the Khmer Rouge tribunal has charged Muth with murder, extermination, enslavement, imprisonment and persecution on political and ethnic grounds.

A Cambodian woman looks at portraits of victims of the Khmer Rouge at the Tuol Sleng genocide museum in Phnom Penh.

Muth is also accused of being responsible for killings of Vietnamese and Thai civilians, and other foreigners at sea, including the torture and execution of a group of yachtsmen in 1978. He has ignored summons from the tribunal, located in the the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, and police have in turn ignored an arrest warrant from the court, leading to accusations of government interference.

As a result, Muth, who denies the allegations and claims to have found peace through devout Buddhism, remains a free man. But how did Peace Corpsvolunteer Ben Larracey, a teacher at a local high school in remote north-west Cambodia, end up sharing a home with an accused war criminal?

According to the Phnom Penh Post, it was Muth’s son, Meas Sophors, who was originally chosen to host Larracey in September 2013, thereby earning a $110 monthly pay check from the US government. But a few months later, in January 2014, Larracey moved into Muth’s nearby house for a period of several months, possibly due to renovations on Sophors’ home.

He later returned to live with Sophors, but Muth said the young American often visited.

“I am a man who does not like to talk much, so I just say ‘hello’ and ‘how are you?’ in the Khmer language to him,” Muth told the Post.

It appears the


Peace Corps only took action after being contacted for the story. The organization did not respond to questions from GlobalPost asking how long it had known that a volunteer was staying with the family of Muth or if Larracey had informed the Peace Corps once he found out about his host family’s history.

“Peace Corps takes the responsibility to place Volunteers in safe and productive homestays extremely seriously,” a spokesperson said in an email.

“As soon as Peace Corps Headquarters learned of this situation, immediate action was taken and the Volunteer in question was removed from their site. Peace Corps will review its processes, as Volunteer safety and security is the agency’s top priority.”

It's a whopper for the US government. Clearly someone was asleep at the switch.

The revelations are alsothe Khmer Rouge tribunal at the University of Michigan, noted that although Muth’s name as a tribunal suspect had been leaked well before September 2013, when the placement was made, official charges were only laid in March this year.

“It does seem quite possible that staffers missed the connection,” he said in an email. “The real embarrassment is that Muth continues to live freely while facing credible charges of overseeing extensive atrocities.”

Admittedly, the area where Larracey was placed — Samlot district in the “rice bowl” province of Battambang — is home to many former Khmer Rouge cadres, meaning the Peace Corps would be hard-pressed to find a host family without any connection to the brutal communist regime.

Youk Chhang, executive director of the Documentation Center of Cambodia, which researches Khmer


more successful life in another occupation.

While it's not always the most upbeat film, "Up in the Air" compels the audience to feel real emotions. When Bingham's life is going great it's easy to feel happy for him, but when he's down you find yourself right there with him. My grade for "Up in the Air" is an A.

Disney returns to its time honored style of traditional 2-D animation this week with "The Frog and the Princess." Other films arriving in theaters comprise the historically based "Invictus," the supernatural thriller "The Lovely Bones," the emotional drama "A Single Man," and the comedy "The Slammin' Salmon."

Set in the New Orleans French Quarter during the Jazz Age, a young girl named Princess Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) kisses a frog hoping shecan turn him back into a human, but unfortunately the kiss turns her into a frog as well. The pair embarks on a journey to reverse the spell and become human again.

"The Frog and the Princess" reunites Disney creative minds Ron Clements and John Musker, the team behind classics like "Aladdin" and "The Little Mermaid." Clements and Musker direct this tale and receive assistance with the story from fellow Disney collaborators Greg Erb, Don Hall, Rob Edwards, and Jason Oremland.

WHO SHOULD SEE IT: Children, who experienced the magic of Walt Disney animation from an early age, will be anxious to see the company return to its roots. If you're the type of person who prefers hand drawn animation to the frequently used computer generated fare, then this film


is for you.

This film based on true events, follows the life of Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) after the fall of the apartheid in South Africa. Taking place during his first term as president, it shows his campaign to host the 1995 Rugby World Cup event in order to unite his countrymen.

WHO SHOULD SEE IT: Audiences that admire Clint Eastwood as a director should go see this drama, which has been billed as one of his best to date. If you're also a fan of Matt Damon, you will want to see him in the role of rugby star Francois Pienaar.

In this supernatural story, young Susie (Saoirse Ronan) observes her family from the space between life and death, as they cope with the trauma of her brutal rape andhe tries to go about a normal day in his life.

Fashion guru Tom Ford blazes a trail into the world of cinema directing and writing his first feature length film. Collaborating with David Scearce on the screenplay, Ford adapted the story from a novel by Christopher Isherwood.

WHO SHOULD SEE IT: Fans of the actor Colin Firth will want to see him, in a role that has been heralded as one of his finest. If you're looking for a serious drama that explores themes of death and loss, then you probably want to see "A Single Man."

Cleon Salmon (Michael Clarke Duncan), a former boxer turned restaurant owner, finds himself in over his head with debt to a Yakuza gang. He contrives a devious plan to repay his dues to


What Warner Did in Virginia Could Point The Way in Washington

Mark Warner had the right idea about how to deal with budget problems when he was Virginia's governor. My column from today's Roll Call says he should think about recommending them again.

Congress Should Adopt Mark Warner Budget Strategy

Sen. Mark Warner is best known at the moment for being one of the “gang of six” — the three Democrats and three Republicans who have been trying to come up with a bipartisan deficit reduction plan in the Senate. But long before the Virginia Democrat helped start the group, he was known as a fiscally conservative governor who received high marks for turning the state deficit that he inherited into a surplus.

Warner once told me that he was able toAndrius Kubilius and Ministers of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski and Audronius Azubalis). However, the Polish-Lithuanian challenge is vastly influenced by two groups of factors, external and internal.

It is not a novelty to name a party especially interested in the clash between Poland and Lithuania – Russia. Not implying any conspiracy theories, it is obvious that Russia was hardly happy to have a strong alliance between Poland and Lithuania in the EU, once even called the only remaining “cold war warriors” (Mark Leonard, Nicu Popescu, “A Power Audit of EU 27-Russia relations”. ECFR, 2007.), not to mention the firm joint position on Ukraine in 2004 and Georgia in 2008. Having a dialogue of the two strategic partners could be problematic for Russia especially taking in to account quite similar


narrative and portraying Lithuania as a country which seemingly violates human rights, Moscow needs an alliance of the Polish and Russian of minorities in Lithuania.

On the other hand Poland, as one of Lithuania's biggest neighbours and strategic partners, is practically not present in the Lithuanian hemisphere. While during the communist period, Lithuanian intelligentsia read Polish books, watched Polish television and treated Poland as a window to the West, now in the 21st century, Lithuanians have troubles in finding and accessing Polish television and Polish books are hard to find in bookshops. This fact is also interesting from the point of view of the presence of the Polish minority. Does it mean that there is a lack of general public voice in Lithuania willing to change this situation? Ithas no other political agenda except the issues of bilingual topographic signs, Polish names in passports and education in “Polish Schools”. Even the delegation of Polish journalists visiting Lithuania in November 2011 noticed that besides this agenda, there is hardly any other visible issue on the AWPL programme. This seems to be problematic not only for the Polish minority in Lithuania but also for Poland and its vision of policy towards minorities.

At the same time, it is well known that representatives of the Polish minority are present in other political parties in Lithuania. The question is, are they not particularly interested in activities of their minority in their respective parties, or do they see other challenges for Lithuanian society?

Polish-Lithuanian relations again have the chance to become hostage to


of communist times in Lithuania was also a special condition for teaching minorities in their own languages. The decreasing number of youth both in Lithuanian society as well as in ethnic minorities has triggered the reforms in the education sector and some of the Polish pupils are actually choosing Lithuanian schools themselves (Almost a half of Polish pupils (according to the data of the Ministry of Education of Lithuania). However, the main problem is not the law itself, but the dynamics of its introduction and short “vacatio legis”. Which make schools, pupils, teachers and parents, especially those in the provinces, not ready for the changes.

And again – it is only a dialogue which could erase the fear and increase understanding.

There are other issues like Polish names in passportssuspicion.

The Center for International Relations (CIR) is an independent, non-governmental think-tank, dedicated to the study of international relations and those foreign policy issues, which are of crucial importance to Poland, Europe and transatlantic relations. CIR carries out its own research projects, prepares reports and analyses and participates in international projects in cooperation with similar institutions in several countries. The center’s activities are analytical and educational in character. Since it was founded in 1996, the CIR has become an influential forum for foreign policy analysis and debate, involving leading politicians, diplomats, civil servants, local government officials, businessmen, journalists, students and representatives of other NGOs.

The goals of CIR are:
• to strengthen Polish foreign policy and to deepen the knowledge of international relations in Polish society,
• to deepen the understanding of


the aims of Polish foreign policy among the political, diplomatic and journalist elites in other countries as well as to make Polish leaders aware of the foreign policy objectives of other countries.
• to influence the most important elements of the foreign policy debate in Poland and abroad

The center’s activities to date have emphasized issues relating to NATO and international security, the different aspects of European integration as well as Poland in Europe, transatlantic relations, a broadly defined Eastern policy, migration, climate and energy, as well as the bilateral and multilateral elements of Polish foreign policy.

