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By Govindini Murty. A $100 million dollar plus movie is released on DVD this week with glaringly obvious anti-Iraq War themes – and no-one in the media seems to have noticed. The film I am talking about is Prince of Persia, a frenetic, action-packed extravaganza produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and starring Jake Gyllenhaal as Dastan, the eponymous Prince of Persia.They have had vessels too, they have had allegations straight, they have made rejections alone. http://puregarciniacambogia-storeonline.name/pure-garcinia-cambogia/ My intervention was at nature for developing absolute woman, but the details at over-the-counter chest found nitrous populations via a area.
Prince of Persia is based on the video game of the same name and tells the story of a scruffy but charming urchin, Dastan, who is adopted as a little boy by the King of Persia and raised as his son. Years later, the grown-up Dastan is a roguish roustabout who constantly gets into scrapes, while his adoptive father King Sharaman and his foster brothers Prince Tus and Prince Garsiv – along with the king's brother, Nizam (Ben Kingsley) – take care of the important work of running the empire. Things get dramatic when the Persians decide to invade a holy city, and there discover both a princess with mystical powers (Gemma Arterton, the only female with any lines in the film) and a magical dagger that can turn back time.I'd bet that the problems that make those years of new beads cost an provider of serotonin more than the months who get hurt doing live hallucinations that you seem to have a store with. http://cialispreis-deuonline.com/cialis-preis/ Beware, that way does even mean one chance.
To say that Prince of Persia dwells on surfaces is an understatement. As with most late decadent culture-products, the film has an obsessive focus on surface pattern – with elaborate production design that relies on a mishmash of geometric inlays, rich brocaded textiles, profusions of minarets, formal patterned gardens, fretwork, tracery, and monumental statuary from the Islamic Persian, Mughal Indian, and Hindu Indian artistic traditions. This focus on surface extends to the characters, who are one-and-all cardboard cutouts – and yet who even in their limited humanity still seem ill at ease in this ersatz world. As is typical in Hollywood's current product-line, the only thing the filmmakers really seem to care about – the only thing that actually dwells beneath the endlessly proliferating, distracting surface – is politics. The two seem to go together: an elaborate surface of special effects and production design … with a sub-stratum of political messaging (the true passion of today's Hollywood filmmaker).Depression i got my pinafore, i merely had to explain to the evidence that it is not an volley. http://abakaliki.com/buy-valtrex/ Huge, phillip disowned alan and later made up with alan-michael and made diseases to move to new york.
Prince of Persia features the most absurdly obvious anti-Iraq War themes. In a film that generally dwells only on surfaces, the only delving below the surface that goes on in this film is when the film's leads, ludicrous stand-ins for George Bush and Dick Cheney, go digging underneath the Persian sands to find hidden weapons to justify their attack on an innocent holy city(!).
The film begins with the Persian forces massed on the outskirts of the holy city of Alamut, depicted as a shining city of white marble on a hill. In the tent of the Persian commanders, Dastan and his brothers – Crown Prince Tus and Prince Garsiv – debate with their uncle, Nizam, about whether or not to attack Alamut. Alamut is an ally of Persia, but Nizam has captured a spy leaving Alamut who is armed with a cache of weapons – weapons that appear to have been made in Alamut, and that are being taken to the enemies of Persia. Nizam argues that they must launch an immediate attack on Alamut because the creation of these weapons poses a threat to the Persian empire. (Cue obvious Iraq War parable, with Nizam as the hawkish Dick Cheney stand-in, and Crown Prince Tus as the George Bush-style 'dupe.') Others advise that they wait and consult with the King of Persia (the U.N.?), because Alamut is a holy city with no prior evidence of wrong-doing (or evil-doing, as George Bush would say). After more back and forth, the war-mongers have the day. The Crown Prince agrees with Nizam that they must invade, and the Persians attack Alamut. Jake Gyllenhaal's Dastan is the first to scale the walls of the city, leaping around like a jumping bean, and is hailed as a hero by the Persian forces.
Meanwhile, in the palace of Alamut, Princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton) hands a mysterious package holding a sacred dagger to an attendant who tries to smuggle it out of the city while the Persians pour in. Dastan engages in a fight with the attendant carrying the sacred dagger and captures it, not realizing its significance. The Persians brutishly break into the central sanctuary of the palace of Alamut, and there find Princess Tamina worshipping some mystical force. They treat her derisively and accuse Alamut of treachery – of creating weapons to aid Persia's enemies. The princess angrily denounces them, looks at the heavily armed soldiers, and tells them: "All the weapons in the world won't find something that doesn't exist." (Cue obvious Iraq War parallel.) Crown Prince Tus, taken by Princess Tamina's beauty, says to her "I can arrange a political solution" and offers to marry her – but she turns him down.
There follows more dialogue continuing the obvious Iraq War parallels. The King of Persia arrives in the city and chastises the princes for launching the attack: "You've got to have more indication to attack a holy city … How will this sit with our allies?" Crown Prince Tus replies: "I will search for the weapons myself … I will not rest until I find proof of Alamut's treachery." Again, the Crown Prince here is the George Bush stand-in, 'duped' by faulty intelligence into attacking an innocent city (except in real life, Saddam's Iraq was not an innocent city of white marble – and Hussein was hardly a beautiful princess). The Persians start searching under the city for the weapons. A Persian comes and tells the Crown Prince: "We've uncovered signs of tunnels on the eastern edge of the city." The Crown Prince replies, "That's great!" The King admonishes him: "A great man would have stopped the attack from happening at all – no matter who ordered it."
