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Broderick Crawford
Born Dec 9, 1911
Broderick Crawford was an Academy Award-winning American stage, film, radio and TV actor, often cast in tough-guy roles and best known for his starring role in the television series "Highway Patrol."
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Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Broderick Crawford.
1911 Birth Born on December 9, 1911.
1932 20 Years Old Crawford returned to vaudeville and radio, which included a period with the Marx Brothers on their NBC radio comedy show Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel. He played his first serious character as a footballer in She Loves Me Not at the Adelphi Theatre, London in 1932. … Read More
1937 25 Years Old Early in his career, Crawford was stereotyped as a fast-talking tough guy and frequently played the villain. He gained fame in 1937, when he starred as Lenny in Of Mice and Men on Broadway.
1939 27 Years Old He moved to Hollywood, but did not play the role in the film version. (It went to Lon Chaney, Jr..) However, in 1939 Crawford was selected for a supporting role in the production of Beau Geste alongside such major stars as Gary Cooper and Ray Milland.
1942 30 Years Old Crawford followed this up with another important supporting actor role in the 1942 gangster spoof Larceny, Inc., a comedy with Edward G. Robinson, where Crawford played a dumb but lovable tough guy.
1944 32 Years Old During World War II Crawford enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps. Assigned to the Armed Forces Network, he was sent to Britain in 1944 as a sergeant, serving as an announcer for the Glenn Miller American Band.
1949 37 Years Old In 1949 he reached the pinnacle of his acting career when he was cast as Willie Stark, a character based on Louisiana politician Huey Long, in All the King's Men, a film based on the popular novel of the day by Robert Penn Warren. … Read More
1955 43 Years Old 2 More Events
Nevertheless, he had excelled in roles playing the toughest criminal of all, such as 1955's Big House, U.S.A., where Crawford had to convincingly play the role of a convict who leads a band of hardened criminals such as Charles Bronson, Ralph Meeker, and William Talman. … Read More
1958 46 Years Old In 1958, Crawford broke his ankle while exiting the helicopter, and was forced to wear an ankle cast, which may be seen in some episodes.
1959 47 Years Old Fed up with the show's hectic shooting schedule, Crawford quit Highway Patrol at the end of 1959 in order to make a film in Spain and to get his drinking under control. … Read More
1962 50 Years Old Between 1962 and 1970, Crawford appeared in no less than seventeen additional films, though many of them failed to generate much box office success.
1970 58 Years Old 1 More Event
After 1970, Crawford again returned to television.
1977 65 Years Old Playing on a stereotype of his famous TV role, he wore the trademark fedora and black suit when he made an appearance as guest host of a 1977 episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live that included a spoof of Highway Patrol, featuring Dan Aykroyd, a longtime fan of the original show, and one in which he portrayed FBI director J. … Read More
1982 70 Years Old His last role was as a film producer who is murdered in a 1982 episode of the "Simon and Simon" television series. … Read More
1986 74 Years Old Crawford married three times; he had two sons (Kelly and Kim) from his marriage to actress Kay Griffith. He died of a series of strokes in 1986 at the age of 74 in Rancho Mirage, California after years of hard living and drinking, which continued virtually unabated to the end of his life. … Read More
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QUESTION: My daughter is 13 years old. She will start high school in September. Through the second half of 6th grade, she was an 'A' student with a vigorous enthusiasm for school. Over the last two-and-a-half years, however, she has become consistently less engaged and avoids her homework assignments, does not study for tests and ignores long-term projects.
My wife and I have progressively taken away more and more privileges as a means to focus her attention, but she still prioritizes everything before school work.
She is a good, respectful kid with a healthy self-image, but we can't get her to understand and adjust her behavior to recognize the importance that school plays in her life.
We are not giving up, but we do not seem to be using the right strategies to refocus her priorities. We live in a relatively competitive school district and the academic standards are quite high. Can you offer us any suggestions?
We are tempted to just let her figure it out as she gets older but that seems like a risky strategy.
ANSWER: Thanks for your question. It's one that frustrates more than just a few parents. I see many very smart children in the 6th-8th grades who have this issue. The problem is that because they are so smart, they were able to do 'A' work in the lower grades with little or not study time.