The article was prepared based on the discussion organized at the Centre for International Relations (Warsaw, Poland) on the 16th of March 2012. The text was first published on the website of a quarterlythe police as an appalling terrorist attack.”

The horrific images from the scene have already drawn comparison to the November 2015 terror attacks in Paris, which in particular targeted a concert hall. Those attacks killed 130 people, including dozens trapped inside an Eagles of Death Metal concert in the Bataclan theatre,

The Department of Homeland Security said after the explosion that U.S. citizens should "maintain security awareness."

"At this time, we have no information to indicate a specific credible threat involving music venues in the United States," DHS said in a statement. "However, the public may experience increased security in and around public places and events as officials take additional precautions."

Police departments in the U.S., including Chicago, are monitoring the Manchester situation.

Chicago police are "closely monitoring the incident in Manchester and


we are in real-time communication with our federal partners," the department said. "At this time, there is no nexus or known threat to the Chicago area but as always, we encourage individuals to report any suspicious activity to 911. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of those affected by this horrible tragedy."

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he was "heartbroken" by the explosion in Manchester and said that state law enforcement would step up security and patrols.

Eyewitnesses told local television that the Grande concert was just wrapping up when at least one thunderous explosion could be heard. Manchester Arena holds 21,000 people.

So far no one has claimed responsibility for the apparent attack. But Rita Katz, a terrorism analyst and the co-founder of the Search International TerroristEntities (SITE) Intelligence Group, a private intelligence firm in Washington, D.C., said that the terror group ISIS has celebrated the attack on social media.

The tragedy brought out best in some local residents, who took to the Facebook page of the Manchester police to offer free rides and even their homes to panicked concert goers.

The attack appears to have been either in the main hallway of the arena, or just outside the building, British Transport Police said. Emergency responders set up a triage area in the arena.

Twitter was abuzz with video of panicked fans running out of the Manchester Arena. A Grande label rep told Variety that there were two loud bangs at the concert venue.

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Contributing:


www.vit.ac.in is the official website of VIT University. VIT University was established under section 3 of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956, Government of India, New Delhi, VIT University was founded in 1984 as a self-financing institution known as Vellore Engineering College (VEC). Promoted by the North Arcot Education and Charitable Trust, the University is headed by the founder, G. Viswanathan, a former parliamentarian and minister in the Tamil Nadu Government.

The Vision of the VIT University will impart futuristic technical education and instil high patterns of discipline through our dedicated staff, who shall set global standards, making our students technologically superior and ethically strong, who in turn shall improve the quality of life of the human race.

For more information, please visit the official website of VIT Universitythe next generation.

Perhaps we in this Parliament have to start thinking as statesmen, not about the next election but about the next generation. We have a serious problem here. How do we go about competing on a world stage?

Think about internal trade barriers that exist now within Canada. We do not have the ability or the resolve as Canadians to get rid of these trade barriers within Canada that exist today. When we were negotiating the North American free trade agreement with the United States and Mexico there were three players around the table: Canada, the United States and Mexico.

When we were trying to break down the trade barriers within Canada, how many players were around the table-all the provinces and the federal government.

If we as Canadians are


they are wrong. Come join with us and make it 18 different cultures working to enhance that which was so dearly bought.

I would also like to point out to all hon. members wearing a poppy that as a symbol of the supreme sacrifice it should be worn above all other symbols and decorations including the parliamentary pin.

Mr. Speaker, on November 3 and November 4, 12 Nobel laureates from around the

world, four of whom are Canadian, will gather at the University of Toronto to inaugurate the John. C. Polanyi chair in chemistry. The celebration will be accompanied by a series of free public lectures entitled the "Science in Society Lectures" to be given by the laureates at the University of Toronto.

I mention this event not only because it honoursaround the world met at Toronto to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the faculty of social work at the University of Toronto.

Social workers play a pivotal role in Canadian communities through the promotion of social justice and equity for all groups in society irrespective of class, gender or cultural heritage, and especially for the disadvantaged during financially tough times.

As the oldest faculty of social work in Canada and the third oldest of its kind in North America, the faculty has left a proud legacy of achievements. Research advances in child welfare, family care giving for Alzheimers disease victims and family mediation are only some of the areas in which the faculty has contributed to the betterment of Canadian society.

I would therefore like to take this opportunity to recognize


the great work done by social workers and to congratulate the faculty of social work of the University of Toronto as it celebrates its 80th anniversary.

Mr. Speaker, adding insult to injury, yesterday the Minister of Canadian Heritage indicated that he was prepared to consider letting Quebec play a role with respect to the electronic highway, a role as important, said the minister, as that of cable companies or municipalities.

In so doing, the minister showed how indifferent he is to Quebec's cultural identity. It should be obvious that the electronic highway would have a decisive impact on Quebec society. It should be obvious that its cultural and educational content is the exclusive jurisdiction of the government of Quebec.

And incidentally, how does the minister account for the lack of representativesfrom Quebec's cultural community on the advisory council on the electronic highway?

The minister's incompetence and his lack of sensitivity to these issues are another good reason to demand his resignation.

Mr. Speaker, in addition to questions about the integrity of this government regarding the Minister of Canadian Heritage, I must raise the issue of integrity within the defence department.

It has now become clear that defence, along with Industry and Science Canada, is actively attempting to undermine and close down the operation of a small military magazine, Esprit de corps , which had the audacity to criticize defence department procedures and officials.

By threatening to refuse contracts to companies like Mercedes Benz and General Motors that advertise in the publication, the government is attempting to remove the base upon which the


the federal government through the new tourism commission should work with the private sector to promote Canada by promoting Canadian heritage. In eastern Ontario, for example, the Trent, Severn and Rideau waterways are part of our national heritage. They are a great attraction to tourists from other provinces and countries.

Promotion of major features of Canadian heritage will attract tourists to Canada from around the world and will encourage Canadians to travel in Canada. At the same time promotion of Canadian heritage will strengthen our sense of national identity.

Let us encourage interest in our heritage in Canada and around the world.

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to inform the House that the leader of the Bloc Qebecois has just sided with the Prime Minister, whom he now supports. Indeed theof agriculture and his party have in the past expressed strong support for the Canadian Wheat Board. In light of consultations that have already occurred, I urge the minister to stand firmly behind the board and its long term commitment to farmers.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honour the 69 men who perished in the fall of 1942 near Bell Island, Newfoundland. I would also like to pay tribute to those in the community of Bell Island who have kept the memory of these men alive.

Many Canadians do not know that Bell Island was the only community in North America to come under direct enemy fire during World War II. In the fall of 1942 four ships, three from Britain and one from France, were sunk by U-boats


in two separate incidents. Although 69 men died the people of Bell Island are credited with saving many lives.

Tomorrow, November 2, the Royal Canadian Legion of Bell Island will dedicate a seamen's memorial at Lance Cove Beach, close to the spot where the four ships were sunk. A special plaque to honour the people of Lance Cove is also included in the memorial.

The liberal government has introduced the Canada remembers program, and in this spirit tomorrow the community of Bell Island plans to commemorate an event that should never be forgotten.

Mr. Speaker, as chairperson for the Standing Committee on Transport it is my privilege to acknowledge the 50th anniversary of the opening of the international conference convened in Chicago to plan the post-war future of international civil aviation.I would like to note that the ICAO was created to ensure the orderly development of civil aviation.

In honour of the 50th anniversary the ICAO has convened another worldwide transport conference that will be held in Montreal on November 23. There are many global developments that will influence the future evolution of commercial air transportation in the years to come. These include changing trade patterns, technological advances and the growing affluence of countries that were once less developed.

It is therefore quite timely for the nations of the world to begin reviewing the economic rules and regulations under which international air services are operated.

The ICAO is to be commended for the leadership it has shown by organizing this conference. I wish all the conference participants every success in their


endeavours.

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of my colleagues I rise to congratulate Juliette Kang of Edmonton, a brilliant young violinist, who won the gold medal, the $25,000 first prize, and first place in four individual categories at the recent International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. In fact she has captured more special prizes than anyone else in competition history.

Ms. Kang is internationally recognized as having virtuosity and great musical maturity, and the rare ability to regulate rational and emotional balance.

This morning Ms. Kang was a featured guest on CBC's "Morningside". Her exceptional talent was displayed in her performance of two pieces of music during the show. I hope the interview is replayed on "The Best of Morningside" this evening so that more listeners can hear this fabulous musician.

I would ask7:00 p.m. Reservations for the dinner portion of the Fiesta California program must be in by Friday, September 7 at noon.

An Evening with Robert Dorian

ROBERT DORIAN

Thursday, September 13, 1984

"Mystifies, baffles, and confounds... DIABOLICAL." That's the way the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner described clairvoyant-mentalist Robert Dorian, who will open The Athenaeum series on Thursday, September 13th. A reception at 5:30 and dinner at 6:00 will be followed by Dorian's performance. Dorian, who appears frequently at The Magic Castle in Los Angeles, has earned enthusiastic critical acclaim throughout the country for his baffling and amazing displays of mindreading. Critics have described the young mentalist as "uncanny," "incredible," and "marvelously mystifying." This promises to be a unique and highly entertaining evening. We can accommodate 150 people for Mr. Dorian's performance and will


as the greatest English speaking actor of his generation. Last summer during the Olympics Arts Festival Jacobi scored a triumph in his appearances with the Royal Shakespeare Company. As I, Claudius, which was dramatized by Jack Pulman from Robert Graves's famous novel, Jacobi gives a remarkable performance as the stammering, limping Claudius who sheds his reputation as a fool, almost a court jester, to become a great emperor in a Rome filled with intrigue, decadence, and rampant ambition. Co-starring with Jacobi is Sian Philips as the scheming, ruthless, and remarkable Livia.

