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James "Jimmy" Maitland Stewart (* 20. Mai 1908 in Indiana, Pennsylvania; † 2. Juli 1997 in Beverly Hills, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler und Oscar-Preisträger. Zwischen 1934 und 1991 hatte Stewart fast 100 Film- und Fernsehauftritte, er gilt als einer der erfolgreichsten Schauspieler der Filmgeschichte.

Seinen Durchbruch erreichte er Ende der 1930er Jahre durch Frank Capras Komödien Lebenskünstler und Mr. Smith geht nach Washington. Stewart verkörperte meist den leicht unsicheren, bodenständigen und oftmals idealistischen "Durchschnitts-Amerikaner", so etwa als George Bailey im Weihnachtsklassiker Ist das Leben nicht schön?. Ab den 1950er Jahren spielte er zunehmend auch Charakterrollen mit düsteren Facetten, darunter in Western von Anthony Mann und John Ford. Mit Alfred Hitchcock drehte Stewart die Filmklassiker Cocktail für eine Leiche, Der Mann, der zuviel wußte, Das Fenster zum Hof und Vertigo – Aus dem Reich der Toten; die beiden zuletzt genannten zählen zu den bedeutendsten Kriminalfilmen überhaupt.

Im Jahr 1941 gewann er den Oscar als bester Hauptdarsteller für die Screwball-Komödie Die Nacht vor der Hochzeit, außerdem erhielt er 1985 einen Ehrenoscar. Darüber hinaus wurde Stewart mit zwei Golden Globes, dem Goldenen Ehrenbären sowie der Presidential Medal of Freedom ausgezeichnet. Das American Film Institute wählte ihn 1999 auf Platz 3 der größten männlichen US-Filmlegenden hinter Humphrey Bogart und Cary Grant.

Frühes Leben
James Maitland Stewart wurde am 20. Mai 1908 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, als ältestes von drei Kindern des Ehepaares Elizabeth Ruth Johnson (1875–1953) und Alexander Maitland Stewart (1871–1961) geboren. Stewart, dessen Vater einen Eisenwarenhandel in dritter Generation besaß, hatte schottische und irische Vorfahren. Seine Mutter war Pianistin, und auch ihr Sohn interessierte sich schon früh für Musik und spielte unter anderem Akkordeon. Stewart sollte eigentlich den väterlichen Eisenwarenladen übernehmen, nachdem er seine Schulausbildung 1926 an der Mercersburg Academy abgeschlossen hatte. Allerdings studierte Stewart, der ein Interesse an Modellflugzeugen und anderen Konstrukten hatte, stattdessen an der Princeton University Architektur. Obwohl er die Abschlussprüfung zum Architekten 1932 bestand, übte Stewart diesen Beruf nie aus.

Der Oscar, den Stewart 1941 gewann, stand 25 Jahre lang im Schaufenster der Eisenwarenhandlung seines Vaters. 1995 eröffnete in Stewarts Geburtsstadt Indiana das James Stewart Museum.

Bereits während der Schulzeit fand Stewart Interesse an der Schauspielerei und war Mitglied schulischer Theatergruppen. Schließlich wurde er zur kleinen Theatergruppe Falmouth Players eingeladen, die vom späteren Regisseur Joshua Logan, einem Studienfreund aus Princeton, geleitet wurde. In der Truppe traf er auf die jungen Schauspieler Henry Fonda und Margaret Sullavan, die später wie Stewart erfolgreiche Filmkarrieren in Hollywood hatten. Fonda blieb zeitlebens einer der engsten Freunde Stewarts. In den frühen 1930er Jahren trat James Stewart – der sich damals mit Fonda ein Zimmer teilte – in kleineren Rollen am Broadway auf. Nachdem Hedda Hopper die Filmgesellschaft Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer auf Stewart aufmerksam gemacht hatte, erhielt dieser 1935 einen damals typischen Siebenjahresvertrag.

Filmkarriere

1935–1940: Aufstieg zum Star
Zu Beginn seiner Filmkarriere, Mitte der 1930er Jahre, spielte Stewart zunächst kleinere Rollen neben etablierten Stars wie Spencer Tracy, Joan Crawford, Edward G. Robinson oder Clark Gable und trat zum Beispiel 1936 in neun Filmen auf. Durch seine jungenhafte Erscheinung und seine Darstellung positiver, liebenswerter Charaktere wurde der Schauspieler bald auf das Image des "guten Jungen von nebenan" festgelegt und war in zeittypischen Komödien oder Revuefilmen zu sehen. 1936 stand er für die Kriminalkomödie … und sowas nennt sich Detektiv, den zweiten Film der erfolgreichen Dünner-Mann-Serie, an dritter Stelle der Besetzungsliste hinter William Powell und Myrna Loy. Stewart entpuppt sich am Ende des Filmes – für den Zuschauer überraschend – als dreifacher Mörder. Ebenfalls 1936 verkörperte er den frustrierten Geliebten von Jean Harlow in der Komödie Seine Sekretärin.

1938 startete Stewart seine erfolgreiche Zusammenarbeit mit Star-Regisseur Frank Capra, der ihm eine der Hauptrollen in seiner Gesellschafts-Komödie Lebenskünstler gab. Stewart verliebt sich hier als Sohn aus reichem, kapitalistischen Hause in die Tochter (Jean Arthur) einer exzentrischen Familie. Lebenskünstler erhielt einen Oscar als Bester Film des Jahres und war auch kommerziell ein Erfolg, womit Stewart der Sprung zum Star gelang. Im Jahr darauf spielte der 31-jährige James Stewart für Regisseur Capra jene Rolle, mit der ihm der Durchbruch gelang: In der klassischen Komödie Mr. Smith geht nach Washington war er 1939 als naiv-idealistischer Senator zu sehen, der in Washington gegen das korrupte Polit-Establishment rebelliert. Kritik und Publikum reagierten sehr positiv auf den Film und Stewarts Darstellung, die allgemein als eine seiner besten Leistungen gilt. Der Höhepunkt des Films ist eine 24-stündige, leidenschaftliche Dauerrede des jungen Mr. Smith vor dem Senat, bei der er seinen Ruf verteidigt und nach der er schließlich erschöpft zusammenbricht. 1939 trat der Darsteller außerdem erstmals in einem Western auf und spielte neben Marlene Dietrich (als Saloonsängerin) in Der große Bluff einen integren Deputy-Sheriff. Der Film wurde zu einem großen Kinoerfolg. Mit diesen Filmen schaffte Stewart den Sprung zu den Top-Stars in Hollywood, zu denen er bis Mitte der 1960er Jahre gehörte.

1940 gab Komödienspezialist Ernst Lubitsch Stewart die Hauptrolle in der Liebeskomödie Rendezvous nach Ladenschluß, wo sich zwei Kollegen, die einander in herzlicher Abneigung zugetan sind, schließlich doch ineinander verlieben. Margaret Sullavan, Stewarts Kollegin von den Falmouth Players, spielte die zweite Hauptrolle in diesem Komödienklassiker, der in Budapest angesiedelt war. Im selben Jahr trat James Stewart als Zeitungsreporter in George Cukors Screwball-Komödie Die Nacht vor der Hochzeit auf, die zu einem großen Erfolg bei Kritik und Publikum wurde und mit Stewart, Cary Grant und Katharine Hepburn gleich drei führende Stars aufzubieten hatte. Der Film, der durch seine scharfzüngigen Dialoge und seine perfekte Besetzung zum Klassiker wurde und zahlreiche freie Remakes nach sich zog, bescherte James Stewart 1941 den Oscar als Bester Hauptdarsteller. Dieser Preis wird häufig als Kompensation für das Vorjahr angesehen, in dem Stewart in Mr. Smith geht nach Washington seine vielleicht beste schauspielerische Leistung abgeliefert hatte, aber gegen Robert Donat verlor.

Schauspielstil und Markenzeichen
Während dieser Zeit fand der 1,91 Meter große, schlanke Schauspieler auch seine "Leinwandfigur", die er in vielen seiner folgenden Filme spielte: einen etwas schüchternen und manchmal verwirrten oder naiven jungen Mann aus der Mittelschicht, der allerdings zugleich bodenständig und sympathisch ist und dem Zuschauer als Identifikationsfigur dient. Dazu passte, dass er von seinen Landsleuten häufig nicht "James", sondern "Jimmy" Stewart genannt wurde. Zugleich besitzen viele seiner Figuren, vor allem die aus seinen Capra-Komödien, einen gewissen Idealismus. Zu Stewarts Markenzeichen gehörte sein gedehntes Sprechen ("drawl") sowie seine unverkennbare Stimme, die vielfach parodiert wurde. Sein Schauspielkollege Cary Grant sagte über Stewart, dass dieser als einer der ersten im Filmgeschäft – noch vor Marlon Brando – die Fähigkeit gehabt habe, natürlich wie in einer echten Konversation sprechen zu können. Stewart selbst soll zu seinem Schauspielstil gesagt haben: "Ich agiere nicht. Ich reagiere."

1941–1946: Einsatz im Zweiten Weltkrieg

Nachdem Stewart bis 1941 noch in drei weiteren – weniger bedeutenden – Filmen mitgespielt hatte, wurde er am 22. März 1941 zur US-Armee eingezogen und startete seine soldatische Karriere als Bomberpilot bei den United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). 1944 nahm er als Operationsoffizier bei der 453rd Bombardment Group der 8th Air Force an über 20 Feindflügen teil und kehrte hoch dekoriert nach Amerika zurück.

In derselben Einheit diente der spätere Schauspielkollege Walter Matthau. Anschließend war Stewart Reserveoffizier der USAAF beziehungsweise United States Air Force (USAF) und beendete seine Militärkarriere Ende der 1960er Jahre im Rang eines Brigadegenerals Air Force Reserve. Stewart war damit der höchstrangige Hollywood-Star bei den amerikanischen Streitkräften.

Die Hollywood-Kriegsfilme hielt Stewart hingegen für unrealistisch und wirkte deshalb auch nur in zwei Filmen dieses Genres mit.

Erst nach Kriegsende kehrte James Stewart nach Hollywood zurück, wo mittlerweile sein Siebenjahresvertrag mit der MGM ausgelaufen war. Er unterschrieb einen Vertrag bei Liberty Films, einer der ersten unabhängigen Produktionsgesellschaften, die von den Regisseuren Frank Capra und George Stevens gegründet worden war. Später gehörte er zu den ersten Filmstars, die als freie Schauspieler ohne Studiovertrag arbeiteten.