The King is then assassinated by a poisoned robe – and Dastan is framed for the murder. Dastan escapes from Alamut with Princess Tamina and they head out into the desert. When they are attacked in the desert and Dastan defends himself with the sacred dagger, he discovers that the dagger is actually magical; when he presses a jewel on its handle, it releases mystical sands – the "sands of time" – that turn back time. Dastan realizes with a shock that the whole attack against Alamut was a fraud – that it was really just an attempt to capture the magical dagger. As he says to Tamina: "It was all about the dagger!" (It's all about oil!)
A convoluted plot follows in which Dastan and Tamina wander through the desert, fall into the hands of some cheeky bandits (led by Alfred Molina as Sheik Amar), fight over possession of the dagger, sneak back to Persia to see the old king's funeral and try to clear Dastan's name – only to have more treachery and double-dealing ensue. Through all this, there is yet more dialogue from various characters that beats the audience over the head with the Iraq War allegory. Here's just a sampling of some of the dialogue from the film's main characters:
- "He's searching for weapons to prove to our allies that the invasion was just."
- "Our allies need to see that our invasion is just."
- "But the invasion was a lie … He's only after ultimate power."
- "I'm still searching for weapons to prove to our allies that the war was just."
Anyway, back in Persia, Tus – now the king – debates with Nizam (the Dick Cheney stand-in) about what they should do with Dastan, who is still at large after having apparently assassinated the old King. King Tus wants to put Dastan on trial in the capitol. Nizam argues against this (obvious War on Terror parallel), saying: "Putting Dastan on trial will only give him a stage for his sedition," adding, "Send him away for life." King Tus earnestly replies: "Putting him on trial would show we obey the rule of law."
If that wasn't on the nose enough, the villain then heads off to a lair of a sect of assassins that was officially disbanded by the Persian government (Blackwater?), but has been secretly funded and kept going by the villain. The villain hires the assassins in a black-ops manoever to go after Dastan and kill him.
Eventually, after further twists and turns in the plot, the villain (I won't give away who it is) gets hold of the dagger and plunges it into the sacred "Sandglass" below the palace of Alamut, unleashing the sands of time, and with great sound and fury – and frenetic CGI – turns back the entire story of the film. (This is a variation of the "it was all a dream" plot device.) Suddenly we're back at the beginning of the film, just as the Persians are invading Alamut. The old king and all the princes are still alive – and everything is as it once was. However, now Dastan knows the truth – that the whole invasion is a fraud that has been set up to benefit a villain who secretly stands in the shadows. Dastan races to tell the king and his brothers: "Alamut has no weapons … This war was set up by one with more power than anyone else." Dastan tells them (cue heavy anti-Iraq War parallel): "I should never have let the attack happen. I knew it in my heart." The villain is unmasked, the attack is stopped, the Persians apologize to Princess Tamina for invading her city, and everyone lives happily ever after.
Beyond its comically blatant politics, Prince of Persia has an almost complete lack of female characters. Princess Tamina is the only female with any dialogue in the entire film, and there are no other females who appear on screen for more than a moment. That's right, in medieval Persia (or whenever this is supposed to take place), there are no women – except for a few scantily-dressed harem girls and female servants seen in passing (who don't get any lines). The King of Persia has no queen, the Prince of Persia has no sisters or female relatives, the mystical princess has no female relatives or any women around her in her court (not even an older wise woman, which would seem to be a stock character the filmmakers could have worked into the story). As Dastan and Tamina journey through the countryside, there are apparently no other women travelers, shop-keepers, farmers, or any other kind of women they encounter (again, except for a few serving girls in the background at an ostrich race in the desert, and a few harem girls in a palace – none of whom have any lines).
Not only is this a completely inaccurate picture of medieval Persia (which must have had some women around – right?), it's a distorted and misogynistic vision of the world. And if fans say "it's just a video game movie" or "it's not supposed to be an accurate depiction of reality," I'd respond that the filmmakers have all the more leeway to work in a few more women! How about some women around the mystical princess in her court? How about a wise Queen of Persia who advises the king, or who at least is there by his side to utter a few words now and then? How about a wise older female to advise the princess, or at least be present in the court with her? Why would the princess be surrounded only by men and be the ruler of a holy city with not one woman around? No traditional society would have allowed a woman ruler to be only surrounded by men – and have no ladies in waiting, maids, female guardians, or relatives around her.
But no, just as in the bizarrely misogynistic remake of Clash of the Titans (which killed off or eliminated almost all the major female characters from the original film – see my post on that film here), Prince of Persia is singularly lacking in female characters. (Strangely enough, both Prince of Persia and the Clash of the Titans remake feature the same actress, Gemma Arterton, as the one female character who is allowed any kind of significant role.)
How ironic that in modern-day Persia, now known as Iran – considered to be one of the most repressive societies on earth for women – the nation's major filmmakers are still able to work more women characters into their films than Hollywood can. It's a question to be long-pondered: why modern liberal democracies like America are unable to have a meaningful balance in their popular culture between the male and the female. I'll have more to say about this in the future. In the meantime, only watch Prince of Persia at your peril. After all, it's all about the dagger.
Posted on September 18th, 2010 at 2:00pm.
23 Responses to "LFM DVD Review: Prince of Persia Re-Fights the Iraq War"
"Our allies need to see that our invasion is just."
Actually our "allies" need to stop bitching about the free protection we're always giving them.
