fate as a rat ( bulgarian : съдбата като плъх ) is a 2001 bulgarian film directed by ivan pavlov .

it was bulgaria 's submission to the 74th academy awards for the academy award for best foreign language film , but eventually was not nominated .

fate as a rat

1 , 2 - dichloropropane : metabolism and fate in the rat . - pubmed - ncbi
t . osimensis stem cells , originally derived from female rat cells , were found in both male and female rat - mouse chimeras .
) —endangered rodents native to a japanese island—carry just a single x chromosome . in a study published today ( may 12 ) in
of the university of miyazaki in japan used fibroblasts from the tail of a female spiny rat to derive induced pluripotent stem cells ( ipscs ) . these cells were capable of differentiating into both female and male germ cells in the body of a host organism , a mouse - spiny rat chimera .
sudbata kato pluh or
fate as a rat
is a schizophrenic excuse for a work of art . while one of the most talented bulgarian actors ( ivailo hristov ) tries to do something in this picture , the rest of the cast is totally lost . our tradition of creating complex , symbollic movies has once again proven to be inefficient .
fate as a rat
is the most idiotic picture of the year in bulgaria . it once again stands to show that cinema in our country is experiencing its most dramatic downfall . somebody has to do something , but who ? definately not the people who produced this mess . p . s . : there is no point in trying to give the movie ' s plot - there is no such . the picture is a confused hodge - podge of trifle ideas about our existence and our pains . enough said .
induced pluripotent stem cells from the tail of a female spiny rat can differentiate into male or female germ cells , outlining a possible escape route from extinction for this endangered species .
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the research team cultured fibroblasts from the tail of a female spiny rat , which was released back into the wild . after trying a variety of induction and culture conditions , the authors obtained
1 . the metabolism of 1 , 2 - dichloropropane in the rat has been investigated . the major urinary metabolite has been isolated and identified as n - acetyl - s - ( 2 - hydroxypropyl ) cysteine . two minor metabolites of 1 , 2 - dichloropropane have been identified as beta - chlorolactate and n - acetyl - s - ( 2 , 3 - dihydroxypropyl ) cysteine . 2 . the fate of 1 - chloro - 2 - hydroxypropane , a proposed intermediate metabolite of 1 , 2 - dichloropropane , has been investigated . apart from its known urinary metabolite , n - acetyl - s - ( 2 - hydroxypropyl ) cysteine , two oxidative metabolites were detected . these were identified as beta - chlorolactaldehyde and beta - chlorolactate . 3 . a pathway is proposed for the metabolism and fate of 1 , 2 - dichloropropane in the rat . this accounts for previous observations made for the fate of radioactivity from administration of 1 , 2 - dichloro [ 1 - 14c ] propane . 4 . the microbial and mammalian metabolism of several halogen - containing foreign compounds is discussed .
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the researchers traced the injected ipscs with a fluorescent marker , and determined that about a quarter of embryos and pups were chimeras . when they examined the adult chimeras , the authors found ipscs in multiple tissues , including patches of brown spiny rat skin and fur . ipscs also contributed to spermatids and an oocyte , but the number of these germ cells derived from spiny rat ipscs was low .
“we have successfully generated true naïve ipscs from t . osimensis and interspecific chimeras with [ spiny rat ] cells throughout their bodies , ” honda wrote in an email to the scientist . “female t . osimensis ipscs could contribute and survive as male germ cells in adult interspecific testes , ” he added .
it is a story about a group of friends who live in a small seaport town . their lifestyle is rigorous , their joys are simple and their sex life is raw . their concepts of man ' s dignity , . . . see full summary »
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the fate of the three isomeric benzoic acid - substituted monochlorobenzanilides has been studied in the rat after their oral administration . the excretory profile of all three isomers was similar with over half of the dose being excreted in the 0 - 24 hour urine and between 83 - 87 % being recovered during the three days following administration . the most prominent route of metabolism was that of 4 ' - hydroxylation on the unsubstituted aniline moiety followed by glucuronic acid conjugation .
it is a story about a group of friends who live in a small seaport town . their lifestyle is rigorous , their joys are simple and their sex life is raw . their concepts of man ' s dignity , friendship and duty are wrong and primitive . the film helps us to understand and forgive them .
“this is a very intriguing paper , ” said oliver ryder , who is the director of conservation genetics at the san diego zoo institute for conservation research and did not participate in the work . generating “chimeras that can incorporate induced pluripotent stem cells from an endangered species and show indications of producing gametes from the donor cells” has exciting potential as another method of species conservation , he explained .
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honda confirmed that his team plans to work on improving the efficiency of germ cell production . he also wants to move the system out of chimeras and into the petri dish , in order to achieve generation of amami spiny rat eggs , sperm , and eventually embryos .
a . honda et al . , “flexible adaptation of male germ cells from female ipscs of endangered tokudaia osimensis , ” science advances , 3 : e1602179 , 2017 .
a next step is to determine whether “the germ cells that were developed were functional , ” said monika ward , who studies y chromosome genes at the john a . burns school of medicine at the university of hawaii and did not participate in the study . “because of the low efficiency the authors were not really able to test if [ the cells ] can function in fertilization , ” she explained .
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“it isn’t clear to me that using induced pluripotent stem cells from females in chimera mice , which are then going to have the environmental component of the mouse , is really going to help disentangle how sex is determined in the spiny rat , ” melissa wilson sayres , who investigates sex chromosome evolution at the arizona state university in tempe and was not involved in the work , told the scientist . but “the more we can study sex determination and really understand in what ways is it flexible [ and ] inflexible , the more we illuminate how flexible our own sex determination system may be . ”
the potential uses of such a system could extend beyond spiny rats , too . “we work on preserving species in their habitats . we work on captive breeding . we work on assisted reproduction , ” ryder said , “but there are species that are threatened with extinction that might not be able to be saved without the application of more advanced genetic and reproductive technologies . ”
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in most mammals , females have two x chromosomes and males have one x and one y . but both male and female amami spiny rats (
ipsc lines . they introduced these cells into mouse blastocysts , and then implanted them into surrogate mouse mothers .
and though this study makes clear that sex determination is flexible in spiny rats , one question that remains unanswered is how male and female sex characteristics actually arise in the rodents , honda said .
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blue fire lady is a 1977 australian film .

it was a rare children 's film from producer antony i. ginnane who was better known for his horror and sex films .

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cold blue steel and sweet fire is found on the album miles of aisles .
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blue is a good color on you , my lady . it goes well with your eyes . [ 6 ]
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the meaning and relevance of this film ' s title is that it refers to the name of a horse , a filly called
blue fire lady
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cold blue steel and sweet fire
as written by and joni mitchell . . . .
blue fire lady is sent to auction and jenny and her boyfriend barry ( mark holden ) set about raising money to buy her and bring her back to the racing track .
cold blue steal is a gun and sweet fire is death . a song about suicide . great artist !
jenny grey , a horse loving country girl , leaves her widowed father to move to the city after her father’s frustrations are manifested toward jenny and her desires to ride horses . jenny’s mother died from a horse - riding accident . jenny finds work at a country race track and becomes obsessed with a troublesome horse called blue fire lady . blue fire lady shows promise in jenny’s hands , but around everyone else she misbehaves and shows no discipline . when blue fire lady is put up for auction , it is up to jenny to either buy her or prove she can behave .
jenny grey a horse loving country girl leaves her widowed father to move to the city after her father ' s frustrations towards jenny and her desires to ride horses , after her mother had died from a horse - riding accident . jenny finds work at a country race track and becomes obsessed with a troublesome horse called
blue fire lady
.
blue fire lady
shows promise in jenny ' s hands , but around everyone else misbehaves and shows no discipline . when
blue fire lady
is put up for auction it is up to jenny to either buy her or prove her .
this movie ' s title refers to the name of a horse in the picture . though the film ' s title is spelled with three words , ' blue fire lady ' , the spelling of the horse ' s name on a plaque in its stable is actually two words , ' bluefire lady ' .
azura - lady of the lake ( 泉の歌姫 izumi no utahime lit . songstress of the spring )
jenny falls in love with a new filly , bl90 minutesue fire lady , which , despite a reputation for being difficult , is perfectly docile in her charge .
although she does not bend her signature blue fire , azula is the firebender in the opening credits for avatar : the last airbender .
i think it ' s about the bittersweet seduction of heroin addiction . cold blue steel is the needle , sweet fire the junk .
black soot of lady release
refers to ' cooking ' the heroin in a spoon over a flame ( the spoon gets sooty ) , lady release is the orgasmic pleasure of the drug taking effect .
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arcade fire released a new album cut entitled “electric blue” on thursday : a dancefloor - friendly number with a thunking beat and cascades of bright guitar .
then young lady of eighteen years , british actress catherine harrison was imported from england to australia to headline this movie .
cold blue steel is a gun . sweet fire is heroin addiction . lady release can be both death and the heroin high . down the dark ladder is death , the ultimate outcome . sweet fire leads the junkie through playgrounds and slums using the lure of lady release . the junkie uses cold blue steel in burglaries and robberies so sweet fire will bring lady release . either cold blue steel or sweet fire can take the junkie down the dark ladder by suicide , violent death or overdose . this is too often the way heroin addiction ends . further dark symbols in this song reference the squalor , sickness and desperation of the junkie ' s world . it is easy to let joni ' s lyrics and music transport you through this nightmare . further explanation would be redundant . joni is a treasure ! i love you joni . here ' s to you ! may your father time never be unkind .
yeah , this song is definitely about heroin addiction . cold blue steel ( the needles ) and sweet fire ( the please that you get from it ) .
forms of the word azul appear in several languages , including spanish , filipino , galician , and portuguese , all having the meaning of blue , which matches her trademark blue firebending .
azura draws many parallels to lady nimue in arthurian legends . both are considered key women in their respective stories , are responsible for giving the protagonists key weapons ( a dragonstone and excalibur respectively ) , and both have the epitaph of
lady of the lake .
