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Phila. goes high-tech in bid to attract visitors
The city's tourism agency is turning to blogs and Web sites. It hopes to appeal to a younger crowd.
by Tom Belden, Inquirer Staff Writer, Posted: May 15, 2007
While people in pajamas who appear on TV may attract certain visitors to Philadelphia, the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp. is turning to blogs and Web sites to attract a younger, more tech-savvy crowd.
Since January, the agency's uwishunu.com blog has experimented with previews of cultural events and video about places for cheap dates in South Philadelphia.
Uwishunu - that's "you wish you knew" in standard English - is aiming to tell stories and use videos about people, places and events they like and want to share with potential visitors.
In less than five months, the blog has become one of the anchors of the tourism agency's evolving efforts to use its gophila.com Web site to draw visitors. The blog is part of moving beyond traditional advertising that told the world "Philly's More Fun When You Sleep Over," agency officials say.
The marketing agency, which has an annual budget of $14 million, will provide details about uwishunu and its other plans in its annual report to hospitality industry officials this afternoon at the Hyatt Regency Hotel at Penn's Landing.
Meryl Levitz, the agency's president and chief executive, said the "sleep over" campaign has been effective in getting more visitors to do just that, filling hotels on weekends. Now, it's time to put more emphasis on helping visitors discover their own notion of what's fun and interesting, she said.
The uwishunu blog helps attract one of the most important types of visitor: the traveler who has been to Philadelphia already and doesn't want to see the Liberty Bell and other historical icons again, she said.
"People are looking for a message that rings their bell," Levitz said. "Many people are returning to Philadelphia for second visits because they find there is so much to do."
Levitz said that a big part of the region's appeal, identified by visitors who have been surveyed by the agency, is that Philadelphia has a "sense of place," in the same way centuries-old European cities do. "The authenticity of Philadelphia keeps coming back" in the surveys, she said.
The tourism agency still uses traditional print advertising. But people are getting information about places that they are thinking of visiting from a variety of nontraditional sources, and they are looking to Web sites to get specifics about their interests, officials said.
The agency is using gophila.com to customize appeals to a dozen different types of travelers, including African Americans, Canadians, gays, history buffs, outdoor enthusiasts, "culture vultures" who just want to visit museums, and "blockbuster-exhibition goers" who come specifically to see special shows, the annual report said.
Agency officials also will use today's gathering to explain why they think one key piece of data in the report, which indicates the total number of visitors to the region declined last year from 2005, may be inaccurate.
D.K. Shifflet & Associates, a McLean, Va., market-research firm that does projections of local visitors for tourism agencies nationwide, estimated that the region's total visitor volume declined 3.1 percent, to an estimated 21.01 million in 2006, compared with 20.35 million the year before. The figure includes all business and leisure visitors, whether they are here just for the day or overnight.
In a letter from Shifflet sent to Levitz yesterday, the firm said that it had revised the way it performed its estimates last year, and that the results for both Philadephia and Pennsylvania showed a decline. The firm said it would provide a new estimate, based on the previous method of making projections, tomorrow.
Using the old method, Philadelphia may have had a drop in visitors of about 1.8 percent last year compared with 2005, agency spokesman Jeff Guaracino said.
Bu why the numbers may be down isn't clear to the tourism agency, in part because they include business travelers and conventioneers, who are not a part of the market the agency keeps track of, he said.
Contact staff writer Tom Belden at 215-854-2454 or tbelden@phillynews.com.
Tom Belden, Inquirer Staff Writer
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The Friday night started with the uni clubs rolling up to the magical wonderland which was the Llandegfedd campsite, with beautiful lighting leading all the way down to the party tent. No matter how far the trek or how tired the drivers were, everyone had a good old boogie and exchanged stories about their windsurf filled summers. Once the party tent started to wind down, people started fumbling about in the dark, trying to find which tent was theirs to curl up in.
Saturday morning we were woken to the infamous AK wakeup call (definitely not the highlight of the weekend) and a mystical fog covered lake. Windsurfers made their way down to the lakeside café for some lovely breakfast butties to get them ready for a jam-packed day of windsurfing and dancing by the lakeside.
Once the fog had lifted, the sun shone on a lake full of beginners darting about with their newly learnt skills. The conditions were absolutely perfect for learning, which gave them the run of the lake whilst the intermediates and advanced partook in clinics ranging from light wind freestyle to foiling.
A big shout out to all those who instructed and lead clinics, they made AK truly legendary by sharing their mystical windsurfing skills.
Throughout the day there was some wonderful free sailing with the great demo kit provided by Boardwise, so our windsurfers could go out and practice the helitacks and Hail-Marys they were taught throughout the day.
We were also blessed by the presence of Jamie Barker, from Mark Warner, who gave us some juicy info on how to bag a season teaching windsurfing in one of their sunny resorts. He also had an eye on the instructors and how this year's beginners were putting their new-found knowledge of windsurfing to the test on the Mark Warner Beginner Beach.
When we weren't windsurfing, we were soaking in the surprisingly warm October rays on the lovely lakeside, drinking as many of the free cans of RedBull we could get our hands on, which were provided by the amazing South Wales RedBull team.
After we got packed up for the day, it was time to glitter up for the legendarily mythical night of fancy dress. There were myths and legends of all kinds: from the Loch Ness Monster made up of Bath windsurfers to Bristol's seven blind mice alongside glittery dragons dancing with the numerous Notts' Robin-Hood-men-in-tights and dozens of Exeter Elves.
The night was one to go down in the history books with ex-Southampton president Leo Calnan laying down some tasty tunes in the party tent, occasionally joined by UWE's Hugo T. As the night progressed, there were wizard hats and staffs of cans making their way around the party tent. There was all sorts of crazy dancing and chanting and some people mysteriously ended up wearing other people's face paint.
Sunday morning we awoke to another glorious AK wake up call from our esteemed (and loud) president. Some windsurfers had somehow found themselves in the wrong tents, with misplaced can-staffs and other various pieces of costumes. Everyone then headed down to scran a second set of delightful breakfast butties. Windsurfers also congregated to the RedBull tent to nab some cans and recover on the big, comfy bean bags they supplied nearby. A day full of team racing and freestyle commenced with some cultivated commentary from our very own Taffy and Tom.
The day went on with some more fabulous free sailing with shouts about blue silicone wristbands coming from the incredibly persistent beach sign-off officers, Rhea and Laura. Windsurfers continued to glide about the reservoir whilst the beach was lined with spectators listening to the witty commentary of Taffy and Tom, who were enjoying their shared microphone just a tad too much.
Once the windsurfing was done for the day, everyone gathered together for the final debrief. The results of the team racing were announced with Birmingham taking the gold, then Plymouth and Bath in 2nd and 3rd. Thomas Sambrook (Birmingham) stayed on the podium to also claim the first place in the freestyle competition, followed by Tom from Swansea and Charlie from Birmingham.
Other awards were given out as well, with the Keenest Fresher going to Joe from Birmingham for being so keen that after the Friday night party he put on his wetsuit at 3am to go windsurfing!
On behalf of the SWA and everyone that attended Aussie Kiss this weekend, we want to thank our amazing sponsors, especially Mark Warner who sponsor our beginner beach and Boardwise for supplying us with awesome kit. Thank you to RedBull for the bean bags and cans of RedBull - it definitely kept us alive and kicking this weekend. Finally, thank you to Llandegfedd Reservoir for hosting us for a fantastic weekend, you were very gracious hosts.
For those who missed out, never fear! There are plenty of events coming your way throughout the year. We've just got back from an awesome time at Liverpool with Northern Monkey, which was filled with sunshine, super wind and some of the cheapest drinks in the land. Swansea is in two weeks, and tons more next term, keep an eye on our FB page and this website as we have much more info coming very soon!


