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Classic Film Spotlight — On Borrowed Time (1939)
by Jack Seabrook, Christine Scoleri and John Scoleri
John: When considering a classic film to cover, On Borrowed Time was my first choice, and one that I hoped I could convince my fellow bare•boners to join in on. Based on the 1937 dramatic adaptation by Paul Osborn of Lawrence E. Watkins's novel, it's the first time I encountered the direct personification of death in cinema. I had read about Prince Sirki (from Death Takes a Holiday) in Famous Monsters of Filmland, but the only films I had seen where I thought of a character even close to representing death (not Mr. Death himself) was Anthony James's chauffeur in Dan Curtis's Burnt Offerings.
Christine: I have seen quite a few early 1930s movies with Lionel Barrymore, but I had never heard of this film, so this was a delightful discovery for me. According to the 1939 NY Times movie review of this film, "the Hays code required the toning down of the salty dialogue that was at once the most comically shocking and endearing virtue of crotchety old Julian Northrup and his stalwart mimic, little Pud." The NYT review was hard on Lionel Barrymore for being too Lionel Barrymore, which is interesting considering he often played grumpy, yet lovable old men, and seems well suited to the part.
Jack: On Borrowed Time is a charming fantasy that was released in the all-time greatest movie year of 1939. As the film opens, we see a young Hans Conreid driving down the road and offering to pick up a well-dressed stranger. Conreid has a bad cough but the stranger declines the offer, saying he has something else to do. It's hard to believe Hans Conreid was ever this young—he was born in 1917 and this is one of his earliest film credits.
John: First time viewers might miss Cedric Hardwicke's great line after Conreid says he thought he had been flagged down by the mysterious stranger, "Not yet..."
Jack: The stranger does accept a ride from an unfortunate couple that comes along soon after. The driver is Truman Bradley, who would later host Science Fiction Theatre on TV in the 1950s.
Jack: The car crashes and the man and woman are found dead, but there is no sign of the stranger. It's fairly obvious that he is Mr. Death, played by the great Cedric Hardwicke.
John: One of the things I love about this film is how Hardwicke plays the role. He is understated and creepy in his early appearances.
Christine: Several sources claim this was his favorite role. He does seem to be enjoying himself. He is not a frightening character, and seems very calm and gentle throughout the film.
Jack: We then switch gears to the main story, which concerns Julian Northrup, his wife Nellie, and their grandson Pud. Gramps and Nellie are a colorful old pair who either remind us of what our own grandparents were like or of what we wish they were like. Pud is the child of the couple killed in the car crash and he's now an orphan, but he will be raised by his grandparents. The relationship between the boy and his grandfather is delightful and is the highlight of the film.
Christine: I agree. These two worked well together.
John: What I always found interesting was how little his parents' death seemed to affect Pud. You truly get the sense that the death of his grandfather would have had a much more pronounced impact on him.
Jack: Yet there is a serpent in Eden in the person of Pud's Aunt Demetria, who has designs on Pud's inheritance and wants to adopt the boy. Her greedy, uptight personality stands in stark contrast to the freewheeling Gramps. Eily Malyon, born in 1879, plays Demetria very broadly, almost like Mrs. Gulch from The Wizard of Oz, released the same year. Gramps teaches Pud the word "pismire" to describe Demetria and Pud sings a song to the tune of The Battle Hymn of the Republic every time his aunt walks in: "Aunt Demetria is a pismire . . ."
John: The Gulch comparison is right on the money, and one I had felt from my first viewing, long before I realized the film was released a month earlier than Oz! Demetria is great fun to watch as she discovers that her newly deceased brother in law left a hefty sum (fifty thousand dollars in 1939 money!) to Pud and begins her scheming to get her hands on it.
Christine: She was effective at making herself an unsympathetic character from the very beginning when she becomes emotional over the news of her sister's death, and quickly demonstrates that she's really crying over missing out on the trip to California her sister had planned for her, rather than the actual loss of her sister.
Jack: It's not long before age catches up to Nellie, as Mr. Brink (Mr. Death's name in the film) pays a visit and she passes away in a lovely scene. Franz Waxman's score is particularly good here as he uses bits of old songs to create a mood of a time from long ago. Beulah Bondi plays Nellie and it's astounding to note that she was born in 1889 and was ten years younger than the actress who played Pud's aunt!
John: You just blew my mind, Jack. I never would have pegged her as younger, and it doesn't seem like they resorted to using old age make-up for Bondi. She gives a great performance as the 'adult' raising two kids (Gramps and Pud).
Christine: I'm not convinced that Granny died from old age. True, she was clutching her chest and complaining about gas (women's heart attack symptom) quite a bit, but I suspect that the pills Aunt Demmy gave to Nellie to help her with her gas may have hastened her demise. Gramps cautions her to be careful about taking them. Even the dog whimpers and follows as Demetria leads her up the stairs. Notice how she hovers over Granny's bedside, sitting up at attention when Granny says she feels funny. She also fails to tell Gramps that Nellie is asking for him. Of course, any real evidence that Aunt Demmy would murder Granny to simplify her adoption claim to Pud, would have never made it past the Code, so it's only for dark minded people to look at the clues and consider the possibility.
Jack: Gramps is depressed after Nellie dies but he soon rallies, aware that his strength of character is all that stands between Pud and Aunt Demetria. Barrymore was born in 1878 and was 51 years old when this movie was released; a combination of a broken hip and arthritis kept him in a wheelchair despite his rather young age.
Jack: The most famous part of the film occurs around this point, when Gramps makes a wish that anyone who climbs the big apple tree in the front yard will be stuck up there until he grants permission for them to come down. When Mr. Brink comes for Gramps, Gramps tricks him into climbing up to get an apple, leaving Death up a tree and everyone alive indefinitely.
John: While this is the critical bit the plot hinges on, I never did quite understand where Pud came up with the notion that doing a good deed meant you could have any wish granted. Not to mention the fact that Gramps's good deed was merely writing a $50 check to the preacher who presided over the funeral of Pud's parents...
Christine: Refer to opening titles, John. "Because faith still performs miracles and a good deed does find its just reward." Considering that Gramps avidly avoids church and shuns religion is what makes his donation to a preacher a good deed.
Jack: Cedric Hardwicke is a sheer delight stuck in the tree; he tolerates the situation because, for him, time is meaningless and he knows he'll be back to work eventually.
Christine: When Gramps tells Pud that he thinks others can't hear Mr. Brink because they're too busy, Mr. Brink denies this and states he has neither the authority or inclination to explain why, possibly alluding to the fact that he will be taking them both very soon, since the only ones who can see or hear him are on his appointment list. It also lets us know that he responds to a higher authority.
Jack: The general lack of people dying starts to be noticed, especially by Dr. Evans, played by Henry Travers, whom we all know best as Clarence the angel from It's a Wonderful Life. Travers, Barrymore and Bondi all appeared in both On Borrowed Time and Capra's 1946 Christmas classic.
