Lindsey Vonn's illustrious career will end after the 2018-19 season.
The four-time Olympic alpine skier announced Thursday that this upcoming season will be her last. In an hour-long interview posted on Vonn's Facebook page, she addressed her past comments on waiting to retire after she breaks Ingemar Stenmark's World Cup wins record.
The 18-year veteran has 82 wins on the circuit, and is just four shy of Stenmark's record. Although she said after her last Olympic games that she wasn't going to quit until she got the record, "no matter how much pain I'm in," her recent injuries have taken a toll.
She's suffered ACL sprains and tears, along with bruised shins, a concussion and various fractures. Vonn has also sustained cut tendons, an injury she suffered off the slopes while opening a champagne bottle.
Vonn, who celebrates her 34th birthday on Oct. 18, has already put together a record-breaking resume. She has won four World Cup overall championships, making her one of only two female skiers to complete the feat. In the 2010 Winter Olympics, she became the first ever American woman to win a gold medal in downhill skiing.
In 2016, she won her 20th World Cup crystal globe title, an all-time record among both men and women which passed Stenmark's previous mark of 19. She also has the second highest super ranking of all skiers, men or women.
Yahoo Sports reported that when Vonn is healthy she has approximately seven wins a season — more than enough to pass Stenmark's record in her final season on the slopes.


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09 May The soul of Kalaupapa
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By Aldine Amiel
A piece of land trapped between cliffs and the Pacific Ocean, a part of our Earth full of history where Easter eggs are substituted with painted coconuts: Kalaupapa. Only accessible by air, ocean or by a steep hike through a green forest attached to sea cliffs dropping from about 3,315 feet (1,010 m) into the Pacific Ocean, the Kalaupapa peninsula is one of the hidden treasures of the Hawaiian island Molokai. Kalaupapa's history is intense and full of strong characters. The peninsula remains today a peaceful part of Earth where wildlife and landscape are breathless.
The Kalaupapa peninsula has a volcanic origin and appeared by erosion a long time ago when the lava immerged from the Pacific Ocean floor, after the formation of the surrounding high cliffs. The peninsula formed around the currently dormant Kauhako Crater in which a lake formed that is more than 800 feet deep (240m), making it the deepest fresh water lake of Hawaii. A small community is living down there in calm and wonderful natural landscapes.
Because in 1866, the Hawaiian governmental policy decided to isolate anyone diagnosed with Hansen's disease (leprosy) and send down to the Kalaupapa peninsula, some authors like Robert Louis Stevenson described the peninsula as a "prison fortified by nature". This turn in the Hawaiian history marks a painful period for the Hawaiian population and leads to broken connections between the 'aina (the land) and the ohana (the family). There were over 8000 people sent to the Kalaupapa peninsula from 1866 to 1969, living in extremely harsh conditions. In those times, belgian missionary priests, including the recently canonized Father Damien, came to help the community and devoted they entire life's to fight against the disease and to assist the inhabitants of Kalaupapa in their tragedy. During 140 years, Belgian missionary priests continued to perpetuate this support and the last priests including Henri Systermans and Fr. Joseph Hendricks, died in 2008, marking the end of this old tradition.
The initial settlement was at Kalawao, at the eastern side of the Kalaupapa peninsula. Today, this abandonned settlement adorns the Saint Philomena and Siloama churches, wonderful jewels of Hawaiian history that have been elevated at the border of the sea in front of an amazing landscape of tiny isolated islands and deep valleys. Early in the morning, when the sun rises and the sunbeams enlighten the cliffs surrounding the penisnula, the spirit of this sacret place is much more present than ever. The entire settlement, including the catholic and protestant churches, the old black stone walls from the ancient housing, hawaiian sacred side, the wide fields of green grass and lava rocks full of history, cliffs and the big dark blue Ocean are shining with their entire soul.
The second and current settlement is now located on the west side of the peninsula. A small and peaceful community is still living there, enjoying the nature around Kalaupapa: yellow sand beaches with micro-shells and monkseals, dark green cliffs and deep blue water, cozy housing, little gardens, coconut trees, quiet roads, and stones to remember the inhabitants and history of Kalaupapa.
Sailing the giant Ocean near the rocky north shore would be difficult without the presence of the big white lighthouse drawn up at the tip of the peninsula. Like a guardian of the peninsula it is constantly fighting the wind in a place where everything seems out of time. Every second you have the pleasure to spend at Kalaupapa, is a moment of amazing and intense human experience.
In a last goodbye spinner dolphins take their time on a Sunday evening to perform acrobatic tricks in front of the black sand beach during hours, accompanying the visitor on its way back up along the high cliffs.
"Don't desecrate what happened here, not because of my lifetime, but because of those who came before me… I would really like to see this place stay sacred…. sacred in honor of those who died here because of the disease, those who fought for allowances, fought for their clothing, fought for their medication, fought for their freedom." — Henry Nalaielua, Kalaupapa artist, musician, author and visionary who was sent to Kalaupapa in 1941.
Special thanks to Kim!

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STERNOCLAVICULAR JOINT DISLOCATION (CHRONIC) | GEORGE D. GOUDELIS MD. Ph.D.
The dislocation of the sternoclavicular joint is a rare injury of the musculoskeletal system and usually occurs during a traffic accident or during contact sports. Generally considered high energy injuries that must be brought great powers in the anatomical region of the sternum.
The patient described was 40 years old, motorcycle driver and collided with a passing car (traffic accident). Among other fractures suffered in the lower limb had closed injury to the shoulder girdle resulting to present dislocation of the sternoclavicular joint. The sternoclavicular joint is composed of the clacicle bone and the sternum. In this position, the bones are held together by strong ligaments.
When transporting the patient to the hospital initially treated fractures in the legs and not the severity of the sternoclavicular joint dislocation initially evaluated.
After six months from the traffic accident the patient has swallowing problems and slight breathing difficulties during sleep in certain postures.
The stabilization of the the clavicle to the sternum is performed using autograft (semitendinosus muscle) which is obtained from the area of the patient's knee.
Postoperative patient profile. The distortion is completely corrected.
Three months after surgery there is no satisfactory stabilizing of the sternoclavicular joint. This is because by the time it became from the traffic accident until surgery passed five months resulting in great hypertrophy of the sternal edge of the clavicle so as to stabilize the joint was finally feasible using autograft.
The projection of the sternal end of the clavicle is evident.
Because the surgery in which the patient was failed to resolve the problem is decided to second surgery.
During the second surgery was done to remove the sternal end of the clavicle and the rest of the clavicle stabilized to the first rib.
The patient is evaluated a regular basis for three years after the second surgery and showed no sensory or motor problem in the injury of the clavicle area. He lives a normal life and working normally. No mention pain during effecting the movements of the left arm.


