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mariocki · 1 year

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Man in a Suitcase: Web with Four Spiders (1.23, ITC, 1968)

"Why me? With your name all you have to do is pick up your telephone, you'd be up to your neck in nice, keen, young Harvard-trained security boys. Probably drum and bugle corps to boot."

"Yes, and those photographs would be in the FBI dossier."

"Or a private one. I could make copies. See what they'd buy me."

"Oh no, you've already answered that. My name is Norbert; you are a discredited American agent. No one will accept your word against mine."

"Good. But I'm expensive. I call it my self-respect bonus."

#man in a suitcase #web with four spiders #classic tv #edmund ward #robert tronson #richard bradford #ray mcanally #jacqueline ellis #ralph michael #simon oates #warren stanhope #john savident #lawrence james #edward evans #philip bond #edward rhodes #robert macleod #frank forsyth #david cargill #geoffrey reed #katie fitzroy #tony doonan #douglas jones #perhaps the episode I've remembered least so far‚ the whole thing felt almost new to me. probably i didn't really understand it as a kid;#Ward's plot is unashamedly dense‚ with multiple parties vying for for intelligence and shifting allegiances throughout. watching it now #this is actually a brilliant‚ mature bit of tv: the script is blisteringly sharp‚ with Ward content not to spoofeed the answers and allow #the viewer to connect the dots. dialogue is excellent throughout‚ from a particularly flippant and darkly sarcastic McGill in act 1 through #to a bleakly downbeat wrapup. notably this is perhaps the only episode in which McGill fails his case; he failed to prevent bloodshed in #both 1.15 and 1.21‚ but at least exposed the villains. here his failure is absolute (though not really his own fault) and it's writ large #across Bradford's performance in those final scenes‚ as he quietly fumes and skulks and snarls his few lines. an excellent episode.

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sportfeed9 · 1 year

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Robert MacLeod | Obituary | Salem News

Wells – Robert Cole MacLeod, 89, passed away November 27, 2022, at his home in Wells, ME. He was born March 27, 1933, in Beverly, MA to Angus Donald MacLeod and Hazel Vivian (Cole) MacLeod. Bob attended Beverly public schools where he excelled in sports, especially baseball. He graduated in 1951 and attended Springfield College, where he played baseball and was a pitcher for the 1955 team that…

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#express condolences #life story #memories #milestones #newspaper obituaries #obits #obituaries #obituary #online obituaries.#remembrances #Robert MacLeod #The Salem News

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celestial-alignment · 2 years

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Experimenting in rapid-fire dialogue in gifs with these two idiots (affectionate).

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“Till Death” Season4, Episode 19

#Duncan MacLeod #Hugh Fitzcairn #Adrian Paul #Roger Daltrey #Jeremy Brudenell #Robert de Valicourt #Cecile Pallas #Gina de Valicourt #Till Death #Highlander #Highlander the Series #my gifs #we queue we happy queue

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badmovieihave · 2 years

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Bad movie I have Operation Petticoat 1959

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oskarlevant · 2 years

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1961

Around this time Richard Boone called Blake “the next Brando”.

Brian Hutton was a TV western actor who later directed 'Kelly's Heroes'. He went on to be a plumber in Beverly Hills, where he supposedly made a fortune as the "plumbing contractor to the stars".

Al Ruddy is listed as the co-creator of ‘Hogan’s Heroes’ and later would produce a little thing called ‘The Godfather’.

#Robert Blake #gavin macleod #Al Ruddy #The Godfather #dexter gordon

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raynbowclown · 6 months

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Compulsion

In Compulsion, two brilliant and arrogant young men commit murder – to prove their mental superiority. But when caught, can an attorney save them from their death penalty? Continue reading Untitled

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#1959 #Bradford Dillman #Dean Stockwell #E. G. Marshall #Gavin MacLeod #Martin Milner #Orson Welles #Richard Anderson #Robert Burton #Robert F. Simon #Wilton Graff

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migila · 1 year

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Review of Chronicles of The One -trilogy

So, it took me a few weeks to read it all, but I finished the last part of the trilogy, “Rise of Magicks”, today.

I loved the first book, “Year One.”

I liked how, after everything was set to motion by the Macleods, the story focused on three different groups (Lana and Max, Arlys and Fred, Katie and the medics plus the babies) without there being a clear main group. Even after realizing how important Lana and Max were for the whole trilogy and looking back at book one, I didn’t really see them being highlighted, unless you count the end of the book.

Out of those three groups, the whole time my favorite was Arlys’ group. She and Fred, both whom I mistook for guys at first since their names sounded like they belonged to guys and I read a translated version (Finnish language doesn’t have separate words for he and she nor for him and her), simply make a great team. The level headed older sister figure and the bubbly but reliable little sister. And Chuck too, though I like Fred and Arlys more than him. And things got fun when they joined Katie’s group since, you know, Fred and the babies. At first I thought that that would cause trouble if Katie got protective, but looks like that was one thing I didn’t need to worry about.

I liked that, despite the very first group introduced in the story, the Macleod family, dying early on, they weren’t just some disposable characters to start the story and then be completely forgotten; they still had ties to the whole story through Katie and her children.

