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Alfred Zacher's examination of presidential second terms provides an interesting discussion of how and why they are generally less successful than first terms.
With the presidential election of 2012 knocking on the door and numerous pundits speculating on what it may hold for the present incumbent, it is not a bad idea to examine the past for clues to the future, assuming that the incumbent is re-elected. This, is, in part, what the Alfred Zacher attempts to do, in providing us with a fairly detailed examination of the second terms of Presidents from George Washington to George W. Bush. But more importantly, he also provides a set of standards by which presidential administrations may be judged. These, presented in an introductory chapter cover five expectations of the American people, followed by six measures which, in his opinion a President must fulfill in order to be re-elected, and finally, four qualities of leadership that are necessary for a President to prevail over the challenges that he faces.
While the reader may not necessarily agree with all of the author's standards, they do provide a reasonable basis for judgment on the performance of a chief executive and as well as a foundation for the judgments he provides in the main chapters of this book.
At the time of publication there were 19 Presidents who had achieved a second term, including Grover Cleveland, whose terms were not consecutive. According to Zacher, almost of these men failed to achieve "greatness" in their second terms. Those he lists as successful are Washington, Andrew Jackson, Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan. The rest he analyzes as less than successful in their second terms, including Franklin Roosevelt, who, nonetheless went on to a third and partial fourth term.
Each presidency is examined for significant events, decision points and their effects on the office holder. Zacher presents his reasoning as to why the president failed or succeeded, often with background information to support his contention. It is, thus, an interesting and useful resource book.
However, Zacher's work is not without its faults. For example, his exposition of the Clinton / Lewinsky scandal reads more like an indictment of Bill Clinton's accusers, than of Clinton, himself, and it fails to show the flat objectivity that would be more suitable for an unbiased historical observer. Similarly, he calls Roanld Reagan "stubborn" and lacking in curiosity, while his autobiography, An American Life reveals exactly the opposite. He also suggests that Reagan was fortunate in occupying the White House when the Soviets suddenly decided to change their production priority from military to civilian purposes, effectively whitewashing the course of events that most other historians have adopted. Thus, it appears that, at least, in the modern context the author has adopted a significantly slanted view of history he should be covering without bias.
This last problem becomes very obvious when he attempts to provide an analysis of the Obama first term. First he states the obvious; that Obama lacked the background to run for President, then suggests that he stepped out of character in running. This ignores the narcissism that other commentators have noted, and which would make pursuit of high office an obvious goal. He next touts Obama as a "fast learner" while failing to provide any real evidence of the "accomplishments" other than "momentous legislation" that lead to this conclusion. His admission that the American public does not approve of the direction the country is headed in militates to the contrary. He concludes that Obama is not likely to be re-elected, perhaps reluctantly.
In the end, one is that Zacher's work is best in a context where he avoids making politically slanted judgments because the subject matter is too old for them to be of interest. History has already judged Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, and so on. Anything he would add is of little importance in the overall sea of material already present. Thus, this book is most useful in its discussion of the pre-20th Century Presidents, and is much less so the closer we get to the present day.
Finally, this work will perform best in the hands of those who can filter the content down to the facts and eliminate any opinion driven rhetoric.
Presidential Power ins Troubled Seocnd Terms is available from Amazon.com.


