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Odeon Bradford
Manchester Road,
Bradford, BD1
2,713 seats
Previously operated by: Odeon Theatres Ltd., Rank Organisation
Architects: Robert Bullivant
Firms: Harry W. Weedon Partnership
Styles: Art Deco
Grand Picture House
Towers Hall Cinema
Birch Lane Cinema
Ideal Picture House
One of the original Odeon's built for and operated by the Oscar Deutsch chain of Odeon Theatre Ltd. The Odeon was located in the centre of Bradford at the corner of Manchester Road and Town Hall Square.
The Odeon opened on 17th December 1938 with the World Premiere of "The Ware Case" starring Clive Brooke, who also attended the opening ceremony. Designed by architect Robert Bullivant out of the Harry Weedon office, the Odeon had a large window over the entrance, with a fin-tower to its left, which had glass bricks that were illuminated from inside the tower. The facade and tower were finished in cream faiance tiles.
The auditorium was built parallel to the steeply sloping Manchester Road, behind a parade of shops. Inside the auditorium, seating was provided for 1,750 in the stalls and 963 in the circle. The decorative features were fluting on the side walls, a full-relief sculptor on each splay wall beside the proscenium and a stepped ceiling, with hanging light pendants.
The Odeon was closed on 31st August 1940 due to damage by German bombs, and after repairs were carried out, it re-opened on 11th November 1940 with Fred MacMurray in "Rangers of Fortune". It was closed again for a month in January 1961, for alterations to the foyer.
The Odeon was sold to Bradford City Council for redevelopment and closed on 22nd March 1969 with Steve McQueen in "The Thomas Crown Affair". It was demolished in 1970 and the West Yorkshire Police building and Law Courts were built on the site.
The 'Odeon' name was transfered to the town's former New Victoria/Gaumont Cinema.
Contributed by Ken Roe
Mike Rogers on August 26, 2010 at 9:06 am
Thanks Ken for the History.Hopefully,others will add to it.
CSWalczak on August 27, 2010 at 6:37 pm
Here is a 1938 architect's drawing of the theatre: http://tinyurl.com/38pesrt and here is photograph from around 1970: http://tinyurl.com/25wba37
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The 1961 closure involved the low entrance foyer ceiling being broken through into the large circle lounge above (behind the huge windows which were draped over) to create a lofty entrance (with new stairs, I think). The auditorium was repainted in subtly contrasting bands up the walls and across the ceiling. The Art Deco figures on the proscenium splays were removed and the picture-frame cove lights dispensed with. The octagonal "The Odeon" clocks were removed from either side of the proscenium and resited centrally on the rear walls of the stalls and circle. Yellow/gold spot lighting was arranged along the front of the circle, which illuminated new gold curtains and pale painted proscenium frames. The effect was garishly bright. "Tunes of Glory" was the re-opening film.
FanaticalAboutOdeon on May 5, 2013 at 12:26 pm
The nine 2k Strand Electric fresnel-lensed lanterns (Patt. 234s) housed on the circle front, were favoured by the interior design partnership of Trevor and Mavis Stone who were brought in by Rank Theatres Ltd. to give their more prosperous Odeons a more modern look. Removal of Odeon clocks, decorative features (like Bradford's sculptures) and most concealed and stage lighting was also characteristic of the Stones. Everything had to be plain and simple in the '60s. At York's Odeon, new, plain silver screen curtains were hung, three-colour footlights removed and splay wall cove lighting disconnected. The replacement nine lanterns on the circle front were all filtered in 57 pink and the entire auditorium was painted in a neutral "biscuit" shade. As at Bradford the new lighting was dazzling, spectacular in its way but not allowing for changing/blending colours. At both cinemas, the Stones said the gels for the new lanterns could be either "57 pink" or "straw". York chose the former while Bradford went for "straw". Once the proverbial dust settled, the projection crew at both locations quietly reintroduced three separate circuits for controlling the pageant lighting and, once again, varying hues played on the reflective curtains and the presentation was enhanced as a result.


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Q: how to secure a Web Api I have a 3 tier application - TMG, Web Server App Server.
My web server acts as a client to my Web api that is in app Server.
The api will only be consumed by the my Web Server. I dont have any login to my application. All the data will be available for public.
For security I am using https/port 443 for communication between different layers.
I also have a network account that i want to use like
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Also i want to add an encrypted authentication token in the request header.
I was reading about http://dotnetopenauth.net/ and Looking for samples of using DotNetOpenAuth with WebAPI -- but it seems very complicated. for someone who is working on web serveices for the first time. Also according to my understanding in dotnetopenauth there is third party identity provided like fb, twitter, google which idont think i need because my application has no login.

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*In that case what should i do to my request header and while sending
request to web api.

*Also How should i validate the request header in my web api.

I was thinking of add a key to my registry to my web server and encrypt it send accross with request header. Add the same key to the app server decrypt it match it and allow communication. -- Does this make sense.
Let me say this again I have never worked in any form of web services. So I will appreciate a reply with detailed explanation.

A: I did the following on mobile app.  Each of these steps is easy to implement:
1. On the client side get the UTC Unix timestamp and convert to string
2. Add a special password (called salt) to the end of the string
3. Convert it to a Sha1 string
4. Now you have 2 extra pieces of data, the timestamp and the resulting hashcode
5. Send the timestamp and hashcode along with the request to your web api

On the Web API side:
1. Create a Unix UTC timestamp.  Subtract it from the timestamp that was sent to you, if it's greater than say 10 minutes reject the request.
2. Take the timestamp sent to you, add the salt to the string and hash it, if it equals the hashcode the client sent you then the request is still ok, otherwise reject it.
3. Search an array (or however you want to store values) for the timestamp that was sent to you.  If its not in the array then store it in the array.  If it is in the array then reject the request.  You should be using a timestamp down to millisecond for all of this.

A: Simplest approach would be to use a client-side certificate in the TLS communication between the Web server and WebApi server.  Then in the WebAPI you only accept connections from clients (the web server) with a known certificate.