What I didn’t like was how Shaun, the guy whose family’s mountain cabin Max’s group was at and who got killed by Eric and Allegra in case people forgot, was never really mentioned after his death. I mean, wasn’t he a friend of Kim and Poe? Eddie’s gaming buddy? And I’m not letting Max and Lana off easy, either: they lived with him long enough for him to deserve being remembered.

If I had to name a favorite character from book one, I’d say Arlys, with Fred as a close but still clear second.

As for a favorite scene, that would probably be Max’s group arriving to New Hope.

Book two, “Of Blood And Bone”, while not exactly bad, is not quite as good as the first one.

I was skeptic about the concept of the chosen one from the beginning; it’s a cliche, and there’s a danger of it going too deep down that road. And I think it might have done so here. I’m not a fan of Fallon, and to be honest, not really of anyone else in the Swift family, either.

Instead of Fallon’s training, I preferred the scenes with the people of New Hope. It was good to see Katie’s babies more or less grown up, and believe it or not, I already called the Fred and Eddie -pairing after book one. Well, it was more of a thought of “hey, those two might end up together” than serious analyzing or actually shipping, but they did end up together. With six babies... Max, Rainbow, Angel, the youngest (that had actually been born by the end of the series) had some kind of bird’s name if I remember correctly, but the fifth... no idea. Can someone name all of Fred’s babies? I also predicted Flynn and Starr ending up together, but that one was clearly a miscalculation.

Unlike with book one, where surviving the unknown was the focus, here the battle against darkness was present more, made clearer. And that left me wondering, will we get a perspective from the dark side, perhaps in book three? While reading this one, I wasn’t too worried about the black and white world view, for I thought we’d get some change to that later.

For a favorite character in this book, I suppose that would be Starr.

For favorite scene, it would be Lana’s return to New Hope (even though I don’t like her much) and her reunion with her friends. Mallick and Fallon’s visit to the abandoned and destroyed government facility was a very well written scene, but too dark to be named a favorite.

The final, “The Rise of Magicks” was honestly a bit of a disappointment.

First of all, I’m disappointed that the black and white thinking stuck through the whole trilogy. There was no explaining the opposing side, they were just evil because they were the darkness, the opposite of light, and that’s it. That kind of thinking is more fit for children’s stories... I mean yes, even in real life there are twisted people who enjoy causing destruction for the sake of it, but they are very rare, so explaining the deeds of the dark magic users by simply going “because they’re evil” is really unimpressive. The opposite side should have at least some motive beside being evil. Fortunately, the other two opposing groups did, but since the dark forces were the final boss, I would’ve expected more build up on them.

Also, mermaids/merfolk? They’re first mentioned in book two when Fallon and Mallick go to the destroyed facility at the beach, and after that, they’re mentioned from time to time, even helping the Chosen One and her group, but no one really tells anything about them. Fairies are explained, witches are explained, shape shifters are explained and that one group that Mick was part of, is the English word elf or something, is also explained, but the people who live in the sea are just mentioned from time to time, without explaining what they’re like and what their powers are. Are there only mermaids and mermen with fish fins, or are there some scaled sea creatures with legs? Can they live on land too? Like, can the mermaids switch to legs when they want, or are there some kind of power or time rules to it? Not explaining this is a plot hole!

I expected more death and tragedy for Fallon The Chosen One, who only lost her first friend Mick. That scene was actually well written, coming out of nowhere the way it did, but the aftermath wasn’t, mostly because it wasn’t written at all. One would think that the chosen one re-finding her faith would be worthy of being shown to us, but apparently not. Bluntly put, I’d say that was a mistake. But like I said, I expected more death. Maybe Mallick dying of old age when Fallon still felt like she needed him, maybe Tonia dying due to her wounds, maybe Duncan getting swallowed by the black hole... but nope, Mick remains Fallon’s only big loss (no, we’re not counting Colin’s arm.) I suppose that could count as a surprising point of the plot in itself, though. It’s not fun if it’s so cliche that you can predict everything.

And something completely irrelevant that left a bad taste in my mouth: no one, not Eddie, Poe, Kim or Lana mention Shaun even once in books two or three. Like, what? C’mon, you guys remember your other fallen friends, what about the little nerd who died protecting Kim? I’m very disappointed in you guys.

Favorite characters? Well, that would be a tie between Dragon Queen Vivienne and the leader of those riders that Duncan meets while out, was the name Mera or something, I’m embarrassed not to remember clearly. Too many characters and too little of this one. Honestly though, at first I thought Vivienne would be evil, like maybe a friend of the bad dragon or something. For once, I’m glad to be wrong. Also, Hannah became pretty cool, too.

Favorite scene? ...Don’t know; nothing in this book really hit me the way the first two did. Maybe Max’s brief return.

Finally, what was up with the very end? Happily ever after like a freaking Disney movie...

