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Classic Movie Beginner's Guide: Gene Tierney
In our ongoing series of selecting 4 films to help newly-minted classic movie fans get their bearings, we're going to look at one of my personal favorites when it comes to the 1940s, Gene Tierney.
If you're not familiar with her, she filled out a lot of film noir and romances throughout the 40s into the 50s although her career slowed down a bit due to some difficulties in her personal life. Regardless, her impressive filmography speaks for itself with a number of classics to her name.
You only need one film to become a cinema icon. Laura is the role of a lifetime for Gene Tierney and she casts a spell as the quintessential doe-eyed noir gal who never meant to entangle anyone. It just so happens that all the men in her life fall in love with her even after her death. Her portrait and the legacy she casts is just that enchanting in this Otto Preminger top-rate noir. The Preminger and Dana Andrew partnership would prove a fruitful alliance in Tierney's career.
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
If there was any doubt Gene Tierney could play bad and play it well, Leave Her to Heaven shoots any naysayers out of the water. It's an obsessive, vindictive noir love story made all the more unsettling by its picture-postcard color cinematography. She's a deadly beauty who more than earns the title of femme fatale after only a few minutes on a lake, her eyes shaded by sunglasses. You'll never look at her the same.
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1948)
Sometimes we need the warmest sort of romantic comedies and this one is tied together by a gentle fantasy story as the title would suggest. When the ghostly suitor opposite Gene Tierney's Mrs. Muir is Rex Harrison, what we are granted is such a genteel love affair plucked out of a different time and place. For that matter, a different world.
Whirlpool (1949)
This final spot is a hard choice. Where The Sidewalk Ends and Night and The City are probably more well-received film noir, but Whirpool is the one with the juiciest opportunity for Gene Tierney. Instead of playing the doting girl of someone else, she's a kleptomaniac. Well-meaning but it gets her in heaps of trouble thanks to her husband's reputation and the manipulative quack played by Jose Ferrer.
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Posted in Beginner's Guide, Misc.	| Tagged Cornell Wilde, Dana Andrews, Femme Fatale, Film Noir, Gene Tierney, Jose Ferrer, Otto Preminger, Rex Harrison	| 1 Reply
Review: Where The Sidewalk Ends (1950)
There's something intriguing about the opening titles of Where The Sidewalk Ends thanks to a stripped-down quality ditching a conventional score for whistling and recognizable street noise as the credits come painted on the sidewalk. Feet trample over the names in the picture and we get a very concrete sense (apologies for the pun) of the environment we are about to be embroiled in.
This is a gutter noir that, along with the Asphalt Jungle (1950), deserves the title of one the most grungy, seedy, and therefore aptly named films noir of all time. The movie begins where the credits end quite obviously.
Otto Preminger is back together with his two stars from Laura (1944) and that picture proves to be a double-edged sword as his shining success but also the measuring stick all of his follow-ups would be held to. I'm not sure if any of them measured up but that's beside the point. Where The Sidewalk Ends is an extremely gritty delight worth remembering in its own right.
The script by prolific Hollywood icon Ben Hecht knows all the beats well and delivers the action with an assured cause and effect hinging on our main character's inner conflict. Detective Dixon (Dana Andrews) is a tough guy cop who has a history of indiscretion when it comes to running in criminals. He's not always diplomatic and it gets him in hot water in the form of a demotion and a stern talking to from his superior.
In a crooked gambling joint, something else is going on entirely, with one man left for dead from an altercation. Soon enough, the police are on the site poking around. Later, Dixon out on the beat unwittingly lays a man out cold in self-defense. Regardless he knows what he's in for. With steel-nerves, he takes on the mantle of the criminal in a lapse of judgment hiding the body and masquerading as another man because he knows the hit is already on and if found out this will sink him for good.
He spent his whole life trying to get out from under the shadow of his no-good dad and here he winds up, despite his best efforts, right back in the thick of it with guilt weighing on him. It's easy to compare him with other analogous characters like Kirk Douglas in The Detective Story (1951) who had a similar chip on his shoulder that makes him absolutely merciless. Then, there's Robert Ryan in On Dangerous Ground (1952) who gets chewed out for rough and tumble antics only for the film to leave the seedy world entirely behind.
In this case, Preminger never gives us an escape valve nor are we cooped in a police precinct. We are on the streets walking the beats and living the lives with the normal, average, everyday people. It's more personal and real. This allows us to understand Dixon better and feel empathy for him. However, there's little doubt that he's in the wrong and will be implicated in the cover-up.
There is a slight reprieve as he meets Gene Tierney. Because despite her poor choice in men, she nonetheless gives the picture a much-needed edge of humanity. Momentarily, she makes Dixon and the audience forget what a fix he is in.
Likewise, Martha (Ruth Donnelly) at the local hole-in-the-wall restaurant is a riot. She and Dixon feign mutual distaste but you know she's one of the few people in his corner and she hopes to see him settle down into a real life. Because his identity is always that of a cop. Strip that away from him and what do you have?
However, when Morgan's loquacious father, a veteran cabbie, winds up getting the rap pinned on him, Dixon is truly faced with muddled moral lines he must untangle. Still, he doggedly goes after Scalise the man he knows was privy to one of the murders but not two. Dixon is well aware who is implicated in that one… He tries to champion the dad's release by helping to hire a lawyer and trying to convince his newly instated superior (Karl Malden) otherwise. It's to no avail.
A striking sequence comes in a very mundane moment utilizing traditional voiceover dialogue as Andrews reads off the contents of his confession to be read in case of his death. You see, he's about to go after Scalise single-handedly and hopes to get a bullet in the stomach to maintain his image in life. It's his last chance at a blaze of glory. But as he writes out the note there is a palpable bitterness in his words that you can almost taste. Tierney is in the same room like a sleeping angel, laid out on the nearby sofa.
Maybe it's a run-of-the-mill scene in the midst of a film blessed by Otto Preminger's eye for camera setups and the like, but Andrews reading nevertheless got to me. Maybe we can partially chalk it up to Hecht's veteran quill laden with regret, but someone also had to deliver the lines.
It very much serves as a personification of who he is an actor — always playing tough ever tortured heroes who must grapple with their flaws in an ultimate effort to do good in a jading world. I'm sure others could have filled the part and done it well but I admire Andrews here with his perpetually grim mug and cynicism. No one could do it exactly like he was able to.
As much as I enjoy Gene Tierney's glowing countenance, there's not all that much for her to do except be concerned and dote, though she does admittedly stir our rogue cop to action. Even with a very sobering ending verging on the fatalistic, one could argue there is a silver lining because, if nothing else, Dixon's morality has been upheld. His conscience to this end proves he's not his father's son.
We don't know what the future holds for him and yet he can hold his head up high. Because the streets of noir are perennially a battleground between light and dark not only visually but morally as well. It's this very struggle at the core of the film and subsequently within Dixon. The good inside him is able to prevail.
Posted in 1950s, Drama, Film Noir	| Tagged Ben Hecht, Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Karl Malden, Otto Preminger, Review	| Leave a reply
Despite being ludicrously absurd, it's impossible not to get whisked away by the swirling cauldron of psychological drama found in Whirlpool. Otto Preminger adds yet another perplexing noir to his filmography and it seems reasonable that Whirlpool along with The Fallen Angel (1945) and Angel Face (1953) deserve more recognition though, it's true his debut, Laura (1944) will forever be the benchmark.
But these three films share such fascinating themes beyond beautiful photography and quality staging. They find roots in some odd bits of quack chicanery like fortune tellers and astrologers while interesting themselves in psychologically unstable women and male confidence men who like nothing more than taking advantage of others.
Whereas Laura (1944) works exquisitely because the title character casts a spell on everyone else, Whirlpool functions in part because our protagonist falls under another man's spell. But it takes something else, something in her past that he can prey on and exploit.
You see, in the opening moments of the film we find out something about Gene Tierney's character. She's a kleptomaniac which in itself is a fairly startling albeit intriguing revelation. And we don't see it occur just the aftermath that follows. But here is a dilemma already. Her husband (Richard Conte) is a renowned psychoanalyst. How would it look if his wife was found shoplifting from a reputable establishment? The house detective catches her. The manager is looking to bring in the police. The wheels of justice are turning and scandal looks all but inevitable.
Then, in walks David Korvo (Jose Ferrer) a man with a certain magnetism that still makes him a tad unsettling. In fact, it's pretty easy to assume he has ulterior motives. Because he so easily smooths things out for Mrs. Sutton so she is, to a certain extent, indebted to him. Something like that can quickly turn into a splendid opportunity for blackmail. Except the check comes and he rips it up so from thenceforward it's a little more difficult to discern his intentions and it proves to be a wonderfully enigmatic performance from Ferrer start to finish.
It's true. He is a charlatan. He's preoccupied with astrology and then hypnotism which he uses on his new "patient" supposedly for her own good. But he's had other women who have called on his services before. In fact, one of them has now sought help from Mrs. Sutton's husband. Because Korvo had made her life miserable coaxing her to withdraw her daughter's inheritance and leeching her happiness. Soon Theresa Randolph is found dead with Ann at the scene of the crime — the prime suspect.
