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The 2019 European Juniors Wrestling Championships was held in Pontevedra, Spain between June 3–09, 2019.
Medal table
Team ranking
Medal summary
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Women's freestyle
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The 2019 European Juniors Wrestling Championships was held in Pontevedra, Spain between June 3–09, 2019.
Medal table
Team ranking
Medal summary
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Women's freestyle
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Olsberg may refer to:
Olsberg, Germany, a town in Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Olsberg, Switzerland, a municipality in Rheinfelden district in Aargau, Switzerland
Olsberg, Basel-Landschaft, a former municipality in Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
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Joachim Mbadu Kikhela Kupika (10 March 1932 – 12 March 2019) was a Democratic Republic of the Congo Roman Catholic bishop.
Early life
Mbadu Kikhela Kupika was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was ordained to the priesthood in 1959. He served as coadjutor and diocesan bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1975 to 2001.
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Joachim Mbadu Kikhela Kupika (10 March 1932 – 12 March 2019) was a Democratic Republic of the Congo Roman Catholic bishop.
Early life
Mbadu Kikhela Kupika was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was ordained to the priesthood in 1959. He served as coadjutor and diocesan bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1975 to 2001.
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Joachim Mbadu Kikhela Kupika (10 March 1932 – 12 March 2019) was a Democratic Republic of the Congo Roman Catholic bishop.
Early life
Mbadu Kikhela Kupika was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was ordained to the priesthood in 1959. He served as coadjutor and diocesan bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1975 to 2001.
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Haji Omar (1951 – 26 October 2008) was the amir (leader) of an Islamic political organization, the Pakistani Taliban. He was elected the amir after the death of Nek Muhammad Wazir. Haji Omar was killed during a US airstrike in Pakistan on 26 October 2008.
References
Haji Omar killed in US missile strike in Pak Online-International News Network, October 28, 2008 (accessed November 23, 2008)
Taliban leader Omar killed in drone strike Daily Mail (Pakistan), October 28, 2008 (accessed November 23, 2008)
External links
Meeting Pakistan's Taleban chief
Return of the Taliban: Interview Haji Omar PBS, October 3, 2006
South Waziristan's Veteran Jihadi Leader: A Profile of Haji Omar The Jamestown Foundation, August 8, 2006 | country of citizenship | {
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Kirimäe is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia.
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Kirimäe is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia.
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Reikou (麗紅, reikō) is a cultivar of tangor. It is a citrus hybrid of a hybrid of Kiyomi and Encore (Kiyomi–Encore No. 5) and Murcott tangor.
Description
The fruit can be easily peeled by hand. It has a sugar content of between 12% and 13%, with some fruits reaching 15%. The fruit weighs around 210 grams (7.4 oz), relatively large for a tangor, and is a reddish-orange colour. It fruits in late January. It does not produce pollen, so it must be pollinated by another species of citrus.Its systematic name is Kankitsu Kuchinotsu 32 Gō (カンキツ口之津32号) after Kuchinotsu, Nagasaki where it was bred. It was hybridized in 1984, with its name registered in 2004 and the variety registered in 2005. The first fruits came on sale in 2007.
References
External links
Keisuke Nonaka; Masayuki Kita; Yoshinori Ikoma; Hiroshi Fukamachi; Atsushi Imai; Terutaka Yoshioka; Masahiko Yamada (2012). "Genetic Differences and Environmental Variations in Carotenoid Contents of Fruit Flesh in Parental Population Used in Citrus Breeding in Japan". J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 137 (4): 243–9. doi:10.21273/JASHS.137.4.243. | instance of | {
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WGAD (930 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Rainbow City, Alabama, United States. It operates at 930 kilohertz, with a daytime power of 5,000 watts non-directional, and 500 watts directional at night. Established in 1951, the station is currently owned by Jeff Beck and the broadcast license is held by Gadsden Radio Media, LLC.
Programming
WGAD broadcasts an oldies format to the greater Gadsden, Alabama, area. Weekend programming features special shows from Scott Shannon, Dick Bartley, and Gadsdens' own Bob Mayben. July 2007 when the station changed formats, they launched a live and local morning show. The show maintained the same host but changed co-hosts several times before the show was taken off the air in November 2008.
History
The 930 frequency came to Gadsden when local druggist "Doc" Cary Graham put WETO on the air in 1950. WETO operated with 1,000 watts daytime only. In 1963 Gadsden radio veteran Charlie "B" Boman bought the station from Mr. Graham, and began a series of upgrades, both to the station and its image. From its original location in the rear of "Doc's" drug store, Boman moved to the Life of Alabama Insurance building on the main street of town, and installed all new equipment. Boman had begun his radio career at the original WJBY, and found those call letters to be available, so the heritage call returned to the air at the 930 spot on the dial, late in 1963. Boman also raised the power to 5,000 watts, while still a daytime station. In the early to middle seventies, the station enjoyed popularity as a contemporary music station under Program Director Bob Mayben, who patterned the presentation after pop stations in large markets. In the late 1970s Boman sold WJBY to Hinton Mitchem and Gordon Henderson, who added the night time signal and erected four new towers.In 2011, the station was sold to Jeff Beck.
Frequency swap
On October 4, 2007, the WJBY call sign was moved from 930 AM to 1350 AM while sister station WGAD in Gadsden had its call sign moved from 1350 AM to 930 AM. In October 2010, the stations began the process to regain their original (prior to 2007) call letters. The station on 930 AM went dark on October 10, 2010, and regained the "WJBY" call sign on January 19, 2011. WJBY resumed normal broadcast operations on September 12, 2011. On September 20, 2012, the station changed its call sign back to WGAD.
On August 30, 2013 WGAD changed their format to adult hits, and in 2015 moved to a broad oldies format.
References
External links
WGAD in the FCC AM station database
WGAD on Radio-Locator
WGAD in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
W280ER in the FCC FM station database
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WGAD (930 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Rainbow City, Alabama, United States. It operates at 930 kilohertz, with a daytime power of 5,000 watts non-directional, and 500 watts directional at night. Established in 1951, the station is currently owned by Jeff Beck and the broadcast license is held by Gadsden Radio Media, LLC.
Programming
WGAD broadcasts an oldies format to the greater Gadsden, Alabama, area. Weekend programming features special shows from Scott Shannon, Dick Bartley, and Gadsdens' own Bob Mayben. July 2007 when the station changed formats, they launched a live and local morning show. The show maintained the same host but changed co-hosts several times before the show was taken off the air in November 2008.
History
The 930 frequency came to Gadsden when local druggist "Doc" Cary Graham put WETO on the air in 1950. WETO operated with 1,000 watts daytime only. In 1963 Gadsden radio veteran Charlie "B" Boman bought the station from Mr. Graham, and began a series of upgrades, both to the station and its image. From its original location in the rear of "Doc's" drug store, Boman moved to the Life of Alabama Insurance building on the main street of town, and installed all new equipment. Boman had begun his radio career at the original WJBY, and found those call letters to be available, so the heritage call returned to the air at the 930 spot on the dial, late in 1963. Boman also raised the power to 5,000 watts, while still a daytime station. In the early to middle seventies, the station enjoyed popularity as a contemporary music station under Program Director Bob Mayben, who patterned the presentation after pop stations in large markets. In the late 1970s Boman sold WJBY to Hinton Mitchem and Gordon Henderson, who added the night time signal and erected four new towers.In 2011, the station was sold to Jeff Beck.
Frequency swap
On October 4, 2007, the WJBY call sign was moved from 930 AM to 1350 AM while sister station WGAD in Gadsden had its call sign moved from 1350 AM to 930 AM. In October 2010, the stations began the process to regain their original (prior to 2007) call letters. The station on 930 AM went dark on October 10, 2010, and regained the "WJBY" call sign on January 19, 2011. WJBY resumed normal broadcast operations on September 12, 2011. On September 20, 2012, the station changed its call sign back to WGAD.
On August 30, 2013 WGAD changed their format to adult hits, and in 2015 moved to a broad oldies format.
References
External links
WGAD in the FCC AM station database
WGAD on Radio-Locator
WGAD in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
W280ER in the FCC FM station database
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WGAD (930 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Rainbow City, Alabama, United States. It operates at 930 kilohertz, with a daytime power of 5,000 watts non-directional, and 500 watts directional at night. Established in 1951, the station is currently owned by Jeff Beck and the broadcast license is held by Gadsden Radio Media, LLC.
Programming
WGAD broadcasts an oldies format to the greater Gadsden, Alabama, area. Weekend programming features special shows from Scott Shannon, Dick Bartley, and Gadsdens' own Bob Mayben. July 2007 when the station changed formats, they launched a live and local morning show. The show maintained the same host but changed co-hosts several times before the show was taken off the air in November 2008.
History
The 930 frequency came to Gadsden when local druggist "Doc" Cary Graham put WETO on the air in 1950. WETO operated with 1,000 watts daytime only. In 1963 Gadsden radio veteran Charlie "B" Boman bought the station from Mr. Graham, and began a series of upgrades, both to the station and its image. From its original location in the rear of "Doc's" drug store, Boman moved to the Life of Alabama Insurance building on the main street of town, and installed all new equipment. Boman had begun his radio career at the original WJBY, and found those call letters to be available, so the heritage call returned to the air at the 930 spot on the dial, late in 1963. Boman also raised the power to 5,000 watts, while still a daytime station. In the early to middle seventies, the station enjoyed popularity as a contemporary music station under Program Director Bob Mayben, who patterned the presentation after pop stations in large markets. In the late 1970s Boman sold WJBY to Hinton Mitchem and Gordon Henderson, who added the night time signal and erected four new towers.In 2011, the station was sold to Jeff Beck.
Frequency swap
On October 4, 2007, the WJBY call sign was moved from 930 AM to 1350 AM while sister station WGAD in Gadsden had its call sign moved from 1350 AM to 930 AM. In October 2010, the stations began the process to regain their original (prior to 2007) call letters. The station on 930 AM went dark on October 10, 2010, and regained the "WJBY" call sign on January 19, 2011. WJBY resumed normal broadcast operations on September 12, 2011. On September 20, 2012, the station changed its call sign back to WGAD.
On August 30, 2013 WGAD changed their format to adult hits, and in 2015 moved to a broad oldies format.
References
External links
WGAD in the FCC AM station database
WGAD on Radio-Locator
WGAD in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
W280ER in the FCC FM station database
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WGAD (930 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Rainbow City, Alabama, United States. It operates at 930 kilohertz, with a daytime power of 5,000 watts non-directional, and 500 watts directional at night. Established in 1951, the station is currently owned by Jeff Beck and the broadcast license is held by Gadsden Radio Media, LLC.
Programming
WGAD broadcasts an oldies format to the greater Gadsden, Alabama, area. Weekend programming features special shows from Scott Shannon, Dick Bartley, and Gadsdens' own Bob Mayben. July 2007 when the station changed formats, they launched a live and local morning show. The show maintained the same host but changed co-hosts several times before the show was taken off the air in November 2008.
History
The 930 frequency came to Gadsden when local druggist "Doc" Cary Graham put WETO on the air in 1950. WETO operated with 1,000 watts daytime only. In 1963 Gadsden radio veteran Charlie "B" Boman bought the station from Mr. Graham, and began a series of upgrades, both to the station and its image. From its original location in the rear of "Doc's" drug store, Boman moved to the Life of Alabama Insurance building on the main street of town, and installed all new equipment. Boman had begun his radio career at the original WJBY, and found those call letters to be available, so the heritage call returned to the air at the 930 spot on the dial, late in 1963. Boman also raised the power to 5,000 watts, while still a daytime station. In the early to middle seventies, the station enjoyed popularity as a contemporary music station under Program Director Bob Mayben, who patterned the presentation after pop stations in large markets. In the late 1970s Boman sold WJBY to Hinton Mitchem and Gordon Henderson, who added the night time signal and erected four new towers.In 2011, the station was sold to Jeff Beck.
Frequency swap
On October 4, 2007, the WJBY call sign was moved from 930 AM to 1350 AM while sister station WGAD in Gadsden had its call sign moved from 1350 AM to 930 AM. In October 2010, the stations began the process to regain their original (prior to 2007) call letters. The station on 930 AM went dark on October 10, 2010, and regained the "WJBY" call sign on January 19, 2011. WJBY resumed normal broadcast operations on September 12, 2011. On September 20, 2012, the station changed its call sign back to WGAD.
On August 30, 2013 WGAD changed their format to adult hits, and in 2015 moved to a broad oldies format.
References
External links
WGAD in the FCC AM station database
WGAD on Radio-Locator
WGAD in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
W280ER in the FCC FM station database
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WGAD (930 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Rainbow City, Alabama, United States. It operates at 930 kilohertz, with a daytime power of 5,000 watts non-directional, and 500 watts directional at night. Established in 1951, the station is currently owned by Jeff Beck and the broadcast license is held by Gadsden Radio Media, LLC.
Programming
WGAD broadcasts an oldies format to the greater Gadsden, Alabama, area. Weekend programming features special shows from Scott Shannon, Dick Bartley, and Gadsdens' own Bob Mayben. July 2007 when the station changed formats, they launched a live and local morning show. The show maintained the same host but changed co-hosts several times before the show was taken off the air in November 2008.
History
The 930 frequency came to Gadsden when local druggist "Doc" Cary Graham put WETO on the air in 1950. WETO operated with 1,000 watts daytime only. In 1963 Gadsden radio veteran Charlie "B" Boman bought the station from Mr. Graham, and began a series of upgrades, both to the station and its image. From its original location in the rear of "Doc's" drug store, Boman moved to the Life of Alabama Insurance building on the main street of town, and installed all new equipment. Boman had begun his radio career at the original WJBY, and found those call letters to be available, so the heritage call returned to the air at the 930 spot on the dial, late in 1963. Boman also raised the power to 5,000 watts, while still a daytime station. In the early to middle seventies, the station enjoyed popularity as a contemporary music station under Program Director Bob Mayben, who patterned the presentation after pop stations in large markets. In the late 1970s Boman sold WJBY to Hinton Mitchem and Gordon Henderson, who added the night time signal and erected four new towers.In 2011, the station was sold to Jeff Beck.
Frequency swap
On October 4, 2007, the WJBY call sign was moved from 930 AM to 1350 AM while sister station WGAD in Gadsden had its call sign moved from 1350 AM to 930 AM. In October 2010, the stations began the process to regain their original (prior to 2007) call letters. The station on 930 AM went dark on October 10, 2010, and regained the "WJBY" call sign on January 19, 2011. WJBY resumed normal broadcast operations on September 12, 2011. On September 20, 2012, the station changed its call sign back to WGAD.
On August 30, 2013 WGAD changed their format to adult hits, and in 2015 moved to a broad oldies format.
References
External links
WGAD in the FCC AM station database
WGAD on Radio-Locator
WGAD in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
W280ER in the FCC FM station database
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Parting Shots is a 1999 British dark comedy film starring Chris Rea, Felicity Kendal, Oliver Reed, Bob Hoskins, Diana Rigg, Ben Kingsley, John Cleese and Joanna Lumley. It was the final film directed by Michael Winner.
Upon release in the UK, the film gained controversy over its plot, and was widely criticised in the national press. It has since been evaluated as one of the worst films ever made.
Plot
After learning he is dying of cancer, failed wedding photographer Harry Sterndale (Chris Rea) illegally buys a gun and goes off to get revenge by killing all those who have made his life miserable.
Cast
Background
Winner came up with the basic storyline after a relationship of his had ended. Speaking to Tim Sebastian of the BBC in June 1999, Winner revealed: "We all have people we'd like to kill. Sometimes we want to kill them for a long time and sometimes it just lasts the few seconds that they're cutting you up, or being a nuisance. A girlfriend parted very nastily, and I thought 'I really wouldn't mind killing you' and five or six years later I thought, 'I still wouldn't mind.'"The majority of the cast was chosen personally by Winner, and included friends, those he had worked with professionally before, or other actors/actresses he wished to work with. Early discussions for the lead role suggested Neil Morrissey or Martin Clunes; however, when Winner met Chris Rea on a beach at Sandy Lane, Barbados, he was chosen instead.After filming had come to an end, Winner had told his personal assistant, Dinah May, that Parting Shots was likely to be his last film. Regardless, he had said working with Rea was "a real pleasure" and that he had enjoyed making the film more than any of his past ones.According to Peter Davison, John Alderton was offered the role of John Fraser. Alderton turned it down because of the violence, and the part went to Davison instead.
Reception
Parting Shots was not well received by critics, with Rotten Tomatoes giving the film an 11% of freshness while Total Film describes Winner's work as "offensive", "incompetent" and "bad in every possible way".Andrew Collins gave a strongly negative
review of the film: "Parting Shots... is going to set the course of British film-making back 20 years. It is not only the worst British film produced in this country since Carry On Emmannuelle (quite a feat in itself), it is a thoroughbred contender for the crown of Worst Film Ever Made". In a hostile overview of Winner's films, Christopher Tookey claimed "Parting Shots is not only the most horrible torture for audiences that Winner has ever devised. It is also profoundly offensive, even by Winner's standards".
Interviewed about Parting Shots, Charlotte O'Sullivan,
The Independent's film editor, claimed Parting Shots was "the worst film I've ever seen". O'Sullivan also took issue with the film for glorifying vigilantism: "It's Michael Winner and you know, he doesn't have any sense of irony. He seems to be saying it is okay to go and kill people". The journalist Miles Kington later claimed "Parting Shots...was directed by Michael Winner and despite the glittering cast, was possibly the worst film ever made". In its entry on Michael Winner, the book Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors claimed Parting Shots "makes a bold challenge for the hotly contested mantle of worst British film ever made." British film historian I.Q. Hunter, discussing the question "What is the worst British film ever made?", listed Parting Shots as one of the candidates for that title.
See also
List of films considered the worst
Falling Down
References
External links
Parting Shots at IMDb
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Parting Shots is a 1999 British dark comedy film starring Chris Rea, Felicity Kendal, Oliver Reed, Bob Hoskins, Diana Rigg, Ben Kingsley, John Cleese and Joanna Lumley. It was the final film directed by Michael Winner.
Upon release in the UK, the film gained controversy over its plot, and was widely criticised in the national press. It has since been evaluated as one of the worst films ever made.
Plot
After learning he is dying of cancer, failed wedding photographer Harry Sterndale (Chris Rea) illegally buys a gun and goes off to get revenge by killing all those who have made his life miserable.
Cast
Background
Winner came up with the basic storyline after a relationship of his had ended. Speaking to Tim Sebastian of the BBC in June 1999, Winner revealed: "We all have people we'd like to kill. Sometimes we want to kill them for a long time and sometimes it just lasts the few seconds that they're cutting you up, or being a nuisance. A girlfriend parted very nastily, and I thought 'I really wouldn't mind killing you' and five or six years later I thought, 'I still wouldn't mind.'"The majority of the cast was chosen personally by Winner, and included friends, those he had worked with professionally before, or other actors/actresses he wished to work with. Early discussions for the lead role suggested Neil Morrissey or Martin Clunes; however, when Winner met Chris Rea on a beach at Sandy Lane, Barbados, he was chosen instead.After filming had come to an end, Winner had told his personal assistant, Dinah May, that Parting Shots was likely to be his last film. Regardless, he had said working with Rea was "a real pleasure" and that he had enjoyed making the film more than any of his past ones.According to Peter Davison, John Alderton was offered the role of John Fraser. Alderton turned it down because of the violence, and the part went to Davison instead.
Reception
Parting Shots was not well received by critics, with Rotten Tomatoes giving the film an 11% of freshness while Total Film describes Winner's work as "offensive", "incompetent" and "bad in every possible way".Andrew Collins gave a strongly negative
review of the film: "Parting Shots... is going to set the course of British film-making back 20 years. It is not only the worst British film produced in this country since Carry On Emmannuelle (quite a feat in itself), it is a thoroughbred contender for the crown of Worst Film Ever Made". In a hostile overview of Winner's films, Christopher Tookey claimed "Parting Shots is not only the most horrible torture for audiences that Winner has ever devised. It is also profoundly offensive, even by Winner's standards".
Interviewed about Parting Shots, Charlotte O'Sullivan,
The Independent's film editor, claimed Parting Shots was "the worst film I've ever seen". O'Sullivan also took issue with the film for glorifying vigilantism: "It's Michael Winner and you know, he doesn't have any sense of irony. He seems to be saying it is okay to go and kill people". The journalist Miles Kington later claimed "Parting Shots...was directed by Michael Winner and despite the glittering cast, was possibly the worst film ever made". In its entry on Michael Winner, the book Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors claimed Parting Shots "makes a bold challenge for the hotly contested mantle of worst British film ever made." British film historian I.Q. Hunter, discussing the question "What is the worst British film ever made?", listed Parting Shots as one of the candidates for that title.
See also
List of films considered the worst
Falling Down
References
External links
Parting Shots at IMDb
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Parting Shots is a 1999 British dark comedy film starring Chris Rea, Felicity Kendal, Oliver Reed, Bob Hoskins, Diana Rigg, Ben Kingsley, John Cleese and Joanna Lumley. It was the final film directed by Michael Winner.
Upon release in the UK, the film gained controversy over its plot, and was widely criticised in the national press. It has since been evaluated as one of the worst films ever made.
Plot
After learning he is dying of cancer, failed wedding photographer Harry Sterndale (Chris Rea) illegally buys a gun and goes off to get revenge by killing all those who have made his life miserable.
Cast
Background
Winner came up with the basic storyline after a relationship of his had ended. Speaking to Tim Sebastian of the BBC in June 1999, Winner revealed: "We all have people we'd like to kill. Sometimes we want to kill them for a long time and sometimes it just lasts the few seconds that they're cutting you up, or being a nuisance. A girlfriend parted very nastily, and I thought 'I really wouldn't mind killing you' and five or six years later I thought, 'I still wouldn't mind.'"The majority of the cast was chosen personally by Winner, and included friends, those he had worked with professionally before, or other actors/actresses he wished to work with. Early discussions for the lead role suggested Neil Morrissey or Martin Clunes; however, when Winner met Chris Rea on a beach at Sandy Lane, Barbados, he was chosen instead.After filming had come to an end, Winner had told his personal assistant, Dinah May, that Parting Shots was likely to be his last film. Regardless, he had said working with Rea was "a real pleasure" and that he had enjoyed making the film more than any of his past ones.According to Peter Davison, John Alderton was offered the role of John Fraser. Alderton turned it down because of the violence, and the part went to Davison instead.