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"Over the decades, research into the inner-workings of the industry has turned up evidence of the employment of psychological coercion and sometimes physical force to compel performance." (Final Report of the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography, p. 233. See also MacKinnon, "Pornography as Trafficking," in Pornography: Driving the Demand in International Sex Trafficking, p.32.)
Shelley Lubben, a former pornography performer (who was a victim of severe human trafficking as a minor), has publicly testified: "Women are lured in, coerced and forced to do sex acts they never agreed to do...[and given] drugs and alcohol to help [them] get through hardcore scenes.... The porn industry is modern-day slavery."
Pornography itself, it would seem, must come into criticism by those who would oppose the injustice of sex trafficking.
2 million children are prostituted in the commercial sex trade
Child pornography generates $3 billion annually
CHILDREN'S EXPOSURE TO PORN
11 years old - Average age of first Internet exposure to pornography
12-17 years old - Largest consumer of Internet pornography
INTERNET PORN STATISTICS
Porn revenue is larger than all combined revenues of all professional football, baseball, and basketball franchises.
ADULT PORN STATISTICS
US adults who regularly visit internet porn sites 40 million
WOMEN & PORNOGRAPHY
70% of women keep their cyber activities secret.
PORN & THE CHURCH
65% of all men sitting in church pews are addicted to pornography
35% of all pastors are addicted to pornography
"The majority of porn that's on the internet is violent and degrading," [Mary Anne Layden, one of the principal authors of the report and co-director of the Sexual Trauma and Psychopathology Program at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Cognitive Therapy] said. Offering a graphic example to emphasize her point, Layden said the most rapidly increasing pornographic image online involves anal penetration followed by the man inserting his fecal-flecked penis into a woman's mouth. 'Violence is normalized, degrading is normalized, lack of intimacy is normalized, and the message also is that all men do this . . . ' she said." (Porn, Addiction, & the Black Market 3/24/10, San Antonio Newspaper)
"There does appear to be something about the way we use the internet that intensifies the habitual or addictive nature of the media," said Jensen. "Everybody's had this experience of sitting down at the computer to do something for five minutes and then standing up three hours later and saying, 'What in the hell just happened to those three hours?' You combine that with the nature of sexually explicit images, meaning the intense sexual charge they deliver, and you see stories like this increasingly." More than time is lost; sexual boundaries are obliterated, and new turn-ons unearthed. "I've talked to many, many men who say, 'I started out watching kind of tame quote-unquote soft-core porn, and then that led to harder stuff.' Men will often say it leads them to watching stuff they actually would have never thought they could have been aroused to — especially overtly violent pornography or pornography that is clearly rooted in the degradation of women." - Robert Jenson, Journalism Professor at the University of Texas, Studied pornography-related issues for 20 years.
"Minutes before San Antonio resident Sean Block was sent up for his part in the attempted sale of his girlfriend's 5-year-old and a single forwarded link to a child-porn website, he blamed his actions on his arrogance and selfishness, on his failure to "get the help that I needed years ago."
Though jail guards lost his prepared remarks during transport, Block adlibbed a convincing sincerity at his July 2009 sentencing hearing. "I was too embarrassed to admit to other people what my problems were," he told Judge Harry Hudspeth last summer. "My behavior started with — call it an addiction, call it a compulsion, I'm not sure, people call it different things — but an addiction to pornography."
Over a decade's time, Block estimated he watched up to 400 pornographic videos per month, although due to his intimate connection to his parents' many foster kids, he dutifully deleted the one or two that slipped through each month with any trace of child porn, he said.
"And it was adult pornography that led me to many other things in my life — not even continuing my education after high school, because I tried," he told the court. "I tried to go to college, and every night I was looking at pornography and not doing homework and then sleeping through class the next day. And it all started there."
(Porn, Addiction & the black market 3/24/10 - San Antonio Newspaper)
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Hillbilly Hippie Haiku Heaven Review by Skope Magazine
The song is fun, upbeat, and hilarious. ...lends itself easily to repeat listens, each time gleaming something new from the lyrics.
It sounds like it would be incredibly fun in a live setting. …gives off the vibe of a pub song, perfect for drunken singalongs.
For anybody who is looking to forget their worries, I would suggest listening to Hillbilly Hippie Haiku Heaven."
April 10, 2022 I jumped into Hillbilly Hippie Haiku Heaven completely unaware of what to expect. I'm glad I was not taking a drink because I surely would have spit it out. I don't know if all of Blind Uncle Harry's songs are this hilarious or blunt, but I really enjoy this one. With a title like Hillbilly Hippie Haiku Heaven I should have been able to guess that it was going to be something ridiculous, but I only woke up a little bit ago before starting this so my brain must not be at full capacity yet.
It's a fairly straight-forward tack with the hyper-country sound to it. There's a banjo being picked throughout, which oddly, I enjoy a great deal. Banjoes are very underrated instruments, in my opinion. That's about it. There are really no other instruments used. I think this really adds an element of authenticity to the song. It may be a comedic track, but it's one thing to just have silly lyrics, and another to dive headfirst into the atmosphere and really sell the goofiness of a song.
Blind Uncle Harry's voice is fairly unique, playing up the stereotypes of what we think hillbillies sound like. The speed of his delivery makes it difficult to grasp every word that he sings throughout the song. But this means the song lends itself easily to repeat listens, each time gleaming something new from the lyrics. The length of the track is surprising to me as it doesn't feel like it is five minutes.
I liked the layering of vocals throughout the track as well. It gives it this messy, spontaneous aesthetic that just makes you want to sing along. It sounds like it would be incredibly fun in a live setting. Hillbilly Hippie Haiku Heaven is gives off the vibe of pub song, perfect for drunken singalongs. I love a good Irish pub type of song and it's nice to hear a song that is in that vein but from a more, well, hillbilly point of view.
The song is fun, upbeat, and hilarious. It's simple and easily accomplishes what it wants to say and do. Blind Uncle Harry, who for some reason I keep calling Henry, must have known he was on to something with this track. He comes off with the lyrics and tune in a way that it sounds like he is making up on the spot. The whole song is weird but enjoyable. For anybody who is looking to forget their worries, I would suggest listening to Hillbilly Hippie Haiku Heaven. I have no doubt that it will make your cares disappear.
https://skopemag.com/2020/04/09/blind-uncle-harry-new-single-hillbilly-hippie-haiku-heaven
in Hillbilly Hippie Haiku Heaven


