From King Sejong the Great, ISBN: 0-9779613-6-2
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19 October,
12th year [1430 A.D.]
The King said to his Secretaries:
"In the past, when a government servant gave birth, she was expected to
return to service seven days later. This provision was made out of
concern for the fact that harm might come to the baby if she returned
leaving the child behind her, and so this period
of leave was later increased to a hundred days. However, there have
been instances of women whose time was near, and who gave birth before
reaching home. I therefore suggest that one month of full leave be
granted prior to giving birth. Please amend the
relevant laws."
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26 April, 16th year [1434 A.D.]
Dispatched to the Ministry of Justice:
"It has been enacted that a female servant, who is due to give birth in a
month's time or has given birth within the past hundred days, shall not
be required for government service. Since no leave has been granted to
the husbands of such women, however, they
have not been able to provide assistance to their wives in childbirth,
and because of this some women have even lost their lives, which is most
pitiful. From this day forward, a husband is not required to return to
service for thirty days after his wife has
given birth."
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(In context and in general, a woman upon marriage became a member of her
husband's family, and was expected to give birth at the home of her
husband's family. This might require days of travel.)
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King Sejong, 4th Ruler of Choson Korea
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejong_the_Great
http://asiasociety.org/countries/traditions/king-sejong-great
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Friday, February 14, 2014
Confessions of Love
Confessions will be added to as time, viewing, and copyright permit. Suggestions for inclusion are welcome in the comments.
Video Confessions are best viewed full screen. Please Enjoy!
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Confession of Love: Duelist (10:53)
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To Won's Father June 1, 1586
You always said, "Dear, let's live together until our hair turns gray and die on the same day. How could you pass away without me? Who should I and our little boy listen to and how should we live? How could you go ahead of me?
How did you bring your heart to me and how did I bring my heart to you? Whenever we lay down together you always told me, "Dear, do other people cherish and love each other like we do? Are they really like us?" How could you leave all that behind and go ahead of me?
I just cannot live without you. I just want to go to you. Please take me to where you are. My feelings toward you I cannot forget in this world and my sorrow knows no limit. Where would I put my heart in now and how can I live with the child missing you?
Please look at this letter and tell me in detail in my dreams. Because I want to listen to your saying in detail in my dreams I write this letter and put it in. Look closely and talk to me.
When I give birth to the child in me, who should it call father? Can anyone fathom how I feel? There is no tragedy like this under the sky.
You are just in another place, and not in such a deep grief as I am. There is no limit and end [to my sorrows] that I write roughly. Please look closely at this letter and come to me in my dreams and show yourself in detail and tell me. I believe I can see you in my dreams. Come to me secretly and show yourself. There is no limit to what I want to say and I stop here.
Confession of Love: "How Could You Go Ahead Of Me?"
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Confession of Love: Scent of a Woman (3:18, First Confession)
Confession of Love: My Love From The Star (5:42)
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An Arundel Tomb The figures represent Richard Fitzalan III, 13th Earl of Arundel
(ca 1307-1376) and his second wife Eleanor, who by his will of 1375 were to be buried together “without pomp” in the chapter house of Lewes Priory.
The armour and dress suggest a date near 1375; the knight’s attitude is typical of that time, but the lady’s crossed legs, giving the effect of a turn towards her husband, are rare. The joined hands have been thought due to “restoration” by Edward Richardson (1812-69), but recent research has shown the feature to be original. If so, the monument must be one of the earliest showing the concession to affection where the husband was a knight rather than a civilian.
In his will Richard requested that he be buried “near to the tomb of Eleanor de Lancaster, my wife; and I desire that my tomb be no higher than hers, that no men at arms, horses, hearse, or other pomp, be used at my funeral, but only five torches…as was about the corpse of my wife, be allowed.”
Confession of Love: An Arundel Tomb (2:01)
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Confession of Love: A Love Letter To Plywood (7:27)
By Tom Sachs, Directed by Van Neistat.
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The background tall building is Taipei 101, Official Site here.
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Video Confessions are best viewed full screen. Please Enjoy!
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Confession of Love: Duelist (10:53)
It was last winter.
Don't know whether I was possessed by the moonlight or the snow.
I was on my way to a friend's house, with a bottle of booze.
And a man and a woman were fighting like crazy with some sharp swords.
But they also looked like they were dancing.
It was like they were making love under the moonlight as well.
AnnaTheLost's mashup (2:34); Yennchan69's mashup (3:07)Don't know whether I was possessed by the moonlight or the snow.
I was on my way to a friend's house, with a bottle of booze.
And a man and a woman were fighting like crazy with some sharp swords.
But they also looked like they were dancing.
It was like they were making love under the moonlight as well.
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To Won's Father June 1, 1586
You always said, "Dear, let's live together until our hair turns gray and die on the same day. How could you pass away without me? Who should I and our little boy listen to and how should we live? How could you go ahead of me?
How did you bring your heart to me and how did I bring my heart to you? Whenever we lay down together you always told me, "Dear, do other people cherish and love each other like we do? Are they really like us?" How could you leave all that behind and go ahead of me?
I just cannot live without you. I just want to go to you. Please take me to where you are. My feelings toward you I cannot forget in this world and my sorrow knows no limit. Where would I put my heart in now and how can I live with the child missing you?
Please look at this letter and tell me in detail in my dreams. Because I want to listen to your saying in detail in my dreams I write this letter and put it in. Look closely and talk to me.
When I give birth to the child in me, who should it call father? Can anyone fathom how I feel? There is no tragedy like this under the sky.
You are just in another place, and not in such a deep grief as I am. There is no limit and end [to my sorrows] that I write roughly. Please look closely at this letter and come to me in my dreams and show yourself in detail and tell me. I believe I can see you in my dreams. Come to me secretly and show yourself. There is no limit to what I want to say and I stop here.
