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- Aizen not only faked his death and took part in the conspiracy, he's the mastermind behind it all. The entirety of Bleach from here on would never be the same.
- The Soul Society arc sets the Soul Society's laws up as the problem, given a face by Byakuya, whom was dead-set on killing his sister, Rukia. And then he takes the bullet for her when Gin tries to kill her. When asked why, he reveals that his wife Hisana (who looks like Rukia), was actually Rukia's sister, and he adopted her into the family to fulfill a promise he made to a dying Hisana. The reason he was set on executing her was not because of the law, but because he also made a promise to his dead parents to uphold the law. Now that Ichigo's freed him from this problem, he stops being an anatogonist and becomes one of Ichigo's staunchest allies.
- After debuting as a cat with a masculine voice, it was rather surprising to see Yoruichi Shihoin turn out to be a female human, and a former captain of the Gotei 13, at that. It changes the entire dynamics of the group's relationship with her from that moment on.
- Chapter 186: Uryuu is not the Last Quincy like everyone thought, and the phrase doesn't mean what he thought it meant. His father is still alive, is the official Last Quincy, and is refusing to use his power for an unspecified reason.
- Chapter 188: Isshin Kurosaki is secretly a Shinigami who voluntarily sacrificed his power and has a history with Urahara. Both he and Urahara have been expecting the Visoreds to contact Ichigo for years and they've known about Aizen for years longer than Soul Society has.
- Ulquiorra was once built up as the strongest Espada under Aizen's command. Then he reveals he's only the fourth strongest: even if Ichigo defeats him, he's nowhere near achieving victory against Aizen.
- We learn that there were two Hogyokus, both separately created by Aizen and Urahara. Aizen set up the entire conspiracy in the Soul Society arc to steal Urahara's Hogyoku and fuse it with his own, as neither was complete or even capable of being complete on its own.
- Chapter 458. The Arc Villain is revealed to be Ginjou, not Tsukishima. He was bookmarked at the beginning to become Ichigo's friend and the entire arc has been about him devising a way to obtain Ichigo's power.
- Chapter 461: Ichigo has changed Soul Society enough for its laws to begin changing. The law Rukia broke in Chapter 1 that almost got her executed is declared by Yamamoto to not be as inviolate as they first thought; it can now be broken if upholding it would ruin everything the Gotei 13 stands for.
Thousand Year Blood War ArcThe Thousand Year Blood War has been filled with so many different wham episodes that it might as well be said the entire arc is a wham episode in its own right.
- Chapter 480: The biggest reveal since Aizen's betrayal is that the Quincies are not dead.
- The rather brutal murder of Chojiro Sasakibe, proving that yes, good guys can and will die, even in Bleach.
- Thousands of Rukongai dwellers have been disappearing for an unknown reason. Kira deduces, and Mayuri confirms, that Shinigami killed those civilians, in order to restore the balance between the worlds. It hammers home just how morally ambiguous the Soul Society can get, and it returns Mayuri back to form instead of having him as comic relief.
- Chapter 485: Hueco Mundo is no longer under the control of the Arrancar. It's fallen to Vandenreich occupation. Furthermore, we see that Harribel has been captured by the Vandenreich, effectively serving as a warning to all who venture near Yhwach's turf.
- Chapter 499: For the first time in the entire story, the Soul Society openly seeks help from Ichigo, after we learn that a third of the Gotei 13's forces have been decimated by thousands in the space of only a few minutes. Not even Aizen created this much havoc.
- Chapter 502: Byakuya, previously thought by the fandom to have unassailable plot armour, is curb-stomped in one of the most graphic attacks in the entire manga, followed by Kenpachi in Chapter 505.
- Chapter 511: Yamamoto is slaughtered and the Seireitei is overrun by the Stern Ritter's ground troops, officially defeated.
- Chapter 514: Ichigo's time in Opie's prison actually awakened his innate, but largely dormant, Quincy energy, allowing him to use Blut Vene.
- Chapter 516: Broken bankai can never be restored to their original form, thereby redefining the power levels of every shinigami that has experienced a broken bankai in the story, including Mayuri, Ikkaku, Renji, and Ichigo. Komamura's the only exception to the rule because of the way his bankai works. Even though the damage done to it is reflected on him, if he undergoes healing it will fully restore his bankai.
- Chapter 520: Shunsui Kyouraku, once the Lazy Bum, takes over as the new captain-commander. Unlike Yamamoto's era, where captains - even Yamamoto - could not question the decisions of the Central 46, Kyouraku begins to fight decisions from the moment he's promoted.
- Chapter 523: Kyoraku confirms that Unohana was the first Kenpachi, founding the 11th Division and laying the work for everything it's built on. Zaraki's misunderstanding of Unohana's abilities in that distant past is effectively why the 11th division has its anti-kidou stance in the current age.
- Chapter 527: Zaraki's zanpakutou finally begins communicating with him, changing his status from the only captain in history not to have a shikai or bankai.
Everything But the RainJust like the main arc of the Blood War, "Everything But the Rain" is a wham episode in its entirety. The amount of stuff we learn is more than what most other manga can accomplish in the same period of time.
- Chapter 528: Masaki is confirmed to have been a Quincy and Kurosaki is her family name, not Isshin's.
- Chapter 529: Isshin was the captain of the Tenth Division and his surname was Shiba, making Kuukaku and Ganju the cousins of Ichigo and Hitsugaya the protege of Isshin.
- Chapter 535: We finally learn how Isshin gave up his Shinigami powers (he wears the same power-sealing type of Gigai that Urahara gave to Rukia). We learn more about Hollowfication (it needs an outside force to disrupt it so you can restore sanity). We learn why it took so long before the Visoreds could show up in the main storyline (it took the full 100 years before Urahara restored their sanity, leaving them with a solid 20 years to gain notoriety and stabilize themselves via training). We learn why the Hollowfication was subdued for so long (the Gigai literally ties his soul to Masaki, which allows him to enter her mind and subdue the Hollow). We learn how the "soul suicide" resulting from Hollowfication can be stopped (which created the Visoreds). In an overlap of the soul suicide revelation, we also find out why Tosen blew up after he was stabbed by Hisagi (didn't have something to counterbalance his Visored form).
- Chapter 537: Yhwach possesses the ability to take back the power and lives from any Quincy and decided to do it to all impure Quincies nine years ago: Masaki was depowered in battle against the Grand Fisher. Katagiri (Uryuu's mother) was depowered at the same time and lingered in a coma for three months before dying. Yhwach is therefore the most personal enemy of Ichigo to date, and simultaneously is revealed to be the most personal enemy of Uryuu to date. And then we learn that Uryuu has joined the Vandenreich and Yhwach is calling him "son".