1946–1949: Rückkehr nach Hollywood
1946 setzte Stewart seine erfolgreiche Zusammenarbeit mit Regisseur Frank Capra fort und spielte in dessen Film Ist das Leben nicht schön? eine seiner berühmtesten Rollen. Ausgerechnet am Weihnachtsabend verliert Stewarts Figur George Bailey, der beliebteste Bürger der fiktiven Stadt Bedford Falls, wegen existenzbedrohender Geldsorgen den Lebensmut und will Selbstmord begehen. Zusammen mit einem Engel, der zu Georges Rettung geschickt wird, erfährt der Zuschauer in langen Rückblenden, dass sich Bailey während seines ganzen Lebens stets selbstlos für andere aufgeopfert hat und seine eigenen Träume zurückgesteckt hat. Capras parabelhafte Tragikomödie enttäuschte an den Kinokassen, wurde im Lauf der Jahre aber zu einem der beliebtesten James-Stewart-Filme und gilt als Klassiker der Filmgeschichte. Ist das Leben nicht schön? zählt seit Jahrzehnten zum weihnachtlichen Fernseh-Standardprogramm. Auch Stewart selbst bezeichnete Ist das Leben nicht schön? als den Lieblingsfilm aus seinem Werk, ebenso George Bailey als seine Lieblingsfigur.

1946 war James Stewart zusammen mit Bob Hope Gastgeber der Oscarverleihung 1946. Zwölf Jahre später moderierte er nochmals zusammen mit David Niven, Jack Lemmon, Rosalind Russell und Bob Hope die Oscarverleihung 1958.

1947 konnten sich Stewarts Filme an den Kinokassen nicht durchsetzen, und Stewart selbst erhielt unpassende Rollen wie den selbstbewussten Meinungsforscher aus Fremde Stadt. Erst 1948 konnte er mit dem Kriminaldrama Kennwort 777 unter Regie von Henry Hathaway wieder an seine Vorkriegserfolge anknüpfen. Als zunächst zynischer Reporter gelingt es Stewart, die Unschuld eines Mannes zu beweisen, der wegen Mordes im Gefängnis sitzt. Stewart, der bis dahin eher Komödien gedreht hatte, spielte fortan auch in düstereren Filmen wie Thrillern oder Western.

1948 startete James Stewart seine zehnjährige Zusammenarbeit mit dem britischen Regisseur Alfred Hitchcock, der sich in Hollywood als Thriller-Spezialist etabliert hatte. Der erste gemeinsame Film des späteren Erfolgsduos war Cocktail für eine Leiche, in dem Stewart als ehemaliger Lehrer von zwei Studenten auftrat, die den scheinbar "perfekten Mord" begangen haben. Durch eine virtuose Kameraführung wurde der Eindruck erzeugt, der theaterhafte Film sei ohne einen einzigen Schnitt in Szene gesetzt worden. Hitchcock selbst bezeichnete dies später als Fehler ("Filme müssen geschnitten werden"). Cocktail für eine Leiche wurde zum Misserfolg, findet allerdings heute bei Filmkritikern wieder größeren Anklang. Mit dem Drama The Stratton Story, in dem er als Baseballspieler zu sehen ist, der einen Jagdunfall erleidet, gelang James Stewart 1949 ein weiterer Kinohit; der Film wurde aber nie im deutschsprachigen Fernsehen gezeigt.

1950–1957: Rollenwandel und Zusammenarbeit mit Hitchcock und Mann
In den 1950er Jahren befand sich Stewart auf dem Höhepunkt seiner Karriere und zählte zu den international populärsten Filmdarstellern. Wie kaum ein anderer Star war er genreübergreifend erfolgreich und trat in Komödien, Thriller, Western und dramatischen Filmen auf. Als sehr erfolgreich erwies sich zu Anfang der Dekade die Komödie Mein Freund Harvey (1950), in der Stewarts liebenswert-schrulliger Elwood P. Dowd Probleme mit seinen Mitmenschen bekommt, als er behauptet, er sei mit einem zwei Meter großen, unsichtbaren weißen Hasen namens Harvey befreundet.

1950 nahm Stewart in Delmer Daves' Der gebrochene Pfeil, dem Western, der die Darstellung der Indianer revolutionierte und humanisierte, seine Arbeit als Westerndarsteller wieder auf und startete eine erfolgreiche Zusammenarbeit mit Genre-Spezialist Anthony Mann, der ihn erstmals in dem Klassiker Winchester '73 einsetzte. In den Anthony-Mann-Western, die er in der ersten Hälfte der 1950er Jahre drehte, stellte Stewart, der bis dahin vor allem positiv besetzte Figuren gespielt hatte, auch widersprüchliche, auf Rache sinnende und weniger heldenhafte Charaktere dar. Unter Manns Regie trat er in Western wie Nackte Gewalt (1953) oder Über den Todespaß (1954) auf, die seine Stellung als einer der führenden Stars dieses Genres festigten. Nach 1955 wollte Stewart nicht mehr mit Mann zusammenarbeiten, mit dem er innerhalb weniger Jahre sieben erfolgreiche Filme gedreht hatte, darunter auch außerhalb des Westerngenres die Filmbiografie Die Glenn Miller Story (1953). Stewart warf Mann den Misserfolg von Die Uhr ist abgelaufen (1957) vor, einem Film, der ihm besonders am Herzen lag, weil er hier seinem Hobby, dem Akkordeonspiel, einmal in einem Film nachgehen konnte.

1954 wurde Stewart erneut von Alfred Hitchcock engagiert, der ihn in Das Fenster zum Hof neben Grace Kelly einsetzte. Der von Stewart dargestellte Fotojournalist L. B. Jefferies ist nach einem Unfall durch ein Gipsbein auf einen Rollstuhl angewiesen und beobachtet von seinem Fenster aus das Geschehen im Hinterhof seiner Apartmentanlage. Jeffries ist aufgrund seiner Beobachtungen davon überzeugt, dass einer der Nachbarn (Raymond Burr) seine Ehefrau ermordet hat, stößt mit seinem entsprechenden Verdacht aber zunächst auf Unverständnis. Dieser Streifen wurde für Stewart und Hitchcock zu einem großen Erfolg und ging als einer der bedeutendsten Kriminalthriller in die Filmgeschichte ein.

Mit dem großangelegten Kriminalthriller Der Mann, der zuviel wußte setzen Hitchcock und Stewart 1956 ihre erfolgreiche Zusammenarbeit fort. Stewart und sein Co-Star Doris Day waren hier als amerikanisches Ehepaar zu sehen, das schuldlos in ein politisches Komplott verwickelt wird. Als man den kleinen Sohn des Paares entführt, versuchen beide, den Jungen auf eigene Faust zu befreien. Dieser Film – ein freies Remake von Hitchcocks gleichnamigem Streifen aus dem Jahr 1934 – wurde ein großer Erfolg und Ursprung des Liedes Que Sera, Sera. Wie andere Filme des Regisseurs aus dieser Ära verband auch dieser eine publikumswirksame, leicht zugängliche Kriminalhandlung mit hoher formaler Brillanz.

1957 verpflichtete Star-Regisseur Billy Wilder James Stewart für seinen Film Lindbergh – Mein Flug über den Ozean, der Charles Lindberghs berühmte Atlantiküberquerung aus dem Jahr 1927 schilderte. Der 49-jährige Stewart trat hier in der Rolle des nur halb so alten Charles Lindbergh in Erscheinung. Lindbergh war für den jungen Stewart, einen begeisterten Bastler von Modellflugzeugen, ein Idol gewesen. Der Film, der über weite Strecken im engen Cockpit von Lindberghs Maschine spielte, konnte sich an den Kinokassen nicht durchsetzen, obwohl Stewarts Darstellung gelobt wurde.

Mit Vertigo – Aus dem Reich der Toten endete 1958 nach zehn Jahren und vier Filmen die Zusammenarbeit Stewarts mit Alfred Hitchcock. Der melodramatische Thriller schilderte in eindringlichen Bildern die obsessive Leidenschaft des Polizeiinspektors Scottie Ferguson, der sich in eine geheimnisvolle Frau (Kim Novak) verliebt. Publikum und Kritik reagierten seinerzeit reserviert auf den düsteren, verstörenden Film, der zwar seine Herstellungskosten wieder einspielte, aber weit weniger erfolgreich war als die vorigen Werke des Regisseurs. Vertigo wurde im Lauf der Jahre rehabilitiert und gilt heute allgemein als geniales Meisterwerk, mit dem Hitchcock in verschlüsselter Form seine persönlichen Obsessionen thematisierte. Laut François Truffaut, der mit Hitchcock in den 1960er Jahren ein langes Interview führte, machte der Regisseur insgeheim seinen Hauptdarsteller für den Misserfolg des Films verantwortlich, da der 50-jährige Stewart als Liebhaber der halb so alten Kim Novak nicht mehr glaubwürdig gewesen sei. Stewart war sehr daran interessiert, auch in Hitchcocks nächstem Projekt Der unsichtbare Dritte (1959) die Hauptrolle zu übernehmen, doch der Regisseur engagierte stattdessen Cary Grant.

1958–1970: Spätere Filmkarriere
In der romantischen Komödie Meine Braut ist übersinnlich (1958) war Stewart erneut an der Seite von Kim Novak zu sehen. Es war die letzte Liebhaberrolle des Darstellers, der sich aus Altersgründen dazu entschloss, keine entsprechenden Filme mehr zu drehen. Die 1950er Jahre endeten für James Stewart mit dem damals provokanten Kriminaldrama Anatomie eines Mordes (1959) von Otto Preminger, in dem er als engagierter Rechtsanwalt in Erscheinung trat. Stewart, dessen Darstellerleistung allgemein als herausragend bewertet wurde, erhielt seine fünfte und letzte Oscarnominierung, unterlag aber Charlton Heston in Ben Hur, was oft als Fehlentscheidung gewertet wurde.

