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Official Great Works Draft (5 Viewers)
- Thread starter timschochet
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Sweet. I see DCThunder down there and I have mine ready to go. Let's get this thing turned around!just in case norwood is here and anonymous... i'm writing one up...
anborn
Footballguy
Team Norwood/Anborn picks...
19.16 - LASER (1959/1960, Gould/Maiman/BellLabs/HugeResearchLabs) - Invention
19.16 - LASER (1959/1960, Gould/Maiman/BellLabs/HugeResearchLabs) - Invention
I'm not going to go into all the current applications and uses of lasers for fear of spotlighting... but lets just say that life would be different without them.*pew pew pew*
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wikkidpissah
Footballguy
bout freakin time. WAM's best piece outside his operas. wikkid's 3rd 20-pointer for compositions still out there, tho.
Uncle Humuna
Footballguy
AH C'MON!It may not have been slow pitch, but it was right down the center of the plate . . .
Abrantes
Footballguy
Uncle Humuna
Footballguy
Bob Lee Swagger
Footballguy
The google site lists MisfitBlondes taking the laser at 12.07.
PM Sent. Thanks.
19.17--Sir Alec Guinness as Col. Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai-Acting Performance
Long before he had a role as with a flashlight and a robe, Alec Guinness was the epitome of the British officer who holds his men together in the horrific conditions of a Japanese POW camp by having them focus on building a "proper English bridge" over a river in the middle of the Burmese jungle. Nevermind the fact that this bridge would aid the Japanese war effort. A pillar of strength and discipline who was willing to undergo personal hardship (locked in an iron box in the sun with no water or food) rather than have officers perform manual labor, yet when extra labor is needed, persuading his officers to work alongside their men at manual tasks. Col. Nicholson essentially takes over construction aof the bridge from the Japanese, causing the Japanese commander much loss of face. Finally realizing just what he has done, he is also instrumental in the destruction of the bridge.
If anyone has not seen this movie, they should. It had an outstanding cast and won 7 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Sir Alec who could be selected in this category for any number of roles. Col. Nicholson however, is one of his best.
So I leave you all whistling the "Col. Bogey March" Dee da, da dee-dee dee dee dee.
Long before he had a role as with a flashlight and a robe, Alec Guinness was the epitome of the British officer who holds his men together in the horrific conditions of a Japanese POW camp by having them focus on building a "proper English bridge" over a river in the middle of the Burmese jungle. Nevermind the fact that this bridge would aid the Japanese war effort. A pillar of strength and discipline who was willing to undergo personal hardship (locked in an iron box in the sun with no water or food) rather than have officers perform manual labor, yet when extra labor is needed, persuading his officers to work alongside their men at manual tasks. Col. Nicholson essentially takes over construction aof the bridge from the Japanese, causing the Japanese commander much loss of face. Finally realizing just what he has done, he is also instrumental in the destruction of the bridge.
If anyone has not seen this movie, they should. It had an outstanding cast and won 7 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Sir Alec who could be selected in this category for any number of roles. Col. Nicholson however, is one of his best.
So I leave you all whistling the "Col. Bogey March" Dee da, da dee-dee dee dee dee.
El Floppo
Footballguy
wrongEl Floppo said:
Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
Just got back in office. See that I'm up. Pick coming.
Uncle Humuna
Footballguy
Uncle Humuna
Footballguy
If nothing else, I figured pissah would be all over this one.S'wat I get for trying to be a nice guy . . .Abrantes said:Uncle Humuna said:No one's biting.
Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
19.20 Going Scientific Discovery here. Great is an interesting word. And yes, a frenchy gets to share the discovery as well as I guess.
I select, Dr. Robert Gallo's discovery of the HIV virus and A.I.D.S.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lentivirus (a member of the retrovirus family) that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections. Previous names for the virus include human T-lymphotropic virus-III (HTLV-III), lymphadenopathy-associated virus (LAV), and AIDS-associated retrovirus (ARV).[1][2]
Infection with HIV occurs by the transfer of blood, semen, ######l fluid, pre-ejaculate, or breast milk. Within these bodily fluids, HIV is present as both free virus particles and virus within infected immune cells. The four major routes of transmission are unprotected sexual intercourse, contaminated needles, breast milk, and transmission from an infected mother to her baby at birth (Vertical transmission). Screening of blood products for HIV has largely eliminated transmission through blood transfusions or infected blood products in the developed world.
