Sigmund Freud introduced the Oedipus complex in his Interpretation of Dreams (1899) and coined the expression in his A Special Type of Choice of Object made by Men (1910). The positive Oedipus complex refers to a child’s unconscious sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent and hatred for the same-sex parent. The negative Oedipus complex refers to a child’s unconscious sexual desire for the same-sex parent and hatred for the opposite-sex parent. Freud considered that the child’s identification with the same-sex parent is the successful outcome of the complex and that unsuccessful outcome of the complex might lead to neurosis, pedophilia, and homosexuality.
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve in Alaska is located on the north coast of the Seward Peninsula, about 200 miles north of Nome which is on the south coast of the Seward Peninsula. Bering Land Bridge National Preserve is one of the most remote national preserves in the USA. There are no roads into the preserve. Access to the preserve is by bush planes or boats during summer months and by ski planes, snowmobiles or dog sleds during the winter.
The Visitors Center for Bering Land Bridge National Preserve is in downtown Nome and very close the the finish line of the Iditarod dog sled race which is run by both women and men.
Sigmund Freud used therapy animals – particularly his chow (a breed which was used to pull sleds) named Jofi – in psychiatric treatment, as he saw that dogs had a calming effect on his patients, and that they were more likely to open up during sessions in which a dog was present.
(Tied the last two posts together!)
The Chow is one of the most ancient dog breeds and is the ancestor of many breeds of today. The origin of the Chow’s blue-black tongue is a mystery; the Chinese Shar-Pei shares this trait as well. A few other animals also have black tongues: the giraffe, polar bear, and several breeds of cattle including the Jersey.
Alaskan Huskies bear little resemblance to the typical husky breeds they originated from, or to each other. There are two genetically distinct varieties of Alaskan Husky: A sprinting group and a long-distance group. Alaskan Malamutes and Siberian Huskies contributed the most genetically to the long-distance group, while Pointers and Salukis contributed the most to the sprinting group. Anatolian Shepherd Dogs contribute a strong work ethic to both varieties. There are many Alaskan Huskies that are partially Greyhound, which improves their speed. Although some Alaskan Huskies are known to be part wolf, which may increase their endurance, these wolfdogs are generally disliked since they have a reputation of being difficult to control.
The Anatolic Theme, more properly known as the Theme of the Anatolics, was a Byzantine theme (a military-civilian province) in central Asia Minor. The theme and its army played an important role in the Arab–Byzantine wars of the 7th–10th centuries, after which it enjoyed a period of relative peace that lasted until its conquest by the Seljuk Turks in the late 1070s.
The prehistoric land bridge across the Bering Strait from Asia to Alaska is called Beringia. Today, the average water depth of the Bering Strait is only about 130–160 ft. Further, the only land that is presently visible from the central part of the Bering land bridge are the Diomede Islands, the Pribilof Islands of St. Paul and St. George, St. Lawrence Island, and King Island.
“St. George and the Dragon” is a song from Toto’s second album, “Hydra.” The song was released as a single, but did not chart.
Former Toto vocalist Joseph Williams, who sang in the band from 1986 to 1988, is the son of film score composer John Williams (of Star Wars fame.
George Lucas was certain that he didn’t want modern or electronic music for his 1977 movie Star Wars, and asked his friend Steven Spielberg to recommend a good composer in the classical style. Spielberg said, “You have to talk to John Williams.” Williams has written virtually all of the music for all of the Star Wars movies since.
John Williams composed the music for Jaws (1975), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), and for all except three of director Steven Spielberg’s feature films since 1974.
John Williams succeeded Arthur Fiedler as the Principal Conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra, serving 1980-93. In 1995, he was succeeded by Keith Lockhart, the former associate conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Williams is now the Pops’ Laureate Conductor, thus maintaining his affiliation with its parent, the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO). Williams leads the Pops on several occasions each year, particularly during their Holiday Pops season and typically for a week of concerts in May. He conducts an annual Film Night at both Boston Symphony Hall and Tanglewood, where he frequently enlists the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, the BSO’s official chorus.
A pops orchestra is an orchestra that plays popular music and show tunes as well as well-known classical works. Pops orchestras are generally distinct from the more “highbrow” symphony or philharmonic orchestras which also may exist in the same city. Many symphony orchestras (for instance, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra) put on pops performances with some regularity, while other pops orchestras are actually second identities of the “highbrow” orchestra and composed largely of the same players (for instance, the Boston Pops Orchestra is composed primarily of Boston Symphony Orchestra members).
Per a tradition established by Arthur Fiedler, every Boston Pops concert ends with a performance of Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever”, including the unfurling of a large American flag down the back wall of the Symphony Hall stage. If another musical performer is present, they’ll join in, just as the University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band, “The Power and Class of New England”, once did there in front of this proud papa.
“The Liberty Bell,” a march composed by John Philip Sousa, was used as the theme song for Monty Python’s Flying Circus.
Mandy Patimkin won a Tony for his portrayal of Che in the 1979 Broadway production of Evita, opening the show by singing “Oh, What A Circus.”
Michael Che was a “reporter” on Jon Stewart’s “The Daily Show” for about 2 months, before getting hired (for more money and much more exposure) as a writer and Weekend Update commentator on “Saturday Night Live”. Born Michael Che Campbell, his middle name is an homage to Che Guevara.
Mr. Hands, Mr. Bill nemesis on Saturday Night Live, was originally performed by Vance DeGeneres, Ellen’s older brother.
Spot, Mr. Bill’s dog, died in most episodes.
Bill Clinton and Barack Obama both lost the only race for the U.S. House of Representatives in which they ran - Clinton, in Arkansas in 1974, and Obama, in Illinois in 2000.