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The CIA is one of 16 agencies in the IC. The CIA is comprised of four directorates - one of which is the DO. The DO serves as the clandestine arm of the CIA, collecting human source intelligence (HUMINT) worldwide through human and technical means. In addition, the DO serves as the national authority for the coordination, de-confliction and evaluation of clandestine operations across the Intelligence Community.
The Director of the Directorate of Operations (DDO) leads the DO workforce and the Clandestine HUMINT Community. In coordination with the HUMINT Community, the DDO jointly establishes and implements Community HUMINT standards and best practices; integrates the Community's operational HUMINT capabilities through collaborative planning, targeting, and synchronized operations; and monitors and evaluates the performance and status of the Clandestine HUMINT Enterprise.
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Communications Manager - WEAVE, Inc.
WEAVE seeks a thoughtful listener who can transform the expertise of agency staff and share WEAVE's work through a variety of communication channels. The Communications Manager will be expected to work collaboratively with program leaders to implement the agency's internal and external communications strategies. The position will be responsible for ensuring consistent alignment with the agency brand and marketing guidelines in all communications channels including website, social media, email, print publications and media relations. Bilingual/bi-cultural professionals are encouraged to apply.
The Communications Manager is responsible for executing WEAVE's internal and external communications strategy including marketing, branding, website maintenance, social media, media relations, and electronic and print agency publications. The Communications Manager works collaboratively with program leadership to ensure a consistent message regarding WEAVE's vision, mission, philosophy and services. The position reports to the Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer.
Responsible for consistently communicating agency mission, vision, values and services through all internal and external communications.
Responsible for creation of agency materials including design consistent with brand guidelines, coordinating production, program leader approval, approval of proofs, and allocating costs to appropriate programs.
Reviews documents created by employees, volunteers, and community partner event hosts for consistency with brand guidelines.
Reviews proposals for advertising, sponsorships, etc. and makes recommendations to agency leaders.
Responsible for preparing annual marketing and communications plans with clear deliverables and metrics.
Responsible for analyzing key metrics to monitor progress towards marketing goals and reporting trends of interest or concern to leadership.
Chairs all awareness month committees including recruitment, planning meetings, meeting minutes, and execution of awareness month plans.
Assists with requesting and/or developing content for agency newsletters, donor stewardship reports, volunteer newsletters, staff communications.
Reviews social media and email efforts for WEAVE retail locations and provides input to retail employees to ensure compliance with brand guidelines, etc.
Responsible for overseeing retail social media in the absence of assigned retail employee.
Represents WEAVE at community events and through participation in professional networks.
Responsible for updating of www.weaveinc.org and www.yourcleanslate.org based on employee updates.
Oversees website quarterly review process to ensure accurateness of website.
Works with website designer to address problems with functionality including being the point person for submitting help tickets and resolving concerns.
Responsible for aligning social media messaging to agency mission, vision, values, and priorities.
Designs and schedules all social media posts for agency campaigns including awareness months, WEAVE events, and Community Partner Events.
Responsible for tracking social media performance on all platforms and reporting progress monthly.
Assists with coordination of agency spokespersons for media interviews.
Prepares press releases and distributes to appropriate media sources.
Responsible for developing budget projections for marketing and communications efforts as part of agency annual budgeting process.
BA degree in marketing, communications or related field and a minimum of three years' related experience.
Outstanding computer skills include Microsoft Suite, graphic design software, and capacity to learn various online database/project management programs.
Knowledge of various social media channels and ability to develop content tailored to different channels required.
Comfort with web-based content management systems.
Ability to organize time effectively and work on a variety of projects in the same time frame.
High level of accuracy, organizational skills, and ability to handle multiple tasks.
Ability to maintain a cooperative, professional demeanor with clients, volunteers, staff and community members.
Occasional lifting of boxes up to 25 lbs.
Complete WEAVE's peer counselor training program (post-hiring requirement).
Valid California Driver's license and reliable transportation, including vehicle insurance.
Work environment is primarily in a busy office setting. Local travel may be required in the set-up/or attendance of off-site events. Continuously perform the following: Lift and carry 25 lbs., extend both arms above the head and/or reach below the waist; stoop, squat, crawl, bend the back to open lower-level filing drawers, or to retrieve stored items; climb a ladder to retrieve items from shelves; climb stairs or use an elevator. Sit frequently and/or or stand when filing, copying, etc. Use fine manipulation (hands and wrist) to operate a keyboard, take notes; utilize desk calculator, file and copy documents. Corrected vision to normal range. Speak in normal vocal tone and range, and communicate clearly and concisely to others. Apply normal to above average reasoning and detail as required in the accomplishment of job duties. Drive a vehicle and run errands as needed.
WEAVE welcomes diverse communities to apply.


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Lynton Peters and Ariel Navarro, founders of OneCart.
On-demand grocery concierge, OneCart has expanded its services to Cape Town, just 10 months after officially launching in Johannesburg and Pretoria. It has also announced plans to expand to Durban by the end of 2018.
The Gauteng-based start-up was established by partners Lynton Peters and Ariel Navarro. It enables consumers to shop from multiple regional and national retailers, add the products to one basket, and have the order delivered in as little as two hours.
OneCart has partnerships with Woolworths Food, Pick n Pay Food, Dis-Chem and Clicks.
According to the company, the main differentiator from the online retail shopping services offered is that OneCart has professional shoppers who do the shopping as per the orders. Also, a calculated concierge fee is charged per order, unlike the flat delivery rate charge per cart by retailers.
Notes Peters: "Our platform is innovating a previously traditional sector with the aim of providing ultimate convenience to consumers. The digital agenda is top of mind for retailers, and convenience, speed and simplicity are top of mind for online consumers."
The process works as follows: Trained shoppers receive the order via an app in real-time; customers are notified when the order is received; the shopper then begins the shopping; and, within the set time frame (for scheduled orders), delivery is on the way.
Navarro, who is also chief operating officer, says despite the concept of concierge shopping being relatively new in SA, the company has seen a consistent 80% to 100% growth month-on-month since November 2017.
According to 2018 research from Growth from Knowledge (GfK South Africa), while online retail is still in its infancy in South Africa, there is no indication that the market is slowing down any time soon.
Data from online interviews with 2 000 Internet-connected South African consumers found that most e-commerce retailers are seeing strong growth in smartphones, panel televisions, small domestic appliances, gaming consoles and laptops.
Some 45% of connected consumers in the survey claimed to increasingly use the Internet to buy products online compared to the previous year.
Peters notes that retailers are, however, warming up to the idea of shopping online for consumables. "With the advance of the on-demand economy, I do believe that consumers want a better or more convenient way of doing things, and we aim and create that for consumers. The platform has just reached over 1 000 active users and we anticipate strong growth in numbers."
He notes the company is planning to get more stores and categories on board and is continuously implementing new technologies to build a highly scalable and efficient on-demand shopping platform.


Eyes are the center of interest of most portraits, and I have two suggestions to keep the subject's eyes in focus. First, the edge where the background meets the subject's right eye could be sharper. Second, the iris of the subject's left eye could be a bit larger so that it doesn't divide the eye in half and make it appear somewhat awkward. As for other suggestions, I would place more color in the lips and include a few dark notes in the nostrils and corners of the mouth. The ear, too, needs a bit more detail and some darker tones.
watercolor on aquaboard, 6 x 6.
Oh, that's interesting. I see the artist did add more washes. She especially added color to the lips. The eye on the left side of the painting now has a sharp edge, which helps a lot. There's now a squiggly blue line on that eye that I think is unnecessary; the artist could lift that out. She added more color to the iris of the right eye, which helps, but it still needs sharper detail to work as the center of interest. It might be useful to look at someone who is gazing off to see how much of the white of the eye would be visible on the inside of the eye. The painting still needs a dark note in the nostril and more detail in the ear. Overall, good improvements.


Job searching can be strenuous, but finally landing the perfect job is a rewarding accomplishment.
However, you shouldn't get too comfortable - once you sign your contract, you have to be sure to live up to the expectations outlined by your employers.
Things like asking for help and feedback can help you get a strong start at your new job.
Here are the eight smartest things I did when I started my new job.
Quick: It's your first day at your new job. What do you do? How do you make sure that you start things off on the right foot when you're surrounded by intelligent and intensely driven people?
That's the conundrum I was faced with two and a half years ago when I first entered the workforce as a staff writer at a startup.
It was a scary, exciting, and slightly overwhelming experience. But I had some help from my friends and managers - not to mention people on the internet who claimed to know the best ways to get ahead in a new gig. I was able to cobble together the bits of advice I got into the best combination for me and my job.
At first, asking questions felt like navigating through a field of landmines. I felt like taking one false step and I could derail all of the work I had put in up to that point.
But once I relaxed into my new role and saw what other people on my team were doing, it became clear to me what types of questions were helpful and which were just me being too much in my own head. That made it easier to ask direct questions with confidence, rather than resorting to the old "this may be a stupid question, but —" trap.
Many startups have a wiki, a website where employees can quickly access everything from procedural information, like how to expense items to the company, to basic things like how each team contributes to company goals.
Finding the right phrases and keywords, by paying attention at orientation as well as asking my manager and employees who'd worked at the company for a while, helped me access the information I needed on the wiki. And checking for timestamps was vital to this process, since working at a startup means adapting to an ever-changing landscape of policies and processes. I bookmarked pages I'd need to access on a regular basis, like the office floorplan, and vital information about my team, which turned out to be enormously helpful, too.
Every company has its own way of doing things, and that usually means you have to learn how to use a new system or product to get things done. For me, one new bit of tech was Slack, a chat service that lets you keep in touch with everyone in the company without clogging up their inbox. Regularly using it also helped to foster positive relationships between me and my coworkers.