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Zwirner Promises to 'Further Rhoades Work' at Press Preview
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By Alexander Mahany Posted 09/11/14 3:52 pm
Jason Rhoades at David Zwirner.
COURTESY DAVID ZWIRNER, NEW YORK AND LONDON
Rubber yellow boots, CDs, tools, plastic flowers, pictures of Shakira, and globs of glue lay splayed across the ground or stacked into haphazard towers. Jason Rhoades' new show at David Zwirner may at first seem like an explosion of trash and treasures, but it was in reality thoroughly organized and consciously arranged.
"People have a preconception that Jason showed up for a show and created his work right in the gallery, but his exhibitions were always carefully designed and planned out in his studio beforehand," Zwirner said at the press preview today.
The exhibition, just the second solo show of Rhoades' at the gallery since his sudden death in 2006, centers around PeaRoeFoam, Rhoades' self-made recipe for a "brand new product and revolutionary new material" created from whole green peas, fish-bait salmon eggs, and white foam. The material, at once sculptural and architectural, can be manipulated and morphed into whatever shape the mind desires—"full of potential," according to Zwirner.
In its mix of order and chaos, its trashiness and sublimity, the exhibition embraces the contradictions and duality of Rhoades' art. Zwirner highlighted this dichotomy through Rhoades' imagery of the actress Marilyn Chambers. Plastered across the sculptural installation, the actress appears in an ad for Ivory Snow detergent from 1972 as well as the poster for Behind the Green Door, the first feature length adult film which also happens to star a significantly less-wholesome Chambers.
In the detergent ad, Chambers poses with a rosy-cheeked baby as a "modern day madonna and child," while in the film poster Chambers appears seductive and topless. Zwirner explained that "Jason was very interested in these violent, strange contrasts that our culture creates on its own."
Zwirner, who has represented the artist for 21 years, starting in 1993 as part of his gallery's original roster of artists, claimed it was his "mission to further Jason's work."
"Jason was completely fearless, any convention was something to challenge," Zwirner summed up. "He was so creative it was scary, you'd go into the studio and get a headache so much was going on. His was one of the most rewarding professional experiences in my life, and continues to be."
"Jason Rhoades: PeaRoeFoam" runs from September 11 until October 18 at David Zwirner's West 20th Street Chelsea location.
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The Rectangle on the Right of the screen is also a Programmatic STRETCH™ type. It can fit the 300x250 ad slot, but when the screen changes from desktop to Tablet and mobile, it can fit the left and right spaces.
Responsive Banner Advertisements demos created using ResponsiveAds STRETCH™ Ad Technology.
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Angel Dusted, Desperate Lives, ended with a Final Escape…
December 18, 2021 knotty1980s, Angel Dusted, bad writing, cheesy special effects, Desperate Lives, Diana Scarwid, Doug McKeon, drug abuse, drug addiction, fun posts, good writing, Helen Hunt, implausible stories, Jean Stapleton, Jerry Hardin, John Putch, Just say no, movies of the week, Nancy Reagan, New Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Season Hubley, suspending disbelief, YouTube 2 Comments
Happy Saturday to everyone. It's cold and grey here near Wiesbaden, Germany. Good news, though. My new Thunderbolt cable just arrived, so now I don't have to hang around the house waiting for the delivery guy. Or maybe I do. There is one more package I'm waiting for before I declare my Christmas shopping done for 2021. It could show up today. It probably won't, though.
It's been quite a dramatic month so far, and it's really flying by. Pretty soon, it'll be 2022, and people are already noticing…
Actually, I'm not that afraid of 2022. Being fearful of the future isn't productive. It will happen no matter what. Besides, we've already survived 2020 and 2021. How much worse could it be? Don't answer that!
I've decided that today, I'm going to write one of my "fun" (for me, anyway) TV nostalgia pieces. I don't feel like ranting about irksome behavior from strangers, opining about people who are in court, or writing very personal stuff about my life. Nope, today I'm going to write about some stuff that was on TV when I was a child. I love to watch old crap from the past on YouTube, and I'm grateful to content creators who are there for me with an impressive collection of that stuff. It's always a bit unsettling to realize how long ago the early 80s were. It seems like yesterday.
Over the past 48 hours or so, I've watched some 80s era TV that was universally entertaining, but for different reasons. It's easy to forget that the 80s were very different for a lot of reasons. For one thing, for a good portion of the decade, there were only three major networks, plus public television. If you had access to cable, you might have had 20 or 30 channels. I think when my parents got basic cable in 1980, we had about 12 or 14 channels, which seemed like a lot at the time. Consequently, there were a lot of movies of the week and TV shows that everyone watched. Some of the TV fare available in those days is truly laughable today.
In 1981, I was 8 or 9 years old. I was 8 until June of that year, anyway. And one movie that aired and I missed was called Angel Dusted, which premiered on NBC in February of that year. In fact, I had never heard of that movie until I stumbled across it, totally by chance, yesterday morning. It starred the late Jean Stapleton (aka Edith Bunker) and her son, John Putch, as well as the late Arthur Hill. Helen Hunt also has a role. Gosh, she was so pretty when she was a teenager!
There are a couple of videos with this movie on YouTube, but I'm uploading this one, because it also includes ads from 1981. They are a hoot to watch, especially since I remember them well and realize how strange they are 40 years later!
Back in the 80s, there was a lot of press about drug abuse. That was the "Just say no!" era, championed by Nancy Reagan. Drug abuse is a serious problem, but some of the films put out about them in the early 80s were truly ridiculous. I'm happy to report that Angel Dusted is actually a very well done film, save for the hokey title. I never saw Jean Stapleton in much besides All in the Family, so it was a pleasant shock to see her in this film with her talented son, John Putch.
Putch plays Owen Eaton, a high achieving college student who attends an excellent university and is under pressure to make top grades in a demanding major. One night, Owen smokes a marijuana joint laced with PCP– angel dust– and it makes him have a psychotic breakdown. The doctor at the infirmary where he attends school calls Owen's parents, Betty and Michael Eaton (Stapleton and Hill), and they rush to the other side of the state to pick up their boy. They arrive at the infirmary to find him strapped to the bed, screaming and wrestling. The doctor at the infirmary, played by familiar and prolific character actor, Jerry Hardin, tells them that Owen needs to be hospitalized.
Betty and Michael soon find themselves plunged into a crisis, as their son is put in a psychiatric hospital for several weeks, completely unable to function and surrounded by people who have organic mental illnesses. Betty is the dutiful doting mother. Michael is ashamed and withdraws. Their other three children, Mark (Ken Michelman), Lizzie (Helen Hunt), and Andrew (Brian Andrews) are forced to deal with the shifting focus in their family as Owen recovers from the psychotic reaction.
Parts of this film are very 80s and make me feel older than dirt. It was weird to see nurses in white dresses and caps, remembering that in those days, that's how they looked. I also noticed things like the house, with all its wallpaper and big boxy televisions. This was all normal when I was a child, but now it's different. We have flat screens, textured walls, and people don't necessarily have dinner in the dining room. A lot of newer houses don't have dining rooms! Some of the dialogue is also pretty dated, too.
But– I really thought this film was well acted and had a compelling story. I also liked that touch of early 80s cheese and over the top drama that made it interesting and entertaining in 2021. There's a lot more to Jean Stapleton than Edith Bunker, that's for damned sure! I don't know how common it is for people to smoke PCP laced marijuana joints these days, and we certainly have a very different attitude about marijuana nowadays. But I do think Angel Dusted is well done and worth watching if you have a couple of spare hours and enjoy movies of the week circa 1981. The cast is excellent, too.
The next film I would like to mention is another one from the same time period. It also featured Helen Hunt. This time, she wasn't playing a put upon sister who was inconvenienced by her brother's ingestion of PCP. This time, Hunt is the one who goes a little crazy!
The film is called Desperate Lives. In the past, the whole thing was posted on YouTube. Nowadays, it looks like only a few of the funnier clips are available there, although I did find the whole film here. I've seen that movie enough times to comment on it, though. It aired in March 1982, and it was very entertaining, but for very different reasons than Angel Dusted was. Desperate Lives was also about the evils of drugs and the terrible things they do to young people. But instead of realistically focusing on what can happen when someone gets on a bad trip, this film employs really stupid special effects and bad acting to get the point across. Below are a few clips I've found on YouTube.
A song by Rick Springfield, who was big at the time.
Diana Scarwid, who played the adult version of Christina Crawford in Mommie Dearest, is a high school guidance counselor who tries to shave everyone's buzz.
It's the beginning of a new school year in California. Young guidance counselor, Eileen Phillips, has arrived all bright eyed and bushy tailed for her new job. She is newly graduated and enthusiastic for what she expects will be a rewarding career, shaping young people's lives as they embark on adulthood. But the school where Eileen works has a terrible drug problem and all of the adults who run the school are turning a blind eye. Eileen is determined to straighten everybody out and, in the meantime, entertains viewers with some truly ridiculous scenarios.
Oh lord… this scene is particularly infamous. Helen Hunt jumps out a window, lands on her back, and gets up physically fine as she screams.
"I'm glad we're all SANE!"
An ad for Desperate Lives. Actually, you could watch this ad and get most of the funniest scenes in the movie.
Doug McKeon, who was in On Golden Pond, tries to add some credibility to this film. He's a special student and a swimmer on the swim team, which puts him closer to Eileen, as she's also the swimming coach. Helen Hunt, God bless her and her prodigious talent, really gave it her all playing a "crazed" girl on PCP. But this movie, compared to Angel Dusted, just sucks. However, it IS entertaining, just because it's unintentionally hilarious. I definitely got the point that drugs are bad, mmm'kay? This might have been a better movie with a different leading lady. Diana Scarwid was very attractive in the early 80s, but she's not a very good actress, in my opinion. Diane Ladd and Dr. Joyce Brothers also make appearances!