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The Last Crap of Summer
It actually happens, every now and then, that I get a Saturday off. This is a mixed blessing; no work on Saturday means no pay, but it also means that it is possible to throw together a Crapfest WITH NO HOLDS BARRED! IT'S A SATURDAY! ALL BETS ARE OFF! WHAT YOU GOT TO DO ON A SUNDAY, ANYWAY?
(Well, I had to get up at 8am to read at Hippie Church, but why should I get more sleep on a Sunday than I do any other day?)
We had a fairly full roster, with only The Other David absent, as in a mirror image of my plight, he had a show that evening. Host Dave had rearranged the furniture in the Crapfest Room, and we lolled about in spacious luxury as Hell unspooled before our very eyes.
Dave started off with a movie that, like the devil, has many names: the one plastered on the screen as a subtitle was Sex and the Vampire. If you are looking for it on the IMDb, it is better known as Santo and Dracula's Treasure or Santo en el tesoro de Drácula. In my peculiar little world, El Santo requires no introduction; I find in this world, however, such is not the case. So there was some discussion about lucha libre and pro wrestling, and everybody missed the plot set-up, which is Standard Operating Procedure for a Crapfest. (In lieu of such discussion, I will simply direct you to the Wikipedia page for El Santo)
El Santo, besides being a famous wrestler, crimefighter, and monster-killer, is also an accomplished scientist, it turns out, and has invented a time machine. But it is INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS and has not been tested yet, so the scientists he invited to ooh and ahh at it instead go "Poo-poo!" and march out. The machine will only send a person back to a past incarnation, and for some reason it is safest to send a woman with voluptuous curves into the past, so Santo's plucky girlfriend Luisa (Noelia Noel) puts on a high-collared silver suit and walks into a very short Time Tunnel.
Wouldn't you know it, she appears in a household that is being bedeviled by a foreign gent who calls himself Alucard (Aldo Monti), and yes, our local brainiac Professor Van Roth (Fernando Mendoza) has to write that name down and hold it up to a mirror. This version of Dracula, it should be pointed out, has a propensity for taking off women's clothing, and has a harem of brides who take "clothing optional" very seriously. This convinced Paul that Dracula was the true hero of the movie.
Now, about the time we start wondering "Didn't this movie used to have El Santo in it?" We see El Santo watching the unfolding Dracula movie on a Time TV; and he's getting increasingly worried when Luisa's previous incarnation is vampirized and about to be staked by Van Roth right after he put paid to Dracula. Santo brings her back in the nick of time.
Dracula, Prince of Nudies
Now how, you may wonder, did I know about Santo's time machine, and the shadowy black figure who is watching Santo watch Time TV? Well, much to my consternation, el tesoro de Dracula is in large part an uncredited remake of Attack of the Aztec Mummy, which I had watched a couple a months ago in preparation for an October roundtable (plug plug). Santo decides that finding Dracula's resting place, and getting his medallion, which will lead to the titular treasure, will prove to all those scoffers that his time machine works.
There follows a shot-for-shot recreation of the tomb scene in Aztec Mummy, right down to the odious comic relief spotting the villainous Man In Black and mistaking him for a ghost. The only deviation is a fight between Santo and the MiB thugs, after which they find Dracula's coffin, the stake still in his remarkably preserved body, and they take the medallion. But! Dracula's ring has the key to decoding the medallion's map, and the MiB steals the ring, then has his burly henchman Atlas wrestle Santo for it (I was wondering how they were going to work a wrestling ring in, and they promote the match for two weeks). Santo, of course, wins, and the MiB hands over the ring, which you have to admit is kind of classy.
But he then has his thugs take the stake out of Dracula, figuring that the Count will track down his jewelry, and we're back to Aztec Mummy territory again. Paul said, "Yay! Dracula's back! Maybe we'll have boobs again!" (speaking of titular treasure, har de har) Paul is remarkably psychic, as we did indeed, and then Drac goes ahead and revives all his clothing-challenged brides again, to boot. Santo still wins, which in Paul's book, means that evil (and clothing) won the day.
It was time to start preparing the evening meal, and the folks doing the planning had outdone themselves: Erik had personally hand-wrapped and skewered a small army of shrimp in bacon, and Rick had an assortment of artisan sausages and pork tenderloin. Science and physics were employed to grill this meaty menagerie without making the Crapfest Room any hotter. All these efforts were highly successful, and damn Rick, but you work magic on a grill. In medieval times, you would have been burned at the stake as a sorcerer. I had a meat hangover the next day, and couldn't look at anything but salad.
But it also fell to me to throw in some filler. We had already been through all my trailer compilations, but I had brought something else, something that could also be turned off at anytime with no loss of story: Miss Nymphet's Zap-In, which had been offered by Vinegar Syndrome as a free download.
There is nudity in the first scene. There is nudity in every scene following. 'Why are you being so nice to them?" Dave asked me, dismayed. "Because I know what is to come," I replied. Zap-In is a blatantly obvious rip-off of Laugh-In. right down to go-go dancers (topless in this case) doing their thing while supposedly humorous text is displayed over their gyrating forms. Every now and then we see the cast walking in a circle as if they were playing musical chairs, until someone off camera throws the signal, they all freeze in different positions and say "ZAP!" One lady keeps falling over, which is the funniest thing in the entire movie.
False advertising, and overpriced, to boot.
You see, this is an H.G. Lewis movie, produced and directed under two of his numerous pseudonyms. And you haven't lived until you see H.G. Lewis doing comedy. Wait, I should have said you have never experienced a slow, lingering death until you have seen H.G. Lewis doing comedy. So, in a 75 minute movie, at minute 40, I hear a haunted voice from the back of the room moaning, "I never thought I would be tired of seeing tits." They made it to minute 50 before they begged to shut it off like George C. Scott in Hardcore. I felt like Victor Von Doom after one of his plots against the Cursed Richards had achieved fruition.
All right now, seriously, folks. It was time for a movie I had been trying to force into a Crapfest for months, if not years. The Stabilizer.
It's the Drunken Master's Grand Theft Auto! It says so right on the box!
The Stabilizer is an Indonesian action movie from 1986 starring Peter O'Brian, a teacher who was vacationing in Indonesia when filmmakers noticed he looked sorta kinda like Frank Stallone and offered him lots of money to extend his vacation and make a couple of movies. He wound up making five more over the next six years, ending up with Angel of Fury, with Cynthia Rothrock.
O'Brian is Peter Goldson, a CIA guy called The Stabilizer because the CIA likes to nickname guys the opposite of what they do, I guess. He comes to Jakarta to help his old friend Captain Johnny (Harry Capri) find Professor Provost (Kaharudin Sayah) who has invented a "narcotics detector", and who has been abducted by Goldson's old enemy, the musically-named Greg Rainmaker, whose supervillain gimmick is big boots with golf cleats.
Both The Stabilizer's girlfriend and his archenemy have this photo of him. And that's all you really need to know about this movie.
What follows is pretty much non-stop action with sweet 80's fashion, all leopard print spandex and triangular pockets with zippers. The only way to respond to this movie is the line from Pee-Wee's Big Adventure: "Great movie, Pee-Wee! Action-packed!" Seriously: it is quite possible to see the seed of movies like The Raid in this, with a desire to create Raiders of the Lost Ark-style action setpieces without the real talent – or coherent story – to back it up. Whatever else it may be, The Stabilizer is not boring, and is totally committed to insane action. It presents a country where doors are never used when there is a motor vehicle to drive through a wall, and bad guys have maps on their person labeled "Location Map", causing the heroes to say, "This could lead somewhere."
When trying to come down from the mind-searing momentum of The Stabilizer ("Situation… stabilized!!!") Dave determined that the very best way to go was with Pulgasari. Again, a short class was required.
In 1978, Kim Jong-il, then only the son of the ruling despot of North Korea, decided he wanted to make some movies and had one of his favorite directors, the South Korean Shin Sang-ok kidnapped (Shin's actress ex-wife, Choi Eun-hee, was abducted first, possibly to lure Shin to Hong Kong) to direct his films.
Shin directed seven films for Kim Jong-il, until he and Choi managed to flee to an American Embassy while attending a film festival in Vienna – in 1986, eight years after their abduction. This story is probably better than any Shin was forced to make under orders; I may never know, because Pulgasari seems to be the only one generally available.
Based (of course) on a North Korean fairy tale, Pulgasari starts with the usual despotic King (but it's okay, because he's an imperialist despot, not a beloved despot like Kim Il-sung) crushing the peasantry and confiscating all their cookware and farming implements to make weapons. A heroic blacksmith refuses and is tortured and imprisoned. He makes a little figure out of rice and mud before he dies; his daughter pricks her finger while sewing, and a drop of blood falls on the figure, bringing it to life as the metal-eating monster Pulgasari.
The more metal it eats, the bigger it gets, and it is soon helping the rebel army take on the evil forces of the King, despite all the kaiju size deathtraps the army prepares for it. (Kim Jong-Il was also a big Godzilla fan, so it's really kind of interesting that his kaiju flick owes more to the Daimajin movies than the Big G). Eventually the King gets smished and the people triumph, except that Pulgasari is still hungry and starts eating all the cookware and farming implements (because Pulgy represents unchecked capitalism, you see) until the blacksmith's daughter sacrifices herself to save the villagers.
Pulgasari has a professional sheen but stolid pace; Jong-il hired technicians from Toho, including Kenpachiro Satsuma, the stunt performer who was operating the Godzilla suit in that period, to play Pulgasari. As I said, very professional, good-looking… and more than a little tedious. As Dave said after the movie was over, "I feel like I was kidnapped by North Korea."
Something extremely insane was necessary to raise us from the Pulgasari doldrums. There was a small vocal minority that was fomenting for The Apple, to mark the passing of Menahem Golan, but it was noted that none of these people had actually seen that movie, and they were in large part the same people Rick had conned into demonstrating for The Garbage Pail Kids Movie, so they were roundly ignored. After tossing The Apple under the bus, we, for some outlandish reason (I personally blame lots and lots of vodka), went for another movie Rick had been pushing for ages: Skatetown USA.
We must note that Skatetown has never had a legitimate video release, likely because its soundtrack has a lot of really recognizable songs from 1980, marking it as being from the same era as FM and Americathon, when movies were marketing tools for what were hoped to be hot-selling soundtrack albums. Rick's copy was apparently one of a number of nefarious versions floating around struck from a 16mm print.
This is one of those movies that you can tell was based firmly on the Official Drug of Disco, Cocaine – and that is the only possible excuse for its existence. Roller Disco had come and gone in the time it took to make this movie, much less get it released. But let's see what sense can be made out of what came from this cauldron of coke and something else beginning with a K sound.
Here is everything wrong with the late 70s, in one picture.
There is this roller disco presided over by a Wizard in a white afro. It's actually owned by Bill Barty and run by his son, Flip Wilson. Okay, I'll wait a few minutes while you work the cramps out of your brain. Okay? Halfway through the movie, we'll discover that Mrs. Barty is Flip Wilson as Geraldine, so that explains THAT.
NOW. There is some sort of contest held every year at the roller disco (in this wizard-run fantasy realm, roller disco has been going great guns for two years), for the best roller disco dance number, and the prize is a thousand dollars and a moped. Scott Baio is training his friend Stan (Greg Bradford) to win the contest, making them the Rocky and Mickey of this movie (Bradford actually has less range and versatility than Stallone). BUT. The fix is on, and the leader of the local gang of disco hooligans, Ace (Patrick Swayze, in his film debut) is sure to win for the second year running.
I really do not miss the days of roving bands of roller disco hooligans.
ALSO. Some illegal drugs have been spilled in a grinder so every body is getting hooked on the Most Delicious Pizza Ever (made by professional fake Avery Schrieber Vic Dunlop), including Ruth Buzzi, who is there as part of a church group to shut down this Den of Iniquity. I'm also told Joe E. Ross is in there, too, going "Ooh, ooh!" but I missed him. Also Dorothy Stratten in a halter top and hot pants. Her I saw (mainly because Rick would scream "Dorothy Stratten!" every time she appeared).
THEN. The competition happens, with Ace's treacherous band of hooligans sabotaging all the other solo acts, led by Ace's right hand man, Ron Pallilo as Dark Horshack. One of the contestants is a guy who, for some reason only apparent to the cocainated, is dressed like a Mexican bandito, right down to floppy mustache. He became known to us as "I Love Cocaine Man", especially after Dark Horshack douses him with itching powder just before his number. Knowing the rest of this movie, it was probably itching cocaine.
DARK. HORSHACK.
Swayze's entry, partnered with his belt, is actually pretty good (Swayze was a competitive skater, after all). Stan's entry is even better (we're told), and goes un-sabotaged when Dark Horshack is ambushed by an over-acting Bill Kirchenbauer. Admittedly, at one point, Stan does ride a skateboard while still wearing roller skates, which is sort of the Platonic ideal for skating. The fix is still on, though, and Ace wins – and it's time for SUDDEN DEATH OVERDISCO!!!
Marcia! Nooooo!
This is a couples event, so Swayze and his main squeeze – and of course, his belt – smoke up the dance floor while Dark Horshack takes Stan's partner out parking with a drug pizza. Stan's partner, incidentally, is Maureen McCormick, better known as Marcia Marcia Marcia Brady on The Brady Bunch, and here, sadly enough, lapsing back into cocaine addiction, given the work environment. She is so out of it, we can't even call her Dark Marcia, it's more like Trash Marcia, and I just came through this movie feeling badly for her. Especially since she's now hooked up with Dark Horshack, thanks to the drug pizza.
Ace's squeeze defects over to Stan (replacing Marcia Marcia Marcia) and Stan wins, leading to a roller race down a pier resulting in Stan's saving Ace's life when a bit of sabotage goes wrong. Everybody now likes and respects everybody else, and we all go back to the roller disco for happy dancing and lots of cocaaaaaaaaaaaaaine.
A Photo of everything ELSE wrong with the late 70s.
Scott Baio says he kept turning this movie down until they offered him a ridiculous amount of money, and he still wound up regretting it, saying "It was just a guy making a film who didn't know how to make a film," by which he means William A. Levey, whom we all know from (ack) Blackenstein. Case closed.
And, for all that, Skatetown USA was still accorded to be the highlight of the evening.
"The Greatest Story Ever Rolled" hahahahahaSHOOT ME
Surprisingly, this poster doesn't lie THAT much…
The rest of the wusses headed out, leaving only Rick, myself and Dave, who then proceeded to tempt me with a movie with which I was unfamiliar. A Philippine flick featuring Vic Diaz and Sid Haig, Wonder Women. "Sold!"
Ross Hagen is Mike Harber, who is hired/blackmailed by Lloyds of London to find a missing jai alai star player, only to find that he has been kidnapped by Dr. Tsu (Nancy Kwan) for spare parts in her organ-legging operation. She offers youthful, strong body parts (and in some cases, total brain transplants) to rich old men to finance her other… stuff, I guess, including her army of mini-skirted murderesses. Harber isn't shy about mowing them down with his sawed-off shotgun, either, when they shoot at him, which is often.
"Ba-OOGA! Ba-OOGA! Escaped mew-tant alert! Ba-OOGA!"
Vic Diaz, the patron saint of Philippine exploitation movies, plays Lapu Lapu, the driver of a fantastically pimped-out taxi who serves as Harber's guide. Sid Haig, on the other hand, has a pretty uncommon role, as Dr. Tsu's lawyer and organ broker, given to suits and shirts with enormous ruffles. Dr. Tsu has some failed experiments in cages (which I immediately dubbed "Mew-tants"), and if you think they're going to eventually get loose and start roaming the compound, get yourself a cookie from the Crapfest jar (You can't miss it, it looks like Vic Diaz). There is also a really good chase scene using those tricked out taxis through crowded streets – very Bondian.
Because Dave demanded (and supplied) it: a picture of Dr. Tsu's operatory, including surgical scrubs by Glad®, all the better to continue showing off their kicky miniskirts and go-go boots:
Past that, though, there isn't that much to remember. It seems an unnecessary remake of The Million Eyes of Su Muru, but what the hell, badass babes in miniskirts provides a good cooling down period. Oh yeah, Dr. Tsu has invented something called "Brain Sex" so you can also throw in ripping off Barbarella to the list. And the assassination at the cockfight from Man With the Golden Gun. And… oh, never mind, this piece is already too long.
So we woke up Rick ("I tried. I really tried." "But what? It wasn't bad enough?") and went on our weary ways. It was a good Crapfest. You can tell a really good Crapfest by the way it eats holes in your memory, rendering you unable to be totally certain that you really saw what you think you saw. So we leave you with the two things that make the world go 'round:
(Dave worked hard on that. Feel free to praise him, or pity him.)
Categories: The Wonderful World of Crap . Tags: crapfest, el santo, el santo and dracula's treasure, h.g. lewis, miss nymphet's zap-in, Patrick Swayze, pulgasari, Santo en el tesoro de Drácula, sid haig, skatetown usa, the stabilizer, vic diaz, wonder women . Author: drfreex . Comments: 3 Comments
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It seems to be a corollary of my life that every time I manage to get a long weekend, the week after is going to start at an accelerated rate and just continue to speed up from there. How I managed to get last week's entry on the Good Friday Crapfest is beyond me, but it got done. In this welter of work, the Stanley Kubrick Project may have gone by the wayside, but I did manage to watch five movies, none of which I wrote about here.
I'll try to not be too wordy.
First off was The Stabilizer, a 1986 Indonesian action flick that pairs boundless enthusiasm with limited skill. New Zealand English teacher-turned-action-star Peter O'Brian, plays Peter Goldson, The Stabilizer. On loan from the FBI, Goldson is that special breed of person who will stabilize the balance between good and evil. He does this by punching and shooting bad guys and driving various vehicles through walls. He's there to get Greg Rainmaker, international scum, who raped and killed Goldson's girlfriend by stomping on her with his oversized golf shoes.
If there is one thing The Stabilizer is, it's action packed, and some of that action is pretty okay. Slow spots are minimized, and you know you're never more than a few minutes away from another sloppy fight or heavy machinery crashing through a wall. This is accompanied by near-constant unintentional laughs, making this the perfect Crapfest movie. Unfortunately, they won't let me show it, no matter how many times I point to the box that says, "The Drunken Master's Grand Theft Auto!" I'm sure Lloyd Kaufmann took the day off after writing that blurb, it's so perfect.
Yes, Troma distributed the disc here in America, and a gesund on them for doing it. That's the main reason I'm not allowed to show it, though. There's an odd, unofficial No Troma rule, apparently, which extends even to stuff they didn't make, so I might as well not even bring up movies like Sugar Cookies or even a movie Rick has been agitating for, Mad Dog Morgan. Ah well:
This was watched for a Daily Grindhouse podcast, still being edited as I write this. My major contribution was confusing Judd Omen with Jon Cypher, as I mentioned his character at the end of Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, in the prison bus, shouting, "Great movie Pee-Wee! Action-packed!"
Which is really all I can say about The Stabilizer.
Late one night I watched American Grindhouse on Netflix Instant. It purports to be a history of the American Exploitation Movie, narrated by Robert Forster. It starts out very strongly, with clips from silent movies that I had no idea had survived, moving through the talkies up until the last decade (it's a 2010 movie). Sadly it starts getting sketchy in the 70s, as subgenres start proliferating, and a lot seems glossed over. But it's never boring, and a good primer for the uninitiated; those of us swimming through this stuff all our lives aren't going to find much new.
Fittingly, the trailer will suck you right in:
Watching Spartacus had left me wanting more Hollywood epics, if only for comparison's sake, so it was lucky for me that Daily Grindhouse asked me to review one of the new Twilight Time Blu-Rays, Demetrius and the Gladiators. But that meant I needed to watch The Robe first, as one is the sequel to the other.
For all you heathen dogs: The Robe is the tale of the Roman who won Christ's clothes in a gambling match held at the foot of the cross. That guy is Marcellus Gallio, a debauched Tribune, played by Richard Burton. Travelling with him in his political exile in Jerusalem is his slave, Demetrius, played by Victor Mature. Demetrius becomes a devout Christian and runs off with The Robe while Marcellus is consumed by guilt over what he's done. The Roman eventually tracks down the wily Greek, only to find himself converted to Christianity, and eventually martyred for his belief by Caligula, Emperor of Overactors, though that means it's kind of a crock that there is no Saint Marcellus.
The Robe doesn't feature a whole lot of budget-gobbling crowd scenes, so a lot of the time it feels like the expanded frame of this new-fangled CinemaScope is going unused, though there are great, painterly moments – the scenes on Golgotha, for instance. There are a couple of action scenes, quoted in that trailer, but they are far outnumbered in screen time by proselytizing. There is definitely more reverence on display than rambunctiousness.
Richard Burton's taciturn portrayal of Marcellus doesn't truly sell the character's conversion (frankly, the script doesn't do him any favors in this regard), and he's rather overshadowed by Victor Mature. Michael Rennie is marvelous as Peter, and Jay Robinson's time as Caligula is thankfully short. Jean Simmons is Jean Simmons. In all, I guess it was a pretty good Easter movie.
And then the Extremely Busy Week started. I survived it somehow. In celebration of that fact, I treated myself to lunch at the Star Cinema Grill and The Cabin in The Woods. I had the theater to myself.
I am going to scrupulously avoid saying anything about this movie except that I loved it. You know how tween girls were about Titanic? That's me with The Cabin The Woods.
I now see that Lionsgate has scrupulously disabled embedding on all of the YouTube trailers for Cabin. Thanks a lot, guys, I'm not really sure what that accomplishes.
It's amazing how little that trailer gives away. The Cabin in The Woods has the best blend of horror and comedy that I have seen in ages – since, ironically enough, Evil Dead II – and every serious horror fan who hasn't seen it already, should see it now.
Yes, I'm aware that there are also people who say it's stupid and it's over-hyped and they want that hour and a half of their lives back. These people are big dummy stupidpants.
So then I got to watch Demetrius & the Gladiators, which I found to be one of the few sequels that was better than its predecessor. Better compositions, better balance between sermonizing and sword-slinging, it's like a mirror image of The Robe. Demetrius' fall from faith is a lot better handled than Marcellus' conversion, and you've got actors like Ernest Borgnine and William Marshall shoring things up. Susan Hayward deserved a better script, and… oh boy, Jay Robinson gets more screentime.
While I was writing this, I see the review went live, allowing me to see every single mistake I made. Oh, well. Such is life on the Internets.
To top all this off, I finished my story for this week early, and now I'm wrapping this up. So I think it's time to finally treat myself to The Raid: Redemption. Hi-keeba!
Categories: Movies That Do Not Suck, The Wonderful World of Crap . Tags: american grindhouse, daily grindhouse, demetrius and the gladiators, jay robinson, peter o'brian, richard burton, the cabin in the woods, the robe, the stabilizer, troma, victor mature . Author: drfreex . Comments: 2 Comments