The Thousand Year Blood War: The Farewell Story
- Chapter 539: For Ichigo to get his Zanpakuto fixed, he has to abandon Zangetsu. Meanwhile, Komamura's revealed to be part of a unique secret race that's in hiding, that possesses a great secret that can allow Komamura to compensate for his loss of Bankai, and which carries the knowledge of the truth about Soul Society: that Shinigami are not the original rulers of Soul Society.
- Chapter 540: Zangetsu isn't actually Ichigo's Zanpakuto. He's the personification of Ichigo's Quincy powers, which have taken the form of a younger Yhwach from 1000 years ago. Furthermore, it's the Hollow that's Ichigo's real Zanpakuto.
- Chapter 542: Ichigo finally accepts that he and his blade are one. This allows him to complete the forging of his Zanpakuto, whose true form is revealed to be a pair of dual swords, mirroring the two spirits who encompassed his power.
- Chapter 543: The entire chapter changes the view and flavour of the Vandenreich completely. Remember when Opie mentioned Soken and Uryuu Ishida by name? Turns out, Opie was the only one to know of either. We learn of this through Yhwach nominating Uryu as his successor (over Haschwalth, the previous favorite). The army is so taken aback by Yhwach's choice as to suggest that the troops are loyal not to Yhwach, but to Haschwalth.
- Chapter 544: Yhwach reveals his reasoning for what happened in the last chapter. Uryu was the only mixed-blood to survive the Holy Selection, because of a mysterious special power that Yhwach wants to know more about. Haschwalth deduces a second reason: Yhwach is expecting Uryuu to betray him, and Yhwach believes in keeping your friends close and your enemies even closer. Even if Ishida was planning to mount an assassination, the scrutiny from the Stern Ritters will prevent him from doing so. This nips fan expectations over a protagonist joining the antagonist's side in the bud.
- Chapter 546: The Seireitei vanishes into shadow to be replaced by the vandenreich's city and Yhwach reveals that the old Quincy tale of the Sealed King has a stanza that isn't commonly recited: He reclaims his heartbeat, mind and his power, alright... and then he reclaims his world. Yes, apparently the Soul Society did once belong to Yhwach.
- Chapter 547: The reason the Quincies weren't extinct is because they've been hiding under the Shinigami noses all along. Within the shadows of Seireitei, the Quincies hid a thousand years ago and have remained ever since. The implications for the behaviour of the Ishida family throughout the story are huge.
- Chapter 556: Komamura's past changes the understanding of the Soul Society and how spiritual punishment works. Werewolves exist and in the distant past were turned into animals for their unspecified sins. In exchange for beating his ancestor, Komamura learns the secret clan technique - rip out the heart, become human, and regain your full power.
- Chapter 565: Yhwach's backstory and powers are revealed. He has an ability to distribute pieces of his soul into the souls of other individuals, and when they die, those pieces return to Yhwach with all the memories, experience and powers that those people possessed in life. By doing so, he can make himself more powerful and prolong his own life. This is how Quincies were created, but most importantly, the whole Gotei has now been infected with pieces of Yhwach's soul... meaning EVERY death on the battlefield increases Yhwach's power.
- Chapter 587: Yhwach has entered the Royal Realm. Just let this sink in. Not even Aizen has ever made it this far.
- Chapter 614: Ichigo does not save the Soul King. His Quincy blood causes him to kill the Soul King himself.
- Chapter 621: Yhwach starts absorbing the Soul King, releasing the seals on the Soul King's power. The power floods Soul Society, attacking the Soul King's enemies. Not the Quincies, however; the enemies of Soul King are now the Shinigami.


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The takeover of parks, plazas and other public spaces by the "Occupy Wall Street" movement is a good thing, said a panel of landscape architects on the future of cities Tuesday at the American Society of Landscape Architects convention meeting in San Diego.
"I am so thrilled that we have reclaimed these places as places of protest and how important they are," said Maurice Cox, former mayor of Charlottesville, Va., who now teaches urban design at the University of Virginia.
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Martha Schwartz, a landscape architect from Boston now working in London, said Americans are rediscovering the role of public spaces in shaping our democracy.
"It's the American Spring," she said, comparable to the Arab Spring uprisings in the Middle East.
Schwartz was not taking a position on the issues raised by the "Occupy Wall Street" movement but defending the idea that such debates should take place in public places.
"The rush to privatizing everything is a loss of civic ethic which in the long-term will make us unsustainable," she said. "We will not be able to compete on the global level. The reason why these are good spaces to have and build and fund and to build into a city is to allow for this kind of civic expression."
On another topic, raised by moderator and San Francisco Chronicle columnist John King, is the tendency of cities to copy each other in building iconic landmarks, such as Millennium Park in Chicago or the High Line park on an abandoned elevated railroad in New York City.
"I don't think there's any danger with big ideas" imported from place to place, Schwartz said. "The danger is there are not enough ideas. The idea of something iconic for many cities is very important, because they want to put themselves on the global map. Cities are in real competition. The idea that 'iconoism' is bad... These are all real, important places. It's not all or nothing."
But Philadelphia landscape architect Laurie Olin said cities like Paris didn't develop great streets, institutions or landmarks for the benefit of visitors.
"Historically, most of the things that have produced superb tourism over the long haul have had to do with people building cities for themselves," Olin said.
Charles Waldheim, chairman of Harvard's Graduate School of Design, said it isn't an individual project but a broader urban design view that cities should seek.
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I learned to fly on a tree lined short grass field. As my flying progressed to larger more advanced aircraft the question of where i took my primary training always came up. it was met with with the same response from almost everyone _ You flew there? Yup and because i didn't know it was supposedly impossible to land a plane there, for me, and everyone else who flew there, it wasn't. We didn't know any better. We were taught by people who knew how to get it done, and because of that, right out of primary training we were better pilots than many.
So it goes with dinghy sailing. There is no cruise control. You can't let the boat get ahead of you. Learn to sail a dinghy well and you will be a better sailor for it.
You sail in the Delaware River? If so the New Castle Sailing Club ( think that's the name) in New Castle Delaware sails a fleet of Flying Scots. Real nice people! I'm sure for a case of beer they would be more than happy to give you some tiller observation time along with ways of detuning the Scot into the don't spill the tea boat you want it to be. Bottom line, if i can sail the grossly over powered Hobie 16 and Nacra 17 without flipping in 20mph winds, you can do the same with a FS. No need to give up on the boat. Just learn how to do it.