1961 drehte Stewart an der Seite von Richard Widmark Zwei ritten zusammen, den ersten von drei Filmen, die der Darsteller mit dem berühmten Western-Regisseur John Ford realisierte, der das Genre über Jahrzehnte hinweg entscheidend geprägt hatte. Während dieser Streifen eher verhalten aufgenommen wurde, gelang Ford mit Der Mann, der Liberty Valance erschoß (1962) ein Klassiker des Genres. James Stewart war in der Rolle des idealistischen Anwalts Stoddard zu sehen, der den sadistischen Schurken Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin) mit rechtsstaatlichen Mitteln stoppen will, aber letztlich doch auf die Hilfe des rauen Westmannes Tom Doniphon (John Wayne) angewiesen ist. Der Film, der zugleich einer der letzten Schwarzweiß-Western aus Hollywood war, beschwor in melancholischem Ton das Ende des "wilden Westens", der in Doniphons Gestalt der Zivilisation, dargestellt durch Stewarts Stoddard, weichen muss.

Mit der familienfreundlichen Komödie Mr. Hobbs macht Ferien (1962) gelang Stewart an der Seite von Maureen O'Hara ein großer Kinoerfolg. Der Familienvater Mr. Hobbs will mitsamt seiner Familie einen geruhsamen Urlaub am Meer verbringen, wird aber durch permanente Probleme nervlich stark belastet. In Das war der Wilde Westen, einem großangelegten, episodenhaften Westernepos, trat Stewart 1962 neben einem guten Dutzend anderer Hollywood-Stars als Westerner in Erscheinung. Während der 1960er Jahre war Stewart weiterhin regelmäßig in Westernfilmen zu sehen und spielte unter anderem in John Fords letztem Western Cheyenne (1964), Der Mann vom großen Fluß (1965), Bandolero (1968) oder Die fünf Vogelfreien (1968) neben Henry Fonda. Der Hollywood-Western hatte zu dieser Zeit seinen Zenit nach allgemeinem Tenor jedoch bereits überschritten.

1965 spielte James Stewart in Der Flug des Phoenix den Piloten einer Transportmaschine, die in der Sahara notlanden muss. Dieses Abenteuerdrama war mit Darstellern wie Richard Attenborough, Ernest Borgnine, Peter Finch, Hardy Krüger hochkarätig besetzt und leitete die Spätphase von James Stewarts Karriere ein, der mittlerweile fast 60 Jahre alt war und, wie die meisten Stars seiner Generation, ab den späten 1960er Jahren kaum noch Kinoerfolge verbuchen konnte.

1971–1991: Alterswerk
Ab den frühen 1970er Jahren war James Stewart verstärkt als Fernsehdarsteller präsent und spielte beispielsweise 1973/74 in der Serie Hawkins den titelgebenden Strafverteidiger. In den späten 1970er Jahren klang seine Kinokarriere mit Nebenrollen in Filmen wie Der letzte Scharfschütze (1976) und Verschollen im Bermuda-Dreieck (1977) langsam aus. Zunehmend übernahm er auch Rollen in Fernsehfilmen: So spielte er zusammen mit Bette Davis in Am Ende des Weges (1983) ein altes Ehepaar, das entmündigt werden soll und den gemeinsamen Freitod plant. Für die Fernsehserie Fackeln im Sturm stand er 1987 letztmals vor einer Kamera. Für den Zeichentrickfilm Feivel, der Mauswanderer im Wilden Westen (1991) synchronisierte er den Wildwesthund Wylie, mit dem die Filmemacher den legendären Western-Star Stewart liebevoll parodierten. Dies war Stewarts letzte Filmarbeit.

Aus Anlass seines 50-jährigen Jubiläums als Filmschauspieler erhielt Stewart 1985 einen Ehren-Oscar, der ihm von seinem langjährigen Freund Cary Grant überreicht wurde ("Für seine 50 Jahre voller bemerkenswerter Darstellungen, für seine hohen Ideale auf und jenseits der Leinwand, mit Respekt und Zuneigung von seinen Kollegen."). Zwischen 1935 und 1980 hatte Stewart in 78 Kinofilmen mitgespielt.

Privatleben
James Stewart wurde jahrelang als einer der begehrtesten Junggesellen Hollywoods gehandelt und hatte Anfang der 1940er Jahre unter anderem eine Beziehung mit Olivia de Havilland. 1949 heiratete Stewart mit 41 Jahren die geschiedene Gloria Hatrick McLean, Schwiegertochter der zwei Jahre vorher verstorbenen Besitzerin des Hope-Diamanten, Evalyn Walsh McLean. Gloria brachte ihre zwei Kinder Ronald und Michael mit in die Ehe, die von Stewart adoptiert wurden. Ronald Stewart fiel 1969 als Soldat im Vietnamkrieg. Der Ehe entstammten außerdem die Zwillinge Kelly und Judy. Stewarts Frau Gloria, mit der er 45 Jahre lang verheiratet gewesen war, starb 1994 mit 75 Jahren an Lungenkrebs.

James Stewart war als konservativer Republikaner bekannt, der unter anderem Richard Nixon und vor allem Ronald Reagan bei öffentlichen Auftritten unterstützte. Sein Freund Henry Fonda war hingegen liberaler Demokrat. Nach einem Streit beschlossen beide, nicht mehr über Politik zu diskutieren. Für einen weiteren Freund, den bereits todkranken Gary Cooper, nahm Stewart 1961 den Ehrenoscar entgegen. Ab Anfang der 1950er Jahre trug James Stewart in der Öffentlichkeit und in seinen Filmen ein Toupet.

Nach dem Tod seiner Frau verbrachte Stewart seine letzten Lebensjahre zurückgezogen und absolvierte keine öffentlichen Termine mehr. Er starb am 2. Juli 1997 im Alter von 89 Jahren in seinem Haus in Beverly Hills. Todesursache war eine Lungenembolie und ein Herz-Kreislauf-Versagen nach einem langen Atemwegsleiden. Stewart fand seine letzte Ruhe auf dem privaten Friedhof Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, Kalifornien, auf dem weitere Größen aus Film, Fernsehen und Musik beigesetzt sind.

Der Grabspruch ist :

Synchronsprecher
Zwischen 1948 und 1991 war Siegmar Schneider (1916–1995) der Standardsprecher von James Stewart und orientierte sich bei seiner Synchronarbeit am charakteristischen, oft zögerlichen und leicht stotternden Sprachduktus des Stars. Fast alle von Stewarts Klassikern wurden von Schneider synchronisiert, dessen Stimme allgemein mit dem Star assoziiert wird. Stewart wurde jedoch auch von Hans Nielsen, Peter Pasetti, Eckart Dux oder Wolfgang Lukschy gesprochen. Für spätere Synchronversionen wurde Sigmar Solbach herangezogen, der unter anderem mehrere der frühen Stewart-Filme aus den 1930er Jahren synchronisierte und sich dabei an Siegmar Schneiders Arbeit orientierte.

In Alfred Hitchcocks Vertigo – Aus dem Reich der Toten wurde Stewart insgesamt dreimal synchronisiert: 1958 zur Uraufführung von Siegmar Schneider, 1984 zur Wiederaufführung erneut von Schneider (die ursprüngliche Synchronfassung war nicht mehr verfügbar) und 1997, als der Film in einer restaurierten Fassung gezeigt wurde, von Sigmar Solbach.