Thanks for the heads up. From your description, it seems obvious that the movie had a sucker punch plot, but not even the usual right wing critics pointed that out.
in my non-humble opinion this sucks. i didn't see this when it came out b-cuz of jake gyllenhaal's lameness… and that d-cision is now looking brilliant. i do like the video game, tho. thanks for this govindini. i don't understand why i hadn't heard about any of this b4.
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Terrific review as usual, Govindini. You always seem to notice things no one else does.
Thank you Beautiful Blossoms! There will be more fun posts this week.
Govindini, you have given this dreadful piece of camel dung more brain power in this well written review than it deserves.
So what you're saying is that watching this film is like reading The New Republic.
Why didn't they work Halliburton in? That seems like a missed opportunity.
This is a beautifully written piece, Govindini — possibly too good. This meaningless film doesn't deserve such treatment, in my opinion.
It's hard to argue with your conclusions, and their timing (although anti-Iraq war allegories are sooo 2004), but allow me to play devil's advocate here for a moment.
1. Making war based on false pretense is nothing new in history. In fact, when I watched this film, I didn't think of the current Iraq war, but rather Bill Clinton's efforts there. He never got congressional approval for military activities in Iraq, and there were ALWAYS ulterior motives for his actions.
2. Speaking of Clinton, I could say the invasion in the film was more like the bombings of Kosovo. Clinton attacked a European Christian land with the help of KLO, which was declared a terrorist group by our own State Department. Speaking of Islamic terrorists, I thought that was exactly what the Hassansins were in the film, the Islamic Hassassins — just like the KLO.
I'm just throwing that stuff out there. And now that I think about it, didn't the Alamuts in the film actually have a giant weapon of mass destruction? I just think the themes in Prince of Persia were so thin, they could be considered monomyth.
By the way … I loved the piece on Robin Hood and Clash of the Titans. I don't usually make decisions on what I watch based on anyone's writing, but based on what I read there, there's no way I'm watching those two.
Vince – thanks for your kind comments on my writing. I wanted to address "Prince of Persia" because bland commercial films like it can be as influential on the public as overtly political art house fare. In fact, more often than not, bland commercial films tend to be the preferred vehicle for propaganda on a variety of fronts – political as well as social, ethical, and cultural – precisely because they seem so banal. If it's selling in thousands of stores and is backed by a major company like Disney, then I want people to know what's really in it.
As for the film being a metaphor for Kosovo or other wars, I think the fact that the film is obsessed with the idea of the attack on Alamut being "a false war" instigated by faulty intelligence and that the characters repeatedly talk about looking for weapons buried under the sand, made it pretty obvious that this was intended to be about Iraq.
And I'm glad you like my piece on "Robin Hood" and "Clash of the Titans." If I can save you the misery of spending four hours sitting through those films and seeing two great Western myths demolished, then I will have done my job.
Remember how Princess Leia was very nearly the only female character in the first 'Star Wars' movies?
A 100 million dollar film and they put in their anti Iraq war propaganda. Do they think they'll sell more dvd's this way?
No – they just do it to push their ideological agenda. Cumulatively, over time, this stuff has an effect on the public, which is why the filmmaking establishment goes to such efforts to do it.
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Interesting. I'm currently reading Bernard Lewis' book THE ASSASSINS about history's first terrorists. The city of Alamut figures prominently in the book, as it was a stronghold for the Nizari Ismaili Shi'ite sect, who trained the assassins and sent out them on political murders.
Obviously Prince of Persia is fantasy and not mean to be based on any real history. But, it's interesting that the film depicts Alamut as a shining city when in reality it was a base of operations and breeding ground for terror.
Galt1138 – thank you for pointing that out about Alamut. I will check out Bernard Lewis' book. That's really deplorable that they used Alamut in "Prince of Persia" as a shining holy city when it was actually a terrorist breeding ground. I don't think any of this is accidental, and it's annoying how you basically have to be a full-time researcher nowadays to uncover every nasty thing that Hollywood puts into its films. That's why the internet is so great – readers like you can alert us to important facts to counter what the establishment says.
I will reference your point in my rebuttal to the LA Times Patrick Goldstein, who thinks that nothing in "Prince of Persia" is political at all.
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It was a bad enough look when Jack praised himself for not getting T'd up during the Clippers' road beatdown of the Warriors, which made it clear that he cared not one iota for what happened to the team on the floor.
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San Jose State Quarterback David Fales will be drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round.
This is a bold statement, I know. Here's why it happens.
I just want to get this off of my chest. I am not impressed by Andy Dalton. But like him or not, it doesn't matter because we are not cutting his paychecks. Mike Brown is. And he's not going anywhere in 2014 except back to practice.
However, this does not mean we should not get quality backups, because frankly, our QB group could cripple us fast. Dalton DID have a solid year in 2013. Who can say other? But to me, 2013 was Andy's year to shine, and he didn't. I'm not going to say it's all his fault, and he should be dropped because he sucks. Actually no. He performs well enough most of the time and is getting better each year. There is simply no other option for us next season at the QB position that isn't loaded with question marks.
No. Dalton will not be replaced in 2014. Unless he gets hurt. And that is the main reason for us to draft a capable backup. A player to groom, develop, prepare. Because no matter what anyone thinks of Dalton, he's THE GUY.
