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The new digital and social world, and the art of marketing immediacy
Back in the 1800's, Charles Darwin said "In the long history of humankind…those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed." Fast forward a couple hundred years, and one major way marketing, and advertising in particular, have been forever changed in the new digital and social media world is the immediacy in which we can get our messages out to the world.
This has opened up a whole world of possibilities for relevant, real-time creative content. Not only for those producing it, but for those who are consuming, sharing and participating in it. Here are just a few great examples of brands that have taken advantage of the immediate nature of social media in order to make more of an impact with their advertising.
Old Spice Guy Responds to Your Posts Live
Back in 2010 Old Spice began a campaign that featured their shirtless, debonaire spokesman responding to facebook posts and tweets live on video. The result fit the tone of the original campaign perfectly and their social media following skyrocketed. The chance to have your tweet or post incorporated into Old Spices hilarious commercials just minutes after you posted it was just too good for fans to pass up.
Real-time Marketing and the Super Bowl Blackout
It's football season. My time of the year. What do people do when the most watched television event of the year is delayed due to a blackout? They take to social media to discuss it of course. Many brands used this as an opportunity to create viral ads surrounding the big game mishap. The most popular of these came from Oreo which tweeted an ad that read "you can still dunk in the dark". Tide, budweiser and PBS all got in on the act as well. You can view a collection here of some of the most clever tweets from brands following the blackout.
Denny's Planned Spontaneity
Denny's tweeted an ad mocking the new Gold iPhone 5s moments after it was officially announced to the world. Clearly they had time to plan the ad, as rumors had been swirling around for several weeks regarding the new gold iPhone. But the fact that there was no certainty to the truth in these rumors meant a traditional print ad would not be feasible. Instead, Denny's was able to create the ad and keep it in their hip pocket. If the Gold iPhone was announced, they'd quickly post it through their channels for an instant viral success. If it was not announced, all they'd lose was the time to hammer out the idea (which is really never a waste of time).
Capitalizing on Historic Events
Pre-planned ads were also created to coincide with the birth of the royal baby in July. Like the Denny's tweet, these ads were planned, but needed to be held onto right up until the birth was announced. The social media obsession over the royal baby seemed like a great opportunity for brands to grab some of their own attention. Fans, however, had mixed reactions to those brands trying to selfishly capitalize on this historic event. Some brands did manage to strike the right tone, while other came off as overly self-promotional.
I think Charles Darwin had a good bit of foresight.


Stress has been very rampant among many individuals nowadays. That is why it is very important that we find ways in order to minimize such occurrence so that we will be able to live a much healthier lifestyle. And there is this online game that is designed to help for such situation. This is called the fidget spinner.
This online game is basically similar to that of the toy that is sold in stores but this time this is played using a computer or a cell phone.
It is very easy to download and install to your mobile device. And once it is available on your gadget, you can easily access it and play with it anytime you want. By playing the online fidget spinner, one will be able to relax, calm down and manage their stress much better. Indeed this online game is a very relaxing way to enjoy your leisure time.
Aside from that, the online fidget spinner is also perfect for children with special needs. By means of this game, we are able to bring back their focus and attention. Furthermore, they will now be able to listen effectively thus making them improve and enhance their educational development.
Unlike any other games or toys, this online fidget spinner will not cost you anything much because it can be downloaded for free, otherwise, you can play it as long as you are connected to the internet or Wi-Fi. This online game is indeed a very useful and reliable application that has provided people with quite a number of benefits.


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Friday, January 14, 2022 — Basketball
Interesting facts about Stephen Curry you might not know about
by Karine Grigoryan
Stephen Curry inspires
Stephen Curry might not only be one of the best basketball players but he is also an inspiration for many people. In an article published by The Players Tribune called Underrated, Stephen has revealed a time in his life when he was 13 years old and his team lost in the AAU national championships in Tennessee. He spoke about how his mother inspired him to not give up and that might be an inspiration for others as well.
"I wish I had the transcript for you, since there were some real gems in there. Basically, though? My Mom took the lead. She said, Steph, I'm only going to tell you this one time. After that, this basketball dream….. it's going to be what it's going to be. But here's what I'll say: NO ONE gets to write your story but you. Not some scouts. Not some tournament. Not these other kids, who might do this better or that better. And not EVER your last name. None of those people, and none of those things, gets to be the author of your story. Just you. So think real hard about it. Take your time. And then you go and write what you want to write. But just know that this story — it's yours.
Man…. that moment stuck with me. I've said to myself, This is no one's story to write but mine. It's no one's story but mine."
And in another article, again published by The Players Tribune on Veterans Day, Curry spoke about how he and athletes like him should use their platform and raise awareness of problems surrounding society.
Let's use our platforms, and take this day, to talk about how we can be louder than all of this silence — and quieter than all of this noise.
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10 Little Known Facts about LeBron James

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Fred W. Friendly
Birthplace: New York City, New York
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Fred W. Friendly was the creator, along with Edward R. Murrow, of the documentary television program See It Now.
Murrow and Friendly broadcast a revealing See It Now documentary analysis on Senator Joseph McCarthy that has been credited with changing the public view of McCarthy and, being a key event leading to McCarthy's fall from power. It was an extension of the duo's continuing probe of the conflict between McCarthy's anti-Communist crusade and individual rights.
Friendly served as president of CBS News from 1964 to 1966.
It was Friendly who originated the concept of public-access television cable TV channels.
Fred W. Friendly was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1994.
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When I just started on my surfing journey, I extended my quiver by 100% (i.e. I had one surfboard, and then I decided to buy another one). Now, I knew there was a good chance that I would destroy any surfboards with my kooky ways. I was also hoping to progressively step down in size, and taking my budget as a gainfully unemployed beach bunny into account, I made the thrifty decision to buy a "new" one second-hand. Looking around, I realised I could save myself about half the price of a new board, that's fairly decent!
This is Part 2 of my three-part series on surfboard buying – what to look for when upgrading to your first "real" surfboard (i.e. something that is hard, whether it's fibreglass or an epoxy pop-out). If you want to read Part 1 (what to look for when buying your first foamie surfboard), you can find it here. If you're not quite sure whether you are ready to upgrade to a hardboard, have a read of Part 1 first.
For me, surfing is all about progression – setting yourself goals, hitting them and seeing concrete evidence of your improvement. Or sometimes, backward decline (especially when you haven't been able to spend enough time in the water *ahem*).
I recently read Never too late: A welcome to those who learn to surf as adults and it made me think.
The thing about coming to surfing later in life (I started at age 26) is that you can't care what people think of how you look. Because the fact is, you will look absolutely ridiculous… and for a long time.
If you've read my first post (here) you will know that I hung up my proverbial shingle in order to reset, chill out in PJs all day, and basically undertake a range of fairly cliche'd activities like make raw organic kale and protein juices (which I still love), attend hot yoga sessions and develop a serious (and possibly unhealthy) obsession with surfing, all in an attempt to "find myself" (how one misplaces themselves in the first place, I do not know, but I managed it).
Your first surfboard – some double entendres to remember!
I always think learning from someone who is just a few steps ahead of you is useful because the advice they impart is often the most accessible and immediately relevant, so I wrote this post to pass on my "first board" experience.
Bear with my double entendres below!
Going on a career break, whilst it may not be good for the progress of my career (after all, it's less a "break" and possibly more a fracturing), has fortunately done wonders for my surfing. I have been able to get out in the water, during the golden quiet time that is otherwise known as just after 9am on a weekday, nearly every day for the past few weeks. It has been absolute bliss.
I surf in places that are generally packed like sardines, 12 surfers all trying to surf the same break on the weekends (with varying degrees of success), but during "quiet" time I am usually one of the few surfers (sometimes only) in the ocean. There I can meditate as I stare out at the ocean, and try to figure out my life and where I am going whilst I wait for the next wave, take things as slow or fast as I wish, and generally make an idiot out of myself without half the surfing community thinking "what a kook" because happily, few are there to witness my sins against the surfboard.