Filmografie

 1934: Art Trouble (Kurzfilm) – Regie: Richard Staub
 1935: Der elektrische Stuhl (The Murder Man) – Regie: Tim Whelan
 1936: Rose-Marie – Regie: W. S. Van Dyke
 1936: Next Time We Love – Regie: Edward H. Griffith
 1936: Seine Sekretärin (Wife vs. Secretary) – Regie: Clarence Brown
 1936: Important News (Kurzfilm) – Regie: Edwin Lawrence
 1936: Kleinstadtmädel (Small Town Girl) – Regie: William A. Wellman
 1936: Speed – Regie: Edwin L. Marin
 1936: The Gorgeous Hussy – Regie: Clarence Brown
 1936: Zum Tanzen geboren (Born to Dance) – Regie: Roy Del Ruth
 1936: Dünner Mann, 2. Fall (After the Thin Man) – Regie: W. S. Van Dyke
 1937: Im siebenten Himmel (Seventh Heaven) – Regie: Henry King
 1937: Der letzte Gangster (The Last Gangster) – Regie: Edward Ludwig
 1937: Seekadetten (Navy Blue and Gold) – Regie: Sam Wood
 1938: Of Human Hearts – Regie: Clarence Brown
 1938: Vivacious Lady – Regie: George Stevens
 1938: Engel aus zweiter Hand (The Shopworn Angel) – Regie: H. C. Potter
 1938: Lebenskünstler (You Can't Take It with You) – Regie: Frank Capra
 1939: Ein ideales Paar (Made for Each Other) – Regie: John Cromwell
 1939: Tanz auf dem Eis (The Ice Follies of 1939) – Regie: Reinhold Schünzel
 1939: Mr. Smith geht nach Washington (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington) – Regie: Frank Capra
 1939: Drunter und drüber (It's a Wonderful World) – Regie: W. S. Van Dyke
 1939: Der große Bluff (Destry Rides Again) – Regie: George Marshall
 1940: Rendezvous nach Ladenschluß (The Shop Around the Corner) – Regie: Ernst Lubitsch
 1940: Tödlicher Sturm (The Mortal Storm) – Regie: Frank Borzage
 1940: Keine Zeit für Komödie (No Time for Comedy) – Regie: William Keighley
 1940: Die Nacht vor der Hochzeit (The Philadelphia Story) – Regie: George Cukor
 1941: Komm, bleib bei mir (Come Live with Me) – Regie: Clarence Brown
 1941: Pot o' Gold – Regie: George Marshall
 1941: Mädchen im Rampenlicht (Ziegfeld Girl) – Regie: Robert Z. Leonard, Busby Berkeley
 1942: Winning Your Wings – Regie: John Huston Dokumentarfilm
 1946: Ist das Leben nicht schön? (It's a Wonderful Life) – Regie: Frank Capra
 1947: Fremde Stadt (Magic Town) – Regie: William A. Wellman
 1948: Kennwort 777 (Call Northside 777) – Regie: Henry Hathaway
 1948: On Our Merry Way – Regie: Leslie Fenton, King Vidor
 1948: Cocktail für eine Leiche (Rope) – Regie: Alfred Hitchcock
 1948: Startbahn ins Glück (You Gotta Stay Happy) – Regie: H. C. Potter
 1949: Malaya – Regie: Richard Thorpe
 1949: The Stratton Story – Regie: Sam Wood
 1950: Mein Freund Harvey (Harvey) – Regie: Henry Koster
 1950: Der gebrochene Pfeil (Broken Arrow) – Regie: Delmer Daves
 1950: Winchester '73 – Regie: Anthony Mann
 1950: Der geheimnisvolle Ehemann (The Jackpot) – Regie: Walter Lang
 1951: Die Reise ins Ungewisse (No Highway in the Sky) – Regie: Henry Koster
 1952: Die größte Schau der Welt (The Greatest Show on Earth) – Regie: Cecil B. DeMille
 1952: Meuterei am Schlangenfluß (Bend of the River) – Regie: Anthony Mann
 1952: Stärker als Ketten (Carbine Williams) – Regie: Richard Thorpe
 1953: Nackte Gewalt (The Naked Spur) – Regie: Anthony Mann
 1953: Die Todesbucht von Louisiana (Thunder Bay) – Regie: Anthony Mann
 1954: Tomorrow's Drivers (Kurzfilm) – Regie: ???
 1954: Die Glenn Miller Story (The Glenn Miller Story) – Regie: Anthony Mann
 1954: Über den Todespaß (The Far Country) – Regie: Anthony Mann
 1954: Das Fenster zum Hof (Rear Window) – Regie: Alfred Hitchcock
 1955: In geheimer Kommandosache (Strategic Air Command) – Regie: Anthony Mann
 1955: Der Mann aus Laramie (The Man from Laramie) – Regie: Anthony Mann
 1956: Der Mann, der zuviel wußte (The Man Who Knew Too Much) – Regie: Alfred Hitchcock
 1957: Die Uhr ist abgelaufen (Night Passage) – Regie: James Neilson
 1957: Lindbergh – Mein Flug über den Ozean (The Spirit of St. Louis) – Regie: Billy Wilder
 1958: Vertigo – Aus dem Reich der Toten (Vertigo) – Regie: Alfred Hitchcock
 1958: Meine Braut ist übersinnlich (Bell, Book And Candle) – Regie: Richard Quine
 1959: Anatomie eines Mordes (Anatomy of a Murder) – Regie: Otto Preminger
 1959: Geheimagent des FBI (The FBI Story) – Regie: Mervyn LeRoy
 1960: Der Kommandant (The Mountain Road) – Regie: Daniel Mann
 1961: Die X-15 startklar (X-15) (nur Stimme) – Regie: Richard Donner
 1961: Zwei ritten zusammen (Two Rode Together) – Regie: John Ford
 1962: Der Mann, der Liberty Valance erschoß (The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance) – Regie: John Ford
 1962: Mr. Hobbs macht Ferien (Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation) – Regie: Henry Koster
 1962: Das war der Wilde Westen (How the West Was Won) – Regie: Henry Hathaway
 1963: In Liebe eine 1 (Take Her, She's Mine) – Regie: Henry Koster
 1964: Cheyenne (Cheyenne Autumn) – Regie: John Ford
 1965: Geliebte Brigitte (Dear Brigitte) – Regie: Henry Koster
 1965: Der Mann vom großen Fluß (Shenandoah) – Regie: Andrew V. McLaglen
 1965: Der Flug des Phoenix (The Flight of the Phoenix) – Regie: Robert Aldrich
 1966: Rancho River (The Rare Breed) – Regie: Andrew V. McLaglen
 1968: Die fünf Vogelfreien (Firecreek) – Regie: Vincent McEveety
 1968: Bandolero (Bandolero!) – Regie: Andrew V. McLaglen
 1970: Geschossen wird ab Mitternacht (The Cheyenne Social Club) – Regie: Gene Kelly
 1971: Die Gnadenlosen (Fool's Parade) – Regie: Andrew V. McLaglen
 1976: The Shootist – Der letzte Scharfschütze (The Shootist) – Regie: Don Siegel
 1976: Sentimental Journey (Kurzfilm) – Regie: Ferde Grofé Jr.
 1977: Verschollen im Bermuda-Dreieck (Airport '77) – Regie: Jerry Jameson
 1978: Unsere Lassie (The Magic of Lassie) – Regie: Don Chaffey
 1978: Tote schlafen besser (The Big Sleep) – Regie: Michael Winner
 1980: Der Fremde im Regenwald (Afurika monogatari) – Regie: Susumu Hani
 1991: Feivel, der Mauswanderer im Wilden Westen (An American Tail: Fievel Goes West; nur Stimme) – Regie: Phil Nibbelink, Simon Wells

Fernsehauftritte (Auswahl)
 1971–1972: The Jimmy Stewart Show (Fernsehserie, 24 Folgen)
 1972: Harvey (Fernsehfilm)
 1973–1974: Hawkins (Fernsehserie, 8 Folgen)
 1980: Mr. Krueger's Christmas (Fernsehfilm) – Regie: Kieth Merrill
 1983: Am Ende des Weges (Right of Way) (Fernsehfilm)
 1986: Fackeln im Sturm (North and South) (Miniserie, 2. Staffel, 6 Folgen)

Auszeichnungen

 1940: Oscar-Nominierung in der Kategorie Bester Hauptdarsteller für Mr. Smith geht nach Washington
 1941: Oscar in der Kategorie Bester Hauptdarsteller für Die Nacht vor der Hochzeit
 1947: Oscar-Nominierung in der Kategorie Bester Hauptdarsteller für Ist das Leben nicht schön?
 1951: Oscar-Nominierung in der Kategorie Bester Hauptdarsteller für Mein Freund Harvey
 1960: Oscar-Nominierung in der Kategorie Bester Hauptdarsteller für Anatomie eines Mordes
 1962: Silberner Bär auf der Berlinale 1962 für Mr. Hobbs macht Ferien
 1965: Golden Globe Award (Cecil B. DeMille Award) für sein Lebenswerk
 1968: Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
 1968: Presidential Medal of Freedom
 1974: Golden Globe in der Kategorie Bester Serien-Hauptdarsteller – Drama für Hawkins
 1980: AFI Life Achievement Award des American Film Institute
 1982: Goldener Ehrenbär auf der Berlinale 1982 für seine Verdienste um die Filmkunst
 1985: Ehrenoscar für sein Lebenswerk
 1985: Presidential Medal of Freedom
 1990: Preis der US-amerikanischen Film Society of Lincoln Center für sein Lebenswerk
 1990: Career Achievement Award für sein Lebenswerk des National Board of Review
 zwei Laurel Awards

Literatur
 Donald Dewey: James Stewart. Ein Leben für den Film. (OT: James Stewart. A Biography). Henschel (Dornier Medienholding), Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-89487-270-5.
 Adolf Heinzlmeier: James Stewart. Der Mann aus Laramie. in: Adolf Heinzlmeier, Berndt Schulz, Karsten Witte: Die Unsterblichen des Kinos. Band 2: Glanz und Mythos der Stars der 40er und 50er Jahre. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1980, ISBN 3-596-23658-4, S. 97–103.
 Tony Thomas: A Wonderful Life. The Films and Career of James Stewart. Citadel Press, Secaucus (N.J.) 1988, ISBN 0-8065-1081-1.
 Howard Thompson: James Stewart. Seine Filme – sein Leben. Heyne, München 1988, ISBN 3-453-86003-9.
 Starr Smith: Jimmy Stewart, Bomber Pilot. St. Paul, Minnesota: Zenith Press, 2005, ISBN 0-7603-2199-X.

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OB Jacobi, president of Windermere Real Estate, announced today that San Diego-based Windermere Homes & Estates is expected to reach $1 billion in sales in its second year in business, making it the fastest growing franchise group within Windermere's 300 office network.
In July 2013, Windermere Homes & Estates co-owners, Rich Johnson and Brian Gooding, opened their first office in Santaluz with 0 agents. Twenty-four months later, they've opened six additional offices and recruited more than 300 agents with plans for future expansion.
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The incipient phase of presbyopia represents a loss in accommodative amplitude of approximately 3 dioptres between the ages of 35 and 45 and is the prelude to the need for a reading addition. The need to maintain single binocular vision during this period requires re-calibration of the correspondence between accommodation and vergence response. No previous study has specifically attempted to correlate change in accommodative status with the profile of oculomotor responses occurring within the incipient phase of presbyopia. Measurements were made of the amplitude of accommodation, stimulus and response AC/A ratios, CA/C ratio, tonic accommodation, tonic vergence, proximal vergence, vergence adaptation and accommodative adaptation of 38 subjects. Twenty subjects were aged 35 to 45 years of age and 10 subjects were aged 20 to 30 years of age at the commencement of the study. The measurements were repeated at four-monthly intervals for a total of two years. The results of this study fail to support the Hess-Gullstrand theory of presbyopia with evidence that the effort to produce a unit change in accommodation increases with age. The data obtained has enabled the analysis of how each individual oculomotor function varies with the decline in amplitude of accommodation. MATLAB/SIMULINK software has been used to assist in the analysis and to allow the amendment of existing models to represent accurately the ageing oculomotor system. This study has proposed that with the decline in the amplitude of accommodation there is an increase in the accommodative convergence response per unit of accommodative response. To compensate for this increase, evidence has been found of a decrease in tonic vergence with age. If this decline in tonic vergence is not sufficient to counteract the increase in accommodative convergence, it is proposed that the near vision response is limited to the maximum vergence response that can be tolerated, with the resulting lower accommodative response being compensated for by an increase in the subjective depth-of-focus. When the blur due to the decrease in accommodative response can no longer be tolerated, the first reading addition will be required.


