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Aberdeen defender Scott McKenna wanted by Aston Villa as Steve Bruce's side weigh up bid for Hull City target
The Tigers this week had a THIRD bid of more than £700,000 rejected by Pittodrie chiefs
By Phil Martin
ASTON VILLA have entered the race for Scott McKenna and are ready to battle Hull City for the Aberdeen defender.
SunSport revealed the Tigers have had a third bid of more than £700,000 rejected by Pittodrie chiefs.
Scott McKenna has established himself at AberdeenCredit: Keith Campbell - The Sun Glasgow
But Steve Bruce - whose Villa side are pushing for promotion to the Premier League - has been keeping a close eye on developments and is weighing up an offer for the 21-year-old.
The club's scouts have been keeping tabs on McKenna this season and have been impressed with the Scotland Under-21 star.
Hull boss Nigel Adkins was at Ibrox on Wednesday night to see the player in action in the Dons' 2-0 loss to Rangers.
Adkins is keen to get McKenna in to bolster his defence as they scrap for survival at the foot of the Championship and is expected to launch another bid.
Ex-Man United skipper Bruce is charged with taking Villa back to the EPLCredit: Reuters
But he faces serious competition now that Villa are in the hunt.
Dons boss Derek McInnes admits McKenna will be sold one day - but insists he's not for sale this month.
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Confirming Hull's third bid, McInnes said: "They came in with another offer on Tuesday which was a bit more again on what they had offered before.
"That's the third offer we have had from Hull and as I have said before we have no interest in selling Scott and he won't be sold in this window.
"We can't stop clubs making offers and I can totally understand why they would be attracted to him but we are comfortable that he won't be sold right now.
"We want to sell Scott at a time when it suits us and when he is at his maximum potential and he still has a lot to go.
"The indications are there as we are delighted with him but hopefully of he does go it will be on the back of 150 games for Aberdeen and the experience of winning trophies and more European games.
"That's not now and I don't know how many times I have to say that."
Hull's Nigel Adkins watched McKenna this week against RangersCredit: PA:Press Association
McInnes today sealed the signing of defender Mikey Devlin from Hamilton.
And the Pittodrie gaffer insists Devlin has been brought in to play alongside McKenna - not to replace him.
Devlin is delighted to back at Aberdeen where he spent 18 months as a youngster.
He's been sidelined with a serious knee this season but is hoping to be back in time to help the Dons hold on to second place in the league and lift the Scottish Cup.
And Devlin is encouraged by the way his old Hamilton Accies team mate Stevie May has already rebuilt his career at Aberdeen after his own serious injury.
He said: "The manager spoke to me and said he had big plans for myself and the club if we can make it happen and that was enough as he was really positive.
McKenna wins challenge against Jason CummingsCredit: Keith Campbell - The Sun Glasgow
"At this stage in my career it was a fantastic move and I couldn't wait to get the chance to come back here.
"Another couple of months hopefully and I will be ready to go as February, March time was the estimated time to return to playing.
"I will continue to work hard. I am looking forward to teaming up with the medical staff here and I have had a chat with them.
"They are confident they will get me in good shape and ready to play for the club so I am eager to get started and get back on the pitch.
Ex-England and Chelsea captain John Terry has been at the heart of Villa's defence this seasonCredit: © Alan Walter
"We want to compete at the top end of the league and compete for silverware and that matches my ambitions in the game as well.
"That's why I started playing football to get the opportunity to play in cup finals and win trophies and compete at the top of the league.
"I can achieve these things here so I am delighted to be here and try to contribute to that and can't wait to get started.
"There are a few guys that I know well, the likes of Adam Rooney who I directly play against and Stevie May was a team mate when he was on loan at Hamilton a couple of years ago.
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Aberdeen confirm the signing of Mikey Devlin from Hamilton
Tigers up ante
Scott McKenna subject of a bid worth more than £700,000 from Hull City
THIRD TIME UNLUCKY
Aberdeen reject THIRD bid from Hull City for Scott McKenna
How did our man Robert Grieve rate the Rangers new boys in Aberdeen win?
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Murty says Rangers star got round of applause from team-mates after Dons display
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Derek McInnes admits he WOULD like the Scotland job... but not just now
"He scored a whole lot of goals that was massive for us at the time so I know Stevie well and Stevie has kept in touch.