Reception
Parting Shots was not well received by critics, with Rotten Tomatoes giving the film an 11% of freshness while Total Film describes Winner's work as "offensive", "incompetent" and "bad in every possible way".Andrew Collins gave a strongly negative
review of the film: "Parting Shots... is going to set the course of British film-making back 20 years. It is not only the worst British film produced in this country since Carry On Emmannuelle (quite a feat in itself), it is a thoroughbred contender for the crown of Worst Film Ever Made". In a hostile overview of Winner's films, Christopher Tookey claimed "Parting Shots is not only the most horrible torture for audiences that Winner has ever devised. It is also profoundly offensive, even by Winner's standards".
Interviewed about Parting Shots, Charlotte O'Sullivan,
The Independent's film editor, claimed Parting Shots was "the worst film I've ever seen". O'Sullivan also took issue with the film for glorifying vigilantism: "It's Michael Winner and you know, he doesn't have any sense of irony. He seems to be saying it is okay to go and kill people". The journalist Miles Kington later claimed "Parting Shots...was directed by Michael Winner and despite the glittering cast, was possibly the worst film ever made". In its entry on Michael Winner, the book Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors claimed Parting Shots "makes a bold challenge for the hotly contested mantle of worst British film ever made." British film historian I.Q. Hunter, discussing the question "What is the worst British film ever made?", listed Parting Shots as one of the candidates for that title.
See also
List of films considered the worst
Falling Down
References
External links
Parting Shots at IMDb
Parting Shots at Rotten Tomatoes | screenwriter | {
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Parting Shots is a 1999 British dark comedy film starring Chris Rea, Felicity Kendal, Oliver Reed, Bob Hoskins, Diana Rigg, Ben Kingsley, John Cleese and Joanna Lumley. It was the final film directed by Michael Winner.
Upon release in the UK, the film gained controversy over its plot, and was widely criticised in the national press. It has since been evaluated as one of the worst films ever made.
Plot
After learning he is dying of cancer, failed wedding photographer Harry Sterndale (Chris Rea) illegally buys a gun and goes off to get revenge by killing all those who have made his life miserable.
Cast
Background
Winner came up with the basic storyline after a relationship of his had ended. Speaking to Tim Sebastian of the BBC in June 1999, Winner revealed: "We all have people we'd like to kill. Sometimes we want to kill them for a long time and sometimes it just lasts the few seconds that they're cutting you up, or being a nuisance. A girlfriend parted very nastily, and I thought 'I really wouldn't mind killing you' and five or six years later I thought, 'I still wouldn't mind.'"The majority of the cast was chosen personally by Winner, and included friends, those he had worked with professionally before, or other actors/actresses he wished to work with. Early discussions for the lead role suggested Neil Morrissey or Martin Clunes; however, when Winner met Chris Rea on a beach at Sandy Lane, Barbados, he was chosen instead.After filming had come to an end, Winner had told his personal assistant, Dinah May, that Parting Shots was likely to be his last film. Regardless, he had said working with Rea was "a real pleasure" and that he had enjoyed making the film more than any of his past ones.According to Peter Davison, John Alderton was offered the role of John Fraser. Alderton turned it down because of the violence, and the part went to Davison instead.
Reception
Parting Shots was not well received by critics, with Rotten Tomatoes giving the film an 11% of freshness while Total Film describes Winner's work as "offensive", "incompetent" and "bad in every possible way".Andrew Collins gave a strongly negative
review of the film: "Parting Shots... is going to set the course of British film-making back 20 years. It is not only the worst British film produced in this country since Carry On Emmannuelle (quite a feat in itself), it is a thoroughbred contender for the crown of Worst Film Ever Made". In a hostile overview of Winner's films, Christopher Tookey claimed "Parting Shots is not only the most horrible torture for audiences that Winner has ever devised. It is also profoundly offensive, even by Winner's standards".
Interviewed about Parting Shots, Charlotte O'Sullivan,
The Independent's film editor, claimed Parting Shots was "the worst film I've ever seen". O'Sullivan also took issue with the film for glorifying vigilantism: "It's Michael Winner and you know, he doesn't have any sense of irony. He seems to be saying it is okay to go and kill people". The journalist Miles Kington later claimed "Parting Shots...was directed by Michael Winner and despite the glittering cast, was possibly the worst film ever made". In its entry on Michael Winner, the book Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors claimed Parting Shots "makes a bold challenge for the hotly contested mantle of worst British film ever made." British film historian I.Q. Hunter, discussing the question "What is the worst British film ever made?", listed Parting Shots as one of the candidates for that title.
See also
List of films considered the worst
Falling Down
References
External links
Parting Shots at IMDb
Parting Shots at Rotten Tomatoes | genre | {
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Parting Shots is a 1999 British dark comedy film starring Chris Rea, Felicity Kendal, Oliver Reed, Bob Hoskins, Diana Rigg, Ben Kingsley, John Cleese and Joanna Lumley. It was the final film directed by Michael Winner.
Upon release in the UK, the film gained controversy over its plot, and was widely criticised in the national press. It has since been evaluated as one of the worst films ever made.
Plot
After learning he is dying of cancer, failed wedding photographer Harry Sterndale (Chris Rea) illegally buys a gun and goes off to get revenge by killing all those who have made his life miserable.
Cast
Background
Winner came up with the basic storyline after a relationship of his had ended. Speaking to Tim Sebastian of the BBC in June 1999, Winner revealed: "We all have people we'd like to kill. Sometimes we want to kill them for a long time and sometimes it just lasts the few seconds that they're cutting you up, or being a nuisance. A girlfriend parted very nastily, and I thought 'I really wouldn't mind killing you' and five or six years later I thought, 'I still wouldn't mind.'"The majority of the cast was chosen personally by Winner, and included friends, those he had worked with professionally before, or other actors/actresses he wished to work with. Early discussions for the lead role suggested Neil Morrissey or Martin Clunes; however, when Winner met Chris Rea on a beach at Sandy Lane, Barbados, he was chosen instead.After filming had come to an end, Winner had told his personal assistant, Dinah May, that Parting Shots was likely to be his last film. Regardless, he had said working with Rea was "a real pleasure" and that he had enjoyed making the film more than any of his past ones.According to Peter Davison, John Alderton was offered the role of John Fraser. Alderton turned it down because of the violence, and the part went to Davison instead.
Reception
Parting Shots was not well received by critics, with Rotten Tomatoes giving the film an 11% of freshness while Total Film describes Winner's work as "offensive", "incompetent" and "bad in every possible way".Andrew Collins gave a strongly negative
review of the film: "Parting Shots... is going to set the course of British film-making back 20 years. It is not only the worst British film produced in this country since Carry On Emmannuelle (quite a feat in itself), it is a thoroughbred contender for the crown of Worst Film Ever Made". In a hostile overview of Winner's films, Christopher Tookey claimed "Parting Shots is not only the most horrible torture for audiences that Winner has ever devised. It is also profoundly offensive, even by Winner's standards".
Interviewed about Parting Shots, Charlotte O'Sullivan,
The Independent's film editor, claimed Parting Shots was "the worst film I've ever seen". O'Sullivan also took issue with the film for glorifying vigilantism: "It's Michael Winner and you know, he doesn't have any sense of irony. He seems to be saying it is okay to go and kill people". The journalist Miles Kington later claimed "Parting Shots...was directed by Michael Winner and despite the glittering cast, was possibly the worst film ever made". In its entry on Michael Winner, the book Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors claimed Parting Shots "makes a bold challenge for the hotly contested mantle of worst British film ever made." British film historian I.Q. Hunter, discussing the question "What is the worst British film ever made?", listed Parting Shots as one of the candidates for that title.
See also
List of films considered the worst
Falling Down
References
External links
Parting Shots at IMDb
Parting Shots at Rotten Tomatoes | cast member | {
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Parting Shots is a 1999 British dark comedy film starring Chris Rea, Felicity Kendal, Oliver Reed, Bob Hoskins, Diana Rigg, Ben Kingsley, John Cleese and Joanna Lumley. It was the final film directed by Michael Winner.
Upon release in the UK, the film gained controversy over its plot, and was widely criticised in the national press. It has since been evaluated as one of the worst films ever made.
Plot
After learning he is dying of cancer, failed wedding photographer Harry Sterndale (Chris Rea) illegally buys a gun and goes off to get revenge by killing all those who have made his life miserable.
Cast
Background
Winner came up with the basic storyline after a relationship of his had ended. Speaking to Tim Sebastian of the BBC in June 1999, Winner revealed: "We all have people we'd like to kill. Sometimes we want to kill them for a long time and sometimes it just lasts the few seconds that they're cutting you up, or being a nuisance. A girlfriend parted very nastily, and I thought 'I really wouldn't mind killing you' and five or six years later I thought, 'I still wouldn't mind.'"The majority of the cast was chosen personally by Winner, and included friends, those he had worked with professionally before, or other actors/actresses he wished to work with. Early discussions for the lead role suggested Neil Morrissey or Martin Clunes; however, when Winner met Chris Rea on a beach at Sandy Lane, Barbados, he was chosen instead.After filming had come to an end, Winner had told his personal assistant, Dinah May, that Parting Shots was likely to be his last film. Regardless, he had said working with Rea was "a real pleasure" and that he had enjoyed making the film more than any of his past ones.According to Peter Davison, John Alderton was offered the role of John Fraser. Alderton turned it down because of the violence, and the part went to Davison instead.
Reception
Parting Shots was not well received by critics, with Rotten Tomatoes giving the film an 11% of freshness while Total Film describes Winner's work as "offensive", "incompetent" and "bad in every possible way".Andrew Collins gave a strongly negative
review of the film: "Parting Shots... is going to set the course of British film-making back 20 years. It is not only the worst British film produced in this country since Carry On Emmannuelle (quite a feat in itself), it is a thoroughbred contender for the crown of Worst Film Ever Made". In a hostile overview of Winner's films, Christopher Tookey claimed "Parting Shots is not only the most horrible torture for audiences that Winner has ever devised. It is also profoundly offensive, even by Winner's standards".
Interviewed about Parting Shots, Charlotte O'Sullivan,
The Independent's film editor, claimed Parting Shots was "the worst film I've ever seen". O'Sullivan also took issue with the film for glorifying vigilantism: "It's Michael Winner and you know, he doesn't have any sense of irony. He seems to be saying it is okay to go and kill people". The journalist Miles Kington later claimed "Parting Shots...was directed by Michael Winner and despite the glittering cast, was possibly the worst film ever made". In its entry on Michael Winner, the book Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors claimed Parting Shots "makes a bold challenge for the hotly contested mantle of worst British film ever made." British film historian I.Q. Hunter, discussing the question "What is the worst British film ever made?", listed Parting Shots as one of the candidates for that title.
See also
List of films considered the worst
Falling Down
References
External links
Parting Shots at IMDb
Parting Shots at Rotten Tomatoes | title | {
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Parting Shots is a 1999 British dark comedy film starring Chris Rea, Felicity Kendal, Oliver Reed, Bob Hoskins, Diana Rigg, Ben Kingsley, John Cleese and Joanna Lumley. It was the final film directed by Michael Winner.
Upon release in the UK, the film gained controversy over its plot, and was widely criticised in the national press. It has since been evaluated as one of the worst films ever made.
Plot
After learning he is dying of cancer, failed wedding photographer Harry Sterndale (Chris Rea) illegally buys a gun and goes off to get revenge by killing all those who have made his life miserable.
Cast
Background
Winner came up with the basic storyline after a relationship of his had ended. Speaking to Tim Sebastian of the BBC in June 1999, Winner revealed: "We all have people we'd like to kill. Sometimes we want to kill them for a long time and sometimes it just lasts the few seconds that they're cutting you up, or being a nuisance. A girlfriend parted very nastily, and I thought 'I really wouldn't mind killing you' and five or six years later I thought, 'I still wouldn't mind.'"The majority of the cast was chosen personally by Winner, and included friends, those he had worked with professionally before, or other actors/actresses he wished to work with. Early discussions for the lead role suggested Neil Morrissey or Martin Clunes; however, when Winner met Chris Rea on a beach at Sandy Lane, Barbados, he was chosen instead.After filming had come to an end, Winner had told his personal assistant, Dinah May, that Parting Shots was likely to be his last film. Regardless, he had said working with Rea was "a real pleasure" and that he had enjoyed making the film more than any of his past ones.According to Peter Davison, John Alderton was offered the role of John Fraser. Alderton turned it down because of the violence, and the part went to Davison instead.
Reception
Parting Shots was not well received by critics, with Rotten Tomatoes giving the film an 11% of freshness while Total Film describes Winner's work as "offensive", "incompetent" and "bad in every possible way".Andrew Collins gave a strongly negative
review of the film: "Parting Shots... is going to set the course of British film-making back 20 years. It is not only the worst British film produced in this country since Carry On Emmannuelle (quite a feat in itself), it is a thoroughbred contender for the crown of Worst Film Ever Made". In a hostile overview of Winner's films, Christopher Tookey claimed "Parting Shots is not only the most horrible torture for audiences that Winner has ever devised. It is also profoundly offensive, even by Winner's standards".
Interviewed about Parting Shots, Charlotte O'Sullivan,
The Independent's film editor, claimed Parting Shots was "the worst film I've ever seen". O'Sullivan also took issue with the film for glorifying vigilantism: "It's Michael Winner and you know, he doesn't have any sense of irony. He seems to be saying it is okay to go and kill people". The journalist Miles Kington later claimed "Parting Shots...was directed by Michael Winner and despite the glittering cast, was possibly the worst film ever made". In its entry on Michael Winner, the book Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors claimed Parting Shots "makes a bold challenge for the hotly contested mantle of worst British film ever made." British film historian I.Q. Hunter, discussing the question "What is the worst British film ever made?", listed Parting Shots as one of the candidates for that title.
See also
List of films considered the worst
Falling Down
References
External links
Parting Shots at IMDb
Parting Shots at Rotten Tomatoes | duration | {
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Renee Schulte (born December 9, 1970) is an American politician who is the Iowa State Representative for the 37th District. She has worked as an adjunct professor of psychology at Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids and as a family therapist at Four Oaks, a child welfare agency.As of October 2011, Schulte serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Appropriations, Education, Human Resources, and State Government committees. She also serves as chair of the Administration and Rules Committee and as a member of the Child Welfare Advisory Committee and of the Council on Human Services. She has also been a licensed foster parent and worked as a family therapist for Four Oaks. She has been instrumental in the establishment of mental health care in the State of Iowa. She is a member of the Professional Women's Network.
Early life
Schulte graduated from Danville High School in Danville, Illinois. She attended New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico, where she earned her bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in counseling and educational psychology. Renee and her husband Brent, disciple minister at Antioch Christian Church in Cedar Rapids, previously lived in New Mexico and Texas before moving to Iowa in 2001 to be closer to family.
Electoral history
Schulte narrowly won election to the Iowa House in 2008 defeating Democrat Art Staed, 8628 (49.95%)
to 8615 (49.88%). A recount resulted in a net gain of one vote for Staed, leaving the election with a 13-vote margin of victory. Schulte won re-election in 2010, defeating Democratic opponent Mark Seidl.
*incumbent
Awards
Schulte has received the following honors and awards:
2011 Emerging Leader - State Legislative Leaders Foundation
2011 Toll Fellowship
Voice of Children Award - Orchard Place Board of Directors
Iowa Farm Bureau "Friend of Agriculture"
Iowa Physician Assistant Society "Legislator of the Year"
References
External links
Schulte on Project Vote Smart
Schulte's legislative website
Schulte's campaign website | educated at | {
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Renee Schulte (born December 9, 1970) is an American politician who is the Iowa State Representative for the 37th District. She has worked as an adjunct professor of psychology at Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids and as a family therapist at Four Oaks, a child welfare agency.As of October 2011, Schulte serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Appropriations, Education, Human Resources, and State Government committees. She also serves as chair of the Administration and Rules Committee and as a member of the Child Welfare Advisory Committee and of the Council on Human Services. She has also been a licensed foster parent and worked as a family therapist for Four Oaks. She has been instrumental in the establishment of mental health care in the State of Iowa. She is a member of the Professional Women's Network.
Early life
Schulte graduated from Danville High School in Danville, Illinois. She attended New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico, where she earned her bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in counseling and educational psychology. Renee and her husband Brent, disciple minister at Antioch Christian Church in Cedar Rapids, previously lived in New Mexico and Texas before moving to Iowa in 2001 to be closer to family.
Electoral history
Schulte narrowly won election to the Iowa House in 2008 defeating Democrat Art Staed, 8628 (49.95%)
to 8615 (49.88%). A recount resulted in a net gain of one vote for Staed, leaving the election with a 13-vote margin of victory. Schulte won re-election in 2010, defeating Democratic opponent Mark Seidl.
*incumbent
Awards
Schulte has received the following honors and awards:
2011 Emerging Leader - State Legislative Leaders Foundation
2011 Toll Fellowship
Voice of Children Award - Orchard Place Board of Directors
Iowa Farm Bureau "Friend of Agriculture"
Iowa Physician Assistant Society "Legislator of the Year"
References
External links
Schulte on Project Vote Smart
Schulte's legislative website
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Renee Schulte (born December 9, 1970) is an American politician who is the Iowa State Representative for the 37th District. She has worked as an adjunct professor of psychology at Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids and as a family therapist at Four Oaks, a child welfare agency.As of October 2011, Schulte serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Appropriations, Education, Human Resources, and State Government committees. She also serves as chair of the Administration and Rules Committee and as a member of the Child Welfare Advisory Committee and of the Council on Human Services. She has also been a licensed foster parent and worked as a family therapist for Four Oaks. She has been instrumental in the establishment of mental health care in the State of Iowa. She is a member of the Professional Women's Network.
Early life
Schulte graduated from Danville High School in Danville, Illinois. She attended New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico, where she earned her bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in counseling and educational psychology. Renee and her husband Brent, disciple minister at Antioch Christian Church in Cedar Rapids, previously lived in New Mexico and Texas before moving to Iowa in 2001 to be closer to family.
Electoral history
Schulte narrowly won election to the Iowa House in 2008 defeating Democrat Art Staed, 8628 (49.95%)
to 8615 (49.88%). A recount resulted in a net gain of one vote for Staed, leaving the election with a 13-vote margin of victory. Schulte won re-election in 2010, defeating Democratic opponent Mark Seidl.
*incumbent
Awards
Schulte has received the following honors and awards:
2011 Emerging Leader - State Legislative Leaders Foundation
2011 Toll Fellowship
Voice of Children Award - Orchard Place Board of Directors
Iowa Farm Bureau "Friend of Agriculture"
Iowa Physician Assistant Society "Legislator of the Year"
References
External links
Schulte on Project Vote Smart
Schulte's legislative website
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Early life
Schulte graduated from Danville High School in Danville, Illinois. She attended New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico, where she earned her bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in counseling and educational psychology. Renee and her husband Brent, disciple minister at Antioch Christian Church in Cedar Rapids, previously lived in New Mexico and Texas before moving to Iowa in 2001 to be closer to family.
Electoral history
Schulte narrowly won election to the Iowa House in 2008 defeating Democrat Art Staed, 8628 (49.95%)
to 8615 (49.88%). A recount resulted in a net gain of one vote for Staed, leaving the election with a 13-vote margin of victory. Schulte won re-election in 2010, defeating Democratic opponent Mark Seidl.
*incumbent
Awards
Schulte has received the following honors and awards:
2011 Emerging Leader - State Legislative Leaders Foundation
2011 Toll Fellowship
Voice of Children Award - Orchard Place Board of Directors
Iowa Farm Bureau "Friend of Agriculture"
Iowa Physician Assistant Society "Legislator of the Year"
References
External links
Schulte on Project Vote Smart
Schulte's legislative website
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Early life
Schulte graduated from Danville High School in Danville, Illinois. She attended New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico, where she earned her bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in counseling and educational psychology. Renee and her husband Brent, disciple minister at Antioch Christian Church in Cedar Rapids, previously lived in New Mexico and Texas before moving to Iowa in 2001 to be closer to family.
Electoral history
Schulte narrowly won election to the Iowa House in 2008 defeating Democrat Art Staed, 8628 (49.95%)
to 8615 (49.88%). A recount resulted in a net gain of one vote for Staed, leaving the election with a 13-vote margin of victory. Schulte won re-election in 2010, defeating Democratic opponent Mark Seidl.
*incumbent
Awards
Schulte has received the following honors and awards:
2011 Emerging Leader - State Legislative Leaders Foundation
2011 Toll Fellowship
Voice of Children Award - Orchard Place Board of Directors
Iowa Farm Bureau "Friend of Agriculture"
Iowa Physician Assistant Society "Legislator of the Year"
References
External links
Schulte on Project Vote Smart
Schulte's legislative website
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Nomadix is a Woodland Hills, CA-based developer of network gateway equipment (which includes access gateways and traffic optimizers), used by hotels and other businesses to deliver Internet access to end users.
History
Nomadix was founded in 1998 by UCLA Computer Science Professor Dr. Leonard Kleinrock, one of the founders of ARPANET, and a graduate student, Joel Short. The name Nomadix came from Kleinrock's studies of nomadic computing, which he described in a 2015 Barron's interview, "nomadic computing...refers to the capability that wherever I go, I should be able to connect seamlessly, and gain as much functionality and services as I was able to gain in my office, my home, my laboratory." Kleinrock served as the company's first CEO and Chairman, and Short served as Chief Technology Officer.The company's first product, the Nomadix Universal Subscriber Gateway, shipped in September 1999. The gateway was designed to allow visiting computers to connect to the Internet, without needing extra equipment or software on the computer. Built-in payment gateway features managed optional billing and payment functions.In February 2002, Nomadix announced a technology licensing deal for their Nomadix Service Engine (NSE) software with Agere Systems, now part of Avago Technologies, and at the time the second largest Wi-Fi vendor behind Cisco Systems.In March 2002, the company announced a customized version of their Universal Subscriber Gateway (USG), designed in a partnership with wireless networking company Boingo Wireless, to allow businesses to set up commercial Wi-Fi hot spots.
In January 2004, the company was awarded the industry's first patent for redirecting a customer's computer to a sign-in page, also known as a "gateway" page.In July 2004, Nomadix was sued by Carlsbad, CA-based IP3 Networks, a wireless networking competitor, for trade libel, for allegedly telling customers that IP3 was stealing their technology. In February 2006, the case was dismissed.In December 2006, Nomadix was acquired by Singapore-based MagiNet, a provider of wireless hospitality solutions in the Asia pacific region. The company was to continue operating under the Nomadix name.In March 2007, Nomadix sued competitor Second Rule, which by then had acquired IP3's NetAccess gateway, for infringing on five of Nomadix's patents.In December 2007, it was announced that MagiNet was acquired by DOCOMO interTouch Pte. Ltd, a subsidiary of Japan's NTT DOCOMO, for $150M.In March 2009, a judge awarded Nomadix a $3.2M judgment in the Second Rule case, and granted a permanent injunction.In November 2009, the company filed patent infringement lawsuits against eight companies, including Hewlett Packard, Wayport, Inc., iBAHN, LodgeNet and Aruba Networks, seeking damages and injunctions over the use of eight of its patents.In June 2012, Nomadix launched the AG 5800 access gateway, designed for large venues.In November 2012, Hewlett Packard became the third and largest of the eight defendants in the 2009 patent lawsuit to settle, agreeing to pay licensing fees to continue to use Nomadix' patented technology. In March 2013, AT&T, now owner of Wayport and Superclick, another defendant, settled and agreed to pay licensing fees. In September 2013, Aruba Networks also settled and also agreed to pay licensing fees.