The kids simply do not know how to organize, attend or study in order to get the grades. They lack the skills and tricks of the trade. They don't understand that what they did or more importantly did not do in the past will not produce the same results in higher grades.
In today's society, tremendous pressure is placed on young people to perform. Lower grades than usual, starting puberty and a host of other issues come together at this time in their life. You will need to explain to them that they are smart and can do the work. They do however need a little help, organization, method, and focus to get back on track. Simply sitting down at the dinner table and hauling out the books every day for an hour isn't likely to bring your child academic success. A tutor or third party can help as it brings credibility and helps avoid resistance from our kids.
Good study habits include a regular routine of proven methods that allow your child to get the best possible results from their study time.
Effective study time demands three things: organization, method and focus.
Organization is fundamental to creating good study behaviors that will develop into effective study habits. Better organization means more productive study time. Organization begins with having everything in the right place – before the clock starts. Pens, pencils, calculator, books, paper, the computer, and other supplies should all be brought to the study session. If possible, create a regular study area for your child to keep the supplies they don't need to carry back and forth to school. By keeping these essentials available at home as well as at school, you'll end your child's frustration at having to scavenge through desks and drawers at homework time.
Ever used a pneumonic device? It's a method for remembering something -a rhyme, an acronym, or a mental image. We use these all the time, from remembering which way to turn a screw (righty tighty, lefty loosey) to the notes on a scale (every good boy deserves fudge).
Successful students find and use study methods that help them comprehend and remember what they study. Some methods of study include:
* Writing summaries of material they have read one chapter or section at a time. By summarizing textbook information in their own words, students demonstrate their comprehension and also create an easy-to-read synopsis of the material.
* Creating charts to show relationships between comparative items. Charts give your child a visual picture of information, which makes remembering what they studied easier.
* Emphasizing main ideas through bullet points, highlighting and outlines. Breaking a section of text material into main points helps your child understand the main ideas and gives them a handy guide to work with in future study sessions.
* Good old-fashioned note taking – either in words or in pictures helps your child to remember main ideas. Commenting on textbook materials allows your child to make connections to the information in a way that's easy to understand and remember.
Each of these study methods can help your child cut large amounts of material down to a manageable size. Give each method a try. As your child becomes more familiar with each method, using them will become second nature- a great habit they will carry forward and use every time they have new information to learn.
There can be no doubt that concentration is essential to effective study. Here are a few tips you can use to boost your child's concentration during study time:
* Choose a quiet, distraction-free location for studying.
* The study area should be well-lit and at a comfortable temperature.
* Concentration is easiest when your child is well-rested.
* Regularly scheduled, consistent study time helps train your child's brain to learn at that time.
* Concentration is difficult if your child is hungry. A healthy snack before study time can do wonders.
— Bill Leary, area director and owner of Club Z Tutoring
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They are Myanmar's biggest investors, but wherever their money goes, controversy and protests follow. Now the Chinese are facing growing competition for big contracts from the Japanese and South Koreans and, perhaps, soon the United States as well.
Chinese state or state-linked firms have focused on tapping into Myanmar's natural resources—gas, hydro-energy, copper and timber—and hauling it off to China. But none of it has happened without allegations of land theft, displacement or environmental damage.
Observers say that China's growing commercial influence in Myanmar was one of the factors which pushed the former junta generals to finally reform and open the country up to other investors. It is certainly true that one of the first major acts of the Thein Sein presidency was to stop Chinese construction of the controversial hydroelectric dam at Myitsone on the Ayeyarwady River.
Not only would most of the electricity generated by the project be pumped to China's neighboring Yunnan Province, there would be massive relocation of communities and damage to fisheries and the downstream environment, numerous NGOs have said.
"Over the past two decades Burma's leaders have become increasingly uncomfortable with their dependence on China for trade, aid and arms transfers," said Ian Storey, a senior fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.
"While their desire to reduce that dependence may not be one of the central drivers of the current reform process, it's clear that their move to broaden the country's foreign relations will ultimately erode China's political influence and economic interests," said Mr Storey in a commentary for the Singapore-based think-tank.
Myanmar anger at the cavalier attitude of many Chinese firms operating inside the country has even led to criticism from within China regarding their business practices.