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thinkwinwincom · 2 years

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20 Buckeyes extiende su racha invicta, venciendo a Maryland 7-0 en la Noche Rosa anual

El vigésimo equipo de fútbol femenino de Ohio celebra durante el partido de Maryland el jueves por la noche. El estado de Ohio ganó 7-0. Crédito: Zachary Riley | editor de fotos Un hat-trick de la estudiante de segundo año Kaelin Dodokovic, dos goles de la mejor delantera Emma Sears y uno de la mejor delantera Kayla Fisher ayudaron a empujar al No. 20 de Ohio State a superar a Maryland (2-7-5,…

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blackcrowing · 6 months

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Blackcrowing's Master Reading List

I have created a dropbox with pdfs I have gathered over the years, I have done my best to only allow access to documents which I found openly available through sites like JSTOR, Archive.org, or other educational resources with papers available for download.

That being said I ALSO recommend (I obviously have not read all of these but they are either in my library or I intend to add them)

📚 Celtic/Irish Pagan Books

The Morrighan: Meeting the Great Queens, Morgan Daimler

Raven Goddess: Going Deeper with the Morríghan, Morgan Daimler

Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom, Erynn Rowan Laurie

Irish Paganism: Reconstructing Irish Polytheism, Morgan Daimler

Celtic Cosmology and the Otherworld: Myths, Orgins, Sovereignty and Liminality, Sharon Paice MacLeod

Celtic Myth and Religion, Sharon Paice MacLeod

A Guide to Ogam Divination, Marissa Hegarty (I'm leaving this on my list because I want to support independent authors. However, if you have already read Weaving Word Wisdom this book is unlikely to further enhance your understanding of ogam in a divination capacity)

The Book of the Great Queen, Morpheus Ravenna

Litany of The Morrígna, Morpheus Ravenna

Celtic Visions, Caitlín Matthews

Harp, Club & Calderon, Edited by Lora O'Brien and Morpheus Ravenna

Celtic Cosmology: Perspectives from Ireland and Scotland, Edited by Jacqueline Borsje and others

Polytheistic Monasticism: Voices from Pagan Cloisters, Edited by Janet Munin

📚 Celtic/Irish Academic Books

Early Medieval Ireland 400-1200, Dáibhí Ó Cróinín

The Sacred Isle, Dáithi Ó hÓgáin

The Ancient Celts, Berry Cunliffe

The Celtic World, Berry Cunliffe

Irish Kingship and Seccession, Bart Jaski

Early Irish Farming, Fergus Kelly

Studies in Irish Mythology, Grigory Bondarnko

Prehistoric Archaeology of Ireland, John Waddell

Archeology and Celtic Myth, John Waddell

Understanding the Celtic Religion: Revisiting the Past, Edited by Katja Ritari and Alexandria Bergholm

A Guide to Ogam, Damian McManus

Cesar's Druids: an Ancient Priesthood, Miranda Aldhouse Green

Animals in Celtic Life and Myth, Miranda Aldhouse Green

The Gods of the Celts, Miranda Green

The Celtic World, Edited by Miranda J Green

Myth and History in Celtic and Scandinavian Tradition, Edited by Emily Lyle

Ancient Irish Tales, Edited by Tom P Cross and Clark Haris Slover

Cattle Lords and Clansmen, Nerys Patterson

Celtic Heritage, Alwyn and Brinley Rees

Ireland's Immortals, Mark Williams

The Origins of the Irish, J. P. Mallory

In Search of the Irish Dreamtime, J. P. Mallory

The Táin, Thomas Kinsella translation

The Sutton Hoo Sceptre and the Roots of Celtic Kingship Theory, Michael J. Enright

Celtic Warfare, Giola Canestrelli

Pagan Celtic Ireland, Barry Raftery

The Year in Ireland, Kevin Danaher

Irish Customs and Beliefs, Kevin Danaher

Cult of the Sacred Center, Proinsais Mac Cana

Mythical Ireland: New Light on the Ancient Past, Anthony Murphy

Early Medieval Ireland AD 400-1100, Aidan O'Sullivan and others

The Festival of Lughnasa, Máire MacNeill

Curse of Ireland, Cecily Gillgan

📚 Indo-European Books (Mostly Academic and linguistic)

Dictionary of Indo-European Concepts and Society, Emily Benveniste

A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principle Indo-European Languages, Carl Darling Buck

The Horse, the Wheel and Language, David W. Anthony

Comparative Indo-European Linguistics, Robert S.P. Beekes

In Search of the Indo-Europeans, J.P. Mallory

Indo-European Mythology and Religion, Alexander Jacob

Some of these books had low print runs and therefore can be difficult to find and very expensive... SOME of those books can be found online with the help of friends... 🏴‍☠️

library genesis might be a great place to start... hint hint...

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darthstitch · 2 years

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Strange Things That Happened In History Class

Cryptid Teachers

Professor Gadling had to take a moment. He really did.

It was that or explode into hysterical laughter right that very second and that really wasn't going to help his cause now, was it?

The paper he was trying to grade was supposed to be an essay on the suicide of Crown Prince Rudolf at Mayerling and its indirect effect on World War I. Instead, what he got was "Our Four Cryptid Teachers on Campus."

