Marilyn Pauline "Kim" Novak (born
February 13, 1933) is a retired American film and television actress, currently
engaged as a visual artist. She began
her film career in 1954 after signing with Columbia Pictures. There, she became a successful actress,
starring in a string of movies, among them the critically acclaimed Picnic (1955).
She later starred in such popular
successes as The Man with
the Golden Arm (1955) and Pal Joey (1957). However, she is perhaps best known today for
her performance as Madeline Elster/Judy Barton in Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller Vertigo (1958) with James Stewart.
While stopping by Los Angeles, Novak was crowned "Miss Deepfreeze" by the
refrigerator company. While there, she
and two other models stood in line to be extras in two RKO films: The French Line (1954),
starring Jane Russell and Son of Sinbad (filmed in 1953, not
released until 1955). It was here that
she was discovered by an agent, who signed her to a long-term contract
with Columbia
Pictures. From the beginning of her career, she wanted
to be an original and not another stereotype. Therefore,
she fought with Columbia's chief, Harry Cohn, over the changing of her name. He suggested the name "Kit Marlowe,"
arguing that "Nobody's gonna go see a girl with a Polack name!" But she insisted on keeping her name, saying,
"I'm Czech, but Polish, Czech, no matter, it's my name!" The two sides eventually settled on the name
"Kim Novak" as a compromise. In
2013, she was recognized as the guest of honor by the Cannes
Film Festival and attended
the 2013
Festival where she introduced a
new restored version of Vertigo. In 2014, she appeared at the
TCM Classic Film Festival where she unveiled her painting Vertigo /
Vortex of Delusion commissioned by the TCM network as part of their
20th anniversary. Novak also introduced a screening of
her 1958 movie, Bell Book and Candle, during the Festival. Also in 2014, Novak was invited by Cunard Line to be a speaker onboard during a New
York-to-London cruise on RMS Queen Mary 2. She introduced screenings of Vertigo and Bell,
Book and Candle, and did a Q&A session with Hollywood expert Sue
Cameron, who is also her manager. That same year, Novak
appeared with both of her art mentors, Harley Brown and Richard McKinley, for a
solo show of her paintings at the Butler Institute of American Art.
Once a decade Sight & Sound asks critics to select
the Greatest Films of All Time. The 2012 poll placed Vertigo at the top of
the list. See the list at http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/sightandsoundpoll2012/critics
Quite literally, grammar used to
be glamour. The two words were variant spellings of a
word meaning “learning.” Our current
“alluring charm” meaning of glamour derives from its medieval
sense, “learning about magic.” Whether
or not you consider grammar glamorous, your early mastering of English in its
astounding complexity is nonetheless your greatest intellectual
accomplishment. https://www.sfu.ca/continuing-studies/courses/scfc/2013/01/glamour-in-grammar.html
The origins of horseradish are obscure. Native to
Mediterranean lands, by the sixteenth century it was reported growing wild in
Britain where it was referred to a “red cole”. Horseradish is one of the bitter herbs, eaten
during the Jewish Passover as a reminder of the bitterness of their enslavement
by the Egyptians. It has long been
valued for its medicinal properties and is still popular with natural
therapists to help relieve respiratory congestion. Horseradish is a long, rough, tapering root,
not unlike a parsnip, with rings, and tiny roots sprouting from the main root. Horseradish is sold fresh, but is more often
available grated. Dried, flaked and
powdered horseradish is also sold and this retains its pungency more fully than
the grated form which is stored in vinegar.
The best fresh roots are thick and well grown; thin and insubstantial
roots, apart from being hard to use, are inferior in pungency. Read about preparation and storage at http://theepicentre.com/spice/horseradish/
How to Freeze Fresh Ground Horseradish by M.H. Dyer https://oureverydaylife.com/freeze-fresh-ground-horseradish-30950.html
Frozen Horseradish Sauce https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/134170/frozen-horseradish-sauce/
Preserving Fresh Horseradish: freezer or olive oil but please, not vinegar
"Catch and kill" is a phrase meaning a publisher
purchases a story in order to bury it.
LIFE IS A CABERNET to Gregory Yadley, it's all about balance Published in 2009 Florida Super Lawyers —
June 2009 Legend
has it that, back in the 1660s, Benedictine monk Dom Pérignon was the first to
taste the bubbly beverage we now know as champagne. Astonished, he exclaimed to his fellow monks,
"Come quickly, I am drinking the stars!" Three hundred years later, the region of
Champagne and its head-spinning libation were no less a revelation for college
student and future attorney Gregory Yadley. Not only did he study in France, he was lucky
enough to work at Ruinart, the oldest champagne house of them all. It changed his life. Young Yadley loved
everything about France, soaking up the savoir-vivre philosophy of life the way
a baguette absorbs cream sauce. Back in
the U.S., he pleaded with his vacationing parents to bring back a particular
bottle that Ruinart was saving for him ... neglecting to mention that it was a
salmanazar, a single bottle that holds the equivalent of an entire case of
wine. Long empty, it stands in his
office at Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick in downtown Tampa, where the senior
partner chairs the corporate practice group, dealing with corporate law,
securities and mergers and acquisitions.
Though he attended Dartmouth, an acknowledged party school, "I did
not spend my freshman year drinking," he notes. It was the academic year in Strasbourg that
ignited his passion for wine and for France.
"There's no distance between art and life in Europe," he says,
"or between gastronomy and wine."
https://www.superlawyers.com/florida/article/life-is-a-cabernet/948ba596-6ce7-4c04-b3b8-b341f07f4afe.html
100 All-Time Greatest Popular
Science Books from Open
Education Database http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/100-all-time-greatest-popular-science-books/
More than a quarter--26 percent--of American
adults admit to not having read even part of a book within
the last year. That's according to statistics coming out of the Pew Research Center.