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Hot Summer Nights – The TV Sex-y Awards!
Well, summer's definitely here, folks! It's almost 90 degrees outside, where I'm from. And I don't know about you, but I'm pretty hot and bothered. So I figured, what better way to beat the heat OUTSIDE, than to steam things up INSIDE, where at least an air conditioner, and a few systematically placed ice cubes, can cool you off?
A few days ago, my blogging buddy, Amy, over at Imaginary Men, hosted something she lovingly referred to as the TV Boyfriend Olympics. During said "Olympics," Amy and a "distinguished panel of judges" voted on the best television scenes, featuring the TV stars we LOVED to watch get together and almost get together. The sheer awesomeness of her post, and the undeniable guilty pleasure I had "judging" the scenes, gave me an idea . . .
So, this morning, while many of you were probably out on the beach, working on your tans, I was INSIDE, culling through hours of hot television sex scenes, in search of the most notable ones. (Or rather, the most notable that DIDN'T require me to register with YouTube as someone who likes "dirty" videos. I'm pretty sure YouTube sends THAT registry list to the government . . .) It was a tough job, but someone had to do it . . .
So, without further adieu, here are my picks for the first annual TV Sex-y Awards.
The "Most Bizarre Place to Get Lucky" Award goes to . . . (drumroll please)
KATE AND SAWYER on LOST for "Bear Cage Sex."
Don't you hate it when you are trapped on on an island you THINK is deserted, but it actually ends up being filled with a weird group of Others who throw you in a cage, and force you to eat nothing but massive looking dog food crackers shaped like fish? Kate and Sawyer actually don't seem to hate it all that much . . . In a few moments, you will understand why.
Honestly? I don't understand how these two DIDN'T end up together, at the end of the series. Can you imagine JACK SHEPARD doing it in cage? He'd probably be too concerned with how many bacterial infections you could get from those steel bars, to really get in the mood.
"When is the last time you think they windexed those? That dude with the beard just didn't look very clean. Maybe they'd be willing to give us some paper towels to put down first . . ."
The "Best Use of Camera Effects to Simulate Sex, Without Upsetting the Censors" Award goes to . . .
CHUCK and BLAIR on GOSSIP GIRL for "Limo Sex"
I remember literally drooling the first time I watched this scene, which took place during Season 1 of Gossip Girl. In it, Chuck takes a highly vulnerable Blair to a Gentleman's Club he wishes to purchase. Once there, the typically buttoned-up and straight-laced, Blair surprises him, by getting up on stage and performing a tasteful, but highly provocative, strip tease. During the limo ride home, the pair do it for the first time.
Upon watching the scene again, I was surprised by how little the producers actually showed, sex-wise. In fact, when compared to many of the others scenes shown here, this one was surprisingly tame. And yet, something about the scene made it seem deliciously X-rated. I'm thinking it was the jump cuts and old-school video effects that caused us fans to imagine a raunchiness that wasn't necessarily there. Watch and you'll see what I mean . . .
The "Best First Time" Award goes to . . .
PACEY and JOEYon DAWSON'S CREEK for "High School Ski Trip Sex"
I'm pretty sure the scene I'm about to show you RUINED virginity loss for young women everywhere. Most first sexual encounters are awkward, painful and uncomfortable. Joey's and Pacey's was PURE PERFECTION.
After watching an entire season of longing looks and "Will they? Won't they?" Followed by ANOTHER season of coupledom that was frequently marred by petty fights and the annoying romantic advances of boring hangers on (cough, cough Dawson cough), it was REALLY nice to see Joey and Pacey finally able to get some unadulterated loving. And as for Joey's pre-sex speech? Well, foreplay just doesn't get much better than that!
The "Most Realistic First Time" Award goes to . . .
SETH and SUMMER on THE O.C. for "Not-So-Hot at Having Sex"
He was desperately in love with her since the sixth grade. She . . . thought he was a major loser . . . But then, he seemingly moved on. And the thought of Seth dating another girl stirred up feelings in Summer that she didn't know she had. Remember how I said earlier that most "first times" are awkward, painful, and uncomfortable? So was their's . . .
The "Most Uncomfortable to Watch Sex Scene" Award goes to . . .
MEREDITH and GEORGE on GREY'S ANATOMY in "There's No Crying in Sex!"
Speaking of awkward . . . how would you like it if you finally got the chance to do it with the girl or guy of your dreams? But then, the mere thought of consummating a relationship with you made the object of your desire burst into tears . . . and not tears of joy, either . . .
Note: Asking someone if they are "almost done," during sexual activity? NOT A TURN ON!
The "Dirtiest (and not in a good way) Sex" Award goes to . . .
VAMPIRE BILL and SOOKIE on TRUE BLOOD in "Doing It with the Dead Sex"
Remember how I told you Dr. Jack Shepard from Lost would be too finicky to engage in Bear Cage Sex with Kate? Well, you could just imagine how he'd feel, when faced with the prospect of banging a naked corpse in a cemetery, especially when said corpse had just spent the last several hours buried in the dirt. In this next scene, Sookie, believing her beloved Vampire Bill to have died permanently in a fire, heads to his gravesite to pay her last respects. It is there that she has a rather "unexpected" encounter . . .
The "Undead Dudes Make the Best Lovers" Award goes to . . .
ELENA and STEFAN on THE VAMPIRE DIARIES in "I Love You, Even if You Are Old and Fangy, Sex"
My squeamish thoughts regarding the last video might give you the mistaken impression that I think sex with vampires is gross and wrong. TOTALLY UNTRUE! Sex with vampires can be unbelievably hot, particularly when the vampire in question has Hypnotic Arms of Steel, like Stefan Salvatore. Watch and be entranced . . .
(This one is un-embedded, unfortunately. Just click the internal link to see it.)
The "So Hot, We Wish it Wasn't Incest" Award goes to . . .
BOONE and SHANNON on LOST in "Step-Sibling Sex"
You know who else plays a vampire on The Vampire Diaries? THIS GUY . . .
Unfortunately, the sex scenes he's been in on that show, so far, have almost universally involved, compulsion, violence, and girls that were NOT Elena. But to hold a a TV Sex-y Award "show" and NOT include the Sex Master himself, Ian Somerhalder, would be pure sacrilege. So, I figured, the least I could do was show a scene where he got it on with his sister. Just TRY not to be aroused by this one . . . I DARE YOU!
The "Sex Scene That Made Me Hungry" Award goes to . . .
SERENA and NATE on GOSSIP GIRL in "Do You Really Expect Me To Put That in My Mouth? Sex"
"I can't believe I ate the WHOLE thing!"
You see, to me, food and sex DON'T mix. In fact, food is what you abstain from a few hours BEFORE sex, to avoid unfortunate incidents and "Pudgy Tummy." But, then again, I'm not Serena and Nate. Is it wrong that, when I was watching this scene, I was paying more attention to the waffles and strawberries the couple was eating, than I was to the couple themselves? Because, let me tell you, those were some JUICY strawberries . . .
(Yet another poopy non-embedder. Click that link! You won't regret it!)
And, finally, The "Best Post-Coital Conversation" Award goes to . . .
LOGAN and VERONICA on VERONICA MARS in "We Just Did It. Now Let's Chat About Hookers Sex"
It's fitting that the last award of the day would go to an "After Sex" scene. And if any couple deserves a moment to lie together peacefully and spoon, its Veronica Mars and Logan Echolls. Fans of Veronica Mars know that this couple's "epic" relationship was most certainly never dull. When these two weren't bashing in the headlights on one another's cars, getting eachother suspended for drug use on school grounds, protecting eachother from mobsters, rapists and serial killers, breaking eachother out of jail, and testifying in court against people who killed their friends, Veronica and Logan were just an ordinary couple looking for some "alone time."
Unfortunately, the show was only three seasons long. And Veronica and Logan were "coupled" for less than half of it. This didn't leave much time for these two to do those "normal things" that most couples do. That's what makes the quiet and contemplative moment that the pair shares in this scene so special . . .
Well, there you have it folks. This year's First Annual TV Sex-y Awards has officially came and went. I think I'm going to take a cold shower now . . .
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Happily Ever After or Happy in the Ever After? – My Initial Take on Lost's Series Finale "The End"
After six years, and a fun and enjoyable, if not exactly "informative" two hours, one of the most innovative, intelligent, and well-acted shows in television history, Lost, has come to its final conclusion. And aside from an open-ended, and fairly controversial ending, and a few (OK . . a LOT . . . of unanswered questions), I think the producers did a great job of giving fans what they wanted, at least on an emotional level. After all, for what could sometimes be a fairly dour show (I mean, it did revolve around a plane crash, and I'd say at least a third of the episodes featured SOMEONE dying), this may have been the happy-go-luckiest season finale of all time . . .
See? Look how HAPPY he is!
While, I would have to be absolutely effing nuts to attempt to do a comprehensive recap of this ENTIRE finale (I do work, you know . . .), I thought it might be fun, (for me at least, if not necessarily for you) to discuss some of my favorite moments from the episode, before I attempt to tackle . . . THE ENDING, which I plan to do in a separate post. I'm going to try to break these down by character, so that there's at least some organizing principle to this stream of consciousness mish mash of a so-called recap . . .
So what if they never explained his island significance, his seeming omniscience, or how he managed to survive all this time (Are we actually supposed to believe he was with Rose and Bernard during ALL those missing years?). So what if he never got reunited with his real owner (Walt). He's a cute dog. And EVERYONE likes cute dogs! So the fact that our little Vincent got some screen time during this finale, including being featured in the third to last frame of the ENTIRE show, was both adorable and awesome.