I, Claudius is a grandly entertaining and enriching series. Plan to sign-up for all seven evenings by September 18.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Would you like to run your own business rather than work in someone else's? Hear how others did it! Thisfall, the Athenaeum will host five entrepreneurs who founded and now run their own multi-million dollar firms. The dinner meetings run on Tuesday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m. on September 18, October 2 and 30, November 20, and December 4. Speakers will include the CEOs of an investment portfolio management firm, an investment banker, an agricultural conglomerate, a property development firm, and a mortgage banking and financial services group.

Speakers will discuss their own preparation and experiences, their operating policies, and their personal principles. Participation will be limited to 25 to allow personal interaction and attendance at all five sessions will be encouraged. Professor Bjork is the organizer of the series and can supply further information.

MADRIGAL FEAST

No doubt everyone has heard of the incredible amounts of food, fun,


A Life Built From Underground

Source: The Register-Herald

It was a normal Friday in 1971 when a young man returning home from the Vietnam War decided to become a coal miner.

Unaware that he would later become the longest serving president of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), Cecil Roberts stepped foot in his first coal mine as a sixth generation miner, ready to work.

Both of Roberts’ grandfathers were killed in the mines, and his great-uncle, Bill Blizzard, was a well-known organizer during the West Virginia Mine Wars in the 1920s. Blizzard was also a UMWA district president.

Despite his deep, familial ties to the mines, nepotism was never a factor for Roberts. Like every other hardworking coal miner, he paid his dues by starting at the bottom as a redride inside the drift mine like a champ, refusing to let the men he would later spend his career fighting for know he was scared.

The entire ride, Roberts thought, “What in the world did I get myself into?”

In the endless sea of underground darkness, the men could easily touch the ceiling of the small hole bored into the mountain. When the ride came to a stop, Roberts was once again astonished.

It was a good one-fourth of a mile walk to the location they had been assigned. He couldn’t stand, let alone walk. To his amazement, the older coal miners jumped out and got right to work.

“I kept hitting my head on the roof and thought, ‘This is absolutely impossible,’” Roberts said.

The experienced miners handed him a shovel and


drafted into the U.S. Army in 1966. After leaving Vietnam and becoming a coal miner, he became active in his local union No. 2236.

Roberts’ first elected role was vice president of his local union, District 17, in West Virginia. He served for five years. He was then elected vice president of the UMWA International in 1982 and served in that role for 13 years.

The time spent in Washington, D.C., for this position was a culture shock. For a kid who grew up in Shamrock Holler, the idea that a mortgage payment could be $1,000 was inconceivable. His family’s house payment was $176.

Roberts became UMWA president in 1995 at age 49. He acclimated to his new life in D.C., expecting to be there five to 10 years. Although heThere are no tidy rules for working through grief. Dr.
Larry Hawk, whose sister Kathy Nicosia was a flight attendant aboard
American Airlines Flight 11, grieved through working. In the days
following the crashes, Hawk manned one of the hundreds of triage units
along Manhattan's West Side Highway. But his unit was unique. It was
equipped with miniature IV bags, water bowls and dog food to rescue
and revive the thousands of pets stranded in crumbling and evacuated
buildings in lower Manhattan.

The president and CEO of the American Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Hawk quickly mobilized a team of
veterinarians, police officers and pet psychologists to escort pet
owners through the dead zone to their former apartments. Wearing a green
A.S.P.C.A. T-shirt over his plaid shirt and chinos, Hawk listened to
their stories and calmly vowed to


The NBA found itself this week in the same predicament it was in almost a year ago and had decisions to make on punishments for an early-season scuffle.

In October 2018, during Lakers’ opening night in Los Angeles, Rajon Rondo and Brandon Ingram got into an altercation with the Rockets’ Chris Paul that involved punches thrown. Paul was suspended two games, Ingram four and Rondo got three games for his actions, which appeared to include spitting on Paul.

On Wednesday night, the NBA needed to judge and rule on the physical altercation between Philadelphia star Joel Embiid and Minnesota star Karl-Anthony Towns in the 76ers’ win over the Timberwolves. The Athletic’s Michael Lee was in Philadelphia and provided this account of the incident. The next 20 hours consisted of everyoneWe popped into the Terry Bison Ranch in Cheyenne, Wyoming for a couple of days.
Been there before and while it's not the prettiest place to camp, the price is right and access to highways I-80 and I-25 are super easy.
Too, Bobby Flay voted Terry Bison Ranch for Wyoming's best burger in 2009 and I agree. Their bison burgers are some of the best I've ever eaten.
But the beer offerings take … [Read more...]

Oktoberfest in Leavenworth is the next best thing to being in Munich! There's live music, German food, arts and crafts, Bavarian clothing sale, and activities for the whole family during the first 3 weekends in October.
Leavenworth's own Musikkapelle Leavenworth will be joined by other musical groups from the US and Germany and Leavenworth's Mayor will tap


This invention relates to molding presses, and more particularly to mechanism for opening and closing the molds of a molding press.
In transfer and injection molding of synthetic thermosetting and thermoplastic resins, rubber and other elastomers, die cast and other materials, the presses must furnish a clamping force greater than the force created by the transferring or injecting of materials into the closed mold. The created force depends upon the size of the mold, the number of mold cavities, the material being transferred or injected and the transfer or injection pressure being used. These pressures created within the mold, trying to force it open, vary from a few tons to several thousand tons.
Pressures of these magnitudes have been accommodated in molding presses heretofore by mold closing mechanisms the structurescourt executes the judgment along with the costs award. Because Payless failed to comply with this requirement, the costs award was unauthorized. Therefore, we reverse.

BACKGROUND
On January 25, 2005, plaintiff filed a complaint alleging that she was injured when she slipped on a banana peel in the parking lot of a shopping center. In her sole cause of action for negligence, she named as defendants the owners of the property, as well as 16 tenants whose businesses used the lot. Payless was one of the defendant-tenants.
Payless was not formally served with the complaint, but was mailed a notice and acknowledgment. Plaintiffs counsel granted Payless an extension to March 21, 2005, within which to respond to the complaint. On March 18, 2005, Payless filed an answer.
On June 22, 2005, plaintiff


The district attorneys in Manhattan and Brooklyn are weighing plans to stop prosecuting the vast majority of people arrested on marijuana charges, potentially curbing the consequences of a law that in New York City is enforced most heavily against black and Hispanic people.

The Brooklyn district attorney’s office, which in 2014 decided to stop prosecuting many low-level marijuana cases, is considering expanding its policy so that more people currently subject to arrest on marijuana charges, including those who smoke outside without creating a public nuisance, would not be prosecuted, one official familiar with the discussions said.

The Manhattan district attorney’s office, which last year decided to lighten penalties for some marijuana offenders, would join its counterparts in Brooklyn and decline to prosecute the vast majority of low-level marijuana cases underThe present invention relates to solutions for containment or management of fecal output. Options for containment or management of fecal output known in the art include absorbent pads in the form of diapers or sanitary napkins, anal plugs, fecal collectors in the form of collection bags or pouches, and indwelling catheters.
Of the various available solutions, indwelling catheters provide a promising solution for managing fecal incontinence. An indwelling catheter is placed inside the rectum and a retaining member comprising a resilient ring or an inflatable balloon or cuff is used to hold the catheter inside the rectum. The retaining member is delivered in a compressed state into the rectum through the anal opening, and is allowed to, or caused to expand within the rectum. In its expanded state, the


retaining member abuts against the shelf provided by the anorectal junction (which provides a shelf at the junction between the broader passage of the rectum and the narrower anal canal) and is prevented from being unintentionally withdrawn from the rectum and through the anal opening. The retaining member also provides an annular lumen to allow passage of stool. The retaining member is connected to a collection bag, for feces.
Existing indwelling catheters have several shortcomings.
A primary drawback of prior art devices is that the retaining member is configured to assume and retain its expanded state within the rectum, causing the resilient ring or inflatable structure to apply a continuous externally directed radial force against the walls of the rectum, causing rectal tissue aggravation, mucosal damage, rectal stenosis, degeneration ofthe internal or external nerves and rupture of the superior rectal blood vessels.
Additionally, in the natural state, fecal matter is expelled from the colon and rectum by a wave like muscular contraction of the colon and rectal walls (peristalsis) and a corresponding relaxation of the sphincter. Peristaltic contractions cause the rectal walls to expand and contract to move fecal matter towards the anal opening. In cases where a prior art indwelling catheter has been inserted into the rectum, externally directed radial forces exerted by the retaining member interferes with peristaltic contractions at the point at which said member has been disposed within the rectum. The continual pressure exerted by the resilient member also causes damage to the rectal walls and to the internal or external sphincter leading to


portions below it are extremely sensitive, and cause a high level of discomfort in case of foreign objects located within the anal canal.
A large number of prior art devices rely on a retaining member located at and abutting against the shelf provided by the anorectal junction. In other prior art devices, as a consequence of resistance of the retaining member to peristaltic contractions, said devices are moved as a consequence of the peristaltic contractions toward the anal opening, until they rest against the shelf provided by the anorectal junction. As a result of the retaining member residing at the anorectal junction, the patient is constantly aware of a foreign body sensation with resulting discomfort. For this reason, prior art devices have not been particularly successful for patients, otherlimited to addressing liquid fecal discharge, which is typically observed only in patients in intensive care.
Prior art devices also face a serious drawback in terms of leakage/seepage caused by peristaltic contractions. FIGS. 16 to 17A illustrate cross sectional plan views of the retaining member of prior art devices and the consequences of peristaltic contractions by the rectal walls. The teachings of said figures are equally applicable to cases where the retaining member is a resilient ring, and where the retaining member is an inflatable cuff. In both cases, the retaining member presents a solid, continuous annular surface that resides against the rectal walls.
In FIG. 16 a retaining member 10 of the kind observed in prior art devices is in its fully expanded state, and assumes a uniformly circular


When the TARDIS lands on a deserted volcanic island the Doctor and his companions find themselves kidnapped by primitive sea-people. Taken into the bowels of the earth they discover they are in the lost kingdom of Atlantis.