“i saw jumpers . i saw one jumper jump out … he landed on a fire officer . there was another guy who died in the fire exit , ” he said .
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“the fire started happening on third floor , we called the fire [ brigade ] who came 20 minutes later , and then the whole thing just went up , ” the witness said .
blue flame * spoiler alert * the book , blue flame , by k . m . grant , is fascinating and surprising . it was published by quercus publishing , plc in 2008and has 241pages . blue flame is a historical fiction book about a forbidden love and a war between the cathars and catholics . each religion wanted the blue flame , said to be lit by god and could do anything , to take out the other religion . finally one day the blue flame shows itself which brings chaos throughout the land . k . m . grant created raimon , one
the picture was not to great , but that ' s just because its an old film , made in the 70s . the storyline was engaging and the acting was average . the plot is about a girl who defies her father and gets a job at a horse racing stables , where she falls in love with the new filly blue fire lady , who has a reputation for being difficult to handle , but is perfectly docile in her charge . when she critises the way the jockey rode the filly she is fired and soon learns that blue fire lady , a mad horse now , is up for aution . determined to buy her , jenny and her boyfriend desperatly try and find a way to raise the money to buy her .
sansa , though . . . i will find her , my lady , brienne swore to lady catelyn ' s restless shade . i will never stop looking . i will give up my life if need be , give up my honor , give up all my dreams , but i will find her . [ 12 ]
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police man a security cordon as a huge fire engulfs the grenfell tower early june 14 in west london .
house of blue fire was the one hundred and fifty - second story in big finish ' s monthly range . it was written by mark morris and featured sylvester mccoy as the seventh doctor and introduced amy pemberton as companion , sally morgan .
an enchanting princess raised in hoshido who sings in battle to help her allies . appears in fire emblem fates .
the burned facade of the tower is seen as firefighters tackle a serious fire at latimer road in west london .
aqua , her name in the japanese version , is the latin word for water . it is also a greenish - blue color .
a mysterious songstress who appeared at the theater in cyrkensia . has overwhelming singing abilities . appears in fire emblem fates .
azula demanded ursa ' s letter back from zuko , believing it to be her key to the fire nation throne .
azula was the shadowed firebender in the original series ' opening credits . her bending , however , is orange instead of her trademark blue .
not a bad read , but this story of a mysterious blue flame , it ' s protector and cathar persecution didn ' t really excite me .
michael calore : yes angela , we all got the dany entrance we were hoping for , with her riding into the pit atop her giant , flying kitty cat . but the thing i wasn ' t prepared for was the sight of the night king riding the blue - flame - spewing viserion , who sent the wall tumbling in less than two minutes . impressive ! but the mystery still stands as to whether that was destructively hot blue fire or nuclear - winter blue ice coming out of its mouth . now , did anyone expect littlefinger to get the axe this episode ?
azura came in 8th for females in the fire emblem heroes choose your legends popularity poll . she had 14 , 198 total votes .
she also said a resident devised a “homemade parachute” to lower himself out of a window as the fire raged , the sun reported .
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azula is one of only three known female members of the fire nation royal family by blood , the other being izumi and her daughter . [ 34 ]
“electric blue” will appear on everything now along with other advance tracks “everything now , ” “creature comfort” and “signs of life . ” the new lp was overseen in part by longtime arcade fire collaborator markus dravs . but the band also brought in new faces to help with production , notably daft punk’s thomas bangalter and former pulp bassist steve mackey .
an enchanting princess raised in hoshido who has never lost a match of the traditional sport hanetsuki when played at the new year . appears in fire emblem fates .
azura ( happy new year ! ) is the winner of the 10th voting gauntlet ( winter festival vs . new year ' s ) in fire emblem heroes .
ah , thanks no1knows . . . this song makes sense to me now . . . i loved the music but hadn ' t really listened to the lyrics . . . and everyone knows how sometimes you can ' t understand what she ' s saying . . . i ended up thinking it was about like . . . some strange lesbian affair in grade school . . . but now i see that you ' re right . only , wrong about one thing , cold blue steel is a gun , but sweet fire would be just that . . . the gunshot , gunfire , and lady release is death .
she wrote this song for her friend james taylor after his bout with heroin addiction ( his song fire and rain is was written for a friend he met there ) . i ' m sure during the time it was written joni had a lot of friends and collaborators who were into heroin . that was the drug of the time . i love her descriptions in this song . . they are so ugly and harsh , and yet the song is so beautiful . cold blue steel is a needle and sweet fire is heroin .
princess azula was born to prince ozai and princess ursa in 85 ag and was named after her paternal grandfather , fire lord azulon . [ 11 ] azula grew up with all the riches , splendor , and privileges of royalty in the fire nation . her sharp wits and the fact that she was a firebending prodigy gained her great attention and acclaim , which quickly made her ozai ' s favorite child . [ 12 ] her father began raising her as his true heir from an early stage , taking her into his confidence and educating her in politics . azula later attended the royal fire academy for girls , where she met mai and ty lee , two daughters of fire nation noblemen . [ 13 ]
“i spoke to a lady that lives on the 21st floor . she has got six kids . she left with all six of them . when she got downstairs there was only four of them with her . she is now breaking her heart , ” resident michael paramasivan told bbc radio .
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“an hour - and - a - half later i saw a kid on the 22nd floor on fire , he walked to the window , and he jumped , ” he told the paper .
this song didn ' t mean much before i used , but after using for awhile – it hit me and i understood ( completely ) . i interpreted the cold blue steel to be the needle and the sweet fire - - the fire under the spoon to cook up with . i was around 20 when i began using – that’s when i discovered pawn shops . i’d never had a need before that . money is necessary to get that sweet relief . i am somewhat amazed that joni wrote this song without actually being an addict . i guess that’s part of her innate ability to experience how others perceive things .
azula , alongside iroh and zhao , watched zuko ' s agni kai with his father . when ozai burned her brother ' s face , she smiled smugly in triumph , along with zhao . [ 15 ] when zuko was banished from the fire nation , azula officially became ozai ' s heir . for the next three years , she would continue her relentless training in firebending , strategy , and combat , until she refined herself enough to serve her father . by this time , her firebending advanced to the level where her fire was blue and she could create lightning , thus increasing her overall bending power and intensity , making her a formidable opponent .
“the fire crew , ambulance and police couldn’t do anything , they couldn’t get in , and they were just telling them to stay where they are , and we’ll come and get you , ” she said .
azula was the princess of the fire nation , daughter of fire lord ozai and ursa , younger sister of zuko , older half - sister of kiyi , paternal aunt of izumi , and great aunt of iroh . she was a key adversary of team avatar , [ 4 ] chasing avatar aang and her banished brother far across the earth kingdom accompanied by her two best friends at the time , mai and ty lee .
azura is a main playable character and the deuteragonist in fire emblem fates . she is a princess of valla and nohr , but was captured and held prisoner by hoshido , similar to the avatar ' s situation .
all the vocals on “electric blue” are sung in a dreamy , high register in the manner of seminal disco groups like the bee gees . the video follows arcade fire ’s régine chassagne as she struts through new orleans at night . the clip was filmed in the city during mardi gras season , and chassagne dances through dark streets that are covered with trash from the celebrations . as she grooves , city workers and garbage trucks flow around her , attempting to clean up the mess .
blue flame is about the catholics and the cathars , two religious groups who once lived in peace but are soon going to be torn apart by a religious crusade . in the midst of the battle two lifelong friends , raimon ( a cathar ) , and yolanda ( a catholic ) are falling in love . their romance is ill - fated - because they come from two completely different backgrounds , they must return to their separate families and proceed on the path destiny has given them . their only salvation is the blue flame , a myster
fans of grant ' s degranville trilogy will enjoy this tale of knights , a fair maiden , and the blue flame . part one of the perfect fire trilogy ; the central theme revolves around religious intolerance in an area known as occitania , where cathars and catholics live together harmoniously during the 13th century . all of that changes , however , when the inquisitor comes to town . the two young protagonists , the boy cathar - the girl catholic , are thrown a frantic fight to save their friends and loved one
when they arrive at riverrun , brienne wants to leave to take revenge with renly ' s sword on stannis for renly ' s death , but catelyn convinces brienne to enter her service instead . [ 14 ] brienne is present when lady stark speaks with the kingslayer , ser jaime lannister , in his cell , and grants catelyn her sword when it is asked for . [ 21 ]
“afterwards , i spoke to the fire officer , the same one . he had been working right through the night and he said they could only get to the 11th floor — that was as far as they got , ” he said .
if the finale of the seventh season of game of thrones says anything , it is that this show has failed its fans , and has been doing so slowly for a long time . it did not want to admit it , nor did they . but alas , it ' s happened and all that hope and emotional investment has been reduced to a series of bullet points and cartoons , an empty dragon breathing blue fire with all the cgi fury of a broken promise with too much momentum behind it to do anything else .