Ian Somerhalder looked positively yummy during his half-a-second of screen time in this finale. I thought it was funny / sweet that he was willing to get his ass kicked for the sake of LOVE . . . even if it wasn't HIS own love, but rather the love between his sister and Sayid. I was also happy that he made it into the "temple / church" at the end. Because some other Losties who appeared in more episodes than he did (cough, Michael, cough), apparently didn't rate. My one gripe is that we didn't get to see his "realization of island life" moment, as we did with the other castaways. Clearly, I'm a bit biased for Damon Salvatore Boone.
I'm starting to believe this guy's sole purpose on this show was to fulfill the "Cooky Pilot" role. Did you notice how Lapidus was MIA during most of the series, but was always conveniently on hand whenever any of the castaways needed to hop on a plane? However, I was really happy he didn't, you know, DIE in that submarine accident, along with Sayid, Jin and Sun, as I had initially thought he did. If I were him, however, I would have been a tad annoyed that none of the other castaways seemed to give a damn about my mortality, until they needed a ride. . . .
Ditto on the whole, "YAY! You're not dead!" thing . . . Other than staying alive, Mr. Guyliner didn't have much to do during this episode, except for . . . AGE! That's right folks, once our Big Baddie was dead, apparently, Richard Alpert wasn't immortal anymore. He even got a GREY HAIR!
For a few minutes there, I was worried that the centuries old Alpert would begin to decay and instantly disintegrate, vampire style. He didn't. Alpert gets to get old and wrinkly, slowly and painfully, just like the rest of us. Lucky him!
Rose and Bernard
It was nice to see these two still alive and playing house (with their pet Vincent) on Lost island. And, can I just say, that Dharma food must be REAL good . . . because Bernard was looking more than a bit on the tubby side . . . (Oh, and I'm pretty sure he and Crazy Claire share the same island stylist.)
A few weeks back, I proposed a drinking game that revolved (among other things) around Hurley's repeated use of the word "dude." Apparently, someone on the writing staff was listening, because Hurley LITERALLY said "DUDE" at the beginning or end of EVERY SENTENCE he uttered during this ENTIRE finale . . . It actually got a bit annoying, toward the end.
I was also amused by the "ceremony" in which Hurley took over the Candidate position from Jack of "Guarder of the Giant Island Light Bulb." Hurley looked as disappointed as Lost fans probably were, when Jack scooped up muddy water from a random puddle, put it in a used Poland Spring bottle, and told him to drink it.
That's it? THAT'S what makes you The Candidate? Drinking dirty water? Haven't ALL the Losties been drinking island water for six years now? Who knew that Jack's utterance of the classic phrase "Now your like me," REALLY meant, "Now you're suffering from an intestinal parasite, and a BAD case of Montezuma's revenge . . ."
Jin and Sun
Tonight's series finale was just FILLED with virtually identical sappy scenes in which two characters, who were "coupled" on the island, touched one another, and instantly "remembered" their island past. This was inevitably illustrated by a "love montage" between the two characters, to the tune of overly dramatic music.
Now, I'm a girl. So, although I recognized their almost nauseating cheesiness, these scenes actually worked for me. But if I had to choose my favorite of them, it would be the one between Jin and Sun, which was poignant on so many more levels than just the "We luuuuve eachother" one.
In this scene, Juliet, (I'll get to her in a bit), is showing Jin and Sun their baby's sonogram. When Juliet puts the gel on Sun's belly, she remembers the same thing occuring in island world, and tears of happy recognition run down her cheeks. A few seconds later, when the sonogram picture appears on the screen, Jin remembers seeing pictures of Ji Yeon when he was on the island. Then the two look at eachother and collectively remember their Titanic ripoff on-island death scene, which resulted in their child being an orphan in island world, and also REALLY PISSED ME OFF.
But this is Flash-Sideways World, so all is good! Juliet asks the teary couple if they want to know the sex of the baby. They answer in English, which, of course, they both just remembered how to speak, that they know it is a girl, and that her name is Ji Yeon. Awesome!
Before, I tell you what I LIKED about Ben in the series finale, let me start with a little gripe. The producers of the show teased that Ben was supposed to get some loving, before the series ended. In Flash Sideways World, it was sort-of hinted that he would eventually find love with Rousseau . . .
. . . but, ultimately, the producers didn't deliver in this respect. And I was sad . . .
In happier news, our resident flip-flopper, who seemingly has more personalties than United States of Tara, ultimately redeemed himself AGAIN during this episode. Instead of covering his own ass and taking the easy way out, Island Ben agreed to stay with Hurley as Vice Candidate Protector of the Giant Light Bulb. We know he did a pretty good job of it too, as Hurley ultimately tells him in Flash Sideways World, "You were a great Number 2."
Speaking of Flash Sideways World, there, after Ben remembered his island roots, he apologized to John for basically making his life a living hell for many seasons of Lost. "I was jealous of you. I wanted what you had. You were special, and I wasn't," he explained.
Ultimately, Ben didn't enter the "Temple/Church" with the rest of the crew. And I don't recall seeing Alex or Rousseau there either . . . but here's hoping they all eventually found their way there . . .
Why oh WHY, were you completely dressed during this ENTIRE FINALE, Josh Holloway?
Excess clothing aside, it was fun to spend this final two hours with the World's Sexiest Lostie. And while, as a Skate fan, I have to admit, I was a bit disappointed that my side of the love square ultimately didn't win out (Sawyer ended up with Juliet / Jack ended up with Kate), I have to say I ADORED this small scene between MY COUPLE!
Sawyer: "I'd invite you along, but then I would miss out on all the fun of telling you that you can't come.
Kate: "Guess, I'll have to overcome the urge to follow you anyway."
Classic!
Carlton and Damon, remind me why you didn't put these two togther, again? Oh, well . . . at least we'll always have Bear Cage Sex . . .
Crazy Claire
So, it looks like Sane Claire is here to stay, and Kate's willing to stick around and help care for Aaron, just in case she falls off the "Non-Loony Tunes" Wagon. (Although I was a bit annoyed that they never explained "the sickness" Claire had, or how SHE was able to give birth on the island when no one else could, or what made Aaron "special.") I had to laugh a bit when the Losties invited her off the island and she initially replied, "Look at me! The island's made me crazy! I can't take care of a kid anymore!"
And if this wasn't "The Happiest Series Finale EVER" I'd be inclined to agree with her statements. After all, Crazy isn't like a cold. It doesn't just go away after 9 days. But, fortunately for Claire, Kate . . .
. . . agreed to help Claire be a mother to Aaron (and reteach Claire how to use a hairbrush). Holding hands like school girls, the two hopped aboard Lapidus' plane and left the island (and Crazy?) behind them for good.
In Flash Sideways World, Kate helps Claire give birth at a Driveshaft concert, and it is the CLEANEST, LEAST BLOODY and EASIEST delivery EVER! Just minutes after giving birth, when Claire's va-jay-jay is all exposed, she reunites with and remembers her love for a totally gothed out, Rocker Charlie . . .
OK, obviously this picture does NOT show Rocker Charlie . . . But rest assured, the Charlie on screen today could have used some mascara application lessons from Richard Alpert . . . Less is more, dude! Less is MORE!
Sayid and Shannon
The makeout scene between these two was hot . . . just saying. It was kind of creepy that Shannon's brother was ogling her the whole time though (especially since we know that Bro and Sis once DID IT!)
OK . . . so in island world, Locke imposter, MIB, FINALLY DIED!
How, you ask? Well, the temporary turning off of the Giant Light Bulb made him mortal again, which gave Kate the excellent opportunity to finally successfully shoot him, after failing to do so about 80 times this season ("I saved you a bullet, A-hole!") He also fell off a cliff . . .
But in Flash Sideways World, Locke was warm and fuzzy. He came through his operation with flying colors, waking up and wiggling his toes immediately. He also made lovey dovey eyes at former nemeses Jack and Ben. And those of you who also watch Glee, like me, probably got particular joy out of the scene where he gets up from his wheelchair and instantly begins to walk upright. (Artie would have been sooooo jealous!)
I half expected Locke to start doing the Safety Dance!
Obviously, the crux of this episode revolves around Jack's journey. And a discussion of Jack's journey would inevitably lead to a discussion of "The Ending," which, as I mentioned earlier, I am saving for another post. For now, suffice it to say, that I was happy about the following strands of Jack-centric plotlines:
*In Flash Sideways World, David Shepard (Assuming this kid actually exists, seeing as . . . well, more on that later), is the son of both Jack and Juliet. These two seemed to have had the most amicable divorce EVER, especially seeing as they are both doctors in the SAME hospital (awkward). Still, nice touch writers . . .
*It was cool to see Jack FINALLY reunited with his dad, Christian Shepard, who was actually nice to him for a change . . . Even though . . . well . . . nevermind . . .
* I loved the scene where Hurley told Jack he was "right," and Jack said, "There's a first time for everything."
(Yes Jack, for six seasons you were ALWAYS WRONG about EVERYTHING! It was high time you finally bucked up and admitted it.)
* I was glad that Jack got to spend his final moments with Vincent. Because if any guy needs Man's Best Friend it's Dour Jack . . .
Well, that's ALMOST all folks . . .Tune in sometime tomorrow, when I attempt to broach the controversial last ten minutes of this episode, and some of the series' most infuriating UNANSWERED questions . . .
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Would the REAL Charlotte Lewis please stand up? (A Tale of Mistaken Identity, Blog-style)