In October 2014, Nomadix sued Norcross, Georgia-based Blueprint RF for patent infringement of its captive portal technology, based on U.S. Patent No. 8,156,246.In February 2016, the US District Court upheld Nomadix' patent claim against Blueprint RF.In March 2016, Nomadix announced an exclusive partnership to offer technology from WAN optimization vendor Exinda to the hospitality industry.
Customers
Nomadix sells through distributors to hospitality businesses with guest and visitor networks, such as the SLS hotel in Beverly Hills, businesses operating guest Wi-Fi networks, such as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, event management companies hosting large crowds, such as the 2014 World Cup, apartment complexes and public spaces.
References
External links
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Il bambino e il poliziotto (lit. 'The child and the policeman') is a 1989 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Verdone.
Plot summary
The police officer Carlo Vinciguerra is investigating a drug trafficking cartel. In order to infiltrate it, he pretends to be the drug addicted nephew of acquaintance of Rosanna Clerici, and arrests her for possession during a party at her house. It appears however that the woman has a young child, with nobody else to care for him. Carlo ends up having to host the boy, until the judge will decide about his mother's request for house arrest.
Carlo's professional and personal life as a bachelor is turned upside down by the need to look after the boy. In particular, his clandestine relationship with an already married colleague from work is put under severe stress. Meanwhile Rosanna hates Carlo, whom she blames to have unjustly entrapped her. She accepts his tutelage of her son, only because of fear for retaliation by the criminal circle with which she was still in touch. Indeed the child ends up being kidnapped, but Carlo manages to find and free him.
After this, Rosanna decides to cooperate with the police, and she gets in return all charges dropped. Due to her child's requests, who has grown affectionate to Carlo, she also accepts to go on a date with him.
Cast
Carlo Verdone as Carlo Vinciguerra
Federico Rizzo as Giulio
Adriana Franceschi as Rosanna Clerici
Barbara Cupisti as Lucia
Luigi Petrucci as Chief Morra
Gianluca Favilla as Inspector Folliero
Isabella De Bernardi as Officer D'Ambrosio
Claudia Poggiani as Judge Caltabiano
Tony Brennero as Chief Cipriani
Salvatore Billa as Carmelo Privitera
Anna Maria Dossena as Adelina Cruciada
Francesco Gabriele as old gangster
Pietro Genuardi as Mauro, a kidnapper
References
External links
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Il bambino e il poliziotto (lit. 'The child and the policeman') is a 1989 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Verdone.
Plot summary
The police officer Carlo Vinciguerra is investigating a drug trafficking cartel. In order to infiltrate it, he pretends to be the drug addicted nephew of acquaintance of Rosanna Clerici, and arrests her for possession during a party at her house. It appears however that the woman has a young child, with nobody else to care for him. Carlo ends up having to host the boy, until the judge will decide about his mother's request for house arrest.
Carlo's professional and personal life as a bachelor is turned upside down by the need to look after the boy. In particular, his clandestine relationship with an already married colleague from work is put under severe stress. Meanwhile Rosanna hates Carlo, whom she blames to have unjustly entrapped her. She accepts his tutelage of her son, only because of fear for retaliation by the criminal circle with which she was still in touch. Indeed the child ends up being kidnapped, but Carlo manages to find and free him.
After this, Rosanna decides to cooperate with the police, and she gets in return all charges dropped. Due to her child's requests, who has grown affectionate to Carlo, she also accepts to go on a date with him.
Cast
Carlo Verdone as Carlo Vinciguerra
Federico Rizzo as Giulio
Adriana Franceschi as Rosanna Clerici
Barbara Cupisti as Lucia
Luigi Petrucci as Chief Morra
Gianluca Favilla as Inspector Folliero
Isabella De Bernardi as Officer D'Ambrosio
Claudia Poggiani as Judge Caltabiano
Tony Brennero as Chief Cipriani
Salvatore Billa as Carmelo Privitera
Anna Maria Dossena as Adelina Cruciada
Francesco Gabriele as old gangster
Pietro Genuardi as Mauro, a kidnapper
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Il bambino e il poliziotto (lit. 'The child and the policeman') is a 1989 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Verdone.
Plot summary
The police officer Carlo Vinciguerra is investigating a drug trafficking cartel. In order to infiltrate it, he pretends to be the drug addicted nephew of acquaintance of Rosanna Clerici, and arrests her for possession during a party at her house. It appears however that the woman has a young child, with nobody else to care for him. Carlo ends up having to host the boy, until the judge will decide about his mother's request for house arrest.
Carlo's professional and personal life as a bachelor is turned upside down by the need to look after the boy. In particular, his clandestine relationship with an already married colleague from work is put under severe stress. Meanwhile Rosanna hates Carlo, whom she blames to have unjustly entrapped her. She accepts his tutelage of her son, only because of fear for retaliation by the criminal circle with which she was still in touch. Indeed the child ends up being kidnapped, but Carlo manages to find and free him.
After this, Rosanna decides to cooperate with the police, and she gets in return all charges dropped. Due to her child's requests, who has grown affectionate to Carlo, she also accepts to go on a date with him.
Cast
Carlo Verdone as Carlo Vinciguerra
Federico Rizzo as Giulio
Adriana Franceschi as Rosanna Clerici
Barbara Cupisti as Lucia
Luigi Petrucci as Chief Morra
Gianluca Favilla as Inspector Folliero
Isabella De Bernardi as Officer D'Ambrosio
Claudia Poggiani as Judge Caltabiano
Tony Brennero as Chief Cipriani
Salvatore Billa as Carmelo Privitera
Anna Maria Dossena as Adelina Cruciada
Francesco Gabriele as old gangster
Pietro Genuardi as Mauro, a kidnapper
References
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Il bambino e il poliziotto (lit. 'The child and the policeman') is a 1989 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Verdone.
Plot summary
The police officer Carlo Vinciguerra is investigating a drug trafficking cartel. In order to infiltrate it, he pretends to be the drug addicted nephew of acquaintance of Rosanna Clerici, and arrests her for possession during a party at her house. It appears however that the woman has a young child, with nobody else to care for him. Carlo ends up having to host the boy, until the judge will decide about his mother's request for house arrest.
Carlo's professional and personal life as a bachelor is turned upside down by the need to look after the boy. In particular, his clandestine relationship with an already married colleague from work is put under severe stress. Meanwhile Rosanna hates Carlo, whom she blames to have unjustly entrapped her. She accepts his tutelage of her son, only because of fear for retaliation by the criminal circle with which she was still in touch. Indeed the child ends up being kidnapped, but Carlo manages to find and free him.
After this, Rosanna decides to cooperate with the police, and she gets in return all charges dropped. Due to her child's requests, who has grown affectionate to Carlo, she also accepts to go on a date with him.
Cast
Carlo Verdone as Carlo Vinciguerra
Federico Rizzo as Giulio
Adriana Franceschi as Rosanna Clerici
Barbara Cupisti as Lucia
Luigi Petrucci as Chief Morra
Gianluca Favilla as Inspector Folliero
Isabella De Bernardi as Officer D'Ambrosio
Claudia Poggiani as Judge Caltabiano
Tony Brennero as Chief Cipriani
Salvatore Billa as Carmelo Privitera
Anna Maria Dossena as Adelina Cruciada
Francesco Gabriele as old gangster
Pietro Genuardi as Mauro, a kidnapper
References
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Il bambino e il poliziotto (lit. 'The child and the policeman') is a 1989 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Verdone.
Plot summary
The police officer Carlo Vinciguerra is investigating a drug trafficking cartel. In order to infiltrate it, he pretends to be the drug addicted nephew of acquaintance of Rosanna Clerici, and arrests her for possession during a party at her house. It appears however that the woman has a young child, with nobody else to care for him. Carlo ends up having to host the boy, until the judge will decide about his mother's request for house arrest.
Carlo's professional and personal life as a bachelor is turned upside down by the need to look after the boy. In particular, his clandestine relationship with an already married colleague from work is put under severe stress. Meanwhile Rosanna hates Carlo, whom she blames to have unjustly entrapped her. She accepts his tutelage of her son, only because of fear for retaliation by the criminal circle with which she was still in touch. Indeed the child ends up being kidnapped, but Carlo manages to find and free him.
After this, Rosanna decides to cooperate with the police, and she gets in return all charges dropped. Due to her child's requests, who has grown affectionate to Carlo, she also accepts to go on a date with him.
Cast
Carlo Verdone as Carlo Vinciguerra
Federico Rizzo as Giulio
Adriana Franceschi as Rosanna Clerici
Barbara Cupisti as Lucia
Luigi Petrucci as Chief Morra
Gianluca Favilla as Inspector Folliero
Isabella De Bernardi as Officer D'Ambrosio
Claudia Poggiani as Judge Caltabiano
Tony Brennero as Chief Cipriani
Salvatore Billa as Carmelo Privitera
Anna Maria Dossena as Adelina Cruciada
Francesco Gabriele as old gangster
Pietro Genuardi as Mauro, a kidnapper
References
External links
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Il bambino e il poliziotto (lit. 'The child and the policeman') is a 1989 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Verdone.
Plot summary
The police officer Carlo Vinciguerra is investigating a drug trafficking cartel. In order to infiltrate it, he pretends to be the drug addicted nephew of acquaintance of Rosanna Clerici, and arrests her for possession during a party at her house. It appears however that the woman has a young child, with nobody else to care for him. Carlo ends up having to host the boy, until the judge will decide about his mother's request for house arrest.
Carlo's professional and personal life as a bachelor is turned upside down by the need to look after the boy. In particular, his clandestine relationship with an already married colleague from work is put under severe stress. Meanwhile Rosanna hates Carlo, whom she blames to have unjustly entrapped her. She accepts his tutelage of her son, only because of fear for retaliation by the criminal circle with which she was still in touch. Indeed the child ends up being kidnapped, but Carlo manages to find and free him.
After this, Rosanna decides to cooperate with the police, and she gets in return all charges dropped. Due to her child's requests, who has grown affectionate to Carlo, she also accepts to go on a date with him.
Cast
Carlo Verdone as Carlo Vinciguerra
Federico Rizzo as Giulio
Adriana Franceschi as Rosanna Clerici
Barbara Cupisti as Lucia
Luigi Petrucci as Chief Morra
Gianluca Favilla as Inspector Folliero
Isabella De Bernardi as Officer D'Ambrosio
Claudia Poggiani as Judge Caltabiano
Tony Brennero as Chief Cipriani
Salvatore Billa as Carmelo Privitera
Anna Maria Dossena as Adelina Cruciada
Francesco Gabriele as old gangster
Pietro Genuardi as Mauro, a kidnapper
References
External links
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Il bambino e il poliziotto (lit. 'The child and the policeman') is a 1989 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Verdone.
Plot summary
The police officer Carlo Vinciguerra is investigating a drug trafficking cartel. In order to infiltrate it, he pretends to be the drug addicted nephew of acquaintance of Rosanna Clerici, and arrests her for possession during a party at her house. It appears however that the woman has a young child, with nobody else to care for him. Carlo ends up having to host the boy, until the judge will decide about his mother's request for house arrest.
Carlo's professional and personal life as a bachelor is turned upside down by the need to look after the boy. In particular, his clandestine relationship with an already married colleague from work is put under severe stress. Meanwhile Rosanna hates Carlo, whom she blames to have unjustly entrapped her. She accepts his tutelage of her son, only because of fear for retaliation by the criminal circle with which she was still in touch. Indeed the child ends up being kidnapped, but Carlo manages to find and free him.
After this, Rosanna decides to cooperate with the police, and she gets in return all charges dropped. Due to her child's requests, who has grown affectionate to Carlo, she also accepts to go on a date with him.
Cast
Carlo Verdone as Carlo Vinciguerra
Federico Rizzo as Giulio
Adriana Franceschi as Rosanna Clerici
Barbara Cupisti as Lucia
Luigi Petrucci as Chief Morra
Gianluca Favilla as Inspector Folliero
Isabella De Bernardi as Officer D'Ambrosio
Claudia Poggiani as Judge Caltabiano
Tony Brennero as Chief Cipriani
Salvatore Billa as Carmelo Privitera
Anna Maria Dossena as Adelina Cruciada
Francesco Gabriele as old gangster
Pietro Genuardi as Mauro, a kidnapper
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External links
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MeaTech 3D Ltd., or MeaTech for short, is a company which develops 3D bioprinting technologies for usage in cellular agriculture. Based in Israel, it has a Belgian subsidiary called Peace of Meat, with which it produces cultured meat, with a focus on cultivating foie gras.
The company has changed its name to Steakholder Foods to “Cultivate New Community of Meat Lovers”. This change occurred on August 3, 2022. “As Steakholder Foods, our hope is to send a strong message to meat lovers around the globe that together we can and should create a world where people everywhere continue enjoying their favorite meat sustainably — for the health and welfare of the planet and all its inhabitants,” said Arik Kaufman, Steakholder Foods’ Chief Executive Officer.
History
MeaTech 2019–2020
MeaTech 3D was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Ness Ziona, Israel. It is listed on the Nasdaq and Tel Aviv stock exchanges as "MITC". MeaTech manufactures technologies to produce alternative protein products, focusing on the production of cell-based beef and chicken.
Peace of Meat 2019–2020
In 2019, the Foieture project was launched in Belgium with the goal of developing cultured foie gras (the name is a portmanteau of 'foie' and 'future') by a consortium of 3 companies: cultured-meat startup Peace of Meat, small meat-seasoning company Solina, and small pâté-producing company Nauta; and 3 non-profit institutes: university KU Leuven, food industry innovation centre Flanders Food, and Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant. Peace of Meat, co-founded by Eva Sommer, David Brandes and Dirk von Heinrichshorst, stated in December 2019 that it intended to complete its proof of concept in 2020, to sell its first cultured cell mass in 2022, and to go to market in 2023. That month, the Foieture project received a research grant of almost 3.6 million euros from the Innovation and Enterprise Agency of the Flemish Government. In early 2020, University of North Carolina professor Paul Mozdziak joined the Peace of Meat company.Peace of Meat presented its proof of concept on 4 March 2020 at a novel food conference in Berlin. The prototype consisted of three chicken nuggets that were 80% plant-made and 20% cultured duck fat. Piece of Meat had built two laboratories in the Port of Antwerp, which entered into service in March 2020.In May 2020, Peace of Meat's Austrian-born cofounder and scientific researcher Eva Sommer stated that the startup was then able to produce 20 grams of cultured fat at a cost of about 300 euros (€15,000/kg); the goal was to reduce the price to 6 euros per kilogram by 2030. In June 2020, she said that Peace of Meat aimed at producing 100,000,000 kilograms of cultured fat per year, to supply other food companies. Sommer commented that the COVID-19 pandemic has made people realise that 'many of the diseases of our time are caused by animals held for food production. Alternatives such as cultured meat are thus coming into view more than ever before.'
Merger
In September 2020, an acquisition agreement was reached by which Peace of Meat would become a subsidiary to the Israeli 3D bioprinting developer MeaTech after a gradual merger. As part of the deal, MeaTech invested 1 million euros into Peace of Meat on 18 October 2020. The full cost of the acquisition was about 15 million euros, or 17.5 million US dollars. The acquisition of Peace of Meat by MeaTech was completed in early 2021.In May 2021, MeaTech stated that it sought to establish and operate a full-scale pilot plant with 3D bioprinting technologies for cultured chicken fat production in Antwerp, Belgium in 2022. In September 2021, the company reported that it was now able to produce 700 grams of 100% cell-based chicken fat per production run.
References
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The 2014 BetVictor World Matchplay was the 21st annual staging of the darts tournament, the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, from 19–27 July 2014.
Phil Taylor won the event for the seventh consecutive year and 15th in total by beating Michael van Gerwen 18–9 in the final. Taylor also threw the event's only nine-dart finish which he did in the second round against Michael Smith.
Prize money
The prize fund was increased to £450,000 after being £400,000 for the previous five editions of this event. The bonus for a nine-dart finish stood at £10,000 and was won by Phil Taylor.
Format
In previous stagings of the event all games had to be won by two clear legs with no sudden-death legs. However, in 2013 after consulting the host broadcaster Sky Sports, the PDC decided that games will now only proceed for a maximum of six extra legs before a tie-break leg is required. For example, in a best of 19 legs first round match, if the score reaches 12–12 then the 25th leg will be the decider.
Qualification
The top 16 in the PDC Order of Merit qualified as seeded players. The other 16 places went to the top 16 non-qualified players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit who are unseeded players.
Draw
Statistics
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The 2014 BetVictor World Matchplay was the 21st annual staging of the darts tournament, the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, from 19–27 July 2014.
Phil Taylor won the event for the seventh consecutive year and 15th in total by beating Michael van Gerwen 18–9 in the final. Taylor also threw the event's only nine-dart finish which he did in the second round against Michael Smith.
Prize money
The prize fund was increased to £450,000 after being £400,000 for the previous five editions of this event. The bonus for a nine-dart finish stood at £10,000 and was won by Phil Taylor.
Format
In previous stagings of the event all games had to be won by two clear legs with no sudden-death legs. However, in 2013 after consulting the host broadcaster Sky Sports, the PDC decided that games will now only proceed for a maximum of six extra legs before a tie-break leg is required. For example, in a best of 19 legs first round match, if the score reaches 12–12 then the 25th leg will be the decider.
Qualification
The top 16 in the PDC Order of Merit qualified as seeded players. The other 16 places went to the top 16 non-qualified players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit who are unseeded players.
Draw
Statistics
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Phil Taylor won the event for the seventh consecutive year and 15th in total by beating Michael van Gerwen 18–9 in the final. Taylor also threw the event's only nine-dart finish which he did in the second round against Michael Smith.
Prize money
The prize fund was increased to £450,000 after being £400,000 for the previous five editions of this event. The bonus for a nine-dart finish stood at £10,000 and was won by Phil Taylor.
Format
In previous stagings of the event all games had to be won by two clear legs with no sudden-death legs. However, in 2013 after consulting the host broadcaster Sky Sports, the PDC decided that games will now only proceed for a maximum of six extra legs before a tie-break leg is required. For example, in a best of 19 legs first round match, if the score reaches 12–12 then the 25th leg will be the decider.
Qualification
The top 16 in the PDC Order of Merit qualified as seeded players. The other 16 places went to the top 16 non-qualified players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit who are unseeded players.
Draw
Statistics
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Phil Taylor won the event for the seventh consecutive year and 15th in total by beating Michael van Gerwen 18–9 in the final. Taylor also threw the event's only nine-dart finish which he did in the second round against Michael Smith.
Prize money
The prize fund was increased to £450,000 after being £400,000 for the previous five editions of this event. The bonus for a nine-dart finish stood at £10,000 and was won by Phil Taylor.
Format
In previous stagings of the event all games had to be won by two clear legs with no sudden-death legs. However, in 2013 after consulting the host broadcaster Sky Sports, the PDC decided that games will now only proceed for a maximum of six extra legs before a tie-break leg is required. For example, in a best of 19 legs first round match, if the score reaches 12–12 then the 25th leg will be the decider.
Qualification
The top 16 in the PDC Order of Merit qualified as seeded players. The other 16 places went to the top 16 non-qualified players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit who are unseeded players.
Draw
Statistics
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Phil Taylor won the event for the seventh consecutive year and 15th in total by beating Michael van Gerwen 18–9 in the final. Taylor also threw the event's only nine-dart finish which he did in the second round against Michael Smith.
Prize money
The prize fund was increased to £450,000 after being £400,000 for the previous five editions of this event. The bonus for a nine-dart finish stood at £10,000 and was won by Phil Taylor.
Format
In previous stagings of the event all games had to be won by two clear legs with no sudden-death legs. However, in 2013 after consulting the host broadcaster Sky Sports, the PDC decided that games will now only proceed for a maximum of six extra legs before a tie-break leg is required. For example, in a best of 19 legs first round match, if the score reaches 12–12 then the 25th leg will be the decider.
Qualification
The top 16 in the PDC Order of Merit qualified as seeded players. The other 16 places went to the top 16 non-qualified players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit who are unseeded players.
Draw
Statistics
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The 2007 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Mark Dantonio began his first season as the Spartans' head coach. The Spartans play their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.
Schedule
Game summaries
UAB
Bowling Green
Pittsburgh
Notre Dame
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Indiana
Ohio State
Iowa
Michigan
Purdue
Penn State
Devin Thomas 7 Rec, 139 Yds
Kellen Davis 4 Rec, 106 Yds
Boston College (Champs Sports Bowl)
Coaching staff
Mark Dantonio – Head Coach
Don Treadwell – Offenvie Coordinator/Wide Receivers coach
Dave Warner – Quarterbacks coach
Dan Enos – Running backs coach
Mark Staten – Tight ends coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Dan Roushar – Offensive line coach
Pat Narduzzi – Defensive Coordinator
Ted Gill – Defensive line coach
Mike Tressel – Linebackers coach/Special Teams Coordinator
Harlon Barnett – Secondary coach
2008 NFL Draft
The following players were selected in the 2008 NFL Draft.
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The 2007 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Mark Dantonio began his first season as the Spartans' head coach. The Spartans play their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.
Schedule
Game summaries
UAB
Bowling Green
Pittsburgh
Notre Dame
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Indiana
Ohio State
Iowa
Michigan
Purdue
Penn State
Devin Thomas 7 Rec, 139 Yds
Kellen Davis 4 Rec, 106 Yds
Boston College (Champs Sports Bowl)
Coaching staff
Mark Dantonio – Head Coach
Don Treadwell – Offenvie Coordinator/Wide Receivers coach
Dave Warner – Quarterbacks coach
Dan Enos – Running backs coach
Mark Staten – Tight ends coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Dan Roushar – Offensive line coach
Pat Narduzzi – Defensive Coordinator
Ted Gill – Defensive line coach
Mike Tressel – Linebackers coach/Special Teams Coordinator
Harlon Barnett – Secondary coach
2008 NFL Draft
The following players were selected in the 2008 NFL Draft.
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The 2007 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Mark Dantonio began his first season as the Spartans' head coach. The Spartans play their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.
