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Wormstein by JL Crinon
Here's a cute little kit I recently acquired featuring a re-animated annelid called 'Wormstien'. The sculpt is by JR Crinon who has a number of whimsical and grotesque resin creature kits on eBay and also at his web page (http://www.theexo.com/crinon/gal_orig.html).
This inexpensive kit was a fairly simple affair comprised of three resin parts and a short strand of stiff wire to make the electrode that stretches between the mad lab lights (see photos).
There was very little clean up involved although I had to fill a few voids with modeling paste but nothing too objectionable. Where painting this kit was the most time consuming, assembly took me but minutes so this can be a nice "quicky" project or a nice kit to start out on as a beginner.
As is my ilk, I decided to light this kit which was a fairly straightforward affair. I recast the rear "mad lab" detail in clear resin and then drilled out the two globe lights from the back. I installed a pair of flickering LEDs that I took from a pair of tea lights I purchased at the Dollar Store for two bucks. I gave one a clear blue coat to suggest an electric arc and left the other alone. The power supply is a 9 volt battery mounted in a holder that had an on/off switch built in.
Because the battery pack was a tad bulkie and I didn't want to hollow out the base to accommodate it (very time consuming & messy), I decide to make a stone wall backdrop to hide the assembly. I snagged a piece of plastic sheet from my scrap box and, after cutting it to size, I scribbed it with a dull Xacto blade to create mortar lines.
Next, I wrapped the stiff wire around a toothpick to create a tight spiral and, after drilling out wire sized holes in the top of each of the globe lights, I put the coil in place to look like an electrode of some kind stretched between.
To finish, I attached the rear wall to the base with screws & 5 minute epoxy and then drilled out holes to match the LED placement in the mad lab apparatus. I soldered everything off line to avoid melting anything and then secured all the electronics in place with either epoxy or screws (see photo).
And there you have it. I really enjoyed this little kit for providing me with a break from my more complex projects and I'm sure I'll be purchasing more of them in the future. 10/20/18


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This article was co-authored by Pippa Elliott, MRCVS. Dr. Elliott, BVMS, MRCVS is a veterinarian with over 30 years of experience in veterinary surgery and companion animal practice. She graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1987 with a degree in veterinary medicine and surgery. She has worked at the same animal clinic in her hometown for over 20 years.
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With a new puppy, it can be a challenge to know the best way to bathe them without causing them stress or making them uncomfortable. Choosing the right shampoo and bath products, and taking a few simple steps to keep your puppy happy and comfortable can help make bathtime easier on both you and your pup.
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1Buy shampoo made specifically for dogs. It's important that you don't use shampoo meant for humans on your dog. Some people think using baby shampoo is okay, but even baby shampoo contains certain chemicals and oils that shouldn't be used on dogs. Use a shampoo marketed and made specifically for puppies.[1] X Research source
- Try to avoid buying a puppy shampoo with any added non-natural fragrances and dyes. If the label has anything like "Yellow No. 8" or "Tartrazine," choose a different shampoo. These artificial ingredients can possibly cause allergic reactions or skin irritation.
- Use shampoos that contain natural essential oils to provide fragrance, rather than chemicals.
2Choose a shampoo suited to your puppy's needs.[2] X Expert Source Lancy Woo
Certified Pet Groomer Expert Interview. 26 February 2020. For example, if your puppy has dry or itchy skin, you might consider getting a natural shampoo with oatmeal or essential oils like peppermint and eucalyptus added to soothe his itchiness.[3] X Research source
- Medicated shampoos, like those made for controlling fleas and ticks, often cannot be used on puppies younger than 8-10 weeks. Make sure to read the labels on medicated shampoos to make sure they're safe to use on your puppy at his age.
3Get conditioner made for dogs. Conditioner is important for dogs and puppies because it replenishes the natural oils in their coats that shampoos can wash away. Conditioner is also useful for detangling longer coats, and keeping skin moisturized and healthy.[4] X Research source
- Never use conditioners meant for humans on dogs or puppies. Conditioners made for humans have a different pH level than those made for dogs, and can irritate their skin. Buy a conditioner made specifically for dogs. You can find them at your local pet supply store.
4Buy a dog brush or comb. Depending on the length of your puppy's coat, you will need a brush to accommodate it. For example, longer coats might do better with a brush or comb that has bristles or teeth that are spaced a bit wider. These types of brushes and combs are good for eliminating the mats or knots that longer coats can acquire.[5] X Research source
- Shorter coats, or coats that are prone to shedding, do well with closely spaced bristle brushes. This will help pull out shedding fur and keep your puppy's coat healthy.
5Use a shower head that detaches. You can find one of these at your local big box or hardware store. A shower head that detaches and has a hose will be the easiest method for showering your puppy, as it will extend down to where you puppy is in the shower and make it easier to rinse him.
- Most of these types of shower heads allow you to twist a knob to turn off the water momentarily. To save water and keep the water from spraying everywhere while you soap up your dog's coat, turn off the water pressure when you aren't using the water.
- This type of shower head will also let you use a gentler water pressure. You don't want to use a high powered pressure setting. Use the light shower setting on your shower head when showering your puppy.
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1Make sure the water isn't too hot.[6] X Expert Source Lancy Woo
Certified Pet Groomer Expert Interview. 26 February 2020. You can judge that by touching it yourself. Just being warm to the touch is good enough. Adjust the water temperature as needed before putting your dog in the shower.[7] X Research source
2Let your puppy adjust to the water. Take your time and go slow. Let your puppy adjust to the temperature and to the feeling of the water hitting his body. Make sure you don't have the sprayer set to a high pressure that might startle or hurt your puppy.[8] X Research source
- Try talking softly to your puppy as you let him get used to the water. This might help keep him calm, and also reassure him that nothing bad is going to happen. It's important he feels safe and comfortable so he doesn't learn to fear showering or bathing.
3Wet down your puppy's entire body. Get his entire coat nice and saturated with warm water. Don't spray the water right into his face. Instead, gently tip his head back and aim the water down the back of his neck. You can use your hands to gently wet down his face to assure he doesn't get water in his eyes.
- Using your hose or sprayer, you can reach underneath your puppy's body to make sure you get his underside wet as well. Again, it's important to go slowly and not startle him.
4Use a sponge or washcloth to apply shampoo. You can use just your hands, but using something like a sponge, washcloth, or even a special grooming mit will make it easier to spread the soap, and also help you avoid using too much soap. Lather up the soap gently with your hand or sponge, moving it in circular motions on the dog's coat. Pay special attention to areas that are especially dirty, like legs and feet.[9] X Research source
- It helps to start at the head and work your way back to the tail.[10]
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Certified Pet Groomer Expert Interview. 26 February 2020. This will pull dirt and grime down the dog's body as you wash him, and make it easier to wash it out when you're done shampooing.
- It helps to start at the head and work your way back to the tail.[10] X Expert Source Lancy Woo
5Take extra care when cleaning your puppy's face, head, and ears. Make sure you don't put soap or water into your puppy's eyes or ears. Ears need to be cleaned with special ear cleaning solution, and your vet should provide you with instructions for this. Use a washcloth to gently wipe down your dog's face to avoid getting soap in his eyes or mouth.[11] X Expert Source Lancy Woo
Certified Pet Groomer Expert Interview. 26 February 2020. [12] X Research source
- If you get soap in your dog's eyes unintentionally, rinse gently with clean water. Follow instructions on the label of the shampoo bottle should this occur.
