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Posted by Margaret Roberts | Jan 22, 2018 | This Week in Sport & Leisure History | 0
22nd–Josef Sepp Weiler, who was born on this day in 1921 in Oberstdorf and died on 24th May 1997, was a German ski jumper who made his national debut in 1937 on the Holmenkollen in Oslo. In 1938, he took part in the World Ski Championships in Lahti, finishing 29th. During World War II he served in the German army in the USSR, he was severely wounded and blinded in his left eye. Despite this handicap he managed to win 35 of 36 ski jumping competitions in the 1948-49 season. At the 1952 Oslo Winter Olympics he finished 8th. Four years later he was a member of the German National team for the Winter Games at Cortina d'Ampezzo , but returned home before the competition, when his mother died. Weiler also took part in the first edition of the Four Hills Tournament in 1953, in which he came 5th, he also took part in this event in the 1953/1954 and 1955/1956 seasons. Weiler, along with two other skiers from Oberstdorf, Heini Klopfere and Toni Brutscher, took the initiative to build a ski jumping hill in Oberstdorf. The first competition on the new facility took place in 1950. Weiler was the first winner of the International Week of Ski Flights. He was also one of the three jumpers who set a world record in the length of the flight during this competition. His record-breaking jump took place on 2nd March 1950, with a distance of 127m. In 1952, for the second time he won the Week of Ski Flights, winning this event ex aequo with Hans Bjørnstad, Sepp Weiler is the grandfather of another German ski jumper, Frank Löffler and was a trained plumber, in later life he owned a pub at the Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze (Flying Hill) until his death due to cancer. He was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf in 1952 by then German president Theodor Heuss.
Born today in 1923 in Maaninka, Olavi Kuronen, Finnish ski jumper who competed in the 1950s. He finished tied for 12th in the individual large hill event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo and died on 8th January 1989 at the age of 65.
Multi winter sport discipline athlete, Swedish Bengt Eriksson was born in 1931. With his silver medal at the 1956 Olympic Winter Games,Eriksson is still considered the most successful Swedish athlete in Nordic combined Prior to the Olympics, Eriksson became Swedish champion in the Nordic combined for the first time in 1953. His eighth and He made his international debut at the 1954 World Championships at home in Falun. In 1956 he won the Swedish Ski Games and competed at the Holmenkollen Games 11 times, winning 19 awards, including a second place in the combined competition in 1958. For four consecutive years, 1957-60, he was the best combination jumper at Holmenkollen taking the Damenes Trophy the first three times, presented at that time to the competitor who managed to win the ski jumping portion of the combined event. In 1960, the trophy was not awarded.Eriksson was also a very successful ski jumper winning Swedish Championships in 1958 and 1960 on the normal hill. In the same year, he competed in the Nordic combined as well as ski jumping at the Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, where he was placed 19th in jumping and 10th in Nordic combined. Starting in the 1961-62 season Eriksson competed in the Four Hills Tournament in Austria and Germany for two years without major success. In 1965 he received the Holmenkollen Medal for his achievements together with Arne Larsen from Norway and Arto Tiainen from Finland although he never managed to win an event there. He made his last appearance in the World Championships at Oslo in 1966. Eriksson also played football successfully for many years. He died on 19th November 2014.
Martin Koch, Austrian ski jumper, was born today in 1982. He started his World Cup career in 1999 and finished in the top 3 in all ski jumping events eighteen times. This included two victories with the first being on 8th January 2011 in Harrachov. He also won a silver medal at the 2008 Ski Flying World Championships and six gold medals in team events at the 2006 Winter Olympics and World Championships. He made his last World Cup jump in March 2013 on the large hill in Planica. Regarded as a ski flying specialist,Koch held the Austrian national distance record with a jump of 241.5m in Vikersund in 2011, until this was beaten by countryman Gregor Schlierenzauer in the same event.Koch is the nephew of ski jumpers Armin Kogler and son of Fritz Koch.
Polish ski jumper Łukasz Rutkowski, born in 1988 in Zakopane and has an older brother Mateusz, also a ski jumper. He made his Continental Cup debut in February 2006, his best result being a sixth place from Vikersund in March 2008. He also finished seventh in the normal hill at both the 2006 and 2008 Junior World Championships; at the latter event he also won a bronze medal in the team competition. He made his World Cup debut in January 2008 in Zakopane, and collected his first World Cup points with a 27th place in December 2008 in Engelberg. His best result is a 24th place in January 2009 in Zakopane. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, he finished fourth in the team large hill event. He finished sixth in the team large hill event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Josef Sepp Weiler
Łukasz Rutkowski
Anton Wieser also known as Toni Wieser was born on this day in 1921 in Bischofshofen, he died on 30thJanuary 30,1993. Wieser started ski jumping in the mid-1930s. Due to the Second World War , his still young career, in which he had already achieved some success in youth competitions, was interrupted. After the war, he continued his athletic career and in 1946 was the Salzburg national champion. In the next few years he reached several podium finishes at international FIS competitions. In the winter of 1946/47 he jumped to third place on the large hill in Bischofshofen and the following season he scored two second places on the large hill in Bischofshofen and on the normal hill in Zell am See as well as three other top-5 results. He also was part of the Austrian team for the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz , where he finished 28th on the normal hill – the third-best Austrian.. In the1949/50 season he came in seventh place on the large hill in Ponte di Legno and 1952/53 saw him reaching seventh place on the normal hill in Celje and eighth on the normal hill in Marburg his last international top-10 result. After his active career he took over the coaching and training of the Austrian Ski Association youth team between 1965 and 1972. In 1972 he received the ÖSV for his services to the Austrian ski jumping.
Aleksandr Ivannikov, born in Moscow in 1945, was a Soviet ski jumper who competed from 1963 to 1972. He finished sixth in the individual large hill event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck and 17th in the individual normal hill. His best career finish was second in an individual normal hill event in Austria in 1964.
Vasyl Vasylovych Hrybovych born on this day in Ukraine in 1970, took part in the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics in both the individual normal and large hill events, placing 56th and 52nd respectively.
Olympic Ski jump at St Moritz
A ski jumper at Innsbruck 1964
24th-Josef Bim was born in the Czech Republic on this day in 1901. At the 1924 Winter Olympics, he competed quite successfully, particularly in the military ski patrol, finishing fourth with the Czechoslovakian team. At the 1925 World Championships he finished eighth in ski jumping and an excellent fifth in Nordic combined. The following year he dropped to 23rd place in Nordic combined and did not finish the jumping event. At his second Olympic appearance in 1928, he competed only in ski jumping where he came 20th. At home, Bim won national titles in Nordic combined (1921) and jumping (1929). He died prematurely aged 33 on 5th September 1934. The military ski patrol was held only at the 1924 Olympic Winter Games as an official competition, although it was a demonstration sport in 1928, 1936, and 1948. For many years it was considered a demonstration sport in 1924, as well, but more recent research by Ture Widlund, co-founder and the first Vice-President of the International Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH), showed that both curling and military ski patrol had the same status in 1924 as all the other sports on the Winter Programme. After the IOC was contacted concerning this discovery, these events were restored to full medal status by the IOC shortly before the 2006 Olympic Winter Games. A similar event to the military ski patrol was the team event contested at Biathlon World Championships between 1989 and 1998.