The Associated Press quoted Frank Drummond, a professor of insect ecology and insect pest management at the University of Maine, in an article about planting flowering herbs to help bees. Herbs appeal to a variety of bee species, and can help provide the declining populations with the plants they need to thrive, the article states. "It is mostly the abundant nectar that brings the bees in. Some of the more attractive herbs to bees are thyme, comfrey, borage, oregano, bee's friend, lemon balm, rosemary, hyssop, sage, lavender and chives," said Drummond. The Washington Post and The Columbian carried the AP article.


Experience shows that debt recovery in Ukraine can be difficult and expensive. When it comes to debt collection from large financial-industrial groups with complex corporate structures, disputes can be particularly challenging and can last for several years. Part of this challenge lies in the fact that the loan obligations of such debtors are often distributed among the various enterprises of the business group. They may also often have a complex system of guarantees and pledges in Ukraine and abroad. To recover debts or to foreclose on mortgaged property, it is often necessary to wage a real litigation war in all jurisdictions and courts. Such actions can easily exhaust the debtors financially, but they also have a habit of becoming a heavy burden for banks.
The experience of numerous specific cases tells us that the most successful outcome for protracted legal battles of this nature can often be agreeing to an amicable settlement of the dispute between the parties. At the same time, it is worth noting that debtors generally only agree to such terms once they have lost a number of key litigation trials and the threat of property loss becomes more of a realistic proposition. Nevertheless, there are indications that attitudes towards troubled debts are improving within the Ukrainian business community, with non-payment being regarded as increasingly unacceptable and undesirable. Many debtors want to settle troubled debts on reasonable terms in order to improve their credit history and safeguard their reputation in the market. This is now recognized as crucial in order to maintain access to further credit resources and to develop any business beyond the short-term.
This is a welcome trend, but it is also necessary to appreciate that banks enter into any negotiations with problem debtors with caution before making any decision on settling. In some cases, banks require excessive guarantees from yesterday's debtor and today's partner. The mutual distrust that exists between the parties is often difficult to overcome. In this situation, the negotiation process needs a kind of mediator who can provide guarantees regarding the fulfilment of mutual agreements and obligations. This role is typically filled in Ukraine by a legal advisor who acts as an escrow agent and enjoys credibility with both parties to the negotiation process.
Borrowers who own real estate, equipment, corporate rights or other assets that are pledged to banks are usually either striving to hold title on real estate property or "to completely close the debt" by transferring part of the property to the bank. In most cases, negotiations focus on the debtor's own debt-buyback, using factoring transactions or assignment of right of demand with a simultaneous cession of rights in respect of pledged assets. However, in some cases, the debtor is interested in transferring to the bank a portion of non-core assets that are not critically important for the continued functioning of the business, but which still have considerable value.
Often, as a condition for restructuring or refinancing debts, banks request a beneficiary of the debtor's company to provide personal guarantees. This is a fairly reliable type of collateral which allows the bank to foreclose on valuable assets in default of the secured obligation. At the same time, the process of search and foreclosure on the assets of the beneficiary in different jurisdictions can often be an expensive and lengthy process for any bank.
In the process of negotiations, banks can invite the beneficiary, as confirmation of his goodwill, to disclose information about his assets. It should be understood that for the beneficiary, this process represents a potentially very significant risk, both during the period of credit relations with the bank and into the future. A legal advisor who acts as an escrow agent in such transactions will be ensuring a balance of interests between the debtor and the bank. The debtor transfers the full amount of information about his assets in all jurisdictions, including key asset identification data, to the escrow agent. All information sent to the escrow agent remains strictly confidential and is not disclosed to the bank.
If the loan agreement between the bank and the borrower is observed and the debt is paid off, the information is returned to the debtor without disclosure. If the debtor fails to perform the obligations undertaken before the bank, the escrow agent gives the bank full access to the information pertaining to the guarantor's property. When enforcing a court judgment on recovery of a debt from a guarantor, the bank is therefore able to save both time and money tracing assets. Experience shows that agreements reached in Ukraine by debtors and banks with the participation of reputable escrow agents tend to be strictly observed.


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FOR MANY YEARS I'VE BEEN TANTALISED BY THE THOUGHT OF LIVING BY THE OCEAN. Much of my early residential work was located around Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay, and each house was designed to maximise its visual, and, where possible, physical connection to the sea.
Engagement with the waterfront made those homes very special, and I have to confess that at the time I concealed more than a little envy when the keys to my clients' new homes were handed over. Each unlocked a new lifestyle enriched by the majesty and magnitude of the sea.
The moods of the ocean are profound and ever changing. The dynamic between rhythms of the moving surface and the rich colours of the water is hypnotic. Changing weather patterns can be subtle yet dramatic, amplifying the beauty of the sky. Living with the water's presence is a unique experience quite distinct from merely visiting.
The constantly changing seascape becomes part of daily life, a joyous and surprising part of rising in the morning and settling into the evening.
Of course, the obvious pleasures associated with downtime on sandy beaches can't be overstated. Whether it's building sand castles in the sun, a swim in the restorative mineral-rich waters, a beachside jog, relaxed sunbathing, or, for the more adventurous, kite surfing on a windy day, the beach—particularly St Kilda—offers so much to pleasure- and thrill-seekers alike. Australia's most unique beach provides a great counterpoint to the often gruelling demands of daily life. And in this incredible location, the added attractions of fine beachside restaurants, playgrounds, theatres, the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron, the Sea Baths and countless architectural marvels beckon daily with invitations to charm and delight.
THE MOODS OF THE OCEAN ARE PROFOUND AND EVER CHANGING.


"CINDERELLA | Million Words of Kindness Campaign"
In celebration of the Digital HD and Blu-ray™ release of Disney's "Cinderella" on September 15, 2015, Walt Disney Studios is proud to announce the "A Million Words of Kindness" Campaign, launched on August 15, 2015. Inspired by the spirit of Cinderella, this online initiative invites fans everywhere to pledge their commitment to be courageous and kind in the hopes of achieving "A Million Words of Kindness" in time for World Kindness Day on November 13th, 2015.
To join the "A Million Words of Kindness" Campaign, visit www.cinderellakindness.com and use your words to help make the world a kinder, more magical place!
About Disney's "Cinderella": Celebrate Disney's "Cinderella," a modern classic that shines with beauty, imagination…and magic! Despite being mistreated by her stepmother (Cate Blanchett) and stepsisters, a spirited Ella (Lily James) resolves to take charge of her fate. Add a royal ball, a Fairy Godmother (Helena Bonham-Carter) and a glass slipper, and suddenly – magic becomes reality!
Starring Cate Blanchett as Stepmother ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"), Lily James as Cinderella (TV's "Downton Abbey"), Richard Madden (TV's "Game of Thrones") as Prince, Stellan Skarsgård (Marvel's: "The Avengers," "Thor") as Grand Duke, Holliday Grainger ("Jane Eyre") as Anastasia, Derek Jacobi ("The King's Speech," "Underworld: Evolution") as King, and Helena Bonham Carter as Fairy Godmother ("Alice in Wonderland," "The King's Speech"), and directed by Kenneth Branagh ("Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit," "Thor"), "Cinderella" debuts on Disney Blu-ray® Combo Pack, Disney Movies Anywhere, and Digital HD September 15, 2015. For more information, visit http://movies.disney.com/cinderella.
About The Walt Disney Studios:Â For over 90 years, The Walt Disney Studios has been the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company was built. Today, the Studio brings quality movies, music and stage plays to consumers throughout the world. Feature films are released under the following banners: Disney, including Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios; Disneynature; Marvel Studios; Lucasfilm; and Touchstone Pictures, the banner under which live-action films from DreamWorks Studios are distributed. The Disney Music Group encompasses the Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records labels, as well as Disney Music Publishing. The Disney Theatrical Group produces and licenses live events, including Disney on Broadway, Disney On Ice and Disney Live!.