Schedule
Game summaries
UAB
Bowling Green
Pittsburgh
Notre Dame
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Indiana
Ohio State
Iowa
Michigan
Purdue
Penn State
Devin Thomas 7 Rec, 139 Yds
Kellen Davis 4 Rec, 106 Yds
Boston College (Champs Sports Bowl)
Coaching staff
Mark Dantonio – Head Coach
Don Treadwell – Offenvie Coordinator/Wide Receivers coach
Dave Warner – Quarterbacks coach
Dan Enos – Running backs coach
Mark Staten – Tight ends coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Dan Roushar – Offensive line coach
Pat Narduzzi – Defensive Coordinator
Ted Gill – Defensive line coach
Mike Tressel – Linebackers coach/Special Teams Coordinator
Harlon Barnett – Secondary coach
2008 NFL Draft
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Schedule
Game summaries
UAB
Bowling Green
Pittsburgh
Notre Dame
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Indiana
Ohio State
Iowa
Michigan
Purdue
Penn State
Devin Thomas 7 Rec, 139 Yds
Kellen Davis 4 Rec, 106 Yds
Boston College (Champs Sports Bowl)
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Mark Dantonio – Head Coach
Don Treadwell – Offenvie Coordinator/Wide Receivers coach
Dave Warner – Quarterbacks coach
Dan Enos – Running backs coach
Mark Staten – Tight ends coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Dan Roushar – Offensive line coach
Pat Narduzzi – Defensive Coordinator
Ted Gill – Defensive line coach
Mike Tressel – Linebackers coach/Special Teams Coordinator
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Poladtuğay (also, Polat-Tagay and Polat-Tugay) is a village and municipality in the Sabirabad Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,201.
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Gonianotini is a tribe of dirt-colored seed bugs in the family Rhyparochromidae. There are more than 20 genera and 140 described species in Gonianotini.
Genera
These 22 genera belong to the tribe Gonianotini:
References
Further reading
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Genera
These 22 genera belong to the tribe Gonianotini:
References
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Genera
These 22 genera belong to the tribe Gonianotini:
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Christian Claus (born 2 May 1960) is an Austrian sailor. He competed in the Tornado event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
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La Main du diable ("The Devil's Hand"), also known as Carnival of Sinners, is a 1943 French horror film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Pierre Fresnay as a struggling artist who acquires a supernatural talisman. Eventually, however, there is a price to be paid.
Plot
The guests at an isolated hotel cut off by an avalanche are surprised when Roland Brissot, a man missing his left hand, shows up, carrying only a small casket. He asks the innkeeper if there is a cemetery adjoining the ruins of a nearby abbey and is disappointed when the answer is no. Then two shots ring out. The police arrive, looking for a little man carrying a coffin. The news frightens Brissot. While he is called to the telephone, his casket is stolen during a temporary blackout. Disconsolate, he gives in to the curiosity of the other guests and tells his story. A flashback ensues.
Brissot is a struggling, untalented painter in Paris. He persuades Irène, an attractive glove shop saleswoman, to pose for him. One night, frustrated with his lack of drive, she breaks up with him at a cafe. Mélisse, the chef, comes over and offers him a solution for all his woes: a talisman that will give him everything he wants, for the price of one sou (penny). Ange (Angel) warns him not to buy it, and the chef reveals that he must sell it at a loss before he dies or he will be condemned to Hell forever. The talisman turns out to be a severed left hand, which amazingly obeys the chef's commands. Despite all this, Brissot does not believe the supernatural aspects and buys it. As soon as the bargain is concluded, the chef loses his left hand.
The talisman works. Exactly one year later, Brissot has a wildly successful exhibition at Galerie Gabelin and is married to Irène. For some reason he himself does not understand, he paints with his left hand only and signs his works "Maximus Leo". At the exhibition, he spots a little man he has seen before. He chases after him, but then notices in a florist shop window a wreath with the sash that says "In Memoriam Maximus Leo". Inside, he learns that a little man ordered it. Later the little man comes to his office and admits Brissot has "the Devil to pay". Even though Brissot cannot sell the hand at a loss, the little man offers to buy it back for a sou. Brissot accepts, but then takes it back after Irène is cold to him. The little man tells him that his offer still holds, but the price doubles every day. Brissot dithers until the 23rd day, but when he tries to pay the current price, he does not have quite enough money. Later, Irène telephones, telling him she has the money he needs, but is murdered before he can get to her. Ange tells him to try a roulette system at the casino in Monte Carlo, but the little man shows up, and his lucky streak ends just before he can win the sum he needs.
When he returns to his hotel, he is met by all the previous owners of the hand: a royal musketeer, a cutpurse, a juggler, an illusionist, a surgeon, his assistant (who became a boxer), and finally the chef. They tell him their tales. The little man appears, followed by the man to whom the hand belongs. Maximus Leo was born in 1422. His hand was supremely gifted, but he chose to become a monk. The little man was only able to obtain the hand by stealing it from the monk's tomb. Therefore, as Maximus Leo states, all the bargains are invalid, since the little man cannot sell what does not rightfully belong to him. After the defeated little man leaves, Maximus Leo asks Brissot to return the hand to his tomb.
Returning to the present, Brissot spots the little man outside and gives chase. They fight atop the ruins of the abbey, and Brissot is sent tumbling to his death. He lands on top of a tomb. The casket is found empty nearby, and the tomb's inscription reads "Maximus Leo".
Cast
Pierre Fresnay as Roland Brissot
Josseline Gaël as Irène
Noël Roquevert as Mélisse
Guillaume de Sax as Gibelin
Palau as Le petit homme (The little man)
Pierre Larquey as Ange (Angel)
Gabriello as Le dîneur (The diner)
Antoine Balpêtré as Denis
Marcelle Rexiane as Madame Denis (as Rexiane)
André Varennes as Le colonel
Georges Chamarat as Duval
Jean Davy as Le mousquetaire (The musketeer)
Jean Despeaux as Le boxeur (The boxer)
Reception
Bosley Crowther, reviewer for The New York Times, was not favorably impressed. He called it a "weird diversion. It succeeds in part and for a while but not enough."
References
External links
Carnival of Sinners at IMDb
La Main du Diable at AllMovie
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La Main du diable ("The Devil's Hand"), also known as Carnival of Sinners, is a 1943 French horror film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Pierre Fresnay as a struggling artist who acquires a supernatural talisman. Eventually, however, there is a price to be paid.
Plot
The guests at an isolated hotel cut off by an avalanche are surprised when Roland Brissot, a man missing his left hand, shows up, carrying only a small casket. He asks the innkeeper if there is a cemetery adjoining the ruins of a nearby abbey and is disappointed when the answer is no. Then two shots ring out. The police arrive, looking for a little man carrying a coffin. The news frightens Brissot. While he is called to the telephone, his casket is stolen during a temporary blackout. Disconsolate, he gives in to the curiosity of the other guests and tells his story. A flashback ensues.
Brissot is a struggling, untalented painter in Paris. He persuades Irène, an attractive glove shop saleswoman, to pose for him. One night, frustrated with his lack of drive, she breaks up with him at a cafe. Mélisse, the chef, comes over and offers him a solution for all his woes: a talisman that will give him everything he wants, for the price of one sou (penny). Ange (Angel) warns him not to buy it, and the chef reveals that he must sell it at a loss before he dies or he will be condemned to Hell forever. The talisman turns out to be a severed left hand, which amazingly obeys the chef's commands. Despite all this, Brissot does not believe the supernatural aspects and buys it. As soon as the bargain is concluded, the chef loses his left hand.
The talisman works. Exactly one year later, Brissot has a wildly successful exhibition at Galerie Gabelin and is married to Irène. For some reason he himself does not understand, he paints with his left hand only and signs his works "Maximus Leo". At the exhibition, he spots a little man he has seen before. He chases after him, but then notices in a florist shop window a wreath with the sash that says "In Memoriam Maximus Leo". Inside, he learns that a little man ordered it. Later the little man comes to his office and admits Brissot has "the Devil to pay". Even though Brissot cannot sell the hand at a loss, the little man offers to buy it back for a sou. Brissot accepts, but then takes it back after Irène is cold to him. The little man tells him that his offer still holds, but the price doubles every day. Brissot dithers until the 23rd day, but when he tries to pay the current price, he does not have quite enough money. Later, Irène telephones, telling him she has the money he needs, but is murdered before he can get to her. Ange tells him to try a roulette system at the casino in Monte Carlo, but the little man shows up, and his lucky streak ends just before he can win the sum he needs.
When he returns to his hotel, he is met by all the previous owners of the hand: a royal musketeer, a cutpurse, a juggler, an illusionist, a surgeon, his assistant (who became a boxer), and finally the chef. They tell him their tales. The little man appears, followed by the man to whom the hand belongs. Maximus Leo was born in 1422. His hand was supremely gifted, but he chose to become a monk. The little man was only able to obtain the hand by stealing it from the monk's tomb. Therefore, as Maximus Leo states, all the bargains are invalid, since the little man cannot sell what does not rightfully belong to him. After the defeated little man leaves, Maximus Leo asks Brissot to return the hand to his tomb.
Returning to the present, Brissot spots the little man outside and gives chase. They fight atop the ruins of the abbey, and Brissot is sent tumbling to his death. He lands on top of a tomb. The casket is found empty nearby, and the tomb's inscription reads "Maximus Leo".
Cast
Pierre Fresnay as Roland Brissot
Josseline Gaël as Irène
Noël Roquevert as Mélisse
Guillaume de Sax as Gibelin
Palau as Le petit homme (The little man)
Pierre Larquey as Ange (Angel)
Gabriello as Le dîneur (The diner)
Antoine Balpêtré as Denis
Marcelle Rexiane as Madame Denis (as Rexiane)
André Varennes as Le colonel
Georges Chamarat as Duval
Jean Davy as Le mousquetaire (The musketeer)
Jean Despeaux as Le boxeur (The boxer)
Reception
Bosley Crowther, reviewer for The New York Times, was not favorably impressed. He called it a "weird diversion. It succeeds in part and for a while but not enough."
References
External links
Carnival of Sinners at IMDb
La Main du Diable at AllMovie
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La Main du diable ("The Devil's Hand"), also known as Carnival of Sinners, is a 1943 French horror film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Pierre Fresnay as a struggling artist who acquires a supernatural talisman. Eventually, however, there is a price to be paid.
Plot
The guests at an isolated hotel cut off by an avalanche are surprised when Roland Brissot, a man missing his left hand, shows up, carrying only a small casket. He asks the innkeeper if there is a cemetery adjoining the ruins of a nearby abbey and is disappointed when the answer is no. Then two shots ring out. The police arrive, looking for a little man carrying a coffin. The news frightens Brissot. While he is called to the telephone, his casket is stolen during a temporary blackout. Disconsolate, he gives in to the curiosity of the other guests and tells his story. A flashback ensues.
Brissot is a struggling, untalented painter in Paris. He persuades Irène, an attractive glove shop saleswoman, to pose for him. One night, frustrated with his lack of drive, she breaks up with him at a cafe. Mélisse, the chef, comes over and offers him a solution for all his woes: a talisman that will give him everything he wants, for the price of one sou (penny). Ange (Angel) warns him not to buy it, and the chef reveals that he must sell it at a loss before he dies or he will be condemned to Hell forever. The talisman turns out to be a severed left hand, which amazingly obeys the chef's commands. Despite all this, Brissot does not believe the supernatural aspects and buys it. As soon as the bargain is concluded, the chef loses his left hand.
The talisman works. Exactly one year later, Brissot has a wildly successful exhibition at Galerie Gabelin and is married to Irène. For some reason he himself does not understand, he paints with his left hand only and signs his works "Maximus Leo". At the exhibition, he spots a little man he has seen before. He chases after him, but then notices in a florist shop window a wreath with the sash that says "In Memoriam Maximus Leo". Inside, he learns that a little man ordered it. Later the little man comes to his office and admits Brissot has "the Devil to pay". Even though Brissot cannot sell the hand at a loss, the little man offers to buy it back for a sou. Brissot accepts, but then takes it back after Irène is cold to him. The little man tells him that his offer still holds, but the price doubles every day. Brissot dithers until the 23rd day, but when he tries to pay the current price, he does not have quite enough money. Later, Irène telephones, telling him she has the money he needs, but is murdered before he can get to her. Ange tells him to try a roulette system at the casino in Monte Carlo, but the little man shows up, and his lucky streak ends just before he can win the sum he needs.
When he returns to his hotel, he is met by all the previous owners of the hand: a royal musketeer, a cutpurse, a juggler, an illusionist, a surgeon, his assistant (who became a boxer), and finally the chef. They tell him their tales. The little man appears, followed by the man to whom the hand belongs. Maximus Leo was born in 1422. His hand was supremely gifted, but he chose to become a monk. The little man was only able to obtain the hand by stealing it from the monk's tomb. Therefore, as Maximus Leo states, all the bargains are invalid, since the little man cannot sell what does not rightfully belong to him. After the defeated little man leaves, Maximus Leo asks Brissot to return the hand to his tomb.
Returning to the present, Brissot spots the little man outside and gives chase. They fight atop the ruins of the abbey, and Brissot is sent tumbling to his death. He lands on top of a tomb. The casket is found empty nearby, and the tomb's inscription reads "Maximus Leo".
Cast
Pierre Fresnay as Roland Brissot
Josseline Gaël as Irène
Noël Roquevert as Mélisse
Guillaume de Sax as Gibelin
Palau as Le petit homme (The little man)
Pierre Larquey as Ange (Angel)
Gabriello as Le dîneur (The diner)
Antoine Balpêtré as Denis
Marcelle Rexiane as Madame Denis (as Rexiane)
André Varennes as Le colonel
Georges Chamarat as Duval
Jean Davy as Le mousquetaire (The musketeer)
Jean Despeaux as Le boxeur (The boxer)
Reception
Bosley Crowther, reviewer for The New York Times, was not favorably impressed. He called it a "weird diversion. It succeeds in part and for a while but not enough."
References
External links
Carnival of Sinners at IMDb
La Main du Diable at AllMovie
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La Main du diable ("The Devil's Hand"), also known as Carnival of Sinners, is a 1943 French horror film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Pierre Fresnay as a struggling artist who acquires a supernatural talisman. Eventually, however, there is a price to be paid.
Plot
The guests at an isolated hotel cut off by an avalanche are surprised when Roland Brissot, a man missing his left hand, shows up, carrying only a small casket. He asks the innkeeper if there is a cemetery adjoining the ruins of a nearby abbey and is disappointed when the answer is no. Then two shots ring out. The police arrive, looking for a little man carrying a coffin. The news frightens Brissot. While he is called to the telephone, his casket is stolen during a temporary blackout. Disconsolate, he gives in to the curiosity of the other guests and tells his story. A flashback ensues.
Brissot is a struggling, untalented painter in Paris. He persuades Irène, an attractive glove shop saleswoman, to pose for him. One night, frustrated with his lack of drive, she breaks up with him at a cafe. Mélisse, the chef, comes over and offers him a solution for all his woes: a talisman that will give him everything he wants, for the price of one sou (penny). Ange (Angel) warns him not to buy it, and the chef reveals that he must sell it at a loss before he dies or he will be condemned to Hell forever. The talisman turns out to be a severed left hand, which amazingly obeys the chef's commands. Despite all this, Brissot does not believe the supernatural aspects and buys it. As soon as the bargain is concluded, the chef loses his left hand.
The talisman works. Exactly one year later, Brissot has a wildly successful exhibition at Galerie Gabelin and is married to Irène. For some reason he himself does not understand, he paints with his left hand only and signs his works "Maximus Leo". At the exhibition, he spots a little man he has seen before. He chases after him, but then notices in a florist shop window a wreath with the sash that says "In Memoriam Maximus Leo". Inside, he learns that a little man ordered it. Later the little man comes to his office and admits Brissot has "the Devil to pay". Even though Brissot cannot sell the hand at a loss, the little man offers to buy it back for a sou. Brissot accepts, but then takes it back after Irène is cold to him. The little man tells him that his offer still holds, but the price doubles every day. Brissot dithers until the 23rd day, but when he tries to pay the current price, he does not have quite enough money. Later, Irène telephones, telling him she has the money he needs, but is murdered before he can get to her. Ange tells him to try a roulette system at the casino in Monte Carlo, but the little man shows up, and his lucky streak ends just before he can win the sum he needs.
When he returns to his hotel, he is met by all the previous owners of the hand: a royal musketeer, a cutpurse, a juggler, an illusionist, a surgeon, his assistant (who became a boxer), and finally the chef. They tell him their tales. The little man appears, followed by the man to whom the hand belongs. Maximus Leo was born in 1422. His hand was supremely gifted, but he chose to become a monk. The little man was only able to obtain the hand by stealing it from the monk's tomb. Therefore, as Maximus Leo states, all the bargains are invalid, since the little man cannot sell what does not rightfully belong to him. After the defeated little man leaves, Maximus Leo asks Brissot to return the hand to his tomb.
Returning to the present, Brissot spots the little man outside and gives chase. They fight atop the ruins of the abbey, and Brissot is sent tumbling to his death. He lands on top of a tomb. The casket is found empty nearby, and the tomb's inscription reads "Maximus Leo".
Cast
Pierre Fresnay as Roland Brissot
Josseline Gaël as Irène
Noël Roquevert as Mélisse
Guillaume de Sax as Gibelin
Palau as Le petit homme (The little man)
Pierre Larquey as Ange (Angel)
Gabriello as Le dîneur (The diner)
Antoine Balpêtré as Denis
Marcelle Rexiane as Madame Denis (as Rexiane)
André Varennes as Le colonel
Georges Chamarat as Duval
Jean Davy as Le mousquetaire (The musketeer)
Jean Despeaux as Le boxeur (The boxer)
Reception
Bosley Crowther, reviewer for The New York Times, was not favorably impressed. He called it a "weird diversion. It succeeds in part and for a while but not enough."
References
External links
Carnival of Sinners at IMDb
La Main du Diable at AllMovie
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Plot
The guests at an isolated hotel cut off by an avalanche are surprised when Roland Brissot, a man missing his left hand, shows up, carrying only a small casket. He asks the innkeeper if there is a cemetery adjoining the ruins of a nearby abbey and is disappointed when the answer is no. Then two shots ring out. The police arrive, looking for a little man carrying a coffin. The news frightens Brissot. While he is called to the telephone, his casket is stolen during a temporary blackout. Disconsolate, he gives in to the curiosity of the other guests and tells his story. A flashback ensues.
Brissot is a struggling, untalented painter in Paris. He persuades Irène, an attractive glove shop saleswoman, to pose for him. One night, frustrated with his lack of drive, she breaks up with him at a cafe. Mélisse, the chef, comes over and offers him a solution for all his woes: a talisman that will give him everything he wants, for the price of one sou (penny). Ange (Angel) warns him not to buy it, and the chef reveals that he must sell it at a loss before he dies or he will be condemned to Hell forever. The talisman turns out to be a severed left hand, which amazingly obeys the chef's commands. Despite all this, Brissot does not believe the supernatural aspects and buys it. As soon as the bargain is concluded, the chef loses his left hand.
The talisman works. Exactly one year later, Brissot has a wildly successful exhibition at Galerie Gabelin and is married to Irène. For some reason he himself does not understand, he paints with his left hand only and signs his works "Maximus Leo". At the exhibition, he spots a little man he has seen before. He chases after him, but then notices in a florist shop window a wreath with the sash that says "In Memoriam Maximus Leo". Inside, he learns that a little man ordered it. Later the little man comes to his office and admits Brissot has "the Devil to pay". Even though Brissot cannot sell the hand at a loss, the little man offers to buy it back for a sou. Brissot accepts, but then takes it back after Irène is cold to him. The little man tells him that his offer still holds, but the price doubles every day. Brissot dithers until the 23rd day, but when he tries to pay the current price, he does not have quite enough money. Later, Irène telephones, telling him she has the money he needs, but is murdered before he can get to her. Ange tells him to try a roulette system at the casino in Monte Carlo, but the little man shows up, and his lucky streak ends just before he can win the sum he needs.
When he returns to his hotel, he is met by all the previous owners of the hand: a royal musketeer, a cutpurse, a juggler, an illusionist, a surgeon, his assistant (who became a boxer), and finally the chef. They tell him their tales. The little man appears, followed by the man to whom the hand belongs. Maximus Leo was born in 1422. His hand was supremely gifted, but he chose to become a monk. The little man was only able to obtain the hand by stealing it from the monk's tomb. Therefore, as Maximus Leo states, all the bargains are invalid, since the little man cannot sell what does not rightfully belong to him. After the defeated little man leaves, Maximus Leo asks Brissot to return the hand to his tomb.
Returning to the present, Brissot spots the little man outside and gives chase. They fight atop the ruins of the abbey, and Brissot is sent tumbling to his death. He lands on top of a tomb. The casket is found empty nearby, and the tomb's inscription reads "Maximus Leo".
Cast
Pierre Fresnay as Roland Brissot
Josseline Gaël as Irène
Noël Roquevert as Mélisse
Guillaume de Sax as Gibelin
Palau as Le petit homme (The little man)
Pierre Larquey as Ange (Angel)
Gabriello as Le dîneur (The diner)
Antoine Balpêtré as Denis
Marcelle Rexiane as Madame Denis (as Rexiane)
André Varennes as Le colonel
Georges Chamarat as Duval
Jean Davy as Le mousquetaire (The musketeer)
Jean Despeaux as Le boxeur (The boxer)
Reception
Bosley Crowther, reviewer for The New York Times, was not favorably impressed. He called it a "weird diversion. It succeeds in part and for a while but not enough."
References
External links
Carnival of Sinners at IMDb
La Main du Diable at AllMovie
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La Main du diable ("The Devil's Hand"), also known as Carnival of Sinners, is a 1943 French horror film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Pierre Fresnay as a struggling artist who acquires a supernatural talisman. Eventually, however, there is a price to be paid.
Plot
The guests at an isolated hotel cut off by an avalanche are surprised when Roland Brissot, a man missing his left hand, shows up, carrying only a small casket. He asks the innkeeper if there is a cemetery adjoining the ruins of a nearby abbey and is disappointed when the answer is no. Then two shots ring out. The police arrive, looking for a little man carrying a coffin. The news frightens Brissot. While he is called to the telephone, his casket is stolen during a temporary blackout. Disconsolate, he gives in to the curiosity of the other guests and tells his story. A flashback ensues.
Brissot is a struggling, untalented painter in Paris. He persuades Irène, an attractive glove shop saleswoman, to pose for him. One night, frustrated with his lack of drive, she breaks up with him at a cafe. Mélisse, the chef, comes over and offers him a solution for all his woes: a talisman that will give him everything he wants, for the price of one sou (penny). Ange (Angel) warns him not to buy it, and the chef reveals that he must sell it at a loss before he dies or he will be condemned to Hell forever. The talisman turns out to be a severed left hand, which amazingly obeys the chef's commands. Despite all this, Brissot does not believe the supernatural aspects and buys it. As soon as the bargain is concluded, the chef loses his left hand.