6Rinse the shampoo carefully. Again, make sure you tilt your puppy's head back gently, and shield his eyes with your hand so no soapy water runs into them as you rinse. Start from his head, and rinse towards his back end. Run your hand over his coat to get all the suds out as you rinse. Make sure you rinse until the water runs soap-free.[13] X Research source
- Make sure your dog's toes get rinsed, too. If you have the bath water filled up, rinse his toes a second time once you've drained the water out.
- Leaving soap in the fur can lead to irritation of your puppy's skin, so it's important that you get all the soap out when rinsing.
7Smooth some conditioner through your dog's coat. Depending on the type of conditioner you bought, it might say on the label to let it sit for a minute or two so it can soak in and detangle and soften the coat. Follow the specific instructions on the label, rinsing again carefully afterward.
- If your dog has a longer coat, use a wide-toothed comb to evenly distribute the conditioner through the coat. This will also help detangle your puppy's coat as you work the conditioner in.
8Dry your dog gently with an absorbent towel.[14] X Expert Source Lancy Woo
Certified Pet Groomer Expert Interview. 26 February 2020. You can even use a special pet-drying towel sold at many pet supply stores. Microfiber towels seem to offer the most absorbency when drying a wet pup. Start with your puppy's head, as his wet face might be making him uncomfortable.[15] X Research source
- Work your way down your puppy's body, being careful not to mat his fur with rough drying motions. Make sure you dry his feet once you've carefully lifted him out of the tub or shower. Slippery wet feet could be dangerous for your pup if he falls or trips.
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1Use a waterless shampoo. There are many waterless shampoos on the market for dogs, and you can purchase them at your local pet supply store. Some come as sprays, others as foams, and most involve combing the shampoo through your puppy's coat and then rubbing them dry with a towel or letting them air dry.
- Just like when looking for a regular shampoo, avoid purchasing a waterless shampoo with artificial dyes or fragrances. These might irritate your dog's skin.
2Brush your dog. Depending on the length of their coat, you'll need to do this more or less often. The longer the coat, the more prone it will be to knotting and matting, so brushing every few days to every week will be important. Shorter coats can be brushed every few weeks to remove dead or loose hair from their undercoats.[16] X Research source
- If your dog does have some knots or mats, use a bit of dog conditioner to detangle it and gently comb it out.
- Make sure to brush in the direction of hair growth, rather than against the grain. Dogs don't like their hair to be brushed in the wrong direction, and it could lead to worse knots rather than helping eliminate them.
3Wipe their paws. Use baby wipes, damp towels, or specially made dog wipes to wipe your puppy's paws down after coming in from outside. You can also use these wipes or towels to wipe your puppy's entire body down if he gets a bit dirty, or caught in the rain. This will keep them from tracking dirt inside, and will help slow down the accumulation of dirt on their coats between baths.
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QuestionHow do I give my puppy a shower for the first time?Lancy WooLancy Woo is a Certified Pet Groomer and the Owner of VIP Grooming, a pet grooming salon based in San Francisco, California. VIP Grooming has served San Francisco for over 35 years. Lancy received her pet grooming certification from the WWPSA (Western Word Pet Supply Association). VIP Grooming has been voted "Best in the Bay" in 2007, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2018, and 2019 and won Bay Woof's "Beast of Bay" in 2014. In 2018, Lancy's work contributed to VIP Grooming's acceptance onto San Francisco's Office of Economic and Workforce Development's Legacy Business Registry.
Certified Pet GroomerCertified Pet GroomerExpert AnswerYour puppy may be nervous about its first shower, but be patient and slowly let them get comfortable. Make sure the water isn't too hot or cold for your pup.
Do a small test of any new shampoo on your dog's coat to make sure he doesn't have an allergic reaction.Thanks!
Things You'll Need
- Dog shampoo
- Dog conditioner
- Microfiber towel
- Waterless shampoo
- Dog brush or comb
- Dog wipes
- ↑ http://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/how-to-choose-a-safe-shampoo/
- ↑ Lancy Woo. Certified Pet Groomer. Expert Interview. 26 February 2020.
- ↑ https://www.animalbehaviorcollege.com/blog/grooming/best-dog-shampoos-for-all-coat-and-skin-types/
- ↑ https://www.animalbehaviorcollege.com/blog/grooming/best-dog-shampoos-for-all-coat-and-skin-types/
- ↑ http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+2099&aid=789
- ↑ Lancy Woo. Certified Pet Groomer. Expert Interview. 26 February 2020.
- ↑ http://www.petful.com/grooming/wash-your-puppy-instructions/
- ↑ http://www.petful.com/grooming/wash-your-puppy-instructions/
- ↑ http://www.petful.com/grooming/wash-your-puppy-instructions/
- ↑ Lancy Woo. Certified Pet Groomer. Expert Interview. 26 February 2020.
- ↑ Lancy Woo. Certified Pet Groomer. Expert Interview. 26 February 2020.
- ↑ http://www.petful.com/grooming/wash-your-puppy-instructions/
- ↑ http://www.petful.com/grooming/wash-your-puppy-instructions/
- ↑ Lancy Woo. Certified Pet Groomer. Expert Interview. 26 February 2020.
- ↑ https://dogs.thefuntimesguide.com/2006/05/dogfriendly_microfiber_towels.php
- ↑ http://dogtime.com/dog-health/general/132-brushing
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To shower a puppy, start by adjusting the water temperature so it's warm but not hot. Also, make sure the shower head is set on the lowest pressure setting. Next, put your puppy in the shower and let it adjust to the water. Then, wet your puppy's whole body and use a sponge or washcloth to apply some dog shampoo, being careful around its ears, eyes, and nose. You can also apply a dog conditioner after you rinse out the shampoo. Finally, rinse your puppy thoroughly and dry it off with a towel. To learn how to keep your dog clean in between showers, scroll down!

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My Daddy's In Heaven – A Bit Overly Dramatic
Becca, Adam and their 5-year-old daughter Acie are a perfect family until a tragic accident during a 4th of July celebration kills Adam. Struggling with the grieving process, Becky decides she needs to step away from the family farm and all its reminders of the life she once had. She leaves Acie with her grandfather Ben and visits an old friend from school, June. With all the best intentions, June offers Becky plenty of distraction from her shattered family life. Fueled by her anger at God and loss of faith, Becky starts drinking heavily and making other self-destructive choices. After Becky is arrested for public intoxication and disorderly conduct, Ben threatens to keep Acie until Becky sets herself right. A chance encounter in a bus station with a guitar-toting traveler gives Becky the inspiration she needs to reignite her faith and reunite her family. KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Calista B. comments, "The storyline of this film is a bit incoherent to me and lots of things don't make sense. The writing is confusing and the acting rather mediocre." See her full review below.
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By Calista Bess, KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, Age 14
The storyline of this film is a bit incoherent to me and lots of things don't make sense. The writing is confusing and the acting rather mediocre. The story is about a Christian woman named Becca (Jenn Gotzon Chandler) who is trying to recover after her husband's death, while also learning how to regain her faith.
Many things in this story are unclear. The death is quick and you don't have much time to connect with the character. As a viewer, I would have appreciated more backstory on Adam and his life with Becca and his daughter, Acie (Riley St. John). Adam dies by falling off an ATV. He doesn't crash into anything; he just falls off. He's not drunk and he doesn't seem to have any medical issues. The ATV doesn't even fall on him. He just falls. Then, it appears as if he gains even more bruises at the hospital. Make-up is very important in a movie and should be consistent. After he officially dies, two weeks after the accident, Becca is visited by a man named, Jimmy Urban who gives her Adam's Bible, which appears to be a message from her husband to believe in God. I'm not sure as that is unclear too.