And a List, which deserved to be quoted in its entirety:

a. Professor Robert "Hob" Gadling - Probably knew Shakespeare IRL; explains why he has such a hate-boner for him

b. Professor Adam Pierson - has an actual motherfucking SWORD hidden somewhere in his clothes (maybe it's like Hammerspace?!!) and might possibly DUEL other immortals; maybe the OLDEST immortal because he talks about ancient EGYPT like he's been there, done that and worn the t-shirt

c. Professor Duncan Macleod - the OTHER sword-wielding immortal

d. Professor Nicholas Chevalier - VAMPIRE?!!! OMG?!!! Also, his Dad is legit creepy and we sincerely believe he's legit a vampire?!!!

Honestly, there was only one, sane, sensible way to respond to this.

Dustin, interesting essay choice there, lad, but I was rather expecting something about poor Crown Prince Rudolf and not speculations about my cryptid status. Incidentally, thank you for realizing that I'm not the Oldest Immortal around, yes, Professor Pierson wears his Ancient Egypt T-shirt with pride and yes, you'd do well to steer clear of Lucien Lacroix, that one gives me the willies.

You have a day to give me the right essay, so chop chop!

2. The Cat Thing

"So maybe his fursona is a cat, did ya ever think of that, genius?!"

"Ahahahaha, right, sure, Steve, he uses meows, purrs and trills like a legitimate language and the cats understand him - this is NOT a fursona thing my friend!"

"Also, Steve-o, I didn't think you knew about things like fursonas..."

"Eh, you've been around the Internet long enough, you pick up on some things, Wheeler."

"So Murphy speaks Cat like legitimately, actually speaks Cat, not just like us humans doing random meows."

"Yep."

"Score 1 for the Cryptid Candidacy! We're adding Murphy to the list."

"Actually, humanity knew how to speak feline once. The knowledge was lost, aeons ago. Isn't that right, Miette?"

"Meow!"

"I could tell you that Story, if you've a mind to listen."

"GYAAAAH!!!!"

3. Typhoon Morpheus

First off, Isabel didn't really actually mean to eavesdrop.

She'd submitted the wrong paper for the classwork they'd done today and while it wasn't as spectacular a mistake as Dustin Henderson's Cryptid List - it was still, obviously, the wrong paper. So she was just hurrying to fix things, although she was a little nervous, because Professor G seemed to be in a bad mood the whole day.

She was just about to knock on the door when she heard:

"Look, Gadling, you gotta do something. Caw!"

That voice sounded oddly familiar.

"Oh, Christ, what now?"

"Whatever it is you two did, fix it, for the love of Murphy. Do you see these feathers, man? I am soaking wet - it's been raining in the Dreaming and it hasn't stopped. Lucienne's already got all the rest of us trying to save the books in the Library from the flooding."

"Raining."

"Yeah. The boss thinks you don't love him anymore. So, boom, cue the rain. Thunder and lightning. Sturm und Drang - the works, you know?"

"Wait. Hang on, he thinks we've broken up?!!"

"Duh? Yeah?!!"

"Oh for Chrissakes, it was just a silly, ridiculous argument - I'm - hey, Matthew, remind me to kiss the stupid out of that idiot. After I yell at him. And kiss him stupid again."

"Reminder set, Other-Boss. Can we go now?"

Isabel told herself she was never, ever, going to speak of this to anyone - even if the fact that she had witnessed Matthew talking was probably enough to confirm Murphy's Cryptid Status on Dustin's stupid list.

4. Stranger Things

"Run this by me again, love," Professor Gadling said, in obvious bewilderment. "You're a Dungeon Master? What is that?"

"Not anything kinky, Professor G! AHAHAHA!" Dustin Henderson said in overly cheerful tones.

Murphy slanted the boy a look of wry amusement. "I think he understands that already."

"He's our DM for Dungeons and Dragons, Professor," said Will Byers. "It's a storytelling game."

"Ah, of course, a storytelling game, why wouldn't His Darkness the Prince of Stories be interested in that?" Professor Gadling said wryly.

"He's the best DM ever," volunteered Iggy Pop. "Like, the way Eddie went down fighting the demobats with Metallica, that was like, truly epic."

Murphy inclined his head in a regal almost-bow. "I can only but inspire. And I rather enjoyed young Eddie's performance. Truly something only a Master Bard could do."

"I'm still dead though!"

"Relax, man, we'll bring you back in flashbacks or something. Or maybe make you into a vampire!"

"Hey, you'd better - because I am this close to writing the Love Song of Eddie Munson and Steve Harrington and posting it on AO3!"

Professor Gadling knew when to give in. "Fine, you can use The New Inn for your session tonight. Just try not to wreck the place while you're off trying to fight the forces of darkness or whatever."

Murphy leaned over to drop a kiss into his hair. "We'll put all the breakables away before we begin our quest anew, dearest."

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Footnote the First: Shortly after Dustin compiled his List of Cryptid Teachers on Campus, a new Professor joined the faculty, having retired from his former tailoring job at Kingsman. His name? Michael Percival Archangelus.

