Thomas Jefferson said in 1802: "I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies."

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."-- Thomas Jefferson

"When in danger or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout." .... jbd

"When once a job you have begun, do no stop till it is done. Whether the task be great or small, do it well, or not at all." .... Anon

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein

Television is one daylong commercial interrupted periodically by inept attempts to fill the airspace in between them.

If you can't start a fire, perhaps your wood is wet ....

When you elect clowns, expect a circus ..............




Showing posts with label ncis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ncis. Show all posts

Monday, August 11, 2014

19 Reasons Borin is the Female Gibbs


1. The investigation waits for her to arrive.
2. She wears her cap just like Gibbs.
3. She smiles at DiNozzo before she delivers the punchline.
4. She can tell a very emotional story, without breaking down, while looking for key evidence.
5. Ducky loves working with her.
6. She has witty banter with DiNozzo.
7. She knows the perfect thing to get Abby.

8. She says "I don't believe in luck."
9. She does the thing where you cut the bad guy's path off and take him out while DiNozzo is chasing him.
10. Gibbs lets her handle the interrogation.
11. She does the classic Gibbs move of standing while interrogating.
12. Another classic Gibbs move, getting really, really close.
13. They both have that stare into the distance look sometimes.
14. She can keep up with Abby the way Gibbs can.
15. She stalks her prey before attacking, just like Gibbs.
16. She gets a full confession from the suspect.
17. Gibbs only smiles at Gibbs-quality work.
18. She figured out that Gibbs was the one pranking the team. It takes a Gibbs to catch a Gibbs.
19. Gibbs doesn't give that look to just anyone when they leave. Skills recognizes skills, Gibbs recognizes Gibbs.

CBS's long-running crime drama NCIS is not only the No. 1 show in America, it's also the highest-rated drama in the entire world. We caught up with the cast and found out why this show is loved around the globe.

"[NCIS] is seen in over 200 markets in the world," said President and CEO of CBS Global Distribution Group Armando Nunez. "It's dubbed and subtitled into 59 different languages."

So what do the actors think of being broadcasted in so many countries?

"If Gibbs is speaking all those languages that's a good thing because I struggled with year three Spanish," said Mark Harmon. "It's interesting to go into a hotel room and turn it on. It's hard to get away from."

On set the stars toasted their success with sparkling cider, while President of CBS Television Studios David Stapf explained the show's allure.

"It hits those universal themes -- right winning over wrong," said Stapf. "It has heart, it has humor, it has characters that you fall in love with."

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Marine Debris - A tremendous problem

Marine debris is defined as "any manufactured or processed solid waste material that enters the marine environment from any source." Debris is everywhere—found around every major body of water on the planet, and below water as well. Marine debris is a global pollution problem that impacts human health and safety, endangers wildlife and aquatic habitats, and costs local and national economies millions in wasted resources and lost revenues.

Many people assume that if trash exists in the ocean, it must be that the fishing and shipping industries are to blame. But in fact, only 20% of the items found in the ocean can be linked to ocean-based sources, like commercial fishing vessels, cargo ships (discharge of containers and garbage), or pleasure cruise ships.

The remainder (80%) is due to land-based sources, like litter (from pedestrians, motorists, beach visitors), industrial discharges (in the form of plastic pellets and powders), and garbage management (ill-fitting trash can lids, etc).


Pope Faces Serious Health Concerns as Holy Land Trip Begins

As Pope Francis begins a trip to the Holy Land on Saturday with a rigorous schedule that could be challenging even for the healthiest person, Vatican insiders are raising questions about the pontiff's health.

Some in the Holy See are beginning to openly discuss concerns about Francis' condition and asking if the Holy Father is overtaxing himself.

Less than two years into his papacy, the 77-year-old Pope has been on a remarkable whirlwind of activity that a man half his age might find difficult to keep up with.

But close observers are noting that the Pope's physical body may be failing to keep up with his youthful energy and vigor, especially considering he only has one fully functioning lung.

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

I miss Ziva .......

I miss Ziva.

"OK, Ziva is leaving the show, how do we replace her, anyone, no suggestions, you are all just sitting there, HOW do we replace her character on the show?" Is there hope, she was not killed or eliminated in an way .... maybe?

When she came on board, her predecessor was killed, so there was no change of her coming back, that door closed, and Ziva was born and eased into her role. She did it well, dug right in, but was always a little mysterious, her background and previous training sprung up slowly, she often surprised us by what she knew or could do.

I have been watching TV since it started. There have been some really good shows, and it seems like each season or so, one could come along that surpassed previous quality. It is personal preference, but I think that NCIS had all the ingredients necessary to be one of the greatest, the cast was near perfection from the start, why they deemed it necessary to replace Kate, I don't know, but adding Ziva to the cast was a stroke of genius, and she just kept getting better. How unenviable a task is it for Emily Wickersham, I think that is her name, to replace Ziva. "Here kid, you're gonna replace Babe Ruth, do a good job."

There have been "genius" casts put together in the past, but I think this one, so far, is superb. Anyone remember, the first season it was "Navy NCIS." Then they dropped the Navy.

I would like to see Cote de Pablo go on The Price is Right, along with Angie Harmon, and the gals that are already there, Manuela, Amber, Gwendolyn and especially Rachel, Drew, who is he?

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

OSU never fires, people do "spur of the moment" retirements

Gee indicated that he is leaving OSU because he has been offered a job by the producer of NCIS to be a "stand-in" double for David McCallum who plays Forensic Medical Specialist, "Ducky" Mallard. Gee stated that he had been a fan of the show for many years, and had actually used some of the procedures he had seen on the show to remove his foot from his mouth. "I will especially miss the fantastic expense account I had at OSU. It will be difficult spending all that money of my own, have not had to do that for many years, I will miss the world of acadaammia." He later revealed that he had received an offer from The Little Sisters of the Poor, but expressed concern over their intent.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State University president Gordon Gee announced his retirement Tuesday after he came under fire for jokingly referring to "those damn Catholics" at Notre Dame and poking fun at the academic quality of other schools.

The remarks were first reported last week by The Associated Press, and Ohio State at the time called them unacceptable and said it had placed Gee on a "remediation plan" to change his behavior.