Sometimes the acting feels either too over dramatic or too blunt. The characters are all rather bland. You automatically sympathize with Becca because we all know loss is hard. She's definitely depressed and trying to drink her sorrows away. Her old high school best friend, June helps her through her grieving period. June is my favorite character in the movie. She reminds me a lot of the characters Rebel Wilson plays and she has the best lines in the film. Unfortunately, she has not yet been given credit on IMBd, but according to the movie credits, her name is Jill Morrison. It's weird how she's the only one not credited. I hope she is soon.
This movie is based on a book called "My Daddy is in Heaven with Jesus". I have not read the book, but from what I know, the movie is not completely accurate to the source material. The movie is more about the wife experiencing the loss of her husband, while the book appears to focus more on the daughter's grieving.
I give this movie 2 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 13 to 18. This is definitely more of a movie that Christians would enjoy. It also reminds me of Hallmark Channel movies. If you like those, you might enjoy this. It comes out March 13, 2018.


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Author(s): Martha Sullenberger; Steven G. Baker
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The Sharpe ratio is known as $$SR=\frac{\mu-r_f}{\sigma}$$ Are these values calculated from discrete or continuously compounded returns?
2$\begingroup$ possibly related: quant.stackexchange.com/questions/1102/… $\endgroup$– vonjdOct 7, 2016 at 17:38
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For client reporting purposes, it is customary to use discrete returns. For backtesting, it pretty much make no difference.
These are the realized return and standard deviation for the portfolio over the period.
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The Missouri River flood, with water levels in excess of six feet above flood stage, has pushed deer and other animals out of the bottoms into the hills and in some cases the neighborhoods along the Missouri River. Living less than a mile from the river, my wife and I vist the levee daily. We have seen the river rising and flooding the ground from the levee to the river. Rich in native timber, this ground is an outstanding habitat for wildlife. Some are nice and some are not, but it is like a refuge along the river. A farmer north of Omaha has timber, pasture, and cornfields on his ground just off the bottoms into the hills. His ground now has a lot of deer that were not there before the flood. He called and asked if I would come up and take some of the deer off of the ground. This is prime turkey ground for me, and only one other person is allowed hunting privileges. How can a person turn him down? He was awarded depradation tags from the state of Nebraska after an inspection of his corn fields. With seven dollar a bushel corn and 225 to 250 bushels to the acre, how do you say no? I said yes.
The first thing I did was to scout the ground. The only time I've been on this farm was during early spring and late fall turkey season when the trees were bare and there was no foliage on the ground. Having never seen the farm in the summer, it was decided a scouting expedition should be done to figure things out. These are some of the questions I had in mind. 1. Are the deer running in the same general area as in the fall. 2. Are the deer runs visible. 3. Are the deer scattered or herded together. Not knowing how to hunt the ground in July had me confused and concerned.
The first thing seen was the thick foliage on the edge of the forest. Pathways used during the fall and spring were not visible. In some cases, it was like a wall of green vines, leaves, and other greenery that blocked my path into the timber. A machete would be needed to hack my way into the deeper standing woods. Past this wall of shrubs, the timber opened up into a canopy with limited ground foliage, and I was able to move around as in the fall or spring. Areas where deer had previously been hidden produced nothing and no signs (tracks and droppings).
The second problem was the pastures on the edge of the woods. The native grass was waist deep, and deer could just lay hidden and not move. They would never be seen. Stomping around in the pasture along the edge of the timber seemed to be noisy and counterproductive.
The third problem was the mosquitoes. I thought I was going to be carried away. They were terrible and seemed to come in swarms. This was a big problem, because to sit, hide and stay motionless for long periods of time would not be possible. This problem was overcome later after visiting the local Bass Pro Store. The clerk led me to a product they were selling and I bought one right away. On the front page of the website is a picture of this product. Click on the pic or the following link to learn more.
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Seeing lots of deer on the farm was not an issue. They were there and in big numbers, but not in big groups. No fawns were seen. The landowner was told a lot of fawns did not make it out of the flooding. As the does were being pushed out, they moved just ahead of the water picking out high places which became quickly surrounded by water. The fawns were overrun as the water rose. Mother Nature supplies us with so much beauty with wildlife but this was her other side.
Checking with a local meat processor, they confirmed their company would take any deer on a depradation tag from Nebraska and donate the meat to one of the shelters. With all this in mind, the plan was then laid on how to go at this project.
The first problem was the heat. Therefore, it was decided to only hunt early in the morning till about 10 AM. That would give me time to harvest an animal or two, get it field dressed and be gone. The meat processor told me to pack ice into the chest cavity and in the area of the hind quarter, and head to Omaha right away. The mosquito problem would be solved with the Thermacell Mosquito Repellent. I picked out three places to hunt. The first was along a known run close to a stream on the edge of a cornfield. I would be up on a bank looking down. The second was again on the edge of the timber, but inside 30 yards, where I could look out into the pasture. Traveling deer would stay in the shadows and move along the inside edge of the timber. I found a good place to sit on a fallen tree with another right in front of me chest high. It was like having a desk to lay the rifle on. The third was 100 yards below the landowner's home on his lane. On the edge of standing timber, I would be facing downhill. Deer tracks showed a lot of traffic moving up and then crossing into another section of the farm.
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Kate Mara Joins and Clark Gregg Returns for Iron Man 2
by Alex Billington
April 22, 2009
Two minor casting updates for Jon Favreau's Iron Man 2. We Are Marshall actress Kate Mara has joined the cast, and Choke writer/director/actor Clark Gregg has officially returned to reprise his role as Agent Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. We know who Gregg is set to play, but Mara's role is "being kept under wraps." That's a bit odd, considering Favreau and company are already shooting in Manhattan Beach. No hints as to who she might play, but I'm intrigued by her casting. We already know that Scarlett Johansson is playing Black Widow and Gwyneth Paltrow is back as Pepper Potts, so what other female characters are there?
If you haven't been following Jon Favreau's Twitter, you should be, as he updates it quite often and occasionally posts cool photos like this one of his director's chair. So far it sounds like everything has been going great. On the same day he posted two great updates: "Wrapped. Heading home. Robert was on fire. We're hitting our stride," as well as, "Scarlett's first day. Very exciting." In addition, if you didn't hear previously, small cameo roles have been shot featuring actors Garry Shandling and Gary Oldman, but no one really knows much about who they play. Those are all the latest updates from the set of Iron Man 2.
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Scarlett Johansson. They really know how to screw something up don't they? They can't just keep a good thing going. Has she ever even acted before?
Hey Ya on Apr 22, 2009
I wish Scarlett Johansson would just do a porno already. She's awful at acting and is only worth looking at.
Chris H. on Apr 22, 2009
maybe Kate Mara is going to be Black Widow... anyone who dont know that look it up on wikipedia.. but the long and short is that she was a russian agent that joined the avengers
Sean Michelin on Apr 22, 2009
Other female characters - Sharon Carter, Bethany Cabe, Madame Mask, Maria Hill, etc
John McClane on Apr 22, 2009
Wow kate mara is beautiful. I remember her from shooter
Dan W on Apr 22, 2009
Gary Oldman? shit (in a good way)
Scott McHenry on Apr 22, 2009
I like #2's idea. I'd gladly be her co-star. They wouldn't even have to pay me.