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How do you get your Little League team to get their hitting going? Get a surprise visit before your game from President Barack Obama! Our excited kids won 12-1.
I'm been a Little League baseball coach for 10 years and 20 seasons; first with my 15 year-old sophomore son Luke who has graduated way beyond his Dad coach to high school varsity baseball, and now with my 11 year old son Jack—who got to meet the President of the United States at his game on Monday night. The expressions on the kid's faces when Obama walked on to their field were magical and priceless.
It's rather unexpected to have the President show up on your baseball diamond, talk to your team and shake hands with all your players as a warm-up to your game. But this is Washington. One of the three Washington Post stories featured a wonderful team picture [6] with the President and our Tigers, with his arm around the shoulder of Jack. My wife Joy says we're going to frame that one.
[1] http://www.sojo.net/blogs/gods-politics
[2] http://www.sojo.net/biography/jim-wallis-0
[3] http://www.sojo.net/blogs/2014/05/21/time-obama-showed-my-little-league-game#comment-covenant
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OMAHA, Nebraska: Nebraska Senator Scott Lautenbaugh was issued a ticket on Wednesday, February 27, for DUI after being pulled over for erratic driving. A Douglas County Sheriff's Department deputy stopped Lautenbaugh and took him to the sheriff's office. A breath test indicated that Lautenbaugh's blood-alcohol level was .234, nearly three times the legal driving limit.[1]
Article IV, section five of the Nebraska Constitution states, "Electors shall in all cases, except treason, felony, or breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at elections, and going to and returning from the same." The 2013 legislative session is scheduled to adjourn on June 5.
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What was a side comment about how to deal with any difficult situation became worthwhile itself. The video itself is worth watching in talking about anger and how it can effect your situation.
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Author has written 50 stories for xxxHOLiC, A song of Ice and Fire, Ludwig Kakumei, Fairy Tail, Justice League, and Giant Killing/ジャイアント・キリング.
Not that anybody's going to read this but here goes.
I write for fun and to give way to the immense number of plot bunnies that do like to pester me.
Now, every now and then (or, if we look closely, everything, really xD) I do write some explicit/mature stories. Since fffn doesn't allow them I've either posted them in the other two places that I tend to haunt, my Livejournal and my AO3 account. Actually, I've been hanging more on AO3 because there are a lot of awesome stories there.
Anyway, in case you mean to read the stories that I ended up deleting (if you check the AO3 link, you'll find everything there):
Balance, Between the Pages, Flowers, Mirrors, Mark, Moonlight Innuendo, Natsu's Birthday Present, Ordeal, Rain, Struggle for Pleasure and The Welcome.
And the stories that have been edited are as follow:
Disintegration, Diva, Games, Laughter and Screams, Rose Red and The Ice Court.
(As you can see, not everything is yet up to date but, you know how RL can be in consuming free time...)
All of this to say that I will continue posting here but when things aren't as allowed on the site, I will leave a link. Or you're always free to check LJ and AO3. It's always awesome to get feedback. :D
For whoever cares, here's a small drabble I wrote and posted on AO3, this Elegant Subterfuge. Now I challenge you, the readers, to discover the common plot to both stories. ;)
Just a quick note, I'm trying to go back to my old writing and posting rhythm. Hope I can get it because... things have been difficult and while the bunnies have been plenty (and crazy) as usual, the Muse not so much...
So, if inspiration allows it, there will be more stories coming your way, soon enough.
NaNoWriMo 2014
No-one's going to read this but, here are the songs to which I've been listening mostly while writing the story, Mystique Voyage, dedicated to my dear friend Citrus Sunscreen.
Mystique Voyage
Shelanoir's Forest
Entre as Memórias e o Sonho
These songs are pretty awesome. x3
Aaand another update.
I just created a tumblr for my anime/manga writing. I'll just ramble and post snippets/whatever I want. If you want you can find me here.
Link for song: Rokuchoune to Ichiya Monogatari
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Most mothers, if not all, are expected to be superhuman. Irrespective of the nature or quantum of challenges life throws their way, these women have to perform and the fact is that they perform with elan! Here is a glimpse of the hectic, yet fulfilling lives of four talented super moms residing in the Western Suburbs.
Headstart helps
Bandra-resident Vinitha Ramchandani, children's fiction writer and editor, mother to nine-year old Vani and seven-year old Ammol, starts her day at 5 a.m. "I go for a walk in the morning and this is the time I organise the day in my head. Once I am back home at 6.30 a.m, I am on the run till past midnight." Starting early helps Vinitha set the tone for her day. "I wake up at the same time even on weekends. The quiet hours of the morning help me enjoy some 'me-time'." Every bit of Vinitha's 'me-time' energises her enough to deal with her workplace pressure and her responsibilities as a mother, besides the writing, editing and children's workshops that she conducts in her 'free' time.
Juhu-resident Reshma Jani, gallerist and art curator, too likes a headstart. Her day starts at 6 a.m. Jani describes herself as a full-time homemaker and career woman. "For me, there are no choices—just how well you balance both. I have learnt to give as much importance to my clients as I give to my son's school principal." Reshma works seven days, often past 11 pm because some of her clients live in different time zones.
"I have been working for the last 17 years and I multitask from the time I wake up," shares Khar-resident Ramya Rajagopalan, India Head Communications, Siemens, mother to nine-year old Aryan. Ramya, a single mother, reaches her workplace by 8.15 am every day after coordinating her family's meals and dropping Aryan to school. "By the time my colleagues reach, I have already cleared a lot of stuff. I work at breakneck speed. By 3 pm most of the work is under control and that is when Aryan gets back from school and calls from home start coming in for various things. Women are wired to multi-task and instinctively know how to prioritise," she says with a grin.
Be it walks, or taking the first 15 minutes of the day to mentally organise their day, or chanting… each super mom has her own formula to get into the groove. "The more I go out there, the more I multitask; the more people I meet, the more I need to get back to my centre with meditation," says Reshma. "I am constantly coordinating with my home while working and I do not know what I would do without my phone which is constantly buzzing with reminders. My work at home and my work as a gallerist are not two separate worlds," she adds.
Vinitha adds, "There isn't a minute that I am not working. There are days when my children are unwell and I have dropped everything to be with them and there are days that I am away the entire day or travelling. Luckily for me, I have a generous joint-family. They take over in my absence."