Taking cues from my coworkers, in emails, Slack messages and at meetings, was essential to success at my company. In doing so, I was able to discern the do's and don'ts for that workspace, rather than having to make mistakes and possibly annoy my coworkers and editor.
Don't get me wrong: Mistakes can be a valuable learning tool. But if you can avoid the more embarrassing ones in your first few months on the job, the whole experience is a lot less stressful.
I was lucky enough to work somewhere that valued continued education and showed it with a $500 stipend for things like books, online courses, and writing workshops. I used the stipend to learn new skills to apply to my new role.
If that isn't available at your company, there are still a ton of free resources available, like Harvard's database of free online courses. You can also check if your company has any old training videos that can help you build your skills.
Even though I had a lot going on, I tried to be open to each new assignment or opportunity that became available to me. That allowed me to expand my role and try things that I otherwise wouldn't have been able to.
Having that experience under my belt meant that later on I was better equipped to pitch projects that were somewhat outside of my job description, like creating a social-media-ready series of profiles about getting out of student debt.
Nowadays, I'm big on feedback. I knew that I had a review coming up after my first six months on the job, and I wanted to make sure I passed. So even though I was a bit self-conscious about my work, I forced myself to consistently ask for feedback from my editor.
I even made a note to bring it up every two weeks and created a spreadsheet to track the feedback I got so that I had concrete evidence to support my self-evaluation. And as it turns out, that paid off and I passed my first review.


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Ginger extract versus Loratadine in the treatment of allergic rhinitis: a randomized controlled trial
Rodsarin Yamprasert1,
Waipoj Chanvimalueng2,
Nichamon Mukkasombut1 &
Arunporn Itharat ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-6030-86001,3
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies volume 20, Article number: 119 (2020) Cite this article
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Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a non-infectious immune disease and incidents of the disease has continuously increased in Thailand. Ginger, a Thai herb, is used in food and Thai traditional medicine. This study was designed to assess efficacy and safety of ginger extract in comparison with loratadine for AR treatment.
AR patients were treated with ginger extract 500 mg (n = 40) against those treated with loratadine 10 mg (n = 40) in a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial for 3 and 6 weeks. The efficacy was evaluated from clinical examinations i.e. total nasal symptom scores (TNSS), cross-sectional area of the nasal cavity with acoustic rhinometry (ARM) and rhinoconjunctivitis quality of life questionnaire (RQLQ). The safety of treatment was measured by blood pressure, blood analysis and history-taking for side effects.
The results showed both ginger extract and loratadine treated groups significantly decreased TNSS scores but there was no significant difference between the two groups. In acoustic rhinometry measurement, the ginger treated group significantly gradually increased the estimated volume of the nasal cavity and decreased distances from the nostril, but the loratadine treated group did not cause a change. Both groups gave significantly improvement in every aspect of the RQLQ at third weeks. The treatment with ginger extract was as safe as loratadine as shown by renal and liver function results obtained from blood analysis. Both treatments had no effect on blood pressure of the patients.
The ginger extract is as good as loratadine in improving nasal symptoms and quality of life in AR patients. However, ginger extract caused less side effects especially, drowsiness, fatigue, dizziness and constipation. Therefore, the ginger extract could be used as alternative treatment for patients with AR.
Trial registration
Registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (Registration number: NCT02576808) on 15 October 2015.
AR poses a significant global health problem. It is the most common form of non-infectious rhinitis, affecting 10 to 30% of all adults and up to 40% of children. From Epidemiological studies, the worldwide incidents of AR continue to increase. The World Health Organization has estimated that 400 million people in the world are suffering from AR [1]. AR results from specific IgE-mediated allergic reactions in the nasal mucosa and is characterized by a nasal congestion, nasal itching, watery nasal discharge or runny nose, and sneezing [2]. Management of allergic rhinitis has usually focused on suppressing these inflammatory reactions and the main medications are antihistamines, nasal steroids, and leukotriene receptor antagonists [3]. Nowadays, the second-generation non-sedating antihistamines are considered first-line treatment and particularly useful in the treatment of AR. However, anti-histamine has side effects, for example drowsiness, dry mouth, rash or fatigue, etc. [4]. For these reasons it is essential to search for a better-tolerated alternative, especially from herbs.
Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) is widely used as a spice throughout the world. In Thai traditional medicine, it has been used as a part of herbal remedies for treating cold, constipation, sleeplessness and relieving flatulence, etc. [5]. In other traditions such as Indian and Chinese medicine, ginger has been used for several disorders such as asthma, nausea and arthritis [6]. There is evidence to indicate that the ethanolic extract of ginger exhibited the highest anti-allergic activity by inhibited β-hexosaminidase release in rat basophilic leukemia (RBL-2H3) cells. Moreover, 6-shogaol and 6-gingerol is major biomarker of anti-allergic activity [7]. In an in vivo study, oral administration of 2% ginger diet decreased the severity of nasal rubbing and sneezing by nasal sensitization of ovalbumin (OVA) and suppressed infiltration of mast cells in nasal mucosa and release of OVA-specific IgE in serum. Furthermore, 6-gingerol (50 μM) could inhibited cytokine production for T cell activation and proliferation, therefore B cell and mast cell could not be activated [8]. In acute and sub-acute toxicity studies, single oral doses of crude ethanolic extract of ginger at 1000, 3000, and 5000 mg/kg body weight did not cause mortality in any animal during the investigation period [9]. In addition to this, ginger extracts have been reported to have a wide range of pharmacological properties and many clinical trials have examined the clinical effectiveness of ginger for conditions such as motion sickness [10, 11], nausea and vomiting [12], osteoarthritis [13,14,15], and diabetes mellitus [16]. However, there has been no clinical report of ginger extract relieving symptoms in patients with AR.
In this study, we conducted a randomized control trial of ginger extract and loratadine; a commonly-used non-sedating antihistamine to compare the efficacy and safety of these treatments.
Ginger collection and preparation
The fresh rhizomes of ginger were collected in May, 2015 from Ratchaburi province, Thailand. The voucher specimen (BKF 192198) was deposited by Office of the Forest Herbarium, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Bangkok, Thailand and was identified by Mr. Sukid Rueangruea, Forestry Technical Operations Investigators Plant Species official, Bangkok Forest Herbarium, Herbarium Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Thailand. The ginger rhizomes were cleaned, steamed by autoclave and dried with hot air oven at 50 °C. The quality standards of ginger rhizomes were applied with the following parameters: contamination testing, loss on drying (moisture content), total ash, acid insoluble ash for inorganic contamination, extractive value and heavy metal content [17]. The dried rhizomes were mechanically powdered and extracted by maceration with 95% ethanol (Liquid: Solid ratio: 1:1) for 3 days and filtered. These were repeated twice, the combined filtrates were concentrated under reduced pressure by a rotary evaporator (Rotavapor R-205, Buchi, Switzerland). Biological quality control of ginger extract was conducted by an anti-allergic assay using the inhibitory effect on β-hexosaminidase in which IC50 not more than 30 μg/ml. The high-performance chromatography (HPLC) was also performed to ensure the composition of 6-gingerol and 6-shogaol. HPLC analysis of the study was carried out according to the method of Pattanacharoenchai [18]. Chromatogram of ginger extract and standard compound are shown in Fig.1. From HPLC analysis, the mean contents of 6-gingerol and 6-shogaol in ginger extract were 71.13 and 19.65 mg/g of extract, respectively.
HPLC chromatogram of ginger extract (1 mg/ml). (1) 6-gingerol, (2) 6-shogaol. Mobile phase; water: acetonitrile with gradient elution as follow 0 min, 60:40; 25 min, 50:50; 30 min, 5:95; 35 min, 0:100; 35.10 min, 60:40; Flow rate 1.0 min/ml; UV detector at 227 nm
Drug preparation
The ginger extract was weighed and combined with necessary excipients, and then filled into 500 mg capsules (red-black capsules for the morning meal and white-blue capsules for the evening meal) each containing 125 mg of the ginger extract, produced according to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) for Traditional Medicine. Ginger extract capsules were packed in aluminium foil complied with the quality standards of Thai Herbal Pharmacopeia, contamination testing, weight variation and dissolution. Loratadine (Clarityne®) tablets containing 10 mg of micronized loratadine were encapsulated in the same size and color as ginger extract. Lactose monohydrate as a placebo was prepared in a 500 mg capsule.
This study was a prospective randomized, double blind, controlled trial (Phase 2), designed to investigate the efficacy and safety of ginger extract compared with loratadine for treating AR patients at Thammasat University Hospital, Pathumthani, Thailand. Before the commencement of the study, the study protocol and informed consent were approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University (registry number MTU-EC-TM-4-077/57) and also was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02576808).
Study population and protocol
The sample size determination was calculated from this formula, N (each group) = (r + 1)(Zα/2 + Z1-β)2 σ2/ rd2 [19] where Zα is the normal deviate at a level of significance (Zα is 1.96 for 5%) and Z1-β is the normal deviate at 1-β% power with β% of type II error (0.84 at 80% power. r = n1/n2 is the ratio of sample size required for 2 groups, generally it is one for keeping equal sample size for 2 groups. σ and d are the pooled standard deviation and difference of means of 2 groups.
From conducting a pilot study, the minimal detectable difference means (d) of two group as 0.66 scores of total nasal symptom scale (TNSS) and 1.01 is standard deviation (σ).
Thus, the minimum sample size for each group to detect the mean difference between the two means is 36 persons/group. Lastly, considering 10% of drop-out was count out, so forty patients per each treatment group were required for the study.