By this time, you almost forget that Charles Bickford is in the film because the bewitched Tierney and stolid-faced Ferrer steal the show. But it is Lt. Colton (Bickford) who must get to the bottom of this whole twisted affair. He and Dr. Sutton are quick to write off the poor woman with a closeted kleptomania hidden under the cloak of a respectable suburban housewife. However, after hitting the beat, they know it stinks to high heaven but there's no proof.
What can be said of Ben Hecht's script is the very fact that it relies on unbelievable occurrences in both its beginning and ending. But in this very reality, there's a certain continuity where the psychologically dubious extrapolations become the new normal. That in itself is unsettling.
It's notable that when he has multiple figures Preminger never seems content to be stagnant, instead constantly utilizing close-ups and see-sawing camera movements that readily change the dynamics of scenes. The climactic moments proving a prime example.
The power struggle dictates itself in other ways too, namely in the physical staging of characters. Ferrer hanging over Tierney as he begins to hypnotize her. Bickford questioning Ferrer who himself looks so vulnerable lying in his hospital bed. But even that composition in itself is at times a put on as we soon find out. However, it's phenomenal that the very projections up on the screen are indicative of what is going on with the film's main point of conflict. This quality we can safely assume can be attributed to Preminger himself. He has an intuitive understanding of cinematic space and how to utilize it to his greatest advantage.
Posted in 1940s, Drama, Film Noir	| Tagged Charles Bickford, David Raksin, Gene Tierney, Jose Ferrer, Otto Preminger, Psychological, Review, Richard Conte	| 1 Reply
Daisy Kenyon (1947)
Otto Preminger always moves through space so fluidly with his camera, and Daisy Kenyon is introduced with a single scene, but it's the perfect post for the film to hang its hat on.
There's Dan O'Mara (Dana Andrews) trying to get the cabby to keep the meter running only to relent when the cabby gives him the statistics on New York's taxi shortages. Joan Crawford's punching pillows as Daisy Kenyon, a successful artist who has had an amiable fling for some time with the man. He already has a wife and kids. It's not where she wants to be. She's not looking to be a homewrecker. But it's partially O'Mara's fault, a successful lawyer who walks in and grabs himself a cup of coffee as nice as you please — all part of his normal routine.
Moments later, another cab appears with Henry Fonda, the understated G.I. Peter Lapham, who winds up on Daisy's doorstep to call on her for a date. In this opening moment, it takes us so long to know how these characters relate to each other. Maybe it's the fact that for two people not married to each other Crawford and Andrew's characters have such a casual, even comfortable, relationship. This isn't the passionate tryst we're accustomed to seeing. That's a beginning and it only gets more fascinating as time marches on.
Henry Fonda feels like he should be the third wheel of the picture and though recognized as a phenomenal actor, he had been out of the game so long like his buddy James Stewart; it's hardly possible to know what to expect from him. We have My Darling Clementine (1946) and that's about all. When he pops up, we almost lose him behind the personality of Crawford and Andrews' own brand of charisma.
But that's why I'll always admire Fonda as an actor, because his natural delivery leaves an impression that's a perfect counterbalance, almost to the point of undermining what his costars are doing.
Meanwhile, Dana Andrews doesn't appear to make a very convincing father, because every time you hear him say "Baby" to his daughter, a noir dame like Gene Tierney or Linda Darnell springs to mind. The associations have already been made long before this picture. It makes it hard to go back now. Remarkably, in all other respects, he fits the bill and he hardly places a foot wrong. It's the side of Boomerang (1947) that's rather more interesting. A big-time lawyer's family life going to shreds outside the courtroom, spilling into his work as well.
Thus, Daisy Kenyon rolls out the carpet in the fashion of a romantic love triangle and we can make that assumption right off the bat with the stars whose names flash above the title. But what sets this picture apart mostly has to do with the account of the ensuing melodrama. Because it's hardly melodrama at all, or at least, it's a more authentic, even honest strain that feels noticeably genuine compared to what Hollywood generally seemed capable of in the 1940s.
Case and point is a very simple sequence around a table at a bar. Our three stars are gathered there together to talk things out like rational-minded adults. They're the kind of conversations that can be unpleasant and most certainly of a private nature. Still, in another picture, they might have continued the dialogue as the waiter comes up without a second thought, but here the conversation ceases because that's more like real life. The film itself seems openly aware of this fact as well.
What becomes equally noticeable is the lack of the kind of soppy manipulative scoring we might see in other works. Embraces and kisses and sweet nothings but none of the same mood created. Again, a little like the real world. Choirs only play in lovers' heads.
I do greatly appreciate David Raksin's score, his work in Laura (1944) being transcendent, and here it fits the mood with its sparing arrangements around certain moments to accent nightmarish attacks and more tranquil interludes. It's almost counter-intuitive if not refreshing.
Subsequently, we witness the most painful sequence of infidelity. Just watching things unravel gives me a heavy heart and I want to grieve even if this is only a cinematic space within which the events are taking place. Because it feels so brazenly real as the lines get crossed and irreparable damage is done.
A part of this messy process is the ensuing complications like divorce, settlements, splitting up custody of the kids, and all the future roadblocks that make people more embittered and jaded when it comes to life.
Though by title and content alone it doesn't let much slip, there were also murmurs that Daisy Kenyon featured Japanese-Americans in its storyline and as one myself I usually jump at the chance of any such story. Because normally, they are few and far between in Classic Hollywood. That makes any picture with such content a minor revelation for me whether it was Preminger's impetus or not.
At any rate, The Civil Rights Association comes a calling on O'Mara to represent a Nisei war veteran named Tsu Noguchi who came home to find his farm had been legally taken away from him. We never see the man and there's not that much more said on the issue except that "It isn't anyone's kind of case" but Dan takes it up, assumedly because he wants to impress Daisy and there's an inkling that he has a shred of decency in his being too.
Now here is another picture to add to that modest but still formidable list including The Steel Helmet, Go for Broke!, Japanese War Bride, and The Crimson Kimono. It proves to be a victory for even conceding that such a world and such a history existed. That is enough for me.
It's an extension of the entire film really, constructed of minor intricacies that succeed in making this picture an unprecedented example of 1940s Hollywood. It's ending is wonderful for how it defuses everything we expect from a courtroom drama or a woman's picture or any other genre convention. It ends on a natural, smooth note like a nice glass of bourbon cradled in the palm of your significant other. Like clockwork, there's Henry Fonda again. The man we should never, ever write off. What is the age-old adage? He who laughs last, laughs loudest? Yes, indeed.
Posted in 1940s, Drama, Romance	| Tagged Dana Andrews, Henry Fonda, Japanese-Americans, Joan Crawford, Otto Preminger, Review	| Leave a reply
The Man with The Golden Arm (1955)
Everybody's habitual something ~ Kim Novak as Molly
Otto Preminger was the creator of a number of important "issue pictures" because he dared deal with themes that others had shied away from, mostly in part because of the production codes that ruled Hollywood well into the 1960s. Thus, any type of drug addiction was seemingly out of the question.
Such an issue might seem almost unthinkable in this day and age but that very fact is one of the reasons that The Man with the Golden Arm still maintains some resonance. Perhaps it has aged some and looks tame by today's standards, a film that hardly dares to mention the drug in question, and yet there is much to be enjoyed all the same.
Saul Bass's opening titles for one made the credit sequences of a film into an important attraction and he did much the same for Alfred Hitchcock and other Preminger films as well. The film is also laced with what might be best termed as sleazy jazz music to underscore the world that Frankie Machine (Frank Sinatra) returns to.
Before a word of dialogue is even spoken in the local dive we already have a pulse on what kind of place this is. It's the type of world that sucks the life out of you. People lead you astray and if you're not able to make something of yourself you're bound to sink into the pits.
He is just off a stint in the State Penitentiary but unlike many, his story has a touch of hope. He's gotten the monkey off his back as they say. He's no longer addicted thanks to the help of a doctor who also tried to line up a job for him as a drummer. It looks like he has some talent that can take him places. He's got a lifeline out of town.
His return is a heralded one. Everyone's intent on welcoming him back including first-rate scrounger Sparrow (Arnold Stang) as well as the pudgy local card shark Schwiefka and the "dealer" Nifty Louie. He's very much the devil on Frankie's shoulder coaxing him to give him a call if he ever needs a fix of candy because he used to be a great customer.
Meanwhile, Charlie's wheelchair-bound wife Zosh (Eleanor Parker) is constantly paranoid about his purported unfaithfulness and simultaneously quells any of his aspirations to make anything more of his life. She's just a scared little person and her fear stifles Machine even as he tries to make her understand that things are different now.
The one person who does seem to understand him is his old flame Molly (Kim Novak) who is currently a hostess at the local club. He remains faithful to Zosh and yet it is the friendship with another woman that gives him the encouragement to pursue this new path.
Yet the film soon delves into the depths of addiction. As often rings true, after you think you've got addiction beat (any kind), it comes back with raging abandon and it goes for the choke hold. A bad break and the plethora of undesirable influences are leading Machine down the well-trod paths of old. He initially gives in and yet still battles and fights and shakes his way back to sobriety. But it's not easy. The only place he has to turn is Molly and she gladly gives him her support.
