both contributed eight points.
Nick Jones and freshman Dalton Durossette had six and four points, respectively.
The Bulldogs shot just 50 percent (7 of 14) from the free-throw line.
Cyrus Allen, Golden Valley's 6-foot-5 junior center, tallied a game-high 27 points.
Isaac Cropper and Silvestre Llamas added 15 and 11 points, respectively.
Allen had 13 points and Llamas scored eight in helping the Cougars build a 29-22 lead in the opening half.
Golden Valley erased a double-digit deficit.
"We stopped executing," Martinez said.
The Bulldogs outscored the Cougars 33-28 after intermission.
"I'm pretty happy with how we battled back," Martinez said. "We played with more intensity like we did in the first quarter."
Martinez forced overtime when he drained a contested 3-pointer from the left wing off a pass from Ontiveros with 5 seconds to play in the game.
"Right off the release, I knew it had a chance to go in," Martinez said. "It's a great feeling knowing my coaches and teammates trust me in clutch moments."
Golden Valley outscored Ceres High 6-4 in OT.

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Home Fast Food Throwback: Mac Tonight
Throwback: Mac Tonight
When the clock strikes
Half past six, babe
Time to head for golden lights.
Hey, it's a good time
For the great taste — dinner!
At McDonald's
It's Mac Tonight!
C'mon, make it Mac Tonight!
With a crescent moon-shaped head, snazzy suit, and crooner's vocals reminiscent of Bobby Darin with a sprinkling of Michael Bublé, there's no doubt that Mac Tonight was quite a character in the McDonald's brand mascot universe.
Back in the 1980s, the fast food landscape was incredibly competitive, better known by its nickname "the burger wars." Global chains McDonald's and Burger King duked it out to be number one, among many other burger restaurants, with the kind of ad spending that immediately separated giants from small fry joints.
LA-based ad agency Davis, Johnson, Mogul & Colombatto Inc. had one of the biggest clients in the burger biz — McDonald's. The goal for their next ad campaign was to increase dinnertime business while giving McDonald's an edge from its competitors. In 1986, the key to getting there would be thanks to the song then-President Brad Ball had stuck in his head: "Mack the Knife." Inspired by the catchy tune, the team at D.J.M.C. added new lyrics and a fresh musical arrangement. The jingle was ready, but what about the mascot?
Peter Coutroulis, former Creative Director at D.J.M.C., was intent on making Mac Tonight an original creation. His head would be in the shape of a crescent moon with a real man's body. (Portrayed by a real actor too — Doug Jones would play him in 27 commercial spots.) He wore all black with hip 1950s dark glasses and was seated at a white baby grand piano, voiced by Roger Behr. Mac Tonight was featured floating in the sky, sometimes with a cloud beneath the piano, sometimes not, tickling the ivories in commercials with the McDonald's Golden Arches close by.
It was an unusual campaign for a brand so infamous for embracing clowns, kids, and lunchtime, but Mac Tonight paid off. The ads were just the right amount of sophisticated, edgy, and offbeat to get the conversation going with consumers. Dinner at McDonald's, along with its whimsical mascot, had serious buzz and business which is exactly what the brand needed to stand out during the burger wars.
After the campaign ended its run in 1997, Mac Tonight would make a triumphant return to televisions in 2007. This commercial spot highlights McDonald's 24-hour locations in Singapore. Mac Tonight has traded the baby grand for a sax and floating in the sky for tap dance moves atop the McDonald's roof, but he's still got the same sense of style we remember him for in the 1980s — and a swingin' new jingle!
All day and all night
Step out for a bite
For treats that delight
Come down to Mac Tonight, hey!
Mac Tonight
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Brain Structure Difference Linked to Disruptive Teens
Two studies say adolescents who act out have abnormal frontal lobes
By Amanda Gardner
MONDAY, Dec. 2, 2002 (HealthDayNews) -- In two of the first studies of their kind, scientists have discovered that aggressive adolescents with disruptive behavior disorders (DBD) may have different brain structure than other adolescents.
Two preliminary reports, being presented today in Chicago at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting, found that the aggressive teens had different activity patterns in the frontal lobe portion of their brain while playing violent video games, differences that might be explained by different structures.
The frontal lobe section of the brain is involved in impulse control, attention and other cognitive activities.
"These are very important studies," says John P. Murray, professor of developmental psychology in the School of Family Studies and Human Services at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan. "Adolescents with DBD have long been suspected of having frontal lobe abnormalities, and these studies confirm unusual patterns of activation and structural differences in aggressive adolescents."
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Disruptive Behavior Disorders refer to a group of often-dangerous behavioral problems affecting both children and adolescents. They can include oppositional defiant disorder (or ODD, characterized by hostility and hyperactivity, among other things) as well as conduct disorder (which can encompass substance abuse, weapon use and other antisocial behaviors). According to the study authors, ODD affects an estimated 5-to-10 percent of children, while conduct disorder affects about four percent of teens aged 13-to-16.
In the first study, the researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to look at patterns of brain activity of the adolescents with DBD and aggressive behavior while they played a violent (James Bond) video game and while they played an exciting but nonviolent video game (a car race game).
Overall, the aggressive adolescents had less activation in the frontal lobes and less overall brain activation than their normal counterparts.
According to Dr. Vincent Mathews, the principal investigator in the study, this is the first evidence that adolescents with aggression and DBD have different brain activation patterns.
The researchers also found differences depending on how much previous exposure the adolescents had to violent television, movies, video games and the media.
"It didn't exactly mimic the differences between controls and aggressive subjects, but there were some differences," says Mathews, a professor of radiology and chief of neuroradiology at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis.
In the second study, a different group of aggressive, DBD teens underwent magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to map the structure of the brain. As it turned out, these adolescents had abnormal development of the white matter in the brain's frontal lobes compared with the controls. The brain's white matter covers the brain's nerve cells, acting as an insulator and catalyzing the transmission of nerve signals.
"Both the studies showed differences in the frontal lobes of the disruptive behavior disorder adolescents who also had aggressive features and the normal controls," Mathews says. "There were differences in the structure of white matter and also differences in brain activation while playing the video game."
But Mathews cautions that both of these studies were also observational, meaning that no firm conclusions can be drawn regarding whether the frontal lobe differences actually affect behavior.
Previous studies have suggested that differences in frontal lobe function might explain behavioral problems.
For more information on the impact of various forms of media on kids, click on Children Now or the Center for Media Education.
For even more information, including research studies on how television violence affects the brain, visit John Murray's web site.
SOURCES: John P. Murray, Ph.D., professor of Developmental Psychology, School of Family Studies and Human Services, Kansas State University, Manhattan; Vincent P. Mathews, M.D., professor of radiology and chief of neuroradiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Dec. 2, 2002, presentations, Radiological Society of North America annual meeting, Chicago