Eighty patients from the Department of Ear Nose and Throat, Thammasat University Hospital were between 18 and 70 years old were chosen. The patients had a clinical history of AR symptoms (itching, nasal congestion, watery nasal discharge or runny nose and sneezing) and were diagnosed by doctor with a moderate AR; minimum TNSS scores of 7 points. Patients could stop taking antihistamine or intranasal steroids for 1 week before trial and did not have history of the following disease: heart disease, kidney disease, liver disease, epilepsy, high blood pressure and severe asthma. Exclusion criteria included patients having fever, taking anti-coagulant, anti-platelet aggregation, erythromycin, clarithromycin, ketoconazole, itraconazole and fluconazole, experienced serious side effects from loratadine and ginger allergy. Pregnant and lactating women were also excluded.
Informed consent was obtained from the patients who were eligible for the study. The patients were randomly divided into 2 groups (1:1) by using a computer-generated program ensuring no contact with investigators. The patient received a randomized code number sequentially from a secret random list. Treatment assignment was also concealed from all investigators involving in the trial. The masking was opened in medical emergency or if trial successfully accomplished, opened after data analysis.
All patients were instructed about the same appearance of treatment and to take two capsules two times daily for 6 weeks; the experimental group received ginger extract capsules, or the control group, received loratadine. In this study, all patients were followed up at 3rd week and 6th week for evaluating the efficacy, safety, and patient compliance.
The clinical efficacy evaluation
The efficacy was evaluated by total nasal symptom scores (TNSS) and secondary efficacy variables were measuring the cross-sectional area of the nasal cavity with acoustic rhinometry (ARM) and rhino conjunctivitis quality of life questionnaire (RQLQ).
TNSS score(s), a subjective evaluation as a primary effective tool to measure the intensity symptoms of patients with AR [20], Overall assessment of nose symptoms uses four aspects: runny nose, itchy nose, nasal congestion and sneezing with the score of 4 (0 = no symptoms - 3 = severe symptoms). The total possible score ranged from 0 (no symptoms) to12 (maximum symptom intensity) [3].
ARM is one of the standard diagnostic tools in objective evaluation of nasal patency. ARM can detect minimal cross section area (MCA); narrow points within the nose that may lead to nasal blockage, volume estimates of the nasal cavity (Vol.) and distance from the nostril (Dis.). The reliability of the method is greatest in the anterior nasal cavity, which is the site of the nasal valve [21].
The RQLQ has 28 questions in 7 domains (activity limitation, sleep problems, nose symptoms, eye symptoms, non-nose/eye symptoms, practical problems and emotional function). There are 3 patient-specific questions in the activity domain which furnish patients to choose 3 activities in which they are mostly limited by their rhino conjunctivitis. Patients gave responses to each question on a 7-point scale (0 = not impaired at all - 6 = severely impaired). The overall RQLQ score is the mean of all 28 responses and the individual domain scores are the means of the items in those domains [22].
The safety evaluation
The safety is measured by using blood analysis, measuring blood pressure and questionnaire. All patients had blood analysis is preformed, three times (before treatment, 3rd week and 6th week). A 10 cc. of blood was taken from each patient in the morning at 7:00 to 9:00 am after 8 h of fasting. The blood specimen were analysed by The Bangkok Pathology-Laboratory including; liver function test and renal function test. All patients were requested to immediately contact the investigator if they noticed any kind of adverse reactions.
All statistical analyses were performed using the standard statistical software. The independent t-test or Mann-Withney U test was used to compare these mean values between the 2 groups. The repeated measured analysis of variance (ANOVA) or Friedman's test was used to analyze the changes in the mean values from baseline to 3rd week and 6th week for each group. TNSS score, Total score of RQLQ and ARM values were examined by multivariate regression analyses. Independent variables including treatment with confounders selected demographic and clinical variables (age, gender, body mass index and using steroids). A p-value of < 0.05 was considered to indicate statistical significance.
Eighty-five patients were initially screened between October 2016–January 2017 and 5 patients were excluded from the study due to abnormal liver function tests. Thus, 80 patients were randomized into 2 groups (40 patients in each group). There was no significant difference between the two groups in age, gender, underlying diseases of AR and laboratory data (Table 1). After the end of study, 72 patients (90%) completed the study (36 patients in the ginger extract treated group and 36 patients in the loratadine treated group). Eight patients were withdrawn during the study due to failing the follow-up (six patients dropped out at the first follow up and two patients dropped out at the second follow up). The reasons for withdrawn as follow: in ginger extract treated group, two patients used other anti-histamine, one patient had food poisoning and one patient experienced nausea and dizziness. In loratadine treated group, one patient was unsatisfied with the efficacy of loratadine, one patient had Hepatitis A and two patients left the trial (Fig. 2).
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients
Enrolment and randomization of study subjects
The results showed that the ginger extract and the loratadine treated groups significantly decreased the TNSS scores with no statistically significant difference between the two treated groups. The four main symptoms were separately assessed i.e. itching, runny nose, nasal congestion and sneezing the first 3 symptoms decreases in the third week. The sneezing symptom, in the ginger treated groups showed significant reduction in week 6 but loratadine treatment could reduce sneezing in 3 weeks (Table 2).
Table 2 The score of total nasal symptoms scores of ginger extract and loratadine
In ARM performed, the ginger extract treated group gradually increased in minimal cross section area at week 3 but not statistically significant. The volume estimates of nasal cavity were significantly improved at week 6. On the other hand, loratadine treated group did not show improvement. When comparing the differences between the two treated groups, the result showed that there was significant difference in the volume at week 6 (Table 3).
Table 3 The acoustic rhinometry parameter of ginger extract and loratadine
After treatment for 3 weeks, the quality of life of both treated groups significantly improved in every aspect scores. (Table 4).
Table 4 The score of quality of life of ginger extract and loratadine
After adjusting for possible differences in clinical characteristics between the treatment groups, the results showed that the TNSS scores of the ginger extract treated group consistently decreased at week 3 and 6 and were better than loratadine group, (0.666 and 0.574 scores, respectively). As for ARM value, the ginger extract treated group significantly increased the volume of left nose with 0.094 cm3 (p = 0.02) and decreased distance of left nose with 0.023 cm (p < 0.01). In contrast, loratadine treated group did not show significant improvement. In total score of RQLQ, the ginger extract group showed reduced score with 0.283 points but no significant difference from loratadine group with 0.266 points (Table 5).
Table 5 Clinical efficacy change score by multivariate regression analyses parameter estimates
The side effects having highest occurrence in ginger extract treated group were eructation (72.22%), dry mouth (11.11%) and throat (11.11%). In loratadine group, drowsiness was the most common event (25%) and other side effects, for example dry throat, eructation, dry mouth (19.44, 16.67 and 13.89%, respectively) (Table 6). In both groups, the systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurements were not significantly different from baseline and also not significantly different between treated groups (Table 7). All patients were examined for blood urine nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine for renal function tests and aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) for liver function tests at third and sixth weeks. The renal function was similar in both groups when compared with their baseline values. For liver function tests, in both treated groups were not significantly different AST and ALT level from baseline. Moreover, the ginger extract treated group slightly decreased ALP levels at week 6 while the loratadine treated group showed an increased ALP level which was significantly difference from ginger extract treated group.
Table 6 Side effects of Ginger extract and Loratadine
Table 7 Blood pressure, renal functions, and liver functions in safety issue
Allergic inflammation process is divided into two phases as follows; sensitization phase which is process of IgE production after exposure to the allergen and clinical phase where many symptoms appear during exposure to allergens. The clinical phase is divided into an early phase response, which involves degranulation of mast cells such as histamine, leukotriene C4 (LTC4), prostaglandin D2 (PGD2), release cytokines such as interleukin (IL)- 3, IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13 [2] and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-a) [23]. In late-phase response, which is associated with an increase in inflammatory cells in the nasal mucosa and increased secretion of cytokines results in recurrent symptoms. AR is an allergic inflammatory disease of the nasal airway causing chronic symptoms that continuously fluctuate in severity over time, discomfort and a decrease in quality of life. For this reason, early symptomatic treatment through inflammation control is important. Because of the chronic nature of allergic inflammation, some patients are reluctant to take long-term medication and so turn to unverified alternative medications.
Ginger is one of the most widely consumed spices worldwide. It has a long history using as herbal medicine to treat a variety of ailments. Many trials examined the clinical effectiveness of ginger for conditions such as osteoarthritis, nausea and vomiting, and flatulence or indigestion.
Management of AR has usually focused on suppressing these inflammatory reactions [3]. Therefore, ginger has a tendency to target the symptoms of AR by anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory mechanisms. This is confirmed by the researchers who found that the ethanolic extract of ginger inhibited allergic reactions in rat basophilic leukemia (RBL-2H3) cells, with an IC50 value of 12.93 ± 1.28 μg/ml. Moreover, 6-shogaol and 6-gingerol, the major compounds in ginger extract, exhibited the highest anti-allergic activity at IC50 value of 0.28 ± 0.11 mg/ml (1.01 μM) and 18.30 ± 3.38 mg/ml (62.16 μM), respectively [7]. Kawamoto and team studied the anti-allergic effects of ginger and 6-gingerol by using a mouse allergy model. The result presented that 2% dietary ginger reduced the severity of nasal rubbing and sneezing by nasal sensitization of OVA and suppressed infiltration of mast cells in nasal mucosa and secretion of OVA specific IgE in serum. After spleen cells were induced with OVA, 6-Gingerol (50 μM) inhibited the expression Th2 cytokine (IL-4, IL-10 and IL-13) and Th1cytokine (IFN-γ) [8].