The talisman works. Exactly one year later, Brissot has a wildly successful exhibition at Galerie Gabelin and is married to Irène. For some reason he himself does not understand, he paints with his left hand only and signs his works "Maximus Leo". At the exhibition, he spots a little man he has seen before. He chases after him, but then notices in a florist shop window a wreath with the sash that says "In Memoriam Maximus Leo". Inside, he learns that a little man ordered it. Later the little man comes to his office and admits Brissot has "the Devil to pay". Even though Brissot cannot sell the hand at a loss, the little man offers to buy it back for a sou. Brissot accepts, but then takes it back after Irène is cold to him. The little man tells him that his offer still holds, but the price doubles every day. Brissot dithers until the 23rd day, but when he tries to pay the current price, he does not have quite enough money. Later, Irène telephones, telling him she has the money he needs, but is murdered before he can get to her. Ange tells him to try a roulette system at the casino in Monte Carlo, but the little man shows up, and his lucky streak ends just before he can win the sum he needs.
When he returns to his hotel, he is met by all the previous owners of the hand: a royal musketeer, a cutpurse, a juggler, an illusionist, a surgeon, his assistant (who became a boxer), and finally the chef. They tell him their tales. The little man appears, followed by the man to whom the hand belongs. Maximus Leo was born in 1422. His hand was supremely gifted, but he chose to become a monk. The little man was only able to obtain the hand by stealing it from the monk's tomb. Therefore, as Maximus Leo states, all the bargains are invalid, since the little man cannot sell what does not rightfully belong to him. After the defeated little man leaves, Maximus Leo asks Brissot to return the hand to his tomb.
Returning to the present, Brissot spots the little man outside and gives chase. They fight atop the ruins of the abbey, and Brissot is sent tumbling to his death. He lands on top of a tomb. The casket is found empty nearby, and the tomb's inscription reads "Maximus Leo".
Cast
Pierre Fresnay as Roland Brissot
Josseline Gaël as Irène
Noël Roquevert as Mélisse
Guillaume de Sax as Gibelin
Palau as Le petit homme (The little man)
Pierre Larquey as Ange (Angel)
Gabriello as Le dîneur (The diner)
Antoine Balpêtré as Denis
Marcelle Rexiane as Madame Denis (as Rexiane)
André Varennes as Le colonel
Georges Chamarat as Duval
Jean Davy as Le mousquetaire (The musketeer)
Jean Despeaux as Le boxeur (The boxer)
Reception
Bosley Crowther, reviewer for The New York Times, was not favorably impressed. He called it a "weird diversion. It succeeds in part and for a while but not enough."
References
External links
Carnival of Sinners at IMDb
La Main du Diable at AllMovie
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La Main du diable ("The Devil's Hand"), also known as Carnival of Sinners, is a 1943 French horror film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Pierre Fresnay as a struggling artist who acquires a supernatural talisman. Eventually, however, there is a price to be paid.
Plot
The guests at an isolated hotel cut off by an avalanche are surprised when Roland Brissot, a man missing his left hand, shows up, carrying only a small casket. He asks the innkeeper if there is a cemetery adjoining the ruins of a nearby abbey and is disappointed when the answer is no. Then two shots ring out. The police arrive, looking for a little man carrying a coffin. The news frightens Brissot. While he is called to the telephone, his casket is stolen during a temporary blackout. Disconsolate, he gives in to the curiosity of the other guests and tells his story. A flashback ensues.
Brissot is a struggling, untalented painter in Paris. He persuades Irène, an attractive glove shop saleswoman, to pose for him. One night, frustrated with his lack of drive, she breaks up with him at a cafe. Mélisse, the chef, comes over and offers him a solution for all his woes: a talisman that will give him everything he wants, for the price of one sou (penny). Ange (Angel) warns him not to buy it, and the chef reveals that he must sell it at a loss before he dies or he will be condemned to Hell forever. The talisman turns out to be a severed left hand, which amazingly obeys the chef's commands. Despite all this, Brissot does not believe the supernatural aspects and buys it. As soon as the bargain is concluded, the chef loses his left hand.
The talisman works. Exactly one year later, Brissot has a wildly successful exhibition at Galerie Gabelin and is married to Irène. For some reason he himself does not understand, he paints with his left hand only and signs his works "Maximus Leo". At the exhibition, he spots a little man he has seen before. He chases after him, but then notices in a florist shop window a wreath with the sash that says "In Memoriam Maximus Leo". Inside, he learns that a little man ordered it. Later the little man comes to his office and admits Brissot has "the Devil to pay". Even though Brissot cannot sell the hand at a loss, the little man offers to buy it back for a sou. Brissot accepts, but then takes it back after Irène is cold to him. The little man tells him that his offer still holds, but the price doubles every day. Brissot dithers until the 23rd day, but when he tries to pay the current price, he does not have quite enough money. Later, Irène telephones, telling him she has the money he needs, but is murdered before he can get to her. Ange tells him to try a roulette system at the casino in Monte Carlo, but the little man shows up, and his lucky streak ends just before he can win the sum he needs.
When he returns to his hotel, he is met by all the previous owners of the hand: a royal musketeer, a cutpurse, a juggler, an illusionist, a surgeon, his assistant (who became a boxer), and finally the chef. They tell him their tales. The little man appears, followed by the man to whom the hand belongs. Maximus Leo was born in 1422. His hand was supremely gifted, but he chose to become a monk. The little man was only able to obtain the hand by stealing it from the monk's tomb. Therefore, as Maximus Leo states, all the bargains are invalid, since the little man cannot sell what does not rightfully belong to him. After the defeated little man leaves, Maximus Leo asks Brissot to return the hand to his tomb.
Returning to the present, Brissot spots the little man outside and gives chase. They fight atop the ruins of the abbey, and Brissot is sent tumbling to his death. He lands on top of a tomb. The casket is found empty nearby, and the tomb's inscription reads "Maximus Leo".
Cast
Pierre Fresnay as Roland Brissot
Josseline Gaël as Irène
Noël Roquevert as Mélisse
Guillaume de Sax as Gibelin
Palau as Le petit homme (The little man)
Pierre Larquey as Ange (Angel)
Gabriello as Le dîneur (The diner)
Antoine Balpêtré as Denis
Marcelle Rexiane as Madame Denis (as Rexiane)
André Varennes as Le colonel
Georges Chamarat as Duval
Jean Davy as Le mousquetaire (The musketeer)
Jean Despeaux as Le boxeur (The boxer)
Reception
Bosley Crowther, reviewer for The New York Times, was not favorably impressed. He called it a "weird diversion. It succeeds in part and for a while but not enough."
References
External links
Carnival of Sinners at IMDb
La Main du Diable at AllMovie
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Kay Scarpetta is a fictional character inspired by former Virginia Chief Medical Examiner Marcella Farinelli Fierro MD (retired). She is the protagonist in a series of crime novels written by Patricia Cornwell noted for its use of recent forensic technology in Scarpetta's investigations.
The name Scarpetta is a diminutive, meaning Little Shoe, as revealed in the 2009 novel The Scarpetta Factor, which points out that the underlying pun is similar to Caligula, which means Little Boot in Latin. The novel features a website named Caligula, which is involved indirectly in the murder of a young woman.
Fictional character biography
Family background: Miami, Florida, 1954, of Italian descent on both sides of her family (the Scarpettas emigrated from Verona, Italy). As a young girl she watched her father die from leukemia.
Education: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, and Georgetown Law School. She has certificates from Cornell University, Johns Hopkins University, Georgetown University etc.
Employment: In the early novels Scarpetta works in Richmond as the Chief Medical Examiner for the Commonwealth of Virginia and as a member of faculty at Virginian Medical Center (VMC). She resigns after the events of The Last Precinct, moving to Florida to become a private forensic consultant. Scarpetta returns to Virginia in Trace, convincing herself that she was fired from her position at the request of her replacement, Dr Joel Marcus. In Predator Scarpetta becomes the head of the National Forensic Academy in Hollywood, Florida, a private institution founded by her wealthy niece, Lucy. In The Book of the Dead Scarpetta has relocated as a freelance forensic examiner/expert to Charleston, South Carolina. In Scarpetta (2008) she has moved to Massachusetts, where she is an M.E., but she and Benton also share an apartment in New York City. In The Scarpetta Factor (2009) she is working full-time and Wesley is working part-time in New York.
Appearance: Blonde and a sharp dresser, with a wardrobe of designer suits.
Character: A perfectionist and workaholic. She loves to cook, particularly Italian food, and makes everything from scratch, including pasta and bread. She has a beautiful home built to her specifications, including a restaurant kitchen. She drives a Mercedes, which she replaces often.
Relationships: Married to Tony Benedetti while at law school. Divorced about 6 years before the beginning of the first novel, set in 1986, Postmortem. Subsequent on-again, off-again relationship with Mark James, who dies in a bombing in a London Tube station (in the novel Cruel and Unusual). Third relationship with Benton Wesley, who is supposedly killed in Point of Origin but later reappears. In 2007's The Book of the Dead, Scarpetta and Wesley become engaged, and they are married by the opening of 2008's Scarpetta.
Recurring characters in the series
Lucy Farinelli
Lucy is the only child of Kay's flighty sister, Dorothy She first appears at age 10 in Postmortem. Lucy has a natural aptitude for computers. Although frequently sulky in her adolescence, she shapes herself into a very strong woman with Kay's model to follow. She enters the FBI at 18 but is not well accepted owing to her sexual orientation and her genius IQ. Lucy has several relationships (with women) in the course of the series. She also has several one-night stands—even a few with men—and engages in other risky behavior with firearms and high-speed vehicles. At one point she gets drunk and wrecks Kay's new Mercedes-Benz. She also gets into a firefight between two helicopters, using handheld firearms.
Early in her FBI career Lucy is seduced by Carrie Grethen, a sociopathic coworker who is in cahoots with Temple Gault, a cold-blooded murderer who had crossed Kay's path a few years before. The relationship haunts Lucy and those who are close to her in several books. Lucy becomes a self-made millionaire by the age of 25 by building and selling internet search engines—years before Google. She invests some of her earnings in her own private investigating firm, The Last Precinct, located in NYC, and later in a forensic training center, The National Forensic Academy, in Hollywood, Florida, which employs her Aunt Kay and Pete Marino. She has a penchant for buying expensive machines like helicopters, Ferraris, and motorcycles. She also purchases a private jet, for which she earns a private pilot license.
In Predator, Lucy is diagnosed with a benign brain tumor that alters her physical appearance and seems also to modify her personality. In The Book of the Dead she is undergoing treatment; in later books the disease is not mentioned. In 2007's The Book of the Dead she almost kills Pete Marino when she discovers he has attacked and almost raped her Aunt Kay. In the latest two novels, Scarpetta and The Scarpetta Factor, Lucy is back in New York running her own company again and is in a relationship with the New York DA Jaime Berger.
In Blow Fly, Lucy helps murder Rocco Caggiano, Pete Marino's renegade son, in a Polish hotel.
Over the course of the series, the characters do not age consistently, e.g. Kay Scarpetta is around age 40 at the beginning of the series, meaning she is 30 years older than Lucy. However, by the time of the novel Blow Fly, Lucy is almost 30, while Scarpetta is still only 46. The table below shows how Lucy ages.
Pete Marino
Pete Marino grew up in Bayonne, New Jersey. He started his police career in New York City. In the early books, he is a homicide detective for the Richmond police department, eventually rising to the rank of captain. He is an excellent detective and works for many years with Dr. Scarpetta, with whom he is secretly in love. He eventually joins her at the National Forensic Academy after retiring from the police force in Predator. Marino seems to have problems with women through the whole Scarpetta series, stemming from a prior marriage which resulted in a son who becomes a lawyer for a drug cartel. Throughout the series Marino plays a great part in the upbringing of Lucy, although he has issues with her sexuality.
In Book of the Dead, Marino reacts badly to news of Scarpetta's engagement to Benton Wesley, and after getting drunk and under the influence of a testosterone drug, he attacks Kay and almost rapes her. His actions lead to a confrontation with Lucy and her almost shooting him, after which Marino disappears. It is unknown if he has killed himself or just runs away as the book ends. Marino reappears in Scarpetta.
Benton Wesley
Benton is an FBI profiler. "He was FBI right down to his Florsheim shoes, a sharp-featured man with prematurely silver hair suggesting a mellow disposition that wasn't there."
He and Scarpetta work together on many cases. They have an affair for several years. Once Benton is no longer with his wife he wishes to marry Kay, but she resists because she is too independent. In Point of Origin Benton disappears; a body is found at the scene of a fire, tortured and badly burned. Kay identifies the body as Benton's by the Breitling watch she had given him. In Blow Fly it is revealed that he is not dead, but hiding in a witness protection program. In Book of the Dead Kay and Benton become engaged; they are married by the beginning of Scarpetta.
In the early books Benton is described as the unit chief of the FBI profilers with a master's degree in psychology, working out of Quantico. In Point of Origin he has supposedly retired from the FBI and is working as a private consultant, though in The Scarpetta Factor it is implied that he was still under the FBI's control and was forced into the witness program, then into a retirement that he still resents. In Book of the Dead and the books following his return, he is a forensic psychologist on staff at McLean in Massachusetts, then also at Bellevue in NYC, while still consulting for the FBI.
Dorothy Farinelli
Dorothy is Kay's sister and mother of Lucy. Kay says of her that, "my sister should never have been a mother. My sister should never have been Italian." When she was 18 married Armando, an old man who was very rich.
Novels
Postmortem (1990)
Body of Evidence (1991)
All That Remains (1992)
Cruel and Unusual (1993)
The Body Farm (1994)
From Potter's Field (1995)
Cause of Death (1996)
Unnatural Exposure (1997)
Point of Origin (1998)
Black Notice (1999)
The Last Precinct (2000)
Blow Fly (2003)
Trace (2004)
Predator (2005)
Book of the Dead (2007)
Scarpetta (2008)
The Scarpetta Factor (2009)
Port Mortuary (2010)
Red Mist (2011)
The Bone Bed (2012)
Dust (2013)
Flesh and Blood (2014)
Depraved Heart (2015)
Chaos (2016)
Autopsy (2021)
Livid (2022)
Unnatural Death (2023)
Television adaptation
In June 2021, it was reported that a television series adaptation of novel series is in development from Comet Pictures, a production company owned by Jamie Lee Curtis and Blumhouse Television.
See also
List of fictional medical examiners
References
External links
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Kay Scarpetta is a fictional character inspired by former Virginia Chief Medical Examiner Marcella Farinelli Fierro MD (retired). She is the protagonist in a series of crime novels written by Patricia Cornwell noted for its use of recent forensic technology in Scarpetta's investigations.
The name Scarpetta is a diminutive, meaning Little Shoe, as revealed in the 2009 novel The Scarpetta Factor, which points out that the underlying pun is similar to Caligula, which means Little Boot in Latin. The novel features a website named Caligula, which is involved indirectly in the murder of a young woman.
Fictional character biography
Family background: Miami, Florida, 1954, of Italian descent on both sides of her family (the Scarpettas emigrated from Verona, Italy). As a young girl she watched her father die from leukemia.
Education: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, and Georgetown Law School. She has certificates from Cornell University, Johns Hopkins University, Georgetown University etc.
Employment: In the early novels Scarpetta works in Richmond as the Chief Medical Examiner for the Commonwealth of Virginia and as a member of faculty at Virginian Medical Center (VMC). She resigns after the events of The Last Precinct, moving to Florida to become a private forensic consultant. Scarpetta returns to Virginia in Trace, convincing herself that she was fired from her position at the request of her replacement, Dr Joel Marcus. In Predator Scarpetta becomes the head of the National Forensic Academy in Hollywood, Florida, a private institution founded by her wealthy niece, Lucy. In The Book of the Dead Scarpetta has relocated as a freelance forensic examiner/expert to Charleston, South Carolina. In Scarpetta (2008) she has moved to Massachusetts, where she is an M.E., but she and Benton also share an apartment in New York City. In The Scarpetta Factor (2009) she is working full-time and Wesley is working part-time in New York.
Appearance: Blonde and a sharp dresser, with a wardrobe of designer suits.
Character: A perfectionist and workaholic. She loves to cook, particularly Italian food, and makes everything from scratch, including pasta and bread. She has a beautiful home built to her specifications, including a restaurant kitchen. She drives a Mercedes, which she replaces often.
Relationships: Married to Tony Benedetti while at law school. Divorced about 6 years before the beginning of the first novel, set in 1986, Postmortem. Subsequent on-again, off-again relationship with Mark James, who dies in a bombing in a London Tube station (in the novel Cruel and Unusual). Third relationship with Benton Wesley, who is supposedly killed in Point of Origin but later reappears. In 2007's The Book of the Dead, Scarpetta and Wesley become engaged, and they are married by the opening of 2008's Scarpetta.
Recurring characters in the series
Lucy Farinelli
Lucy is the only child of Kay's flighty sister, Dorothy She first appears at age 10 in Postmortem. Lucy has a natural aptitude for computers. Although frequently sulky in her adolescence, she shapes herself into a very strong woman with Kay's model to follow. She enters the FBI at 18 but is not well accepted owing to her sexual orientation and her genius IQ. Lucy has several relationships (with women) in the course of the series. She also has several one-night stands—even a few with men—and engages in other risky behavior with firearms and high-speed vehicles. At one point she gets drunk and wrecks Kay's new Mercedes-Benz. She also gets into a firefight between two helicopters, using handheld firearms.
Early in her FBI career Lucy is seduced by Carrie Grethen, a sociopathic coworker who is in cahoots with Temple Gault, a cold-blooded murderer who had crossed Kay's path a few years before. The relationship haunts Lucy and those who are close to her in several books. Lucy becomes a self-made millionaire by the age of 25 by building and selling internet search engines—years before Google. She invests some of her earnings in her own private investigating firm, The Last Precinct, located in NYC, and later in a forensic training center, The National Forensic Academy, in Hollywood, Florida, which employs her Aunt Kay and Pete Marino. She has a penchant for buying expensive machines like helicopters, Ferraris, and motorcycles. She also purchases a private jet, for which she earns a private pilot license.
In Predator, Lucy is diagnosed with a benign brain tumor that alters her physical appearance and seems also to modify her personality. In The Book of the Dead she is undergoing treatment; in later books the disease is not mentioned. In 2007's The Book of the Dead she almost kills Pete Marino when she discovers he has attacked and almost raped her Aunt Kay. In the latest two novels, Scarpetta and The Scarpetta Factor, Lucy is back in New York running her own company again and is in a relationship with the New York DA Jaime Berger.
In Blow Fly, Lucy helps murder Rocco Caggiano, Pete Marino's renegade son, in a Polish hotel.
Over the course of the series, the characters do not age consistently, e.g. Kay Scarpetta is around age 40 at the beginning of the series, meaning she is 30 years older than Lucy. However, by the time of the novel Blow Fly, Lucy is almost 30, while Scarpetta is still only 46. The table below shows how Lucy ages.
Pete Marino
Pete Marino grew up in Bayonne, New Jersey. He started his police career in New York City. In the early books, he is a homicide detective for the Richmond police department, eventually rising to the rank of captain. He is an excellent detective and works for many years with Dr. Scarpetta, with whom he is secretly in love. He eventually joins her at the National Forensic Academy after retiring from the police force in Predator. Marino seems to have problems with women through the whole Scarpetta series, stemming from a prior marriage which resulted in a son who becomes a lawyer for a drug cartel. Throughout the series Marino plays a great part in the upbringing of Lucy, although he has issues with her sexuality.
In Book of the Dead, Marino reacts badly to news of Scarpetta's engagement to Benton Wesley, and after getting drunk and under the influence of a testosterone drug, he attacks Kay and almost rapes her. His actions lead to a confrontation with Lucy and her almost shooting him, after which Marino disappears. It is unknown if he has killed himself or just runs away as the book ends. Marino reappears in Scarpetta.
Benton Wesley
Benton is an FBI profiler. "He was FBI right down to his Florsheim shoes, a sharp-featured man with prematurely silver hair suggesting a mellow disposition that wasn't there."
He and Scarpetta work together on many cases. They have an affair for several years. Once Benton is no longer with his wife he wishes to marry Kay, but she resists because she is too independent. In Point of Origin Benton disappears; a body is found at the scene of a fire, tortured and badly burned. Kay identifies the body as Benton's by the Breitling watch she had given him. In Blow Fly it is revealed that he is not dead, but hiding in a witness protection program. In Book of the Dead Kay and Benton become engaged; they are married by the beginning of Scarpetta.
In the early books Benton is described as the unit chief of the FBI profilers with a master's degree in psychology, working out of Quantico. In Point of Origin he has supposedly retired from the FBI and is working as a private consultant, though in The Scarpetta Factor it is implied that he was still under the FBI's control and was forced into the witness program, then into a retirement that he still resents. In Book of the Dead and the books following his return, he is a forensic psychologist on staff at McLean in Massachusetts, then also at Bellevue in NYC, while still consulting for the FBI.
Dorothy Farinelli
Dorothy is Kay's sister and mother of Lucy. Kay says of her that, "my sister should never have been a mother. My sister should never have been Italian." When she was 18 married Armando, an old man who was very rich.
Novels
Postmortem (1990)
Body of Evidence (1991)
All That Remains (1992)
Cruel and Unusual (1993)
The Body Farm (1994)
From Potter's Field (1995)
Cause of Death (1996)
Unnatural Exposure (1997)
Point of Origin (1998)
Black Notice (1999)
The Last Precinct (2000)
Blow Fly (2003)
Trace (2004)
Predator (2005)
Book of the Dead (2007)
Scarpetta (2008)
The Scarpetta Factor (2009)
Port Mortuary (2010)
Red Mist (2011)
The Bone Bed (2012)
Dust (2013)
Flesh and Blood (2014)
Depraved Heart (2015)
Chaos (2016)
Autopsy (2021)
Livid (2022)
Unnatural Death (2023)
Television adaptation
In June 2021, it was reported that a television series adaptation of novel series is in development from Comet Pictures, a production company owned by Jamie Lee Curtis and Blumhouse Television.
See also
List of fictional medical examiners
References
External links
Author's Official Website | creator | {
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Kay Scarpetta is a fictional character inspired by former Virginia Chief Medical Examiner Marcella Farinelli Fierro MD (retired). She is the protagonist in a series of crime novels written by Patricia Cornwell noted for its use of recent forensic technology in Scarpetta's investigations.
