I usually don’t do movie reviews but the new film October Baby by Samuel Goldwyn Films is a movie well worth seeing.
The story focuses on Hannah, a bewildered, angry, and medically challenged, young woman.
After countless medical tests, Hannah’s trouble seem to stem from one underlying factor: her difficult birth. This revelation is nothing compared to what she then learns from her parents: she was actually adopted … after a failed abortion attempt.
With this knowledge she embarks on a journey to discover her hidden past … and find hope for her unknown future.
The movie sends a strong message about the beauty of life, the importance of each life, and the power of forgiveness. Messages we don’t often hear, in today’s popular culture.
New York, New York, a helluva town.
The Bronx is up, but the Battery’s down.
The people ride in a hole in the groun’.
New York, New York, it’s a helluva town!
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
From the musical, On the Town, music by Leonard Bernstein.
Here’s a great short action movie entitled: The German. It’s not your standard fare for St. Patrick’s day, but the ending illustrates a fact that is sometimes forgotten about Ireland’s involvement in WWII.
A person born on February 29 may be called a “leapling” or a “leaper”. In common years they usually celebrate their birthdays on February 28 or March 1. In some situations, March 1 is used as the birthday in a non-leap year since it is the day following February 28.
Technically, a leapling will have fewer birthday anniversaries than their age in years. This phenomenon is exploited when a person claims to be only a quarter of their actual age, by counting their leap-year birthday anniversaries only. In Gilbert and Sullivan’s 1879 comic opera The Pirates of Penzance, Frederic the pirate apprentice discovers that he is bound to serve the pirates until his 21st birthday rather than until his 21st year.
For legal purposes, legal birthdays depend on how local laws count time intervals.
Steven Holcomb (Park City, Utah) made history with his USA-1 push crew of Justin Olsen (San Antonio, Texas), Steve Langton (Melrose, Mass.) and Curt Tomasevicz (Shelby, Neb.) as the first U.S. pilot ever to sweep the two and four-man bobsled World Championship races. USA-1 held a slight lead of 0.01 seconds after yesterday’s first two heats at Mt. Van Hoevenberg and pulled ahead by 0.50 seconds in the finale to convincingly claim the trophy.
Watch the final run here:
“I’m a little overwhelmed,” Holcomb said. “You work so hard to get there that when you finally do it takes some time to sink in. It’s the first time we’ve won all three events, so it’s a great feeling.”
The U.S. claimed five medals, including four gold, to mark the most successful World Championships for the program. Holcomb swept all three of his events by winning the two-man bobsled and team event titles a week ago from today.
The crew was fueled by “USA” chants at the start before powering off the block for a push time of 4.94 seconds in the third run. Holcomb navigated the BMW sled down the course with ease and pulled ahead of the field by 0.21 seconds after clocking a blazing run of 53.92. Before the finale, Holcomb tweeted: “Solid first run. Need to relax, stay focused, and do it one more time. Let’s bring it home!”
“I was nervous going into the second run,” Holcomb said. “We were ahead by two-tenths, but you know I lost two-tenths in the two-man at the bottom. I had to make sure I was focused the whole way down. The great pushes at the start gave me some room to make some mistakes.”
USA-1 validated their reputation as the fastest push team in the world by again dominating off the block with a start time of 4.95 seconds. Team members and fans cheered at the finish as USA-1 gained time on their competition during their final descent, reaching speeds of up to 130.49 km/h. Holcomb extended USA-1’s lead to 0.50 seconds with a four-run combined time of 3:36.83, and they were greeted with a barrage of hugs and high-fives from team members as they climbed out of the sled at the finish.
“It’s awesome (to hear USA cheers), and it’s great to have a hometown crowd,” Holcomb said. “That is why it’s awesome to compete in World Championships in your home country, because you have all the support.”
Final Results:
1. Holcomb, Olsen, Langton and Tomasevicz (USA) 3:36.83 (54.34, 54.58, 53.92, 53.99); 2. Arndt, Roediger, Kuske and Putze (GER) 3:37.33 (54.19, 54.74, 54.12, 54.28); 3. Machata, Huebenbecker, Bredau and Poser (GER) 3:37.63 (54.38, 54.82, 54.25, 54.18);…13. Cunningham, Beckom, Quinn and Robinson (USA) 3:39.68 (55.21, 55.35, 54.53, 54.59);…Napier, Berkeley, Clark and Fogt (USA) DSQ;
Steven Holcomb (Park City, Utah) and Steve Langton (Melrose, Mass.) claimed the first two-man bobsled World Championship title ever for the U.S. in the 2012 final in Lake Placid on Sunday.
Holcomb started making history when he won the first four-man bobsled title in 50 years for the U.S. during the 2009 World Championships in Lake Placid, and then again made history by earning the first Olympic gold medal for the program in 62 years in 2010. His string of record-breaking runs continued on Sunday with world push champion Langton pushing him along.
Here is their final run. (Takes a few seconds to load.)
Teen bride and reality show hopeful Courtney Stodden ended up on Anderson’s Cooper’s RidicuList after being thrown out of a Pumpkin Patch. To find out what really happened, watch the whole story below!