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The opening salvo of the next stage of the campaign to build yet another shopping arcade in Leamington was fired last Friday in a bizarre news article in the Courier.
The article purported to be a report of a meeting on the previous Thursday evening at which 'small business owners learned more' about the new plans of council and developers 'to build a £90 million shopping centre in Leamington town centre' (sic).
Except, of course, the Courier goes to press before the meeting took place, so the use of the past tense is just a tad disingenuous. The reporter confirmed to me that he was not at the meeting, and so couldn't actually report it. My guess is that he merely changed the tense of the press release from the council or the Federation of Small Businesses, under the aegis of which the meeting was held. But I could be wrong.
According to my sources, attendance was about 10 or 12; probably the first time such a small gathering has received such prominent coverage.
But that is not the point. The point is that this is one of ways in which the illusion of 'consultation' is projected to the town. This 'report' will be quoted in months to come by the advocates of the scheme as evidence of the ways in which the council engaged with major stakeholders.
We've been here before, of course, when letters inviting those businesses which would be affected to meetings were not actually delivered. We've watched Powerpoint presentations which made statements but never showed evidence. We listened to developers promise to get back to us but they never did.
We rallied and we argued and the proposals were defeated at the planning stage.
Clearly, we had won a battle but not a war. Because here we go again, with the council using their vast resources - how do they justify using our own business rates to destroy us? - to relaunch the whole thing, this time using an 'independent report' as its starting point.
This report, which is neither Portus nor Grimsey, is the third such report commissioned by the council in the last ten years. According to the Courier, it "highlights a need for a new shopping centre the size of the Clarendon Arcade to draw shoppers back into Leamington".
What a surprise?! A report commissioned by the council coming up with a conclusion devoutly wished by the council. "The size of the Clarendon Arcade"? Really? How fortuitous.
When I spoke to BID on Friday afternoon, they had no idea what I was talking about and rushed off to buy a copy of the paper!
It is in fact part of a long-term battle by the planning department to develop the Chandos Street car park, which it owns.
In their determination to create this new arcade, they are destroying what remains of the heart of a Regency town, ignoring the evidence of their own eyes - the masses of empty stores - and once again sentencing those residents, retailers and restaurants in the area to another long period of uncertainty.
These are the guys who also make it virtually impossible to park in Leamington in order to use the High Street attractions. They haven't read the Grimsey Report, which recommends that there should be a 'free two hour high street and town centre car parking system'.
Actually, they probably have read it. But they've ignored it. Because they want to play at being builders. Free parking would transform local business. We all know that.
Existing businesses, independent businesses, local residents, you just keep paying your rates while we spend the money paying consultants and offering deals to 'anchor stores'.
As the Grimsey Report says, a necessary precondition of re-establishing our high streets is that we accept that "there is already too much retail space in the UK and that bricks and mortar retailing can no longer be the anchor to create thriving high streets and town centres".
This is of course an 'independent report'. But it's not the independent report that Mr Clarke and developers Wilson Bowden want. It's the report that rate-payers and townspeople want, because it addresses real, day-to-day concerns.
We know that there are empty retail premises all over this town and probably more to come. More bricks and mortar means more empty premises that we, in the end, have to pay for.
Unfortunately, empiricism and common sense have seldom been relevant in this town and it sure as hell isn't in this debate.
The Courier piece showed, first, that the council officers and the developers are already starting their campaign to influence the councillors; and second, that the Courier is complicit.
We need to get moving. This time, unless we respond quickly, they might actually succeed in building - at huge cost - a white elephant which will destroy our town.
August%202013%20Newsletter.pdf provides a reasoned, informed and compelling response which I commend to you.
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The last two blogs have been business. This is pleasure.
Because this is about the Sox, who at three o'clock this morning guaranteed their place in the play-offs and, maybe tonight, will win the American League East.
This year has been a pleasure right from the start.
I'm not talking solely about the results, even though we've been out of first place for only a few days since that very first game when we beat the Yankees 8-2.
I'm talking about what a great bunch of guys this Sox team is. They love playing baseball. They love playing in a Boston uniform. They love winning.
And they love their beards.
How great was it to watch us thrashing the Yankees recently? The contrast between the clean-shaven Yankees and the weird beards of the Sox?
Didn't remind you of the 2004 ALCS, did it?
It did. And it put me in mind of the picture of Johnny Damon having his hair cut and beard shaved before signing with the Yankees after the 2004 Series.
It didn't sit right, then. But it did sum up the difference between the two franchises.
The one is about the noumenal, the thing in itself and for itself: baseball. The other is about the phenomenal, the world of appearances.
As we learned in Moneyball, it's not about guys "who look good in designer jeans". It's about guys who can do it on the field, when it matters.
Look at the current Town Nine. It's clear they are all great athletes. But with a few exceptions, Jacobi being the obvious one, they don't necessarily look it.
If you saw Mike Napoli in a restaurant, and you probably would, you might not immediately identify him as a great ball-player. It's only when you see him on the bag or at the plate that you appreciate just how good this guy is.
Or look at Dustin Pedroia. Almost every other franchise knew he was too small to make it. Not thought, knew. They knew nothing.
Or Daniel Nava, who didn't even make his High School team. But is now an everyday player with the leading team in the Majors.
As my friend Rick Hough pointed out, this is one easy team to like. And we would like them even if they hadn't given us such a great ride so far.
The bizarre and surreal beard night at Fenway the other day could only have happened in Boston. Can you really imagine a similar event at Baghdad in the Bronx? George Steinbrenner would be turning in his grave.