All in all, this is a fairly unflinching portrait for the time and this picture points to the fact that Frank Sinatra was a serious actor, not simply a singer, a personality, or a star. Here he offers up an honest to goodness performance though his career was ripe with many others. Still, this one encapsulates the tortured cycles of those trapped in the throes of addiction.
Meanwhile, Kim Novak's performance flows with a sincerity — a woman who is willing to do what is good and right even when it is difficult and seemingly offers very little recompense. It's a stirring turn indeed.
The histrionics of Eleanor Parker are maybe a bit much and yet in this performance, you begin to see why she is hardly remembered along with other classical beauties. It's because she actually wanted to be an actress first and a star second and thus, instead of projecting a certain image in all her pictures, it does seem like she's constantly changing and stretching our expectations of her. Today her choices look quite audacious and yet it no doubt left her contemporary audiences a little befuddled. That in no way detracts from her efforts here if only to magnify our appreciation for Sinatra and Novak's characters.
Rather than simply seeing this as an antiquated issue picture, a film made for a different era and for a different person than me, I would like to say that there is something of note in The Man with the Golden Arm. As Molly so lucidly acknowledges, many of us go through some type of cycle or we succumb to some habitual pattern whether it be an addiction or something less extreme. Still, either way, these very things can detract from our lives and trap us in rhythms of life that hinder our relationships and all that is truly paramount. That's just a small caveat to take heed of.
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Fallen Angel (1945)
Posted on July 31, 2017 by 4StarFilmFan
The film opens with a dead end drifter being ushered off a bus in the little every town of Walton, wedged somewhere between LA and SF. Although in actuality it was shot partially on location in Orange, California, serving up a perfect representation of quaint Middle America. You can almost hear Paul Simon singing from the future (Got off a greyhound to look for America) as Dana Andrews gets off the bus. Except he winds up at Pop's instead. There he sizes up the town and gets his first eyeful of the alluring waitress Stella (Linda Darnell).
He's dead broke but he also has a brain on his shoulders and that gets him far with a pair of traveling fortune tellers who he is able to promote throughout town, despite the wariness of the townsfolk. This moral crusade is led by Clara Mills (Anne Revere) who is suspicious of such goings-on. It's her sister, the righteous Ms. June Mills (Alice Faye) who ascertains, "Are we to judge?" She obviously is acquainted with the Beatitudes. And what she says is true but this whole issue made out of a couple of no-name mystics seems like a strange place to try and develop a film-noir.
It's a curious portrait. Here we have small town America, a wily drifter, two women, and a fortune teller putting on a Seance. But this is only a pretense to get to the dark heart of this film. Eric Stanton is bent on marrying Stella and he tells her as much. They've got something (When they lock eyes the cash register clangs). But the underlying problem is that he has no dough, no money to make anything of a marriage. Stella's not a dumb girl. She's just opportunistic and she wants some assurance at the end of a proposal.
As Darnell's character notes several times, she likes the way Andrews talks and he is a real talker, he'd probably make a grand used car salesman. As the story progresses it's easier to get a line on his train of thought and the way he thinks is insidious indeed.
Being blessed with a certain amount of charm, Stanton strikes up a relationship with the untouchable gal, the churchgoer, the book reader, the generally good human being, June. He knows how to pull her out of her shell. Catering to her necessity to get out and live life (All the things you look down on are the things that make up life. Little things, like a game of bowling..or a swim at night, or a dance, a kiss, stuff that bubbles). It works and she begins to be swayed. Conveniently she also has a great deal of money. The outcome seems obvious and yet the story twists in unexpected ways.
Linda Darnell certainly steals the beginning of the story as the beautiful brunette that every man in town is batty over. The list of interested suitors is quite long but it doesn't matter much. The latter half of the film is Alice Faye's and as she was supposed to be the star of this picture it's only fair that she should get her due.
Except, understandably, she felt slighted by Daryl Zanuck who lobbied for his sweetheart Darnell and as a result, a great deal of Faye's dramatic performance was left on the cutting room floor. What's left as a testament of her performance, might pale in comparison to her counterparts Andrews and Darnell but it's often true that it takes that virtuous character to juxtapose with the seedier qualities of those around them.
Fallen Angel undoubtedly gets a bad rap because it does not reach the rapturous, beguiling heights of Laura (1944) from the year prior, but it deserves to be seen in its own light. It's true that both films are murder mysteries but while Fallen Angel isn't all that interesting in that regard it has a surprisingly sharp script in other ways. Preminger works through his story with a certain dynamic assurance and like its predecessor, it's the characters that are by far the most fascinating. Laura was a superior mystery, character study, etc., but Fallen Angel gleams brightly thanks in part to its classical chiaroscuro cinematography and an engaging menagerie of locals including Charles Bickford, Percy Kilbride, Bruce Cabot, and John Carradine.
Dana Andrews thrives in his element as the laconic drifter who nevertheless knows how to play people. Every time I caught a glimpse of Darnell's hair decorated with a flower all I could hear were the refrains of Scott Mckenzie's "San Francisco" ringing in my ears. And although Faye would not make another film until 1962, hers was not a bad performance. Above all, Otto Preminger deserves a break because Fallen Angel is still a minor noir classic.
Posted in 1940s, Film Noir	| Tagged Alice Faye, Charles Bickford, Dana Andrews, John Carradine, Linda Darnell, Otto Preminger, Review	| 4 Replies
Advise & Consent (1962)
Posted on October 21, 2016 by 4StarFilmFan
This is an Otto Preminger film about politics. That should send off fireworks because such a divisive topic is only going to get more controversial with a man such as Preminger at the helm — a man known for his various run-ins with the Production Code. All that can be said is that he didn't disappoint this time either.
Who knew a film revolving around the seemingly simple task of passing the president's nomination for the new Secretary of State could be so complicated and lead to such turmoil? True, the nomination of Robert Leffingwell (Henry Fonda) might be controversial, but there's a lot more to it than we initially conceived.
There's the obvious political angle on Capitol Hill involving a Subcommittee chaired by majority member Brigham Anderson from Utah (Don Murray). Meanwhile, the majority leader is working behind the scenes to gather the necessary support, since he is loyal to the president, despite his share of doubts. However, old curmudgeon Seeb Cooley (Charles Laughton) is prepared to unleash all his fury and political wiles to stop the nomination in his tracks. Soon it seems to be working well enough.
But that ends up being hardly the half of it. There's perjury, the aging president (Franchot Tone) is biding his time, and Brig begins to receive threatening telephone calls at home. At first, they seem wholly unsubstantiated, but it seems there really are some dirty little secrets to be drudged up on him. As one who is faithfully looking to uphold their position and do a credible job accessing Leffingwell, it looks like someone really doesn't want him to reject the nomination. Brig doesn't end up having time to find out.
And so the day of decision in the Senate Chamber turns out to be an eventful one, bringing old rivals together and resolving the issue of the nomination once and for all. It seems that so much legwork was done all for naught, but that's politics for you.
Advise & Consent is a fascinating representation of the political system because it involves so many interconnected, intertwining conversations and interactions going on behind the scenes. There's the pomp & circumstance, the traditions that go with these posts, but it's actually all the side conversations behind closed doors, in private, where the real work seems to get done. Preminger uses extended shot length to allow his audience the luxury of watching events unfold methodically while using a fluid camera to keep them from being completely stuffy. And his laundry list of stars great and small lend a depth to Capitol Hill.
Although Henry Fonda might be the headliner the film's focus is wonderfully distributed by the well-balanced cast of players. In fact, you can easily make the case that this is Walter Pidgeon and Don Murray's film with the decrepit-looking Charles Laughton (who unfortunately passed away months later) falling close behind. Murray is the principled tragic family man, while Pidgeon is wonderfully cast as a veteran white knight of politics. Laughton while beleaguered, still manages a wry performance worthy of his final screen appearance.
Preminger also includes his longtime collaborator Gene Tierney in her return to the screen in a small but crucial role and Lew Ayres as the benevolent V.P. Harley Hudson. Even Peter Lawford is involved in a role supposedly inspired by his real-life brother-in-law incumbent president, John F. Kennedy. Some notable inclusions in the cast include the formerly blacklisted actors Will Geer and Burgess Meredith. One notable part that didn't end up being cast was Martin Luther King Jr. in a cameo as a Senator from Georgia. Although it truly would have been a lightning rod of a political statement, in reality, Preminger didn't end up needing it. His film already used words and covered topics hardly touched previously thanks to the watchful eyes of the Production Code. It didn't need more dynamite.
While Advise & Consent may not be the greatest of political films or the most stirring, it still certainly has its share of riveting moments. Most anything from Otto Preminger is bound to be interesting and this one is no different.
Posted in 1960s, Drama	| Tagged Charles Laughton, Gene Tierney, Henry Fonda, Otto Preminger, Political, Review	| Leave a reply
Blood on the Moon (1948): A Robert Mitchum Horse Noir