Being organised
Dr Anjali Mukerjee, nutritionist, founder-director of Health Total and mother to Anchal, 26, and Suchita, 17, can run her home and her 30 centres smoothly only because she plans things in advance. Bandra-resident Anjali says, "My day starts at 7am with my pooja and after that it is action all the way. The girls leave by 8 am and I am busy coordinating with my staff for household chores. I leave for work at 10 am and then it is about meetings, going to a centre, travelling for lectures, training the senior team of nutritionists and doctors in my staff, who in turn train the junior staff as well as supervise the running of the centres."
Anjali is also a part of a number of health, nutrition and obesity organisations and writes columns for a number of publications. With all of this, she still finds time to go for plays with her daughters and shop with them. "I try to fit in everything, including planning all the meals of the day," she says with a laugh.
All for love
Art is Reshma's first love; Vinitha has been telling stories since she was in kindergarten; Anjali has always been passionate about health and wellness; Ramya is zealous about the powers of communications; and Indira Naik lives and breathes music. Excelling in their fields comes effortlessly to these women probably because they are following their passion.
Indira, Sufi singer and mother to 14-year old Aditi, positively glows when she talks of her two favourite subjects: music and motherhood. "Right now I am working on the theme of 'Mystical Bards of India' and need to do a lot of research for it," says Indira. Despite being a well known Sufi and Ghazal singer, Indira finds time to learn even now. "Whenever I have time, I practice or go to meet my teachers—Pandit Mohinderjeet Singh and Pandit Vitthal Rao." Indira's day starts at 5 am with riyaaz and she usually practices for a minimum of five hours a day.
For Indira too, life orbits around her home and her career. "I work on my own terms and conditions. There are days when I have not much in hand and I spend lots of time teaching Aditi or going for long walks with her. Then there are days when I am travelling for my shows across the country or even abroad. I use the days that I am travelling to ideate and practice. Aditi is at an age when she is like a friend to me. It is great to come home to a smiling face, holding a glass of lovingly-made nimbupaani."
The world can wait
"From the time my children were born, I have worked my schedules around them," says Vinitha. "My phone rings at 3 pm sharp when they are back from school, and everyone at work knows who is on the other line. When I get back home at 7 pm, I take them out to play or for walks, then I teach them for an hour and am with them till they go to bed around 9.30 pm."
"I am available to my children all the time," says Anjali. "I have a WhatsApp group for the four of us and that keeps us in touch with each other. I usually tell them what is for dinner and what time they are expected to be in and it usually works very well."
Ramya puts it succinctly, "Aryan is priority. My whole life revolves around him. Even if I am in a meeting and he calls, I usually excuse myself and take his calls. I want him to know that even if I am not around physically, I am, nevertheless, always around for him. When I am back I try to be around him, even if we are doing different things. Being a mother for me means equipping my child enough to set him free."


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Dow Chemical Confirms Commitment to Transformational Corporate Strategy
(NYSE: DOW) today announced a wide range of legal, operational and financial
actions that will keep the Company on track to fulfill the transformational
corporate strategy Dow has pursued since 2005.
Dow's strategy will continue to involve aggressive steps to establish Dow
as a high-performance, earnings growth company organized around a strong
portfolio of joint ventures and market-facing performance business divisions.
Central to Dow's strategy is its commitment to retain a strong investment
grade rating and to maximize shareholder return.
According to Dow Chairman and CEO
Dow's partners in
Agreement (JVFA) will not deter the Company from pursuing the transformational
strategy that has been Dow's roadmap for future growth and profitability.
"While the events of the past week have been extremely disappointing and
completely unexpected given where we were in the approval process, Dow is and
will continue to be a strong, globally diverse company with a wide range of
options available to us for delivering on our strategy. It is certainly true
that the actions in
our strategy remains as relevant as ever and will drive the choices we make to
become a company that will thrive in the changing markets of the 21st
Dow to Pursue Legal and Other Options to Fulfill Rights under Kuwait
Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) of
postponed because the Kuwaiti Supreme Petroleum Council withdrew its earlier
approval of the transaction. As a result, Dow has said it will seek to
enforce its rights under the terms of the various agreements and the JVFA
executed by Dow and PIC since the joint venture partnership was first
announced in
"We were shocked by this news, and this was completely unexpected given
the approvals already received and the behavior, actions and words from our
partners. We have over 1,500 documents prepared for closing for what we
believed to be Day 1 of K-Dow Petrochemicals on
"Pursuing legal options is not a decision we take lightly, especially because
of the longstanding partnerships we have established in
decade, but PIC is in breach of contract, and we must take action to protect
the interests of our company and our shareholders."
Beyond K-Dow: New Partnerships, New Opportunities
Although Dow is prepared to close K-Dow immediately if PIC does indeed
cure the breach of contract, the Company has already been approached by other
interested parties about joint venturing with Dow for the basic plastics
businesses. As a result, Dow has also announced it will establish a formal
process to secure a joint venture partner to accomplish the goals of its asset
light strategy. The core businesses involved in the K-Dow joint venture
include strong Dow franchise businesses, among them the largest and strongest
producer of polyethylene in the world. Polyethylene is the world's largest
thermoplastic and for the last several decades has grown well above global
"Prior to signing the definitive agreement with our Kuwaiti partners about
the K-Dow joint venture, we had other options and partners to consider,"
Liveris said. "Some of these discussions were active as recently as November,
and we have already been contacted by other interested parties and have begun
discussions. This can be done on an accelerated timeline due to the
considerable groundwork that has already been established in anticipation of
the K-Dow joint venture."
Dow believes that the identification of an alternative joint venture
partner for Dow's basic plastics business combined with the acceleration of
planned divestitures and several additional divestments that are consistent
with the Company's strategy will yield proceeds greater than the funds Dow
expected to receive in connection with the K-Dow joint venture.
Remaining Responsive to a Volatile Global Economic Environment
While the status of the K-Dow joint venture has created an unexpected
hurdle for Dow's corporate strategy, the Company has a long history of
responding quickly and aggressively to the rapidly changing external events
that are characteristic of the global economy in the 21st century.
Indeed, many of the elements of the transformational strategy Dow has
pursued since 2005 were created in response to the rapidly changing global
environment. For example, extreme fluctuations in hydrocarbon prices in the US
and other parts of the world led to the development of Dow's "asset light"
strategy which has sought to develop new facilities in parts of the world
where hydrocarbon costs are lower and more consistently predictable.