Wow! Special effects!
This was pretty cheesy!
Helen Hunt goes out the window.
And finally, I would like to comment on a 1985 episode of the New Alfred Hitchcock Presents. I remember when this episode, titled "Final Escape" originally aired. I was really affected by it at the time. At 13, I was the kind of viewer television executives loved. I could easily suspend disbelief for the sake of enjoying a TV show.
Season Hubley plays a nasty bitch in prison who has a scary end…
Season Hubley plays Lena Trent, a woman who has been in and out of prison, and has a history of escaping. She's shown having been convicted of murder, and sent off to a life sentence in the big house, Mojave Prison, where just four hours after her arrival, she gets into it with the prison queen bee. But Lena is very manipulative, particularly toward men. She charms the warden, again played by Jerry Hardin, who was also in Angel Dusted (and also had a couple of memorable turns on The Golden Girls). The warden yells at Lena for getting in a fight, but then inexplicably gives her a job that gets her away from the other inmates and puts her at a level of lower security.
Lena then works in the prison infirmary, where she meets a kindly Black man named Doc (Davis Roberts) who has super thick cataracts and can barely see. Doc helps out on the ward and buries the prisoners who die. The dead prisoners are buried outside of the prison walls. Lena is nice to Doc at first, listening to him moan about how the state doesn't want to give him the money to get cataract surgery so he can see better. She soon realizes that he has free access to the outside of the prison, when it's time to bury the dead; this causes her to hatch a new escape plan.
One day, a letter from the state arrives for Doc. In it, Doc is notified that he has been granted the money for the surgery. But Lena has another plan. She breaks Doc's glasses on purpose, effectively making it impossible for him to see. Then she reads the letter, telling him that his request has been denied. Naturally, Doc is disappointed and pissed! Lena tells him she has a lot of money and will give him the money to get his surgery if he'll help her escape.
Doc agrees… with tragic and scary results.
If you haven't yet watched the episode and don't want spoilers, stop reading here. I do recommend watching the video if this description has piqued your interest.
Lena asks Doc to bury her with the corpse, and then dig her up a few hours later, when the coast is clear. Doc initially refuses, telling Lena that she'll suffocate. But Lena assures Doc that she can hang for a few hours, and once he's done her this favor, Lena will pay for his eye surgery (which of course, she wouldn't, because she's a nasty bitch). Doc tells her to come to the infirmary and climb into the coffin with the corpse, which Lena does.
Sure enough, she gets buried. It's never explained how two bodies managed to fit in one coffin. It's also never explained why no one noticed how much heavier the coffin was, with two bodies in it, one of which wasn't embalmed.
We see Lena in the coffin, somehow with enough air to talk to herself. She's sweating and seems uncomfortable, but she has her eyes on the prize– a final escape from Mojave Prison, with Doc's help. Finally, after a few hours, Lena starts to worry. She somehow lights a match, which would have used up some of that precious oxygen. That's when she realizes that the corpse she's sharing the coffin with is Doc! And no one else knows she's been buried!
Of course, this could never happen. Even in the 1980s, there's no way someone with Lena's history would score a job with lower security standards. And there's no way she would fit in a coffin with another corpse. And there's no way she would light a match in a coffin like that… But it did make for compelling and scary television, back in the days when people didn't mind suspending belief.
Well… it's been fun writing about these old gems from the 80s today, instead of kvetching about people who piss me off, exploring psychology and narcissism, and dishing about the Duggar family. I suspect this post won't get a lot of hits… or maybe it will. Sometimes, people surprise me. I know that Desperate Lives is a guilty pleasure film for a lot of people. And I can see on YouTube, that I wasn't the only one who was permanently traumatized by that episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Angel Dusted is less notoriously cheesy, but is probably the highest quality production of the lot, at least in this post. Perhaps if this post is well-received, I'll write another. I love watching this stuff.
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Repost: Sage advice from DC Cab– "That which makes you can also break you…" and "Don't let your dick run your life."
October 24, 2021 knotty1980s, Chris Hansen, DC Cab, Hansen vs. Predator, Mr. Rhythm, Mr. T., perverts, repost, sex offenders, To Catch a Predator, true crime, Whitman Mayo Leave a comment
I just ran across this post I wrote for my original blog on November 14, 2018. I am reposting it today, as/is, as I think about what today's fresh content will be about.
Many years ago, for the very first time, I watched a comedy film starring Mr. T. The film, which was made in 1983, was called D.C. Cab, and it was about a group of misfit cab drivers in Washington, D.C. It was a mostly forgettable movie, but it did have a few funny lines in it. For that reason alone, I bought it on DVD and still watch it when I need a cheap laugh. One of my favorite lines in D.C. Cab comes at the very beginning. The late actor Whitman Mayo, who plays a character called "Mr. Rhythm", says to the camera, "Don't let your dick run your life."
Sage advice from Mr. Rhythm, and cheap, too!
This topic comes up after I spent about an hour yesterday watching videos on YouTube starring Chris Hansen of "To Catch a Predator" fame. I remember back in 2007, when Bill was in Iraq, sitting at home on weekday evenings watching Hansen busting would be perverts who were caught trying to meet teenaged girls they met on the Internet. These guys were chatting and sending dick pics to people they thought were young girls, but were actually young looking police officers posing as teens.
A few months later, Bill and I moved to Germany the first time, and I lost track of Hansen's show, which I think was eventually canceled. But then yesterday, I discovered that Hansen was back with a newer show called Hansen vs. Predator, which aired in 2016. Someone uploaded a bunch of videos from that show on YouTube. Below is the first one I encountered.
32 year old math tutor Mike Manzi, who goes by the handle "Mike Thrilla" online, arrives at a house intending to "chill out" with a thirteen year old girl while he smokes marijuana. Instead, he meets Chris Hansen and gets busted. Then, amazingly enough, he argues with Hansen when Hansen tells him who he is.
Before he visits the "girl", Manzi admits that he shouldn't be talking to her. He has suspicions that he could be walking into a trap. And yet, he takes the risk anyway… obviously not having seen D.C. Cab and heard Mr. Rhythm's excellent advice. Hansen asks Manzi what he's doing at the girl's house, and Manzi claims he came over just to make sure "everything was okay." Yeah… I don't think so. Don't let your dick run your life, buddy.
Mr. Rhythm also says "That what makes you can also break you." Given that the origin of life is at the end of a man's penis, I think that's also good advice. After all, without a man's contribution, a woman can't get pregnant. So don't let your dick run– or ruin– your life.
Contrary to his big plans for the day, Mr. Manzi doesn't spend the afternoon smoking weed with a young girl. He begs Hansen to let him go. Hansen says "no" and Manzi goes to jail. But he's not the only one who gets caught in Hansen's web.
Here's a guy from Boston who brings pizza to meet a 13 year old girl… and offers Hansen a slice just before Hansen drops the hammer.
I sat there yesterday and thought to myself that the sex drive in some men must be extremely irresistible if they're taking these kinds of chances. Obviously, these dudes have seen Chris Hansen on TV. They know what's going to happen if they run into Chris Hansen. And yet, when they are trapped in Hansen's clutches, they try to wriggle out of them in a most pathetic way. If only they'd listened to Mr. Rhythm. His advice is so good.
Come to think of it, Mr. T.'s speech is worth listening to, as well. Dignity, self-respect, and pride… all well worth maintaining. And if you're chatting with adolescents on the Internet with the intention of getting busy with them, you have no dignity, self-respect, pride, decency, pot, or pizza… What you have is a criminal record and public humiliation as you get publicly busted on primetime TV and/or YouTube.
Adults, male or female, have no business "chatting up" teenagers on the Internet, particularly when it comes to anything sexual. And they have no business going to a child's house in search of companionship or to make sure they're "okay", especially after they've been caught having explicit chats with them online.
Here's Jesse Velez, 28 years old, and looking for companionship with a boy he thought had only just turned 13, but was actually a young looking 19 year old actor. Velez had actually been chatting with Lori, a police officer. When Hansen confronts Velez about sending the "boy" a picture of his private parts, the guy tries to deny it. How embarrassing!
I'm glad all three of these guys were busted and didn't actually harm anyone. I don't envy today's parents. I'm sure it must be a challenge to constantly monitor their children's Internet activity, as well as the adults with whom they come into contact. On the other hand, there was no Internet during my childhood and I still managed to run into a pervert.
I guess it just goes to show that it pays to be vigilant, and make sure you're thinking with the right head. If you let your dick run your life, you may find it impossible to talk your way out of the mess. So remember Mr. Rhythm whenever you get the urge to make rhythm with someone inappropriate. Remember, that what makes you can also break you.
Fresh for 2021: I might have to watch DC Cab today… It's a good one.
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We fell into Squid Game over the weekend…
October 11, 2021 knottybinge watching Netflix, debt, disturbing TV shows, dystopia, money, murder, Netflix, South Korea, Squid Game, The Handmaid's Tale 2 Comments
In spite of the beautiful fall weather we had over the weekend, Bill and I ended up staying home on Saturday. I was sitting on the bed, flipping through Netflix, when I landed on Squid Game. I didn't know much about it, although had seen a lot of press about it. I was initially kind of turned off by it, even not knowing anything about the story. I could see a lot of weird colors and settings in the photos and I had a feeling it was going to be bizarre.
The trailer…
But anyway, since we didn't have anything else to do, I decided to press "play". The show began, and Bill quickly joined me. It's not that often that I land on something he really wants to watch. Bill is a typical guy, and he likes action and violence more than I do when he watches TV or a movie. We watched five episodes on Saturday and the remaining four last night. I thought I would have nightmares, like I did after I watched The Handmaid's Tale. To my great surprise, no bad dreams haunted me last night or the night before, although I do remember that Saturday's dreams were pretty busy and vivid.