If you're part of this group, know that science supports the idea that
reading is good for you on several levels. Reading fiction can help you be more
open-minded and creative. According to
research conducted at the University of Toronto, study participants who read
short story fiction experienced far less need for "cognitive closure"
compared with counterparts who read non-fiction essays. People who read books live longer. That's according to Yale researchers who studied 3,635 people older
than 50 and found that those who read books for 30 minutes daily lived an
average of 23 months longer than non-readers or magazine readers. Reading 50 books a year is something you can
actually accomplish. While about a book
a week might sound daunting, it's probably doable by even the busiest of
people. Writer Stephanie Huston says her thinking that she didn't
have enough time turned out to be a lame excuse. Now that she has made a goal to read 50 books
in a year, she says that she has traded wasted time on her phone for flipping
pages in bed, on trains, during meal breaks and while waiting in line. Two months into her challenge she reports
having more peace, satisfaction, improved sleep while learning more than she
thought possible. Christina
DesMarais https://www.inc.com/christina-desmarais/why-reading-books-should-be-your-priority-according-to-science.html
Waterford by its very location
on the southern seaboard has always been the first port of call for visitors to
Ireland and it was no different with the Vikings, many centuries ago. The
name Waterford is thought to come from an Old Norse word Vedrarfjiordr, derived
from either Fjord of the Rams, probably a reference to the export of sheep from
the area, or more prosaically, from windy fjord. We know a lot about the
Vikings in Waterford from sources such as the annals and from more recent
archaeological excavations at several sites in and near the city. From this we can tell that they were soon to
become significant players in the fate of local and national events. Through alliance, intermarriage and trade
their presence endured and made Waterford the renowned port-city it is today. According to the evidence of Viking activity
in the south east of Ireland in the Irish annals, the Vikings arrived in
Waterford around 853, and a settlement was established here by Sitric from
Norway. http://www.battleofclontarf.net/viking-places-to-visit-in-waterford/viking-waterford/3538
In 1783, when Beethoven was publishing his first works and the world’s first hot air balloon launched in
Paris, in Waterford City the Penrose brothers, George and William, petitioned
Parliament for aid to establish the manufacture of flint glass in their
Waterford Glass House. They were
successful and established an extensive glass manufactory in Waterford City on
the 3rd October 1783. By the following
year the factory was in full swing and the Penroses made all kinds of useful
and ornamental flint glass of “as fine a quality as any in Europe”. They had gathered a large number of the best
craftsmen, blowers, cutters and engravers, by which they could supply every
article in the most elegant style. It
cost the Penroses £10,000 to build and equip the factory, which at first
employed 50 to 70 workers. Read much more and see graphics at https://www.waterfordvisitorcentre.com/content/history-waterford-crystal
Hungarian Nokedli (Dumplings)
Place large pot filled with salted water and bring to boil. Combine eggs, salt, and water, beating well
with whisk. Add flour, a little at a
time. Add only enough flour to make a
soft, sticky dough. Let mixture rest for
about 10 minutes. Find the whole recipe
at http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/hungarian-nokedli-dumplings-54823
"Nokedli are fluffy Hungarian egg noodle
dumplings that are commonly used when making one of the country’s favorite
dishes, Chicken Paprikash.
The dumplings are also often used in
German cuisine where they are known as “spaetzle“ or
“Spätzle.” The primitive shape of these homemade
Hungarian dumplings give an idea of how long they have been around (with
origins dating back into the 17th century). Since they are still commonly made now gives
an indication of how good they taste! My
favorite way to make them to toast them in a little extra butter and then toss
them with fresh herbs. They can be used
as a base for any dish where egg noodles would commonly be used (such as in
soups or slow cooked meats in gravy) or eaten plain as a side dish." https://www.venturists.net/hungarian-egg-noodle-dumplings-nokedli/
Authentic Hungarian Chicken
Paprikash Find recipe and link to other
Hungarian recipes at https://www.venturists.net/chicken-paprikash/
By the 14th century, the Norman
invasion of Ireland was struggling. Too many Normans had
"gone native" and assimilated into Irish life. The remaining settlers had retreated to just
four eastern counties: Louth, Meath,
Dublin, and Kildare. These four "obedient
shires" were the only part of Ireland still under the control of the
English crown. The king's perimeter was
marked with wooden fence posts pounded into the Irish turf. These were called "pales," from the
Latin palus,
meaning "stake." Over the following
centuries, the English settlement fortified its boundaries by turning the
fenceline into an impressive barrier: a
ten-foot-deep ditch surrounded by eight-foot banks on each side and ringed by a
thorny hedge. These ramparts were never
meant to be an impregnable wall, but they did provide a daunting obstacle to
raiders stealing across the borders for English cattle. Within the Pale ditch, settlers lived under
the protection of the crown. But once
you passed "the Pale," you were outside the authority and safety of
English law, and subject to all the savageries of rural Ireland.
"Beyond the pale" then became
a colloquial phrase meaning "outside the limits of acceptable behavior or
judgment." The English made every
attempt not to succumb to the culture "beyond the pale." Settlers were forbidden to intermarry with the
Irish, and it was illegal to speak Gaelic. The woolen mantles worn by Irish peasants had
to be exchanged for good English cloaks, and the "glib" was banned as
well. Glibs were the fashionable Irish
hairstyle of the day: hair cropped very short up top and in the back, with
long, fringe-y bangs around the face.
Ken Jennings https://www.cntraveler.com/story/what-beyond-the-pale-actually-means
http://librariansmuse.blogspot.com Issue 1872
April 10, 2018
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