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The Dirty Dozen - Ban on ordering eggs in twelvesThe Spoof (satire)Meddling Eurocrats have announced plans for a wholesale ban on ordering eggs by the dozen. Barmy Brussels minister Maris Piper, 56, instead is demanding ...
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The dirty dozen: Gorge's derelict boatsVancouver SunRoughly a dozen boats -- some boarded up or with tarps covering holes -- sit anchored in the waters near Banfield Park in Victoria West. ...and more »
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Asbury Park Press (blog)Gig Alerts: Dirty Dozen Brass BandWNYCBack in the early 1980s, the members of the New Orleans-based Dirty Dozen Brass Band made a name for themselves by blending the second line sound with funk ...Dirty Dozen Brass Band on stage in 2008/Photo by Candace PaulmanAsbury Park Press (blog)all 2 news articles »
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Fender Custom Shop Strat Dirty Dozen The Dirty Dozen. Inspires images of Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine in WWII. Fender Custom Shop is now going to replace those classic images with a new classic image, the Dirty Dozen Strat. The Dirty Dozen Strat was specd by us to be the ultimate guitar for serious lead players. The 12 radius prevents note-choking when bending or using heavy vibrato while the soft V neck shape and medium jumbo frets make for a smoothly transitioning experience from chords to solos. Abigail Ybarra hand-wound pickups are specd to be clear and articulate with exceptional dynamics and tone. The Fender Custom Shop is home of some of the worlds top luthiers and also home of some of the top hand made guitars. The Fender Custom Shop Dirty Dozen speed, tone, and articulation for the perfectionist. - proguitarshop.com
Keep your guard up when filing electronicallyTallahassee.comThe site lists the IRS "Dirty Dozen": 2009's top 12 scams to watch out for when preparing your taxes. Plan ahead — Such software programs as Intuit's ...and more »
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Just how dirty did the debate over the Dirty Dozen tax bills get on the floor of the Colorado Senate? Now that the dust has cleared, State Senators Shawn Mitchell (R-Broomfield) and Rollie Heath (D-Boulder) join Jon Caldara to talk about the package of recently passed bills, otherwise known as the Dirty Dozen, that both undo existing tax credits and incentives and raise new taxes in Colorado, including the questions around raising taxes without a vote of the people as required by Colorados Constitution.
Just how dirty did the debate over the Dirty Dozen tax bills get on the floor of the Colorado Senate? Now that the dust has cleared, State Senators Shawn Mitchell (R-Broomfield) and Rollie Heath (D-Boulder) join Jon Caldara to talk about the package of recently passed bills, otherwise known as the Dirty Dozen, that both undo existing tax credits and incentives and raise new taxes in Colorado, including the questions around raising taxes without a vote of the people as required by Colorados Constitution.
Variety'Basterd'-ized history lessonVarietyIt turned out that "The Dirty Dozen" provided more inspiration for Tarantino's men-on-a-misson fantasia. Tarantino deliberately took a cue from the ending ...and more »
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SF Weekly (blog)Live: Mardi Gras w/ The Dirty Dozen Brass BandSF Weekly (blog)It's clear that the Dirty Dozen members have been playing together since the late 70s. If their announcement that the last time they had all played together ...Awesome double bill at Saturday's Black & Red BallRedwood Timesall 2 news articles »
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...barreled in and nearly sold them in a heartbeat – some of our last precious quasi-wild spaces. A true testament to his Dirty Dozen status. Also critical to his soaring Dirty Dozen status is the fact that Pombo is not opposed to taking money from America’s...
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Every year, many people fall victim to scammers trying to dupe taxpayers out of their hard-earned money. Check out this video for the IRS list of top tax scams to avoid.
Check out this full-length three minute version of the Dirty Dozen trailer for Mass Effect 2!!
The Dirty Dozen is a 1967 World War II war film directed by Robert Aldrich, based on the novel by EM Nathanson and starring Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Telly Savalas, Charles Bronson and Jim Brown. Lee Marvin's character as the cynical and insubordinate maverick who repeatedly defies and insults the US Army brass generated a strong resonance with audiences then and now. To the discomfort of the Pentagon, the film did very well when played on or near US military installations around the world as well as home. Capital crime executions in the US Army were not uncommon; the most famous is that of deserter Eddie Slovik. HMP Shepton Mallet prison was operated by the American military; per the Visiting Forces Act of 1942, eighteen men were put to death; sixteen hanged and two shot. See also The Guns of Navarone (1961) Where Eagles Dare (1969) Kelly's Heroes (1970) Heartbreak Ridge (1986) Robert Aldrich, based on the novel by EM Nathanson and starring Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Telly Savalas, Charles Bronson and Jim Brown. Note: The Dirty Dozen: introduction of Major Reisman to the twelve twisted anti-social pychopathic deformities Tags: Guns of Navarone Where Eagles Dare lee marvin Kelly's Heroes Heartbreak Ridge dorty dozen Robert Aldrich Ernest Borgnine, Telly Savalas, Charles Bronson and Jim Brown 12 twisted anti-social pychopathic deformities
Enjoy this latest trailer release for Mass Effect 2 which goes into the celebrities voicing the characters for this follow-up release to one of the best rpgs of this generation.