Christine: I was quite surprised that Gramps got away with shooting Mr. Grimes in the gut just to prove his point that nobody could die with Mr. Brink stuck in the tree. How did this get past the Hays Code? Did you catch the part when Evans asks about the death rate at the hospital and the doctor tells him they had a few patients "hanging on the Brink?"
John: Another fine performance comes from Una Merkel, who plays Marcia, a housekeeper loved by Nellie and Gramps (and distrusted by Demetria, due to her scandalous kissing of her fiancee in public).
Christine: Una Merkel had appeared in over fifty films by this time. In the 30s, she was often cast in comedic roles as the best friend of the leading lady, and was known for her spirited wise-cracks. This is a much more subdued role for her, but she is easily loved in any part she plays.
Jack: After Nellie dies, she seems like the perfect solution to the problem of where to put Pud, since she is being courted by a nice young man.
John: While initially dismissing Northrop's claims, Dr. Evans soon observes that people who should be dying are not. He tests his theory with several mice and a fishing pole (much to the disgust of Mr. Brink) and finds out that death most certainly awaits anyone who touches the apple tree. One of my favorite scenes is when, despite now knowing the truth, Evans lies to get Gramps committed in the hopes he'll choose to release Death from the tree. As the group sits outside the tree, Gramps (the only one other than Pud who can hear Mr. Brink) makes up a conversation to lead Demetria into thinking that once he comes down from the tree, death will be coming for her, too. And Marcia gets in on the act, saying she heard Mr. Brink say the same. Needless to say, she scurries off in fear, never to be seen again.
Christine: This was a great scene. The comedy in this film is well played and helps keep the mood light.
Jack: The movie takes a strange turn, however, that is especially hard for us to understand today. Toward the end, Mr. Brink tricks Pud into climbing up to see him in the tree. Instead of dying, however, Pud falls and is paralyzed.
John: While by this point in the film we have come to appreciate Mr. Brink as having a sense of humor, and really just someone doing his job, you can't help but think of his trying to lure young Pud to his death as a pretty evil trick.
Christine: Mr. Brink explains to Julian that he didn't mean to hurt Pud. He only meant to take him, and it was his only hope of getting down. Remember that Pud was able to see and hear Mr. Brink, and was most likely destined to go with him, once Julian let him down anyway.
Jack: Gramps realizes that the jig is up and he'll have to let Mr. Brink down out of the tree, ensuring his own death and that of young Pud. I think that the death of children was more of a part of people's experience in the old days, because watching this film today my natural instinct was that it would have been better to have Pud survive and thrive as the ward of Una Merkel and her beau.
Christine: The movie seems to be set up for us to expect and hope for this outcome, and I think it didn't happen because this film seems to be about making peace with death, including the death of children, which is especially difficult to accept. Lionel Barrymore lost both his daughters in infancy and never had any other children, which leads me to wonder if this was an especially difficult scene for him, or one that helped him process his own grief.
Jack: Down climbs Mr. Brink, and he, Gramps and Pud march happily off toward Heaven!
Jack: It's a strange ending, and probably the hardest thing to take in the whole film. But it works in an old-fashioned way.
Christine: I was so taken by the movie magic, I believed Lionel Barrymore was actually able to get up and walk, but that's most likely a double walking along with Pud in the picture above, and you'll notice in the following scene pictured below, he seems to be rolling along.
John: And so we discover that Mr. Brink isn't so bad after all. The last thing we hear is Nellie's voice calling out to her husband and, oddly enough, there's no indication that Pud's reuniting with his deceased parents is an important part of the coming family reunion.
Jack: On Borrowed Time is a beautiful film with a terrific performance by Lionel Barrymore. It's not my favorite film of his (that honor goes to It's a Wonderful Life), but it's a delight to watch and the current print from the Warner Archive fixes any issues with picture and sound quality that had existed in prints that were circulating in recent decades.
John: I first encountered it on TV years ago, was thrilled when it found its way to LaserDisc, and while the Warner Archive DVD is just a port of that release, it beats a VHS transfer. Who knows--perhaps someday we'll see a high-def remaster find its way to Blu Ray!
Christine: I like all the films I've seen with Lionel Barrymore, but this may be my new favorite, and worthy of repeated viewings.
As an added bonus, you can listen to a Lux Radio Theater version of On Borrowed Time featuring Lionel Barrymore, with Vincent Price as Mr. Brink! And while it doesn't include Lionel Barrymore, here's another radio show version with Boris Karloff as Mr. Brink!
Posted by Jack Seabrook at 6:00 AM
Labels: Classic Film Spotlight, John Barrymore, On Borrowed Time
Silver Screenings said...
This sounds wonderful. The way you described the scene of Pud's death made me a little emotional – I can only imagine how great Barrymore would be in this scene. Thanks for the introduction to this film!
Jack Seabrook said...
Thanks for visiting our blog!
Peter Enfantino said...
You three have me convinced! I'll put this in my basket. Thanks for a great post.
And welcome two new writers to bare bones, Christine and John :>
Thanks so much for participating in the blogathon. I've only just got around to reading the entries now, and I must say that yours was highly worth the wait. I love this movie, and always jump at the chance to watch it.
I've just announced a new blogathon, that I would like to invite you to participate in. The link is below with more details
https://crystalkalyana.wordpress.com/2015/08/17/in-the-good-old-days-of-classic-hollywood-presents-the-lauren-bacall-blogathon/
Thanks, Crystal! I enjoyed some of the other blogathon entries as well.
Hi Jack. I can't seem to find a better way to contact you, but I'm wanting to let you know that I'm hosting another blogathon next year and would like to invite you to participate. The link is below with more details
https://crystalkalyana.wordpress.com/2015/10/19/announcing-the-remembering-barbara-stanwyck-blogathon/
Hi Jack. I also sent you an email, but I also thought I'd let you know here. I've just announced my Second Annual Barrymore Trilogy Blogathon, and the moment I'm going through last years roster of participants to let them know it's on again this year. Anyway I'm wondering if you would like to participate? The link is below with more details.
https://crystalkalyana.wordpress.com/2016/05/02/announcing-the-second-annual-barrymore-trilogy-blogathon/
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Shedding light on media ownership in Bulgaria: 6 necessary steps
The limited access to information about media ownership is a common and shared concern in many European countries. Democratic principles like pluralism, freedom of expression and, what's even more alarming, right to information, are threatened by its absence.
Author: Rosa Vroom. Rosa is a Spanish freelance journalist, covering Bulgaria and the Balkans
According to Access Info Europe, in only in 9 of 20 countries analysed by the organization can the public find out who the actual owners of the broadcast media are from reports of media regulators or company registers. In Bulgaria neither the legal environment or the media has so far facilitated this data to the public.
What makes the transparency of media ownership so important?