There are also studies on anti-inflammatory ability which found that ginger has highest anti-inflammatory activity. Ginger extract showed strong inhibitory effect of the release of IL-1b in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) [24], COX-1 and COX-2 [25]. In previous study, active ingredients, 6-shogaol and 6-gingerol, presented the most potent to reduce TNF-a release [7].
Dose of drugs were followed from Reference Dose (RfD). A reference dose is the United States Environmental Protection Agency's maximum acceptable oral dose of a toxic substance. RfD is obtained from probabilistic multiplication of NOAEL (No-Observed-Adverse-Effect-Level) value which is tested for acute toxicity, sub-chronic toxicity and chronic toxicity in laboratory animals, and has to be safe and with no undesirable effects. The previous study has shown that ethanolic extract of ginger at 5000 mg/kg did not toxicity in both acute and sub-acute toxicity [9]. Therefore, the calculation maximum dose with no adverse effects of the ginger extract is 3 g or 3000 mg per day. In another clinical study of 261 osteoarthritis patients, 255 mg of ginger extract twice a day for 6 months, can significantly relieve pain better than placebo although patients receiving ginger extract had unpleasant gastrointestinal sensations which were not a serious event [13]. Thus, this study used 500 mg of ginger extract per day per volunteer.
These results urge the conclusion that ginger extract is an excellent anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory agent and it is consistent with this study that taking ginger extract continuously for 6 weeks can relieve the symptoms of allergic rhinitis and improve the quality of life for patients. In addition, there were volunteers who consumed ginger extract to help relieve flatulence and improved defecation at 50 and 23%, respectively.
The TNSS is a widely accepted and reliable tool to assess the efficacy of a drug for treating AR, and the decrease of the score indicate that an overall clinical improvement in the condition. This study showed that AR patients treating with ginger extract could reduce total TNSS and four main symptoms i.e. itching, runny nose, nasal congestion and sneezing.
ARM is used to objectively measure the minimal cross-sectional area and volumes of nasal cavities in various depths when measured from the front into the nostril, by analysing reflections of a sound pulse introduced via the nostrils. The technique is a rapid, reproducible, painless, non-invasive procedure that requires little cooperation of the patients and has been applied to both children and adults. This study shows that the ginger extract group had significantly increased volume and decreased distant of left nose, it means improved nasal congestion. Nasal congestion is related with acute allergic inflammation and chronic inflammation of mast cells. The second-generation non-sedating antihistamines, which are generally effective on suppress histamine-mediated symptoms such as sneezing and nasal discharge, are generally not effective in relieving symptoms of nasal congestion; a phenomenon driven by a number of vasoactive mediators in addition to histamine on mast cells [26]. Therefore, anti-histamines are often prescribed in combination with decongestants, which perform to constrict the blood vessels in the mucous membranes and thus diminish nasal congestion. Therefore, ginger extract may be used to treat AR patients either as single drug or in combination with loratadine in case severe sneezing.
AR has been associated with significant impairments in quality of life, sleep and work performance. Assessment of quality of life has now become a standard of allergy clinical trials. Ginger extract reduced RQLQ scores in every aspect which the results represented ginger could improve their quality of life.
The result of blood analysis did not shown any toxicity, therefore we suggest that ginger extract is safe and can be used to treat AR patients.
This is the first research report on treatment of AR patients with ginger extract and its comparison with loratadine. The limitation of this study was short-term and small-scale study. Future studies long-term period and large-scale are needed to completely evaluate the efficacy and safety of ginger extract.
This study showed that ginger extract could reduce AR symptoms and is safe to use with very mild GI side effect such as eructation. Ginger extract is better than loratadine in causing less drowsiness, fatigue, dizziness and constipation.
Dataset of this manuscript has not been deposited in any repository. All dataset and materials are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
AR:
Acoustic rhinometry
Aspartate transaminase
BUN:
Blood urea nitrogen
Dis:
Distance from the nostril
GMP:
Good Manufacturing Practice
High-performance chromatography
Interleukin
MCA:
Minimal cross section area
PGD2:
Prostaglandin D2
RBL-2H3:
Rat basophilic leukemia
RQLQ:
Rhinoconjunctivitis quality of life questionnaire
TNF-α:
TNSS:
Total nasal symptom scores
Vol:
Volume estimates of the nasal cavity
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The author would like to thank Thai Traditional Medical Knowledge, Center of Excellence in Applied Thai Traditional Medicine Research and Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University for support and providing laboratory facilities and Ear, Nose and Throat Department, Thammasat University Hospital for providing the research facilities location for screen volunteers. The authors gratefully acknowledge Mr. Norman Magnell, for her kind help in grammatical editing and his advice in writing.
The project was supported by Thai Traditional Medical Knowledge Fund, the National Research University Project of Thailand Office of higher Education Commission, Centre of Excellence in Applied Thai Traditional Medicine Research (CEATMR) and Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Thailand. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Department of Applied Thai Traditional Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Klongluang, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand
Rodsarin Yamprasert, Nichamon Mukkasombut & Arunporn Itharat
Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Klongluang, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand
Waipoj Chanvimalueng
Center of Excellence on Applied Thai Traditional Medicine Research (CEATMR), Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Klongluang, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand
Arunporn Itharat
Rodsarin Yamprasert
Nichamon Mukkasombut
RY who is a student in Doctor of Philosophy Program did the whole laboratory and clinical study, WC who is the supervisor of RY and otolaryngology medical doctor contributed to study design on clinical trial and helped in diagnosis, recruitment of patients into this study, and suggestions for writing manuscript, NM who is assistant researcher of AI helped RY to do all this project, and finally AI who is project manager and is also a supervisor of RY contributed to submit research grant and helped RY to evaluate results on all laboratory such as prepare Ginger capsule, Loratadine and placebo and determined for 6-gingerol and 6-shogaol content, also evaluated clinical study, wrote, proved and is the correspondent of this manuscript. All authors have read and approved the manuscript.
Correspondence to Arunporn Itharat.
The study protocol and informed consent were got approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University (registry number MTU-EC-TM-4-077/57) and also was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02576808). Patients were provided information and voluntarily signed the consent form to participate in the study before any study related activity was undertaken.
Yamprasert, R., Chanvimalueng, W., Mukkasombut, N. et al. Ginger extract versus Loratadine in the treatment of allergic rhinitis: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Complement Med Ther 20, 119 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-020-2875-z

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Pegasus presents/displays a powerful winged horse mythological, with which to be able to furrow skies and to feel us free. The horse is the animal that better represents the resistance, but also can be difficult to control. Read more from New York Museums to gain a more clear picture of the situation. Thus the spirit of the horse, when it is our animal of being able, will indicate a noticeable preference to us by the trips, or are physical or astral, where we will confront the different challenges with bravery and security. CETACEANS: Dolphin the cetaceans distinguish themselves for being mammalian that live in the sea. Thus the spirit of the dolphin, will represent the dominion of the life, of reproduction and creation and even of the sexuality. The extreme sensitivity demonstrated by the dolphin, shows its capacity to perceive the balance of the nature. His demonstrated to intelligence and the development of an falsified system of auditory signals, used it as much communication as to find the food, makes appear like the most intelligent animal.
The dolphin is agile, quick, graceful and mainly very juguetn. More info: Harold Ford Jr. These particularitities are those that the spirit of the dolphin will transmit through animal of being able for knowing how to confront the life with elegance, impartiality and skill. The spirit of the dolphin would teach to find the way, the wisdom, to be even-tempered and balances to us, that is to say to use the freedom, and mainly that is to say to apply the powers of the water and the breathing. REPTILES: Turtle the spirit of the Turtle is identified with the Mother Earth, as therefore the old Indians of America told it in their legend. The turtle does not need to remain in a same place, because it runs his house with himself, which it allows him not to feel attachment towards the place where it lives. It allows to find new opportunities there him by where it goes.


Discussion in 'Daily Devotionals' started by Pilgrim, Jun 10, 2018.
God loves music. Music comes from God and when we participate in it whether by writing, performing, or listening, we are giving a gift back. Sing Praises to God through music and song.
Father in Heaven, praise the LORD for His saving grace, His amazing grace, that saved a wretch like me. Thank God for salvation in Christ Jesus, LORD over all creation, and in all the holy songs of his saints He is the Chief Musician. Let us all Sing Praises To God through music and song, and may the LORD be pleased. God's will be done. In Jesus' name. Amen.
Father in Heaven, May God's love and light illuminate the darkest recesses of our souls, and bring rays of His grace to penetrate and warm our hearts, bringing hope to the weary. Amen.
Father in Heaven, I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you. Amen.


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……Bill Bixby's Career Appearance Credits…….
Compiled by K. Fisher and J.H. Harison, with special thanks to Randi
**added 8/26/05
Sources: Internet Movie Database, TV Tome, Contemporary Film, Theatre, & TV, other source material, and a few original sources.