"He had a similar knee injury to me so I got a message of support and encouragement from him when it happened.
"Mark Reynolds is a family friend as well so there are few familiar faces in the changing room."
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The Real Problem With Sexualization Isn't Victoria's Secret
By Hugo Schwyzer
One girl's source of embarrassment can be another's source of pride, says Hugo Schwyzer.
"I'm going to be a cheerleader."
Those were the confident words of my four year-old daughter Heloise on a Sunday afternoon last month. We were in a hotel in Anaheim, getting ready for the Passover holiday. The same Hilton was packed to the gills with cheerleaders aged 5-18, all competing in a statewide competition in the convention center next door. And when Heloise stepped into the ocean of bows and teased hair, bare midriffs, and blue eye shadow, she clapped her hands with glee and demanded to be allowed to hug every cheerleader in the lobby. I lost count at 19 competitors embraced.
When I tweeted that "Weezie" was enchanted by cheerleaders and was attempting to hug the entire lot, I got a series of anxious replies. "Get her out of there!" wrote one friend; "You're not going to let her try out for cheer, are you?" asked another. A third came to the point, messaging: "You know that sexualization is a huge problem, so why would you let Heloise be influenced by girls who are in its thrall?"
As the recent (manufactured) controversy about a phantom Victoria's Secret line for pre-teens reminded us, we're in an era of tremendous anxiety about sexualization. Since the American Psychological Association's 2007 report on the sexualization of girls, there's been a concerted and worthy campaign by feminists and children's rights activists to push back against what the APA called the "adultification" of teens and pre-teens—and to encourage parents and teachers to de-emphasize the importance of physical appearance in girls' lives. Researchers found that girls do best in environments where they aren't just praised for their looks—and where their clothing options aren't limited to the prematurely sexy.
Yet as Jenna Sauers found in the impassioned response to her column exposing the misrepresentation of the Victoria's Secret "Bright Young Things" campaign, there's some considerable confusion about what "sexualization" means. That same misunderstanding undergirds the anxious responses to my 4-year-old's desire to become a cheerleader. Too many cry "sexualization!" at the sight of every short skirt or tight pink top, without stopping to ask whether it's possible for a girl to care about her appearance (or to want to be a cheerleader with ribbons and a bare tummy) without engaging in destructive "self-objectification."
The APA lists four main criteria for sexualization:
1. a person's value comes only from his or her sexual appeal or behavior, to the exclusion of other characteristics;
2. a person is held to a standard that equates physical attractiveness (narrowly defined) with being sexy;
3. a person is sexually objectified—that is, made into a thing for others' sexual use, rather than seen as a person with the capacity for independent action and decision making; and/or
4. sexuality is inappropriately imposed upon a person.
In light of these criteria, it's worth asking: Who decides a young girl's value? Who determines that a girl is a "thing for other's sexual use" and not a person "with the capacity for independent action?" While it would be wrong to oversell the autonomy of teens and tweens, it's also a colossal error to paint them solely as the unwitting sexualized victims of cynical and manipulative fashion manufacturers and advertisers.
As Australian researcher Nina Funnell points out, "we need to remember that many teen girls deliberately aspire to dress in ways that are purposefully unknowable to adults…we would do well to listen to [them] and understand that they make sense of their own choices in ways which we may never have really considered." What seems like "inappropriately imposed" objectification to an adult eye almost certainly has a very different meaning to the teen or child. The same outfits (like a cheerleader's uniform, or a frilly Victoria's Secret top) may mean different things to the different girls who wear it, even if it signals the same scary thing (sexualization) to worried adults. Parents and teachers aren't always wrong to worry, but it's worth remembering that girls are anything but monolithic: One girl's source of embarrassment can be another's source of pride. That's worth remembering.
Sexualization is a very real problem. The backlash against it, however, can lead to the pathologizing of any and all interest in beauty, fashion, or traditionally feminine sports like cheer, dance, gymnastics, and figure skating. In the rush to make sure that girls have role models who aren't primarily concerned with beauty, we risk labeling those girls who are interested in cultivating their appearance as either frivolous or victimized. When the APA calls for a culture that rewards accomplishments "based on young people's abilities and character rather than on their appearance" (emphasis mine), they perpetuate a frustratingly false dichotomy. It's the modern iteration of the lie that a girl can't be both pretty and smart: In this new paradigm, you can't care about your looks and be empowered at the same time. Achieving the latter means letting go (or pretending to let go) of any interest in beauty and sexiness.
