#dr. georg rosen

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Here's to one of the best actors of his generation, the versatile and multilingual king who's been pulling heartstrings for three decades with a variety of roles, faces, and languages... Happy 46th birthday, Daniel Brühl!

p.s. who's your favorite Danny character? Sound off in the comments or the tags—or don't. I'm not your mother. 😋

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Doctor X (1932)

"If you ask me, I think Dr. Xavier is using very unethical methods."

"Necessity has no ethics, sir."

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The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #87: Unmasked At Last!

Read Date: November 27, 2023 Cover Date: August 1970 ● Writer: Stan Lee ● Penciler: John Romita ● Inker: Jim Mooney ● Colorist: {uncredited} ● Letterer: Sam Rosen ● Editor: Stan Lee ●

**HERE BE SPOILERS: Skip ahead to the fan art/podcast to avoid spoilers (👏=didn't like it, 👏👏=it was ok, 👏👏👏=I liked it, 👏👏👏👏=I really liked it!, 👏c👏👏👏=I loved it!)

Reactions As I Read: ● maybe if Peter actually, I dunno, rested, he’d start to feel better ● ok, yeah, you put the pearls back, but there’s still the matter of criminal damage of the safe you wrecked…

● well, at least with Pete being visibly ill, he’ll get a pass for missing Gwen’s party ● HA! the flu. I knew it. he wouldn’t freaking rest ● 👏👏👏

Synopsis: Coming to the conclusion that his spider-powers are fading for good, the ailing Peter Parker realizes that today is Gwen Stacy's birthday and he hasn't been able to get her a gift. In a moment of desperation, he uses his fading spider-powers to steal a pearl necklace from the jewelry store but stops himself at the last moment.

As Gwen's birthday party begins, Gwen becomes aware of Peter's absence and begins to get upset. The party is then suddenly shocked when Peter enters the party, Spider-Man mask in hand and tells everyone that because his powers are fading, he can finally reveal that he's Spider-Man. When George Stacy points out that Peter is feverish and sick, Peter realizes that he's putting Gwen through enough distress to cause hysteria and flees.

After Peter's gone, Harry chalks it all up as a hoax put on by Peter, relating to the time when Peter "pretended" to be Spider-Man in order to save Betty Brant from Dr. Octopus. Gwen, however, isn't quite convinced.

Deciding he needs medical help right away, Peter changes into Spider-Man so that he's treated more seriously when he explains his situation. When Spidey is seen by a doctor, the doc tells the wall-crawler that he's just getting over a bout of the flu bug and nothing more. Realizing that his powers are returning to normal as his immune system fights off the flu, Peter realizes what a bonehead move he's made and decides to come up with a way to make certain that nobody believes that he's really Spider-Man.

Taking off his costume and disguising his face, Peter visits Hobie Brown and asks him to help fool everyone into once more believing that Peter Parker and Spider-Man are two different people. Peter then goes to visit Stacy's home and explains to Gwen, George, Mary Jane and Harry that he was in a fever state and didn't know what he's saying. When Gwen doesn't immediately believe Peter, Hobie (dressed in Spider-Man's costume) enters through the window and his performance in front of everyone convinces the others that Peter's story is true. His mission accomplished, Hobie leaves the scene and stashes Spider-Man's costume where he was told. Afterwards, Peter departs from the Stacy home, secure in the fact that his secret identity has been protected, but still has an uneasy feeling as though he's walking on eggshells.

(https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_1_87)

Fan Art: Spider-Man and Gwen Stacy Color by Protokitty

Accompanying Podcast: ● Let's Read Spider-Man - episode 56

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Ron Silver and Barbara Hershey in The Entity (Sidney J. Furie, 1982)

Cast: Barbara Hershey, Ron Silver, David Labiosa, George Coe, Margaret Blye, Jacqueline Brookes, Richard Brestoff, Michael Alldredge, Raymond Singer, Allan Rich, Natasha Ryan, Melanie Gaffin, Alex Rocco. Screenplay: Frank De Felitta, based on his novel. Cinematography: Stephen H. Burum. Production design: Charles Rosen. Film editing: Frank J. Urioste. Music Charles Bernstein. 

The Entity was inevitably compared to The Exorcist (William Friedkin, 1973), often unfavorably. Unlike the earlier film, The Entity doesn't dabble in theology to explain why Carla Moran (Barbara Hershey) is being subjected to terrifying attacks by an unseen assailant. Instead it dabbles in psychology and research into the paranormal. Neither of which ultimately can explain what's happening to Carla. The psychologist, Dr. Phil Sneiderman (Ron Silver), has a plausible diagnosis for what's happening to her, rooted in sexual repression. But not all of the pieces fit, and when Carla rejects the treatment Sneiderman proposes, the attacks continue. Carla, afraid of being judged mentally ill, turns to researchers in the paranormal, whose scientific bona fides is questioned by Sneiderman and his colleagues. When neither approach succeeds, Carla is left on her own. If the film works as anything more than a horror shocker it's because of Hershey's splendidly convincing performance, which takes the focus of the film off of the supernatural and onto issues of trust and credibility. Carla's plight becomes a parable about women who fail to find empathy and support for a personal trauma, particularly rape. But only that subtext saves The Entity from being anything other than a routine thriller.