Josef Bim at 1924 Olympics in Chamonix
25th-Mario Bonomo, born in Asiago, Italy today in 1912, was affiliated to the Sport Union Asiago Ski club. At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen he took part in the normal hill competition – which he did not finish. He was a seven-time medallist in the Italian ski jumping championships including two golds and three-time medallist in the Norwegian national championships including bronze in 1931 and 1932, silver in 1934.
German ski jumper Heinz Wosipiwo, born in Sohl in 1951, began his ski jumping career under coach Harry Glaß at SC Dynamo Klingenthal. His first noteworthy placement was when he won the 1971/72 at the Four Hills Tournament, when he finished sixth in Innsbruck and finished fourth in the overall standings. In 1973/74 he once again came eighth at the International Four Hills Tournament. His greatest success, however, was at ski flying World Championships – in 1972 he finished second in Planica behind Walter Steiner. On 9th March1973, he set a new world record at the Ski Flying World Championships in Oberstdorf on the Heini-Klopfer-Schanze with 169m. In 1976, he reached 2nd place in the overall standings at the Skiflugwoche in Oberstdorf behind Toni Innauer with a best of 166m ahead of the Austrian Hans Wallner. On normal ski jumps his 2nd place in 1973 in Oberstdorf and 1974 in Falun at the World Championships were his best placings.
Mikhail Jesin, born in 1968, Russian ski jumper who competed for the Soviet Union, SUS and finally independent Russia.He represented the Army Sports Club in Nizhny Novgorod. Jesin was on the Soviet team who took bronze in the World Cup in Lake Placid in 1986. He participated in the World Cup in 1987-1993, with 44th place in 1991/92 as his best overall position. Best place overall in the German-Austrian hoppuka was 37th in 1992/93 and his best single-rank position was 7th in the ski slope in Harrachov in March 1989. He participated in the Olympics in 1988, 1992 and 1994, with the 10th place in the Big Bowl in Albertville in 1992 being his best result. He took part in the World Cup in 1989, 1991, 1993 and 1995, with 12th place in the big hill in Lahti in 1989 his best individual placing. In the same championships, he was fourth as a member of the Soviet team. Mikhail Jesin became Soviet champion in 1989, and Russian champion in 1992, 1993, 1995 and 1996.
Canadian ski jumper Atsuko Tanaka, born on this day in 1992, is affiliated to the Calgary based Altius Nordic Ski Club. She took part in the individual normal hill event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where she was placed 12th.
Mikhail Jesin
26th–Sverre Brodahl, born in Modum, Norway in 1909, died on 2nd November 1998 at the age of 89. He had his national breakthrough in 1933, when he came third in the national championships in Nordic Combined. He was an excellent cross-country skier and was a member of the silver medal winning Norwegian 4 x 10km relay team at the 1935 World Championships. After his two medals in the 1936 Winter Olympics, he won his only major event in 1937, Nordic Combined at Holmenkollen. In the 1930s he and his friend Ivar Alme started a ski factory in his hometown. His brother Trygve Brodahl was also a member of the Norwegian ski team at the 1936 Olympics. Trygve, after winning the Norwegian Championships in 30km cross-country in 1930, won silver in the 17km race at the World Championships in Oslo later in the season. He emerged as a long-distance specialist, placing third in Holmenkollenâs 50km race in 1934 and won bronze at the World Championships in 1935. His 11th place in the 1936 Olympics was a disappointment. In 1939 he had a good season, winning the national 30km championships and the 18km race in Holmenkollen. He was an eager spokesman for the Finnish sauna, and in 1941 started a firm producing saunas and hot water tanks. His special invention, Brodahl's sauna, was quite successful.
Sverre Brodahl
Trygve Brodahl
27th-Marjan Pecar, born on this day in 1941 in Mojstrana, Slovenia. Represented Yugoslavia at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Olympics, in both the normal and large hill events, placing 46th and 39th respectively
Slovenian Maja Vtič was born in 1988 in Novo Mesto. In 2007, she won bronze at the FIS Junior World Ski Championships in Tarvisio, Italy and was placed fifth in the 2011 World Championship in Oslo. In January 2011, she won the national ski jumping competition and in 2012, she came second at the national championships. She was a member of the SD Zabrdje ski club.
Marjan Pečar
Maja Vtic
28th–Dieter Bokeloh, born on this day in 1942 in Benneckenstein in Germany, was affiliated to ASK Vorwarts Oberhof and celebrated his first success at the GDR championships in 1961, where he won silver behind Werner Lesser. He finished an unlucky fourth on the large hill at the 1964 Innsbruck Olympics. He burst onto the scene by winning the silver medal at the 1961 East German Ski Jumping Championships in the normal hill competition. In 1964 and 1966 Bokeloh won two bronze medals, and added another one in 1967, this time with his team from SC Oberhof. Bokeloh participated in three Four Hills Tournaments in 1961/2, 1962/3 and 1965/6. In 1963 he won the Ski Flying Week in Planica.
Austrian Rudolf "Rudi" Wanner, born in 1951 in Seefeld, Tyrol, started his ski jumping career though his father. In 1970, he made his debut in the Austrian national team at the Four Hills Tournament 1970/71. A first highlight of the young career was the participation in the Olympic Games in Sapporo, where he reached 26th on the normal hill and 46th on the large hill. At the World Championships in Falun in 1974, he competed on the large hill, and took the 21st place. At the Ski Flying World Championships 1972 and 1973 he finished 15th and 20th respectively. Centred around Rudi Wanner and the older jumpers Reinhold Bachler and Walter Schwabl, the new head coach Baldur Preiml built up an Austrian "miracle team" starting in 1974/75, with young talents, including – Toni Innauer, Karl Schnabl, Alois Lipburger and Willi Pürstl, temporarily dominated international competition and made Austria, in addition to the GDR, the leading ski jumping nation. Wanner was overtaken by the rapid development, so that he did not participate in the major events such as Four Hills Tournament and Ski Flying World Cup in the 1974/75 season However, he fought back and: in the1975/76 tour he was fifth overall and also qualified for the team for the 1976 Olympic Games in Innsbruck, On his home hill in Seefeld he reached 7th place, his best placement at a major international event. In the following years he missed the qualification for the Nordic World Championships in Lahti in 1978, and retired after the winter of 1978/79.
Kachaber Cakadze, born today in 1969 in Bakuriani was a Georgian ski jumper, who revelled in the nickname of Kacha , the Flying Elephant. He was a three-time Winter Olympian as well as a participant in the world championships in Nordic skiing and ski flying. He is the only Georgian ski jumper who participated in the highest international competition – the Olympic Games in 1994, 1998 and 2002, when his highest place – 50th on the normal hill came in 1994.He participated in World Cup competitions ten times, making his debut in Liberec on 14th January 1989 where he took 91st place. He won points in the Continental Cup 31 times and once in the predecessor of this series, the European Cup. He represented the USSR between 1987 and 1001, the Commonwealth of Independent States in 1992 and Georgia between 1992 and 2002, he was the son of Koby Cakadze , also a ski jumper.
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El Berliner Astronomisches Jahrbuch ("Libro del Año Astronómico de Berlín", abreviado como B.A.J.) es un almanaque de efemérides astronómico. Constituye la serie de publicaciones astronómicas más larga, editándose de forma continuada desde 1776 hasta 1960.