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31,915. 12/31/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/DHS/FEDERAL FUNDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "Arguing that President Donald Trump must 'come to his senses,' House Democrats offered a plan Monday [12-30-19] to end the government shutdown and give Congress more time to negotiate a deal with the White House over border funding. The plan includes full-year funding for shuttered departments except for the Department of Homeland Security. It also calls for temporary funding for DHS through Feb. 8, putting off for several weeks the major sticking point that caused the shutdown. Funding for the Department of Homeland Security sits at the center of the ongoing impasse between the White House and congressional Democrats that has led to a partial government shutdown, now in its second week. Trump has sought additional money for a border wall, and Democrats have balked at the idea."
–David Jackson and John Fritze, "House Democrats propose plan to end government shutdown, extend battle over border money," USA Today, December 31, 2019 8:25 am
BUDGET/FEDERAL FUNDING/MEDICAID/NATURAL DISASTERS/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "President Donald Trump intervened to cut the federal government's Medicaid funding for Puerto Rico as part of a larger government spending deal, according to four sources with knowledge of the discussions. The budget deal unveiled by lawmakers this week allocates up to $5.7 billion in Medicaid funds for the island over two years — instead of $12 billion over four years that Republican and Democratic leaders on two key congressional committees had endorsed after months of negotiating a long-term financial path for Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico has frequently been in Trump's crosshairs, with the president calling the island 'one of the most corrupt places on Earth' and its politicians 'either incompetent or corrupt.' Puerto Rico officials have also frequently been critical of the president, especially in the wake of the federal government's response to the catastrophic Hurricane Maria in 2017."
–Rachana Pradhan, "Trump slashed Puerto Rico's Medicaid money as part of budget deal," Politico, December 17, 2019 5:59 pm
EDUCATION/FEDERAL FUNDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "….Order a couple of months ago saying that any school that does not uphold the First Amendment Rights of its students will lose Federal Funding. We have seen a huge change in how the Universities interact with us as a national & local student organization. Our studends…."
–Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 23, 2019 7:29 am
28,803. 9/27/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/FEDERAL FUNDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: "Congress voted on Friday [9-27-19] to terminate the national emergency that President Trump has declared at the southwestern border, delivering a bipartisan rebuke of his efforts to redirect federal money to a border wall without congressional approval. The resolution of disapproval — the second time in two months that Congress has rejected Mr. Trump's scheme to allocate large sums for a border barrier over lawmakers' objections — fell short of its goal. With only 11 Republicans joining House Democrats in supporting it, the measure did not draw the two-thirds majority that would have been needed to overcome a veto. The Senate, which passed the measure this week, also did not muster a veto-proof majority. But the action underscored the continuing struggle between Mr. Trump and Congress over his signature political promise and domestic priority, a symbol of an immigration agenda that has divided the country and the two political parties."
–Emily Cochrane, "House Again Rejects Trump's Border Emergency, " The New York Times online, September 27, 2019
FEDERAL FUNDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "President Donald Trump has signed a short-term spending bill that averts a government shutdown and extends current funding levels and programs through Nov. 21, according to a White House spokesperson. The continuing resolution, H.R. 4378 (116), buys more time for bicameral negotiations on a dozen fiscal 2020 spending bills that would provide updated funding levels for 15 federal departments and dozens of smaller federal agencies. Current federal funding runs out at midnight Monday [9-30-19]. The bill provides another year to send military assistance to Ukraine following the Trump administration's temporary freeze on the funds. It also allows the president's trade relief to continue flowing to farmers, while placing new transparency requirements on the funds. Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories would receive a much-needed extension of their Medicaid funding. And the National Flood Insurance Program's authority and the Export-Import Bank's charter would be extended through Nov. 21."
–Caitlin Emma, "Trump signs stopgap spending bill to avoid a shutdown," Politico, September 27, 2019 6:26 pm
CALIFORNIA/DEMS/FEDERAL FUNDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "The Trump administration on Wednesday [9-18-19] rejected requests from California for more money from Washington to fight homelessness, opening another front in the battle between the White House and the state's Democratic-led progressive government…Newsom and other Democratic elected officials – including the mayors of California's largest cities – wrote to President Donald Trump this week asking for more federal funds to expand programs to provide stable living environments for the homeless. Carson said Trump had asked him to respond on his behalf to say no…Since Trump was elected president in 2016, California state officials have filed dozens of lawsuits over the administration's actions on a host of issues, including immigration, healthcare and the environment. On Wednesday, the two sides went to war over who should set U.S. standards for vehicle emissions and electric cars, the first feint in what is sure to be a long legal battle over issues that will affect the auto industry and consumers nationwide."
–Alex Dobuzinskis, "Trump administration rejects California request for homeless funds," Reuters, September 18, 2019 6:06 pm
DEFENSE/FEDERAL FUNDING/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: "The Trump administration is preparing to take money from military construction funds more than six months after first promising to do so in order to build sections of the wall along the US-Mexico border, according to multiple administration and defense officials. Though it's unclear which military construction would be put on hold, the move could put at risk projects such as command and control, drone, cyber and training facilities in the US and overseas. White House officials have held talks in the last weeks to begin planning for the move, two administration officials said, which would shift funds from the Department of Defense's military construction budget to fund the border wall. The move would rely on President Donald Trump's February emergency declaration, which has faced stiff legal challenges."
–Jeremy Diamond, Ryan Browne, Geneva Sands and Tammy Kupperman, "Trump administration poised to tap military construction funds to build wall," CNN Politics, CNN.com, August 29, 2019 9:32 pm
FEDERAL FUNDING/NEW YORK/TRANSPORTATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "In an effort to revive stalled plans for a new cross-Hudson rail tunnel — a proposal many consider the most important, unfunded construction project in the New York metropolitan area, if not the country — the project's planners on Friday [8-23-19] proffered a funding proposal they hope will prove more appealing to the Trump administration. More than a year after the federal government said the project was effectively unfit for federal funding, project officials have submitted a new application. It asks for less funding from the Trump administration, thanks to the project's new, slightly smaller price tag, and additional dollars from Amtrak…The Trump administration has shown no interest in helping Schumer deliver a tunnel for his constituents. Officials stubbornly insist the tunnel is nothing more than a local project, even though it belongs to Amtrak, comprises an integral link in Amtrak's states-spanning Northeast Corridor and serves the financial capital of the United States."
–Dana Rubinstein, "Rejected once, tunnel backers try again with the Trump administration," Politico, August 23, 2019 5:37 pm
ABORTION/FEDERAL FUNDING/PLANNED PARENTHOOD/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "Planned Parenthood said Monday [8-19-19] that it would withdraw from the federal family planning program that provides birth control and other health services to poor women rather than comply with a new Trump administration rule that forbids referrals to doctors who can perform abortions. Planned Parenthood receives about $60 million annually through the federal program, known as Title X. The funds have enabled the group to provide more than 1.5 million low-income women each year with services like birth control and pregnancy tests, as well as screenings for sexually transmitted diseases and breast and cervical cancer. In some rural communities, Planned Parenthood is the only provider of such services. In states like Utah, where Planned Parenthood is the only organization receiving Title X funds, and Minnesota, where Planned Parenthood serves 90 percent of the Title X patients, those seeking care may face long waits for appointments, the group said, while other patients may delay care or go without."
–Pam Belluck, "Planned Parenthood Refuses Federal Funds Over Abortion Restrictions," The New York Times online, August 19, 2019
ABORTION/FEDERAL FUNDING/PLANNED PARENTHOOD/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "Millions of low-income women could lose access to birth control and other reproductive health services when a Trump administration rule kicks in Monday [9-19-19] night that bans funding for clinics that make abortion referrals, among other restrictions. The new policy steers federal dollars toward anti-abortion, faith-based providers and bans all participating doctors from giving women information about obtaining abortions, which critics call a 'gag rule.' Going beyond longstanding restrictions on using federal money for abortions, the rule also cuts off family planning dollars to clinics that use their own money to provide abortions. Some providers who oppose the new policy already have stopped using federal Title X family planning dollars while they await a possible federal appeals court ruling that could block it. That's allowed Planned Parenthood, as well as states including Oregon, Washington and Illinois, to technically stay in the program without having to follow the new rule. But that could all change in the next few days."
–Alice Miranda Ollstein and Victoria Colliver, "Planned Parenthood at risk in standoff over Trump abortion 'gag rule'," Politico, August 16, 2019 2:01 pm
DHS/FEDERAL FUNDING/ICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "The Trump administration wants to pour more federal funding into Immigration and Customs Enforcement by shifting money out of other Department of Homeland Security accounts, two House aides and a congressional office confirmed to POLITICO. The move is sure to rile Democrats already angered by what they see as President Donald Trump's harsh immigration policies, most recently ICE raids across seven Mississippi food-processing plants that resulted in the arrest of 680 workers. Congressional appropriators are reviewing a request from Homeland Security to redirect more money to ICE, aides said. It's unclear how much the administration wants to move around through a process known as reprogramming, what the funds would be used for or whether the request would require congressional approval. Aides declined to provide details or a copy of the request. House Appropriations Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), however, was quick to throw cold water on the Trump administration's bid for more ICE funding."
–Caitlin Emma and Jennifer Scholtes, "Trump administration aims to shift money to immigration enforcement," Politico, August 14, 2019 5:21 pm
FEDERAL FUNDING/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "….of which was squandered away or wasted, never to be seen again. This is more than twice the amount given to Texas & Florida combined. I know the people of Puerto Rico well, and they are great. But much of their leadership is corrupt, & robbing the U.S. Government blind!"
–Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 18, 2019 9:54 am
FEDERAL FUNDING/NATURAL DISASTERS/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "A lot of bad things are happening in Puerto Rico. The Governor is under siege, the Mayor of San Juan is a despicable and incompetent person who I wouldn't trust under any circumstance, and the United States Congress foolishly gave 92 Billion Dollars for hurricane relief, much…."
26,365. 7/8/2019
CALIFORNIA/FEDERAL FUNDING/NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "Spoke to @GOPLeader Kevin McCarthy about the earthquakes in California and informed him that we will be working very closely on emergency funding. Also spoke to Governor @GavinNewsom – all working together!"
–Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 8, 2019 6:02 pm
BORDER/DEMS/FEDERAL FUNDING/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "Emotion, tears and tense confrontations were on display as House Democrats fought over an emergency border aid bill in a debate that deepened the divide between progressives and moderates, further fracturing the unity Democrats have long trumpeted. Progressives were outraged when Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday [6-27-19] that the House would take up — and pass — a bill approved by the GOP-controlled Senate, and which progressives argued did not do enough to protect children in government custody. The Senate bill had overwhelming bipartisan support. Moderate Democrats, on the other hand, argued that they care about the issue just as much and wanted to see aid enacted as quickly as possible, especially as Congress faced a deadline to keep open an important agency that works with refugees. Trying to negotiate the bill could have further delayed funding for what both parties describe as a humanitarian crisis at the border. The fight proved a high-profile test of Pelosi's ability to keep her caucus together on one of the most sensitive issues for Democrats: immigration."
–Clare Foran, Ashley Killough and Lauren Fox, "Border funding bill fractures House Democratic progressives and moderates," CNN Politics, CNN.com, June 28, 2019 2:01 pm
BORDER/DEMS/FEDERAL FUNDING/GOP/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "The Republican-led Senate on Wednesday [6-26-19] passed a $4.6 billion bill to address the migrant crisis at the southern border, setting up a clash with House Democrats, who have passed a different version of similar legislation. Republican Senate leaders have said they won't negotiate with House Democrats over differences in their chambers' emergency funding bills for the border, essentially daring the House to take or leave the Senate bill, which has bipartisan backing and the expected support of President Donald Trump. The Senate vote was 84-8 and came after an emotional debate highlighted Wednesday morning by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's display of a blown-up image on the Senate floor depicting a shocking photo of a Salvadoran father and his daughter who drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande. It's unclear whether the Senate and House can reconcile their bills before Congress breaks for a week-long recess later this week."
–Kate Sullivan, Ted Barrett and Lauren Fox, "Senate, House headed for confrontation over border funding bill," CNN Politics, CNN.com, June 26, 2019 8:48 am
BORDER/FEDERAL FUNDING/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "A divided House voted on Tuesday [6-24-19] to send $4.5 billion in humanitarian aid to the border to address horrific conditions facing a crush of migrants, attaching significant rules on how the money could be spent in the first action by Democrats to rein in President Trump's immigration crackdown. But the package — which passed by a vote of 230 to 195 nearly along party lines, only after Democratic leaders toughened restrictions on the money to win over liberal skeptics — faces a tough path to enactment. A similar measure with many fewer strings binding Mr. Trump has drawn bipartisan support in the Senate. And the House bill faces a veto threat from White House advisers, who regard the Senate bill as the surest way to speed the needed aid to strapped agencies dealing with the migrant influx. Hours before the House bill passed, Mr. Trump said that he did not like some of the restrictions that lawmakers were seeking to place on the humanitarian funding, but that he badly needed the resources."
–Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Emily Cochrane, "House Approves Border Aid, Seeking to Curb Trump's Crackdown," The New York Times online, June 25, 2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/FEDERAL FUNDING/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "Lawmakers are stumbling in their efforts to address the border crisis before bolting for the holiday recess, dimming long-shot hopes that Congress can meet President Donald Trump's two-week deadline to stave off his threatened mass deportations. House Democratic leaders spent Monday [6-24-19] night fighting off a last-minute liberal rebellion to tank their $4.5 billion emergency spending package, with progressive lawmakers demanding changes to the bill that complicate the chamber's plans to deliver money to the border before leaving town Thursday [6-27-19] for a week-long recess…Democratic leaders are now mulling tweaks to the bill that would spell out a standard of care for all children to receive humane treatment, a response to recent news reports that showed children in detention facilities in wretched conditions, some without access to diapers, soap or a toothbrush. The House is still expected to vote on the bill Tuesday [6-25-19], according to lawmakers and aides."
–Heather Caygle, Burgess Everett and Sarah Ferris, "Congress flails after Trump's deportation ultimatum," Politico, June 24, 2019 10:40 pm
BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/DEMS/FEDERAL FUNDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "U.S. Democrats in the House of Representatives on Friday [6-21-19] proposed reinstating hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras that was cut off by the Trump administration because thousands of their citizens sought asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico. The proposal was tucked into a bill to provide $4.5 billion in humanitarian assistance to address the surge of migrants at the southern U.S. border. Republican President Donald Trump has sought that funding for U.S. programs that house, feed, transport and oversee the record numbers of Central American families seeking asylum and straining capacity at migrant shelters in U.S. border cities. But the Trump administration cut aid to the three Central American countries earlier this week after Trump expressed unhappiness with their immigration policies. Congressional aides said the administration told them some $550 million in aid would be reallocated or suspended. Democratic lawmakers have said it was cruel to slash aid to countries that are grappling with hunger and crime, and that the move would be counterproductive because it would more likely increase the number of migrants than decrease it."
–Susan Cornwell, "House Democrats propose reinstating aid to Central America," Reuters, June 21, 2019 12:50 pm
BORDER/FEDERAL FUNDING/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "RT @SteveScalise: For weeks Republicans have asked for an emergency funding bill to help fix the worsening border crisis. Immediate action…"
–Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 15, 2019 1:44 pm
FEDERAL FUNDING/LEGISLATION/NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "President Donald Trump Thursday [6-6-19] signed a package that would deliver $19.1 billion in disaster relief to communities across the country that are still recovering from a spate of catastrophic hurricanes, wildfires and flooding. The House passed the bill, H.R. 2157 (116), on Monday [6-3-19] after Republicans successfully thwarted three attempts to fast-track the package. The Senate passed the bill before the Memorial Day recess, removing Trump's request for billions in emergency border aid in a last-minute scramble because it was holding up the deal. The legislation was delayed for months prior to that amid partisan infighting. The more than 70-page bill includes $600 million in nutrition assistance for Puerto Rico, in addition to $304 million in new Community Development Block Grant funding for the island and language ensuring that Puerto Rico can access billions in already-appropriated CDBG funds that Democrats accused the Trump administration of slow-walking. It provides $3 billion for farmers to help cover crop losses, $1.6 billion to help repair damaged highways, $720 million for the U.S. Forest Service to help cover wildfire suppression efforts and $120 million to help the National Park Service repair damaged public lands."
–Caitlin Emma, "Trump signs long-stalled $19.1B disaster relief bill," Politico, June 6, 2019 2:25 pm
FEDERAL FUNDING/NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "Just signed Disaster Aid Bill to help Americans who have been hit by recent catastrophic storms. So important for our GREAT American farmers and ranchers. Help for GA, FL, IA, NE, NC, and CA. Puerto Rico should love President Trump. Without me, they would have been shut out! https://t.co/HXvYYdcNW5"
–Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 6, 2019 1:06 pm
BORDER/DEMS/FEDERAL FUNDING/HOUSE OF REPS/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "House Democratic leaders are facing sharp pushback from rank-and-file members on plans to deliver billions of dollars to ease the migrant crisis at the southern border, threatening to drag out another border funding fight with President Donald Trump. Leaders of several groups, including the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the Congressional Progressive Caucus, have told top Democrats they oppose sending Trump even one more dollar for the border without a slew of strict conditions — complicating any deal with Republicans. But Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her deputies are under intense pressure to deliver money before the Fourth of July recess in order to avoid being accused of starving the government's refugee programs. It's forced Democrats into another agonizing debate on immigration that could expose simmering tensions across the caucus. The president in early May asked Congress for $4.5 billion in emergency aid to address the influx of Central American migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, including $3.3 billion for humanitarian assistance."
–Sarah Ferris, "Dems clash over funding for Trump's migrant crisis," Politico, June 5, 2019 3:08 pm
FEDERAL FUNDING/JOE BIDEN/NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: "Joe Biden ripped the Trump administration's response to Hurricane Maria at a campaign stop here on Tuesday [6-4-19] night, saying he suspected that officials botched the response because they didn't realize people in Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens…House lawmakers on Monday [6-3-19] passed a $19.1 billion disaster relief bill that includes hundreds of millions of dollars in community development grants and nutrition assistance to Puerto Rico and other islands hit by Maria in September 2017. It now awaits Trump's signature. The president has bristled at the extra aid for Puerto Rico, called officials there 'grossly incompetent' and accused them of misusing previously allocated hurricane relief funding. More than 3,000 people died as a result of the hurricane, which devastated Puerto Rico. Trump has challenged that number, saying it is 'not fair' to count deaths that happened weeks or months after the storm, though researchers disagree with him. Biden is on a campaign swing in the early-voting state of New Hampshire. Earlier in the day, he talked to voters in Berlin and Plymouth."
–Stephanie Murray, "Biden: Does Trump know Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens?," Politico, June 4, 2019 9:21 pm
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These are some of the delicious fabrics I brought home from Austin, Texas this February.
I took two fabric dyeing workshops at QuiltCon with Kim Eichler-Messmer. She is an excellent teacher: knowledgable, approachable and super talented.
Kim has written a book called Modern Color: An Illustrated Guide to Dyeing Fabric for Modern Quilts. I highly recommend this book for all of you who are interested in dyeing your own cloth. She outlines safety, setting up a dye studio at home, gives comprehensive instructions to create gorgeous fabric from just six basic colours and then shows you how to use the colourful fabric you've just created.
The first day was an introduction to dyeing and it was comprehensive. Below are some of the fabrics the class produced.
The second workshop we learned to create Shibori style hand dyed fabrics. These required folding, clamping between two pieces of plastic and adding the dye in small amounts. The parts of the fabric that were tightly in between the plastic resisted the dye and left the fabric in its original colour. There are an infinite combination of designs that can made with this technique.
Not all of these gorgeous fabrics were mine, although I wish they were!
I am looking forward to warmer weather here so I can get outside and dye some more fabric.
Now I need to actually use up these beautiful fabrics!