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Home » Armchair Reading » How They Fought: Marine M-60 Machine-Gunner, Hue, 1968
Posted on Sep 14, 2007 in Armchair Reading, Front Page Features
How They Fought: Marine M-60 Machine-Gunner, Hue, 1968
Carrying a "pig" through the bush was hard work, but the weapon was worth its weight in gold in Hue's "urban jungle."
TIME/DATE: 3:15 p.m. , February 1, 1968
PLACE: Hue, Vietnam
UNIT: Squad from 2d Platoon, F Company, 2d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment
Man! Getting into this town was a whole lot easier than getting out of it's going to be – getting out alive, that is! When they pulled us from the boonies yesterday and told us we were moving into Hue city, we had no idea what to expect. Gunny just said the lieutenant told him that the "little people" – soldiers of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam – were having some trouble and needed our help. That was no big surprise because the ARVNs are always having trouble. We were even on stand-down since there was supposed to be a cease-fire during Tet, the Vietnamese lunar new year holiday. Now the scuttlebutt is that the Viet Cong (VC, or "Charlie") and the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) regulars are attacking the whole damn country! Nobody knows exactly what's going on, but it sure ain't good!
I've been the machine-gunner for our squad's M-60 since I came in-country three months ago. Gunny gave me this 23-pound monster to lug around because I'm the biggest – and the baddest – guy in our unit. It's hell humping this thing on patrol, but it's great in a firefight. It can pour out 550 rounds of 7.62 mm, full metal jacket, ball ammo per minute and can do a real J-O-B on anybody within a thousand yards. You want to bring some pee on somebody, just turn me and my "pig" loose on him!
(left) Pfc. Martin, the squad's radiotelephone operator (RTO), pauses for a second as his fellow Marines from Fox Company look at a dead Viet Cong lying in the road. Image Credit: SPJ/ACG (right) Fox Company's "Devil Dogs" quickly move for cover as fire erupts all around them. This battle is shaping up to be one of the bloodiest of the war. Image Credit: SPJ/ACG
We dismounted our trucks at the outskirts of Hue this morning and started walking into the city, which at first didn't seem so bad. Somewhere ahead of us, we heard lots of small arms fire – some M-16, but mostly AK-47 – yet all we found was one VC lying dead beside his bicycle. But about that time, the sh-t really hit the fan. The entire street erupted in gunfire, so we hauled butt to find some cover. Unlike in the bush, there were lots of buildings and walls to duck behind. Hell, the whole damn town is one big fort! They actually call it the "ancient Citadel," which of course means there are plenty of protected firing positions for the VC to hide behind, too.
Up until now, the hardest thing about fighting Charlie has been finding his skinny ass. We hump for miles through the bush for days at a time and the only things we find are mosquitoes, leeches, blisters and booby traps. But Charlie's not running and hiding today, that's for damn sure! And it looks like he's brought the first team with him – this place is crawling with NVA regulars. It's a whole new ballgame now, and it's some serious sh-t!
(left) Enemy AK-47 fire keeps the Marines pinned down behind a wall. Image Credit: SPJ/ACG (right) As the enemy fire briefly lets up, Lance Cpl. Brown and the other Marines try to shoot their way out of a bad situation. Image Credit: SPJ/ACG
Most of us piled behind this wall, which is welcome cover, but we've been pinned down now for over an hour. Every time the AK-47 fire slacks off enough for me to raise my head up, I get my pig working and hose down the buildings around us pretty good. I can't see any dinks to shoot at, so I blast away at where I think the enemy fire is coming from. Yet as soon as I stop to load a new ammo belt, they hit us even harder than before!
A few minutes ago, Gunny had the RTO (radiotelephone operator) get on the horn and ask higher for some help, but all he got was a "xin loi" (sorry). So it looks like it's going to be up to me and my pig to shoot our way out of this one!
Jerry Morelock, PhD, ARMCHAIR GENERAL Editor in Chief.
(left) Lance Cpl. Brown pounds suspected enemy positions with a deadly burst of 7.62 mm bullets. Image Credit: SPJ/ACG (right) The brutal combat in Hue City tests Lance Cpl. Brown's reputation as the "baddest Marine in the squad." Image Credit: SPJ/ACG
The Marines' calls for fire support have been in vain, so they now pin their hopes on Lance Cpl. Brown's M-60. Image Credit: SPJ/ACG
ARMCHAIR GENERAL thanks the staff at Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey (royalgunpowdermills.com), and Les Hearn for their invaluable assistance. Uniforms and equipment are from the collections of the American Infantry Preservation Society (AIPS). With special thanks to Ben Roberts, Lisa, Dapo, Leroy, Dallas, Little and Max.