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Charlie Jane Anders is the author of Victories Greater Than Death, the first book in a new young-adult trilogy, along with the short story collection Even Greater Mistakes. Her other books include The City in the Middle of the Night and All the Birds in the Sky. Her fiction and journalism have appeared in the New York Times, the
Washington Post, Slate, McSweeney's, Mother Jones, the Boston Review, Tor.com, Tin House, Conjunctions, Wired Magazine, and other places. Her TED Talk, "Go Ahead, Dream About the Future" got 700,000 views in its first week. With Annalee Newitz, she co-hosts the podcast Our Opinions Are Correct.
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Extended 3-Semester Frequently Asked Questions
Why is Syracuse Law offering an (optional) extended 3-Semester track to its Master of Laws (LL.M.) in American Law Programs?
We created the 3-semester track to allow our LL.M. students to take a reduced course load over a longer period of time. The academic requirements and admissions standards of the LL.M. degree are the same for all LL.M. students in either track. LL.M. students are now able to enroll in a minimum of 9 credits per semester.
I want to complete the LL.M. program in 2 semesters, can I still do that?
Yes. LL.M. students can still complete the program over the 2 semesters. To do this, students should enroll in a minimum of 12 credits each semester and complete the degree requirements by the end of the second semester.
Who should consider pursuing the optional 3-semester track?
Ideal students for the 3-semester track are those who desire a reduced course load over a longer period of time. The 3-semester track is recommended for:
Students who anticipate English language challenges during their law studies;
Students who desire to spend more time in the United States while pursuing their law studies;
Students who plan to take the New York State Bar Examination.
**Sponsored students should check with their funding sponsors to confirm whether they can pursue the 3-semester option given the increased cost implications.**
When do I need to decide whether to enroll in the 2-semester or 3-semester track?
Students may decide which track to pursue before arrival or during the LL.M. program. Academic advising is available to help students determine which option is best for them.
How long will it take to complete the optional 3-semester track?
Students can complete the 3-semester track over a 12-month period that includes two academic semesters (fall and spring) and one summer term. Or, students can complete the 3-semester track over an 18-month period that includes three academic semesters without taking courses over the summer term.
How will tuition be charged to LL.M. students pursuing the 2-semester and 3-semester tracks?
Students pursing the 2-semester track who are enrolled in 12 or more credits per semester will be charged a flat rate amount per semester. These students should anticipate paying LL.M. tuition in two (2) equal amounts over two semesters. Living expenses should be calculated over two semesters of study.
Students pursing the 3-semester track who are enrolled in less than 12 credits per semester will be charged per credit. These students should anticipate additional costs based on the slightly higher cost of tuition per credit and the additional living expenses needed during the third semester of study.
View the Cost of Attendance (found on the previous page) to plan your anticipated tuition costs. Student may spread payments out over monthly installments by submitting the Monthly Payment Plan application to the Bursar's Office.
*U.S. visa and Syracuse University rules permit international students in their final term of study to enroll in only that number of credits necessary to complete the minimum requirements of the degree. This allows students the option of enrolling in less than nine credits in the final term.
How will scholarships be applied to tuition in the 2-semester or 3-semester option?
Your scholarship will be applied to your tuition as a percentage. This amount will be calculated at the beginning of each semester, and is determined by the number of credits for which you register each semester. For example, if you obtained a fifty-percent (50%) scholarship you would receive a discount on tuition valued at 50% of the amount you are charged each semester. Please review the most recent LL.M. Cost of Attendance found in your LL.M. Admission Packet to plan your anticipated costs.
How will my student visa be affected?
All incoming international LL.M. students will receive student visa documents (I-20s or DS-2019s) and admission letters that show program dates for our "traditional" 2-semester track.
LL.M. students seeking to pursue the extended 3-semester track may apply for a change of dates after arrival to Syracuse University with help from staff at the University's Slutzker Center for International Services. This is a simple process at no cost to the student.
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Syracuse University and it's health insurance partner, AETNA, require students to be enrolled in a minimum of 9 credits per semester in order to be eligible for SHIP. Enrolling in less than 9 credits in a semester renders a student ineligible for enrollment in SHIP.
Do I need to do anything to confirm my plan to pursue the 3-semester option?
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Holidays & Nights: Where to find holiday event and Christmas lights drive-thrus in Southern California
Santa's Speedway Christmas Lights Drive-Thru with a Santa's Village, a 110-foot tall Christmas tree, thousands of lights as you drive on the actually track at the Irwindale Speedway in Irwindale on Tuesday, December 1, 2020. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
By Vanessa Franko | vfranko@scng.com and Alex Groves | agroves@scng.com | The Press-Enterprise
PUBLISHED: December 9, 2020 at 10:10 a.m. | UPDATED: December 11, 2020 at 9:54 a.m.
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California is synonymous with car culture, and the pandemic has brought out some new models for entertainment on four wheels as people search for safe, socially-distanced entertainment during the pandemic.
In addition to the revival of drive-in movies and the advent of drive-in concerts, there are an increasing number of drive-thru experiences happening, from happiness in a Century City mall parking garage to seeing what sweet rides Rudolph has in his garage in Irwindale.
Drive-thru holiday events aren't a new thing, but we're seeing far more and in interesting places this season. You can drive on the walkways of Six Flags Magic Mountain to see Christmas lights or see Santa dressed in a sparkly Dodger uniform in a nod to Elton John at Dodger Stadium.
We've put together a map of the major drive-thru holiday events happening in the region. As of now, they're all still going forward, but check with event organizers for the latest details.
Get your holiday cheer here
Note: With the COVID situation changing rapidly in Southern California, a number of events are altering their plans. We will aim to keep you updated as things change, but please check with event organizers to confirm details.
L-R Ryan Showler and Travis Connelly make a fresh cut in each tree at DeLuca Farm, then water daily to ensure freshness, in San Pedro on Wednesday, December 2, 2020. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
With the stay-at-home orders back on in Southern California, it appears as if some people are bringing nature inside with real Christmas trees this year. (Just remember to be safe and keep it watered so it's not a fire hazard.) Read more.
A pedestrian walks past one of the historic nativity scenes set up in the median along Euclid Avenue in Ontario on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. The Greater Ontario Convention & Visitors Bureau are in charge of putting up the famous nativity scenes on the median of Euclid Avenue in Ontario. The city cannot participate in religious displays, although they are put on a public right-of-way. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Nativity tradition continues
Every Christmas season for 62 years, the median of Euclid Avenue in Ontario has becomes the home to a dozen nativity scenes. While many of the accompanied activities have been canceled due to the pandemic, like the craft fair and sing-along, the nativity scenes are open 24/7. Read more.
1963 Studebaker Daytona Lark Wagonaire taken during the 2019 Community Ho Ho Parade (Courtesy photo by CHHP)
Ho Ho happening
San Bernardino's Community Ho Ho Parade dazzled spectators with music, lights and some really cool classic cars starting on Monday, Dec. 7. The parade, which will have some modified elements because of the pandemic, will continue nightly in different parts of the city through Thursday. Read more.
Potato latkes with Peruvian yellow pepper cheese sauce are a delicious dish to serve during Hanukkah. (Photo by Yakir Levy)
Potatoes take center stage
Potatoes have long been associated with Hanukkah, which begins Dec. 10. Faye and Yakir Levy share some of their family recipes for potato dishes, including mashed potato kugel with sauteed mushrooms; potato latkes with Peruvian yellow pepper cheese sauce; and smashed potatoes with pepita pesto. Read more.
Dodgers Holiday Festival at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Wednesday, December 2, 2020. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)
A championship Christmas
For those of you who bleed Dodger blue and are seriously bummed about not having a World Series parade, the Dodgers Holiday Festival could be a good alternative. There's a larger-than-life World Series trophy among the items in the drive-thru attraction. Read more.
Slow down for Santa
The Irwindale Speedway is known for fast cars, but you can test out your own vehicle on the track, as long as you keep it to 5 mph for the Santa's Speedway holiday attraction. Read more.
Families drive through Electric Noel, a holiday-themed electric light show set up at SilverLakes Equestrian and Sports Park in Norco on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
It's electric
SilverLakes Equestrian and Sports Park had a Halloween drive-thru event and now the same event producers are behind Electric Noel, a holiday lights drive-thru. Read more.
A loaf of Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is great to give as a present, but you can also keep one for yourself. (Photo by Cathy Thomas)
Homemade gifts from the heart
This year has been tough. Give a gift that doesn't break the bank with a homemade touch by making these edible/drinkable gifts. We've got recipes for sweets, vinegar and even a liqueur. Read more.
Despite the latest stay-at-home order, drive-thru holiday events are still happening as promoters are following stricter guidelines. Pictured: Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia will continue to host its Holiday in the Park Drive-Thru Experience through Jan. 3. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
More days of holiday lights
Not everyone is a fan of those neighbors who keep their holiday lights up through January, but it may be a welcome choice by Six Flags Magic Mountain. The theme park is extending its popular Holiday in the Park Drive-Thru Experience on select dates through Jan. 31. Read more.
Billie Eilish will take part in the 2020 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball virtual event alongside Sam Smith, Harry Styles, Doja Cat, Dua Lipa, Lewis Capaldi and Shawn Mendes on Thursday, Dec. 10. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Jingle Ball goes virtual
Jingle Ball is a holiday tradition from iHeartRadio that's still happening this year virtually. Billie Eilish, Harry Styles and Doja Cat are among the artists performing Dec. 10, but they'll be doing streamed sets from places such as their homes and sound stages. Here's how to watch. Read more.
The Aquabats will host its "Kooky Kristmas Party!" livestream on Friday, Dec. 11 with a live party, fan interaction and recorded performances that will include seasonal classics. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
A kooky and kid-friendly holiday
Looking for a stay-at-home Christmas concert that's fun for the kids and the adults? The Aquabats will stream the Kooky Kristmas Party! on Friday, Dec. 11. There are options that also include a meet-and-greet. Read more.
EVEN MORE WARMTH!
While COVID has changed so much, this holiday tradition will forge on. (iStock)
Columnist Patricia Bunin has been celebrating Hanukkah with her stepdaughter and grandchildren for years and even though the pandemic meant that they couldn't all be together this year, they'll be able to keep a holiday tradition that means a lot to them going thanks to technology and the helpful advice of one Pasadena bookstore employee. Read more.
Vanessa Franko | Digital Director of Entertainment and Features
Vanessa Franko is the Digital Director of Entertainment and Features for the Southern California News Group. Vanessa graduated from Boston University with a journalism degree and her first newspaper job was in her home state of Maryland working at The Capital in Annapolis, where she was a general assignment and breaking news reporter. Vanessa became the pop culture reporter at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside in 2006 and later took on the music and casinos beats prior to becoming the Features Editor and then Assistant Managing Editor overseeing features and sports. She has reported on everything from the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival to the MLB All-Star Game as a reporter, photographer, videographer and on-camera personality. In June 2019, Poynter wrote about Vanessa and the Southern California News Group Entertainment Squad's approach to covering local entertainment journalism. She's seen shows at every major concert venue in Southern California, but most special was when Paul McCartney played the high-desert roadhouse Pappy & Harriet's in Pioneertown for a couple hundred fans in October 2016.
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Alex Groves | Entertainment Reporter
Alex Groves writes about casinos for the entertainment team at the Southern California News Group. Alex graduated in 2015 with his bachelor's degree from Cal State Fullerton, where he majored in print journalism and minored in radio-tv-film. He started his first full-time gig later that year as a breaking news reporter for The Press-Enterprise but has also written stories on arts programs at local high schools, dining and events. In his free time, Alex enjoys hiking and traveling. A craft beer enthusiast, Alex likes to bring back an IPA as a souvenir from every new place he travels.
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Lahore, A joint training workshop of University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore and Jackson State University is going to be conducted for six days from May 13 to 18, 2013. The training workshop will be comprised of data collection, statistical software training, experimental designs, analysis methodologies, manuscript development, interpretation of results and grant writing.
The joint project of Pakistan and America, "Establishing a Biostatistical Consulting Center in the country" is holding this training workshop. During the training, the participants will be provided the advanced Biostatistics in morning and afternoon and they will be provided training on the statistical software packages like SAS 9.2, SYSTAT13 etc, to every one through consultation on research data and text progress.
The candidates, who want to attend this workshop, should send their applications for training to Dr Habib ur Rehman and Mr Muhammad Bilal till April 30, 2013 on their email addresses. The classes will start from May 13 and will be carried on till May 18, 2013 from 9 am to 5 pm at the venue of Biostatistical Consulting Center Computer Lab or the conference hall of the UVAS University Lahore. the University will not charge any registration fee to participate in this workshop.
The University invited the students, academics, Faculty staff or the post graduate students to attend this workshop. The faculty staff and graduate students are specially invited to attend this training workshop, which will enhance their knowledge and expertise. If there is any query or problem, then the students should contact with Mr. Muhammad Bilal, Co-Principal Investigator/Assistant Professor, Biostatistical Consulting Center, University of Veterinary and Animals Sciences, Lahore.