up north , littlefinger seemed to have duped sansa into believing that arya poses a threat to her role as lady of winterfell—the operative word being seemed , of course , as sansa pulled a grand okey - doke and sentenced lord baelish to death by arya . then , of course , we got . . . well , we got # boatsex , intercut with the confirmation that jon snow isn’t a bastard at all , but a full - blooded targaryen , and thus the true heir to the iron throne . and finally , we got a peek at zombidragon in action earlier than we’d expected , as viserion blue - flamed eastwatch into rubble and the army of the dead marched into westeros .
brienne has spent most of her life as the object of scorn , rejection and—at best—pity . when she tried to dress and act like a proper lady , she was met with mockery and disdain for her unattractive appearance and lack of feminine social graces ; when she turned to a career more suited to her talents as a warrior , she received only contempt and resentment for her gender despite her considerable skill . [ 12 ] perhaps because of this background , brienne is as awkward in personality as she is in appearance . while lady maege and dacey mormont have found respect and acceptance as female warriors [ 13 ] , brienne yearns for respect and acceptance from others , and easily gives her love and loyalty to the few people who treat her with any degree of genuine courtesy . [ 14 ] [ 15 ]
sometime after her exile , azula returned to the fire nation capital in secret . having finally accepted that she would never be fire lord , azula resorted to manipulate zuko into becoming a tyrant . gathering a group of female supporters , she took on the guise of the mythical kemurikage to intimidate ukano into attempting to overthrow zuko . when that failed , azula and her followers resorted to kidnapping children in the capital , setting the city into civil unrest . though zuko and his allies were able to rescue the children , azula and her followers escaped .
azura has two different voice actresses in japanese : her normal voice actress is lynn while her singing voice is provided by renka . this has been seen in previous fire emblem games when other characters had to sing ( like ashunera and sephiran in radiant dawn and possibly micaiah ) .
ty lee , azula , and mai disguised themselves as the kyoshi warriors , successfully infiltrated the earth king ' s circle of trust , gained control of the dai li and enacted the coup of ba sing se , thus allmost granting the fire nation complete victory in the war .
fans of grant ' s degranville trilogy will enjoy this tale of knights , a fair maiden , and the blue flame . part one of the perfect fire trilogy ; the central theme revolves around religious intolerance in an area known as occitania , where cathars and catholics live together harmoniously during the 13th century . all of that changes , however , when the inquisitor comes to town . the two young protagonists , the boy cathar - the girl catholic , are thrown a frantic fight to save their friends and loved ones . grant offers the perfect mix of action and romance to keep readers of either genre interested .
brienne ' s dented steel armor is a brilliant , deep blue cobalt . she wears a velvet doublet quartered rose - and - azure , breeches and boots and a fine - tooled swordbelt . her horse is barded with the quartered sun - and - moon heraldry of house tarth . [ 1 ] brienne wields a blunt morningstar during melees . [ 1 ]
it was a fist - pump moment , awaited ever since petyr baelish revealed his sleazy skills early on in the show , and it represented a clear rite of passage for all three of the stark children involved . the sansa audiences first met would never have been able to make the call that the lady of winterfell made here . arya had to train to become the brutal killer who so casually slashed littlefinger’s throat . and bran had to lose himself completely to make his appearance as expert witness three - eyed raven .
azula demonstrated the ability to condense her flames , enabling her fire to cut clean through various objects . when formed into fireballs , the flames had a powerful concussive effect , able to firmly pulverize stone objects . she was also able to generate powerful shields of swirling flames that could withstand the full force of four simultaneous elemental attacks ( and a boomerang ) . [ 28 ] she was even able to charge up her fire before releasing it , something she used during her fight with aang . [ 29 ] azula was also capable of fighting off and defeating multiple kyoshi warriors , using both firebending and hand - to - hand techniques . [ 30 ]
shortly after zhao ' s failed siege on the northern water tribe , azula was summoned by her father to his throne room . as she knelt before fire lord ozai , he commented that zuko was a failure and iroh was a traitor . he charged her with a mission : to find and capture her uncle and brother . [ 16 ]
“but things quickly escalated beyond measure and they couldn’t go back in and get them , ” she said . “within another 15 minutes the whole thing was up in flames and there were still people at their windows shouting , ‘help me ! ’ you could see the fire going into their houses and engulfing the last room that they were in . ”
there’s a math - problem simplicity to the wall solution . in the behind - the - scenes look that follows the episode , showrunners david benioff and d . b . weiss acknowledge that a dragon was a great option for punching a hole through the wall , and it suddenly makes the use of the dragons earlier in the season seem even more impressive and efficient . they were used to convince jaime lannister that it was impossible to fight against dany and her forces ( just one of many decisions that led to him finally breaking ranks with his sister in “the dragon and the wolf” ) ; they were used as emotional stakes for dany , leading to her decision to join jon and battle the army of the dead ; and here was a dragon again , a blue - fire sword to the wall’s gordian knot .
after azula left ba sing se , the throne of the earth king became vacant , while joo dee was appointed the de - jure ruler of ba sing se as
supreme bureaucratic administrator
and fire lord ozai became the de - facto ruler of the earth kingdom . however , earth king kuei eventually returned to his rightful position in summer 100 ag , ending the interregnum .
a romeo and juliet story of two young people on opposite sides of the religious arguments of 1242 france . they are most certainly doomed . enter sir parsifal . just parsifal , please . he holds the mysterious blue flame that may be able to save these two and the land at war . even though this book does not discuss king arthur directly , i list it as a king arthur novel as parsifal was one of arthur ' s knights .
as azula gradually lost her sanity prior to the arrival of sozin ' s comet , her firebending became unfocused and wild , which , combined with the comet ' s empowering effects , made her all the more dangerous . however it also resulted in her becoming exhausted more easily than usual . despite her state of mind , her attacks on zuko and katara during her final duel proved ferocious and destructive , and she was still able to fire lightning accurately . [ 1 ] however , her mental instability still weakened her battlefield prowess , and this ultimately resulted in her defeat at the hands of katara . she displayed the ability to breathe fire as she struggled against her chains , but this was only brought about by her madness and rage in her defeat . [ 10 ]
azula often displayed her natural talents , along with her tendency for malice and perfection , but these traits were especially clear when the princess played with her friends in the royal garden in 95 ag . when ty lee successfully performed a cartwheel after azula ' s failed attempt , she shoved her friend to the ground out of jealousy while laughing gleefully . when she saw ten - year - old mai attempting to hide her crush on her brother zuko , azula used her acting and cunning to convince her mother to make zuko play with them . during their game , she placed an apple on mai ' s head and set it on fire , forcing zuko to tackle mai into a fountain to put out the fire . she found great pleasure in embarrassing the two of them . [ 11 ]
yolanda , on the verge of womanhood , is the daughter of a count in medieval occitan . with the threat of france invading occitan and the religious persecution between the catholics and cathars , her countrymen find solace in the myth of the blue flame - - and then it makes a mysterious appearance . what a well written ya book ! lately , i ' ve been reading a lot of ya ' s with good stories but mediocre language . grant is very talented .
later in the march , brienne proves her mettle with a morningstar in a melee at bitterbridge , defeating ser loras tyrell , the knight of flowers , as well as many of her mocking suitors . she asks to join the rainbow guard as her prize , becoming brienne the blue . she sharply reminds catelyn stark of the courtesy due a king , and is later dismayed when renly denies the need for an escort for a stroll after the night ' s feast . [ 1 ]
the first book of a new trilogy . . . this follows a time in england after richard the lionheart is murdered . the blue flame is a legend that exists and the man who has been hiding it is found by a young man and woman , one of cathar blood , the other of christian and royal , respectively . there is an introduction of an inquisition in this land and the boy is pursued while the young woman is sought after by a knight from france .
during the middle ages in the ancient area of occitania ( pyrenees and southern france ) , best friends yolanda ( almost 14 yrs ) and raimon ( 16 ) are falling in love amidst the threat of invasion by french king louis and growing religious tension between catholics and cathars . the arrival of a catholic inquisitor to yolanda’s catholic father’s castle puts raimon and his cathar family in danger and pits neighbor against neighbor . the blue flame , a legendary religious relic sparked at the moment of ch
as a singer , azura ' s base stat total is lower than most other units in the game . even when not taking her sapphire lance + into account , she stands little chance green units of any sort and most blue units dispose of her easily if she is left in vulnerable range . she can only stay relatively safe in the range of red units , but for the most part , azura would rather avoid conflict as much as possible and leave combat to more capable units .
azula eventually found zuko and iroh in a village resort and attempted to capture them both , luring zuko with the false promise of being accepted home with open arms . her initial plan of louring her two dissident family members was ultimately thwarted by her own ship ' s captain , who accidentally revealed their true intentions to zuko and iroh . a skirmish ensued , in which azula was thorwn overboard , thus allowing zuko and iroh to escape . after some time searching for the avatar , azula eventually encountered him and his friends in omashu , and attempted to capture him by enlisting her childhood friends ty lee and mai , a plot which ultimaltely failed but firmly secured the city into the hands of the fire nation . azula continued to pursue the avatar , zuko , and iroh for several weeks , utilizing specialized fire nation military equipment , such as the tank train .