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There's one thing that no law will ever be, and that is perfect. For better or for worse, our laws are constantly being reinterpreted and redefined. As drought continues to affect many areas of the country, municipalities everywhere have tried to strengthen water efficiency laws. They've developed strict ordinances that apply to all sorts of projects: commercial, institutional, and residential.
A prime example of this kind of legislation is California's Model Water-Efficient Landscape Ordinance. The ordinance, which has been revised several times by the California Water Commission and the Department of Water Resources, got its most recent amendment last July. It currently contains more than thirty directives issued by the Governor.
The constant shifts in policy make compliance with the ordinance frustrating at times. "We're already at the peak of what irrigation efficiency can be," said Dave Pagano, president of D.D. Pagano in Orange, California, and charter member of the American Society of Irrigation Consultants (ASIC). "So the only thing that can be affected is the type of plant material that is used. That makes things difficult for everybody. We're following the same rules, but with different end results."
Recognized as one of the foremost irrigation consultants in the country, Pagano said, "It costs more to do a design now than it did ten years ago, because of all these rules we have to follow that we didn't have to follow then." What's more frustrating still is that every city in every county in California can have a different interpretation of state law.
"A part of our role is to determine what the rules are for a specific community or city and then apply those rules to the design," said Pagano. Even if you're using recycled water—which constitutes 90% to 95% of the water used by his team—there are vastly different laws governing its use in water districts across the state.
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This profusion of rules and regulations begs the question: why wasn't the irrigation industry asked for its two cents, and is there a way to throw them in now? Wouldn't it make sense, prior to enacting these ordinances, to get some perspective from people who work with irrigation systems on a daily basis?
Steve Hohl, ASIC member and principal of Water Concern, Ltd., in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, believes that trying to influence policy is a good thing for consultants. "Our role is to make sure that when they do make those policies, it's something that can be achieved."
The experience that organizations like these can bring to the table can't be discounted. "ASIC is a big proponent of managing water resources and being the most efficient with water," he said. "At the same time, there are a lot of people involved in policy making at the higher levels who aren't as versed in irrigation efficiency."
Hohl himself recently sat with Orange County officials who are drafting a more customized ordinance. He said that consultants have recently had a lot of involvement in working with California state legislators. "We went to those discussions, we sat at the table, and we brought a bunch of ideas about things they hadn't thought of," he said.
Through minor tweaks and adjustments, local agencies can have their own rules, as long as they meet the official state requirements. "It's a fun process to go through," he said, "adding things to it, altering it just enough to where it applies to what our local conditions are."
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Retro Video Game Review: Perfect Dark (N64)
by Cameron on October 28th, 2010
Overall Score: 5/5 Stars
The Nintendo 64 was fairly often insulted and derided in its time, for being a cartridge console in an age of disk systems, for its explicitly polygonal graphics with lack of cinemative cutscenes or sound, and for being the "kid's toy" machine to some people.
But that unit did produce some masterpieces, a few of which occurred when then-legendary developer Rare was at the helm. Beginning with their work on Goldeneye, which may have not only been the best license game of all time but also showed that a first-person shooter could viably be played on consoles rather than solely PCs, Rare took the successful Goldeneye FPS formula, tweaked it, and in the year 2000 produced a magnificent video game called Perfect Dark.
The storyline of Perfect Dark revolves around special agent Joanna Dark and her covert work in the near future to ward off an alien invasion. The plot is science-fiction schlock all-around, sporting artificial intelligence, hovering vehicles, laster-blasting weaponry, and other familiar touches. Much like Goldeneye, it is handled a mission at a time, and each available in three different difficulty levels.
The solo mode, alone, is worthy of notable consideration; however, it is the other modes that warrant the dropping of jaws and the distribution of proper accolades. Not only does Perfect Dark have a two-player co-op mode, but it even has a two-player "counter-operative" mode, where a second player gets to be one of the enemy characters trying to thwart the protagonist, Joanna, and even respawns as a different baddie with each death.
Yet these, perhaps, are merely a taste of the true quality gaming that is to be found in the multi-player. Up to four human players could play; but, in a startling contrast to the limits of Goldeneye, up to eight different computer characters could be added as well, and were even customizable as to their personality type, difficulty level, and appearance. This, along with being able to choose up to six different weapons slots, of which had dozens upon dozens of choices; options for slow-motion, radar, map sequencing; play options, like Hold The Briefcase, Hacker Central, and Pop A Cap; teams, even choosing their names per color; and, maybe best yet, deep stat-tracking that saved setting and plater profiles, including their distance walked, rounds used, medals won, games won, lost, headshots, etc. The multi-player mode had an incredible, mind-numbing amount of replay value.
The play control mimics Goldeneye, and thus is tightly honed, familiar to some already, and as good as possible for console gameplay. If the player exits the title menu screen, they control Joanna Dark wandering around the Carrington Institute, complete with training simulations for movement, actions, and the firing range. The A.I. is exceptional, especially for its time, with computer characters that grab the part of their body that gets shot, utilize basic tactics in groups, and even use verbal quips and swear. The entirety of Perfect Dark plays as though it was the best game that could have possibly been made.
In hindsight, the game looks a bit pixelated, with smeary artwork plastered onto crudely rendered polygon frames. Then again, perhaps that is just the result of how the Nintendo 64 has become in general. In the big picture, that is Perfect Dark's lowlight: It has not aged well.
There are some highlights, though, and even within the frame of context. This game does 64-bit smoke effects well, from the lingering explosions to the nuaned sparks emitted from the cleaning bot you can shoot at in a particular level. There is some slowdown with too many explosions going on, and with the "woozy" effect as well; that, being the effect of being punched or hit with a tranquilizer, as the screen becomes a bit fuzzier. This, in itself, is an impressively graphical effect.
The backgrounds and environments span an impressive array, from the clinical future-chic of the Carrington Institute offices to the dusty underground secrets at Area 51, from the rain-soaked streets of future Chicago to the tight confines of Air Force One, and from the tropical air of a certain villa to the arcane interior of an extraterrestrial craft. Well, Chicago feels a bit cramped actually, but it looks dang good.
If Perfect Dark's visuals can be picked on, its audio department may make up for any deficit there. The guns bang and boom with variety and punch, the explosions rock the screen, and the voice effects are great, if not comical at times. Even the little sci-fi touches, from invisibility cloaks activating to key card beeps, are all executed with aplomb. Then there is the score, which does not leave many stones unturned, as the techno-orchestral tracks hit the gamut from adrenaline-pumping synth rock to the violin whines of an ancient bygone planetary landscape. In short: Game sounds good.
Rare pulled off a remarkable feat in creating an entire, original new mythos for Perfect Dark, setting enough into motion for eventual sequels. The original follows a plot that, admittedly, seems to jump around a bit, but does offer the player rewarding gameplay variety in that respect. The world feels distinctive while sticking to genre tropes, with shades of Blade Runner meshing well with Independence Day.
At final judgment, it is the mechanics, the controls, the stages, the challenge, the guns, the options, and the utter fun involved that make Perfect Dark so great. Compared to its peers, even Goldeneye, Perfect Dark stands head and shoulders above. It it a sad fact that it managed to go somewhat underappreciated. Nonetheless, it earns the highest mark, a perfect five stars out of five. The words of this review hardly do justice to its masterful replay enjoyment.
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Every month Maggi Stamp, a qualified and experienced relationship counsellor for Relate and in private practice, writes about some of the emotional challenges we meet in later life.
For reasons of confidentiality Maggi never writes about a particular person's problems unless you have sent one in to be answered, but all her examples are based on problems raised by clients, family and friends over the years.
My 86 year old father has Parkinson's disease and everyone, including mum, expects me to look after him. I call in on my way home from work every other day and deliver heavy shopping that my wife and I do for them. I am happy to carry out odd jobs around the house too. Mum has managed quite well but can no longer cope with his increasing disability. He is a big man. She says she wants to stay in her own home but feels I could help him with the bath and toilet and in and out of his chair.
How on earth can I do this? I have a full time job and my wife doesn't even like dad very much – I don't get on that well with him myself and never have. My brother lives in a flat miles away so there is no way he can help, but I dread the prospect of dad coming to live with us and having the responsibility of caring for him.
I enjoy my work and my sport. I'm fit and healthy. We have regular holidays and have felt content with things the way they were until dad's recent deterioration.
There is such pressure for me to 'do my duty by him' from mum, brother and my aunt, dad's sister, that it is giving me sleepless nights. My wife is very worried that I will give in to them.
There is a strong sense of duty running through your letter. You visit your parents at the end of your working day, you work in your parents' house and garden, you and your wife shop for them. You are already doing what sounds like a fine job of being a caring and responsible son.
What you need to establish is how much of the pressure is self-generated, how much is out of concern for your mother and how much is really an expectation that you will move dad in with you to save the rest of the family any further worry. But you are also thinking about the effect that bringing dad into your home will have on your wife and on your way of life. This is where filial and marital duty don't sit well together it seems.
It sounds like you are doing enough, but don't know how to say no when others put pressure on you.
It is time to talk all parties concerned and tell them what you can and cannot do for your father.
To take him into your home would probably seem like a relief for mum to begin with, but they have been together for many years, she would be lonely - and she is no longer able to do so much for herself.
How would you manage to care for your father in your house and keep an eye on her in theirs?
Your wife would be left to care for him during the day – and she doesn't even like him. This is bound to begin to pile pressure on your marriage eventually as she feels tired and resentful of you both, and as your father's condition deteriorates.
You and he have never been close so there is not much mutual affection that would ease the strain of looking after an ailing and aged person.
It is necessary to put your reasons simply and clearly to everyone, your mother most especially. She will need your reassurance that you won't stop doing all you realistically can to support her while dad is still able to be cared for in their own home.
If or when that changes, coming to your house will not help him; he will by then be in need of specialised nursing attention. When your mum can take this in, she will be able to talk to your aunt and explain things. But it would be good if you could talk to her as well. It is clear that your aunt is worried about her brother and maybe would be happy to be more involved if she were clear about what she could do.
It sounds as though he could do with some home help already. Have you been in touch with Social Services? Have a word with dad's GP too. There are so many ways in which people can be helped to stay in their own homes while living with Parkinson's disease (PD). You don't mention if you have found you local branch of the PD Society, but they are easily located through the web and in your local telephone directory. The PDS have specialist support workers and nurses who visit homes and advise on care, as well as giving practical help.
You assume that because your brother lives miles away there is little he can do. Is this because he is unwilling, or physically unable, or just due to the apparent impracticality of distance? Talk with him. Ask if there is a way he could put a few hours aside occasionally at weekends and come over to help you deal with your parents' house and garden chores. He has as much of a responsibility to help them as you, and may feel satisfied that he too has done all he can. Perhaps he isn't sure what he can do to lend a hand and would be pleased to feel included – and needed by his brother.
Have a word with your parent's neighbours if they have been friends for a long time. Thank them for being there. Reassure them that you are, as a family, doing all you can to see that your parents are supported, that it isn't practical to move dad away from his home at this point, and that, as friends, their calls and visits are much appreciated and needed by them both – by dad for the stimulation he gets from a fresh face popping in to say hello, and from mum for the comfort of knowing there is someone coming in to break the strain of being on her own with her husband all day, every day.
Lastly, but importantly, talk to your wife. Tell her how much you value her help in what at times can be a difficult task. Reassure her too. She needs to know that you appreciate her support, helping out even when she isn't fond of your dad. Tell her you are going to make sure he is cared for in the best place for his needs. Although the best place is often assumed by outsiders to be with an able-bodied son or daughter, this is not always so.
For many people, nursing a parent can feel like a natural and rewarding next stage in a loving relationship with mum or dad, but it can also be very taxing and distressing work. When there is no emotional bond, the strain can lead to a speeding up of signs of their deterioration, illness in the carer and even maltreatment of the sufferer as they become more difficult to care for.
Take care of your marriage and it will support whatever you have to go through.
Parkinson's is a progressive neurological condition affecting movements such as walking, talking, and writing. Parkinson's occurs as result of a loss of nerve cells in the part of the brain known as the substantia nigra. These cells are responsible for producing a chemical known as dopamine, which allows messages to be sent to the parts of the brain that co-ordinate movement. With the depletion of dopamine-producing cells, these parts of the brain are unable to function normally.
1. Tremor - which usually begins in one hand. This is the first symptom for 70 percent of people with Parkinson's.
2. Slowness of movement (bradykinesia) - people with Parkinson's may find that they have difficulty initiating movements or that performing movements takes longer.
3. Stiffness or rigidity of muscles - problems with activities such as standing up from a chair or rolling over in bed may be experienced.


