"MANDINGO" (1975) TV Spot

Here is a television movie trailer for the 1975 movie, "MANDINGO":

I want my bedroom to look like this.

King Louis XIV had this bedchamber adorned in an over-the-top baroque style, complete with elegant wall hangings, chandelier, rich fabrics for the canopy, and a bed and chairs upholstered in embroidered silk. Three Queens of France and two Dauphinesses stayed in this bedchamber. It was last occupied...

Get Sulky

In the middle of it.

Right now I'm in the "middle" of Georgia. In a town called Perry right on the I-75. We are staying at the Howard Johnson on the 136 exit. For $65.97 a night [tax included] you get HBO, free high speed internet [yey!!], shower, indoor pool, little fridge, iron w/table, microwave, table w/chairs and...

Jewel Quest Solitaire : The ultimate jewel matching adventure!

Jewel Quest Solitaire (21 MB download) Join Professor Pack on the ultimate jewel-matching adventure across the world's richest continent! The dangers of the safari, the history of the Zimbabwe ruins, and the majesty of Victoria Falls await your discovery. Filled with puzzles of skill and twists...

Story of Kassia from Byzantium

I am a history buff, especially, if it is related to the history of music, art and literature. While I was doing a research for local web analytics company, I discovered the story of Kassia from Byzantium. She was a Greek-Byzantine poet, composer, and hymnographer. She was born between 805 and 810...

Mongol - the fall, fall, fall and rise of Ghengis Khan

I’d been looking forward to this film for weeks – in fact it was the deciding factor for me to stay in New Zealand for the Auckland International Film Festival – and I wasn’t disappointed. The scenery was as stunning as expected – vast plains and simple nomadic settlements framed by dusky...

Our Fascinating Past purchased

I finally bought a copy of Our Fascinating Past, Charlotte Harbor: The Early Years by Lindsey Williams and U.S. Cleveland. Tom used to have a copy that was signed by both authors but Hurricane Charley took it like it took many things. The only author available to sign now is Williams, but I'm not...

Vacation - Act IV - Fort Matanzas

Fort Matanzas National Monument is located just outside of St. Augustine on Rattlesnake Island. We actually had to drive out on Anastasia Island to get to the visitor center, and then take a pontoon ferry out to the fort. The original fortification there had been a wooden stockade and watchtower,...

Imperialism & Colonialism

"NORTH AND SOUTH Trilogy" - Certain Topics

"NORTH AND SOUTH Trilogy" - Certain Topics In the past, there have been questions regarding plot points for the three miniseries of the "NORTH AND SOUTH" Trilogy. I thought I would clear up a few matters. Elkhannah Bent's Survival Following Fight with Orry Main Some "NORTH AND SOUTH" fans have...

Obama more “exciting” than McCain—and why this matters

This is no surprise given the promotions that Sen. Obama has been getting in the media: ‘Obama elicits more excitement than McCain’, according to USA Today. I want to be the voice of reason but 21 years in communications tell me that this is important. If your brand, personal or organizational,...

the MUSIC Nerd's Book of 2007 (is a fantastic read for all)!

Music Nerds and Fans alike will LOVE this recent contribution from the New Yorker's classical music critic, Alex Ross entitled, "The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century." Ross deconstructs some of the more perplexing classical pieces of the 20th century in greatly compelling and...

500th model on Autocade

I reached the 500th model milestone today on Autocade. The 500th entry was a very unlikely one, but it goes to show how varied the models are, and how they are not necessarily cars I even like! Ford Fairlane (NL). 1996–9 (prod. unknown). 4-door sedan. F/R, 3984 cm³ (6 cyl. OHC), 4942 cm³ (V8...

Biggest family tree

A British pensioner believes he has produced the world's largest family tree after tracing nearly 10,000 relatives. Roy Blackmore, 76, has spent the past 28 years and £20,000 scouring census registers, cemeteries and archives to find the names of 9390 family members. Included among them are Alfred...

Myspace.com Blogs - On Being Included in the Historic Black Issue of Italian VOGUE - JODY WATLEY MyS

Holocaust not the only tragedy worth teaching

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23996561-12332,00.html Folks, I keep harping on this but there have been other equally horrific mass deaths and killings than the Holocaust! How many school kids actually know about the Rape of Nanking? How many people actually understand what...

Life QotW: Class Time

If you could take a class right now and learn anything in the world, what class would you take? There's several things I'd like to learn how to do, so I might take German, for one. My husband's family is German, and he really wants Gavin to know some German. (We bought Muzzy DVDs for Gavin- the big...

Turtle Island

Tortuga is one of the first islands that Columbus discovered during his very first voyage into the New World. The island got its name in 1493 from Columbus’ sailors because its shape reminded them of a turtle. Spanish colony was set up there and thrived for over a hundred years until it became a...

Major center of Caribbean piracy

If you like books and movies about pirates and their adventures you probably heard the name Tortuga many times. In the last movie trilogy Pirates of the Caribbean island of Tortuga was showed to us as a haven for pirates. In famous writer Sabatini’s book series about Captain Blood and the movies...