"The reason why Chinese enterprises often become a target of criticism in [Myanmar] is that they lack a clear understanding of the national situation, especially the complicated interest pattern in the country," commented Bi Shihong, a professor of the Institute of International Studies at Yunnan University.
"Chinese enterprises haven't given enough attention to other interest groups besides the [Myanmar] government and its local partners. And they haven't communicated well with the local NGOs and communities. [They] should pay more attention to these challenges when investing in Myanmar.
"They should take into consideration the interests of the central [Myanmar] government, local governments and local communities, so as to benefit all sides," said Prof Bi in the Beijing Global Times, which is owned by the official Chinese news agency Xinhua.
This is a severe scolding for Chinese firms in Myanmar, but it may be too late for Beijing to redeem itself. Japanese and South Korean investment is pouring into Myanmar for vital projects to improve infrastructure—something China has never shown any interest in.
A consortium of major Japanese industrial conglomerates, led by Mitsubishi Corporation, is spending billions of dollars to develop Myanmar's first special economic zone (SEZ) at Thilawa, adjoining the port just south of Yangon. And Korean companies are to build Myanmar's first major new electricity generating station of which none of the power will be exported.
"It is interesting that Chinese business has shown no interest in investing in a [SEZ] at Dawei. I think that is a reflection of the fact that they see no benefit to China from it," regional energy infrastructure analyst Vincent Lomax told The Irrawaddy from Hong Kong. "China has built its exclusive port on the central coast at Ramree Island to serve its purpose of transshipping crude oil through Burma."
Dawei is a stalled project proposed by Thailand for an oil transshipment port with a refinery and petrochemicals plants.
"The Burmese are probably right to question China's motives in their country because everything they have invested in concerns extraction of raw materials or the use of Burma as a conduit. They do this wherever they go in the world," added Mr Lomax.
The contest for Myanmar's resources has yet to begin in earnest, however.
"Small Chinese companies as well as big state enterprises are casting their eyes on neighboring [Myanmar] as it opens its economy to foreign investment," said an assessment by the Financial Times.
One in particular, China Polymetallic Mining, is keen on exploiting Myanmar's lead, zinc, silver and copper resources.
China Polymetallic is privately owned and listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange but it is being backed by the Yunnan provincial government to venture across the border, said the London-based newspaper.
"Yunnan is close to [Myanmar] which has similar mining formations to Yunnan. Also our employees share their culture and living style with people in [Myanmar] so we think it's relatively easy for us to take our operational model [there]," the firm's chief financial officer Li Tao was quoted by the Financial Times as saying.
Myanmar workers and farmers have so far had little but a grim experience of Chinese mining business practices at a copper mine near Monywa, in northwest Myanmar's Sagaing Division. The mine operator, state-owned Wan Bao Company, is accused of complicity in the theft of thousands of hectares of land to promote its commercial interests as well as devastating environmental pollution.
Wan Bao is partnered by the Union of Myanmar Economic Holding Limited, which is owned by the Myanmar military.
"It's time for Chinese enterprises to alter their old habit of only catering to the government in [Myanmar]. Instead, they should pay more attention to the demands of local communities and their cultures and customs," said Prof Bi in the Global Times.
Myanmar, however, will have to accept that their country's geographical location will increasingly make it attractive as a conduit for business—China seeking a route to the sea, India seeking markets in Southeast Asia and Myanmar's fellow members in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations pushing for land links to South Asia and the Bay of Bengal.
The challenge for Myanmar, say economists, will be to manage its new place in the 21st century regional economy without being exploited.
This story first appeared in the December 2012 print issue of The Irrawaddy magazine.
Well, if Burma really wants to have a new beginning and not fall back into the corrupt and brutal era of the previous military junta (heavily bribed and bullied by the Chinese), people will have to to free itself from the exploitative and invasive Chinese control. By now, most Burmese, especially the poor rural farmers, should have learnt the bitter lesson of what it is like to be a third-class-citizen under the Chinese yoke. I understand that the business cronies of the previous regime (including some members of the USDP) might not like what I say, but there is no Hope without Change (paraphrasing Obama!)