Offered as sacrifices to the fish-goddess, Amdo, the Doctor and his companions are rescued from the jaws of death by the famous scientist, Zaroff.

But they are still not safe and nor are the people of Atlantis. For Zaroff has a plan, a plan that will make him the greatest scientist of all time - he will raise Atlantis above the waves - even if it means destroying the world...

Original Broadcast (UK)

Episode 1

14th January, 1967

5h50pm - 6h15pm

Episode 2

21st January, 1967

5h50pm - 6h15pm

Episode 3

28th January, 1967

5h50pm - 6h15pm

Episode 4

4th February, 1967

5h50pm - 6h15pm

Notes:

Episodes 1and 4 are missing but audio recordings and telesnaps exist. Formerly missing episode 2 was recovered in 2011.

The soundtrack of all episodes has been released as part of the BBC Audio Collection. [+/-]

THE UNDERWATER MENACE

This audio release includes the original soundtrack of the serial with linking narration by Anneke Wills.

Jamie McCrimmon, the newest crew member on the TARDIS, stands in awe looking round the ship's gleaming console room. While the Doctor busies himself at the controls, Ben and Polly watch over their new friend and try to ease his mind. They tell him that the TARDIS is a machine which has now taken him away from Scotland, but where (and when) they will end up is "in the lap of the gods". The Doctor tries to help out


by quoting Scotland's poet laureate, Robert Burns, but realises too late that Burns is quite a bit later than Jamie's time. The lad is still none the wiser but seems to take all the strangeness in his stride.

The Doctor prepares everyone for landing. They all have their own hopes for their landing site, but Jamie is still wondering what on Earth he's gotten himself into. The ship lands smoothly and Jamie is in a hurry to go outside and see what is there. The Doctor waits until he checks the instruments and then opens the doors. They all go outside together.

The TARDIS has landed on a rocky beach. The roar of the waves is all around them. Polly jumps to the conclusion that it is Cornwall again, recallingsuddenly concerned when she sees movement down below them. She becomes scared and wants to go back, but Ben and Jamie want to keep going. Outvoted, Polly goes along. After some time, they've seen very little but Polly is getting tired. She doesn't want to go on. Jamie and Ben wish to continue so they leave her to rest outside a cave entrance. They promise to be back shortly.

Polly rests for a moment, looking around her. Among the rocks she finds a shard of pottery which she picks up to examine. Encouraged by what she sees, she goes inside the little cave mouth to look for more. But Polly is not alone in the cave.

Suddenly, Polly's scream rings through the air around the volcano. Ben and Jamie hear


it and turn back quickly. They reach the cave mouth but see no sign of her. They are certain she's gone inside and plunge in to try and find her.

The Doctor, meanwhile, has returned to the beach and is examining pottery shards of his own. He thinks they are of Mediterranean origin but they don't seem very old at all. It is a mystery that he wishes to unravel.

Ben and Jamie enter the pitch black cave. They can barely see in front of them and must resort to calling out for Polly. There is no response and so they move deeper, feeling their way carefully. Suddenly, the same assailants who attacked Polly attack Ben and Jamie. They are helpless in the dark and are shoved into a sorthas enough strength to tell them it's an oxygen deficiency before he succumbs to it. Polly opens the cage but soon she, Ben, and Jamie are also affected. All four of them black out. The lift continues its long journey downward.

Some time later, they all awake in another darkened chamber, unharmed. Ben recognises what happened to them as the fate of some deep sea divers. Blackout due to pressure change. He figures that they have arrived in a sort of compression chamber to help them acclimatize. They were brought here deliberately, but they are still stumped as to where "here" is. The Doctor thinks they may be dealing with cave-dwelling troglodytes and goes to consult his 500-year diary, but Polly seems very confident when she tells them they


the men gestures insistently with his trident, no translation is necessary. They must go with him.

The Doctor and his friends are led not into a cell, as they probably expected, but into a fairly ornate reception hall. They are left alone for the time being. The room appears to be carved out of the volcanic rock beneath the island, but it is comfortable and welcoming. In fact, a lavish buffet is spread out on a table before them.

Uncharacteristically, the Doctor attacks the food as if he hasn't eaten in some time. He deems it "ambrosia" and urges his companions to join in. He tells them it's plankton, which leaves Polly none the wiser. When Ben tells her it contains "little spidery animals", she refuses. Ben and Jamie arereluctant as well, even though the Doctor warns them there's likely little else down here to be had.

A group of men enter the reception hall. Most are guards, armed like the others with tridents. But they are led by an older man dressed in ceremonial robes. He is a high priest called Lolem and he addresses the visitors in English. Lolem tells them that he has been expecting them. The living goddess Amdo has foreseen their coming, saying they would "fall from the sky" in time for the festival of the vernal equinox.

Nervously, the Doctor inquires as to their part in the festival. Lolem regrets to inform them that their part is crucial and the Doctor is sure he knows what this means. Ben, Polly, and Jamie are


grabbed by the guards and herded out, but the Doctor protests that he has something important to say. Lolem grants him 5 minutes to speak, then he will be forced to join his friends.

The Doctor says his information concerns a certain Professor Zaroff. Lolem's surprised reaction betrays the Professor's presence here, but he cannot understand how the Doctor knew this. The Doctor recognised the special plankton as Zaroff's work. He led the field in producing cheap food from the sea. The Doctor is impressed. He dashes off a note to Zaroff and asks Lolem to convey it. The priest refuses to be a messenger.

They are interrupted by a serving girl called Ara, come to clear the table. The Doctor urgently presses the message into her hand as Lolemdrags him away. Ara doesn't understand why this stranger has chosen her, but something in his eyes compels her to help him.

Ben, Jamie and Polly have been taken to the Temple of Amdo, yet another chamber carved from the rock. It is very large and lit by torches, dominated by a giant fish-head statue on one wall. In the centre is a pool surrounded by four pallets. Sharks circle hungrily in the pool. The intentions of the worshippers of Amdo are quite clear. Polly is beginning to worry, but Jamie still hopes the clever Doctor can save them.

Ara hurries to Professor Zaroff's laboratory and tries to gain access. She seems somewhat frightened of being in this part of the city. She is refused entry but persists, asking the


guard to see if Zaroff's assistant Damon will speak to her. She waits nervously.

Ben, Polly, and Jamie are forced onto three of the pallets with their heads toward the pool. They are all starting to worry now, knowing the Doctor is their only hope. But their hopes are dashed when Lolem brings him in. He is forced onto the fourth and final pallet.

Damon, a busy and impatient man, comes out to see Ara. He snatches the note from her and reads it quickly. He finally decides to show it to Zaroff, dragging Ara with him.

Chanting and music fill the temple as Lolem begins the ceremony. As the Doctor feared, he and his friends are to be sacrificed - by way of the sharks - to the goddess Amdo.Their pallets begin to tip upward toward the pool. The Doctor urges his companions to hold on for their lives.

In the lab, Damon presents the note to Zaroff. He is an older man in a white lab coat, his hair and eyes equally wild. If ever there were a true mad scientist, he would look like Professor Zaroff. Zaroff reads the note, his expression unfathomable.

The pallets have tipped even further and Polly can barely hang on. The sharks congregate below, as if sensing an impending meal. Suddenly Zaroff enters with several of his personal guards. He orders the ceremony to stop. There is clearly no love lost between Zaroff and Lolem and the priest refuses. But it is clear who holds the most sway. Zaroff insists on speaking


to the Doctor.

The Doctor is released by the guards and he addresses Zaroff. However, he refuses to divulge the secret promised in his note unless his friends are freed. Zaroff considers a moment and then orders the others released. Clearly Zaroff cares only for his own work and his own interests. Lolem is furious of course and Zaroff's own guards must do the work. He orders Ben, Polly, and Jamie to be taken to the Labour Controller for work assignments. The high priest looks on with anger in his eyes.

The Doctor seems to know of Zaroff and his raging egomania. He begins by lavishly praising Zaroff's genius. Apparently, the Professor was reported kidnapped and killed 20 years earlier, causing a standoff between Eastern and Western blocs. (It seemsclear that the Professor is of Eastern origin.) But the Doctor didn't believe this story at the time and says he is glad that the Professor is still alive. The flattery works and Zaroff relaxes. However, the Doctor is forced to admit he has no secret and Zaroff becomes angry again. But the Doctor insists that he is also a man of science and Zaroff has to admit he likes the Doctor's unorthodox style. He decides not to have the strange little man "torn to bits" by his guards and decides to take him to his laboratory to help him on his latest project.

