From time to time, Close-ups and Long Shots will feature interviews with some of my favorite authors. The first interview is with Michelle Vogel, a writer whose work I really appreciate and follow.
She selects subjects I would like to write about, those I'm interested in. I thought her books on Olive Borden and Olive Thomas were thorough and well researched. She is passionate about her work, and it shows in her writing and attention to detail.
Although I had lots of questions I could have asked her about the two Olives, I wanted to ask Michelle about her recent biography of Lupe Velez. I was most interested in knowing how she selected Velez for a full-length biography.
Michael G. Ankerich: It is a big decision when a writer decides to take on a biography of a single individual. Why DID you choose Lupe Velez?
Michelle Vogel: First off, thank you for offering to interview me, Michael. We both travel the same author path, writing about likeminded subjects. We're aware of each other's work and the research methods needed to get a complete and thoroughly researched book on the market. It's not easy, as you well know! I'm honored to be your very first interview.
In choosing a subject, you have to be sure that the subject either hasn't been explored at all, hasn't been explored fairly, or you have a new spin on an old tale…new information, etc…with Lupe, it was the "died with her head in the toilet" myth that upset me. I was driven to find out if the story was true, or if it had been made up to further accentuate an already tragic end. That said, in exploring her death, it was her life that came to the forefront. She may have only lived thirty-six years, but she made the most of every minute! So, for me, her whole story, not just her death, became this complete package, a massive and very messy jigsaw that I enthusiastically researched for three years – full time!
MGA: Many writers suffer separation anxiety when they complete a book. I felt a sad tug at my heart when I completed my Mae Murray biography. Did you feel the same? How did you deal with it?
MV: Hmmm…can I say, alcohol?! Seriously, I don't drink at all, but I've had moments where I've reflected on writers of times past and I kind of realize why they've taken to the bottle. As a crutch or a muse, it doesn't matter, for some reason, many of the greats were alcoholics. Writing is a very isolating experience. For months, more often – years, you're immersed in your own little world. Just you, your computer, piles of old newspaper articles and a bunch of dead people that you're breathing life back into. Sure, the odd interview happens which allows you to share the experience, but as a whole, writing is a lonely profession. When a book is complete, it's almost like a grieving process after letting it go. You hand all your work over to the publisher, they keep it for nine months or so and then it comes back to you typeset, with photographs inserted. The months between handing it over and getting it back are weird…there most certainly is a separation, a sense of accomplishment, but a hole, too. Not too many people understand that feeling, unless of course, you're a writer. I've finished books and had people immediately say, "So, what/who are you going to write about next?" That's such an overwhelming question to hear so soon after finishing a project that has taken years to complete. If only it were that easy, huh?
MGA: Exactly. After spending a great deal of time and energy with Lupe in researching and writing her biography, how did you come away feeling about her?
MV: Honestly, she's become my favorite subject, Michael. She would have been hard to know because she was so exuberant, feisty, and unpredictable, but she would have been fun! There was never a dull moment with her. If she loved you, you were in for one hell of a ride, but if she hated you – look out!
MGA: One of the disturbing myths about Lupe Velez is her death. You spend a lot of time in Lupe Velez: The Life and Career of Hollywood's Mexican Spitfire setting the record straight. Do you have any idea how author Kenneth Anger (in Hollywood Babylon) came up with the rumor that Lupe drowned in a toilet?
MV: Well, according to my Forwardist, Kevin Brownlow, he once asked Kenneth Anger where he came up with his research. His response was, "Mental telepathy, mostly." That says it all.
MGA: Do you think this is the greatest misconception about Lupe Velez today? If not, what are other misconceptions we have of her that you were able to address in your book?
MV: Absolutely! Her death has been turned into a joke…toilet humor, literally! As I say in my book, the truth is heartbreaking enough, why bring her premature demise to another level and discredit her for all eternity by making up lies?! I have thoroughly researched her death and the weeks leading up to her death, and afterwards, and proven, without a doubt that Lupe Velez died in her bed. I hope that I can change the mindset of those people who have taken the lies as gospel, and make them see that anything can be written, about anyone, but unless you have the evidence to back it up, it's just a piece of fiction.
Another misconception is that she was a loose woman…a good time girl. Sure, she loved to party and have a good time, but she was fiercely loyal to her men. Between her long-term relationship with Gary Cooper and her marriage to Johnny Weissmuller, she was committed to both of these men for almost ten years of her life. She may have been many things, but she was certainly devoted – to her men, her family, her friends, even strangers who asked her for a helping hand. She helped everyone and she supported her extended family in Mexico for much of her life.
Lastly, that she only spoke broken English, otherwise known as "Spanglish". In reality, Lupe spoke English very well, with only a hint of an accent. Her ethnicity was played up for her films, and, for the sake of her "public image" she fell into that characterization, both on and off screen.
MGA: One of the most fascinating parts of the book is the chapter that deals with her final days and the anxiety she was under. It seems she truly felt she could not continue with living. Without giving away some of the startling revelations, was there one single person you felt was responsible for her death?
MV: Her final days…yeah, they're gut-wrenching to read, aren't they? They were exhausting to write. Of course, we know the eventual outcome, but with each turn of the page we hope that something will change and that she'll live.
Many people let her down but if I were to pinpoint one person, I would say it was her sister, Josephine. She had revealed the secret of her pregnancy and pleaded with her to go away with her so that she could have the baby. Then, after a year, Lupe would "adopt" the child. Voila! Her reputation is in tact and she lives out her life with her child, as it should have been. But, Josephine went back to Texas, promising to return, and she never did. That was Lupe's one option, her only safety net. When that was taken away, death was guaranteed. The thing is, Lupe was always an "I don't care" girl. If anyone was to have a baby out of wedlock in 1944 and not give a damn about the repercussions, it was Lupe Velez. That's what makes her suicide even harder to understand.
Lupe out on the town with husband Johnny Weissmuller.
MGA: I think of Lupe's turbulent love life, but her only marriage was to Tarzan, Johnny Weissmuller. Even though the marriage lasted five years or so, it wasn't a very happy union, was it?
It was and it wasn't. Five years married, considering all they went through, equates to a lifetime, really. They were both very different personalities. He was quiet. She wasn't. If anyone could push his buttons, she could! Eventually, the relationship soured beyond repair and it got violent. Weissmuller would throw things. However, even he said that he learned the valuable vases from the not so valuable ones. He'd carefully choose which ones to throw! They did love each other, they just couldn't live under the same roof together. By 1944, Johnny Weissmuller had remarried, but they were still friends and he was absolutely devastated to learn that she'd taken her own life. The press had a field day during their marriage. There was always a story to tell, many of them side-splittingly funny. Many of those stories are in the book.
Lupe Velez with Gary Cooper in Wolf Song.
MGA: Who was the love of Lupe's life?
MV: Gary Cooper. I can answer that one in seconds. Without a doubt, he was the one that got away. It's hard to believe, but their relationship was even more tumultuous than her marriage to Johnny Weissmuller. Lupe shot at him in a crowded train station, she stabbed him, she publicly embarrassed him with her carefree ways, and on the flip side, he was totally controlled by his domineering mother, the film studio and…Anderson Lawler. It was a very crowded, mixed-up relationship. Had they married, it would have surely ended in divorce, but the "might have been" ideal of a harmonious marriage with Gary Cooper ate away at Lupe, and, her final days and the decision to end her life and that of her unborn child may well have had a lot to do with him, too.
MGA: You had the great fortune of interviewing Lupe's second cousin. Can you tell me about the extent of his input? Given the nasty rumors that have floated around about Lupe's death and personal life over the years, was he reluctant at first to cooperate with your project?
MV: Oh, Pedro is like family to me. We've become very close and still e-mail each other weekly to check in and talk about our families, etc. Lupe brought us together and our relationship is tied with a very secure knot because of our mutual connection with her. Pedro was never reluctant. He trusted me completely and he was thrilled to finally have an outlet to tell the truth. He was so forthcoming and so generous, kindly re-telling family stories that have never been in print, until now, and he's also gifted me with some beautiful family photos, many of which are reproduced in the book. The book would be nothing without his input. He made my job easy.
MGA: I love the quote by Lupe at the opening of the book: "My life story? It is the story of a devil. And who wants to print the story of a devil? I am wild, I cannot help it." Wow! Did she really think of herself as a devil? Was she really as wild as her reputation suggests?