Actor—Television, Movies
(dates are either original broadcast date, or release date in the case of theatrical films)
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis as Roger in "The Gigolo" (episode 3.2), September 22, 1961
Hennesey as intern in "Welcome Home, Dr. Blair," October 9, 1961
Straightaway in "The Tin Caesar" (episode 1.2) October 13, 1961
Ben Casey as intern in "A Few Brief Lines for Dave" (episode 1.7) November 13, 1961
Bachelor Father in "The Law and Kelly Gregg" (episode 5.14) December 26, 1961
Checkmate as Pete Canaday (credited as William Bixby) in "To the Best of My Knowledge" (episode 2.11) December 27, 1961
The Joey Bishop Show as Charles Raymond ("Home Sweet Home," January 10, 1962; "A Man's Best Friend," February 14, 1962) regular, spring 1962
The Andy Griffith Show as Ronald Bailey in "Bailey's Bad Boy" (episode 2.15) January 15, 1962
Alcoa Premiere in "Once a Bachelor" (anthology series, ABC), May 8, 1962
MOVIE: Lonely Are the Brave (uncredited) as airman in helicopter, May 24, 1962
Alcoa Premiere as Brune in "The Voice of Charlie Pont," October 25, 1962
Dr. Kildare as Dr. Grant in "The Soul Killer" (episode 2.9), November 22, 1962
The Twilight Zone as OOD (Officer of the Day, Lt. Smith) in "The Thirty Fathom Grave" (episode 4.2), January 10, 1963
The Eleventh Hour as Art (credited as William Bixby) in "Try to Keep Alive Until Next Tuesday" (episode 1.27), April 17, 1963
Dr. Kildare as Ben Mollenhauer, MD in "The Balance and the Crucible" (episode 2.29) May 2, 1963
Make Room for Daddy as Tommy Bradley in "Jose's Rival," May 6, 1963
Make Room for Daddy in "Danny Durante"
MOVIE: Irma la Douce as tattooed sailor released June 5, 1963
The Lieutenant as Stew Sallaway in "A Million Miles from Clary," September 14, 1963
MOVIE: Under the Yum Yum Tree as track team coach, released October 23, 1963
My Favorite Martian as Tim O'Hara (TV series, 3 seasons, 107 episodes), September 29, 1963-Sept 4, 1966
MOVIE: Ride Beyond Vengeance (aka Night of the Tiger) as Johnsy Boy Hood, released January 1966
Combat! as Kline in "The Losers" (episode 5.2) September 20, 1966
The Iron Horse as Dan Gilmore in "Appointment with an Epitaph" (episode 1.23) February 13, 1967
MOVIE: Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding as Dick, May 10, 1967
That Girl as Harry Banner in "The Apartment" (episode 2.5) October 5, 1967
MOVIE: Clambake as James J. Jamison III released October 18, 1967
Three's a Crowd, as Jack (J.J.) Harper, unsold pilot w/Brenda Benét, 1967
The Danny Thomas Hour as David in "Two for Penny" (episode 1.26) March 11, 1968
It Takes a Thief as George Palmer in "To Steal a Battleship" (episode 1.11) March 26, 1968
Speedway as Kenny Donford (movie) released June 12, 1968
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir as Paul Wilkie in "The Ghost Hunter" (episode 1.4) October 12, 1968
Ironside as Edward Neufane in "Sergeant Mike" (episode 2.13) December 12, 1968
Insight in "The Poker Game," Aug (?) 1969
The Courtship of Eddie's Father as Tom Corbett (TV series, 3 seasons, 73 episodes) September 17, 1969-June 14, 1972
Love, American Style as Darien Patrick in "Love and the Legal Agreement" (episode 1.4a) October 20, 1969
Ironside, "Tom Dayton Is Loose Among Us," April 9, 1970 **
Love, American Style as Alan in "Love and the Eskimo" (episode 2.6a) October 30, 1970
Big Fish, Little Fish as Ronnie Johnson (Hollywood Television Theatre, PBS) January 5, 1971
Love, American Style in "Love and the Rug" (episode 2.20c), February 12, 1971
Congratulations, It's a Boy! (aka So's Your Old Man!) as Johnny Gaines (TV movie, comedy), September 21, 1971
Insight as John in "War of the Eggs," January 1, 1972
Night Gallery as Bruce Tarraday in "Last Rites for a Dead Druid" (episode 2.52), January 26, 1972
Night Gallery as Noel Evans in "The Return of the Sorcerer" (episode 3.1), September 24, 1972
Love, American Style in "Love and the Overnight Guests" (episode 4.3d), September 29, 1972
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, cameo appearance (episode 6.7, 123), October 23, 1972
Search as Mark Elliot in "The Adonis File" (w/Brenda Benét) (episode 1.9), November 15, 1972
The Couple Takes a Wife as Jeff Hamilton (TV movie, comedy), December 5, 1972
Of Men and Women, "Why He Was Late to Work," (ABC), December 17, 1972
Medical Center as Dr. Hurst in "Pressure Point" (episode 4.15), January 3, 1973
Barnaby Jones as Alex Chandler in "To Denise, with Love and Murder" (episode 1.11), April 22, 1973
Steambath as Tandy (Hollywood Television Theatre, PBS), May 4, 1973
The Magician as Anthony Blake (Anthony Dorian, pilot only) (TV series, 22 episodes) pilot, March 17, 1973; series, October 2, 1973-April 15, 1974
Shirts/Skins as Teddy Bush (ABC Tuesday Night at the Movies) October 9, 1973
Married Is Better (special w/Sandy Duncan, NBC) January 9, 1974
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love as Bill in "EPICAC" (anthology, TV), May 1, 1974
Ironside as Dr. Theodore Gallen in "Raise the Devil" Part 1 (episode 8.1) September 12, 1974; Part 2 (episode 8.2) September 19, 1974
The Streets of San Francisco as Jerry Schilling/Charles Pine in "Target: Red" (episode 3.3) September 26, 1974
Mannix in "The Empty Tower" (episode 8.18) February 16, 1975
Bill Bixby's Wonderful World of Magic (Syndicated series, UCLA has 6 eps.), 1975
Barbary Coast as Philippe Despard (TV series pilot) May 4, 1975
MOVIE: The Apple Dumpling Gang as Russell Donavan, released July 1, 1975
The Streets of San Francisco as Eric Doyle in "Police Buff" (episode 4.15) January 8, 1976
Rich Man, Poor Man (aka Rich Man, Poor Man - Book I) as Willie Abbott (miniseries, Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6 & 8) February 1-March 15, 1976
Spencer's Pilots as Philo McGrew (series pilot), April 9, 1976
The Invasion of Johnson County as Sam Lowell (TV movie, western) July 31, 1976
The Great Houdini (aka The Great Houdinis) as Rev. Arthur Ford (TV movie) October 8, 1976
Fantasy Island as Arnold Greenwood in "Fantasy Island" (1, pilot) January 14, 1977
MOVIE: The Kentucky Fried Movie as himself, August 10, 1977
The Natural Look as Dr. Bud Harrison (unsold pilot w/Barbara Feldon) 1977
Tales of the Unexpected as John Kelty, in "No Way Out" (episode 1.8) August 24, 1977
Black Market Baby (aka A Dangerous Love/Don't Steal My Baby) as Herbert Freemont (TV movie) October 7, 1977
The Love Boat as John Ballard in "Message for Maureen/The Acapulco Connection/Gotcha" w/Brenda Benét (episode # 1.4) October 15, 1977
The Oregon Trail in "The Scarlet Ribbon" (episode # 1.6) November 30, 1977 (written by Nicholas Corea)
The Incredible Hulk as Dr. David Banner (TV series, 4-1/2 seasons, 83 episodes), 2 pilots, November 4 & November 27, 1977; series, March 10, 1978-May 12, 1982
Flying High, as himself, in "The Vanishing Point," Nov. 3, 1978
The Incredible Hulk as Mike Cassidy (uncredited) in "Broken Image," January 4, 1980
Murder Is Easy (aka Agatha Christie's 'Murder Is Easy') as Luke Williams (TV movie) January 2, 1982
Goodnight, Beantown as Matt Cassidy (TV series, 18 episodes), April 3-May 1983; October 2, 1983-January 15, 1984
International Airport as Harvey Jameson (TV movie) May 25, 1985
Sin of Innocence (aka Two Young People) as David McGary (TV movie, drama) March 23, 1986
J.J. Starbuck as Donald Iskin in "Pilot" (episode 1.1) (TV series) September 26, 1987
Sledge Hammer! as Zeke in "Hammer Hits the Rock" (aka "Sledge on the Rock") November 12, 1987
The Incredible Hulk Returns as Dr. David Banner (TV movie) May 22, 1988
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk as Dr. David Banner (TV movie) May 7, 1989
The Death of the Incredible Hulk as Dr. David Banner (TV movie) February 18, 1990
Diagnosis Murder as Nick Osborne in "Diagnosis of Murder" (series pilot, TV movie) January 5, 1992
Blossom as cop (voice) in "Blossom's Dilemma" (episode 4.8) October 18, 1993
Christmas With Bill Bixby..And Other Kids At Heart (1 hour special 1970)
We Hold These Truths, as voice of John Adams, (National Public Radio 1991)
Appearances as Himself (specials, series host, etc.)