I don't tend to air my personal stuff on this blog. However, I thought my fellow bloggers might find this tale to be particularly amusing. You might have even experienced something like it for yourselves. So, I decided to share it . . .
So, I was browsing through today's blog statistics, and noticed they were abnormally high. This is great, right? "You should be happy," you say.
But me, being the pessimistic person I am, I was a bit skeptical of my sudden "burst in popularity," and decided to research a bit further. I found out that the post that was raking in most of my hits was, oddly enough, a months old recap for the television show Lost, entitled, "Keep Your Shirt off Sawyer!"
Now, granted, old as the post may be, it has ALWAYS been one of my more popular posts. And, while, I would like to think, it is because the blogosphere truly values my "mad recapping skills," I think it actually has more to do with the post's slightly bawdy title . . . Oh, and did I mention it contains A LOT of sexy Josh Holloway as Sawyer pictures? Like, for example, this one . . .
. . . which I actually think I used about 3 or 4 times in the same post, because I liked it so much. And this one . . .
. . . featuring Josh Holloway as Sawyer, and Ken Leung as his bromantic buddy, Miles. The above picture may not show as much skin as the first, but it's still hot, in a homoerotic, Brokeback Mountain, sort of way. Then of course, there was this one . . .
I have three words for you . . . BEAR . . . CAGE . . . SEX.
Now, while I know you all love Sawyer, that still didn't explain HOW MUCH more popular this particular post was today, as opposed to say . . . after the Lost episode I was writing about actually aired. So, I decided to dig a little deeper. And what I noticed was that an INSANE number of people found my blog today by searching for "Charlotte Lewis," and a very good number of those searchers, clicked on this picture . . .
. . . and this picture . . .
Both of which, of course, feature the actress Rebecca Mader, who played the now-dead Lost character named . . . you guessed it . . . CHARLOTTE LEWIS!
So, at this point, I got REALLY excited!
You see, I remembered that next week's upcoming installment of Lost, the penultimate of the series, is entitled "What They Died For." And based on this article featured in Entertainment Weekly, I deduced that the episode might include some very intriguing island flashbacks of some heretofore dead Losties (including Charlotte Lewis), and explain . . . drumroll please . . . "what they died for." And THAT got me to thinking that SOMEONE on the World Wide Web had recently released some interesting information about the Charlotte Lewis character, and her upcoming Lost appearance, that I hadn't heard about yet.
So, being the nosy nelly I am, I opened up my computer search engine, and, as many of YOU obviously did today, I typed in . . . wait for it . . . "Charlotte Lewis."
The first article that popped up in my search was one entitled Charlotte Lewis claims she was sexually abused by Roman Polanski.
Huh? Roman Polanski sexually abused a dead fictional character on Lost?
Ooh, you're gonna be sorry, Mr. Polanski, the Smoke Monster doesn't take kindly to that . . .
But seeing as the above scenario is highly unlikely (But wouldn't it be cool, if it were true?). I decided to actually READ the internet article.
Shocking, I know. Anyway, it turns out that this is the REAL Charlotte Lewis . . .
(Photo "borrowed" from Stir Online Magazine)
Apparently, back in the '80s, this Charlotte Lewis was kind of a hottie. She had a few bit parts in movies, and appeared in Playboy a bunch of times . . .
She actually looks a bit like actress Tia Carrerre, no?
So, apparently, according to Charlotte Lewis . . .
Yeah . . . that one.
Polanski sexually abused her, when she was only 16, while the two were on the set of Polanski's film Pirates . . .
"ARRRRR! Walk the plank . . . in MY PANTS!"
. . . now maybe I'm wrong, and this was a fabulous film, but it sure looks lame from that poster. (Not that making a lame film, is any excuse for allegedly raping teens, because it's NOT!)
But what's interesting is that, without researching my blog stats today, I might never have learned this important piece of information. So, thank you WordPress! Oh, and to all those blog searchers (that are clearly better informed than I am), who mistakenly stumbled upon my blog, while looking for information on Roman Polanski and non-Lost character Charlotte Lewis, my sincere apologies. Here, let me give you something, to make it up to you . . .
I assume that all is forgiven now, RIGHT?
(Oh, and if anyone else out there has a fun "mistaken identity" blog tale, please feel free to stop by and share . . .)
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"The Last Recruit" a.k.a. The NOBODY-Centric, Connect-the-Dots Lost Episode
Up until this point, Lost has had more loose (and dead) ends than Bat-Sh&t Crazy Claire's hair . . .
Someone get this girl a flat iron!
But that all changed (sort of), during this week's nobody-centric Lost installment. Because someone in the writing department FINALLY decided to tie together all those darn flash-sideways scenarios that have been plaguing us for weeks on end! Here's how they did it . . .
If you recall, at the end of last week's episode, heretofore mild-mannered Desmond the Time Traveling Know-It-All . . .
(Maybe HE will be able to explain this to us when it's all over . . .)
. . . shocked EVERYONE by running down Wheelchair Locke . . .
. . . with his car in Flash-Sideways world. Now, most of us would agree, that purposefully mowing over paraplegic substitute teachers with your motor vehicle is not a very nice thing to do. But as it turns out, there was a method to Desmond's madness. Our pal Dessie simply wanted Locke to make some new friends . . . which makes the hit-and-run TOTALLY OK! (Seriously, Desmond? You couldn't have just sent the poor dude a Facebook invite?)
Anyway, massive overreaction aside, Sideways Locke is carted away in the ambulance, with his new pal, Professor Ben riding along side him. (I thought only FAMILY was allowed to do that. But what do I know?)
And I have to say, I am totally in LOVE with this slightly effete, curmudgeony, skittish, BIG NERD version of Ben. The only time I could ever imagine Island Ben . . .
. . . riding with a virtual stranger in an ambulance, is if he wanted to steal that stranger's heart . . .
No . . . I mean LITERALLY rip out his or her heart and STEAL IT . . .
Anyway, as Locke is being wheeled into the hospital, he is met by another patient on the adjoining gurney, namely Pregnant Sun, who is accompanied into the hospital her doting Boyfriend / Baby Daddy Jin . . .
When a half-conscious Sun sees a completely unconscious Locke lying next to her, she COMPLETELY FLIPS OUT! WHY? Is it because a part of her remembers his evil, voice-snatching island alter ego, MIB, from another dimension? Or is she simply shocked to learn that Mr. Clean is, in fact, a real person . . .
Later, we learn that Sun pulled through the operation, and gave birth to a healthy baby girl, who may or may not be named Ji-Yeon in this timeline.
Meanwhile, Buddy Cop Bromantics, Sawyer and Miles . . .
. . . are hanging at the police station, having just arrested Running Kate.
As Sawyer interrogates Kate, the sexual tension between them sends sparks pff the screen and into your living room. You can tell Sawyer totally just wants to handcuff Kate to the wall and make a "bad cop porno" with her. After all, it's not as though these two haven't done THAT before . . .
Honestly, I kept waiting for the "bow chick a wow, wow" music to start playing in the background, and for Sawyer to take off his shirt . . .
But alas, all clothes remained disappointingly ON. The scene wasn't a TOTAL loss though. Kate hinted that the reason Sawyer passively helped her to escape the FBI agent on her tail back at LAX, was that he didn't want to call any attention to the fact that he had taken a secret impromptu trip to Australia. Sawyer doesn't deny this. In fact, he tells the possibly murderous Kate, "I like YOU." (Well DUH!)
Cockblock Miles totally ruins the moment, however, by telling Sawyer that they have to go an arrest Bad Ass Sayid for shooting Keamy and all those other goons, who were responsible for putting Sun in the hospital.
Sayid tries to make a run for it, but Sawyer, who is cleary the BEST COP IN THE WORLD, catches and cuffs him, just like he did earlier to Kate. The only difference here, is that Sawyer and Sayid never had Bear Cage Sex in another dimension . . .
Meanwhile, Sane ALSO Pregnant Claire . . .
. . . is heading to the adoption agency to make plans to give up her baby, when she is encountered by an increasingly creepy Desmond, who, seems to have been following her since he ran into her at the airport earlier. Desmond invites Claire to accompany him while he goes to visit his lawyer. Claire, though clearly SANER in this timeline, is just as STUPID as ever, and agrees to Creepy Dessie's request. And who's Dessie's lawyer, you ask? Well, Undead (but still boring) Ilana, of course!
Turns out Ilana was LOOKING for Claire. You see, she was having a meeting with Dr. Jack and his previously nonexistent son . . .
. . . to read Christian Shepard's will, which happens to mention Claire in it, because, like Dr. Jack, Pregnant Claire was also Christian's child.
Unfortunately, this dysfunctional family reunion can't last too long, because Dr. McDreamy Jack gets called away on an impromptu brain surgery (Don't you just hate it when that happens?). He takes his son along for the ride, and asks him if he minds "hanging out" for a while. (YEAH! Because brain surgeries take NO TIME AT ALL!) Of course, in case you haven't guessed by now, Jack's patient is none other than Locke, who Jack suddenly seems to recognize, as he observes him on the operating table.
But where the heck was HURLEY?
MEANWHILE ON THE ISLAND . . .
(1) Sawyer, Kate, Lapidus, HURLEY (There he is!), Sun, Jack, and Crazy Claire (who only got to come because Idiot Kate — who Claire recently tried to KILL — insisted that Looney Tunes be included, because she's clearly "such a nice girl.") . . .
"It will be like a SLEEPOVER! We can put on mud masks (I am already wearing mine), and braid eachother's greasy, unwashed hair!")
. . . anyway . . . the group ditched MIB, and hopped aboard an abandoned yacht in search of a quick and painless island escape. Wishy Washy Jack, however, ultimately opted to jump ship and return to the island, because . . . who the heck knows what his crazy rationale was for doing that! Something about the island "not being done with him yet." WHATEVER! Jack obviously attends the same Island Academy of Stupid, as Kate and Claire.