Earlier in 2008, with petroleum costs at an all-time high, Dow again
responded aggressively with company-wide price increases that reinforced Dow's
commitment to assuring financial performance despite rapidly changing external
"In this volatile economic environment, the marketplace will reward
companies committed to becoming leaner, more agile and more responsive to both
challenges and opportunities," Liveris said. "Dow will be precisely this kind
of company, and we intend to emerge from the current economic climate a more
formidable competitor, better able to meet the considerable opportunities of
this century."
Commitment to Financial Discipline and Maintaining Strong Investment Grade
Credit Ratings
Since the onset of the global financial crisis in
taken aggressive actions to reduce capital spending, working capital and
operating expenses. With further weakening in the global economy, Dow
announced a restructuring in December which will reduce the Company's
workforce by approximately 11 percent, close facilities in high-cost locations
and divest several non-strategic businesses. "We undertake actions like these
with a very clear outcome in mind — to preserve our financial flexibility and
improve our financial performance.
We took aggressive action in 2008 and we will accelerate these actions
even faster and more aggressively in 2009," said Liveris. "The measures will
also allow us to preserve our strong investment grade rating – a commitment we
take very seriously. These actions include an acceleration of expense and
capital reduction programs as well as cash preservation measures that ensure
we retain our options and financial flexibility during these volatile and
uncertain times."
Commitment to Dow Shareholders
The combination of planned actions on cash flow as well as operating
earnings will allow Dow to continue to pay our regular, quarterly cash
dividend, which the Company has done for 389 consecutive quarters without
reduction or interruption, since 1912.
About Dow
With annual sales of
diversified chemical company that combines the power of science and technology
with the "Human Element" to constantly improve what is essential to human
progress. The Company delivers a broad range of products and services to
customers in around 160 countries, connecting chemistry and innovation with
the principles of sustainability to help provide everything from fresh water,
food and pharmaceuticals to paints, packaging and personal care products.
References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted.
Note: The forward-looking statements contained in this document involve
risks and uncertainties that may affect the Company's operations, markets,
products, services, prices and other factors as discussed in filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. These risks and uncertainties include, but
are not limited to, economic, competitive, legal, governmental and
technological factors. Accordingly, there is no assurance that the Company's
expectations will be realized. The Company assumes no obligation to provide
revisions to any forward-looking statements should circumstances change,
except as otherwise required by securities and other applicable laws.
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Irish Food
Guinness and oysters are traditional Irish fare, best enjoyed in the hubbub of a pub on St Patrick's Day. For something a little more haute cuisine, try the hearty mix of neck of lamb, potato, onion and seasoning of an Irish stew. London's Irish restaurants are a diverse, often overlooked, bunch and this is the ideal time of year to try them out.
Toucan19 Carlisle Street, Soho Square W1V 3BX
Toucan is not so much a restaurant as a tiny, atmospheric Irish bar. Having grown out of its minuscule basement into the bar upstairs, it's always cramped, and come St Patrick's Day crowds of carousers will be overflowing into the street, all the way down to Soho Square. There is a spectacular collection of Irish whiskeys, including a little known blend called Henry Downes No 9 - all the way from Downes pub in Waterford. They also mix a fine list of delicious Guinness-inspired cocktails. Nowadays every pub and his dog is serving Magners cider, but The Toucan goes one better and sells it on tap. This is certainly not the place to come for a quiet bite to eat, and not for those who don't like small dark spaces. On St Patrick's Day it will be utterly enjoyable, smile-inducing pandemonium. The place to come if you want to combine drinking, dancing, revelry and a bite to eat.
The Cow89 Westbourne Park Road, London, W2 5QH
This gastropub venture from Tom Conran isn't strictly an Irish restaurant, but they serve perhaps the best combo of chilled oysters and Guinness in west London. While much of the menu tilts steeply into the ocean with a delectable fresh selection of fish and crustaceans sourced from local Notting Hill fishmongers, the dining room also serves some excellent traditional British food. The Cow is hugely popular with locals, and it's easy to see why. Wonderful, seasonal food comes in huge, steaming portions, the service is friendly and efficient, there's an impressive wine list and happy faces all around. For a gastropub it really is rather expensive but everything about this place is spot on. Early booking essential.
Corrigan's Mayfair28 Upper Grosvenor Street, W1K 7EH
Irishman Richard Corrigan already has two Michelin stars under his belt and, with this smart Mayfair eatery, he certainly looks set for a third. His first Michelin star was awarded at Stephen Bull's Fulham Road restaurant in 1994, the second at Lindsay House in Soho in 1997. He's also responsible for the popular Bentley's Oyster Bar and Grill but Corrigan's Mayfair is an altogether more elaborate dining experience, appealing to Mayfair's moneyed diners. It's a long way from farming country in County Meath where Corrigan grew up, learning an intrinsic understanding of seasonally changing ingredients. The game-y menu tugs at his Irish country roots; mains like grouse pie and roe venison come with sides of things like earthy cep mushrooms and pickled cabbage. Serious dining and all done with the flair for which Corrigan is well known.
Callaghan'sHoliday Inn Bloomsbury, Coram Street WC1N 1HT
Located just off Piccadilly Circus and hidden in the lobby of Holiday Inn Bloomsbury, Callaghan's offers surprisingly genuine Irish hospitality. True to the traditions of those friendly folk from the Emerald Isle, they serve up smooth Guinness and tasty Irish cuisine, both seasoned by a good helping of Irish music and sport on the big screens. They are staunchly, and quite rightly, proud of their Irish stew. It's also worth sampling their fresh seafood and mouth-watering grills too. On St Patrick's Day you can wave, whistle and whoop at the parade, throw your Guinness hat in the air while doing an Irish jig and then retreat into the cavernous depths of this very authentic Irish restaurant for the afternoon and on into the evening. When you've finished eating, there will be a whole host of rosy-cheeked Paddy's Day punters to share a pint of the black stuff with and party till the small hours. It may be a little chaotic come but that's all part of the merry Irish fun.