MV: Yeah, I think she did, but not a "devil" in the evil sense of the word. She meant that she was uncontrollable. She broke every rule and pretty much got away with doing it. Not just as an adult, but as a kid, too. Her parents couldn't control her, the nuns at the convent she attended as a young teenager couldn't control her. She lived by her own rules and refused to give in to what society felt was "acceptable behavior". Again, this part of her personality makes her suicide even sadder because she honestly didn't care what people thought of her. If it made her happy, she did it. Also, I think her wild ways were very much misinterpreted; she was most likely bi-polar. Her mood swings were extreme but she was labeled as a "wild Mexican". A possible imbalance wasn't even looked at back then. Certainly, if she was bi-polar, the hormones of pregnancy would have exasperated her condition, too, possibly tipping her over the edge during a dark episode.
MGA: Was there one particular thought you had in mind as you wrote Lupe's life story. One theme? One constant that ran through her life? One idea you wanted to get across?
MV: The fact that this woman has been so horribly misrepresented all these years was the reason I started writing the book in the first place, then, as I got into researching her life further, I felt honored to be able to tell the truth – for her. She was a great actress, a fine comedian and a fine dramatic actress. Very underrated. She did stage work, radio and film, not just in the United States, but Mexico and the U.K., too. Had she lived longer, she would have been a huge television star. I wanted to tell the story of her life, the good and the bad, but most importantly – the truth.
MGA: I am truly astonished at the photographs you were able to use in the book. Most I had never seen before. You even had copies of her suicide notes, which, I don't believe, I had ever seen. Did some of the photographs come from Lupe's family?
MV: Thank you, Michael. You know, I had 150 photos chosen, but I had so much information to include, I went 30,000 words over my projected word count (Oops!) and that caused a photo cut down to 75! That was a hard job. As I said, many of the early family photos came from Lupe's cousin, Pedro.
The others were sourced from all over the place. I tried my best to feature photos that were rare and somewhat candid, because she lived her life so candidly, it just seemed like the right fit.
MGA: Another impressive aspect of your book is the extensive filmography you provide. Everything from the cast list to the reviews the film received. You also provide many behind-the-scenes glances for many of her films. What about her films? Do you have any idea how many are easily available for viewing?
MV: Many of her films are available, Michael. Not all of them commercially (yet!), but from one collector to another, they DO exist. Personally, I have all of her films, save for two of her Mexican productions. That's a fantastic ratio. Some of them aren't in the best condition, but they're certainly watchable.
Obviously, "The Mexican Spitfire" film series is her most widely known body of work and I urge anyone wanting to see Lupe Velez in her prime to seek out these films. All of them are family friendly and kids love the visual gags throughout. Here's a link to the Warner Archive store where a few of Lupe's films are available for purchase, including the eight-film "Mexican Spitfire" series for a very reasonable $39.95.
Lupe clowning around with Edmund Lowe and Victor McLaglen in Hot Pepper (1933).
MGA: Do you have a favorite Velez film? Why?
MV: That's a tough question, Michael. I love her as a comedian, but I also love her as a dramatic actress, too. The "Mexican Spitfire" series are favorites, for obvious reasons. The chemistry between Lupe and Leon Errol is priceless and much of the dialogue is ad-libbed which serves to give the films a fresh, non-stilted approach to the comedic incidents throughout. I have a soft spot for her final film, the Mexican production, Nana. Her acting is faultless and the final scenes show her character walking the streets, a broken woman, in tears and lost. It's very difficult to watch these last few moments of her film career play out because it eerily mirrors the feelings she would have had in real life, just prior to her death.
MGA: If you have the chance to interview her, what would be your one important question for her?
MV: Well, that would be to ask if she was ever truly happy and satisfied, and if so, at what time of her life was that feeling? With herself, her career, her romances, her life in general? Was she ever content? I think her answer would have been "no". Sadly, her true happiness was probably set to come in the form of her role as a mother, and it wasn't to be.
MGA: After spending time with her, do you think Lupe would be a fun party guest?
MV: Fun? That's an understatement! Geez, she'd give Charlie Sheen a run for his money! It goes back to that tricky ol' question asking what dead people you'd invite to a dinner party…well, for sure, Lupe Velez would be at the very top of my list. I really wish I could have known her.
MGA: I hear that you're offering a FREE signed bookplate to anyone who purchases your new book? How does that work?
MV: Yeah, that's right. As a special thank you, anyone who purchases a copy of my latest book, Lupe Velez: The Life and Career of Hollywood's Mexican Spitfire and sends me an e-mail copy of their proof of purchase, I'll sign one of my personally printed bookplates and send it out anywhere in the world – FREE!
MGA: There are rumblings about a Lupe Velez biopic being in the works, with Mexican actress, Ana de la Reguera to star as Lupe Velez. Are you aware of this project?
MV: Yes, I'm aware of the project, Michael. Ana and I have been in e-mail contact over the last few weeks and we're hoping to collaborate. Oscar-nominated director, Carlos Carerra, will be writing the script and directing the film. I can't say anything further than that at this stage, but I will let you know more when I know more. One thing's for sure, Lupe is finally getting the positive recognition that she deserves!
MGA: It is about time. Great job, Michelle! I enjoyed chatting with you.
Check out some other biographies by Michelle Vogel.
Don't miss this new book by Michelle Vogel. It is now available for purchase!
I'm thrilled to announce that my latest book, Lupe Vélez: The Life and Career of Hollywood's "Mexican Spitfire"is now available for immediate shipment if ordered directly from my publisher. The official publication date was July 11, 2012!
I'm yet to receive my copies, but if anyone else receives their order before me, I'd really love to hear your thoughts and opinions.
It was the question mark ( ? ) that got my attention.
Over the years, when I researched the lives of silent film players, I would come across the name Eve Southern. Her entry, whether in film encyclopedias or on Internet blogs, would give a date of birth. There was always a question mark for the date of death. No one seemed to know whatever became of Eve Southern.
I keep this photo of Eve Southern on my desk for inspiration.
I like question marks. I am challenged by mysteries.
In 2009, I needed a challenge.
My main thrust had always been documenting the memories of the remaining silent film actors. Barbara Kent was my last interview. By the late 1990s, the players of the silent screen were fast going the way of the dinosaur.
It was about that time that I embarked on a spiritual journey in an effort to figure out God and determine how I fit into life on this big rock called Earth. It was a circuitous route that took me around the world for some 10 years. Read about those years in my spiritual memoir, Drag Queens at the County Line and Other Spiritual Adventures.
On a spiritual adventure in Honduras.
I'm just not sure when I will get around to writing it, because I still haven't figured it all out. Isn't that the whole point of a journey? Maybe there's no end to it!
It's the question marks that nag at me.
Eve Southern was one big question mark.
The enormous eyes of Eve Southern.
What became of this odd-looking creature of the silent screen? With her enormous eyes and long lashes, Eve looked almost supernatural.
With her belief in reincarnation and spiritualism–she once claimed Mary Queen of Scots as a past life, how could this woman have vanished into history?
As an actress, she is little more than a footnote in history, but I love reading footnotes. It is there that you sometimes find the most interesting ingredients of a story.
Eve appeared in almost 30 films from 1916 through the mid-1930s. It seemed she was on the cusp of something big happening in her career, then it would be taken from her.
D.W. Griffith discovered her for the movies, but after he retired temporarily, she was set adrift. Another time, it was a director who had big plans for her. But, he left the studio. Charlie Chaplin gave her a plum role in A Woman of the Sea, but the film was never finished or released.
She got her chance to shine as the Miracle Girl in The Gaucho (1928) with Douglas Fairbanks and Lupe Velez.
Lupe Velez, Douglas Fairbanks, and Eve Southern in The Gaucho (1928).
She received the best reviews of her career. For several years, she played leads opposite such actors as Malcolm McGregor and Walter Pidgeon.
Eve Southern and Malcolm McGregor in Stormy Waters (1928).
Then, a series of accidents from 1929 to the early 1930s finished her career and almost took her life.
From there, the trail of Eve Southern grew cold. She disappeared.
Beginning in 2008, that haunting question mark in her biography sent me searching through newspapers and archives. I would reach a dead end, become discouraged, and close her file. The question of her whereabouts would nudge me and I'd start afresh.
Wally McDowell filled in the gaps about his Aunt Elva. After her career ended in the early 1930s, she disappeared behind the camera and worked as a retoucher in the photography department of a movie studio. She continued to live with her parents in Hollywood for the rest of their lives.
Wally often asked his aunt, still a beautiful woman, why she didn't return to the movies. Her automobile and toboggan accidents had left her with nagging pain that prohibited her from standing long periods of time. Wally's father (Eve's brother) kept a close eye on Elva over the years and made sure she had everything she needed.
She lost her battle to Parkinson's Disease in 1972. She was buried in Valhalla Cemetery in Burbank.
At Eve Southern's final resting spot at Valhalla Cemetery. She is buried beside her mother, Lucille.
Through my long search for the whereabouts of Eve Southern, I felt a strange, rather spiritual, connection to her.
Feeling the need to tell her story, I began researching the lives of other silent film actresses who had perilous journeys through Hollywood. The idea for a new book was born. The book, Dangerous Curves atop Hollywood Heels: The Lives, Careers, and Misfortunes of 16 Hard-luck Girls of the Silent Screen, was released in 2010 and was named one of the top 10 silent film books that year.