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Emirates Airline has announced plans to increase the number of flights between Dubai and Cairo by adding four flights per week to its current service of 3 flights per day starting from 28 October.
The new four flights will be operated on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, bringing the number of flights between Dubai and Cairo to 25 flights a week.
The new Boeing 777-300ER flights will be divided into three classes: 8 private suites in the first, 42 seats turning into a semi-standard business class bed and 304 seats in tourism.
The new flights will add 1416 seats per week in each direction. "Cairo is one of the most popular and attractive destinations for both business and leisure travelers," said Orhan Abbas, Senior Vice President, Emirates Commercial Operations, Africa Region.
The increase in flights will give Emirates customers more flexibility in choosing their flight schedules, The ease of traveling through Dubai to the various stations of the UAE's vast international network, They have seen and are still a growing demand for the experience of Emirates, with the increase in seat solvency on this line to 90%, and will meet the new flights increase demand, and will also provide more Support clamping Tourism and trade in the Arab Republic of Egypt.
As of 28 October, Emirates Flight EK 921 will leave Dubai at 12 noon on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays and arrive in Cairo at 2:15 pm. The return flight "EK 922" leaves Cairo airport at 4:15 pm and arrives in Dubai at 9:35 pm.
The new flights provide convenient travel times to most cities in Asia, Australia and the Americas, including Beijing, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Sydney, Shanghai, New Delhi, Mumbai, New York and Washington, DC.
Emirates operated three flights a week to Cairo in April 1986. Emirates currently operates 21 weekly flights between Cairo and Dubai. More than 2,000 Egyptians work in various departments and divisions of the Emirates Group, including more than 1,000 aircraft crews.
The new four flights will provide an additional 160 tonnes per week in the two-way capacity of the Dubai-Cairo cargo, adding to the current capacity of more than 800 tonnes per week.
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Who rode Bodacious for 8 seconds?
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Why do bulls hate red?
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When did Bushwacker the bull die?
Is Little Yellow Jacket still alive?
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Is Bodacious the bull dead?
Has a bull ever killed a matador?
What PBR bull died?
What bull killed the most riders?
Did Bushwacker the bull die?
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He died in the arena at the 1989 Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo as a result of injuries sustained when the bull Takin' Care of Business struck him after the ride….Lane FrostBornLane Clyde FrostOctober 12, 1963 La Junta, Colorado, U.S.DiedJuly 30, 1989 (aged 25) Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.5 more rows.
Tuff HedemanBodacious will forever be linked to the career of bull rider Tuff Hedeman. Bodacious already had a reputation when he and Hedeman faced off in 1993. After failing to ride him the required 8 seconds on two occasions, Hedeman rode Bodacious for a masterful, near perfect 95 points in November 1993.
Bull Riding Bucking straps and spurs can cause the bull to buck beyond his normal capacity and his legs or back may thus be broken. Eventually, when bulls cease to provide a wild ride, they too are sent to slaughter.
Surprisingly, bulls are colorblind to red. The true reason bulls get irritated in a bullfight is because of the movements of the muleta. Bulls, including other cattle, are dichromat, which means they can only perceive two color pigments. Humans, on the contrary, can perceive three color pigments: red, green, and blue.
Rodeo injuries are common, but fatalities are relatively rare. Lowe is believed to be the third bull rider killed since Professional Bull Riders' inception in 1992. The other two deceased riders were also thrown from their bulls and stomped on, according to the Denver Post.
The man, whose name was Kent Cox, died near Bunyan, Texas, on Feb. 27, 2014. He was found hanging from a rope in front of the pens where he housed his bulls—including Bushwacker, the famous champion with the burnt-rust coat that had, for four straight years, mocked the very name of the Professional Bull Riders tour.
Graham, NC, U.S. Little Yellow Jacket #P761 (August 20, 1996 – September 19, 2011) was a bucking bull. He was a three-time Professional Bull Riders (PBR) World Champion Bull, winning the title in consecutive years from 2002 to 2004.
At the PBR, the rankest bulls earn $1,000 dollars per out plus bonuses, usually for less than eight seconds of bucking. The Bucking Bull of the Year wins $50,000 and a trailer.
A famous rodeo bull, dubbed 'The World's Most Dangerous Bull', has died in his retirement pen at a Texas ranch. Bodacious was a 12-year-old, 1,800-pound bull that cowboys found nearly impossible to ride. Only six cowboys managed to last the required eight seconds on the back of Bodacious. The rest were tossed off.
A matador has died after being gored by a bull in Spain – the first bullfighter to die in the ring there for more than 30 years. Victor Barrio, 29, a professional bullfighter, was killed when the bull's horn pierced his chest.
The bucking bull — named Hard Times — threw Lowe off and stomped on his chest during the evening competition at the Denver Coliseum. He died later that night.
BodaciousBodacious became infamously known as "the world's most dangerous bull" throughout the sport of bull riding and beyond due to his reputation for injuring riders.
The trainer and handler of Professional Bull Rider's (PBR) number one bucking bull, Bushwacker, was found dead of an apparent suicide on Thursday near Bunyan, Texas. Officials in Erath County, say Kent Cox, trainer and handler of Bushwacker were called to a possible suicide early Thursday morning.
A bullfight almost always ends with the matador killing off the bull with his sword; rarely, if the bull has behaved particularly well during the fight, the bull is "pardoned" and his life is spared. After the bull is killed, his body is dragged out of the ring and processed at a slaughterhouse.
suicideThe trainer and handler of Professional Bull Rider's (PBR) number one bucking bull, Bushwacker, was found dead of an apparent suicide on Thursday near Bunyan, Texas. Officials in Erath County, say Kent Cox, trainer and handler of Bushwacker were called to a possible suicide early Thursday morning.
ProRodeo.com Gay set the rodeo's bull riding record with a 97-point ride on RSC's Oscar in 1977. That score remains the third-highest scored ride in ProRodeo history. The top scored PRCA ride was 100 points – a perfect score – made by Wade Leslie on Growney's Wolfman in Central Point, Ore., in 1991.
Other animal welfare groups, including the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), also object to rodeos. The ASPCA calls them "a cruel form of entertainment that involves the painful, stressful and potentially harmful treatment of livestock".
In this last year 61 bullfighters killed 1,856 bulls in Spanish rings. The bulls were paid for at an average price of around 1,8oo pesetas (from $240 to $300 apiece) and were furnished by 104 different accredited bull breeding ranches.
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Obadiah Richard "Obi" Toppin Jr. (Brooklyn, 4 de março de 1998) é um jogador norte-americano de basquete profissional que atualmente joga no New York Knicks da National Basketball Association (NBA).