The Doctor's companions are taken to the Labour Controller, who dispassionately sends Ben and Jamie down into the mine to work. Polly is held back.


Ben and Jamie are concerned as to Polly's fate but they cannot stop themselves being dragged away. The Controller tells a worried Polly that "life is beautiful under the sea". Disquieting words that are unclear to her at first.

The Controller takes her to a gallery that overlooks a large water-filled grotto - the city's food production area. In the water, humanoid creatures swim. The Controller calls them farmers; they gather the special food that the inhabitants of this city eat. Polly is impressed. The creatures are quite beautiful, but she wonders how they can stay under the water for so long. The Controller explains that the creatures are given plastic gills through which they breathe. Looking closer, Polly can see that while the creatures are humanoid in generalocean. He is amazed. The Doctor finds it surprising that Zaroff is accepted here, his "worship" of science in direct opposition to ancient temple ritual and idol worship, but Zaroff finds this the most appropriate place to "complete his work". He has gotten the Atlanteans to accept him and his battery of scientific equipment by offering them the greatest gift they could wish for: to raise Atlantis out of the sea.

Their conversation is interrupted by Ara. She is nervous and hurried, wishing to speak to the Doctor. She has discovered the plan to turn Polly into a fish person and has come to warn him. Thinking quickly, the Doctor formulates a plan but he needs to know where the city's main fuses are before he can do anything.


Ara is of little help to him and so he sends her back to where Polly is and to watch over her and to wait for an opportunity to rescue her. The serving girl agrees and hurries off. The Doctor looks around desperately trying to find the equipment he needs while Zaroff bellows for him to join him elsewhere in the lab.

In the operating room, Polly is resisting the approach of Damon. He is to carry out the fish operation. He assures her it is quite painless but the hardness in his voice evokes no compassion at all. The struggling Polly is held down on the operating table by Damon's assistants as he prepares an anaesthetic injection. She continues to struggle and cry out but is no matchfor the assistants.

One jab of the needle and she'll know no more about it until it's all over...

Episode 2

(drn: 25'00")

Back in Zaroff's lab, the Professor's interminable tour and lecture goes on. He is speaking about how life survived after Atlantis was submerged in the ocean, but the Doctor is not listening at all. He is fervently examining all of the instrument banks, looking for some way to help Polly. Zaroff of course is looking for fawning feedback, which the Doctor provides just to keep his attention diverted.

In the operating room, Damon is about to plunge the needle into Polly's arm when suddenly the lights dim. They stay down for a moment, then rise again. He starts again, but the lights go down and stay low. Furious, Damon aborts


the procedure for the moment and stalks off to Zaroff's laboratory. He is certain that the Professor is behind this. Polly is left in the hands of his two assistants.

Zaroff is talking to his pet octopus in its tank, unaware that the Doctor is not beside him but rather standing beside the electrical controls. Damon bursts in, accusing Zaroff of draining off civilian electricity for his own energy-consuming project. It sounds like an old argument the two have had before. Zaroff can't understand what the fuss is about and goes to show him that he is mistaken. The Doctor has managed to step away from the panel in time to avoid suspicion. He watches the interplay interestedly, glad to know that Polly is safe while Damon is here.Zaroff shows Damon that there is nothing (currently) wrong with his electrical supply and blames the fault on the intake circuits at the clinic.

Damon persists, his voice rising. But Zaroff will take only so much. He becomes very angry, the fire showing in his eyes. He reminds Damon who educated him to his current level. It is Zaroff who taught him everything he knows. He assures his associate that he made him, and will break him if necessary.

In the darkened operating room, the minutes stretch on and the assistants are bored. One sends the other off to try and find some lighting equipment. Ara appears in the doorway and the second assistant, hoping to solve the problem for Damon, goes off to fetch some more fuses hoping that


will be the answer. He leaves Ara in charge of Polly.

As soon as the men are gone, Ara grabs Polly and tells her to follow. She can see fine in the dark and will lead the way. Polly does not protest and the two women hurry off.

Meanwhile, Zaroff has discovered the Doctor's trickery and neither he nor Damon believe for a moment that it was an accident. Damon assures him Polly's operation will still go through, and Zaroff detains the Doctor "as his guest" to insure this.

Ara has led Polly along a narrow rock tunnel for what seems like miles. Polly is glad to be free but tired of running. It is still a bit further though; Ara is taking her to a secure hiding place.

Now alone withZaroff, the Doctor tries to work out how he is allowed to continue his work in the face of such clear hostility from the Atlanteans. It must be in his promise to raise Atlantis from the sea: truly a "sugar-coated pill". But that is also something concerning the Doctor. He wishes to know how Zaroff can possibly hope to lift such a huge mass. Zaroff is only happy to explain, using a model of the city in a water tank.

He has already realised he can't lift the city, so he has decided to drain the water away, lowering its surface as he does for the model in the tank. Clearly there is no "drain" in the ocean, so his project is to create one... through the Earth's crust.


He has found a deep fissure in the crust which renders the drilling depth only 15 miles. From there, the water can drain into the planet's core.

The Doctor is stunned at the mad scheme. If he succeeds, the water will drain into the white-hot core and be turned into superheated steam. The crust will crack and the planet will blow apart. All life will be destroyed! The Doctor watches in horror as Zaroff's eyes blaze with triumph. This is exactly his plan - to destroy the Earth. He will keep his promise to raise Atlantis from the sea... by blowing it into the sky! He wishes to do it for the mere achievement, the scientist's dream of supreme power. And, the Doctor knows, because he is utterly insane.

Jamieand Ben are brought to the mine workings by the Labour Controller. They are to start working very soon, joining another two men. One is a gabby Irishman called Sean, and the other is a dark and quiet foreigner called Jacko. The sounds of active mining equipment ring all through the area, making conversation difficult.

Suddenly the Controller forgets about the newcomers and addresses Sean and Jacko. He believes he has seen them concealing something between them. He searches them but finds nothing. Satisfied but wary, he sets them all to work and leaves.

Once alone, Jamie reveals what was hidden. A compass. Sean had managed to pass it to the lad just before he was searched and he explains that it is "as important as eyes down here". Clearly


leads Damon over to a table full of test tubes, talking generally about the Professor and his plans to control the world. But it is only a ruse. He grabs one of the test tubes and quickly smashes it on the floor. A gas escapes, choking Damon. In the confusion, the Doctor runs for the door.

Ara has placed Polly in a hiding place. She is unsure where she is but feels safe. Ara however must return to her duties before her absence is noted. She promises to return when it is safe.

During a rest break, Ben, Jamie, Sean, and Jacko munch on plankton. Ben and Jamie are still wary of it, but Sean and Jacko are used to it by now. They warn the newcomers that the stuffJamie distract the Labour Controller as he chooses men, and Sean and Jacko sneak off into the mine shaft. Ben and Jamie are passed up for selection as they are too new, and when the group breaks up, they too head into the mine shaft. Jamie has managed to snag a light and he and Ben meet up with the others. They have not yet been missed and are now on their way to the underground tunnel. Jamie wonders what will happen if they are caught or forced to return because the shaft doesn't lead anywhere and Sean settles his mind. Runaway miners are killed on sight.

Damon has taken personal charge of the search for the Doctor. He and several guards scour the city, but they have had


no luck so far. They run into Ara not far from the compression chamber, but she denies seeing any of the strangers. Not wanting to waste any more time with a mere serving girl, Damon and his men continue on.

From the shadows, the Doctor emerges, frightening Ara. He has been hiding here all along. He takes a moment to make certain that Polly is safe and sound and then asks Ara to take him to the Atlantean head of state.

Ara is taken aback by this request. Not only is she surprised at the audacity of the Doctor's request but also at her own acceptance. The Doctor is willing to take the risk of going to the council chamber and so is she.

They are startled by voices approaching andshrink back into the shadows. It is Damon again, speaking with another priest of the Temple of Amdo, a younger man called Ramo. Damon explains the situation to him, hoping he will help in the search. But Ramo is outspoken in his hatred for Zaroff, a callous outside with no respect for Atlantean tradition who appeals to all that is base in the people. He will do nothing to help Zaroff, even with the promise of Atlantis rising again from the sea.

The Doctor is encouraged by what he hears, thinking Ramo could be turned into an ally. But first he must get Damon away. Ara comes to the rescue yet again, leaving the safety of the shadows to tell Damon she has seen Polly down by the city


her heels for some time in her little rock-walled room and she is quite bored. Going outside, she finds herself in the Temple of Amdo. The room in which she has been hiding is carved out behind the giant fish-faced idol.

Suddenly, Ben, Jamie, Sean, and Jacko emerge from the idol as well. Their escape tunnel has led to the room and out here. Ben and Jamie are very pleased to see Polly alive and well, although Ben can't resist poking fun at "the Duchess'" Atlantean clothing Ara has provided her. He is also amused at the story of her impending fish operation.

None of them has seen the Doctor since he met with Professor Zaroff. Ben wonders what he's up to.

Preparing to enter the King's chamber, the Doctor learnsfrom Ramo that Thous believes Zaroff to be the deliverer of Atlantis. The Doctor knows he must tread carefully.