HIV infection in humans is now pandemic. As of January 2006, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimate that AIDS has killed more than 25 million people since it was first recognized on December 1, 1981. It is estimated that about 0.6 percent of the world's population is infected with HIV.[3] In 2005 alone, AIDS claimed an estimated 2.4–3.3 million lives, of which more than 570,000 were children. A third of these deaths are occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, ######ing economic growth and increasing poverty.[4] According to current estimates, HIV is set to infect 90 million people in Africa, resulting in a minimum estimate of 18 million orphans.[5] Antiretroviral treatment reduces both the mortality and the morbidity of HIV infection, but routine access to antiretroviral medication is not available in all countries.[6]
HIV primarily infects vital cells in the human immune system such as helper T cells (specifically CD4+ T cells), macrophages, and dendritic cells. HIV infection leads to low levels of CD4+ T cells through three main mechanisms: firstly, direct viral killing of infected cells; secondly, increased rates of apoptosis in infected cells; and thirdly, killing of infected CD4+ T cells by CD8 cytotoxic lymphocytes that recognize infected cells. When CD4+ T cell numbers decline below a critical level, cell-mediated immunity is lost, and the body becomes progressively more susceptible to opportunistic infections.
Eventually most HIV-infected individuals develop AIDS. These individuals mostly die from opportunistic infections or malignancies associated with the progressive failure of the immune system.[7] Without treatment, about 9 out of every 10 persons with HIV will progress to AIDS after 10–15 years. Many progress much sooner.[8] Treatment with anti-retrovirals increases the life expectancy of people infected with HIV. Even after HIV has progressed to diagnosable AIDS, the average survival time with antiretroviral therapy (as of 2005) is estimated to be more than 5 years.[9] Without antiretroviral therapy, death normally occurs within a year.[10] It is hoped that current and future treatments may allow HIV-infected individuals to achieve a life expectancy approaching that of the general public.
I select, Dr. Robert Gallo's discovery of the HIV virus and A.I.D.S.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lentivirus (a member of the retrovirus family) that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections. Previous names for the virus include human T-lymphotropic virus-III (HTLV-III), lymphadenopathy-associated virus (LAV), and AIDS-associated retrovirus (ARV).[1][2]
Infection with HIV occurs by the transfer of blood, semen, ######l fluid, pre-ejaculate, or breast milk. Within these bodily fluids, HIV is present as both free virus particles and virus within infected immune cells. The four major routes of transmission are unprotected sexual intercourse, contaminated needles, breast milk, and transmission from an infected mother to her baby at birth (Vertical transmission). Screening of blood products for HIV has largely eliminated transmission through blood transfusions or infected blood products in the developed world.
HIV infection in humans is now pandemic. As of January 2006, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimate that AIDS has killed more than 25 million people since it was first recognized on December 1, 1981. It is estimated that about 0.6 percent of the world's population is infected with HIV.[3] In 2005 alone, AIDS claimed an estimated 2.4–3.3 million lives, of which more than 570,000 were children. A third of these deaths are occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, ######ing economic growth and increasing poverty.[4] According to current estimates, HIV is set to infect 90 million people in Africa, resulting in a minimum estimate of 18 million orphans.[5] Antiretroviral treatment reduces both the mortality and the morbidity of HIV infection, but routine access to antiretroviral medication is not available in all countries.[6]
HIV primarily infects vital cells in the human immune system such as helper T cells (specifically CD4+ T cells), macrophages, and dendritic cells. HIV infection leads to low levels of CD4+ T cells through three main mechanisms: firstly, direct viral killing of infected cells; secondly, increased rates of apoptosis in infected cells; and thirdly, killing of infected CD4+ T cells by CD8 cytotoxic lymphocytes that recognize infected cells. When CD4+ T cell numbers decline below a critical level, cell-mediated immunity is lost, and the body becomes progressively more susceptible to opportunistic infections.
Eventually most HIV-infected individuals develop AIDS. These individuals mostly die from opportunistic infections or malignancies associated with the progressive failure of the immune system.[7] Without treatment, about 9 out of every 10 persons with HIV will progress to AIDS after 10–15 years. Many progress much sooner.[8] Treatment with anti-retrovirals increases the life expectancy of people infected with HIV. Even after HIV has progressed to diagnosable AIDS, the average survival time with antiretroviral therapy (as of 2005) is estimated to be more than 5 years.[9] Without antiretroviral therapy, death normally occurs within a year.[10] It is hoped that current and future treatments may allow HIV-infected individuals to achieve a life expectancy approaching that of the general public.
