Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) - Movie Review

Meet Me in St. Louis is a wonderful musical filmed in Technicolor, full of enchanting songs, dazzling costumes, and attractive sets. Time magazine called it "one of the year's prettiest pictures", and the Library of Congress deemed it "culturally significant". The film was directed by Vincente Minnelli and produced by Arthur Freed, who has said since that it is his personal favorite.Judy Garland plays the role of the third Smith child, Esther. She...

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A Symbiotic Relationship

Years ago I studied Sea Stars for an article I was preparing to write. Unfortunately, I never got around to writing it due to uncontrollable circumstances, but what I learned was enlightening and a well of information I have been able to refer to since.As I noted the numerous amount of ophuiroids (brittle stars), a relative of asteroidea (sea stars), during the recent NOAA Northeast U.S. Canyons Expedition 2013 I realized some of them are not nearly...

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Banner Update - Finally done!

So here it is! I have finally finished drawing my banner. I must admit, I wasn't sure if I'd ever get it finished. It began like this:After drawing it like this I wondered if it wouldn't be better to just draw the whole thing in its proper demensions but I was told I could get what I wanted by working on it further in the computer. So I took it into Gimp Editor and started clipping. Of course, I had the help of others in my family who are better...

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What They Can Do Without Bones...

Picture courtesy of NOAA Ocean ExplorerThe D2 moves along the rock face and stops to zoom in on an interestingly carved cavity. Inside is a light blue blob resembling an octopus with its tentacles curled around its body.Though we expected a variety of fish as I mentioned in my last post, we did not expect to see so many cephalopods, i.e. octopus and squid. The detail the cameras on D2 were able to pick up was incredible. Take a look at the picture...

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What's Down There - The Unexplored!

View from camera sled Seirios of ROV Deep Discoverer (Picture Courtesy of NOAA Ocean Explorer)The NOAA Northeast U.S. Canyons Expedition has drawn to a close. After 31 very profitable dives, the Okeanos Explorer reached her homeport of North Kingstown, Rhode Island on Saturday, August 17. Now what is left to do depends upon the scientists, analyzing the information gathered and cataloguing what they find. The geologists are fascinated, the biologists...

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State Fair (1945) - Movie Review

Starring beautiful Jeanne Crain, dashing Dana Andrews, crooner Dick Haymes, and songbird Vivian Blaine, State Fair is comical, dramatic, and delightful. I don't know when I first saw this movie but it has been amongst my favourites ever since. The music is superb, the characters lovable, and the plot simple and cute. Sometimes a simple story is all a person needs for entertainment. I enjoy the period, how the clothes are so elegant and stylish, and...

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