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Harris, Gareth. “New Territory for Glenn Ligon with First Solo Show in Italy.” The Art Newspaper, May 1, 2018.
Cotter, Holland. “Colors That Unite and Divide.” New York Times, August 11, 2017: C13.
Sheets, Hilarie M. “How Glenn Ligon Is Using Black and Blue to Begin a Dialogue.” New York Times, June 2, 2017.
Cotter, Holland. “Refracting Race Through the Comic Lens of Richard Pryor.” New York Times, January 21, 2016: C21.
Cooke, Lynne. “Glenn Ligon: Encounters and Collisions.” Artforum 54, no. 3 (November 2015): 294-295.
O’Toole, Sean. “Reviews: 56th Venice Biennale.” Frieze 172 (June/July/August 2015): 166-167.
Kuo, Michelle. “Global Entry.” Artforum 53, no. 9 (May 2015): 85-90.
Pobric, Pac. “Glenn Ligon – The Same, But Different.” The Art Newspaper XXIII, no. 260, (September 2014): 52-53.
Meyer, James. “Glenn Ligon: Whitney Museum of Art, New York.” Artforum 49, no. 10 (Summer 2011): 392-393.
Berwick, Carly. “Stranger in America.” Art in America, No. 5, (May 2011): 120-131.
Cotter, Holland. “Messages That Conduct an Electric Charge.” New York Times, March 11, 2011.
Schjeldahl, Peter. “Unhidden Identities: A Glenn Ligon retrospective.” New Yorker, March 11, 2011: 76-77.
Lehrer-Graiwer, Sarah. “Glenn Ligon: Regen Projects.” Artforum 48, no. 7 (March 2010): 255–56.
Campagnola, Sonia. Review of Glenn Ligon at Regen Projects, Los Angeles. Flash Art 43, no. 271 (March–April 2010): 117.
Copeland, Huey. “The Blackness of Blackness.” Artforum 47, no. 2 (October 2008): 151–54.
Bedford, Christopher. “Glenn Ligon: Regen Projects II.” Artforum 46, no. 5 (January 2008): 288–89.
Meyer, Richard. “Light it up, or How Glenn Ligon Got Over.” Artforum 44, no. 9 (May 2006): 240–47.
Burton, Johanna. “Subject to Revision.” Artforum 43, no. 2 (October 2004): 258–62, 305.
Schwabsky, Barry. “Glenn Ligon: D’Amelio Terras.” Artforum 40, no. 2 (October 2001): 158–59.
Cotter, Holland. “Stories About Race, Politics and Himself.” New York Times, February 1, 1998: 48-49.
Cotter, Holland. “‘The Evidence of Things Not Seen’: Drawings by Glenn Ligon.” New York Times, October 18, 1996.
Tate, Greg. “Bring the Word.” Village Voice, September 17, 1996: 30.
Cottingham, Laura. “The Pleasure Principled.” Frieze 10 (May 1993): 10–15.
Smith, Roberta. “‘Lack of Location Is My Location.’” New York Times, June 16, 1991.


December 2011 - Blabbermouth Archive
ICS VORTEX Talks About The Return Of ARCTURUS In New Audio Interview
Greece's Rock Overdose recently conducted an interview with ICS Vortex (real name: Simen Hestnæs), the former bassist/clean vocalist for the Norwegian symphonic black metal band DIMMU BORGIR and a current member of BORKNAGAR and reunited avant-garde metallers ARCTURUS. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Interview (audio):
GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist Likes To Keep Band's Performances 'Fun And Cool'
Caroline Fontein of Vegas.com recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Vegas.com: Aside from [singer] Axl [Rose], you're the only remaining band member from the "Use Your Illusion" era. What was it like for you back in 1990 when you ...
AEROSMITH Singer To Wed For Third Time?
According to TMZ.com, AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler recently proposed to his longtime girlfriend Erin Brady. Brady, 38, was spotted wearing a diamond ring on her wedding finger during a Christmas vacation with Tyler in Hawaii and sources tell TMZ.com she's set to become the singer's third wife. Previously an accountant for Tyler on ...
Musical Mastermind Behind GREEN JELLY Releases New Album
As musical mastermind behind the controversial early '90s band GREEN JELLY, guitarist/producer CJ Buscaglia crafted the slimy rock grooves on their million-selling album "Cereal Killer". Fans of their Grammy-nominated follow-up "333" know the self-proclaimed "world's worst band" was actually pretty good, powered by Buscaglia's crosshatched guitars and classic-sounding thrust. Long past the costumed juvenalia and ...
DEF LEPPARD Guitarist's MANRAZE Completes Work On 'Take On The World' Video
MANRAZE — the rock outfit featuring Phil Collen of DEF LEPPARD, Simon Laffy from GIRL and Paul Cook of THE SEX PISTOLS — has released a free download of "Over My Dead Body", the first single from the band's recently released LP "punkfunkrootsrock", now available via Rocket Science Ventures/RED. The download is available ...
AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED Releases Free Holiday EP
AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED has released a holiday EP, "Make A Joyful Noise", as a free download for a limited time at this location. The effort was originally released as a limited-edition flexi-disc in issue #87 of Decibel magazine. The issue is available for purchase here. "Make A Joyful Noise" track listing: 01. ...
LACUNA COIL: New Audio Interview With ANDREA FERRO
Jorge Fretes of Spain's GoetiaMetal.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Andrea Ferro of the Italian rock/metal band LACUNA COIL. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. The first out of six short conceptual teaser clips for "Dark Adrenaline", the new album from LACUNA COIL, can be seen ...
METALLICA: Official 31-Minute Video Recap Of Third 30th-Anniversary Show
METALLICA has posted a 31-minute video recap of the third of four intimate shows at the Fillmore in San Francisco as part of the week-long celebration of its 30th anniversary as a band for fan club members only. Check it out below. Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST), Glenn Danzig (DANZIG, MISFITS, SAMHAIN), Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN ...
KILL DEVIL HILL Frontman Interviewed On 'The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show' (Video)
Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" conducted an interview with KILL DEVIL HILL/ex-PISSING RAZORS singer Jason "Dewey" Bragg at a massive gathering on December 14 at the Key Club in Hollywood, California to help celebrate the life and music of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) as part of this year's Dimebash. ...
DEEP PURPLE-Singer-Narrated 'Chopin's Story' Now Available On DVD
DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan has narrated a Polish documentary on the life of Frédéric Chopin, a Polish composer, virtuoso pianist, and music teacher of French–Polish parentage. Produced by TV Project and directed by Jerzy Szkamruk, "Chopin's Story By Ian Gillan From Deep Purple" aired on the Polish channel Discovery Historia on June 21 and ...
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Summer 2002: Digging Up the Past
Posted by Joellen Kemp 10/20/2016 11:28:03 AM
Paleontology's determined pursuit of the elusive mosasaur - the 'T-Rex' of the ancient ocean - took a new turn last summer when nearly 100 eco-tourists descended on the Pembina Gorge in northeast North Dakota to become amateur scientists digging for fossilized marine bones.
Unique to this enterprise was the genuine welcome of people of nearly all ages and stages of life. No previous excavation experience was required. The only real requisite for those who signed on was a willingness to learn and a determination to dig.
Leading the 10-day program was Dr. John Hoganson, paleontologist with the North Dakota Geological Survey in Bismarck, and Melanie Thornberg, owner of Dakota Adventures in Walhalla, N.D. Their efforts combine to ensure the week's guests are well prepared and well cared for as they experience their adventurous dreams. In turn, their guests' "vacation" efforts contribute to the excavation of valuable fossils for the Geological Survey and to tourism development in the gorge.
Teen-agers and grandmas, lawyers and college students all begin their dig at the same place - a short classroom hour at the Forestwood Inn in Walhalla.
"Most of the people who come on these digs have never done this before," says Hoganson. "We take part of the first morning to explain how to dig and what they should be looking for. Some are afraid of destroying the bones. We talk about that a little bit. I usually tell them we've all broken things at times. That's why they made Superglue."
Hoganson's directions give each excavator a short course on what to look for when sifting through the rock layers and how to dig out fossils successfully.
Cyndy Lewis, a psychologist from St. Joseph, Mich., on her first dig in North Dakota, says, "They explain everything from A to Z. It makes you feel really comfortable. And they don't make you feel like some kind of dodo. Next year if I can, I'll bring my son back here for another dig."
By mid-morning of the first day, each group is standing on a carved ledge on a shale hillside overlooking the peaceful Pembina Gorge ready to dig up some bones. Thornberg is busy handing out materials and chatting with group members. "Don't forget hats and sunscreen," she says as she works through the lineup. "And remember, no bones, no food!" Amid the laughter and friendly banter, the work gloves, kneeling pads, brushes, picks, trowels, miniature shovels and other tools are passed around. Finally, the dirt begins to fly.
An air of excitement and expectation brings each group together in a common quest for scientific experience. Somewhere deep beneath the shale - or perhaps as close as their fingertips - lie fossilized remains of marine life from more than 80 million years ago. The excavation site is located near the edge of the ancient Pierre Sea, part of a vast, Cretaceous period ocean once covering most of North Dakota. The site overlooks the Pembina Gorge, a deep valley cut by the Pembina River through Cretaceous rock and glacial sediments laid down during the last ice age.
As digging goes deep and group members get to know each other, conversation along the ledge ebbs and flows. Chatter includes bits and pieces about kids, neighborhoods and work mixed with jargon related to digging. "I found a tooth thingie!" calls one young digger.