a true tactician , azula desired power from a young age , suggesting that her father would make a better fire lord than the heir apparent , her uncle iroh . she torched a doll that her uncle had sent her as a gift from the earth kingdom , preferring the weapon zuko had gotten over a simple doll . not long after this , her cousin lu ten was killed in battle , prompting iroh to abandon his legendary six - hundred - day siege of ba sing se , which in turn prompted azula to call him
a quitter and a loser
. she even showed some slight disrespect to her grandfather , as when she was told to call him
fire lord azulon
, she responded with ,
can ' t we just call him grandfather ? he ' s not exactly the powerful firebender he used to be
. [ 11 ]
blue flame is easily one of the best written books of this age that i have ever read . the story itself kept me entertained but would not have earned such a high rating purely by itself . description was crisp but not overpowering and things that could have been quite lame written by anyone else were attention capturing . i could not put this book down . there were so many stories within the story that i could barely keep up and figure out which one to follow ( this is a good feeling when i ' m reading
rubin : considering how much has been made of bran and the night king’s shared fashion sense , i’m at least willing to hear out the theory that bran is the night king . not that it would make sense , exactly , but if it gets us to a series showdown in which the “song of ice and fire” is embodied in a dragon battle to the death ? hell , that sounds like the best brandon—sorry , brandin’ —that the show could pull off .
brienne is unfeminine in appearance and is considered unattractive by westerosi standards . [ 1 ] she is tall , muscular , flat - chested , and ungainly , [ 1 ] with long , shoulder - length brittle straw - colored hair [ 8 ] and broad , coarse features that are covered in freckles . brienne ' s teeth are prominent and crooked . her mouth is wide , her lips are swollen , and her nose has been broken more than once . [ 1 ] she has large , beautiful blue eyes . [ 9 ] [ 10 ]
this book was refreshing for me as i have been either reading fantasy or short
cotton candy
novels lately . it ' s historical fiction , and i love how gran creates a fictional story to tell the true one . daikon and yolanda have been best friends forever , but now everything is changing . before , it didn ' t matter that he was a cathar and she was a catholic . but people are choosing sides and raiman and yolanda don ' t know what to do . maybe the blue flame will come and save them - yet again , maybe not .
the undead catelyn stark , now leading the brotherhood as
lady stoneheart
, does not believe brienne ' s explanation of her search for sansa and instead judges her to be a traitor who is serving house lannister , due to her sword with a golden lion ' s head as its pommel , and the letter signed and sealed by king tommen i baratheon stating that brienne is
about his business
. [ 32 ] brienne is given the choice of
sword or noose
— either prove her loyalty by killing jaime lannister , or hang . brienne refuses to choose and is sentenced to hang , along with her two companions , podrick and ser hyle . [ 32 ] according to a semi - canon source , when she sees podrick choking , she shouts
sword
to save him . [ 32 ] [ 33 ]
this film holds up well since it was made in the late 70’s , all except for the bell bottom blue jeans ! there is nothing graphic in any way , just a bit of innuendo when a woman mentions a big - chested woman on television . the language is fairly mild and the story is interesting . if the viewer doesn’t like horses at least a little , it might not be such a great viewing experience but most people will enjoy the story and the scenery . the acting is good and the script is solid . however , due to some mild language , we recommend the film for ages 12 and over .
so basically , i didn ' t realize that this fell into the juvenile fiction genre until after it was sitting on my shelf to be read . * fail * needless to say , due to this fact , it didn ' t particularly thrill or engage me in anyway . which is alright , because i ' m not in the juvenile age range , so that ' s kinda to be expected . anyway . the plot of blue flame centers around two young teens - - 14ish year olds - - in medieval occitan , which is located in some part of the world i couldn ' t quite gather and i don ' t t
though azula was clearly favored by ozai , she felt that her mother loved zuko much more than her , creating a rift of jealousy between her and ursa and zuko . confronted daily with this mother / son bonding , azula often attempted to gain ursa ' s attention in some way . however , these attempts usually resulted in family quarrels . around 94 ag , azula walked together with her mother and brother in the royal garden . feeling neglected and bored as ursa only talked with zuko , azula ignited a flower , prompting zuko to tell on her to ursa . ursa scolded azula for disrespecting the royal garden , but the princess just said that the flower
deserved it
, as it had not grown to her liking . in retaliation for telling on her , the fire nation princess burned zuko ' s bottom , calling him a tattletale . however , ursa promptly sent her to her room . scowling over this treatment , azula stormed off . [ 14 ] scenes like this became regular occurrences , and as a result , the fire princess developed an increasing hostile attitude toward zuko and ursa .
azula found her brother sitting with aang at the edge of a cliff . frustrated , she shot fire blasts at him and a duel broke out . while aang ran back to check up on sokka and katara , azula was grabbed by zuko and held over the cliff while she accused their mother of tipping him off to the letter ' s location , before learning that he had held it all night . zuko requested that they stop their fighting , to which azula agreed , and they both returned to camp . after the rest of the team put out the fires , the entire group continued their journey to hira ' a . [ 14 ]
blue flame is easily one of the best written books of this age that i have ever read . the story itself kept me entertained but would not have earned such a high rating purely by itself . description was crisp but not overpowering and things that could have been quite lame written by anyone else were attention capturing . i could not put this book down . there were so many stories within the story that i could barely keep up and figure out which one to follow ( this is a good feeling when i ' m reading books because it makes me feel like the book isn ' t just words on a page but alive ) . the plot was thrilling and dangerous twisted in with rich romance and sprinkled delicately with tragedy . this book is one to recommend .
azula harbored deep mental instabilities , believing her mother loved zuko more than her . [ 8 ] raised by her father in an environment without a mother - figure , azula had to be nothing less than perfect in her father ' s eyes just to earn any affection from him . after the betrayal of her two closest friends mai and ty lee , these instabilities were brought up to the surface . [ 1 ] upon the arrival of sozin ' s comet , azula was soon to be crowned fire lord ; [ 9 ] however , her defeat at the hands of her brother zuko and katara caused her to suffer a complete mental breakdown . [ 10 ]
after her agni kai with zuko and subsequent mental breakdown , azula was committed to an asylum on a nearby island , where she was continuously monitored . [ 12 ] about a year later , she was visited by her brother , who told her that he had consulted with ozai on several occasions in an attempt to learn ursa ' s whereabouts , to no avail . answering his request for help , azula said that she needed nothing in return for her assistance , as the mere knowledge of being of service to the fire lord would be enough satisfaction . she also stated that she had been wondering as well what exactly happened to their mother following her disappearance six years earlier . [ 17 ]
there are many religions in this show , some of them revealed as “real , ” the ones that take the form of shadows that have knives , prophecies that open like veins , ordained saviors so powerful that the fire cannot touch them . but if you think about the religion of the series , the one that has propelled fans to obsess for hundreds of thousands of hours about its internal consistencies and inconsistencies , here is its true article of faith : people thought there was a reason . they believed this was going somewhere that was known , to a prophecy or larger truth , to an ending that made a sort of sense , to something that made all that devotion worth it in the end .
but here at the end , where it asks that no one look beyond an individual moment of horror or glory , beyond the theatrical grandeur of a dragon breathing fire or an army marching rudderless into a great battle , its narrative scope is failing . and so viewers descend into the great nightmare of being a writer , staring down the outline of a story and having no idea how to bridge from one choice to another , when there are no answers to give . what do you do when they turn to you and ask what it all means , and why you have been doing this for so long ? you stumble and gibber and with nothing else to offer , you say : absolute goddamn nonsense .
as for looking ahead to season 8 , i ' ll go out on limb and predict two things . 1 ) there will be a cleganebowl ; and 2 ) the night king is a stark . maybe even bran ( i ' ll drink the game of theories dornish wine ) . this would set up the heartbreaking twist we ' ve come to expect from got . if the night king is a stark—specifically bran—and jon / aegon loves dany , somehow , the writers will set it up so jon / aegon , a stark / targaryen—and a figure deserving of a song of fire and ice—will have to choose between them , i imagine in an epic battle that requires he must either kill the night king or save his queen .
only… the brothers didn’t seem all that interested in bowling . the hound confronts the mountain by talking about ugly he’s become over time , then teases him with “that’s not how it ends for you , brother . you know who’s coming for you . you’ve always known . ” is this a threat of a futurebowl ? a reference to something the hound saw in the fire , thanks to the lord of light ? something else entirely ? who knows ! all i can tell you is that after another round of cleganebowl build - up , the hound said some mean things , and then simply walked away into a hole in the floor of the dragonpit . it was so anticlimactic , i couldn’t help but laugh . perhaps there will be better bowling next year .
performing arts azura is near identical to her standard variation , having only a one point decrease to her hp and defense in exchange for a one point increase to her atk and spd . as such , azura remains a powerful dueling singing unit . however , her biggest perk is her own personal weapon urðr which allows her refreshing ability to also be a 3 point buff to all stats , except for hp , to any ally she sings for . it does , however , mean that azura ' s supporting comes at its strongest after she sings . nevertheless , performing arts azura is a powerful ally and worth the effort to obtain , especially if she is paired with a blade tome user who appreciates the stat buffs even if it is delayed . azura comes with triangle adept 3 which solidifies herself as a blue unit counter . drive resistance is a serviceable support skill to assist allies in combat .