The name Scarpetta is a diminutive, meaning Little Shoe, as revealed in the 2009 novel The Scarpetta Factor, which points out that the underlying pun is similar to Caligula, which means Little Boot in Latin. The novel features a website named Caligula, which is involved indirectly in the murder of a young woman.
Fictional character biography
Family background: Miami, Florida, 1954, of Italian descent on both sides of her family (the Scarpettas emigrated from Verona, Italy). As a young girl she watched her father die from leukemia.
Education: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, and Georgetown Law School. She has certificates from Cornell University, Johns Hopkins University, Georgetown University etc.
Employment: In the early novels Scarpetta works in Richmond as the Chief Medical Examiner for the Commonwealth of Virginia and as a member of faculty at Virginian Medical Center (VMC). She resigns after the events of The Last Precinct, moving to Florida to become a private forensic consultant. Scarpetta returns to Virginia in Trace, convincing herself that she was fired from her position at the request of her replacement, Dr Joel Marcus. In Predator Scarpetta becomes the head of the National Forensic Academy in Hollywood, Florida, a private institution founded by her wealthy niece, Lucy. In The Book of the Dead Scarpetta has relocated as a freelance forensic examiner/expert to Charleston, South Carolina. In Scarpetta (2008) she has moved to Massachusetts, where she is an M.E., but she and Benton also share an apartment in New York City. In The Scarpetta Factor (2009) she is working full-time and Wesley is working part-time in New York.
Appearance: Blonde and a sharp dresser, with a wardrobe of designer suits.
Character: A perfectionist and workaholic. She loves to cook, particularly Italian food, and makes everything from scratch, including pasta and bread. She has a beautiful home built to her specifications, including a restaurant kitchen. She drives a Mercedes, which she replaces often.
Relationships: Married to Tony Benedetti while at law school. Divorced about 6 years before the beginning of the first novel, set in 1986, Postmortem. Subsequent on-again, off-again relationship with Mark James, who dies in a bombing in a London Tube station (in the novel Cruel and Unusual). Third relationship with Benton Wesley, who is supposedly killed in Point of Origin but later reappears. In 2007's The Book of the Dead, Scarpetta and Wesley become engaged, and they are married by the opening of 2008's Scarpetta.
Recurring characters in the series
Lucy Farinelli
Lucy is the only child of Kay's flighty sister, Dorothy She first appears at age 10 in Postmortem. Lucy has a natural aptitude for computers. Although frequently sulky in her adolescence, she shapes herself into a very strong woman with Kay's model to follow. She enters the FBI at 18 but is not well accepted owing to her sexual orientation and her genius IQ. Lucy has several relationships (with women) in the course of the series. She also has several one-night stands—even a few with men—and engages in other risky behavior with firearms and high-speed vehicles. At one point she gets drunk and wrecks Kay's new Mercedes-Benz. She also gets into a firefight between two helicopters, using handheld firearms.
Early in her FBI career Lucy is seduced by Carrie Grethen, a sociopathic coworker who is in cahoots with Temple Gault, a cold-blooded murderer who had crossed Kay's path a few years before. The relationship haunts Lucy and those who are close to her in several books. Lucy becomes a self-made millionaire by the age of 25 by building and selling internet search engines—years before Google. She invests some of her earnings in her own private investigating firm, The Last Precinct, located in NYC, and later in a forensic training center, The National Forensic Academy, in Hollywood, Florida, which employs her Aunt Kay and Pete Marino. She has a penchant for buying expensive machines like helicopters, Ferraris, and motorcycles. She also purchases a private jet, for which she earns a private pilot license.
In Predator, Lucy is diagnosed with a benign brain tumor that alters her physical appearance and seems also to modify her personality. In The Book of the Dead she is undergoing treatment; in later books the disease is not mentioned. In 2007's The Book of the Dead she almost kills Pete Marino when she discovers he has attacked and almost raped her Aunt Kay. In the latest two novels, Scarpetta and The Scarpetta Factor, Lucy is back in New York running her own company again and is in a relationship with the New York DA Jaime Berger.
In Blow Fly, Lucy helps murder Rocco Caggiano, Pete Marino's renegade son, in a Polish hotel.
Over the course of the series, the characters do not age consistently, e.g. Kay Scarpetta is around age 40 at the beginning of the series, meaning she is 30 years older than Lucy. However, by the time of the novel Blow Fly, Lucy is almost 30, while Scarpetta is still only 46. The table below shows how Lucy ages.
Pete Marino
Pete Marino grew up in Bayonne, New Jersey. He started his police career in New York City. In the early books, he is a homicide detective for the Richmond police department, eventually rising to the rank of captain. He is an excellent detective and works for many years with Dr. Scarpetta, with whom he is secretly in love. He eventually joins her at the National Forensic Academy after retiring from the police force in Predator. Marino seems to have problems with women through the whole Scarpetta series, stemming from a prior marriage which resulted in a son who becomes a lawyer for a drug cartel. Throughout the series Marino plays a great part in the upbringing of Lucy, although he has issues with her sexuality.
In Book of the Dead, Marino reacts badly to news of Scarpetta's engagement to Benton Wesley, and after getting drunk and under the influence of a testosterone drug, he attacks Kay and almost rapes her. His actions lead to a confrontation with Lucy and her almost shooting him, after which Marino disappears. It is unknown if he has killed himself or just runs away as the book ends. Marino reappears in Scarpetta.
Benton Wesley
Benton is an FBI profiler. "He was FBI right down to his Florsheim shoes, a sharp-featured man with prematurely silver hair suggesting a mellow disposition that wasn't there."
He and Scarpetta work together on many cases. They have an affair for several years. Once Benton is no longer with his wife he wishes to marry Kay, but she resists because she is too independent. In Point of Origin Benton disappears; a body is found at the scene of a fire, tortured and badly burned. Kay identifies the body as Benton's by the Breitling watch she had given him. In Blow Fly it is revealed that he is not dead, but hiding in a witness protection program. In Book of the Dead Kay and Benton become engaged; they are married by the beginning of Scarpetta.
In the early books Benton is described as the unit chief of the FBI profilers with a master's degree in psychology, working out of Quantico. In Point of Origin he has supposedly retired from the FBI and is working as a private consultant, though in The Scarpetta Factor it is implied that he was still under the FBI's control and was forced into the witness program, then into a retirement that he still resents. In Book of the Dead and the books following his return, he is a forensic psychologist on staff at McLean in Massachusetts, then also at Bellevue in NYC, while still consulting for the FBI.
Dorothy Farinelli
Dorothy is Kay's sister and mother of Lucy. Kay says of her that, "my sister should never have been a mother. My sister should never have been Italian." When she was 18 married Armando, an old man who was very rich.
Novels
Postmortem (1990)
Body of Evidence (1991)
All That Remains (1992)
Cruel and Unusual (1993)
The Body Farm (1994)
From Potter's Field (1995)
Cause of Death (1996)
Unnatural Exposure (1997)
Point of Origin (1998)
Black Notice (1999)
The Last Precinct (2000)
Blow Fly (2003)
Trace (2004)
Predator (2005)
Book of the Dead (2007)
Scarpetta (2008)
The Scarpetta Factor (2009)
Port Mortuary (2010)
Red Mist (2011)
The Bone Bed (2012)
Dust (2013)
Flesh and Blood (2014)
Depraved Heart (2015)
Chaos (2016)
Autopsy (2021)
Livid (2022)
Unnatural Death (2023)
Television adaptation
In June 2021, it was reported that a television series adaptation of novel series is in development from Comet Pictures, a production company owned by Jamie Lee Curtis and Blumhouse Television.
See also
List of fictional medical examiners
References
External links
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The name Scarpetta is a diminutive, meaning Little Shoe, as revealed in the 2009 novel The Scarpetta Factor, which points out that the underlying pun is similar to Caligula, which means Little Boot in Latin. The novel features a website named Caligula, which is involved indirectly in the murder of a young woman.
Fictional character biography
Family background: Miami, Florida, 1954, of Italian descent on both sides of her family (the Scarpettas emigrated from Verona, Italy). As a young girl she watched her father die from leukemia.
Education: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, and Georgetown Law School. She has certificates from Cornell University, Johns Hopkins University, Georgetown University etc.
Employment: In the early novels Scarpetta works in Richmond as the Chief Medical Examiner for the Commonwealth of Virginia and as a member of faculty at Virginian Medical Center (VMC). She resigns after the events of The Last Precinct, moving to Florida to become a private forensic consultant. Scarpetta returns to Virginia in Trace, convincing herself that she was fired from her position at the request of her replacement, Dr Joel Marcus. In Predator Scarpetta becomes the head of the National Forensic Academy in Hollywood, Florida, a private institution founded by her wealthy niece, Lucy. In The Book of the Dead Scarpetta has relocated as a freelance forensic examiner/expert to Charleston, South Carolina. In Scarpetta (2008) she has moved to Massachusetts, where she is an M.E., but she and Benton also share an apartment in New York City. In The Scarpetta Factor (2009) she is working full-time and Wesley is working part-time in New York.
Appearance: Blonde and a sharp dresser, with a wardrobe of designer suits.
Character: A perfectionist and workaholic. She loves to cook, particularly Italian food, and makes everything from scratch, including pasta and bread. She has a beautiful home built to her specifications, including a restaurant kitchen. She drives a Mercedes, which she replaces often.
Relationships: Married to Tony Benedetti while at law school. Divorced about 6 years before the beginning of the first novel, set in 1986, Postmortem. Subsequent on-again, off-again relationship with Mark James, who dies in a bombing in a London Tube station (in the novel Cruel and Unusual). Third relationship with Benton Wesley, who is supposedly killed in Point of Origin but later reappears. In 2007's The Book of the Dead, Scarpetta and Wesley become engaged, and they are married by the opening of 2008's Scarpetta.
Recurring characters in the series
Lucy Farinelli
Lucy is the only child of Kay's flighty sister, Dorothy She first appears at age 10 in Postmortem. Lucy has a natural aptitude for computers. Although frequently sulky in her adolescence, she shapes herself into a very strong woman with Kay's model to follow. She enters the FBI at 18 but is not well accepted owing to her sexual orientation and her genius IQ. Lucy has several relationships (with women) in the course of the series. She also has several one-night stands—even a few with men—and engages in other risky behavior with firearms and high-speed vehicles. At one point she gets drunk and wrecks Kay's new Mercedes-Benz. She also gets into a firefight between two helicopters, using handheld firearms.
Early in her FBI career Lucy is seduced by Carrie Grethen, a sociopathic coworker who is in cahoots with Temple Gault, a cold-blooded murderer who had crossed Kay's path a few years before. The relationship haunts Lucy and those who are close to her in several books. Lucy becomes a self-made millionaire by the age of 25 by building and selling internet search engines—years before Google. She invests some of her earnings in her own private investigating firm, The Last Precinct, located in NYC, and later in a forensic training center, The National Forensic Academy, in Hollywood, Florida, which employs her Aunt Kay and Pete Marino. She has a penchant for buying expensive machines like helicopters, Ferraris, and motorcycles. She also purchases a private jet, for which she earns a private pilot license.
In Predator, Lucy is diagnosed with a benign brain tumor that alters her physical appearance and seems also to modify her personality. In The Book of the Dead she is undergoing treatment; in later books the disease is not mentioned. In 2007's The Book of the Dead she almost kills Pete Marino when she discovers he has attacked and almost raped her Aunt Kay. In the latest two novels, Scarpetta and The Scarpetta Factor, Lucy is back in New York running her own company again and is in a relationship with the New York DA Jaime Berger.
In Blow Fly, Lucy helps murder Rocco Caggiano, Pete Marino's renegade son, in a Polish hotel.
Over the course of the series, the characters do not age consistently, e.g. Kay Scarpetta is around age 40 at the beginning of the series, meaning she is 30 years older than Lucy. However, by the time of the novel Blow Fly, Lucy is almost 30, while Scarpetta is still only 46. The table below shows how Lucy ages.
Pete Marino
Pete Marino grew up in Bayonne, New Jersey. He started his police career in New York City. In the early books, he is a homicide detective for the Richmond police department, eventually rising to the rank of captain. He is an excellent detective and works for many years with Dr. Scarpetta, with whom he is secretly in love. He eventually joins her at the National Forensic Academy after retiring from the police force in Predator. Marino seems to have problems with women through the whole Scarpetta series, stemming from a prior marriage which resulted in a son who becomes a lawyer for a drug cartel. Throughout the series Marino plays a great part in the upbringing of Lucy, although he has issues with her sexuality.
In Book of the Dead, Marino reacts badly to news of Scarpetta's engagement to Benton Wesley, and after getting drunk and under the influence of a testosterone drug, he attacks Kay and almost rapes her. His actions lead to a confrontation with Lucy and her almost shooting him, after which Marino disappears. It is unknown if he has killed himself or just runs away as the book ends. Marino reappears in Scarpetta.
Benton Wesley
Benton is an FBI profiler. "He was FBI right down to his Florsheim shoes, a sharp-featured man with prematurely silver hair suggesting a mellow disposition that wasn't there."
He and Scarpetta work together on many cases. They have an affair for several years. Once Benton is no longer with his wife he wishes to marry Kay, but she resists because she is too independent. In Point of Origin Benton disappears; a body is found at the scene of a fire, tortured and badly burned. Kay identifies the body as Benton's by the Breitling watch she had given him. In Blow Fly it is revealed that he is not dead, but hiding in a witness protection program. In Book of the Dead Kay and Benton become engaged; they are married by the beginning of Scarpetta.
In the early books Benton is described as the unit chief of the FBI profilers with a master's degree in psychology, working out of Quantico. In Point of Origin he has supposedly retired from the FBI and is working as a private consultant, though in The Scarpetta Factor it is implied that he was still under the FBI's control and was forced into the witness program, then into a retirement that he still resents. In Book of the Dead and the books following his return, he is a forensic psychologist on staff at McLean in Massachusetts, then also at Bellevue in NYC, while still consulting for the FBI.
Dorothy Farinelli
Dorothy is Kay's sister and mother of Lucy. Kay says of her that, "my sister should never have been a mother. My sister should never have been Italian." When she was 18 married Armando, an old man who was very rich.
Novels
Postmortem (1990)
Body of Evidence (1991)
All That Remains (1992)
Cruel and Unusual (1993)
The Body Farm (1994)
From Potter's Field (1995)
Cause of Death (1996)
Unnatural Exposure (1997)
Point of Origin (1998)
Black Notice (1999)
The Last Precinct (2000)
Blow Fly (2003)
Trace (2004)
Predator (2005)
Book of the Dead (2007)
Scarpetta (2008)
The Scarpetta Factor (2009)
Port Mortuary (2010)
Red Mist (2011)
The Bone Bed (2012)
Dust (2013)
Flesh and Blood (2014)
Depraved Heart (2015)
Chaos (2016)
Autopsy (2021)
Livid (2022)
Unnatural Death (2023)
Television adaptation
In June 2021, it was reported that a television series adaptation of novel series is in development from Comet Pictures, a production company owned by Jamie Lee Curtis and Blumhouse Television.
See also
List of fictional medical examiners
References
External links
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Kay Scarpetta is a fictional character inspired by former Virginia Chief Medical Examiner Marcella Farinelli Fierro MD (retired). She is the protagonist in a series of crime novels written by Patricia Cornwell noted for its use of recent forensic technology in Scarpetta's investigations.
The name Scarpetta is a diminutive, meaning Little Shoe, as revealed in the 2009 novel The Scarpetta Factor, which points out that the underlying pun is similar to Caligula, which means Little Boot in Latin. The novel features a website named Caligula, which is involved indirectly in the murder of a young woman.
Fictional character biography
Family background: Miami, Florida, 1954, of Italian descent on both sides of her family (the Scarpettas emigrated from Verona, Italy). As a young girl she watched her father die from leukemia.
Education: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, and Georgetown Law School. She has certificates from Cornell University, Johns Hopkins University, Georgetown University etc.
Employment: In the early novels Scarpetta works in Richmond as the Chief Medical Examiner for the Commonwealth of Virginia and as a member of faculty at Virginian Medical Center (VMC). She resigns after the events of The Last Precinct, moving to Florida to become a private forensic consultant. Scarpetta returns to Virginia in Trace, convincing herself that she was fired from her position at the request of her replacement, Dr Joel Marcus. In Predator Scarpetta becomes the head of the National Forensic Academy in Hollywood, Florida, a private institution founded by her wealthy niece, Lucy. In The Book of the Dead Scarpetta has relocated as a freelance forensic examiner/expert to Charleston, South Carolina. In Scarpetta (2008) she has moved to Massachusetts, where she is an M.E., but she and Benton also share an apartment in New York City. In The Scarpetta Factor (2009) she is working full-time and Wesley is working part-time in New York.
Appearance: Blonde and a sharp dresser, with a wardrobe of designer suits.
Character: A perfectionist and workaholic. She loves to cook, particularly Italian food, and makes everything from scratch, including pasta and bread. She has a beautiful home built to her specifications, including a restaurant kitchen. She drives a Mercedes, which she replaces often.
Relationships: Married to Tony Benedetti while at law school. Divorced about 6 years before the beginning of the first novel, set in 1986, Postmortem. Subsequent on-again, off-again relationship with Mark James, who dies in a bombing in a London Tube station (in the novel Cruel and Unusual). Third relationship with Benton Wesley, who is supposedly killed in Point of Origin but later reappears. In 2007's The Book of the Dead, Scarpetta and Wesley become engaged, and they are married by the opening of 2008's Scarpetta.
Recurring characters in the series
Lucy Farinelli
Lucy is the only child of Kay's flighty sister, Dorothy She first appears at age 10 in Postmortem. Lucy has a natural aptitude for computers. Although frequently sulky in her adolescence, she shapes herself into a very strong woman with Kay's model to follow. She enters the FBI at 18 but is not well accepted owing to her sexual orientation and her genius IQ. Lucy has several relationships (with women) in the course of the series. She also has several one-night stands—even a few with men—and engages in other risky behavior with firearms and high-speed vehicles. At one point she gets drunk and wrecks Kay's new Mercedes-Benz. She also gets into a firefight between two helicopters, using handheld firearms.
Early in her FBI career Lucy is seduced by Carrie Grethen, a sociopathic coworker who is in cahoots with Temple Gault, a cold-blooded murderer who had crossed Kay's path a few years before. The relationship haunts Lucy and those who are close to her in several books. Lucy becomes a self-made millionaire by the age of 25 by building and selling internet search engines—years before Google. She invests some of her earnings in her own private investigating firm, The Last Precinct, located in NYC, and later in a forensic training center, The National Forensic Academy, in Hollywood, Florida, which employs her Aunt Kay and Pete Marino. She has a penchant for buying expensive machines like helicopters, Ferraris, and motorcycles. She also purchases a private jet, for which she earns a private pilot license.
In Predator, Lucy is diagnosed with a benign brain tumor that alters her physical appearance and seems also to modify her personality. In The Book of the Dead she is undergoing treatment; in later books the disease is not mentioned. In 2007's The Book of the Dead she almost kills Pete Marino when she discovers he has attacked and almost raped her Aunt Kay. In the latest two novels, Scarpetta and The Scarpetta Factor, Lucy is back in New York running her own company again and is in a relationship with the New York DA Jaime Berger.
In Blow Fly, Lucy helps murder Rocco Caggiano, Pete Marino's renegade son, in a Polish hotel.
Over the course of the series, the characters do not age consistently, e.g. Kay Scarpetta is around age 40 at the beginning of the series, meaning she is 30 years older than Lucy. However, by the time of the novel Blow Fly, Lucy is almost 30, while Scarpetta is still only 46. The table below shows how Lucy ages.
Pete Marino
Pete Marino grew up in Bayonne, New Jersey. He started his police career in New York City. In the early books, he is a homicide detective for the Richmond police department, eventually rising to the rank of captain. He is an excellent detective and works for many years with Dr. Scarpetta, with whom he is secretly in love. He eventually joins her at the National Forensic Academy after retiring from the police force in Predator. Marino seems to have problems with women through the whole Scarpetta series, stemming from a prior marriage which resulted in a son who becomes a lawyer for a drug cartel. Throughout the series Marino plays a great part in the upbringing of Lucy, although he has issues with her sexuality.
In Book of the Dead, Marino reacts badly to news of Scarpetta's engagement to Benton Wesley, and after getting drunk and under the influence of a testosterone drug, he attacks Kay and almost rapes her. His actions lead to a confrontation with Lucy and her almost shooting him, after which Marino disappears. It is unknown if he has killed himself or just runs away as the book ends. Marino reappears in Scarpetta.
Benton Wesley
Benton is an FBI profiler. "He was FBI right down to his Florsheim shoes, a sharp-featured man with prematurely silver hair suggesting a mellow disposition that wasn't there."
He and Scarpetta work together on many cases. They have an affair for several years. Once Benton is no longer with his wife he wishes to marry Kay, but she resists because she is too independent. In Point of Origin Benton disappears; a body is found at the scene of a fire, tortured and badly burned. Kay identifies the body as Benton's by the Breitling watch she had given him. In Blow Fly it is revealed that he is not dead, but hiding in a witness protection program. In Book of the Dead Kay and Benton become engaged; they are married by the beginning of Scarpetta.
In the early books Benton is described as the unit chief of the FBI profilers with a master's degree in psychology, working out of Quantico. In Point of Origin he has supposedly retired from the FBI and is working as a private consultant, though in The Scarpetta Factor it is implied that he was still under the FBI's control and was forced into the witness program, then into a retirement that he still resents. In Book of the Dead and the books following his return, he is a forensic psychologist on staff at McLean in Massachusetts, then also at Bellevue in NYC, while still consulting for the FBI.
Dorothy Farinelli
Dorothy is Kay's sister and mother of Lucy. Kay says of her that, "my sister should never have been a mother. My sister should never have been Italian." When she was 18 married Armando, an old man who was very rich.
Novels
Postmortem (1990)
Body of Evidence (1991)
All That Remains (1992)
Cruel and Unusual (1993)
The Body Farm (1994)
From Potter's Field (1995)
Cause of Death (1996)
Unnatural Exposure (1997)
Point of Origin (1998)
Black Notice (1999)
The Last Precinct (2000)
Blow Fly (2003)
Trace (2004)
Predator (2005)
Book of the Dead (2007)
Scarpetta (2008)
The Scarpetta Factor (2009)
Port Mortuary (2010)
Red Mist (2011)
The Bone Bed (2012)
Dust (2013)
Flesh and Blood (2014)
Depraved Heart (2015)
Chaos (2016)
Autopsy (2021)
Livid (2022)
Unnatural Death (2023)
Television adaptation
In June 2021, it was reported that a television series adaptation of novel series is in development from Comet Pictures, a production company owned by Jamie Lee Curtis and Blumhouse Television.