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Farewell, Big Jack
12/06/2013 by backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment
By Rod Mickleburgh
I talked with Big Jack Munro a few days before he died in November. It was pretty tough going. The big booming voice that had bellowed from the podiums of hundreds of meetings was down to a whisper. His legendary fire was just about spent. But some things had not changed. His endearing, infectious chuckle was still in place, despite the pain of his illness. And, 40 years after I first covered him for the Vancouver Sun, Jack was still calling me Rob.
As I write this, there's a hard, blowing wind and a majestic full moon over Long Beach, where I am for the weekend. My thoughts on the long life and extraordinary times of Jack Munro are all a-jumble, trying to process the legacy of the most dominant labour leader this once-militant province ever had, and the multitude of different things he did during his wild, 82-year ride through life. (How many remember that Munro went to the Forbidden Kingdom in 1974 with then Premier Dave Barrett and MacMillan Bloedel CEO Denis Timmis, trying to sell Maoist China on buying B.C. timber? Crazy.)
I will write more about Jack Munro, and in particular his controversial role that dramatic Sunday night in Kelowna almost exactly 30 years ago, when Bill Bennett, the premier of the province, and Munro, a union man, met face-to-face in the premier's living room to hammer out an end to the very real threat of a general strike. It was as dramatic a moment as it gets, even in B.C., and arguments still rage today about the pros and cons of their so-called Kelowna Accord.
But for now, let's hear from Jack Munro, himself. These observations by Brother Munro are from an interview I did with him just last August for a story on the relatively sad state of the B.C. labour movement. Whatever one's thoughts on Jack Munro, and he was not "the good guy" on every issue, no one can deny his commitment to the cause of working people, and his genuine sorrow and anger at the decline of union influence. It's all here.
Take it away, Jack.
MUNRO: Everybody delights in kicking the hell out of the labour movement. It's having a tough time. Everybody's struggling. The world is somewhat upside down. I think we've lost some really important values. Too many people have forgotten that it was the labour movement that was able to bring about changes in our society, in our way of life, in our social consciousness.
But we're no longer headed up, we're headed down. You listen to these commentators. Every damn thing that goes wrong, with wages and whatnot, they blame the workers. Cut the workers' play, cut this, cut that, cut the benefits. If workers get money, they spend it. They buy things. They keep our economy going. And to drive the bloody people that keep it going down to the bottom is absolute insanity.
Society is a helluva lot worse without unions. Absolutely. But I don't know what the hell's happened. Maybe unions have been too acquiescent. They don't get any awards for that. The economy is this and that, so they go a couple of years with no wage increase, or 1 and 2 per cent, and the bosses think that's just great. So they concentrate even more on keeping wages down. They think, ah, we've got 'em now. They pile on. It's very frustrating for a guy like me, very frustrating.
Leading a strike is tough. When the IWA went on strike, all the staff went on strike pay, too. So we had the same hardship as the members. It's emotional. You lie awake at night. You know people are hurting, but you can't give up. If you give up, it's going to be worse. You have to keep on.
We're trying to get more worker-type history into the schools. Right now, there's nothing teaching kids in school about how the hell we got here. Governments and entrepreneurs encouraged expansion and development. They opened the doors. Workers walked through and did a hell of a job, developing industries and systems and that sort of stuff. But nobody's being taught that. So with our Labour Heritage Centre we are trying to remind people and society that workers have made an important contribution. If no one knows something, they don't understand it. If unions don't come back, society is in big trouble.
Amen, Brother. It's hard to believe he's gone.
My old colleague Doug Ward, like myself an ex-labour reporter who covered Jack Munro, has written a good synopsis of his turbulent career.
And I am left with one last memory. As I hung up the phone this week from my final conversation with the big guy, Jack Munro made sure to remind me: "It's been a good life, Rob."
First published on Mickleblog
Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: British Columbia, business, Canada, labour, unions