At first, I wasn't sure that I'd be interested in Squid Game, even as the series began. But then I was intrigued by the very American sounding voices that were dubbed into the original Korean. And then, the actual premise hooked me, even as I was absolutely horrified by the violence and dark themes.
There they were, all of these Koreans, basically tricked to going to a hellhole, where they are forced to play children's games. They were there because almost all of them desperately needed money to pay off debts they otherwise could never repay. The payoff for success is a huge pot of money, dumped into an enormous piggy bank that is suspended over the players. Not succeeding means death– quick and sure, with a single shot to the head or chest. It's brutal and shocking, and ultimately kind of sad. But then there are interesting quirks and twists, and a few comic elements. Plus, there's a lot of symbolism and uses of color to make the show even more visually appealing and intriguing.
I don't want to get too much into the plot about this series, because I know a lot of people are still watching it or haven't seen it. I don't want to spoil the ending. Do I think you should watch it? Well, that all depends…
In some ways, I think Squid Game is as dark and dystopian as The Handmaid's Tale is. It's certainly very violent as it makes a point about the relentless pursuit of wealth. I had some flashes of depression and shock as I watched the players suffer and the tensions build as each one was dispatched, with no thought at all for the people left behind and the witnesses. With each death, a cheery female voice announces that the player has been eliminated. It's jarring, and surreal.
But on the other hand, as the story progresses, some depth and wisdom emerges. The main character, who was kind of a careless loser at the beginning of the series, develops some decency and turns into a man. It wasn't unlike the character of Zack Mayo in An Officer and a Gentleman. He starts off as a callous jerk, who doesn't care about anyone but himself. By the end of the film, he's developed heart, courage, leadership, and decency. That part of the story appealed to my heart, even as it was broken watching all of the carnage.
Indeed, at the end of the series, we see that the game continues, with new players… not unlike officer's training school continues in An Officer and a Gentleman, when Gunnery Sergeant Foley delivers his spiel to new recruits. The difference is, of course, most people either get through officer's training just fine, or they decide to quit. Losers in Squid Game die. And it's all for the mighty pursuit of money.
I had no idea how serious the debt problem in South Korea is. I suppose that's another reason why so many Americans are drawn to this series. I think debt is a serious problem in the United States, too. It's so easy to fall into it, and so hard to get out of it. I could see how some people would be attracted to play a game that would lead to their early deaths. Of course, there were a few times when I had to suspend disbelief. For instance, I wondered how the game could continue, when so many people played it and suddenly disappeared. Wouldn't people wonder where hundreds of their friends and family members disappeared to with each new round?
Teasing is fun sometimes.
But I also know that people love a good fantasy… Squid Game is a good fantasy, I guess. Some of it is downright creepy and weird, and I marveled at how someone came up with this story, with its twists and turns and special effects. I also thought the actors were great. I found myself wanting to learn more about Korea. The series made it look like such a cool culture.
I was once offered a job teaching English in South Korea. I decided not to take it. There were a few reasons for that. I did kind of feel sad about turning down the job, since I thought it would be exciting and interesting. But I had student loans to pay, and I worried that I wouldn't be able to make it on what the school would pay me. Also, I didn't know if I would appreciate the lifestyle in South Korea, or the culture. Now that I've watched Squid Game, I think I'd like to know more.
Anyway… I definitely think Squid Game is an interesting series. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who is disturbed by gratuitous violence. I'm glad I watched it. I'm not sure if I would want to watch another season of it… I wouldn't be surprised if one materializes, though, since I think it's going to make Netflix a lot of money. But the creator has already said that if he does make another season, he would use other writers and directors. I've seen what happens when new people come in and change a show's vision. It's not always good. On the other hand, Bill told me the director lost six teeth making the first season. Teeth are a terrible thing to waste.
Now that I've seen Squid Game, I may have to learn more about that part of the world… I've already read a lot about North Korea. Maybe it's time I read more about the southern part of the Korean peninsula. I still don't know if I want to visit, though. I definitely wouldn't want to be playing Squid Game myself. It's amazing what's coming out on television these days. I grew up in an era when we were all happy with cookie cutter sit-coms.
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Jim Bakker NEEDS your money or they'll cancel his show!
October 8, 2021 knotty1980s, bullshit, charlatans, con men, conservatives, Dire Straits, ex-cons, fundraising, Jim Bakker, Mark Knopfler, Oral Roberts, televangelists, Ticket to Heaven, Trump supporters Leave a comment
I remember back in the 1980s, when televangelists were all over the news for various scandals involving sex and fleecing their flocks. Jim Bakker was, in those days, a charismatic leader of the PTL network. He, along with his ex wife, the late Tammy Faye Bakker, had a vision to create a Christian utopia in Heritage USA, a Christian theme park and housing development that never quite came to fruition.
Bakker was later busted by the feds for defrauding his followers. I clearly recall how he went into a fetal position and had to be committed for a psych evaluation while he was on trial for fraud. He was originally sentenced to 45 years in prison, but the sentence was later reduced to eight years. He was paroled on December 1, 1994, after serving almost five years in a minimum security prison in Georgia. A few years later, he met his second wife, Lori. By 2003, he and Lori were back in the televangelism game, having launched a new program, which still runs today.
You'd think people would be wise to Jim Bakker, after his very public sex scandal and fraud case in the late 1980s. But no, he's still got a platform, and he's still peddling shit to the gullible. I don't make a point of keeping up with what he's doing, although I have to admit, he's kind of a fascinating character. Below is a very disturbing video, complete with hilarious music, that shows Jim Bakker combining talk of the apocalypse, championing Donald Trump, and selling buckets of slop that can double as toilets or furniture.
You have to see it to believe it. What a fucking charlatan!
In the 1980s, I was kind of dimly aware of what was going on, since I was a teenager at the time. I avoided religion like the plague. But I do remember that Jim Bakker wasn't the only daring televangelist in those days. In 1987, televangelist Oral Roberts told his followers that he was going to begin an intense prayer and fasting vigil that would last until he raised $8 million for a medical scholarship program. In a letter he sent to his flock, Roberts wrote that God had ordered him to raise the money by the end of March 1987, or he would die. According to an article from the Washington Post dated February 28, 1987:
The evangelist wrote that he will ascend the Prayer Tower at Oral Roberts University to begin praying and fasting.
"If I go from there to Jesus, I will see you in heaven. But I believe that won't happen, because I believe our God will do this mighty thing and at the end of March, you and I will know the miracle has happened and the Gospel will go to the nations," he said.
In the end, Roberts managed to raise $9.1 million. He died on December 15, 2009. At least Oral Roberts was raising money for a decent cause, even if the way he did it was highly manipulative and controversial.
Jim Bakker, like Oral Roberts before him, is also looking to raise a lot of money. This week, he told his followers in a panicky tone of voice that his show would be canceled if he didn't pay what he owes his network. He says that he owes about a million dollars. According to DEADState, Bakker said:
"We've lost millions in finances due to the legal battles we've fought, losing our ability to receive donations by credit cards for over a year — has left us in a desperate state… But what the Devil has tried to do is silence our voice."
Bakker continued,
"I'm asking you as a friend and longtime supporter of this ministry, valued partners, will you help us? Turn this wolf away from our door."
The Wolf Is At The Door: Jim Bakker is desperate for donations, saying that networks will soon stop carrying his program if he can't come up with $1 million to pay his bills. pic.twitter.com/7q3oXfuTdS
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) October 6, 2021
Oh dear! What will we do without Jim Bakker's show?
Regardless of what I think of Jim Bakker and his sleazy fundraising tactics, I've got to admit the man has a lot of moxie. And even though I think he's a swindler, he does have charisma and a knack for appealing to a certain segment of the population. He's even entertaining as he pulls the wool over people's eyes. One of the funniest parts of Vic Berger's Best of Jim Bakker YouTube video, posted above, is when Bakker tries to convince people that the slop in the bucket is delicious. He's definitely game for peddling bullshit, and there's something to be said for that. A lot of fortunes have been made by people who can sell ice to Eskimos.
I think televangelists are a fascinating lot. So many of them push the prosperity gospel, selling the idea that personal wealth is a sign of God's favor. The whole lot of these evangelists wear expensive clothes, have coiffed hair (or in the case of the late Ernest Angley, outrageous wigs), and wear jewelry. They live in fancy homes, drive pricey cars, and never flinch as they demand "love gifts" for their bogus ministries. So many people buy into the fantasy that all they have to do is pray and send money and they will somehow be "blessed". Mark Knopfler even wrote a fabulous song about this phenomenon, which his band Dire Straits recorded in 1991…
A beautiful song by Dire Straits… but people often miss the real meaning of this song and take the lyrics seriously. This song is sarcastic, and it's about evangelists who rip off the gullible. People think that by sending money, they're buying a "Ticket to Heaven".
Here are the lyrics to "Ticket to Heaven"
I can see what you're looking to find
In the smile on my face
In my peace of mind
In my state of grace
I send what I can
To the man from the ministry
He's a part of heaven's plan
And he talks to me
Now I send what I can to the man
With the diamond ring
And he sure can sing
Now it's all I can afford
But the Lord has sent me eternity
It's to save the little children
In a poor country
I got my ticket to heaven
And everlasting life
I got a ride all the way to paradise
All the way to paradise
Now there's nothing left for luxuries
Nothing left to pay my heating bill