Confession of Love: "How Could You Go Ahead Of Me?"
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Confession of Love: Scent of a Woman (3:18, First Confession)
How are you supposed to get rid of your feelings like this?
This is the well-known hot Tango scene.
Gabi Bo's superb mashup (1:23); Sweetbanilla's MV (3:40); Jayelvid's MV (4:11)
=====Gabi Bo's superb mashup (1:23); Sweetbanilla's MV (3:40); Jayelvid's MV (4:11)
Confession of Love: My Love From The Star (5:42)
And you don't look like you are
going to say that you love me.
I will just say it for you.
I love you, Do Min Joon.
When you live much longer than I do,
you will eventually forget.
But a perfect girl like me loved you dearly.
And liked you.
Don't forget that,
And be proud of it.
~
The best super power that I have is...
To stop time.
...
Countless times I have stopped time...
And told you this in times you don't remember,
I love you, Cheon Song Yi.
I felt that if I told you this while time was running...
Then everything will eventually run out and fade away.
That's why I only said it while I stopped time.
I love you, Cheon Song Yi,
I love you.
"...watched 14.5 billion times..." More here and here.going to say that you love me.
I will just say it for you.
I love you, Do Min Joon.
When you live much longer than I do,
you will eventually forget.
But a perfect girl like me loved you dearly.
And liked you.
Don't forget that,
And be proud of it.
~
The best super power that I have is...
To stop time.
...
Countless times I have stopped time...
And told you this in times you don't remember,
I love you, Cheon Song Yi.
I felt that if I told you this while time was running...
Then everything will eventually run out and fade away.
That's why I only said it while I stopped time.
I love you, Cheon Song Yi,
I love you.
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An Arundel Tomb The figures represent Richard Fitzalan III, 13th Earl of Arundel(ca 1307-1376) and his second wife Eleanor, who by his will of 1375 were to be buried together “without pomp” in the chapter house of Lewes Priory.
The armour and dress suggest a date near 1375; the knight’s attitude is typical of that time, but the lady’s crossed legs, giving the effect of a turn towards her husband, are rare. The joined hands have been thought due to “restoration” by Edward Richardson (1812-69), but recent research has shown the feature to be original. If so, the monument must be one of the earliest showing the concession to affection where the husband was a knight rather than a civilian.
In his will Richard requested that he be buried “near to the tomb of Eleanor de Lancaster, my wife; and I desire that my tomb be no higher than hers, that no men at arms, horses, hearse, or other pomp, be used at my funeral, but only five torches…as was about the corpse of my wife, be allowed.”
Confession of Love: An Arundel Tomb (2:01)
What Will Survive Of Us Is Love
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Confession of Love: A Love Letter To Plywood (7:27)
By Tom Sachs, Directed by Van Neistat.
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Shen Xing Ren,
congratulations on winning the grand prize.
Your prize is ...
congratulations on winning the grand prize.
Your prize is ...
Confession of Love: Office Girls (6:42)
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Saturday, May 18, 2013
Dear Agassi, 14 Films ...
1) Female Protagonist;
2) whose age is around 29-30 (actually ranges from 15 to 40);
3) I have seen and can recommend.
All are available with English subtitles.
A few pass the Bechdel Test, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_Test.
Stuff happens. Please let me know about any broken links in the Comments. Thanks.
Alphabetically:
Angel-A (France, 2005)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0473753/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=HRrFvapV4ms (clip, 4:49)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=AIw5D1Hi_vk (mix, 4:26)
Bread & Tulips (Italy, 2009)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0237539/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=JVWLl6TBS1Q (trailer, 2:09)
http://www.hulu.com/watch/206416 (Film, 1:56:30)
Choose Me (U.S., 1984)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087054/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=uOAftLOT6Ck (opening credits, 3:06)
Cold Comfort Farm ('Britain', 1995)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112701/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=st5gmzmDFrw (trailer, 2:05)
Cold Comfort Farm Sermon - No Butter in Hell (scene, 2:21)
Duelist (South Korea, 2005)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475616/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
Hyeongsa - Like A Dance (Thanks AnnaTheLost, 2:34)
Duelist - MV - Forevermore (Thanks yennchan69, 3:07)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=eGSgivQr1UI (ending, 10:53)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=zIinft-gAeg (Film, Part 1, 56:08)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=j8rLzmkz76k (Film, Part 2, 55:47)
Hester Street (U.S., 1975)
http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9506E4D71538EF34BC4851DFB667838E669EDE
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073107/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=zxhJfVq5QuQ (clip, 3:36)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=TF5Tg-PGsLc (Film, 1:29:09)
I Am Love (Italy, 2009)
www.nytimes.com/2010/06/18/movies/18iamlove.html
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1226236/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=TZBrWVvn9xA (trailer, 2:10)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=UUXEAhJb_O0 (trailer, 2:03)
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/t-magazine/02talk-milan-t.html?pagewanted=all (major film location setting)
My Brilliant Career (Australia, 1979)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079596/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=7X6a0DkSt28 (background info, 1:45)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=hf_NfeN1woU (clip, 1:15)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=_FfZiEJ8Nu8 (trailer, 2:58)
http://www.hulu.com/watch/454407 (Film, 1:39:38)
Please Teach Me English (South Korea, 2003)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381716/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=KDke6Uw_DZE (trailer, 2:17)
http://www.viki.com/videos/190606v-please-teach-me-english (Film, 1:53:09)
QuinceaƱera (U.S., 2006)
www.nytimes.com/2006/08/04/movies/04quin.html
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0451176/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/style/quinceaera-genz-millennial.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=hHdVRShrNHc (trailer, 1:51)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=E43fgtbhj7I (trailer, 1:56)
(An almost fifteen year old, a virgin, yet pregnant ... )