this book was refreshing for me as i have been either reading fantasy or short
cotton candy
novels lately . it ' s historical fiction , and i love how gran creates a fictional story to tell the true one . daikon and yolanda have been best friends forever , but now everything is changing . before , it didn ' t matter that he was a cathar and she was a catholic . but people are choosing sides and raiman and yolanda don ' t know what to do . maybe the blue flame will come and save them - yet again , maybe not . in this book , grant decides to uniquely use the land as the narrator . i think it adds more depth and feeling to the story so that the readers care more about the plot . history , romance , uncertainty , and adventure abound in this first novel of the perfect flame trilogy . i loved it .
months later , azula and her family ate together at the palace dining hall . the princess , dissatisfied with the conservative training techniques of her firebending teacher , happily told her father that she set his britches on fire after being lectured by him . ozai agreed that the teacher sounded like a fool for insisting on specified forms and declared that he would send him to the colonies as punishment . full of spiteful joy , azula said that it
serve [ d ] him right
and called him a
dummy
. when zuko attempted to defend the tutor , he was promptly silenced by his father , who reprimanded him for his poor firebending skills and compared him with azula and her natural talent for the bending art . ozai revealed that he nearly discarded zuko at birth , believing the prince to be a nonbender , causing azula to smile triumphantly at her shocked brother . [ 14 ]
the next day , the princess was awoken by another hallucination of ursa . she was urged by her mother to stop what she was doing , as ursa believed it was not azula ' s destiny to assume the throne . in response , azula intended to shoot her mother with lightning , but ursa only pleaded with her more urgently to find her true destiny . azula snapped out of her hallucination with katara ' s hand in her grip ; sokka prepared his boomerang to strike her , but katara managed to calm the unstable firebender down . after her outburst , azula discovered that the letter she had kept was missing and immediately assumed that zuko had taken it . her brother was not at camp , however , and azula threatened sokka and katara with fire to force them tell her where zuko had gone . after burning down a few nearby trees and bushes , she stormed off after zuko . [ 14 ]
some time later , azula abducted kiyi , but was discovered by zuko , aang , ty lee and suki . in the ensuing fight , azula revealed herself by shooting lightning . zuko redirected it at her , only for azula to redirect her lightning back at him . azula and her cohort managed to successfully get away with kiyi through a secret passage . after locking up her half - sister with the other children , zirin was starting to get very impatient with azula about keeping the children for long . however , azula calmly asked her and the other friends to be patient , as she had a plan . azula and ukano discussed how keeping the children is going nowhere and ukano revealed that he is upset that tom - tom is kept as prisoner . azula ordered ukano to gather his safe nation society to start rioting in the streets , although ukano did not understand how this will help ozai become fire lord , azula softly said that her father was never the plan .


springtime for henry is a 1934 american comedy film directed by frank tuttle and starring otto kruger , nancy carroll and nigel bruce .

it was based on a play of the same name by benn w. levy which enjoyed an eight-month run on broadway .

springtime for henry

with the headline : stage : levy ' s ' springtime for henry ' .
` ` springtime for henry ' ' is scheduled to run through sept . 1 .
this is also the plot for o . henry’s play , “a night out” .
fluffy ' 30s farce is amusing summer fare springtime for henry comedy by benn w . levy . directed by tony tanner . starring peter evans , tovah feldshuh , . . . - urltoken
fluffy ' 30s farce is amusing summer fare springtime for henry comedy by benn w . levy . directed by tony tanner . starring peter evans , tovah feldshuh , george w . martin .
“springtime for henry” is best known as a long - running vehicle for farceur edward everett horton , who first played its title role in california in 1932 and continued to play it across the country for more than 25 years , including in the ’51 broadway revival . henry dewlip may have been created on broadway by leslie banks , but to hundreds of thousands of american theatergoers of a certain age , henry is horton .
the roundabout theater company refers to ' ' springtime for henry ' ' as a ' ' rarely seen ' ' play , a statement that might have caused the author benn w . levy to shudder . the rarity may be true in modern times . but , in its day , stretching from 1931 well past the midcentury , ' ' springtime for henry ' ' was the bread and butter for both mr . levy and the actor edward everett horton . touring the farce eternally , mr . horton treated it as his own personal ' ' count of monte cristo . ' ' the title found its final resting place in parody mythology when mel brooks dreamed up ' ' springtime for hitler . ' '
o . henry is known for entertaining and clever short stories . here is a list of some of his famous stories with a short summary for each .
benn w . levy ( 1900 - 1973 ) was for many years active as a playwright and as a director of his own and other people ' s plays . for nearly five years , from 1945 to 1950 , he was labour mp for the eton and slough division of buckinghamshire . his his plays include : hollywood holiday , springtime for henry , c . . .
as i come across more o . henry short stories they will be added to this page .
except for the age discrepancy between mr . evans and mr . martin , the four are relatively well - matched . unfortunately , their vehicle is a relic . ' ' springtime for henry ' ' should have been left in the summer stock boneyard . work and romance springtime for henry , by benn w . levy ; directed by tony tanner ; set design by holmes easley ; costume design by robert pusilo ; lighting design by barry arnold ; sound design by philip campanella ; production stage manager , k . siobhan phelan . presented by the roundabout theater company , gene feist , artistic director ; todd haimes , managing director .
henry and gordon are waiting in the yard . it is gordon ' s turn to pull a goods train instead of the express . gordon warns henry to keep on the rails with the express and henry sulkily sets about his work . as henry chuggs up the hill , he sees some derailed trucks - they belonged to gordon . soon , cranky is called and the trucks are hastily put back onto the rails . later , the fat controller thanks henry and his driver at the main station . the fat controller tells henry that he is a really useful engine - when he ' s not sulking that is !
this review was corrected june 11 , 2003 . first seen on broadway in december 1931 , english playwright benn levy’s sex comedy “springtime for henry” provided welcome light relief from the depression and was revived on broadway in 1933 and again in 1951 . now it’s been revived by boston’s resident huntington with the avowed hope that it [ … ]
to fitzgerald’s credit , he doesn’t allow shamos to steal the play . in the nigel bruce role of a man whose wife has been having an affair with henry for some time , and who is most upset when henry halts it , shamos is a dizzy delight .
this is o . henry’s last story and is incomplete . an editor fills in some information at the end .
o . henry’s stories generally have surprise endings catching the readers totally unawares . compared to guy de maupassant , o . henry’s stories are much more playful . witty narration and abrupt turn of events are the hallmarks of his style .
this page contains some of o . henry’s best and well known stories as well as lesser known works . a link is provided where possible for easy online reading .
we’d love your help . let us know what’s wrong with this preview of the four million by o . henry .
some bad language of the time , but i feel like im just getting to know o . henry and his humor .
the public - spirited roundabout theatre is enlivening the summer doldrums with a spot of british comic relief from a bygone decade . benn w . levy ' s ` ` springtime for henry ' ' became a broadway hit in 1931 and served edward everett horton as a perennial touring vehicle for many a subsequent season . it survives as a mildly entertaining theatrical curio , a relic of the days when such lightweight mayfair comedies were models of fashion .
the comedy ' s foursome is completed by dithering johnny jelliwell ( george n . martin ) , henry ' s friend from school days , and wife , julia jelliwell ( tovah feldshuh ) , with whom henry has been dallying . the situation allows plenty of scope for mr . levy ' s satirical observations and farcical didoes . schoolboy jokes , the frailty of old - school ties , addled classicism , malapropisms , theatrical avant - gardism , and fashionable infidelity furnish a typical sampling of the humorous content of ` ` springtime for henry . ' ' by no means all of the allusions have dated . if the playwright doesn ' t anticipate feminism , the females of this drawing - room affray more than hold their own .
james noone designed a doll ' s house ( 2017 ) , choice ( 2015 ) , the corn is green ( 2009 ) , she loves me ( 2008 ) , rabbit hole ( 2006 ) , les liaisons dangereuses ( 2006 ) , burn this ( 2004 ) , the rose tattoo ( 2004 ) , ain’t misbehavin’ ( 2003 ) , springtime for henry ( 2003 ) , fully committed ( 2000 ) , and dead end ( 2000 ) for the huntington .
in an episode of drake and josh , drake wants to break up with his girlfriend ashley because of her annoying laugh . however , he can ' t because ashley ' s mom is his english teacher . so he takes her on a textbook
springtime for hitler
date .
sir henry moore straddled the globe like a mighty colossus of modernism , hoisting the flag for a thrilling new muscular breed of british sculpture , to the universal and enduring rapture of critics and public alike .
first seen on broadway in 1931 , benn levy ' s sex comedy
springtime for henry
provided welcome light relief from the depression . now it ' s been revived by boston ' s resident huntington with the avowed hope that it will relieve our current depression . it is indeed light , even frivolous . but it ' s also fun and , at its best , as when the quips are flying , it brings to mind coward and wilde .
lovely early collection of o . henry stories , containing two of those for which he is best known but many other fine examples of his work also . ( i recommend also reading cabbages and kings , eg . )
a most entertaining farce . in this play mr . levy gives us the blundering and silly ass character of henry dewlip , a wealthy young english bachelor . henry leads a life of ease until he is taken in hand by his apparently prim young secretary , who tries to persuade him to forego all his pleasant vices .
mel brimfield and gwyneth herbert present a fictitious lost musical reconstructed in fragments , centred around the lives of british sculptors henry moore and barbara hepworth . sir henry moore straddled the globe like a mighty colossus of modernism , hoisting the flag for a thrilling new muscular breed of british sculpture , to the universal and enduring rapture of critics and public alike . barbara hepworth went to college with him .