I wrote on the day before the season began that we would reach the play-offs, but we would need some luck and a signing or two for the Series.
Well, we've had some luck, but these guys made it themselves.
And we've signed Jake Peavy.
We have also signed John McDonald to a more subdued fanfare. I remember seeing him in 2006 at Fenway when he was the shortstop for the Blue Jays and being very impressed with his defence and coolness. I liked him then. I like him even more now as a utility infielder in a Sox uniform.
He may not play at any point in October. In fact, I hope he doesn't. But I am happy that he is available. It's another judicious Cherington signing.
Did Ben know how well these guys would gel when he was putting everything together? Did he foresee the beard-tugging and the high fives and the laughter? Did he predict this level of commitment and professionalism?
If he did, he's a better man than any of the highly paid baseball pundits.
And of course, he is.
Here's to Ben. Here's to John Farrell and his team. And here's to the bearded ones and their clean-shaven team-mates who have already confounded the critics, and could go all the way.
Leamington Letters #50: "you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone"
In the last month, two more chain restaurants have opened in the centre of Leamington Spa. Meanwhile, a much-loved, family-run independent restaurant has closed. On the window of the empty premises is this poignant message.
Âme Sœur was a lovely little restaurant, run by lovely people. Jill and I visited a couple of times and found it homely, friendly, welcoming and infinitely superior to any of the local representatives of the national chains.
But, like so many independent operations in a town which used to be famous for its independents, Àme Sœur has fallen foul of the big chains and their massive buying power, their microwaves, their systems and their special offers.
Carluccio's and Nando's have moved in to join Prezzo and Strada and Wagamama and Pizza Hut and Pizza Express and a host of others, all attracted by a wining and dining culture which was created from scratch by small independent bars and bistros over the last thirty years or so.
Now, they are setting about destroying the very establishments which created their marketplace.
This appears to be a matter of supreme indifference to a council which remains committed to yet another mall, despite public opposition. After all, as long the rates come in, who cares about the culture of the town? And if they can raise the tax base by knocking down a few Regency frontages and building five storey brick walls within a few feet of independent restaurants, what the hell?, let's do it.
Independents, you see, don't have the resources to fight the bureaucracies. They are devoting their limited resources to the struggle to stay alive in an environment in which their chain gang competition is offering 40% off here and free bottles of wine there, two meals for the price of one here and pints for halves there.
You can't blame the consumer. In a recession, especially in a recession, the consumer takes any and every deal going. Which is why, to paraphrase Marx, 'man is born free but is everywhere in chain restaurants'.
It won't last of course. In a year or two, what's fashionable now will become unfashionable. And some hedge fund which cares little for quality and customer service, except as items on a balance sheet, will rebrand them and sign up some other celebrity to lend their name, and the process will begin again.
I've majored on the hospitality industry because that is the area of activity in which I have a (vested) interest. But of course the same principle applies up and down our High Streets.
The big names get the prime sites and set the rent levels. Every throw of every dice is loaded in their favour.
Almost everyone I know is sad about the closure of Àme Sœur. But did they patronise it? Or did they sneak off to Strada because they'd just got some free meal deal from Vouchercloud on their iPhone?
Of course they did. But that's the nub: "you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone".
Our best wishes to Jason and Sarah. Good luck!
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...pro-business Heritage Foundation, and is far removed from the Canadian single-payer model of national health insurance that most American healthcare reformers have always advocated.
Abrams, M. et al. How the Affordable Care Act will Strengthen Primary Care and Benefit Patients, Providers, and Payers. The Commonwealth Fund, 2011.
Chaikind, H. et al. Private Health Care Provisions of HR 3962. Congressional Research Service, 2009.
Chaikind, H. et al. Private Health Insurance Provisions in PPACA (P.L. 111-148). Congressional Research Service, 2010.
Gruber, J. and I. Perry. Will the Affordable Care Act Make Health Insurance Affordable? The Commonwealth Fund, 2011.
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Life of the Most Reverend John Hughes, First Archbishop of New York
by John Hassard
He published an article on "The Question of Ireland" in The Freeman's Journal, September 9th, 1848, blaming the insurgents for their lack of organization, recommending Catholics to give them no more money, and intimating that little of what was given reached its destination. He urged that inflammatory meetings, passionate appeals to the feelings of the people, societies, rifle-clubs, etc., should be discontinued. They could do no good, and were not only foolish, but dangerous and wicked. He determined that his own contribution to the fund in aid of the rebellion should be devoted to some more useful purpose. —from Chapter XVIII: 1847–1850 Catholic priest and Church administrator John Joseph Hughes was already an outspoken, even controversial figure in New York City long before Rome elevated the metropolis and appointed him the new archdiocese's first archbishop. Long a defender of the faith against the dominant Protestantism of the day—he had instigated a reorganization of the city's public school system to eliminate the Protestant overtones in the supposedly secular classrooms—he would later reject abolition yet support the Union during the Civil War, even to the point of acting as emissary to France on behalf of President Lincoln during the conflict. Here, in this classic 1866 biography—the only one available of this intensely private man who nevertheless was a renowned public influence and voice—journalist John Hassard explores extracts from the archbishop's private correspondence and utilizes personal details drawn from the memories of friends and relatives to create a complete, if uncritical, portrait of Archbishop Hughes, from his birth in Ireland through his education in America and his years in the New York cultural spotlight. More than just the life story of an overlooked but important figure in the history of New York City and the Catholic Church in America, this is also a valuable study of the city, the Church, and the attitudes of the mid 19th century. American newspaper editor and historian JOHN ROSE GREENE HASSARD (1836–1888) was the first editor of Catholic World Magazine. He is also the author of History of the United States of America (1878), Life of Pope Pius IX (1878), and Pickwickian Pilgrimage (1881).