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CASY Cultural Autism Studies (ethnography project led by Dr. Dawn Prince-Hughes) is delighted to welcome the return of Dr. Michael Bakan, who will speak about “Neurodiversity and Creative Collaboration: Notes from the Music Field” on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at 7pm EDT (4pm PDT). Dr. Bakan is author of the book “Music and Autism” and has spoken extensively about the topic earlier this year. For a brief refresher, please visit https://tinyurl.com/3cxtpd6t

There is no cost to attend, and international participants are invited to join. RSVP online though our borderless Meetup group https://www.meetup.com/projectcasy/events/303269419/

DESCRIPTION (as written by Dr. Bakan): I have been fortunate in recent years to have opportunities to collaborate on both musical and musicological projects with world-class autistic musical artists, including jazz pianist Matt Savage and singer-songwriter Jennifer Msumba. In this presentation, I first reflect on those experiences and share video footage from concerts, then turn to deeper considerations of processes of neurodivergent creative collaboration, both within and beyond the sphere of musicking.

BIOGRAPHY: Michael Bakan Ph.D. is Professor of Ethnomusicology and Head of the World Music Ensembles Program at Florida State University, where he directs the Sekaa Gong Hanuman Agung Balinese Gamelan. His more than 100 publications include the books Music & Autism: Speaking for Ourselves, World Music: Traditions and Transformations, and Music of Death and New Creation: Experiences in the World of Balinese Gamelan Beleganjur. As a drummer and percussionist, he has performed with George Clinton, Tito Puente, Rudolf Serkin, Johnny Rawls, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Green Umbrella Players, and leading gamelan groups in Bali, Indonesia.

About CASY Cultural Autism Studies at Yale (ethnography project led by Dr. Dawn Prince-Hughes). An 'ethnography' is an exploration of how a group of people express themselves in a cultural way. Autistic people have a growing kind of culture, and each autistic experience is a vital part of it. Dr. Dawn Prince-Hughes is an anthropologist, ethnographer, primatologist, and author who is autistic. Join her for an exploration of the importance of autistic self-expression and the culture that grows from it. Those who wish to share their content are free to do so on our private Facebook group (see below), organically contributing to a growing autistic culture.

Links to online events will also be shared on these private Facebook groups: SOCIAL CONNECTIVITY FOR AUTISM (http://tinyurl.com/mrxnxmnc) or CASY Cultural Autism Studies at Yale (http://tinyurl.com/4ckbyut7).

CREDITS: The preparation of this material was financed under an agreement with the Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities (CTCDD). CASY Sparks membership, activities and events are free. CASY Sparks is sponsored in part by The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation Adult Autism Research Fund, and a generous gift from the Rosen family, and the research of Dr. Roger Jou.

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Beer Events 8.1

Events

Westmalle Brewery brewed their 1st beer (1836)

First excise tax on U.S. beer enacted (1862)

Conrad Binding bought the Glock Brewery (Frankfurt, Germany; 1870)

Carson City Brewery sold to James Raycraft & Frank Golden (Nevada; 1890)

Schmitt & Schwanenfluegel incorporated (1892)

Imperial Brewing brought English brewers over to brew Ales & Porters (Minnesota; 1901)

Szesztilalom ended (Prohibition, Hungary; 1919)

Michelob Dark introduced on draft (1981)

CAMRA introduced the Cyclops system to classify real ales (2006)

HopUnion merged with Yakima Chief (2006)

Berlin court ordered breweries to stop advertising beer as good for peoples’ looks and health (2011)

Breweries Opened

New Zealand Breweries / Steinlager (New Zealand; 1958)

Burton Bridge Brewery (England; 1982)

Bayern Brewing (Montana; 1987)

North Coast Brewing (California; 1988)

Appleton Brewing (Wisconsin; 1989)

Columbus Brewing (Ohio; 1989)

Durham Brewing (England; 1991)

Babe's (Iowa; 1993)

Jet City Brewing (Washington; 1993)

Rio Bravo Restaurant & Brewery (New Mexico; 1993)

El Dorado Brewing (California; 1994)

M.J. Barleyhoppers Brewery & Sports Pub (Idaho; 1994)

Black Horse Pub & Brewery (Tennessee; 1995)

Garretts Mill Brewing (Ohio; 1995)

Mill Brewery, Bakery & Eatery (Alabama; 1995)

Only the Best Brewing (Colorado; 1995)

Silk's Grill &  Brewing (Texas; 1995)

Chez Gambrinus (Canada; 1996)

Commonwealth Brewing (Massachusetts; 1996)

Du Claw Brewing (Maryland; 1996)

Great Southern Brewing (Tennessee; 1996)

Howe Sound Inn & Brewing (Canada; 1996)

Lavoie Brewing (Wyoming; 1996)

Pints Pub & Brewery & Freehouse (Colorado; 1996)

Top of the Hill Restaurant & Brewery (North Carolina; 1996)

B.C. Brewing (California; 1997)

Brown Cow Brewery (England; 1997)