Much of the anxiety about sexualization is really about outsourcing adult men's self-control to the bodies of young girls. The real sexualizers aren't the marketers, but the older boys and men who are unwilling to distinguish grown women from children. Men aren't nearly as weak, stupid, or easily deceived as we like to imagine. We fret about sexualization because we fret that grown men will, inevitably, see a short skirt, or a t-shirt with a provocative message, as an invitation—even on the body of a 12-year-old. That sells men woefully short. It's not an overask—really, it isn't—to expect adult men to see a 14-year-old in heels and makeup as still a child. The problem is less girls' self-objectification and more adult men's refusal to stop using that supposed self-objectification as an excuse to be predatory creepers.
Girls need more options. They deserve, as the APA implores, media images and programs that "help [them] feel powerful in ways other than through a sexy appearance." Girls also deserve, however, to be recognized for the complex, creative, and often inscrutable ways in which they successfully navigate beauty culture. What looks like destructive self-objectification to adult eyes may mean something completely different (and far more empowering) to a teen. Or to a much younger girl: When I asked Heloise, once we were back in our hotel room, why she liked hugging the cheerleaders so much, she had a ready answer. "It was because they were so pretty, daddy. And because they were so strong."
Hugo Schwyzer has taught history and gender studies at Pasadena City College since 1993, where he developed the college's first courses on Men and Masculinity and Beauty and Body Image. A writer and speaker as well as a professor, Hugo lives with his wife, daughter, and son in Los Angeles. Hugo blogs at his eponymous website and co-authored the recent autobiography of supermodel Carré Otis, Beauty, Disrupted. You can find him on Twitter at @hugoschwyzer.
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System-on-a-chip (SoC) powered for the Samsung Galaxy S10 and Samsung Galaxy Note 10 will be very fast. Well, if the code it just announced is acceptable, the code for Exynos 9820 is "Cheetah."
Moreover, if you can trust the facts of T3's curious children's animals, then the cheetah is the fastest land animal in the world, with a real world speed of 75 mph, which can chase prey and devour its flesh.
Back in the mobile phone industry, Exynos 9820 is so keen to devour the Huawei Kirin 980, which is now the world's fastest mobile SoC, absorbing the benchmark scores of Samsung's current Exxynos 9810 SoC and Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845 SoC. Kirin 980 is currently the most powerful Android phone in the world - Huawei Mate 20 Pro.
No, Samsung is codenamed Exynos 9820 "Cheetah", which is the fastest of all land animals on the planet. And, unless things happen the fastest, you don't name them after the quickest thing.
Samsung has in the past combined the code of its new equipment and its components with the grand and revealed code. For example, the Galaxy Note 9 codenamed "Crown" and the Galaxy S10 codenamed "Beyond", presumably because Korean manufacturers expect the former to be the king of smartphones, while the latter surpass (sigh) Galaxy S9, or any other competition The opponent's cell phone.
Now, considering that Huawei's Kirin 980 is "5G Ready", we will be very surprised if Exynos 9820 is not ready for 5G, because it will affect the claim that it is the fastest SoC there and will violate at least one of the many vulnerabilities and rumors. Samsung's next-generation flagship model will have 5G capabilities.
But one thing is for sure. It seems that Samsung is preparing its arsenal for the vicious counterattack of 2019, because it seems to solve the disappointing sales of its recent two flagship phones. Being able to boast that it has the world's fastest SoC to power its new devices, this will undoubtedly be an important step towards this dramatic return.
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Rethinking High School Graduation Requirements: Project & Microcredentials
By Tom Vander Ark on August 17, 2016 8:00 AM | No comments
For a century, the high school finish line has been a list of courses and credits. The table below is the actual Committee of Ten recommendations from a second printing of the report in 1894. It illustrates the number of weeks devoted to each subject in a given school year.
Just Google "graduation requirements" for your state and you're likely to find a table that looks quite similar, with a few exceptions.
The five states that make up the New England Secondary School Consortium have made progress on redefining success by developing proficiency-based diplomas. Maine expects students to be proficient in a set of eight domains and the guiding principles. Vermont's proficiency-based requirements have seven domains and what they refer to as transferable skills (see CompetencyWorks for more).