"I CAN'T Leave NOW! It took me WEEKS to establish this even of a base tan!"
(2) Even though MIB left Desmond alive in the well, Zombie Sayid, may or may not have KILLED him at MIB's request. I'm guessing NOT . . . because I think there is hope for Sayid's humanity, yet. As the always optimistic Hurley said, "People DO come back from the darkside. Look at Anakin!")
"OK, Hurley. I love you. But maybe that was a bad example. You DO know those were PREQUELS, right?"
(3) Jin and Sun FINALLY reunited!
And Sun remembered how to speak English! And at first it was SWEET, and then it got kind of nauseating . . . And then, Sawyer gave Kate this longing, unrequited love-type look, and I melted into an ooey gooey puddle all over again.
(4) Oh! And Widmore's Team Subbie . . .
. . . led by Zoey (Why the heck is this mediocre actress getting SO MUCH play on this awesome show, when she is SO NOT TINA FEY?) . . .
IMPOSTER!
. . . busied itself by generally being crappy to EVERYBODY. First, it broke its promise to Sawyer's crew, by holding it at gunpoint. Then it BLEW UP MIB's crew! These guys are SO EVIL they make Crazy Claire look like Alice in Wonderland . . .
This is a photo of Claire, after a LONG overdue visit with her personal stylist . . .
(5) MIB (possibly) secured Jack as his titular "Last Recruit." He did this by, first, informing him that the image of Jack's dad — who Jack kept seeing on the island — was none other than Smokey himself;
and, then by rescuing him from being blown to bits by the Team Subbie bomb. MIB LITERALLY carries Jack on his back to get him out of harm's way. "You're with ME now," explains MIB, as he leans (lovingly?) over a dazed Jack in the episode's chilling final moments. (Long term romantic relationships have begun over much LESS . . .)
"Yes, I'll marry. you. But, just so you know, I DON'T DO WINDOWS!"
That's all she wrote folks. Tune in next week, when we will HOPEFULLY find out what happened to Sideways Hurley and Libby (if anything), as well as Island Desmond. I'm secretly hoping they will also finally OFF that annoying Zoey character, next week, and replace her with something more exciting to watch, like, for example, paint drying on a wall . . .
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April 7, 2010 · 12:53 am
Hot Box Time Machine – Lost's "Happily Ever After" Q & A
Tonight's episode of Lost marks yet another chapter in the tale of our favorite Scottish time (and dimension?) – traveler, Desmond Hume. This is our seventh Desmond-centric Lost episode. (For those nitpickers out there, I am counting the two hours of "Live Together, Die Alone" as separate episodes . . . basically, because I like the number seven, DAMMIT!) To me, Desmond's episodes have sort of a different feel than the episodes we typically see on Lost. While all Lost episodes deal with themes of love, destiny, good versus evil, and science versus faith, Desmond-y episodes seem to express those themes in a more heady, philosophical way.
Desmond episodes = Advanced Placement Lost (for "gifted" TV watchers)
Tonight's episode was no exception. During "Happily Ever After," we definitely learned a thing or two about our hero, as well as the overall mythology of Lost. Here are just some of the questions that were answered during this hour:
Why is Desmond "The Package?"
Desmond is The Package because he looks like this . . .
. . . oh, and I almost forgot . . . HE HAS SUPERPOWERS!
Superpowers? Cool! Can he leap tall buildings in a single bound, like Superman?
Ummmm . . . no. But he CAN be shocked with thousands of volts of electromagnetic energy without, you know, dying. He can also toggle back and forth through time and alternate dimensions, without having to take a dip in a Hot Tub, or jump in a DeLorean with a young Michael J. Fox.
So what does that have to do with Charles Widmore? Why does HE need Desmond back on the Island?
Two words: Course Correction. If you recall (Of course, you recall. Your a Lost fan. You remember EVERYTHING. And have the screencaps to prove it), back at the end of last season, Juliet detonated a bomb on the island back in 1974, in hopes of preventing Oceanic Flight 815 from ever crashing on the island. Instead, her actions set off a major chain of events (i.e. that whole flash-sideways business) that left a lot of Losties extremely UNLIKELY to get laid in the foreseeable future.
For starters, in Flash-Sideways World, Desmond's not with his "soul mate" Penny, which means she can't bear his child.
Charlie never met Claire . . .
No, I'm NOT taking about the bat-shit crazy version! (NO ONE wants to meet HER!) I'm referring to the sweet, innocent, hygenic version from the first three seasons . . .
(Sidenote: Was it me, or has Charlie's hairline receded IMMENSELY since we last saw him on this show? Perhaps hair loss is another side effect of living in Flash-sideways World, because Jack Shephard seems to be having the same "follicular" issues, of late.)
"I'm not LOSING my hair! I'm just GROWING out my forehead . . ."
Speaking of Jack, in Flash-Sideways World, he and Sawyer never made out with / screwed (in a bear cage) Kate
Oh, the humanity!
Sayid's not with Nadia. Jin's not married to Sun, so her and their child may DIE. Daniel never met Charlotte. Hurley never met Miles.
Catch what I did there? Pretty clever, huh . . .
As for Widmore, a permanent existence in Flash-Sideways World will undoubtedly result in the loss of his daughter Penny, his grandchild, and his son. Oh, and did I mention that he will be stuck married to this scary biatch?
As if all that wasn't bad enough, you and I would be stuck watching Friends reruns on Tuesday nights at 9 . . . It's a dystopian society, indeed! And so, understandably, Widmore has hired Time-Traveling Desmond to merge the two timelines created by the bomb's blast back into a single timeline, where they belong.
How the heck is Desmond going to do that?
One word: The Constant. (well, that's actually two words. Sorry?) Remember when Desmond was doing all those weird mind-warp time traveling things back during Season 4? (During the episode conveniently entitled "The Constant." ) Do you also remember how Daniel Faraday, who was experimenting with time travel at the time, had written in his journal – "Desmond Hume will be my constant?"
(Presumably the aforementioned statement meant that whatever year it happened to be, Desmond would provide Daniel with the personal connection he needed to gain a necessary foothold in his current timeline)
"Oh, hey look! Desmond is wearing a neon jumpsuit. I MUST be in the 80s . . ."
Well, it seems that Widmore would like to hire out Desmond to be The Constant for everyone on Oceanic Flight 815 . . . well, at least everyone that mattered. Presumably, Desmond will do this by making all of the passengers AWARE of the original timeline, the memory of which, as we learned today, lies buried in all of their subconscious minds.
How exactly is Desmond going to convince the other Losties about the original timeline? Because if some stranger walked up to me and told me (with a Scottish accent, no less) that I was stuck in the wrong dimension, I would run in the other direction FAST!
I have one more word for you: LOVE
Charlie (perhaps unwittingly) awakened Desmond to the existence of the original timeline, when the car the pair was driving, swerved off road and went underwater. When Desmond tried to free Charlie from the drowning car, Charlie's hand pressed against its window, revealing this message:
Of course, this was the same message, Charlie showed Desmond before dying during the Season 3 Lost finale episode "Through the Looking Glass." The message was intended to inform Desmond that the "rescue" boat that had been sent for them, was not sent to the island by Desmond's lover, Penny. Rather, it was a trap. Seeing this message again, triggers Desmond's alt-timeline memories of his love for Penny. These memories come at him full force, later on in the episode, while he is receiving electromagnetic pulses to his brain during an MRI. Likewise, both Charlie and Daniel Faraday began to recall THEIR alternate existences, upon seeing their respective Lostie lovers Claire and Charlotte in person.
Presumably, armed with the Oceanic Flight 815 manifest provided to him by former fellow alt-world time traveler, George Minkowski (a chauffer and lackey for Charles Widmore in Flash-Sideways World) . . .
time traveling + NO superpowers = insanity, lots of nosebleeds, and a painful death . ..
Desmond will find all the Losties in Flash-Sideways World and attempt to trigger their memories of Real World, by tantalizing them with suggestions of lovers from another dimension . . . which, leads me to my last question:
Who's YOUR Constant? 😉
Next week on Lost, we get to watch loveable Lostie Hurley talk to more dead people, make more dry (but hilarious) comments about the current state of the show, and (probably) eat some tasty treats along with way. Awesome!
Until then . . .
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March 17, 2010 · 12:30 am
"Keep Your Shirt Off, Sawyer" – A Recap of Lost's "Recon"
Woo hoo! A Sawyer-centric episode! This means I get to use my favorite "Josh Holloway Shirtless" picture again! Never gets old . . .
Tonight we got to spend an hour with our sexiest Lostie — watching him do the four things that he does best: flirt, screw, brood, and con. Additionally, we observed Smokey working more of his manipulative magic, as he tried (in vain?) to recruit both Sexy Lostie Sawyer and Spunky Lostie Kate to the Darkside.
"This Black Smoke stuff will sure come in handy, when I'm trying to vanquish my enemies aboard the Death Star. It's going to be SO much more efficient than that oversized glow stick I usually use . . ."
We also learned a bit more (but not too much more) about Team 3, in what is sure to be one heck of a Final Island Showdown.
Two weeks ago, we met Team Smokey. Last week, we focused on Team Jacob. This week, we got a peak at Charles Widmore's underwater crew, which I would hereby like to dub . . . TEAM SUBBIE!
OK, OK . . . So, it was actually a BLACK submarine. You really can't go wrong with a Beatles reference, though. Can you?
So, without further adieu, let's do some "Recon" . . .
Brokeback Cop-land
"I wish I knew how to quit you, Sawyer!"
To be honest, Sawyer's Flash Sideways bugged me. For one thing, homoerotic undertones aside (Miles gave Sawyer enough longing looks during this episode to melt the Polar Icecaps! And don't even get me started on that "locker boyfight" scene), I just didn't buy the Miles / Sawyer Bromance. Perhaps, it was because neither of the typically snarky duo said anything particularly funny in flash-sideways world. Or maybe, it was because my dream Lostie Buddy Cop Show always featured Miles and HURLEY!