Cigar Band Brewing (Texas; 1997)

E&O Trading Co. (California; 1997)

Faust Brewing (Texas; 1997)

Harper's Brewing (Michigan; 1997)

O'Hara's Brewpub (Minnesota; 1997)

Rarotonga Brewery (Cook Islands; 1997) 

Speakeasy Ales & Lagers (California; 1997)

Wild Onion Brewing (Illinois; 1997)

Buckwoods Brewing (Canada; 1998)

Cottage Springs Brewery (Wales; 1998)

Dr. Hops Brewery (Idaho; 1998)

Ellis Island Casino (Nevada; 1998)

Fourth Street Brewing (Iowa; 1998)

Morro Bay Brewing (California; 1998)

Old Hat Brewery (Michigan; 1998)

Willow Street Brewery (California; 1998)

Alcazar Brewery (England; 1999)

Minocqua Brewing (Wisconsin; 1999)

Pumphouse Brewery (Canada; 1999)

Saint George Brewing (Virginia; 1999)

Augusta Brewing (Missouri; 2000)

Paradise Brewery (England; 2000)

Rosen Brewery & Restaurant (California; 2000)

English Ales Brewery (California; 2001)

Island Brewing (Canada; 2001)

Spanish Peaks Brewing (California; 2001)

Laughing Dog Brewing (Idaho; 2005)

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John Warren Freemasonic Temple

Issue Assigned: Gun Control.

Prerogative Reason: Columbine, shootings inspired by the murder of a Turkish Jewess, with sniper rifle.

Profile Identified: Kip Kinkel, earmarked as Uri Geller, Mossad MI-6.

Education: Tiger Mantis Pasha, sold to Israeli government for $30,000 dollars by father; reason, debt on Chevrolet Impala, in Saigon.

Murders:

Yeltsin Russia: Town founder ally of Hopkins, the Ludlows; Elizabethan, "Bailey". Carlin Sarkesian, found on toilet, covered in feces and semen, three Uziel machine pistols and one Armalite Colt Commando recovered; prior having marched, through Hopkinton Highschool, having summoned Ashley Fayden and Afton Pavletic, viewed as lesbian by Sonya Savdie at Holocaust Museum in New York City.

Netanyahu Israel: MUSH developer Alex Fleming, having opposed playership of "Rajura Doji", as Yakuza takeover of Japan, "Attack of the Clones"; played by "Mini-Peebo", 2003, the seizure of character as played superior. "Rungo" summoned, to hunt "Amano", Yakuza thieves dojo code, implanted into Hawaiian Navy, US Navy Coastal Defense of Megaman MUSH. Observed of police officers, having dumped own lunches unfinished, into dumpsters, in violation of OSHA code of local state.

Elizabethan Holland: Matthew Lennox, having joined High Times magazine coalition, against Reese, Doyle, and Elders, supporting Taylors and Colellas, favored for Charlebois family to support Hopkinton EON Gast, against forces of Elizabethans, Ludlows, "Spider"; print of common comics. Marine Corps elements, pinned down, in non-payer commune medicine, outside of Obama Care (ACA), through separate bankers brokers of Baker administration; found in sales of Oxycontins and Chlorozenpine, attempting to duplicate agent outside of police chief assistance.

Persian Mossad: Michael Charlebois, having sought to make son heterosexual in terms of "The Simpsons", episode marked and frauded to reveal as Anthony Parziale, common figure partnered to FBI agent Danielle Murr, on Clearchannel; Arkansas greater south radio, out of George W. Bush's office; offered as a clear tell, in cards, to reveal Bill Clinton as Little Rock killer, at expense of own reputation. Dr. Joshua Golden, as having purveyed Jewish practice, outside of FBI's knowledge, with son reporting for "Ashland News", felonious claims outside of Ashland's jurisdiction, by prior orders of assassin.

Israeli Defense Forces: Eric Frein of Christian Identity Disorder, alias "Har Rosen", hunted by Alexandra Rhzanova, married name, through Matthew Lennox, Brian Monaghan, and David Charlebois; covered at FOX, through Sagat family, Kara Williamson, "Crux", given assassins muster to hunt all IDF Holocaust Museum historians, at arrest given hunts of police having been victims of genocide of Germany, and Italy, smoking marijuana as depicted by Harmony Korine; "swing kids", Jews, just like you.

Elie Wiesel: Theft of semen of DEA operative Zach Savell, given return of child to Savell family, Alfonse y Aragorn, inventor of roast beef and source of first democratically elected leader of world history, Barack Hussein Obama; al-Saffah, "the butcher", returning whiskey and pork to Middle East; clean Malay bitters, Jim Beam, the Fahds, and bacon pulled foot, the cold cuts; frying pans apparent in colloquiam, the answer to Uthman, Aragorn's line. Elie Wiesel, hunted at stadium parliament apartment, by George Soros, for theft of semen from David Charlebois, through Serbian dominatrix. A disturbance in the Force. The Emperor, Matthew Lennox, is displeased. But perhaps, something can be made of the child.