Chuck Norris on Apr 22, 2009
Kate Mara is welcome to play anything she likes. Just rewatched Shooter last week and was reminded how well she holds her own.
Devon Shaw on Apr 23, 2009
Commander Hill, has to be.
Corey on Apr 23, 2009
Holly God! I can't wait for the movie with a huge list of amazing stars.Kate Mara i like, want to know what role she is playing.
Fisherr on Apr 23, 2009
i believe Kate Mara going to play another reporter or most likely Sharon Carter alias Agent 13 of S.H.I.E.L.D.
movieboy on Apr 23, 2009
Kate Mara looks like Bethany Cabe to me. She's not butch enough to play Maria Hill. Makes sense if they want to draw out the romantic tension between Pepper and Tony.
Tom Brazelton on Apr 23, 2009
I really hope we don't find out the roles of Gary Schandling and Kate Mara. I like being surprised at the movies, so its hard to dodge spoilers(even if it's character roles) before seeing the movie. I'd only assume its the start of what's to come. These characters will help drive this story further into additional movies.
Nick Sears on Apr 23, 2009
What about Carol Danvers aka Ms. Marvel for Kate Mara? This is could be possible with the fact that not only has Carol Danvers been in (depending on which Marvel Universe) the US Air Force, and she has also been a agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., and she was also a member of the Avengers and has shown up in various issues of Iron Man comics. This character has ties to everything that they are trying to bring together. Air Force ties her to James Rhoades, agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. ties her to Nick Fury, as Ms. Marvel ties her to the Avengers. And if you want to stretch it more, you can tie her to the X-Men, as Rogue permanently absorbed Ms. Marvel's strength. No matter what, I can't wait for Iron Man 2!
DJ LoKi on Apr 23, 2009
The Scarlett-haters around here need to get a life, or at least a better hobby. She actually has done some solid work (Lost in Translation, for starters), and I trust Favreau to know what he's doing. Glad to see Gregg back. I can't imagine his character will be too happy with Tony in the next film. I believe Shandling is playing either a journalist or a senator. I've read some conflicting accounts of his role.
elessar on Apr 23, 2009
who is gary oldman playing>?
JNYCE on Apr 23, 2009
Kate Mara is like my perfect female, I love everything about her, this news is the shit!
Richard on Apr 23, 2009
@16: Gary Oldman isn't in this. That was only a rumor.
elessar on Apr 23, 2009
Might be a stretch, but what about Scarlet Witch for Kate Mara, she fits the bill for Wanda Maximof looks wise.
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Safe Place for Youth's Impact- Interview Part 2
We asked the Board President of S.P.Y, Barbara St. Thomas, about an instance in which she saw S.P.Y.'s impact on one of its members. She recounted 3 beautiful stories that we feel so lucky to share.
Barbara: "I have many fond stories of the transformative relationship between SPY and our members. Being part of their journeys has transformed me as well."
Jessie taught me how to hold space for a person. How giving someone a small moment of safety can look like a breakdown but is actually a break through. An amazing artist, Jessie would sit at the end of the table, head down and sketch for the duration of drop-in hours. A month went by before she sat in on a writing group. She seemed drawn to, yet easily triggered by the writing prompts. Her empty folder started to fill up with the poems she wanted us to safe keep for her. She no longer balled-up her poems and threw them into the trash. Soon, she'd read a few out loud to the group, then she gave permission to post them on our writing website. She started sitting in the middle of the table and joining in conversations, making eye contact when we'd meet. Wariness was being replaced with trust. Bit-by-bit a counseling plan was agreed upon and greetings included a welcoming hug. Writing a resume for a job interview through one of our community partners she was surprised to hear that baby-sitting the neighbor's kids translated to job skills. Hearing the words "I was responsible for" reminded her of the time she helped out after school at a pet store and was trusted to close out the register at the end of the day. When Jessie saw her resume printed out with her name across the top in the font of her choosing she asked through tears, "Is that really me?"
Jessie got that job and an apartment followed. Her story reads like a success but I know she continues to cope with her past and the PTSD from her time on the streets. I also know that she knows we will always be here for her.
Our outreach team met Oscar on Venice Beach and encouraged him to come to our Access Center for food and a change of clothing. Oscar told me he had left his family because "things weren't so good". He said he wanted to be homeless and wasn't going to sell out and live the way he saw most people living. He became a regular in our weekly computer music class where he was a quick learner of the Abelton software program. One day the instructor had to cancel and I hesitantly offered to open the computer lab with the caution that it could be frustrating to work on projects without guidance. Frustration was not an issue because Oscar sacrificed his own work time to answer any questions asked during the 3-hour lab. He assumed that unofficial role on an on-going basis; generously offering his time to support other's learning curves. That year he accepted housing and has since become a sought after PA in the film business from a job that started as a training internship through a SPY partner. I recently reminded Oscar of our initial conversations when he said he was fine being homeless. He had to reflect back before responding that "that person" didn't believe there was a way out. He wanted to feel good about his life so he just accepted that he was going to be homeless. He credits SPY and our Healing Arts program for turning his life around. I still can't repeat his words without getting choked up, "it just made such a huge difference to have you believe in me, even when I didn't know how to believe in myself." Carlos taught me how to answer that question, "Don't they want to be homeless?"
Erika and Trevion…
Erika and her boyfriend, Trevion were dropped off at SPY by his West LA City College professor. The professor learned they were living under the freeway overpass and found SPY in a Google search of resources for homeless young people.
It has been SPY's absolute pleasure to help this hard working couple navigate their way to finding their first apartment and their initial jobs. With SPY's recent program growth we have since been able to hire Erika as a Peer Navigator in our Access Center and Trevion in our off-site Community Garden Program.
Even though I now know Erika through the lens of a dear employee I remember when I first heard her tell her story to local high school students. They wondered why there wasn't a system to help her when she was being abused and neglected by her mother. Erika told them how she tried to trust support services but every time she ran away from home someone from social services would find her, "they would listen to me, act like they cared and understood but then they would take me right back, so I stopped trusting them."
Erika couch surfed until she graduated as an honor student from high school.
She told them, "I faced many challenges such as getting to school on time or not being clean enough to go to school because I didn't have any other way of showering or getting clean clothing." At the age of 17 Erika filed for emancipation, preferring to be homeless over being forced to live in a home that didn't feel safe.
It was while living on the streets that she met Trevion and found the welcoming security of their trusting, kind relationship. I often seek Erika and Trevion's advice. Their journey reminds me how important it is to see one another through the lens of our potential, not our current circumstances.


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When I was very young, I paid 3d to see The Human Mermaid in a booth on Blackburn market. She wore a large phosphorescent fish's tail. Her little flippers were all her own. She eyed us ironically as we shuffled past eating cod and chips.
In BodyShock: Curse of the Mermaid (Channel 4), a baby girl was born to poor Peruvian parents with her legs fused together. Her little feet finned out like a fish's tail. To add to the illusion, her genitals were hidden inside her body. She was an exceptionally pretty child, with eyes like chocolate drops. I never saw that child cry.
After the birth, her mother opened her eyes to see no baby, no doctor, no nurse. No one but the hospital porter who asked avidly if she had been touched by a mermaid. She closed her eyes.
Dr Luis Rubio heard about this freak of nature. He was well known in Peru for his frequent TV appearances and his trademark white suit and tie. Oh, you felt, one of those. Yes, one of those.