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Home Politics Trojan Shield: Gangs of criminals arrested through FBI-run message app sting operation
Trojan Shield: Gangs of criminals arrested through FBI-run message app sting operation
Authorities in Australia and New Zealand said Tuesday they"ve dealt a huge blow to organised crime after hundreds of criminals were tricked into using a messaging app that was being secretly run by the FBI.
Police said criminal gangs thought the encrypted app called ANOM was safe from snooping when, in fact, authorities for months had been monitoring millions of messages about drug smuggling, money laundering and even planned killings.
The app was part of a worldwide sting called operation Trojan Shield, which was led by the FBI and involved the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the European Union police agency Europol and law enforcement agencies in more than a dozen countries. European and U.S. authorities planned their own announcements later Tuesday.
Authorities in Australia said the app was installed on stripped-back mobile phones and its popularity grew organically in criminal circles after it was vouched for by some high-profile underworld figures, described as "criminal influencers."
Australian authorities said they arrested 224 people and seized more than four tons of drugs and $35 million (€28.7 million) in an ongoing operation that dates back three years. New Zealand police said they had arrested 35 people and seized drugs and assets worth millions of dollars.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters it was a watershed moment that would keep the nation's communities safer.
"Today, the Australian government, as part of a global operation, has struck a heavy blow against organised crime," Morrison said. "Not just in this country, but one that will echo around organised crime around the world."
Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw said the sting, called Operation Ironside in Australia, was borne from a longstanding partnership between his agency and the FBI. He said they had shut down six clandestine laboratories and stopped 21 death threats, including saving a family of five.
"We have arrested the alleged kingmakers behind these crimes, prevented mass shootings in suburbs and frustrated serious and organised crime by seizing their ill-gotten wealth," Kershaw said.
Det. Superintendent Greg Williams, who leads a New Zealand police group fighting organised crime, said the sting was conceived in 2018 after the FBI took down a previous secure app favoured by criminals, Phantom Secure.
Williams said that left a void in the market that authorities helped fill with the ANOM app.
"We just can't speak highly enough of the FBI and the work they have done in the background here," Williams said.
He said New Zealand was a small country and relied on the intelligence-gathering capabilities of its Five Eyes partners, which include the U.S., Australia, Canada and Britain.
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Sky's The Limit Observatory and Nature Center in Twentynine Palms is hosting free wildflower nature walks.
Don't worry if you haven't seen the majestic wildflowers near Joshua Tree National Park — there's still plenty of time.
More than 50 different wildflower species are on display at Sky's The Limit Observatory and Nature Center, which is located a few hundred feet outside the park's north entrance in Twentynine Palms.
On every Tuesday in April, super bloom fanatics can attend "Wildflower Discovery Days" with botanist and docent Darrell Shade, who will educate visitors about the wildflowers, cacti and shrubs.
"It's the happiest feeling to see the desert in all of its beauty all at once," Shade said.
A retired teacher, Shade moved to the area around 40 years ago. He said the current bloom owes a lot to an October rain in the Morongo Basin and Joshua Tree National Park.
"We've just never seen such a widespread bloom in Twentynine Palms," he said.
Many of the different types of flowers can be seen near rocks surrounding the outdoor orrery, a model of the solar system. Others can be seen on the nature trail east of the observatory.
Wildflowers that can be easily spotted include the brown-eyed evening primrose, pincushion, coreopsis, dandelion and poppies. Wallace's wooly daises, woody bottle washers, forget-me-nots, whispering bells, lacy phacelia and chicory are others.
Shade said he expects the wildflowers to last through April. His nature walks begin at 9 a.m. at 9697 Utah Trail and last about 90 minutes.
If you can't make it out during the week, the nature center is open every day. No overnight stays or camping is allowed.