"Sure, dump me for the Hot Guy! But Sawyer won't keep you warm at night, like I will. And HE won't be able to warn you when the dead person your 'touching' has dirty hands!"
Additionally, up until this point, the flash-sideways episodes were all about the characters seeking redemption for wrongs committed in their current timeline. Here, by becoming a cop instead of a criminal, Sawyer was, theoretically, already redeemed, before the episode started. Plus, the meat and potatoes of his story, i.e. whether he actually KILLS Anthony Cooper to avenge his parents deaths, wasn't even shown during the episode. If Sawyer commits a cold-blooded murder like this, can we truly say he has redeemed himself, just because he did it while wearing a badge?
Get Out of Darkside Free card?
But I am getting ahead of myself here. Let's backtrack a bit. In "Recon,"' Sawyer's flash-sideways ironically begins in precisely the same way his flashback in"The Long Con" began. Namely, a deliciously Shirtless Sawyer . . .
Oh come on! Tell me you didn't want to see that again!
. . . is lounging around, in a state of post-coital bliss, with a beautiful woman when Oops! a suitcase filled with cash pops open on the floor. The difference here is that Sawyer's current Gal Friday has a con artist husband, and, therefore, unlike his previous conquest, knows she's being played for a fool. Or does she? When Mrs. Long Con pulls a gun on Sawyer and demands answers, his apartment is suddenly swarmed with cops, who instantly arrest her. As it turns out, Sawyer wasn't involved in a "Long Con" after all. It was an undercover police sting operation.
"Put your shirt on, Sawyer," remarks Sawyer's police partner Miles. (And, can I just say, "Worst advice EVER!" Don't make me show that pic again Miles, because I WILL DO IT!)
Back at the office, Miles asks Sawyer some probing questions about his recent "trip to Palm Springs," when us viewers know he was really in Australia the whole time. Sawyer fends off the inquiry long enough for Miles to set Sawyer up on a blind date with his "friend." And, who is this mysterious "friend" you ask?
It's Charlotte Lewis. Back from the dead and actually wearing makeup!
Charlotte and Sawyer seem to hit it off pretty well. And after a few drinks, these two end up in bed together. (Who knew archeaologists were so slutty?) This is fabulous, of course, because we get treated to more of Shirtless Sawyer. However, things go off the rails, when Sawyer heads off for a glass of water, and Charlotte uses her alone time as an opportunity to snoop around his bedroom. First, she finds . . .
Apparently, both on and off the island, Sawyer screws like a bunny, and reads about them too . . .
She also comes across Sawyer's BINDER OF VENGEANCE – complete with clippings about his parents' tragic murder / suicide and the elusive Anthony Cooper, whose actions brought about their death. Sawyer finds Charlotte reading the binder, promptly freaks out, and kicks her the heck out of his apartment.
WTH Sawyer! Overreact much? Is this because I found out that you read books about furry little animals that talk? Because I promise I won't tell anyone!
Later, Sawyer feels guilty about his behavior, and arrives at Charlotte's apartment with makeup sex on his mind. His weapons of choice? A giant sunflower and a cheap six pack of beer.
Foreplay?
That's the problem with dating ridiculously good looking guys, they never really learn how to work for it. Charlotte, though slutty, is clearly a stronger woman than I am, because she denies Sawyer's ass. Dejected, our hero leaves the sunflower outside Charlotte's door (but takes the beer back, of course).
You better watch it, Sawyer. Just because they call it a "six pack," doesn't mean you get to keep yours if you keep drinking them like they are going out of style . . .
Upon returning to the police station once more, Sawyer has a run-in with Lostie Charlie's rockstar brother, and is then assaulted (sexually?) by Miles. Sawyer assumes Miles has pushed him up against the locker because he wants a quickie is angry at Sawyer's shoddy treatment of Charlotte. However, Boyfriend is actually super insulted at having found out that Sawyer lied about going to Palm Springs. Later, Sawyer comes clean to Miles about the BINDER OF VENGEANCE and his plans to hunt down and murder Anthony Cooper.
But before these two can hug it out, a car sideswipes them out of no where, and the driver gives chase. Sawyer chases the hoodlum down a dark alley. When he gets close enough to ID the perp, he finds out that it is . . .
Kate! (Which reminds me, if Sawyer is a cop in Flash-Sideways world, why did he help Kate evade that federal agent back at the airport?)
Promises, Jungle Love, and the Smokey Mission
Back on Lost island, a frightened Jin awakens and tells Sawyer that the two of them better get the hell out of dodge, before Crazy Claire and Nu Locke return from whereever they are. Sawyer then shocks Jin by telling him, "I am with Locke now."
However, our favorite good-hearted bad ass, later qualifies his statement, explaining that all he wants to do is get off of the island, and Nu Locke can help him do that. When Jin expresses reservations about leaving the island without Sun, Sawyer promises him that if the two of them find her, they won't leave the island without her. When the rest of the Smokey clan arrives at camp, Sawyer and Kate have the heartfelt reunion Skate fans have been longing for all season. And you KNOW these two still have the hots for eachother!
Nothing says loving like hot bear cage sex.
Nu Locke is currently playing nice with the Smokey clan, assuring them that he will protect them from the Evil Smoke Monster that killed all of their friends.
. . . can avoid Evil Temple Fires!
However, Sawyer isn't buying it. He calls Nu Locke out in front of the group for promising to get him off the island and not delivering. Nu Locke pulls Sawyer aside and admits to being the Smoke Monster, but claims that he only did what he had to in order to escape Lost island.
Sure, I'm a supernatural mass murderer, but that doesn't make me EVIL. It just makes me HOMESICK!
(BTW Dude, you are a PUFF OF SMOKE! If you want to get off the island, can't you just blow yourself off?)
Nu Locke then sends Sawyer out on a mission. He is to head to Hydra island (locale of the infamous bear cage sex romp), and do recon work on a group of folks there that are intending to do the Smokey clan harm. Nu Locke strokes Sawyer's ego, claiming that he chose Hot Stuff for this mission, because he's the best liar in town.
Crazy Moms and the Folks Who Fear Them
Rock-a-bye baby on the treetop, when the wind blows, I'll . . . MAKE YOU SLEEP WITH A DOLL MADE OUT OF A DEAD CARCASS!
While Sawyer is on his mission, Kate FINALLY begins to question Claire's sanity, after she finds the nightmare-inducing dead carcass inside Aaron's baby bassinet. "It is all I have left," explains Claire.
Later Claire jumps Kate and tries to kill her, while Evil Sayid stands idly by and watches, looking bored. Oddly enough, it is Nu-Locke who comes to Kate's rescue. Nu Locke later pulls Kate aside and apologizes for Claire's bat sh&t craziness. He feels partly to blame. (Partly? Try fully!) According to Locke, without Aaron, Claire had lost the will to live, and to keep her going, Locke told her the Others took her baby. This anger, he claimed, helped her to survive. And now, Claire has transplanted that hate to Kate.
Nu-Locke admits that he was once a REAL PERSON with a bat sh&t crazy mom. SPOILER ALERT: Scroll down to find out who Nu-Locke's mom is . . .
This explains so much . . .
Kate asks Nu-Locke why he has confided this in her. Nu Locke explains, "Because Aaron now has a crazy mom."
Aha! So Locke is trying to use Kate's love for Baby Aaron to get her to join the Darkside. Very crafty . . .
Smelly Dead People, More Promises, and Gun-Toting Submariners
Meanwhile, Sawyer sails off to the Hydra, and is immediately overcome by its smells, both good ( a ripped portion of Kate's sexed-up bear cage dress), and bad (a pile of rotting bodies next to a nearby downed airplane). At the plane site, Sawyer meets a woman named Zoe who claims to be the only survivor of the tragic flight. Sawyer offers to take her back to his Smokey people, but becomes suspicious when she asks him whether his "people" have guns. Suddenly, Sawyer is surrounded by a bunch of gun-toting mercenaries who take Sawyer down to their submarine where he encounters . . .
Charles Widmore!
Instinctively recognizing that Widmore is here to off Nu-Locke, Sawyer makes a deal with the Team Subbie leader. He will get Nu Locke onto the Submarine, so that Widmore can kill him, in exchange for free passage off the island for him and his friends.
Careful Sawyer. Remember the last time someone tried to broker this sort of "deal?" It didnt work out so well for HIM . . .
(Sawyer = Member of Team Subbie?)
Later, Sawyer returns to the island, and provides Nu Locke with a boatload (pun intended) of information about Widmore and his gang, including the faux-deal Sawyer brokered with Widmore regarding Nu Locke's life. Nu Locke thanks Sawyer for his loyalty.
(Sawyer = Member of Team Subbie?) (Sawyer = Member of Team Smokey?)
At the episode's conclusion, Sawyer tells Kate his real plan. "Let these two Evil Doofuses duke it out amongst themselves. You and I are going to escape Lost island . . . via submarine!"
(Sawyer = Member of Team Subbie?) (Sawyer = Member of Team Smokey?) Sawyer = Member of Team Skate!!!!!!
That's all she wrote folks! Tune in next week, when we finally find out how Richard Alpert has stayed so young-looking all these years (and what kind of eyeliner he wears).
Tagged as Anthony Cooper, Australia, baby aaron, bear cage sex, BINDER OF VENGEANCE, bromance, Buddy Cop Show, Charles Widmore, Charlie's brother, Charlotte Lewis, con artist, cop, Crazy Claire, crazy mother, Darkside, dead animal carcass, dead bodies, Evangeline Lily, Evil Sayid, flash sideways, flashback, Hurley, hurley and miles, Hydra, island, Jin, Josh Holloway, Kate, Kate's dress, Locke, Lost, manipulation, Michael Dawson, Miles, Octomom, Palm Springs, promises, recap, Recon, Richard Alpert, Sawyer, Sawyer-centric, Season 6, sexual tension, shirtless Sawyer, Skate, Smoke Monster, Smokey, spinoff, spoiler alert, Submarine, sunflower, Team Jacob, Team Smokey, Team Subbie, temple, The Long Con, time travel, Watership Down, Zoe