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STRANGE TALES #124 1964, Marvel Comics Stan Lee script, Steve Ditko art, George Bell inks, Sam Rosen letters

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The Rise of George Rosener

The Rise of George Rosener

Brooklyn native George Rosener (1884-1945) was a veteran of vaudeville, medicine shows, stock theatre, and clown alley when he made it to Broadway in the 1923 and 1925 editions of the Artists and Models revue. From there he went into the Shubert musical My Maryland (1927), based on Clyde Fitch’s Barbara Frietchie. Also in 1927 he cowrote the play Speakeasy starring Leo G. Carroll, which was made…

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Daniel Brühl Smoking Hot, a collection:

Me, a non-smoker for life: dying from secondhand smoke watching these DB characters puff a cigarette up close wouldn't be the worst thing in the world...

Marek, Honolulu (2001)

Daniel, No Regrets / Nichts Bereuen (2001)

Paul Krantz, Love in Thoughts (2004)

Jan, The Edukators (2004)

Salvador Puig Antich, Salvador (2006)

Klaus Prompst, In Tranzit (2008)

Dr. Georg Rosen, John Rabe (2009)

Álex Garel, Eva (2011)

Iván Pelayo, Winning Streak / The Pelayos (2012)

Thomas Lang, The Face of an Angel (2014)

Sebastian Zöllner, Me and Kaminski (2015)

Inspector Escherich, Alone in Berlin (2016)

Lutz Heck, The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)

Wilfried Böse, Entebbe (2018)

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Beauty and the Beast vol 1 4 (1985) . Checkmate! . Written by Ann Nocenti Penciled by Don Perlin Inked by Kim DeMulder Colors by Petra Scotese and George Roussos Lettered by Joe Rosen Edited by Michael Higgins Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz . The leader of the Gladiators turned out to be one of Dr. Doom's more advanced robot. After Beast and Dazzler had defeated the Gladiators (with some help) they defeated the robot... . See more relevant content here: #marvelman901beast #marvelman901xmen #marvelman901dazzler #marvelman901drdoom . #beast #xmen #gladiator #billsienkiewicz #drdoom #dazzler #robot #donperlin (på/i California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnVX29ktjUX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #83: The Schemer!

Read Date: September 17, 2023 Cover Date: January 1970 ● Writer: Stan Lee ● Penciler: John Romita ● Inker: Mike Esposito ● Colorist: {uncredited} ● Letterer: Sam Rosen ● Editor: Stan Lee ●

**HERE BE SPOILERS: Skip ahead to the fan art/podcast to avoid spoilers (👏=didn't like it, 👏👏=it was ok, 👏👏👏=I liked it, 👏👏👏👏=I really liked it!, 👏👏👏👏👏=I loved it!)

Reactions As I Read: ● oo, do we meet Vanessa this issue? yes, yes we do!

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Synopsis: A new criminal known as the Schemer has risen in the ranks of organized crime and seeks to eliminate his primary competition for control of the underworld: The Kingpin. When the Schemer's men attack one of the Kingpin's trucks, Peter Parker is in the area and stops the violence as Spider-Man (taking much needed pictures) before departing when the police arrive. Meanwhile, at the home of the Kingpin, his wife Vanessa shows him a newspaper article about how their son, Richard, had gone missing in the Swiss Alps. The idea that their son committed suicide because of his father's connection to organized crime angers the Kingpin.

Meanwhile, Peter tries to sell his pictures to the Bugle, and is met with minimal success selling them. With money as tight as it is, he goes to see Aunt May's doctor to insure him that he's good for the bill, albeit eventually. Dr. Bromwell alleviates some of the stress on Peter when he tells him that Aunt May's health insurance will cover most of her medical costs.

As the Schemer gains a new ally in one of the Kingpin's men who has defected to the Schemer's organization, Peter and his friends bid farewell to Flash Thompson who is going back to Vietnam. Later as Peter and Gwen are strolling through the streets, Peter is about to confide in Gwen that he's really Spider-Man. At that moment, the Schemer's men attack another one of the Kingpin's trucks. When it's jackknifed off the road, it pins Peter and Gwen under it. Gwen is knocked out and Peter uses his spider-strength to get them out of anymore harms way.

After tagging the Schemer's getaway vehicle with a spider-tracer, Peter accompanies Gwen to the hospital. When Gwen is in stable condition, Peter goes into action as Spider-Man and uses his spider-tracer to track down the Schemer's lair. There Spider-Man fights off the Schemer's men, however, when he gets to the Schemer himself, the crook traps Spider-Man in a pressing device. Spider-Man manages to break free, but the Schemer managed to escape.

With no leads to go on, Spider-Man changes back into Peter Parker and goes back to Gwen in the hospital. Gwen has just come out of her coma and is upset that Peter wasn't there by her side. She asks her father to escort Peter away. As they are leaving, George tries to console Peter telling him that Gwen will be in a better mood the next day. Before leaving, Peter almost lets slip to George that he's really Spider-Man, before catching himself and quickly departing.