Footnote the Second: Dream of the Endless is not quite sure how he ended up adopting Hob's students and joining their D&D group, but he is quite charmed at their imagination and creativity and thoroughly enjoyed the idea of designing a villain formidable enough to test them.

Footnote the Third: Look, Dream still hadn't quite gotten all the nuances of a healthy relationship but he's at least figured out that minor spats and squabbles do not equate to breaking up and ending things forever. Hob's made sure of that. The kisses definitely helped.

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Did I also just crossover Forever Knight, Kingsman and Stranger Things into this ridiculousness? Yes, yes I did. Nobody tell Neil.

Also, the "Michael" in this story is the headcanon Michael I came up with for the Lucifer show. Except obviously, this Michael isn't an evil twin douchecanoe but is an actual legit good guy... who uh.... spent a few years with Kingsman.

#the sandman #dream of the endless #hob gadling #dream/hob #dreamling #stranger things #highlander #forever knight #i crack what i want #bwahahahahaha #nobody tell neil

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mariocki · 2 years

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The Saint: The Inescapable Word (3.17, ITC, 1965)

"I can understand that you consider killing animals fairly unimportant, since you spend your working day devising more efficient means for killing people."

"That's the kind of remark one would expect from a cop. You know our weapons will never be used!"

"Then don't you feel a certain futility having spent your life making them?"

#the saint #the inescapable word #itc #1965 #leslie charteris #terry nation #roy ward baker #roger moore #ann bell #james maxwell #maurice hedley #robert dean #robert macleod #ronald ibbs #donald bisset #james copeland #russell waters #anthony baird #alf mangan #something of a watershed moment for The Saint; the series has touched on secret government stuff and sciency wiency things before in some #small ways‚ but this is the first step the show has taken into what could more comfortably be called science fiction. death rays were very #in vogue in 1965‚ as were spies‚ and the show seems to be leaning towards those genres and away from the character origins as a gentleman #rogue. Nation and director Baker both had prior experience in sci fi work (Nation was presumably fully invested in exploiting his daleks by #this point) and there's more than a touch of horror to the misty forest scenes or underground lair. Nation would borrow liberally from his #own work here for a later episode of The Avengers (1969's Thingumajig) and the final scenes play out very similarly. what else? oh yes...#i may not be quite as biased as an unnamed mutual‚ but i can happily support m'learned friend in saying that James Maxwell is the absolute #best thing about this episode‚ as quite frankly the most pathetic (affectionate) head of security ever seen on 60s tv. he's sensitive and #nervous and does very little to aid in the investigation of a murder on his base except to get knocked out‚ worried‚ accused of the crime #and shot (oops spoiler sorry). i think he survives? it looks to be a shoulder wound and regardless of a lack of closure I'm choosing to #believe he did survive and immediately resigned his position‚ perhaps married Ann Bell‚ and started a group for people wrongly knocked out

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scotianostra · 8 months

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On September 6th 1876, the Scottish physician and physiologist John James Macleod was born near Dunkeld.

J J Macleod is arguably the most famous unknown Scot you will hear about today.

He was the son of the Rev. Robert Macleod. When later the family moved to Aberdeen, Macleod went to the Grammar School there and later entered the Marischal College of the University of Aberdeen to study medicine.

J J R Macleod directed and informed the research which led to the discovery of insulin. His expertise ensured that the laboratory findings of his team were rapidly translated into the clinical application of insulin to treat type 1 diabetes in 1922 – one of the therapeutic landmarks of 20th century medicine.

Prior to the discovery of insulin, type 1 diabetes was fatal and without it many millions of people, many of them children, would subsequently have died. The discovery of insulin is frequently and inaccurately attributed to “Banting and Best”, and for decades Macleod was effectively airbrushed out of medical history. The importance of the research of this quiet and unassuming Scottish scientist cannot be over-estimated and he deserves to be as well-known to the public as is Sir Alexander Fleming for his discovery of penicillin.

It was not until 1982 when a Canadian historian, Michael Bliss, published his book, “The Discovery of Insulin” that Macleod’s reputation was restored and he took his rightful place as co-discoverer

It is also interesting to note that the first insulin in the UK was given in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in August 1922. Following publication of the early findings regarding insulin in March 1922, doctors in Edinburgh contacted John Macleod who provided them with detailed directions on how to make and administer insulin.

In October 1923 it was announced in Stockholm that Frederick Banting and John Macleod would share the 1923 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of insulin.

John James Macleod was buried at Aberdeen cemetery, and the grave seems to be the only memorial to him in Scotland, Canada at least honours him with a plaque at the house he stayed in Toronto and another at the University.