"Some bone has been found down here, if you want to look at it," confirms Hoganson. "It could be part of a mosasaur jaw line."
With that some of the group resumes digging with renewed vigor. "I already found a vertebrae!" says 10-year-old Kelsey Leake of Emerado, N.D. Kelsey, her brother, Kelby, and their mother, Diane, came on the dig because "these kids have been into dinosaurs since they were old enough to talk." Others, like Lewis, continue to pick away at the hillside in a more relaxed fashion. Says Lewis, "I don't really care if I find anything...at least I'm not working. I'm not at my desk."
While his diggers are at work, Hoganson continually moves back and forth along the ridge, stopping to talk, lending advice and keeping everyone focused. "Most of the people who come on these digs are very interesting people," says Hoganson, "so it's a lot of fun not only to talk about this work, but their work too."
"It's also important for me to talk to the people here about what they're seeing. I try to tell them about lots of stuff, not just the fossils, because that keeps the interest up when they're not finding the bones they're looking for. We talk about how all of this got here, about the action that deposited it here, anything that's helpful in developing an understanding of what they see."
All fossils found on the excavation site are wrapped and bagged for transport to the Geological Survey offices. Their winter tasks will be to sort through everything and identify significant material.
These excavators have come from all parts of the United States, Ontario and even Norway. A few have some experience on archeological digs elsewhere in the U.S., but most are novices. Several of this year's group had taken part in the first Pembina Gorge dig in the summer of 2000. Steve Ziegler of Bemidji, Minn., and Kathy Garceau of Garland, Texas, were both part of the first dig and returned to try to top their discovery of a 12-foot-long, giant squid.
A combination of public and private groups working together gives both eco-tourists and the state the maximum opportunity for a successful adventure. The 2001 summer dig was a coordinated effort between North Dakota's Game and Fish, Parks and Recreation, and Tourism departments, the Geological Survey and Dakota Adventures. The Game and Fish and Parks departments own and manage the land on which the dig is held. Geological Survey personnel like Hoganson and Johnathan Campbell provide expertise. "But one of the main reasons this all works is because of Melanie," emphasizes Hoganson.
Thornberg is the local contact who brings a high level of fun and excitement to the dig. She is the organizer keeping everyone comfortable and happy no matter what the situation is. Long before people begin their journey to Walhalla they get letters and e-mails to update them on the progress of the tour. Tammy Fischer of Devils Lake, N.D., who brought her three sons, explains, "I read about it (the dig) in the paper and said, 'I want to be there.' I booked us in last year and kept in contact with Melanie through e-mail ever since."
Dakota Adventures' guests get constant information on what to expect while digging, what kinds of activities they can take part in while staying in the northeast corner of the state and what they can do for entertainment during the evenings or when it rains. Thornberg helps line up hotel or camping accommodations and, of course, the food.
Make no mistake, food is an essential element to the success of an eco-tourist activity. Under a screened canopy set just below the digging ledge, Highway 32 Diner owner Nancy Belanus serves a noon feast every day of the excavation. A wide variety of specialty salads and sandwiches, coupled with fresh fruit, juices, sodas and bottled water, keeps everyone refreshed through even the hottest days.
The crowning glory is the homemade Juneberry pies made by local baker Adrienne Wellman of Cavalier, N.D. As Belanus arrives and pies begin to appear from the back of her van, someone on the ledge spies the activity and yells, "Once you've had a piece of that pie, you're gonna feel like a new person!" Ziegler, also an apparent veteran pie eater, leaves his pick and hurries down the slope. "I feel like George Bush right now," he quips. "God bless the pie lady!"
At the end of the day, many adventurers check out activities of interest in the surrounding area. Some take in live theatrical productions, visit museums or historic sites or check out local shopping opportunities. Others take advantage of scenic areas in the Pembina Gorge or its recreation. Summer activities include hiking, fishing, floating down the Pembina River in tubes or canoes, golfing on several top golf courses in North Dakota and Manitoba, or spending time at nearby lakes.
This dig was divided into one-, two- and three-day sessions. Young people over the age of 11 were welcome during the regular digging week. A "Kids' Day" was added to the schedule, allowing those 11 and under to dig when accompanied by an adult. A dozen families filled up the kids' day slate soon after it was advertised.
This summer in mid-July a nine-day archeological dig is planned near Marmarth in extreme southwestern North Dakota. A shorter weekend dig in the Pembina Gorge is planned Aug. 3-5. Kids' Day is Aug. 5. The dig site is about 10 miles west of Walhalla.
For more information or to make reservations for the fossil digs, contact Melanie Thornberg, Dakota Adventures, Box 400, Walhalla, ND 58282; or e-mail walhallafossildig@hotmail.com. You can also call 701-549-2627 or 701-549-3939.
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Court appoints attorney to represent Fort Worth girl declared brain dead
Posted Oct 05 2018 05:06PM CDT
Video Posted Oct 05 2018 05:47PM CDT
Updated Oct 05 2018 05:58PM CDT
Family of girl on life support seek different care
Family fights to keep 9-year-old on life support
A judge appointed an attorney to represent the interests of the 9-year old girl at the center of a life support dispute in Fort Worth.
Doctors from Cook Children's Medical Center recently declared Payton Summons brain dead. Her family took legal action to prevent her removal from life support.
Attorneys for the parents of the 9-year-old were back in court on Friday. They want her to say on life support. Her family still has hope she can recover.
There was a different face at a court hearing to decide how long Payton will remain on life support. Attorney David Cook was appointed by the judge to represent the 9-year-old girl.
“The court believes it’s in the best interest of Payton Summons that we have an independent third party to represent her interest,” said Justin Moore, attorney for Payton’s mother. “Of course, we would like Payton’s best interest to be represented by her mom and dad.”
Tiffany Hofstetter, Payton’s mother, was in court but didn’t comment afterwards. On Monday, Moore got a 14-day restraining order to prevent Cook Children’s from taking her off life support.
Doctors say Payton has a tumor near her heart and suffered cardiac arrest. An initial test showed no brain activity.
“She has more time to live. This is what we have. It’s why we came here today to extend her life,” Moore said. “And that’s what we did essentially.”
The family wants time to move Payton to a facility that will keep her on life support. Attorneys for the hospital and Payton’s mother spent the day in a conference. They reached an impasse.
“We sat down with opposing counsel. We tried to work out an agreement,” Moore said. “We couldn’t really get anything down on paper.”
The hospital and the family have looked at several facilities that might take Payton. The family says they have a couple of options.
“There are some preconditions that we have to work out with the hospitals, but it’s just something that we got to sit down at the table and have a discussion about,” Moore said. “As or right now, everything is still on the table.”
Time is running out. It’s what Friday’s hearing was all about and will be continued next week.
“We still have hope,” Moore said. “We still got faith.”
Attorneys will try again next Wednesday to arrive at an agreement or will go ahead with a court hearing on how to proceed with the restraining order.


1283: Headlines
Title text: 1916: 'PHYSICIST DAD' TURNS HIS ATTENTION TO GRAVITY, AND YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT HE FINDS. [PICS] [NSFW]
This comic satirizes the sensationalist language used in Internet headlines. Many websites generate ad revenue for getting visitors ("getting more clicks"), so some unscrupulous editors seek to manipulate their readers using tantalizing yet formulaic and crass headlines, designed to attract readers rather than summarize the article's contents. You might recognize this technique from those ridiculous text advertisements — "local mom discovers 1 weird tip to reduce belly fat." The practice is nothing new: tabloid journalism has been doing this for many years (e.g. National Enquirer). The numbers shown at the headline are also often wrong and not covered by the article.
Signs of a dishonest headline include giving undue weight to trivial topics, or appealing to readers' emotions or needs (fear, outrage, pity, lust, laziness) instead of offering serious information. In severe cases, it may be a bait-and-switch, claiming to offer something it isn't. By failing to give a useful summary of the story, whilst attempting to force the reader to click on every story on the off-chance that it's interesting, they amount to an intentionally deceptive form of spam.
Randall parodies the formula in this comic with such trivializing headlines for important historical events:
1905 - How a shocking new theory, discovered by a dad, proves scientists are wrong about everything!
Albert Einstein published his Annus Mirabilis papers, which changed views on space, time, mass, and energy, and laid the groundwork for much of modern physics. They included his papers on special relativity and on mass–energy equivalence ("E = mc2"). He had an infant son in 1905 (born May 1904).
The use of the term "dad" helps readers tune in emotionally. "Proving scientists wrong about everything" is obviously an inflation of Einstein's achievements. Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1921 for his work on the photoelectric effect; his work on relativity was still not accepted by many physicists at that time.
1912 - 6 Titanic survivors who should have died
Sinking of the RMS Titanic. "should have died" seems to be referring to six passengers whose survival was downright miraculous, though the wording is (deliberately) ambiguous to imply the six passengers deserved to have died. Possibly referred to here is the survival of J. Bruce Ismay, chairman and managing director of the White Star Line (the company responsible for the Titanic), who was condemned as a coward for leaving the sinking liner.
1920 - 17 things that will be outlawed now that women can vote
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed, guaranteeing voting rights for women in all US states. The prediction of new prohibitions is a reference to alcohol prohibition under the authority granted to the federal government by the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. While the Eighteenth Amendment was ratified before women's suffrage was guaranteed by the Nineteeth, alcohol prohibition was widely seen as an issue driven by women's opinions (hence the suggestion that more things would be prohibited now that women had the vote).
