Infobox book name Young Men and Fire title orig translator image image caption author Norman Maclean illustrator cover artist country United States language English language English series subject Wildfire genre Non fiction publisher University Of Chicago Press release date November 15, 1993 reissue english release date media type pages 316 isbn 0226500624 oclc 59946699 preceded by followed by Young Men and Fire is a non fiction book written by Norman Maclean . It is an account of Norman Maclean s research of the Mann Gulch fire of 1949 and the 13 men who died there. The fire occurred in Mann Gulch in the Gates of the Mountains Wilderness on August 5. The book won the National Book Critics Circle Award 1992 . Synopsis Norman Maclean and Laird Robinson, in an attempt to forensically analyze the Mann Gulch Fire, brought together multiple sources, including the official report of the United States Forest Service of the fire, the testimony of the four men who fought the fire and lived, and the research and report of Robert Jansson and Harry T. Gisborne who would suffer a fatal heart attack at Mann Gulch two months later trying to get to the bottom of the tragedy . Jansson was ranger of the Helena National Forest s Canyon Ferry District, the area that included Mann Gulch, on duty the day of the fire. Maclean and Laird also took Walter Rumsey and Robert Sallee, the only two living survivors of the fire team as survivor Wag Dodge died in 1955 , back to the scene of the fire in 1978, hoping that walking the ground again would help solve some of the missing pieces. Additionally, Laird and Maclean would use the modern Fire Lab and their mathematical analysis advances in fire methodology not available in 1949 , to search for answers to the fire. With all of these pieces, several trips to Mann Gulch, and ideas bantered back and forth between each other, Bud Moore, Ed Heilman, Rich Rothermel, Frank Albini, and other members of the U.S. Forest Service forest fire investigators, M ... more details
Infobox television show name Night Calls image caption format Erotica camera runtime 30 minutes creator executive producer starring Jesse Jane br Kirsten Price entertainer Kirsten Price narrated country United States network Playboy TV first aired 1995 last aired 2007 num seasons 11 num episodes website Night Calls is an United States American sexuality oriented television series on Playboy TV that was broadcasted from 1995 to 2007. Premise Night Calls is a live phone in program where listeners are invited to call in and discuss sexual issues usually fantasies. The shows hosts have invariably been female porn stars, who depending on the nature of the call may interact with the caller while performing non explicit sexual acts such as masturbation or playing with sex toys. Sometimes the callers male and female will be heard engaged in sexual activity of their own, ranging from masturbation to intercourse. History Originally featuring hosts Juli Ashton and Doria Rone 1996 1998 , Doria was eventually replaced by Tiffany Granath . Granath and Ashton co hosted the show from November 1998 until early 2006 at which time the show was recast and reworked. In Playboy TV cast adult stars Jesse Jane and Kirsten Price actress Kirsten Price , in the host roles for the final 14 months of the series run. A United Kingdom British version of the show also exists on Playboy One . The US version is filmed in Los Angeles , and was redesigned when Jesse Jane started presenting in its final incarnation the series used a far larger set with striptease poles, a house band , and a live audience studio audience . Spinoffs Night Calls 411 ran on Playboy TV from 2000 to 2005. It focused on sex tips and featured an ethnically diverse cast. It was originally hosted by Crystal Knight and Flower Edwards , with Tera Patrick as the Net Nympho , who read e mail and bantered with the hosts while disrobing. Patrick left after the first season as her career ascended, but returned in June 2001 as co host w ... more details
William Ryland 1770 January 10, 1846 was a Methodist clergyman who served several terms as Chaplain of the Senate . Early years William Ryland was born in Ireland in 1770. He came to the United States at the age of 18 and settled in Harford County, Maryland . For a time, he engaged in business in Baltimore on May 28, 1799 a fire in that city damaged his warehouse. ref History of Baltimore City and County, by John Thomas Scharf, p. 261 ref In 1802, he became a minister in the Methodist Church, a vocation he continued in for the remainder of his life. ref name WBS 392 Annals of the American Pulpit Methodist, by William Buell Sprague, p. 392 ref When Mr. Ryland entered the ministry in 1802, a friend bantered him about the matter and told him he would soon give up the ministry. This friend was in the tobacco business. He said to him, Now, Ryland, I am so confident that you will not continue in this thing, that I promise to send a hundred of my finest cigars every year you remain a minister. For 44 years this promise was faithfully kept. General