Chris Sturgis notes that many schools use capstone projects, exhibitions, or portfolios that provide evidence that students have met the level of proficiency. In many cases, students are asked to present to an audience of community members, peers, parents, and teachers. (Chugach School District has very clear set of graduation expectations in each domain, see page 35 in the Implementation report.)
In post-NCBL land there's an opportunity for states and districts to reconsider readiness The superintendent's association is leading an initiative called #RedefiningReady that is considering broader measures for college, career and life readiness. This opportunity builds on all that we've learned about:
Building Habits of Success and Measuring What Matters
Creating Next Generation Schools
Personalized, Project-Based Learning
The Shift to Competency-Based Learning
Given all this opportunity, how do we reconceptualize what graduates should know and be able to do?
Houston and Marion, OH, are examples of districts that have recently described a graduate profile. Summit Public Schools and Next Generation Learning Challenges both built on David Conley's Think-Know-Act-Go framework to construct a graduate profile.
Experiencing Success, Demonstrating Mastery
Another way to frame and communicate learning expectations is to ask students to complete and present 20 projects (or, more broadly successful learning experiences) -- four to six per year over three or four years including:
Solve a local problem (community service)
Launch a business or sustainable initiative (entrepreneurship)
Build a mobile app (for the business/initiative)
Secure and serve a customer with marketing services
Share a global context (comparative analysis across time/subjects)
Propose solutions to 3 global problems (see case for studying UN's #GlobalGoals)
Complete an online course
Complete 2 college courses
Demonstrate computational thinking
Demonstrate application of data analysis
Conduct a science experiment and publish the results
Publish 40 editorials, reviews, or reflections (individual)
Publish 2 major works: papers, books, or sites (team)
Explain 10 emerging implications of artificial intelligence on lives/livelihoods
Produce and present public art (performance, exhibit)
Apply to a valuable postsecondary experience (college or equal)
Some of these projects/experiences could be team and some individual. They would all help develop and demonstrate 10 important success skills:
Self-directed learners
Skilled communicators
Design thinkers
Persistent innovators
Data & AI literate
Empathetic collaborators
Resourceful problem solvers & entrepreneurs
Experienced project managers
Healthy conscientious neighbors
Demonstration of these skills and dispositions could be recorded as a series of microcredentials.
If graduation requirements were described as 20 projects and 10 microcredentials, it would allow students to attack the requirements in their own way and at their own pace often working in teams and cohorts.
Key to this system would be sustained relationship with skilled advisors that could help construct projects mapped to important skills.
We need more experimental school models that combine innovative pedagogy, new outcome constructs and powerful tools that enable a powerful sequence of learning experiences.
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Helena was born in Hull but moved, with her family, to Portsmouth at the age of 5. She attended St Jude School in Old Portsmouth but at the age of 10 her family moved again, this time to Maidstone. Helena loved Portsmouth so much she came back to go to university and graduated with a degree in History in 1994 and then an MA in Women's Studies in 1996. She met her husband whilst studying at the university and they both made Portsmouth their permanent home.
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'FPJ's Ang Probinsyano' drops to #4 as Kapuso primetime shows dominate the leaderboards
Since the comeback of 'The World Between Us' on November 22, 'FPJ's Ang Probinsyano' has been challenged to remain in the top three of the leaderboard.
by Neil
As GMA Network strengthens its primetime lineup with the comeback of 'The World Between Us', ABS-CBN flagship series 'FPJ's Ang Probinsyano' falls short in rating per data released by AGB Nielsen.
On November 26, Friday, Sharon Cuneta's highly-anticipated role as Aurora first appeared in the long-running Kapamilya series. However, the said episode failed to sustain the ranking of 'FPJ's Ang Probinsyano' as its rating went below expectation. The show ranked fourth to fifth, tied with 'To Have and To Hold' with a 9.4% rating.
On Monday, the Kapamilya show recovered and climbed up to the third spot with a 10.8% rating, leaving 'The World Between Us' in the fourth spot with a 0.4% difference.
But, on November 30, the 'FPJ's Ang Probinsyano's' rating dipped to 9.8%, ranking fourth in the chart. 'The World Between Us' surpassed the Kapamilya series with an 11.0% rating in third place, while its rival Kapuso show 'I Left My Heart in Sorsogon' is stable in the second place with a 12.3% rating.