Do your social channels make money? Or maybe they are saving you heaps o' dosh? How much do you need to spend on a social media channel to make or save a buck? Our June event is all about real life Kiwis adding to their bottom line using social media. Whether you are a business or your own brand - or maybe you are both - come along to hear how our panel is converting their social media efforts into cash.
Makaia founded online business Motivate Me New Zealand (MMNZ) in 2012. MMNZ is an exclusive members only community created for Kiwi women looking for positive support, encouragement and advice during their journey of living a healthier lifestyle.
The community currently has 1,700 active members and over 76,000 Facebook followers.
Ken has been advertising online since Jerry Yang used to answer the phone at Yahoo. Now CEO of BuddyBid & a passionate advocate for making commerce easier, Ken is focused on helping businesses create new channels of revenue within social media, starting with a simple principle: bring the transaction into your customers' preferred environment; don't bounce them out of social into an old school checkout cart.
As Founder and MD of social media marketing company Socialites, Wendy will give us a brief rundown on how some of NZ's biggest brands Mitre 10 and House of Travel have increased sales and reduced customer acquisition costs with social media. Because if you can't measure it you can't manage it.
Alex has worked in social media since 2011, ideating and executing campaigns for SMEs and charities throughout New Zealand. He is currently the Digital Content & Community Manager at NZ's leading online deal site, GrabOne.
Jam creates digital strategy plans for SMEs and manages Conversologie, a digital agency focused on virtual events and social media. She is a Hootsuite ambassador for NZ and helps bloggers in the country through the NZ Bloggers Network. She now dabbles with location-based social media monitoring for her clients.
Semble is an app that lets you pay for things using secure, digital versions of your credit and debit cards stored on your phone. It is a unique collaboration between New Zealand's mobile network operators and Paymark. They launched the country's first mobile wallet last March 31. Secure payments are just the start. Soon Semble will expand its services to include transport, loyalty cards, vouchers and more. Sarah Evans will share some insights from the journey, exciting future developments as well as providing a demonstration of this new shiny new thing in action.


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La polimerizzazione radicalica è un metodo di polimerizzazione a catena tramite il quale un polimero si forma per successiva addizione di un radicale libero. Esistono diversi metodi con cui è possibile formare radicali liberi, generalmente a partire da molecole di iniziatore. Queste specie radicaliche (chiamate radicali primari) sono poi in grado di reagire con unità di monomero, generando i centri attivi su cui si svilupperanno le catene (detti radicali secondari).

Con questo tipo di reazione chimica si possono ottenere svariate macromolecole e materiali compositi. La natura relativamente aspecifica delle interazioni chimiche dei radicali fa sì che questo processo sia largamente utilizzato. Nel 2001 un terzo dei polimeri prodotti negli Stati Uniti era ricavato seguendo questa metodologia.

Fase di inizio
È il primo stadio della polimerizzazione. In questa fase un centro attivo viene creato e funzionerà da punto di partenza per l'accrescimento della catena macromolecolare. Non tutti i monomeri funzionano bene con qualsiasi iniziatore. La fase di inizio radicalica è ottimale con i doppi legami carbonio-carbonio dei monomeri vinilici e con il gruppo carbonile (doppio legame carbonio-ossigeno) presente in aldeidi e chetoni. Questo passaggio della reazione si può suddividere in due reazioni distinte: inizialmente i radicali vengono creati da una molecola di iniziatore (radicali primari), in un secondo momento questi attaccano le unità monomeriche nei dintorni.

Esistono svariati tipi di iniziatori e modalità di avvio della polimerizzazione radicalica.

Tipi di iniziatore e di fase d'inizio
Decomposizione termica L'iniziatore viene riscaldato finché non si ha la rottura omolitica del legame covalente, da cui si originano due radicali (figura 1). Questo metodo funziona bene con perossidi organici e azo composti.
Fotolisi Le radiazioni rompono omoliticamente il legame generando due radicali, come in figura 2. Questo metodo generalmente è usato con ioduri metallici, alchil-metalli e azocomposti.  L'inizio fotolitico può avvenire anche attraverso un'estrazione di idrogeno bimolecolare quando il radicale si trova nel suo più basso stato di tripletto eccitato.: La fotolisi richiede che l'iniziatore soddisfi i seguenti requisiti:
 Alta assorbività nell'intervallo 300-400 nm.
 Buona efficienza nella generazione di radicali capaci di attaccare doppi legami C=C.
 Adeguata solubilità nel sistema polimero-monomero.
 Non impartisce colori giallastri o odori sgradevoli al materiale finito.
 Il fotoiniziatore e qualsiasi sottoprodotto risultante devono essere atossici.
Reazioni redox La riduzione del perossido di idrogeno o di un perossido di idrogeno alchilico attraverso il ferro è piuttosto comune.  Altri riducenti impiegati sono Cr2+, V2+, Ti3+, Co2+ e Cu+.
H2O2 + Fe^{2+} -> Fe^{3+}{} + HO^- + HO^.
Persolfati La dissociazione del persolfato in fase acquosa (figura 3) è un metodo utile nella polimerizzazione in emulsione, in cui il radicale diffonde attraverso una goccia idrofobica di monomero.
Radiazioni ionizzanti Le radiazioni α, β, γ e x causano l'espulsione di un elettrone dalla molecola di iniziatore, seguita dalla dissociazione e dalla cattura elettronica per produrre un radicale (figura 4).
Via elettrochimica L'elettrolisi di una soluzione contenente sia monomero che elettroliti è un'altra alternativa.Una molecola di monomero riceve un elettrone al catodo e si trasforma in un radicale anione, mentre un monomero presso l'anodo perde un elettrone e diventa un radicale catione (figura 5). Gli ioni radicalici possono ora iniziare la polimerizzazione radicalica e/o quella di tipo ionico. Di solito si sceglie questo metodo quando si vuole ricoprire la superficie di un metallo con pellicole (film) polimerici.

Note

Bibliografia
 A.I.M., Fondamenti di scienza dei polimeri, Pisa, Pacini Editore, febbraio 2003, capitolo 15 "La polimerizzazione radicalica".

Voci correlate
Polimerizzazione
Polimerizzazione a catena
Polimerizzazione vivente

Collegamenti esterni
Polimerizzazione radicalica su Polymer Science Learning Center

Polimeri
Chimica dei polimeri e delle macromolecole
Reazioni di polimerizzazione
Meccanismi di reazione

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Analysis: Minnesota highly rated for raising a family
Fri, Jan 13, 2023 8:01 AM
By Mary Stroka, The Center Square
A personal finance website has ranked Minnesota second-best in the nation for raising families using 100-point scales on 51 indicators in five equally weighted dimensions.
Massachusetts was first, and Mississippi last.
WalletHub researched and determined its rankings, using more than two dozen data sources. The North Star State was fifth in socioeconomics, seventh in affordability, eighth in health and safety, 12th in education and child care, and 13th in family fun. In its scoring, Minnesota tallied 62.07 points; the Bay State checked in at 66.14.
Inside some of the numbers for Minnesota:
• Median credit score, 748, best in the country.
• Median family income, $90,104, adjusted for cost of living, second highest.
• Families living in poverty, 5.6%, second best.
• Life expectancy at birth, 80.4 years, third highest.
• Separation and divorce rate, 17.76%, sixth best.
• Pediatricians per capita, 15.54, ninth highest.
Dr. Melissa Barnett, an associate professor of Family Studies and Human Development at the University of Arizona, says states have "powerful influence" on development in children, and impact on families.
"One of the clearest examples is state approaches to funding and supporting education," she said in the report. "Starting early in life, access to high-quality affordable early childhood education has significant implications for children's learning and social development, family well-being, and ultimately community and state economic development."
Hugh Hewitt is one of the nation's leading bloggers and a genuine media revolutionary. He brings that expertise, his wit and what The New Yorker magazine calls his "amiable but >>Hugh Hewitt is one of the nation's leading bloggers and a genuine media revolutionary. He brings that expertise, his wit and what The New Yorker magazine calls his "amiable but relentless manner" to his nationally syndicated show . . . <<
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Q: git - remote: fatal: you are on a branch yet to be born, using post-receive hook So I am trying to sync to github branches to two parts of my website, theoretically the master branch in my github should be synced with my website tinyweatherstation.com and the beta branch should sync with beta.tinyweatherstation.com, and I have successfully gotten the post-receive hook working with the master branch, but when this for the beta branch:
git remote add live_beta ssh://wesley@tinyweatherstation.com/var/www/tinyweatherstation.com.git
git push live_beta +beta:refs/heads/beta

I get the error:
    Enter passphrase for key '/c/Users/WesleyN/.ssh/id_rsa':
Counting objects: 999, done.
Delta compression using up to 8 threads.
Compressing objects: 100% (967/967), done.
Writing objects: 100% (999/999), 5.04 MiB | 529.00 KiB/s, done.
Total 999 (delta 360), reused 0 (delta 0)
remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (360/360), done.
remote: fatal: You are on a branch yet to be born
To ssh://tinyweatherstation.com/var/www/beta.tinyweatherstation.com.git
 * [new branch]      beta -> beta

The post receive hook looks like this...
#!/bin/sh
GIT_WORK_TREE=/var/www/beta.tinyweatherstation.com/html git checkout -f
I have commited to this branch (beta) so I know it is there, so please help...