Se trata de un compendio de efemérides de todos los cuerpos principales del sistema Solar y de las estrellas fundamentales (Fundamental Katalog) que definen el sistema de referencia celeste.

La serie del B.A.J. comenzó en 1776 y continuó hasta 1960, cuando fue incluido en la edición internacional de  Efemérides Astronómicas y de Posiciones Aparentes de Estrellas Fundamentales (APFS). Esta fusión fue decidida en 1959 por la UAI.

El Anuario tenía al menos un volumen de aproximadamente 500 páginas; a partir de 1907 contenía precisas posiciones aparentes del primer catálogo fundamental internacional compilado para astrometría; posteriormente estos datos se actualizaron como parte de los Catálogos de Estrellas Fundamentales FK3 y FK4.

En la década de 1940, el Almanaque fue editado en cooperación con el Astronomisch-Geodätisches Jahrbuch del Recheninstitut de Heidelberg, Alemania, que también fue fusionado a las ediciones de la UAI, al igual que otros almanaques nacionales.

Enlaces externos
 http://www.ari.uni-heidelberg.de/publikationen/baj/  – Astrononomisches Rechen-Institut Heidelberg (ARI)
 http://www.ari.uni-heidelberg.de/publikationen/baj/baj1776/baj1776.htm  – Editionsseite der ersten Ausgabe (1774)

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Licensure for Substitute Teachers: Wisconsin
The state should ensure that substitute teachers are appropriately placed and assessed in the classroom. This goal was new in 2017 and was not graded.
National Council on Teacher Quality. (2017). Licensure for Substitute Teachers: Wisconsin results. State Teacher Policy Database. [Data set].
Retrieved from: https://www.nctq.org/yearbook/state/WI-Licensure-for-Substitute-Teachers-86
Analysis of Wisconsin's policies
Substitute License(s): Wisconsin offers a Five-year Substitute License for both short-term and long-term substitute assignments. The state also offers a Three-Year Short Term Substitute Permit. The Five-year Substitute License is available to teachers with current or expired licenses. The Three-Year Short Term Substitute Permit requires a bachelor's degree and requires the district administrator to declare, "that an emergency exists in the district due to the lack of qualified substitute teachers and requests that a permit be issued by the department."
Length of Assignment: Wisconsin permits holders of a Five-Year Substitute License to teach in a short-term assignment for any subject regardless of the area of their existing license. A short-term assignment is no longer than 45 days. A teacher can substitute teach in the area of their license for a long-term assignment that is greater than 45 days. Wisconsin also permits holders of a Short-Term Permit to teach for up to 45 days in the same assignment.
Evaluation of Long-Term Substitutes: Wisconsin requires holders of the Five-Year Substitute License to be evaluated under the state's evaluation system.
Wisconsin Three-Year Short Term Substitute Permit Requirements https://dpi.wi.gov/tepdl/licensing/types/three-year-substitute Five-Year Substitute License Requirements https://dpi.wi.gov/tepdl/licensing/types/five-year-substitute Wisconsin Code PI 34.23 and .24 and 47.02
Recommendations for Wisconsin
Distinguish requirements for short-term and long-term substitutes.
Wisconsin should distinguish requirements for short-term and long-term substitutes so that it can ensure that its requirements are appropriate for the needs of these teachers. The state's long-term substitute requirements should be rigorous (e.g., that all long-term substitutes have current or expired licenses) to help ensure that teachers who are spending extended periods of time with students are prepared to do so.
Limit the number of consecutive days a short-term substitute can teach in the same classroom.
Wisconsin should limit the number of consecutive days a short-term substitute can teach in the same classroom without completing additional requirements or obtaining a long-term substitute license. The maximum number of days should be no more than 10 percent of the length of the school year. Wisconsin's policy of allowing substitute teachers to teach 45 consecutive days in the same classroom may be detrimental to instructional quality and daily productivity.
Require long-term substitute teachers to be evaluated.
Wisconsin should maintain standards for substitute teacher quality and accountability for all substitutes, but especially for long-term substitutes who are expected to stand in for licensed teachers for extended periods of time. Wisconsin can help ensure that substitute teachers are held to high standards and have access to the supports necessary to improve their practice by requiring evaluations—
which it may find appropriate to modify from its standard, state-required teacher evaluations— of long-term substitutes.
Wisconsin was helpful in providing NCTQ with facts necessary for this analysis. The state also indicated that when a district requests a three-year short-term substitute permit, it must provide the teacher training in:
1. Basic district and school policies and procedures.
2. Age appropriate teaching strategies.
3. Discipline, conflict resolution and classroom management techniques.
4. Health and safety issues, including handling medical emergencies.
5. Techniques for starting a class.
6. The culture of schools and the profession.
7. Working with lesson plans.
8. Working with children with special needs, including confidentiality issues.
Updated: December 2017
General Teacher Preparation
Program Entry
Teacher Shortages and Surpluses
Program Performance Measures
Program Reporting Requirements
Student Teaching/Clinical Practice
Teaching Mathematics
Licensure Deficiencies
Middle School Content Knowledge
Middle School Licensure Deficiencies
Adolescent Literacy
Secondary Content Knowledge
Secondary Licensure Deficiencies
Alternate Routes
Preparation for the Classroom
Requirements for Out-of-State Teachers
Provisional and Emergency Licensure
Licensure for Substitute Teachers
Measures of Student Growth
Measures of Professional Practice
Frequency of Evaluation and Observation
Linking Evaluation to Professional Growth
Data Systems Needed for Evaluation
Distributing Teacher Talent Equitably
Principal Effectiveness
Principal Evaluation and Observation
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High-Need Schools and Subjects
Early Childhood Preparation
How we graded
Not applicable. This goal was not scored in 2017.
Research finds that teacher absences negatively affect student achievement and growth.[1] While some of this is attributable to the disruption of regular classroom practices and instruction,[2] it may also be attributable to substitute teacher quality. The gap in instructional quality and daily productivity when a regular teacher is replaced by a substitute teacher is significant.[3] However, absences covered by substitutes licensed by the state are not as detrimental to student achievement as those covered by non-licensed substitutes.[4] Some research hypothesizes that the low-skill level and mobility of substitute teachers may contribute to the reduction in instructional focus and quality and that even when substitute teachers are good instructors, they may be unable to effectively implement a teacher of record's long-term instructional strategies.[5] Parents, teachers, principals, and students have concerns about substitute teachers' quality and qualifications.[6] States should maintain rigorous standards for substitute teacher quality and accountability for all substitutes, but especially for long-term substitutes who are expected to stand in for teachers for long stretches of time.
[1]Miller, R. T., Murnane, R. J., & Willett, J. B. (2008). Do teacher absences impact student achievement? Longitudinal evidence from one urban school district. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 30(2), 181-200.; Clotfelter, C. T., Ladd, H. F., & Vigdor, J. L. (2009). Are teacher absences worth worrying about in the United States? Education Finance and Policy, 4(2), 115-149.; Joseph, N., Waymack, N., & Zielaski, D. (2014). Roll call: The importance of teacher attendance. National Council on Teacher Quality. Retrieved from https://www.nctq.org/dmsView/RollCall_TeacherAttendance; Zubrzycki, J. (2012). Educators take another look at substitutes. Education Week, 31(36), 1-16.
[2] Rundall, R. A. (1986). Continuity in subbing: Problems and solutions. Clearing House, 59(5), 240.; Turbeville, I. F. (1987). The relationship of selected teacher characteristics on teacher absenteeism in selected school districts of South Carolina (Unpublished Dissertation). University of South Carolina.
[3] Miller, R. T., Murnane, R. J., & Willett, J. B. (2008). Do teacher absences impact student achievement? Longitudinal evidence from one urban school district. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 30(2), 181-200.; Varlas, L. (2001). Succeeding with substitute teachers. Education Update, 43(7).; Gagne, R. M. (1977). The conditions of learning (3d ed.). New York, NY: Holt Rinehart and Winston.; Capitan, J. H., & et al. (1980). Teacher absenteeism. A study of the Ohio Association of School Personnel Administrators. Seven Hills, OH: American Association of School Personnel Administrators; Herrmann, M. A., & Rockoff, J. E. (2012). Worker absence and productivity: Evidence from teaching. Journal of Labor Economics, 30(4), 749-782.
[4] Note that this study did not define what "licensed" meant in the context of substitutes; see: Clotfelter, C. T., Ladd, H. F., & Vigdor, J. L. (2009). Are teacher absences worth worrying about in the United States? (Working Paper 24). National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research.
[5] Miller, R. T., Murnane, R. J., & Willett, J. B. (2008). Do teacher absences impact student achievement? Longitudinal evidence from one urban school district. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 30(2), 181-200.
[6] Abdal-Haqq, I. (1997). Not just a warm body: Changing images of the substitute teacher. ERIC Digest.; Ostapczuk, E. D. (1994). What makes effective secondary education substitute teachers?: Literature review. ERIC Digest.; Weems, L. (2003). Representations of substitute teachers and the paradoxes of professionalism. Journal of Teacher Education, 54(3), 254-265.; Seldner, J. K. (1983). Substitute teaching: Is there a better way? Teacher Education Quarterly, 61-70.