The Kapuso network solidified its primetime lineup with three top-performing programs—'24 Oras', 'I Left My Heart in Sorsogon', and 'The World Between Us'.
Despite this, 'FPJ's Ang Probinsyano' remains the most-watched Kapamilya program and the only Kapamilya show capable of competing against top-rated GMA Network shows.
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Social isolation results when individuals do not have significant contact with others which can impact their quality of life. There are several things that may contribute to individuals becoming socially isolated, including a lack of financial resources, proximity to family members, death of friends and/or spouses, recent moves, transportation barriers, living alone, and social networks. Some seniors who are at increased risk of being socially isolated include those living in urban areas and recent immigrants to Canada. Although there are a number of challenges in measuring social isolation, knowing how many people experience social isolation is important because high levels of social isolation are linked to mortality, hospitalization, health problems, and depression. The Lubben Social Network Scale is one measure that can be used to determine social isolation levels. Despite difficulties in measurement, social isolation clearly exists among seniors and needs to be addressed. Prevention and early identification strategies are needed to help reduce the impact of social isolation. A list of some local programs and services are provided that may help to reduce social isolation in local seniors.


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EOS Global Hackathon Hong Kong
June 9-10, 2018 Kai Tak Cruise Terminal
The EOS Global Hackathon series is a first-of-its-kind event in the world of blockchain that serves Block.one's goal of building a more secure and connected world. June 9th-10th in Hong Kong, 90 teams and more than 350 entrants from 17 countries competed to build scalable blockchain DAPPs on the EOSIO Platform.
Decentralized Applications for Scale – The EOSIO platform ushers in an era of scalable decentralized applications built to impact technology across the globe. The Challenge: identify a centralized business model and create a decentralized alternative that is built for large-scale mainstream adoption.
IDPass First Place
Self-sovereign identity for global citizens with no formal documentation
Location | France, United States, Belarus Team Leader | Greg Martel
Blockflare Second Place
Anti-DDoS Protection
Location | Singapore, Hong Kong Team Leader | Kenta Iwasaki
Ducatur Third Place
Crosschain trustless Decentralized Exchange with the speed of Centralized Exchanges
Location | Russia, Europe Team Leader | George Bell
Smart City Steroids Best Social Impact
Transparency and accountability in public tender systems in "smart cities" in India
Team Leader | Yan Sheng Choo
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EOS Global Hackathon Hong Kong Recap
Catch all the highlights from the EOS Hackathon Hong Kong event in this video – and keep an eye out for the next hackathon in Sydney.
Andrew Bliss
Block.one CFO
Andrew is a financial professional, investor and entrepreneur and has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Block.one since its inception. Prior to joining Block.one, Andrew held several financial and accounting positions with global avionics and technology multinational Rockwell Collins, where he worked for just under a decade. Andrew holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and an MBA from the University of Iowa.
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Michael Cao
EOS Global Founder
Michael is a tech entrepreneur and cryptocurrency industry specialist. He has been heavily involved in the industry since 2012, including trading in currencies and founding and managing a crypto mining facility in the US, as well as the world's largest Scrypt ASIC retail website, zoomhash.com. Michael was the winner of the 2014 Shopify-build-a-business prize, an achievement which allowed him to become a mentor to various business leaders. Michael maintains strong relations with various industry players, including developers, exchanges and miners (both in China and the US). He is currently a member of the Satoshi Roundtable, a strictly invitation-only limited group of leaders involved in blockchain technology, and regularly speaks on Bitcoin and the mining industry. Michael entered college at the age of 14 and was also a consultant to the HBO cable television show Silicon Valley.
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Everipedia Wikipedia CIO
Larry Sanger is an American Internet project developer and is best known as co-founder of Wikipedia. He is now Chief Information Officer for Everipedia, responsible for planning a new encyclopedia blockchain network. He has been involved with various online encyclopedia and educational projects. He is the former editor-in-chief of Nupedia, chief organizer (2001–02) of its successor, Wikipedia, and founding editor-in-chief of Citizendium. At Nupedia, Sanger assembled a process for article development. He proposed implementing a wiki, which led directly to the creation of Wikipedia, and led the project's community as for its first 14 months and established many of its original policies.