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Valladolid take down Barcelona
A solitary goal from Rossi in the first half earned victory for the Castilian team against the azulgranas who, despite their dominance on the field, were unable to find the net.
Matchday 27 | SÁB 08.03.2014
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Real Valladolid defeated FC Barcelona thanks to a goal from Fausto Rossi in their game on the 27th Liga BBVA matchday.
The match at the José Zorrilla started with intensity and pace. It was Valladolid who had the first real chance through Javi Guerra who, alone in front of Víctor Valdés, was unable to hit the target. The response was immediate and with a fierce strike Lionel Messi put Diego Mariño's reflexes to the test. The Castilians, motivated by the need for points to escape the relegation zone, rushed to the attack and, after a shot from Javi Guerra, Fausto Rossi got on the end of a Valdés block to score the only goal of the match.
In the second half Barcelona had several chances to draw level, but a good performance from Mariño and a lack of accuracy from the azulgranas prevented the goal. Gerardo Martíno's side failed to make the most of their dominance on the field, while Juan Ignacio Martínez's men looked to extend their lead on the counter-attack. The final minutes were gripping, but the home team were able to keep their nerve and claim a crucial victory for their fight for survival. For Barcelona, on the other hand, defeat opens the gap with the Liga BBVA leaders.
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German illusionist Siegfried Fischbacher of the duo Siegfried & Roy has died from pancreatic cancer. Photo / AP
Siegfried Fischbacher, the surviving member of the magic duo Siegfried & Roy who entertained millions with illusions using rare animals, has died in Las Vegas. He was 81.
Fischbacher died Wednesday at his home from pancreatic cancer, Dave Kirvin of Kirvin Doak Communications said Thursday. The news was first reported by German news agency dpa.
Fischbacher's long-time show business partner, Roy Horn, died last year of complications from Covid-19 at a Las Vegas hospital. He was 75.
The duo astonished millions with their extraordinary magic tricks until Horn was critically injured in 2003 by one of the act's famed white tigers.
In a statement announcing Horn's death in May, Fischbacher said, "From the moment we met, I knew Roy and I, together, would change the world. There could be no Siegfried without Roy, and no Roy without Siegfried."
Illusionists Siegfried Fischbacher, left and Roy Uwe Ludwig Horn pose for photographers with a white tiger cub after they unveiled their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. Photo / AP
He later told Germany's weekly Bild am Sonntag newspaper his best friend would always stay by his side.
"For dinner, I will continue to have the table set for him, too. Like it always was the case. I'm not alone," dpa quoted Fischbacher as telling the newspaper.
For years, Siegfried & Roy was an institution in Las Vegas, where Fischbacher and Horn's magic and artistry consistently attracted sellout crowds. The pair performed six shows a week, 44 weeks per year.
Horn and Fischbacher, both natives of Germany, first teamed up in 1957 and made their Las Vegas debut a decade later. Siegfried & Roy began performing at the Mirage in 1990.
Siegfried Fischbacher, left, and Roy Horn. Fischbacher died from pancreatic cancer this week. Horn died from Covid-19 last year. Photo / AP
The pair gained international recognition for helping to save rare white tigers and white lions from extinction. Their $10 million compound was home to dozens of rare animals over the years. The white lions and white tigers were the result of a preservation programme that began in the 1980s.
The Siegfried & Roy show incorporated animal antics and magic tricks, featuring 20 white tigers and lions, the number varying depending on the night. The show also had other exotic animals, including an elephant.
Born on June 13, 1939 in Rosenheim in Bavaria, Fischbacher learned his first magic tricks as a young boy, dpa reported.
Horn and Fischbacher met on a cruise ship in 1957. Fischbacher performed the magic tricks, while Horn became his assistant, eventually suggesting using the cheetah in the act.
They honed their animal-magic show in small clubs in Germany and Switzerland in the mid-1960s. Their break came in a Monte Carlo casino when an agent in the audience invited them to Las Vegas. The pair made their debut at the Tropicana hotel-casino in the late 1960s.
The illusionists became popular in the 1970s, receiving their first star billing in 1978 as headliners of the Stardust's Lido de Paris. Their show Beyond Belief opened in 1981 at the Frontier and played to thousands over seven years.
When they signed a lifetime contract with the Mirage in 2001, it was estimated they had performed 5000 shows at the casino for 10 million fans since 1990 and had grossed more than US$1 billion.
"Throughout the history of Las Vegas, no artists have meant more to the development of Las Vegas' global reputation as the entertainment capital of the world than Siegfried and Roy," Terry Lanni, chairman of MGM Mirage, the casino's parent company, said after the 2003 attack that injured Horn.
Funeral services will be private with plans for a public memorial in the future.
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One of the good thing about slow cooking food, meats come out tender and juicy, and it's almost impossible to burn. Inexpensive cuts of meat are perfect for slow cookers.
Season both sides of pork chops with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
In slow cooker, pour half BBQ sauce, add minced garlic. Add pork chops, and place onions and mushrooms on top. Sprinkle with salt and bacon and chive seasoning. Pour remaining BBQ sauce over onions and mushrooms.
Cover and cook on low, about 4 hours, until pork chops are no longer pink in center.
I love the addition of BBQ Sauce in this. A must try.
I just know that this is scrumptious! The color of that broth is perfect. Beautiful recipe and so easy!!
It's delicious! Thank you very much!
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from oslo_utils.importutils import import_class