Commander Shepard is assembling an impressive team, but will they be able to function as a unit?
A cinematic trailer from Mass Effect 2 depicts Commander Shepard's recruiting drive in bioware's upcoming action/RPG sequel.
Yearly cycling race in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. 13 insanely steep climbs, including the Canton Avenue which is the steepest street in the world at 38%. Note the awful cobblestones, with grass growing between them, and gaps big enough to swallow a 23mm tire.
CSU Marching Band performs with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band during halftime of the CSU v Nevada football game. Video by Josh Wood.
Updating Brass: Members of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band discuss their modern approach to the traditional brass band sound. See the full story on the band at www.flypmedia.com
What a great movie! An all-time classic with a cast full of badasses led by the main man, Lee Marvin and featuring guys like Bronson, Cassavetes, Borgnine, Kennedy, Ryan, Savalas, Brown, and more. Directed by Robert Aldrich; from MGM, 1967.
The shocking conclusion of "The Dirty Dozen"....and the credits. As I'm sure you all can figure out now, this was definitely a suicide mission. I'm not gonna say who dies, but it's obvious that the makers of this film wanted to be realistic about the team member's chances of survival. Another thing I like about old films like this...the don't waste much time on credits at the end. You can't complete a film nowadays and be done with the credits in less than 5 minutes any more.
Part 15 of "The Dirty Dozen." The Major and what's left of his men figure out a way to complete their mission...and it's gonna require a lot of explosives and combustibles! Meanwhile, the Germans are sending reinforcements into the area to save the officers from the assault on the Chatteau. Will our intrepid heroes complete their mission and escape back to Allied lines? Stay tuned!
Part 14 of "The Dirty Dozen." We get to see what Maggot does next as the Turkey Shoot begins in earnest. But most of the officers flee for shelter as the shooting begins. How will Major Reisman and the team complete their mission now that their targets are in a heavy concrete shelter below ground? Stay tuned
PART 9 Part 9 of The Dirty Dozen. Col. Breeder interrogates the 12 soldiers under Major Reismans command, trying to find out who they are and what are training for. But none of the men will cooperate. Then Reisman shows up, and his PISSED! After his men take out their frustrations on Col. Breeder, we then find Major Reisman under the gun again, meeting with his superiors for disciplinary action. They ask him one question: how can we possibly give you another chance. And the Major, with help from one of his colleagues, figures out a way to test this unitin a war games trial action! Most people dont know this about Lee Marvin, but unlike most of his tough-guy compatriots in Hollywood, Lee Marvin was quite the liberal. He openly opposed the war in Vietnam, and he was practically one of the first actors to openly support gay rights. And like most Hollywood actors, he went thru his share of marriages. But what most folks dont know is that the famous palimony suit that he eventually won against one of his exes was NOT married to him, but was in fact a long-time girlfriend. In fact, the major issue in that case was whether or not they were common-law, which would entitle her to a large piece of his estate. But like all resilient tough-guys, he eventually beat the case (and rightfully so!)
Part 8 of "The Dirty Dozen." Now we get to see the guys flex their social graces with some of the local womenfolk...a parting gift from the Major in celebration of the completion of their training. But not so fast! Col. Breeder decides to give the unit a revelry they won't soon forget. The success of the original movie spawned many spin-offs. Several made-for-TV movies were produced in the mid- to late-1980s capitalizing on it's popularity. Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine reprised their roles for "The Dirty Dozen: The Next Mission" in 1985, leading a group of military convicts in a mission to kill a German general who was plotting to assassinate Adolf Hitler. In "The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission" (1987) Telly Savalas, who had played the role of the psychotic Maggott in the original movie, assumed the different role of Major Wright, an officer who leads a group of military convicts to extract a group of German scientists who are being forced to make a deadly nerve gas. Ernest Borgnine again reprised his role of General Worden. In "The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission" (1988), we see Telly Savalas's Wright character again and a group of renegade soldiers attempting to prevent a group of extreme German generals from starting a Fourth Reich, with Erik Estrada co-starring and Ernest Borgnine again playing the role of General Worden. The year 1988 also witnessed a short-lived television series, with no major stars, that lasted only six episodes...oddly enough, this one TV show was the only incarnation I specifically do NOT remember. Probably just as well.