You can find more about J J R Macleod, and his work here https://jjrmacleod.org/

#scotland #scottish #scientist #physician #physiologist #Diabetes #Insulin #Noble prize winner

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psalm22-6 · 2 months

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The Exhibitors Herald, June 1926

The first of the deluxe presentations was at the Forrest theatre, Philadelphia, Thursday evening. The audience was composed largely of members of the Advertising Clubs of the World, which was holding an international convention in the Quaker City, and the members of the Poor Richard Club. There were also present a large turnout of society, official and judicial life of Philadelphia. The other audience, which included Mrs. Coolidge, members of the diplomatic corps and Washington newspapermen, as guests of the National Press club, viewed the picture at a special screening Friday night at Poli’s theatre in Washington. General W. W. Atterbury; Senator-elect [and notorious political boss] Wm. S. Vare; Senator [and law professor] George W. Pepper; Lieut. Commander Geo. B. Wilson, U. S. Navy [not to be confused with the character from the Great Gatsby] ; Mrs. Barclay Warburton [civil rights supporter and journalist] ; Major Norman MacLeod; E. T. Stottsbury; Paul Thompson; Alexander Van Rensselaer; Mrs. Charlemagne Tower; Dr. H. J. Tily [department story owner, mason] ; Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Reath; Frank Smith; Mr. and Mrs. Jos. N. Snellenburg [merchant in clothing trade] ; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Block; Mr. and Mrs. Jules E. Mastbaum [movie theater and department store magnates] ; George Nitsche [possibly an affiliate of U. Penn]; Josiah H. Penniman [Provost of U. Penn] ; J. Willis Martin [a judge]; H. S. McDevitt; John J. Monaghan. Judge Buffington, of Pittsburgh; Thos Finletter [could be one of a a number of lawyers with this name]; Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Einstein; Maurice Paillard, French consul; Robt. Von Moschzisker [justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania]; Mayor W. Freeland Kendrick; Geo. H. Elliott, director of public safety; Chas. B. Hall, president of City Council; Dr. Charles Hart; Rev. Wm. H. Fineschriber; Chas Fox, district attorney [could be a coincidence but Charles Fox III and IV are both currently lawyers in Pennsylvania]; John Fisler, president Manufacturers Club [golf afficianado]; Albert M. Greenfield [real estate broker and developer]; Jos. P. Gaffney; Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Gimbel [department store owner]; Daniel Gimbel [brother and co-owner along with Ellis]; J. D. Lit; Richard Gimbel [son of Ellis Gimble]; Benedict Gimbel [brother of Ellis and Daniel]; Colonel Robert Glendinning [banker]; Benjamin Golder [member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives], Agnew T. Dice [President of Reading Railroad]. Dr. Leon Elmaleh [founder of the Levantine Jews Society of Philadelphia]; H. Gilbert Cassidy [a judge]; Utley E. Crane [author of Business Law for Business Men]; Cyrus H. K. Curtis [magazine publisher]; Chas. S. Caldwell; G. W. Cole; Hampton L. Carson [lawyer, professor, state Attorney general]; A. Lincoln Acker [Philidelphia port collector]; Max Aron [lawyer]; Eugene C. Bonniwell [a judge]; Chas. L. Brown; Edward Groome; Chas. L. Bartlett; Edward Bok [editor of the Ladies Home Journal]; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Lorimer [editor of the Saturday Evening Post]; Edw. Bacon; Chas. Curtis Harrison [a judge]; Samuel S. Eels, Rev. J. J. O’Hara [future Archbishop of Philadelphia], and Bishop Thos. J. Garland, D. D. [Episcopalian bishop]

There were a bunch of Universal employees in attendance too but that's less interesting to me. Let's see who went to the Washington show

Both showings were under the auspices of Ambassador Henri Beragner of France and Marcel Knecht, French publisher and trade representative. Dr. Ferdnand Heurteur, leader of the orchestra of the Paris Opera House, came to the United States to conduct the orchestras at these two showings. Among the distinguished guests at the Washington showing were: Don Juan Riano, Spanish ambassador; Senor and Senora de Mathieu, Chilan ambassador; Raoul Tilmont, secretary, Belgium embassy; G. H. Thompson, second secretary, British embassy; A. J. Pack, British embassy; Eduardo Racedo and Madame Racedo, first secretary, Argentine embassy; Conrado Traverso, Argentine embassy; Dr. and Senora Velarde, Peruvian ambassador; Dr. and Madame Santiago F. Bedoya, secretary, Peruvian embassy; Senor and Senora Tellez, Mexican ambassador; Senor and Senora Castro, secretary, Mexican embassy; Ambassador de Martino, Italy; Colonel Augusto Villa, miltary attache, Italian embassy; Count and Countess Sommati di Mombello, Italian embassy; Signor Leonardo Vitetti, Italian embassy. Baron and Baroness Ago Maltzan, German embassy; Mr. and Madame Matsuidaira, Japanese embassy; Mr. and Madame Gurgel de Amaral, Brazilian embassy; Senor and Senora de Sanchez Aballi, Cuban embassy; Senor Don Jose T. Baron, secretary, Cuban embassy; Brigadier General Georges A. L. Dumont, military attache, French embassy; Mr. Jules Henry, first secretary, French embassy; Major and Madame Georges Thenault, French embassy; Captain and Madame Willm, French embassy; Mr. A. Konow Bojsen, secretary, Danish legation; Mr. and Madame Marc Peter, Swiss ambassador; Mr. Andor de Hertelendy, Hungarian embassay; Senor and Senora Ricardo Jaimes Freyre, Bolivian embassy. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy A. Smiddy, minister, Irish Free State; Mr. and Madame Simoposilis, Minister from Greece; Mr. and Madame Prochnik, Austrian ambassador; Mr. and Madame Charles L. Seya, Latvian embassy; Mahmoud Samy Pasha and Madame Samy Pasha, Egyptian embassy; Mr. Zdenek Fierlinger, Minister from Czechoslovakia; Mr. Simeon Radeff, Bulgarian embassy; Mr. and Madame Jan Ciechanowski, Polish minister; Senor don Manuel Zavala, Nicaragua embassy, and Mr. and Madame Bostrom, Swedish ambassador.