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Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
Johnny Rico (Casper Van Dien) Rubber Prop "Hero" Morita
This futuristic "Morita" firearm was used by the character "Johnny Rico" portrayed by actor Casper Van Dien in the 1997 science fiction film "Starship Troopers" directed by Paul Verhoeven. The non-firing prop weapon is constructed of dense rubber with hand painted details and is attached to a black nylon shoulder strap. Remnants of faux "bug" blood are located on the left side of the fore grip. The character's name "Rico" is handwritten in black marker on the underside of the prop.
Mr. Van Dien used this prop weapon in multiple scenes during the climatic scene when Johnny and his squad of "Roughnecks" travel inside the subterranean bug burrows in search of the "Brain Bug". While traveling through the underground tunnel network Johnny decides to go "off-mission" and explore another tunnel with a couple of his men after getting a strong intuition that his former flame "Lt. Carmen Ibanzez" (Denise Richards) is still alive somewhere in the tunnels. He appears with this "short version" Morita during the ensuing tunnel firefight and escapes after rescuing Ibanez from the bugs.
"Starship Troopers" was nominated for an Oscar for Best Visual Effects, and also won two Saturn Awards from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films for Best Costumes and Best Special Effects in 1998. The film remains a classic amongst science fiction fans and this signature "Hero" weapon will make an impressive addition to any collection of screen used film memorabilia.
The prop is in good screen used condition overall with some damage that occurred to the muzzle tip during its use in the action sequences underground. The underside of the barrel has the character name "Rico" handwritten in black ink. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the film's weapons coordinator who oversaw its use on the production.
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STARSHIP TROOPERS - Dizzy Flores (Dina Meyer) Rubber Prop Morita


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Q: Disabling TLS 1.0 breaks ASP.NET application Running on Windows Server 2012R2
I am trying to disable TLS 1.0 on IIS because client has a site scanner which highlights that as a security problem.
I have a clean test server set up and App is running fine until I disable TLS 1.0.
I updated all the appropriate settings:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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"Enabled"=dword:00000000
"DisabledByDefault"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.0\Server]
"Enabled"=dword:00000000
"DisabledByDefault"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.1]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.1\Client]
"Enabled"=dword:ffffffff
"DisabledByDefault"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.1\Server]
"Enabled"=dword:ffffffff
"DisabledByDefault"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Client]
"Enabled"=dword:ffffffff
"DisabledByDefault"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Server]
"Enabled"=dword:ffffffff
"DisabledByDefault"=dword:00000000

In the event viewer, I get:

A fatal alert was generated and sent to the remote endpoint. This may
  result in termination of the connection. The TLS protocol defined
  fatal error code is 70. The Windows SChannel error state is 105.

If I revert the registry settings just for TLS 1.0 (Enabled, not DisabledByDefault), everything is fine again.
Using in system.web:
<httpRuntime targetFramework="4.7.2" />

What am I missing?

A: The application itself must be updated to support TLS 1.2 handshakes, so it's not something you can necessarily change if you only have access to configuration.  If the underlying code does not support it, it will not work.
If the code targets .NET 4.6, I believe, TLS 1.2 will work natively.  In 4.5, a line of code must be put in place such that it is executed before any networking occurs.  The code:
System.Net.ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = System.Net.SecurityProtocolType.Tls12

A: Your site could be communicating with something over SSL that doesn't support TLS 1.1+. You could allow outgoing TLS 1.0 connections which the site scanner wouldn't see, but these connections would be less secure.

A: If you are using .net 4.7 or higher try this.
I have used IIS Crypto for this. You disable TLS 1.0 and 1.1, apply and restart. After this all your applications, SharePoints and sites will use TLS 1.2
You should also indicate the destination version in your web.config file

<system.web>
   <httpRuntime targetFramework = "4.7.2" />
   <compilation targetFramework = "4.7.2"> </compilation>
</system.web>

This will make it support TLS 1.2 and also always force this protocol.

A: Have you tried to enable schannel logging to get more info?
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/260729/how-to-enable-schannel-event-logging-in-iis
Hope that will reveal the missing piece.