Party 7 of "The Dirty Dozen." After their surprise reception, Major Reisman has to put one of his soldiers in front of the crowd, posing as a general incognito. After much HI-larity, Col. Breed figures out that something is amiss...so he sends a couple of his knuckle-draggin' cronies to check out some of the members of the group. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Major Reisman decides to plan some kind of "graduation" party for his recruits. This movie is notable for several things, but I think one aspect that gets overlooked is just how many actual World War 2 veterans were actors in this film. Lee Marvin was a former Marine sniper scout. Ernest Borgnine served in the Navy. Robert Webber was also a former Marine. Telly Savalas and Charles Bronson served in the Army. Clint Walker was in the Merchant Marine. In fact, Lee Marvin frequently served as an impromptu military advisor on many of the war films he worked on over the years. He even criticized Aldrich for the way he wanted to shoot the knife scene with Pvt. Posey, but Aldrich retorted that the who premise of the film was preposterous, so why bother shooting for such accuracy now?
Part 6 of The Dirty Dozen. After many attempts to find some kind of unit cohesion, the 12 recruits finally make an improbable stand about their living conditions, and finally take back some form of control over their situationan event that explains why the movie has its name. Also, the men have to go an receive a crash-course training program on how to parachute. When the unit arrives at the airbase, they have an expected welcoming committee waiting for them. Most folks nowadays probably wont even catch the significance of Jim Browns role in this film, since its fairly commonplace to see major athletes play important acting roles in films. But at the time this movie was made, Jim Brown was the top leading rusher in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns. At the ripe age of 29, he decided to take on this acting role, and basically had to leave the NFL because the owner of the Browns refused to allow him to act AND be a signed player on his team. So after 8 seasons in the pros, and now being forced to make a choice, Jim Brown decided to take a chance and pursue an acting career instead. Many years later, Art Modell (the Browns owner) said in Spike Lees documentary Jim Brown: All American that his intransigence had been a mistake, and if he had to do it all over again, he would not have forced Jim Brown to make such a choice. In fact, looking at it now, such an ultimatum sounds freaking ridiculous to mebut it was a different time back then, and I guess the owners pretty much ran ...
Part 5 of The Dirty Dozen. The men begin learning (or maybe re-learning) the skills theyll need for their covert mission. The Major begins to push some of the mens buttons to see what their breaking point is. Also, we get to see the mens psych evaluations...and the results are none too good. Best line in this scene: Army Psych: You've got one religious maniac, one malignant dwarf, two near idiots and the rest I don't even want to think about. Major Reisman: "Well, I can't think of a better way to fight a war." While some critics may think Lee Marvin's character wasn't very deep or dynamic, I think it's safe to say that this role was more academy award-worthy than the role he played that garnered his win in "Cat Ballou." Granted, his role was HI-larious as the drunk gunslinger with an incredible lucky-streak. But I think his hard-boiled role in this film is actually much better suited to his talents, and far better deserving of an Oscar. By the end of this film, one is thoroughly convinced that only someone like Lee Marvin's character could have "reached" these unmanageable soldiers.
Part 4 of The Dirty Dozen. Now our recruits head off to their secluded training facilitywhich also has to serve as their acting prison while they prepare for their mission. Will all of the men keep their word and not attempt to escape? Some of you are probably wondering if this story has any basis in reality. And it should be very obvious by this point that the premise of this film, however noble it may be, is completely fictional in nature. However, I dont think that detracts from this film in the least. In fact, my opinion is that the best war films are in fact completely fictional. Sure, they may have some element of history to them, such as this one does regarding the impending D-Day invasion. But sometimes a fictional story will have better resonance and meaning as film than a purely documentary-style film, just because of the fact that it isnt forced to fit inside a square box and conform to specific historical accuracies. I sometimes feel thats the reason why some films like A Bridge Too Far or The Longest Day dont hold up as well overtime. Oh sure, dont get me wrong, those are great films too, and they have a lot of combat-actionbut they spend so much time dealing with the facts that you tend to lose sight of the individual characters, and why they matter to the audience. Anyway, thats just my opinion.
Part 3 of The Dirty Dozen. Major Reisman continues his interviews of the inmates. The terms are very simple: if anyone attempts to escape, then EVERYONE goes back to the brig for immediate execution of their sentences. But, someone in the group already has ideas on bustin out. As an interesting tidbit, the great John Wayne was originally going to be cast as Major Reisman, but John Wayne had issues with some of the Majors person behaviors and habits, and didnt want to play a part of someone who was themselves just as morally ambiguous as the men he was attempting to train. Likewise, Jack Palance was going to be cast as the psychopathic Private Maggot (Telly Savalas), but Palance also took issue with the characters overt racism. However, Robert Aldrich and the screenwriters deserve credit for standing their ground with their casting decisions. By this point, Palance was getting long in the tooth, and John Wayne was clearly way too old to play this part. Giving the role to Lee Marvin was a brilliant move, and it would have been a cop-out to make Private Maggot any more sympathetic of a characterhe was a psychopath, for Christs sake, why would you want to soften him?