See also
List of fictional medical examiners
References
External links
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Kay Scarpetta is a fictional character inspired by former Virginia Chief Medical Examiner Marcella Farinelli Fierro MD (retired). She is the protagonist in a series of crime novels written by Patricia Cornwell noted for its use of recent forensic technology in Scarpetta's investigations.
The name Scarpetta is a diminutive, meaning Little Shoe, as revealed in the 2009 novel The Scarpetta Factor, which points out that the underlying pun is similar to Caligula, which means Little Boot in Latin. The novel features a website named Caligula, which is involved indirectly in the murder of a young woman.
Fictional character biography
Family background: Miami, Florida, 1954, of Italian descent on both sides of her family (the Scarpettas emigrated from Verona, Italy). As a young girl she watched her father die from leukemia.
Education: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, and Georgetown Law School. She has certificates from Cornell University, Johns Hopkins University, Georgetown University etc.
Employment: In the early novels Scarpetta works in Richmond as the Chief Medical Examiner for the Commonwealth of Virginia and as a member of faculty at Virginian Medical Center (VMC). She resigns after the events of The Last Precinct, moving to Florida to become a private forensic consultant. Scarpetta returns to Virginia in Trace, convincing herself that she was fired from her position at the request of her replacement, Dr Joel Marcus. In Predator Scarpetta becomes the head of the National Forensic Academy in Hollywood, Florida, a private institution founded by her wealthy niece, Lucy. In The Book of the Dead Scarpetta has relocated as a freelance forensic examiner/expert to Charleston, South Carolina. In Scarpetta (2008) she has moved to Massachusetts, where she is an M.E., but she and Benton also share an apartment in New York City. In The Scarpetta Factor (2009) she is working full-time and Wesley is working part-time in New York.
Appearance: Blonde and a sharp dresser, with a wardrobe of designer suits.
Character: A perfectionist and workaholic. She loves to cook, particularly Italian food, and makes everything from scratch, including pasta and bread. She has a beautiful home built to her specifications, including a restaurant kitchen. She drives a Mercedes, which she replaces often.
Relationships: Married to Tony Benedetti while at law school. Divorced about 6 years before the beginning of the first novel, set in 1986, Postmortem. Subsequent on-again, off-again relationship with Mark James, who dies in a bombing in a London Tube station (in the novel Cruel and Unusual). Third relationship with Benton Wesley, who is supposedly killed in Point of Origin but later reappears. In 2007's The Book of the Dead, Scarpetta and Wesley become engaged, and they are married by the opening of 2008's Scarpetta.
Recurring characters in the series
Lucy Farinelli
Lucy is the only child of Kay's flighty sister, Dorothy She first appears at age 10 in Postmortem. Lucy has a natural aptitude for computers. Although frequently sulky in her adolescence, she shapes herself into a very strong woman with Kay's model to follow. She enters the FBI at 18 but is not well accepted owing to her sexual orientation and her genius IQ. Lucy has several relationships (with women) in the course of the series. She also has several one-night stands—even a few with men—and engages in other risky behavior with firearms and high-speed vehicles. At one point she gets drunk and wrecks Kay's new Mercedes-Benz. She also gets into a firefight between two helicopters, using handheld firearms.
Early in her FBI career Lucy is seduced by Carrie Grethen, a sociopathic coworker who is in cahoots with Temple Gault, a cold-blooded murderer who had crossed Kay's path a few years before. The relationship haunts Lucy and those who are close to her in several books. Lucy becomes a self-made millionaire by the age of 25 by building and selling internet search engines—years before Google. She invests some of her earnings in her own private investigating firm, The Last Precinct, located in NYC, and later in a forensic training center, The National Forensic Academy, in Hollywood, Florida, which employs her Aunt Kay and Pete Marino. She has a penchant for buying expensive machines like helicopters, Ferraris, and motorcycles. She also purchases a private jet, for which she earns a private pilot license.
In Predator, Lucy is diagnosed with a benign brain tumor that alters her physical appearance and seems also to modify her personality. In The Book of the Dead she is undergoing treatment; in later books the disease is not mentioned. In 2007's The Book of the Dead she almost kills Pete Marino when she discovers he has attacked and almost raped her Aunt Kay. In the latest two novels, Scarpetta and The Scarpetta Factor, Lucy is back in New York running her own company again and is in a relationship with the New York DA Jaime Berger.
In Blow Fly, Lucy helps murder Rocco Caggiano, Pete Marino's renegade son, in a Polish hotel.
Over the course of the series, the characters do not age consistently, e.g. Kay Scarpetta is around age 40 at the beginning of the series, meaning she is 30 years older than Lucy. However, by the time of the novel Blow Fly, Lucy is almost 30, while Scarpetta is still only 46. The table below shows how Lucy ages.
Pete Marino
Pete Marino grew up in Bayonne, New Jersey. He started his police career in New York City. In the early books, he is a homicide detective for the Richmond police department, eventually rising to the rank of captain. He is an excellent detective and works for many years with Dr. Scarpetta, with whom he is secretly in love. He eventually joins her at the National Forensic Academy after retiring from the police force in Predator. Marino seems to have problems with women through the whole Scarpetta series, stemming from a prior marriage which resulted in a son who becomes a lawyer for a drug cartel. Throughout the series Marino plays a great part in the upbringing of Lucy, although he has issues with her sexuality.
In Book of the Dead, Marino reacts badly to news of Scarpetta's engagement to Benton Wesley, and after getting drunk and under the influence of a testosterone drug, he attacks Kay and almost rapes her. His actions lead to a confrontation with Lucy and her almost shooting him, after which Marino disappears. It is unknown if he has killed himself or just runs away as the book ends. Marino reappears in Scarpetta.
Benton Wesley
Benton is an FBI profiler. "He was FBI right down to his Florsheim shoes, a sharp-featured man with prematurely silver hair suggesting a mellow disposition that wasn't there."
He and Scarpetta work together on many cases. They have an affair for several years. Once Benton is no longer with his wife he wishes to marry Kay, but she resists because she is too independent. In Point of Origin Benton disappears; a body is found at the scene of a fire, tortured and badly burned. Kay identifies the body as Benton's by the Breitling watch she had given him. In Blow Fly it is revealed that he is not dead, but hiding in a witness protection program. In Book of the Dead Kay and Benton become engaged; they are married by the beginning of Scarpetta.
In the early books Benton is described as the unit chief of the FBI profilers with a master's degree in psychology, working out of Quantico. In Point of Origin he has supposedly retired from the FBI and is working as a private consultant, though in The Scarpetta Factor it is implied that he was still under the FBI's control and was forced into the witness program, then into a retirement that he still resents. In Book of the Dead and the books following his return, he is a forensic psychologist on staff at McLean in Massachusetts, then also at Bellevue in NYC, while still consulting for the FBI.
Dorothy Farinelli
Dorothy is Kay's sister and mother of Lucy. Kay says of her that, "my sister should never have been a mother. My sister should never have been Italian." When she was 18 married Armando, an old man who was very rich.
Novels
Postmortem (1990)
Body of Evidence (1991)
All That Remains (1992)
Cruel and Unusual (1993)
The Body Farm (1994)
From Potter's Field (1995)
Cause of Death (1996)
Unnatural Exposure (1997)
Point of Origin (1998)
Black Notice (1999)
The Last Precinct (2000)
Blow Fly (2003)
Trace (2004)
Predator (2005)
Book of the Dead (2007)
Scarpetta (2008)
The Scarpetta Factor (2009)
Port Mortuary (2010)
Red Mist (2011)
The Bone Bed (2012)
Dust (2013)
Flesh and Blood (2014)
Depraved Heart (2015)
Chaos (2016)
Autopsy (2021)
Livid (2022)
Unnatural Death (2023)
Television adaptation
In June 2021, it was reported that a television series adaptation of novel series is in development from Comet Pictures, a production company owned by Jamie Lee Curtis and Blumhouse Television.
See also
List of fictional medical examiners
References
External links
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Venus With Pistol is a first person narrative novel by English author Gavin Lyall, first published in 1969.
Explanation of title
A major plot point near the end of the novel turns on a painting by the Renaissance Venetian artist Giorgione, "Venus with Pistol". This painting is an invention of the author, but resembles the real-world painting Sleeping Venus, now at the Dresden Museum. The historical accuracy of the pistol held by the fictional Venus turns out to be a matter of life and death to the narrator, a dealer in antique firearms.
Reception
The Times Literary Supplement said that the novel “works up to beautiful tension and ingenuity.” Peter Parley in the London Spectator offered “all praise” for it, recommending it “for those with a thirst for the find in the attic and a bottle of scotch in the third drawer down.”
Plot summary
Gilbert Kemp is dealer specializing in antique guns in London with a somewhat dubious background. He is approached by the mysterious Carlos MacGregor Garcia, a Nicaraguan and his employer, the very wealthy ex-professional tennis player Doña Margarita Umberto, who are traveling around Europe buying oil paintings to form a private collection which they allege will be donated to the Nicaraguan people. However, as many of the works are to be acquired from private collectors who do not wish the sale to be made public, and as many European governments would block the export of the historically valuable paintings, Kemp's services are needed in order to smuggle the paintings into Switzerland, from where they will be transported to Nicaragua in the diplomatic pouch.
It seems like a straightforward matter of art smuggling until Kemp is mugged on arrival in Zürich, and a priceless Cézanne is stolen. On his next commission in Amsterdam, he helps obtain an un-catalogued work of Vincent van Gogh, but the art expert certifying the painting is soon brutally murdered. Things heat up in Venice and culminate in Vienna where Kemp finally unravels the web of treachery and deceit that he has unwittingly stumbled into.
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Venus With Pistol is a first person narrative novel by English author Gavin Lyall, first published in 1969.
Explanation of title
A major plot point near the end of the novel turns on a painting by the Renaissance Venetian artist Giorgione, "Venus with Pistol". This painting is an invention of the author, but resembles the real-world painting Sleeping Venus, now at the Dresden Museum. The historical accuracy of the pistol held by the fictional Venus turns out to be a matter of life and death to the narrator, a dealer in antique firearms.
Reception
The Times Literary Supplement said that the novel “works up to beautiful tension and ingenuity.” Peter Parley in the London Spectator offered “all praise” for it, recommending it “for those with a thirst for the find in the attic and a bottle of scotch in the third drawer down.”
Plot summary
Gilbert Kemp is dealer specializing in antique guns in London with a somewhat dubious background. He is approached by the mysterious Carlos MacGregor Garcia, a Nicaraguan and his employer, the very wealthy ex-professional tennis player Doña Margarita Umberto, who are traveling around Europe buying oil paintings to form a private collection which they allege will be donated to the Nicaraguan people. However, as many of the works are to be acquired from private collectors who do not wish the sale to be made public, and as many European governments would block the export of the historically valuable paintings, Kemp's services are needed in order to smuggle the paintings into Switzerland, from where they will be transported to Nicaragua in the diplomatic pouch.
It seems like a straightforward matter of art smuggling until Kemp is mugged on arrival in Zürich, and a priceless Cézanne is stolen. On his next commission in Amsterdam, he helps obtain an un-catalogued work of Vincent van Gogh, but the art expert certifying the painting is soon brutally murdered. Things heat up in Venice and culminate in Vienna where Kemp finally unravels the web of treachery and deceit that he has unwittingly stumbled into.
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Venus With Pistol is a first person narrative novel by English author Gavin Lyall, first published in 1969.
Explanation of title
A major plot point near the end of the novel turns on a painting by the Renaissance Venetian artist Giorgione, "Venus with Pistol". This painting is an invention of the author, but resembles the real-world painting Sleeping Venus, now at the Dresden Museum. The historical accuracy of the pistol held by the fictional Venus turns out to be a matter of life and death to the narrator, a dealer in antique firearms.
Reception
The Times Literary Supplement said that the novel “works up to beautiful tension and ingenuity.” Peter Parley in the London Spectator offered “all praise” for it, recommending it “for those with a thirst for the find in the attic and a bottle of scotch in the third drawer down.”
Plot summary
Gilbert Kemp is dealer specializing in antique guns in London with a somewhat dubious background. He is approached by the mysterious Carlos MacGregor Garcia, a Nicaraguan and his employer, the very wealthy ex-professional tennis player Doña Margarita Umberto, who are traveling around Europe buying oil paintings to form a private collection which they allege will be donated to the Nicaraguan people. However, as many of the works are to be acquired from private collectors who do not wish the sale to be made public, and as many European governments would block the export of the historically valuable paintings, Kemp's services are needed in order to smuggle the paintings into Switzerland, from where they will be transported to Nicaragua in the diplomatic pouch.
It seems like a straightforward matter of art smuggling until Kemp is mugged on arrival in Zürich, and a priceless Cézanne is stolen. On his next commission in Amsterdam, he helps obtain an un-catalogued work of Vincent van Gogh, but the art expert certifying the painting is soon brutally murdered. Things heat up in Venice and culminate in Vienna where Kemp finally unravels the web of treachery and deceit that he has unwittingly stumbled into.
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Venus With Pistol is a first person narrative novel by English author Gavin Lyall, first published in 1969.
Explanation of title
A major plot point near the end of the novel turns on a painting by the Renaissance Venetian artist Giorgione, "Venus with Pistol". This painting is an invention of the author, but resembles the real-world painting Sleeping Venus, now at the Dresden Museum. The historical accuracy of the pistol held by the fictional Venus turns out to be a matter of life and death to the narrator, a dealer in antique firearms.
Reception
The Times Literary Supplement said that the novel “works up to beautiful tension and ingenuity.” Peter Parley in the London Spectator offered “all praise” for it, recommending it “for those with a thirst for the find in the attic and a bottle of scotch in the third drawer down.”
Plot summary
Gilbert Kemp is dealer specializing in antique guns in London with a somewhat dubious background. He is approached by the mysterious Carlos MacGregor Garcia, a Nicaraguan and his employer, the very wealthy ex-professional tennis player Doña Margarita Umberto, who are traveling around Europe buying oil paintings to form a private collection which they allege will be donated to the Nicaraguan people. However, as many of the works are to be acquired from private collectors who do not wish the sale to be made public, and as many European governments would block the export of the historically valuable paintings, Kemp's services are needed in order to smuggle the paintings into Switzerland, from where they will be transported to Nicaragua in the diplomatic pouch.
It seems like a straightforward matter of art smuggling until Kemp is mugged on arrival in Zürich, and a priceless Cézanne is stolen. On his next commission in Amsterdam, he helps obtain an un-catalogued work of Vincent van Gogh, but the art expert certifying the painting is soon brutally murdered. Things heat up in Venice and culminate in Vienna where Kemp finally unravels the web of treachery and deceit that he has unwittingly stumbled into.
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Aodán Mac Póilin (1948 – 29 December 2016) was an Irish language activist in Northern Ireland.
Background
Aodán Mac Póilin was born in Belfast and grew up in Norfolk Road in the Andersonstown area. His father worked as a civil servant and his mother was an Irish language speaker. He had two sisters. He attended the New University of Ulster in the 1970s and obtained a BA (Hons) and an M.Phil. in Irish studies. He helped to establish the Shaw's Road Irish-speaking community where he and his wife Áine lived.
Career
After graduation, Mac Póilin was a teacher for a period and then became Director of the ULTACH Trust in 1990.He was active in the European Bureau for Lesser-Used Languages and the Community Relations Council for Northern Ireland, and was chairman of the first Irish-medium school in Northern Ireland.
Mac Póilin served on the board of Northern Ireland Screen for 5 years from 2012, with particular responsibility for the Irish Language Broadcast Fund. He also served on the boards of the Columba Initiative, Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta (the Council for Irish-medium Education), the Education Broadcasting Council of BBC Northern Ireland, Foras na Gaeilge (the cross-border Irish language implementation body), and the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry, Queen's University Belfast.
Mac Póilin wrote and lectured extensively on various aspects of the Irish language, literature and culture. He made a major contribution to the revitalisation of the Irish language in Northern Ireland.Mac Póilin died on 29 December 2016.
Books
Styles of Belonging: the cultural identities of Ulster (1992) (editor)
Ruined Pages, New Selected Poems of Padraic Fiacc (1994) (co-editor with Gerald Dawe)
The Irish Language in Northern Ireland (1997)
The Great Book of Gaelic (2002) (member of the editorial panel)
Our Tangled Speech, Essays on Language and Culture (2018).
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Aodán Mac Póilin (1948 – 29 December 2016) was an Irish language activist in Northern Ireland.
Background
Aodán Mac Póilin was born in Belfast and grew up in Norfolk Road in the Andersonstown area. His father worked as a civil servant and his mother was an Irish language speaker. He had two sisters. He attended the New University of Ulster in the 1970s and obtained a BA (Hons) and an M.Phil. in Irish studies. He helped to establish the Shaw's Road Irish-speaking community where he and his wife Áine lived.
Career
After graduation, Mac Póilin was a teacher for a period and then became Director of the ULTACH Trust in 1990.He was active in the European Bureau for Lesser-Used Languages and the Community Relations Council for Northern Ireland, and was chairman of the first Irish-medium school in Northern Ireland.
Mac Póilin served on the board of Northern Ireland Screen for 5 years from 2012, with particular responsibility for the Irish Language Broadcast Fund. He also served on the boards of the Columba Initiative, Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta (the Council for Irish-medium Education), the Education Broadcasting Council of BBC Northern Ireland, Foras na Gaeilge (the cross-border Irish language implementation body), and the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry, Queen's University Belfast.
Mac Póilin wrote and lectured extensively on various aspects of the Irish language, literature and culture. He made a major contribution to the revitalisation of the Irish language in Northern Ireland.Mac Póilin died on 29 December 2016.
Books
Styles of Belonging: the cultural identities of Ulster (1992) (editor)
Ruined Pages, New Selected Poems of Padraic Fiacc (1994) (co-editor with Gerald Dawe)
The Irish Language in Northern Ireland (1997)
The Great Book of Gaelic (2002) (member of the editorial panel)
Our Tangled Speech, Essays on Language and Culture (2018).
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Aodán Mac Póilin (1948 – 29 December 2016) was an Irish language activist in Northern Ireland.
Background
Aodán Mac Póilin was born in Belfast and grew up in Norfolk Road in the Andersonstown area. His father worked as a civil servant and his mother was an Irish language speaker. He had two sisters. He attended the New University of Ulster in the 1970s and obtained a BA (Hons) and an M.Phil. in Irish studies. He helped to establish the Shaw's Road Irish-speaking community where he and his wife Áine lived.
Career
After graduation, Mac Póilin was a teacher for a period and then became Director of the ULTACH Trust in 1990.He was active in the European Bureau for Lesser-Used Languages and the Community Relations Council for Northern Ireland, and was chairman of the first Irish-medium school in Northern Ireland.
Mac Póilin served on the board of Northern Ireland Screen for 5 years from 2012, with particular responsibility for the Irish Language Broadcast Fund. He also served on the boards of the Columba Initiative, Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta (the Council for Irish-medium Education), the Education Broadcasting Council of BBC Northern Ireland, Foras na Gaeilge (the cross-border Irish language implementation body), and the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry, Queen's University Belfast.
Mac Póilin wrote and lectured extensively on various aspects of the Irish language, literature and culture. He made a major contribution to the revitalisation of the Irish language in Northern Ireland.Mac Póilin died on 29 December 2016.
Books
Styles of Belonging: the cultural identities of Ulster (1992) (editor)
Ruined Pages, New Selected Poems of Padraic Fiacc (1994) (co-editor with Gerald Dawe)
The Irish Language in Northern Ireland (1997)
The Great Book of Gaelic (2002) (member of the editorial panel)
Our Tangled Speech, Essays on Language and Culture (2018).
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Aodán Mac Póilin (1948 – 29 December 2016) was an Irish language activist in Northern Ireland.
Background
Aodán Mac Póilin was born in Belfast and grew up in Norfolk Road in the Andersonstown area. His father worked as a civil servant and his mother was an Irish language speaker. He had two sisters. He attended the New University of Ulster in the 1970s and obtained a BA (Hons) and an M.Phil. in Irish studies. He helped to establish the Shaw's Road Irish-speaking community where he and his wife Áine lived.
Career
After graduation, Mac Póilin was a teacher for a period and then became Director of the ULTACH Trust in 1990.He was active in the European Bureau for Lesser-Used Languages and the Community Relations Council for Northern Ireland, and was chairman of the first Irish-medium school in Northern Ireland.
Mac Póilin served on the board of Northern Ireland Screen for 5 years from 2012, with particular responsibility for the Irish Language Broadcast Fund. He also served on the boards of the Columba Initiative, Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta (the Council for Irish-medium Education), the Education Broadcasting Council of BBC Northern Ireland, Foras na Gaeilge (the cross-border Irish language implementation body), and the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry, Queen's University Belfast.
Mac Póilin wrote and lectured extensively on various aspects of the Irish language, literature and culture. He made a major contribution to the revitalisation of the Irish language in Northern Ireland.Mac Póilin died on 29 December 2016.
Books
Styles of Belonging: the cultural identities of Ulster (1992) (editor)
Ruined Pages, New Selected Poems of Padraic Fiacc (1994) (co-editor with Gerald Dawe)
The Irish Language in Northern Ireland (1997)
The Great Book of Gaelic (2002) (member of the editorial panel)
Our Tangled Speech, Essays on Language and Culture (2018).
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Pseudodrephalys atinas is butterfly that is commonly found in south east Peru (Amazonian region). It belongs to the family Hesperiidae.
References
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Pseudodrephalys atinas is butterfly that is commonly found in south east Peru (Amazonian region). It belongs to the family Hesperiidae.
References
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Leszczyniak [lɛʂˈt͡ʂɨɲak] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.
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Leszczyniak [lɛʂˈt͡ʂɨɲak] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.
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Desmonus pudicus is a species of flat-backed millipede in the family Sphaeriodesmidae. It is found in North America.
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The Auckland Railway Station is the former main railway station of Auckland. Opened in 1930 on Beach Road, it replaced the previous Queen Street railway terminus which is approximately where the current main railway station, Britomart is located. The 1930 station was the third station to serve as the rail terminus for Auckland, and remained the sole station serving the CBD until its closure in July 2003, when Britomart became the new terminus.
Two platforms of the former station are once again operational as part of the renamed Strand Station. The remaining platforms are now a stabling area for AM Class electric multiple unit trains. The railway station building has been redeveloped as an apartment (formerly student accommodation) building known as Grand Central Apartments. The building has been disconnected from the platform area since the 1990s. The Strand Station has been disconnected from the stabling facility since the 2010s. All three areas are inaccessible from each other from a general public perspective.