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Q: Derivatives wrt order of MacDonald function I'm looking for a closed-form expression for
$$
\left.\left[\frac{\partial^n}{\partial \nu^n}K_{\nu}(z)\right]\right|_{\nu=\pm\tfrac{1}{2}},\;\;n\ge1
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where $K_{\nu}(z)$ denotes the MacDonald function. In case it matters, I'm interested only in the case when $z>0$. For $n=1$, the answer is as follows:
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\right|_{\nu=\pm\frac{1}{2}}=\pm\sqrt{\frac{\pi}{2x}}\mathop{E_{1}}\nolimits%
\!\left(2x\right)e^{x},
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cf. http://dlmf.nist.gov/10.38.E7. Here $E_1$ denotes the exponential integral.
What about higher-order derivatives $(n\ge2)$?
Update: The question is related to this question.

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Why not take action in advance this year to prevent those colds & flus? Unfortunately, getting the flu is often mistakenly linked to taking antibiotics. Antibiotics work by killing unwanted bacteria, but not viruses, which are the root of most colds & flus. Overconsumption of antibiotics – especially if no probiotics are taken on the side – can lead to gut leakiness (intestinal permeability), a condition that can lead to asthma, allergies, food intolerances, eczema, skin issues, headaches, chronic fatigue, lowered mood and so on.
Contradictory as it may sound, one of the best ways to boost our immune system is by introducing "good" bacteria! The best way to support our gut microbiome is by taking a quality probiotic blend, that contains L. rhamnosus GG and L. acidophilus NCFM, the two most researched strains for immunity.
Make sure you also add some fermented products in your diet to get those bugs in! (water or coconut kefir, sauerkraut, kimchi, tempeh, kombucha etc).
2. Inflammatory food is your enemy!
Eliminate white sugar, processed white carbs, alcohol and high-fat junk food as much as possible to give a boost to your immune system. Excessive fatty foods can congest the lymphatic system, limiting the body's ability to clear an infection. Make sure you slowly wean-off yourself from caffeine or processed gluten-ous carbohydrates to avoid any withdrawal symptoms.
3. Don't forget your nutrients!
Perhaps the most important part of prevention is a balanced, nutritious, wholesome diet. Vegetable and fruits are amongst the most nutrient-dense sources of your diet. Make sure you eat a minimum of 5 portions per day (ideally seven for women and nine for men). Don't exceed 2 portions of fruit per day, as they can be high in sugar. Choose low-sugar fruits like frozen berries and apples.
Buy organic when possible, to avoid an extra burden to your liver. Don't forget to eat some healthy protein with all your meals and snacks (grass-fed poultry, pasture-raised omega 3 eggs, wild oily fish, legumes, nuts & seeds).
There is no better way to suppress your immune system than being chronically stressed. Some easy techniques that can be adapted to your daily routines include 10min daily meditation using smartphone apps or YouTube guided videos, yoga (at home or gym class) and brisk walks in nature.
Don't forget to get some "me" time every so often and enjoy a warm Epsom Salt bath, read a good book, listen to your favourite music or keep a gratefulness journal.
Studies have shown that we need 7-9 hours of sleep per night for body regeneration, repair and detoxification. Chronic sleep deprivation can significantly reduce your immune function.
Not only does nature has the magic capacity of de-stressing us, but also a Sunday walk in the woods (especially if it's sunny) increases our vitamin D absorption. Vitamin D is the most researched nutrient of our immune system, as it has the ability to recognise pathogens and initiate a response against them. It has been well-researched for influenza (flu) and respiratory tract infections.
Exercise promotes good immunity in multiple ways, including increasing circulation and lowering stress. With increased circulation, immune compartments can travel through the blood faster, rendering it easier to fight off an infection.
Fun Fact: rebounding (trampoline) encourages the flow of your lymphatic system, giving a boost to your immune system!
I can't highlight enough how good hydration is important for protecting yourself against pathogens. We need about 1L of filtered water for every 22kg of body weight. Drink some herbal teas with ginger, elderberry, turmeric and clove to boost your immune system further and up your water intake. Alternatively, you can add some citrus fruit, ginger, cucumber, mint and/or berries to your water bottle to make it more delicious. Coffee, tea and alcohol do not count towards your goal as they have a diuretic effect. Try to minimise those as much as possible.
Basic knowledge as it may sound, washing your hands frequently and thoroughly should not be forgotten, especially before cooking or touching your face. Choose a chemical-free soap to avoid any additives that can be an extra burden to your immune system. Saline rinses with a neti pot can also be helpful while the flu season is underway to keep the respiratory passages clear. For maximal protection, you can use a negative ion generator in your house or office, to decrease unwanted particles in the air that surrounds you.
If you know that you are sensitive to colds & flus, it might be a good idea to start supplementing before it's too late. Look for one with high levels of bioavailable vitamin A/beta-carotenes, vitamin D, zinc, vitamin C. flavonoids, fish oils (omega 3), elderberry, echinacea, medicinal mushrooms, garlic, olive leaf and sage are also amazing anti-virals and immune boosters. Ask your practitioner which one is better for you.
Natural anti-microbial – garlic, ginger, turmeric, sage, coconut oil, freshly squeezed lemon juice with warm water and Manuka honey (locally sourced and raw if possible), berries, dark leafy greens, orange vegetables.
Bone broths – use organic chicken, beef or lamb carcass, add a mixture of vegetables such as carrots, leeks, onions, garlic, celery, sweet potato/pumpkin, bay leaves and apple cider vinegar. Cover with water and gently simmer for a few hours. Strain and drink the broth daily or add chicken and leave in the veggies and enjoy a delish warm soup.
Vegetable juices – if you have a low appetite, fresh vegetable juices can be a great source of nutrients and antioxidants.
Essential fats –wild oily fish such as sardines, mackerel, wild salmon, anchovies, and herring, seeds such as flax, chia, hemp seeds and walnuts.
Coconut water – for hydration and replenishing electrolyte stores. Drink in moderation, as it contains sugars.
It's normal for most people to get a cold once or twice a year, but by keeping up with the basics, the frequency, intensity, and duration of the illness is likely to be less.