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (Germany, 1975)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073858/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=bdnTXiiyedk (trailer, not subtitled, 3:14)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=VK692Bw1A38 (commentary, :57)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=DDMqvsW12V4 (Film, Part 1, 11:58)
(Film is available on Hulu Plus) (Film is at least as relevant today as it was in 1975)
The Ramen Girl (U.S., 2008)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0806165/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=rRDJ8WYhgU0 (trailer, 2:55)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=cAwgswOQJBo (scene, 2:42)
Ramen Girl Learns The Secret To Ramen Mastery (scene, 2:49)
The Syrian Bride (Israel, 2004)
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A07E2D9103EF935A25752C1A9639C8B63
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0423310/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=s0PkVJegZZM (trailer, 2:02)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=X2lqQBXM0AI (scene, 3:12)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=svXetQB_tz0 (ending, 3:59)
[In real life: Syrian Bride Crosses Into Israeli Zone to Marry (Associated Press, 1:35)]
Twenty-four Eyes (Japan, 1954)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047281/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=TWNl2IbVJMs (trailer, 1:29)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=LU_Y52wNNK8 (scenes, 7:03)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=dGjtrZ3CAS0 (scene, 1:31)
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/04/movies/04takamine.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideko_Takamine
(Film is available on Hulu Plus)
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Meanwhile, just north of Hanyang:
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=O-hyVzTVDLg (short, 3:50)
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Addendum 2013 October 20
How the Garcia Girls Spent their Summer (U.S., 2005)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385006/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=BW_m5LL_sU0 (trailer, 2:15)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=dLr48RJXx5M (scenes, 1:29)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=UNeLg2lS0qQ (scenes, 16:14)
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Addendum 2014 June 10
How to Use Guys with Secret Tips (South Korea, 2013)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2934568/reviews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S6WNXz1r9U (trailer, 1:17)
http://www.hulu.com/watch/674057 (Film, 1:54:22)
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Addendum 2018 October 15
Her Love Boils Bathwater (Japan, 2016)
http://kissasian.sh/Drama/Her-Love-Boils-Bathwater @720
http://asianwiki.com/Her_Love_Boils_Bathwate
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4778500/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_Love_Boils_Bathwater
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-japans-her-love-boils-bathwater-offers-director-a-second-chance-1064327
https://www.moviequotesandmore.com/her-love-boils-bathwater-2016-movie-review/
https://mydramalist.com/14726-her-love-boils-bathwater
https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2054535/film-review-her-love-boils-bathwater-japanese-drama-about-terminally
(Every once in a while a perfect movie comes along. This is one.)
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2) whose age is around 29-30 (actually ranges from 15 to 40);
3) I have seen and can recommend.
All are available with English subtitles.
A few pass the Bechdel Test, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_Test.
Stuff happens. Please let me know about any broken links in the Comments. Thanks.
Alphabetically:
Angel-A (France, 2005)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0473753/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=HRrFvapV4ms (clip, 4:49)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=AIw5D1Hi_vk (mix, 4:26)
Bread & Tulips (Italy, 2009)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0237539/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=JVWLl6TBS1Q (trailer, 2:09)
http://www.hulu.com/watch/206416 (Film, 1:56:30)
Choose Me (U.S., 1984)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087054/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=uOAftLOT6Ck (opening credits, 3:06)
Cold Comfort Farm ('Britain', 1995)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112701/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=st5gmzmDFrw (trailer, 2:05)
Cold Comfort Farm Sermon - No Butter in Hell (scene, 2:21)
Duelist (South Korea, 2005)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475616/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
Hyeongsa - Like A Dance (Thanks AnnaTheLost, 2:34)
Duelist - MV - Forevermore (Thanks yennchan69, 3:07)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=eGSgivQr1UI (ending, 10:53)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=zIinft-gAeg (Film, Part 1, 56:08)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=j8rLzmkz76k (Film, Part 2, 55:47)
Hester Street (U.S., 1975)
http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9506E4D71538EF34BC4851DFB667838E669EDE
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073107/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=zxhJfVq5QuQ (clip, 3:36)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=TF5Tg-PGsLc (Film, 1:29:09)
I Am Love (Italy, 2009)
www.nytimes.com/2010/06/18/movies/18iamlove.html
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1226236/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=TZBrWVvn9xA (trailer, 2:10)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=UUXEAhJb_O0 (trailer, 2:03)
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/t-magazine/02talk-milan-t.html?pagewanted=all (major film location setting)
My Brilliant Career (Australia, 1979)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079596/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=7X6a0DkSt28 (background info, 1:45)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=hf_NfeN1woU (clip, 1:15)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=_FfZiEJ8Nu8 (trailer, 2:58)
http://www.hulu.com/watch/454407 (Film, 1:39:38)
Please Teach Me English (South Korea, 2003)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381716/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=KDke6Uw_DZE (trailer, 2:17)
http://www.viki.com/videos/190606v-please-teach-me-english (Film, 1:53:09)
QuinceaƱera (U.S., 2006)
www.nytimes.com/2006/08/04/movies/04quin.html
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0451176/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/style/quinceaera-genz-millennial.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=hHdVRShrNHc (trailer, 1:51)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=E43fgtbhj7I (trailer, 1:56)
(An almost fifteen year old, a virgin, yet pregnant ... )