As of the premiere of the new production of Carrie, Molly Ranson, the young actress in the title role, is about to become a huge force on stage. She has appeared on Broadway in Jerusalem and August: Osage County, but has been in talks for this role and slowly preparing for close to two years. Ranson is herself a warm, sweet, confident woman—so her transformation into the painfully shy and socially tortured teen is all the more remarkable. Arguably the prom queen of all prom queens, Carrie White is both innocently endearing and terrifyingly vengeful—a whole lot for Ranson to sink her teeth into, and her vision of Carrie is authentic and fully modern. One of Stephen King's best stories, the abused high school girl whose telekinetic power unleashes an explosive wrath hasn't been all wrapped up in a musical since the 1988 Broadway production. But this is an entirely new show, also starring Marin Mazzie as Carrie's fanatical mother.
Ranson is focused on her own Carrie, while also respectfully aware of other actresses' interpretations (most importantly Sissy Spacek's), and she's making it contemporary and fresh by sorting through the human emotions in a classic horror story.
ON PLAYING THE LEGENDARY ROLE AND HORROR ICON, CARRIE: I have always been a fan of the movie version, and Sissy Spacek is so incredible. So I'm just trying to focus on my own version of the character and finding things in Carrie that I've felt in myself, and just trying to approach her from an emotionally truthful place as possible.
ON THE BOOK AND MOVIE THAT CAME BEFORE HER: I read the book for the first time when I got involved with this project and I've been involved with it since 2009—November. So about two years I've been working on this role. So I read about it about two years ago.
[Spacek's] take on the character is definitely in my head. Before I got the role and I just knew of Carrie it was her that I would think of. Now I've just been trying to put all that aside and put other actresses' imaginings of the role, as amazing as they are, trying to put them aside and focus on my own version of this character.
ON BULLYING: We're definitely telling the story from a very emotionally truthful standpoint, so the show is about this girl who is horribly abused and bullied. It definitely is a huge factor in the way that we're telling the story now and the seriousness of that. And we are aware, in our staging, of bullying in society today and that it is kind of a story that is more relevant to tell now more than ever. More than it was back in the '80s when the musical was done, and more than it was when Stephen King wrote the book in the '70s. It's such an issue, so we're doing it from a very emotionally truthful standpoint in that regard. We're more aware and now with the Internet it's even more intense for kids, so I think that people are really going to see the timeliness of it when we do it.
BALANCING CARRIE'S SWEET TENDERNESS AND HER HORRIFYING FURY: She's a very unique character to be playing because she is extremely weak in some parts of the story and is completely abused and walked all over, but she does find her power and peace. I mean, they are all very human emotions. She finds her power that comes along with her rage and ultimately exacts her revenge through her rage and through the powers that emerge when she becomes a woman. So it's a pretty exciting role to be playing in that way that it's an all ends of the spectrum.
THE NEW MUSICAL PRODUCTION: It is its own animal, apart from the book or the movie or the older version of the musical, and our director Stafford [Arima] is just a very imaginative, visionary person. It's going to be told in the truthful but imaginative, kind of surreal at times, and it's going to be very different from any story that people have seen before.
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE, PUBLIC EXPECTATIONS: Well, we are very excited that so many people are excited for us and that there's so much anticipation about this show. It's a great thing to have going into a show knowing that people want to see it and know what we're doing, but it is going to be very, very different from the original. So I just hope people are going to go into it with fresh eyes and ears and be open to a whole new experience and a whole new telling of the story.
WORKING WITH MARIN MAZZIE: Marin is the sweetest person you'll ever meet. She's very easy to be around, and we are very similar in a lot of ways so she's just kind of a dream to work with. I grew up loving her, from when I saw Kiss Me, Kate when I was a little kid, and she's really just a dream to work with. You have to have a lot of trust going on to do a mother/daughter dynamic that's as dramatic as Carrie's relationship with her mother, so it is very helpful and wonderful knowing how safe I am working with her.
In Carrie's relationship with her mother, there is tons of love there, but it is also an obviously abusive relationship, so finding that dynamic and not making it into a scary abuser-and-abused relationship has been really interesting and important in telling a truthful version of it.
LANDING THE ROLE AFTER NEARLY TWO YEARS OF UP IN THE AIR PRODUCTION: I was really thrilled. I mean it's kind of a dream role to take on as an actress and a dream director, dream cast. It's just really been exciting and challenging and very fulfilling.