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using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.UI;
using System;
using UnityEngine.EventSystems;

public class SellScript : MonoBehaviour, IPointerDownHandler
{

    GameObject itemPanel;
    GameObject quantitePanel;
    Text prixPanel;
    Button vendreButton;
    Button moinsButton;
    Button plusButton;
    Item item;
    QuickBar quickBar;
    public GameObject droppedItem;
    int nbProductSell;
    ShopGlobalScrip shopGlobal;
    MarchandeScript marchande;

    // Use this for initialization
    void Start () {
        quickBar = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("QuickBar").GetComponent<QuickBar>();
        itemPanel = transform.GetChild(1).gameObject;
        quantitePanel = transform.GetChild(2).gameObject;
        prixPanel = transform.GetChild(3).transform.GetChild(0).gameObject.GetComponent<Text>();
        vendreButton = transform.GetChild(4).GetComponent<Button>();
        vendreButton.onClick.AddListener(vendreProduct);
        plusButton = quantitePanel.transform.GetChild(0).GetComponent<Button>();
        plusButton.onClick.AddListener(plusQuantite);
        moinsButton = quantitePanel.transform.GetChild(1).GetComponent<Button>();
        moinsButton.onClick.AddListener(moinsQuantite);
        shopGlobal = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("ShopGlobal").GetComponent<ShopGlobalScrip>();
        marchande = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("ShopGlobal").GetComponent<MarchandeScript>();
        item = new Item();
        nbProductSell = 0;
    }

    private void plusQuantite()
    {
        FM_SonScript.sonBoutonPlusVente();
        if (nbProductSell < item.itemValue)
        {
            nbProductSell++;
        }
    }

    private void moinsQuantite()
    {
        FM_SonScript.sonBoutonMoinsVente();
        if (nbProductSell > 1)
        {
            nbProductSell--;
        }
    }

    private void vendreProduct()
    {
        if (item.itemValue != 0)
        {
            FM_SonScript.sonVente(item.itemPower);
           shopGlobal.monnaie += nbProductSell * item.itemPrice;
            if (nbProductSell == item.itemValue)
            {
                quickBar.deleteItem(item.itemID);
                item = new Item();
                itemPanel.transform.GetChild(0).GetComponent<Image>().sprite = Resources.Load<Sprite>("point");
                nbProductSell = 0;
            }
            else
            {
                for (int i = 0; i < quickBar.Items.Count; i++)
                {
                    if (quickBar.Items[i].itemID == item.itemID)
                    {
                        quickBar.Items[i].itemValue -= nbProductSell;
                        nbProductSell = item.itemValue;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update () {
        quantitePanel.transform.GetChild(2).GetComponent<Text>().text = ""+nbProductSell;
        prixPanel.text = " "+item.itemPrice * nbProductSell;
        if (nbProductSell <= 1)
            moinsButton.GetComponent<Image>().color = Color.gray;
        if (nbProductSell >= item.itemValue)
            plusButton.GetComponent<Image>().color = Color.gray;
        if (nbProductSell > 1)
            moinsButton.GetComponent<Image>().color = Color.white;
        if (nbProductSell < item.itemValue)
            plusButton.GetComponent<Image>().color = Color.white;

    }

    public void OnPointerDown(PointerEventData eventData)
    {
        if (quickBar.draggingItem)
        {
            item = quickBar.draggedItem;
            itemPanel.transform.GetChild(0).GetComponent<Image>().sprite = item.itemIcon;
            quickBar.closeDraggedItem();
            quickBar.addItem(item.itemID);
            nbProductSell = item.itemValue;
            Debug.Log(item.itemValue);
            marchande.dialogueQualite(item);
        }
    }

}

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Paul Kammerer (1880-1926)
Paul Kammerer conducted experiments on amphibians and marine animals at the Vivarium, a research institute in Vienna, Austria, in the early twentieth century. Kammerer bred organisms in captivity, and he induced them to develop particular adaptations, which Kammerer claimed the organismss offspring would inherit. Kammerer argued that his results demonstrated the inheritance of acquired characteristics, or Lamarckian inheritance. The Lamarckian theory of inheritance posits that individuals transmit acquired traits to their offspring.
Subject: Experiments, People
David Michael Rorvik (1944–)
David Michael Rorvik is a science journalist who publicized advancements in the field of reproductive medicine during the late twentieth century. Rorvik wrote magazine articles and books in which he discussed emerging methods and technologies that contributed to the progression of reproductive health, including sex determination, in vitro fertilization, and human cloning. During that time, those topics were controversial and researchers often questioned Rorvik's work for accuracy.
Alfred Day Hershey (1908–1997)
During the twentieth century in the United States, Alfred Day Hershey studied phages, or viruses that infect bacteria, and experimentally verified that genes were made of deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA. Genes are molecular, heritable instructions for how an organism develops. When Hershey started to study phages, scientists did not know if phages contained genes, or whether genes were made of DNA or protein. In 1952, Hershey and his research assistant, Martha Chase, conducted phage experiments that convinced scientists that genes were made of DNA.
Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002)
Stephen Jay Gould studied snail fossils and worked at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts during the latter half of the twentieth century. He contributed to philosophical, historical, and scientific ideas in paleontology, evolutionary theory, and developmental biology. Gould, with Niles Eldredge, proposed the theory of punctuated equilibrium, a view of evolution by which species undergo long periods of stasis followed by rapid changes over relatively short periods instead of continually accumulating slow changes over millions of years.
Ian Hector Frazer (1953– )
Ian Hector Frazer studied the human immune system and vaccines in Brisbane, Australia, and helped invent and patent the scientific process and technology behind what later became the human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccinations. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the US, or CDC, HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection, and can lead to genital warts, as well as cervical, head, mouth, and neck cancers.
Walter Schiller (1887–1960)
Walter Schiller studied the causes of diseases in the US and Austria in the early twentieth century and in 1928, invented the Schiller test, or a way to diagnose early cervical cancer in women. Cervical cancer is the uncontrollable division of cells in the cervix, or lower part of the uterus. While living in Austria until his emigration to escape the Nazis in 1937, Schiller concluded that there was a form of cervical cancer, later named carcinoma in situ, that physicians could detect earlier than when tumors start to appear.
Max Ludwig Henning Delbruck (1906–1981)
Max Ludwig Henning Delbrick applied his knowledge of theoretical physics to biological systems such as bacterial viruses called bacteriophages, or phages, and gene replication during the twentieth century in Germany and the US. Delbrück demonstrated that bacteria undergo random genetic mutations to resist phage infections. Those findings linked bacterial genetics to the genetics of higher organisms. In the mid-twentieth century, Delbrück helped start the Phage Group and Phage Course in the US, which further organized phage research.
Arthur William Galston (1920–2008)
Arthur W. Galston studied plant hormones in the United States during the late-twentieth century. His dissertation on the flowering process of soybean plants led others to develop Agent Orange, the most widely employed herbicide during the Vietnam War, used to defoliate forests and eliminate enemy cover and food sources. Galston protested the spraying of those defoliants in Vietnam, as they could be harmful to humans, animals, and the environment.
Ernest John Christopher Polge (1926-2006)
Twentieth-century researcher Ernest John Christopher Polge studied the reproductive processes of livestock and determined a method to successfully freeze, thaw, and utilize viable sperm cells to produce offspring in animals. In 1949, Polge identified glycerol as a cryoprotectant, or a medium that enables cells to freeze without damaging their cellular components or functions. Several years later, Polge used glycerol in a freezing process called vitrification, which enabled him to freeze poultry sperm, thaw that sperm, and use it to fertilize vertebrate embryos.
Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895)
In nineteenth century Great Britain, Thomas Henry Huxley proposed connections between the development of organisms and their evolutionary histories, critiqued previously held concepts of homology, and promoted Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Many called him Darwin's Bulldog. Huxley helped professionalize and redefine British science. He wrote about philosophy, religion, and social issues, and researched and theorized in many biological fields.
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy
The Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn (Anton Dohrn Zoological Station) is a public research institute focusing on biology and biodiversity. Hereafter called the Station, it was founded in Naples, Italy, in 1872 by Anton Dohrn. The type of research conducted at the Station has varied since it was created, though initial research focused on embryology. At the turn of the twentieth century, researchers at the Station established the sea urchin (Echinoidea) as a model organism for embryological research.
Subject: Organizations, People, Places
William Stewart Halsted (1852-1922)
William Stewart Halsted was a surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, during the late 1800s and early 1900s. In 1894 Halsted described his procedure for treating breast cancer by removing the breast tissue, chest muscles, and lymph nodes in the armpit, a procedure he named radical mastectomy, and that became the standard of care for treating breast cancer until 1970.
Vincenz Czerny (1842–1916)
Vincenz Czerny was a surgeon in the nineteenth century who specialized in cancer and women's surgical care. Czerny performed one of the first breast augmentations using a reconstruction method to correct asymmetry and disfigurement of a woman's breasts. Additionally, Czerny improved the safety and efficacy of existing operations, such as the vaginal hysterectomy, which involves the surgical removal of some or all of a woman's reproductive structures. He contributed to other surgeries involving the esophagus, kidneys, and intestines.
Harold Delf Gillies (1882-1960)
Harold Delf Gillies performed one of the first sexual reassignment surgeries, termed gender affirmation surgeries as of 2022, on record in 1946 in London, England. He also practiced modern plastic surgery and helped distinguish it as a new branch of medicine in London, England, starting in the early 1900s. Gillies's work focused initially on facial reconstructive surgery, particularly during both World War I and World War II. Gillies created newer and more efficient techniques that later became standard procedures for reconstructive and cosmetic surgeries.
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Q: Incorrect page number in MS word In MS word the page sequence is coming  incorrect.There are total of 90 pages in the MS word these 90 page are divided in 10 letters (So the page number are from 1 to 9 for each letter) Each letter is separate by section break and each have a Table in it.
In one scenario when the macro runs .There are only two pages generated for each letter .
First page numbering- Page 1 of 3(this is incorrect ,it should be Page 1 of 2)
Second page numbering -Page 2 of 2
I am not able get a exact reason  for this issue.