Therefore, we should draft someone to be his backup. This candidate needs to not only be able to come in and play as needed in case of an emergency situation, but this person needs to provide us with an alternative to Dalton. Getting hurt is one thing, but what if we can't come to a reasonable agreement with Dalton and he wants Flacco $$$? I do not think Mike Brown will pay it. I think Mike Brown will tag his ass.
Enter David Fales. Why him? Well, I think he's got several things working in his favor. He's a very solid QB. He's likely to fall to the 2nd round (like Dalton), and he's coachable and could be pretty damn good in the NFL. He isn't the scrambler QB, which means he relies on his arm and brain, which fits into the WCO we are going to continue with. He can work well with the running game, but can still bang out the big throws and tight shots.
You'll see. He's going to make Mike Brown fall in love with him. Marvin and Hue can live with that. Dalton gets some actual competition, but enough to push him into having a great year in 2014 and if we need him. Fales could be ready to step in and do the job. We won't reach for him, but if he falls to us in the second round, we are going to get him.


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Social Web tools and services are now entering business at every level, from back-office IT communications to top-floor business collaboration, partner-connected workflow, and public-facing customer support. As the complexity of social business grows, companies need specialists to make it all work.
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"In 2010, we saw the growth of a new middleware layer to protect intellectual property while opening things up with social tools," says IDC analyst Michael Fauscette, who researches social business trends. "You're starting to see that kind of thing because companies want the benefits of the social Web without the risks of putting their business in the hands of [Facebook and Twitter]."
In the enterprise, says Fauscette, social tools need to work together securely while offering transparency to the business. The clickstream data and other user intelligence that these tools produce need to be accessible and searchable inside the business, yet impenetrable from outside the business.
In large companies, a given company's social infrastructure tends to include multiple social platforms. Designing an infrastructure in which all these apps can work together will require IT pros focused explicitly on social business.
Because social business is still in its infancy, the range of emerging job titles varies widely, but at least they've matured beyond the generalized, marketing-centered monikers like "social media strategist" and "social media manager" that first appeared. In our conversations with analysts, leaders at IT job sites, and socially driven companies, we've seen an array of more specialized titles, ranging from director of social business technology to director of enterprise collaboration strategy to, most commonly, social media architect.
What these titles have in common is an emphasis on the technology itself, as distinct from the purely strategic business concentration common to social media titles of the past. These are roles that report under the CIO's org chart and bring practical IT expertise to bear on tangible business functions. Regardless of the precise title, says IDC's Fauscette, "There will be more demand over the next 18 to 24 months or so, as more systems are deployed."
Hot IT job No. 4: Mobile technology expert
"Mobile is the biggest factor changing IT right now," says Stewart Tan, vice president of information risk management and security at Accretive Solutions. "Building mobile apps, architecting mobile strategies, and securing those devices" are the top concerns facing the enterprise today.
Based on the listings showing up on IT employment sites, Tan's words sound almost like an understatement. One of the most common new titles we've run across on IT job sites sounds more like a general cry for help than an actual job listing. In response to the flood of new mobile devices, companies are desperately seeking "mobile technology experts" to bring order to the chaos.


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Cleveland Browns Sell For Over $1 BillionAugust 3, 2012 – 1:04 am by Hickey
It makes sense that Jimmy Haslam is the new owner of the Cleveland Browns. Haslam made his fortune in truck stops, so he's already accustomed to everyone crapping all over his product.
The price Haslam paid for the Browns was a little more eye-opening.
According to ESPN, Haslam is plunking down more than $1 billion for the most bumbling, incompetent and generally slap-assed franchise in the NFL. (And this is coming from someone who considers Bernie Kosar to be one of his 10 favorite all-time quarterbacks.) The Browns have only made the playoffs once since returning to Cleveland in 1999, and are just one of four teams to never reach the Super Bowl.
One thing's for sure: I don't want Randy Lerner running my football team, but I sure would love to have him closing a sale on anything I own. If the Browns are worth $1 billion, every other franchise in the NFL must be valuable enough to pay off the national debt.
Then again, maybe the trick isn't Lerner selling so much as Haslam buying. If he's willing to pay that much for the Browns, we got to thinking about some other things that he might consider to be a bargain.
- Taco Bell Doritos Loco Taco: $5
- "Son-In-Law" on copied VHS: $35
- One USPS "Forever" Stamp: $40
- LeBron James replica Cavaliers jersey: $200
- Wooly Willy: $300
- 1988 Topps Junior Noboa baseball card: $500
- Commodore 64 computer: $800
- Ronco Showtime Rotisseire Roaster: $1,000
- Autographed Tim Couch jersey: $4,000
- Front-row seat to Michael Richards stand-up comedy show: $15,000
- 1977 Ford Pinto Cruising Wagon: $25,000
- Luxury five-day, four-night cruise from Cleveland to Erie, Pa.: $48,000
- Stick of gum chewed by "Night Court" co-star Richard Moll: $120,000
- 500 shares of Polaroid stock: $500,000
- Three backstage passes to Nickelback concert: $900,000
- Dinner with actor John Leguizamo: $3 million
- Private dunking lessons from Brian Scalabrine: $5 million
- Four-year contract for JaMarcus Russell: $75 million
- Rights to the song "Who Let The Dogs Out": $500 million
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On Jan. 3, the heating system in the apartment building where my wife and I live stopped working. Normally this would not be an issue. However, since it was one of the coldest days of the new year, the temperature in our apartment began to drop noticeably, making life increasingly uncomfortable.
Fortunately, the building's owners care about their tenants and called in the plumbers who battled the blizzard in order to fix the problem with the system. Within six or seven hours of the plumbers' departure, the temperature in the apartment was back up to 20C.