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An Emerald in the Rough - 12/1986 Dinan M5
e30austin
I thought I had completely missed the boat on owning one of these things in my lifetime. Luckily, the planets all aligned, or whatever, on May 19th, and I was able to bring home a car that I had only ever dreamed of owning.
On May 15, one of my customers/friend, Jesse, gave me a call. He runs a self service car wash down the street. Apparently, one of his regular customers came in with his Audi TT and was BS'ing with him about my Jesse's E30 that he daily drives. They got to talking for a while, and the Audi fella (we will call him Rob for this story's purpose) mentioned he had a "E28 M5 in his back yard with a blown head gasket" that he wanted to sell. My friend was not interested, but said he knew "someone that may want that thing". Jesse immediately gave me a call and said "hey, man, I have something you might be interested in," and proceeded to explain what he found. He told me not to get my hopes up (I rarely do), but I got the owner's phone number and gave him a call the next day, Tuesday. Got Rob on the phone and he was very excited to talk to me - so much so, that I could hardly understand anything he was saying, he was talking so fast. All I could really understand was that he had owned it for 23 years and it had some Dinan parts and that I should definitely come see it. Figured it must be somewhat legitimate and not a 528eA with an M5 grill badge...
We setup a time for me to come have a peek at it for 2 PM that day. The car was in a rougher neighborhood of outer SE Portland and on a dead end street. Furthermore, the driveway of the house was probably a quarter of a mile long and very hard to navigate. I thought for sure I was in the wrong place, but as I came to the end of the driveway, behind the house, I saw the front end of the car peeking out at me, underneath the carport. There it was, in all it's glory...but, wait a minute...an E28 M5 is never supposed to be green. WTF? I get out of my truck and meet the owner. We talk about the car for a little while, as we're standing next to it, and he starts mentioning some Dinan stuff. Then, he drops a bomb on me and says something about it having a turbo charger. Mid sentence, I walk over to the door, pop the hood, take a look real fast, asked Rob how much he wanted. He gave me a price, I didn't even attempt to haggle, so I ran home and grabbed the cash to make a deposit while he searched for the title. Came back and he couldn't find it. Gave him a deposit and told him to call me when he found the title. Couple days goes by and he still can't find it. Then, the great idea of just going to the DMV office and transferring it right into my name hit me, so we did that on the 19th at lunch time. Paid for it and had my tow driver bring it back to the shop.
Here's what we've got...
01/1987 E28 M5 - originally Schwarz over Natur heated interior. Repainted Lagunengrun-metallic in 1991 to match owner number one's E31 850i/6 Dinan twin-turbo
Shipped straight to Dinan when new for a full turbocharger kit, built S38B35 (bored out, which makes this a Dinan 3.6 engine, Schrick cams, forged internals, billet crank, as per the previous owner), "racing clutch and differential", as well as a few other things.
C4 Corvette giant front brakes, E34 540i rears
Hideous 17" Momo 90s era wheeeeeeeels
Excellent interior and dashboard
Off the road since 2003
The story behind this car goes like this...the first owner was a developer in the SF Bay area and had a shit ton of money. Obviously so, if they sent this car straight to Dinan when it was new. Reportedly a $94,000 (and change) car when new, with the way it was outfitted and such. He liked the car a lot and decided to buy an E31 850i/6 when they were new, finished in Lagoon Green. He loved that color so well that he wanted the M5 to match it. It was sent to a shop that did a lot of Ferrari and Lamborghini stuff for a very extensive respray in 1991. Reportedly a $15,000 job. I was told they used Glasurit paint, which was nice. The paint, being faded and weather beaten anymore, is still in decent shape for what it is, but it needs to go away...
Owner number one traded it in for something else and it was sent to a dealer auction. Stan Bennett, who dealt with a lot of BMW, Mercedes and Porsche stuff in the 80s, 90s and 2000s, put it on his lot and sold it to Rob, in 1994, who was a fairly young fella at the time. From what I was told, his mother bought it/helped buy it for him and did a lot of the maintenance on it over the years. As the story goes, the car sat for a bit, while the owner was living in Las Vegas. He came back home at some point in 2003 and went to go drive his car. It must have been sitting under a tree or something to clog the sunroof drains (or perhaps a bad windshield seal), because the DME and Turbotronic boxes were water damaged (this was later determined to be the cause of this car's temporary demise) and the car started dumping raw fuel. Rob noticed a bunch of smoke in the rear window and immediately pulled over, thinking it had a blown head gasket or something of the like. From 2003-2010, the M5 went to a handful of different shops in the Portland area, and reportedly "nobody knew how to work on the car", so during that time, virtually nothing happened with it. Eventually, the M5 wound up being towed into a shop in the NW Portland area; the owner happens to be a friend of mine.
From the story I was told by Rob, the car "sat down there for two years and not a fucking thing happened to it while it was there." From the story I was told by the shop owner, the car was towed in. They ran some basic diagnostics and concluded that there was an issue with the electronics. The tech removed the DME and said "water came pouring out of it". Obviously, that's an issue. Not having an 079 Bosch unit hanging around, they tossed an 059 from a 535is in the M5 and fired right up. First time it had actually ran in many years. They drove it around NW Portland for 10-15 minutes, to determine whether the engine actually had a bad head gasket or not. From how it ran, while driving it around (without getting it into boost, of course) and running compression tests, they concluded that there was nothing wrong with the engine, and that it needed a new DME, at a minimum. The shop owner and Rob came to an agreement on a standalone engine management they were going to use. They got it all wired up and really was not far off from running at all, but Rob pulled the plug on the job, due to money reasons.
After that, it went to a VW tuning shop and that's where the issues started to arise. When you have someone working on one of these cars, who really doesn't know them at all, you start running into serious issues. They convinced Rob to go with a Megasquirt system and delete the AFM and go with a wasted spark setup, as it would be the most economical setup. However, for reasons I don't know, they never finished it up and the car went back to Rob's house, where it sat under his carport for the next almost four years, until I found out about it.
I haven't touched the car since I acquired it, aside from giving it its first wash in close to 15 years, but I have acquired an S38B35 engine harness from an M5; many thanks to Aaron, aka "ahab"! The DME is next on my list to acquire, however, I never see any used units pop up for sale, just refurbished ones.That will most likely be the route I end up going. Obviously, all the rubber in the engine bay needs to be replaced as well as a cooling system overhaul. My goal is just to get it running and see what's actually going on with it before I go down that rabbit hole. It will most likely be a while before this thing sees the road again, but it will be a slow build, and I am perfectly fine with that. I'm not in any rush to get it done. I own it and that's all I care about :)
Thanks for reading my novel, that is, if you decided to stick with it for that long. Here's a few pictures for your viewing pleasure.
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Autobahn Motorsport - Portland, Oregon
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'88 M5 | '88 325i | '88 325is | '88 330is | '91 325is | '91 M-Technic 325ic | '93 740il | '03 325it
MortyCrock
I think you need to work on the title... just sayin.
you scooped a dinan turbo e28 m5 with a perfect interior.
you sick fuck.
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AWDBOB
I am green with jealous rage. That's incredible man- I saw this on insta and couldn't wait to hear more!
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LateFan
R3V Elite
Nice find!
After you get it running, let's start with those wheels....
Dj Buttchug
hole eeeee fukkkkkkk
Turbo M42 Build Thread :Here
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Originally posted by lambo
Buttchug. The official poster child of r3v.
delamaize
E30 Fanatic
You lucky motherfucker. I hate you. lol
Do this shit justice man.
Project: Spielereien
Project: Glorious bastard
You don't mind if we all start telling you how it should look, do you?
All it needs is some valance and bumpers and big lights! (and wheels)
It's gonna be a great car!
It's so funny when people have something so valuable and choose to not spend a few bucks for the right parts to keep it running, and it just gets abandoned.
Levy3Poop
E30 Addict
DEEEEECENT!
Thanks all. I'll do something about the wheel situation once it's running. I have a set of RS005/006, RS211 or staggered M-Systems. Not sure what I will pick.
As far as the body situation goes, the diving boards are staying and it will eventually go back to Schwarz.
Funny enough, the Malaga E12 belongs to a good friend of mine.
She loved E
Originally posted by Austin! View Post
Noooooooooo! All it needs is a matching green dash and its perfect.
Great find man, came for the pics & leaving satisfied. It even cleaned up good!
M119 M42 M62 S52 S62
Shock(/\)ave
I hope you guys who don't live in the rust belt really appreciate how good you have it when it comes to finds like this.
We just bought a 1984 533i that was parked in a garage for over 20 years... and it's a parts car.
oop..did I drop an E12 in there? ..sorry. (love that car).
Is it worth all the expense of going back to black?
Metallated
E30 Enthusiast
Originally posted by LateFan View Post
Fantastic story and find! What a steal.
I kinda like the green personally, and unlike most resprays this one looks high quality and is a part of the car's history, just sayin....
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reelizmpro
Wow, what a nice pick up. Such a cool story behind the car as well. It was meant to be.
"I'd probably take the E30 M3 in this case just because I love that little car, and how tanky that inline 6 is." - thecj
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88 M3 - LACHSSILBER/SCHWARZE
89 M3 - ALPINEWEISS II/M TECH CLOTH-ALCANTARA
91 M TECHNIC CABRIO TURBO - MACAOBLAU/M TECH CLOTH-LEATHER