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More Smiles is a practice with exemplary standards, from the warm welcome of our front office staff to the extremely high level of infection control, for me this makes coming to work satisfying knowing that it is as it should be. I look forward to meeting you, as I enjoy getting to know our patients and making you feel as comfortable as possible.
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The Covid-19 test centre at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork has now closed.Picture Denis Minihane.
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THE drive-thru Covid-19 testing centre which opened in Páirc Uí Chaoimh in March has closed its doors and relocated to a new facility.
The testing centre at the Cork GAA grounds had the capacity to test up to 1,000 people daily, and when it opened it was the largest in the country.
However, the centre has now ceased operations at Páirc Uí Chaoimh and is operating temporarily from St Stephen's Hospital in Glanmire.
It will relocate again to a site on the northside of Cork city in the coming weeks.
Nationally, 574,487 Covid-19 tests have been carried out around the country since the beginning of the outbreak and the testing facility at Páirc Uí Chaoimh has been a busy one.
Staff assigned to the centre have tested both members of the public who have been referred for testing as well as supporting the recent mass testing of residents and staff from residential care facilities across Cork.
These staff have tested more than 20,000 people either at Páirc Uí Chaoimh itself or at residential centres across Cork.
Cork Kerry Community Healthcare has now thanked the GAA for its support in making Páirc Uí Chaoimh available to them.
"We would like to thank the GAA for their support in providing Páirc Uí Chaoimh as a venue at very short notice.
"Their support has been invaluable over recent months and assisted us as we rapidly increased the number of tests being carried out and expanded our testing capacity," said Head of Primary Care with Cork Kerry Community Healthcare, Teresa O'Donovan.
More than 70 staff across Cork and Kerry were redeployed to Covid-19 test centres in recent months, including nurses, therapy staff from a range of professions, oral health staff, and administrative staff, and Ms O'Donovan paid tribute to these individuals.
"We're very proud of the work of the staff at all four of our test centres across Cork and Kerry.
"At Pairc Ui Chaoimh, staff got this test centre up and running extremely efficiently in just a few days. This enabled us to meet the significant demand for testing appointments," she said.
According to the HSE, the current waiting time to have a swab taken in the Cork and Kerry region remains under 24 hours.
It comes as a new report from the HSE shows that up to 8pm on Monday night, there had not been any patients with confirmed Covid-19 at Cork University Hospital since Friday, while there had not been any patients with confirmed Covid-19 at the hospital's critical care unit since July 15th.
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So yesterday my Xbox 360s stopped reading any discs, CD, DVD, or game. For the past 3-4 weeks it started giving an Unrecognizable Disc sign which would later be self-resolved and I would be able to play any games. I'm assuming this is a laser problem. Furthermore, I am often having trouble signing into Xbox Live even when my connection is absolutely fine. It does work eventually but it takes some work. Also, occasionally, the disc will be recognized but it will then proceed to give a Disc Unreadable error. Any suggestions/ solutions?
PS: It will play downloadable games that I purchased from the market place (ie. Minecraft, CoD: BO).
Hello there Asian Bran! Ok, so first off click here to trouble shoot your issue in relation to the disc read error! Also, in relation to you being disconnected from Xbox Live, it may be an issue with your NAT Type. The link provided here will give you more information and troubleshoot steps for NAT Type.
@DooKieBriTchez, did this reformat fix your problems? Mine says reformat.
Wait, it doesn't say that it is un-formatted. I think the problem is just my disc scanner. The connection is working fine now. Occasionally, however, even on start up it will start signing in and then show the disconnected from xbox live message. It then will not let me sign in until after a few attempts or I go and test my connection where it shows that everything is fine.


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Saint Paul, Minn. – Brett Bucktooth picked up a hat trick and Pat Saunders added to his team-leading goal total with two more, but it was not enough as the Black Wolves fell at the Swarm, 12-8, on Friday evening.
Minnesota (5-8) got the scoring started with goals from Callum Crawford and Jordan MacIntosh in the first six minutes of action to put the Swarm ahead. New England (3-8) cut the lead to one on Bucktooth's first goal of the game at the 6:53 mark in the first, but MacIntosh picked up another goal at the end of the first to put the Minnesota advantage at 3-1 at the end of the first.
Both teams scored twice each in the second frame, with both of New England's goals coming from Bucktooth on the power play. Joel White, who had been traded to Minnesota from New England on Monday, scored his first goal in a Swarm uniform in the second, as did Johnny Powless, who Minnesota also received via trade from Vancouver this week. The Swarm led 5-3 at halftime.
New England scored twice early in the third frame on goals from Kyle Buchanan and Saunders to tie the score at 5-5 just under four minutes in. The Swarm would rattle off three more goals in the quarter, interrupted only by the first goal from Garrett Billings in a Black Wolves jersey at the 12:09 mark, to take a 8-6 advantage into the fourth quarter. The Swarm put the game away in the fourth frame, out-scoring New England 4-2 to notch the victory.
Saunders added four assists to his two goals and led New England with six points on the night. Bucktooth also had two assists for five points while Billings had four points on one goal and three assists. Crawford led Minnesota with seven points on three goals and four assists while Shayne Jackson added five points on one goal and four assists.
Evan Kirk took the loss in goal for New England, giving up 12 goals while saving 41 shots. Zach Higgins recorded the win for Minnesota. He had 36 saves while giving up eight goals.
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At least 31people were killed and 35 others injured as a motorbike-borne bomb blast ripped through a Friday Market (Juma Bazar) close to the gate of religious seminary (Madrassa) in Kalaya bazaar Aurakzai tribal district on Friday.
According to the district administration, the bomb was planted on a motorcycle parked near the main gate of Madrassa, Juamma market.
The emergency has been declared in the hospitals of the district and the injured immediately shifted to the hospital and admitted.
Meanwhile, Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shah Farman and Chief Minister Mehmood Khan have strongly condemned the bomb blast at Kallaya bazaar, Aurakzai.
In his messages, the Governor and Chief Minster said targeting the innocent people was inhumane act.
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Joe Logan Diffie est un chanteur américain de musique country né le  à Tulsa et mort le  à Nashville.