A: The error message comes from the target of the push (the Git there).  Given that your post-receive hook is the simple one line expression:
GIT_WORK_TREE=/var/www/beta.tinyweatherstation.com/html git checkout -f

this means that the Git living at:
ssh://tinyweatherstation.com/var/www/beta.tinyweatherstation.com.git

is, just as the error message says, "on a branch yet to be born".  That is, the current branch of that (presumably bare) repository has some name, such as master, but that branch name does not yet exist.
There are multiple solutions.  One is to pick an explicit branch to check out:
GIT_WORK_TREE=/var/www/beta.tinyweatherstation.com/html git checkout -f beta

That way, this particular Git knows to check out by the name beta rather than its current branch (again, probably master—from here on, I'll assume that it is master) that does not actually exist yet.
Another is to create the branch name master in that Git repository (on the server at tinyweatherstation.com/var/www/beta.tinyweatherstation.com.git).  There are multiple ways to do this: e.g., you could log in on that machine, navigate to the bare repository, and use git branch to make the name master point to any of the existing commits, now that there are some commits in the repository.  Or, from your client machine, you could do another git push, but this time, do one that pushes to the name master:
client$ git push live_beta master

(assuming you want the server's master to point to the same commit that your client's master points-to).
Yet another way is to log in to the server and change the name to which its HEAD points symbolically, i.e., to change the name of the current branch on the tinyweatherstation.com server:
server$ git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/beta

Now the git checkout -f with no branch name will work, because the name beta refers to the branch you pushed earlier.
Note that using git checkout -f beta will, as a side effect, set the current branch to beta.

A: *

*Fetch all repository:
$ git remote add live_beta ssh://wesley@tinyweatherstation.com/var/www/tinyweatherstation.com.git
$ git fetch --all

*Create and checkout to beta branch with remote's beta branch history ( make sure no local beta branch exists):
$ git checkout beta

*Push to live_beta repo's beta branch:
$ git push live_beta beta

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AMSBIO announces iMatrix recombinant Laminin-511 E8 fragments, an innovative cell culture matrix compatible with a wide variety of cell types, and exceptionally well-suited for pluripotent stem cells.
Miyazaki, T. et al. (2017) Efficient Adhesion Culture of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Using Laminin Fragments in an Uncoated Manner. Scientific Reports 7: 41165.
Figure 2. The Binding activity of Laminin 511 E8 Fragment against ES cell was better than Full length 511 and traditional substrate.
The same function was confirmed in human iPS cells.
Laminin-511 is a major component of the basement membrane, which is expressed in early development of the embryo and can be used as a matrix for pluripotent (ES/iPS) stem cells, as it binds to integrin on cell surfaces. However, Laminin-511 is a large protein (800kDa) composed of three chains (alpha, beta and gamma), making it difficult to produce recombinantly. In order to overcome this challenge, Laminin-511 proteins were fragmented to find the smallest integrin-binding component and hES cells were found to adhere more strongly to the E8 fragment than to the full-length protein.


Nice to know he's reached his financial nirvana.
Dammit, I thought he was a wide receiver.
I think hes trying to get cut more tha anything else...then he can more freely choose where to play.
I think I'm actually concerned about his well being. Something is very wrong with him right now.
He's actually not wrong. However, I do not agree with how he's handling everything. But at the end of the day, how I feel about his situation doesn't matter.
I'd buy that. He has acted funny since then.
I have a different theory. He wants to play somewhere that has a system. I never realized this but we are the only team with a system in which plays are designed and practiced on. This is why people say Brady is a System QB.
See? He has play books and routes and they do drills. Other teams line up eleven superior athletes but they don't do the whole design thing or practice plays or have any type of system. It's just snap the ball and see what kind of monster athletes can do. Browns tired of that.
I hope he gets traded to the Redskins. He'll be irrelevant and his career will die there.
Brown doesn't need the NYFL and the NYFL needs Brown even less.
Isn't that like an arsonist complaining about how overworked the fire department is?
So you think it's a coincidence that Harrison, Bell, and now AB came out with criticism of the org? Apparently Harrison did everything he could to be let go. Bell flat out refused to play. Now AB is doing what he can to be released. All of this in the last 2 years.
Maybe they're just being prima Donas since the Steelers coaching staff is excellent (though their fans don't think so).
Bell's about money, and Brown's the guy who makes sure to arrive at camp via helicopter and films himself in the locker room while the coach is trying to have a team meeting/speech. So we should probably acknowledge those two players as guys who's situations aren't about the system, even if we believe that there is a problem in Pittsburgh beyond them.
They are soft and it shows on the field. They coddle prima donna players and it shows off the field.
Both Bell and AB are leaving that joint squeeling like pigs. Two all stars leaving in their prime that PIT could not get to go with the program. They should have traded them a year early like we did with Chandler Jones.
In a crazy way, he's using one of the few weapons he has, squeeling like a pig till he gets released, and if that doesn't happen he tells the team that just dropped a 4th rounder for his rights that he's going to sit till they trade him to a team of his choice or release him. Worse case he sits a year but that's what it took Bell to get out of PIT, and it seems players these days are OK with that.
NFL may be evolving towards basketball 'pre-agency' when a player still has a year on his deal and tells the team he isn't signing with them so they better trade him now when they can get something for him, and here's a list of teams he'll accept a trade to.
Wow, that one hits a little too close to home!
Did I tell you about that nice place I'm looking at down by the coast?


EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- February 7, 2019 -- In response to Tuesday's announcement regarding the cancellation of the Governor's Cup and Three Diamonds stakes several of last year's contributing sponsors have indicated that they would renew their support for the 2019 season.
As a result and with the February 15 deadline looming, The Meadowlands will accept nomination payments on those stakes while continuing to seek sponsorships. A decision on the fate of the stakes will then be made by early March.
The unfortunate truth is that the entire stakes sponsorship program is down significantly from 2018 and the purse supplement granted by the NJ Legislature does not allocate any funds for the Grand Circuit stakes.
The Meadowlands welcomes those who may be interested in becoming stakes sponsors for 2019. Please contact Vice President of Sponsorships Sales Jason Hall who may be reached via email at JHall@TiogaDowns.com or by phone at 607-972-6526 .
"There shall be appropriated out of the General Fund of the State in the current fiscal year 2019 and in each of the four fiscal years thereafter $20,000,000 annually to the New Jersey Racing Commission to be used for horse racing purse subsidies. These amounts shall be allocated by the New Jersey Racing Commission equally between the thoroughbred industry and the standardbred industry. Of the funds allocated to the thoroughbred industry, 100 percent shall be allocated to Monmouth Park overnight purses. Of the funds allocated to the standardbred industry, 60 percent shall be allocated to Meadowlands overnight purses; 16 percent to Freehold overnight purses; 12 percent to the New Jersey Sire Stakes purses; 6 percent to purse bonuses for New Jersey sired horses; and 6 percent for breeders awards purses."


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Leisure facility construction
This aerial photo shows the Hard Rock Hotel, which was under construction, after a fatal partial collapse in New Orleans, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
New Orleans hotel collapse: Search on for a missing worker
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rescue crews on Sunday searched for a worker missing in the partial collapse of a New Orleans hotel that was under construction, their work proceeding cautiously amid fears about the stability of the structure, authorities said. Officials declined to say if they have any...
The Latest: 2nd person dead in building collapse
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on the partial collapse of a hotel under construction in New Orleans (all times local): 11:35 p.m. New Orleans' officials say a second person has been killed in the partial collapse of a hotel under construction. The city's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency...
Hotel collapse in New Orleans leaves 1 dead, 2 missing
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A large section of a Hard Rock Hotel under construction beside New Orleans' historic French Quarter collapsed Saturday amid blinding dust and flying debris, killing one person and injuring more than 20. Rescue workers searched the largely unstable building until nightfall for two...
This photo provided by WWL-TV shows several construction standing after a large portion of the Hard Rock Hotel, under construction suddenly collapsed Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 in New Orleans. It was not immediately clear what caused the collapse or if anyone was injured. Upper floors began to fall on top of each other before one side of the building fell to the ground below. It was not immediately clear what caused the collapse or if anyone was injured. (WWL-TV via AP)
1 confirmed dead and 3 unaccounted for after large portion of a hotel under construction in New Orleans collapses
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — 1 confirmed dead and 3 unaccounted for after large portion of a hotel under construction in New Orleans collapses.
FILE - In this July 15, 2019, file photo, demonstrators block a road at the base of Hawaii's tallest mountain, in Mauna Kea, Hawaii, to protest the construction of a giant telescope on land that some Native Hawaiians consider sacred. The University of Hawaii's board is forming a task force to study the school's management of Mauna Kea's summit, which is currently at the center of long-running protests against the construction of a new telescope. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)
Still blocked from Hawaii peak, telescope seeks Spain permit
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The group behind a $1.4 billion telescope planned for Hawaii is applying for a permit to build in Spain as ongoing protests and a human blockade prevent them from starting construction on Mauna Kea, Hawaii's highest peak that some people consider sacred. The plan to start...
Rescuers try to remove the rubble at the site of a collapsed building in Preah Sihanouk province, Cambodia, Sunday, June 23, 2019. Rescue workers were using saws to cut steel beams and excavators to move piles of rubble of the collapsed seven-story building. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Cambodia PM to oversee rescue operation at building collapse
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Sunday that he was heading to the seaside resort town where a seven-story building under construction collapsed, killing at least 19 workers and injuring 24. Hun Sen said he would oversee the rescue operation at the site in...
Visitors walk behind the credle (1922) by Peter Keler during the press preview prior to the opening of the new Bauhaus Museum of the 'Klassik Stiftung Weimar' (Classic Foundation Weimar) in Weimar, Germany, Thursday, April 4, 2019. The museum designed by Berlin-based architect Heike Hanada will focus on the early Bauhaus that was founded in Weimar in 1919 and stayed there until 1925. The official opening of the new Bauhaus Museums will take place on Friday, April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
German birthplace marks Bauhaus centenary with new museum
WEIMAR, Germany (AP) — The German city where the Bauhaus was born a century ago is paying tribute to the school behind a string of modern design icons with a new museum opening Friday meant to anchor it in its turbulent historical context. The Bauhaus Museum in Weimar, a functional but elegant...
In this April 4, 2018 file photo, Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, leaves the federal courthouse in Washington. Members of the Manafort family who run the Connecticut-based Manafort Brothers Inc. construction company are defending their family name while distancing themselves from Paul Manafort Jr., who is facing sentencing this month for financial crimes and illegal lobbying. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Manafort family business defends name as cousin sits in jail
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — What do you do if you share a name with one of the most prominent defendants in the special counsel's investigation into Russia? Paul Manafort's daughter decided to change her name . Leaders of New Britain, Connecticut, considered renaming Paul Manafort Drive, a street named...
FILE - In this June 28, 1978, file photo, New York Gov Hugh Carey points to an artists' conception of the new New York Hyatt Hotel/Convention facility that will be build on the site of the former Commordore Hotel in New York. Now called the Grand Hyatt New York, the building that helped Donald Trump make a name for himself in his first big deal in Manhattan is being sold to developers who plan to tear it down. From left are: Donald Trump; New York Mayor Mayor Ed Koch; Carey; and Robert T. Dormer, executive vice president of the Urban Development Corp. (AP Photo)
Hotel that launched Trump to Manhattan fame to be torn down
NEW YORK (AP) — The building that helped Donald Trump make a name for himself in his first big deal in Manhattan is being sold to developers who plan to tear it down. Developer TF Cornerstone said Thursday that it and a group managing billionaire Michael Dell's money have agreed to buy the Grand...
FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2019 file photo, Marianna Trevino-Wright, Executive Director of the National Butterfly Center, talks during an interview with The Associated Press in Mission, Texas. The U.S. government is preparing to begin construction of more border walls and fencing in South Texas' Rio Grande Valley, likely on federally-owned land set aside as wildlife refuge property. Heavy construction equipment is supposed to arrive starting Monday. A photo posted by the nonprofit National Butterfly Center shows an excavator parked on its property.(AP Photo/ John L. Mone)
US prepares to start building portion of Texas border wall
HOUSTON (AP) — The U.S. government is preparing to begin construction of more border walls and fencing in South Texas' Rio Grande Valley, likely on federally owned land set aside as wildlife refuge property. Heavy construction equipment was expected to arrive starting Monday, U.S. Customs and...