Kirsty Wertz (nee Reid): Mike turns 39.
Mindless ranting and raving by the wife of a Christmas Tree Farmer.
Happy Birthday to Mike. Happy Birthday to Mike. Happy Birthday to Miiii-iiiike. Happy Birthday old fart!
Here's Mike with his birthday 'cake', and flowers (that I actually bought for myself because they were so pretty).
Malcolm: notice the shirt he's wearing?! And I didn't even prompt him!
Next photo is Mike with his official, Red Rider leg lamp from the movie A Christmas Story.
But hey, if the shoe fits... no pun intended!
Great - now Ray wants one!!!
Cut-your-own trees and hand-made wreaths.


The Missouri City Police Department is distinguished as one of 18 departments in Texas to achieve recognized law enforcement agency status. It has four divisions: Administrative, Support Services, Criminal Investigation and Patrol. By strengthening partnerships with the city's residents through crime prevention and educational programs the city was recently honored as one of the safest cities in Texas.
The Missouri City Police Department is headed by a chief of police who is currently Michael A. Berezin. Under him, the police department provides 24-hour protection of all residents in the city and has employed more than 100 sworn and civilian employees. This team has enabled the police department to prevent crimes, enhance community-policing programs and achieve high performance operations in the city.
In Missouri City, you risk being issued with a warrant if you do not appear in court at your appointment time or if you fail to make payment as ordered by the court. You can check if you have an outstanding warrant through Crime Smasher or www.texasjailroster.com. However, it is advisable that you visit the Municipal court or the police department in person to check if you have an outstanding warrant.
In Missouri City, the overall crime rate is 43% lower than the national average, with 4.82 crimes occurring daily in every 100,000 residents. In the city, one has a 1 in 57 chance of being a victim of crime; in addition, the city is safer than 69% of the cities in the country. However, the average year over year crimes in Missouri City has increased by 29%. Some of the safest Missouri City neighborhoods include: Trammels, Alvin Sugarland Rd / Austin Pky, the City Center, Fifth Street and Cartwright Rd / La Quinta Dr.