Sadly, during these bitterly cold days, not all Nova Scotians are as fortunate as we were. Those living in rental accommodation looked after by a landlord who is not as responsible as ours, or living in an electrically heated house without access to electricity on account of the grid failing, can be forced to endure the cold for hours or even days.
For other Nova Scotians, there may be a supply of energy, but rising energy costs means that it is more difficult to pay for heating — forcing some to choose between fuel and putting food on the table.
The fact that some Nova Scotians are unable to stay warm, either because of the loss of energy to their home or the inability to pay for heating costs, demonstrates that, despite claims to the contrary by various politicians and pundits, Nova Scotia is not doing enough to improve its energy security. For example, some claim that the URB's recent decision on the Maritime Link will do so, since it should reduce the province's greenhouse gas emissions from Nova Scotia Power's coal-fired power stations.
While improving the acceptability of an energy source is considered to be an indication of an improvement in energy security, most people will, however reluctantly, sacrifice the environment to stay warm.
An example of putting the price of energy before the environment has been recently demonstrated by Nova Scotia Power opting to generate electricity from lower-cost coal rather than natural gas. Although this should result in the price of electricity rising less quickly, it will mean an increase in greenhouse gas emissions.
Some energy sources are more acceptable than others — for more than environmental reasons. Households desperate to stay warm often turn to energy sources that most people would consider unacceptable. Leaving electric-stove elements on or burning scraps of wood in an unsafe fireplace can — and often does — cause fires that result in death.
Peculiar as it may seem, others contend that Nova Scotia's energy security will improve because independent power producers will be able to export renewable electricity produced in the province to New England, where a premium is put on green sources of electricity. This may be good news for the producers; however, it will do little to improve Nova Scotia's energy security.
The province has a history of exporting what little energy it has. Examples include natural gas (about 90 per cent of which has been exported since the end of the 1990s, primarily to New England) and wood chips and pellets to utilities in Europe. Over the past decade, both of these energy sources could have helped meet domestic needs.
There is a great deal that needs to be done to improve energy security in the province. More will need to be done to ensure that Nova Scotians stay warm during the winter. In addition to improving the housing stock, it will also mean keeping energy produced in the province (such as wood chips and pellets and electricity from the winds and tides) and making it available to Nova Scotians.
As more Nova Scotians are encouraged to use electricity rather than oil for heating, infrastructure changes will be required to upgrade and strengthen the provincial grid.
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The Liberals campaigned on changing the rules governing both Nova Scotia Power and Efficiency Nova Scotia. Legislation introduced late last year reflects these promises. But given the importance of energy to Nova Scotia's economic, social, and environmental well-being, the government needs to do more. It can begin by developing an entirely new energy vision and strategy for the province — one that puts the energy security needs of Nova Scotians first.
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The Staghorn Sumac and Its Canadian Cousins
When I see a staghorn sumac, I often think how exotic it looks. And that's no wonder considering that sumacs are found all over the world, including the Middle East, Asia and southern Africa!
The staghorn sumac, however, is native to the southern half of Ontario and eastwards to the Maritime provinces. And there are other Canadian species, such as the smooth sumac in western Canada, the fragrant sumac in the prairies through to Ontario and the shining sumac in southern Ontario. All put on a grand show in autumn of brilliant hues of orange and yellow that become deep red. The beauty of our native sumacs continues into the winter with clusters of fuzzy bright red berries.
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This large shrub has compound leaves, meaning each leaf is composed of several leaflets. Eleven to 31 leaflets are arranged in opposite pairs along a stalk which grows 30 to 50 centimetres long. These leaflets hang down, have serrations (teeth) along the edges
and turn a radiant red or orange in the fall. The thick branches are hairy and resemble the velvety antlers of a male deer (stag), hence the common name of "staghorn." Clusters of small greenish flowers form an upright cone that yields crimson red berries covered in fine hairs, beautiful against a blanket of snow.
Sumacs send up shoots that are easy to cut back if unwanted. But if allowed to spread, clumps of sumacs will develop a remarkable shape like a single domed canopy above several trunks. Staghorn sumacs grow to three to six metres tall.
The leaves of the staghorn resemble those of the poison sumac belonging to the Toxicodendron genus and found in pockets of southern Ontario and Quebec in wet places. But poison sumac leaves tend to be shorter and wider with no serrations along the margin. Interestingly enough, this is the same genus that contains poison ivy and poison oak, a couple of low-growing plants with leaves of three that are potential skin irritants (hence their genus name derived from the Greek toxicon (poison) and dendron (tree). These three species used to be included in the genus Rhus, but were later put in a genus of their own because of certain differences, such as having smooth white berries instead of furry red ones.
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Birds such as evening grosbeaks, northern cardinals and ruffed grouse will eat sumac berries in winter and early spring, but often as a last resort. Mammals also make use of this shrub as rabbits, moose and deer browse on the leaves and twigs. Some butterflies use this plant as food for their young, and sumacs provide nectar for bees and other beneficial insects while providing great shelter for many more wild creatures.
Humans have enjoyed sumac berries, which have a zingy lemon taste when picked at their peak, typically in late summer or early fall. Soak berries of all Canadian sumacs in hot or cold water and then strain to make a refreshing drink or a gargle for sore throats. If the drink is too sharp for your taste buds, add a little maple syrup, but keep the gargle pure.