1928 - This one weird mold kills all germs
Penicillin was discovered.
1929 - Most embarrassing reactions to the stock market crash [GIFS]
This is a reference to the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the most devastating stock market crash in history and the beginning of the Great Depression. The "embarassing reactions" may be a reference to the suicides of people suddenly impoverished by the depression.
[GIFS] indicates that the post will contain animated GIF images, which are a crude form of short video. Presumably, these GIFs will feature the aforementioned suicides, which would be considered tasteless at best. The GIF89a specification which supports animation was released in 1990, so animated GIFs (or computers for that matter) didn't exist in 1929.
1945 - These 9 Nazi atrocities will make you lose faith in humanity
1945 is the year that World War II ended. It's also the year that many war crimes committed by Nazi Germany were discovered or declassified. These events would be cause enough for anyone to re-evaluate their belief in the inherent goodness of the human race. However, the specific phrase "lose faith in humanity" is one often employed on the web by rather over-dramatic people in response to something someone did to exasperate them; and because that particular wording is closely associated with exaggerative tendencies, its usage in relation to Nazi war crimes only downplays their seriousness.
1948 - 5 insane plans for feeding West Berlin you won't believe are real
1948 is when the Soviet Union established the Berlin Blockade, preventing food and other critical supplies from reaching occupied Berlin. In response, Western forces organized the Berlin Airlift.
1955 - Avoid polio with this one weird trick
The polio vaccine was developed.
"One weird trick" is a common phrase used in Internet ads: see this article for more information. It may also refer to the fact that polio viruses were used as the first vaccines.
1957 - 12 nip slips potentially visible to Sputnik
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite. A nip slip is when a woman unintentionally exposes all or part of one or both of her nipples; in the context of the internet, it generally refers to a photograph capturing such a moment.
It would of course have to be some really big nips to be visible from space... So click ahead then!
1968 - This year's assassinations ranked from most to least tragic
Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy (John F. Kennedy's younger brother) were both assassinated in 1968 (five years after JFK).
Assassinations are rare and considered to be always tragic, so "ranking" them trivializes the political and emotional depth of the events.
1969 - This is the most important photo of an astronaut you'll see all day
Apollo 11 performed the first manned lunar landing. During this historic trip newspapers printed as many pictures of astronauts as they could.
1986 - This video of a terminally ill child watching the Challenger launch will break your heart
Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight. See Space Shuttle Challenger disaster for details. This was the first shuttle mission that included a teacher on board as part of the crew (Christa McAuliffe, Teacher in Space Project), so there were many children -- a New York Times poll put the number at 48% of 9-13 year olds in the US -- watching this particular launch live as teachers around the country had TV sets in their classrooms showing the ill-fated launch in real time. The launch was not shown on most mainstream TV stations; only CNN broadcast it live.
Since this many children did see it, there would also have been several terminal ill children watching, and likely also some press out at one such place. So they could get this picture. And again toy with our emotions.
1989 - You won't believe what these people did to the Berlin wall! [video]
Fall of the Berlin Wall.
[video] indicates a link to a video
Jan 1, 1990 - 500 signs you're a 90s kid
A 90s kid is someone born in the late 80s or early 90s (and spent most their childhood in the 1990s). Headlines like this one from BuzzFeed toy with their readers' sense of nostalgia. The parody headline is funny because it starts precisely on the first day of the 1990s, meaning that the only "90s kids" that it would apply to would be newborns. This is a reference to a common joke about the 90s not having a concrete identity in some ways like the 70s or 80s did in terms of popular culture, and yet those born in that decade always seem to have long lists of things that make you a "90s kid".
The title text: 1916: 'Physicist dad' turns his attention to gravity, and you won't believe what he finds. [PICS] [NSFW]
Einstein published his theory of General relativity, which is a vast generalization of the theory of Special relativity from 1905 and provides a model for gravity. In 1916 Einstein had two sons who lived in Zurich while he lived in Berlin.
[NSFW] is "Not Safe for Work" - a tag to identify explicit images. Here it is used to trick readers hoping to find pornography.
[PICS] tells the potential viewer that there are images embedded
If you think of Gravity as a girls name, then the references to porn becomes more obvious.
This topic is re-used in 1307: Buzzfeed Christmas.
[Caption above the frame:]
20th Century Headlines
Rewritten to get more clicks
[The years are always written at the center. The text has a line pointing to the relevant year. The first text is written to the left of the year. Then the texts below is alternately written to the right and to the left, finishing at the right in 1990.]
"1912 is, of course, the year of the the sinking of the RMS Titanic." I don't think this is such a given fact that people know when the Titanic sank. I'm removing the "of course". And someone should add an explanation for how these titles are supposed to get more clicks, and what "getting more clicks" even means or worth. I'd do it myself, but I'm on my phone... on second thought, let me boot my laptop... 95.35.58.162 06:31, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
Okay, I added a short explanation for now. Someone should fix it, add mentions to NSFW photo articles and list articles (5 easy ways to add 10 years to your life expectancy!). I'm out. 95.35.58.162 07:10, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
Don’t you think the 1916 headline is a reference to the fatness of someone’s mom? Quoti (talk) 07:28, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
fat mom (married to physicist dad?) and gravity: Gravitational Mass. Perhaps he found pictures of her down in the gravity well? What do you think? 195.37.42.200 16:20, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
Surely "1916 :'PHYSICIST DAD' TURNS HIS ATTENTION TO GRAVITY" is a second reference to Einstein?[1] Wwoods (talk) 07:47, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
"1986 - This video of a terminally ill child watching the Challenger launch will break your heart" - Probably has something to do with the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown as well? 212.123.0.8 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
I don't think so. The child is probably American. Xhfz (talk) 12:38, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
The Challenger was in January. Chernobyl was in April. No one watching the Challenger launch was sick from Chernobyl, because it hadn't happened yet.108.162.215.61 19:21, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
"Jan 1st 1990: 500 signs you're a 90s kid" - Can somebody explain this one? This is the only one I, and so far explainxkcd, cannot link to a specific historical event. Or is this supposed to be an example of an attention grabbing headline on a day nothing happened?--108.17.2.71 13:05, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
I think it is making fun of sensational news - making news out of nothing. Here, on the very first day of the 90's, the newspapers already have 500 signs that you are a 90's kid. But nothing has actually happened so far. Sayno2quat (talk) 13:16, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
Alternatively, it can be written as, "20 signs you're a 70s kid" 108.162.212.200 15:54, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
I changed the line about the 1929 crash being "the largest stock market crash in history" to "the most devastating stock market crash", as it wasn't the largest. By points, it's not even worth mentioning. By percentage (which is more important anyway), it ranks second to the 1987 crash. In 1929, the crash was 13% in one day, and 24% over two days. The 1987 crash was 22% in one day, and 30% over five days. JamesCurran (talk) 15:55, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
And by sticking to the formula "the most (something) in (something)" you are inadvertently falling into the sensationalist language this cartoon mocks. (At least with checked facts) 173.245.53.110 14:26, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
"1969 - Last peek at Naked Singularities. [NSFW]" --FbFree --128.135.70.205 15:59, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
This seems like a subtle dig at Cracked.com 76.79.82.50 17:28, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
And Buzzfeed and Huffington Post and so on... (And not so subtle.) --Jeff (talk) 17:47, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
John Gordon Mein, the United States Ambassador to Guatemala, were also assassinated in 1968. he was "the first United States ambassador to be assassinated while serving in office". --valepert (talk) 18:14, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
Am I the only one who wants to read these articles? 108.162.246.117 04:04, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, not '68. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy 173.245.52.197 17:45, 24 November 2013 (UTC)
Please don't mix up Robert F. Kennedy with John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK). I did revert your edit.--Dgbrt (talk) 19:53, 24 November 2013 (UTC)
And just for some more understanding: 1968 has been the most terrible year for the United States. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated far after LBJ did sign the Civil Rights Act of 1964 originally proposed by JFK. Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated while he was running as a candidate for the Democratic Party (United States) for the 1968 President election. Massive student protest did occur at that year, mainly caused by the Vietnam War. That year was a horror for every US citizen, and even more.--Dgbrt (talk) 20:20, 24 November 2013 (UTC)
I saw this in Reader's Digest, specifically (named by date): 1912, 1920, 1928, 1929, 1948, 1969, and 1989. I just found this yesterday. --173.245.56.85 23:46, 12 February 2014 (UTC)
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Private jet is the best new way for VIPs to travel south: Casa Marina, A Waldorf Astoria Resort, now offers direct seaplane air service with Key West Seaplanes from Florida airports to the property’s private beach pier. Slightly farther north on Key Largo, Playa Largo Resort & Spa debuted last summer with signature Sunshine State coral reefs and sea glass, plus 144 rooms and suites, 10 secluded bungalows and a standalone luxury guesthouse.
Despite all those staycations, the Channel Islands are as close as you get to the UK when it comes to water-surrounded land masses: you prefer to cast your net wider, to the warmer Indian Ocean, Caribbean or Mediterranean – and, increasingly, as far as the Philippines, which has more than 7,600 islands to choose between. The Greek Islands were the classical winners though, and this year’s overall number one, scoring highly for scenery and people, though Sicily’s food was tastier and the Maldives has better places to stay.