He whisked the baby away ("by force if necessary") to Lima. From that instant she was never off live TV. She was baptised in the cathedral by the Bishop of Lima, who referred to her as The Little Mermaid. The Mayor of Lima, who had political ambitions, was her godfather. They called her Milagros, which means miracles, or Millie for short. More than two million watched. And, of course, the operation to divide her legs was televised live too. Cameras clattered like crickets. "Say adios!" said Dr Rubio. It seemed all too probable.
The operation was a six-hour spectacular. "History, here we come," said Dr Pinto, and started to cut. Rubio, whose part in the operation was confined to a little swabbing, gave interviews, complained about the quality of the TV picture ("Put a filter on the camera or we won't get a good picture") and linked up on time with Peru's premier current affairs programme The Hilderbrandt Show. Millie's legs were separated enough to prise apart for the end of The Hilderbrandt Show.
Millie lived. She will still need extensive physical therapy and reconstructive surgery. Dr Rubio is said to be in line for health minister. "He wants to get to the top," said Dr Pinto. "The presidency."
It was sometimes agonising to watch. I was ashamed of television, which redeemed itself to some degree with this beautifully made documentary.
As I started to watch Prison Break (Five) I was suffused with that sense of effortless superiority known only to Etonians. I had solved the mystery simply by looking at the title, which was Allen.
Mike, our clean-cut hero, had Allen tattooed on his arm (together with a complete plan of the prison plumbing). He looked like a schoolboy sitting an ill-prepared exam with the major rivers of Britain puddling on his perspiring palms. This is the only TV programme with its own tattoo designer. The prison warder, who grinds his teeth so relentlessly at the sight of Mike that he walks around in a haze of dentine, believes Allen is a man, but anyone who has tried to construct a flatpack wardrobe knows it is the legendary missing key of Ikea. Perhaps Mike intends to construct a flatpack wardrobe to give his cell that homely touch.
Talking of building things, I am touched by the misguided efforts of the governor (Stacy Keach) to build a model of the Taj Mahal out of matchsticks as a surprise anniversary present for his wife. Mike, a structural engineer, is critical of the governor's efforts ("The stress isn't properly propagated") and offers to help. Even with the stress properly propagated, the chances are that the governor's wife, who is certainly expecting a diamond bracelet, will have no difficulty in flattening first the Taj Mahal and then him.
We left Mike about to have his toe chopped off by the mafia. Let us hope there was nothing too crucial tattooed on it.
Life On Mars (BBC1) is an inspired take on the usual formula of Gruff Copper of the old school, who solves cases by examining the entrails of a chicken, and Sensitive Sidekick, who has a degree in detection. Except that here DCI Hunt (Philip Glenister) is somewhere in the 70s with The Sweeney and DI Sam Tyler (John Simm) is, in the words of Flanders & Swann, ever so very contemporary. Indeed, when Sam, confronted with a bung in the shape of a roll of crisp oncers, cries shrilly, "I don't want anything to do with this," he sounds just like Swann, a politically correct cannibal, refusing to eat people. Flanders, as his father, gruffly replied that if the juju hadn't wanted us to eat people, he wouldn't have made us of meat.
No profession has changed more dramatically in the last 30 years than the police (I wish I could force more enthusiasm into my voice) but old coppers still make the best jokes. There is a gloriously rude joke at the end from the unreconstructed Hunt.


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Anton Yelchin, best-known to Star Trek fans as Pavel Chekov in Star Trek XI, has signed to voice the role of Clumsy Smurf in The Smurfs.
Yelchin joins Fred Armisen (Brainy Smurf), Jonathan Winters (Papa Smurf), George Lopez (Grouchy Smurf), Katy Perry (Smurfette), Alan Cumming (Gutsy Smurf). Live-action cast include Neil Patrick Harris and Jayma Mays as an expectant couple, Hank Azaria (evil wizard Gargamel) and Sofia Vergara as Harris's boss, a cosmetics executive.
In The Smurfs, "When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours, in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down."
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It didn't exactly start too well when the leader of Sporting Memories group explained that his sporting highlight of the week was seeing Spurs humiliated at home by Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Fortunately
Mr B is a true sports fanatic and loyal supporter who is well accustomed to taking the rough with the smooth over the sixty years or so that he has been following the fortunes of Tottenham Hotspur. Every football fan worth his salt has to learn this Fact of
Footie Life.
I have been trying to arrange transport to convey Mr B and me to a Sporting Memories meeting for ever so many weeks - and today I finally managed
it. We were collected from home by Dial-a-Ride and driven to Worthing Town Football Club where Sporting Memories meets every Thursday morning. I was excited, Mr B was reserving judgement. "Are you looking forward to it?" I asked him. "I'll
tell you later..." was the non-committal reply.
On arrival, while Mr B and his wheelchair were being lifted from the vehicle, I trotted ahead to see if I
could find out where the meeting was being held. There was a large banner across the entrance to the club announcing that the Sporting Memories Club was "Meeting Here Today" so at least I knew we had arrived at the correct destination. I followed
the sound of very loud music to find a hall where a number of fit looking folks were exercising with slightly maniacal intensity. It seemed unlikely that this was what I was looking for so I retraced my steps and fortunately came across a helpful fella who
directed me to the venue - overlooking the football pitch with a great selection of old footie photographs decorating the walls. How fascinating that every single member of the Worthing team in 1892 sported (if you'll excuse the pun!) a moustache. By
1902 only a few members of another trophy winning team were moustachioed while, coming up nearer to date, the 2006 team appeared to be completely free of facial hair. I know, I know, this is not the point of team photos...
Having found the venue I went to rescue Mr B who had been pushed in completely the wrong direction by our friendly Dial-a-Ride driver and was cross with me for apparently abandoning him. Five minutes
later we were both being warmly welcomed by the club leaders and given badges to wear with our names on. There is nothing like a badge to make you feel you belong (unless it's a football team in 1892 when I suggest you would have needed a moustache...)
Such a good morning we had! By way of introduction, a football was passed around the table like a pass the parcel game, with each recipient telling in turn of his or her
sports highlight of the week. When it came to my turn, I proudly related the story of the Eldest of the Darling Daughters' 50km walk in aid of Cancer Research at the weekend which culminated in a hard slog up Box Hill. "Blow that for a game of
soldiers!" everyone said. Or words to that effect. That's what I wanted for Mr B - the company of fellas with an earthy sense of humour.
of the gang was a Brighton & Hove legend who regaled us with fascinating stories from the Pitches of the Past. Mr B, not to be outdone, explained that he had been a ball-boy at Wimbledon in 1958, 1959 and 1960, thereby securing his position as a Person
of Sporting Interest. There was a quiz which proved, if proof were needed, that these new friends of ours really know their sport - something else I wanted for Mr B. Lots of chat about the World Athletics Championships with everyone to a man (and a woman)
rooting for Katarina Johnson-Thompson in the heptathlon. We finished off with tea, coffee and some rather delicious marshmallow biscuits which earned the approval of She Who Is Always Thinking of her Stomach.
Mr B wants to go again next week. Indeed, he wants to go every week. It seems that at last I have found a regular outing for him which he will really, really enjoy.