Mulligans of Mayfair14 Cork Street, W1S 3NS
"We'll be serving mainly Guinness," says the barman at Mulligans of their St Patrick Day's celebrations. It's very fitting that this cool little Irish restaurant is found on Mayfair's Cork Street. The place resolutely retains its affinity with the Emerald Isle. It also upholds a pretty smart reputation, attracting the cream of Mayfair into its hallowed Celtic caverns. Very trendy Guinness guzzlers sit alongside Champagne sippers, lounging on the rather plush leather sofas that are peppered across the first floor. Its dark wood panelling and polished timbered floors give the place a certain Irish charm while also preserving the more refined appeal the restaurant is so famous for. It's their menu however that betrays their tenacious loyalty to Ireland. It offers a wide selection of exquisite Irish cuisine. For starters you can choose from Guinness rarebit, lamb's kidneys on soda bread or Irish salmon. For mains, the house specialities are Kildare rib-eye steak, Mulligans Irish stew, sausages with Guinness and onion gravy and of course fresh oysters. All rinsed down with a creamy pint of the black stuff. Mulligans will be busy over St Patrick's Day so it's worth booking a table.
Bentley's Oyster Bar and Grill11-15 Swallow Street, W1B 4DG
Set over two floors, this restaurant is an absolute gem. Yet another creation from true Irishman Richard Corrigan, the celebrated chef who also runs Corrigan's Mayfair, it's a fun and authentic place to dine come St Patrick's Day. If you do have a partiality for the odd oyster this is the best place in town. Enthusiastic diners can have the full works - the ritual with chopped onion and Tabasco, the gentle squelchy slip down the throat and the saltwater aftertaste followed by the obligatory gulp of Guinness. The Oyster Bar downstairs is alive with a vibrant buzz and general joviality. Incidentally, the infectious noise and merriment is pretty much restricted to the Oyster Bar. The marble, wood-panelled room is full of rowdy, oyster appreciating folk - it's great craic. The grill upstairs is a completely different experience. Serene, sophisticated and elegant the stately Edwardian veneer of the interior is made up of beige wallpaper and black and white pics. The waiters are in tails and the seating space generous. Up at the grill there is a good balance between fish and meat dishes. No doubt, folk will also welcome the element of foreign influence visible in parts of the menu. The Thai crab soup is a big hit. If you're resolutely determined to eat only Irish produce, the menu lets you know exactly where your smoked salmon originated from. The whole place has been restored by Corrigan and the menu is his brainchild. It's a very popular venue over St Patrick's Day - booking is advised.
Did you know??The apparent aphrodisiac powers of oysters have yet to be proved. Scientific tests have revealed the molluscs have a high zinc content and this is perhaps one of the reasons why they have gained a reputation for boosting bedroom energy levels - with the mineral improving not just sexual performance but overall health and vitality.
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Nokia Reveals Winners of the Global Calling All Innovators and Finalists for the Growth Economy Venture Challenge Competitions
Developer Summit, the company is proud to announce the winners of the global
Calling All Innovators contest and the finalists in the Growth Economy
Venture Challenge – both with the common goal to create mobile applications,
services or solutions intended to save the environment, lift spirits, improve
productivity, raise the standard of living within growth economies, and
educate and contribute to a healthy lifestyle. The winners and finalists will
be acknowledged at the award ceremony, to be held on
International Convention Centre (ICC) in
For its third consecutive year, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) challenged developers
to demonstrate their creative and innovative side and design mobile
applications, widgets, products, or services that make a difference in
people's everyday lives and contribute to the economies of developing
countries. In all, 1,500 developers worldwide responded to Nokia's challenges.
"We received a significant amount of interest on a global scale in both
competitions. The developers on this year's list are at the nexus of change,
using their unique insight to create a variety of well-thought out and
innovative apps, services and solutions with the potential to enhance lives
around the world. From improving early childhood literacy to sharing news to
choosing eco-friendly activities, these apps deliver on the promise of mobile
apps making an impact on the social economics of emerging markets," said
"Developers exceeded our expectations and we congratulate the winners and
finalists selected for this year's awards."
Calling All Innovators – The Challenge
Calling All Innovators is an annual app development competition
presenting developers with the task of creating apps that fall into four
diverse categories: Life Improvement, Eco/Being Green, Productivity and
Entertainment. This year, Forum Nokia has teamed up with Sesame Workshop, the
folks responsible for the iconic children's TV show Sesame Street, to help
support apps relevant to education in the Life Improvement category with the
goal to persuade developers to create exciting apps, perhaps using Sesame
Street characters, to teach early literacy through Nokia handsets to children
located anywhere in the world.
Awards and Prizes
Several cash prizes will be offered in the Calling All Innovators
contest. The top three submissions in each of the four categories will be
rewarded in cash as follows:
- Grand Prize: USD 30,000 - First runner-up: USD 15,000 - Second runner-up: USD 5,000 - Third runner-up: USD 2,000
Furthermore, all application submissions – finalists or not – will be
eligible to win special prizes spanning the four categories. The cash prizes
are based on the type of technology that was used to create the app or other
award criteria. Other valuable prizes will also be offered – to view the
complete list of prizes and eligibility, please visit us at this website.
Judges will carefully test the top 25 submitted apps using one of two remote
device access services – either Remote Device Access from Forum Nokia, or
Forum Nokia Virtual Developer Lab, powered by Device Anywhere. Each of the
top 25 submissions are required to also submit their applications to publish
to Ovi and be in the QA process for publishing to Nokia's
of Nokia executives judges, will meticulously review all submitted
applications and choose the finalists and winners based on the following
criteria: quality/functionality, uniqueness, novelty value and
innovativeness, usability/creativity, and commercial viability/market
Growth Economy Venture Challenge
The Growth Economy Venture Challenge was inspired by Nokia's CEO.
Developers were required to submit their best idea for a new mobile product
or solution designed to improve the lives of people in the developing world.
Judges look for one idea that has risen above the rest, an idea that changes
the way people use Nokia mobile devices, demonstrates how mobility can
radically improve the lives of people who reside in areas where the average
income is under
opportunity that also contributes to "doing good" in the world. This
challenge is more than just about mobile apps – the winner and idea can be
hardware, software or a new service opportunity.
Awards and Prizes
The winner of this contest is eligible to receive
venture capital investment, and support from Nokia to help turn the idea into
a reality.
Judges for this challenge will select the winner based on the following
criteria: the idea must include a clear mission statement and provide a
product or service plan that raises the standard of living or enhances the
lives of people in emerging markets, targets a market in a region with per
capita income significantly lower than what is found in industrialized
nations today (i.e. below
with the likelihood of producing a strong return on investment (ROI) for the
venture funding provided.
Applicants leapt to the challenges issued by Forum Nokia. The Calling All
Innovators website, which hosts both contests, has received more than 845,000
visitors throughout the submission process for both competitions.