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Blockchain Quantum Impact CEO
Dr Jane Thomason is a thought leader, and a frequent global commentator, speaker and blogger on the application of blockchain technology for social impact. In 2017, she published peer-reviewed articles on: blockchain, climate finance and the poor; and on blockchain as an accelerator for women's and children's health. Jane is an adviser to several blockchain startups with applications that solve global problems, and is currently working with collaborators to co-develop blockchain POCs in several emerging economies. She was a hackathon judge and mentor at London Blockchain Week, London Fintech Week and the Consensys Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition Hackathon. She is an advocate for the education and empowerment of women generally and #WomeninBlockchain. Dr Thomason is a Global Ambassador and Advisory Board member of the British Blockchain Association, and was awarded the Global Quantum Impact Champion Award at the launch of the UN Decade of Women, where she was also named on Top 10 Digital Frontier Women list.
Sam Kazemian
Everipedia Co-Founder & President
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Theodor Forselius
Everipedia Co-Founder & CEO
Theodor Mauritz Forselius, known as "Tedde," is a Swedish Internet entrepreneur and programmer who co-founded Everipedia in 2015 with Sam Kazemian. Prior to working on Everipedia, he was the creator of several online gaming projects and companies, including the social gaming network "HELLO" and the MOBA-game focused community website Mobafy. Theodor also worked as a web developer at the advertising agency NOGA, in Sweden, from 2011-2014.
Eric Kuhn
T-Mobile Home and Entertainment Head of Communications
Eric Kuhn is a successful entrepreneur sitting at the intersection of media, entertainment and technology. He helped start and run Layer3 TV, a next generation cable provider that was recently sold to T-Mobile, where he is now part of their Home & Entertainment division. Previously Eric was Hollywood's first "social media agent" at United Talent Agency, where he represented some of the industry's top writers, directors, actors and producers with regard to investments, digital strategy and social media. In 2009, Eric became CNN's Audience Interaction Producer, running social media and producing some of the first television programs that integrated digital platforms. He also is responsible for launching the National Basketball Association and CBS News on social media. Eric is an advisor to numerous startups in the media and entertainment space, including TrackMaven, Happy Not Perfect, Niche (acquired by Twitter) and This Technology (acquired by Comcast).
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Lots of variety in the blogs this week; let's jump right in and see what's new.
GET CHRISTIE LOVE! I mean, how can you write about this series without talking IN CAPITAL LETTERS? Hal Horn does an admirable job of restraining himself at The Horn Section as he reviews "The Big Rematch," complete with Bobby Riggs and Rosemary Casals as an extra bonus! I'm not sure I could stand much more excitement.
There was, once upon a time, a football player called Fair Hooker. Don't believe me? Go ahead, you can look it up. Or you can just read Jeff's article at Classic TV Sports, in which he examines whether or not Monday Night Football's Don Meredith really told that joke - you know, the one that goes. . .
The Bob Crane Show: Reloaded has a pair of podcasts just right for Halloween. Carol and Eric do look at Bob Crane's involvement with the TV version of Arsenic and Old Lace, as well as an episode of the radio program The Zero Hour. Good stuff, but it's the wild two-part story involving a rescue mission to Transylvania that steals the show(s). And if you listen closely, you'll have the chance to hear a rare audio appearance by yours truly - in character, of course. All objectivity aside, I love those two!
At The Twilight Zone Vortex, Jordan has a very good writeup of "The Gift," the third season episode that might well mark the beginning of the series' decline. I really enjoy the in-depth writeups of these episodes; like Jack's Hitchcock Project posts, they offer a critical examination of episodes that goes far beyond the kind of background one usually reads.
Speaking of which, I was listening to a TZ podcast the other day, one of the points in the discussion being that classic TV (especially Twilight Zone) was dialogue-heavy - we've become so accustomed to chases and action and whatnot that it would be difficult for a show to duplicate Rod Serling's often insightful writing. Does The Good Place offer that kind of insight? The Ringer talks to a philosopher about that very thing - and I probably ought to write about it someday.
You'll recall that last week in this space we looked at 1939's "Peace on Earth," the post-apocalyptic Christmas cartoon, at Christmas TV History. This week Joanna gives us that cartoon's sequel, "Good Will to Men," from 1955. Whereas "Peace on Earth" recalled the horrors of World War I, "Good Will to Men" resides firmly in the shadow of nuclear war, which comes clear in its chilling conclusion.