Located on the eastern coast of Malaysia, the Perhentians consist of two islands. Both are stunningly covered with a lot of palm trees, wide beaches, and crystal blue water. There’s not much to do here, and visitors typically lay on the beach all day, resting from last night’s drinking. It’s the perfect place to put up a hammock. A strong monsoon season limits when to go to between March and October. During the other times, it’s best to head to Thailand, where the weather is nicer.
You’d have to check the schedule for your specific dates but I think Santorini then Milos then Paros then Naxos and Athens would probably be the best order. 3 days in each sounds great. Or a small tweak: 2 days in Milos and then 4 days in Santorini (splitting time between 2 of the 4 caldera towns) or even 4 days in Paros (splitting time between Naousa and Parikia).
Though this country has some 322 islands, less than a third are inhabited. Most of the action happens in the western islands, but no matter where you go, this is heaven. Any time the name Fiji is heard, visions of beaches and tropical ocean dance in people’s head. There’s a good reason for that – because this place is one of the best places to go in the world, and with so many islands, you’re bound to find one you like.
In 2017, 4.1 billion passengers have been carried by airlines in 41.9 million commercial scheduled flights (an average payload of 98 passengers), for 7.75 trillion passenger kilometres (an average trip of 1890 km) over 45,091 airline routes served globally. In 2016, air transport generated $704.4 billion of revenue in 2016, employed 10.2 million workers, supported 65.5 million jobs and $2.7 trillion of economic activity: 3.6% of the global GDP.[60]
Great list Matt! Indeed, there obviously there are some spots on this globe I have to visit. Can confirm the Maldives though. Has changed over time, but then again, the first time they were still “exploring” their “tourist economy” potential. Been there twice now and although definitely more crowded still holds its appeal. Be prepared for culture shock though. If you return to the “civilised world” you will wonder about the rest of the grubby world and catch yourself day dreaming regularly. 😉


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Warplanes: F-35 Pilot Reviews
April 29, 2019: As more F-35 stealth fighters enter service their database of effective tactics and operating techniques is rapidly expanding. One thing the F-35 does extremely well is use automated flight controls that allow the pilot to carry out maneuvers that would require a lot more experience in older (F-15. Su-30) aircraft but are much easier for an F-35 pilot. The more experienced pilots know a lot more useful maneuvers than new pilots but because of the adaptive F-35 flight control software, it is much easier for new pilots to master an unfamiliar maneuver. The best way to explain this is the experience of British carrier pilots who formerly flew Harrier vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and were now using the F-35B (the vertical takeoff and landing version). The British pilots say difficult carrier landings that could be terrifying in a Harrier (which U.S. Marine Corps pilots also used on small carriers) were surprisingly easy with an F-35B. As British pilots began carrying out landings on the new British carrier they were pleasantly surprised. The F-35B flight control automatically adapted to all the rapidly changing wind and carrier movement variables and allowed you to land without a lot of stress. Handling the F-35B, in general, was much easier, and safer, than the Harrier. Hovering, for example, required a lot of continuous effort and attention from a Harrier pilot. In the F-35B the pilot could fly the aircraft to a position and hover and the aircraft would remain where it was flown to without additional effort by the pilots no matter how much the weather changed.
All this ease of flying enables F-35 pilots to concentrate on something that does still require a lot of decision making by the pilot; stealth management and threat management. The stealth characteristics of the F-35 make it more difficult for radar to detect it. How the pilots fly in a combat zone can improve the effectiveness of stealth. That is done by learning to manage the flood of “threat management” data that F-35 pilots have access to. By being able to concentrate on stealth and threat management F-35 pilots achieve what has been the key element in air combat since 1914; getting in the first shot. From 2014 into the 1940s the key to success in air-to-air combat was knowing how to fly into a position where you would see the enemy first and carry out a surprise attack. The earliest of these tricks was the World War I tactics of trying to have the sun behind you to make it more difficult for the enemy to see you coming. Another tactic was trying to get higher and out of sight (for as long as possible) until you could dive on the enemy aircraft in a high speed and unexpected attack. In effect, “stealth” and the resulting surprise was always the key to victory. The F-35 was designed with that in mind. The radar stealth and maneuverability isn’t as good as the F-22, but the F-35 “situational awareness” is much better. Pilots who have flown the F-22 and F-35 always note that and point out that, in the hands of an experienced pilot, it makes the F-35 a more effective aircraft than the older and more expensive F-22.
The F-35 was designed to have “affordable stealth” and much more effective sensors and electronics. The F-35 stealth is much less expensive than that in the F-22 and initial Israeli combat experience over Lebanon and Syria indicates that the stealth and internal electronic countermeasures more than make up to for that. The passive sensors and “sensor fusion” software of the F-35 also appear to be working as advertised. In the cockpit, the pilot has one large (20 inch diagonal) LCD showing all needed aircraft data with more showing on the pilots JHMDS helmet visor. That is all very well, but as with the very capable F-22, it wasn’t performance that limited procurement but excessive cost.
What the F-35 flight management software and situational awareness demonstrate is that the usual measures of a superior fighter aircraft (speed, maneuverability) no longer matter as much. An F-35 is more likely to see the other aircraft first, fire first and be more aware of the changing battle situation than enemy pilots in, on paper, faster and more maneuverable aircraft.
Even when the F-35 is hit and damaged the flight control software senses the damage and automatically flies differently to compensate for the damage. That takes a lot of stress off the pilot who can concentrate on threat and stealth management to complete the mission and get the aircraft back to base. Another important aspect of the F-35 is that its flight control and threat management software is built to be constantly updated by pilot experience. As more pilots fly the F-35 and experiment with different techniques, its software is updated to become more capable. Those updates require more attention to post-change testing. That’s because there are so many interconnections within the flight control software. Those have to be tested to prevent unexpected results when the pilot is most vulnerable to that sort of thing.
All these positive reviews from F-35 pilots have made it more likely sales will increase. In 2001 the U.S. believed 5,100 F-35s would be sold but the rising costs and increasing delays drove that down to 3,100 by 2013 and 2,500 by 2018. Now that some F-35s are actually in service (F-35As and 35Bs) and getting good reviews from users, existing and potential customers are increasing their orders. That may not last, because there is a lot still to be discovered about how well the F-35 will do in comparison to the many F-16s, F-15s, F-18s and AV-8s it will replace. The F-35C was supposed to enter service in 2018 but now it looks like 2019 is more likely and that will not have an impact on foreign sales because few, if any, were ever expected.
Currently, the F-35 is, at $405 billion, one of the most expensive defense procurement projects ever. Total development cost is now put at $70 billion, which comes to nearly $30 million per aircraft if only 2,500 are built. Development costs for the new U.S. F-35 fighter-bomber have grown more than a third over the last few years as the aircraft finally entered service. The additional development costs were accompanied by additional delays.
The 31 ton F-35 is mainly defined by the land-based F-35A which is armed with an internal 25mm cannon and four internal air-to-air missiles (or two missiles and two smart bombs) plus four external smart bombs and two missiles. All sensors are carried internally and max weapon load is 6.8 tons. The aircraft is very stealthy when just carrying internal weapons. The F-35B and C do not have the internal cannon and the B model has less internal space for weapons.
Like the F-22, which had production capped at less than 200 aircraft, the capabilities, as superior as they are, may not justify the much higher costs. The F-22 fighter is stealthier than the F-35, especially from the side and rear. The F-22 is more maneuverable and has two engines instead of one in the F-35. Both are stuffed with a lot of new technology. Obviously, the F-35 tech is more recent and more powerful. For example, the stealth coatings in the F-35 are far easier (and cheaper) to maintain than those in the F-22. But time will tell (and soon) just how much cheaper the F-35 is to maintain as an operational aircraft.
Initially, it was believed that most (about 60 percent) of the F-35s built would be used by foreign nations. The rising cost of the F-35 brought with it a reluctance to buy as many aircraft as customers originally planned. The success of smart bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan has also made it clear that fewer aircraft will be needed in the future. In any event, it's likely that F-35s will end up costing more than $100 million each and many current and potential customers realized they could upgrade some of their F-16s and get along just fine until it was clear that the F-35 was effective and affordable. That means the F-35 has to prove it is affordable to maintain. For most modern fighters operations and maintenance are 65 percent of the lifetime cost of the aircraft. Currently, the F-35A is 40 percent more expensive to maintain per flight hour than the F-16s most it will replace. The F-35 manufacturer says they can reduce that gap but potential buyers will want to see that in action first. Another deal breaker is the long time it takes to modify the F-35 software and certify non-U.S. weapons for use. This is proving to be another obstacle to foreign sales. So is the U.S. policy of allowing little foreign user access to the source code of the software. That’s a security measure and the only way around it (to help sales) is to make software changes requested by foreign users in a timely and affordable fashion. Same with construction costs, which are said to be falling to under $100 million per F-35A over the next few years but that goal seems out of reach and $110 million is more likely.
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Is Lebanon Embracing a Larger Russian Role in Its Country?
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Nour Samaha
Russia is rapidly expanding its footprint in the Middle East as it seeks to assert itself as a dominant player in the region. Today, it has several military bases in Syria; it has signed lucrative business and military deals with Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and Iran; it has bought shares in oil and gas in the Mediterranean; and—as the only actor that has relations with almost everyone—it is proving to be the go-to mediator for the conflicts across the region. And now Lebanon is in Moscow’s crosshairs.