Teen International Contest, March 25,1966
Hollywood Deb Star Ball, guest, April 1967
Your All American College Show, judge, November 1, 1968
Christmas with Bill Bixby and Other Kids at Heart, host (radio show)
Local LA TV special in 1970 with Brandon Cruz about threats to the environment
This Is Your Life as himself in "Bill Bixby," November 7, 1971
ABC Monday Night Special, "Bill Bixby and Brandon Cruz at the Budapest Circus," February 1972
The John Byner Comedy Hour, August 1972
Magic Man (TV special), host and performer, 1973
Emmy Awards (co-presenter with Dionne Warwick, Best Classical Music Program and Best Variety Series), May 20, 1973
Masquerade Party, panelist (TV series), premiered September 9, 1974
Mitzi and a Hundred Guys, guest star (TV special), March 24, 1975
It's Magic, host (TV special, ABC), 1975
The Rich Little Show, guest star, May 18, 1976
Once Upon a Classic, host (TV series, PBS) October 11, 1976-1980
The Puzzle Children, host (special, PBS), October 19, 1976
Together on Main Street, narrator, educational film on child abuse, 1977
The Family and Other Living Things (1970s)
That Thing on ABC, comedy special, ABC, guest star, January 4, 1978
Nashville Remembers Elvis on His Birthday, January 8, 1978. The special was later rebroadcast the same year, as Elvis Remembered: Nashville to Hollywood. (2/8/80, per Television Specials)
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney as himself (TV special) 1978
How to Survive the 70s and Maybe Even Bump into Happiness (TV special) 1978
The Hanna-Barbera Hall of Fame: Yabba Dabba Doo II, host (TV special), 1979
The Television Annual: 1978/1979 (TV special), 1979
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood as himself, 1979
The Magic of David Copperfield II as himself (TV special), October 24, 1979
The Sensational, Shocking, Wonderful, Wacky 70s, guest star (TV special), January 4, 1980
The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People, host, "Bill Bixby and the Adventures of a Young Magician," May 5, 1981
The Book of Lists, host (TV series, 4 parts) premiere May 4, 1982
I've Had It Up to Here (TV, Steve Allen comedy special), May 22, 1982 (taped November 11, 1979)
Against the Odds, host (Nickelodeon, children's series), 1982
Whatever Became of...?, surprise guest (TV special w/Brandon Cruz) September 26, 1982
This Is Your Life as himself in "Lou Ferrigno," October 29, 1983
The Chemical People, guest host (2-part special, PBS), November 2 and 9, 1983
Out of Control as himself in "Big Boss" (Nickelodeon) 1984
The Legend of King Arthur, host, 1985
True Confessions (daily half hour syndicated TV series, daytime, host, September 1986-January 1987)
UFO Cover-Up? host (live TV Special, syndicated by WGN) Oct. 14, 1988
Exploring Psychic Powers, host (TV special) June 7, 1989
The Last Resort as an investigative reporter in Hawaii (unaired pilot) 1989?
Home Video: Shoot Like a Pro, host (home video) 1990
An American Story as himself (TV special) May 30, 1991
The Elvis Files, facilitator (live investigative special), August 1991
The Elvis Conspiracy, facilitator (live investigative special), January 1992
The Marilyn Files, facilitator (live investigative special) August 12, 1992
Behind the Scenes—E! "The Woman Who Loved Elvis"
Bill Bixby: The E! True Hollywood Story (TV documentary, bio, E!, archive footage), 1999
MSNBC Headliners & Legends (TV documentary, bio, archive footage), 2000
Bill Bixby: Chasing Perfection (TV documentary, bio, A&E, archive footage), 2001
Actor—Stage
The Boy Friend, Detroit Civic Theatre, 1957-58?
The Fantasticks, U.S. tour
The Fantasticks, Los Angeles, 1962
Under the Yum-Yum Tree, as Dave Manning, Los Angeles, 1962 and off-Broadway, New York, May 1964
The Fantasticks, as The Boy, San Francisco, June 1964
The Owl and the Pussycat, Los Angeles, May 1966
The Paisley Convertible, as Charlie Rodgers, Broadway, New York, 9 performances, Feb. 1967
Sunday in New York, (Pheasant Run Playhouse, Chicago), 1969
There's a Girl in My Soup as Robert Danvers, Kenley Playhouse Dayton, Ohio, & Chicago April & Aug11-16 1970)
Come Blow Your Horn, as Alan Baker (Pheasant Run Playhouse, Chicago), Dec. 1970
The Paisley Convertible, The Little Theatre on the Square, Sullivan, IL, April 13-25, 1971
Catch Me If You Can , as Daniel Corbin, Kenley Playhouse, Dayton Ohio, Aug. 1971
Come Blow Your Horn, as Alan Baker, 6-month tour: March, 1972, New Jersey; Pheasant Run Playhouse, Chicago; Kenley Players, August 1972 , Dayton, Ohio;
Send Me No Flowers, Marriott's Lincolnshire Theatre, Lincolnshire, IL, March 30, 1977
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (TV series), 8 episodes; the first was "Gifts Are for Giving," December 23, 1970
Room 222 (TV series), "Elizabeth Brown Is Failing," December 1, 1972
The Magician (TV series), "The Illusion of the Evil Spikes," April 15, 1974
Mannix (TV series), "A Word Called Courage," January 5, 1975 (guest star Brenda Benét)
Barbary Coast (TV series) (pilot plus 1 ep.), 1975
Kate McShane (TV series), 2 episodes, 1975
Charlie's Angels (TV Series), "Dirty Business," February 2, 1977
Bert D'Angelo Superstar (TV series) "A Noise in the Street," March 27, 1976
Spencer's Pilots (TV series) 1976
Rich Man, Poor Man, Book II (limited TV series) September 1976-March 1977
The Oregon Trail (TV series), "The Scarlet Ribbon," unaired (series Sept.-Oct. 1977)
MacNamara's Band (1977)
Three on a Date (TV movie) February 17, 1978
The Many Loves of Arthur (TV series pilot), 1978
The Incredible Hulk (TV series), 1 episode, "Bring Me the Head of the Hulk," January 9, 1981
Mr. Merlin (TV series), 6 episodes, Oct. 1981-Mar. 1982
Herbie, the Love Bug (TV series) 1982
Goodnight, Beantown (TV series), 3 episodes, 1983
Wizards and Warriors (TV series), 3 episodes: "The Unicorn of Death," February 26, 1983; "Night of Terror," March 19, 1983; "Skies of Death," April 9, 1983
The Best of Times (aka Changing Times) (TV series) 1983
W*A*L*T*E*R (TV series pilot), July 17, 1984
Dreams (TV series), October 1984
Detective in the House (TV series, pilot), spring 1985
I Had Three Wives (TV series), Aug-Sept. 1985
Rockhopper (TV pilot), 1985
Better Days (TV series), October 1986, 3 episodes
Spies (TV series), January 1987
Sledge Hammer! (TV series, 8 episodes) 1987-88, 2nd season
Murphy's Law (TV series, 2 episodes), Nov. 1988-Mar. 1989
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (TV movie) May 7, 1989
Nutt House (TV series, comedy, Mel Brooks) Sept.-Oct. 1989
The Death of the Incredible Hulk (TV movie) February 18, 1990
Ferris Bueller (TV series), 2 episodes, Sept. 17 and Dec. 3, 1990
Sons and Daughters (TV series), at least 1 episode, Jan.-Mar. 1991
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind (TV movie, crime) April 9, 1991
Baby of the Bride (TV movie) December 22, 1991
The Woman Who Loved Elvis (TV movie, comedy) April 18, 1993
Blossom (TV series), 2 episodes 1991-92 season; nearly all episodes 1992-93 season; 9 episodes 1993-94 season
Goodnight, Beantown (TV series) executive producer, 1983
The Incredible Hulk Returns (TV movie) executive producer, 1988
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (TV movie) executive producer, 1989
The Death of the Incredible Hulk (TVmovie) executive producer, 1990
Talk Shows, Entertainment News Programs
Hollywood Backstage (local Los Angeles entertainment newsreel program) 1964-1966
Woody Woodbury, November 27, 1967; April 1, 1968
Donald O'Connor, October 22, 1968
Allan Ludden, June 25, 1969
Dinah Shore, September 7, 1970; October 5, 1971
Kup's Show, December 11, 1970; February 21, 1972; April 24, 1977
Virginia Graham, February 10, August 31, 1971
Phil Donahue, August 1971
Betty White's Pet Set, June 1971
The Merv Griffin Show, February 1972
The Dick Cavett Show, February 1972
The Tonight Show (host Johnny Carson) March 14, 1972
The Mike Douglas Show, March 24, April 6, May, 1972; co-host week of June 19, 1972; August 17, 1975
Kid Talk, June 12, 1972
Talking with a Giant (Saturday morning teen interview show), November 4, 1972
Joanne Carson's VIPs, January 16, 1973
Dinah's Place (Dinah Shore), May 29, 1974
Take My Advice, May 1976
Good Day! October 12, 1976
Entertainment Tonight, December 23, 1983; May 1989; November 15, 1991; January 15, 1993; September 29, 1993
PM Magazine, December 27, 1983, June 28, 1984
The Today Show, May 20, 1988
Arsenio Hall, May 1989
CBS This Morning, December 18, 1991
One on One (w/John Tesh), filmed January 1992, telecast Feb. 27, 1992
Good Morning, America Jan. 15, 1993; July 2, 1993
Baffle, April 23, May 21, June 11, July 16, September 17, 1973
Celebrity Sweepstakes, June 24, 1974; May 13, June 9, 1975; May 10, June 21, October 12, December 28, 1976
Cop Out, pilot
Dating Game, September 28, 1968, November 7, 1970, 2 others
Funny You Should Ask, 1968
Gong Show, circa 1976
Hollywood Squares, December 26, 1966, February 8, April 24, June 26, August 19, October 16, October 27, December 11, 1967; January 8, January 29, April 12, April 28, May 13, June 3, July 13, September 2, September 30, November 25, 1968; April 21, June 2, June 16, October 4, 1969; January 26, 1970; February 15, June 7, 1971; March 12, June 25, August 27, December 16, 1973; June 10, 1974
Hollywood Squares (Evening Edition), November 19, 1971; January 21, February 24, 1972
Hollywood's Talking, May 23, 1973
It's Your Bet, January 25, 1971
It Takes Two, 1970
I've Got a Secret, September 19, October 31, 1972
Liar's Club, July 14, August 4, 1969
The Movie Game, 1972 **
Password, September 16, 1965, April 5, December 13, 1971; July 17, August 7, 1972; May 7, August 13, August 20, December 17, 1973; June 3, June 17, October 27, December 11, 1974
Password All Stars, January 6, February 16, February 24, 1975
PDQ, February 8, April 3, May 15, July 24, September 11, November 6, December 4, 1967; January 22, February 19, February 26, October 5, December 4, December 16, 1968; February 3, March 3, April 14, 1969
Stump the Stars, March 2, 1970
Stumpers, October 11, December 27, 1976
Tattletales, April 19, 1977
Win With the Stars, June 17, 1970
You Don't Say, July 26, October 1965; March 21, July 25, 1966; April 30, 1967
Kent (cigarettes) 1960 or 1962
Dexatrim (diet pills) TV and print ads, circa 1980
Mattel (toys) (local LA?) 1970s
American Heart Association (public relations spot), 1970s
Radio Shack (computers), 1984
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New Film Celebrating Sicily Sells Out U.S. Premiere in Kansas City
April 25, 2018 Blueplate PRLeave a comment
Feature-length documentary by Mark Spano finds appreciative audience in Middle America.