Thank you, Sporting Memories! I'm so glad we discovered you...
lovely and heartwarming - an inspiration to us all x
Love this story told as ever beautifully.x
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This is the fifth of twelve posts on our safari in Tanzania. Check out our other posts here:
- One Week of Glorious Safari-ing in Tanzania
- 15 Tips for Better Safari-ing in Tanzania
- Moving in to the Maramboi Tented Camp
- The Elephants at Tarangire National Park
- The Start of the Great Migration: Lake Manyara
- 2 Nights at the Kitela Lodge
- A Close Encounter with a Lion at the Ngorongoro Crater
- Safari-ing in the Ngorongo Park: Day 1
- Glamping at Ndutu Under Canvas in the Serengeti
- Simba and the Rest of the Pride in the Serengeti
- Giraffe for Breakfast? Day 2 at the Ngorongo Park
- Hippo Serenade: Sleeping at the Lake Masek Tented Camp
After our exciting encounters with elephants in the Tarangire National Park, Mrs. Selfish and I packed our bags and headed for our next location, the Lake Manyara National Park.
Just 1.5 hours away from the Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park is located on the banks of Lake Manyara, and was said by Ernest Hemmingway to be the "loveliest lake in Africa."
While the lake itself is quite pretty, I was more impressed by the area surrounding the lake, which was absolutely beautiful.
Simply stunning
Our guide, Francis, took us the scenic route which gave us an awesome tour of the countryside and took us through many small towns.
It was pretty amazing to see people living out here. Most lived in small houses with thatched roofs, which others were building houses and shops out of clay bricks. After passing by village after village, we eventually arrived at the gates of the Lake Manyara National Park.
Security ain't f***ing around. That dude has a semi-automatic gun!
After quickly checking in we were through the gates. Within a short time we came across signs of the great migration: dozens of zebras and wildebeests.
It was at this point that we encountered a rather heart-wrenching scene. A mother wildebeest and baby trapped in the mud.
Apparently the soil around the mud area was thinner than they were expecting, so they fell in. We watched them try to get out for a good 10 minutes, but neither mother nor baby made any progress. Though we wanted to help, our guide reminded us that this was part of the "circle of life," and that they'd make a nice meal for the hyenas.
Harsh, but true. Surprisingly all other wildebeests in the area walked by impassively despite their cries for help.
Unsurprisingly, wildebeests are NOT pack animals.
Further along we encountered other animals on the lake. Like massive flocks of flamingos!
Just like Florida! Except not plastic.
And buffalo!
Buffalo are actually one of the more dangerous animals in Tanzania.
Eventually, we re-entered the forest only to spot some blue monkeys and a huge flock of hornbills.
Where the monkeys just seemed content to chill, the hornbills kept jumping out of the trees to lie on the ground.
At first we thought they were simply basking in the sun, but our guide told us that the male hornbills were actively courting the females. Apparently they do this by lying on the ground and spreading their wings to show the females how large they are.
Hey laaaadddiiiiieesss!
Lastly, we encountered a large troop of red-ass baboons. Not only dide we come upon them suddenly, but I ended up spooking the troop when I popped out of the top of our Landrover and started snapping pictures.
Join us tomorrow, when I'll talk about our stay at my favorite accommodation of the trip, the magnificent Kitela Lodge.


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Today's Theme (according to Bill) I To EE
Themed answers are common phrases in which a letter I has been changed to EE:
- 18A Make some cote residents angry? : STEAM SHEEP (from "steamship")
- 26A Calf roper's target? : FEET TO BE TIED (from "fit to be tied")
- 48A Birdwatcher's journal entry? : CARDINAL SEEN (from "cardinal sin")
- 63A Borden, in the 1870s? : TEEN LIZZIE (from "Tin Lizzie")
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Today's Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies
5 Illusion : FACADE
Our word "facade" has been meaning "front of a building" since the mid-17th century. We started using the term figuratively, to mean "superficial appearance", in the mid-19th century. "Façade" is the original French word with the same meaning, from which our English term derives.
11 "The good is __ interred with their bones": "Julius Caesar" : OFT
There is a famous speech made by Mark Antony in William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" that starts with:
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears;
I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.
The evil that men do lives after them;
The good is oft interred with their bones;
So let it be with Caesar.
14 Ostrich relatives : EMUS
The large flightless birds called emus make sounds by manipulating inflatable neck-sacs. The sac is about a foot long, has a thin wall and allows the bird to emit a booming sound. The type of sound emitted is the easiest way to differentiate between male and female emus.
15 Payday lender, perhaps : USURER
Usury used to be the practice of simply lending money at interest, but the term now refers to lending at rates of interest that are excessive.
18 Make some cote residents angry? : STEAM SHEEP (from "steamship")
The Old English word "cote" was used for a small house. Our modern word "cottage" comes from "cote". We now use "cote" to mean a small shelter on a farm for sheep or birds.
20 Singer Etheridge : MELISSA
Melissa Etheridge is rock singer and songwriter. Etheridge is a vocal supporter of gay rights, having come out as a lesbian in 1993. Her partner gave birth to two children using sperm donated by singer David Crosby.
24 Pikelike fish : GAR
"Gar" was originally the name given to a species of needlefish found in the North Atlantic. The term "gar" is now used to describe several species of fish with elongated bodies that inhabit North and Central America and the Caribbean. The gar is unusual in that it is often found in very brackish water. What I find interesting is that the gar's swim bladders are vascularized so that they can actually function as lungs. Many species of gar can actually be seen coming to the surface and taking a gulp of air. This adaptation makes it possible for them to live in conditions highly unsuitable for other fish that rely on their gills to get oxygen out of the water. Indeed, quite interesting …
25 Nihilistic art movement : DADA
Dadaism thrived during and just after WWI, and was an anti-war, anti-bourgeois and anti-art culture. The movement began in Zurich, Switzerland started by a group of artists and writers who met to discuss art and put on performances in the Cabaret Voltaire, frequently expressing disgust at the war that was raging across Europe.
"Nihil" is the Latin word for "nothing, and is a term we've absorbed into English. "Nihil" is also the root from which we get our term "nil". Someone described as "nihilistic" is very skeptical and tends to believe in nothing.
33 Storm components? : TWEETS
In the wonderful world of Twitter (said he, sarcastically), a tweetstorm is a series of related tweets by a single user on a related subject.
37 Ranking suit : TRUMP
We use the word "trump" for a card in the ranking suit of many card games. The term is an alteration of "triumph", which was also the name of an old game that used a trump suit.
40 Giant Mel : OTT
At 5′ 9″, baseball legend Mel Ott weighed just 170 lb (I don't think he took steroids!) and yet he was the first National League player to hit over 500 home runs. Sadly, Ott died in a car accident in New Orleans in 1958 when he was only 49 years old. And, according to Wikipedia, "Ott's name frequently appears in crossword puzzles, on account of its letter combination and brevity." True that …
43 2019 Grammy Awards host Keys : ALICIA
"Alicia Keys" is the stage name of Alicia Cook, an R&B and soul singer from Hell's Kitchen in New York City.
45 40-Acr. is in it : HOF
(40A Giant Mel : OTT)
The first Hall of Fame (HOF) established in the US was the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, an outdoor sculpture gallery located in the grounds of Bronx Community College in New York City. Completed in 1900, it is an open-air colonnade featuring the bronze busts of renowned Americans such as President George Washington, author Henry David Thoreau, musician John Philip Sousa and baseball legend Jackie Robinson. The Hall of Fame of Great Americans was inspired by the Ruhmeshalle ("Hall of Fame" in German) located in Munich, Germany that exhibits busts of important people from Bavaria.