But the good Lord will provide
I know he will
So send what you can
To the man with the diamond ring
They're tuning in across the land
To hear him sing
Got a ride all the way to paradise
As far as I'm concerned, Mark Knopfler is a god. I would much sooner follow him than Jim Bakker. What's especially funny, though, is that a lot of people think "Ticket to Heaven" is a beautiful song that is literally about going to Heaven. It's not. It's an indictment against people like Jim Bakker and his ilk, cheating poor, ignorant, lonely, God fearing, people out of their money. When you think about it, Jim Bakker has a lot in common with Donald Trump. In fact, he is one of Trump's admirers.
Eeew.
I only watch televangelists to ridicule them and be mildly entertained by their antics. Sadly, a lot of people think these so-called religion peddlers can help them. It'll be interesting to see if Jim Bakker manages to save his show from oblivion. It's kind of inspired that Jim Bakker peddles buckets of food and shovels to prepare for the apocalypse… they make handy receptacles for all the bullshit he shovels. We really should start taxing these fake religious motherfuckers.
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Life lessons from The Love Boat…
September 28, 2021 knotty1980s, beauty pageants, being sick, Charo, cocaine, COVID-19, cruises, Eva Gabor, fantasy, Greece, Italy, Lauren Tewes, Miss America, nostalgia, ridiculous storylines, SeaDream, silliness, suspension of disbelief, The Love Boat, The Surreal Life, TV, wanderlust Leave a comment
I love watching cheesy TV shows from the 70s and 80s. I especially enjoy watching them when I'm laid up in bed and in need of comfort. Although I'm mostly over the virus that kicked me in the butt all weekend, I was still a touch under the weather for most of Monday. I did experience sort of a second wind later in the day, but not enough of one to call myself "well". I managed to find the energy to wash all the bed linens and turn on the robot mower 😉 , which I forgot to check on, and later found stuck in the corner of the backyard. I even summoned the energy to walk the dogs in the afternoon, which they both appreciated. But then I came back, hurled, and spent more quality time on the toilet.
Yesterday, I watched The Love Boat, an Aaron Spelling/Douglas Cramer television show that aired on ABC throughout most of my childhood. Someone on YouTube uploaded a bunch of episodes from the 1982-83 season and I found myself glued to them for most of the afternoon. Although most of the plot lines were completely ridiculous and implausible, it was still kind of fun to watch. There are even a few pearls of wisdom within the episodes.
Yes, I did have to suspend belief when I watched the late Eva Gabor (born in 1919) playing the mother of a teenaged boy in the early 80s. It was a bit jarring to see Connie Needham (born in 1959), playing the fiance of her mother's ex boyfriend Gene Barry (born in 1919), only to have her mom steal him back. I'm sure Alan Hale, Jr. and Bob Denver, both of whom were best known for their roles on Gilligan's Island, had a great time on the show. It's a trip to watch the crew members romancing the passengers as they live in huge, sumptuous quarters that I know are not the reality for actual cruise crew members. But still, I remember yesterday afternoon, actually stopping in my tracks to ponder when Dr. Adam Bricker (played by Bernie Kopell) said something unexpectedly profound. Or, at least I thought it was profound when he said it… I wish I could remember what he said at this moment, but alas, the thought has passed. Oh well, next time, I'll make a note of it.
It's always a treat to see Charo perform. Seriously– Charo is a very talented entertainer, especially when she plays guitar. She was a staple on The Love Boat, though, and I don't think I ever need to watch her sing "Physical" again. My respect for Charo came when she was on The Surreal Life around 2004 or so. Even though that was a silly show, Charo showed everyone that she's a lot smarter than anyone ever gave her credit for in her heyday, and she can REALLY play guitar.
Granted, this is supposed to be tacky and obnoxious, but it kind of goes beyond the pale. Charo later said she "cuchi cuchi-ed" all the way to the bank! I think I see a little Las Vegas era Tina Turner in this performance.
But at around 12:25 on this video of The Surreal Life, you can hear Charo play guitar… she does have some chops. I'd rather hear her play guitar and listen to her sing. Incidentally, this was one of the better seasons of The Surreal Life.
The Love Boat also did a couple of on location two-parters during that time period that were fun to watch, especially since Bill and I have been to some of the places they went. In 2013, we did our last SeaDream cruise from Rome to Athens, which included pre-cruise stops in Venice and Florence. The Love Boat, which usually focused on cruises to Mexico, went to Italy and Greece. They did one two-parter based on an Italian cruise, and one was based on a Greek cruise. I noticed they had some pretty high ranking guests for those episodes, too. Both specials made me want to travel! I have wanderlust anyway, but COVID-19 has made it more intense.
I'm sure all of the footage for the Italy and Greece episodes was filmed at the same time, production costs being what they were. I came to the conclusion they were filmed at the same time because I noticed that Lauren Tewes' hair was the same "Sun-In" bleached blonde in both of the specials, plus the used the same footage of a TWA plane taking off. Forty years later, I'm amazed that people in the 80s thought that orange hydroxide look was attractive. Lisa Whelchel, who guested on the Greek special, had the same bleached hair with brassy overtones. It was pretty ghastly. As I watched the show, I realized it was work for everyone involved. But it also looked like a lot of fun to film.
I know this is a common phenomenon, but it seems like life was a lot more fun in the 80s… I know it probably wasn't, for many reasons, but I was a kid back then. Actually, looking back on it, the 80s were hard for me, personally, because that was when I was growing up, and I didn't have the greatest childhood. But we had all these feel good TV shows that were light entertainment. The Love Boat always had happy endings, with people falling in love, getting married, or discovering a new path in life. The staff on the ship was caring, friendly, and always invested in seeing that everyone had a good time. The Love Boat and Fantasy Island were great shows to watch on Saturday nights when I was growing up– at least until we had The Golden Girls, which was a much better show on all levels.
Granted, The Love Boat definitely jumped the shark around the time they kicked Lauren Tewes (cruise director Julie McCoy) off the show because of her cocaine addiction and other issues, but it always featured old movie stars alongside up and coming stars of the 80s. It was great fun to watch when I was a kid, and probably more fun to watch now for entirely different reasons. I could imagine someone turning it into a Mystery Science Theater 3000 type of show, where there are snarky comments made for every ridiculous scenario, cheesy band number, or godawful evening gown. Also, I noticed all the women wore dresses no matter what, many of which were pretty frumpy and uncomfortable looking, even if they weren't having dinner.
As a child, I was oddly enchanted by evening gowns and fancy events. It's probably because I used to love reading fairytales. I also used to love watching beauty pageants, not because I believed in evaluating women by their looks, but because I loved the evening gowns. I liked the colors and designs. But times change, and just like The Love Boat and silly shows like it, beauty pageants have also gone out of style. Even Miss America, which was probably the most prestigious pageant, has changed its focus more toward promoting scholarship and community service than beauty. I think that's a positive thing, but I must admit that as a kid, I loved the glamour of 80s television. It was fun to revisit it over the past couple of days, watching The Love Boat, a televised intellectual equivalent to empty calories.
Having now been on some cruises myself, I now realize that there's a price to be paid for wearing fancy duds, and not just at the cash register. I have a few sparkly dresses, but I don't wear them well. I find them uncomfortable, and I never want to spend a lot of money on dresses that I won't wear more than a time or two. Consequently, I don't really look smashing in an evening gown. Even if I had a really cute figure, I think I would rather just wear a nightgown with no bra, rather than a hot evening dress that is always too long for me and heavy with sequins. And that is exactly what I did yesterday, as my stomach and intestines launched into a few more revolts. I did feel markedly better yesterday, but I wasn't quite all the way…
Well, I'm happy to report that today, I feel 100% better. I have a spark of energy, and I managed to eat a banana, toast with butter, and drink two cups of coffee with cream without feeling like I needed to puke. I'm sure there will be some residual crud from the virus my body seems to have vanquished, but I think I'm on the mend. It was the first time I've been sick in ages. In fact, I don't remember the last sickness I've experienced since moving to Wiesbaden. I was sick more often in Stuttgart, probably because Bill was always traveling to Africa and exposing me to exotic pathogens.
One thing I've learned from being sick for the past few days is that I needed a reminder that I don't enjoy the experience of sickness. In fact, perhaps the most important lesson I've learned is that I definitely don't want to catch COVID-19. I have no idea how I got this stomach bug, which I'm guessing is less contagious than COVID is. But being sick for the past few days has SUCKED, even though I was somewhat functional the whole time. Maybe if this bug has done anything, it's renewed my resolve to stay healthy.
Will I watch more Love Boat today? Maybe… I was watching the second part of the Greek two-parter when Bill got home. He worked late last night and stopped by the store to get me some OTC meds and food. I might watch the second part, just to finish. I could tell I was getting better, though, because as the day wore on, I was getting more tired of the lame storylines. I may need to view something with more substance today, if I choose to watch television at all. It's amazing the boost one gets when that initial post-sickness energy surge hits.
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Army Secretary says 'seven-foot non-scalable fence' to protect Capitol following breach
The move comes after the U.S. Capitol building was breached on Wednesday.
By Alex Nitzberg
Updated: January 7, 2021 - 6:45pm
Following the breach of the U.S. Capitol that occurred on Wednesday, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said on Thursday that a fence was being constructed.
"At 9:00 a.m. this morning we began erecting a seven-foot non-scalable fence" from Constitution Avenue to Independence Avenue and from First Street to somewhere near a pond in front of the Capitol. The fence will remain up the next 30 days at a minimum.
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Thursday afternoon delivered a brief statement saying the the Trump administration condemned the violence that occurred on Wednesday
Sen. Johnson asks FDA, CDC for information related to adverse COVID-19 vaccine reactions