Hi everyone. Back with another watercolored card. Not completely happy with this, but I made it into a card anyways and am sharing it with you. I need to learn how much water to add when trying to paint and shade ... I think there's a big learning curve.
Love the tip from the course on inking the sentiment and then adding a little water so when it is stamped it looked watercolored as well.
Hope those of you celebrating Mother's Day yesterday, had a wonderful time. Our family, along with my DDIL parents, went for brunch at a nearby golf course. Lovely setting, delicious food, and the best company ... made for a wonderful time. :) I was spoiled with flowers, a plant for my garden, cards ... and best of all, an album of pictures of Cooper taken by a photographer when he was eight days old - so precious!
I love the color you chose - great effect with this technique!
TFS your beautiful watercolored card and ADORABLE Cooper :-) What a cutey pie!
Your watercolouring looks great, Loll, and the rich colours are lovely. Gorgeous tulips!
Cooper is such a doll! Glad you had a wonderful Mother's Day. Love the watercolored tulip! I've got to try the splatter. I love the effect!
Mistakes...what mistakes, your watercolour class is certainly paying off. Love all of the cards that you have made with the classes.
Just love your card, and the colours are so nice, and a beautiful photo of Mum and Babe!!! Hope you had a lovely day!!!
He is surely a sweetie! Love this card and think you are being hard on yourself! Loved the copper colored one also!
Another really beautiful card, Loll! Your tulips are so pretty, and I love how your sentiment has the 'water colored' look, too!
Thanks for sharing the pic of Cooper...what a cute little guy he is!
Wishing you a late Happy Mothers Day, hope you hada wonderful day!! This card is beautifullly done , as usual. Love it.
As always another beautiful card Loll, you truly are talented. Beautiful grandson too.
Not sure why you're not happy with it Loll. It's amazingly effective and you've matched your dp with the tulips perfectly.
p.s. glad you had a great Mother's Day ... me too! local zoo and eats out w my guys!
I think you're being too hard on yourself - it looks fabulous to me! Love the splatters and the way you did the sentiment.
This is so pretty, Loll, and I think you're being a bit hard on yourself about the colouring. Sounds like you had a fabulous Mother's Day. Cooper looks adorable.
I think you did an amazing job with your tulip card, Loll...love the splatters and coloring! Awww...Cooper's sure growing up fast...what a sweetie!


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LIVING IN THE LAST DAYS: An in-depth look at Bible prophecy, current events, and how they relate to you, unpacks the book of Revelation and other end time prophecies.
In this book, you will discover the possible meanings of symbols, profiles of the Antichrist and the false prophet, what the Mark of the Beast could be (and how it may be enforced), the Second Coming of Christ at the battle of Armageddon, and much more. You will also see how modern technology, widespread pandemics, and world leaders are setting the stage for prophecy to be fulfilled.
Throughout this book, I have used the Bible to interpret itself, to unravel the timeline and tie it together with current events, to prove that we are truly Living in the Last Days before Christ returns.
If Bible prophecy is new to you, this book will fill in some of the blanks and help you understand and prepare for these events. If you are knowledgeable of end time prophecies, I believe you will also find new things to explore.
The Stage is Set
Past Prophecies Fulfilled
The Last Days Prophecies of Jesus
The Rebirth of Israel
What is "The Falling Away?"
How will we recognize the Antichrist?
Why Does the Peace Treaty with Israel Matter?
The Four Great Divisions of People
Understanding the Structure of Revelation
Who are the Seven Churches of Revelation?
What is the Tribulation Period?
Examples of Possible Symbols and Meanings
What are the Seven Seals?
The 144,000 and the Martyrs
The Seven Trumpets and Seven Bowls
Who are the Two Witnesses?
The Woman and the Dragon
The Dragon | AKA Satan, the Serpent, the Devil
The Beast | The Global Government
The False Prophet | The Global Religious Leader
Progressive Protestants
Progressive Rome
What Is The Mark of the Beast?
Who Wants the MOB in Place?
What is its Precursor?
How Will the Mark be Implemented?
What Happens if You Take the MOB?
What Happens if You Don't Take the MOB?
When Hell Literally Breaks Loose
The Six Events Before Christ Returns
The Powerful Harlot
The Fall of Mystery Babylon
Jesus Returns to Reap the Earth
Judgment Day!
Links To Global Groups And Sources
BOOK RELEASE UPDATE!
In this book, you will discover the possible meanings of symbols, the identity of the two witnesses, profiles of the Antichrist and the false prophet, what the Mark of the Beast could be (and how it may be enforced), the Second Coming of Christ at the battle of Armageddon, and much more. You will also see how modern technology, widespread pandemics, and world leaders are setting the stage for prophecy to be fulfilled.
Living in the Last Days will soon be available to pre-order and will be released on February 8, 2022.
Live each day like it's your last, because someday it will be.
Finding Freedom and Peace
It seems like this world's gone crazy lately. Our lives have changed dramatically in a matter of weeks. How can we stop the anxiety? How can we be free from fear? How can we find peace? Even without this pandemic, everyday life has its share of problems that become too much to bear. Organizing and prioritizing these these three areas will make all the difference in the world.
Flu Prevention and Intervention
What to do to prevent the flu and how to intervene if you have it. This video tells proactive ways to boost your immune system, provide self-care at home, and know the signs and symptoms when you should seek professional help.
What Matters Most in Life?
What you would do if you only had a short time to live? What's really important in God's eyes? Jesus provides specific answers as to what he will look for when he returns in glory.


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In your course, you will be working with outstanding educators who have committed themselves to developing courses to meet the professional development and licensure needs of teachers. Our courses typically run in line with the on-campus college terms; however, it is our goal to allow teachers the opportunity to get settled back into the school semester before they begin with our online course modules.
PLEASE NOTE: You will not be able to see or access your course in Moodle until the opening day of the course.


The OxHRH and the African Politics and History Seminar Series will be hosting the Oxford premiere of the internationally acclaimed documentary, "In the Shadow of the Sun." This will be followed by a panel discussion with director Harry Freeland and Standing Voice managing director Jon Beale.
This award-winning film follows the inspiring journeys of two albino men in Tanzania, where witch doctors are spreading a belief that the body parts of albino people will being wealth and good fortune. It has been screened at over 50 international film festivals and been broadcast on television in 10 countries.
UK-based charity Standing Voice was established to translate the awareness raised by the film into empowering action. It does so through the design and implementation of short- and long-term initiatives aiming to promote the health, integration and humanity of people living with albinism in East Africa.


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Thanks for the good service and recommending the budget plan for us through these hard times with the only one income. The budget is great. We know how much goes out for our utilities and how much we have for other things. Thanks for all your support!


Built on the foundation of a 1965 Howard Johnson hotel, Ace Hotel Palm Springs maintains functionality and simplicity without sacrificing the Ace aesthetic. Much of the property is an outgrowth of the original five-building structure, from the old Denny's restaurant - now King's Highway and the Amigo Room - to the rare, deep pool. Just south of downtown and close to the mountains, the location allows easy access to everything.
King's Highway restaurant redefines roadside diner fare as part of an American peasant food tradition. Local, seasonal, and organic ingredients are used whenever possible. The Amigo Room bar serves classic and creative artisanal cocktails using fresh juices and house-made mixers.
The Swim Club includes a pool, a hot tub, a spa, a gym, massage yurts, plenty of hammocks and a stargazing deck. You can lounge by the pool with a booze sno-cone from the Short Bus bar, or in one of the many comfortable hammocks that line the pool area. At the Spa, you can get an outdoor hot stone massage or a natural botanical facial.
Built on the foundation of a 1965 Howard Johnson hotel, this hotel maintains functionality and simplicity without sacrificing the Ace aesthetic. Much of the property is an outgrowth of the original five-building structure, from the old Denny's restaurant - now King's Highway and the Amigo Room - to the rare, deep pool.
Check-in time is 1 pm and check-out time is 12 pm.