Pony Soldier is a 1952 American Technicolor Northern Western set in Canada but filmed in Sedona, Arizona.  It is based on a 1951 Saturday Evening Post story "Mounted Patrol" by Garnett Weston.  It was retitled MacDonald of the Canadian Mounties in Britain and The Last Arrow in France and Spain.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pony_Soldier

Dogface refers to a U.S. Army foot soldier serving in the infantry, especially in World War II.  The origin of the term is difficult to ascertain.  According to the recollections of veteran Phillip Leveque:  Perhaps I should explain the derivation of the term "dogface".  He lived in "pup tents" and foxholes.  We were treated like dogs in training.  We had dog tags for identification.  The basic story is that wounded soldiers in the Civil War had tags tied to them with string indicating the nature of their wounds.  The tags were like those put on a pet dog or horse, but I can't imagine anybody living in a horse tent or being called a horseface.  Correctly speaking, only Infantrymen are called dogfaces.  Much of the time we were filthy, cold and wet as a duck-hunting dog and we were ordered around sternly and loudly like a half-trained dog.  The term was used in media such as "Up Front" by combat cartoonist Bill Mauldin, who may have heard the term while serving with the 45th Infantry Division in Italy.  The term gained a high profile in the USA when it was used in the 1955 Hollywood film To Hell and Back, based on the best-selling autobiography of Audie Murphy, the most decorated U.S. soldier of World War II, and starring Murphy in the lead role.  The film included a song, The Dogface Soldier, originally written in 1942 by two U.S. Army infantry soldiers; it was adopted as the song of the 3rd Infantry Division, and was widely played and sung during the war.  The song eventually sold 300,000 copies.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogface_(military)

"You ever been to a caucus?"  Biden asked a Mercer University student, who nervously responded "yes" during a question and answer session on February 9, 2020.  "No you haven't," Biden said.  "You're a lying dog-faced pony soldier," he told her, as the audience responded with laughter.  Biden has used this strange euphemism in the past, and has claimed that it comes from an old John Wayne movie.  However, several outlets, including Vanity Fair, could not pinpoint exactly which John Wayne film Biden was referencing.  Rosie Perper   https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-new-hampshire-voter-lying-dog-faced-pony-soldier-2020-2

Over the last 16 years, The Public’s UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL has presented over 229 companies from 42 countries.  It has grown into a landmark of the New York City theater season and is a vital part of The Public's mission, providing a high-visibility platform to support artists from diverse backgrounds who are redefining the act of making theater.  Widely recognized as a premier launching pad for new and cutting-edge performance from the U.S. and abroad, Under the Radar Festival has presented works by such respected artists as Elevator Repair Service, Nature Theater of Oklahoma, Gob Squad, Belarus Free Theatre, Guillermo Calderón, and Young Jean Lee.  https://publictheater.org/programs/under-the-radar/under-the-radar/

Psst, Check out New York City’s Under-the-Radar Libraries  by Anne Kadet   New York City has three of the greatest public library systems in the world, with hundreds of branches and a combined collection topping 60 million items.  You must be a subscriber to read the article.  See picture of the reading room at General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen of the City of New York in Midtown Manhattan at

https://www.wsj.com/articles/psst-check-out-new-york-citys-under-the-radar-libraries-11581433201