Ele jogou basquete universitário na Universidade de Dayton e foi selecionado pelos Knicks como a 8ª escolha geral no Draft da NBA de 2020.

Início da vida e carreira no ensino médio
Toppin nasceu no Brooklyn e originalmente cresceu no bairro de Bushwick antes de se mudar para Melbourne, Flórida. Ele frequentou a Heritage High School em Palm Bay antes de se transferir para a Melbourne Central Catholic High School no ano seguinte. Toppin, sua mãe e seu irmão mais novo se mudaram para Ossining, Nova York e ele se matriculou na Ossining High School em seu terceiro ano.

Em seu último ano, ele teve médias de 20,6 pontos, 8,1 rebotes, 3 assistências e 3 roubos de bola e levou o time ao seu primeiro título da conferência em 10 anos. Não tendo recebido nenhuma oferta da Divisão I da NCAA, Toppin optou por se inscrever no Mt. Zion Preparatory School em Baltimore, Maryland. Ele teve médias de 17 pontos, oito rebotes e quatro assistências e cresceu 10 centímetros. Ele se comprometeu a jogar basquete universitário na Universidade de Dayton e rejeitou ofertas de Rhode Island, Georgetown, Geórgia, Texas A&M, Minnesota e Texas Tech.

Carreira universitária
Como calouro, Toppin teve médias de 14,4 pontos, sendo o líder da equipe, e 5,6 rebotes e foi nomeado por sete vezes o Novato da Semana da Atlantic 10. No final da temporada, Toppin foi nomeado o Novato do Ano da Atlantic 10 e foi eleito para a Primeira-Equipe da Atlantic 10, o primeiro calouro a fazê-lo desde Lamar Odom em 1999. Após o final da temporada, ele se declarou para o draft da NBA de 2019, mas não contratou um agente. Depois de fazer testes em várias equipes da NBA, Toppin optou por se retirar do draft e voltar para Dayton.

Em sua segunda temporada, Toppin foi nomeado o 44º melhor jogador de basquete universitário na temporada de 2019-20 pela CBS Sports e a 24ª melhor perspectiva para o draft da NBA de 2020 pela ESPN. Na primeira semana da temporada, após registrar 29 pontos e 12 rebotes na vitória de 86-81 sobre Indiana State, ele foi nomeado o Jogador da Semana da Atlantic 10. No final de novembro de 2019, Toppin levou Dayton ao segundo lugar no Maui Invitational Tournament de 2019 com médias de 22,3 pontos, 7,0 rebotes, 2,3 assistências e 1,3 bloqueios em três jogos. Posteriormente, ele repetiu o título de Jogador da Semana da Atlantic 10 e foi reconhecido como Jogador da Semana pela NBC Sports. Em 30 de dezembro, Toppin marcou 31 pontos, o recorde de sua carreira, em uma vitória por 77-59 sobre North Flórida, incluindo um recorde da universidade de 10 enterradas.

Toppin torceu o tornozelo esquerdo durante uma vitória contra o UMass em 11 de janeiro de 2020, mas não perdeu um jogo, marcando 24 pontos no próximo jogo de Dayton contra VCU, apesar de sua lesão. Toppin marcou seu milésimo ponto na carreira em 22 de fevereiro de 2020 durante um desempenho de 28 pontos em uma vitória de 80-70 sobre Duquesne. No final da temporada regular, ele foi nomeado para a Primeira-Equipe da Atlantic 10 e ganhou o prêmio de Jogador do Ano da Atlantic 10 após ter médias de 20 pontos, 7,5 rebotes e 1,2 bloqueios. Toppin ganhou o Prêmio Karl Malone como o melhor Ala-pivô do país e foi eleito o Jogador Nacional do Ano após ser nomeado o Jogador do Ano da Associated Press, Jogador do Ano do NABC, Naismith College Player of the Year e premiado com o Troféu Oscar Robertson e o Prêmio John R. Wooden. Ele também recebeu o prêmio de Jogador Nacional do Ano da CBS Sports, The Athletic, NBC Sports e USA Today.