Transparency is undoubtedly a key principle of corporate governance. Along with other consequences such as corruption, fraud, and unfair competition; lack of transparency in a corporation could directly harm the consumer's fundamental rights.
It is also clear that this premise is even more significant in regard to mass media corporations. Mass media hold an active role in setting up free public opinion, conditio sine qua non for a democratic system. Thus, democracy requires informed citizens, who rely heavily on the media to obtain information.
Moreover, there is a direct relationship between the knowledge of the citizens about the structure, ownership and functioning of the mass media and their capacity to use them freely. Media providers should be revealed to citizenry in terms of their identity as well as of the content they offer. This enables the citizens to evaluate the quality of information in order to make better informed political and personal decisions, not to mention that transparency also contributes to citizen's trust in the media. Could an improvement of transparency solve the crisis of confidence in Bulgarian media?
How are we supposed to achieve this transparency? Is it actually possible?
Transparency is not only a matter of self-regulation of mass media. A gradual implementation of regulations is a prerequisite for obtaining the suitable conditions for effective transparency. This is one of the conclusions drawn from the research of twenty specialists from twenty countries coupled in the organization Access Info Europe.
Every country analysed had implemented its own measures package based on its mass media structure and democratic tradition. Sometimes the implementation of regulations is also misused as a bargaining chip. For instance, recent changes of the Information Law in Spain are seen as an attempt by the government to gain a more positive attitude from the mass media.
But even if effective transparency rules rely strongly on the former tradition of each country, Access Info Europe has brought together ten standard recommendations in order to enable citizens to evaluate the quality of media. Very important concepts on transparency can be extracted from them.
1. Firstly, indirect disclosure has to be taken in consideration alongside direct disclosure. Basic standard information of print, broadcasting and online media should be revealed to an independent 'media authority' as well as to the public. For instance, the Croatian and Austrian regulations require media ownership details to be published in the freely accessible Official Gazette on an annual basis. In addition, those two countries maintain a media authority to whom mass media have the obligation to report on a regular basis.
2. Secondly, transparency of ownership and transparency of influence in media involve different requirements of information. In order to know exactly who owns (transparency of ownership) and who controls (transparency of influence) the media, the names of the shareholders as well as the names of senior management board members and their relative voting weight need to be known.
In the case of Bulgaria, media ownership research has overshadowed media influence research. As a case in point, despite the fact that Bulgarian printed outlets usually publish names of their management board, there is no formal obligation to do so. This may work as an obstacle for the regulation of newly launched or online media as the necessity of such regulation may be questioned.
In regards to transparency of ownership, Access Info Europe has established all requirements of data needed in order to clarify who the real owners are behind the media corporations. Data that is considered essential ranges from the name of shareholders (with a 5% threshold) to their interests in other companies (media or non-media companies), as well as their position in political parties, as public officials or their family affiliations.
Thus, to be aware if information is partially financed by a bank is as important as knowing if the media owner's family members share interests in media or politics. Of course, concrete ownership definitions are needed in any case (indirect, hidden, affiliated, linked and cross holdings ).
Regarding non-media companies investing in mass media and its possible consequences, Spain is the perfect bad example. Prior to the so called 'Brick Crisis' as a result of excessively brick-and-mortar based economy, a considerable amount of property companies had started to buy shares in local media. Not having enough indirect and direct disclosure of this ownership information, citizenry was unable to take objective decisions about buying, selling and renting property.
In contrast to Spain and the majority of European countries, such as Norway, Germany and Croatia require media to report extensive ownership information to a publicly designated authority. In Germany the authorities publish a list of nationwide commercial services annually (including broadcasters and parties with participating interests) that is also collated on the website of the KEK, an independent Commission on Concentration of Media.
Access Info Europe has established a good disclosure of the data needed for transparency. However, every country has the need to analyse its presence or absence of information and compare its mass media regulations tradition with other examples in order to take these recommendations into account.
In this sense it's useful to note the case of Austria, where an effective Media Transparency Act was introduced following years of concern about the amount of state money that was spent in advertising in return of positive news coverage. Along with this, Croatia also provides an interesting example in its decision for privatization of Croatian Competition Authority in order to assure its independence.
To get to the point… why don't we know who owns and influences Bulgarian media?
Non-governmental organisations and activists have made serious efforts to find out who stands behind the information in Bulgaria. According to Nikoleta Daskalova, an expert in Foundation Media Democracy, an investigating who is behind the Bulgarian media leads to an investigation of any possible interpersonal or institutional relation as well as detailed monitoring of the news.
So even if there are many 'public secrets' about who owns and controls mass media outlets in Bulgaria it's an arduous task to prove them in order to prevent manipulation or concentration of ownership. Delyan Peevski, Tsvetan Vassilev or Krasimir Gergov are some of the names that citizenry identify as drivers of the agenda setting in Bulgaria. Nonetheless there are no public answers to questions such as 'how do they influence the media?' 'how many outlets do they control?'
As stated by the attorney at law Alexander Kashumov in his report for Bulgarian for Access Info Europe, the laws are not enough to identify ownership. In the case of print and online media there is no requirement to disclose the percentage of ownership. In the case of broadcast media there is no legal requirement to reveal ownership by brokerage; neither to reveal details such as interests of owners in other business. Identifying ownership is a cross-referencing task, a task that is not achievable for the general public. In addition, the fact that some print media are registered as organisations instead of companies makes it even more difficult.
What Mr. Kashumov identified two years ago as a minor problem for Bulgaria because of the relatively small presence of brokerage, has now become one of the most pressing problems as ownership data is often hidden by offshore companies.
While Kashumov does not identify obscure media revenue as a major problem, Nikoleta Daskalova, states it as the single biggest problem in the mass media scene in Bulgaria. Indeed neither printed media nor broadcast media have the obligation to report media revenue on a regular basis. Only in the case of broadcast media it's a requirement for obtaining a broadcasting licence. Additionally most of the outlets in Bulgaria are identified as loss-makers which makes it even more complicated. Where does the money come from? What are the interests behind it?
