Azkaban, un posto come un altro dove vivere

Quest’anno autunno caldo per le mie serie tv preferite, in particolare tra meno di 20 giorni inizia 24 e la cosa + interessante è che quest’anno avendo il registratore digitale dovrei evitare di perdere delle puntate come già successo in passato.

A questo proposito ho intenzione di registrare tutte le puntate e guardarmele tutte in una volta modello maratona, non so se ci saranno i tempi ma potrebbe essere un’idea carina. Vedo per esempio che la quarta stagione in programma su Rete 4 ha come inizio le 7 del mattino, e quindi via si parte a quell’ora e si va avanti finchè non si è finito. Non è male come idea. Devo rifletterci.

Altra cosa interessante è che da quest’anno avendo anche sky avrò a disposizione due stagioni intere, la quarta e la quinta, quindi mega scorpacciano.

Mi sento un po’ sfigato ma mi piacciono troppo ste cose.

Quarta stagione:
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

The United States Secretary of Defense is responsible for the formulation and execution of general defense policy. He serves as principal defense policy adviser to the President and assists the President in the direction of the nation’s security. Under the direction of the President, the Secretary exercises authority, direction and control over the Department of Defense, which is concerned with the armed services and military matters. The Secretary oversees the Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, Department of the Air Force, 15 defense agencies, and unified combatant commands. This comprises about 2.3 million Military (Active, Reserve, and Guard) and almost 700,000 Civilian employees. The Secretary of Defense is a member of the President’s Cabinet and of the National Security Council.

Quinta stagione:
PRESIDENTIAL FUNERALS

By law, former U.S. Presidents are afforded a state funeral upon demise. The sitting President officially announces the demise of a former commander-in-chief and then joins the nation in offering condolences. The Secretary of Defense is then directed to conduct the funeral on behalf of the nation.

There are some formal traditions carried out in these services. The President, as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, is entitled to have the American flag draped over his casket as done with military veterans. A cannon salute of 21 rounds is a traditional military honor for a head of state.

The remains lie in repose at one or more of the selected places for public viewing, such as a church, presidential library or museum. This also includes appropriate arrival and departure ceremonies. The remains then lie in state, which means that they are kept overnight in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. The Honor Guard, made up of ceremonial detachments from all branches of the military, have presence at the lies in repose and state.

The main funeral procession begins at the Capitol and moves west along Constitution Avenue. The Old Guard Caisson Platoon of the Army’s 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment transports the remains during the procession. The caisson consists of six horses of the same color, three riders, and a section chief mounted on a separate horse. The caisson itself is a converted transport wagon for a 75mm cannon. A caparisoned horse is a riderless horse that follows the caisson. A pair of boots are reversed in the stirrups of the empty saddle to symbolize that the warrior will never ride again.

Sembra che oggi sia nata Hermione Granger: tanti auguri!!!