Cooperstown is a village in New York that is famous as the home to the Baseball Hall of Fame. The village was named for Judge William Cooper, the founder of Cooperstown and the father of the noted writer James Fenimore Cooper.
47 Savings plan acronym : IRA
Individual retirement account (IRA)
48 Birdwatcher's journal entry? : CARDINAL SEEN (from "cardinal sin")
Cardinals are a family of birds that inhabit the Americas. The northern cardinal is the species from which the family gets the cardinal name. It was named by early settlers from Europe for the red crest on the male, the color of which resembled to the color of a Roman Catholic cardinal's biretta (a square cap).
The cardinal sins of Christian ethics are also known as the seven deadly sins. The seven deadly sins are:
- Wrath
- Greed
- Sloth
- Pride
- Lust
- Envy
- Gluttony
52 "Frozen" sister : ELSA
"Frozen" is a 2013 animated feature from Walt Disney Studios that is based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Snow Queen". The film is all about the exploits of Princess Anna, the younger sister of Elsa, Snow Queen of Arendelle. Spoiler alert: Prince Hans of the Southern Isles seems to be a good guy for most of the film, but turns out to be a baddie in the end. And, a snowman named Olaf provides some comic relief.
55 "Live __": Taco Bell slogan : MAS
Taco Bell was founded by a former US Marine, 25-year-old Glen Bell. His first restaurant was Bell's Drive-In, located in Southern California. After opening that first establishment, Bell bought up some more restaurants including four named El Taco. He sold off the El Taco restaurants but used the name in part when he opened his first Taco Bell in 1962. Bell sold then sold franchises, with the 100th Taco Bell opening in 1967. The ex-Marine sold off the whole chain to PepsiCo in 1978, and I am guessing he made a pretty penny. Taco Bell has been using the "Live Más" slogan since 2012, with "más" being the Spanish word for "more".
56 Prop for Palmer : TEE
Arnold Palmer was one of the greats of the world of golf. He was very popular with many fans of the game, and his followers were usually referred to as "Arnie's Army". Off the course, Palmer was an avid pilot, until his latter years. He resided in Latrobe, Pennsylvania for much of the year and the local airport is named in his honor: Arnold Palmer Regional Airport.
57 Valley element? : SILICON
The Santa Clara Valley, located just a few miles from me at the south of San Francisco Bay, is better known as "Silicon Valley". The term "Silicon Valley" dates back to 1971 when it was apparently first used in a weekly trade newspaper called "Electronic News" in articles written by journalist Don Hoefler.
63 Borden, in the 1870s? : TEEN LIZZIE (from "Tin Lizzie")
The Ford Model T was the first really affordable car that was offered for sale, and it was produced from 1908 to 1927. It was the Model T that ushered in the era of assembly-line production, which greatly cut down the cost of manufacture. The engine was designed to run on petrol, kerosene or even ethanol. Famously, the Model T was known colloquially as the "Tin Lizzie".
65 Cloud of gloom : PALL
A pall is a cloth used to cover a casket at a funeral. Pallbearers actually carry the coffin, covered by the pall. The phrase "casting a pall over", meaning to create a dark mood, is metaphorical use of the pall over the casket.
67 Singer Grande : ARIANA
Ariana Grande is a singer and actress from Boca Raton, Florida. Grande plays the role of Cat Valentine on the sitcom "Victorious" that aired for four season on Nickelodeon. Grande's singing career took off with the release of the 2011 album "Victorious: Music from the Hit TV Show".
68 Biblical twin : ESAU
Esau was the twin brother of Jacob, the founder of the Israelites. When their mother Rebekah gave birth to the twins "the first emerged red and hairy all over (Esau), with his heel grasped by the hand of the second to come out (Jacob)". As Esau was the first born, he was entitled to inherit his father's wealth (it was his "birthright"). Instead, Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for the price of a "mess of pottage" (a meal of lentils).
71 Editor's notation : DELE
"Dele" is the editorial instruction to delete something from a document, and is often written in red.
2 Parisian love : AMIE
A male friend in France is "un ami", and a female friend is "une amie".
4 Good Samaritan's offer : ASSIST
"The Good Samaritan" is a parable told by Jesus that can be read in the Gospel of Luke. According to the story, a Jewish traveler is robbed and beaten and left for dead at the side of the road. A priest happens by and sees the poor man, but does not stop to help. A fellow Jewish traveler also passes and refuses to help. A third man stops and gives aid. This kind person is a Samaritan, a native of Samaria. Back then Jewish and Samarian people were said to generally despise each other, and yet here a detested creature gives aid. Jesus told to the story to a self-righteous lawyer, the intent being (I assume) to shake up his self-righteousness.
6 "The Thin Man" canine : ASTA
Asta is the wonderful little dog in the superb "The Thin Man" series of films starring William Powell and Myrna Loy (as Nick and Nora Charles). In the original story by Dashiell Hammett, Asta was a female Schnauzer, but on screen Asta was played by a wire-haired fox terrier called "Skippy". Skippy was also the dog in "Bringing up Baby" with Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn, the one who kept stealing the dinosaur bone. Skippy retired in 1939, so Asta was played by other dogs in the remainder of "The Thin Man" films.
8 Biblical mount : ARARAT
Mount Ararat is in Turkey. Ararat is a snow-capped, dormant volcano with two peaks. The higher of the two, Greater Ararat, is the tallest peak in the country. Ararat takes its name from a legendary Armenian hero called Ara the Beautiful (or Ara the Handsome). According to the Book of Genesis, Noah's ark landed on Mount Ararat as the Great Flood subsided.
11 Adams' "Nixon in China," e.g. : OPERA
"Nixon in China" is an opera by John Adams, with a libretto by Alice Goodman. The piece was inspired by President Nixon's famous visit to China in 1972.
John Adams is a composer now based in California who gained prominence with his 1987 opera "Nixon in Paris". His works are usually described as in the minimalist genre. I had the privilege of hearing a work by Adams called "Absolute Jest" a few years ago that was performed by the San Francisco Symphony in the presence of the composer.
13 Far from laid-back : TYPE A
The Type A and Type B personality theory originated in the fifties. Back then, individuals were labelled as Type A in order to emphasize a perceived increased risk of heart disease. Type A personality types are so called "stress junkies", whereas Type B types are relaxed and laid back. But there doesn't seem to be much scientific evidence to support the linkage between the Type A personality and heart problems.
26 Greek salad topper : FETA
Feta is a Greek cheese made from sheep's milk, or a mixture of sheep's and goat's milk. The cheese is salted and cured in a brine solution for several months before it is eaten.
27 Bowling great __ Anthony : EARL
Earl Anthony was a professional bowler. In 1975, Anthony became the first bowler to earn over $100,000 in a single season. In 1982, he became the first in his sport to rack up $1,000,000 in career earnings. Sadly, Anthony died in 2001 at the age of 63, after sustaining a head injury when he fell down a set of stairs.
28 Sewing case : ETUI
An etui is an ornamental case used to hold small items, in particular sewing needles. We imported both the case design and the word "etui" from France. The French also have a modern usage of "etui", using the term to depict a case for carrying CDs.
34 First name in the cast of "The Sopranos" : EDIE
Actress Edie Falco won three Emmy Awards for playing Carmela Soprano on HBO's outstanding drama series called "The Sopranos". Falco also won an Emmy in 2010 for playing the title role in "Nurse Jackie", an excellent black comedy.