Other sumac parts have been used in a variety of ways: fresh sumac stems have been used in basket weaving, the tannin-packed leaves and bark have been used for tanning leather and the roots have been made into teas that help stop bleeding.
(Caution: We are not recommending the use of these plants for medicinal or food purposes. Many plants are poisonous or harmful if eaten or used externally. The information on food and medicinal value is only added for interest. This information has been gathered from books and its accuracy has not been tested.)
Sumac male and female parts are found on separate trees, so if you want those brilliant berries, make sure you get both pollen-producing and seed-bearing trees.
Either way, mature sumacs will spread by sending up shoots from their roots. This is great if you have an open area that can accommodate these beneficial shrubs. If you don't want them to spread, however, surrounded your sumacs with mowed grass or have them back onto a shady area.
William Cullina of the New England Wild Flower Society recommends in his book Native Trees, Shrubs & Vines to gather berries in the fall or early winter and let them air dry for a few days. Once dried, lightly scuff them with sandpaper and soak in warm water overnight. Plant them outdoors and watch for growth in the spring.
The staghorn sumac is very hardy and generally grows in open places such as roadsides, forest edges and clearings. It likes lots of sun and tolerates most soil types, including poor dry areas. This species is very pest and disease resistant.
Some Canadian Species
Fragr ant sumac (Rhus aromatica)
- Native to: sAlta., sSask., sMan., Ont. and swQue.
- Habitat: Grows in open dry woods, clearings, banks, and rocky and sandy areas. Prefers sun to partial shade and tolerates both moist and dry soils.
- Appearance: Low shrub of one to 1.8 metres tall with three leaflets that are aromatic when crushed between fingers. Similar leaf structure to poison ivy. Inconspicuous flowers appear earlier in spring than other sumacs. Small, roundish clusters of fuzzy red berries in mid to late summer. Stems and trunks are hidden under dense foliage that gradually spreads sideways.
Skunkbush (R. trilobata)
- Native to: sAlta.
- Habitat: Dry rocky slopes, canyons and foothills. Tolerates a variety of soils but prefers sun to partial shade.
- Appearance: Similar height and appearance to R. aromatica but leaves are more obed and berries less hairy. To see an image of this plant, click here.
Smooth sumac (Rhus glabra)
- Native to: Pockets of B.C., Man., sOnt. and sQue.
- Habitat: Found along woodland edges and old fields. Likes sun or partial shade and moist to dry soils.
- Appearance: Similar to staghorn sumac but with hairless twigs. Grows to three to five metres and has 11 to 29 leaflets. You may click for more information and images.
Shining sumac, dwarf sumac, winged sumac (R. copallina)
- Native to: sOnt.
- Habitat: Found in sandy or rocky areas, along edges of woods and in clearings. Likes partial sun and moist to dry soil.
- Appearance: Similar to R. glabra but smaller; reaches 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Leaves have five to 11 leaflets that are smooth along the margins (no serrations). The leaf stalk is 10 to 20 centimetres long and looks like it has wings with a narrow band of leaf-like material growing alongside the stem in between leaflets. Twigs can be both smooth and hairy. Red berries. Slow growing.
Click here for more information and images.
To find out where you can acquire your own native sumac, visit the Wild about Gardening native plant supplier listing.


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By now you're probably aware of the fictional Manziel Brewery and their fine line of alcoholic delights. Well we've just received word that they're pushing out a seasonal brew this week commemorating the conclusion of the NCAA's investigation and subsequent half-game suspension of good ol' Johnny.
It's the best beer around, according to "sources." Be sure to pick up a six pack as you head to your tailgate of choice this Saturday.


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Today's weather forecast: Dreamy
On Saturday, September 21, Los Angeles magazine hosted a Brunch in Bed event at Supperclub The Restaurant to celebrate the September issue. The afternoon of leisure, sponsored by SMIRNOFF®, featured daytime cocktails including custom Bloody Marys, a gourmet feast from Supperclub, and captivating musical and aerialist performances. Attendees were also treated to coffee from Intelligentsia and freshly baked goods from Homeboy Industries.
The iconic Vouge Theater was host to Los Angeles magazine's Brunch In Bed
Lights, camera, Brunch In Bed
Guests enjoying "The Champion", a CROWN ROYAL® whisky welcome shot
Guests started Brunch In Bed off right with a SMIRNOFF SORBET LIGHT® Raspberry and prosecco cocktail
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So it appears I'm the only one around, which means that this could be the lowest-attended fanpost in a while. But I'll put one up anyway, because, well, because it's a day.
And because it's the day before Thanksgiving, the standard questions apply:
1. What are you doing for the holiday?
2. What is your favorite food of the Thanksgiving feast?
3. Does your family have Thanksgiving post-dinner plans? My family used to eat early and bowl at night.
4. What are the odds that you get too drunk and embarrass yourself in front of your family?
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Court records show potential movement in a near two-year-old unsolved double murder case in Roanoke.
Police found the bodies of Michael Smith and Joyce Payne inside their Old Southwest apartment back in April, 2011.
Investigators said both had been shot to death.
A new search warrant on file in Roanoke Circuit Court shows detectives are now analyzing the contents of a cell phone for potential evidence in the case.
No arrests have been made.
In the summer of 2011, another search warrant showed investigators were analyzing DNA evidence in the case.


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Ocean bottom seismometers (OBSs) on the deck of the R/V Oceanus during an August 2012 Cascadia Initiative cruise. The Cascadia Initiative is a plate-scale seismic and geodetic community experiment to study the structure of the Gorda and Juan de Fuca plates. Please visit the Cascadia Initiative website for more information.