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LEGO fans have a new license to build.
James Bond fans and automobile fans are in for a treat this August as LEGO reveals a new Creator Expert set that offers fans a license to build. The set runs at $149.99 with over 1,290 pieces. Not only is this a replica of the classic car, but it comes with some super spy tricks up its automobile sleeves. We're talking flipping license plate, ejector seat, tyre scythes, and front wing machine guns. This is possibly the coolest car to ever been designed from LEGO.
This is as authentic as a licensed LEGO product can be. For full details read below.
Get a license to build with the awesome LEGO® Creator Expert 10262 James Bond Aston Martin DB5. This impressive replica model captures the elegance and timeless sophistication of Agent 007's iconic 1964 sports car, and comes with a wealth of authentic details and functioning gadgetry. Open the doors and you'll discover a detailed interior with a concealable tracking computer and a door compartment containing a telephone. And when it's time for action, activate the passenger ejection seat, turn the rotating license plates, raise the rear-window bullet shield, deploy the wheel-mounted tire slashers and pull back the stick shift to reveal the front-wing machine guns. This collectible model car also features a detailed straight-6 engine, drum lacquered silver front and rear bumpers, molded silver-colored wire wheel rim inserts and front and rear Aston Martin logos. The model has been designed to provide a challenging and rewarding building experience full of nostalgia–a must-have for fans of the Aston Martin DB5, James Bond movies and LEGO building sets.
• This LEGO® James Bond Aston Martin DB5 model also features opening doors and a detailed interior with a concealable tracking computer and door compartment with telephone.
• Lift the hood to check out the straight-6 engine detailing.
• Pull back the stick shift to reveal the front-wing machine guns.
• Measures over 3″ (10cm) high, 13″ (34cm) long and 4″ (12cm) wide.


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27/02/20 @ Notre Dame L 65-83 Regular Season
23/02/20 @ Wake Forest L 79-82 (OT) Regular Season
16/02/20 @ Boston College L 75-93 Regular Season
13/02/20 Syracuse L 56-74 Regular Season
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19/01/20 Louisville L 67-74 Regular Season
16/01/20 Miami-Florida W 78-58 Regular Season
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30/12/19 Pittsburgh W 70-62 Regular Season
28/12/19 Yale L 63-66 Regular Season
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Ernst von Rebeur-Paschwitz (9 August 1861 – 1 October 1895) was a German astronomer, geophysicist and seismologist. He is best known for the first recording of teleseism with the use of his sensitive self-registering horizontal pendulums in 1889. He proposed to create an international network of seismological stations. His ideas led to the founding of the International Seismological Association.

Life
Ernst von Rebeur-Paschwitz was born on 9 August 1861 in Frankfurt/Oder. His father worked as a Government officer and Rebeur-Paschwitz had to change schools frequently. He attended the knight academy in Leignitz, as well as high schools in Wroclaw and Frankfurt/Oder. Later Rebeur-Paschwitz studied mathematics and astronomy in Leipzig. After traveling to England and Ireland, he continued studies in Berlin and Geneva, with a one-year break for military service. In 1883, he received his doctorate at the University of Berlin with a dissertation "On the Movement of Comets in Resisting Average" and became an assistant at the Observatory.

Starting from 1884 Rebeur-Paschwitz suffered from health problems. He was cured in Switzerland, Italy and on Tenerife, however the recoveries were temporary. The condition of his throat and chest precluded him from giving lectures. From 1891, he was more or less confined to a bed and was able to leave his room only during summertime.

Ernst von Rebeur-Paschwitz died of tuberculosis on 1 October 1895 in Merseburg at the age of 34.

Sensitive Horizontal Pendulums
In 1885, working as an assistant at the University of Karlsruhe, Rebeur-Paschwitz became interested in Friedrich Zöllner's pendulum. In 1886, he started construction of a horizontal pendulum at the astronomical observatory of Karlsruhe with the idea to measure oscillations of the plumb line resulting from the influence of astronomical bodies. However, his pendulums appeared to be sensitive also to horizontal accelerations of the ground.

Rebeur-Paschwitz became the first person to continuously record movements of the ground on photographic paper. Between 1886 and 1895 Rebeur-Paschwitz developed three models of pendulums. He collaborated with three different manufacturers: the Fecker pendulum in 1886, the Repsold pendulum in 1888, and the Stückrath two-component model in 1894.

Rebeur-Paschwitz installed one of his pendulum in Potsdam and the second one in Wilhelmshaven close to the North Sea. The pendulums designed to measure the horizontal motion of the ground due to supposed lunar tides. On 17 April 1889 he recorded very strong deflections of the vertical axis on both instruments at the time when a strong earthquake occurred near Tokyo in Japan.  64 minutes after its impulse was recorded in Tokyo, Rebeur-Paschwitz observed disturbance on his instruments at Potsdam and Wilhelmshaven, which means that the seismic waves had gone a distance of more than 5000 miles through the inside of the Earth at the average speed of more than a mile per second. Rebeur-Paschwitz was the first to detect earthquake vibration that had passed through the inside of the Earth. Even though the shaking of local earthquakes was recorded several times before, this was the first time when the waves of a faraway earthquake had been registered. The realization that strong earthquakes can be recorded at great distances helped usher in the modern era in the field of seismology and the physics of the Earth's interior.

This observation marked the change of seismology from a regional to a global science,  and helped to usher in the science of modern observational seismology.