The project, located inside the Minhang Campus of Jiao Tong University, arose from a collaboration between the university and the Italian Ministry of Environment and Protection of Land and Sea, for the realization of a center for the research and dissemination of low environmental impact building technologies. The building, named GEL (Green Energy Laboratory) is designed as a simple and compact body endowed with a central courtyard covered by an ample skylight.
This space, surrounded by walkway balconies, creates a gap capable of energy consumption optimization since it functions, during sunny winter days, as a heat collector, in the summmer period like a ventilation duct for the warm air that it produces internally. The first two levels of the building house laboratories, conference and control rooms, classrooms and exhibition spaces; the third and top floor includes two representative apartments enclosed in the shape of a "house" covered by a pitched roof made from photovoltaic panels. Every single environment enjoys the benefits derived from the maximization of ventilation and natural lighting through a dual-facing configuration: towards the court and towards the exterior where a double skin guarantees the control and the screening of sun rays on the glazed surfaces.


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Bill Lane was named the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's general counsel in February 2017, and is responsible for overseeing all legal matters for the agency.
Lane is the first point of contact in litigation, acting as the service agent for all contested cases, tort claims and other lawsuits involving the department. He supervises the rulemaking coordination process and provides advice on new policy initiatives, legislation, contracts, conflicts of interest and dispute resolution.
For the past 20 years, Lane has worked for Kilpatrick, Townsend and Stockton in Raleigh, where he represented many business and governmental clients on issues related to energy, air quality, waste management and water quality. Lane is known as a team-oriented counselor with substantial experience in environmental regulatory programs administered by the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Lane earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Notre Dame, a master's degree in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and a law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Deputy Secretary for Public Affairs - Sharon Martin
Chief Financial Officer - Kimberly Van Metre
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment & State Energy Director - Sushma Masemore
Senior Director for Governmental Affairs and Policy - Joy Hicks
Senior Policy Advisor - Jennifer Mundt