"The Secrets Broker" is, writes John at Cult TV Blog, one of those episodes that makes The Avengers The Avengers. It's all there - mystery, blackmail, suspense, technology, Steed and Mrs. Gale, and wine tasting - all in glorious black-and-white. Who, I say, could ask for anything more? Read on and find out.
That should give you something to think about until tomorrow - see you then! TV
Labels: Around the Dial, Bob Crane, Christmas, Get Christie Love!, Sports, The Avengers, The Twilight Zone
YIH November 3, 2017 at 10:24 AM
There was, once upon a time, a football player called Fair Hooker.
Could be worse ;)
Mitchell Hadley November 9, 2017 at 2:58 PM
No kidding! :)
Possibly irrelevant, but not immaterial:
I was browsing around YouTube, at the pages devoted to To Tell The Truth.
I happened to find the show from January 17, 1959.
The second game was about a New York City Transit policewoman named Dorothy Uhnak, who spoke of her experiences working undercover, busting pickpockets and such.
When I happened on this, I remembered Dorothy Uhnak from what became of her about a decade later: she began publishing thriller novels, about an undercover policewoman named Christie Opara.
There were about a dozen of these novels (I rushed this into print without looking it up - my bad) which met with success in the mystery marketplace, and ultimately attracted movie-TV attention.
A pilot was made in the early '70s, starring (I think) Donna Mills (see 'my bad', above), but that didn't sell.
A couple of years after that, the property found its way to a new producer who transformed/mutated it into Get Christie Love!.
Needless to say, the new show bore little if any resemblance to Mrs. Uhnak's original novels (nothing new there).
When someone asked her about Get Christie Love!, Dorothy Uhnak took the "high road", as it were: she banked the money and shut up.
"Long ago, and oh so far away ..."
Dorothy Uhnak - yes, that's the kind of thing I love to run across on shows like that. I had no idea, though, that she was the genesis, if you will, of Christie Love. (Or is that Christie Love!) I think I would have taken the money as well...
Jack Seabrook November 3, 2017 at 5:00 PM
Thanks for the link, Mitchell.
As always, the pleasure is mine -
Hal November 3, 2017 at 11:52 PM
Thanks as always for the shout out!
As with Jack, the treat for me is getting to read it & share it with others!
Brian Durant November 4, 2017 at 12:56 AM
Thanks for the shout out and the kind words, Mitchell. As always, we are incredibly grateful for all the support you have shown us. And I agree that television, and film, are largely short on dialogue in the new millennium. There will always be quality films and television programs but it does seem like there are fewer of them every year. Hopefully, it will change.
Thanks for your kind words, Brian! Being a writer, I'm a word guy myself, and while you don't have to be My Dinner with Andre, I think there's room for a lot more dialogue and a lot less action. Indy producers realize this, and they put out some very interesting (if non-commercial stuff, even if some of it does get a little pretentious. Perhaps I'm out of touch, but I'd like to think that if it's well-written, you can still attract an audience, the demographics of which might be surprising.
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Rob Lowe Launches Awareness Campaign About One Of The Most Dangerous And Unrecognized Side Effects Of Chemotherapy -- Infections
NEW YORK, April 22, 2002 - In his work as an advocate for cancer education, actor Rob Lowe has seen the hardship faced by people going through chemotherapy. But these difficulties really hit home when his father, Chuck, developed a serious infection brought on by chemotherapy.
"It was really scary for us,"said Rob. "Although chemotherapy was the miracle that ultimately saved my father's life, there was a side effect that we were unprepared for."
The Lowes are not alone in this experience. For nearly half of newly diagnosed patients, cancer is no longer a deadly disease. This is due in large part to chemotherapy. However, most cancer patients do not know that while chemotherapy destroys their harmful cancer cells, it also destroys their healthy infection-fighting white blood cells, making them vulnerable to infections which may be life-threatening. Infection is one of the most serious side effects of chemotherapy, but is often not discussed with patients. Only one in ten patients receives proactive protection from infection. Instead, most doctors tend to treat these infections only after they occur. There are ways to reduce the risk of infection, but most patients are unaware of treatment options.