Following are the winners and runner-ups for the Calling All Innovators
Global Contest:
Calling All Innovators Global Contest, by category Eco/ Being Green Winner - TripSketch Green Traveler (USA) First Runner-up - RecycleME (Singapore) Second Runner-up - Green Plaza (India) Productivity Winner - Blog Radio (USA) First Runner-up - Ansel-A (USA) Second Runner-up - PlanEasy2D (India) Third Runner-up - WakeUp (Hungary) Life Improvement Winner - eLiteracy (South Africa) First Runner-up - Car Black Box (Romania) Second Runner-up - Mobile Baby Care (China) Third Runner-up - Medica (Egypt) Entertainment Winner - Comics Creator (India) First Runner-up - Morpho QuickPanorma PRO (Japan/USA) Second Runner-up - Toudou (China) Third Runner-up - Angry Birds (Finland)
Top 10 finalists in the Growth Economy Venture Challenge, listed in
alphabetical order
- Bionic Power - The Portable Power Solution (Canada) - eVOTZ (United States) - FloCash Payment Network (United Kingdom) - IDIFIED (United States) - m-Employment platform using SMS (Pakistan) - mmatcher - your mobile, your marketplace (Slovenia) - Mobile Distributor Solution (Kenya) - Mobile JobHunt (China) - Remote Diagnostics Kit (India) - Transclick for Globalization of m-commerce (United States)
More information about Forum Nokia's Calling All Innovators and Growth
Economy Venture Challenge, including video demonstrations of the
applications, can be found online at http://www.callingallinnovators.com.
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About Forum Nokia
Nokia's global developer program, Forum Nokia connects developers to
tools, technical information, support, and distribution channels they can use
to build and market applications around the globe. From offices in the U.S.,
business development to support developers and operators to assist them in
achieving their goal of successfully launching applications and services to
consumers and enterprises. More information is available at
About Nokia
At Nokia, we are committed to connecting people. We combine advanced
technology with personalized services that enable people to stay close to
what matters to them. Every day, more than 1.3 billion people connect to one
another with a Nokia device – from mobile phones to advanced smartphones and
high-performance mobile computers. Today, Nokia is integrating its devices
with innovative services through Ovi (http://www.ovi.com), including music,
maps, apps, email and more. Nokia's NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive
digital mapping and navigation services, while Nokia Siemens Networks
provides equipment, services and solutions for communications networks
SOURCE Nokia Corporation


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The fibularis tertius muscle, also known as the peroneus tertius, is located on the front of the lower leg. At the top it is attached in the lower third of the fibula, one of the two bones of the lower leg. The tendon at the lower end is attached to the metatarsal bone of the fifth toe. Nervous system functions are supplied by the deep fibular nerve. Its function is to move the toes toward the shin (dorsiflexion) and to move the foot away from the middle plane of the body (eversion). Problems with the fibularis tertius muscle can manifest as ankle and heel pain. Massage therapy for the fibularis tertius muscle can provide relief, as can hot or cold compresses. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can reduce the inflammation and provide pain relief. The fibularis tertius may be used in reconstructive surgery to replace muscle tissue elsewhere in the body. The fibularis tertius muscle is rarely found in other primates. It is thought that its development gave evolutionary impetus to bipedalism.
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The sexual revolution of post-World War II America changed sexual and gender roles profoundly.
"Leather" is a blanket term for a large array of sexual preferences, identities, relationship structures, and social organizations loosely tied together by the thread of what is conventionally understood as sadomasochistic sex.
Although best known for her crusade for women's suffrage, Susan B. Anthony spoke out on a range of feminist issues.
With reports from hundreds of sub-Saharan African locales of male-male sexual relations and from about fifty of female-female sexual relations, it is clear that same-sex sexual relations existed in traditional African societies, though varying in forms and in the degree of public acceptance
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"I grew up in suburbia," Ellis says. "I grew up in a neighborhood where all the kids rode bikes in the street [and] we hung out around our parents' backyards. [In Lunar Park] I was writing about things I remembered, things about my parents' strained relationship." It's also part of a tradition he admires, including the suburban novels of Richard Yates, Cheever, and Updike.
Scribbling across genres seems like a fuck-you to detractors, but he says the ambitious structure is what the book required. "I felt this narrator would speak in this way or tell this tale in this way. It wasn't like I had a 20-year-old airhead or a psychopath narrating this book. It was someone very much like myself, and was a writer, and stylistically I think the book demanded that."
Sentence for sentence, Lunar Park has some of Ellis's best writing, especially the tour de force elegy closing out the novel. But when asked if the passage in question was a nod to "The Dead," Ellis downplayed the comment, said he knows the James Joyce story, has read it hundreds of times, but that the motif here was simply "cheap closure."
Still, he's prepared for the worst. Ellis is a writer people love to hate, and even one of Lunar Park's biggest influences isn't a fan. "It's weird to write an homage to someone that you like a lot who really doesn't like your work very much," Ellis laughs. "When [Stephen] King gave this interview to The New York Times Magazinehe was talking about his son Owen's writinghe was going, 'Well, his writing really isn't like mine, his favorite writer is Bret Easton Ellis, who I think is like a flavor of a month.' Flavor of the month? I'll take it, I guess."
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Zumf makes spectacles for the residents of the planet Zargon, who
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Explore Alex's number plumber. What questions would you like to ask? What do you think is happening to the numbers?
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Do you notice anything about the solutions when you add and/or
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Choose four different digits from 1-9 and put one in each box so that the resulting four two-digit numbers add to a total of 100.
Here are the prices for 1st and 2nd class mail within the UK. You have an unlimited number of each of these stamps. Which stamps would you need to post a parcel weighing 825g?
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After bringing a short film and assembling some of his cast and crew at the Fest, Alex Barrett's Life Just Is has its World Premiere at EIFF
"The film is called Life Just Is, and it's about a group of recent university graduates hanging out in London," Alex Barrett tells us ahead of the second screening of his film. "It's a character piece, so it's really just about a week in their lives and the stuff that they go through."
This debut feature is another film screening as part of the line-up for the Michael Powell Award Competition, judged by a jury that includes Jim Broadbent, Kiki Sugino, and Tiina Lokk.
The film is both written and directed by Alex, who drew from personal experiences. "I was in a similar place to some of the characters when I started writing it," he says. "I was at that kind of age, just out of university, and I was seeing a lot of films about people of that age group that were just about taking drugs and partying and all that kind of stuff. I thought it would be interesting to try to do a slightly different approach to that kind of age group and try to do something that was a bit more similar to what I felt like had been my university experience.