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (Germany, 1975)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073858/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=bdnTXiiyedk (trailer, not subtitled, 3:14)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=VK692Bw1A38 (commentary, :57)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=DDMqvsW12V4 (Film, Part 1, 11:58)
(Film is available on Hulu Plus) (Film is at least as relevant today as it was in 1975)
The Ramen Girl (U.S., 2008)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0806165/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=rRDJ8WYhgU0 (trailer, 2:55)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=cAwgswOQJBo (scene, 2:42)
Ramen Girl Learns The Secret To Ramen Mastery (scene, 2:49)
The Syrian Bride (Israel, 2004)
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A07E2D9103EF935A25752C1A9639C8B63
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0423310/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=s0PkVJegZZM (trailer, 2:02)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=X2lqQBXM0AI (scene, 3:12)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=svXetQB_tz0 (ending, 3:59)
[In real life: Syrian Bride Crosses Into Israeli Zone to Marry (Associated Press, 1:35)]
Twenty-four Eyes (Japan, 1954)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047281/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=TWNl2IbVJMs (trailer, 1:29)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=LU_Y52wNNK8 (scenes, 7:03)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=dGjtrZ3CAS0 (scene, 1:31)
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/04/movies/04takamine.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideko_Takamine
(Film is available on Hulu Plus)
===
Meanwhile, just north of Hanyang:
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=O-hyVzTVDLg (short, 3:50)
======
Addendum 2013 October 20
How the Garcia Girls Spent their Summer (U.S., 2005)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385006/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=BW_m5LL_sU0 (trailer, 2:15)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=dLr48RJXx5M (scenes, 1:29)
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=UNeLg2lS0qQ (scenes, 16:14)
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Addendum 2014 June 10
How to Use Guys with Secret Tips (South Korea, 2013)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2934568/reviews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S6WNXz1r9U (trailer, 1:17)
http://www.hulu.com/watch/674057 (Film, 1:54:22)
======
Addendum 2018 October 15
Her Love Boils Bathwater (Japan, 2016)
http://kissasian.sh/Drama/Her-Love-Boils-Bathwater @720
http://asianwiki.com/Her_Love_Boils_Bathwate
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4778500/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_Love_Boils_Bathwater
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-japans-her-love-boils-bathwater-offers-director-a-second-chance-1064327
https://www.moviequotesandmore.com/her-love-boils-bathwater-2016-movie-review/
https://mydramalist.com/14726-her-love-boils-bathwater
https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2054535/film-review-her-love-boils-bathwater-japanese-drama-about-terminally
(Every once in a while a perfect movie comes along. This is one.)
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Friday, November 9, 2012
Explained: Sugar Calories in Your Food
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Healh experts have been nudging Americans to kick the sugar habit for years, and now it’s official: The Food and Drug Administration is recommending a daily cap on sugar for the first time.
The goal is for Americans to limit added sugar to no more than 10 percent of daily calories, according to the proposed guidelines. For someone older than 3, that means eating no more than 12.5 teaspoons, or 50 grams, of it a day.
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The World Health Organization endorses a 10 percent cap on sugars, excluding those in fresh fruits, vegetables and milk, and urges people to aim even lower, limiting sugars to 5 percent of caloric intake to derive greater health benefits.
The American Heart Association also recommends stricter sugar limits, saying women should consume only about 100 calories a day in added sugars — about six teaspoons — and men no more than 150 calories, or nine teaspoons. The F.D.A. is recommending that children 1 to 3 should not consume more than 25 grams of sugar a day.
Roni Caryn Rabin, well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/09/placing-a-cap-on-Americans-consumption-of-added-sugar/
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The Basic: One gram of sugar has 4 calories.
(Reputable sources actually range from 3.87 calories to 4.2 calories; using 4 calories per gram of sugar will adequately serve our purpose here.)
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In the U.S. on the food container/package/can/etc. the "Nutrition Facts" label includes "Servings Per Container" and "Sugars" by grams per serving.
The math is simple and straightforward:
Sugar grams per serving x 4 calories = sugar calories per serving.
Sugar grams per serving x 4 calories x servings per container = sugar calories per container.
Example: an 11.5 fl. oz. can of V8 vegetable juice has 1 serving per container and 9 grams of sugar per serving.
9 sugar grams per serving x 4 calories = 36 sugar calories per serving.
9 sugar grams per serving x 4 calories x 1 serving per container = 36 sugar calories per can.
Example: a 14.5 oz. can of diced tomatoes has 3.5 servings per container and 5 grams of sugar per serving.
5 sugar grams per serving x 4 calories = 20 sugar calories per meager serving.
5 sugar grams per serving x 4 calories x 3.5 servings per container = 70 sugar calories per can.
Example: a 6 oz. container of low-fat mango yogurt has 1 serving per container and 31 grams of sugar per serving.
31 sugar grams per serving x 4 calories = 124 sugar calories per serving.
31 sugar grams per serving x 4 calories x 1 serving per container = 124 sugar calories per container. That's 20⅔ sugar calories per ounce!
Example: a 15.25 oz. can of pineapple slices has 4 servings per container and 14 grams of sugar per serving.
14 sugar grams per serving x 4 calories = 56 sugar calories per serving.
14 sugar grams per serving x 4 calories x 4 servings per container = 224 sugar calories per can.
Example: a 28 oz. bottle of barbecue sauce has "approximately" 21 servings per container and 16 grams of sugar per serving.
16 sugar grams per serving x 4 calories = 64 sugar calories per serving.
16 sugar grams per serving x 4 calories x 21 servings per container = 1,344 sugar calories per bottle.
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By the way, a gram of protein also has 4 calories. The Nutrition Facts label lists protein grams separately; to compute protein calories the procedure is the same as above.
Here's a short, informative webpage about sugar by Meg Campbell:
http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/many-calories-one-tablespoon-sugar-2094.html
And for those who still prefer teaspoons, 4 sugar grams = one teaspoon = 16 sugar calories.