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«Песнь песней» () — художественный фильм режиссёра Рубена Мамуляна.

Сюжет
Лили Кжепанек (Марлен Дитрих) едет в Берлин, чтобы поселиться у своей тёти Расмуссен (Элисон Скипворт). Лили неопытна, доверчива и наивна. Ей некому дать мудрого совета. Кроме тёти, которой она нужна только как помощница в книжной лавке, у неё нет никаких близких родственников. Вскоре она влюбляется в молодого скульптора Ричарда Уолдоу (Брайан Ахерн), для которого изначально согласилась стать натурщицей для создания прекрасной статуи, символизирующей божественную красоту юности. Молодые люди начинают встречаться в тайне от тёти Расмуссен.

Барон фон Мерзбак (Лайонел Этуилл) — богатый военнослужащий, увидев это творение, также влюбляется в девушку. Барон идёт на сделку с тётей Расмуссен и уговаривает Ричарда расстаться со своей возлюбленной, мотивируя это тем, что он не сможет обеспечить её, как она того заслуживает. Но совместная жизнь Лили и Барона не сложилась. Лили всё это время продолжала любить Ричарда. Спустя несколько лет Лили и Ричард сталкиваются в ночном кабаке…

В ролях
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Q: multiplying huge numbers in JAVA I am trying to do this by add scanner to get user inputs, but I couldn't. You help me to improve this code by adding Scanner to get user input. I tried it but it get some error. I'm beginner to JAVA language.
import java.math.*;

public class BigIntegerMul {

public static void main(String args[]) {

    BigInteger int1 = new BigInteger("131224324234234234234313");
    BigInteger int2 = new BigInteger("13345663456346435648234313");
    BigInteger result = int1.multiply(int2);
    System.out.println(result);

}
}

A: To take BigInteger using Scanner you may use the following code snippet -
import java.math.*;
import java.util.Scanner;

public class BigIntegerMul {

public static void main(String args[]) {

    //BigInteger int1 = new BigInteger("131224324234234234234313");
    //BigInteger int2 = new BigInteger("13345663456346435648234313");

    BigInteger int1, int2, result;
    Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);