Bilateral agreements and trade deals over the last couple of years demonstrate that both Lebanon and Russia are working to forge a closer alliance. While many agree the groundwork has been laid, what is still lacking is the political will towards greater formal cooperation on the Lebanese side. But with the formation of a new government and a changing landscape in the region, Lebanon’s political, business, and religious communities are now looking to Russia as a more willing and suitable partner with whom to work, especially in light of mounting U.S. pressure on Lebanon’s political and economic systems.
A more expansive Russian role in Lebanon today would prove to be significant for both states, and for Russia’s imprint in the Middle East. Russia is looking to cement its sphere of influence in the region, with Syria as its epicenter, and it views Lebanon, a smaller state whose eastern and northern borders Syria nearly surrounds, as a natural extension of that effort. Furthermore, for Russia’s Lebanese partners, Russia’s rise as a vigorous rival to the United States, European Union, and China suggests opportunities for an uncomplicated infusion into the Lebanese economy, an economy that is in desperate need of a boost as the latter powers retreat from engaging with the country. For Lebanon’s ruling majority—which today consists of Hezbollah and its local pro-Damascus allies—a close relationship with Russia would mean reduced dependence on the United States, and therefore a significant shift in regional dynamics.
The Lebanese government has already taken steps to bolster the country’s relationship with Russia. Lebanon’s trade and economy minister, Raed Khoury, told Russia’s Sputnik news site last year that he wanted to boost Lebanon’s trade with Russia threefold to some $1.5 billion within the next two to three years by increasing agricultural exports, signing bilateral agreements within the pharmaceuticals industry, and increasing mutual investment in the banking sector. A few days later, a cooperation agreement between the two states that focused on removing obstacles in trade was signed.
Other bilateral agreements are also being forged, including one on educational and cultural exchanges and another on combating illegal drug smuggling and criminal activity, that latter of which is expected to be ratified after the government formation process has been completed.
For those within the pro-Damascus axis, Russia’s close ties with the Syrian government and Assad’s allies Hezbollah has transitioned into a close working relationship with Hezbollah and its local allies in Lebanon, who now hold the majority in the newly elected parliament.
Those within the business community in Lebanon see Russia as a conduit to economic investment in Syria as the country gears up for reconstruction, given Russia’s de facto role as mediator for Assad’s government and the outside world. For those within the anti-Syrian government axis, Russia provides them with a link to Damascus without having to deal directly with the Syrian government; this month both right-wing Christian parties, Kata’eb and the Lebanese Forces, have called on Russia to mediate between the Lebanese government and the Syrian government to facilitate the return of refugees to Syria, and Saad Hariri, the current prime minister of Lebanon, is now actively working with a Russian delegation on a joint committee to facilitate their return.
Those within the business community in Lebanon see Russia as a conduit to economic investment in Syria as the country gears up for reconstruction…
Lebanon’s political establishment and tycoons aren’t the only ones with a growing investment in Russia. There are, too, those within the minority sects who view Russia as a protector during a period where minorities are being targeted and driven out the region—which these sects claim is a direct result of U.S. foreign policy actions in the region. While in the past Russia has largely remained on the sidelines with respect to sectarian issues in Lebanon, in recent years it has positioned itself as a partner and ally of the eastern sects (the Christian sects rooted in the East, such as the Orthodox, Melkites, Assyrians and Maronites, as opposed to those who originated in the West, such as the Protestants, Evangelicals, and Roman Catholics), even taking on the role as mediator between the different Christian sects. For the eastern sects, Russia is seen as a natural ally in the face of America’s Evangelical Christians, who are viewed suspiciously for their close relationship with Israel.
“The Russians are working on multiple fronts in Lebanon,” a former MP from the March 14 coalition, the alliance that brought Prime Minister Hariri to power, told The Century Foundation. “They are stepping into a void that has been left by the Americans.”
Historically, influence over Lebanon has been shared between different regional and international stakeholders: largely the United States, Saudi Arabia and France. But where these traditional guarantors are today weighing out the costs and benefits of continued investment in Lebanon in light of regional and domestic shifts—or have simply shifted their attention elsewhere—Russia sees this as an opportunity to step up and fill the vacuum they are leaving behind.
Changes in a Traditional Sphere of Influence
For decades the United States has worked hard to keep Lebanon within its sphere, an investment so deep that it deployed Marines to Lebanon’s shores twice, once in 1958 and then again in 1982. It has entrenched itself in Lebanon’s educational, scientific, health, social, and cultural institutions: some of Lebanon’s most prestigious institutions are United States-affiliated, including the American University of Beirut, the Lebanese American University, and the American University Hospital. Last year, America broke ground for its new $1 billion embassy compound, a huge amount to spend on a massive complex in a country of only approximately five million people, and it also continues to be one of the largest donors in military aid to the Lebanese security forces—$1.7 billion since 2007. It has also embedded dozens of U.S. military officers within Lebanese security forces to help train and equip them.
For the United States, these efforts to maintain a strong foothold in Lebanon have been largely in the interest of attempting to offset Hezbollah’s power and what the United States sees as expanding Iranian influence in the country. But as Hezbollah’s local allies gain more power and the party continues its close working relationship with Lebanon’s security forces, there are now heated debates in Washington over whether Lebanon is a “lost cause” and whether American investment is costly and ineffective, or whether the United States should continue its efforts to build a stronger state that can eventually “absorb’ Hezbollah’s power—whereby, in theory, strong institutions, a centralised state and a strong army will reduce dependence on Hezbollah as a military force and as an organisation that provides welfare services in areas where the state is lacking.
…as Hezbollah’s local allies gain more power and the party continues its close working relationship with Lebanon’s security forces, there are now heated debates in Washington over whether Lebanon is a “lost cause” and whether American investment is costly and ineffective…
On the ground in Beirut, America’s local allies say this uncertainty on what the United States should do with their Lebanon relations is further exacerbated by the “pro-Hezbollah, anti-Israel” rhetoric coming from leading political figures, including the president, the army chief, and the head of general security.
“The Americans don’t like to hear this, that the Lebanese army chief and the president will fight ‘the Zionists,’” said a Lebanese source close to the United States in Lebanon. “Or that the security agencies are working closely with Hezbollah.”
Yet as the U.S. administration mulls whether to expand and enforce tougher sanctions on Hezbollah that could include political affiliates, many in Lebanon—on both sides of the political divide—are now looking towards Russia as a viable alternative willing to invest economically and militarily without political preconditions.
“The Americans are willing to concede some influence if the other side is a side they can deal with, which would be Russia. We’ve seen this in Syria,” the source said. “And if it serves to counter or contain Iranian presence in Lebanon.”
Eyes on Lebanon
Historically, Lebanon was not of strategic value to Moscow. During the Soviet years, while it had close ties with the leftist, communist, and secularist factions in Lebanon (largely through arms and military training) and facilitated thousands of Lebanese students to study in the Soviet Union, it never had the ability nor the interest to invest in educational, scientific, or even cultural institutions that could compete with those of the United States in Lebanon.
But today, the re-establishment of joint military bases in Syria and the recent signing of a fifty-year military deal to maintain a presence in Syria, not to mention the millions of dollars’ worth of economic investments in the country, are concrete indications that Russia plans on staying in the Levant for the long term—and that they see Lebanon as a natural and vital extension to its presence and influence in Syria.
Tilting Lebanon into its sphere of influence would allow Russia to protect its continuing presence in Syria, and establish a strong and permanent foothold along the eastern Mediterranean coast, from there serving its oil and gas projects. In 2014 Russia signed the rights to exploration of Syria’s offshore gas fields, and further consolidated its presence on the Mediterranean in December last year after winning the offshore energy rights to explore for oil and gas in Lebanon’s fields. And as the terms of the agreement stipulate, exploration can last for up to ten years, and if commercial reserves are proved and a development plan is approved by the Lebanese government, they have the “right to tap gas and oil during 25 years after its approval with an extension option.”
Lebanese sources say Russia’s involvement in the oil and gas field means it can also play a positive role in preventing Israeli interference in the exploration and extraction in the blocks between the two countries—specifically Block 9, which Israel falsely claims as theirs and where Russia will be working.
Militarily, Russia had tried in the past to bolster a stronger cooperation with the Lebanese government—in 2008, then Lebanese defense minister Elias el Murr, a close U.S. ally, rebuffed a military package from Russia consisting of dozens of T-72 tanks, ammunition, and ten free MiG-29 fighter jets. Following a veiled warning from then-U.S. ambassador to Lebanon, Michele Sison, who told him the Moscow “deal” had led to many questions in Washington, he promised he would stall, later saying the Lebanese army would not be accepting them, not “before 2040!” The deal never came into fruition.
But the situation started to change last year. Suddenly, parliament approved a technical military cooperation agreement with Russia—a deal that had been frozen since 2012. An amendment was hastily added that would see Lebanon receiving military aid from Russia—the first shipment of which is expected to arrive at the beginning of September.
Tilting Lebanon into its sphere of influence would allow Russia to protect its continuing presence in Syria, and establish a strong and permanent foothold along the eastern Mediterranean coast, from there serving its oil and gas projects.
This paved the way for Russia to offer an even more lucrative military deal—one that would see the Lebanese army receiving Russian weaponry over a span of fifteen years to the tune of around $1 billion, and with no interest on the repayments. This time it looked likely to go through: the president approved it, the army approved it, and the defense minister was set to sign it on his trip to Moscow. But intense pressure from both the United States’ and the United Kingdom’s ambassadors in Lebanon forced Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri to shelve the deal—according to numerous sources close to the Russians and close to the premier—and he abruptly cancelled the defense minister’s trip.