#les miserables #lm 1925 #fans through the ages #the longest fucking list #losing my mind

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Princess Anne visits Lochaber to open marina – and takes a trip down memory lane

Princess Anne, accompanied by Andy McKenna, unveils a plaque to mark the occasion of her opening the new marina in Corpach, on 18 April 2023.

HRH Princess Anne cut the ribbon during one of two visits in Lochaber on Tuesday.

The royal visitor made her first appearance of the day at the Lochaber Rural Education Trust (LRET). However, this was not her first time visiting.

She opened the Ben Nevis Auction Mart at the LRET in 1999. Photographs from the event can still be seen at LRET today.

Upon arrival, Princess Anne was greeted by piper and Lochaber High School student Alex Drysdale.

The Princess is greeted by Isabel Campbell, Chairwoman of the Lochaber Rural Education Trust. Image: Sandy McCook/DC Thomson.

Isabel Campbell MBE is a founding member and trustee of the LRET, and was also present when Princess Anne first visited in 1999.

Isabel says it feels ‘wonderful’ to see her again.

The Princess ‘speaks and engages with all ages’

“She remembers the day she opened the auction mart well – she is a super person,” Isabel recalls fondly.

“She speaks and she engages with all ages.”

Over 50 local school children were part of the event.

A lighthearted moment as pupils from Banavie Primary school demonstrate the art of milking a cow. Image: Sandy McCook/DC Thomson.

Jacqueline MacLeod works in Lochaber High School with those who require additional support.

The children often use the facility for educational and recreational purposes, including the Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA).

Jacqueline says she and the students were ‘honoured’ to meet the The Princess Royal.

“We get a lot of enjoyment out of the centre,” says Jacqueline. “So it was nice to return the honour.”

The Princess with participants from Riding for the Disabled, and Red the cob horse.

Thomas Telford Corpach Marina are ‘honoured’

HRH Princess Anne’s second appearance of the day was to declare the Thomas Telford Corpach Marina open.

Upon arrival, HRH Princess Anne was welcomed by Andy McKenna, chairman of the Thomas Telford Corpach Marina.

The project was in development for just over eight years.

The Princess, accompanied by Andy McKenna of the Thomas Telford Corpach Marina.

Now complete, the layout has a “fully sheltered, all-weather marina and public slipway”, as well as a car-park for marina users.

There are berths for over 40 yachts and motor vessels, and small dayboats which float in shallow waters.

New facilities also include showers, toilets, a bike shelter and An Cafaidh Mara – a dog friendly cafe which opened January 2023.

Once the Princess cut the red ribbon, Corpach’s marina was declared open at last.

The princess with some of the sailors making use of the new facility.

Robert Coull, owner of An Cafaidh Mara, says it is ‘really exciting’ day for everyone involved.

“The cafe has been a long time in the making,” he says. “It is nice to see the marina finally open.”

‘An absolute privilege’

The Princess spoke to many of the Corpach marina’s trustees, including Linda Campbell.

Linda says it feels ‘absolutely wonderful’ to see the Thomas Telford Corpach Marina open.

“It has taken many years,” she says. “For it to come to fruition on such a wonderful Lochaber day is marvellous.”

Six year old Benji and four year old Ella present the Princess Royal with a bouquet of home grown garden flowers.

Also thrilled to meet HRH Princess Anne were young attendees Benji, aged six, and sister Ella, aged four.

They presented the Princess with a colourful bouquet of fresh flowers hand-picked from their garden.

Their mother said: “It was an absolute privilege to meet her.”

At the end of the opening, Princess Anne revealed a plaque which marked the occasion of the marina’s opening.

A Thomas Telford Corpach Marina spokesperson said: “We are delighted and honoured to have HRH The Princess Royal open our state of the art marina facilities today.”