Recommendations for Bulgaria
Recommendations made by Access Info Europe are a result of analysing different democratic systems that may not have a direct application in Bulgaria. Nevertheless, settling down an ideal of how it should be done may contribute to start a step-by-step improvement. A progressive improvement of the consumer-media relation is a key issue for improving the confidence crisis of mass media in Bulgaria.
1. Rethinking the role of media authorities
It is proven that a media authority is needed in order to control media outlets registration. In the case of Bulgaria, The Ministry of Culture through municipalities controls the registry of printed and online media, the Council of Electronic Media (CEM) controls the broadcast media registry. This media authority needs to be independent from the government, able to sanction efficiently and with limited power in order not to endanger editorial content.
For now no sanctions have been applied at all and the neutrality in the election of members in CEM has been put into question. In this sense, institutions and NGOs should conduct a specialized research to grant limited and independent power to a media organization for that purpose.
2. Facilitating the access to data
To facilitate the access to data to the public, this data should be centralized in a single registry in order to avoid cross-referencing work. This also entails that all media must be registered as companies.
This data must be as complete as possible. In any case it should be required for media to specify who the real owner is and encourage a gradual increase of the requirements. Not to forget that this data must be updated on a regular basis.
3. Self regulation
Changes should be implemented alongside self regulation of mass media. In other words, media should be encouraged to provide basic information to the audience through websites, printed outlets, etc. This will progressively improve public awareness of the importance of knowing who owns and who controls mass media in Bulgaria and improve the relation between consumer and provider of information.
4. Registration procedure for the ownership of online media.
Online mass media are becoming increasingly important. Regardless of the tendency to consider that it is a free and difficult to regulate space, property information needs to be revised and should also be a factor in determining its market presence. The audience has to learn to judge the information depending on the source.
5. Mass media revenue, the key in the information structure in Bulgaria
Access to information regarding advertising revenues and funding from external sources becomes even more important in a difficult economic climate. Media operators may rely increasingly on public funding or become dependent on one or two key sources of commercial revenues.
In a market such as the Bulgarian, where media are identified as loss-makers, the State is a key player. In its role as an advertiser the State distributes funds for promoting EU operational programmes and various public projects. Furthermore this position is used to influence media content.
It is essential to find solutions for Bulgaria against this panorama. Fortunately or not, it is not the only country that has had this problem, and some of the others have moved towards a solution. Croatia requires media to provide data on advertisers and agencies if they make up 10 percent or more of their annual marketing profits. Macedonia requires the disclosure of persons who generate over 30 percent of the advertising of a broadcast in a given year. Austria requires public authorities as well as state-owned companies to disclose the total amount paid to each media organization. Moreover there are some countries like Poland that require media to disclose details about interests or partnerships with non-profit making associations or foundations.
Thus, improving the transparency of the media in Bulgaria must inevitably go through improving the transparency of revenues. This task also includes a collective effort to clarify definitions, terms, rates and limits on investments in the media.
6. Encouraging the public awareness
In addition to the other recommendations, it's crucial to encourage public awareness. No steps can be taken if the audience does not want an improvement by itself. This also ensures some sustainability in the relationship between consumers and companies.
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The device of automatic heating of inlet air is on the entrance party of the case of the air filter. Its task – to support the necessary air temperature, soaked up by the engine.
It is important for the following reason: in cold weather gas mixture is formed better if inlet air moves the warmed-up. However at more high external temperatures giving the warmed-up air is not necessary previously to the engine: the same amount of warm air has bigger volume, than cold. As the engine can let in only certain amount of air, at the included preliminary heating of inlet air he receives less air and gas mixture becomes reenriched, the expense raises. So the preliminary heating is necessary for uniform operation of the engine only at low temperatures.
Models with 4-cylinder engines: small engines have a vacuum regulation of preliminary heating of inlet air. Depression gathers at the engine behind a butterfly valve and affects the membrane mechanism of a vacuum regulator of an advancing of ignition which in turn opens the valve of heating of inlet air in an inlet branch pipe of the air filter.
In the vacuum pipeline conducting to the valve of warmed-up air, in the case of the air filter the temperature regulator interrupting free passing in this sleeve if the temperature of external air reached temperature from +35 to +45°С (Mono-Motronic) or +20 to +30°С (Digifant) is in addition included.
Models with 5-and 6-cylinder engines: at these engines the valve of heating of inlet air copes via the thermostat providing full access of warm air at – 20°C. At the raising temperature the valve slowly is closed, until then while it at +5°C will not block completely access of warm air.
Bad operation of the engine after start during the so-called period of warming up.
The engine works roughly, with interruptions.
In insufficient capacity, it is impossible to gather the maximum speed.
The temperature regulator is in the case of the air filter. Its tips of sleeves are available at the engine with system of injection of Mono-Motronic from the bottom party of the air filter.
To disconnect a sleeve from a brass tip, or a tip with a mark.
Mouth strongly to involve air from a sleeve: the zaslonka of hot air should open or be closed with a sound.
If it did not occur: to check the valve on ease of a course, a sleeve and the membrane mechanism of a vacuum regulator of an advancing of ignition on tightness.
Then to check a temperature regulator. At check air temperature should be lower +20В°C.
To remove a sleeve tip to an air zaslonka at a temperature regulator or at the valve of hot air.
To remove a sleeve tip to the engine on the block of preparation of gas mixture or on the case of throttle knot.
Mouth strongly to involve air from a sleeve: the sleeve should be "passable".
The hair dryer to warm up a temperature regulator to more 45В°C. Again strongly to involve air from a sleeve: now it should be closed.
Otherwise to replace a temperature regulator.
To look in a sleeve branch pipe, if necessary to illuminate a small lamp.
Depending on ambient temperature (see the previous section) the air zaslonka should close access of cold or hot air.
After removal of a sleeve of supply of air at the 5-cylinder engine the valve (2) of preliminary heating of inlet air is visible. At once near it the thermoelement (1) setting it in motion is located. The position (3) shows the sleeve of warmed-up air conducting to a final collector.
On the right: the temperature regulator (2) heatings of inlet air is located at the engine in capacity of 85 kW in a cover of the case of the air filter. The position (1) designates the vacuum sleeve suitable from the engine.