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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2116/analsci.biography1906
Stable Isotope Analyses
Hirotsugu MINAMI
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Single-cell Analysis with Microfluidic Devices
Xiaowen OU, Peng CHEN, Bi-Feng LIU
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2116/analsci.19R001
A microfluidic device as a pivotal research tool in chemistry and life science is now widely recognized. Indeed, microfluidic techniques have made significant advancements in fundamental research, such as the inherent heterogeneity of single-cells studies in cell populations, which would be helpful in understanding cellular molecular mechanisms and clinical diagnosis of major diseases. Single-cell analyses on microdevices have shown great potential for precise fluid control, cell manipulation, and signal output with rapid and high throughput. Moreover, miniaturized devices also have open functions such as integrating with traditional detection methods, for example, optical, electrochemical or mass spectrometry for single-cell analysis. In this review, we summarized recent advances of single-cell analysis based on various microfluidic approaches from different dimensions, such as in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo analysis of single cells.
Amplification of Sensor Signals from Metal Mesh Device with Fine Periodic Structure
Hirokazu SETO, Atsushi SAIKI, Seiji KAMBA, Takashi KONDO, Makoto HASEG ...
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[Advance publication] Released: February 01, 2019
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2116/analsci.18P498
Two types of metal mesh devices with hole diameters of 1.7 and 0.3 μm were prepared by an electroforming method. The metal mesh devices with hole diameters of 1.7 and 0.3 μm transmitted electromagnetic waves with frequencies of approximately 100 and 285 THz, respectively. These spectral frequencies shifted depending on the adsorption amount of protein. The slope in the linear relationship between the adsorption amount and spectral shift (i.e. sensitivity) of the metal mesh device with a hole diameter of 0.3 μm was seven times as great as that of the device with a hole diameter of 1.7 μm. These results agreed with the theoretical concept of the sensitivity for the metal mesh device sensor being proportional to the square of the transmittance frequency. As biosensors, the structurally refined metal mesh devices amplified the output signals.
A Conjugated Polymer Fluorescent Sensor for Continuous Identification of Copper(II) and Pyrophosphate in Blood Serum and Synovial Fluid
Mingming GUAN, Chunling XU, Jiahua MA, Ting YANG, Jilin LIU, Guodong F ...
A novel "on-off-on" super-sensitive conjugated polymer fluorescence sensor (PPE-DPA) was developed and it was applied to realize the continuous recognition of Cu2+ and pyrophosphate (PPi). The fluorescence intensity decreased linearly with the change of Cu2+ from 0.05 to 5.0 μmol L−1 and the limit of detection was 24 nmol L−1. The fluorescence intensity was linearly enhanced with the increase of PPi from 0.5 to 12.0 μmol L−1 and the limit of detection was 230 nmol L−1. In addition, this method was applied to detect PPi in the blood serum and synovial fluid of patients with arthritis and satisfactory results were obtained. Thus, the PPE-DPA is not only an effective tool for detecting Cu2+ and PPi in samples, but also presents a potential way to diagnose arthritis.
Silver Nanoparticles with Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate as a Colorimetric Probe for the Detection of Dithiocarbamate Pesticides in Environmental Samples
Saima Ameen GHOTO, Muhammad Yar KHUHAWAR, Taj Muhammad JAHANGIR
A rapid and simple colorimetric approach has been developed for sensing dithiocarbamate pesticides (ziram, zineb and maneb) in environmental samples using sodium dodecyl sulfate capped silver nanoparticles (SDS-AgNPs). They were characterized by a UV-vis spectrophotometer, FT-IR, SEM and EDX. Dithiocarbamates on interactions with SDS-AgNPs induce the aggregation of NPs, leading to a color change from yellow to greyish or dark brownish, depending on the concentration of pesticides added. A shift in the wavelength was observed from 400 to 570 nm with the broad band. The absorption ratio, 570/400 nm, was found to be linearly related to the concentration of pesticides in the range of 195.7 – 733.9 ng/mL for ziram, 17.6 – 66.2 ng/mL for zineb and 16.9 – 63.6 ng/mL for maneb with the detection limits of 149.3, 4.0 and 9.1 ng/mL for ziram, zineb and maneb, respectively. The method was successfully applied for the determination of DTCs in environmental samples (tap water, tomato, mango beverage) with percentage recoveries of 94.8 – 108.4% for ziram, 93.7 – 105.4% for zineb and 93.2 – 107.6% for maneb. The procedure was repeatable with inter-day RSD (n = 5) within 3.4, 4.8, 7.6% and intra-day RSD (n = 5) within 1.2, 1.7 and 1.8% for the ziram, zineb and maneb respectively.
A Sensitive Electrochemiluminescence Sensor for Brilliant Blue FCF Using Ru(bpy)32+ Immobilized Zn-MOF
Xueling SHAN, Yuting PAN, Xiaohui CHEN, Wenchang WANG, Zhidong CHEN
A novel electrochemiluminescence (ECL) sensor for detection of brilliant blue FCF (BB) has been developed using Ru@Zn-MOF/nafion modified GCE (glass carbon electrode) in this research. Different from conventional method for usage of Ru(bpy)32+ in solution-phase, Ru(bpy)32+ here was immobilized on a zinc-metal-organic-framework (Zn-MOF). After adding BB, a significant quenching phenomenon of ECL intensity was observed. The behavior of BB on the quenching effect of Ru(bpy)32+/Zn-MOF in different conditions was investigated thoroughly and the detection limit was achieved to 2.5 × 10−8 M in an optimized condition. Furthermore, the interference of some conventional ions and amino acids to the detection of BB was also investigated. Additionally, the composite showed a good effect on the detection of BB in commercial samples. The proposed sensor provided a promising platform for food safety analysis, environmental monitoring and clinical testing.
Loss of Phosphate Determines the Versatility of a Spider Orb-web Glue Ball
Yue ZHAO, Masato MORITA, Tetsuo SAKAMOTO
Spiders capture their prey by weaving an "invisible" orb-web that has both adhesive and fixed properties. Different types of silk in the orb-web have different functions, wherein the key to capturing a prey is the ball-like glue (glue ball), which coats the silk strands. This glue ball has highly versatile properties, but the mechanisms leading to its versatility remain unclear. The salts found in the web have been previously suggested to play an important role in terms of viscosity, not water. However, the distribution of salt and water in the glue ball has not yet been directly observed. Here, we mapped the salts in different states using a homemade time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometer (TOF-SIMS) with a high lateral resolution. To our surprise, the glue ball was found to contain little water. The functional transformation of the glue ball from a viscous glycoprotein (capturing prey) to a hardened protein (retaining prey) relies solely on the stimulation of mechanical forces. The phosphate is a key factor for its versatility.
Low-Cost, High-Performance Sample Cell for X-Ray Spectroscopy of Solutions and Gels Made from Plastic Straw
Hisashi HAYASHI, Mao TAKAISHI
Low-cost tube-type sample cells for X-ray spectroscopy of solutions, sols, and gels were made from plastic straws. Energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (XRF) experiments showed that the X-ray transparency of the straw cells is ∼50% superior to that of quartz capillary cells for 6 – 7 keV XRF and is almost uniform over the entire range, allowing its use for position-dependent measurements. Wavelength-dispersive XRF experiments showed that the difference in the surface curvature between the straw cells and pellet samples leads to an apparent ∼1.5 eV shift of the Fe Kβ1,3 peak; however, chemical effects of Fe Kβ1,3 spectra can be studied if all the samples (including standards) are evenly set in the straw cells. Additionally, the application of the straw cell in studying precipitation band formation in gels was shown on two gel samples containing 0.004 M [Fe(CN)6]3−/[Fe(CN)6]2− in 2 mass% κ-carrageenan and 0.040 M Fe2+/Fe3+ in 1 mass% agarose, respectively.
Preparation and Evaluation of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Promazine and Chlorpromazine by Multi-step Swelling and Polymerization: the Application for the Determination of Promazine in Rat Serum by Column-switching LC
Kanae NISHIMURA, Jun HAGINAKA
Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) for promazine (PZ) and chlorpromazine (CPZ), MIPPZ and MIPCPZ, were prepared by multi-step swelling and polymerization using methacrylic acid as a functional monomer and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as a crosslinker. The retention and molecular-recognition properties of MIPPZ and MIPCPZ were evaluated using a mixture of potassium phosphate buffer and acetonitrile, or a mixture of ammonium formate and acetonitrile as the mobile phase in LC. PZ and CPZ gave the maximal retentions on MIPPZ and MIPCPZ at an apparent pH 8.2 using a mixture of potassium phosphate buffer and acetonitrile as the mobile phase. The retentions of PZ and CPZ decreased with an increase of acetonitrile contents from 70 to 90 vol% using a mixture of ammonium formate and acetonitrile as the mobile phase. The template molecules (PZ and CPZ, respectively) were recognized the most on the respective MIPs, and the imprinting factor of PZ was higher on MIPCPZ than on MIPPZ. These results indicate that in addition to shape recognition, ionic and hydrophobic interactions seem to work for the retention and molecular-recognition of PZ and CPZ on the MIPs. MIPCPZ was successfully utilized for the selective extraction of PZ in rat-serum samples in column-switching LC with fluorescence detection.