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The Portrait of the Family Hinlopen or Family of burgomaster Gillis Valckenier is a painting in the Berlin Gemäldegalerie by the Dutch Golden Age painter Gabriël Metsu of about 1663.  There have been various ideas among art historians as to which family is actually represented, with the two main candidates being the families of  Jan J. Hinlopen or Gillis Valckenier, both wealthy and powerful figures in Amsterdam at the time.

Provenance
It is now increasingly accepted that the family are the Hinlopens. In his diary Jan J. Hinlopen made distinct notes about his marriage and family births, dates of baptisms in the Westerkerk Amsterdam, and funerals.

Hinlopen and Leonore Huydecoper, the sister of Joan Huydecoper, had four children by 1663:
 Jacob (October 20, 1658 – Lage Vuursche, July 12, 1664),
 Johanna Maria (April 16, 1659 – June 15, 1706),
 Sara (June 12, 1660 – June 16, 1749), and
 Geertrui (January 1, 1662 – August 14, 1663).

In the second half of 1663 two members of the family died. Jan J. Hinlopen lost his youngest daughter, Geertrui, who died of measles on August 14. On October 28 his wife had a miscarriage. The next day, around ten in the evening, his servant, accompanied by two other men, probably the undertakers, buried a small coffin in the church. On November 1, his wife Leonora died at 5.30 in the morning, after having been ill for seven days. His only son Jacob died at Pijnenburg, their country estate. He was kept isolated because of the plague, which prevailed since October 1663 and made 7,000 more victims in 1664.

After the Geelvinck family, heirs of Sara, ceased to exist in the early 19th century, the traces to the real origins were lost. The Swiss family Tschiffely sold the painting in 1832. In the end of the 19th century it was known as depicting the Familie des Kaufmanns Gelfing. In 1907 the known Dutch art-historian Hofstede de Groot mentioned the parrot in the painting of the Familie Geelvinck. Remarkably he described the painting as langweilig ("boring"). In 1984 also  Bob Haak describes it as depicting the Geelvinck family.

In 1976 Van Eeghen renamed the painting to De familie van burgemeester Gillis Valckenier, and dated it in 1657. This was mainly based on the bird in the painting, which van Eeghen imagined to be a falcon. Irene Groeneweg reasons that the bird, held by the boy, is a Cuban amazon parrot. Another reason to doubt the classification is that, according to the Amsterdam City Archives, burgomaster Gillis Valckenier had only three children at the time of the painting's creation.

Judith van Gent discovered that there was a resemblance with another Hinlopen family portrait by Bartholomeus van der Helst in Berlin.  Additionally she discovered support for her view in Hinlopen's will. Nevertheless, the painting is still sometimes  referred to as: The Family of burgomaster Gillis Valckenier.

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The atmosphere of the painting indicates a family painted in the luxury of their own home, presumably one of the modern canal mansions of Amsterdam at the time. Unfortunately the interior mantelpiece and paintings portrayed are unrecognizable. However, it was fashionable for members of the Amsterdam regency to depict one's family in the Amsterdam City Hall, which was completed in the 1650s. Being open to the councilmen and containing high windows with much light, the mayors' room would have enabled easy sketching for artists. This painting possibly shows the mantelpiece of the hearth by Artus Quellinus the Elder there with a painting completed by Govert Flinck in 1656.

Other similar scenes are also influenced by the same mantelpiece construction:

References

1663 paintings
Paintings by Gabriël Metsu
Paintings in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
Birds in art
Cats in art
Dogs in art
Paintings of children