That was a generous assessment. Burma now is more corrupt and authoritarian than ever. Imagine Ne Win , not that he was a saint, bombing his own citizens with aeroplanes bought by these people's own money!!! And driving the farmers of centuries old food production of most wonderful varieties produce from their own farms as now d[being done in total concert by Thein Sein and Aung San Suu Kyi.
Main difference now and then is the the influential "media" and "commentators" as well as so-called "world leaders" are hectic trying to keep the lid on filthy stench of this odorous regime with costume change because this time round they are the likely receptacles of the largesse.
Lots of murder and tortures are now NOT reported even though they are known to the "media" inside and outside the country. The arbitrary land loot and eviction of farmers and villagers is reported only of about 10%. No large scale corruption and loot of public properties is reported. The excesses of the children of the Leading members of the regimes are never uttered. Any little filthy "liberal sounding" act is magnified. People are simply corrupted and their attention diverted from important issues. the so called media in the country is owned by their own people or their sympathizers while the "exile" media is owned by the "west" who are the very one trying to get in to "do" the country.
This murderous, conniving, ruthless, evil regime cannot possibly get worse. Especially now in cahoot with world leaders in evilness, the American led "West" even though current loot and pillage is spearheaded by the Japanese.
Ne Win was no better dictator. I am not saying this junta is different. Ne Win declared martial law for his rule. He confiscated everything but people were afraid to say something against him. Thein Sein promised us with democracy. That is the difference. Then, people speak out against corruption. Ne Win was more intelligent than Than Shwe. Ne Win had more compassion for the people than Than Shwe. Even though both were corrupt, Than Shwe was more visible because of his stupidity. To clean up his dirty hands, Than Shwe pushed Thein Sein to grab the snake's tail. Poor Thein Sein had no choice than appeasing both Than Shwe and the people, that is for Than Shwe to get away from the people's wrath. Among them, Thein Sein is the one who suffers the most, especially for his predecessors. Than Shwe already brought Chinese into Burma for which Thein Sein has no say at all. If Thein Sein were in the same shoes like Ne Win and Than Shwe, he would even do worse things. Sorry! Thein Sein. If the snake bites you, deal with it. Communist Chinese will not weep with/for you.


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Dukes Take 2 Of 3 In New York City Area
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Duquesne University's women's swimming team won two matches and was just six points shy of sweeping the third this weekend in the New York City area. Senior Lauren Twombly, junior Liz Yager and freshmen Kyla Favret each grabbed two wins.
The Dukes defeated Saint Peter's 171-44 Friday evening at the Peacocks' Eugene and Teresa Imperatore Swimming and Diving Center and topped Rhode Island 140-64 Saturday in a three-team meet at Fordham's Col. Francis B. Messmore Aquatic Center. The host Rams just edged Duquesne, 104-98.
In Friday's match in Jersey City, N.J., the Dukes took the first two slots in the 200 yard medlay relay and took the top the top four places in the 200 yard freestyle relay.
Freshman Kia Scibetta won the mixed (i.e, men & women) 1000 yard freestyle race. Also winning heats were seniors Laura Kephart (100 yd back) and Lauren Twombly (100 yd breast), junior Amy Gersbach (200 yd IM), sophomores Caitlyn Wilkins (200 yd free) and sophomore Liz Yager (100 yd butterfly) and freshmen Kyla Favret (100 yd free) and Teresa Satira (500 yd free). Twombly, Yager and Favret teamed with soph Laura Brodbeck in winning the medley relay.
In Saturday's three team match, seniors Deidre Rodeheaver and Kephart teamed with Sarah Breisinger and Jillian Rupinski to win the 400 yard medley relay by more than four seconds.
The Dukes who are now 4-6, 1-2 in A-10 competition, gets back in the water in two weeks when they travel to the three-day Akron Invitational starting on Friday, December 3, 2004.


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Tpek posted on May 17, 2010 5:04:26 PM - Report post
Is this really a forum for Iron Tower's Age of Decadence RPG
If so, the Combat Demo 3 has been out for a while. I tried using Artmoney to modify character points in it, but failed.
Anyone got any ideas?