I really hope this helps.
lesle
Tallahassee, Florida
https://astrayfrt.blogspot.com/
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(Sugar Shack)
Healh experts have been nudging Americans to kick the sugar habit for years, and now it’s official: The Food and Drug Administration is recommending a daily cap on sugar for the first time.
The goal is for Americans to limit added sugar to no more than 10 percent of daily calories, according to the proposed guidelines. For someone older than 3, that means eating no more than 12.5 teaspoons, or 50 grams, of it a day.
...
The World Health Organization endorses a 10 percent cap on sugars, excluding those in fresh fruits, vegetables and milk, and urges people to aim even lower, limiting sugars to 5 percent of caloric intake to derive greater health benefits.
The American Heart Association also recommends stricter sugar limits, saying women should consume only about 100 calories a day in added sugars — about six teaspoons — and men no more than 150 calories, or nine teaspoons. The F.D.A. is recommending that children 1 to 3 should not consume more than 25 grams of sugar a day.
Roni Caryn Rabin, well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/09/placing-a-cap-on-Americans-consumption-of-added-sugar/
===========================================================
The Basic: One gram of sugar has 4 calories.
(Reputable sources actually range from 3.87 calories to 4.2 calories; using 4 calories per gram of sugar will adequately serve our purpose here.)
-
In the U.S. on the food container/package/can/etc. the "Nutrition Facts" label includes "Servings Per Container" and "Sugars" by grams per serving.
The math is simple and straightforward:
Sugar grams per serving x 4 calories = sugar calories per serving.
Sugar grams per serving x 4 calories x servings per container = sugar calories per container.
Example: an 11.5 fl. oz. can of V8 vegetable juice has 1 serving per container and 9 grams of sugar per serving.
9 sugar grams per serving x 4 calories = 36 sugar calories per serving.
9 sugar grams per serving x 4 calories x 1 serving per container = 36 sugar calories per can.
Example: a 14.5 oz. can of diced tomatoes has 3.5 servings per container and 5 grams of sugar per serving.
5 sugar grams per serving x 4 calories = 20 sugar calories per meager serving.
5 sugar grams per serving x 4 calories x 3.5 servings per container = 70 sugar calories per can.
Example: a 6 oz. container of low-fat mango yogurt has 1 serving per container and 31 grams of sugar per serving.
31 sugar grams per serving x 4 calories = 124 sugar calories per serving.
31 sugar grams per serving x 4 calories x 1 serving per container = 124 sugar calories per container. That's 20⅔ sugar calories per ounce!
Example: a 15.25 oz. can of pineapple slices has 4 servings per container and 14 grams of sugar per serving.
14 sugar grams per serving x 4 calories = 56 sugar calories per serving.
14 sugar grams per serving x 4 calories x 4 servings per container = 224 sugar calories per can.
Example: a 28 oz. bottle of barbecue sauce has "approximately" 21 servings per container and 16 grams of sugar per serving.
16 sugar grams per serving x 4 calories = 64 sugar calories per serving.
16 sugar grams per serving x 4 calories x 21 servings per container = 1,344 sugar calories per bottle.
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By the way, a gram of protein also has 4 calories. The Nutrition Facts label lists protein grams separately; to compute protein calories the procedure is the same as above.
Here's a short, informative webpage about sugar by Meg Campbell:
http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/many-calories-one-tablespoon-sugar-2094.html
And for those who still prefer teaspoons, 4 sugar grams = one teaspoon = 16 sugar calories.
I really hope this helps.
lesle
Tallahassee, Florida
https://astrayfrt.blogspot.com/
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(Sugar Shack)
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Blu-Ray Installation
FOLLOWUP: This week I ordered and installed an LG DVD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-Ray Drive Model UH12NS30 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...tem=27-136-268),
which is probably the same one you wrote about above. With promo code
it also was $40. And I thank you again for your replies.
After reading a LOT of reviews and forums about Blu-Ray and about people having problems getting a Blu-Ray to burn, I decided a BD-ROM was good enough for me.
I had a rather painless experience getting the bare metal OEM player up and running, video and sound, but it seems a lot of people have problems getting a Blu-Ray to play, so I'm going to somewhat detail my experience.
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Hardware:
Board: Asus F1A75-V EVO
CPU: AMD A8-3870K APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics
Graphics Card:Nvidia GeForce 9600 GSO [DVI output]
DVI cable
Monitors: Acer X193W
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Software:
Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-bit and Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit. [No problem playing Blu-Ray with either]
VLC 2.1.0 Rincewind.
KEYDB.cfg [downloaded from http://vlc-aacs.whoknowsmy.name/
libaacs.dll (64-bit) [downloaded from http://vlc-aacs.whoknowsmy.name/
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Blu-Ray Disc, "When Harry Met Sally" - $5.11 on sale at Target.
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As detailed in http://vlc-aacs.whoknowsmy.name/, in %appdata% I created the folder AACS and put KEYDB.cfg in it. The location of %appdata% is different in W7 and W8. The download site links to instructions on how to find the %appdata% folder for your machine. (The anonymous WhoKnowsMy.Name deserves a shoutout.)
I then put libaacs.dll in my VLC folder.
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And that was all there was to it. I did do a right click on the desktop and refresh my machine, but I did not restart. Cranked up VLC, clicked on Media, clicked on Open Disc, clicked on the Blu-ray radio button, clicked on Play, and it plays, video and sound.
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Hope this can help someone.
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Addendum: Just tried playing Blu-Ray on my VGA card, cable, and monitor. Works fine. I do understand that I need HDMI card, cable, and monitor for a better picture. That'll happen sometime next year.
I also recommend Cyberlink's free Blu-ray Disc & 3D Advisor,
http://www.cyberlink.com/prog/bd-support/diagnosis.do, which will
1. Check if your system is capable of playing Blu-ray Discs and 3D content.
2. Recommend ways to optimize your system.
This tool fails my system only for Software Player Not found; apparently it doesn't know to look for VLC. But it's a handy tool nevertheless.