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Q: Why doesnt keyframes animation work in safari So I´m working on a gallery for my page, and wanted some animation. What I want is for the images to go from border-radius 50% to 0%. This works just fine in chrome, but I cant get It to work on safari. Here is the CSS:
.bild {
  text-align: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  height: 95%;
  width: 95%;
  -webkit-animation-name: out;
  -webkit-animation-duration: .9s;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.bild:hover{
  -webkit-animation-name: in;
  -webkit-animation-duration: .9s;
  border-radius: 0;
}

@-webkit-keyframes in {
  0% {border-radius: 50%;}
  100% {border-radius: 0%;}
}

@-webkit-keyframes out {
  0% {border-radius: 0%;}
  100% {border-radius: 50%;}
}

A: You should try with CSS mixins. Different browsers require different prefixes for some styles:
-webkit-animation-duration: $duration;
-moz-animation-duration:    $duration;
-ms-animation-duration:     $duration;
-o-animation-duration:      $duration;
animation-duration:         $duration;

-webkit-animation-name: $animation-name;
-moz-animation-name:    $animation-name;
-ms-animation-name:     $animation-name;
-o-animation-name:      $animation-name;
animation-name:         $animation-name;

@-webkit-keyframes in {
    0% {border-radius: 50%;}
  100% {border-radius: 0%;}
}

@-moz-keyframes in {
    0% {border-radius: 50%;}
  100% {border-radius: 0%;}
}

@-ms-keyframes in {
    0% {border-radius: 50%;}
  100% {border-radius: 0%;}
}

@-o-keyframes in {
    0% {border-radius: 50%;}
  100% {border-radius: 0%;}
}

@keyframes in {
    0% {border-radius: 50%;}
  100% {border-radius: 0%;}
}

Note that you need also keyframes for 'out' animation-name in your case.
If this doesn't help, please provide HTML code or create a Codepen so we can see the whole code isolated.


I shall vomit you out of my mouth Sen Clinton!
He was just grinning at me the whole time even though I wasn't looking at him.
Then the other night at about 3 in the morning I was rocking him to sleep. He had his pacifier in his mouth, and he appeared to be almost asleep. I put my finger in his hand so he could have something to hold, and he grabbed it and started to giggle.
(more photos on the Sammy page).
Sammy got his first shots today.
Daddy did not like seeing his little boy in pain. He cried like he never has before, and his eyes were filled with tears, and his whole body got red from the stress. And it was hard on me?
He's out like log now. It was a hard day for my little man.
It's no wonder that people use sleep deprivation as torture. Being a new dad is a wonderful thing – I love my son more than I ever thought possible. And my wife and I have a bond that we never had before. But the lack of sleep has been a challenge to say the least. It seems that lack of sleep has been the main source of conflict between my wife and me over the past two months – whether sleep is the issue we argue about or whether we're arguing because we're just tired. And when you're tired you're inhibitions don't work right and arguments can escalate. Needless to say, you find out a lot about yourself when you haven't gotten enough sleep. You find out, among other things, how selfish of a person you can be.
But last night was revolutionary. Sam only woke up once at 2 am to eat, and he slept the rest of the night. Hopefully this keeps up. I find that I'm a much better person in general when I get a decent amount of sleep.
We're almost back to normal as Shari's gone back to work and I quit my job at Ninfa's. I'm going to be a stay at home dad and full time student until May.
Life is good, hard, hectic, beautiful, joyous, frustrating, exhuasting, energizing, fun, hilarious, blissful, tedious, incredible, etc.
I'm not sure what to think about life right now.
I've got a baby on the way. That's exciting, to say the least. I love my wife. Every moment with her is just… peaceful. My favorite part of the day is when I get to just be with her.
I've got a new job. It's pretty cool, I suppose. There are some fun people there. And I'll make good money for what it is – a transitional, part-time job. But, dang, training is not easy. Passing the menu test is definitely doable, just incredibly taxing, stressful, and time consuming.
Class is great. I love Truett. Next to family it's the best part of being alive. I've learned so much and met so many wonderful people. I have truly seen the love of God at this place. But, dang, the work is tedious at times. Dr. Ngan's assignments make me not like the Bible – I didn't think that could happen.
Leaving Western Heights has caused a flurry of conflicting emotions. I am sad about leaving my kids, to be sure. I will miss them greatly. I will miss teaching them, hanging out with them; I will miss trying to show them what Jesus is like. But I am surely excited about the opportunities that lie ahead and the newfound freedom on Sundays that I will have.
Life is strange and confusing, really, when you sit back and reflect.
Through it all, may each and every one of us pursue love, joy, peace, faith, and hope. And may God bless those pursuits.
Just about every night before we go to bed, Shari puts the i-pod on her tummy and lets Sammy listen to some music. We usually play either Jack Johnson or The Shins because he seems to react the most to them.
But last night we played a violin solo for him, and he went crazy! You could literally see him bouncing around in Shari's belly. It was very fun.
Maybe this means he'll be a musician or something.