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LA moving in right direction with pay plan proposal
Louisiana's State Civil Service Commission couldn't quite take the heat, but set the stage for a truly revolutionary and welcome change to personnel pay policy that will create better state government service at reduced costs.
The SCSC approved almost unanimously (the only non-gubernatorial-appointed member abstaining) to create a tiered system of pay increases that occur only when certain benchmark levels of performance are achieved in annual reviews of classified service employees. This is in contrast to the present system that allows only for an all-or-nothing four percent increase for any employee, as almost every single one has been given in the past, who receives a review scoring in one of the top three of five categories.
The advantages of the new system are legion: efficiency will be encouraged as slack performers will receive less than better ones, encouraging the former to exit and the latter to stay in state employment, and money might actually be saved along with this improved performance. Critics claim it will allow too much subjectivity and discretion in the hands of supervisors, but the same amount of discretion already exists under the present system.
However, the several parades of whining state employees (probably the ones who would end up getting lower evaluations under the proposed system and/or don't work to their full potential knowing it's not necessary to get the full pay raise under the current regime) that appeared at various times over the past few months in front of the SCSC apparently got to it to partially. The original plan would have allowed agencies to give up to three, four, or six percent raises, respectively, for the middle, next-highest, and highest evaluation categories; the proposal that passed made those levels mandatory unless the Commission approved an exception.
This has lead Gov. Bobby Jindal, who must approve all changes in pay plans forwarded by the Commission, to state he will refuse to approve it and return it for inclusion of the original idea. Since Jindal appoints six-sevenths of the Commission, if the current crop of commissioners wants to retain their jobs (and assuming Jindal wins, as is likely at this point, a second term in office), they will have little choice to comply. Jindal (as well as proponents in the Legislature) believes the flexibility excised from the proposal is important for the whole to work best. If left to a case-by-case basis, agencies may be reluctant having to go through the process to give lesser amounts, and would mean the Division of Administration would be less able to steer strategically resources to agencies on the basis of priority.
Perhaps as a compensatory measure, the Commission also stated it was going to tackle an even bigger problem that if not resolved largely would moot any of the proposed change: the skewed results of evaluations that assign almost all employees into the top three categories (and almost half in the top two). It is inconceivable that the state of Louisiana could acquire such a monopoly on high-performing individuals: clearly, gamesmanship to get as many employees as possible flat four percent raises on virtually an annual basis has been in play. The Commission also wisely committed to training of supervisors in their evaluating to make sure they were as objective and fair as possible.
While the plan presently going to Jindal is good, the change he stumps for will make it even better. Combine this with previously-passed rules about force reduction procedures, and anticipated legislative changes in retirement rules from defined-benefit to mandatory defined-contribution for new entrants (see here for the problems that await for a defined-benefit system) and the beginning of the 2010-11 fiscal year will mark the most exciting time for quality improvement in the history of the state's civil service.
These kinds of matters to the larger public aren't exciting and flashy as other policy measures, but they promise noticeable performance improvements to citizens and savings to taxpayers. The SCSC and the department it oversees have been on the right track this year and let's hope this continues going forward.
Landrieu practices shell game, puts Vitter in tough spot
As bad as current Democrat-desired health care legislation may be in terms of higher costs and worse outcomes, it might end up positively toxic for Louisiana's senators who are having to deal with it.
Democrat Sen. Mary Landrieu found herself casting a vote concerning abortion that may come back to haunt her. While Landrieu always has supported the concept of legal abortion for convenience, she never had supported federal government money going to insurers that would cover elective abortions … until yesterday when she voted to reject an amendment that would not permit any insurance plan getting taxpayer dollars to offer abortion coverage, replicating language in the House version. The motion failed 54-45.
The rationale Democrats use as a pretense to say this won't encourage or aid in private insurers in paying for abortions of convenience is that the bill as currently written would not allow federal dollars directly to be used to reimburse for the killings. This is sophistry at best, disingenuous at its immoral worst. As amendment author Democrat Sen. Ben Nelson noted, the separation of funds in the bill an accounting gimmick. "The reality is federal funds would help buy coverage that includes abortion," he said.
True enough, as the federal government would be subsidizing coverage which will be required by the new law adjusted by community rates it also will require. Without that infusion, the insurer may not be able to afford to offer and pay for elective abortion. Thus, "private" funds get released for that that otherwise would have to be used for other purposes now to be subsidized with federal money. It's a shell game, a point Landrieu has yet to address despite an indication she would explain the matter.
Meanwhile, something Landrieu inspired, a special provision in the bill that would steer $100 to $300 million to the state to supplement Medicaid expenses in 2011, is causing consternation for Republican Sen. David Vitter. Her "Louisiana Purchase" provision has been criticized as a form of bribery for her vote to allow debate on the entire motion to succeed, which would allow her then to vote against a final product that would pass regardless since the motion to proceed required three-fifth of the seated Senate while passage requires only a majority of those present, thus again saving political face to the unknowledgeable.
Republican Sen. Tom Coburn wishes to strike that language, and Republican Sen. John McCain has discussed taking that measure and others and proposing an amendment wiping out them all. This leaves Vitter in a quandary because he could be forced to vote to remove a measure which would help the state and, worse for his reelection prospects, be used against him as an indicator that he is insensitive to the state's needs.
To defuse this, Vitter should file his own separate legislation – which Landrieu refuses to do – to implement the Medicaid "fix" (an artifact of the formula determining how much federal money goes to the state beginning in 2010-11 produces a significant drop in the federal share because it does not differentiate the impact of federal spending for disaster recovery of previous years). Then he can demonstrate he supports the fix and vote for wiping it out of the health care bill if the McCain amendment comes to fruition, explaining his vote on the basis of the other undesirable things needed to go.
Thus, Vitter probably can tap dance around this will little if any political damage. By contrast, Landrieu has to hope time and no additional controversy concerning this bill and her votes surrounding it dull the memory of voters if she seeks another term in five years.
Landrieu mayor run gambles career on uncertain outcome
It looks as if Lt. Gov. Mitch "Ahab" Landrieu formally will pick up pursuit of his great white whale known as the mayoralty of New Orleans when qualifying for the office begins tomorrow, despite a previous vow not to – even though chances are again he will find disappointment.
As noted in this space some time ago, the normal dynamics of the contest do not favor white candidate Landrieu because, if we toss the clever literary allusions, in reality a better aquatic mammalian description of New Orleans would be as a black whale. When voter registration totals show blacks about doubling up on whites, even if Landrieu could match his roughly 20 percent black support in the 2006 mayoral runoff in a similar contest against a black candidate, assuming black turnout runs only slightly behind white turnout he still would lose.
The simple fact of life in large majority-black cities in Louisiana, if not in the entire south or nation, is that for the highest office in the city, is that relatively few black voters defect from a quality black candidate against a white candidate in a runoff. It was proven in New Orleans in 2006 when the very politically-damaged current Mayor Ray Nagin defeated Landrieu, and when later that year Cedric Glover won the top job in Shreveport. In the former case, the runoff brought disproportionately more voters to Nagin who had not previously voted in the primary to extend his primary lead to victory; in the latter, Glover did the same to overcome a deficit from the primary in a city where black registration was not much more than white.
But even to get to a hypothetical black/white candidate runoff might be a stretch for Landrieu this time. In 2006, he bested other white candidates who were competitive but newcomers to politics. This time, he looks certain to face the biggest spender he'll ever encounter, former gubernatorial candidate John Georges, and repeater from the 2006 contest Rob Couhig who probably will capture a large majority of the small (12 percent or so) Republican vote. Facing experienced and proven vote-getters and with Georges' deep self-financed pockets magnifies the primary consequence of Landrieu's late start after his previous discounting of running this time: his relative lack of funds. At the beginning of this year, he had only about $100,000 in his lieutenant governor's account (which he can use) for a race where in 2006 he spent $3.6 million.
Landrieu may be counting upon the fact that the field to this point has not attracted a slew of bigger names to make up for his being behind in the money chase and that reputation alone, as evidenced in some independent polling that put him out front among hypothetical candidates, can close the gap. It's true that the field of white candidates probably is more illustrious than those who are black, but the racial voting dynamics are such that this does not matter that much, history shows. Nagin himself was a late entry, almost afterthought when he first ran in 2002, and certainly did not run from a position of strength in 2006. As long as a quality black candidate exists – and there appears to be at least one in the unflashy state Sen. Edwin Murray – the dynamic will deliver enough votes for any such person to defeat Landrieu in a runoff.
This attempt comes with considerable political risk. A victory could position Landrieu well to make a run at the governorship in 2015, but not only does entering the contest now essentially eliminate any run he (unlikely) had in mind for 2011, a loss would again cast a pall over any attempt he may make for that higher office in the future. It would cement his reputation as a candidate who can win only the small or relatively insignificant offices because of his name, but who does not have the ability beyond that to capture a significant policy-making prize. His entrance here could place definitively a cap demarcating the upper limit of his political career – no higher than the Capitol Annex Building, not up to the fourth floor of the Capitol itself. Four months out from the election, it seems a risk at best uncertain to pay off.
Scorned media fail to provide helpful news analysis
While the manufactured media story related in my most recent post dealt with the non-issue of Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal not heaping enough encouragement on Democrat Sen. Mary Landrieu for a measure he likes in a bill he hates, the latest non-story about the episode focuses on a somewhat different angle, that Jindal has not protected enough Landrieu's honor.
I guess I need to go through all of this again, since some slow news reporters and/or editors can't find out enough real news about which to write: Landrieu has faced criticism that she had sold a vote that could have stopped consideration of a disastrous health care reform measure in the Senate for the chance to have as part of that bill a passage that would shovel anywhere from $100 to $300 million to fund Louisiana's Medicaid program in 2011. Part of this criticism came from conservative media commentators, including calling her a "prostitute" for her willingness to trade a vote for political favors. Jindal said he would not criticize any delegation member and left it at that. He also said that while he disagreed with the bill, he would be thankful for whatever any delegation member could do to help with Medicaid funding, echoing a previous statement where he said criticism of her on this was unfair.
(Meanwhile, the sun rose in the east and the grass is still green ….)
But the angle the Associated Press' Melinda Deslatte pursues in a "news analysis" (translation: an editorial by a reporter about the things she covers termed this way to try to square the circle that reporters for the sake of objectivity should not reveal their own views about them) is that Jindal didn't go far enough by "refusing to denounce the prostitute slur against the senator …. is it too much to expect him to push for more dignity in the political discourse and to rebuke those who resort to gender-demeaning slurs?" She answers, "Apparently so," and in leaving it at that – despite the fact she should well know the real reason why Jindal might not do Landrieu any great favors on this account because she reported on it.
During Jindal's campaigns for governor, Democrats have used such tactics as darkening his face in campaign ads (juvenilely thinking that it would turn off potential voters who didn't think he was "white" enough) and cherry-picking his words to assert that the Catholic Jindal was anti-Protestant or a religious weirdo. And did fellow Catholic Landrieu ever issue a statement "to denounce the racist and religious slurs against the candidate?" Or did Deslatte ever write a "news analysis" that chided Landrieu and/or other state elected Democrats for not doing so?
Those answers would be, "apparently not." The story to the objective observer is that Landrieu, who if she was serious about the Medicaid bailout money would attach it to a noncontroversial bill or in the regular appropriation bill for that area of government, is not going to get more than a tepid defense from Jindal for criticism of her action that would make him swallow a poison policy pill because out of partisanship she never did anything to defend him from denigrating attacks – and even then he said she should not be criticized in contrast to her total silence.
But that violates Deslatte's template that Jindal is a semi-hypocritical meanie, stoked by the fact that he has preyed upon the most potent insecurity rampant in the media – being made irrelevant by being ignored. Deslatte moans about how "Repeated efforts to get Jindal or his spokesman to answer a direct question about the prostitution comments got no response. Asked a half dozen times if the governor believes those comments were appropriate, Jindal spokesman Kyle Plotkin never provided a direct answer. He didn't respond to a request to speak to the governor about the issue." To repeat, there's no fury like the media scorned by refusal to cooperate with its agenda – especially when the agenda is to make the object not talking look bad.
So we get her waste of paper, ink, and electrons. And more of using it to line bird cages while we turn our attention elsewhere – as newspaper circulation figures show – to find genuinely informative, sophisticated analysis about politics.
Non-story tantrum indicative of media insecurties
"There are no slow news days, just slow news reporters," my old collegiate adviser in my journalism days counseled. To that aphorism one can add, "Never argue with somebody who buys ink by the barrel," and these explain the strange non-story that recently appeared in the Baton Rouge Advocate.
It expounded upon the situation that Democrat Sen. Mary Landrieu was nonplussed because Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal was defending her vigorously enough against criticism that she had sold a vote that could have stopped consideration of a disastrous health care reform measure in the Senate for the chance to have as part of that bill a passage that would shovel anywhere from $100 to $300 million to fund Louisiana's Medicaid program in 2011. Meanwhile, the sun rose in the east and the grass is still green.