PM sent. BTW, I forgot to send a link to an image. Can you Google one up and put it with the pick, please.
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Abrantes
Footballguy
Man, I love this pick. Rewatched it just a couple of weeks ago, and it's even better than I remembered. Amazing performance from Sir Alec.
Uncle Humuna
Footballguy
Luc Montagnier vehemently objects . . .
Uncle Humuna
Footballguy
PM sent. BTW, I forgot to send a link to an image. Can you Google one up and put it with the pick, please.
Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
I said a frenchy gets some credit. Apparantly, frenchie gets credit for the first isolation, but Gallo gets credit for the connection to AIDS and subsequent science. Chicken egg. If you want to put both in the "author" column that's fine.
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
sorry - senior moment kept me from figuring out that there would be no horse to put DesCartes in front of. cocaine's a helluva drug....If nothing else, I figured pissah would be all over this one.S'wat I get for trying to be a nice guy . . .Abrantes said:Uncle Humuna said:No one's biting.
Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
20.1 Going to go Novel here and I'm pretty stoked that this one made it this far. When I did my 10 novels list this was top 3, and so woo-hoo to me. If you haven't read it, you are seriously missing out on some good literature.
The narrative begins just after Tom Joad is paroled from prison for homicide. On his journey home, he meets a now-former preacher, Jim Casy, whom he remembers from his childhood, and the two travel together. When they arrive at his childhood farm home, they find it deserted. Disconcerted and confused, he and Casy go to his Uncle John's home nearby where he finds his family loading a converted Hudson truck with what remains of their possessions; the crops were destroyed in the Dust Bowl and as a result, the family had to default on their loans. With their farm repossessed, the Joads seek solace in hope; hope inscribed on the handbills which are distributed everywhere in Oklahoma, describing the beautiful and fruitful country of California and high pay to be had in that state. The Joads, along with Jim Casy, are seduced by this advertising and invest everything they have into the journey. Although leaving Oklahoma would be breaking parole, Tom decides that it is a risk, albeit minimal, that he has to take.
While en route, the Joad family discovers that all of the roads and the highways are saturated with other families who are also making the same trek, ensnared by the same promise. As the Joads continue on their journey and hear many stories from others, some coming back from California, they are forced to confront the possibility that their prospects may not be what they hoped. This realization, supported by the deaths of Grandpa and Grandma and the departure of Noah (the eldest Joad son) and Connie (the husband of the pregnant Joad daughter, Rose of Sharon), is forced from their thoughts: they must go on because they have no choice--there is nothing remaining for them in Oklahoma.
Upon arrival, they find little hope of finding a decent wage, as there is an oversupply of labor and a lack of rights, and the big corporate farmers are in collusion. The tragedy lies in the simplicity and impossibility of their dream: a house, a family, and a steady job. A gleam of hope is presented at Weedpatch, in one of the clean, utility-supplied camps operated by the Resettlement Administration, a New Deal agency that tried to help the migrants, but there is not enough money and space to care for all of the needy.
In response to the exploitation of laborers, the workers begin to join unions. The surviving members of the family unknowingly work as strikebreakers on an orchard involved in a strike that eventually turns violent, killing the preacher Casy and forcing Tom Joad to kill again and become a fugitive. He bids farewell to his mother, promising that no matter where he runs, he will be a tireless advocate for the oppressed. Rose of Sharon's baby is stillborn; however, Ma Joad remains steadfast and forces the family through the bereavement. In the end, Rose of Sharon commits the only act in the book that is not futile: she breast feeds a man too sick from starvation to eat solid food, still trying to show hope in humanity after her own negative experience. This final act is said to illustrate the spontaneous mutual sharing that will lead to a new awareness of collective values.
I select, The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck
The narrative begins just after Tom Joad is paroled from prison for homicide. On his journey home, he meets a now-former preacher, Jim Casy, whom he remembers from his childhood, and the two travel together. When they arrive at his childhood farm home, they find it deserted. Disconcerted and confused, he and Casy go to his Uncle John's home nearby where he finds his family loading a converted Hudson truck with what remains of their possessions; the crops were destroyed in the Dust Bowl and as a result, the family had to default on their loans. With their farm repossessed, the Joads seek solace in hope; hope inscribed on the handbills which are distributed everywhere in Oklahoma, describing the beautiful and fruitful country of California and high pay to be had in that state. The Joads, along with Jim Casy, are seduced by this advertising and invest everything they have into the journey. Although leaving Oklahoma would be breaking parole, Tom decides that it is a risk, albeit minimal, that he has to take.