Part 2 of "The Dirty Dozen." Major Reisman gets to meet his dozen recruits, and immediately gets challenged by one of the inmates...who gets to experience the Major's wrath. And we get to meet the condemn prisoners, and find out more about why they are in the hole. When this film came out in 1967, nobody expected it to be the #1 box-office money maker of that year. The director Robert Aldrich, better known then for his Betty Davis melodramas "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane" and "Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte, fought hard to get the rights for the book this movie was based on. He expected to direct a really good, punchy war film, but even he (nor the studio execs.) anticipate the resonance this film had with younger audiences. One has to remember at this time that "The Dirty Dozen" came out after a slew of big-budget war films with bloated casts. But the anti-authoritarian themes and plot was an easy sell, and it grossed a whopping $18 million during it's release in the US at that time.
Dirty Dozen Brass band from New Orleans. Funk Jazz! I shall not be moved from the album "Funeral for a friend" enjoy!
A preview of George Thorogood & The Destroyers new album "The Dirty Dozen"
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Producer/MC The Alchemist picks his favorite producers who also rap.
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...book, he details military close-combat techniques to be used in civilian self-defense situations. These 12 techniques, the "Dirty Dozen," are extremely brutal as techniques go, ranging from breaking bones to gouging eyes, and even snapping necks. What is...
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Twelve actors from Cromer based Amber Models agency stormed onto Norfolk beaches for an action packed show reel presentation. A normally quite Sunday morning was turned into a war zone with scenes mimicking the 1967 blockbuster movie 'The Dirty Dozen' The project was planned over a year ago by Amber Models supremo, Andreas Yiasimi "I have always been a great fan of the movie' said Andreas 'My models and actors are not run of the mill and I knew they would relish something like this" The ...
Exclusive selection of black and white war photographs taken on set while filming a short military style show reel called The Amber Models Dirty Dozen. The poignant side of battle and what the soldiers go through in time of conflict. The actors were emotionally broken down for this film that was captured in stills by Andreas Yiasimi and movie by the amazing Lambda Films of Norwich.
Behind the scenes of the Official 'Amber Models Dirty Dozen' show reel. Twelve male actors twelve models on the North Norfolk coast of the UK bringing to life their profiles in a dynamic presentation. A quite North Norfolk village, East Runton was turned into a battle zone on a quiet Sunday afternoon by the creative film talents of Lambda films of Norwich. We take a look on how the short film was made. From make up artist to film producers and even talk to some of the actors and what they ...
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...ranging from hairsprays to flame retardants in mattresses. So what will they be called? Maybe if the nine are added to the Dirty Dozen they might end up as the “Toxic 21″? But perhaps the Dirty Dozen name will stay on and the others will be called something...
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...mission of their own, trying their best to save their "world" from the Nazis (the Red Sox), but coming up short. The Dirty Dozen were named as such because of their refusal to bathe or shave until they received hot water. The Yankees have all the hot water...
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...it can be a scary, scary taxpaying world. For that reason, the IRS is continuing in its annual tradition of releasing a "Dirty Dozen" list - the 12 most common tax scams that could put you in a world of financial hurt. Whether perusing your e-mail inbox or...
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April 26, 2009 Tipitina's Uptown, New Orleans. It's Sunday night at the conclusion of weekend 1 of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. We decided to catch a show at the famous Tipitina's. What a great way to end our weekend. The music was amazing. The show opened with New Orleans Piano legend, Henry Butler playing an amazing set. The perfect start to the show. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band followed, and did not disappoint. Headliners The Blind Boys of Alabama played last and were joined ...
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Complete video at: fora.tv Nutritionist Jennifer Crum discusses simple recommendations on eating organic for economically-minded consumers. Crum identifies peaches, apples, and grapes as the most likely to retain pesticide residue from among a "Dirty Dozen" list of fruits and vegetables. ----- What do you eat in today's confusing market? Farm raised versus wild? Organic or non-organic? Benefits of yoga and new exercise techniques. In recognition of National Nutrition Month the Cancer Center ...
Dirty Dozen - Public Service Announcement from the IRS, courtesy of the NAD. Have you ever fallen victim to the Dirty Dozen? Every year the IRS issues a list of common tax scams. For more information, go to www.irs.gov
Here's a Tip from the IRS. . . Have you fallen for the Dirty Dozen? We certainly hope not. Every year the IRS issues a list of common tax scams. Identity theft, bogus tax schemes, you name it. The Dirty Dozen has done it. Remember. You are ultimately responsible for what's on your tax return. If it seems too good to be trueask a reputable tax advisor or go to IRS.gov.
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