That part of this criticism came from conservative media commentators including calling her a "prostitute" for her willingness to trade a vote for political favors seemed to upset some but not really Landrieu, who said she was over not receiving more explicit support on the matter from Jindal. For his part, he said he would not criticize any delegation member and left it at that. He also said that while he disagreed with the bill, he would be thankful for whatever any delegation member could do to help with Medicaid funding, echoing a previous statement where he said criticism of her on this was unfair.
So why is this news? Because the Advocate wants there to be more to it, out of pique at Jindal. This is obvious from the snide passage that Jindal "last held a news conference Nov. 4 in Baton Rouge and has not returned more than a dozen calls from reporters the past two weeks." Translation: Jindal's staff has been ignoring the Advocate's reporters on this matter. Understand that more than anything else the media wish to be thought of as relevant and important, so to brush them aside like that is the greatest denigration that can be perceived by the media.
So, the little fit being thrown by the Advocate as a result that it can't get Jindal to say anything else that would actually justify the story and make Jindal look bad and/or a cad is this story, which masquerades to some degree as a straight news story but instead directly editorializes, "Jindal initially publicly defended Landrieu, D-La., but that changed after conservative heavyweights began bashing her for money she got for Louisiana before voting on the controversial health-care bill." Translation: Jindal's a bad guy because after rude guys he likes got involved, he wouldn't protect poor little Mary.
To say this conclusion is inventive is realistic. To say that it has any relation to the truth is fantasy. Jindal repeated what he had said before, so how does he suddenly become "changed" in actions? Since they couldn't get Jindal to act the way they wanted, it became an exercise in manufacturing a story to make it seem he acted that way.
Let this be a lesson to all observers of the media: scorn them and they go off the rails playing out revenge scenarios. Which leads to the ironic conclusion that this will cause the irrelevance they desperately seek to avoid, not because policy-makers won't give them what they crave, but because consumers – as is happening throughout the newspaper industry – will stop paying attention to them precisely because of a surplus of playing out their insecurities in public such as this self-indulgent piffle.
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Tony Soprano's Christmas in "Kaisha"
James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano on The Sopranos (Episode 6.12: "Kaisha")
James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano, New Jersey mob boss
North Caldwell, New Jersey, Christmas 2006
Series: The Sopranos
Episode: "Kaisha" (Episode 6.12)
Air Date: June 4, 2006
Director: Alan Taylor
Creator: David Chase
Costume Designer: Juliet Polcsa
On #SopranosSunday with Christmas just a few days away, let's check in with everyone's favorite mob family for the second and final holiday-set episode of The Sopranos' epic run.
I'm a sucker for Christmas scenes, and I always appreciate "holiday adjacent" movies like The Thin Man, Three Days of the Condor, The Godfather, Goodfellas, and—of course—Die Hard that add a certain mysticism by setting some or all of the action at Christmas, a time of wonderment and hope but often not without melancholy. Although we only spend the last five minutes of the episode in the midst of true yule celebrations, "Kaisha" is framed by family holidays, beginning with the bombing of Phil Leotardo's New York restaurant just before Thanksgiving and continuing over the weeks to follow throughout the holiday season as the all-too-human characters of Soprano-world navigate the stressful spectrum that ranges from loveliness to an abundance of loved ones.
The third season's "…To Save Us All from Satan's Power" had leaned more heavily into sprinkling in some broader Christmas humor, whether with the scenes of a mobster in a Santa suit greeting neighborhood kids, Tony and Furio sporting Santa hats as they argue about who was to be the designated driver, or the remix of "The Little Drummer Boy" playing in a strip club as the guys down shots of rum.
As the finale of the penultimate season, "Kaisha" is a more introspective episode that sets up The Sopranos' masterful final run through the end of the series, though we do get some delightfully crude Chrimbo commentary from the always reliable Paulie Walnuts, fondly recalling the time that "Heh, I fucked a girl wearin' a Santa hat once. It was too distracting. I kept losin' my hard on."
The Soprano family Christmas celebration takes over the first floor of the McMansion at 633 Stag Trail Road (actually 14 Aspen Drive), drifting from the family room where Bobby's bored kids flip between A Christmas Carol and Casablanca on Tony's TV, through the kitchen where the women are preparing the holiday feast, to the living room where Bobby Bacala (Steven R. Schirripa) excitedly recalls his youth when WABC would "track" Santa Claus via Air Force radar.
Despite the promises of peace in the new year after Tony's heart-to-damaged heart chat with Phil Leotardo, there's personal tension in the air, notably between Tony and his erstwhile protégé Christopher Moltisanti (Michael Imperioli) as the latter has begun a clandestine relationship with Julianna Skiff (Julianna Margolis), a sharp real estate agent who had just rejected Tony's own advances. The personal tensions are only exacerbated when Tony's youngest, AJ (Robert Iler), arrives with his new girlfriend Blanca (Dania Ramirez) and her young son Hector.
An artificially effusive Carmela (Edie Falco) puts on her usual welcoming smile, but anyone who's overheard her at a church luncheon knows the other shoe's about to drop, and she takes the first opportunity alone with Tony to bemoan that "she's ten years older than him and she's Puerto Rican," to which Tony responds, "Dominican… maybe." Knowing Carmela's soft spot, he adds, "…'least she's Catholic."
In their insightful essay about the episode in The Sopranos Sessions, Matt Zoller Seitz and Alan Sepinwall note that:
This newly responsible version of their son proves to be a monkey's paw situation to Tony and especially Carmela, who wanted AJ to start taking life seriously, but doesn't approve of the root cause of the change…
In that way, AJ's situation isn't that different from that of Tony's unofficial other son Christopher, who is also struggling to get better, while being dumped on for the methods he uses along the way. The wiseguys all mock Christopher's twelve-step activities, which only leaves him more isolated and more inclined to seek the comfort of someone like Julianna, while the more Tony and Carmela look down on Blanca and Hector, the more likely AJ seems to prefer their company to those of his parents.
Aside from Meadow, who phones in her yuletide greetings from California, the holidays bring everyone together and the growing Soprano/DeAngelis/Moltisanti/Baccalieri clan takes their positions on couches and carpet in front of the immaculately decorated tree in the Soprano living room, sitting as silent as the night Frank Sinatra describes on the soundtrack. It's the last on-screen Christmas that the Soprano family would share and—for at least three heads of household in the room—quite possibly the last Christmas they'd be alive to spend with their families. Blanca breaks the ice by telling Carmela, "You have a gorgeous home," to which the dutiful homemaker automatically responds with "Thanks," before truly hearing what was said, observing her surroundings, and acknowledging earnestly: "We do."
The series gives us this one final moment of peace with the Soprano family, with Meadow conspicuously absent (perhaps foreshadowing her absence in the series' famous final scene), and the soundtrack fades from Ol' Blue Eyes to a reprise of "Moonlight Mile", the appropriately reflective ballad by The Rolling Stones that framed the beginning and end of the episode. While clearly not a Christmas song, this closing track from the Stones' 1971 masterpiece album Sticky Fingers is worthy of a listen any time of the year, whether you're indulging in nostalgia for the past, living in the present, or looking ahead to an uncertain future.
"Tell her I kept my promise, I'm wearin' yer present from Paris," Tony asks Carmela to inform Meadow during her Christmas call. It's never made clear whether Carmela—a woman of questionable taste—had meant the black Basque-style beret to be a heartfelt holiday present or a gag gift, but kudos to Tony for embracing the spirit of the season of giving and wearing the hat, if somewhat begrudgingly, for a portion of the family's holiday celebration.
The news of his rival Phil's heart attack is the best Christmas gift that Tony could have asked for, and even an uncharacteristic beret can't dampen his spirits… though his nephew dating the woman who rejected his own advances threatens to curb his yuletide cheer.
Tony wears a fashion-forward dark striped shirt for Christmas dinner, patterned with burgundy and taupe stripes over a dark brown ground, with each "stripe" actually consisting of a thick stripe bordered on each side by a thinner one of the same color. (The unique shirt reminds me of one that I had also acquired in 2006, wearing it to a spring dance when I was a high school junior and again two years later during my grandmother's annual outing to see The Nutcracker… a yuletide context à la Tony.)
The shirt has a then-trendy two-button spread collar and three buttons on each mitred cuff, a unique touch that suggests a shirtmaker inspired by Turnbull & Asser's signature three-button squared barrel cuff, though the mitred corners of Tony's shirt cuffs add length to the sleeves that are most flatteringly balanced by a larger-framed man like James Gandolfini. The buttons on the collar, cuffs, and up the plain (French) front are all off-white plastic, fastened through white-stitched buttonholes that accentuate the contrast against the rest of the dark shirt.
Tony and Carmela confer on AJ's new situation.
If the muted burgundy stripes on his shirt are Tony's "holiday red", he supplies the complementary green with his olive-colored slacks. He wears these trousers with a dark brown leather belt with a polished steel single-prong buckle, covering the extended waistband tab with its single-button pointed tab.
These double reverse-pleated trousers have slanted side pockets, button-through back pockets, and turn-ups (cuffs) on the bottoms.
The family watches as Hector excitedly runs toward the Christmas tree.
Tony wears a pair of cap-toe oxford shoes in a mid-brown shade of calf leather, similar to what Tony-approved shoemaker Allen Edmonds calls "dark chili" on similar shoes like its Park Avenue Cap-Toe Oxford (also available on Amazon.) Tony's dark socks appear to be a maroon cotton lisle, a subtle nod to the festive colors associated with the season.
Even for a quiet evening at home, Tony Soprano doesn't miss an item of his usual complement of gold jewelry including St. Jerome pendant and rings, though the wide coverage of his three-button shirt cuffs all but hides the gold chain-link bracelet on his right wrist. On the opposing wrist, Tony wears his usual Rolex Day-Date "President", the yellow gold chronometer that had adorned his wrist since the show's second episode. The Rolex "President" or "Presidential" dates back to the 1950s when a gold Day-Date with this distinctive link bracelet was gifted to Dwight Eisenhower, and it has been associated with several American heads of state in the decades to follow from Tony's own beau idéal JFK to LBJ.
Tony Soprano wears a ref. 18238 Rolex Day-Date, differentiated from the oft-misidentified 118238 by its polished lugs and heavier bracelet (thank you, BAMF Style reader Chris!) The 18-karat yellow gold watch has a champagne-colored gold dial with a long display for the day of the week across the top and a date window at 3:00.
THE SOPRANOS / KAISHA
If you're looking for a last-minute gift but aren't looking to drop the five to ten thousand dollars a used Rolex President would set you back, may I suggest one of these gold-plated steel alternatives from Seiko? The quartz Seiko SGF206 is strapped to a Jubilee-like bracelet while the automatic Seiko SNKK52 has a bracelet that more closely resembles the President while the dial itself is considerably different. As of December 2019, each watch is less than $150.
A bottle of The Glenlivet, 12 Years Old, as it was labeled and sold in the mid-2000s around the time "Kaisha" was produced.
When Christopher isn't hogging "all the ice" for his Coca-Cola, Tony pours himself a dram of 12-year-old Glenlivet single malt Scotch… neat, of course.
Over the course of the series, Tony's Scotch preference evolves with his status, from bottom-shelf Cutty Sark in the first season when he's a capo under Uncle Junior, with J&B bridging the gap as he is increasingly seen enjoying Johnnie Walker Black Label, a more exclusive blend, from "Nobody Knows Anything" (Episode 1.11) through the final season of the series. Beginning at the end of the third season, we begin to see more single malts among his office collection and in his glass, specifically 12-year-old Glenfiddich, Macallan, and—of course—Glenlivet.
Who else? Frank Sinatra provides the backdrop for the last on-screen Soprano family Christmas, beginning with the last of three versions of "The Christmas Waltz" that Ol' Blue Eyes would record over his prolific career. In her AV Club review of the Mad Men episode "Christmas Waltz", Emily VanDerWerff nicely summed up the song for The AV Club as "one of those carols that hasn't been over-recorded but is just familiar enough to be recognizable to just about anybody who hears it" with a "lovely, wistful quality" echoed not only by the Mad Men episode she was reviewing but also the finale of "Kaisha" as The Sopranos closed its penultimate season.
The wintry waltz was conceived on a hot summer day in 1954 when songwriters extraordinaire Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne were contacted with the demand that Sinatra wanted a Christmas song. Sinatra, whose comeback star was explosively rising on the heels of his recent Academy Award win and his string of successful concept albums for Capitol, was not a man to be refused at the time, even when Cahn insisted to Styne that it would be next to impossible to compete with the massive success of "White Christmas".
Frank took to the studio on August 23, 1954, to record his first version of "The Christmas Waltz", arranged by Nelson Riddle, which would be released as the B-side to his own rendition of "White Christmas". Three years later, Gordon Jenkins arranged a new version featuring Sinatra and the Ralph Brewster Singers for Frank's Christmas album for Capitol, the seminal A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra. (The album's closing track, "Silent Night", can also be heard in this episode.)
More than a decade later, it was another warm August day when Frank gathered in the studio to record "The Christmas Waltz", now joined by the Jimmy Joyce Singers and his three kids—Frank Jr., Nancy, and Tina—all lending their talents to the appropriately titled album The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas that would be released the following year with "The Christmas Waltz" as the penultimate track.
While it may not have the ubiquitous staying power of Bing Crosby's signature ballad, "The Christmas Waltz" is at least a longtime holiday favorite of mine and often the first song I play to kick off my Christmas season on November 1st (yes, I'm one of those people.)
The Christmas Waltz
Tony Soprano would never be the sort of man to emblazon himself in a bright red and green on Christmas, though he does nod to holiday colors with the muted burgundy stripe in his shirt and his olive trousers for a stylishly understated and comfortable ensemble that even an ill-informed beret can't tank.
Dark brown (with burgundy and taupe alternating stripe sets) shirt with spread collar, 2-button neck, plain front, and 3-button mitred cuffs
Olive double reverse-pleated trousers with belt loops, slanted side pockets, button-through back pockets, and turn-ups/cuffs
Dark brown leather belt with polished steel squared single-prong buckle
Brown calf leather cap-toe oxford shoes
Dark maroon dress socks
Black wool Basque-style beret
White ribbed cotton sleeveless undershirt
Rolex Day-Date "President" 18238 chronometer watch in 18-karat yellow gold with champagne-colored dial and "President" link bracelet
Gold curb-chain link bracelet
Gold pinky ring with bypassing ruby and diamond stones
Gold wedding ring
Gold open-link chain necklace with round St. Jerome pendant
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Looking for the perfect last-minute gift for the mob boss or proud patriarch in your life? Carmela Soprano seems to endorse the black beret, but you don't need to travel all the way to Europe and the cold stones of Paris… for less than $10, you can get one on Amazon Prime that can be at your doorstep by Christmas Eve!
Merry Christmas, baby.
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The Irishman: Joe Pesci's Christmas Cardigan
White Christmas: Captain Wallace on Christmas Eve 1944