After reading a LOT of reviews and forums about Blu-Ray and about people having problems getting a Blu-Ray to burn, I decided a BD-ROM was good enough for me.
I had a rather painless experience getting the bare metal OEM player up and running, video and sound, but it seems a lot of people have problems getting a Blu-Ray to play, so I'm going to somewhat detail my experience.
---
Hardware:
Board: Asus F1A75-V EVO
CPU: AMD A8-3870K APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics
Graphics Card:Nvidia GeForce 9600 GSO [DVI output]
DVI cable
Monitors: Acer X193W
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Software:
Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-bit and Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit. [No problem playing Blu-Ray with either]
VLC 2.1.0 Rincewind.
KEYDB.cfg [downloaded from http://vlc-aacs.whoknowsmy.name/
libaacs.dll (64-bit) [downloaded from http://vlc-aacs.whoknowsmy.name/
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Blu-Ray Disc, "When Harry Met Sally" - $5.11 on sale at Target.
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As detailed in http://vlc-aacs.whoknowsmy.name/, in %appdata% I created the folder AACS and put KEYDB.cfg in it. The location of %appdata% is different in W7 and W8. The download site links to instructions on how to find the %appdata% folder for your machine. (The anonymous WhoKnowsMy.Name deserves a shoutout.)
I then put libaacs.dll in my VLC folder.
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And that was all there was to it. I did do a right click on the desktop and refresh my machine, but I did not restart. Cranked up VLC, clicked on Media, clicked on Open Disc, clicked on the Blu-ray radio button, clicked on Play, and it plays, video and sound.
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Hope this can help someone.
---
Addendum: Just tried playing Blu-Ray on my VGA card, cable, and monitor. Works fine. I do understand that I need HDMI card, cable, and monitor for a better picture. That'll happen sometime next year.
I also recommend Cyberlink's free Blu-ray Disc & 3D Advisor,
http://www.cyberlink.com/prog/bd-support/diagnosis.do, which will
1. Check if your system is capable of playing Blu-ray Discs and 3D content.
2. Recommend ways to optimize your system.
This tool fails my system only for Software Player Not found; apparently it doesn't know to look for VLC. But it's a handy tool nevertheless.
Friday, June 29, 2012
"... it lies within ... the duty of all of us ..."
"... it lies within the power as well as the duty of all of us to recognize not only the possibility that we might be wrong but the virtual certainty that on some occasions we are bound to be. The fact that this is so does not absolve us from the duty of having views and putting them forward. But it does make it incumbent upon us to recognize the element of doubt that still surrounds the correctness of these views. And if we do that, we will not be able to lose ourselves in the transports of moral indignation against those who are of opposite opinion and follow a different line, we will put our views forward only with a prayer for forgiveness for the event that we prove to be mistaken."
-- George F Kennan
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"...Anything that I've done right, I will continue to keep doing;
And anything that I've done wrong, I will reflect on it and repent.
There are also the things that I should've done, but didn't do: Those are my disappointments.
There are also things that I shouldn't have done, but did anyway: Those are my regrets...."
-- Kwon Ki-Young, Nae Yeonaeui Modeungeot,
Episode 16 (final) @ ~17:30
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"The little bit you and me might change the world."
Malloy smiled.
"It wouldn't show up until a hundred years after we were dead.
We'd never see it."
"But it'd be there."
-- James Jones, From Here To Eternity
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-- George F Kennan
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"...Anything that I've done right, I will continue to keep doing;
And anything that I've done wrong, I will reflect on it and repent.
There are also the things that I should've done, but didn't do: Those are my disappointments.
There are also things that I shouldn't have done, but did anyway: Those are my regrets...."
-- Kwon Ki-Young, Nae Yeonaeui Modeungeot,
Episode 16 (final) @ ~17:30
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"The little bit you and me might change the world."
Malloy smiled.
"It wouldn't show up until a hundred years after we were dead.
We'd never see it."
"But it'd be there."
-- James Jones, From Here To Eternity
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
"Gosscoe"
(Collared, with ID and rabies tags. Microchipped.)
Photos: Left click to enlarge, backspace key to return
2012 January 9: "Gosscoe" showed up at _________, falling through a false ceiling, in mid-December, 2011. (That's, maybe coincidentally, maybe not, about the same time as the end of the University Fall semester.) He had no injuries; he did hide behind a desk for three days.
2012 January 9: He's a gentle cat, affectionate but not overly dependent. Orange tabby, the light orange/ginger color, orange eyes. I'm estimating he was probably born around Thanksgiving 2010. A sweet baby & definitely a snuggle lap cat.
2012 February 16: Snuggle Cat, on Lap.
Note "tipped" left ear; it means he has been neutered.
2012 February 16: Chillin', on lap
Update Notes
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==January 17, 2012==
-neutered, left ear tipped
-micro-chipped (res 981 020 005 643 579)
-FIV (feline leukemia) negative (tested)
-shots: rabies, FeLV (feline leukemia), FVRCP==February 15, 2012==
-booster shots: FeLV (feline leukemia), FVRCP
-diagnosed: feline herpes, right eye (more on this later)
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-little bit of a talker, says "hello"
-has his angel hair (white hair on chest), eligible for heaven
-house-trained, uses litter-box
-chases laser pointer, will search for it
-placid personality
-really likes a belly rub
-people friendly, although a little shy until he knows you-will "plead" to get on your lap
-plays, sleeps on your lap
-chases and sometimes catches his tail
-friendly with other cats, will "play" with them
-good for?: children; asperger; singles; multi-cat household
-born approximately thanksgiving 2010
-a joy-remember: adoption is a 15+ year commitment!