One of the many reasons to speak with an attorney when you have been in an auto accident has to do with the issue of insurance coverage. Who is covered? What is covered? Is there enough coverage to pay the damages? What is a subrogation lien? These and many other questions often arise in the context of even the most straight forward auto accident claims.
Many people are surprised to learn that in North Carolina the minimum amount of liability insurance coverage required by law is only $30,000. These minimum coverage policies carry the least expensive premiums and in these economic times, more and more North Carolina drivers are out on the highways with only $30,000 in liability coverage. When you are the victim of another driver's negligence and are injured in a car wreck and even if the at-fault driver's insurance company accepts responsibility, your damages and losses could very easily exceed $30,000.00. What do you do then?
What if Your Losses Exceed the Amount of Insurance Coverage?
The harsh reality is that no matter how much damage and injury is caused by a car wreck unless the negligent driver is personally wealthy, the liability auto insurance coverage will be the only money practically available to compensate the innocent victims. Hiring an experienced North Carolina personal injury & auto accident attorney that knows how to find all the available insurance coverage is crucial.
The Doyle Law Offices, P.A. has long experience with these situations and knows how to find other potential sources of insurance coverage. Often there is under-insured money available. Sometimes different policies can be what is called "stacked" to find more coverage.
What if the at Fault Driver Has No Insurance Coverage at All?
Again, hard economic times means more people letting their coverage lapse because they can't pay the premiums. Even in this circumstance, our attorneys can often find the insurance coverage to help you pay your medical bills and make up for lost wages.
Most health insurance policies now have "subrogation" clauses. This means that if your health insurance company pays your medical bills initially when there is a recovery from the at-fault driver's auto insurance company, your health insurance company has the first claim on that money – known as a subrogation lien. It's easy to see how such a lien would adversely impact the amount you receive for your injuries.
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GPHC management violated law on GYD$600 million drug procurement; Public Health Minister did no wrong
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The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Friday said it would rely on the outcome of a probe by the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) into the purchase of GYD$632 million worth of drugs, even as it said its own investigation revealed that the hospital's management allegedly violated a decision to follow the legal process of going through the National Procurement ...
Guyana Civil Aviation Authority modernises licensing and exam system
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) on Friday commissioned its modern licensing and examination system for pilots, aircraft maintenance engineers (AME) and Air Traffic Controllers (ATC), the regulatory agency said in a statement. The new licensing system will see the introduction of a plastic card license being issued to applicants who are successful at their examinations administered by the Personnel ...
90 "real bad" inmates still in swampy area earmarked for sand-filling ; high-tech scanners for rehabilitated Camp Street jail
Ninety "really bad" prisoners are still in the walled swampy area at Lusignan, as more than GYD$500 million construction works continue at the Camp Street jail where high-tech scanners will be installed, authorities said. "There are still a number of prisoners in the swamped area. We felt that it was necessary because we do not want them to contaminate the ...
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A Detective at the Major Crimes Unit of the Guyana Police Force on Friday came in for harsh criticism after he admitted to several apparent lapses during a probe of an alleged plot to assassinate President David Granger. The Commission of Inquiry, being conducted by Retired Assistant Police Commissioner, Paul Slowe, heard that Andre Gillard had alleged that after he had ...


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Facebook Messenger's Chatbot Commerce Play
Posted on April 11, 2016 April 11, 2016 9:42 am
Facebook is set to make a big commerce splash with the launch of new features that would commerce-enable its Messenger app.
The tech giant is reportedly planning to feature advanced commerce tools for its Messenger service at its F8 developer conference, which is being held in San Francisco on April 12 and 13. The new tools will be powered by Facebook's chatbot technology, which will enable its 900 million users to order goods and services within the app, according to The Wall Street Journal.
After opening its Messenger API to outside developers, Facebook is reportedly working with a host of merchants to provide new in-app capabilities, such as responding to customer queries and providing shipping updates. Earlier, Facebook featured 1-800-Flowers.com as a potential use case for Messenger's enhanced eCommerce capabilities. Through its partnership, 1-800-Flowers could directly reach out to its customers with promotional offers about upcoming holidays, the use case highlighted.
The new offerings are set to come on the heels of Facebook's partnership with companies like Uber and Lyft that have worked on in-app integration that allows users to call for a ride from Messenger. As part of its broader mobile commerce strategy, the Menlo Park-based company is also developing its virtual assistant, M, which would compete with Apple's Siri and would be capable of performing a wide set of tasks, such as making travel arrangements and providing restaurant suggestions.
While these in-app integrations reflect on a new social commerce chapter for American consumers, it's nothing new for Facebook Messenger's Asian counterpart, WeChat, a Tencent company, which has seen enormous adoption among Chinese consumers who often use it to communicate with customer service departments of various brands and make purchases.
However, adoption of social commerce in the Western market has been hard to come by. American and European users, as WSJ pointed out, tend to limit use of social networking apps for communication purposes only. Nonetheless, Facebook's plan to feature its chatbot technology for mobile commerce for a second year in a row at the F8 developer conference shows its determination to make mobile commerce work on its platform — a $4 billion revenue opportunity (along with WhatsApp), according to Evercore ISI Analyst Ken Sena.
Facebook's new step toward enabling commerce on its platform comes at a time when Microsoft had to shut down its chatbot, Tay, after users taught the bot to respond with anti-Semitic messages.
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This was suppose to launch on Friday- but you know, things happen. Honestly I'm not even sure exactly what happened- but it didn't post. lol.
It was a weird weekend honestly- my hubby and I went shopping for what he would wear to my brother's wedding in May (we're both in the wedding party). My brother and sister-to-be both decided they wanted us to find our own outfits – my hubby's needing to be a blue suit (minus the jacket) and mine needing to be a peach/champagne dress.
I found my dress a while ago- it was strangely difficult finding by hubby's attire though. There were not very many suit separates being sold that offered a vest… and were blue. BUT we found it after going to two different malls. Mercy it was a smidge stressful and we were tired by the end of the day… so we were a little grouchy (lol). But we got it all purchased- vest, pants, shoes, belt, shirt. Done!


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The House's originator, Fred Samuel, the son of a Lorrain jeweller, was born in Buenos Aires in 1908, and his Latin American influence would be the driving force of his life and his creation.
The Fred signature is first marked by the use of pearls. These small pearl beads would give Fred Samuel his place in the world of jewellery. The arrival of Japanese cultured pearls would become one of these specialties, giving him the status of a true expert and collector, possessing some of the finest, very slightly pinkish specimens that is referred to as the colour Fred today.
Coloured stones are also an integral part of the Fred signature. The vibrant lights of South America shine, thanks to this passion for colour. This region of the world is a vibrant source of extraordinary gems such as emerald, aquamarine, and amethyst. This love of stones reached its peak in 1977, when Fred Samuel presented the Golden Sun, a daffodil-coloured diamond weighing 105.54 carats, considered to be one of the most extraordinary in the world.
The influence of the sea is also ubiquitous in the brand's creations, on of Samuel Fred's unconditional passions that he would transmit to his two sons through sailing. One of them had the bold idea of braiding a marine cable and attaching it to the end of a shackle to make a bracelet as a gift to his wife. It was in 1966 that the Force 10 (a reference to wind storms) collection was born.
"How do I move away from the beauty of the stones, when as a child I dreamed of jade, amber, and coral, when I wondered where the strange names came from, lapis lazuli, hawk's eye, tortoiseshell, when I imagined searching for aventurine or moonstone..." Quoted from "Mémoires d'un joaillier" ("Memoirs of a Jeweller") by Fred Samuel.
Fred 1980's ring in yellow gold and amethyst "Sugar Loaf"