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Natural stone blocks are often used in a method referred to as outcropping. Outcropping stone typically has a weathered edge and comes in a variety of natural colors and textures. A well constructed stone outcropping may serve as a retaining wall by slowing water runoff and reducing erosion.
Natural stone can be used to recreate what is found in nature. Outcropping is a great way to create a seamless transition between nature and your landscape. A common use for outcropping stones is to create stairs on sloped landscapes.
A custom hardscaped walkway, paver patio, driveway or retaining wall by Medicine Hat's 1st choice in hardscape design will bring new charm and elegance to your home. Let us create a sophisticated design to accent your surroundings while suiting your particular needs and lifestyle. From natural stone benches and firepits, to gorgeously paved pathways leading to your outdoor oasis. Avara's Hardscape services are you choice for the Medicine Hat area.


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Emails Sent From Work May be Discoverable in Your Divorce!
By Abagail Richards, Esq. of Fausone Bohn, LLP posted in Family Law on Tuesday, July 14, 2020.
Katherine A. Krysak and Abigail Richards, Esq.
Recently, a Michigan Court of Appeals Panel ruled that a divorcing employee may not have a reasonable expectation of privacy when it comes to emails sent from his work computer to his divorce attorney.
Hereby establishing a framework for trial courts to reference when deciding on this issue. The court took two main factors into consideration for this decision: 1) determining whether the employer maintains a workplace policy specifically detailing the proper use of their computer systems, and 2) if the employee ("David") had received proper notification or was made aware of the employer's policies on computer privacy and monitoring.
While the court states that, "The policy in this case cannot be clearer, and to the extent that David was made aware of the same, is sufficient evidence that can extinguish any expectation of privacy [he] may have had." It is still unclear whether David had been properly notified of the employer's policy. "There appears to have been no inquiry into that issue... a footnote in [David's] brief on appeal, at the very least, suggests the possibility that [he] may never have been asked to read or sign the employee manual that puts forth the relevant policy." With this in mind, the Court had remanded the case for consideration of David's awareness of his employer's policy, and with this new framework in mind, will decide whether David had a reasonable expectation of privacy using his employer-provided email.
From a family law perspective, it is of the utmost importance to never send emails from your work accounts. Attorneys Katherine Krysak ([email protected]) and Abigail Richards ([email protected]) are here to service you in all of your family law matters.
Tags: Divorce, Employment Policy, Family Law, Privacy Policy
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Spielberg Wants Chris Hemsworth To Star In 'Robopocalypse'
Posted July 20th, 2012 by Janice Kay
It's been awhile since Steven Spielberg helmed a sci-fi movie, so when it was announced he took on 'Robopocalypse,' all eyes have been watching the development of this big budget film. Now that the screenplay adaptation is complete and a release date has been penned in, the process of casting begins and it looks like Spielberg has his eye on none other than the God of Thunder himself, Chris Hemsworth, to star in this feature.
According to Deadline, Spielberg has already secretly met with Hemsworth and although no official offer has been made, the director has decided that he would be the perfect leading man for this film.
Hemsworth star power has been on the rise since appearing as George Kirk in the 2009 'Star Trek' reboot. He was a relative unknown when Marvel cast him in 'Thor' and in a short year has starred in 2 more box office hits, 'The Avengers' and 'Snow White and the Huntsman.' He'll be seen next in the remake of 'Red Dawn' playing the role of Jed Eckert in November and will start filming 'Thor 2' next month.
Drew Goddard ('Cabin in the Woods,' 'World War Z', 'Cloverfield') wrote the screenplay for 'Robopocalypse' which is based on the book by Daniel H. Wilson about a hostile A.I. that was developed by the U.S. Government and becomes a virus that gets downloaded into every piece of A.I.-controlled technology on the planet, leading to a worldwide robot uprising . Word has it that Spielberg was so enamored about the book that he was already storyboarding and designing and had Goddard adapt the pages as Wilson was turning them in to his publisher.
'Robocopalyse' is slated to be released on April 25, 2014.
Janice Kay
Janice's first memories of the genre were of watching the original 'Star Trek' and classic 'Doctor Who' episodes (Tom Baker, aka the Fourth Doctor, was her first). Soon, she was introduced to 'Godzilla' and her addiction then spread to books, magazines, movies and comics. Janice continued as a closet geek as her thirst and love for sci-fi grew and was only second to her love of baking. Then one night, on a whim, she answered a tweet to be a writer for ScienceFiction.com and the geek girl insider her was soon set free. Within 3 years she became the Senior Editor for the site. When not writing or editing for ScienceFiction.com, Janice is scouring the internet to feed her sci-fi cravings while defending conspiracy theories, protecting scientific theorems and loving all things science fiction.... and baking cookies.
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Home News"Gap filling" together with the Polish Kana Theatre!
"Gap filling" together with the Polish Kana Theatre!
On the penultimate weekend of the summer, August 18 and 19, the Engineering Theater AKHE together with the Polish KANA Theater will present a scale project «Gap filling».
In such a composition, performance will be played in St. Petersburg for the first time. The action will take place in six sea containers, located on the background of the urban landscape of the Museum of Street Art.
«Gap» is six spaces in search of the author. Constant movement-overflow-overdancing-shuffling heroes. Journey to the parallel worlds of neighboring rooms, inside of which you can accidentally discover a sea or a love drama. Content of feelings, placed in the container of life.
«Gap filling» is not a universal guide to filling voids; rather, it is a beacon for the personal stories of viewers.
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The Nashville Predators have acquired centre Brian Boyle from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a 2019 second-round draft pick.
Boyle, 34, is in the final-year of his contract, which comes with a $2.55 million salary cap hit, and is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent July 1.
In 47 games with the Devils this season, Boyle registered 13 goals and six assists for 19 points and 22 penalty minutes.
Drafted 26th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in 2003, Boyle has played in 740 career NHL regular-season games with the Kings, New York Rangers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs and Devils, and has accumulated 119 goals and 92 assists for 211 points, along with 555 penalty minutes, to date.
Boyle was No.28 on TFP's Top 30 Trade Watch List.