from trove.common import cfg
from trove.common.remote import get_endpoint
from trove.common.remote import normalize_url

from troveclient.v1 import client as TroveClient

CONF = cfg.CONF

PROXY_AUTH_URL = CONF.trove_auth_url

"""
NOTE(mwj, Apr 2016):
This module is separated from remote.py because remote.py is used
on the Trove guest, but the trove client is not installed on the guest,
so the imports here would fail.
"""

def trove_client(context, region_name=None):
    if CONF.trove_url:
        url = '%(url)s%(tenant)s' % {
            'url': normalize_url(CONF.trove_url),
            'tenant': context.tenant}
    else:
        url = get_endpoint(context.service_catalog,
                           service_type=CONF.trove_service_type,
                           endpoint_region=region_name or CONF.os_region_name,
                           endpoint_type=CONF.trove_endpoint_type)

    client = TroveClient.Client(context.user, context.auth_token,
                                project_id=context.tenant,
                                auth_url=PROXY_AUTH_URL)
    client.client.auth_token = context.auth_token
    client.client.management_url = url
    return client

create_trove_client = import_class(CONF.remote_trove_client)

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Enormous snow globe showcases the many faces of a city
The world is a stage
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Museums are always looking for new and unusual presentation methods. The Historische Museum Frankfurt (Historical Museum Frankfurt) is displaying various models of the city under an enormous PLEXIGLAS® dome.
The giant PLEXIGLAS® snow globe in the Historische Museum Frankfurt is not only used to showcase the exhibits, but is also a truly spectacular exhibit in its own right. Raised up from the cellar by an industrial robot, the models depict eight different perspectives of the city of Frankfurt. Not only is it fascinating and interesting – it is also an unusual way to present exhibits.
Visitors can select each of the eight models at the touch of a button. "Visitors really like this way of presenting exhibits and try to get as close to the PLEXIGLAS® dome as they can. The concept provides them with a full view of the robot working in the illuminated room one level below the snow globe," says the museum's Director Dr. Jan Gerchow. "It is just like a giant jukebox."
Get a first-hand look of the snow globe at the Historische Museum Frankfurt
Source: YouTube / inSynergie GmbH
Snow globe meets multimedia presentation
Instead of simply depicting the history of the city of Frankfurt, the models created by international artists show the city's different facets. Frankfurt is painted as a financial center, as the crime capital, or as a city characterized by numerous construction sites. While the model makes its way upwards into the globe, accompanying animations are projected on the snow globe, which is as tall as an adult man. "The installation is truly spectacular, however, it is more a poetic than overwhelming exhibit. It gives visitors the time and space to really think about the scenes created by the artists," says Dr. Gerchow.
Dr. Gerchow is convinced that "the snow globe is the most exceptional exhibit in the entire museum. I think all visitors will take their time exploring it." He also adds that it is unlikely that all visitors will see all eight models. All in all, it takes six minutes to switch the models. It takes three minutes for the robot to move the models up and down, and each model then rotates in the snow globe and is illuminated for three minutes.
Bankfurt
Created by Berlin-based artist Jakob Michael Birn, this model shows Frankfurt as a leading financial center. For centuries, the banking sector has been one of the city's main economic pillars.
© HMF, Petra Welzel
Permanent construction site
Frankfurt's cityscape changes almost daily. Dutch artist Daniel Verkerk's model shows the numerous construction sites responsible for this change in Frankfurt.
The secret capital city
Over the course of its history, the city saw the coronation of several emperors, and was almost designated as Germany's capital city after the Second World War. French artists Marc und Sylvie Giai-Miniet illustrate the city's history in their model.
A critical city
Frankfurt has a reputation for obstinacy, protest and critique. Florian Göttke's model shows whether Hesse's largest city has really earned its reputation.
Perfect view of the exhibits
Facts and figures on the PLEXIGLAS® snow globe
A 320-kilogram block of PLEXIGLAS® GS was used to create the snow globe. The completed globe has a diameter of 2.4 meters, is 1.6 meters tall (excluding the base) and three centimeters thick, and has a net weight of 210 kilograms. Its transparent, colorless, smooth and seamless design ensures that visitors at the Historische Museum Frankfurt have an unobstructed view of the exhibits inside the globe. The globe was manufactured by the PLEXIGLAS® experts at Birkholz Kunststoffwerk GmbH from Heppenheim.
The snow globe was manufactured from Röhm's brand acrylic glass PLEXIGLAS®. Why? "The material boasts outstanding optical properties. It was imperative that the material of the globe was colorless and was not tinted, while regular polishing should not affect the surface. This meant that PLEXIGLAS® was the ideal choice for us. PLEXIGLAS® is highly transparent and offers an unobstructed view of the models inside the globe, even given its curved shape," explains Thomas Schmitt, Managing Director at Birkholz Kunststoffwerk GmbH. The company was commissioned to manufacture the snow globe by inSynergie GmbH, the general contractor for installation. "There simply is no other material with these outstanding optical properties – much less at this size."
A bigger PLEXIGLAS® sheet was needed
The path to the finished installation was marked by many obstacles, however, and the production of the giant snow globe proved to be quite challenging. Schmitt and his colleagues had to break new ground in the process. "We are quite familiar with forming sheets made of transparent plastics, but we never had to shape sheets of this size," say Schmitt. The three-centimeter-thick PLEXIGLAS® GS sheets are usually two meters wide and three meters long, but that was not enough to manufacture the snow globe. Röhm therefore supplied a block which was six-by-three meters, a size that is usually used to create breathtaking large aquariums and spectacular swimming pools. This size was sufficient to produce both a sample as well as the final snow globe.
Failed first attempt
"There simply is no other material with these outstanding optical properties – much less at this size."
- Thomas Schmitt
Managing Director at Birkholz Kunststoffwerk GmbH
In the first step, the plastic experts at Birkholz heat the PLEXIGLAS® for two hours in an oven at 180°C. They first had to modify the oven, as it was originally designed for a material width of 2.7 meters. The heated acrylic glass was then stretched over a hollow mold made of foamed material, and then formed to a globe by sucking it into the mold using vacuum pumps. But the result was a little discouraging, as the globe was not thick enough at the top.
The fourth time was the charm
The hollow mold was revised and the oven and tensioning frame were modified. Schmitt and his team tinkered with and modified the parameters and they even had to order a second PLEXIGLAS® block. In the fourth attempt, they succeeded in producing a globe with the desired properties. "The entire team was very relieved. Manufacturing a semi-sphere would have been no problem whatsoever, but rather than ending at the center, the snow globe goes all the way down to the base. This was a tremendous challenge for us, as we had never tried anything like this before," says Schmitt.
After cooling, the employees removed the globe from the hollow mold. But it would be wrong to think that this already marked the end of a successful project. "Two colleagues spent two weeks grinding and polishing the entire globe surface in an elaborate manual process, until it sparkled like a diamond," recalls Schmitt.
Successful attempt
In the fourth attempt, the team succeeded in manufacturing a PLEXIGLAS® globe with the desired shape and dimensions.
© Birkholz Kunststoffwerk GmbH
Removal from the mold
In the next step, the Birkholz employees removed the snow globe from the hollow mold used for shaping the material.
Manual finishing
Two employees spent two weeks grinding and polishing the snow globe.
The finished snow globe was truly impressive. Now the only things left to do were to transport it to the museum and fit it onto the base on site.
Transported into the museum by crane
The globe's 60 kilometer journey from Heppenheim in southern Hesse to Frankfurt went very smoothly. Using a crane, the 210-kg snow globe was lifted into the basement of the museum through an opening in the floor. "It was a fantastic feeling to witness our globe being fitted onto the base. We were just really happy and proud to see that all our plans finally came to fruition," says Schmitt.
How the snow globe was lifted into the museum and how it works
"We have had only good experiences with PLEXIGLAS® in the past."
- Dr. Jan Gerchow
Direktor Historisches Museum Frankfurt
Since the museum reopened in October 2017, the snow globe still shines as new and attracts a lot of visitors.
"We are highly satisfied with the result. We have had only good experiences with PLEXIGLAS® in the past. The round shape in particular meant that extremely high requirements were placed on the material," says Dr. Gerchow in retrospect. "The snow globe is truly extraordinary. And it is something that all generations enjoy."
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Our branded acrylic glass is unbeatable resistant to UV light and weathering, combined with durability and is easy to process.
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Röhm GmbH and its affiliates are a worldwide manufacturer of PMMA products sold under the PLEXIGLAS® trademark on the European, Asian, African and Australian continents and under the ACRYLITE® trademark in the Americas.
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