While en route, the Joad family discovers that all of the roads and the highways are saturated with other families who are also making the same trek, ensnared by the same promise. As the Joads continue on their journey and hear many stories from others, some coming back from California, they are forced to confront the possibility that their prospects may not be what they hoped. This realization, supported by the deaths of Grandpa and Grandma and the departure of Noah (the eldest Joad son) and Connie (the husband of the pregnant Joad daughter, Rose of Sharon), is forced from their thoughts: they must go on because they have no choice--there is nothing remaining for them in Oklahoma.
Upon arrival, they find little hope of finding a decent wage, as there is an oversupply of labor and a lack of rights, and the big corporate farmers are in collusion. The tragedy lies in the simplicity and impossibility of their dream: a house, a family, and a steady job. A gleam of hope is presented at Weedpatch, in one of the clean, utility-supplied camps operated by the Resettlement Administration, a New Deal agency that tried to help the migrants, but there is not enough money and space to care for all of the needy.
In response to the exploitation of laborers, the workers begin to join unions. The surviving members of the family unknowingly work as strikebreakers on an orchard involved in a strike that eventually turns violent, killing the preacher Casy and forcing Tom Joad to kill again and become a fugitive. He bids farewell to his mother, promising that no matter where he runs, he will be a tireless advocate for the oppressed. Rose of Sharon's baby is stillborn; however, Ma Joad remains steadfast and forces the family through the bereavement. In the end, Rose of Sharon commits the only act in the book that is not futile: she breast feeds a man too sick from starvation to eat solid food, still trying to show hope in humanity after her own negative experience. This final act is said to illustrate the spontaneous mutual sharing that will lead to a new awareness of collective values.
I select, The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck
Bob Lee Swagger
Footballguy
Can anyone clarify here?Bob Lee Swagger said:
Uncle Humuna
Footballguy
Fun story.In the early 90's, I worked in the lab of the 3rd man to isolate the virus (Jay Levy).
He did not have many kind words to say about Gallo.
The science community in general viewed him pretty much as a shyster.
He never-the-less, got the credit for linking HIV to AIDS . . .
Uncle Humuna
Footballguy
Have been trying to pull the trigger on this one for the last 4 rounds . . .
Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
Gallo isn't so important to me as the American connection in the selection. Was he the guy Mathew Modine played? Because I didn't like him either. And if Mathew Modine plays someone, that's the person. So yeah, he's slime.
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
what's to clarify? taken
Bob Lee Swagger
Footballguy
Okay, just making sure. So Norwood/anborn need to re-pick then.
rodg12
Footballguy
Yeah, MfB took it in round 12.Serious flurry of picks after I left. Catching up now....
Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
Yeah. I've been eyeing it as well. Glad I grabbed it.
timschochet
Footballguy
Wikkidpissah, I object! Eine Klein Nachtmusic is Mozart's finest work. Sure, it gets overplayed, but there's a reason for that- because it's so darn good!
Uncle Humuna
Footballguy
For Genedoc:
20.03 Vertigo - Alfred Hitchcock (Film)
For DCThunder:
20.04 The Raft of the Medusa - Théodore Géricault (Painting)
Link
The Raft of the Medusa is a large (16 ft by 23 ft) oil painting that currently hangs in the Louvre in Paris. It was painted in the French Romantic style and depicts the aftermath of the sinking of a French warship, Meduse. At least 147 people were set adrift on a hurriedly constructed raft; all but 15 of them died in the 13 days before their rescue and those who survived endured starvation, dehydration, cannibalism, and madness. The event became an international scandal, in part because its cause was widely attributed to the incompetence of the French captain acting under the authority of the recently restored French monarchy.
Although The Raft of the Medusa retains elements of the traditions of history painting, in both its choice of subject matter and its dramatic presentation, it represents a break from the calm and order of the then-prevailing Neoclassical school. Géricault's work attracted wide attention almost immediately from its first showing, and was subsequently exhibited in London. It was acquired by the Louvre soon after the artist's early death at the age of 32. The painting's influence can be seen in the works of many other painters of the mid 19th century..