According to a source close to Hariri, the United States will only accept Russian influence in Lebanon within certain parameters. “If buying Russian weapons signals a big shift towards Russia, the Americans are not going to accept that. And as long as it won’t be used as a means to pressure America. America won’t accept this kind of game,” he said.
Fearing the deal may be formally accepted after the government formation, Washington reasserted pressure on Hariri not to sign the deal. But sources within the Russian camp in Lebanon have made it clear that while there is a consensus to give Hariri some space for the time being, they are confident that this deal and others will go through after the government is formed.
As one source close to the Russians in Lebanon said, “The Russians have patience because the groundwork is ready for this level of partnership, and they are betting on the shift in the political atmosphere.”
As this source’s confidence indicates, Russia has been playing a long game in the Middle East. It has carefully cultivated economic, military, and political ties with the region’s powerhouses, powerhouses that had traditionally been firmly in America’s camp: namely Turkey, the Gulf countries, and Egypt. Its historical alliances with both Iran and Syria are stronger than ever. Even Israel is turning to Russia as a security guarantor and mediator with its neighbors. And now Lebanon, where the United States has historically maintained outsized influence over the tiny state, is pivoting—the most recent indicator of a new Middle Eastern footprint for Moscow, and something which will have repercussions for decades to come.
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Main Ingredient In Red Wine, Chocolates Show Promise In Alzheimer's Treatment
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A new study discovered that highly concentrated form of a compound in red wine and dark chocolates may have effects against the progression of Alzheimer's disease. They found out that resveratrol could show promise in the debilitating disease's treatment.
Resveratrol is an antioxidant that plants produce to protect them against stress from the environment. It can be extracted from wine, red grapes, berries or dark chocolate, reports the U.S. News and World Report.
The study, published in the journal Neurology, is the first to shed light on the effects of resveratrol on Alzheimer's disease which is the ninth leading cause of death among Americans. In fact, in 2013, as many as 5 million Americans were living with Alzheimer's disease and by 2050, this number is projected to reach around 14 million.
According to Scott Turner, director of the Memory Disorders Program at Georgetown University Medical Center and lead author of the study, reiterates that further research is needed despite the success of the phase 2 of their clinical trial, reports Washington Post.
However, they found out that the compound produced a promising effect on the level of beta amyloid, the abnormal protein found in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Those who consumed two grams of resveratrol had stabilized levels of this protein. This protein should decrease in time as the disease progresses because it will form plagues in the brain.
The study did not specifically show whether people's symptoms were stabilized too. Health experts caution that this study needs further investigation and larger trials are needed .
"It does appear to be safe, and we did find evidence that resveratrol can get into the brain," Turner said.
He added, "We're not ready to recommend it as a treatment for Alzheimer's."
Yet supplements containing the said compound are now available in many drug stores.
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First-trimester placental protein 13 screening for preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate first-trimester serum placental protein 13 (PP13) as a screening test for preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). STUDY DESIGN: We performed a prospective, nested case-control study in the Massachusetts General Hospital Obstetric Maternal Study. PP13 was measured by solid-phase sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in serum samples that were collected at the first prenatal visit (9-12 weeks of gestation) from women who subsequently experienced preeclampsia (n = 47), IUGR (n = 42), or preterm delivery (n = 46). Women with uncomplicated term deliveries served as control subjects (n = 290) and were matched to cases by gestational age when serum was collected and for the duration of specimen storage. RESULTS: The median first-trimester PP13 level was 132.5 pg/mL in the control subjects. Median PP13 levels were significantly lower among women who had preeclampsia (27.2 pg/mL; P < .001), IUGR (86.6 pg/mL; P < .001), and preterm delivery (84.9 pg/mL; P = .007). When PP13 was expressed as multiples of the gestational age-specific medians among the control subjects, the multiples of the medians were 0.2 for preeclampsia, 0.6 for IUGR, and 0.6 for preterm delivery (P < .001 for each disorder compared with control subjects). Receiver operating characteristic analysis yielded areas under the curve of 0.91, 0.65, and 0.60 for preeclampsia, IUGR, and preterm delivery, respectively. At a 90% specificity rate, the corresponding sensitivities were 79%, 33%, and 28%, respectively. CONCLUSION: The screening of maternal PP13 levels in the first trimester is a promising diagnostic tool for the prediction of preeclampsia with high sensitivity and specificity.
Wolf, Myles Selig
Chafetz, I; Kuhnreich, I; Sammar, M; Tal, Y; Gibor, Y; Meiri, H; Cuckle, H; Wolf, M
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
35.e1 - 35.e7
10.1016/j.ajog.2007.02.025
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Fetal Growth Retardation
Galectins
Gestational Age
Obstetric Labor, Premature
Pre-Eclampsia
Pregnancy Proteins
Pregnancy Trimester, First


2009-10Last 16Round 4
Le Mans 73
February 23, 2010 CET: 20:45
Local time: 20:45 PALAU OLÍMPIC DE BADALONA
With just two games left in the Last 16, DKV Joventut became the exclusive leader of Group I when it outlasted visiting Le Mans 80-73 on Tuesday in Badalona, Spain. Joventut now has a 3-1 record, one victory more than both Aris BSA and Alba Berlin, while Le Mans is at the bottom of the table with a 1-3 record. After an even first half ended with Joventut getting a slim 48-46 advantage, the third quarter was all defense as the teams split only 15 points between them. The fourth quarter was all suspense as Dewarick Spencer tied 68-68 for Le Mans, but Joventut reacted with a 12-5 run to decide the outcome. Clay Tucker led the winners with 17 points, 8 of them posted in the last quarter. Pere Tomas added 12 and David Jelinek had 10. Spencer led all the scorers with 22 points but he went 0 for 5 from three-point distance. JP Batista amassed a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds for Le Mans, while Maleye Ndoye contributed 12 points and Anotine Diot 10.
Luka Bogdanovic opened the fire from beyond the arc for Joventut before Batista answered with 5 points in a row for Le Mans. Mario Fernandez gave a new 7-5 advantage to Joventut, but the teams exchanged leads until David Jelinek tied at 16-16 with a rocket from long distance. Thierry Rupert put Le Mans in front again and Diot kept the guests there with a triple worth a 21-23 lead after 10 minutes. Jelinek remained on fire with another triple to start the second quarter, but Maleye Ndoye showed all his skills scoring 8 consecutive points as Le Mans led 28-30. The game remained balanced with Christian Eyenga tying again on 30-30, Tucker and Kristaps Valters with 3 shots from downtown returned a 39-36 edge to Joventut, while Batista kept his side on track from the free throw line. Spencer put Le Mans in front again 39-40 after scoring 4 free throws, then the lead changed hands seven times in the last 3 minutes of the second quarter before Tucker's free throw fixed a 48-46 halftime score in Joventut's favor.
Back from the lockers, Tomas ended 3 scoreless minutes from long distance to raise Joventut's margin to 51-46, Batista scored free throws for Le Mans, but the defenses remained dominant on both sides for several minutes. Edu Hernandez-Sonseca finally scored in the paint for the hosts, then Alain Koffi nailed a free throws for the game's biggest lead yet, 54-48. A three-pointer of Charles Kahudi and two easy points for Josep Franch moved the score before Rupert made it 56-53 after 30 minutes. Zack Wright slammed in the ball early in the last quarter to get Le Mans within 56-55. Tomas with another dunk and Tucker with a three-pointer restored a six-point Joventut difference, 65-59, with 5 minutes left. Batista pushed Le Mans with a three-point-play, Franch answered on the break and Spencer put Le Mans closer still at 67-66, forcing a Joventut timeout. Spencer completed the Le Mans surge by forging a 68-68 tie with free throws, but then Tucker matched him and added a triple in a 6-0 run that gave Joventut a 74-68 advantage entering in the last minute. After that, Fernandez was perfect scoring 4 of 4 free throw tries before Tomas sealed Joventut's first-place takeover win with a dunk on the buzzer that promised the home fans more big games ahead.