Kent State University announced February 12, 2020 that the first group of students in the LeBron James Family Foundation’s I Promise Network are eligible for four years of free tuition, and one year of free room and board.  The 193 Akron students, who are currently juniors, will be college freshman in the 2021-22 academic year, Kent State said in a news release.  To be eligible for the package, they must be successfully admitted to Kent State, fill out required financial aid forms and complete a required number of community service hours each semester.  The LeBron James Family Foundation started the I Promise Network in 2011, when the first class was starting third grade.  It has grown to include more than 1,400 Akron students in grades six through 11 who receive mentoring, college and career preparation and family support from the foundation.  Under the new program, Kent State will cover the tuition costs that remain after the I Promise students receive funds from traditional financial-aid sources, and will provide the first year’s room and meal plan. The free tuition guarantee includes no loans that would have to be repaid.  Students may also apply for work-study jobs, which Tankersley said would give them a “sweat equity” stake in their education.  “We are so excited that our students that have worked incredibly hard have earned even more life-changing opportunities to grow and excel," said Michele Campbell, executive director of the LeBron James Family Foundation.  “We are so thankful to the entire Kent State family for believing in our students and providing exactly the type of programming and support they need to be successful not only in school, but in life.”  The university also is beginning a fundraising effort to help cover other expenses for these students, including the remaining three years of room and board, books and other college-related costs.  Robin Goist  https://www.cleveland.com/education/2020/02/kent-state-announces-free-tuition-for-lebron-james-family-foundations-first-i-promise-network-class.html

I Want To Marry You Brownies aka Chocolate Sweet Potato Brownies by Courtney Hamilton  https://blog.paleohacks.com/sweet-potato-brownies/#  Will you Marry Me Brownies from King Arthur Flour  https://theviewfromgreatisland.com/will-you-marry-me-brownies-recipe/

Il bacio (The Kiss) is an 1859 painting by the Italian artist Francesco Hayez.  It is possibly his best known work.  This painting conveys the main features of Italian Romanticism and has come to represent the spirit of the Risorgimento.  It was commissioned by Alfonso Maria Visconti di Saliceto, who donated it to the Pinacoteca di Brera after his death.  The first version of The Kiss was commissioned by Count Alfonso Maria Visconti of Saliceto.  Hayez, who was very well known amongst Milanese patriots, was asked from the Count to depict the hopes associated with the alliance between France and the Kingdom of Sardinia.  The artwork was created in 1859 and presented at the Pinacoteca di Brera on 9 September, and was later on hung up as a decoration in the luxurious residence of the Visconti family for more than twenty-five years.  It is only in 1886, a year before his death, that the Count presented the canvas back to the Pinacoteca di Brera, where it is still exhibited today in room XXXVII.  Although this oil version is undoubtedly the most famous, Hayez produced three other versions (two oil and one watercolor) of the painting.  The second redaction was painted in 1861 for the Mylius family and it was sent to Paris to be exhibited in the Exposition Universelle in 1867.  In 2008 this version was sold at Sotheby's auction for the sum of 780,450 pounds.  The difference between this painting and the previous one is the woman’s dress, this time colored in white.  The third version is the only one to have been transposed onto watercolor on paper, it has an oval shape and was painted in 1859.  It was donated by Hayez to Carolina Zucchi and is now exhibited at the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana in Milan.  The last painting differs from the original because of the addition of a white cloth laying on the steps beside the couple and the bright green paint used for the man's mantle.  The painting represents a couple from the Middle Ages, embracing while they kiss each other.  It is among the most passionate and intense representations of a kiss in the history of Western art.  The girl leans backwards, while the man bends his left leg so as to support her, simultaneously placing a foot on the step next to him as though poised to go at any moment.  The couple, though at the center of the painting, are not recognizable, as Hayez wanted the action of the kissing to be at the center of the composition.  In the left part of the canvas shadowy forms lurk in the corner to give an impression of conspiracy and danger.  See picture at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kiss_(Hayez)

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY  Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles. - George Jean Nathan, author and editor (14 Feb 1882-1958)

Did you know that the heart can be found in the graph of a mathematical equation?  Start out by graphing an ellipse with a center at the origin.  Amanda Newton  See instructions and graphics at http://jwilson.coe.uga.edu/EMAT6680Su10/Newton/emat6690/Hearts/Hearts.html  The heart beats in three/quarter time. 

WORD OF THE DAY  hypocorism  noun  (countable) A term of endearment; a hypocoristic, a pet name.  (uncountable) The formation of terms of endearment or pet names.  (uncountable, rare) Baby talk, such as bow-wow for dog and choo-choo for train.  Happy Valentine’s Day from all of us at the English Wiktionary!

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