Influence of Land Use on the Structural Feature of Sedimentary Humic Acids in Rivers in Northwest Hokkaido, Japan
Hisanori IWAI, Mitsuo YAMAMOTO
Colloidal organic matter is an important factor in our understanding of the transport of trace metals by rivers to coastal areas and the characteristics of organic matter in the sediment, including the effect of humic substances on the transport of such metals. The structural features of humic acids (HAs) derived from surface sediments collected from the mouths of four rivers in northwest Hokkaido, Japan, were evaluated from the perspective of land use in their basins. The sediments in two rivers (referred to as NS and SK) were lacking in HAs, but the sediments of the others (referred to as SM and PO) contained relatively high levels of HAs. UV-vis spectroscopic characteristics suggested that the HAs in SM and PO contained components derived from humified materials. The PO and SM basins contain rice paddy fields, and TMAH-py-GC/MS analysis showed that the pyrograms of paddy soil HA had a similar character to those of PO-HA and SM-HA samples. Thus, the differences of the structural features can be attributed to the land use in river basins. The findings indicate that the properties of organic river sediments are heavily influenced by the type of land use in the river basins.
Thermodynamic Studies on a Hydrogen Bonded Acidic 3,5-Bis(trifluoromethyl)phenol-functionalized Polymer as a Gas Chromatography Stationary Phase for Selectively Speciating Chemical Warfare Agents
Douglas H. READ, Komandoor E. ACHYUTHAN, Cory S. FIX, Ronald P. MANGIN ...
We describe for the first time hydrogen bonded acid (HBA) polymer, poly{methyl[3-(2-hydroxyl, 4,6-bistrifluoromethyl)phenyl]propylsiloxane}, (DKAP), as stationary phase for gas chromatography (μGC) of organophosphate (OP), chemical warfare agent (CWA) surrogates, dimethylmethylphosphonate (DMMP), diisopropylmethylphosphonate (DIMP), diethylmethylphosphonate (DEMP), and trimethylphosphate (TMP), with high selectivity. Absorption of OPs to DKAP was one-to-several orders of magnitude higher relative to commercial polar, mid-polar, and nonpolar stationary phases. We also present for the first-time thermodynamic studies on the absorption of OP vapors and quantitative binding energy data for interactions with various stationary phases. These data help to identify the best pair of hetero-polar columns for a two-dimensional GC system, employing a nonpolar stationary phase as GC1 and DKAP as the GC2 stationary phase, for selective and rapid field detection of CWAs.
Indirect Potentiometric Determination of Polyquaternium Polymer Concentrations by Equilibrium Binding to 1-Dodecyl Sulfate
Evan L. ANDERSON, Pablo D. SAMANIEGO, Philippe BÜHLMANN
Polyquaternium polymers are polycationic polymers that are contained in many hair shampoos and conditioners and are also often added to water to remove organic and inorganic anions by floc formation. While polyquaternium analysis is not trivial, electroanalytical methods have been proposed for their detection using either irreversible emf responses or reversible potential-driven extraction into and out of polymeric sensing membranes. We present here an alternative technique for the determination of a representative polyquaternium polymer, poly(dimethylamine-co-epichlorohydrin) chloride, by equilibrium binding with a singly charged anionic surfactant, 1-dodecyl sulfate. Binding of an anionic surfactant to the polyquaternium polymer simplifies electrochemical detection as the concentration of unbound surfactant can be monitored using the equilibrium Nernstian emf response of ion-exchanger membranes. The latter can be used to determine the nature of the binding interaction and allows for the straightforward determination of polyquaternium polymer concentrations by titration.
Detection of Gold Nanoparticles Aggregation Using Light Scattering for Molecular Sensing
Yuki YANO, Masamichi NISOUGI, Yuki YANO-OZAWA, Tsuyoshi OHGUNI, Atsush ...
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been commonly used in molecular sensing, in the form of observation of the color change from red to blue of the AuNP solution, caused by target-molecule-induced AuNP aggregation. In this work, the changes in absorbance and scattering spectra caused by AuNP aggregation were studied using thrombin-induced AuNP aggregation as a model. We demonstrated for the first time that scattering spectra is more sensitive to the changes owing to AuNP aggregation than absorbance spectra. Moreover, a digital color analysis of darkfield images using dark field microscopy (DFM) facilitated a simple method for detection of AuNPs aggregation without the use of spectroscopic analysis. Furthermore, we demonstrated that DFM is useful for detecting AuNPs aggregation in a colored solution, in which the color change by AuNPs aggregation is not visible.
Enhanced Mimetic Enzyme Activity of Phosphorylated Porphyrin Nanocomposite Induced by Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance for Colorimetric Assay
Yan YANG, Fang TAN, Xiaoxue XIE, Xiumei YANG, Zaichun ZHOU, Keqin DENG ...
Plasmon-enhanced light harvesting has been of great interest to enhance the catalytic efficiency of some composites or hybrids. The enhanced peroxidase-like activity of phosphorylated iron(III) porphyrin (TPPFe(III))-based nanocomposite, induced by localized surface plasmon resonance for a colorimetric assay, was developed in this study. Firstly, a phosphate group modification strategy was adopted to synthesize water-soluble iron(III) porphyrin materials. Then, the as-synthesized TPPFe(III) was covalently attached to core-shell gold nanorods (GNRs), GNR@Au2S/AuAgS, to form TPPFe(III)-GNR@Au2S/AuAgS nanocomposite, which shows greatly enhanced peroxidase-like activity compared to TPPFe(III). A mechanism for the enhanced peroxidase-like activity of TPPFe(III)-GNR@Au2S/AuAgS was proposed, which results from a synergic effect of hot electrons excited by localized surface plasmon resonance and photogenerated electrons of the TPPFe(III), verified by experiments. Furthermore, a fast colorimetric assay for the detection of H2O2 and glucose was established based on the unique property of TPPFe(III)-GNR@Au2S/AuAgS. This colorimetric assay was applied to determine practical human serum samples; satisfactory results demonstrate this method has high accuracy. The present study would not only provide some insights into the mechanism of plasmon-activated enzyme-like reactions, but also offer new strategies for improving the catalytic activity of a mimetic enzyme.
Rapid Formation of Arrayed Cells on an Electrode with Microwells by a Scanning Electrode Based on Positive Dielectrophoresis
Hiroki OKAYAMA, Masahiro TOMITA, Masato SUZUKI, Tomoyuki YASUKAWA
Type: Notes
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2116/analsci.19N002
We have developed a simple and rapid formation of a cell-based array on microwell array electrodes by an attractive force of positive dielectrophoresis (p-DEP), even after removing an upper disk electrode stick that was used as a counter electrode to the microwell array electrodes. The attractive force of p-DEP generated by the scanning of the disk electrode allows the formation of a cell-based array on all microwell arrays. We demonstrated an exploration of target cells spiked with a low ratio after removing the disk electrode.
Fluorescence Enhancement of Ethanolic Solution of Nitroarenes and Its Analytical Application
Makoto FUSE, Yasuto FUJIMAKI, Shigeru OHSHIMA, Atsuko NISHIGAKI
When ethanolic solutions of 1-nitropyrene (1-NP) and 3-nitrobenzanthorone (3-NBA) were irradiated with intense light, which they absorb, for several minutes, the fluorescence characteristics of the solutions were significantly changed. After such preliminary irradiation, the fluorescence intensity of 1-NP increased immediately by a factor of 104 with a blue shift of 100 nm and that of 3-NBA 700 with a red shift of 10 nm. The findings were applied to high performance liquid chromatography with a fluorescence detector so that the two nitroarenes could be quantitatively analyzed by preliminary irradiation of their solutions before measurements. The calibration curves were linearly drawn over the concentration range from 1.0 × 10−9 to 1.0 × 10−7 M for 1-NP and 1.0 × 10−8 to 1.0 × 10−6 M for 3-NBA and the limits of detection were 2.3 pg for 1-NP and 28 pg for 3-NBA. From the results, fluorescence enhancement was found to be very effective for determining nitroarenes, being practically non-fluorescent and very important in environmental health-risk assessment, easily and sensitively. The mechanism of the fluorescence enhancement of 1-NP and 3-NBA was also discussed.
Type: Announcements
2019	Volume 35	Issue 6	Pages 709
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2116/analsci.announce1906
Edited and published by : The Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry
Produced and listed by : Sobun Printing Co., Ltd. (Vol.25 No.6-) Chuo Printing Co., Ltd. (Vol.14-Vol.18, Vol.20-Vol.25 No. 5) The Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry (Vol.19)