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Открытый чемпионат  Порту — профессиональный женский теннисный турнир, проходивший под эгидой ITF, WTA и Португальской теннисной федерации между 1998 и 2005 годом. Соревнование игралось на открытых кортах с грунтовым покрытием.

История турнира
Теннисный турнир в Порту основан в 1998 году. После нескольких лет наличия в календаре женского тура ITF, в 2001 году соревнование перекочевало в календарь WTA, где пробыло два года.

В 2002 году статус турнира был заметно снижен: сначала призовой фонд упал до 25,000 долларов, а затем соревнование и вовсе было отменено.

Победители и финалисты
За историю одиночного соревнования лишь одной теннисистке удалось дважды прорваться в финал. Испанка Маги Серна не смогла реализовать ни одной попытки завоевать титул.

История парного турнира также знает лишь одну теннисистку, пробивавшуюся в решающий матч дважды. Испанка Мария Хосе Мартинес Санчес дважды завоевала титул (один из них пришёлся на эру WTA в Порту).

Множество теннисисток играли и в парном и в одиночном финалах. Подобные достижения на счету испанок Лурдес Домингес Лино и Маги Серна, а также австрийки Сибиль Баммер.

Изменения призового фонда

Финалы прошлых лет

Одиночные турниры

Парные турниры

Ссылки
 Архив турниров на сайте ITF

См. также
 Серия турниров 4-й категории WTA

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Shasta County reports new single-day high of COVID-19 cases: 27 more people test positive
Jessica Skropanic Matt Brannon
12 Shasta County residents have died since July from COVID-19
Two more Shasta County residents have died from the coronavirus, bringing the number of deaths related to the virus to 12 since July.
Four other residents died in March and April, the early months of the pandemic.
The Health & Human Services Agency confirmed the new deaths in a Thursday statement and identified them as a woman in her 60s and a man in his 50s. Officials released no other information on their deaths.
Meanwhile, eight more people are sick with COVID-19. Confirmation of their illness comes a day after the county set a daily record for positive test results, 27.
All eight patients reported having symptoms. They are:
Three women and three men in their 20s.
One woman in her 30s.
One man in her 40s.
Shasta County's total known number of cases now stands at 759.
Of 71 active cases, the worst the county has reported to date, five are hospitalized with three of them in the intensive care unit, and 66 are in isolation.
Among Shasta County's dead are six women and 10 men.
Since March, here's how those deaths break down by age group:
Ages: 50-59: 2
Shasta County reports new single-day high of 27 additional COVID-19 cases
Wednesday, Sept. 23
Shasta County health officials say 27 additional coronavirus cases were identified Tuesday, a new single-day high. That breaks Saturday's record of 25 and brings the new total to 751.
Much of the recent rise in cases has been connected to two factors: school reopenings and an outbreak beginning Aug. 27 at a skilled nursing facility, according to Dr. Karen Ramstrom, county health officer.
State data shows 36 residents have tested positive for the virus at Windsor Redding Care Center.
Overall within the county, there are 67 active cases and 194 people are in quarantine because they may have come in contact with someone who tested positive, according to the Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency. Six people are hospitalized, with three in the intensive care unit.
To date, there have been 670 people released from isolation and 14 deaths.
The 27 newest cases include the following patients:
One teenage girl and two teenage boys
Eight women and one man in their 20s
Four women and two men in their 30s
One woman and three men in their 40s
One woman in her 50s
Two women and one man in their 60s
One man in his 80s
Of those patients, 24 showed symptoms of the virus.
Since March, here's how the Shasta County cases break down by age group.
Ages 0-17: 69
Ages 18-39: 289
Ages 70-84: 71
Ages 85+: 21
The percentage of local tests that come back positive for the coronavirus has also increased recently. The county's seven-day average positivity rate is 2.4%, up from 1.1% in late August, according to data from Shasta County HHSA.
Shasta County remains in the orange "moderate" tier, the second of four tiers indicating the risk level the virus poses to the community. All counties bordering Shasta are in the moderate tier, except for Tehama County, which is in the third tier with "substantial" risk. Butte and other counties further south are in the top risk tier called "widespread."
Public health: Shasta County in 'uptick'
Tuesday, Sept. 22
Shasta County is seeing an uptick in coronavirus cases in part due to a virus outbreak at a Redding nursing home and as college students test positive for the infection when they arrive on campus, public health officials said on Tuesday.
The county Health & Human Services Agency's announcement came amid the confirmation of 15 new COVID-19 cases.
Of the 15 patients whose tests came back positive on Monday, one was hospitalized. All reported symptoms. The new patients are:
One girl 12 years old or younger
One teenage boy
Six men in their 20s
One woman and two men in their 30s
One woman and one man in their 70s
Shasta County has 45 active cases of the virus, according to the public health update. Two patients are hospitalized, 43 are in isolation and another 184 people are in quarantine.
The 15 new cases bring Shasta County's total to 709 this year. The virus has been blamed for 14 deaths.
41 new COVID-19 cases reported over weekend
Monday, Sept. 21
Health officials reported 41 new cases of COVID-19 in Shasta County over the weekend, bringing the total number of cases to 709 this year.
Sixteen cases were confirmed on Friday and another 25 on Saturday, according to a public health report sent Monday afternoon.
Of the new patients, 16 reported having no symptoms of the virus. None of the 41 were hospitalized. They are:
Two teenage girls and three teenage boys
Eight women and three men in their 20s
Six women and one man in their 30s
Three women and five men in their 60s
Five women in their 70s
Three women and one man in their 80s
No testing data was gathered Sunday because reporting organizations were closed.
There are 50 active cases of the virus in Shasta County, according to Monday's report. Three patients are hospitalized. The other 47 are in isolation. Another 172 people are in quarantine.
Fourteen people in Shasta County have died as a result of the virus.
Shasta, Siskiyou holding at orange level in state's tracking list
More than three weeks into the state's "Blueprint for a Safer Economy" reopening plan, Siskiyou and Shasta counties' outbreaks are holding steady at moderate levels.
Nonetheless, neither county met the requirements to move into the least restrictive of California's color-coded, four-tier system, according to the Sept. 15 assessment by state public health. The next one is scheduled for this Tuesday.
The state uses case and testing rates to determine which tier a county is in. The case rate is the number of new cases per 100,000 residents during a seven-day average. The testing rate is the number of coronavirus tests coming back positive.
Counties need to remain in a tier for a minimum of three weeks before they're allowed to advance to a later tier, even if their numbers qualify.
To reach the lowest or "minimal" outbreak level, which is the yellow tier, a county must have fewer than one new case per 100,000 residents per day, according to the California Department of Public Health at https://bit.ly/32QV7ku. Positive test rates must be under 2% a day.
The most restrictive tier for business activity is purple. Red, orange and yellow allow more businesses to open with capacity restrictions in place.
Daily case rates at the orange tier, which Shasta and Siskiyou counties are in, are between one and 1-3.9 new cases per 100,000 residents. The positivity rate is between 2% and 4.9%.
CDPH officials assess counties' results weekly on Mondays. They announce updates to tier assignments on Tuesdays.
At orange level, the following businesses can open with restrictions, according to Siskiyou Public Health officials:
Dine-in restaurants, with modifications, at maximum 50% capacity or 200 people, whichever is fewer.
Places of worship, with modifications, at maximum 50% capacity or 200 people, whichever is fewer.
Personal Care Services, with modifications. these include hair and nail salons, and barbershops.
Gyms and fitness centers, with modifications, maximum 25% capacity and indoor pools.
Wineries and tasting rooms, with indoor modifications, max 25% capacity indoors or 100 people, whichever is fewer.
Movie Theaters, with modifications, at maximum 50% capacity or 200 people, whichever is fewer.
Family entertainment facilities like bowling alleys, mini-golf, batting cages and arcades can open indoors for naturally distanced activities, maximum 25% capacity.
Museums, with modifications, indoor maximum 50% capacity.
Cardrooms, with modifications, at maximum 25% capacity.
Bars, brew pubs and breweries where no meals are provided, outdoor only with modifications
Read more about the state's "Blueprint for a Safer Economy" re-opening plan at https://covid19.ca.gov/safer-economy/
COVID-19 case counts by county
1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22
Here's where COVID-19 case totals stood in far Northern California, according to the most recent reports from each county's public health department.
Butte County, 2744
Shasta County, 751
Glenn County, 571
Colusa County, 524
Tehama County, 529
Siskiyou County, 163
Lassen County, 99 in the general population and 636 in its state prisons
Plumas County, 50
Modoc County, 25
Trinity County, 15
Coastal counties:
Mendocino, 887
Humboldt, 490
Del Norte, 138
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COVID-19 in California
2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23
Here's the most recent statewide COVID-19 count, tabulated by state health officials since March 19, 2020:
Confirmed cases in California: 787,470
Current hospitalizations from confirmed cases: 2,617
Current hospitalizations from suspected cases: 940
Cases, age 0-17: 81,177
Cases, age 18-49: 472,300
Cases, age 65+: 84,312
Age unknown/missing: 921
Health workers infected: 37,531
Health workers who have died: 180
COVID-19 in the U.S and the world
Here's the caseload nationwide and worldwide, as reported by Johns Hopkins University:
U.S. cases: 6.9 million
U.S. deaths: 201,882
Global cases: 31.8 million
Global deaths: 973,956
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Not sure what the announcer was talking about. That was not a TD to Ruiz and wasn't thrown by Johnson. It was a nice toss and catch though. Those plays move the sticks no matter what when the QB and receiver are in sync.
Got to imagine that it is so much nicer for the players.
OK, nice to see the inside of the field house. Now, how about performance on the field? Any new injuries? Are the QBs and WRs in sync? Any other position changes?
so who's going to tulsa?
I've got one extra Session 1 ticket for sale on Stub Hub. Section 102 Row N. I'll drop the price to $39 if you give me a day/time so that no one else swoops in to take it.
Interesting article. Thanks for the link. I especially liked this particular way of spinning some of his throwing problems: Coaches who have drafted players previously with the intention of fixing their throwing motions often do so at their own peril. Jackson is one of the few who welcomes the opportunity. "I think the exciting thing about it is, I have so much more room to learn and improve," Jackson said. "It's just awesome. Coming out here to train, really work on my mechanics and stuff I've never been exposed to is awesome. You can see an improvement I already made since I got out here in January."
Wondering who he is listening to prior to the actual drills. Does he not know how hard to throw on his own (or with help from his own advisors)?
It is also becoming a fallback league for players, especially QBs, who don't get to play much at the P5 level (e.g. Grant Rohach).
Seriously? Rutgers, Iowa, and UC Irvine? Why those? Especially Iowa? Has anyone from Buffalo even been to Iowa? Maybe they meant Ohio.
Interesting for the remaining QBs. They are given a great opportunity with Tyree leaving, but the receivers they have been waiting to throw to are also leaving.
DeKalb is an hour from downtown Chicago and a half-hour from Chicago suburbs.
Agreed. It is quite naive for athletes and their families to think that the coach who recruits them will be there when they graduate. Of the coaches in the link below, exactly half have been hired in the last three years! 27 in 2019, 20 in 2018, 18 in 2017. Only 37 were hired in 2015 or earlier. Only 26 were hired in 2013 or earlier, but exactly half of them (13) were hired in 2008 or earlier. I In other words, if the coach who is recruiting you has already been there for a few years, but less than 10, watch out! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_coaches P.S. And that is the head coaches who are the most stable. To expect that an assistant coach will stay is downright dumb.
Extensions are necessary to keep recruits interested. The buyout clause is what really tells you how likely he is to stay.
So did Vantrease get the redshirt for last year? Seemed like he played a lot.
I wonder if we will get any indications of what the coaches are thinking about QB prior to Spring practice. For instance, does it matter which QB coach was part of their recruitment? Position coaches tend to favor their own recruits, whereas the head coach may have a longer term view.