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Naissance en décembre 1958
Naissance à Tulsa
Chanteur américain de country
Chanteur américain du XXe siècle
Chanteur américain du XXIe siècle
Mort de la maladie à coronavirus 2019 aux États-Unis
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Ringo Lam's City On Fire Review And Blu Ray.
Two words are unavoidable when discussing Ringo Lam's City on fire, the first one is "gritty". I don't think a review of this movie has ever been written without the use of the word gritty somewhere within it, there's no doubt about it, it's a gritty film. The second word is "Tarantino", it's quite obvious that QT "borrowed" the end of City on fire and expanded it into his Resevoir Dogs, this has had the unfortunate effect of colouring the view of both films to some degree. The only positive from the whole homage/rip off argument is that many more cinema fans have been exposed to Lam's film than would have been otherwise.
Ko Chow (Chow Yun Fat) is an undercover cop suffering from terrible guilt, after his last job, where his betrayal of a criminal friend in the line of duty resulted in his death. Chow is desperate to escape the incredibly intense lifestyle of an undercover officer but is pressured by his boss into taking another job before he can quit. His task to begin with is to sell weapons to a well drilled gang of jewellery thieves led by the experienced Tiger (Danny Lee). As the investigation goes on, Chow is manipulated by his superiors, until he's forced into being part of the gang. Torn away from his real life he forms a bond with Tiger, the very man he is supposed to bring down.
Another example of Hong Kong cinema's love/hate relationship with the Hong Kong police force, as all the cops with the exception of Chow are portrayed as back biting, pedantic, selfish and worse, to the extent that Chow is tortured by his own colleagues. Whereas the relationships between the robbers, and Chow and Tiger in particular are built on loyalty and respect. The characters on both sides are drawn quite loosely but are given more depth than usual for this kind of film. Chow's character is particularly well developed and we are given insight into not only the pressures of the job, but the serious toll the pressure takes on his private life, as he tries to marry his girlfriend played by Carrie Ng. Chow Yun Fat is superb in every facet of his performance, from the fear of being discovered as a cop to trying to keep up his faltering attempts at a normal life. Chow deservedly won the best actor award at the Hong Kong film awards for City on fire, it's possibly one of the best from his glittering career. Solid support comes from Danny Lee and the pair preview the excellent chemistry they would repeat later on in John Woo's The Killer. The supporting cast are all good, with a brief role for Elvis Tsui as an undercover cop and an early appearance from Roy Cheung, playing a cop in the style of one of his many great bad guys.
Lam's story and direction are typically lean, with excellent use of camera placement and angles alongside superb location work in some of Hong Kong's busiest areas. Much of this shooting must have been done guerilla style and must have been extremely tricky to achieve for cinematographer Andrew Lau, the effort was extremely worthwhile as it gives the film an almost documentary style realism at times. Teddy Robin provides an excellent score, creating excitement for the action sequences and plenty of sombre atmosphere and tension in the film's quieter moments. Speaking of action, although not strictly an action film, what there is in City on fire is handled superbly with a couple of excellent robbery scenes and a fantastic on foot chase between Chow and the cops on his tail that's especially memorable.
Covering themes of loyalty and honour familiar to Hong Kong cinema and it's fans, the undercover cop sub-genre is one that is well mined, I'm going to stick my neck out and suggest City on fire is the best example of it. Lam's film creates a truly claustrophobic environment for Ko Chow, the feeling of the walls closing in on him (and the viewer) is palpable. It's testament to Chow Yun Fat's charisma and ability, just how much sympathy and anger the situation he's put in by his petty minded superior officers can generate. Superbly made in every area, City on fire is absolute must see cinema, plus did I mention it's gritty?
Kam and Ronson's blu ray of City on fire is a definite upgrade from any previous dvd release, how much of an upgrade will depend on which dvd you have. Compared to my Universe HK dvd the difference is night and day, however, it's significantly less so compared to the HKL disc. The problem is the source material, like many HK films of this vintage, is very soft to begin with so the gain in resolution doesn't add much in the way of detail. I can't imagine the film will ever look any better than this release, as I said if you have the HKL disc the difference may not be enough. The audio is vastly superior to the dvd releases with the exception of the added foley effects, which while not as intrusive as on some titles, do stand out particularly in fight scenes. Teddy Robin's score sounds superb though on the Dolby TrueHD track. Is it worth the money? I guess it depends how much you can pick it up for, what version you already have and of course, how much you like the film. For me I think it's worth it, just.
Posted by A hero never dies at 7:41 PM
Labels: Chow Yun Fat, City on fire, Danny Lee, Ringo Lam
Phantom of Pulp said...
I think I'll get it for the improved sound as I also have quite a few DVD's from far-flung corners. Nice "gritty" review.
A hero never dies said...
Thanks Phantom, the audio really benefits from the increased quality, I don't think you'll be disappointed on that "score".
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A hero never dies
I discovered Hong Kong cinema over 20 years ago when Channel 4 showed a series of Hong Kong ghost stories which included screenings of Rouge and Encounters of the spooky kind. I watched them all and wanted more,next up was Jonathan Ross' Incredibly strange film show on Tsui Hark where they showed a clip of Chow Yun Fat hiding guns in plant pots from A better tomorrow and the shootout that follows. My mind was blown there and then but the thing that made me a fan forever more was seeing a trailer on a palace video release for The killer. Ever since I have been watching and spending far too much money on HK related goodies (and the kit to watch them on). The blog is somewhere to put my thoughts on my HK passion, a passion that refuses to die even though HK cinema is struggling at the moment.
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Blockchain Company Secures $360 Million To Continue NFT And Metaverse Expansion
Last Updated on: January 26, 2022 by Alexa Durham
Animoca Brands has raised nearly $360 million in a new funding round that values the Hong Kong-based blockchain gaming business at $5 billion, the company announced Tuesday. The investment more than doubles its previous valuation of $2.2 billion from October 2021 and brings its total capital raised to almost $700 million. It plans to use the money for acquisitions, product development and licensing additional intellectual property.
The funding, which continues an explosive period for blockchain gaming and non-fungible tokens, was led by Liberty City Ventures and included additional investors such as Winklevoss Capital and Soros Fund Management. The market for NFTs exploded to nearly $25 billion in 2021, from just under $100 million in 2020, according to data from NFT sales tracking firm DappRadar, with gaming-related digital assets accounting for roughly 20% of that. Last year alone, blockchain and NFT gaming companies received investments totaling $3.6 billion, according to Axios Gaming.
"We believe we are still at the initial stages of a new internet revolution, and there are tremendous opportunities ahead of us in 2022 and beyond," Animoca Brands cofounder and executive chairman Yat Siu said in a release.
Animoca Brands develops, operates and invests in blockchain gaming and NFT-related companies and is underpinned by the concept of "true digital ownership," or turning every game item into real world assets in the form of NFTs. Its most popular titles include The Sandbox and Revv Racing. The company also has investments in more than 150 NFT, metaverse and blockchain companies, including OpenSea, NBA Top Shot creator Dapper Labs, Axie Infinity developers Sky Mavis, and, as of last week, the Fan Controlled Football league.
Cofounded by Siu, Animoca Brands was created and spun off from digital communications company Outblaze (which was also founded by Siu) in 2014 to focus on its burgeoning mobile gaming business. After pivoting to NFTs and blockchain gaming in 2017, the company eventually drew the ire of the Australian Stock Exchange, which said Animoca Brands had breached its listing rules due to its "involvement in cryptocurrency related activities," among other issues. It was delisted in March 2020.
It's seen quite the turnaround since. Last May, Animoca Brands raised $88.8 million in the first of a two-part fundraising round, which valued the company at $1 billion. After completing the second piece, a $50 million raise in July, it added another $65 million in October from investors that included Sequoia Capital and Ubisoft. In the months following, Softbank led a $93 million investment directly into The Sandbox and Animoca Brands partnered with cryptocurrency exchange Binance to create a $200 million blockchain gaming incubator and accelerator program. At the end of the third quarter, the company reported $141 million in bookings as well as $530 million in other income that includes gains on investments and digital assets. It also noted that its digital reserves were valued at $16 billion at the end of November.
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WICKER PARK ROADSTAINS This series of work came after the Chicago Roadstains project, where I would trace stains on the street and the final piece would be the same scale. With this project, instead of tracing the actual stain I would collect stains while on walks through my neighborhood with a digital camera. This would give me the freedom to record interesting large-scale stains that would be in the middle of a high traffic area where I could not trace the stain on site. In the studio the photographic image would be printed onto 8.5 in. x 11 in. archival paper, and I would "draw-out" the image that interested me in the stain with archival pens. This image would be the starting point for a series of small drawings on paper, and laser-cut drawings of these images. Working with this small scale allowed a large collection of stains to be archived and exhibited in a way that related to the experience of walking through the Wicker Park neighborhood in Chicago.
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The best feeling in the world is to awaken with a joyful heart and laughter in your mouth. I've only experienced waking up mid-laugh a few times. I yearn for more.
Another rarity, my attempt at writing formal poetry: a pantoum.