    System.out.println("Enter first bigInteger: ");
    int1 = sc.nextBigInteger();

    System.out.println("Enter second bigInteger: ");
    int2 = sc.nextBigInteger();

    result = int1.multiply(int2);

    System.out.println("Result: " +result);

 }
}


If however, you would like to guarantee up-close dolphin interaction you can pay for the privilege at three places in Hawaii.
Children 5 years and up can participate. Several programs to choose from.
No actual 'swimming' with dolphins. The Dolphin Quest Program on the Big Island is located at the Hilton Waikoloa Village hotel. You do not have to be a guest at the hotel to participate in or watch the dolphin programs. The program includes dolphin trivia and facts, close up examination the program's captive dolphin's body parts like teeth and tail, getting to feed the dolphins, being in the water with the dolphins, and watching them underwater with the mask. Each person also gets a few photo opportunities touching or holding a dolphin in different poses.
Extensive program for kids 5 to 12.
No actual 'swimming' with dolphins. The Oahu program is located at the Kahala Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Although the Oahu and Big Island programs are similar in theme, there are differences. The Oahu program includes many of the same aspects as the Big Island program but here kids also have an opportunity to interact with reef fish and sea turtles. Oahu also offers a program that is half as long and a little less expensive.
Out of a 45 minute program, only 15 of it is in the water. Only for ages 13 and up. This program also includes the price of admission to Sea Life Park. It features a lot of in-depth dolphin facts and some close up dolphin interaction, plus 15 minutes in the water with the dolphins. Pictures are also available.


Bahadurpur Nishikanta Gain Secondary Girls School & College is one of the National awarded Institutions in Agailjhara Upazila under the district of Barisal. It was established on 1st January, 1973 to spread the light of education among the female in the remote, rural area. It was founded by the help of Babu Mukunda Bihari Gain, Babu Shyamlal Gain, the remarkable persons and the common masses of the locality. Among them, Babu Mukunda Bihari Gain was the founder of the institution. Babu Mukunda Bihari Gain, Babu Ramoni Kanta Gain and Babu Shyamlal Gain were the Land and property Donors of the institution. It started its functioning by the name of Ahuti Batra Junior Girls School and the Headmaster was Babu Narayan Chandra Joydhar. In 1985, this institution was developed to Bahadurpur Nishikanta Gain Secondary Girls School by the leadership of Babu Subhash Chandra Gain, Babu Radheshyam Gain, the remarkable persons and the common masses of the locality. It started higher secondary Section in 1997 and vocational Section in 2000 by the handling of Babu Radheshyam Gain. Then it was named as Bahadurpur Nishikanta Gain Secondary Girls School & College. From the very beginning of this institution, Babu Subhash Chandra Gain and Babu Radheshyam Gain, son of Babu Mukunda Bihari Gain take all responsibilities and liabilities of it. Among all of them, Babu Radheshyam Gain plays the most vital role for the development of it. He operates the institution very directly. So, Babu Radheshyam Gain is the founder and director of the institution. Babu Nirmal Chandra Halder, the running Headmaster of the institution took the charge of the principal when it developed to Higher Secondary Section. Babu Ranajit Kumar Madhu is the first appointed Principal of the institution. A big play ground was prepared and a big tank was dug by the financial help of Karitas, Bangladesh. World Vision, Bangladesh provided furniture. Tin Shaded Building was constructed by the financial help of Church of Bangladesh. The Administrative Building was made by Bangladesh Government in 1995. Bahadurpur Nishikanta Gain Secondary Girls School & College is one of the best female educational institutions in Barisal district.


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Pietro Matteo d'Aquino (died 1511) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lecce (1508–1511) and Bishop of Gravina di Puglia (1482–1508).

Biography
In 1482, Pietro Matteo d'Aquino was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus IV as Bishop of Gravina di Puglia.
On 18 February 1508, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius II as Bishop of Lecce.
He served as Bishop of Lecce until his death in 1511.