International Seismological Cooperation
Rebeur-Paschwitz realized the necessity for international cooperation in the field of seismology, and in 1895 at the International Geographical Congress proposed to install a homogeneous global seismological station network equipped with horizontal pendulums. As a result, Englishman John Milne established network of stations with simply-to-use horizontal pendulums in the British colonies.

In his last publication of the same year, Rebeur-Paschwitz also argued for establishing an internationally centralized bureau to collect global seismological observations.

Georg C. K. Gerland presented Rebeur-Paschwitz's ideas at the sixth International Geographic Conference in London in 1895, and organized the first International Conference of Seismology in Strasbourg in 1901. It  was the start of international cooperation in seismology and led to the founding two years later of the International Seismological Association (since 1951 the International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior (IASPEI)).

Ernst von Rebeur-Paschwitz Medal
Ernst von Rebeur-Paschiwitz Medal is awarded by German Geophysical Society for outstanding scientific achievements in geophysics. Among the previous winners should be mentioned following scientists: 2017 Lev Vinnik, Moscow; 2015 Rongjiang Wang, Potsdam; 2008 Winfried Hanka, Potsdam; 2007 Karl Hinz, Hanover; 2004 Walter Zürn, Schiltach / Karlsruhe.

Publications

 Das Horizontalpendel und seine Anwendung zur Beobachtung der absoluten und relativen Richtungs-Aenderungen der Lothlinie: Ergebnisse einiger mit Unterstützung der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften in den Jahren 1889-1892 auf den Observatorien zu Wilhelmshaven und Potsdam sowie in Puerto Orotava auf Teneriffa ausgeführter Beobachtungsreihen / E. von Rebeur-Paschwitz (in German)
Das Horizontalpendel und seine Anwendung zur Beobachtung der absoluten und relativen Richtungs-Aenderungen der Lothlinie : Ergebnisse einiger mit Unterstützung der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften in den Jahren 1889-1892 auf den Observatorien zu Wilhelmshaven und Potsdam sowie in Puerto Orotava auf Teneriffa ausgeführter Beobachtungsreihen / E. von Rebeur-Paschwitz / Halle : Blochmann , 1892 (in German)
Über die Bewegung der Kometen im widerstehenden Mittel, mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der sonnennahen Kometen / Ernst Rebeur-Paschwitz / Berlin : Druck P. Stankiewicz , 1883 (in German)
The Earthquake of Tokyo, April 18, 1889. Nature (1889) 40, 1030, 294-295

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1861 births
1895 deaths
Scientists from Brandenburg
Seismologists
19th-century German astronomers
Geophysicists
19th-century deaths from tuberculosis
Tuberculosis deaths in Germany

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These Companies Donate Products Every Time You Shop. They've Given A Lot Away
09/01/2016 04:45 pm ET Updated Sep 06, 2016
They help homeless people, underserved children and others.
By Eleanor Goldberg
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Two shoppers try on glasses at Warby Parker.
Giving money to a huge charity can feel good, but it may also leave you wondering if your donation has landed in a bureaucratic black hole.
That's why the one-for-one model, which is increasingly gaining popularity among a range of industries, can be so appealing. Consumers buy something from a socially conscious company ― a pair of oversized Warby Parker glasses or high-performance Bombas socks, for example ― and the company gives a similar item to a person in need.
But how has this nascent model played out for homeless people, underserved children and other vulnerable groups?
Free Enterprise, a group that reports on U.S. businesses solving some pressing problems, looked into that very question and it came back with some heartening results: The one-for-one model is putting an enormous amount of crucial goods into the hands of people who need them, making it a system consumers can trust and feel proud of being a part of.
It's refreshing to hear, especially considering the unknowns that are often involved with charity. When donors give to nonprofits, there's no way of knowing if those funds are benefitting someone in need, or if they're going to support a group's overheard, salaries or administrative expenses.
Check out the infographic below to learn more about the seven leading one-for-one companies and how they're making a difference.
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Raz Shīrīn är en ort i Iran.   Den ligger i provinsen Kerman, i den sydöstra delen av landet,  km sydost om huvudstaden Teheran. Raz Shīrīn ligger  meter över havet och antalet invånare är .

Terrängen runt Raz Shīrīn är kuperad söderut, men norrut är den bergig. Den högsta punkten i närheten är  meter över havet,  km väster om Raz Shīrīn. Runt Raz Shīrīn är det glesbefolkat, med  invånare per kvadratkilometer. Närmaste större samhälle är Kūh Nīmeh,  km söder om Raz Shīrīn. Omgivningarna runt Raz Shīrīn är i huvudsak ett öppet busklandskap.

Ett varmt stäppklimat råder i trakten. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är  °C. Den varmaste månaden är augusti, då medeltemperaturen är  °C, och den kallaste är januari, med  °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är  millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är februari, med i genomsnitt  mm nederbörd, och den torraste är juni, med  mm nederbörd.