(https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_1_83)

Fan Art: Spider-man: Homecoming by Dzikawa

Accompanying Podcast: ● Let's Read Spider-Man - episode 54

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Lionel Atwill in Doctor X (Michael Curtiz, 1932)

Cast: Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Lee Tracy, Preston Foster, John Wray, Harry Beresford, Arthur Edmund Carewe, Leila Bennett, Robert Warwick, George Rosener, Willard Robertson, Thomas E. Jackson, Harry Holman, Mae Busch, Tom Dugan. Screenplay: Robert Taskner, Earl Baldwin, based on a play by Howard Warren Comstock and Allen C. Miller. Cinematography: Ray Rennahan. Art direction: Anton Grot. Film editing: George Amy.

In Doctor X, Lee Tracy is called on to do two incompatible things: serve as comic relief and play the romantic lead. He succeeds at the former more than he does at the latter, which is not saying much.  (The comic shtick involves things like joy buzzers and exploding cigars, which gives you a sense of the level of humor Tracy is asked to participate in.) The film is a whodunit horror about a serial killer who strikes at the full moon and who leaves his victims mutilated. (The movie calls it cannibalism, but I don't recall any evidence that the killer actually ate the people he murdered.) The chief forensic clue is that the victims were sliced up with a particular kind of scalpel, used only by one facility in the city: a research institute headed by Dr. Jerry Xavier (Lionel Atwill). When the police detectives call on Xavier, they are introduced to his research staff, each of whom becomes a suspect in the killings. Meanwhile, Lee Taylor (Tracy), one of those anything-for-a-story reporters Hollywood was fond of, is snooping around too, trying to uncover the Full Moon Killer before the police do. This involves Taylor breaking and entering at not only the institute but also Dr. Xavier's creepy gothic mansion on a cliff in Long Island, where he lurks around in some skeleton-filled closets. (Cue the obvious gags.) He also meets Dr. Xavier's lovely daughter, Joanne (Fay Wray), and they inexplicably (at least where she's concerned) hit it off. Naturally, Joanne has to be put in jeopardy and Taylor has to rescue her. Doctor X is mostly remembered for its experiment with two-strip Technicolor, which yields some interesting if washed-out looking images, but also seems inappropriate for the film's sinister old dark house setting. There are a few nice scares among all the goofiness and pseudo-scientific poppycock -- the usual foaming and smoking beakers and flasks and some sparking and arcing electric apparatus -- but in a golden age for horror movies, Doctor X is decidedly second-tier.  

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Love In A Hopeless Place

A/N: After watching John Rabe, I just fell in love with Georg and Langshu’s relationship and wanted to write something for them, particularly since more scenes of their developing relationship can be found in the extended version and isn’t available for most of the general population. For reference, the actors are only two years apart, so I am not really sure how old Langshu is meant to be, especially since she is supposed to be a student at a college, so I will say she is in her twenties and he is in his thirties (the movie came out in 2009). At a certain point, it is all fanfiction that is not based on the movie, and I tried my best to be as true to history as I could. This is a story that has been long in the making and I am so happy that I finally finished this piece.

Pairing: Georg Rosen x Langshu

Summary: She was a refugee seeking protect in a warzone, he was an ambassador trying to do his part. Can it be possible that love be found in a world filled with destruction?

Warnings: Love at first sight, smut (loss of virginity), war, mentions of attempted rape and masturbation, possible age gap?, happy ending. 

It had been a long night. Langshu didn’t mean to cause all this trouble, all she wanted to do was feed her brother, but instead, the night was filled with fear, fear of almost being raped, the knowledge that her little brother had killed to save her, the burial of her father, and almost being caught by the Japanese. Relief finally overcame her when Dr. Rosen had found her brother, who was alive and well, after they had split up from being chased. “It’s not safe to stay out,” he said in a soft whisper, “The college is too far, we should head toward my place.” Langshu held her bother close as they approached the big building, staying close by Dr. Rosen.

She was glad for the night, glad for the lack of light, so he may not see the adoring way she stared, as if confirming what she had thought of him, that he was her knight in shining armor, as the stories go. Ever since the day she took his picture, she couldn’t stop thinking of him and when she developed it, she had to make two, one that was intact and full, and the other for her to cut out in a perfect rectangle his portrait. Tucking the small picture in her sleeve, she kept it close by so whenever she felt particularly lonely for him, she could pull it out and study his face. It was such a kind face, but it didn’t quite capture the whole of him. His lovely dark hair that looked as soft as a raven’s wing, honey brown eyes that showed his soul, which was full of kindness and good intentions. His voice was gentle but sure, always offering a smile to the other students, but she sometimes felt that his smile was brighter for her.

He led them to a spare room and turned the light on. “Um, you may sleep here. The chaise is comfy,” he says pointing to the chaise big enough for a small boy, then turned and opened a door. “The washroom is here. Please, use it to freshen up if you wish.”

She smiled and nodded. “Thank you. For everything.”

He felt his cheeks grow warm and all he could offer was a small smile. Murmuring an excuse, he left them be and closed the door behind him. As he walked away, he realized that her clothes would not at all be appropriate to wear come day. Recalling the donation of clothes that he had received he went to search through for something. He could have chosen a simpler dress, there were plenty that would have been her size, but he chose a dark green with a white and red floral pattern party dress. She deserves something nice, something as lovely as her.