Após a temporada, Toppin anunciou que abriria mão de suas duas últimas temporadas de elegibilidade universitária para entrar no draft da NBA de 2020. Ele terminou sua carreira universitária com 1.096 pontos marcados e 190 enterradas, um recorde na universidade.

Carreira profissional

New York Knicks (2020–Presente)
Em 18 de novembro de 2020, Toppin foi selecionado pelo New York Knicks como a oitava escolha geral no draft de 2020. Em 23 de novembro, Toppin assinou um contrato de 4 anos e US$22 milhões com os Knicks.

Em 23 de dezembro de 2020, Toppin fez sua estreia na NBA e registrou nove pontos, três rebotes e dois bloqueios em uma derrota por 121-107 para o Indiana Pacers. Ele perdeu 10 jogos devido a uma lesão sofrida em sua estreia e voltou em 13 de janeiro de 2021 em uma derrota por 116-109 para o Brooklyn Nets. Ele foi convidado a participar do Campeonato de Enterradas de 2021 e terminou em 2º lugar. Toppin foi o vencedor do Campeonato de Enterradas na temporada seguinte.

Em 8 de abril de 2022, Toppin marcou 35 pontos na vitória por 114–92 sobre o Washington Wizards. Em 10 de abril, Toppin registrou 42 pontos, o recorde de sua carreira, na vitória por 105–94 sobre o Toronto Raptors.

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O pai de Toppin, também chamado Obadiah, era um conhecido jogador de streetball no Brooklyn. Ele jogou basquete colegialmente no Globe Institute of Technology e profissionalmente pelo Brooklyn Kings da United States Basketball League, pelo Harlem Strong Dogs da American Basketball Association e na República Dominicana. Seu pai também era conhecido como "Dunkers Delight" enquanto jogava por um time de streetball chamado Court Kingz. Seu irmão, Jacob, jogou basquete universitário por Kentucky e Rhode Island.

Toppin é cristão e tem uma tatuagem em forma de cruz no ombro direito como sinal de sua fé.

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THE MANY TREASURES IN PUERTO RICO
With a population of nearly 4 million, Puerto Rico may be an economic territory of the United States, but its people are fiercely independent.
Rarely will you find an American flag flying high,
without a corresponding Puerto Rican flag nearby, sometimes flying even higher.
We call this IDENTITY … and we love it!!
To protect the transportation of gold, silver and jewels, on its route from America to Spain, the Spaniards built a series of forts in the Caribbean. The beautiful city of San Juan was founded in 1521. A massive wall and forts were built around the city to protect it from the enemy.
The city was used as a stopover for ships that came from Spain and a stronghold to prevent the enemy from taking control of the island and making Puerto Rico an enemy base. These walls and fortifications are part of the heritage left by Spain to Puerto Rico. Today the cobblestone streets, interior patios, hanging balconies, plazas, and chapels make of this historic city a charming and picturesque place to visit.
Military Adventures of San Juan
In 1595, Sir Francis Drake attacked San Juan in pursuit of gold and silver stored in "La Fortaleza". The artillery in "El Morro" effectively defended the city and punished the invaders sending them away with many casualties. In 1598, Sir George Clifford, Count of Cumberland, landed in San Juan and sieged the city but could not take El Morro.
After suffering exhaustion and sickness they were forced to leave. Even the Dutch, Commanded by General Boudewin Hendricksz, landed on San Juan in 1625, the Spanish resistance at El Morro made it impossible for them to take over. The Dutch burned down the city, including La Fortaleza, and left.
Some Cool Places to Visit
A leisurely walk through Old San Juan is one of the most pleasant experiences anyone could have in Puerto Rico. The colonial architecture of hanging balconies and cobblestone streets make you feel like you have gone back in time. Here are only some of the nice places to visit in Old San Juan.
• Paseo de la Princesa. A great place to spend weekend afternoons where local artisans display and sell their work. Also there is live music early Sunday evenings and on many other occasions.
• Massive City Wall. Construction of this 42-foot-high wall that surrounded the city began in the 1630s. It is made of solid sandstone blocks and held together with mortar, limestone, sand and water.
• Puerta de San Juan. The San Juan Gate was constructed in 1520. This strong, heavy wooden door was the official entrance for those who came to Puerto Rico on wooden sailing ships during the colonization.
• Catedral de San Juan. This beautiful Cathedral, built in 1540 is a good example of Gothic architecture in the New World. Here in a marble tomb lie the remains of Juan Ponce de Leon.
flying: moving in the wind (flameando)
nearby: very close, not far away (muy cerca)
jewels: precious or semiprecious stones (joyas)
built: constructed (construyeron)
stopover: stopping place on a journey (escala, en un viaje)
stronghold: a fortified place (fortificación)
heritage: inheritance (herencia)
cobblestone streets: streets paved with rectangular stones (calles empedradas)
charming: interesting, fascinating (encantador)
in pursuit of: in search of (en busca de)
stored: kept (conservados, almacenados)
punished: penalized (castigaron)
casualties: soldiers injured, killed or captured in a military engagement (bajas)
sieged: blocked by armed forces (sitió)
take over: take control (toma de poder)
burned down: destroyed by fire (incendiaron)
leisurely: not hurried or forced (sin apuro, tranquila)
gone back in time: returned to old times (regresado al pasado)
construction: building (la construcción)
mortar: a bond for covering a wall (mezcla de cemento)
limestone: a sedimentary rock (piedra caliza)
wooden: made of wood (de madera)
marble tomb: a grave in crystalline stone (tumba de mármol)
lie: rest in a horizontal position (yacen)
remains: dead body (restos).
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What is the deepest hole ever dug by man?
It's the thinnest of three main layers, yet humans have never drilled all the way through it.
Then, the mantle makes up a whopping 84% of the planet's volume.
At the inner core, you'd have to drill through solid iron.
This would be especially difficult because there's near-zero gravity at the core..
Earth is a sphere, so if you start digging in the Northern Hemisphere, then you've got to end up in the Southern Hemisphere. China is far away, but it's also in the Northern Hemisphere.
There is no allotted depth before a person needs to call 811. Whether you are just planting small shrubs or installing fences, CGA says any time you are putting a shovel in the ground you need to call due to the fact that many utilities are buried just a few inches below the surface.
25 feetIf there is nothing there you can safely dig up to at least 25 feet without having to worry about any legal repercussions. Anything beyond that and you really will need to do research for your local area and find out if there is anything anyone owns mineral rights too in the area.
The Kola Superdeep Borehole was just 9 inches in diameter, but at 40,230 feet (12,262 meters) reigns as the deepest hole. It took almost 20 years to reach that 7.5-mile depth—only half the distance or less to the mantle. Among the more interesting discoveries: microscopic plankton fossils found at four miles down.
WoodingdeanAlthough smaller in overall volume, the Woodingdean Well near Brighton in the UK is the deepest scar that the human hand has cut into the world's surface.
Russia's Kola Superdeep Borehole was created by the Soviets in the name of science so they could learn more about what's really under our feet and dig to depths unknown. The project to drill into the Earth's surface began near Murmansk in the 1970s, when Soviet scientists wanted to learn more about the Earth's crust.
Kimberley Mine (now called the Big Hole; 0.9 mile [1.5 km] in circumference), long the richest diamond-producing mine in the world, was closed in 1914, but several other mines remain productive, and diamond mining and cutting remain prominent industries. … Kimberley is the main city of Griqualand West.
The experience is pretty lame, really, although it is indeed an impressively large water-filled hole. You can't swim in it. Or even get to the edge. They've built a museum at the entrance.
RussiaRussia holds the record for the deepest man-made hole in the world at more than 40,000 feet deep. That's 7.6 miles. No one has ever reached the Earth's mantle, although scientists have never given up trying to get to it.
If you go deeper into the Earth, it's still moving all around you, but the mass inside doesn't have as far to travel. It's a bit like the lanes on a running track. The inside lane is shortest, and they get lengthier as you move out. … The only way to make it work, would be to dig the hole straight through Earth's poles.
Kola Superdeep BoreholeThis is the Kola Superdeep Borehole, the deepest manmade hole on Earth and deepest artificial point on Earth. The 40,230ft-deep (12.2km) construction is so deep that locals swear you can hear the screams of souls tortured in hell.
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In the face of the oncoming Trump presidency, will a symbol that stands for unity in the face of oppression have more meaning than ever before?
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Star Wars offers a seemingly infinite universe of nuance and galactic trivia, but to follow the films, you only really need to recognize two simple symbols: the Rebel Alliance insignia and the Imperial cog. They stand for all that is good and evil in that fictional galaxy, respectively, and thanks to their simple yet powerful messages, they are the most common Star Wars tattoos on Earth. The upcoming Rogue One is set to put that Rebel Alliance insignia front and center once again, and given the current chaos in American politics, there's a chance that this symbol for unity in the face of oppression might become more popular than ever before.
"Star Wars tattoos have been increasing in popularity, really, since day one," says Shane Turgeon, a tattoo artist and multi-hyphenate avid collector of pop culture memorabilia and original artwork. He owns Shades of Grey Tattoo Shop in Edmonton, Canada, and is the mind behind the coffee table-style The Force and the Flesh books, which catalogue Star Wars tattoos across the decades. "They kind of reached their apex a few years ago where there was suddenly this new glut of tattoo artists who'd grown up seeing that Star Wars tattoos were totally a thing."
The Star Wars tattoo renaissance began in the late 1990s, and Turgeon started a website dedicated to geeky tattoos in 1999. By 2005, he was working directly with Lucasfilm to create tattoo programming at Star Wars conventions. The combination of the internet and a growing social acceptance of tattoos over the past decade have made Star Wars and other geeky tattoos far more acceptable and even cool to the public eye. The strong imagery and dynamic characters in the series often act as a perfect combination for artists and enthusiasts alike.
Adam Guy Hays is the owner and manager of Red Rocket Tattoo in New York City, and is a member of an elite force of licensed Lucasfilm tattoo artists. He has been inking Star Wars tattoos for the past dozen years, and confirms that the two symbols are the most popular choices, even if many licensed Lucasfilm artists can create intricate, colorful images of everyone from Han Solo to the Ewoks.
"It's just easy to get a Rebel Alliance symbol or an Imperial cog if you're just a general Star Wars fan and you're not picking one character over another," he says. Simply put, it's a safer bet and more subtle than having Admiral Ackbar's face under your skin forever.
"The Rebel Alliance insignia and the Imperial logo have been the most common tattoos since people started getting Star Wars tattoos," Turgeon explains. Often, the symbols aren't meaningful beyond functioning as a sign that someone is a fan, a calling card of sorts. "It was more 'what do you like more, do you like stormtroopers or do you the Rebellion more?'" he says. "I don't think it really was like people were getting the Rebellion one or the Imperial one because they loved oppression and they loved tyranny. It was because they were Star Wars fans, first and foremost."
The election of Donald Trump may change that. "Do I think there's potential for that to grow in the wake of a four-year term of Trump?" Turgeon says. "Sure, absolutely." But, he says, there's really no real way to know for sure. Right now, there is just anecdotal evidence; the week after Trump was elected saw people getting Rebel Insignia on a pin tattoos — a combination of the Rebel Insignia and the anti-Trump safety pin — but "it lasted for a week until the next social justice warrior phenomenon kicked in," Turgeon says.
As for the new films — Rogue One and The Force Awakens — Hays says that there's absolutely a "rejuvenation" in public interest in Star Wars tattoos. "But I don't think people are fully committed to the new movie imagery as tattoos until we see how it all wraps up," he says. Much like the Trump presidency itself, artists and fans of Star Wars alike will have to wait to see exactly what the impact will be. May the Force be with us all.