An interview with John Travolta, star and executive producer of "Gotti."
Three critics reflect on their love for "Ice Castles."
Does groundbreaking cinema go hand in hand with movie greatness? That's a question answered by Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" (1982). Like "Metropolis" before it, here's a rare film with sequences that generate a sense of awe. Even though we now live in an age when the creation of extraordinary cities of the future has become routine thanks to digital effects, it's hard to imagine the Canyons of Coruscant (in the "Star Wars" prequels); the futuristic Washington in "Minority Report" or even the forthcoming versions of present day cities (in the new adaptation of "Total Recall") without the influence of "Runner" and none of these examples keep the audience's eyes fixed to the screen like Scott's Los Angeles of 2019. Here's a director whose doesn't just use special-effects to tell a story, he creates visual works of art in every frame of his films.
Absolute silence while the Warner logo, the name of the production company and the title of the movie are displayed on the screen. Suddenly, we see ourselves orbiting the Earth while a cacophony of radio and television transmissions confuses us by their sheer volume and sound pollution they cause. Then, slowly, we begin a journey throughout the universe that will last for the next few minutes, taking us far from our old and familiar planet while we experience a kind of time traveling as sounds of our atmosphere become older and older - until, eventually, we are involved by an oppressive silence and we realize that we traveled further than our oldest sound emission. And when we begin to realize the dimension of our surroundings - that goes much beyond our capacity for abstraction -, we are back to the starting point, returning to Earth through the portal represented by the blue and young eyes of Ellie Arroway, our leading character.