"The Sopranos" is an outstanding television drama that was made by HBO and is a story about Italian-American mobsters in New Jersey. "The Sopranos" is regularly cited as one of the best TV series of all time. It's "must see TV" …
36 Christmas song swimmer : SWAN
Those would be "seven swans a-swimming".
The fabulous Christmas Carol called "The Twelve Days of Christmas" dates back at least to 1780 when it was first published in England, though it may be French in origin. The concept of twelve days of Christmas comes from the tradition that the three kings came to visit the Christ Child twelve days after he was born. This same tradition is the origin of the title to Shakespeare's play "Twelfth Night".
38 2008 presidential candidate : MCCAIN
John McCain went into the US Naval Academy in 1958, following a family tradition as his father and grandfather were both four-star admirals. The younger McCain did not achieve the same rank, and retired from the Navy as a captain in 1981. That said, his career development was interrupted by almost six years spent as a prisoner of war (POW) in North Vietnam. John McCain was a US Senator from Arizona from 1987 until 2018.
39 Actress Zadora : PIA
Pia Zadora is an American actress and singer. Zadora's most famous role was in the 1982 film "Butterfly" in which she worked with Orson Welles and Stacey Keach. The film was based on the novel "The Butterfly" by James M. Cain and deals with the difficult subject of father-daughter incest.
44 Bedroom piece : ARMOIRE
"Armoire" is the French word for "wardrobe", and is used in English for a standing closet that stores clothes.
49 Polish seaport, in Germany : DANZIG
Gdańsk ("Danzig" in German) is a port city on the Baltic coast of Poland and is the country's biggest seaport. Gdańsk was where the European Solidarity movement was born, with Lech Wałęsa in the leadership position. Wałęsa was an electrician working in the Gdańsk shipyards.
50 Welcoming gift : LEI
"Lei" is the Hawaiian word for "garland, wreath", although in more general terms a lei is any series of objects strung together as an adornment for the body.
53 Feudal subject : LIEGE
A liege was a feudal lord, one to whom service or allegiance was owed under feudal law. "Liege" was also the term used for one who owed allegiance or service to a lord. Apparently the term is influenced by the Latin verb "ligare" meaning "to tie, bind". So, I guess both lord and servant were "bound" to each other.
54 Reason for closed schools, perhaps : SLEET
Apparently, "sleet" is a term used to describe two different weather conditions. One is a shower of ice pellets, smaller than hail, and the second is a mixture of rain and snow, with the snow melting as it falls.
61 Airline known for tight security : EL AL
El Al Israel Airlines is the flag carrier of Israel. El Al is known for its high levels of security, both on the ground and in the air. Reportedly, the airline's passenger aircraft have been operating with anti-missile technology for several years.
62 Turn on an axis : SLUE
To slue (also "slew) is to turn sharply, or to rotate on an axis.
64 Half a slalom segment : ZAG
"Slalom" is an anglicized version of the Norwegian word "slalam" that translates as "skiing race". There is a longer version of the traditional slalom that is called giant slalom
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1 Triumphant exclamation : TADA!
5 Illusion : FACADE
11 "The good is __ interred with their bones": "Julius Caesar" : OFT
14 Ostrich relatives : EMUS
15 Payday lender, perhaps : USURER
16 Extract with effort : PRY
17 Suffers : AILS
18 Make some cote residents angry? : STEAM SHEEP (from "steamship")
20 Singer Etheridge : MELISSA
22 One no longer working : RETIREE
23 Enjoy at a leisurely pace : SIP
24 Pikelike fish : GAR
25 Nihilistic art movement : DADA
26 Calf roper's target? : FEET TO BE TIED (from "fit to be tied")
31 Put away : EAT
32 Young one : TOT
33 Storm components? : TWEETS
37 Ranking suit : TRUMP
40 Giant Mel : OTT
42 Fund : ENDOW
43 2019 Grammy Awards host Keys : ALICIA
45 40-Acr. is in it : HOF
47 Savings plan acronym : IRA
48 Birdwatcher's journal entry? : CARDINAL SEEN (from "cardinal sin")
52 "Frozen" sister : ELSA
55 "Live __": Taco Bell slogan : MAS
56 Prop for Palmer : TEE
57 Valley element? : SILICON
59 Embezzlers, e.g. : THIEVES
63 Borden, in the 1870s? : TEEN LIZZIE (from "Tin Lizzie")
65 Cloud of gloom : PALL
66 Golden __ : AGE
67 Singer Grande : ARIANA
68 Biblical twin : ESAU
69 Risk : BET
70 Identified : PEGGED
71 Editor's notation : DELE
1 Group of playmates : TEAM
2 Parisian love : AMIE
3 Hardly inspiring : DULL
4 Good Samaritan's offer : ASSIST
5 Persnickety one : FUSSPOT
6 "The Thin Man" canine : ASTA
7 Help in the theater : CUE
8 Biblical mount : ARARAT
9 Unfavorable mark : DEMERIT
10 In the past, in the past : ERST
11 Adams' "Nixon in China," e.g. : OPERA
12 Let go : FREED
13 Far from laid-back : TYPE A
19 Out of sight : HIDDEN
21 Work for parents : SIT
24 Juicy tidbit lead-in : GET THIS …
26 Greek salad topper : FETA
27 Bowling great __ Anthony : EARL
28 Sewing case : ETUI
29 "I can't get no satisfaction!" : BOO!
30 Farm mom : EWE
34 First name in the cast of "The Sopranos" : EDIE
35 Sped : TORE
36 Christmas song swimmer : SWAN
38 2008 presidential candidate : MCCAIN
39 Actress Zadora : PIA
41 Heavy weight : TON
44 Bedroom piece : ARMOIRE
46 Dimwit : FATHEAD
49 Polish seaport, in Germany : DANZIG
50 Welcoming gift : LEI
51 Leaked slowly : SEEPED
52 Founded: Abbr. : ESTAB
53 Feudal subject : LIEGE
54 Reason for closed schools, perhaps : SLEET
58 Show appreciation : CLAP
59 Stabber : TINE
60 Still-life standard : VASE
61 Airline known for tight security : EL AL
62 Turn on an axis : SLUE
64 Half a slalom segment : ZAG
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Even if you've only dreamed of attending one university, it's best to create a short-list of potential safety, target, and reach schools. Most students apply to between four and eight colleges. The 2019 State of College Admission report from the National Association for College Admission Counseling said that between 2013-2019, approximately 81% of first-time freshmen applied to at least three colleges.
Once you have a list, learn EVERYTHING you can about those universities. Try and picture yourself attending classes, joining clubs, and meeting friends. Do they offer programs that fit your career goals? What are the average SAT scores of applicants? Find out which universities are the best fit for you.
Schedule visits to each university on your list. While touring the campus in person will give you a full picture of life at the university, a virtual visit is a great alternative if a trip to the school isn't possible. During an online or in-person campus visit, you'll also have the opportunity to ask questions about academics, financial aid, and student life.
If you're looking for insider knowledge, nobody knows a school like its alumni and students. Establish relationships with current or former students who can answer your questions and tell you about their personal college experience. They may even have tips on the application process and how you might increase your chances of getting into your dream college.
As a Crimson student, you'll have exclusive access to alumni from all of your dream schools. Our team is made up of experts who can help you with every step of the application process. We make establishing alumni connections easy.
Your final year of high school shouldn't be all work. Remember to take some time to relax and reflect on all you've accomplished. By getting organized, starting your Common Application, making a list of your dream schools (and visiting them), and reaching out to alumni, you'll be more prepared to tackle and enjoy your senior year.
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