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Riedel Communications Appoints Chris Johnson as General Manager, Australia and New Zealand
Riedel Communications today announced the appointment of Chris Johnson as General Manager of Riedel Australia. Johnson first joined Riedel Australia in 2016 to head up the company's rental operation. In the meantime, he has charted significant success in developing the business and delivering complex solutions to high-profile customers across Australia, including Vivid Sydney and the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Before joining Riedel, Johnson was based in the U.K., where he operated his own business providing production engineering and design services to global clients such as the BBC and IAAF. In that role, he worked with Riedel on several events, including the 2012 Summer Games and the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
"Riedel Australia remains one of the key hubs for our company globally, and it has been a launching point for our growth into Asia," said Cameron O'Neill, Director, Asia-Pacific, Riedel Communications. "As the region grows, we've worked on building a strong leadership pipeline in Australia. Chris has not only been fundamental in that effort, but his technical expertise and keen understanding of our customers' requirements make him the ideal professional to step into this important position."
Johnson commented, "It's been an exciting few years at Riedel Australia as we've grown our rental operations, and I'm thrilled to continue that work across the rest of our business here in Australia and New Zealand. The broadcast and events industries are going through some really big changes at the moment, and we're fortunate to be able to help our clients navigate those changes with our solutions. We're in a unique position to be able to directly provide both the technology and the operational support that our customers need."
Johnson takes over from John Bell, who was appointed to the Board of Riedel Australia in February 2015 and took on the role of General Manager in October 2016. For a transitional period, Bell will remain as a nonexecutive director of the Australian company.
"Together with Cameron O'Neill, I was able to identify the key requirements for future management candidates," Bell said. "After two years, we agreed that Chris had the potential to take on this role, given his significant contribution in more than doubling our rental revenue."
"John lead Riedel Australia through some of the most profitable years in its existence, and I thank him for his contributions," said Martin Berger, Chief Sales Officer, Riedel Communications. "By carefully nurturing customer relationships and mentoring the Australian team, he has built a strong foundation for our success in the coming years. I look forward to working with Chris, and we wish him every success in his new role."
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Baross Katinka, Justh Jánosné, Baros Katalin (Budapest, 1897. szeptember 30. – 1946 után) magyar írónő.

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Tanulmányait Budapesten, majd Németországban és Angliában végezte. 1913-ban férjhez ment Justh János földbirtokoshoz, Justh Gyula radikális polgári politikus fiához. Az aradi Kölcsey Egyesületben számos előadást tartott, cikkei, tárcái az aradi napilapokban jelentek meg, Háromtól – négyig c. bohózatát 1923-ban mutatta be az aradi színház. Sajtó alá rendezte Justh Zsigmond azelőtt ismeretlen, kétrendbeli naplóját, mely Halász Gábor szerkesztésében és jegyzeteivel 1941-ben jelent meg Budapesten. A két világháború között a Romániai Magyar Kisebbségi Nők Központi Titkárságának tagja. Az erdélyi asszonyok trianoni békeszerződés feletti fájdalmas üzenetét Justhné Jánosné Baross Katinka tolmácsolta New Yorkban az Amerikai Magyar Társaság gyűlésén.

1928 és 1934 között Hollywoodból küldött tudósításai jelentek meg a Pesti Hírlap és a Színházi Élet hasábjain, ebben az időben tehát Amerikában élt – és ez az utolsó évkör, amikor még biztosan tudjuk, hogy életben volt. Férje, Justh János 1946. május 9-én hunyt el Budapesten. 1974-ben, a Romániai magyar irodalmi lexikon első kötetének összeállításakor – még a megjelenés előtt – a mű főszerkesztője, Balogh Edgár egy cikkben gyűjtötte össze azokat, akikről hiányos információkkal rendelkeztek, és kérte az olvasók segítségét. S él-e még valahol – mert Aradon nem tudnak róla – Baross Katinka, Justh Jánosné? – szólt a kérdés, a jelek szerint visszhangtalanul, mert életrajzának e sarokpontja nem ismert.

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Az amerikai zarándokút (a trianoni békeszerződés negatív következményeinek ismertetése miatt, 1928). Irta: Kozma György közjegyző