I'm just going to go ahead and call this "Dailyish Thoughts" because man does life get crazy in a house! Over the summer when I had limited internet I really had to make an effort to get to service and post every day. Now that I have service all the time it's a total switch, I really don't spend any time on here.
It's not really the internet availability though as much as it's the fact that a house is much more to maintain than a trailer. The kids have exploded, there is now so much space to create messes in!
I'm also digging out from years of hoarding… still. The best part about being out of the mess for six months is you can come home and feel a strong urge to purge. I have not seen this stuff or touched it for six months. Why do I keep it? We have also accumulated a bit of new stuff, which needs a place to live. Out with the old, in with (less) new.


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Background: Standardized hospital mortality ratios (SHMRs) are widely used for quality improvement, hospital ratings, and health care payment.
Objectives: (1) To characterize the programs implemented at hospitals in response to SHMRs.
(2) To describe hospital leaders' perceptions of SHMRs as indicators of care quality.
Methods: Electronic survey of administrative leaders at US academic medical centers who subscribed to Vizient leadership networks.
Results: Forty-seven administrative leaders from 37 US academic medical centers completed the survey. Respondents reported that SHMRs had the largest role in the decision to implement inpatient hospice programs, electronic early warning systems, and clinical documentation specialist programs at their institution. Respondents perceived clinical documentation specialist programs and condition-specific care pathways as the most effective programs to improve performance on SHMRs. Only 29% of respondents agreed that SHMRs accurately reflect the number of preventable deaths in hospitals, but 78% agreed that SHMRs have helped their hospital reduce preventable deaths.
Conclusions: Hospitals have employed various strategies in response to SHMRs—including clinical programs that focus on reducing preventable deaths and other programs that target improvement in SHMR performance without reducing preventable deaths. Hospital administrative leaders identify significant benefits and flaws of SHMRs as quality indicators.
Larner College of Medicine, The University of Vermont, Burlington (Mr Soelch); Department of Medicine, Larner College of Medicine, The University of Vermont, Burlington (Dr Repp); and University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington (Dr Repp).
Correspondence: Allen B. Repp, MD, MSc, University of Vermont Medical Center, 111 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05401 (allen.repp@uvm.edu).
The authors thank Kate FitzPatrick, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Stephen Leffler, MD, and Anna Noonan, MS, BSN, RN, for their assistance in testing and refining the survey instrument.
Supplemental digital content is available for this article. Direct URL citation appears in the printed text and is provided in the HTML and PDF versions of this article on the journal's Web site (www.qmhcjournal.com).
Quality Management in Healthcare28(2):78-83, April/June 2019.


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7 Amazing Celebrity Couples You Didn't Know Ever Existed – Cameron Diaz Was Engaged to Jared Leto!
Hollywood is full of mysteries and hidden romances, but sometimes things happen and we totally forget about it.
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Matt Damon and Winona Ryder
Ryder said in an interview, "Matt couldn't be a greater, nicer guy. I'm really lucky that I'm on good terms with him."
Jessica Biel and Chris Evans
Biel dated Chris Evans for 5 years.
Cameron Diaz and Jared Leto
Back in the '90s, they were engaged until 2003 when they decided to break up.
Tom Cruise and Cher
The actor was 22 when he met Cher at Madonna's wedding in the '80s.
Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr.
Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr. were together from 1984 to 1991.
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Started dating in 2002 and stayed together for about 2 years.
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Dallas is a two year old male greyhound who was rescued by NGAP from one of the tracks. In general, he seemed like a happy and healthy boy, but more aggressive than the average greyhound. He also did not have two testicles in his scrotum because one of the testicles did not descend properly. When this happens, we call this a cryptorchid. A normal neuter involves making an incision into the scrotum and removing the testicles. A cryptorchid surgery is much more involved, often requiring entrance into the abdomen to find the other testicle.
We want that testicle out of the dog in spite of the inconvenience. It is a lengthier procedure and will cost more, but leaving it has priceless consequences—such as cancer and testosterone related behaviors.
Dallas′s first testicle was removed without incident. However, when his abdomen was opened, we found a surprise before even looking for the testicle. His spleen was irregular and very large. After careful evaluation, we elected to remove the spleen.
Removing a spleen is not a simple procedure. The spleen, an organ involved in producing and circulating blood, can be taken out of a dog or cat and they can live a long and happy life without it. The procedure itself requires vigilant tying off of blood vessels so there is no bleeding, but once the spleen is out, and bleeding is under control, animals can do great. Dallas had no issues with his splenectomy.
Dallas′s spleen looked like it had scar tissue and adhesions. It is possible that he experienced trauma at the track and the spleen was either ruptured or broken, leading to its current appearance. There did not appear to be any cancer, although spleens commonly become cancerous as animals get older. The biopsy reported as a splenic hyperplastic nodule or a splenic hemangiosarcoma. We believe this non-specific finding was probably due to a significant trauma as opposed to hemangiosarcoma.
We removed his spleen, we removed his testicle, and Dallas woke up uneventfully.
It is of grave concern that Dallas may have experienced trauma. A kick from a human is most concerning. it would account for the appearance of his spleen, as well as his aggressive behavior prior to the surgery. There is the outside possibility that this could be an injury that was race related although an injury of this significance we would have thought it would have been noted in some way. in looking at past racing records it did indicated that he was disruptive during a race; disruptive usually means fighting. That being said, the dogs are all muzzled. The thought that a trauma occurred without notice by both track officials and the kennel operator is worrisome. In any case Dallas′s splenectomy, which of course finding it through a cryptorchid was a fluke, certainly saved his life. His spleen staying in the condition that we took it out would have only continued to degrade quickly into a huge mass. At some point it would have possible that we would have not been able to save his life—in this case, maybe we should change his name to Lucky. Either way, he may have been in pain from such a disfigured spleen. We are hoping that removing it will possibly help him forget such trauma, or at least remove a source of discomfort that may have been affecting his behavior.