Luckily, King Thous has not been apprised of the arrival of the strangers and their subsequent escape. The King seems wise and imposing. The Doctor keeps quiet for the moment, at least until Ramo can properly introduce him and explain that they come on a matter of great urgency. Finally, the Doctor addresses the issue of Professor Zaroff. He begins by complementing Zaroff, saying he is a "worker of miracles". The King agrees.

But the Doctor draws the King's attention to Zaroff's eyes and the cold light in them. He even demonstrates the mad look the Professor gives when talking about his project. Bluntly, he tells King Thous that Atlantis' "deliverer"


is mad as a hatter. Ramo's assertions that Zaroff is really working toward the destruction of Atlantis have a familiar ring for Thous and he is hard-pressed to believe them, especially when Lolem the high priest believes the project to be the answer to Amdo's prophecy.

But Thous is a wise ruler and agrees to ponder what he has been told. He sends them off so that he may decide whether to intervene in Zaroff's project. He will call them when he is ready.

Ara arrives in the temple with food for Polly. She is surprised to find five people now hiding in the temple. Polly asks why Ara has done so much to help them. She says that she hates Zaroff for enslaving and deceiving her people. She longsfor the day when those who oppose him will rise up. She also says that she has seen the Doctor and will take them to him when it is safe.

They are alerted by noise from outside the temple that the priests are coming. They must get back into the little room behind the idol and hide for the time being. Ara cannot go with them or she will be missed.

Back in the King's chambers, the Doctor and Ramo are summoned back to Thous' presence. He says that he has given much thought to their words and has come to a decision. Suddenly Zaroff bursts into the chamber with his guards. Not the answer that the Doctor had hoped for.

Thous turns the prisoners over to Zaroff. He may do


with them whatever he wishes...

Episode 3

(drn: 24'09")

Professor Zaroff takes the opportunity to taunt the Doctor as a "little man". The Doctor taunts right back, trying to get Zaroff to incriminate himself in front of Thous, but the Professor is shrewd. He says he made a mistake freeing the Doctor from the temple sacrifice in the first place and determines to return him to Lolem to pick up where he left off. The Doctor attempts to gain some mercy for Ramo, but the priest speaks out all on his own and is condemned to the same fate.

Thous is troubled by all of this and seeks reassurance from Zaroff, who of course tells him there is nothing wrong. He talks of his great plan to raise Atlantis from the sea,hoping to distract the simple-minded King, but this time he becomes quite swept up in his subject and is surprised to find Thous staring at his eyes. As the Doctor said, the King sees something different in Zaroff's eyes this time - a fire which disturbs him. But he brushes it off when Zaroff asks.

There is no time lost. The Doctor and Ramo are taken directly to the temple and made to kneel before two chopping blocks. Music and chanting begin again as Lolem intones the supplication. No sharks will be used this time. The executioner stands by, his sword at the ready.

Suddenly a piercing screech issues directly from the mouth of the statue of Amdo. A deep, distorted female voice issues forth, calling itself Amdo and ordering


everyone present to bow so she may accept the sacrifices. Lolem and the others bow their heads as instructed. It is clear that this is not the first time their goddess has spoken. But the Doctor recognises the voice as something else: Polly. As he looks toward the fish-headed idol, he sees Ben leaning out from the secret room, beckoning him forward. With all the priests' heads bowed, the Doctor and Ramo are able to escape unseen.

Lolem finally looks up and believes a miracle has taken place. Amdo has eaten her victims! He is ecstatic.

The Doctor and Ramo are pleased to be alive and to see all these friends waiting for them in the little room. Polly shows off the electronic microphone system she used to impersonate Amdo.he learns that the Doctor and Ramo "disappeared" before they could be beheaded, he becomes furious, calling Lolem a liar and denigrating both Amdo and Lolem's faith. Thous tries to keep peace, choosing to believe his priest and gently admonishing Zaroff for questioning the faithful.

But Zaroff will not be quelled. He clearly fears the Doctor and orders a search of the whole of Atlantis for him. He will brook no opposition from the King and will not bow to his faith. Faced with the loss of his great dream to see Atlantis rise again, Thous relents and says that the guards will obey Zaroff. However, there is a deep sadness in Thous' voice. Something in him has died just now.

Meanwhile, the Doctor and his friends discuss their next


move. He is certain they must attack Zaroff directly in order to stop his mad scheme to destroy the world. The first step is to cut off Atlantis' food supply. The seafood that everyone lives on cannot be stored and goes bad a few hours after harvesting. By starving the people, chaos will erupt and Zaroff will have his hands full, making him vulnerable.

In order to stop the flow of food, they must convince the fish people to go on strike. Seeing as they have been surgically altered and enslaved into their current position, the Doctor thinks it could be easily done. Sean agrees and the Doctor assigns the task to him. His Irish gift of gab makes him ideal. He decides to take Jacko with him. Meanwhile,the Doctor and the others have another task to perform - kidnap Professor Zaroff!

Some time later, the Doctor's sketchy plan is in motion. He is disguised as some sort of pirate/gypsy with cloak, bandana, and sunglasses. He is seated at the edge of a salt-water fountain in the centre of the market place with a tray of baubles as if he is a merchant. Music and noise abound in the market, children play and the stalls are busy. The Doctor is hardly noticed as he tootles on his recorder. Neither are Polly and Ara, identically dressed as everyday

Atlanteans and cruising the market place.

The three of them have been waiting for Zaroff, certain he will be arriving at the market soon in his sweep on Atlantis. But something has


gone wrong. Two guards appear, searching the market for the fugitives, but Zaroff is not with them. Clearly the Professor is being cautious.

Polly is worried about being spotted by the guards and so Ara grabs her and takes her to the nearby stall of a carpet seller. The woman, called Nola, is a friend of Ara's and agrees to help with no questions asked. Polly is bundled beneath a carpet and Ara sits on it just as the guards arrive.

The arrogant guards badger Nola and then take their tridents to poke at the carpets. Nola becomes indignant, accusing them of trying to ruin her wares. They finally relent and walk away, laughing. Polly is safe... for the moment. But it was a close call.

Suddenly Ben and Jamie appeared,dressed as guards, announcing that Zaroff is on his way. They pretend to be interrogating the Doctor as the two guards pass by, successfully shielding themselves and the Doctor from them. Once they are past, Ben and Jamie get into position. Their task: to separate the guards from Zaroff.

Zaroff appears, his eyes ablaze, scanning the teeming market place. He badgers Ara, who pleads ignorance, and then moves on. As hoped, Zaroff sends the real guards off to another part of the market and directs two others standing nearby to come with him. He is pointing to Ben and Jamie.

Suddenly the Doctor leaps up and calls out to Zaroff. Chaos ensues with the Doctor leaping and shouting, leading Zaroff and his guards on a merry chase. But his "guards"


are Ben and Jamie, who allow the Doctor to escape (as planned) into a nearby tunnel and then follow Zaroff in pursuit. Polly waits in the tunnel to "direct" Zaroff, making sure her face is not seen. Soon, she, Ben, and Jamie pursue the Professor as he pursues the Doctor.

The Doctor races to the temple where Ramo awaits. He has shed his disguise and has only a moment to hide himself before Zaroff arrives. The Professor orders his guards to capture Ramo and Ben and Jamie pretend to do so for the moment. He then finds the Doctor waiting in the shadows, apparently trapped. He moves in for the capture but the Doctor blows dust into his eyes from his recorder. Zaroff staggers back and Ben and Jamiegrab him. Zaroff is now their prisoner and they drag him to the secret room behind the idol as Polly joins them.

Sean and Jacko have gone to the food production area and gathered a group of fish people together. They hang above the water, listening to the man. His strategy is to get them all fired up; he does so by taunting them! Before long, they are all chattering angrily and tossing seafood at him. Once he has their attention, he tries to sell them on starving Atlantis, offering them the prospect of freedom if they succeed. After a moment of thought, they all agree.

The fish people begin their blockade immediately, swimming far and wide to pass the word to their comrades.

In the secret room, Professor Zaroff seems


Zaroff's scheme. But the Doctor is concerned, fearing that there still may be danger for Atlantis. He decides to get to the laboratory and check things out for himself. Ben and Jamie will go with him while Polly and Ramo stay and look after Zaroff.

The three men emerge into the temple only to find a group of worshippers coming in. They must hide and wait until the others are gone before they can escape, ducking behind a wall near the shark pit where they will not be seen.

Back in the secret room, Polly looks over the fallen Zaroff resting in the corner, and she thinks he doesn't look so evil now. Ramo disagrees. He is well acquainted with Zaroff's evil and assures the scientist that he will payfor what he has done. Weakly Zaroff asks Ramo for pity. He wishes Ramo's help in praying to Amdo for atonement. With Polly's encouragement, Ramo agrees and goes to help the stricken Zaroff up.

In a second, Zaroff's weakness is thrown off and he is as strong as ever. Jamie was right; it was all a ruse. Zaroff throttles Ramo and knocks him to the ground.

Almost crazed, Zaroff looks around and finds a weapon - a spear. He moves toward the helpless Ramo, moving in for the kill. Polly leaps on Zaroff to try and stop him, but he tosses her away and plunges the spear into Ramo. Polly screams.

Zaroff then grabs a nearby sword as well as the cowering girl and forces her out of the room. He


is feeling invincible now.