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Photos: Left click to enlarge, backspace key to return
2012 January 9: "Gosscoe" showed up at _________, falling through a false ceiling, in mid-December, 2011. (That's, maybe coincidentally, maybe not, about the same time as the end of the University Fall semester.) He had no injuries; he did hide behind a desk for three days.
2012 January 9: He's a gentle cat, affectionate but not overly dependent. Orange tabby, the light orange/ginger color, orange eyes. I'm estimating he was probably born around Thanksgiving 2010. A sweet baby & definitely a snuggle lap cat.
2012 February 16: Snuggle Cat, on Lap.
Note "tipped" left ear; it means he has been neutered.
2012 February 16: Chillin', on lap
Update Notes
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==January 17, 2012==
-neutered, left ear tipped
-micro-chipped (res 981 020 005 643 579)
-FIV (feline leukemia) negative (tested)
-shots: rabies, FeLV (feline leukemia), FVRCP==February 15, 2012==
-booster shots: FeLV (feline leukemia), FVRCP
-diagnosed: feline herpes, right eye (more on this later)
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-little bit of a talker, says "hello"
-has his angel hair (white hair on chest), eligible for heaven
-house-trained, uses litter-box
-chases laser pointer, will search for it
-placid personality
-really likes a belly rub
-people friendly, although a little shy until he knows you-will "plead" to get on your lap
-plays, sleeps on your lap
-chases and sometimes catches his tail
-friendly with other cats, will "play" with them
-good for?: children; asperger; singles; multi-cat household
-born approximately thanksgiving 2010
-a joy-remember: adoption is a 15+ year commitment!
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Sunday, January 1, 2012
TNR: Quinnie & Junior; Jackson
(All are collared, with ID and rabies tags.
Quinnie and Jackson are microchipped.)
▲"Quinnie" (2010 August 7)
TNR, 4 kittens adopted, 2008, thanks to Jim Croushorn
►RIP 2015
▲The Prodigal Son, "Junior" (2010 August 13)
TNR 2008, thanks to Jim Croushorn
Microchip: Only if you want your arm taken off
▲"Jackson" (2011 May 4)
Neutered & Released 2000 July 26 (Date is correct)
►RIP 2014
Quinnie and Jackson are microchipped.)
▲"Quinnie" (2010 August 7)
TNR, 4 kittens adopted, 2008, thanks to Jim Croushorn
►RIP 2015
▲The Prodigal Son, "Junior" (2010 August 13)
TNR 2008, thanks to Jim Croushorn
Microchip: Only if you want your arm taken off
▲"Jackson" (2011 May 4)
Neutered & Released 2000 July 26 (Date is correct)
►RIP 2014
TNR: Lady Grey aka MomCat
▲MomCat, a TNR (Trap-Neuter-Release) cat,
two kittens adopted, being returned by Jim Croushorn (2009)
▲... and about to be released (2009)
▲Pelican, Turtle, MomCat (2009 March 8)
▲MomCat (2009 May 3)
Friday, December 23, 2011
Matilda, Algonquin’s Roaming Diva Cat, Has Closer Quarters
City Room - Blogging From the Five Boroughs
December 21, 2011, 7:15 am
Algonquin’s Roaming Diva Cat, Matilda, Has Closer Quarters
By JAMES BARRON
Librado Romero/The New York Times
Matilda, the cat at the Algonquin Hotel, is restricted from eating areas.What fresh hell is this? They have surrounded the lobby of the Algonquin Hotel with an invisible electric fence.
The hotel hopes it will keep the health department happy by keeping its divalike resident cat from straying where food and drinks are served.
The cat, Matilda, a 5-or-so-year-old Ragdoll, had no comment. She cut short an interview, diving under the hotel’s front desk after only one question and leaving a reporter with more: Was she more acerbic than Dorothy Parker? More witty than Noel Coward?
There was a time before her time when they had the run of the place, too. But unlike them, Matilda was no Round Table regular. The Algonquin’s general manager, Gary Budge, said she only rarely strolled into the dining area at the lobby’s far north end.
The electric fence was installed in late summer after someone called 311. A dog lover? A dog? The health department will not say.
But it took action, sending a letter to the Algonquin that said someone had alleged that “a possible violation of Article 81 of the New York City Health Code or Subpart 14-1 of the New York State Sanitary Code, applicable to food service establishments may have occurred or is occurring at the abovementioned facility.”
E.B. White, who knew his way around the Algonquin, probably would have complained about the lack of a comma after the word “establishments.” Who knows what he would have said about the need for a hyphen in “abovementioned,” but surely the word “facility” would not have gone unnoticed? “The Elements of Style,” which Mr. White wrote with William Strunk Jr., contains this entry: “Why must jails, hospitals and schools suddenly become ‘facilities’?” What about hotels?
But back to the letter. The next line was: “The complaint alleges a live animal was observed in the facility.”
Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times
In 2006, another Matilda was the resident cat at the Algonquin Hotel.That would be Matilda, a celebrity in a hotel that has seen its share. Mr. Budge even says the Algonquin has a chief cat officer, Alice de Almeida. (Her business card gives her title as executive assistant.)
And the hotel markets Matilda. It advertises a two-night “Friends of Matilda” package that gives guests two cocktails in the part of the lobby that is off-limits to Matilda, but the package includes a plush model of her.
Mr. Budge said the package accounted for roughly 1 percent of the hotel’s occupancy a year. “And that’s just the package,” he added. “There are people who’ve been coming for years who expect to see Matilda. We have people who don’t stay here who come by to see Matilda.”
Matilda is the latest in a long line of Algonquin cats going back to the 1930s. The first, a stray who wandered in off West 44th Street with as much elan as a famous guest, was known as Rusty or Hamlet. Since then, each cat has been succeeded by another with the same name, Hamlet for the males, Matilda for the females.