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What will 7-Eleven do with all its new stores?
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7-Eleven C-Store Channel Mergers/Acquisitions Retail Space
by Matthew Stern
7-Eleven is one of the most well-known U.S. convenience store chains and thanks to an acquisition, customers might be noticing a lot more of them.
The retailer has acquired 1,030 convenience stores owned by Sunoco spread across 17 states, the largest acquisition in 7-Eleven's history, according to Convenience Store News. The acquisition bumps 7-Eleven's total store count up to around 9,700 in the U.S. and Canada.
The acquisition comes at a time when many retailers across markets are reducing their footprints nationwide. The convenience store space, however, is one of the areas in which some analysts are reporting growth.
Convenience stores were among the fastest growing segments of retail trailing only off-price retail and dollar stores, according to a summer 2017 report by IHL Services.
At the same time, the demands placed on convenience stores have begun to change. Customer expectations for such features as prepared foods in recent years have caused some convenience stores to start playing with more upmarket concepts.
Hy-Vee, for instance, last year began experimenting with what it called a "c-store on steroids" concept, featuring prepared foods, a Starbucks and an in-store restaurant to resemble a hybrid between a traditional c-store and a supermarket.
And, of course, the convenience store industry faces disruption from checkout-free store concept Amazon Go, which finally got its public launch in Seattle earlier this week after 14 months of testing and troubleshooting.
7-Eleven has been pursuing its own technological upgrades. In December, the chain began testing a smartphone app that enables mobile ordering for in-store pickup or delivery.
7-Eleven Closes Biggest Acquisition in Its History – Convenience Store News
Retailers Opening Over 4,000 Stores in 2017, Debunking the Retail Apocalypse – IHL Services
7-Eleven goes omnichannel with mobile BOPIS and delivery – RetailWire
Will Hy-Vee's new c-store concept redefine convenience in the Twin Cities? – RetailWire
Will the newest Walmart c-store concept be the one that sticks? – RetailWire
Amazon Go goes live – RetailWire
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Will 7-Eleven benefit from its newly increased footprint? What changes do you see coming ahead for convenience stores over the next several years?
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"I think the convenience category in general is going through an interesting renaissance with plenty of potential."
Mark RyskiFounder, CEO & Author, HeadCount Corporation
"It seems wild and crazy, but I don't think the industry really has thought through a lot of the trends that are in motion today."
Nikki BairdVP of Retail Innovation, Aptos
"I would love to see 7-Eleven test new in-store layout changes as part of this acquisition."
Byron KerrHead of Amazon, Tuft & Needle
17 Comments on "What will 7-Eleven do with all its new stores?"
Dick Seesel
Principal, Retailing In Focus LLC
In the short term, it's a good move for 7-Eleven because it provides significant economies of scale. Over the long haul, 7-Eleven faces many of the same challenges as the rest of the c-store industry: How to execute a true "omnichannel" model in a business based on a large footprint of physical stores, and how to take cutting-edge technology (like the cashier-less Amazon Go concept) to a huge number of locations. It's an opportunity not only for national players like 7-Eleven but also for regional chains like Wawa and Kwik Trip.
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David Livingston
I don't know, Dick. Economies of scale might not be enough. The 1990s called and they want their convenience stores back. Wawa, Kwik Trip and a few others designed to put the local gas stations out of business. I've seen a lot of dumpy 7-Elevens. Wawa's deli, Kwik Trip's $1 off gas and 38 cent per pound produce, free coffee days, etc. really drive traffic. The one-of-a-kind Tom's Thumb in Scottsdale, AZ with 100 octane gas, car detailing and signature sandwiches seem to be the future rather than the tired 7-Elevens.
Byron Kerr
Head of Amazon, Tuft & Needle
I couldn't agree more. I would love to see 7-Eleven test new in-store layout changes as part of this acquisition. During my short time in Virginia, Wawa was light years beyond any other convenience store concept including in the prepared food section. Convenience stores are re-inserting "convenience" back into their moniker.
Mark Ryski
Founder, CEO & Author, HeadCount Corporation
When it comes to convenience stores, size matters. Given that convenience stores are mini-geographic monopolies, by expanding their footprint, 7-Eleven will indeed generate incremental revenue without much worry about cannibalization of their existing stores. And with 7-Eleven's well-refined supply chain and systems they should be able to generate interesting efficiencies by expanding through acquisition. Also, as noted, given that convenience store offerings are expanding and going up-scale, there is plenty of potential to grow revenue by higher average tickets. I think the convenience category in general is going through an interesting renaissance with plenty of potential.
Lee Peterson
EVP Thought Leadership, Marketing, WD Partners
I think you're right about that last sentence, Mark. What technology has done for convenience, applied to literally convenient physical space provides great opportunity. Just ask Starbucks. Side comment: no mention of the fact that 7-11 is Japanese-owned. Does it matter?
Shep Hyken
Chief Amazement Officer, Shepard Presentations, LLC
What is 7-Eleven all about? Convenience! By adding more than 1,000 stores they will achieve deliver on more opportunities to be convenient for their customer. And the future of c-stores is a more convenient shopping experience, featuring the items customers want and enabling them to purchase the way they want to do it. Technology, such as cashless transactions that happen quicker and more efficiently, will develop.
Dave Bruno
Marketing Director, Aptos
I agree, Shep — establishing more convenience "monopolies" as the future definition of convenience stores is just beginning to evolve feels like a very sound strategy. As Nikki Baird said in her comment, we can expect to see lots of changes in c-stores in the future, and 7-Eleven just enhanced their position to help drive the future. Also, I wonder if they are thinking they can adjust their assortments to pick off some of the ever-growing ranks of dollar store customers as well.
Art Suriano
Chief Executive Officer, The TSi Company
Convenience stores are still very much in use by all of us, so I can see 7-Eleven doing well with this acquisition. That of course will depend on where the stores are located and their condition. The problem that I see with 7-Eleven as a chain is that unlike some of their competitors, they don't have any significant brand identity other than their name. With the number of locations they now have, 7-Eleven should invest in marketing themselves aside from their competitors. Most c-stores push their coffee and quick lunch items at low cost, but 7-Eleven should look to be the "different" c-store that can provide the customer with something their competitors do not. If they can do that successfully, 7-Eleven with their large footprint could become the customer's first choice when looking for a convenience store.
Steve Montgomery
President, b2b Solutions, LLC
The initial impact of the acquisition will be a reallocation/refocus of management in the integration of these stores into 7-Eleven's system. My expectation is that they will run a separate business unit for a period of time, but 7-Eleven will have to rebrand in order to gain any benefit of its current brand recognition. This means not only re-imagining the stores, but all their back-of-the-house functions. Definitely not a small undertaking. The issue will be, can it accomplish all of the effort required without negatively impacting its current operation?
Nikki Baird
VP of Retail Innovation, Aptos
Well, they are either brilliant or foolish. There have been a lot of trends pushing against convenience, whether it's healthy foods, pay at the pump, etc. But I just saw Reebok's concept for re-imagining the c-store as fitness and community centers. Reebok is building this concept off of the idea that the rise of electric cars will upend the c-store industry even more. First, we'll need fewer of them because more people will be charging at home and at work. Second, if you do need a charge, it'll no matter what take longer than filling up a tank of gas, thus driving people out of their cars and into "wait areas" where c-store operators will have the opportunity to sell people lots of stuff (and apparently, also gym memberships). It seems wild and crazy, but I don't think the industry really has thought through a lot of the trends that are in motion today. It's kind of like predicting the weather — there's a lot in motion, but if one thing happens faster or slower… Read more »
Stuart Jackson
Managing Director, Regency Analysis
The whole idea of a big weekly or monthly shop in a supermarket doesn't appeal to quite as many people these days. It's a hassle, inconvenient and time consuming, especially when we're all working longer hours. It's much easier, though not always cheaper, to pick up groceries on your way to or from work. That's why, certainly in the U.K., the convenience store market is growing fast. In 2016 they took £37.5 billion out of £179 billion total grocery sales, according to research and it's reckoned that this will grow by more than 11 percent over the next three years. Adding more stores makes sense for 7-Eleven — capitalize on these changing consumer habits, grow your footprint, explore pick and collect solutions and get deeper into your customers' psyche with great local marketing.
Sky Rota
CEO, GenZinsider.com
It could be a good thing. They see how convenience store shopping is growing and if they add delivery to that it's a home run. In Philly we have GoPuff delivery for snack and basically everything you could want delivered. 7-Elevens carry the same stuff and now with a ton more locations to deliver from I can't see them doing badly. Plus they added PayNearMe which lets you pay your bills in cash and, believe it or not, lots of people don't have checking accounts etc. and need a place to pay their bills, so that get lots more people in the stores. I don't see Amazon's insane checkout-free/shoplifting paradise option being a threat to any store that doesn't have it. I'm positive that concept is never coming to Philadelphia. Just saying.
Larry Negrich
Vice President of Marketing, Reflexis Inc.
Let's say you are a retailer that wants convenient distribution options in suburban areas, what better than petro-convenience? Set aside the technology needed to link their demand/supply chains, and this could be a very good move to extend consumer offerings beyond "quick convenience" and offer pre-ordered essentials – available for pickup on the way home, while getting gas.
Peter Luff
President, Ipsos Retail Performance
Shoppers' needs are cyclical in nature. Back in the day, we had convenience stores and then saw the industrialization of food and the move to big-box outlets. Shoppers lives are once again changing; now they want to grocery shop a little and often, as it was back in the day. This is how we consume life, increasingly a little and often. Similar to how we look at news on our smartphones.
This therefore makes sense for 7-Eleven delivering more convenience, however — 7-Eleven now needs to focus on quality to go with the old convenience tag.
Michael La Kier
Principal, What Brands Want, LLC
Having a larger footprint helps 7-Eleven become a bigger player in the convenience retail business. They can double down on this move by combining their larger presence with deeper shopper engagement and technology that drives convenience. Technology will play an increasing role at retail and those who keep up with trends in fresh and convenience will win.
Craig Sundstrom
CFO, Weisner Steel
Since 7-Eleven is acquiring existing stores as opposed to building new ones, the question is really "are there economies of scale (particularly in going from ~9K>10K)?" I'm somewhat dubious … though I don't doubt someone(s) at HQ will argue it justifies a big pay bump.
In the long run, I think the challenges will be more prosaic (than "disruption" from Amazon). Continued decline or at least stagnation in their traditional core categories of tobacco and alcohol, although abandonment of the former by other retailers may provide a temporary boost, and wage pressures.
Ricardo Belmar
Sr Director, Global Enterprise Marketing, Infovista
This is a pretty traditional growth move by 7-Eleven — adding more stores — than what we're used to debating. I'm sure this will produce some incremental revenue in the short-term, but it doesn't do anything to address what is happening in a market that they used to dominate. While they may still have the advantage in terms of the number of stores, other brands have and continue to redefine what a c-store is all about. It's great that 7-Eleven is adding a mobile ordering app (I remember talking with innovation leaders at 7-Eleven a couple of years ago when they first started talking about this), but they have many other issues to address — modern store layouts and general look and feel is just one example. In many geographies, 7-Eleven has a reputation as the lowest end c-store compared to other brands, and that's being generous. From an infrastructure point of view, they still need to address disparate systems throughout the store fleet (e.g. multiple flavors of POS, integration between pump payment systems and… Read more »
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An American, Jeanine, who was graduated from a university in Ohio, went to Leningrad to work in the American consulate. That was eight years ago, and since then a lot has happened. She fell in love with a Muscovite, Andrei, moved to Moscow, had Yasha and Tonya, and now lives in Mitino. Jeanine works as an administrator in a branch of a Singapore firm.
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— In terms of appearance, are we like Americans?
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But those reasons led to the Clinton scandal.
In America men have lost their male aggression and self-
confidence. Russian men are more… masculine. They aren't afraid of
expressing their opinion, even if that might offend someone or if
someone might not like it.
Do you miss America ?
When I'm home on vacation I do a lot of walking in the
country. The landscape is flat — there are fields all around — and you
can see everything. If a car comes by even strangers wave at me or
just smile. You could say that it's artificial politeness, but that's life
in a small town. I miss polite small-town America.
You're living abroad — is that normal far America?
For most Americans any trips abroad are unusual. For example,
my relatives can afford to go to Europe, but they don't go that far.
Even Canada — as far as I know, Americans don't go there that
much. Sometimes they go on vacation to Mexico. But my cousins
have never been out of the country.
What language do you now speak with your children ?
We decided that Andrei would speak Russian to the children
and that I'd speak English. But sometimes it comes out backward. It's
funny, when they annoy me and I use a Russian expression with
them, "Всё! ": "Stop it!" In English that would take two words, and
in Russian it's shorter and sounds good.
What does a foreigner feel like on a Moscow street?
When I'm out for a walk with the children I run into other
Russian moms. They ask me who I am, why I came to Russia.
They're really not very interested in America, much more in how I
manage with two children. I don't have to speak Russian to strangers
all that often. I take the subway to work, but I've got a monthly ticket.
The store and the market — Andrei usually does that. He buys
everything faster and better, and also, he doesn't get cheated: as he
says, well, he's been going to the market his whole life.
And one last question. In Russia, when people talk about love of
one's country, they often cite the example of American patriotism. As you
see it, what does that mean ?
Patriotism means, first of all, tradition. A hundred years ago
Americans were already celebrating Independence Day, the fourth of
July. Each generation meant that many more patriots. Children start
the school day with the pledge of allegiance to the flag. Before any
competitions, including school ones, everyone sings the national
anthem. And all that is sincere.
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V.I. Resin, First Deputy Premier, Moscow City Administration Russian-American Investment Symposium, 1999
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Вопрос о положении женщин: Национальные планы действия (ООН,1998)
National Experience with Population Issues (UN, 1998)
Вопрос о национальном опыте в области народонаселения (ООН, 1998)
Representative of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan on the Environment (UN, 1997)


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