Referees: DRABIKOVSKY, VOLODYMR; LOTTERMOSER, ROBERT; MANTYLA, PETRI
DKV Joventut 21 27 8 24
Le Mans 23 23 7 20
DKV Joventut 21 48 56 80
Le Mans 23 46 53 73
DKV Joventut
9 VALTERS, KRISTAPS 6:29 5 1/1 2/2 1 1 1 1 2 3 7
10 BOGDANOVIC, LUKA 23:14 6 0/2 1/4 3/4 1 2 3 2 1 1 3 8
11 BUENO, ANTONIO 15:20 6 3/6 1 2 3 1 2 2 1 2 2 6
14 FRANCH, JOSEP 9:56 7 2/2 1/2 3 1 1 3 2 8
15 JELINEK, DAVID 12:37 10 2/5 2/5 1 1 2 1 2 1 4
16 HERNANDEZ-SONSECA, EDU 16:22 4 1/5 2/2 1 2 3 1 4 1 -1
17 NOREL, HENK DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
19 TOMAS, PERE 27:49 12 4/5 1/4 1/2 1 1 3 1 2 2 2 10
21 KOFFI, ALAIN 25:04 5 2/3 1/2 2 4 6 1 3 2 1 12
23 EYENGA, CHRISTIAN 7:25 2 1/1 0/1 1 1 3
24 TUCKER, CLAY 32:09 17 1/6 4/7 3/4 1 1 4 1 2 1 4 5 12
34 FERNANDEZ, MARIO 23:35 6 1/1 0/2 4/4 1 5 6 4 2 3 3 16
Totals 200:00 80 17/36 10/25 16/21 12 20 32 19 8 11 5 5 21 23 91
Head coach: ALONSO, SITO
4 WRIGHT, ZACH 21:57 4 2/5 0/1 1 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 6
5 KAHUDI, CHARLES 18:38 3 0/1 1/1 4 4 1 1 1 2 7
6 SPENCER, DEWARICK 32:20 22 6/11 0/5 10/10 2 3 5 3 1 1 4 6 22
7 KAHUDI, HENRI DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8 DIOT, ANTOINE 26:02 10 2/4 2/4 1 1 2 2 1 5 1 2 3 8
9 NDOYE, MALEYE 21:03 12 2/3 2/4 2/2 1 1 1 1 3 1 8
11 YANGO, GUILLAUME 12:28 2 1/3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 -1
12 RUPERT, THIERRY 20:50 4 2/10 3 4 7 1 1 1 2
13 BATISTA, J.P. 25:23 16 4/10 1/1 5/5 4 6 10 1 1 1 2 2 7 24
15 SALYERS, MARC 21:19 0/2 1 1 1 4 -6
38.8% 37.5% 100%
Head coach: JACKSON, JD
ALONSO, SITO
"I'm happy with the victory. Every game now is a final, and at times that makes us anxious. For that reason, sometimes players who normally shoot good percentages, like Bogdanovic, don't see the ball go in as comfortably now. The third quarter tonight we controlled thanks to defense. Our young players gave us fresh legs and it helped us. Mario Fernandez directed the team well. Little by little we are feeling better and that translates into more confidence and gets our spirits up. Le Mans still has chances for the Quarterfinals, and today they created lots of problems for us."
JACKSON, JD
"I have been a lucky spectator for a game in which my players have given their best until the end against a team that plays in a great league. I am very proud of my players for having defended well against DKV and today we played without complexes. The young players on DKV surprised us and I liked them a lot. We were in the game until the end, and only their good shooting at the right moments has beaten us. DKV certainly showed its class."
FRANCH, JOSEP
"It has been an intense game in which we were nervous and anxious at some point due to our desire to seal the outcome as soon as possible. This win will allow us to get confidence for future games. We need to get back our spirit and morale. Le Mans was not an easy opponent for us and made it tough for us until the very end of the game. Our effort and will stood out tonight."
DIOT, ANTOINE
"We are leaving with a good taste in our mouths. We were better than Joventut in the first quarter, and the first half was a back-and-forth battle in which both teams played really well. I think we played in a good game and DKV Joventut won it in the end because they were better than us."
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Tone Sundgård Anker
Tone Sundgård Anker was born in Trondheim, Norway. She was educated as a music teacher at Østlandets Musikkonservatorium in Oslo. After her teaching diploma she graduated with an orchestral diploma from the Hochschule für Musik Trossingen in Germany as a student of professor Francis Orval. Furthermore she took soloist- and chamber music diploma from Hochschule für Musik Winterthur, Switzerland, with teacher David Johnson. Since 1996 Tone Anker has been the solo horn player in Odense Symfoniorkester, Denmark, and has had several solo performances with this orchestra. She is active as a teacher at Odense Musikskole and Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium and Southern Denmark Conservatory of Music. Besides this she frequently plays chamber music and is a member of a trio for horn, violin and piano. She was interviewed for the IHS E-Newsletter by Advisory Council member Kristina Mascher.
Q: Tone, you came to Central Europe to study with David Johnson and Francis Orval. What was it that made you return to Scandinavia?
A: I loved living, studying and working in Germany and Switzerland. I wanted, after 3 years of studying in Oslo, Norway, to get new inspiration and learn from fantastic hornplayers abroad. My plan was to get a job in an orchestra. As you know, you have to work hard, be at the right place at the right time, play your best AND be the one they are looking for..to get a job in an orchestra.I was lucky to be that one in september 1995 in Odense, Denmark. In one break during the audition, I went for a walk and got the feeling, that I would love to stay here, I felt welcome and at home. And I could speak my own language, norwegian, after 4 years of mostly german. I am happy to say, that I am still loving working here in my orchestra and in Denmark.
Q: Would you say that there is such a thing as the Scandinavian horn sound? If so, how would you describe it?
A: I don't know if we have our own sound. First, we play on a lot of different horns: Alexander, Paxman, Rauch, Dieter Otto, Dürk etc. So we do not play the same instrument as in Vienna. I also think that we do have a lot of fantastic hornplayers in each of the nordic countries. And they play their own way. We do have "stars" in each country that have a big influence of how the rest of the hornplayers are inspired to play.
Q: What other Scandinavian musicians have been an inspiration to you?
A: I could mention a lot of inspiring musicians..Frøydis Ree Wekre is one of them. She has had a positive influence for female horn players, by showing us that it is possible to be a woman and a professional hornplayer, in a brass section / world, full of men. I have the pleasure of leading my horn section, of me and 4 male hornplayers, and it has never been a problem, I do feel accepted. I also want to mention the Danish Radio Big Band. I had the big pleasure of playing, with this fantastic group of jazz musicians, a Gil Evans program, in some concerts in Denmark, Norway and Germany. I was totally “high” for weeks and months after. As an orchestra horn player, it was so inspiring to be in this “another world of music and playing”. Much more free! Of course they had music, but they were improvising and playing from their hearts! Beautiful musicians! A gift for me as a classical hornplayer!


NIRF Ranks IIM Ahmedabad As The Best B-school In The Country
IIMs top the list of best B-schools in a ranking by the National Institute Ranking Framework.
04 April, 2018 by BW Online Bureau
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The Indian Institutes of Management – IIM-A, IIM-B, IIM-C and IIM-L were ranked as the best management schools in the country. In 2016 ranked IIM-A which has a rich legacy as an institution of excellence, was ranked as the second best by the NIRF. In 2017, the institute regained its top spot as the best B-school and it seems that 2018 ranking has cemented its position as the best IIM.
As the results of the ranking were announced, Prof Errol D’souza, director, IIM-Ahmedabad, said, “We are grateful to the NIRF for ranking us number one for a consecutive year. At IIMA, we constantly strive to strengthen our management education which nurtures future leaders and have always believed in giving a high value of education to our students. We are committed to continue to serve them with vigour by improving our quality on various fronts such as course development, research, placements and infrastructure.
Other institutes who scored the top ranks in other categories were Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, (IISc) which was ranked as the best university in India, followed by Jawaharlal Nehru Univeristy (JNU) in the second place and Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in the third place.
In the best colleges category, Delhi University’s Miranda House retained its top rank while St. Stephens was ranked second and Bishop Heber College came in third.
The top engineering colleges were IITs from Madras, Bombay and Calcutta.
This year the government through NIRF has introduced nine categories – adding law, architecture and medical to the existing list of universities, engineering colleges, pharmacy and best colleges categories.
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Libbey Inc. to Announce 2018 Third Quarter Financial Results November 6, 2018
TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Libbey Inc. (NYSE American: LBY), one of the largest glass tableware manufacturers in the world, is scheduled to announce 2018 third quarter financial results on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, prior to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer William Foley and Vice President, Chief Financial Officer James Burmeister will host an earnings conference call at 11 a.m. ET on November 6 to discuss the Company's financial results.
Interested parties may listen to the conference call on Libbey's website at https://investor.libbey.com by clicking on the "Q3 2018 Libbey Earnings Conference Call" link. A replay of the webcast will be available on the Company's website. Financial information, including the earnings release and other investor-related material, will also be available online.
About Libbey Inc.
Based in Toledo, Ohio, Libbey Inc. is one of the largest glass tableware manufacturers in the world. Libbey Inc. operates manufacturing plants in the U.S., Mexico, China, Portugal and the Netherlands. In existence since 1818, the Company supplies tabletop products to retail, foodservice and business-to-business customers in over 100 countries. Libbey's global brand portfolio, in addition to its namesake brand, includes Libbey Signature®, Master's Reserve®, Crisa®, Royal Leerdam®, World® Tableware, Syracuse® China, and Crisal Glass®. In 2017, Libbey Inc.'s net sales totaled $781.8 million. Additional information is available at www.libbey.com.
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Uno Selects Mirus
UNO’s selects Mirus to consolidate multiple data sets and create actionable reports for 150 restaurants.
Marc Bloomstein, VP Operations/Controller of UNO’s, and Dave Bennett, CEO of Mirus Restaurant Solutions, announce that UNO’s has selected Mirus’s for its worldwide chain of restaurants. Bloomstein and his team were facing a flood of data in a variety of formats. “We had a lot of useful data, spread across legacy systems that couldn’t communicate easily. We had to spend a lot of time cutting and pasting to perform the analysis we needed.”
Mirus' cloud base reporting software solved both problems: it consolidated the data, and provided the tools to create actionable reports. Bloomstein adds: “We now have a comprehensive data warehouse, and just as importantly, we have the flexible Mirus Report Writer for quick and easy ad hoc analysis.”
Dave Bennett of Mirus considers that consolidation and custom reporting are two of the major benefits that the Mirus provides. “With our software, Uno’s can now view and analyze all their data drawn from a variety of formats and restaurant configurations, and quickly focus on opportunities and problems.” He adds that “Our field team did a superb job on a tight schedule to meet Uno’s specific needs.”