Georg carefully walked to the spare room, unsure if they would be asleep, if it was the wrong time. Softly he knocked at the door. “Langshu?” When he didn’t hear an answer, he opened the door carefully, not wanting to wake anyone and found that her brother was fast asleep on the chaise and the sound of running water in the next room. Quietly so not to make any noise and disturb her, he hung the dress on the door hook and left as if he were a ghost.

Langshu stepped out a few moments later, wrapped up in a robe, she smiled at her brother’s sleeping form. She turned and noticed the dress on the door hook. Dr. Rosen left it for her, and the thought made her smile even more. She was sure that he wasn’t going to expect her for the rest of the night, so she decided to dry herself off and slip on the dress, just to please him. She looked at herself in the mirror before leaving. She wished she had her long hair back, she looked too much like a boy, but she still smiled at the way she looked in the dress. Slipping out of the room, she made her way to his study.

Georg paced about his study for a bit, thinking. His thoughts should always be on the safety zone, how to help and protect, but now, he was caught up in her. When he had come to Nanjing, it had looked like a warzone, papers flying everywhere and people fleeing. But then, a sound of a click made him turn and half expecting a soldier coming for him, but instead, he saw a young woman with a camera. There was something in that moment that despite the cruelty and terror the world had to offer, it also had beauty.  He smiled but she started to run away, he made a movement to stop her, but with a glance back at him, she was gone.

He hadn’t expected to see her again, but when she came to see Rabe asking for his help, he stepped forward to see who it was, and he stopped when he saw her again. She gasped, as if she hadn’t expected to see him again, and he smiled at her but once again it was all too quick and off she went. She didn’t see that he leaned against the window and watched as she hurried away, longing for her to look back, to let him see her once more. To find that she was one of the students at the college, one of the people he’d keep in his care gave him a pleasure he never thought possible. The idea of being able to watch over her, protect her, made him feel better knowing she was away from the danger. While he was often busy working on the preservation of the safety zone, he never failed to stop and acknowledge her whenever she passed by. Sometimes he told himself he was just being polite, that was all, other times, he berated himself for acting like such a schoolboy. But no matter what, he knew the truth.

Making himself sit, he decided he would try to get some work done, but a soft knock at the door stopped him completely. He knew without knowing, that it was her on the other side of the door. He hesitated, taking a moment to be certain that his voice would not betray him, and said, “Come in.” He stood as soon as he could see her, and his heart began beating furiously. She was wearing the dress, and she looked so beautiful in it. She gave a twirl and he could help but to smile with her. This is why you fight, he thought to himself, not just because it is right, but to see that smile. They speak pleasantries, act like a pair of love-struck children, and there is a thrill when he asks her to sit and he is so close to her. This is the first time that they are truly alone.

Scattered on the table are pictures of his family, of his childhood, which prompts her to share her own picture, the one she keeps so close to her. Seeing that she had cut out the picture of him made him feel flattered and surprised. “Is that me?” he asks, surprised by his own expression. It captured him puzzled, thoughtful, but unafraid. They looked up at each other at the same time and there was suddenly a change in the air. They realized just how close they were to each other, how close their lips were and then, there was a sudden pull towards each other, like magnets and before they knew it, their lips touched.

She had never kissed anyone before, it wasn’t proper and she never had any kind of intended to kiss, so when his lips so gently pressed against hers, it felt like her heart could burst open and release fireworks and tears. When he pulled back to look at her, he saw the lovely expression of joy and he couldn’t help but to feel that too.  He has kissed one or two in the past, but beyond that, it never got any further. It wasn’t the same as those other times, this was completely different.

He felt eyes on him, and he stopped, of course, Shitler. He pulled away, murmured for a moment, then got up and turned the picture around. Shitler will not see what they will share together. She smiled and blushed, and her heart beat quickly when he offered his hand and she took it, standing before him.

“Dr. Rosen-”

“Georg,” he kindly interrupted her, “Please.”

“Georg,” she whispers with a smile and speaks it a few more times like a prayer. “When did you know?” she asked, “What was the moment that you knew?”

“When you tried to leave but then looked back, that look, it made my heart jump. That was my moment. Yours?”

“I knew when you smiled. When you heard my camera, you turned and the look of fear had gone, you smiled. That was mine.”

They kissed, long and deep and she swore she murmured a yes, swore she asked him to make love to her. He pulled back, looking down at her to make sure it was what she wanted before he led her to his room. Often, he’d look back at her, making sure that he doesn’t miss the moment of reluctance, that if she changed her mind, he’d make sure to let her know that it was alright and return her safely to her room. But she didn’t, her hand still secure in his. Opening his door, he allowed her to enter first. It was a lovely room, a dark wood bedframe with white sheets was the focal point of the room.

Georg closed the door and came up to her, taking both hands and looked down at her. For a moment, they just stood there, looking at one another, not quite sure how to start. Langshu reached up and kissed him, softly, letting go of his hands to cradle his face. The kisses became more fervent, his arms wrapped around her, making her press against his body. A small gasp escaped her lips between the kisses, not just because of their intensity, but because she could feel him through his pants, and it was a sensation she never knew.