Some of the current Matilda’s predecessors had real responsibilities. Consider what happened in the 1970s, when the playwright Mary Chase, who lived in Denver, checked in. At the time, her granddaughter was a student at Columbia University’s School of General Studies. Ms. Chase, who was famous for the Broadway play “Harvey,” invited her granddaughter and her granddaughter’s roommate to come by for tea.
They were deep in conversation when a mouse appeared in Ms. Chase’s room.
She called room service and was told something like: “Just open the door. We’ll send the cat right up on the elevator.”
Moments later, the elevator doors parted. The cat padded out. It was one of the Hamlets. In Ms. Chase’s room, he enjoyed his afternoon snack, and she and her guests went back to enjoying their tea.
The Algonquin says Matilda never goes above the first floor. But after it received the complaint letter, it faced a dilemma. It could not afford to lose Matilda. But it could not afford to have the health department write her up, either.
The solution was the kind of pet-confinement system that keeps dogs from going beyond their owners’ suburban yards.
Mr. Budge said the idea was to “condition” Matilda to remain “in a more, let’s say, neutral area of the lobby, where there is no food and beverage service” — the fairly narrow area from the front door past the reception desk and to the elevators.
Librado Romero/The New York Times
Under a cocktail table, part of an invisible electric fence system that makes use of mild electrical jolts to condition pets to stay within an enforced perimeter.
That explains the Frisbee-size transmitters that were hidden under the cocktail tables and beneath the wingback chairs.
If Matilda went into the wrong part of the lobby at, say, cocktail time, she would get a jolt, “kind of like a vibrating buzz,” Mr. Budge said. Not the kind of buzz the customers were getting from their martinis.
“She experienced it a few times” in training sessions, Mr. Budge said. “She got the message.”
A spokeswoman for the health department, Susan Craig, said that the letter about Matilda was “automatically generated” and that the department “did not find evidence substantiating that complaint.”
She said that during a recent inspection, the hotel had explained the ins and outs of the electric fence “perimeter outside of the food service area to contain the cat.”
Librado Romero/The New York Times
The current Matlida.
“Our food safety inspector acknowledged this,” Ms. Craig wrote in an e-mail, “and concurred that cats should be kept out of dining, kitchen or other food-preparation areas.” For all her mentions in newspaper articles, Matilda has never been mentioned in the Algonquin’s restaurant inspection reports from the health department. (The New York Post reported last month that Matilda had been put on a leash or banished to nonpublic areas at the hotel after the Health Department gave the Algonquin a “reminder” that animals were not allowed in food-service areas. The leash, which was not tethered, was part of the training she was given as the invisible fence was being installed.)The current Matlida.
In a few days, Matilda will no longer be an issue. The Algonquin is closing in January for a four-month renovation. Matilda will move to temporary quarters, “an exclusive cat spa,” Ms. Almeida’s house in Sunnyside, Queens. She has three other cats, “playmates or hiss-mates,” she said.
At the Algonquin, Matilda has had the run of the bellman’s coat closet, where there is a chair she likes. But who needs that when you can lounge on a luggage cart? Or the front desk when a guest in a leopard-skin coat is checking in, as was the case one morning last week?
“Hope it’s fake,” Ms. Almeida said.
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Friday, June 29, 2001
Lake Seminole
1. Above: On the way to Chattahoochee & Lake Seminole.
2. Above: Historical Marker on the west side of the City of Chattahoochee.
3. Above: East side of Lake Seminole, looking west, overlooking Jim Woodruff Dam.
4. Above: Three Rivers State Park, west side of Lake Seminole.
5. Above: Three Rivers State Park, west side of Lake Seminole.
6. Above: Three Rivers State Park, west side of Lake Seminole.
7. Above: Three Rivers State Park, campground, west side of Lake Seminole.
8. Above: West side of Lake Seminole, looking easterly, overlooking spillway and
Jim Woodruff Dam.
9. Above: West side of Lake Seminole, looking easterly, overlooking Jim Woodruff Dam. The Spanish mission San Carlos de los Chacatos was in this proximate area.
From wikipedia:
From wikipedia:
The West Bank Overlook at the western end of the dam is the location of the Spanish mission San Carlos de los Chacatos, established in 1674 following a revolt by the Chacato.[12][13] Used by both Marcos Delgado and Don Laureano de Torres y Ayala on their expeditions,[13] the mission was attacked by Alibamu warriors in 1696,[13] then later by British forces led by Colonel James Moore during Queen Anne's War and abandoned.[12]
Resettled during the Creek War in 1813 by Uchee refugees, the site was abandoned again in 1818 during the First Seminole War, and was not rediscovered until 1948 during archaeological work by the Florida Park Service supporting the construction of Lake Seminole.[13]
10. Above: West side of Lake Seminole, looking east, overlooking spillway. During high water a populous congregation of alligator bask here.
11. Above: 'nuff said.
12. Above: Jim Woodruff Dam, with lock on west side. From the
Nature Conservancy website we learn:
Nature Conservancy website we learn:
Before 2005, the locks were used infrequently because ship passages
had become rare. Now, during the spawning season each spring, the locks
to the Apalachicola River - where the largest known population of
Alabama shad is located - are opened at least twice each day for fish
passage. The locks are opened the same way they operate for the passage
of ships, except that a simple water pump is used to attract fish into
the lock.
“Conservation locking” provides Alabama shad access to
more than 150 miles of historic fish spawning grounds at almost no
additional operation costs to the dam. In the last eight years, Alabama
shad populations have increased four-fold and research proves that 89
percent of these fish were spawned upstream of the Jim Woodruff Lock and
Dam.
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