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Q: Array of images from flickr not showing in the intended order I'd like to preface I'm a total beginner with JS, only been working with it for a few days now.

Here's what I'm working with http://jsfiddle.net/joyroyxw/
What I want to do is get a person's name and display images of each letter in their name.
So far I'm able to split the name into the individual letters, and concatenate "letter," as search tags, so that flickr returns images of each letter.
My problem is these images are not being added in order, could this be because one query loads faster than another?  How could I add a buffer or delay so that each letter is displayed in order? Why would it do that if my for loop is sending the tags to the function in order?

Javascript from jsfiddle:
function getQueryStringVar(name){
    var qs = window.location.search.slice(1);
    var props = qs.split("&");
    for (var i=0 ; i < props.length;i++){
        var pair = props[i].split("=");
        if(pair[0] === name) {
            return decodeURIComponent(pair[1]);
        }
    }
}

function getLetterImage(tag){

var flickerAPI = "https://www.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?jsoncallback=?";

            $.getJSON( flickerAPI, {
                tags: tag,
                tagmode: "all",
                format: "json"
            })
            .done(function (flickrdata) {
                //console.log(flickrdata);
                var i = Math.floor(Math.random() * flickrdata.items.length);
                var item = flickrdata.items[i];
                var url = item.media.m;
                console.log(url);
                $("body").append("");
                });

}

$(document).ready(function() {
        var name = getQueryStringVar("name") || "Derek";

            var str = "letter,";
            var searchtags = new Array()
            for (var i = 0; i < name.length; i++) {
                //console.log(str.concat(searchtags.charAt(i)));
                searchtags[i] = str.concat(name.charAt(i));
            }
            for (var j = 0; j < name.length; j++){
            //getLetterImage(searchtags[j]);
            getLetterImage(searchtags[j]);
            }

});

A: Instead of using append, try having a place holder element already build to receive the data.

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You can dynamically create the elements as needed with javascript.  Then you populate them in the order.  Simply increment i as you go.
$("#img"+i).html("");

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Your jsfiddle was very close, but you have to remember that ajax is asynchronous.
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Hi! What's your name?

    <form action="trending.html">
        <input class="textbox" type="text" name="name">
    </form>

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javascript
function getQueryStringVar(name){
    var qs = window.location.search.slice(1);
    var props = qs.split("&");
    for (var i=0 ; i < props.length;i++){
        var pair = props[i].split("=");
        if(pair[0] === name) {
            return decodeURIComponent(pair[1]);
        }
    }
}

function getLetterImage(tag, theNumber){

var flickerAPI = "https://www.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?jsoncallback=?";

            return $.getJSON( flickerAPI, {
                tags: tag,
                tagmode: "all",
                format: "json"
            })
            .then(function (flickrdata) {
                //console.log(flickrdata);
                var i = Math.floor(Math.random() * flickrdata.items.length);
                var item = flickrdata.items[i];
                var url = item.media.m;
                $("#img"+theNumber).html("");
                });
}

$(document).ready(function() {
        var name = getQueryStringVar("name") || "Derek Martin";

            var str = "letter,";
            var searchtags = new Array()
            for (var i = 0; i < name.length; i++) {
                searchtags[i] = str.concat(name.charAt(i));
            }
            for (var j = 0; j < name.length; j++){
                getLetterImage(searchtags[j], j);

            }

});


Interests I like playing music, watching movies and going out to eat!
I definitely agree that people would have a less wasteful attitude towards produce that they grow. It would be less wasteful indeed considering the fact that you would be producing food your own food, which is economical and self sustaining. I've read some reports on wasted food, and it appalling how much food some countries waste especially when you think about all the people who have very little to eat around the world. Currently I grow some spices and tomatoes. I'm also blessed with two mango trees where I live. I'd like to grow more, I just need more free time and a little more drive to be self sustainable. Composting is something I plan to start very soon.
I agree that cremation is more practical compared to a traditional burial. First off, cremation its much less expensive. Last time I heard, buying a piece of land in a cemetery is really expensive, plus cemeteries where I live have annual or monthly maintenance fees associated to them. A side from that, you need to buy a coffin, which isn't cheap, not to mention the embalming cost. I really don't want to put that financial burden on my family. Its a good idea in terms of space as well. Personally, and probably the biggest factor as to why I rather not be buried is I don't want my family and friends looking at my corpse after I'm dead, I just find it unsettling.
I make it a point to carpool with others going to and from work whenever possible. I think one of the biggest problems with the traffic situation where I'm from is the number of cars on the road. You see a lot of people driving SUV's and Vans solo, and that also means more gas consumption and more co2. As much as possible, I try to walk to get to my destinations, if its not 3-4 kilometers away that is. Aside from getting exercise, I don't contribute to co2 emissions and I save money on gas / commute fare. There are many other simple ways to be contribute, a lot of it has to with one's habits I guess.
Hello everyone, I'm Alfonso, 26 year old entrepreneur from Manila. I try my best to be environmentally responsible and I try to influences the people close to me to do the same as well. I'm glad to be here and I hope to learn more about climate change, co2 emissions, pollution and hopefully play a bigger role in my community as an advocate for a greener future.


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