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1511 deaths


After nearly a year and a half and more than $35 million spent, the Independent Inquiry Committee Into the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program (IIC), led by the former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker, has faulted the management of the program, which I ran for six years. It is easy to apply formal management and audit criteria after the fact to a massive multibillion-dollar humanitarian program, but as the recent crisis in New Orleans shows, what is critical when people are dying is to bring food and medicine to affected populations as quickly as possible. This we accomplished. There are many thousands of people alive today because of the oil-for-food plan.
There is a misconception, reinforced by the familiar echo chamber of the Murdoch press, The Wall Street Journal, the UN bashers in the U.S. Congress, and neocon think tanks, that the program was a failure of epic proportions, riddled with corruption and pliant to Saddam Hussein's every manipulation. The reality is that the oil-for-food program was highly successful in its fundamental mission of addressing the acute humanitarian crisis caused by sanctions imposed on Iraq, in channeling all but a very small percentage of Iraqi oil revenues into food, medicine, and other approved humanitarian supplies, and in helping to maintain international support for sanctions, which in turn prevented Iraq from developing weapons of mass destruction during the course of the program.
Volcker's 'public' and other political constituencies are nevertheless demanding heads on a platter, and the latest IIC report, sadly, appears to capitulate to that pressure by unfairly targeting the Secretariat, including the Office of the Iraq Program (OIP) and me, for problems that were essentially inherent in the design of the program and in the inevitable reality of politics among member states.
The program was created by a series of Security Council resolutions that carefully defined - and limited - the role of the Secretariat. In particular, the Office of the Iraq Program did not have responsibility for monitoring, policing or investigating sanctions violations. That role was specifically reserved to the Security Council; its so-called 661 Committee, which monitored the overall sanctions regime and oil-for-food; and member states. The IIC knows or should know this. Yet the IIC insists repeatedly on blaming the OIP for functions, such as investigating sanctions violations, that lay beyond its mandate.
The IIC also faults the secretary general, the deputy secretary general and me for failing to provide information regarding Iraqi demands for illicit kickbacks and surcharges to the Security Council through formal rather than informal channels. But in setting forth its charges, the IIC seems to confuse the decision not to convey information through official channels with a decision not to convey the information at all. On no occasion did OIP or I personally withhold material information from the Security Council members, the secretary general and his deputy. OIP informed the 661 Committee not only on surcharges but also on at least 70 occasions of contracts reflecting suspicious pricing (and hence possible kickbacks), yet the committee declined in every instance to act. Similarly, I informed the U.S. government, effectively the policeman for sanctions violations in the Gulf, of maritime smuggling on a massive scale that was occurring, to no avail.
It is now known that the United States and other member states purposefully allowed this smuggling to occur, in addition to the massive daily shipment of oil by land routes, putting billions of dollars directly into Saddam's pockets in violation of sanctions in order to support Iraq's trading partners, Turkey and Jordan, which are also U.S. allies. It smacks of hypocrisy to criticize OIP for a political compromise made to help the economies of American allies.
The IIC also engages in a lot of second-guessing as to whether I delegated too much authority to senior managers on the ground in Iraq instead of to bureaucrats in New York. I disagree with these criticisms. Micromanagement from 8,000 miles away would have been a recipe for disaster in an immense and complex program like oil-for-food.
It is important to consider what those, including Security Council members, who were observing our performance in real time had to say about its management. Among others, in October 2003, Ambassador John Negroponte of the United States, the president of the Security Council (and now President George W. Bush's director of national intelligence), speaking in his national capacity, commended "the outstanding work" that we had "done both in New York and in the region over the years in the implementation of the program, as well as the "exceptional professionalism and thoroughness" of OIP staff "despite the obstacles and challenges that they face daily."
The program was not perfect, nor was it ever expected to be. It was implemented within the context of a very rigorous sanctions regime, carried out in six-month extensions (and hence always on the verge of closing down), beset by conflicting political pressures, situated in a country in crisis and hindered by fundamental design problems - most notably, the Security Council's decision to allow Saddam to select his own contractors for oil exports and imports of humanitarian supplies, as well as to implement the program in the 15 governorates in the center and south of Iraq, which all but guaranteed political manipulation.
At the same time, my colleagues and I were faced with the grave responsibility of providing basic life necessities to a highly vulnerable population. We took that responsibility both seriously and personally. As the recent tragedy in New Orleans demonstrated, there is a cost to overly bureaucratizing a crisis relief effort that the IIC chooses to ignore. The people of Iraq desperately needed humanitarian relief in real time. Thanks to the oil-for-food program, they received it. That is the essential purpose of a humanitarian program, and we accomplished that purpose, in nearly impossible circumstances. Despite its shortcomings, the program made a major difference in the lives of the Iraqi people.