Talasi Brooks ~ Western Watersheds Project's Staff Attorney. Talasi earned her J.D. from the University of Montana School of Law in 2013, along with an M.S. in Environmental Studies. She served as Managing Editor of the Public Land and Resources Law Review, Vice President of the Environmental Law Group, and co-authored her team's winning brief with the National Moot Court team. She also volunteered with a local public interest environmental attorney tackling timber sale cases, completed her required clinic with Western Watersheds Project, and interned with Wilderness Watch, a national nonprofit Wilderness advocacy group. After graduating, she clerked for Justice Michael E Wheat of the Montana Supreme Court for a year. Talasi joins Western Watersheds Project after four years as a staff attorney with Advocates for the West, a nonprofit environmental law firm. Her legal work has largely focused on protecting the sage-grouse, an iconic sagebrush obligate bird threatened by degradation of its sagebrush habitat, and on reining in Wildlife Services, a federal agency that kills predators. Talasi's interests include hiking, cycling, reading fiction, and small-scale organic farming.
John Persell ~ Western Watersheds Project's staff attorney for 10th Circuit litigation, John grew up in the northern Minnesota and spent his childhood exploring the surrounding forests and wetlands. Family trips out west to Yellowstone and the Black Hills further stoked John's appreciation of wild places. After studying music and Spanish at Bemidji State University, John headed to law school. In 2009, he earned an LL.M. in environmental and natural resources law from Lewis and Clark Law School. John worked for Biodiversity Conservation Alliance in Wyoming and Pacific Rivers in Oregon before living overseas for a few years. In his free time, John enjoys climbing mountains and exploring the vast and varied landscapes of the west.
Jonathan Ratner ~Western Watersheds Project's Director for Wyoming, Utah and Colorado. Jonathan joined WWP after a stint with the Forest Service in which he documented severe degradation caused by livestock grazing. When his reports were consigned to the 'round file' by the Forest Service, he sought out assistance from various area conservation organizations to deal with the problems, all of which declined to help. In his search for assistance farther afield he came across Western Watersheds Project and shortly thereafter started WWP's Wyoming Office.
Cyndi Tuell~ Western Watersheds Project's Arizona/New Mexico Director. Cyndi is an attorney and conservation advocate with more than ten years of experience protecting federal public lands in the Southwest. Cyndi has worked with national and local conservation partners to protect the habitat of native species and ensure good land management policies are implemented to protect natural resources. She holds both a bachelor of science in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and a law degree from the University of Arizona. While in law school Cyndi researched conservation issues related to grazing on state trust lands and co-authored two publications on state trust lands in the West. Cyndi was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona where she enjoys bicycling, hiking, camping, local music and is an appointed member of the Tucson-Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee.


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By: Peter Daou on September 16, 2005
Washington, D.C.-United Nations Foundation President, Timothy E. Wirth, today called for Fox News to withdraw and publicly apologize for remarks made by the network's Bill O'Reilly. O'Reilly said he "wished" that Hurricane Katrina had hit the United Nations building in New York City.
Mr. O'Reilly's comments were made during his radio program, The Radio Factor, on the day that hundreds of world leaders, including President Bush, were gathered at the UN for the opening of the 59th UN General Assembly meeting.Mr. O'Reilly's exact comments were:
"Bush to address the U.N., says we must be steadfast in battling terrorism. I'm sure all the U.N. people fell asleep. They don't really care about anything over there at all. I just wish Katrina had only hit the United Nations building, nothing else, just had flooded them out. And I wouldn't have rescued them."
Attached please find Senator Wirth's letter to the head of Fox News.
Mr. Roger Ailes
Chairman and Chief Executive Office
Fox News Network
I was astonished and appalled by the comments made by Fox News' Bill O'Reilly on his September 14th radio show, The Radio Factor. O'Reilly said he wished that the deadly Hurricane Katrina would have hit the United Nations building and flooded it. He added that if it was up to him, he would not have rescued anyone.
Mr. O'Reilly should be required to withdraw these remarks. And both Mr. O'Reilly and Fox should make an immediate and public apology.
Some weeks ago Pat Robertson made a mistake in calling for the assassination of a head of state – and then he had the decency to apologize and withdraw his comments. Bill O'Reilly should do the same.
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Bartlett's was a private flag stop on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line, that opened under the name Bellport in 1844 with the opening of the LIRR. Located  east of Medford station and thus much further north than Bellport, it included a stagecoach connection down Bellport (Station) Road to Bellport Village, hence the station's name.

History
The station is mentioned in 1852 in the New York Traveller. This station appears on the 1852 timetable and on a map from 1873 as Bellport (Also on this map the Manorville Branch, the Main Line and the proposed SSRRLI right of way past Patchogue to meet with the Manorville Branch). This station was renamed "Bartlett's Station" on May 21, 1880 after NYS Court of Appeals Justice Willard Bartlett, whose father had purchased a farm in Brookhaven, then an estate of over 1000-acres. The station was abandoned at some point. The stop was a private flag-stop, which eventually was closed.

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Former Long Island Rail Road stations in Suffolk County, New York
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1844
Railway stations closed in 1880
1844 establishments in New York (state)


Chaikin Money Flow is one of the popular indicators used by majority of active traders especially technical analysts. It is the foundational building block of some very profitable algorithmic trading systems. In this post, we would go through a fully automated Excel sheet which calculates Chaikin Money Flow for any stock symbol. The sheet is also equipped with real-time buy sell signals and backtesting result for intraday timeframe. Read on to know more about this indicator and you can download the excel sheet from the end of this post.
What is Chaikin Money Flow?
Chaikin money flow (CMF), is an oscillator whose values range between -1 to +1. It signifies the buying or selling pressure of a security for a particular lookback period. Any lookback period can be considered, but 20 or 21 periods are the most common values. CMF was formulated by a renowned technical analyst named Marc Chaikin. This indicator is very accurate as it measures the money flow volume for a specific period. The combination of money flow and volume in a single indicator makes it a popular choice among technical analysts.
Chaikin Money Flow values oscillate between -1 and +1. Any positive value or a move from negative to positive territory is considered as Bullish. While any negative value or a move from positive to negative territory is considered as Bearish.
All the above calculation and interpretation steps have been completely automated in the Excel sheet.
This is an automated macro enabled spreadsheet which calculates CMF value and Buy/Sell signals for the symbol entered. Also, it would auto calculate the profit/loss points based on the signals. You need not to do anything manually.
Step 4: Click on Get Data button. The data would be automatically downloaded and CMF values would be calculated. This data can be downloaded for max 15 days and the minimum interval is 1 minute.
Step 6: Check the Total Profit section for the overall profit/loss for the given period.
Please see the below link to download CMF indicator excel sheet. Let us know if you have any feedback or comments.
Thanks for this sheet. Can we have intraday data for multiple stock in single sheet? if Yes, I request you to pleas share it.
Can we have data from multiple stock on same sheet.
No, its not possible in the current sheet.
can we get the figures for Equity Future for NSE?
Unfortunately its not possible currently.
Can we use it for the MCX Commodity?
Ofcourse you can. All the strategies and systems posted in this website are universal and do not cater to any particular financial instrument.


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This work is auto-portrait. Me acting as the Snow White. There are twelve men who are accompanying me. I met them on different occasions and in many different places. I've known some of these men all my life. Some of them appeared in my life just for a while, others are still present or they have already left me. There are twelve of them; It's a symbolic number and their presence may be perceived in different contexts. I concentrate their attention on myself because I want them to remember me the same way I remember them. Therefore I put forget-me-nots in princesses' hands as as a symbol of remembrance.
According to the Medieval Germanic superstitions: "the one who carries forget-me-nots shall not be forgotten by his love" If the flowers "are not enough" then all I have is this picture taken by me. Thank to the photographs I keep that moment for myself. In the book "On Photography" by Susan Sontag we read: "Taking pictures is an equivalent to appropriate the photographed object. It is as if entering a sort of relationship which may be associated with cognition that is rather "capturing" or "Photographs give people imaginary power over unreal past and also they help them to take possession of space which seems o be a safe place".
Red lips and shoes symbolise love and suffering. Both feelings often accompany addiction. Red colour is a symbol of power which I have only here and now. Another important colour is the white of dress, often associated with innocence and impeccability. It is a symbol of hope and resurrection. I used my mother's wedding dress. In my project there is a picture where are flickering pixels which are to point out the state of limbo or the state of dream. These states indicate vitality of the main figure.
The glass coffins bring to mind religious observances such as placing preserved human bodies of saints on display arranging them as if they were asleep. Allegedly it is said that their bodies exude smell, therefore I decided to emphasise the presence of smell in the Snow White.


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