Infections during chemotherapy are dangerous because they can force patients to stop their cancer treatment, potentially jeopardizing their chances for success; they can land patients in the hospital which places them at unnecessary risk and discomfort, close to others who carry infection, and away from the support and love of families and friends; hospitalization is costly and very disruptive to cancer patients because today most cancer patients are not hospitalized for cancer therapy. Additionally, even simple infections like bronchitis can become life- threatening. Studies have shown that 30 to 40 percent of patients who are not protected from infection and who are getting certain types of chemotherapy end up developing infections.
"Infection forced my dad to stop his chemotherapy. When he was told that his treatment had to be stopped, he didn't know it was because of infection. He thought it was because the chemo wasn't working and the cancer was winning," said Rob. "Most cancer patients know about hair loss and nausea, but I want to educate patients about the risk of infection so they don't have to go through what my dad did."
Rob has joined forces with biotechnology company Amgen to launch By My Side(TM): Taking Charge of Cancer Treatment, a multi-media education program to raise awareness about infections and other chemotherapy side effects.
By My Side offers a wealth of free information on the "visible" side effects of chemotherapy, such as nausea and hair loss, the "hidden" side effects, such as infection and emotional duress, and provides tips on preventing or managing them. The information is available in a booklet and video by calling toll-free 866-BY-MY-SIDE (866-296-9743) or by accessing www.ByMySide.com. Future program offerings will include an interactive Web-based mentoring program.
"Patients and their caregivers or families need to ask their doctors for protection from infection right at the very start of their chemotherapy or if they are already going through treatment," said Rob.
The FDA recently approved a new prescription medicine from Amgen called Neulasta(TM) (pegfilgrastim), which boosts the body's own natural infection-fighting white blood cells to help protect patients against infections. It is available for cancer patients for the first time this month.
"There was very little information and nothing available medically to keep my dad from getting an infection when he was going through chemotherapy," said Rob. "Now cancer patients have access to knowledge about chemotherapy side effects and new medical advances like Neulasta to overcome them."
In 1999, Rob became the first male spokesperson for breast cancer awareness, spearheading a fundraising drive that generated over $7 million to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Recently, Rob received the 2002 "Tribute to the Human Spirit" award from cancer advocacy organization, The Wellness Community, for his contributions to educate and inspire cancer patients and their families.
Rob's passion for raising awareness about the plight of cancer patients is so strong it has even found its way into a recent episode of "The West Wing," where Rob plays deputy communications director, Sam Seaborn. In the episode, Seaborn writes a heartfelt addition to President Bartlett's State of the Union address announcing a goal for the country to cure cancer in the next decade.
Rob has received an Emmy nomination, two Golden Globe nominations and has won the Screen Actor's Guild's Best Ensemble award two years in a row. He made his movie debut in 1983 in Francis Ford Coppola's "The Outsiders." He has starred in numerous movies including "St. Elmo's Fire," "About Last Night," "Bad Influence," "Wayne's World," "Tommy Boy" and "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me." He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two sons.
Neulasta is prescribed to reduce the risk of infection (initially marked by fever) in patients with some tumors receiving chemotherapy that may decrease the number of infection-fighting white blood cells.
Neulasta is safe and well-tolerated. In clinical studies, the most common adverse event attributed to Neulasta therapy following combination chemotherapy in patients (n=465) with lymphoma and solid tumors was bone pain reported in 26 percent of patients. In most cases, bone pain was controlled with non-narcotic analgesics. The most serious adverse event not attributed to the underlying disease or chemotherapy was a single case of low oxygen in the blood. While not reported in patients receiving Neulasta, rare events of adult respiratory distress syndrome, splenic rupture, and sickle cell crisis have been reported in patients receiving the parent compound, NEUPOGEN(R) (Filgrastim).
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Anyone can call 866-BY-MY-SIDE (866-296-9743) or access www.ByMySide.com for free information and materials.
Pictures of Rob and his Dad are available by calling Rebecca Hamm, 805-447-3872.
An electronic version of this news release may be accessed via www.amgen.com.
The Neulasta(TM) prescribing information is available at http://www.NEULASTA.com or via fax by calling 800-772-6436.
Consumers can call 866-611-DRUG (3784) or access http://www.NEULASTA.com for more information about Neulasta.