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Greatest Films of the 1950s
Title Screen Film Genre(s), Title, Year, (Country), Length, Director, Description
An Affair to Remember (1957), 119 minutes, D: Leo McCarey
The Bachelor Party (1957), 92 minutes, D: Delbert Mann
Scriptwriter Paddy Chayefsky adapted his own 1953 teleplay (airing on The Philco Television Playhouse) for this feature-length male angst drama - an ensemble film. The intimate film told about the loneliness, insecurities, anxieties and frustrations of five middle-class, co-working male bookkeepers. At first glance, they appeared to be debonair and carefree. They held a bachelor party in a restaurant for thirtyish, timid and virginal Arnold Craig (Philip Abbott), who was about to be married to a war widow. The group included: protagonist Charlie Samson (Don Murray), older married asthma-suffering Walter (E.G. Marshall), swinging bachelor Eddie Watkins (Jack Warden), and henpecked married man Kenneth (Larry Blyden). During the party and night-clubbing/bar-hopping later on in the evening, all the characters began to reflect on their lives, concerns and issues about love and marriage. Staid, hard-working, struggling married man Charlie had second thoughts about his own marital ties (with newly-pregnant wife Helen (Patricia Smith)) - he felt trapped, restless and bored, and maybe not ready for fatherhood. The troubled Charlie was tempted to have a one-night affair with a young, footloose 'good-time-girl' bohemian - credited as the Existentialist (Oscar-nominated Carolyn Jones), whom he met on the way to Greenwich Village. After a few drinks, Walter revealed himself as a pathetic, despairing and self-loathing hypochondriac, who was sacrificing his health to keep his boy in school. The nervous groom-to-be Arnold also became ambivalent and fearful about his impending marriage and called off the nuptials (although he sobered up and changed his mind), and desperate bachelor Eddie (who was initially envied for his carefree, lady-killing existence) was still alone and struggling to pick up a woman at the bar.
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), 161 minutes, D: David Lean
Acclaimed, all-time great WWII epic drama about British P.O.W.'s forced to construct a railway bridge in the Asian jungle of Burma, based on an outstanding, psychologically complex adaptation of Pierre Boulle's 1952 novel. In the Burmese jungle, British prisoner/solders, led by an obstinate commander Col. Nicholson (Alec Guinness), constructed a rail bridge - and unwittingly aided the war effort of their Japanese captors and the camp commander Col. Saito (Sessue Hayakawa). A tremendously antagonistic battle of wills ensued between the two Colonels. Nicholson supervised the bridge's construction with a twisted sense of pride in his creation to show up the Japanese as inferior. In the climactic finale, British and American intelligence officers (Holden, Hawkins) conspired to blow up the structure. A Best Picture-winning film.
The Cranes Are Flying (1957, Soviet Union) (aka Letyat Zhuravli, or Летят журавли), 97 minutes, D: Mikhail Kalatozov
A Face in the Crowd (1957), 125 minutes, D: Elia Kazan
Director Elia Kazan's powerful and satirical political drama illustrated how a jailed, down-home country boy in the late 1950s could be transformed overnight into a media celebrity on the radio, and later become a mean-spirited political demagogue and megalomaniac on TV. In the opening sequence, Larry "Lonesome" Rhodes (Andy Griffith in his film debut) - an opportunistic, smiling, drunken cornpone-spouting, back country homeless man, was first heard strumming his bluesy guitar in a rural jail-cell, in the fictional town of Pickett in northeast Arkansas. He had been taken in the previous night for being "drunk and disorderly." KGRK radio reporter/producer Marcia Jeffries (Neal) conducted her local radio show ("A Face in the Crowd") from the cell and became transfixed when she heard him sing the home-spun song "Free Man in the Morning." Afterwards, Rhodes was brought to Memphis, Tennessee to appear on TV, and introduced to bookish, well-educated staff writer Mel Miller (Walter Matthau). Soon, the new con-artist/star would be making commercial pitches in New York for a product known as Vitajex - a dietary supplement promoted to increase energy and sexual virility. In a revealing bedroom scene with Marcia, Rhodes revealed his disturbing, arrogant and power-hungry intentions that his audience would sheepishly follow him anywhere, and be directed to wherever he wished: ("They're mine. I own 'em. They think like I do. Only they're even more stupid than I am, so I gotta think for 'em. Marcia, you just wait and see. I'm gonna be the power behind the President, and you'll be the power behind me. You made me, Marcia. You made me. I always say that. I owe it all to you. I owe it all to you."). In a side story, although Rhodes proposed marriage to Marcia, he became infatuated with teenaged, 17 year-old baton twirler Betty Lou Fleckum (Lee Remick in her screen debut), and eloped with her, and then engaged in a 50-50 business partnership with Marcia. On a number of occasions, Rhodes expressed how disrespectful, fraudulent and hypocritical he was. When concluding his national TV show ("The Cracker Barrel"), thinking that his microphone had been cut off (but was deliberately turned back on by Marcia to expose his duplicity), he showed his utter contempt for his mass audience by personally and nastily insulting them as stupid morons. In the stunning conclusion of his inevitable melt-down and spectacular downfall, drunken and delusional rabble-rouser Rhodes was in his swanky hotel two-floor penthouse for a fancy dinner party of political elites, to advance his own political agenda, where he found an empty room attended only by black butlers and servants, and he threatened to commit suicide after being disowned by his previous adoring public. Although Rhodes was finished for the time being, Miller predicted that it might only be a temporary setback.
Funny Face (1957), 103 minutes, D: Stanley Donen
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), 122 minutes, D: John Sturges
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), 81 minutes, D: Jack Arnold
Jailhouse Rock (1957), 96 minutes, D: Richard Thorpe
A great black and white B-film, and considered the best, most popular, and most famous of Elvis Presley's musicals (his third film out of over 30 films from the late 50s through the 60s) - and slightly paralleling the rocker's own life. Presley played cocky, quick-tempered Vince Everett, who was serving a one-to-ten year jail sentence for accidental manslaughter. While in jail, his cellmate Hunk Houghton (Mickey Shaughnessy), a washed-up, former veteran country singer, mentored him to learn guitar and sing, and persuaded him to enter the prison talent show. After his release from incarceration, the budding rock star was introduced to the record business. Struggling to break into the music industry after being ripped off, he decided to form his own record label, and became an overnight sensation. After being seduced by the decadent lifestyle of a pop star, he became rebellious and unwilling to work with his former cellmate and Peggy Van Alden (Judy Tyler), his loyal and pretty girlfriend/talent scout/record promoter. [Note: Judy Tyler (formerly Princess Summerfall Winterspring on the Howdy Doody TV show) tragically died in a car crash before the film was released.] This pre-Army film was filled with Presley classics, especially the wonderfully-choreographed set piece for "Jailhouse Rock," as well as the other memorable numbers including "I Want to Be Free," "Treat Me Nice," "You're So Square (Baby, I Don't Care)," and the two tender ballads: "Young and Beautiful" and "Don't Leave Me Now."
Mother India (1957, India) (aka Bharat Mata), 172 minutes, D: Mehboob Khan
The Nights of Cabiria (1957, It./Fr.) (aka Le Notti Di Cabiri), 110 minutes, D: Federico Fellini
The Pajama Game (1957), 101 minutes, D: George Abbott, Stanley Donen
Paths of Glory (1957, UK), 88 minutes, D: Stanley Kubrick