first seen on broadway in december 1931 , english playwright benn levy’s sex comedy “springtime for henry” provided welcome light relief from the depression and was revived on broadway in 1933 and again in 1951 . now it’s been revived by boston’s resident huntington with the avowed hope that it will relieve our current depression , with or without a capital d . it is indeed light , even frivolous . but it’s also fun and , at its best , as when the quips are flying , it brings to mind coward and wilde .
o henry began to write this collection of short stories about new yorkers in response to a high society businessman who claimed that in new york there were only about 40 people worth writing about . o henry ' s love of the common man shows through these delicious candy - like stories with that classic o ' henry twist at the end . one of his most favorite , the gift of the magi , you have probably heard of and maybe moved to tears by the pair ' s classic tale of sacrifice in love .
delightful , pleasant little stories , each with a peculiar twist for which o . henry is known . i particularly like the way the author gives us character through dialog and makes us feel as if we know , or could have known , these very individuals if we ' d been in his neighborhood . henry cuts thick slices of urban life in the late nineteenth / early twentieth century and serves them hot and buttered with expression . nice stories to fill gaps when a longer work is just too much for the moment .
with a flair for the absurd , this hilariously unmannered romp draws audiences into a tangled web of infidelities , mistaken identities , and little white lies . on the road to becoming a better man , the carousing playboy henry dewlip must decide whether to do the right thing
a very wealthy man poses as homeless and looks for opportunities to help people .
recording that riff in the studio to get it just right for the album .
henry , o . the complete works of o . henry in compilation only . 1 ) tobin ' s palm 2 ) the gift of the magi 3 ) a cosmopolite in a cafe 4 ) between rounds 5 ) the skylight room 6 ) a service of love 7 ) the coming - out of maggie 8 ) man about town 9 ) the cop and the anthem 10 ) an adjustment of nature 11 ) memoirs of a yellow dog 12 ) the love - philtre of ikey schoenstein 13 ) mammon and the archer 14 ) springtime a la carte 15 ) the green door 16 ) from the cabby ' s seat 17 ) an unfinished story 18 ) the caliph , cupid and the clock 19 ) si
more than thirty years ago i bought a first edition set of eleven o henry books . for two dollars . i ' m finally getting around to reading them and enjoy his lighthearted way of describing the human condition as he sees it . charming , and full of simple pleasure .
most of o . henry’s stories are set in the early 20th century . many are based on innocuous events in new york city and revolve around ordinary people — clerks , policemen , waitresses , etc .
. … . as a short story writer , o . henry ( 1862 - 1910 ) towers over most other american writers . some critics compare him with guy de maupassant of france . both were highly prolific writers , immensely popular with their countless readers . both of them wrote hundreds of very gripping stories with dramatic plots . henry’s wit , characterization and plot twists were adored by his readers , but often derided by critics .
while
gift of the magi
has always been a favorite , i did not realize how inventive o . henry was in writing short stories with surprise endings . this is a really delightful collection of stories .
david j . weiner designed the lighting for huntington productions of bad dates ( 2018 ) , ripcord ( 2017 ) , vanya and sonia and masha and spike ( 2015 ) , becky shaw ( 2010 ) , butley ( 2003 ) , and springtime for henry ( 2003 ) . his broadway credits include the price , stephen king’s misery , romeo and juliet , dead accounts , grace , godspell , the normal heart , reasons to be pretty , butley , dinner at eight ( lincoln center theater ) , betrayal ( roundabout theatre company ) , and the real thing . off broadway mr . weiner’s work has been seen at mcc theater , manhattan theatre club , second stage theatre , playwrights horizons , the public theater / nysf , new york theatre workshop , theatre for a new audience , vineyard theatre , and atlantic theater company .
want to take a peak at turn of the century new york ? o . henry is your man . this book has all kinds of love stories set in the big apple . happy ones as well as unhappy ones , with even an occasional suicide . pearl in the crown is the renowned gifts of the magi , but every story has its appeal . o . henry loved the city as much as he loved his characters .
with her hilarious but affectionate deflation of performative pomposity , brimfield has done for the history of performance art [ . . . ] what the comedian billy dainty did for classical ballet .
staged by british - born tony tanner , the roundabout revival strives for the airy farcicality that can look so easy when it comes off and seem so labored when it doesn ' t . the plot concerns playboy henry dewlip ( peter evans ) , a short - tempered type who runs out of secretaries almost as fast as the employment agency can dispatch them . henry meets his match in the latest recruit , the primly precise miss smith ( jodi thelen ) , who reforms the rake only to disillusion him as the result of a plot surprise .
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he decides to clean up his life , then immediately gets arrested for loitering outside a church .
. but fans invested too much in him for their tastes . so they stuck him with a
i hadn ' t read anything by o . henry since high school , and was tickled pink to rediscover his gentle wit and effervescent style . i enjoyed this book for the same reasons i liked edna ferber ' s
roast beef , medium
. in both cases the author ' s sympathy with people in menial , ill - paying jobs is very winning . where o . henry has the advantage is in his baroque handling of english . he has a great time mixing metaphors , using arcane words or sometimes minting his own , and his playfulness contributes mass
mel brimfield and gwyneth herbert present a fictitious lost musical reconstructed in fragments , centred around the lives of british sculptors henry moore and barbara hepworth . starring tony award - winner frances ruffelle ( les miserables , piaf ) as barbara hepworth , laurence olivier nominee andrew c . wadsworth ( oklahoma , kiss me kate ) as henry moore , and hugh ross ( passion , woman in black ) as the critic . featuring gwyneth herbert , her band and the starling arts choirs .
the line ,
be careful with my express carriages , henry , you ' re not pulling the flying kipper now . mind you keep on the rails today
is a line recycled from the first season episode , off the rails .
you think o . henry and you think unexpected twist and romances and happy endings , but one thing that really struck me throughout all these new york stories is that o . henry ' s world is really very dangerous and very scary . people could literally starve to death , regularly brawl in the streets , be ruined by a husband , resort to suicide and that very present loneliness of the big city , which enables the cute turns , but also presents very real risks .
when the little smother’s girl gets sick her father goes out for medicine . he doesn’t come back .
a collection of o . henry’s short stories bearing his trademark irony , comic misunderstandings , and surprise endings . i liked the memorable characters , the humorous slang , and o . henry’s use of obscure vocabulary and analogies . besides the popular the gift of the magi , i also liked the stories between rounds , the cop and the anthem , lost on dress parade , memoirs of a yellow dog , and a service of love . i listened to the free librivox audiobook of the four million .
henry , o . the complete works of o . henry in compilation only . 1 ) tobin ' s palm 2 ) the gift of the magi 3 ) a cosmopolite in a cafe 4 ) between rounds 5 ) the skylight room 6 ) a service of love 7 ) the coming - out of maggie 8 ) man about town 9 ) the cop and the anthem 10 ) an adjustment of nature 11 ) memoirs of a yellow dog 12 ) the love - philtre of ikey schoenstein 13 ) mammon and the archer 14 ) springtime a la carte 15 ) the green door 16 ) from the cabby ' s seat 17 ) an unfinished story 18 ) the caliph , cupid and the clock 19 ) sisters of the golden circle 20 ) the romance of a busy broker 21 ) after twenty years 22 ) lost on dress parade 23 ) by courier 24 ) the furnished room 25 ) the brief debut of tildy
opening in revival last night at the roundabout , ' ' spingtime for henry ' ' shows its age but not its venerability . next to it , frederick lonsdale ' s lightweight ' ' aren ' t we all ? ' ' is moliere . in compensation , tony tanner ' s production tries to instill life between the lines - to the point of freneticism .
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analogue who protests the corruption in politics by running for president himself as a joke . he wins due to
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a man is handed a card on the street for “the green door” . he locates the door and knocks .
a very refreshing read . “when ye run down politeness ye take the mortar from between the bricks of the foundations of society” [ ‘between rounds’ ] —page 23 o . henry is one of my favorite go to guys whenever i need to cleanse my reading pallet . ‘the four million’ is a collection of 25 short stories all set in new york city in the early 1900s . although i was already familiar with many of these tales , having read them in other o . henry compendiums , they none - the - less provided a very refreshing and rel
along the way the dialogue runs to such trifles as “i’m playing the gramophone ; i play it rather well” and “i want some tea — mar - tea - ni . ” and when henry and miss smith are about to go to the theater together , we’re told that the play is “three sisters in search of a character . ” naturally there’s a bitchy scene between the two women , and everything’s very anyone for tennis , with the sexual nature of the goings - on simply taken for granted .
this is what we think about when we think about o henry . in that it ' s the real article it ' s even more concentrated . his turn of phrase is truly unique . completely different from how we write now , it conveys not only the authors pov , obvious intelligence and love for his subject matter but also manages to sketch characters and build in pathos and sympathy for them in a minimum of pages . appropriately , it ' s ironic that this seeming verbosity creates dramatic economy .
the huntington’s henry is christopher fitzgerald . he and co - star jeremy shamos ( who plays dim best friend mr . jelliwell ) are fresh from director nicholas martin’s altogether more serious production of “observe the sons of ulster marching towards the somme . ” both have the right overgrown schoolboy quality the play calls for , and they deliver performances full of brio , gusto , speed and physical agility .