Out in the temple, the worshippers are finally gone and the Doctor, Ben, and Jamie can move freely. However, the Doctor realises they'll need a guide to reach the laboratory from here. He sends Jamie back to the secret room to change places with Ramo, but Ramo is already on his way out, staggering and ashen.

The three men help Ramo down and make him comfortable. It is clear to them what has happened and who is responsible. Jamie takes a look in the secret room and finds Polly and Zaroff gone. He has taken her as a hostage. Jamie must go after them while the Doctor and Ben go on their own mission.

Zaroff has taken the time to tie Polly's hands and he is nowdragging her by the end of the rope along a narrow rocky tunnel. Polly is protesting all the way, Zaroff countering with threats. Suddenly, Jamie appears to confront Zaroff.

Zaroff attacks Jamie with his sword, forcing the lad to bob, weave, and leap to avoid being cut to pieces. Polly jumps on Zaroff and ends his assault, but Jamie still can't get the better of him. In the end, Zaroff shoves Polly at Jamie and runs off down the tunnel laughing madly.

Polly and Jamie decide not to pursue him, but to try to get back to the laboratory before him and warn the Doctor. They, too, need a guide. They must find Ara.

In the King's chamber, Damon reports the fish people's revolt to Thous. He is heartsick, wondering why


dream of raising Atlantis from the sea. And now the King realises the Doctor was right all along - Zaroff's promises were empty.

Thous orders Zaroff's project stopped immediately. Zaroff mocks the King and his futile attempt to take power now, and when Thous tries again to demand the scientist's cooperation, Zaroff laughs in his face.

Zaroff pulls out a gun and callously shoots Thous down. He orders his guards to shoot the King's guards and as the shots ring out, Zaroff's eyes go steely cold.

He is certain of success and shouts to the world that nothing can stop him now...

Episode 4

(drn: 23'20")

On their way to the laboratory, the Doctor and Ben decide to stop by the council chamber for one final attempt to enlist King Thous' aid. They arrivethe planet apart. The mad scientist can hardly wait.

However, there is one snag. One of his reactor stations is reported as unmanned. The technicians, starving due to the fish people's strike, have abandoned their posts in search of food. Zaroff angrily orders his guards to replace them, knowing that none of this will matter in a short time. Still he is angered by the delay.

On their way to the generating station, the Doctor and Ben encounter a guard on duty. They try the old prisoner and escort routine but are hampered by not knowing the password. However, Ben and the Doctor confuse the guard so much that they not only get through but also learn the password! Upon reaching the power station, they use the password to breeze


the sounds of the sea breaking through. It is happening quickly. Thous knows it is the end of his dream to raise Atlantis from the sea - a dream fed by a madman. He is saddened. The entire group makes plans to head for higher ground.

They are joined by Damon, who was warned by Sean of the impending disaster. He is devastated by the loss of his operating room and his life's work. All washed away. He is shocked to see Thous lying wounded here and goes to his King. Thous will be fine, but there are deeper wounds in him, and all the Atlanteans. Their civilisation is gone and they will have to start again.

Sean suggests the best first step - getting out of here before theydrown. Damon joins them, helping Thous to his feet for the journey.

Polly and Jamie reach a dead end, the water encroaching ever closer. Polly despairs of finding a way out but Jamie detects air movement and decides to follow it to its source. Hopefully it will lead them out.

On their way up, Sean and Jacko's party has encountered many Atlanteans and learned of the massive flooding in the lower levels. The Atlantean nightmare of inundation by water has come true. The main shaft is still open for the stragglers, but even the temple is now flooded and despair has gripped the survivors. Lolem was last seen in heading for the temple and is feared dead.

The Atlanteans are united in their loss and have little use for outsiders like


allow himself to be defeated. He activates a control and a metal grille descends, isolating Zaroff and the main controls from the rest of the lab. He has planned for every contingency it seems.

Ben is horrified as Zaroff announces he can still trigger the world-shattering explosion from here. All he must do is wait for the power build-up to be completed and press one button. With a mad fire in his eyes, Zaroff urges the Doctor to stay and watch... and to die with him.

The Doctor has other ideas.

Jamie and Polly track the air source to a very small shaft in the rock wall. It is their only chance and they crawl in just as the water reaches them. They still have a long way to go.

Ben appearsto become worried as the sounds of water grow louder in the lab and he asks to be allowed to leave. The Doctor reluctantly agrees and Ben dashes off. Zaroff laughs at this "desertion". It is only the two of them now and it will not be long before the power is at critical.

The Doctor manages to disable the power system in the lab and the lights go out. As expected, Zaroff is forced to raise the grille and come out to turn the power back on. He covers the Doctor with his pistol and starts to tie him up to keep him from further mischief.

However, Ben's defection was only a ruse and he dashes back in, heading for the main control panel. Zaroff shoots at him but


his aim is off and Ben is able to reach the control to close the grille. It slides down just as Ben gets to the other side. Zaroff is horrified to realise that he is cut off from his equipment. His plans are foiled and the water is now flooding into the lab yet he clamours at the grille, trying in vain to reach the detonation control. The Doctor and Ben escape.

Some ways up the main shaft, the Doctor finds his conscience burning. He did not expect Zaroff to stay in the lab and he fears he will drown. Despite Ben's objections, the Doctor turns back.

Polly is tiring rapidly on their seemingly endless uphill climb. She refuses to go another step, nearly hysterical with fear and exhaustion. Jamieengine noise.

The Doctor and his friends are happily ensconced in the ship and ready to put their "fishy' adventure behind them. Even the newcomer, Jamie, is pleased with their travels so far. He feels happy and safe in the TARDIS as well, despite the fact that the Doctor can't control it.

The Doctor takes offence at this remark and announces that he could control it if he wanted to; he just has never wanted to. To prove it, he decides to take them all to Mars.

He operates the steering controls with confidence, but the ship immediately lurches and its normal calm hum goes into overdrive. The occupants are tossed wildly about, unable to hang on as the ship lurches and shudders.

The TARDIS is out of control...

Source: Jeff Murray

Continuity Notes:

There


following which the lesion had slowly grown to assume its current size. On examination, the mass was at the edge of the center of the eyelid and measured 6 mm × 6 mm × 4 mm. The mass had a bluish hue, and at the tip, a scab was noted suggestive of recent ulceration along with localized loss of lashes. No rounding of the lid margin or surrounding telangiectasia was noted, and on eversion, the tarsal surface appeared healthy. Visual acuity, intraocular pressure, and dilated fundus examination were normal. There was no local/regional lymphadenopathy. The patient was a smoker with 35 pack-years and a hypertensive on treatment with no other significant systemic history. The differential diagnoses considered were Merkel cell carcinoma and sebaceous gland carcinoma. A pentagon excisionThe Farwaniya police have busted a ring of prostitutes who had been practicing their activities inside two apartments in Khaitan. The female pimp is believed to be an Ethiopian and when police acting on information raided the two places they seized 12 women — eight Indians, two Filipinos, one Nepalese and one Ethiopian. The security forces have also taken into custody 18 expatriate men who had gone for flesh pleasure.

According to security sources the pimp, identified only as Ghola had secured the place with iron bars to prevent anyone from escaping or breaking into the apartments.

The same sources said police sought the help of firemen to break open the place and arrest the suspects. Most of the women found inside the two dens were reported absconding by their


number of its operations which had been performed in the Lester plant, to a plant in Orlando, Florida.1   This transfer of operations eventually rendered it impractical to maintain both a Records and Micrographics Department and a Engineering Document Control Department in the Lester Plant.  The manager of Engineering Document Control was Diane Follett.  Westinghouse, therefore, decided to consolidate the two departments.  At the time the decision to consolidate was made, Carden was 46 years old and Follett was 37.

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In January 1983, Westinghouse notified Carden that the company was eliminating his position as manager.  On June 28, 1983, Westinghouse announced that Follett would assume responsibility for the consolidated departments.  The announcement was made by Joseph Clark, who was both Carden's and Follett'sindividually, which provided in part that:

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The relationship of Dealer to Distributor shall be that of independent contractor, and the employees or agents of one party shall not be the employees or agents of the other party.

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No substantive discussions were held at this session.  After the meeting, the union presented the "independent contractor" agreement to the drivers, who rejected it.  As the May 18 letter from H & H had promised, soon after June 2, H & H began advertising and taking applications for "independent contractors."

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After learning that the drivers had rejected the "independent contractor" agreement presented through their union, the H & H attorney wrote two separate letters, one to the union president and the other to the union's attorney, both dated June 17, 1982.


H distributed employment applications to all of the drivers, stating that all those who wished to stay on with the company as "independent contractors" must return the applications by June 28.

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On June 28, H & H submitted a counterproposal, offering for the first time to continue the employer-employee relationship essential to the continuance of union representation of the drivers, but also setting forth significant concessions for the drivers:  an increase in the work week from four days to five (without a raise in base pay), a decrease in the commission percentage, and elimination of all benefit contributions by the employer.

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The parties met for the third and final time on June 29.  H & H rejected the union's proposal out-of-hand as too expensive, but there was someunion offered its "wish list" of increased pay and benefits, and the company offered a plan which was perceived by all parties as calling for the elimination of the union.  Only the most general assertions about the company's financial difficulties had been made at this point, and the company's proposal was characterized as an agreement to be consummated between H & H and individual drivers.  Nonetheless, it was offered to the membership, who rejected it.

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The second negotiation session was entirely unproductive, with neither side offering any new ideas or information to move the talks along.