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Birthdays 2.28

Beer Birthdays

Joseph Metcalfe (1813)

James Younger (1818)

John Holme Ballantine (1834)

Knut Albert Solem (1960)

Jeff Bell a.k.a. Stonch (1979)

Connor Casey (1986)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Chris Kraft; NASA flight director, Mercury & Gemini missions (1924)

Paul Krugman; economist (1953)

Linus Pauling; chemist (1901)

Smokey the Bear; anti-fire bear (1928)

John Turturro; actor (1957)

Famous Birthdays

Mario Andretti; auto driver (1940)

Berthold Auerbach; German writer (1812)

Maxine Bahns; actor (1971)

Stanley Baker; actor (1927)

Charles Blondin; tightrope walker, 1st to walk across Niagra Falls (1824)

Milton Caniff; cartoonist (1907)

Rae Dawn Chong; actor (1961)

John Connor; future leader of the human resistance, in “Terminator” films (1985)

Michel de Montaigne; French writer (1553)

Charles Durning; actor (1923)

John Fahey; folk singer (1939)

Mike Figgis; film director (1948)

Frank Gehry; architect (1929)

Gilbert Gottfried; comedian (1955)

Ben Hecht; writer (1893)

Donnie Iris; rock singer (1943)

Brian Jones; rock musician (1943)

Karolina Kurkova; model (1984)

Ali Larter; actor (1976)

Robert Sean Leonard; actor (1969)

May Lyon; educator (1797)

Gavin MacLeod; actor (1931)

Peter B. Medawar; zoologist (1915)

Vincente Minnelli; film director (1903)

Zero Mostel; actor (1915)

Bernadette Peters; actor (1948)

Ernest Renan; French philosopher (1823)

Mercedes Ruehl; actor (1948)

Charles "Bubba" Smith; Baltimore Colts DE, actor (1945)

Dean Smith; UNC basketball coach (1931)

Joe South; rock guitarist (1942)

Dorothy Stratton; model, actor (1960)

John Tenniel; cartoonist, illustrator (1820)

Tommy Tune; dancer (1939)

Cindy Wilson; rock singer (1957)

#Birthdays

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Btw I’m very new to your blog, could I get a brief intro to your OCs (and their nationalities if they have any 👀)? Just want to keep up with the story BJHB

Oh my goood anon, I love youuu.

However I sadly have like. Over 200 named characters in one and the same universe so it can be quite tricky to give an introduction to them.

I explain the worldbuilding here, though! And within that context also briefly talk about the Irish, the English, the Sicilians.

As I say in the linked ask, I am currently working on the rewrite of the first two main stories, but here's a blurb I've made for the rewrite of story 1, Irish Problems:

Hetalia Human AU/Organized Crime AU. Almost every Hetalia Character is the biggest shark in their nation’s organized crime shark tank & usually supported by two right hands. The story centers on HWS Ireland and HWS Sicily (both OCs of mine).

Two islands, two requests, one weekend: Harry O’Connel is down on his financial luck in Dublin. Michele Vento is looking for partners to pull him out of his isolationist political situation in Sicily. One weekend in Palermo to decide if one hand can’t wash the other. The Irish have the connections Michele wants and the Sicilians have the money Harry needs, but either party had reckoned without an old enemy of theirs. Arthur Kirkland has had his eyes set on Ireland for a long time and the last thing he needs is a quarrelling Sicilian in his neighbourhood. A routine first meeting suddenly turns into a matter of life and death. Will Harry, Michele and their friends work together to save each other or has everything fallen apart and into Arthur’s hands before it even began?

You can also have a link to a beta document of the office scenes, which are the introduction scenes for the English and Sicilian office. (The Irish get introduced in a prior one, but dw, I also listed the context needed for their office scene): The link (You can ignore the feedback questions, bc I do have a lovely beta now, the fantastic @someone-you-do-not-know )

I absolutely SUCK at Intros, not least of all bc yes I could give you an intro for the main Alternate Universe, but I also put these mfers into a lot of other Alternate Universes, so it is hard to sum them up without it feeling like a character existing in a vacuum. But if you wish to see all the forbidden other AUs, you can find them over at @i-centri-degli-universi . If you just want in general to browse my OC blabber more pointedly, you can look for the tag "storie nostre" on my blog. If you are on mobile, just search my blog on it and click the tag on the first post that has it, that way you can ACTUALLY see all the posts I made with it :)

But I can give you a few nationalities and infos for like. A few fuckers that pop up a lot on here:

Harry O'Connel, Sophie O'Connel (Soph is my Northern Ireland OC and Harry's younger sister) and Charlie Higgins, Harry's best friend, are all from Dublin, while Paddy O'Neill is from Derry, which he left at 24. You might also recently have seen me talk a LOT about Aaron, Angus and Kilian recently here bc of my Rake Courtship AU. Aaron O'Connel is Harry's and Soph's father (who died in the main AU timeline in 2009), while Kilian MacLeod and Angus O'Mallry are friends from Paddy's youth in Derry, his best friends. He burnt all bridges with his past in the main AU though and Kilian died in 2005 (iirc) in a car crash ...

We also have Michele Vento and Marco & Lorenzo Bontade, the latter who ran away at 12 from their hometown Bagheria to the nearby Palermo, where Michele is from. He took the twin boys under his wings and they refer to each other as brothers.

Then we have Robert Bailey and Tahir Rashid, two Londoners who are the ruthlessly efficient and yet always bickering right hands to Arthur Kirkland.

If you ever wanna know more about a certain OC, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE just ask, I swear I don't bite :)

#i lied. fingers fingers fingers fingers #anon #beareplies #storie nostre #ANON I LOVE YOUUUUU I wish I could condense the past 10 years of my insanity easily for you <3 #hetalia oc #hetalia au #fanfiction oc

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