20.03 Vertigo - Alfred Hitchcock (Film)
For DCThunder:
20.04 The Raft of the Medusa - Théodore Géricault (Painting)
Link
The Raft of the Medusa is a large (16 ft by 23 ft) oil painting that currently hangs in the Louvre in Paris. It was painted in the French Romantic style and depicts the aftermath of the sinking of a French warship, Meduse. At least 147 people were set adrift on a hurriedly constructed raft; all but 15 of them died in the 13 days before their rescue and those who survived endured starvation, dehydration, cannibalism, and madness. The event became an international scandal, in part because its cause was widely attributed to the incompetence of the French captain acting under the authority of the recently restored French monarchy.
Although The Raft of the Medusa retains elements of the traditions of history painting, in both its choice of subject matter and its dramatic presentation, it represents a break from the calm and order of the then-prevailing Neoclassical school. Géricault's work attracted wide attention almost immediately from its first showing, and was subsequently exhibited in London. It was acquired by the Louvre soon after the artist's early death at the age of 32. The painting's influence can be seen in the works of many other painters of the mid 19th century..
rodg12
Footballguy
Skipped
19.01 Fennis
19.10 - Thatguy - timed out
19.16 - Scott Norwood (need a re-pick, Laser was taken in round 12 by MfB)
19.19 - Tirnan (autoskip if not around in first 5 minutes)
20.02 - Tirnan (autoskip if not around in first 5 minutes)
20.05 - Scott Norwood - OTC
20.06 - Bob Lee Swagger - On Deck
20.07 - Misfit Blondes - In The Hole
20.08 - Uncle Humuna
20.09 - Team CIA (auto-skip)
20.10 - El Floppo (still on skip???)
20.11 - thatGuy (skip after time-out??)
20.12 - Wikkidpissah
20.13 - Tides
20.14 - BobbyLayne/Flysack (autoskip for today if not around, I believe)
20.15 - Abrantes
20.16 - Doug B
19.01 Fennis
19.10 - Thatguy - timed out
19.16 - Scott Norwood (need a re-pick, Laser was taken in round 12 by MfB)
19.19 - Tirnan (autoskip if not around in first 5 minutes)
20.02 - Tirnan (autoskip if not around in first 5 minutes)
20.05 - Scott Norwood - OTC
20.06 - Bob Lee Swagger - On Deck
20.07 - Misfit Blondes - In The Hole
20.08 - Uncle Humuna
20.09 - Team CIA (auto-skip)
20.10 - El Floppo (still on skip???)
20.11 - thatGuy (skip after time-out??)
20.12 - Wikkidpissah
20.13 - Tides
20.14 - BobbyLayne/Flysack (autoskip for today if not around, I believe)
20.15 - Abrantes
20.16 - Doug B
anborn
Footballguy
well ain't that a swift kick in the ding-ding.
19.16 (repick) - Jabberwocky (Lewis Carol - 1871) - Poem
#1 on anyone's list as far as nonsensical poetry is concerned. If not, your list is wrong. Was going to wait a bit... but since AiW was just picked... didn't want to miss on it.
19.16 (repick) - Jabberwocky (Lewis Carol - 1871) - Poem
#1 on anyone's list as far as nonsensical poetry is concerned. If not, your list is wrong. Was going to wait a bit... but since AiW was just picked... didn't want to miss on it.
jmp
Footballguy
yes i picked it already
Abrantes
Footballguy
Damn, Comrade Thunder is on FIRE. Phenomenal pick.
krista4
Footballguy
This is my cat's (The Pigeon's) favorite poem. The Raven is second. I was going to take it at the end of the draft. Great pick.Yeah, sometime I'll get around to explaining the cat and her poetry.
flysack
Footballguy
I repeat -FOURTH BEST FAULKNER NOVEL.
Not fourth best novel, no, FOURTH BEST FAULKNER NOVEL.
It's good. It's very good. It's better than some novels already selected. But it's still a reach, IMO.
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wikkidpissah
Footballguy
pleasant tune. major work?
flysack
Footballguy
Nice.I use this poem to teach my students the parts of speech. They have to figure out the grammatical function of all the nonsense words.
It drives them insane for two or three stanzas, then they suddenly "get it" and it's a lot of fun.
timschochet
Footballguy
Since you're asking, I say, YES
rodg12
Footballguy
Also cool because it inspired the name of a PHENOMENAL dance crew.
Bob Lee Swagger
Footballguy
I'll have to get out of here soon, can anyone take a PM for my pick?