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Type hinting is bad..if it's done wrong.
Type hinting was introduced in PHP 5 allowing you to force parameters to be specific types of objects or an array. At first glance this is great because of the built-in support for type validation. In the example below there's a type hint on the function transport forcing $car to be of type Car.
We can use $car without having to write code to check it's type. A fatal error is thrown if $car is not an instance of type Car.
The problem with this style of programming is you're sacrificing one of the biggest strengths of PHP: the ability to duck type. After all this time of programming with a dynamic language why have we become so concerned with types? Had we not put a type hint on the transport function the code would have still worked. Let's remove the Car type hint.
This is better because it is more flexible. $car can be anything as long as it can load() and go(). You can change $car to be a Van and you'll still get your cargo safely loaded and transported assuming Van can load() and go().
Can't you use inheritance in this case and still utilize type hinting?
Inheritance could be used and the function would take advantage of subtype polymorphism.
This is still not ideal. What if you wanted to use something other than a Vehicle to do your transportation (e.g. Boat, Train, or Horse and Wagon)? To make this code more reusable we should follow an object-oriented design principle: "Program to an interface, not an implementation". Fundamentally we don't care what an object is; instead we care about what an object can do.
If you wanted maximum flexibility why even put an object or interface type hint? As long as the parameter can load() and go() the transport function should work. The type hint validation is only enforced at runtime. If an object was passed into the transport function that didn't have a load or go method you would still get a fatal runtime error. It seems like the type hint isn't useful.
That's almost completely true. There is a subtlety. Using a type hint would error sooner. This may or may not be important to you.
In this example, what if getCargo() uses an external service like a database connection or a web service. It's nice to know $transporter can load() and go() before using resources to getCargo(). If $transporter didn't support the necessary interface then an error would be thrown immediately and no resources would be wasted. It's up to you to decide which is more important: the ability to error early or the flexibility of using duck typing.
I use type hinting because my IDE uses it to provide code completion.
You can use annotations and/or interface type hinting and your IDE will provide code completion. You don't have to sacrifice good object oriented design for the sake of your IDE.
Learning from the lost techies example, I wrote a parser using Selenium. I have a QUnit class which extends my Selenium class. The QUnit base class opens the supplied webpage with the QUnit tests using Selenium, reads all the html results, converts it to xml, traverses the xml and parses the results. This simply checks to see all your qunit test results pass. If one of them fails the entire Selenium test fails.
pass = nodeIterator.Current.GetAttribute("class", "") == "pass"
I googled for tips on public speaking and on the first page of links less than half of them had this tip. If they had this tip, it wasn't listed at the top and wasn't emphasized as much as it absolutely needs to be. It's not about the background color of your slides, it's not about trying to insert a joke to keep your audience's attention, or how you should imagine everyone in their underwear. In fact the best advice doesn't even take place during your presentation.
I have to give credit to author and speaker Scott Berkun for enlightening me on this subject. I highly recommend reading his book Confessions of a Public Speaker. Basically the advantage a speaker has over the audience is they know what is coming next. Speakers can emphasize this advantage by practicing. Go over your slides. Stand up and speak to each and everyone of them to make sure they make sense and clearly illustrate your point. If you can, try to practice in the same room or venue you'll be presenting in. This way you'll know how much energy and volume you'll need to be able to project to the whole room. You'll know if there's any gotchas with setting up the projector, what to set your screen resolution to, if you need to bring your mac dongle, if you'll be needing a mouse, or if you'll have access to wifi.
There's been so many presentations I've seen where presenters assume everything will go right and end up wasting ten to fifteen minutes of the audience's time configuring their machine, flipping back and forth to find the right slide, or apologizing for not knowing how to right click on their track pad. Don't be apologetic! Every time you apologize I stop listening to you and I spend the next two minutes of my life irritated wondering why you didn't spend two minutes to prepare for this. Sure there's room for error, but if you practiced enough you'll be able to avoid all the big avoidable mistakes and know how to recover back into your presentation.
If you take the number of people attending your presentation and multiply that by the length of your presentation (e.g. 10 people x 1 hour = 10 hours), practicing is a small investment in comparison to how much time people are investing in you.
Armed with Selenium, Xpath, and Firebug you're ready to automate almost any web test case. Looking at the Selenium Reference guide most of the actions take a locator. The easiest locator to use is the id attribute of the element you are performing the action on. If you or you're team are developing with automated web tests in mind, then there should be an id on all the significant elements. If there is no id on the element, don't fret you can use my next favorite locator: XPath.
Here's a tutorial to XPath if you are not familiar with the language.
When I first started with XPath and Selenium I would spend hours developing the XPath expression, run the selenium test, watch it fail on the XPath command, edit it, and repeat till it worked. This was an inefficient use of time and brain power.
Now you can test your XPath independently of your selenium script and be sure that your locator is correct. This will save you lots of time and increase your confidence in what your selenium actions are doing.


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Onward. I suppose you'll be wanting to know what ever became of the February issue. Well, for starters, it got very cold. We didn't have all the snow that NYC and points east and north got, but it got very cold here. Double-digits-below-zero cold, and that's the real temperature, not that phony "wind chill" flapdoodle. And if your furnace is not functioning, living in a house built in the 1860s and insulated with horsehair becomes very unpleasant very quickly.
So it's 4:30 am, a foot of snow on the ground and the temperature is eighteen degrees Fahren-freakin-heit below zero. I'm kneeling in the snow behind the house wearing fourteen layers of clothing, but I can't cover my face because if I do my breath freezes up on my glasses and I can't see. In my right hand is a long-handled vegetable brush with plastic bristles. I'm trying to scour ice off the grating on the air intake of our furnace so the damn thing will start working, but it's slow going because my hand is numb. After I get most of the ice off, I have to search around for a twig I can use to poke the ice out of the holes in the grating. This is the second time tonight I've had to come out to do this, and I always seem to go through three or four twigs before I get it clear. The furnace quit about 15 minutes ago and it's about 50 degrees in the house and falling fast.
The ice on the air intake didn't get there because it's snowing, raining or sleeting, because it's not. The ice is there because the idiots hired by Sears several years ago to install the furnace arranged the exhaust and intake vents backwards, i.e., they put the air intake above the exhaust. So the hot exhaust forms fog, the warm fog rises (duh), and then condenses and freezes on the air intake. We didn't discover that they had screwed this up until the furnace started cutting out this winter. This only happens in extremely cold weather, but the backwards arrangement also poses a danger of carbon monoxide being sucked into the air intake, so we're in the process of getting this fixed. Then again, the last time I spoke to Sears Service Center, a weirdly belligerent clown there told me that what I was describing was "impossible," suggested that we hadn't actually bought the furnace from Sears Roebuck but from "some guy named Sears," and hung up on me in mid-sentence.
Anyway, I had the February issue ready to go by early March, not bad considering the level of chaos around here, when the wheels started to come off daily life in a few dozen more ways too tedious to detail here (teeth, car, water softener and filter system, car again…). I promise to do better. Oh look, the grass is growing already! I wonder where I left the lawn tractor.
That's it for now because there's a huge thunderstorm* coming at us and I've had a thing about lightning ever since I was struck by it back in ought-six. Yeah, that's how we talk out here in the boonies. Y'all come back soon, hear? And don't forget to subscribe!
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* The power went out for about three hours just after this was written.
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I noticed recently that parts of this site were not working properly (including the administrative interface). After some Googling and a bit of imagination, I realized that somewhere out there somebody had updated PHP (don't ask) to be less tolerant of the coding errors riddling the ancient version of Word Press I was using, causing the poor thing to sputter and fail. Da noive of some people.
So I spent today backing up and installing the new version of Word Press (4.1.1), which is tons of fun when you can't really see what you're doing. Anyway, the site now works. Sort of. Unfortunately, some of the plugins I use to run the site are too old to work with this new version (Catch 22), and I haven't yet found replacements.
Long story short, the "Subscriber Content" part of the site is not working at all. I am trying to fix it, but at the moment I'm stymied. Please stay tuned.
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Welcome to January, land of enchantment, and by "enchantment," I mean, of course, frozen mud.
So, did everyone have a nice Getstuffmas? Santa brought us a broken furnace. It didn't actually break all at once, but started to die a few days earlier, just not coming on until it was way colder in here than the setting on the thermostat. Then it wouldn't stay on quite long enough to get back up to "warm." It took us a while to catch on that our own furnace was gaslighting us. Lather, rinse, repeat, and pretty soon it was 12/25 and freaking freezing in here. I hate holidays. Oddly enough, the guy who came to repair it was insanely good at his job and had it humming away in about 20 minutes. At $10 and change per minute. Oh well.
It dawned on me a few days ago that this year, 2015, marks the twentieth anniversary of this website, a fact that I find simultaneously impressive and deeply disorienting. There aren't a whole lot of twenty-year old websites still around, and the web was a very different place in 1995; I actually had to go buy a couple of books on Unix and HTML to figure out how to get the site up and running. I wrote the first version of the site in Notepad.
A few months later I wrote one of the first general purpose mass-audience internet books, called The Book Lover's Guide to the Internet (Random House), which was excerpted in the Washington Post and was a huge success, except it made me next to no money for some reason. Probably because my idiot publisher refused to believe it was selling as fast as it was and never printed enough copies, so it was constantly out of stock in bookstores. A couple of years later (1998), I revised the whole book from scratch for next to no money because I was naive and had a lousy agent. It's still available on Amazon, but please don't buy it, because it's about twenty years out of date.
That book did fulfill one of every author's primo fantasies for me: I got to hang out in a busy bookstore a few days before Christmas (Shakespeare & Co. on the Upper West Side of NYC, in this case) and see dozens of people snatch up and buy multiple copies of my book. It was very cool, but also actually kinda creepy. Hard to explain.
Speaking of books about the internet, I recently read Evgeny Morozov's To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism, which is very good. It's much more than just another screed bemoaning the deleterious effects of the net; in many respects it's not about the net at all, but the modern drive to seek solutions to things which may not, in fact, actually be problems at all. It's a fascinating and very well-written book. Here is a somewhat long but very interesting interview with Morozov.
Elsewhere in the news, we sat down and watched Life Itself, the bio-pic about Roger Ebert, which I anticipated liking, because I liked Roger Ebert (although he liked a lot of absolute junk). Anyway, the more time passes after seeing the film, the more it strikes me as deeply unsatisfactory, a weirdly lumpy and half-baked effort in desperate need of a competent editor.
On the other hand, I was fully prepared to dislike Finding Vivian Maier because the thought of someone unearthing an artist's work after the artist's death and apparently profiting from it is inherently repulsive. But the film is absolutely fascinating, very well done, and shows a real commitment on the part of John Maloof, who bought several boxes of her negatives at an auction a few years ago, to both popularize her work and investigate her life story. I've always been a fan of street photographers like Robert Frank, Lee Friedlander, Gary Winogrand, etc., and Vivian Maier's work is at least at their level. She was a genuine genius with an extraordinary eye. She was also a deeply strange and troubled person, a paranoid hoarder with a definite "dark side." Anyway, it's a great film. Unfortunately Vivian Maier's work may soon be withdrawn from public view due to a legal wrangle, which would be very sad.
I just noticed that Netflix is now pushing The Interview at me. I'm gonna pass and stick to P.G. Wodehouse. Meanwhile, please consider subscribing or otherwise contributing to life here at Churchmouse Abbey, for we are as skint as our namesake.
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With the ever growing list of changes in digital marketing, the Milestone team has picked out the most relevant, top ten digital trends that will impact the events industry in 2019.
AR has been on the rise since 2016 and global brands continue to experiment with this medium. These brands have had major successes as developers continue to work through the limitations of the technology towards more accessible AR experiences. it is interesting to note that live events is one of the identified market segments where AR has been forecasted to grow by as much as approximately 400%. It is projected to have a market value of US$ 4.1 billion in 2025 (from $8 million in 2020). Of the nine identified markets, live events ranked #4 after video games, healthcare and engineering.
From virtual attendance to convenient virtual venue tours for event organizers and eye catching rich media banner ads that literally pop out from your screen, the possibilities are endless. Augmented reality offers users an immersive experience for consumers and therefore emotional connection to the brand.
Gone are the days of serving up a "Buy Now" ad. Consumers are seeking information, solutions and tailored messages. This process can take months or even years. The key is to build credibility and trust before selling anything. Search engines are where the customer journey begins because consumers do a lot of research about products before purchasing. These searches result in specific ads (now managed by AI) that point to your brand. The key is to not sell, but rather provide information using videos and blog posts. Your CTA should be "Learn More", with pointers to your website with customised information specifically for that audience.
It's only after this phase that we should switch to conversion messaging with a CTA to book, buy or act.
As people move towards private messaging, away from public forums, it is essential that brands have a chat option for their customers to get in touch with them. According to the Facebook report "Why Messaging Businesses is the New Normal," 69% of US respondents said that they feel more confident about a brand when they can directly message them. Event FAQs can be easily be set up in Facebook pages and event owners can utilise this feature to get more enquiries.
This should be a no brainer by now but we're saying it again to reinforce its importance. Tamara Mendelsohn, website conversion instructor for Eventbrite's Event Marketing Course says that the extra steps in the checkout process cause 10% of event-goers to abandon their purchase. Making it easy for people to buy tickets on mobile can get a 160% increase in ticket purchase completion. Ticket purchasing optimised for mobile is a definite must especially since mobile users are more likely to convert. Building a website that speaks to each type of audience will also help in driving sales on your website.
Building a large subscriber list for your eDMs is one thing, but understanding your audience segmentation is the secret to getting a higher click to open rate. Customised emails per type of audience gets more emails opened and converted into ticket sales or registration. For event marketers, sending out pre-sale emails of suggested shows based on audience type and preference has proven to be more effective in getting return attendees.
Brands should utilise native advertising to engage their audiences more directly because content is customised to their language and needs. Creating useful proprietary content also increases your chances of viral sharing on social media, according to Forbes. But rather than strictly sharing the same piece of content on every channel, it's important to create network-specific content as well. Event owners can utilise things like "Staff picks" or BTS videos across the different social media platforms.
Your festival curator, sound engineer, graphic designer and even volunteer can be richer sources of unique information that your audiences are looking for. According to Forbes, Influencers have proven to be a costly method of marketing because of their high expense and low ROI. Brands will be moving towards more organic grassroots promotion. Another key tactic: Rather than relying on celebrity influencers, brands are leveraging their own internal experts and employee advocates.
Stories are now growing 15x faster than feed based sharing, according to Block Party's Beyond the Newsfeed report. Facebook's Cheif Product Officer goes on to predict that the stories format will surpass the feed as the primary way of sharing sometime next year. It's a good platform to experiement with especially for small teams given it thrives on content that is live, raw, and unedited. Events can leverage this medium in so many ways and even create customized GIFs and stickers for people to use during their events.
Programmatic advertising will directly benefit from all the advances in automation and AI, allowing highly targeted marketing to happen. This technology is already being tested beyond the realms of online ads with brands like Google, Sky and Amazon investing heavily in integrating this technology to television advertising! Programmatic TV will definitely be something to watch out for.
In 2017,The growing popularity of voice activated devices marks a new paradigm for event marketing. Just as mobile heralded a new era for location-based search, voice activated search is shifting the goal posts once more, with tactics like optimising for featured snippets and 'near me' phrases coming to the fore. A recent study from the US found that 41.7% of searchers use 5+ words and 96.5% of search queries have less than 50 searches per month. What this means is, there will be a rise of long-tail search queries. Whereas the traditional typed search might be "event space", the voice search might include the phrase "find an event space in the CBD with breakout spaces and Wi-Fi". Voice activated search results return several website or location listings, but the top result will be based on the closest to what is likely a lengthy sentence or string. Results will be ranked based on concise answers to voice search queries, with the average result being just 29 words in length.