jessica stone has the right baby - doll look and voice as miss smith , the new secretary who “reforms” gambling , drinking , womanizing henry and almost pries him away from mrs . jelliwell ( a glamorous and deftly comic mia barron ) . but that’s before he learns “miss smith” has been married and has a child , though no longer a husband , for hilarious if morally questionable reasons .
to make her agony worse , there is no news from walters . nor has any letter come from him . sarah pines for walters . the wait frays her patience . the lonely time proves to be very depressing for sarah .
a ranger , lieutenant sandridge , searches for the cisco kid , a murderer with a quick temper and quick draw .
an excellent read . o . henry ' s tales are full of life , details , descriptions , emotion , humor and needless to say , surprise . some of the stories leave you awestruck with the way he perceives and portrays mundane things ; some others leave you teary - eyed due to the realism and bitterness ; and yet others leave you equally teary - eyed with rib - cracking laughter . o . henry , like all great writers , is a master of emotion and he takes you through the broad spectrum of love , loss , friendship , riches , misery ,
coming into this collection i was only really familiar with the
gift of the magi
and one or two other random stories by o . henry i read in some english class or another . i enjoyed o . henry ' s use of wordplay throughout and his humorously constructed scenarios . the twist endings , when done well , were enjoyable . i did find that some of the twists felt a bit contrived , or were easily anticipated . i wanted them to be cleverer or more exciting . maybe this is because i ' ve grown up in a world that o . he
in the boffo 80s flick ruthless people , danny de vito ' s character ' s wife is kidnapped the day he was planning to kill her . he refuses to pay her ransom , hoping that the kidnappers will kill her and do his dirty work for him . instead , she ends up forming a close bond with the kidnappers . it ' s based on the ransom of red chief by o . henry .
a classic by o . henry of 25 short stories many with witty lessons that end with plot twists . there is an underlying theme of despair , many of the stories take place in nyc with ordinary people , situations and involve boarding houses and people at the end of their hope . there were several i really enjoyed , several were very dated and a few i just really didn’t care for . the 1st story “the gift of the magi” i remember from high school reading . a young couple desperate to buy a nice present for each
on one occasion , after having her dinner , sarah hit upon an idea . she tells the owner of the schulenberg’s restaurant that it will be a good idea to have the menu neatly typed for the convenience of the customers . the owner quickly agrees and offers to provide three meals everyday to sarah as compensation for the menu typing she would do for the restaurant .
reading o . henry ' s stories for the first time made me realize a few things . firstly , that i knew quite a few of them from childhood . some had managed to become anecdotes ( surely a major compliment to any writer ) i remember for their wit , others i ' d read in newspaper and magazine supplements without registering much beyond the enjoyment of a good story well told ( that ' s how one becomes an avid reader ) . secondly , that satire relies not only on acquaintance with the context but also on recognizable
a very refreshing read . “when ye run down politeness ye take the mortar from between the bricks of the foundations of society” [ ‘between rounds’ ] —page 23 o . henry is one of my favorite go to guys whenever i need to cleanse my reading pallet . ‘the four million’ is a collection of 25 short stories all set in new york city in the early 1900s . although i was already familiar with many of these tales , having read them in other o . henry compendiums , they none - the - less provided a very refreshing and relaxing reading respite . recommendation : o . henry needs no recommendation : he’s that good . “she was tall , beautiful , lively , gracious and learned in persiflage . ” “tildy was dumpy , plain - faced , and too anxious to please to please . ” [ ‘the brief debut of tildy’ ] —page 152 adobe digital editions [ epub ] urltoken , 162 pages
william sydney porter lends the pen name
o . henry
to surprise endings signed officially as sydney porter . his biography shows where he found inspiration for his characters . their voices and his language were products of his era . he was born 1862 greensboro , north carolina . when he was three years old , his mother died from tuberculosis . he left school at fifteen , worked five years in his uncle ' s d
the only miscalculation in martin’s souffle of a production is a weird dance number for the jelliwells that covers the time needed between what were originally acts two and three for some costume changes . it’s heralded by a great gust of smoke issuing with the jelliwells from henry’s offstage bedroom and it’s very odd , indeed , complete with a vast ostrich - feather fan . still , it does nothing to hide the fact that levy knew a thing or two about writing farcical comedy and that martin and his quartet of players thoroughly enjoy reveling in it , as does the audience .
amid the rush of a workday , harvey maxwell , a broker , is overcome with feeling for a stenographer , miss leslie .
irresponsible captain tylor usually manages to complete missions that were planned to fail by their admiral . which sometimes causes disasters for authority .
too bad for mr . conklin , miss brooks ' speech to the angry teenagers convinced them to come in and attend class .
i hadn ' t read anything by o . henry since high school , and was tickled pink to rediscover his gentle wit and effervescent style . i enjoyed this book for the same reasons i liked edna ferber ' s
roast beef , medium
. in both cases the author ' s sympathy with people in menial , ill - paying jobs is very winning . where o . henry has the advantage is in his baroque handling of english . he has a great time mixing metaphors , using arcane words or sometimes minting his own , and his playfulness contributes massively to the success of the stories . from now on , i will import into my own vocabulary the exclamation
by the deported snakes !
( from the story entitled between rounds ) .
an excellent read . o . henry ' s tales are full of life , details , descriptions , emotion , humor and needless to say , surprise . some of the stories leave you awestruck with the way he perceives and portrays mundane things ; some others leave you teary - eyed due to the realism and bitterness ; and yet others leave you equally teary - eyed with rib - cracking laughter . o . henry , like all great writers , is a master of emotion and he takes you through the broad spectrum of love , loss , friendship , riches , misery , marriage and duty with the hand of a connoisseur .
aaron mcgruder created uncle ruckus , an original character , for the the boondocks animated series . he was a boomerang bigot meant to be the most hated character on the show . instead , he became one of the most popular , for all the wrong reasons .
for a particular flower that existed in the ravaged old world , never expecting anyone to actually find it . however , one such knight
micool completely intended for kyubey to be a joke character , but somehow managed to get a girl to sign a contract with him .
twilight : rainbow , i have good news and bad news for you . the good news is that trixie is gone forever . you can never play as her again . [ . . . ] as for the bad news , you just turned her into a goddess .
for two nights only , ( before the inevitable broadway transfer ) , a stellar cast brings this extraordinary story to life in a multitude of unexpected ways . see our durable hero henry throw off the shackles of his humble yorkshire roots to conquer the world . meet our plucky heroine barbara , languishing in his long shadow – just a little woman chipping away at an impossible dream . . . to stand on the shoulders of giants and carve out a niche of her own .
a young man searches boarding houses looking for the woman he loves , a small - town girl trying to break in to show business .
in the end , she sells off all the stocks for cash , has the cash shipped back to fenwick , and secretly burns it .
when jason narvy tried out for the role of skull in mighty morphin power rangers , he was tired of the entertainment industry and was as obnoxious as possible during the audition . for reasons that should be obvious to power rangers fans , this ended up getting him the part .
algerian sprinter taoufik makhloufi was ejected from the 2012 olympics for not trying in his 800m event ( algeria failed to withdraw him on time , forcing him to compete ) , instead choosing to save his energy for the 1500m event . makhloufi was reinstated in time to win gold .
the four character comedy deals with the profligate heir to a booming british automobile business . henry dewlip spends his waking hours seducing the women in his circle , beginning with the wife of his best friend . the rake is reformed by his new secretary , a moralistic young woman , who has , as they say , a secret in her own past .
not exactly intending to fail , but certainly not intending to win . in the australian dramedy house rules , a suburban housewife puts herself as a protest candidate for a by - election caused by the death of the local member of parliament . however , when the candidate for the party for whom the electorate is a safe seat fails to lodge his application in time , she finds herself standing essentially unopposed and is elected to state parliament .
nancy drew : while nancy and her dad , carson , are staying in los angeles for a few months , two girls named inga and trish take her to a high - end clothing store in la , under the assumption that the people at the store will ridicule nancy for her old - fashioned style ( at least in their opinion ) . much to inga and trish ' s astonishment , the fashion expert instead criticizes inga and trish ' s clothes—saying that they ' re tacky and mismatched—and praises nancy for her matching , preppy , sophisticated look , even photographing her for their magazine .