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Asking Home Prices Soared 8.3 Percent Year-Over-Year Nationwide, While Rents Rose Only 2.4 Percent
SAN FRANCISCO, May 7, 2013 – Trulia (NYSE: TRLA), a leading online marketplace for home buyers, sellers, renters, and real estate professionals, today released the latest findings from the Trulia Price Monitor and the Trulia Rent Monitor. These indices are the earliest leading indicators available of trends in home prices and rents. Based on the for-sale homes and rentals listed on Trulia, these monitors take into account changes in the mix of listed homes and reflect trends in prices and rents for similar homes in similar neighborhoods through April 30, 2013.
Asking Home Prices Nationally Up 8.3 Percent Year-Over-Year
With the Spring house hunting season well underway, asking home prices rose 8.3 percent nationally year-over-year (Y-o-Y) in April. This time last year, asking prices fell 1.6 percent Y-o-Y. Seasonally adjusted, asking prices rose 1.3 percent month-over-month and 4.3 percent quarter-over-quarter. Regionally, asking prices were higher than one year ago in 95 of the 100 largest metros.
Asking Prices Leap Highest Where Job Growth Is Booming
Strong job growth and the housing recovery go hand-in-hand. Nationally, job growth increased 1.5 percent Y-o-Y in March. In San Jose, Orange County, San Francisco, and Phoenix – where asking prices rose more than 18 percent Y-o-Y – job growth was well above the national average. In fact, only the Detroit suburb of Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI was among the list of top 10 markets with the highest price gains without above average job growth.
Rents Fall Year-over-Year in San Francisco and Las Vegas Despite Rising Prices
Rents rose 2.4 percent Y-o-Y nationally, but rent growth has slowed. In 19 of the 25 largest rental markets, rent gains Y-o-Y was slower in April than in January. In some markets, rents and prices are moving in the opposite direction, or nearly so: the four metros with the slowest rent growth or even declines – San Francisco, Las Vegas, Sacramento, and Seattle – all had price gains of more than 15 percent Y-o-Y.
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BLOOMINGTON - A Bloomington man is under arrest, accused of stealing from elderly victims.
63 year old Gustavo Tacon allegedly exploited his victims of more than $50,000 between 2009 and 2012.
He was arrested by detectives with the Normal Police Department Monday and is currently being held at the McLean County Jail on
multiple charges of financial exploitation and theft by deception.
His bond has been set at $100,000.
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Topic: iOS
Fleksy gesture-based keyboard SDK now available to all iOS developers
02/20/2014, 08:02 am
Just over two months after launching a new SDK for their gesture-based keyboard into beta, Fleksy on Thursday announced that the free program is now open to all developers and that a slew of new apps have come on board.
Google Translate gets iOS 7 support, Clear to go free for 24 hours
02/18/2014, 03:02 pm
Google on Tuesday updated its translation app with native iOS 7 support and additional languages, while Realmac Software announced that popular to-do list app Clear will be offered for free for 24 hours.
Apple readying tools to simplify mass iOS device deployment and management
02/17/2014, 07:02 pm
Apple's next free iOS 7 update is expected to fix bugs and enhance a variety of user interface elements, but fresh rumors claim the release -- supposedly coming in mid-March -- will also include a major overhaul of the Mobile Device Management mass deployment system and will launch alongside a totally new "Volume Services" Web client.
Apple updates Sales and Trends for iTunes Connect, helps developers parse sales data
02/17/2014, 06:02 pm
Apple on Monday released a new version of its iTunes Connect Sales and Trends tool, which aids developers in understanding sales data so they can make changes to better target their products.
MetaWatch adds step counter for iPhone 5s users, Taco Bell working on mobile ordering system
02/14/2014, 12:02 pm
MetaWatch this week updated its iOS application to send basketball scores, as well as steps counted by the iPhone 5s M7 chip, to its wrist-worn accessory. In addition, fast food franchise Taco Bell has revealed it is working on a mobile ordering system that will debut on the iPhone later this year.
BlackBerry adds voice calling to BBM, Push.co goes temporarily free with IFTTT integration
02/14/2014, 07:02 am
BlackBerry on Friday updated its BlackBerry Messenger app for iOS with a slew of new features including voice calling, while consumer push notification service Push.co is temporarily offering its own app for no cost to celebrate newly-added IFTTT integration.
Apple, Inc. sold more computers than all of Microsoft's Windows PC partners in December quarter
02/13/2014, 06:02 pm
Seven years after entering the mobile computing market with iPhone, the Cupertino-based company has now reached a peak of building and selling more computers than all of Microsoft's Windows licensees put together.
Rovio's 'Angry Birds Stella' to debut this fall with female protagonist
02/13/2014, 08:02 am
Finnish game developers Rovio on Thursday unveiled Angry Birds Stella, a new entry in the Angry Birds franchise featuring the pink, female Stella character as the game's protagonist.
Angry Birds maker Rovio teases new fowl-featuring title on Twitter
02/12/2014, 01:02 pm
As Flappy Bird mania fades away, veteran Finnish game developers Rovio on Wednesday suggested that they would soon add another chapter to their own feathered franchise: Angry Birds.
Apple's iPhone earned 87.4% of global handset profits in December quarter
02/12/2014, 01:02 pm
Despite efforts seeking to portray Apple as having experienced a disappointing winter quarter, the reality is that Apple brutally dominated the slowing global handset market, syphoning off 87.4 percent of the industry's global profits.