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Lonsdale Battalion events that took place on 3 December.
By order of the War Office, the Lonsdale Battalion becomes the 11th (Service) Battalion, Border Regiment (Lonsdale).
Captain P. G. W. Diggle is appointed Adjutant.
General Equipment Indent: 40 fencing muskets with spring bayonet.
At Molliens-au-Bois, engaged in lectures, inspections and physical exercises. Weather is very wet.
Battalion situated at Berteaucourt involved in training under Company arrangements.
Killed: Capt. J. Benson; Capt. A. Sandeman; Capt. P.M. Martin; 2nd Lieut. Richardson; 2nd Lieut. McDuff.
Wounded: 2nd Lieut. J.M. Jamie.
Missing: Capt. McConnan; 2nd Lieut. Fell; 2nd Lieut. Hotchkiss, 2nd Lieut. Maltby; 2nd Lieut. Ridgeway.
↑ Conveyed in War Officer letter No.20/Infy./635 (A.G.1).
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Review: Lured (1947)
As Lured began with a spotlight exploring a London street to reveal the opening credits on various sections of brick walls and signs, I had a feeling I was in for treat. I wasn't necessarily expecting that in a supposed crime mystery starring Lucille Ball that I was watching only because of its co-star, Boris Karloff. However, I was thoroughly entertained for the entirety of the movie's 102-minute running time.
Four years later, Ball would become America's favorite comedienne and television sweetheart with I Love Lucy. Having never seen her in a serious role, it was hard for me to accept the fact that every man in the movie talked about how beautiful a woman she was. It's not that she's unattractive, but I'll maintain her casting may have been a bit of a stretch and that it was really the spunky personality of her character, Sandra Carpenter, that made her so appealing.
Carpenter came to London from the U.S. to be in a show that closed after four nights, forcing her to become a taxi dancer at a bad nightclub to make ends meet. While pursuing better employment, she's temporarily hired by Scotland Yard to help identify a serial killer who uses personal ads to abduct and, presumably kill, young unattached women. She's recruited when a friend of hers becomes a victim and Inspector Harley Temple (Charles Coburn) notices a spark in her during questioning.
Temple gives her a verbal test and, indeed, she has innate skills of observation and deduction. He warns her that it will be dangerous ("Are you scared?"), but also tells her he's assigned a man to watch out for her. His identity must remain unknown to Carpenter, which creates a couple opportunities for us to think he's the killer stalking her. I hate to spoil his identity, but since he's played by George Zucco in an uncharacteristically light role, I have to say he's a highlight of the film, interacting with Ball in an often humorous way.
Karloff appears in only a single memorable sequence during one of two "false alarm" meetings with people who are not the serial killer. He seems to have a ball with the role and is good at being both a kindly old gentleman and then a completely crazy oddball. It's played for a while like he could be the killer, but I never fully expected that to be revealed so early in the movie. The sequence is representative of the fine line Lured straddles between comedy and thriller. It's definitely not a comedy, although it has many delightful moments.
The two lives of Carpenter cross when she encounters Robert Fleming (George Sanders), the man with whom she hopes to get an audition, as well as the man who may also have sent eerie poetry to Scotland Yard, warning of the murderer's next moves. He's a better red herring than Karloff, and the rest of the movie focuses on his relationship with Carpenter, his eventual arrest for the murders and the pursuit of the real killer.
The other key player is Julian Wilde (Sir Cedric Hardwicke), Fleming's business partner and friend. He's kind of creepy, but shouldn't be considered the prime suspect. There's also a menacing-looking chauffeur wandering the halls. Lured does a solid job maintaining the mystery without solving it in an obvious manner. It was a long time before I felt confident about my guess for the identity of the killer.
Lured was written by Leo Rosten, based on a 1939 French film, Pieges (Personal Column). I don't know how much dialogue is original, but it's often clever and snappy. It was directed by Douglas Sirk, who would later become famous for melodramas like Magnificent Obsession, All That Heaven Allows, and Imitation of Life. Hints of the woman's point of view which would become one of his movies' distinguishing characteristics are apparent here with such a strong woman (and actress) in the lead role.
Although it's not exactly "classic horror," the movie does feature not only Karloff, but also horror icons Zucco and Hardwicke. It reminds me a bit of Mystery of the Wax Museum in that Glenda Farrell, playing a strong central female character, was an unanticipated treat. While the matter of a gruesome subject like a serial killer is mostly taken lightly, the movie revolves around it. Therefore, I don't hesitate in wholeheartedly recommending Lured from within this particular forum.
Written by Leo Rosten Directed by Douglas Sirk Starring George Sanders, Lucille Ball, Boris Karloff, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, George Zucco US Release Sept. 5, 1947 RT 102 Home Video Kino Video
Death Takes a Holiday (1934)
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