Jackson enjoyed many of these cigars, although he much preferred a corncob pipe. Ministry His first appointment was to the Baltimore circuit, a post in which he served for nine years. While there he also befriended and at times assisted Philip William Otterbein in his ministry, sharing in the ordination of Christian Newcomer and delivering the English translation of Otterbein s funeral sermon. ref Philip William Otterbein and the United Brethren, by Thomas E. Dipko see http www.ucc.org about us hidden histories 2 philip william otterbein and.html ref ref Our Bishops A Sketch of the Origin and Growth of the Church of the United Bretheren, by Henry Adams Thompson, pp. 68 70 ref Thereafter, he was sent to Annapolis, Maryland . During this time he was first elected Chaplain of the Senate . He became pastor of the Foundry Methodist Church in Washington, D.C. , as well as Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church , in Washington, at which ti ... more details
Image Duffyst.jpg right thumb 350px Sam Berman s caricature of Ed Gardner as the bartender Archie on Duffy s Tavern was published in NBC s 1947 book promoting the network s top stars. italictitle Duffy s Tavern was a popular United States America n radio programming radio situation comedy which ran for a decade on several networks CBS , 1941 1942 Blue Network NBC Blue Network , 1942 1944 NBC , 1944 1951 , concluding with the December 28, 1951 broadcast. The program often featured celebrity guest stars but always hooked them around the misadventures, get rich quick scheme s and romantic missteps of the title establishment s Malapropism malaprop prone, Metaphor Types, terms and categories metaphor mixing manager, Archie, portrayed by Ed Gardner , the writer actor who co created the series. Gardner had performed the character of Archie, talking about Duffy s Tavern, as early as November 9, 1939, when he appeared on NBC s Good News of 1940 . ref http radiogoldindex.com cgi local p2.cgi?ProgramName Good News Of 1940 RadioGOLDINdex Good News of 1940 ref Characters and story In the familiar opening, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling , performed either solo on an old sounding piano or by a larger orchestra, was interrupted by the ring of a telephone and Gardner s New Yorkese accent as he answered, Hello, Duffy s Tavern, where the elite meet to eat. Archie the manager speakin . Duffy ain t here oh, hello, Duffy. Owner Duffy was unseen character never heard nor seen , either on the radio program or in the 1945 film adaptation or the short lived 1954 TV series. Archie constantly bantered with Duffy s man crazy daughter, Miss Duffy played by several actresses, beginning with Gardner s real life first wife, Shirley Booth , and especially with Clifton Finnegan Charlie Cantor, later Sid Raymond , a likeable soul with several screws loose and a knack for falling for every other salesman s scam. Eddie the Waiter was played by Eddie Green the pianist Fats Pichon took over the role after Gr ... more details
Infobox Radio Show show name Orson Welles Show image imagesize caption other names format Anthology series br Almanac br Variety runtime 30 minutes country United States language English language English home station CBS syndicates television presenter Orson Welles starring Orson Welles br Blanche Yurka br Conrad Binyon br Brenda Forbes br Hans Conried , br Dolores del R o br other radio, film, and theater personalities creator writer Orson Welles br Roger Quayle Denny br Carl Glick br others director Orson Welles producer Orson Welles executive producer narrated record location first aired September 15, 1941 last aired February 2, 1942 num series 1 num episodes 19 audio format opentheme endtheme website podcast Orson Welles Show 1941 42 , also known as The Orson Welles Theatre and the Lady Esther Show after its sponsor , was a CBS radio series produced, directed and hosted by Orson Welles . Broadcast Mondays at 10 p.m. ET, it made its debut September 15, 1941. Its last broadcast was February 2, 1942. ref Hickerson, Jay, The Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to All Circulating Shows . Hamden, Connecticut, second edition December 1992 ref History Sponsored by Lady Esther cosmetics, the Orson Welles Show presented dramatic adaptations, poetry, history, music, comedy, and a commentary segment by Welles titled Almanac. Nineteen broadcasts were produced only eight shows have survived. Created each week with the same basic crew, the Orson Welles Show featured music by Bernard Herrmann and a regular cast that included Conrad Binyon, Hans Conried , Dolores del R o , Brenda Forbes and Blanche Yurka . On many of the shows, Cliff Edwards recreated the voice of Jiminy Cricket and bantered with Welles between segments. Most of the series was produced while Welles was shooting his second feature film, The Magnificent Ambersons film The Magnificent Ambersons October 28, 1941 January 31, 1942 , and many of the cast participated in the Orson Welles Show . On Ja ... more details
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