Independent filmmaker Mark Spano, along with celebrated Kansas City Chef Jasper Mirabile Jr., are pleased to report that the U.S. premiere of Spano's new documentary "Sicily: Land of Love & Strife" sold out the Screenland Armour Theater in North Kansas City, MO., last week.
The event was co-sponsored by the Kansas City chapters of the American Sons of Columbus and UNICO, the largest Italian-American non-profit service organization in the United States.
NC Filmmaker Mark Spano (center, back row) with family and friends in the theater's lobby after sell-out screening in Kansas City, his hometown.
Although Spano lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, he chose Kansas City — the city where he was born and raised — for the U.S. premiere of the film that celebrates his family's land of origin.
"Holding the premiere in Kansas City not only allowed me to see friends and family I had not seen in years, but it also gave me the opportunity to present my film to a very diverse Middle-America audience," said Spano, a Sicilian by heritage who holds dual citizenship. "Their responses were both informative and heartwarming. I could not have asked for more. The theater was sold out and the crowd loved the film — I was truly humbled by their responses."
By design, the feature-length documentary invites viewers to discover the Sicily that movies and television largely ignore. "But for crime, Sicily has gone largely unexplored," said Spano. "Yet Sicily is more fascinating and diverse than other Italian regions and few places compare to Sicily for a story of spectacular beauty, epic human struggle, depth and diversity of culture, philosophic insights and historic sites."
Chef Mirabile, the emcee for the sold-out event, also feels the film is a loving tribute to his land of origin. "Personally, the film evokes wonderful memories of the many trips I've made to my family's homeland. I'm was honored to help showcase this remarkable region of Italy."
Explaining his choice of emcee for the film's U.S. premiere, Spano smiled. "I knew Jasper would be the right guy to emcee this event. Members of the Kansas City community have taken this man into their hearts. And, why shouldn't they? He's the best chef. He's a tireless champion of Kansas City food, and he stands as one of the finest representatives of the success stories that Sicilian immigrants and their descendants have had all over the globe."
From now through November, "Sicily: Land of Love & Strife" will be presented in various cities across the U.S. and Canada as part of a promotional opportunity called "Bring Sicily to Your Town." Two upcoming screenings include Hamilton, a suburb of Toronto, on June 20, then Buffalo, New York, on June 25th.
For more information on Mark Spano and "Sicily: Land of Love & Strife," visit www.markspano.wordpress.com.
(Click here for more information on "Bring Sicily to Your Town.")
Mark on stage for the Q&A session as the credits roll.
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Photographer/Director Allen Weiss Launches New Website, Blog
April 3, 2011 Blueplate PRLeave a comment
April 1, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) – After working as a director, cameraman and advertising
Allen Weiss
writer for television commercials and print campaigns for two decades, Allen Weiss of Raleigh, NC, has gone back to his roots and reintroduce still photography to his career. As a result, he has launched a new website, Allen Weiss: Works on Film & Paper, at www.allen-weiss.com.
Weiss began his career as a professional photographer in Raleigh and New York. In New York, he studied under and worked for world-renowned portrait photographer Arnold Newman. In the early '90s, his career veered into directing and shooting television commercials throughout the US, Canada and Europe.
He was recently inspired to reconsider still photography when Lee Hansley of Lee Hansley Gallery in Raleigh asked him to mount an exhibition of the North Carolina artists' portraits that Weiss originally shot in 1988. When the exhibition "Black & White/Color & Light: Photographs by Allen Weiss with Works by His Subjects," opened in March, he made the decision to "put still photography back in the mix," he said. (The exhibit runs through April.)
The new website includes a limited sampling of TV commercials and public service announcements, on film and video, that Weiss has shot and directed. The samples range from Southern States and the NC Symphony to the Bank of Belgium. A link to Vimeo lets visitors view more spots.
The site also showcases Weiss' still photography, including the artists images in the Hansley Gallery show and other photographic portraits (including a rare image of Arnold Newman and Robert Doisneau mugging for the camera together), along with motorsport images he's shown at L'art et L'automobile in New York City. He will be adding other types of still photography in the future, include architectural and interior design.
The site also features a link to Weiss' new blog under "news & words." Among other subjects he intends to cover, he has begun by discussing "the good, the bad, and the downright ugly" among TV commercials, he said. A recent post entitled "Can Doesn't Equal Should" offers: "Ad folk who think their work will change the world as we know it, and directors who throw hissies on set, need a serious look inward. We're selling shoes here, ladies and gentlemen. If you want to create art be an artist. Advertising is artistic commerce at its best."
For more information and to see Weiss' new website, go to www.allen-weiss.com.
About Allen Weiss:
After 15 years as a professional photographer in Raleigh and New York, Allen Weiss turned his attention towards short films, public service announcements and television commercials, both regionally and internationally. Recently, he launched Allen Weiss: Works on Film & Paper to offer still photography of all varieties, film and video (director, cameraman), and freelance writing/branding. For more information visit www.allen-weiss.com.
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RHA Howell Hires Allen Weiss To Create New Advocacy Video
March 3, 2011 Blueplate PRLeave a comment
This will launch a new grassroots advocacy, awareness, and fundraising campaign.
Director/camerman/photographer Allen Weiss
March 3, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) – RHA Howell, Inc. has hired Raleigh photographer/director/cameraman Allen Weiss, of Allen Weiss: Works on Film & Paper in Raleigh, to create a video as part of a new grassroots advocacy and awareness effort.
RHA Howell is a non-profit, state-wide organization that has been serving children and adults with disabilities and their families for nearly 40 years.
Weiss' "day in the life" video will present a realistic view about families, their loved ones, and people who participate in some of RHA Howell's very innovative programs. He will be traveling to Wrightsville Beach, Goldsboro, LaGrange and other locations to gather footage for the video.
"We want to give viewers a true sense of the challenges these families face, and we want to celebrate the accomplishments, choices and opportunities of the children and adults that RHA Howell supports," Weiss said. "Those accomplishments may be simple, ordinary tasks for the rest of us, but for the children and adults served by RHA Howell and their families, they're huge."
"The video will serve to remind any public and private entities not only about why they support RHA Howell, but also about just how badly these funds are needed for non-profits across the country," said RHA Howell's Grassroots Fundraising Coordinator, Debbie Valentine. "We stand committed to providing the very best support and opportunities, because closing programs would leave many with no where else to turn. But we need help from our communities and our legislators."
The completed video will be presented for the first time at RHA Howell's annual Epicurious Vino Challenge, the popular food and wine fundraising event to be held at Hinnant Family Vineyards in Pine Level, NC, in June. It will then be distributed to the community, potential donors, and to legislative policy makers.
Allen Weiss is an accomplished filmmaker/videographer with many public service announcements (PSAs) and short films to his credit. Among other work on film and video, he created an AIDS-related PSA that won Best in Show at the Addy Awards, a major fundraising short film for the Methodist Home for Children, a PSA for the NC Holocaust Memorial, the KidsVotingNC PSA before the 2008 election, and a promo piece for the North Carolina Symphony.
For more information on Allen Weiss, visit www.allen-weiss.com or visit the Allen Weiss: Works on Film & Paper Facebook page.
For more information on RHA Howell, visit www.rhahowell.org.
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Filmmaker, Holocaust Survivors at Work on "Remember"
February 5, 2008 February 5, 2008 Blueplate PR1 Comment
February 5, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) — Each year, in cities across the nation, special services are held to remember the Holocaust, honor its survivors, and raise awareness so that this atrocity will never happen again.
In Raleigh, North Carolina, a film director and the son of a 78-year-old survivor who has carried the number the Nazis tattooed on his arm for 65 years, has conceived of a way to support the effort through a public service announcement (PSA) that focuses on those haunting numbers.
Allen Weiss, whose father Harry managed to survive the Nazi death camps in Landesberg, Dachau and Aucshwitz, is working with Trailblazers production company in Raleigh to create "Remember," a 30-second PSA that features survivors and their progeny – children, grandchildren – including his own father and his two daughters, Emily and Natalie Weiss. Trailblazers is donating time, equipment and crew to produce the spot, which should air throughout North Carolina (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill) if local television stations pick it up.
Coming up with the concept of "Remember" was just a matter of time, Weiss said.
"Being the child of a survivor, doing something to keep the Holocaust in the mind of the public was, to me, a given.
"The central concept of this piece is this: There is no better way to assert the fact that people are individuals and not numbers, than to assign numbers to people. That's exactly what the Nazi machine did. So this concept is simple — have Survivors, and their progeny, appear on camera and simply, bluntly, state their number."
After putting the idea on paper, he sought the approval of the person most responsible for it — his father.
"After he gave it his blessing, I brought it before the North Carolina Council on the Holocaust," Weiss said. "They fully endorsed and approved the idea, but there is no money for production. So I called upon everyone I knew in the production community, and the support was overwhelming. The biggest endorsement and commitment came from Trailblazer Studios/Red Truck Films, right here in Raleigh. I have had an excellent relationship with them for many years, and their commitment was immediate and comprehensive."