She slipped his suspenders off his shoulders and worked on his buttons. He watched with tenderness and love, feeling neither ashamed nor nervous. This was a brand-new kind of intimacy that he had never experienced before and now couldn’t imagine it without her. Her slender hands ran over his shoulders to help remove the shirt, then returned to glide down his chest. He was different from the men she had seen shirtless before, there was hair on his chest, not a lot, but enough to admire. She didn’t think, but her lips led her to his chest, leaving barely-there kisses, and she felt a surge or pride at the gasps and heavy breathing above her.

Taking her face into his hands, he pulled her up to kiss her again and all the while staring deep in her eyes, he unzipped her dress and let it fall to the ground. She thought back earlier when the soldier had demanded that she and the other students undress to convince him they weren’t boys and she felt ashamed. She remembered how Georg had been kind enough to look away, both shame and anger coloring his face then, but now, there wasn’t any shame from either of them. She wanted him to look, and when he did, he thought she was the loveliest creature to behold.

They fell back on the bed, his body beside hers as they kissed, his hands ran down her neck, to her breasts and knead and caressed them. She felt his hand roam across her body, from her breasts, to her stomach, until he reached between her legs and carefully slipped a finger inside. At first, he faltered, seeing her gasp and unsure if it was a good or bad gasp. Tentatively, he tried again, slowly moving it in and out, watching as her expression changed from unfamiliarity, to a lovely expression, her eyes closed, a sweet smile on her lips and her back arching, as if she wanted to be closer. He wouldn’t let up, not until he was sure that she experienced pleasure once before becoming one with her.

Sharing a room with twenty other women didn’t guarantee privacy, but there were those nights that Langshu had managed to explore and give pleasure to herself, all the while thinking of him. She was grateful that she had managed to remain untouched by the soldiers, she wouldn’t have wanted her first to be anything but this. He did whatever she urged, her eyes screw tightly and soft whimpers escaped her lips, and soon, she felt her body react harder than it ever did before as she felt the familiar feeling of pleasure overcoming her.

He watched with wonder and love as she become undone for him, how her cheeks grew pink with desire and her lips moist as she released the prettiest sound she ever heard. Releasing himself from her, he removed his pants and as she settled herself properly in the bed, he slipped in with her. Looking down at her, suddenly, he felt nervous; he didn’t want to hurt her, didn’t want to disappoint, she deserved all the love that he could offer her, and he hoped it would be enough. Kissing her forehead, he took a hold of himself, found her center and staring into her eyes, only after she gave a soft but certain approval, he entered her.

It was such a strange but wonderful feeling, and seeing his worry, she took his face into her hands, brought him down to kiss and nodded. Slow and agonizing it was at first, testing the waters to see what would work, but soon, they managed to find the rhythm that was meant for them. Her legs and arms wrapped around him, the scent his cologne filling her senses, mixing with the clean scent of hers, turning funky and warm from their body heat. His hands gently held her hips as he carefully thrust into her, his lips kissing hers, and if he couldn’t, he’d find her cheek, her neck, anything else to worship her with. He hooked his arms under her, his hands buried in her short hair, pulling her body closer to his, feeling her breasts crushed against his chest. It was a feeling Langshu always wondered how that would feel and it was magnificent.

In this mad world where chaos and death surrounded them, it was incredible and miraculous that two people were able to find a moment of peace, of ecstasy and of love.

Langshu’s body is curled against his, her head resting on his chest and her arms around him, sleeping peacefully. His hand absent mindedly brushing against her shoulder, staring out the window to the rising sun. Georg was awake before her, for how long, he didn’t know, nor did he care. The world was quiet, one could almost forget that there was a war going on, that life was not as peaceful as it seemed. He wished it could be like this forever, soft, silent and happy.

Because of Shitler’s laws, he would be unable to marry her and walk with her as husband and wife, but he would not let that stop him. When the war is over, he thinks, I can take her and her brother away from here and we can start again. They keep their relationship a secret, besides the usual dangers of enemies knowing their weakness, the committee wouldn’t approve, especially Madam Dupres, director of the college, due to it being a conflict of interests. She is a refugee, he’s an ambassador. Nevertheless, they refused to end their relationship, enjoying what time they could.

The Japanese forces had declared that the safety zone was to be dismantled and that the refugees were to return home, but there was no home for Langshu and her brother to return to. Georg was not going to let this stop him, and using his influence, he managed to get the pair out of the country to England. Germany wasn’t entirely safe for them either and he knew that at least in England, they would be protected, so even if it was far for him to travel from Germany to the little house in the English countryside, it was worth it to know they were safe.

Langshu would have been happy if she was to live with him as a maid or cook, just as long as she could be near him, but he wouldn’t hear of it, and in secret, they were married with her brother there to witness. “When the day comes,” he tells her in the safety of their new room, “I’ll bring you home to Germany, and we won’t have to be afraid of anything anymore.”

Georg did as much as he could to help the Allies, to fight back against the fascists and make the world a better place. The war at last ended with Hitler’s suicide, but the Germany he knew wouldn’t quite be the same. People were broken, cruel and lost, and he knew it wasn’t exactly a place for his family. Instead, he had requested a transfer to work at the German Embassy in London, now closer to his wife, now expecting their first child.