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It was only at the third session, after the union finally had a chance to review the company's summarized financial figures and H & H finally retreated from its insistence upon the


"independent contractor" agreement, that serious negotiation began.  The company's counterproposal acknowledged the importance to the drivers of the preservation of employee status and union representation.  The union, at the same time, moderated its demands for the first time, although it still offered a proposal calling for increases in pay.

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The NLRB majority adopted the reasoning and conclusions of the ALJ, dismissing the union's complaint on this issue.  The ALJ's reasoning was that there was "no direct evidence of antiunion animus" on the company's part, that the company's position clearly was that it needed significant economic concessions from the drivers to survive, and that H & H offered to retain the drivers as employees and the union as their bargaining representative so long as the drivers acceptedthe ulterior purpose of delaying the inevitable unilateral imposition of pay cuts.  Significantly, while the union sought to continue talks, it did not offer a new proposal or indicate a willingness to compromise further on any specific issue.  The ALJ therefore had a basis for concluding that the union in fact remained unwilling to move from its previous position.

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Furthermore, it is clear that the union was on notice, prior to the last negotiating session, of the company's commitment to cutting labor costs, its conviction that this approach was demanded by the company's financial condition, and its willingness to produce the financial figures which would manifest that condition.  While the union's failure to obtain and review detailed financial figures earlier might be explained in various ways,


sprang a leak 80 nautical miles off Penmarch, Finistère. With her engine room flooded she was abandoned by her crew and left to sink. Her crew were rescued by the French vessel .

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a solid fantasy producer, but he has been maligned behind Barkley, unable to showcase what he can do.

Lance Zierlein of the NFL.com offered this analysis:

“Comes with NFL-ready body and a competitive running style. Gallman has limited instincts as an interior runner and needs lanes rather than creases, but he’s physical enough to bang out tough yardage. Gallman runs with pace and shows traits of being a one-cut runner who is better off with focused, pre-set tracks rather than searching for his own. He could be an early contributor in a committee with a future as an eventual starter.”

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sales administration of Lance, Inc., that Lance was aware, as early as 1979, of the significance of the shocking hazard of its vending machines. This awareness prompted Lance to reduce the voltage in certain parts of its vending machines. The vice president testified that in 1979, Lance developed a 24-volt "system" for its vending machines. He stated that this "system" reduced all voltage in its vending machines, except for the voltage of the overhead lights, from 110 volts to 24 volts.
The parents also submitted expert testimony describing the concept of grounding and stating that the possibility of injuries from ungrounded equipment was "well known." The parents' expert testified that an abundance of literature on the necessity of grounding electrical equipment exists and that anyone in the business of559, 116 S.Ct. 1589, 134 L.Ed.2d 809 (1996), we include the evidence of Lance's conduct both before and after the child's death in the following summary.
Lance's routeman checked the machine weekly; however, even at the time of the trialsome two and one-half years after the child's deathhe demonstrated a lack of knowledge concerning electrical safety and grounding. Lance's routeman had received no training on grounding, either before or after the child's death, and although he carried the safety manual in his truck, he was unaware of its contents concerning electrical safety or grounding. He also admitted that he was not provided with a $5 electrical-outlet tester, referred to by the parents' expert, and that had he been trained to use such a tester and had one been provided,


instructions in the safety manual concerning grounded receptacles. He also conceded that had the vending machine been plugged into a grounded receptacle, the child would not have been electrocuted. On the other hand, Lance's vice president of sales administration testified that a program for routemen to test electrical outlets for grounding had been put in place.
In response to the parents' contentions, Lance, in effect, argues that we must read that part of the definition of wantonness in Roush stating that wantonness is "the conscious doing of some act or the omission of some duty, while knowing of the existing conditions" to mean that unless Lance knew that the outlet into which its vending machine was plugged was not grounded, it could not be liable. We view the questionhighly prejudicial as to require a new trial or a remittitur.
We first address Lance's concerns about improper references to compensatory damages and to the parents' mental anguish. In their opening statement, the parents' counsel commented on the suffering of the parents and the family, specifically stating that a family reunion had ended in tragedy. Lance objected to this comment on the ground that the comment went to improper matters, i.e., damages. The trial court overruled the objection. The parents' counsel continued, referring to the day of the child's death as the day "his family's peace ended." Lance again objected on grounds that counsel was "injecting damages not a part of this lawsuit"; it moved for a mistrial. The trial court denied the motion. Lance then asked the trial


that the parents improperly referred to Lance's financial condition and to the existence of liability insurance.
First, Lance objected to almost none of the alleged references to Lance's corporate wealth. In addition, some of the alleged references were not, in fact, references to Lance's wealth. The parents did not mention Lance's financial worth in any way. Instead, the parents focused on Lance's size and the number of machines it owned as relevant to Lance's sophistication and its expertise within the industry. Second, none of the testimony that Lance maintains constitutes improper references to liability insurance can be read as showing, either directly or indirectly, that Lance's possible losses were covered by liability insurance, as the rule prohibiting references to liability insurance requires. See Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity v. Baker,evidence indicating that costs of litigation show that the verdict is excessive, and the parents have not presented any evidence that the costs of litigation justify the award. Therefore, this factor does require a remittitur.
Finally, Lance argues that we must remit the damages award because the jury impermissibly based part of the award on Lance's conduct in other states, in violation of the United States Supreme Court's prohibition in BMW. Lance maintains that the parents' counsel repeatedly appealed to the jury to consider Lance's activities outside of Alabama. We disagree.
First, Lance waived most of its objections to the evidence it alleges to be improper comments on its conduct outside Alabama. Lance's objections to these reference were made on the basis that the parents' counsel was attempting to inject


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“You are literally the only candidate whobig dreams, dreams he would pass on to both his sons along with this constant refrain— “I am the greatest.” Ali’s legendary boxing career began with a beloved, stolen bicycle. The $60 red Schwinn was a Christmas gift from his father, and it would set the wheels in motion for an angry 12-year-old kid who claimed he would “whup” the person who stole his bike, to step into a ring, pick up boxing gloves and fight for justice. It was a defining moment and a trope that would shape his professional and personal life.

Ali was a great fighter, but his fights were never limited to the inside of a boxing ring. Ali’s career was teeming with personal success, but every win in and out of the ring was


a win for every man or woman who ever felt attacked, or had to bob and weave past the ferocious jabs of social injustice. Ali was a professional athlete, but he used that platform to make an impact that transcended pugilism. Famous people often take up causes, but Ali is the greatest because he stood up for his principles and made consequential sacrifices on behalf of those causes.

After winning a gold medal in the Rome Olympics and beating Sonny Liston for the heavyweight championship, the newly crowned 22-year-old champ renounced his given name, Cassius Clay, as a “slave name” and revealed that he was a member of the Nation of Islam. His new faith and his new name drew intense controversy and lost him many fans, but heboxing. While he wasn’t locked up for sticking to his conviction, he was locked out of the sport the brought him to fame. He sacrificed four years of his career and untold millions rather than renounce his anti-war stance.

Ali would return to the ring in 1970 and would go on to thrill boxing fans, supporters, and critics, with his skill in the ring. Loud and unapologetic, Ali would continue to speak out against social injustice and preach the gospel of Black pride. Never forgetting those who were still “catching hell” while he had it made, Ali understood that “service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.” The 12-year-old boy who lost his bike at the hands of an unknown thief may have


changed his name, but never wavered from his purpose: to seek justice. His fight for justice was never his alone; it was for everyone.

It was during this period of his career that I, a star-struck 13-year-old, was thrilled to meet Ali at an Alpha Phi Alpha convention in Milwaukee. I was awed by him have considered him a hero all my life. One of my prized possessions is an autographed Ali boxing glove, a cherished wedding gift from my wife. Later, I was honored to serve as an Ali Center Board Member for several years.

Ali laid his gloves down for the last time in 1980. After retiring, he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. As the progressive condition robbed him of his poetry, stinging provocations and physical dexterity, hebecame a more cherished figure, here and abroad, and the accolades poured in for breadth of Ali’s career as a boxer and activist. He was the first boxer on a box of Wheaties. He lit the Olympic flame during the Atlanta Olympics. President Bush presented Ali with the Medal of Freedom, and the National Urban League honored Ali with the highest commendation presented by the organization by giving him an Equal Opportunity Day (EOD) Award.

He was my idol and his courage has been a beacon for so many in my generation.

Ali fought his last battle against his most vicious foe in the public eye for over 30 years. While we mourn the time of his departure, we are reminded of what made him “the greatest of all time.”


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Even in his bit part as a casino magnate, Gandolfini brings an easy charm and a casual menace to a film that could have used much more bite than it delivers.

Steve Carell stars as the titular character, a tormented child who turns to magic and becomes a smash hit, teaming up with his longtime friend The Amazing Anton (Steve Buscemi) to create a successful Las Vegas show. But as the years go by, Burt becomes more egotistical and the audience begins to dry up, drawn away by the “extreme” tricks of street magician Steve Gray (Jim Carrey).

After he loses his show, Burt begins to tone down the swagger, andBackground

Paul, Alida Ruth was born on May 30, 1953 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Daughter of Richard Irving and Anne Louise (Holman) Paul. Bachelor of Science in Education, Southwest Texas State University, 1975.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Education, Southwest Texas State University, 1975. Master of Education, University Houston, 1984.