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Buffy Actress Kristy Swanson Shares Sweet Photo Tribute To Luke Perry
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Published: Mar. 8. 2019 10:29 AM
Since '90s heartthrob actor Luke Perry passed away earlier this week, his family, friends and former co-stars have shared an outpour of grief and love for the late actor, who died at the age of 52 on Monday after being hospitalized for a "massive" stroke a few days prior. During Perry's early Beverly Hills, 90210 fame, the actor starred in the first crack at Buffy the Vampire Slayer before Joss Whedon developed it into the fan-favorite teen drama.
Luke Perry played Oliver Pike, the love interest to Kristy Swanson's Buffy in the 1992 movie. In response to Perry's passing, Swanson took to her Instagram to share a sweet photo of the pair together in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, along with sweet note in tribute to him. Take a look:
I abruptly woke at 4:30am thinking about you Luke & I couldn't go back to sleep, then 5 hours later I hear you are gone. The tears won't stop & they never ever will. You were that guy, that forever friend, we always had each others back & I will always remember you this way...
A post shared by Kristy Swanson (@kristyswansonxo) on Mar 4, 2019 at 11:54am PST
What a touching eulogy to the '90s actor. Kristy Swanson posted her reaction to hearing the sad news along with genuine word about how she found out about his passing – just after she thought about him and couldn't sleep, she heard the news. She said the "tears won't stop and never ever will", and described their close friendship.
The 49-year-old actress also reminisced about her time on set of Buffy the Vampire Slayer with Luke Perry, with a behind-the-scenes photo of him with some crew members. She pointed out how he was unbothered by 20th Century Fox's insistence on a clean-shaved face and donned a soul patch for the film. Here's her second Instagram post:
For #ThrowbackThursday...a special candid still I found of #LukePerry hangin out by camera on the set of #BuffyTheVampireSlayer. As much as @20thcenturyfox didn't want him to wear that #SoulPatch, he didn't care. He loved it and wore it proudly! #Pike #Forever ????????
A post shared by Kristy Swanson (@kristyswansonxo) on Mar 7, 2019 at 12:14pm PST
Kristy Swanson has been friends with Luke Perry since before their starring roles on the '90s film. She recently penned an essay to The Hollywood Reporter where she discussed their friendship and expressed his positive vibes on set. Here's how she put it:
I remember Luke telling me once that in high school he'd been the mascot during football games. That made total sense to me. I was playing a cheerleader in Buffy but he was really the on-set cheerleader while we were making that movie. He was always telling people how great they were doing. He was always positive and uplifting. He made everyone smile. And everybody loved him for it.
Additional to Kristy Swanson's comments, Luke Perry's family on CW's Riverdale, where he played Archie's father Fred Andrews since the show premiered in 2016 will dedicate the remainder of the third season to the actor's memory. In a statement from the show's executive producers, they described him as "father figure and mentor to the show's young cast" along with other reactions from others who knew him.
Luke Perry is still best known for his decade-long role as Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills, 90210, but his role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer is also a career highlight. The highly-successful show that came after the movie is getting the reboot treatment, but don't count on Buffy actress Sarah Michelle Gellar joining in.
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Short Bio » Director » Jafar Panahi
Birthday: July 11, 1960
Birthplace: Iran
Profession: Director
Jafar Panahi, one of the most important independent filmmakers in Iran, identified with the Iranian New Wave film movement. His first full-length feature film, The White Balloon (1995), written by the renowned Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami, had its first round of critical acclaim when it earned the Golden Camera Award at the Cannes Film Festival. Panahi was born in Mianeh, Iran, an Azerbaijani area outside of Tehran. His last three films, The Circle (2000), Crimson Gold (2003) and Offside (2006) were banned by the Islamic government of Iran. Although his films were often banned in his own country, he continued to receive international acclaim from film theorists and critics and has won numerous awards, including the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival for The Mirror (1997), the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival for The Circle (2000), and the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin Film Festival for Offside (2006). In July 2009 was Panahi arrested during the unrest after Iran's election in 2009. He was later released, but his passport was confiscated and he was banned from leaving the country. In February 2010 he was denied permission to leave Iran to participate in the panel discussion on 'Iranian Cinema: Present and Future. Expectations inside and outside of Iran' during the World Cinema Fund Day at the 60th Berlinale.
Name: Jafar Panahi
Other name: Jafar Panahi, جعفر پناهی
Birth Place: Meyaneh, Iran
Education: Iran Broadcasting University
Profession: Director, Writer, Editor, Producer, Screenplay, Cinematographer
Years active: 1988 to Present
Citizenship: Iranian
Family of Jafar Panahi:
Spouse: Tahereh Saeedi;
Children: Solmaz Panahi, Panah Panahi
Notable Works Of Jafar Panahi
Yarali Bashlar (1988, short documentary)
Kish (1991, Documentary)
Doust (1992, short film)
Zire Darakhatan Zeyton – Through the Olive Grove (1994, assistant director)
Badkonake Sefid – The White Balloon (1995)
Ardekoul (1997, short documentary)
Ayneh – The Mirror (1997)
Dayereh – The Circle (2000)
Talaye Sorkh – Crimson Gold (2003)
Offside (2006)
Das Akkordeon – The Accordion (2010, short film)
In film Nist – This is not a movie ( 2011)
Pardé – Closed Curtain (2013)
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Don Mariano Bus Line cancelled and confiscated – for good.
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Notorious for over speeding and making the passengers feel like in a race track on fly-overs, Don Mariano Bus Line's 78 unit is permanently cancelled and confiscated, as announced by the LTFRB chairman Winston Ginez. The last incident happened on December 16, 2013 at the Skyway on the South Luzon Expressway ( SLEx ) falling to the ground at 9.6 meters below, killing 18 and 16 others hitting a van.
According to Supt. Elizabeth Velasquez, police Highway Patrol Group ( HPG ), is the worst accident happened in Metro Manila. Passengers like Pepe Padilla, 54, before it dropped and loosing control, the bus is swerving, at an interview of The Inquirer.net.
Even the senate mandated a drug test to all behind the wheels. Published at the Official Gazette, Republic Act No. 10586 or AN ACT PENALIZING PERSONS DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL, DANGEROUS DRUGS, AND SIMILAR SUBSTANCES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, which President Benigno Aquino III signed, for mandatory testing to all drivers.
This is not the first time that the bus line had faced this concern. Events listed by LTFRB as follows :
Accidents way back October 2009; January and November 2010; January and August 2011; July 4, 2012 at EDSA-Ortigas Flyover injuring eight people.


Firstly, organise a routine maintenance program for the care of your mature trees. This program should include a visual tree inspection, Mulching & Fertilisation, Pruning and possibility of Tree Removal. Preventative maintenance carried out regularly will promote tree health and structure, ensure the longevity of the trees life and prevents more costly problems down the line. An effective maintenance program, including all the aspects of above can identify problems and correct them before they become damaging or fatal. Here is a guide to help you with your maintenance program.
Inspecting your tree regularly can help you to spot and catch changes in the characteristics of the trees health before disease, insect or fungi infection can become too serious. Generally Mature trees should be inspected every 6 – 12 months. There are four main characteristics to look out for and take note of when assessing your tree throughout the year.
Growth reduction is a reliable cue that the trees health has recently changed. We, at Parklawn would be happy to look at your twig growth from last year to determine whether or not there is a visible reduction in the trees typical growth pattern.
Further signs of poor tree health are trunk decay, crown dieback, or both. These symptoms often indicate problems that began several years before. Loose bark, deformed growths, and fungii are common signs of stem decay. Any abnormalities found during these inspections, such as insect activity and/or spotted, deformed, discoloured, or dead leaves and twigs, should be noted and monitored closely. If you are uncertain about what to do, give us a call for our unbiased professional advice on treatment options.
Mulching can reduce environmental stress by providing trees with a more moderate root environment that has fewer temperature and moisture extremes than the surrounding soil. Mulch reduces competition from weeds and grass and prevents mechanical damage by keeping lawn care equipment away from the tree's base. Using natural mulch, such as wood chippings will add nutrients to the soil. As the Wood chip material begins to decompose it releases nutrients which will help improve the overall soil biology. This can be very helpful as Trees in urban settings can often be growing in soils which are badly lacking in nutrients and minerals. To be most effective, mulch should be placed 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 cm) deep and cover as much of the root system as possible. Slow release fertilisers may be used such as, fish blood and bone meal. These fertiliser break down slower and are more suited to the characteristics of Trees.
Pruning is the cutting away of undesired or dead branches from a tree to improve its structure or to reduce risk. Pruning should be planned thoroughly and in the case of mature trees, only be carried out by a trained professional. Removal of branches can create lasting wounds and scars and must be cut properly so not to create a lasting wound. At Parklawn, we are members of the ISA (International Society of Arborists), where all our work is carried out to the highest standards.
Is dead, dying, or considered hazardous.
Is to be replaced by a more suitable species.
Needs to be removed for construction.
With proper maintenance, trees can add aesthetic and economic value to your property. Poorly maintained trees, on the other hand, can be a significant liability.