There were times Langshu had missed her home in Nanjing, but just as Georg felt for Germany, she knew that her homeland would not have been what she had known it to be. If given the choice, she would’ve preferred to be in self-exile with her beloved husband, brother and soon to be child in a strange land, rather than to be alone in a home that was no longer her home.

The years passed them, her brother grew into a man with his own family, Georg and Langshu surrounded by their children, then their children’s children, and all the while, she kept photographic record of it all, keeping her interests alive. Georg was a model husband and father, loving and caring for each of his children, more so than most fathers of his generation, but he knew better than anyone how precious life was and wanted to never waste a moment.

He retires from his position when he is sixty and enjoys his time with his wife. He finds her one day making scrap books for each of their children and sits beside her, watching her. “That was a good day,” she remarks, looking at a photo of their children standing by a tree, “We’ve had many good days.”

“Yes, we’ve been lucky,” he answers sweetly.

As she goes through, she finds the small rectangle picture she took so long ago, and with a giggle, she shows him. “Look at that handsome young man.”

“I wonder whatever happened to him,” Georg says, recalling his youthful hope and innocence.

“He grew to be a handsome older man. And he is loved just as deeply as the first day he was looked upon.”

True, it hadn’t always been easy, almost impossible, but they had managed to find love in such a hopeless place, and wondered, perhaps nothing was as hopeless as it seemed.

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Beer Events 8.1

Events

Westmalle Brewery brewed their 1st beer (1836)

First excise tax on U.S. beer enacted (1862)

Conrad Binding bought the Glock Brewery (Frankfurt, Germany; 1870)

Carson City Brewery sold to James Raycraft & Frank Golden (Nevada; 1890)

Schmitt & Schwanenfluegel incorporated (1892)

Imperial Brewing brought English brewers over to brew Ales & Porters (Minnesota; 1901)

Szesztilalom ended (Prohibition, Hungary; 1919)

Michelob Dark introduced on draft (1981)

CAMRA introduced the Cyclops system to classify real ales (2006)

HopUnion merged with Yakima Chief (2006)

Berlin court ordered breweries to stop advertising beer as good for peoples’ looks and health (2011)

Breweries Opened

New Zealand Breweries / Steinlager (New Zealand; 1958)

Burton Bridge Brewery (England; 1982)

Bayern Brewing (Montana; 1987)

North Coast Brewing (California; 1988)

Appleton Brewing (Wisconsin; 1989)

Columbus Brewing (Ohio; 1989)

Durham Brewing (England; 1991)

Babe's (Iowa; 1993)

Jet City Brewing (Washington; 1993)

Rio Bravo Restaurant & Brewery (New Mexico; 1993)

El Dorado Brewing (California; 1994)

M.J. Barleyhoppers Brewery & Sports Pub (Idaho; 1994)

Black Horse Pub & Brewery (Tennessee; 1995)

Garretts Mill Brewing (Ohio; 1995)

Mill Brewery, Bakery & Eatery (Alabama; 1995)

Only the Best Brewing (Colorado; 1995)

Silk's Grill &  Brewing (Texas; 1995)

Chez Gambrinus (Canada; 1996)

Commonwealth Brewing (Massachusetts; 1996)

Du Claw Brewing (Maryland; 1996)

Great Southern Brewing (Tennessee; 1996)

Howe Sound Inn & Brewing (Canada; 1996)

Lavoie Brewing (Wyoming; 1996)

Pints Pub & Brewery & Freehouse (Colorado; 1996)

Top of the Hill Restaurant & Brewery (North Carolina; 1996)

B.C. Brewing (California; 1997)

Brown Cow Brewery (England; 1997)

Cigar Band Brewing (Texas; 1997)

E&O Trading Co. (California; 1997)

Faust Brewing (Texas; 1997)

Harper's Brewing (Michigan; 1997)

O'Hara's Brewpub (Minnesota; 1997)

Rarotonga Brewery (Cook Islands; 1997) 

Speakeasy Ales & Lagers (California; 1997)

Wild Onion Brewing (Illinois; 1997)

Buckwoods Brewing (Canada; 1998)

Cottage Springs Brewery (Wales; 1998)

Dr. Hops Brewery (Idaho; 1998)

Ellis Island Casino (Nevada; 1998)

Fourth Street Brewing (Iowa; 1998)

Morro Bay Brewing (California; 1998)

Old Hat Brewery (Michigan; 1998)

Willow Street Brewery (California; 1998)

Alcazar Brewery (England; 1999)

Minocqua Brewing (Wisconsin; 1999)

Pumphouse Brewery (Canada; 1999)

Saint George Brewing (Virginia; 1999)

Augusta Brewing (Missouri; 2000)

Paradise Brewery (England; 2000)

Rosen Brewery & Restaurant (California; 2000)

English Ales Brewery (California; 2001)

Island Brewing (Canada; 2001)

Spanish Peaks Brewing (California; 2001)

Laughing Dog Brewing (Idaho; 2005)