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Q: Microsoft.Interop object won't quit or "release" Everytime I run this code, the object won't close. I still have an excel.exe running in the task manager. Even if I set the objects = null, still nothing. I've even tried using the objects .Quit() method.
What am I doing wrong here?
    private bool ValidateQM()
    {
        //setup the objects
        Excel.Application oXL = null;
        Excel.Workbook oWB = null;
        Excel.Worksheet oSheet = null;
        int hWnd = 0;

        try
        {

            //Start Excel and get Application object.
            oXL = new Excel.Application();
            hWnd = oXL.Application.Hwnd;
            oXL.Visible = false;

            //Open the workbook.
            oWB = oXL.Workbooks.Open(workingForm, 0, false, 5, "", "", false, Excel.XlPlatform.xlWindows, "",true, false, 0, true, false, false);

            //Get the Worksheet
            oSheet = oWB.Worksheets[1];

            //Check the date values

            string mydatetime = oSheet.Cells[5, 33].Text.ToString() + " " + oSheet.Cells[7, 33].Text.ToString();
            string dateofscore = oSheet.Cells[3, 12].Text.ToString();

            DateTime.Parse(mydatetime); //make my string a real boy
            DateTime.Parse(dateofscore);

            // Cleanup
            GC.Collect();
            GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();

            System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(oSheet);

            //oWB.Close();
            System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(oWB);

            //oXL.Quit();
            System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(oXL);

            return true;
        }

A: When you call GC.Collect(), the oXL and oWB objects are still in scope so there's a reference active to them.  As a result, GC.Collect() won't touch them.  If you want to ensure they are garbage collected, set them to null so there's no references active when GC.Collect() is called.  Also, you may want to call Close() on the active workbook and Quit() on the Excel application.  You could also put everything in its own scope with braces { } so that it all went out of scope together.
        // Cleanup
        oWB.Close(false);
        oWB = null;
        oXL.Quit();
        oXL = null;
        hWnd = null;
#if (DEBUG_SPEED_UP_GC)
        GC.Collect();
        GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
#endif

Edit: Note that manually calling garbage collection is a bad idea.  I am assuming you are only doing this for debugging purposes to speed up when the GC occurs, so I added the #if.

A: Aren't you falling foul of the "don't use 2 dots" rule in the line hWnd = oXL.Application.Hwnd ? See Excel interop libraries incompatible with ASP.NET? for more on this.

A: I'm going to assume that an exception is not thrown and the catch handler that you're not showing doesn't do anything malign for the purposes of your problem.

I've even tried using the object's Quit method

Unless there's some documented advice against this, I don't see why you wouldn't always call Quit to indicate you have finished with the application.
//Start Excel and get Application object. oXL = new
Excel.Application();
hWnd = oXL.Application.Hwnd;
oXL.Visible = false;

Nevermind that you're changing the visibility of a window you don't own, what happens if Excel displays a warning while quitting? Setting Visible to false on the parent window will obscure it from the user.
For the purposes of debugging, try not hiding the window.
There's some information here on what you can do to prevent Excel from producing warnings that would otherwise require interactive attention. The basic gist of it:
DisplayAlerts = false
AskToUpdateLinks = false
AlertBeforeOverwriting = false
Interactive = false
Visible = false
FeatureInstall = 0 'msoFeatureInstallNone

You are running your application inside an interactive user session, right? Because anything else is not supported:

Microsoft does not currently recommend, and does not support,
  Automation of Microsoft Office applications from any unattended,
  non-interactive client application or component (including ASP,
  ASP.NET, DCOM, and NT Services), because Office may exhibit unstable
  behavior and/or deadlock when Office is run in this environment.


Afrodisiac: The Mixtape is the studio album by Nigerian sound engineer, record producer, and songwriter, Del B. Which was released by DEL B on March 15, 2019. 'Afrodisiac: The Mixtape' is a collection of urban African grooves in a number of sonic variation leaning on the sensual exchange on the dance floor, you want to dance. it's a diverse collection of "International – African" vibe that you want to woo your love interest. The The Album has 11-tracks with guest appearances from Wizkid, Davido, Flavour, Mr Eazi, Runtown, Seyi Shay and many others.
Listen to "Tattoo" off the mixtape!


Inviting you to join the next BNW experience during Art Basel, at the super-modern Laufen Forum on June 17th, we wish to take a brief look back at our Milan days in April. BNW is more than grateful to have accomplished our mission – to present a BRAND NEW WORLD of design to our esteemed audience!
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It is never easy to be a pioneer in any field, especially when it comes to breaking boundaries and changing mindsets, but seeing the design world enjoying our exhibition, asking questions and showing interest in the work of 8 amazing studios that we presented to you, made our hearth full.
We are thanking you for attending the surprising design food tastings by our dearest Studio Appetite, for enjoying the company of like-minded design connoisseurs and for rubbing shoulders with the world's Goods and Bads in design during the whole week. We are thanking key global opinion makerssuch as Wallpaper magazine, Camron PR, Interni, Designboom, Financial Times and so many more for including the Brand New World exhibition in your must-see list of Milano Saloni 2015 – your trust in the quality of BNW is what gave us the wings and hope that in the future we won't let down your expectations.
Finally, we would like to express our gratitude towards our exhibitors and partners, without whom none of this would have been possible! Huge round of applause goes to LAUFEN, not only for their selfless support but also for sharing a piece of their SaphirKeramik magic touch with us, as well as ARCHITONIC who's amazing international connections helped us throw a smashing opening party, and last but not least our dearest host DUSAN for letting us use his exclusive Milanese palazzo showroom, who's own high fashion standards and care for every detail became our ongoing inspiration.
We bow to all of our exhibitors: Dante – Chistophe de la Fontaine & Aylin Langreuter, Tom Strala, Studio Drift – Ralph Nauta & Lonneke Gordijn, Studio Appetit, Carolina Wilcke & Reinier Bosch, Adrien Rovero, Buro Belen – Brecht Duijf & Lenneke Langenhuijsen and Ilan Garibi for Gal Gaon's Talents Design Gallery. Our special thanks go to our media partners in crime – Dezeen, Yatzer, TLmag, My Art Guides and 360 Inspiration. You made us be the talk of the town, grazie mille!
Thank you for creating the world of DESIGN 2.0 with us!