Mirus had an opportunity to catch up with Mike Scafidi, Loss Prevention Manager, Unos Restaurants, at the Mirus User Conference (MCON) check out an interviews he did with us, links below.
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About Uno Pizzeria & Grill:
Uno Restaurant Holdings Corporation, based in Boston, Massachusetts, with 28 locations and approximately 1,700 employees within the state, includes over 150 company-owned and franchised restaurants located in 24 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, Honduras, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, and approximately 9,000 employees worldwide. UNO's mission is to deliver intensely flavorful, delicious and nutritious food in an environment of heartfelt hospitality, and was named America's Healthiest Chain Restaurant by Health magazine. The Company also operates a fast casual concept called Uno Dué Go, a quick service concept called Uno Express and a consumer packaged foods business which supplies airlines, movie theatres, hotels, airports, travel plazas, schools and supermarkets with both frozen and refrigerated private-label foods and Uno branded products.
For more information, please visit: unos.com
About Mirus:
Mirus is a web-based reporting software used by multi-unit restaurants. By leveraging information to measure and improve performance, Mirus supports decision makers across operations, finance, marketing, and IT. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Mirus has been a recognized leader in restaurant business intelligence since 1999.
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October 5, 2013 by Rohit Jagadeesan
Silver Week Edition
We are reaching a numerical milestone of 25 continuous weeks of publication. I would like to thank each and every one from the 49 countries across 6 continents who found something interesting to read here. This edition is a celebration of love and features 25 of the most romantic movies I have ever seen.
25. The Yellow Handkerchief (Japan, 1977) [ IMDB: 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes: 79%]
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAOl7Ii-TKI
The Best Line: Too many to mention. Not really. I don’t know Japanese.
The Plot: Three unrelated people take a road trip, one of them an ex convict who is on his way to meet his wife for the first time after his release from the prison.
Where is the romance: Some endings are truly sensational. This is one such ending.
24. Roman Holiday (1953) [ IMDB: 8.1, Rotten Tomatoes: 98%]
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIFo0txAvuE
The Best Line: “Tell you what. Why don’t we do all those things, together?”
The Plot: A princess enjoys her day in anonymity with an American newsman and falls for him.
Where is the romance: Everywhere, except in the end.
23. Atonement (2007) [ IMDB: 7.7, Rotten Tomatoes: 83%]
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWPZDi723Eo
The Best Line: “Had they let me, every day, I would have been there every day.”
The Plot: A young girl changes the love story of her sister.
Where is the romance: In the book in the movie.
22. An Affair to Remember (1957) [ IMDB: 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes: 87%]
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFWwFfRvClM
The Best Line: “There must be something between us, even if it’s only an ocean.”
The Plot: A playboy meets the love of his life on a ship. They decide to meet six months later at the Empire State building.
Where is the romance: When you want Cary Grant to know what you know, in the last scene of the film.
21. Titanic (1997) [ IMDB: 7.6, Rotten Tomatoes: 88%]
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCy5WQ9S4c0
The Best Line: “Where to, Miss?” “To the stars!”
The Plot: An aristocrat lady falls in love with a poor artist on the doomed maiden voyage of the Titanic.
Where is the romance: In the tragedy.
20. When Harry Met Sally (1989) [ IMDB: 7.6, Rotten Tomatoes: 88%]
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8DgDmUHVto
The Best Line: “When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.”
The Plot: Harry and Sally have been friends for a long time. It takes time for them to realize that they were meant to be together.
Where is the romance: For such an out and out sugary romance, the most memorable scene is the one in the restaurant.
19. Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (India, 1995) [ IMDB: 7.8, Rotten Tomatoes 94%]
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U9SpwJ9TCs
The Best Line: ” Iss ladke se zyaada pyar tujhe koi aur nahi kar sakta” (No one can love you more than this boy).
The Plot: After Raj met Simran, love was never the same.
Where is the romance: Mustard fields got the biggest makeover in terms of reputation. After Raj met Simran, mustard fields were never the same.
18. The Apartment (1960) [ IMDB: 8.4, Rotten Tomatoes: 93%]
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4OXm9-E8OQ
The Best Line: “That’s the way it crumbles.. cookie-wise.”
The Plot: The girl of his dreams is seeing his married boss.
Where is the romance: It is about finding true love and the triumph of the underdog.
17. Gone With the Wind (1939) [ IMDB: 8.2, Rotten Tomatoes: 96%]
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mM8iNarcRc
The Best Line: “You should be kissed and often; and by someone who knows how.”
The Plot: A woman loves someone so blindly that she is not able to see the man who loves her the most.
Where is the romance: In the roughness.
16. Doctor Zhivago (1965) [IMDB: 7.9, IMDB: 85%]
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAWrXTn5Www
The Best Line: “There’s an extraordinary girl at this party.” “I know. I’m dancing with her.”
The Plot: Doctor Zhivago is in love with two women and in the background is the Russian Revolution.
Where is the romance: All the scenes at railway stations, especially the last one.
15. Annie Hall (1977) [IMDB: 8.2, Rotten Tomatoes: 98%]
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBzHphcc2Jw
The Best Line: “That is the most fun I’ve ever had without laughing.”
The Plot: The compelling romance of a comedian and a singer.
Where is the romance: Love fades but the idea of love is intact.
14. Slumdog Millionaire (2008) [ IMDB: 8.0, Rotten Tomatoes: 94%]
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIzbwV7on6Q
The Best Line: “I knew you’d be watching.”
The Plot: A game show is his only hope for finding his long lost love.
Where is the romance: Every question brings him close to his love.
13. Before Sunrise (1995) [IMDB: 8.0, Rotten Tomatoes; 100%]
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v6X-Dytlko
The Best Line: “Isn’t everything we do in life a way to be loved a little more?”
The Plot: A man and woman meet on a train and spend an evening together in Vienna.
Where is the romance: If they did not make ‘Before Sunset’, you would still be thinking about the possibilities.
12. Breathless (France, 1960) [ IMDB: 7.9, Rotten Tomatoes: 96%]
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJFFy3soy9Y
The Best Line: “Informers inform, burglars burgle, murderers murder, lovers love.”
The Plot: A murderer and a girl escape and hide in Italy.
Where is the romance: In the ambiguity.
11. Wall-E (2008) [ IMDB: 8.5, Rotten Tomatoes: 96%]
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alIq_wG9FNk
The Best Line: “Computer, define ‘dancing’.”
The Plot: A robot goes in search of his love.
Where is the romance: The moment when WALL-E falls in love with Eve.
10. Notting Hill (1999) [ IMDB: 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes: 83%]
The Best Line: ” I’m also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.”
The Plot: The unlikely romance of a superstar and a bookseller.
Where is the romance: In the park.
9. Lost in Translation (2003) [ IMDB: 7.8, Rotten Tomatoes: 95%]
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYAS92XPvIM
The Best Line: “Can you keep a secret? I’m trying to organize a prison break. I’m looking for, like, an accomplice”
The Plot: Two lonely people bond in Tokyo.
Where is the romance: You can feel it. You can only feel it.
8. The English Patient (1993) [ IMDB: 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes: 84%]
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPKpU14Kqqw
The Best Line: “This… this, the hollow at the base of a woman’s throat, does it have an official name?”
The Plot: A spy and a married woman have a passionate affair.
Where is the romance: In the cave.
7. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (France, 1964) [ IMDB: 7.7, Rotten Tomatoes: 98%]
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7bhJkQd1T4
The Best Line: “People only die of love in the movies.”
The Plot: The tragedy of lovers separated by war which leads them to take life altering decisions.
Where is the romance: The most practical film on love.
6. Before Sunset (2004) [ IMDB: 8.0, Rotten Tomaotes: 95%]
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvFosXeqmDg
The Best Line: “You can never replace anyone because everyone is made up of such beautiful specific details.”
The Plot: They meet again after nine years, this time in Paris.
Where is the romance: Everywhere.
5. It Happened One Night (1934) [ IMDB: 8.2, Rotten Tomatoes: 98%]
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALmnUBqbhuo
The Best Line: “I don’t know very much about him, except that I love him.”
The Plot: The mother and father of every romantic comedy ever made.
Where is the romance: In it and in all the movies made later using the same template.
4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) [ IMDB: 8.4, Rotten Tomatoes: 93%]
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0ywpOFLHMY
The Best Line: “I’ve never felt that before.”
The Plot: A couple undergo a procedure to erase each other from their memories when their relationship turns sour, but it is only through the process of loss that they discover what they had to begin with. (From IMDB)
Where is the romance: When you know that some things are meant to be.
3. Cinema Paradiso (Italy,1988) [ IMDB: 8.4, Rotten Tomatoes:96%]
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2-GX0Tltgw
The Best Line: “Whatever you end up doing, love it.”
The Plot: Love and heartbreak in post war Italy.
Where is the romance: In the music.
2. Brief Encounter (1945) [ IMDB: 8.1, Rotten Tomatoes: 90%]
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGDCTlVWduk
The Best Line: “This misery can’t last… Not even life lasts very long.”
The Plot: They meet by chance, they fall in love and ……
Where is the romance: Too many to mention.
1. Casablanca (1942) [IMDB: 8.7, Rotten Tomatoes: 97%]
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLU41jUnWM4
The Best Line: “We’ll always have Paris.”
The Plot: Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into his.
Where is the romance: Whenever Ingrid Bergman is on screen.
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