History
Railway use & closure
The Auckland Railway Station was built by the New Zealand Public Works Department between 1928 and 1930 and sits on reclaimed land on Beach Road close to the wharves. It replaced a smaller terminal on the site of Britomart. The grand and ornate building was intended to serve as a gateway to the city, and its construction cost of £320,000 was the largest independent contract awarded in New Zealand. It has great historical importance for its associations with the public building programme of the 1920s, and with the central role played by the railways in national transport.The Auckland Railway Station building has been a city landmark from the time it was opened in 1930, and is a grand architectural statement in beaux-arts brick and mortar, having been called "one of the most self-consciously monumental public buildings erected in early twentieth-century New Zealand". The building was designed by William Henry Gummer (1884–1966), a student of Sir Edwin Lutyens and architect of various notable New Zealand buildings such as the Dilworth Building in Queen Street.The symmetrical facade of the three storey-high building was constructed of reinforced concrete, faced with brick and Coromandel granite. It is approached by a sweeping ramp on either side of the building, enclosing a landscaped garden immediately to the front. The building's design echoed American models, such as Union Station in Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania Station in New York City, considered the most striking and luxurious examples of the time. It has also been favourably compared with Grand Central Terminal, in New York City as well, and the National Theatre in Melbourne.The station was given ornate public spaces and a wide variety of amenities, from waiting and dining rooms to shops and a first aid station. Of particular interest is the magnificent metal ceiling in the main lobby, this item was manufactured in Germany and the parts shipped out and reassembled to create one of the most remarkable structures in the country. The looming threat of German aggression meant that its origins were quickly downplayed and obscured. The rest of the lobby is a showpiece of expensive imported marble and fine bronze detailing with a beautiful terazzo floor. The fine detailing extended to the restrooms with imported panelling, light fittings, period-style furniture and porcelain sanitaryware.
Underpasses and ramps linked the station building with an extended platform network to the rear, built with elegant concrete canopies and other elements as integral parts of the original design and function. With modifications, the building was used as the main point of arrival for rail passengers in Auckland for most of the century.
The station building was sold during the privatisation of part of the New Zealand Railways Corporation during the 1990s, partly because of the impending construction of Britomart Transport Centre, which would become the new railway station for the city centre.
The station platforms remained open until July 2003 when Britomart was opened. A single platform remained in use to serve a limited number of peak-hour suburban services which continued to operate for several months after the opening of Britomart, known as The Strand Station. In the decade that followed, the platform was occasionally used by excursion trains although, along with the rest of the platforms, it became largely dilapidated.
Subsequent usage of the station building
In 1999, the station building was partly converted for use as student accommodation for Auckland University and named The Railway Campus. It was the largest of the university's residences, and had 426 bedrooms, in a total of 230 apartments. The residence was awarded four stars by Qualmark in the Student Accommodation category, which evaluated the facilities as well as the level of pastoral care and support for students, and was accredited by the New Zealand Association of Tertiary Education Accommodation Professionals.In 2007, major weather-tightness problems appeared. Tenants were required to leave while a multi-million dollar restoration programme was undertaken. The effect of the water leaks on the prices of the apartments in the complex was marked – while the high price in the early 1990s was $160,000, apartments sold for a nominal sale price as low as $12,800 (with most going around $20,000) as owners extricated themselves from the problem investment. In November 2008, the university announced that it would no longer be using the building for student accommodation, due to weather-tightness issues and associated works. Values had by early 2010 recovered to an average sale price of $55,000.
Since the university vacated, the accommodation has been turned into the Grand Central Apartments.
Platform 8 restaurant occupies the foyer of the 1930 station.
Subsequent usage of platform area
In 2011, the Strand Station was officially reopened as its own separate station, encompassing the former Platform 7 (later Platform 4) and Platform 6 (later Platform 3) as the new Platform 1 & 2 respectively of the Auckland Railway Station. The station's reopening was purposed so it could serve as a potential backup for Britomart during the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Although never utilised for this purpose, it has since served as an emergency backup alongside Newmarket Railway Station. The Strand Station became the terminus for the long-distance Northern Explorer service in 2011.
Since 2013, the remaining platforms have been converted into a stabling facility for the suburban EMU fleet.
Gallery
In popular culture
The station featured in the 1984 film Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, starring David Bowie, as the location of a military tribunal set in Batavia, Dutch East Indies.
References
External links
Auckland's new Railway Station (1927 article in NZR magazine)
"Progress of Auckland's new Railway Station (photo)". The New Zealand Herald (Papers Past). 14 July 1926.
Photographs of Auckland Railway Station held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.
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The Auckland Railway Station is the former main railway station of Auckland. Opened in 1930 on Beach Road, it replaced the previous Queen Street railway terminus which is approximately where the current main railway station, Britomart is located. The 1930 station was the third station to serve as the rail terminus for Auckland, and remained the sole station serving the CBD until its closure in July 2003, when Britomart became the new terminus.
Two platforms of the former station are once again operational as part of the renamed Strand Station. The remaining platforms are now a stabling area for AM Class electric multiple unit trains. The railway station building has been redeveloped as an apartment (formerly student accommodation) building known as Grand Central Apartments. The building has been disconnected from the platform area since the 1990s. The Strand Station has been disconnected from the stabling facility since the 2010s. All three areas are inaccessible from each other from a general public perspective.
History
Railway use & closure
The Auckland Railway Station was built by the New Zealand Public Works Department between 1928 and 1930 and sits on reclaimed land on Beach Road close to the wharves. It replaced a smaller terminal on the site of Britomart. The grand and ornate building was intended to serve as a gateway to the city, and its construction cost of £320,000 was the largest independent contract awarded in New Zealand. It has great historical importance for its associations with the public building programme of the 1920s, and with the central role played by the railways in national transport.The Auckland Railway Station building has been a city landmark from the time it was opened in 1930, and is a grand architectural statement in beaux-arts brick and mortar, having been called "one of the most self-consciously monumental public buildings erected in early twentieth-century New Zealand". The building was designed by William Henry Gummer (1884–1966), a student of Sir Edwin Lutyens and architect of various notable New Zealand buildings such as the Dilworth Building in Queen Street.The symmetrical facade of the three storey-high building was constructed of reinforced concrete, faced with brick and Coromandel granite. It is approached by a sweeping ramp on either side of the building, enclosing a landscaped garden immediately to the front. The building's design echoed American models, such as Union Station in Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania Station in New York City, considered the most striking and luxurious examples of the time. It has also been favourably compared with Grand Central Terminal, in New York City as well, and the National Theatre in Melbourne.The station was given ornate public spaces and a wide variety of amenities, from waiting and dining rooms to shops and a first aid station. Of particular interest is the magnificent metal ceiling in the main lobby, this item was manufactured in Germany and the parts shipped out and reassembled to create one of the most remarkable structures in the country. The looming threat of German aggression meant that its origins were quickly downplayed and obscured. The rest of the lobby is a showpiece of expensive imported marble and fine bronze detailing with a beautiful terazzo floor. The fine detailing extended to the restrooms with imported panelling, light fittings, period-style furniture and porcelain sanitaryware.
Underpasses and ramps linked the station building with an extended platform network to the rear, built with elegant concrete canopies and other elements as integral parts of the original design and function. With modifications, the building was used as the main point of arrival for rail passengers in Auckland for most of the century.
The station building was sold during the privatisation of part of the New Zealand Railways Corporation during the 1990s, partly because of the impending construction of Britomart Transport Centre, which would become the new railway station for the city centre.
The station platforms remained open until July 2003 when Britomart was opened. A single platform remained in use to serve a limited number of peak-hour suburban services which continued to operate for several months after the opening of Britomart, known as The Strand Station. In the decade that followed, the platform was occasionally used by excursion trains although, along with the rest of the platforms, it became largely dilapidated.
Subsequent usage of the station building
In 1999, the station building was partly converted for use as student accommodation for Auckland University and named The Railway Campus. It was the largest of the university's residences, and had 426 bedrooms, in a total of 230 apartments. The residence was awarded four stars by Qualmark in the Student Accommodation category, which evaluated the facilities as well as the level of pastoral care and support for students, and was accredited by the New Zealand Association of Tertiary Education Accommodation Professionals.In 2007, major weather-tightness problems appeared. Tenants were required to leave while a multi-million dollar restoration programme was undertaken. The effect of the water leaks on the prices of the apartments in the complex was marked – while the high price in the early 1990s was $160,000, apartments sold for a nominal sale price as low as $12,800 (with most going around $20,000) as owners extricated themselves from the problem investment. In November 2008, the university announced that it would no longer be using the building for student accommodation, due to weather-tightness issues and associated works. Values had by early 2010 recovered to an average sale price of $55,000.
Since the university vacated, the accommodation has been turned into the Grand Central Apartments.
Platform 8 restaurant occupies the foyer of the 1930 station.
Subsequent usage of platform area
In 2011, the Strand Station was officially reopened as its own separate station, encompassing the former Platform 7 (later Platform 4) and Platform 6 (later Platform 3) as the new Platform 1 & 2 respectively of the Auckland Railway Station. The station's reopening was purposed so it could serve as a potential backup for Britomart during the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Although never utilised for this purpose, it has since served as an emergency backup alongside Newmarket Railway Station. The Strand Station became the terminus for the long-distance Northern Explorer service in 2011.
Since 2013, the remaining platforms have been converted into a stabling facility for the suburban EMU fleet.
Gallery
In popular culture
The station featured in the 1984 film Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, starring David Bowie, as the location of a military tribunal set in Batavia, Dutch East Indies.
References
External links
Auckland's new Railway Station (1927 article in NZR magazine)
"Progress of Auckland's new Railway Station (photo)". The New Zealand Herald (Papers Past). 14 July 1926.
Photographs of Auckland Railway Station held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.
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The Auckland Railway Station is the former main railway station of Auckland. Opened in 1930 on Beach Road, it replaced the previous Queen Street railway terminus which is approximately where the current main railway station, Britomart is located. The 1930 station was the third station to serve as the rail terminus for Auckland, and remained the sole station serving the CBD until its closure in July 2003, when Britomart became the new terminus.
Two platforms of the former station are once again operational as part of the renamed Strand Station. The remaining platforms are now a stabling area for AM Class electric multiple unit trains. The railway station building has been redeveloped as an apartment (formerly student accommodation) building known as Grand Central Apartments. The building has been disconnected from the platform area since the 1990s. The Strand Station has been disconnected from the stabling facility since the 2010s. All three areas are inaccessible from each other from a general public perspective.
History
Railway use & closure
The Auckland Railway Station was built by the New Zealand Public Works Department between 1928 and 1930 and sits on reclaimed land on Beach Road close to the wharves. It replaced a smaller terminal on the site of Britomart. The grand and ornate building was intended to serve as a gateway to the city, and its construction cost of £320,000 was the largest independent contract awarded in New Zealand. It has great historical importance for its associations with the public building programme of the 1920s, and with the central role played by the railways in national transport.The Auckland Railway Station building has been a city landmark from the time it was opened in 1930, and is a grand architectural statement in beaux-arts brick and mortar, having been called "one of the most self-consciously monumental public buildings erected in early twentieth-century New Zealand". The building was designed by William Henry Gummer (1884–1966), a student of Sir Edwin Lutyens and architect of various notable New Zealand buildings such as the Dilworth Building in Queen Street.The symmetrical facade of the three storey-high building was constructed of reinforced concrete, faced with brick and Coromandel granite. It is approached by a sweeping ramp on either side of the building, enclosing a landscaped garden immediately to the front. The building's design echoed American models, such as Union Station in Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania Station in New York City, considered the most striking and luxurious examples of the time. It has also been favourably compared with Grand Central Terminal, in New York City as well, and the National Theatre in Melbourne.The station was given ornate public spaces and a wide variety of amenities, from waiting and dining rooms to shops and a first aid station. Of particular interest is the magnificent metal ceiling in the main lobby, this item was manufactured in Germany and the parts shipped out and reassembled to create one of the most remarkable structures in the country. The looming threat of German aggression meant that its origins were quickly downplayed and obscured. The rest of the lobby is a showpiece of expensive imported marble and fine bronze detailing with a beautiful terazzo floor. The fine detailing extended to the restrooms with imported panelling, light fittings, period-style furniture and porcelain sanitaryware.
Underpasses and ramps linked the station building with an extended platform network to the rear, built with elegant concrete canopies and other elements as integral parts of the original design and function. With modifications, the building was used as the main point of arrival for rail passengers in Auckland for most of the century.
The station building was sold during the privatisation of part of the New Zealand Railways Corporation during the 1990s, partly because of the impending construction of Britomart Transport Centre, which would become the new railway station for the city centre.
The station platforms remained open until July 2003 when Britomart was opened. A single platform remained in use to serve a limited number of peak-hour suburban services which continued to operate for several months after the opening of Britomart, known as The Strand Station. In the decade that followed, the platform was occasionally used by excursion trains although, along with the rest of the platforms, it became largely dilapidated.
Subsequent usage of the station building
In 1999, the station building was partly converted for use as student accommodation for Auckland University and named The Railway Campus. It was the largest of the university's residences, and had 426 bedrooms, in a total of 230 apartments. The residence was awarded four stars by Qualmark in the Student Accommodation category, which evaluated the facilities as well as the level of pastoral care and support for students, and was accredited by the New Zealand Association of Tertiary Education Accommodation Professionals.In 2007, major weather-tightness problems appeared. Tenants were required to leave while a multi-million dollar restoration programme was undertaken. The effect of the water leaks on the prices of the apartments in the complex was marked – while the high price in the early 1990s was $160,000, apartments sold for a nominal sale price as low as $12,800 (with most going around $20,000) as owners extricated themselves from the problem investment. In November 2008, the university announced that it would no longer be using the building for student accommodation, due to weather-tightness issues and associated works. Values had by early 2010 recovered to an average sale price of $55,000.
Since the university vacated, the accommodation has been turned into the Grand Central Apartments.
Platform 8 restaurant occupies the foyer of the 1930 station.
Subsequent usage of platform area
In 2011, the Strand Station was officially reopened as its own separate station, encompassing the former Platform 7 (later Platform 4) and Platform 6 (later Platform 3) as the new Platform 1 & 2 respectively of the Auckland Railway Station. The station's reopening was purposed so it could serve as a potential backup for Britomart during the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Although never utilised for this purpose, it has since served as an emergency backup alongside Newmarket Railway Station. The Strand Station became the terminus for the long-distance Northern Explorer service in 2011.
Since 2013, the remaining platforms have been converted into a stabling facility for the suburban EMU fleet.
Gallery
In popular culture
The station featured in the 1984 film Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, starring David Bowie, as the location of a military tribunal set in Batavia, Dutch East Indies.
References
External links
Auckland's new Railway Station (1927 article in NZR magazine)
"Progress of Auckland's new Railway Station (photo)". The New Zealand Herald (Papers Past). 14 July 1926.
Photographs of Auckland Railway Station held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.
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The Auckland Railway Station is the former main railway station of Auckland. Opened in 1930 on Beach Road, it replaced the previous Queen Street railway terminus which is approximately where the current main railway station, Britomart is located. The 1930 station was the third station to serve as the rail terminus for Auckland, and remained the sole station serving the CBD until its closure in July 2003, when Britomart became the new terminus.
Two platforms of the former station are once again operational as part of the renamed Strand Station. The remaining platforms are now a stabling area for AM Class electric multiple unit trains. The railway station building has been redeveloped as an apartment (formerly student accommodation) building known as Grand Central Apartments. The building has been disconnected from the platform area since the 1990s. The Strand Station has been disconnected from the stabling facility since the 2010s. All three areas are inaccessible from each other from a general public perspective.
History
Railway use & closure
The Auckland Railway Station was built by the New Zealand Public Works Department between 1928 and 1930 and sits on reclaimed land on Beach Road close to the wharves. It replaced a smaller terminal on the site of Britomart. The grand and ornate building was intended to serve as a gateway to the city, and its construction cost of £320,000 was the largest independent contract awarded in New Zealand. It has great historical importance for its associations with the public building programme of the 1920s, and with the central role played by the railways in national transport.The Auckland Railway Station building has been a city landmark from the time it was opened in 1930, and is a grand architectural statement in beaux-arts brick and mortar, having been called "one of the most self-consciously monumental public buildings erected in early twentieth-century New Zealand". The building was designed by William Henry Gummer (1884–1966), a student of Sir Edwin Lutyens and architect of various notable New Zealand buildings such as the Dilworth Building in Queen Street.The symmetrical facade of the three storey-high building was constructed of reinforced concrete, faced with brick and Coromandel granite. It is approached by a sweeping ramp on either side of the building, enclosing a landscaped garden immediately to the front. The building's design echoed American models, such as Union Station in Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania Station in New York City, considered the most striking and luxurious examples of the time. It has also been favourably compared with Grand Central Terminal, in New York City as well, and the National Theatre in Melbourne.The station was given ornate public spaces and a wide variety of amenities, from waiting and dining rooms to shops and a first aid station. Of particular interest is the magnificent metal ceiling in the main lobby, this item was manufactured in Germany and the parts shipped out and reassembled to create one of the most remarkable structures in the country. The looming threat of German aggression meant that its origins were quickly downplayed and obscured. The rest of the lobby is a showpiece of expensive imported marble and fine bronze detailing with a beautiful terazzo floor. The fine detailing extended to the restrooms with imported panelling, light fittings, period-style furniture and porcelain sanitaryware.
Underpasses and ramps linked the station building with an extended platform network to the rear, built with elegant concrete canopies and other elements as integral parts of the original design and function. With modifications, the building was used as the main point of arrival for rail passengers in Auckland for most of the century.
The station building was sold during the privatisation of part of the New Zealand Railways Corporation during the 1990s, partly because of the impending construction of Britomart Transport Centre, which would become the new railway station for the city centre.
The station platforms remained open until July 2003 when Britomart was opened. A single platform remained in use to serve a limited number of peak-hour suburban services which continued to operate for several months after the opening of Britomart, known as The Strand Station. In the decade that followed, the platform was occasionally used by excursion trains although, along with the rest of the platforms, it became largely dilapidated.
Subsequent usage of the station building
In 1999, the station building was partly converted for use as student accommodation for Auckland University and named The Railway Campus. It was the largest of the university's residences, and had 426 bedrooms, in a total of 230 apartments. The residence was awarded four stars by Qualmark in the Student Accommodation category, which evaluated the facilities as well as the level of pastoral care and support for students, and was accredited by the New Zealand Association of Tertiary Education Accommodation Professionals.In 2007, major weather-tightness problems appeared. Tenants were required to leave while a multi-million dollar restoration programme was undertaken. The effect of the water leaks on the prices of the apartments in the complex was marked – while the high price in the early 1990s was $160,000, apartments sold for a nominal sale price as low as $12,800 (with most going around $20,000) as owners extricated themselves from the problem investment. In November 2008, the university announced that it would no longer be using the building for student accommodation, due to weather-tightness issues and associated works. Values had by early 2010 recovered to an average sale price of $55,000.
Since the university vacated, the accommodation has been turned into the Grand Central Apartments.
Platform 8 restaurant occupies the foyer of the 1930 station.
Subsequent usage of platform area
In 2011, the Strand Station was officially reopened as its own separate station, encompassing the former Platform 7 (later Platform 4) and Platform 6 (later Platform 3) as the new Platform 1 & 2 respectively of the Auckland Railway Station. The station's reopening was purposed so it could serve as a potential backup for Britomart during the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Although never utilised for this purpose, it has since served as an emergency backup alongside Newmarket Railway Station. The Strand Station became the terminus for the long-distance Northern Explorer service in 2011.
Since 2013, the remaining platforms have been converted into a stabling facility for the suburban EMU fleet.
Gallery
In popular culture
The station featured in the 1984 film Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, starring David Bowie, as the location of a military tribunal set in Batavia, Dutch East Indies.
References
External links
Auckland's new Railway Station (1927 article in NZR magazine)
"Progress of Auckland's new Railway Station (photo)". The New Zealand Herald (Papers Past). 14 July 1926.
Photographs of Auckland Railway Station held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.
1928 photo of Breakwater Rd goods shed about to open. | New Zealand Heritage List number | {
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Richard Sidney Mulhern (born March 1, 1955) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Mulhern was born in Edmonton, Alberta and raised in Beaconsfield, Quebec.
Before playing in the NHL, he played for the Sherbrooke Castors. Also, around the end of his career he played with the Tulsa Oilers and Dallas Black Hawks, of the Central Hockey League.
Mulhern started his National Hockey League career with the Atlanta Flames in 1975, after being picked eighth overall in the 1975 Amateur Draft and being first sent to Tulsa where he played 56 games during the 1975-76 season.
He also played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings, and Winnipeg Jets. He retired after the 1981 season, due to declining play, which came from back injuries and surgery.
In his career, he played in 303 NHL games. He scored 27 goals.
Career statistics
External links
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Richard Sidney Mulhern (born March 1, 1955) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Mulhern was born in Edmonton, Alberta and raised in Beaconsfield, Quebec.
Before playing in the NHL, he played for the Sherbrooke Castors. Also, around the end of his career he played with the Tulsa Oilers and Dallas Black Hawks, of the Central Hockey League.
Mulhern started his National Hockey League career with the Atlanta Flames in 1975, after being picked eighth overall in the 1975 Amateur Draft and being first sent to Tulsa where he played 56 games during the 1975-76 season.
He also played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings, and Winnipeg Jets. He retired after the 1981 season, due to declining play, which came from back injuries and surgery.
In his career, he played in 303 NHL games. He scored 27 goals.
Career statistics
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Richard Sidney Mulhern (born March 1, 1955) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Mulhern was born in Edmonton, Alberta and raised in Beaconsfield, Quebec.
Before playing in the NHL, he played for the Sherbrooke Castors. Also, around the end of his career he played with the Tulsa Oilers and Dallas Black Hawks, of the Central Hockey League.
Mulhern started his National Hockey League career with the Atlanta Flames in 1975, after being picked eighth overall in the 1975 Amateur Draft and being first sent to Tulsa where he played 56 games during the 1975-76 season.
He also played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings, and Winnipeg Jets. He retired after the 1981 season, due to declining play, which came from back injuries and surgery.
In his career, he played in 303 NHL games. He scored 27 goals.
Career statistics
External links
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Richard Sidney Mulhern (born March 1, 1955) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Mulhern was born in Edmonton, Alberta and raised in Beaconsfield, Quebec.
Before playing in the NHL, he played for the Sherbrooke Castors. Also, around the end of his career he played with the Tulsa Oilers and Dallas Black Hawks, of the Central Hockey League.
Mulhern started his National Hockey League career with the Atlanta Flames in 1975, after being picked eighth overall in the 1975 Amateur Draft and being first sent to Tulsa where he played 56 games during the 1975-76 season.
He also played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings, and Winnipeg Jets. He retired after the 1981 season, due to declining play, which came from back injuries and surgery.
In his career, he played in 303 NHL games. He scored 27 goals.
Career statistics
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