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what can i say ? i ' m a sucker for o . henry . his short stories are the sort of thing that i don ' t know if i think they ' re great because they actually are great , or just because i happen to like them ; but i also don ' t care . this collection includes
the gift of the magi
, that holiday classic - which i first learned of through sesame street when they adapted it so that it was bert & ernie as the couple .
this is a sub trope of failure gambit . compare fake real turn , with
fake
and
real
replaced with
failure
and
success
respectively . common for people with dismotivation . may be caused by a plague of good fortune . if the initial failure would be getting in trouble with the authorities , see cant get in trouble for nuthin . compare with nice job fixing it , villain . for one going for success and succeeding despite others thinking he won ' t , see and you thought it would fail . for when one doesn ' t even try to do anything but ends up winning anyway , see wins by doing absolutely nothing . reassignment backfire is similar where one sends a person they don ' t like or is expendable on a dangerous or impossible mission with the hopes they ' ll be killed in action , only for that person to come back alive and successful .
dean martin had no intention of doing a weekly variety show and asked nbc for an enormous salary and insisted that his contract include clauses that allowed him to skip rehearsals and refuse to do retakes among other outrageous demands . nbc agreed to every single demand and dean felt honor - bound to do it . the show ended up running for 9 years , followed by the dean martin celebrity roast specials that ran for an additional 10 years . true to his word , however , dean refused to rehearse or shoot retakes and was usually in his car and well on his way home before shooting even wrapped for the day .
a classic by o . henry of 25 short stories many with witty lessons that end with plot twists . there is an underlying theme of despair , many of the stories take place in nyc with ordinary people , situations and involve boarding houses and people at the end of their hope . there were several i really enjoyed , several were very dated and a few i just really didn’t care for . the 1st story “the gift of the magi” i remember from high school reading . a young couple desperate to buy a nice present for each other sells their most valuable possession which leaves then with a lot of love at christmas and worthless gifts . many of the stories have that kind of twisted ending .
re - read when i was in the mood for something simple , funny , heart - warming , and entertaining as hell . no wonder o henry is one of the greatest short story writers who ever lived . he can make you rofl , cry , or smack your head when you did not see a twist coming . of the 25 stories in this collection ( all very good ) , my favourites are : the gift of the magi : a young woman sacrifices her most precious possession to buy her husband a christmas gift ; the cop and the anthem : a homeless guy tries everything to get arrested so he can spend the snowy winter in the warmth of prison ; springtime a la carte : a young woman loses the love of her life , but what do daffodils have to do with anything ? after twenty years : a lot changes in twenty years but not a man ' s nose ; by courier : an urchin swaps messages between two lovers in his own style ; the furnished room : a man in search of the woman he loves hires a strange room that creeps him out . this story won ' t give you a bellyache , just some pain near the heart .
by terry fallis follows daniel addison , a liberal party political strategist who wants to leave politics and start teaching at his alma mater . daniel attempts to destroy his credibility by convincing angus mclintock , his new colleague / landlord , to run for parliament for the liberals even though he is considered unelectable ( and doesn ' t actually
miss brooks is sent to make yet another speech , and the students attend classes for the day . and stay in detention until 4 : 00 p . m .
joss whedon has joked that he fully expected dollhouse to get cancelled after one season , and that fox only renewed the series for a second season to spite him .
in the legend of kyrandia book 3 , the protagonist malcolm is summoned by the fish queen for a game of tic - tac - toe . despite her enthusiasm for the game , she is exceptionally bad at it , and will always demand a rematch if malcolm wins . thus , you have to go out of your way to lose .
in addition , intentionally modifying memes to resemble vectors for rage comics became a meme of its own on 4chan , one of them being altered ◊ versions ◊ of trollface .
re - read when i was in the mood for something simple , funny , heart - warming , and entertaining as hell . no wonder o henry is one of the greatest short story writers who ever lived . he can make you rofl , cry , or smack your head when you did not see a twist coming . of the 25 stories in this collection ( all very good ) , my favourites are : the gift of the magi : a young woman sacrifices her most precious possession to buy her husband a christmas gift ; the cop and the anthem : a homeless guy tries everything
. for a while there was a trend of celebrities writing children ' s books , and mcdermid ' s publisher wanted her to write one too , and refused to listen when she said that that was a particular skill she didn ' t possess , so she sent her a poem she had made up for her son when he was younger .
the chief of detectives in margrave , ga , capt . finlay , was going through a messy divorce when he interviewed for the job , and looked utterly incompetent . since the mayor and police chief are involved in the plot that ' s the centerpiece of the book , he ' s hired . unfortunately for them , he ' s quite competent .
the physical production is gorgeous , notably james noone’s yellow - and - white london apartment setting with its classical detailing and stuffed animal heads . michael krass’ costumes , shoes and hairdos are strictly in period ( though henry’s trousers probably wouldn’t have had a zipper ) . and period songs are used , effectively starting with “the man who broke the bank at monte carlo” and including “i’ve put all my eggs in one basket” and “let’s misbehave . ”
unfortunately for them , he sees the new job as his last chance before his life gets completely ruined ( as well as being self - aware enough to be suspicious that they hired him after he was drunk for the interview ) , and takes the opportunity to bring down their entire right - wing militia and swing the rest of the police force to his side .
in twitch plays pokemon anniversary red , to get money for poké balls , as it was a
catch all 151 pokémon
challenge run , the mob went up against the elite four to grind for money and then lose to go back to the entrance with some of the earnings . instead , they beat the elite four and ended up back in pallet town .
although all of the stories are worth reading , approximately 10 of them are lovely . and three of them are gorgeous . o . henry is very funny , and since the stories are all quite short , the weak parts are over pretty quick . my three favorite stories are
the gift of the magi ,
the green door ,
and
mammon and the archer .
i ' m looking forward to the next collection .
gary morley , former sculptor for games workshop , is responsible for the infamous original nagash model from warhammer . a suit had rejected his original ( much better ) head sculpt , so gary created the
bobo the evil skeleton
head in the belief that the cartoonish job would get rejected and he could go with the one closer to the artwork . it was approved .
o . henry is the knight of the shop - girl and the waitress ; of the wandering , homeless tramp ; of poverty - stricken young married folk ; of hundreds of lonely human beings who live within the dirty , gloomy wall of two - dollar - a - week boarding house rooms - of the great mass of humanity not included in the
four hundred
, the everyday men and women of new york ' s east side . the four
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in ncis , it ' s revealed that leon vance was initially recruited in 1991 for this type of operation . his superior set him up for a very messy failure in order to boost his own career . thanks to a hotshot mossad operative named eli david ( ziva ' s father ) , vance not only survives but ends up being noticed by the higher - ups . the superior ' s further attempts aren ' t much better ( for him , that is ) . vance ' s career eventually leads him to become ncis director , while the superior is relegated into obscurity .
i love the humanness of the characters . many of the stories are just downright funny . the most famous of the collection , the gift of the magi , was not one of my favorite entries , though it is still a top notch story . that should give you an idea of how great an author o henry is . he captures the essence of human nature in each story and brings to light the differences in personalities and weaves them expertly together to create the scene .
murray is in a cell on death row . the time for his execution is almost here . he talks to his friend bonifacio in a nearby cell . he is also visited by a reverend .
to ensure his planned elopement goes smoothly , a man goes to a druggist for a love potion . the druggist also loves the woman in question , so he tries to derail the man’s plan .
to make up for killing the mom , bart does nurse the two eggs to hatching , but they are bolivian tree lizards which end up populating themselves in springfield and kill off the pigeon population .
robert pattinson has been very vocal about his outright hatred for the twilight series and the characters , particularly his own character edward cullen . in interviews he ' s said that he portrays edward as a pathetic , socially maladjusted loser , just the way he imagines a 100 - plus - year - old virgin would be . unfortunately for him , this only seems to have encouraged the crazy fangirls .
after the disappointment of power rangers turbo ( which suffered for trying to adapt the footage from parody sentai gekisou sentai carranger into a serious storyline ) , the budget was severely cut and the show was entering its intended final season . the footage from denji sentai megaranger turned out to be technology - based . judd lynn decided to move forward with a power rangers series based on a space story . not only did the resulting series , power rangers in space save the franchise , it turned out to be the growing the beard moment for the series and the standard for future power rangers seasons .
' s 2016 presidential victory is this trope writ large . trump only ran for president to bolster his brand and springboard new business opportunities ; he and his campaign team were expecting to narrowly lose to
in a dudley do right cartoon , dudley tries to get kicked out of the mounties so that he can go undercover as a member of snidely whiplash ' s gang , but his efforts at committing crimes backfire . at one point he burns down a building , only to find that the building was scheduled for demolition , and is lauded by the government for saving them a fortune in taxpayers ' money . then he blows up a dam , but discovers that this solves the city ' s irrigation problem . he ultimately gets kicked out of the mounties for eating peas with his horse ' s knife .
in one chapter of kaguya sama love is war , kashiwagi ' s boyfiend comes to maki for advice on an anniversary present . maki , hoping to make the two of them break up so she can have him for herself , suggests that he get her a tacky heart necklace . kashiwagi ends up loving the gift so much that they end up getting to first base in the middle of the hallway .
there are also times where the player would refuse to play for the team that drafted him ; two of the most notable cases were john elway ( in 1983 ) and eli manning ( in 2004 ) , who refused to play for the colts and the san diego chargers , respectively , and instead were traded to different teams ( elway with the denver broncos , manning with the new york giants ) .
– just for your consideration , the dandelion globe also works as a clock of sorts . its flowers open at about 5 in the morning and close at about 8 in the evening . it has been used by shepherds for centuries . it also works as a barometer . if the globe is completely open , then the weather will be fine . if it closes like an umbrella , it will probably rain .
, the intention being that corbyn , even more politically to the left than michael foot , would steer labour to a colossal election defeat that would bury the conservatives ' main opposition or allow the uk independence party ( ukip ) to take their place and ensure a right - wing domination of british politics for a generation . if this is true then all indications point to this backfiring spectacularly for the conservatives , as
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the apparent logic here was that it was better to have a boss that employees respect than one they like , but as was typical for jimmy , he didn ' t explain himself very well at first .
the premise of the 2017 comedy the mayor is a young rapper runs for mayor of his small california town just to get publicity for his new album . he acts up majorly in debates , no sense of decorum , rants about how normal folks really feel and slamming his opponent , convinced this will get him in the limelight and make his album a hit . on election night , guess what happens . . .