"I was also interested in exploring ideas of religion, of existential quests. People at that stage of their lives, as well as going out and partying, are also thinking about whether God exists and what their place in the world is - life and the universe and everything. So I was trying to explore that age but do it from a slightly more existential angle rather than a kind-of American Pie angle."
A long-time EIFF-goer, Alex assembled some of his cast and crew here at EIFF. "Andrew Hawley, who is in the film, was a Trailblazer here with A Spanking in Paradise. He's a great actor and we saw A Spanking in Paradise here, so we decided to cast him in the film. Niina, our production designer, was a volunteer here at the Festival. Alice, our First AD, we met at the Trailblazer party. So yeah, there were people who worked on the film that we met through the Festival - it's so great to have our World Premiere here having had that backstory with the Festival."
We wish Alex the best of luck with the Michael Powell Award Competition and hope his relationship with EIFF continues. "It's been amazing. I had a short here in 2009 and fell in love with the Festival so I've come back every year since. I hope to be here every year - perhaps not always with a film - but I will always try to come because it's such a great Festival."
Life Just Is has its second screening tomorrow night, Wednesday 27 June, at The Cameo at 9pm.
Hear more about the Michael Powell Award Competition from Artistic Director Chris Fujiwara here.
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Inserting circle lenses does not hurt but you might feel that it is a little bit difficult to insert contact lenses for the first time because you will be scared to keep your fingers and nails so close to your eyes, but don't worry as after few days you won't fear anything at all.
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From the Publisher"… a very useful introductory text to research in education." (Psychology Teaching Review, March 2008)
"Methods in Educational Research: From Theory to Practice is a new attempt to make this subject more relevant and appealing to students. … The focus is on the real world of educational research. … It is filled with useful add-ons, information, writing tips, chapter objectives, research vignettes, practical examples, advance organizers, research proposals, and so on. . . . This book is much more relevant for educational researchers than just a general book on research methodology. It helps the reader to think through and recognize the consequences of—often implicit—choices of research frameworks. Clear diagrams navigate the reader through complex choices such as the development of sound research questions. The authors really tried to make the often complex subjects in the book more understandable. . . Most striking is how useful this book is because it is really grounded in educational research. It is very well written and quite relevant for educational researchers or for the student hoping to become one." –Psycritiques, September, 2007
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Requiem for Marilou Diaz-Abaya
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In her short but fruitful life, filmmaker Marilou Diaz-Abaya (1955-2012) lived and breathed music, which was also an integral part of all her films.
While she listened to Cesar Montano sing Don McLean's "Vincent" when she breathed her last at St. Luke's Hospital last Oct. 8, Abaya's passion for classical music remained one of the hallmarks of her personality.
Two years ago, Diaz-Abaya admitted she was already fascinated by Mozart's Requiem, which some people always associate with funerals.
She confided to this writer, who interviewed her for an All Soul's Day story: "Mozart's Requiem, as do all his sacred music, always pulls me away from earth and transports me to a heavenly experience. In that part called the Introitus, I associate the few notes played on a bassoon [accompanied by the string section and followed by the rest of the winds] with Mozart himself mourning his own death even before he actually expired. There is a subsequent buildup with the brasses; and then the chorale storms heaven with an urgent plea, joining in the glorious Communion of Saints, which begs for Mozart and for all his fellow mortals: Requiem aeternam dona ets, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ets. [Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine on them.] The Requiem does not at all sound like a funeral march. Rather, it is, at least for me, a fervent prayer for eternal life."
The film director noted that the story behind Mozart's Requiem was as unearthly as the music itself. A stranger commissioned Mozart to write a Requiem. Mozart composed it even as he himself fell ill and prepared to die. The composer told his wife Constanze that he was writing the Requiem for his own funeral. He died before completing the score.
Nevertheless, the stranger reappeared to collect the work.
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Her favorite opera was without doubt Verdi's "La Traviata," which was also a favorite of one of her best friends, National Artist for Film Ishmael Bernal.
"In that opera, lovers are reunited in death. For Violetta and Alfredo, 'Gran Dio! morir si giovane' [O God! to die so young!] is not a cry of despair, nor is it the end. After singing the duet, Violetta suddenly revives, exclaiming that the pain and discomfort has left her. A moment later, she dies in Alfredo's arms. We are worth who we love, how we love, and what we sacrifice for love. Love assures the worthiness of death."
Diaz-Abaya's last film was "Ikaw ang Pag-ibig," about Our Lady of Peñafrancia of Bicol. It was named Best Film in the recently concluded Catholic Mass Media Awards.
In between shooting films and attending film festivals, Abaya would find time for a concert, especially when her best friend, pianist Cecile Licad, is in town.
"Her performances always leave me in tears," she said. "In her, you get not just her music but also a view of life as we live it. Few artists can do that to her audience."
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Diaz-Abaya and Licad became best friends through the years. Licad and her cousin, film scorer Nonong Buencamino, attended Diaz-Abaya's first chemotherapy session at St. Luke's Hospital in 2007, when she was first diagnosed with breast cancer.
"How terribly sad," Licad reacted when she learned of Diaz-Abaya's death Monday night at St. Luke's Hospital.
"I will always remember the happy times and the inspiration she has given me. I will reconnect with her when I play Chopin's funeral-march sonata in a few days," Licad said.
Understandably, Diaz-Abaya's love for music translates well in most of her films.
She hired cellist Renato Lucas to do live music for "Ikaw ay Pag-ibig" and in her landmark film, "José Rizal," along with classical guitarist Lester Demetillo.
In "Muro-Ami," she got the services of the Loboc Children's Choir of Bohol to be part of the film scoring.
Abaya's art and life are summed up in the only film documentary on her art and life, "The Accidental Filmmaker: A Tribute to Marilou Diaz-Abaya," directed and produced by Mona Lisa Yuchengco.
Running close to two hours, the film zeroes in on her landmark output ("Brutal," "José Rizal," "Muro-Ami," "Karnal"); her TV projects ("Public Forum," etc.); and most of all her views on art, life and her least known private sorrow, battling cancer.
Some memorable interviews in the documentary has her saying that an artist's life is not about trophies, awards and achievements. Being an artist is not about money, she points out, although she perfectly understands the producer's agenda.
"Being an artist is also about confronting art and life and their uncertainties," she says.
Her parting words in the documentary: "It is easy to let go of all earthly concerns when you remain basically a child of God."
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