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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Patrick Swayze, John Leguizamo and Wesley Snipes star in this hilarious adventure about three transvestites on the cross-country road trip of a lifetime. On their way to Hollywood for a drag queen beauty pageant, Vida (Swayze), Chi Chi (Leguizamo) and Noxeema (Snipes) get stranded in the tiny Midwestern town of Snydersville. Determined to make the best of a bad situation, the "girls" set out to repair the broken hearts, broken dreams and broken nails of the small-town residents during one wildly outrageous weekend.
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Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamo, Stockard Channing, Blythe Danner, Arliss Howard, Christopher Penn, Jason London, Michael Vartan, RuPaul Charles
© 1995 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Critics Consensus: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar seeks to celebrate individuality, but is too timid and predictable to achieve its admittedly noble aims.
Medium Popcorn
It just felt like I wanted to see more from these characters toward the end...that's why we starte...
Brandon Collins
Entertaining, but some subplots weren't needed...there were payoffs that didn't make sense to me,...
A moderately amusing effort with a marquee-challenging moniker.
Andrea Beach
Drag-queen road comedy has some stereotypes, language.
The film was so phony that not even the drag queens looked real.
Lawrence Toppman
For all its message about self-discovery and self-respect, this is really a 100-minute opportunity...
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A politically correct comedy about drag queens? This is the American response to the superior Auss...
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Leguizamo's Chi Chi is the only one who looks anything like a drag queen, let alone a woman; yet w...
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I was turned on, and it really confused me.
Parents need to know that To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar is a comedy road trip movie about three gay men who are drag-show performers and who also wear drag in everyday life. Sexual content includes some speculation about men having sex with men, a few brief kisses, some flirting, and mildly sexualized drag personas. The differences among "transvestite," "transsexual," and "drag queen" are explained. Domestic abuse is implied when a man throws a stew pot across the kitchen, his wife has a black eye and cries frequently, and sounds of violence like slamming furniture and shrieking are heard off-camera in another room. A sheriff tries to kiss and grope a man in drag, gets pushed to the ground, and is left for dead. Strong language isn't frequent but includes the "N" word, "spic," "d--k," and some profanity in Spanish that's not translated, like "pendeja" and "culo." A few scenes take place in bars, and one scene in a home shows wine drinking and drunken behavior. The three main characters are diverse and model strong bonds of friendship, loyalty, mentoring, and helping others. Positive messages are about accepting yourself, not worrying what other people think, and appreciating life's beautiful moments, even if they don't last long. Expect some stereotypes.
Release Date:September 8, 1995
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I have heard Nando Parrado speak twice before. I have watched the movie Alive. The story of the rugby team that crashed on a plane in South America. Many of those in the crash had never seen snow. They were dressed in tshirts. No food. No water. They resorted to cannibalism but that is not the real story. That is a sideline.
Nando's mother and sister died in the crash.
45 people crashed in the Andes. 29 people survived the initial crash. 24 of those had no major injuries. Ultimately only 16 survived.
Nando ultimately walked out to be rescued. 10 1/2 days walk over rugged mountains. He lost 65 pounds during the trek.
Random unknown choices saved his life. Nando sat in row 9. Everyone after row 9 died.
It sure makes anything I have to deal with seem small.
I am always thankful for the charmed life I lead. Hearing Nando makes me even more thankful.
When my daughter Laura was about 3 or 4 she asked me "daddy - are we vegetarians or are we cannibals?"
The final speaker of World Business Forum was James Cameron. He is an impressive visionary (especially in light of what I am doing with Three2N).
Of course it started with a video presentation. His speech was done interview style.
Cameron is a real leader in the modern movie industry (Titantic, Terminator, Avatar and lots of others). He writes, directs, produces etc. He does everything in the film industry.
Doing multiple films is a lot like being a serial entrepreneur. Each movie is a complete startup. Start with nothing and build from there. He likes to start with a few known people and mix in some new people to add to the creativity and energy.
Avatar was a longer than usual project. It took over 4 years to produce.
"to get the most from people, you need to respect them on a daily basis". "Give people permission to make mistakes and they are less likely to make them." "Harness the power of the wave. You do not make the wave but you harness it still." "5 years from now, most films will be 3D. Bad 3D will hurt the adoption." "Don't watch TV for 6 hours per day"
He was a fitting person to end a great program. I tend not to be star struck, that said, he is an inspiration.


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Her NikkieTutorials make-up channel is one of the most successful on YouTube
Nikkie de Jager, an influential YouTuber with millions of fans, has revealed she is transgender in an emotional video.
On Monday, the 25-year-old, who is from the Netherlands, shared a video titled "I'm coming out".
In it, she explains her decision was forced by someone attempting to "blackmail" and publicly out her.
Known as NikkieTutorials, she is one of the most influential names in the platform's beauty community.
She has been sharing make-up tutorials and reviews for 11 years and has almost 13 million subscribers. Her success has seen her collaborate with celebrities including Lady Gaga, and last year she was named a global artistry adviser for Marc Jacobs beauty.
'I'm coming out'
De Jager opens the 17-minute video by saying she had always wanted to share her story on her own terms, but having had the opportunity "taken away" wished to reclaim her own "power".
"I can't believe I'm saying this today to all of you for the entire world to see. But damn, it feels good to finally do it. It is time to let go and be truly free," she says in the introduction.
"When I was younger, I was born in the wrong body, which means that I am transgender now."
In the video, de Jager reveals she was born male but had always identified as female growing up.
She said that by age six – with her parents' support – she began growing her hair out and by age seven or eight wore only female clothing.
She then started taking hormones and growth suppressors at age 14 and was "fully transitioned" by 19, she explains in the clip.
"Oh my god this is so liberating. You had no idea that for 11 years that I've had my channel, this has been with me, and I always wanted to share this with you," she tells her fans.
"But I cannot believe that after today, the world will know. But there's one thing that I really, really want to make so clear to all of you. I am me. I am still Nikki. Nothing changes about that."
At one point she addresses the people she says are threatening her and makes a middle-finger gesture, telling them: "This one's for you"
She also expresses her hope that her video may help and inspire others.
"If you feel like you're trapped and there's no way out, know that it gets better. Trust me, it gets better," she says towards the end of the clip.
The video has been met with an overwhelmingly supportive response from fans, other YouTubers and members of the LGBT community.
"I think she is an incredible woman, and I am so proud of her for sharing her story," UK-based YouTuber SophDoesLife, who has one million subscribers, told the BBC.
"She is an inspiration to so many people, and I am so happy that she can now live her truth and feel free. She definitely has all our support in the beauty community."
Jinkx Monsoon, an American drag queen and former winner of Ru Paul's Drag Race, was among those who congratulated the beauty guru for "reclaiming" her story.
"NO ONE has the right to out anybody else. Period. Coming out is a personal thing, and you do not get to decide that for someone else," she wrote on Twitter. "I'm so sorry, Nikkie, that you went through that, but I applaud how you handled it."
At one point in the video, referencing a common segment on her channel, de Jager announced that her "Dutch Word of the Day" was vrouw – meaning woman.
A number of Dutch politicians have praised the YouTube star. Ingrid van Engelshoven, the minister of education, culture and science, described her as "brave" and a "role model".
"You're truly free if you can be who you are. Role models are of great importance for emancipation," she wrote (in Dutch) in a tweet.
De Jager responded to the influx of support with a series of emotional Instagram stories on Tuesday morning.
"What happened last night is something I never, ever would dare to dream about," she said, in tears. "The incredible amount of love and support and warmth means so much to me."
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In my column in today's Post, I again tackle what the long-term role of Joba Chamberlain is going to be. But I think one of the interesting sidelights that has come out of the reporting is how determined Brian Cashman is to ultimately make Chamberlain a starter and how much the majority of veteran players on the team want Joba to stay doing what he is doing.
I think there is potential – if the Yankee GM does order the switch in, say, June – for there to be a confrontation between Cashman vs. the older leadership in his own clubhouse.
If you want to read more on this potential conflict and more insights into Joba Chamberlain, then visit Joel Sherman's 3UP/3DOWN blog on his Hardball site.


