![]() As he dies, Professor Willis quotes Shakespeare, "'Tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church door, but 'tis enough, t'will serve," which are Mercutio's dying words from "Romeo and Juliet," Act 3, Scene 1.Those coordinates actually pinpoint a location near the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park, San Francisco, just southeast of the Golden Gate Bridge. The selected target for the missile demonstration is the fictional Clinton Narrows Bridge in the South Bay, using the coordinates 37° 47' N and 122° 30' W.Kate is young for a college student, and is listed in the TV Guide episode summary as 15 years old, but her exact age is not specified in the episode. ![]() The buyer of the missile, played by John Milford, is never identified by name in the episode and is not listed in the credits.Professor Willis was one of MacGyver's college professors for two years at a college in/near Los Angeles, but there is no specific indication of the name of the college, when he attended, or what he studied, although Professor Willis's field was likely related to mathematics. ![]() ![]() The episode has no Opening Gambit or teaser and begins immediately with the theme music. ![]() Reconfigured the missile guidance system to target, intercept, and destroy the test weapon NOTES OF INTEREST ![]()
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The Swedish Academy said Tokarczuk had won the prize for "a narrative imagination that with encyclopedic passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life." ![]() ![]() With a colorful cast of characters including Truman Capote, Edith Head, Givenchy, "Moon River" composer Henry Mancini, and, of course, Hepburn herself, Wasson immerses us in the America of the late fifties before Woodstock and birth control, when a not-so-virginal girl by the name of Holly Golightly raised eyebrows across the country, changing fashion, film, and sex for good. reveals little-known facts about the cinema classic: Truman Capote desperately wanted Marilyn Monroe for the leading role director Blake Edwards filmed multiple endings Hepburn herself felt very conflicted about balancing the roles of mother and movie star. The first complete account of the making of Breakfast at Tiffany's, Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. 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Though the spotlight is often pointed elsewhere, Hyman might be the most intriguing player on a potentially dynastic Leafs team that's once again captured the imagination of its zealous fan base. ![]() Hyman, a Toronto native, is content to entertain a smaller cohort of journalists at his locker, who are, in reality, patiently waiting for the reigning Calder Trophy winner to speak. ![]() ![]() Standing on the opposite side of the room is Zach Hyman, the oft-forgotten third member of a line with Matthews and William Nylander that's taken the NHL by storm to begin the season. 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