"Hi, I'm Danusia, the first and probably last half Kurdish - half Polish soul singer you will ever meet! I am serious about singing and take a lot of inspiration from the jazz, soul, and swing greats - which means I will keep working on improving my voice the natural way and I 'aint NEVER GOING NEAR NO VOCODER!
I sing at events, gigs, and am a licensed busker on the London Underground. I have been writing songs for a couple of years now - and whilst I think they can only really be explained by listening to them, this is what you get when a London gal sings the blues!"
I think the industry will find a way of owning downloading and we will share more and more music for free. I hope we can return to live shows and gigs, get away from the autotune sound and go back to basics.
The difficult think about being a uk musician is that the industry asks UK artists to mimic the trends of america, instead of allowing uk artists to develop our sound.
I'd like my children to follow whatever dreams they have. I'd encourage them to chase something though.
Ooh, I don't play an instrument... so how about one I could play with my mind so the tunes I have in my head could be brought to life.
I would raise Sammy Davis Jr! I think he is one of the world's greatest entertainers. He could sing a song from the heart, make it his own, dance, play instruments, work with and control an orchestra and audience.


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Personal Injury Attorney Discusses Bakken Pipeline Protest
Protests over the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline have garnered national attention on several occasions. A protest on Saturday, October 22, resulted in the arrests of dozens of people. The Morton County, North Dakota, protest occurred approximately three miles west of State Highway 1806 along the pipeline right-of-way.
Numerous Individuals Arrested
A spokesperson for the Morton County Sheriff's Department said that 300 protesters allegedly trespassed on private property. The 83 individuals arrested were charged with criminal trespass and engaging in a riot, according to CNN. On October 10, approximately 20 other protesters were arrested in the same general area.
One of those was actress Shailene Woodley, a star in the movies Divergent and Snowden. Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein was also arrested along the pipeline route on a previous occasion. Opposition to the pipeline also comes from the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, whose North Dakota reservation is close to the pipeline route.
Over 1,000 Miles Long at Completion
The Dakota Access pipeline will eventually stretch 1,172 miles from the Bakken Formation southeast to South Dakota, Iowa and Illinois. The pipeline's developer, Energy Access Partners, says its capacity will be 470,000 barrels of crude oil per day.
If you or a family member is a victim of an accident in the Bakken region, our firm makes it possible to it is possible to discuss the matter with a personal injury attorney free-of-charge and without obligation. We fight hard to get our clients the full compensation they qualify for under all applicable laws. To learn more, please contact us.


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Our pharmacy is the patient's source for dispensing instructions and prescription medication management to alleviate pain symptoms. We recognize how patients have to deal with uncomfortable symptoms when their physicians diagnose them with the listed above health issues.
Medication regimens can be complex since the MTM (medication therapy management) covers periodic medication therapy reviews, dosage reviews and coordination between pharmacist and physician.
Additionally, specialty medicines for chronic pain can be costly. To address this dilemma, our pharmacists are ready to obtain prior authorizations on behalf of the patient from their insurance providers and will even recommend the patient to non-profit organizations for financial assistance.
You can reach our friendly staff at 212-628-1900 so we can assist you with Medication Adherence. We are inviting patients who have chronic illnesses to contact us and take comfort in knowing you can access friendly and responsive pharmacy services from Tower Chemists.