Too often, busy schedules pose a barrier to healthy eating. But it doesn't have to be that way. With a little planning and not much time or effort, you could make all of your meals healthy ones.
Keeping a supply of healthy foods handy is key to preparing nutritious meals. When you shop for food, be sure to stock up on fresh fruits and vegetables, poultry, fish, yogurt, low-fat cheeses, and whole-grain breads and cereals. Also buy foods with a shelf life, such as canned tuna and salmon, beans, pasta, quick-cooking rice, tomato sauce, olive oil, and soup broth. Frozen fruits and vegetables will come in handy when you run out of fresh produce or don't have extra time to wash, peel, and chop.
Grab some vegetables and chicken for a quick stir-fry. Buying pre-cut and pre-cooked ingredients will save you prep time. You also can add canned water chestnuts, straw mushrooms, and other Chinese vegetables available at most grocery stores.
Try a cold salad on a hot summer night. Throw in some canned beans, peas, corn, and cubed cheese or leftover shrimp for a filling meal.
Fill a taco or tortilla with your favorite ingredients and top with salsa and spices. Herbs and spices can add flavor and excitement to the simplest meals. Buy and store cilantro, rosemary, thyme, cayenne pepper, ginger, and any other favorites that add zest and zing.
Boil your favorite pasta and try different toppings, including cooked vegetables and grated parmesan cheese. You can buy already prepared tomato, pesto, and alfredo sauces.
Healthy meals can be quick and easy to make—and taste great!
On weekends or whenever you have time to cook more involved meals, make extra servings to put in the freezer. Before you leave the house in the morning, put the leftovers in the refrigerator to thaw out. When you come home, all you have to do is warm up your meal and enjoy! You also can buy frozen dinners, but check the ingredients carefully to avoid meals high in fat and salt.
Think leftovers when dining out, too. Rather than stuff yourself with oversized restaurant portions, bring home what you can't finish and heat it up for lunch or dinner the next day.
If your shelves and refrigerator are completely bare and you have to "carry out," consider healthy alternatives to traditional fast foods. Many grocery stores have salad bars, sushi bars, and hot food bars that include soups, vegetables, and chicken or fish.
There are Web sites and cookbooks aplenty featuring quick, easy, and healthy recipes for people who want to eat well but don't have much time to spend in the kitchen or at the market. Have fun finding and swapping recipes—start your own recipe book or collection.
Don't let lack of time or energy deprive you of nutritious meals. Remember, you are what you eat!


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Soori is a common South Indian name that may refer to :

Films
 Soori (2001 film), an Indian Telugu film starring J. D. Chakravarthy and Priyanka Upendra
 Soori (2003 film), an Indian Tamil film starring Vignesh and Parthiban

People
 Paravastu Chinnayya Soori (1807–1861), an Indian Telugu writer
 Duniya Soori, an Indian Kannada film director known mononymously as Soori
 Soori (actor), an Indian Tamil film actor and comedian

See also
 Suri (disambiguation)

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OWN YOUR OWN LOT! Single wide manufactured home. 3 bed 2 bath split floor plan, very spacious and nice layout. New roof 4/2019. Inside needs TLC. Close to fishing, beaches and Orlando. Plenty of room to park your toys. Watch rocket launches from your from your front yard.


교구에서 ADA 신청 양식을 각 가정으로 보내드렸습니다.
금년 저희 본당의 분담금은 $144,568입니다.
지를 통하여 온라인으로도 납부가 가능합니다.
약정 신청 마감일은 4월 14일(일)입니다.
service to all parishes and the local community.
been mailed to each parish household last week.
The assigned (required) ADA amount for our parish this year is $144,568.
Please return pledge forms to the offertory box located in the parish office. For those participating for the first time, please fill out the ADA registration form in the office. The ADA pledge campaign is until 4/14. You can also donate the ADA through the diocese website.


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Q: Oauth2 does not return a verification code from quickstart Python script I am a (very) newbe.
Trying to run the Python quickstart sample script from gcloud CLI.
The script is here   https://developers.google.com/classroom/quickstart/python
I have the scope set and Oauth2 creds also set to include the scope.
I am unable to authorise/allow the app.
When running the program, the terminal returns an appropriate string for authorisation, which when visited displays the correct page for the scope.

Console output
Consent screen

Once consented a) the authorisation is not granted and b) there is no prompt available in the console to permit the section of the consent url to be pasted or entered. Sample [4/0AWgavde_fLP5wSOsw00bfWWT28gNzBxJMwlYf3r6CU...................].
I would be grateful for any advice if possible.
Many thanks Tony J
I was expecting a prompt beneath the console invitation to enter the auth code - copied from the browser


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Ашраф Хакими е марокански футболист, който се състезава за френският отбор ПСЖ. Роден е на 4 ноември 1998 г. в Мадрид. Освен в ПСЖ, участва и в националния отбор по футбол на Мароко. Играе на поста десен бек. Присъединява се към отбора на ПСЖ през лятото 2021 г. Състезавал се е и за Интер в периода 2020 – 2021, за Борусия Дортмунд (под наем) в периода 2018 – 2020 и за Реал Мадрид.

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