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This post is dedicated to the passengers and crew of the Nine-O-Nine who lost their lives on October 2, 2019. The Nine-0-Nine There they were, sitting on the tarmac. One Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, and one Consolidated B-24 Liberator, both looking and sounding almost exactly as they did before taking off into the skies over Europe during WW2. These large, four-engine heavy bombers with turrets and machine gun barrels poking out in just about every direction left no doubt whatsoever about what these menacing-looking airplanes were built for. Both of these aircraft are huge, even by modern standards; both of them have wingspans that exceed 100 feet. The B-24, coming later into service and somewhat larger than the B-17 in addition to being faster and longer ranged, differed from the Boeing by its twin tail and generally blunt appearance, while the single-finned B-17 is fairly slender and elegant by comparison. Both of these aircraft were manufactured in staggering numbers; almos...

MAGNUM FORCE is a 1973 American action thriller and the second to feature Clint Eastwood as maverick cop Harry Callahan, after the 1971 film Dirty Harry. Ted Post, who also directed Eastwood in the television series Rawhide and the feature film Hang 'Em High, directed this second installment in the Dirty Harry film series. The screenplay was written by John Milius (who provided an uncredited rewrite for the original film) and Michael Cimino. The film score was once again composed by Lalo Schifrin. This film features early appearances by David Soul, Tim Matheson, and Robert Urich. LINK TO MOVIE: https://ok.ru/video/34151926442

DEATH WISH is a 1974 American vigilante action film loosely based on the 1972 novel of the same title by Brian Garfield. The film was directed by Michael Winner and stars Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey, an architect who becomes a vigilante after his wife is murdered and his daughter sexually assaulted during a home invasion.  At the time of release, the film was criticized for its apparent support of vigilantism and advocating unlimited punishment of criminals. Allegedly, the novel denounced vigilantism, whereas the film embraced the notion. The film was a commercial success and resonated with the public in the United States, which was facing increasing crime rates during the 1970s. Well, I say kill 'em all! LINK TO MOVIE: https://ok.ru/video/34179910314

MURDER BY DEATH is a 1976 American comedy-mystery film directed by Robert Moore and written by Neil Simon. The film stars Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco, Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, Elsa Lanchester, David Niven, Peter Sellers, Maggie Smith, Nancy Walker, and Estelle Winwood. The plot is a broad parody or spoof of the traditional country-house whodunit, familiar to mystery fiction fans of classics such as Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. The cast is an ensemble of British and American actors playing send-ups of well-known fictional sleuths, including Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Charlie Chan, Nick and Nora Charles, and Sam Spade. It also features a rare acting performance by author Truman Capote. LINK TO MOVIE: https://archive.org/details/MurderByDeath

A CHRISTMAS STORY is a 1983 American Christmas comedy film directed by Bob Clark. Ralphie Parker, narrating off-screen as an adult, looks back on one particular Christmas when he was nine years old in the early 1940s, when he wanted only one thing for that Christmas: a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. Ralphie's mother is firmly against it, warning him that "you'll shoot your eye out."  LINK TO MOVIE: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2chfii

This is the second of a series of posts on the Constitution of the United States of America, created as a public service for reading, reference, and discussion. Readers are encouraged to peruse it and make commentary with regard to our founding document. The following text is an unaltered transcription of the original document, as written, copied from the text on the White House webpage. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES: ARTICLE TWO, SECTIONS ONE THROUGH FOUR Article. II. Section. 1. The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an...

MAD MAX is a 1979 Australian dystopian action thriller film directed by George Miller, produced by Byron Kennedy, and starring Mel Gibson as "Mad" Max Rockatansky, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley, Tim Burns, and Roger Ward. James McCausland and Miller wrote the screenplay from a story by Miller and Kennedy. Set in a future Australia, the film presents a saga of societal collapse, murder, and revenge in which an unhinged policeman becomes embroiled in a violent feud with a savage motorcycle gang. This movie was requested by Desert Woman... LINK TO MOVIE: https://ok.ru/video/25375083213

DAMNATION ALLEY is a 1977 post-apocalyptic film directed by Jack Smight, loosely based on the novel of the same name by Roger Zelazny. The original music score was composed by Jerry Goldsmith and the cinematography was by Harry Stradling Jr. First Lieutenant Jake Tanner (Jan-Michael Vincent) shares ICBM silo duty at an American air force missile base in the Californian desert with Major Eugene "Sam" Denton (George Peppard), who is requesting not to work with him. On their way to duty, Denton talks to Sergeant Tom Keegan (Paul Winfield), an aspiring artist. When the United States detects incoming nuclear missiles from the Soviet Union, Tanner and Denton launch part of the retaliatory strike. The United States is hit hard, although it manages to intercept 40% of the Soviet missiles. LINK TO MOVIE: https://ok.ru/video/34121255594

THE ΩMEGA MAN is a 1971 American post-apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Boris Sagal. It stars Charlton Heston as a survivor of a global pandemic. It was written by John William Corrington and Joyce Corrington, based on the 1954 novel I Am Legend by the American writer Richard Matheson.  In 1975, a Sino-Soviet border conflict escalates into worldwide biological warfare, which kills most of the world's population. U.S. Army Col. Robert Neville, M.D., is a scientist based in Los Angeles. As he begins to succumb to the plague, he injects himself with an experimental vaccine, rendering himself immune. AN ENCORE PRESENTATION LINK TO MOVIE: https://archive.org/details/TheOmegaMan1971

EARTH'S MAGNETIC NORTH POLE IS ZOOMING TOWARD RUSSIA - IS COLLUSION BETWEEN TRUMP AND PUTIN TO BLAME?- This post was written by my second daughter. She hopes you will like it. By Wolf Jackal, Senior Correspondent, AP News 20 December 2019 (AP) The Earth's north magnetic pole has been steadily moving toward Russia in recent years, and as of this writing has sped up, prompting speculation among political analysts that collusion between President Donald Trump and Russian President/KGB agent Vladimir Putin may be to blame. Both men are known to envy Canada for having the North Magnetic pole on their soil, with Trump having remarked: "Why does Canada think they should have sole possession of such an important geographic location?" It is a matter of record that Trump wants Greenland too, after having tried to bribe and bully Denmark into selling the world's largest island to him, probably so he can use it to collude with Russians or perhaps even Eskimos. By h...

SOYLENT GREEN is a 1973 American dystopian thriller film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Charlton Heston and Leigh Taylor-Young. Edward G. Robinson appears in his final film. Loosely based on the 1966 science fiction novel Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison, it combines both police procedural and science fiction genres: the investigation into the murder of a wealthy businessman; and a dystopian future of dying oceans and year-round humidity due to the greenhouse effect, resulting in suffering from pollution, poverty, overpopulation, euthanasia and depleted resources. This is an encore presentation and was requested by Tex a while back. Now we know where those with an agenda got their ideas... LINK TO MOVIE: https://archive.org/details/soylentgreen_201907