With the Council's help, Weiss sought out other survivors. "This is at once the toughest and easiest casting job I've ever had," Weiss said. "Easy because, well, they are who they are. And tough for the same reason."
Two other survivors – Robert Spitz and Peter Leonard, both of Raleigh – agreed and showed up at Trailblazers' studios recently to commit their faces and stories to film.
Three children of survivors also made themselves available to the production — Anya Gordon (of Irregardless restaurant), Mike Abramson (chairman of the NC Council on he Holocaust) and Maureen Werthheimer. Weithheimer's two daughters — Kaylyn & Ariana Siporin – joined Harry Weiss' granddaughters on film as grandchildren of survivors.
Allen Weiss and Trailblazers are editing the PSA now and hope to have it ready to present to area television stations within the month.
"In the wake of such a global catastrophe, this project is nothing more than a pebble tossed in the ocean," Weiss said. "But the ripples that those pebbles create can be huge — as long as people keep tossing the pebbles, nobody will forget what they mean or where they came from."
For more information on Remember, contact Allen Weiss at allwss@earthlink.net or call 919-272-8834.
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Stumbling off the steps of the bus I nearly sprinted across the school in just enough time to slip into an über which whisked us to my apartment. I swapped teacher wear for weekend costumes and we were on our way again. All aboard the train and finding our place in the beer cart it dawned on me that this was the first time I was exploring outside of Warsaw's city limits. The curiosity broke through my exhaustive state and I felt alive alive again. The tickle of beer trickled down my throat releasing all the stress that had made home on my shoulders. I glanced outside the window and watched as a flattened grassy countryside was becoming drenched in an ephemeral glow of a setting sun. We were in an unofficial stare down with time, challenging each hour with an empty glass until the last twenty minutes when we claimed victory.
The train shot us into the city and like a ton of bricks it the thrill of adventure nearly knocked me off my feet. I was in a place where over 400 gnomes are situated throughout in a variety of positions, heights and costumes. The gnomes are a nod to an anti-Soviet resistance effort that was born in Wrocław. The early 1980's were somber times where a communist regime tightened it's grip on all of Poland essentially draining the country of it's democratic values and forcing martial- law on it's citizens. In an effort to lead a peaceful resistance an artist at the University armed his troops with spray cans and creativity. The mission was to tarnish propaganda with painting of naughty little gnomes and remind people that communism was wavering.
These gnomes were bringing light and laughter to a time period that was dark, dangerous and uncertain. The town's main square was brimming with military tanks and personnel doing nothing but increasing it's residents anxiety. As the gnomes started stealing the spotlight and whispers of their existence matured the town would began to organize marches. Images of the police arresting people dressed up as gnomes began swirling around the nation causing the police to look absolutely foolish. After this brief moment in national news pro-gnome gatherings began to spring up all around Poland (my neighbourhood still has some of the meeting places marked) and by 1988 in Wrocław there were 10,000 protesters all wearing orange-cone shaped hats chanting "Freedom for the dwarves!" This event has been immortalised upon the pages of history as the Revolution of the Dwarves.
These dwarves became an intregal part of the city's identity after 2001 when the original statue was erected and have since taken on a life of their own. Night had already cast her shadow upon the town by the time we began to dance in the streets and scan every corner for our little bronzed buddies. Music buzzed and bumped off walls as we bounced from place to place leaving a trail of laughter in the air. Dragging ourselves up never-ending stairs the three of us tucked ourselves and the night away impatiently waiting for the sun to rise.
It was nearly eight AM and my feet were twitching and stomach was panging with hunger. Jess and I dragged Chelsea out of bed and down the roads in an attempt fill our emptied bodies. Tucked into a chic cafe we had fresh squeezed juices and crepes as we watched the sun cloak the town in it's shimmering rays. Life was reappearing in our eyes and the facades encompassing us began laughing with brilliant color as the blue sky welcomed the day with it's warmth.
Galavanting around town, drinking chai tea and eating samosas we found ourselves nose to nose with a dwarf parade. Re-entering the town square two giddy humans came and asked us to take a picture with them for a Wrocław Dwarf Festival game. We stood framed and masked snapped just in time for our counterparts to scatter leaving us empty handed. Hopping around, ducking and diving into random doors to explore what goods each had to offer soon the moon took control of the sky and we brought the dance to every party. Swaying and waving through the night pumping life into the night and bouncing when we collided with others too often. At an unknown hour we wound our way down to an empty brick beerhall and hosted our own private party in a musty cave that our whirling and twirling transformed into a castle. Time became a victim of the evening and as our eyes grew heavy as we wandered home with fries in hand allowing Chelsea to leave only a trail of chicken behind.
Sunglasses were needed for some of us to survive Sunday. We spent our morning sipping juice and swapping stories as we pottered around the park. Nearly tripping into a cozy cafe where trees and bird cages filled our peripherals we realized the sun was setting on our time here. The city of Wrocław had enchanted me, but it was time for us to head on gnome. But when all the leaves fall and the sky turns grey we will come back to this city to discover the magic that overtakes Wrocław on a winter's day.
So good to see you exploring with new friends!


Residence Improvement, the sitcom starring popular comedian and former cocaine smuggler Tim Allen, was a mainstay in my household in the course of the majority of its eight year run. Franchise Zombie : The network wanted to maintain the show going but absolutely everyone involved, which includes Patricia Richardson and Tim Allen, knew that they had reached their peak at 7 seasons. Tim thinks she's getting ridiculous and insists he can manage the predicament just fine. Years later, even though Jill is on a regional talk show telling the host about Tim, she tells her that Tim stated she should've turn into a turret lathe operator, even though Tim is watching from the hardware shop.
Contact Back : Soon after Jill decides to go back to school, 1 of the ideas Tim gives as an option to Jill to turn into a turret lathe operator, stating they make excellent income. He returns for a Christmas Episode but the undesirable blood (possibly among him, the producers and his agent) place a strain on negotiations for the finale, and he simply does not show up. Only Sane Man : Al thinks he is. Whether or not he's proper varies from one episode to the next.
He at some point trashes the tool on-air and even puts his boss on the spot by roping him into it. Nevertheless, a good spin is still put on it, by saying that Binford prides itself on making only the highest good quality tools, and that when a tool doesn't pass the test, it doesn't go to industry. Instrumental Theme Tune : As long as you count different versions of Tim Allen's grunt as an instrument.
Tim is immature and enjoys sports activities with his boys, but he is a fully capable adult and knows how to be serious when the time comes In an early episode Tim promised Jill he could take care of the home and kids whilst she took longer hours at work. Lisa was never a huge part of the show (having much more to do in her return look than she ever did during the show) and Heidi would only occasionally have a story.
At the quite finish of the episode, Tim and Jill, who are standing on a lake shore, watch as the grill splashes down into the lake. A lot more than 1 of the Christmas episodes state that Tim is in competition with a retired Proctologist to win the Christmas decoration contest. When Al took on a gig as a guest host for a cooking show and Tim took up the gig as his devoted assistant, Al ended up getting arrogant and refused the sensible tips Tim would give.


FYI Alex, it's pronounced dairyANN or derryANN, not DAREien, CT.
You people in Connecticut say things funny. How many words is New Haven when y'all say it?
Um. 2? Just the way it looks. Accent on the HAVE.
Toidy toid and toid beats anything WE got.
Really?! 2 of 3 millenials missed Final J tonight??!!
This needs to become a thing.
One presumes it would be a hardwood.
Seemed like a fix to me.
No surprise his conqueress was smoked tonight.
Not sure if I've ever seen the winner win w/ $1.
Though I was most WTF at the idea of treating cuts and scrapes with MERCURY.
It's happened once before, back in 1993.
Last year there was a game when all three tied with $0. They sent all three home and brought in 3 new contestants, of which Trebek informed them with a hardly restrained gleeful smugness.
I didn't know Jeopardy was still on and have never clicked on this thread, but this expostulation by Q caught my ancient eyes.
When I was a boy, there were two antiseptics that were as common in every medicine cabinet as band-aids: tincture of iodine and Mercurochrome. Kids usually preferred Mercurochrome because it didn't sting as much as iodine. It would leave a red stain on your skin that lasted a long time.
We used Mercurochrome. And mercury thermometers. And played with the mercury when the thermometer would break!
The Minnesota Lynx were a $1000 clue in the first round today, and the former champ got it right!
we cheered when the clue came up & then again when the champ got it!
Cyber shenanigans for 200? A former "Jeopardy!" winner has been charged with illegally accessing co-workers' email accounts at a small Michigan college.
WTF Alex. Being a master sergeant must have been tough "for a woman"?
Alex had brain surgery after a fall.
Hopefully they took out some of the smarm along with the blood clots.
Hopefully retirement is coming soon and they replace him with a host with an actual personality. While I'm at it, hopefully the producers of TPIR comes to their senses and fires Drew Carey who has ruined the once 'greatest game show in history' to a pile of trash. Actually, the producers need to fire themselves too and the show needs to reset to how it used to be. It's become completely unwatchable. TPIR needs a host with actual charisma and sense of humor like Mr. Barker had. Get rid of the male model who has no place, get 3 female models who are classy and beautiful like Holly, Dian, and Janice were, and restore the showcases at the end of the show to how they used to be, with comedic sketches while revealing the prizes like the old days. Stopped watching that mess about 7 years ago, tried to watch it again a couple months ago to see it was just as bad.
I still think Kelly Miyahara should take over as host whenever Alex retires.
As for The Price is Right, it's the highest rated daytime network show. Drew Carey's not going anywhere.
Alex seems to take so much pleasure in 'correcting' people on their pronunciations.
A clue on tonight's show referenced Michiana.
Alex, it isn't Michiona. It's a combination of MICHigan and IndIANA.