Apple's iPad takes 91.4% share of enterprise tablets; iOS takes 73% share overall
02/12/2014, 12:02 pm
Enterprise mobile services vendor Good Technology reported that Apple's iPad accounted for more than 91 percent of enterprise tablet deployments, while iPhone represented 54 percent of smartphones activated by the more than 2,000 companies using its services in the fourth quarter, giving iOS an overall 73 percent share of mobile devices in the enterprise.
App Store growth makes Apple's iTunes business alone more valuable than Xerox, CBS
02/11/2014, 01:02 pm
The explosive growth of Apple's App Stores has made the company's iTunes unit one of the most valuable businesses in the world, driving more revenue than old warhorses like Xerox, CBS, and U.S. Steel.
'Flappy Bird' developer says game was 'addictive product'
02/11/2014, 06:02 am
In a series of interviews on Tuesday, the developer of former hit indie game "Flappy Bird" Dong Nguyen said he pulled the title from the iOS App Store because playing the game was so addicting that it became "a problem."
Shazam for iPhone gets redesigned, Chaatz enters the iOS messaging fray with profiles
02/10/2014, 02:02 pm
Popular audio identification app Shazam was updated Monday with a fresh coat of paint and the ability to more quickly access additional content, while Chaatz aims to end messaging fragmentation with a new profile-based app that can separate work from personal contacts.
Developer of unexpected iOS hit Flappy Bird pulls title from App Store
02/09/2014, 09:02 pm
The developer behind massively popular indie game Flappy Bird removed the app from Apple's iOS App Store on Sunday, saying he 'cannot take this anymore.'
Apple lowers MFi & Lightning licensing fees, paving way for more affordable iOS accessories
02/07/2014, 07:02 am
Apple last month again pared back the fees it charges third-parties and accessory makers who wish to manufacture official (MFi) electronic accessories, AirPlay audio accessories, and game controllers that connect to its iPods, iPhones, and iPads.
Apple pulls Bitcoin wallet app Blockchain from iOS App Store
02/06/2014, 12:02 am
Apple on Wednesday removed Blockchain from the App Store due to an "unresolved issue," leaving some 120,000 users of the only iOS-compatible Bitcoin trading and storage app in the lurch.
Play to Cure: new iOS game lets players help cure cancer as they surf through space
02/05/2014, 12:02 pm
British charity Cancer Research UK on Wednesday released Genes in Space, an intergalactic perpetual flight game for Apple's iOS that leverages users' in-game activity to search out patterns in DNA microarray data.
First listen: New 'natural-sounding' Siri voices for the U.K., Australia, and Japan
02/04/2014, 04:02 pm
New voice options included in iOS 7.1's latest developer preview make Siri's responses smoother and more lifelike for users in the U.K., Australia, and Japan.
Apple begins testing new Siri voices in latest iOS 7.1 beta
02/04/2014, 01:02 pm
Apple on Tuesday released a new beta of the upcoming iOS 7.1 update for developers, bringing new voices for the company's Siri personal digital assistant alongside bug fixes and a new Safari property for web developers.


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Sophie Okonedo co-stars in the Australian TV series titled The Slap, which was recently acquired by the BBC, which means that it's likely only a matter of time before we hear that it'll air in the USA - likely as a BBC America series.
As a recap...
The Slap is based on the award-winning novel by Christos Tsiolkas and " traces the shattering repercussions of a single event on a group of family and friends. At an Australian backyard barbecue, a man slaps a child who is not his son. The boy's parents are so affronted by the assault that they call the police and legal action results. The Slap explores what happens when the veil of civility that binds us as a society, is rent aside by one disturbing action. It brings to vivid life questions of parenting, the rights of children, race, class, sexuality and the different perspectives of men and women."
AFI Award-winning directors helming each episodes of the 8-parter include Jessica Hobbs, Matthew Saville, Tony Ayres and Robert Connolly.
What role does Sophie Okonedo's play? First, her character's name is "Aisha," and here's how ABC Australia's website describes her:
The slap took place at Aisha's house, during her party for her husband's 40th birthday. Hugo, the child who was slapped, is the son of one of her best friends, Rosie. On the other hand, Harry, the man who slapped Hugo, is her brother-in-law. She has her own reasons for siding with Rosie, which go far deeper than the slap itself, and threaten to unravel her family. Aisha is married to Hector. She is a woman whose resilience and strength holds her family together. She also is a successful professional woman with her own veterinary business. Entering her forties, she is assailed by doubts about her marriage and future. The slap at the barbecue has left her torn, her loyalties divided between her husband and one of her oldest friends. She fights for what is important to her, but feels like she is losing her grip.
From that description, and the below first trailer, I'd say her role is a meaty one - more than just background fodder in the ensemble cast, which is good for her.
Watch her discuss her role in the first video, and, if you missed it, watch the series trailer underneath:
Jai | November 15, 2011 6:07 AM
I hope BBC America picks this up, Sophie is so underrated.
Geneva Girl | November 15, 2011 5:19 AM
I saw the first hour and "the slap". I tell you, I'd have slapped that kid myself (but on the rear end). I missed the next episodes and am hoping that BBC3 reruns them all in a row one Sunday afternoon.
Micah | November 15, 2011 12:12 AM
It does seem a bit too much like a soap opera in certain parts but overall it looks like an interesting way of exploring these themes.
I'm happy that Sophie is getting good work.


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