This classic, powerfully bleak, anti-war drama from Stanley Kubrick was about the hypocrisy of militarism and power was based on Humphrey Cobb's factual novel. The film was an effective denouncement of self-seeking, pitiless WWI French military leaders whose strategy and mishandling of a failed mission were incomprehensible. In 1916 during horrendous trench warfare on the French front (filmed with realistic tracking shots) against the Germans, a vain and pompous French General Paul Mireau (George Macready) ordered his hapless group of soldiers to suicidally attack an obviously-impenetrable German stronghold, dubbed the Ant-Hill. Mireau had been promised a promotion - another military star - for his efforts by evil General George Broulard (Adolphe Menjou). The catastrophic attack was executed by infantry commander Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas). When they predictably failed in the ill-conceived attack, Mireau angrily commanded his own artillery to fire on the 'cowardly' troops. As a cruel example to others, three blameless men were arbitrarily and randomly picked as scapegoats to stand trial and be court-martialed for cowardice. The three were: Corporal Philippe Paris (Ralph Meeker), Private Pierre Arnaud (Joseph Turkel), and Private Maurice Ferol (Timothy Carey). Military commander and dissenting Army lawyer Colonel Dax, aware of the disgraceful cover-up and episode, volunteered to defend the condemned men. During the sham court-martial trial, held in a luxurious chateau, there were no prosecution witnesses, no indictment, and no stenographic record of the very unfair proceedings. After an unsuccessful yet eloquent defense by Colonel Dax, who claimed that the trial was a farce ("a mockery of all human justice"), the three faced execution by firing squad the next morning. Following the executions, Mireau was removed from command by Broulard, and the command job was offered to Dax - who refused to accept.
Peyton Place (1957), 162 minutes, D: Mark Robson
Sayonara (1957), 147 minutes, D: Joshua Logan
The Seventh Seal (1957, Swe.) (aka Det Sjunde Inseglet), 96 minutes, D: Ingmar Bergman
Sweet Smell of Success (1957), 96 minutes, D: Alexander Mackendrick
A caustic, dark film noir based on the short story by Ernest Lehman titled Tell Me About It Tomorrow, and filmed on location in NYC. MacKendrick's debut American film. Opportunistic, vicious, hustling, slimy press agent Sidney Falco (Tony Curtis) provided publicity for showbiz clients, hoping for exposure in the syndicated columns. Ruthless, sadistic, monstrously-manipulative newspaper columnist J. J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster) unscrupulously plotted with Falco to disrupt and destroy the romantic relationship of his younger sister Susan Hunsecker (Susan Harrison) with a jazz musician Steve Dallas (Martin Milner). Unethical and immoral but desperate to please Hunsecker, Falco smeared Dallas as a drug addict and Communist by planting evidence, but caused Susan to become suicidal. Ultimately vengeful, she walked out on her 'incestuous' and obsessed, overprotective brother, while a raging Hunsecker had Falco beaten up.
The Three Faces of Eve (1957), 91 minutes, D: Nunnally Johnson
Throne of Blood (1957, Jp.) (aka Kumonosu-jô), 105 minutes, D: Akira Kurosawa
12 Angry Men (1957) (aka Twelve Angry Men), 96 minutes, D: Sidney Lumet
Sidney Lumet's debut directorial film, a taut courtroom drama, was based on Reginald Rose's television play. In a hot summer courtroom in NYC after the trial, instructions by a Judge (Rudy Bond) were given to the jury, concerning the case of an 18 year-old, slum-dwelling Puerto Rican/Latino defendant (John Savoca), held on charges of murdering his abusive, ex-con father with a switchblade knife - he faced the electric chair if convicted. He had been defended by a poorly-paid, inept public defender. The entire film consisted of the deliberations of twelve male individuals (each un-named but with a number) held in a swelteringly-hot, bare-walled claustrophobic jury room, punctuated by flashbacks about the case and trial, to decide the fate of the minority defendant. They had been given instructions from the judge about 'innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.' One female witness testified that through her bedroom window and a passing elevated train, she had seen the murder. Another elderly witness claimed he heard the defendant say: "I'll kill you" - after which he heard the body drop and saw the defendant running down the stairs. As evidence, the long switchblade murder weapon was similar to the one the defendant had purchased. On the witness stand, the defendant's alibi was weak - he said he was at the movies during the night before returning to the scene of the crime, but couldn't recall the movies that he had seen. The case required a unanimous vote ("beyond a reasonable doubt") of 12 jurors to convict, and to send the defendant with a mandatory death sentence to the electric chair. It was a seemingly open-and-shut case. After the first rapid jury vote, it was eleven to one for conviction. Juror # 8 (Henry Fonda), an architect, was the sole doubting and dissenting vote. The tempers, prejudices and personalities of the cranky, smoking men were displayed as they examined the evidence and deliberated their verdict. After considerable deliberations and discussion, including # 8's display of an identical switchblade knife he had bought, a second vote was taken - # 8 was joined by Juror # 9 (Joseph Sweeney) - and now it was ten to 2. Juror # 8 began to poke holes in the flimsy evidence, the inconsistent testimony of the unreliable witnesses, and the prejudices of some of the other jurors, especially Juror # 10 (Ed Begley). For one thing, the old male witness probably couldn't have heard the defendant yell at his father as the noisy six-car train passed on the tracks. And the elderly man, who was lame, couldn't have walked from his bedroom to his door in 15 seconds as he claimed. The woman who said she saw the crime through the passing train was not wearing her glasses. Eventually, revotes dwindled down the number of those calling for conviction. Only one Juror, # 3 (Lee J. Cobb) remained defiant, and he too changed his vote. The defendant was acquitted of the crime.
Wild Strawberries (1957, Swed.) (aka Smultronstället), 91 minutes, D: Ingmar Bergman
Witness For The Prosecution (1957), 114 minutes, D: Billy Wilder
Co-writer and director Billy Wilder's brilliant film had crisp dialogue, a complicated and intriguing plot, unique characters and excellent acting performances. It was a convoluted, twisting courtroom mystery based on Agatha Christie's 1933 four-character short story and celebrated 1947 stage play. It told about an aging, distinguished, near-retirement age London barrister Sir Wilfrid Robarts (Charles Laughton), with his overbearing housekeeper/nurse Miss Plimsoll (Elsa Lanchester, Laughton's real-life wife) tending to his near-failing health for a weak heart. The intelligently clever and incorrigible attorney was asked by solicitor Mayhew (Henry Daniell) to take on a perplexing case, the defense of the prime suspect - an unemployed, American expatriate inventor named Leonard Stephen Vole (Tyrone Power in his final film role). He was charged with the murder of wealthy widow Emily Jane French (Norma Varden), in order to inherit her property (80,000 pounds). The testimony -- and true identity -- of the mysterious, beautiful German-born 'wife' of the accused, Christine "Helm" Vole (Marlene Dietrich), held the key to solving the case involving marital infidelities and deceit. She was her husband's only alibi - but she could not, as the defendant's wife, be considered a credible witness. However, she WAS called as a 'witness for the prosecution' to damningly testify against him and cold-heartedly betray her husband. On the stand, she admitted that: (1) she wasn't really legally married to Leonard (and could therefore testify against him), (2) she was forced by him to provide a false alibi, and (3) her husband had admitted the murder to her, after returning home with blood on his clothes. When a mysterious Cockney woman (also Dietrich) called Sir Wilfrid claiming that she had surprise information to help his client, the film set up the twist ending. She offered to supply the barrister with love letters that the perjuring Christine had written to a mysterious lover named Max. When the trial resumed, Sir Wilfrid confronted Christine with the letters (so she could get rid of Leonard and be with another man) to prove that she had lied. Having proven Christine to be a liar and unreliable witness, Leonard was declared 'not guilty.' After Leonard had been acquitted, Christine revealed that she was disguised as the Cockney woman who had devised the ploy of love letters to get Vole acquitted. Only by being an entirely uncredible witness could she get her husband declared innocent. The defendant had obviously been guilty all along, and had committed the crime. He also declared that he was unfaithful and philandering with Diana (Ruta Lee), who arrived in the courtroom to run away with him. Then, with furious and jealous anger, Christine shockingly stabbed him to death for his double-crossing philandering! This climactic murder was followed by Sir Wilfrid's classic line when he corrected his nurse Miss Plimsoll about the killing: "Killed him? She executed him." Sir Wilfrid would now serve as Christine's defense lawyer.


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