TauriWarrior posted on Mar 25, 2012 9:47:06 AM - Report post
don't try and edit the remaining points, edit the points for each stat.
then add a point to a skill and and you'll see them all change to 10 (or whatever number you put in)
pchefkent posted on Mar 29, 2012 5:06:16 AM - Report post
anyone have any cheats for the open beta of this game?
or maybe a trainer?
or maybe a trainer?
kyosuke85 posted on Mar 29, 2012 7:32:00 AM - Report post
Can't seem to edit the amount of money we have.
Tpek posted on Mar 29, 2012 10:30:07 AM - Report post
originally posted by pchefkent
anyone have any cheats for the open beta of this game?
anyone have any cheats for the open beta of this game?
or maybe a trainer?
Thanks for bringing up there's a public beta
pchefkent posted on Mar 29, 2012 10:25:50 PM - Report post
ye public betas been out for like 15 days or more. difficulties kinda steep tho sw was looking for a trainer or somthing or even just a save editor to make things a bit easier.
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Given how good the cheathappens crew is at making trainers swiftly, I'm fairly sure one will turn up quite soon ^^
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"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" doesn't have a subtitle, but if it did, only one word would really suffice: "evolution."
That word applies, of course, to the suddenly smart simians at the center of director Matt Reeves' New Orleans-shot sequel, which picks up 10 years after a plague has all but destroyed human society at the end of 2011's "Rise of the Planet of the Apes." It also applies to the overall "Planet of the Apes" saga, which takes more than a few bounds forward in Reeves' film.
Most importantly for "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" actor Andy Serkis, however, is the way attitudes toward performance-capture technology -- also called "motion-capture" or "mo-cap" technology -- have evolved over the past several years. More to the point, Serkis' mastery of it has forced people to recognize the craft as "real" acting -- which hasn't always been the case.
"I think definitely the perception has changed and that people are understanding performance capture as a technology," Serkis said, calling this week to discuss the film, in which he portrays Caesar, the same alpha ape he played to acclaim in "Rise of the Planet of the Apes." "Basically, it's just another bunch of cameras recording an actor's performance."
The key words there are "performance" and "actor."
When Serkis first started making a name for himself in Hollywood -- shining in such memorable nonhuman roles as Gollum in the "Lord of the Rings" movies, the title character in Peter Jackson's "King Kong" remake and as Caesar the chimp in "Rise" -- people didn't always consider mo-cap performers as actors in the strictest sense.
One reason is because audiences don't really "see" mo-cap actors on screen. Their movements and dialog are captured on camera, but those images are then replaced in postproduction by computer wizzes who "build" some fantastical creature or another over those movements. Not helping were the goofy -- and, let's be honest, embarrassing -- skin-tight suits that mo-cap actors must wear, complete with Ping-Pong balls, freckles and other reference marks for those postproduction effects teams.
Also, there was the fact that such performances generally took place in front of a green screen on a soundstage somewhere -- and away from the other actors who appear in the scene.
As a result, Serkis and others have had to contend with a deeply rooted perception that mo-cap performers are more crew members than actors -- below-the-line types who were really only there to provide a reference for the "real" artists who run the computers.
But over the years, Serkis' moving performances -- particularly in "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," in which he managed to generate genuine, deep emotion despite having just one line of dialog -- have prompted a change in thought. Suddenly, the work that goes into a motion-capture performance isn't being taken for granted anymore.
"People are beginning to realize it's not just providing reference for someone after the fact, in post-production," Serkis said. "This is as 'real' acting as the other live-action actors, and the emotions in the scenes don't come from pressing a button or moving a slider. They come from actors."
"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" raised the bar further by shooting many of the mo-cap scenes on-location -- right there with the film's "human" actors -- rather than sequestering Serkis and his mo-cap brethren in a soundstage somewhere.
"All the performances are offered by the actors on-set with the other actors," Serkis said, "and then Matt Reeves, the director, will direct us and take those selected performances and ... (he) shapes the drama and the pace of the film and the emotion of the scenes all around what we've done on-set. So there is no difference in terms of acting.
"When I'm acting with (live-action actors) Jason Clarke or Kerri Russell or Gary Oldman, it's no different from acting with Toby Kebbell or Judy Greer -- (who also play) apes. It's the same process, and I think people are gradually beginning to understand."
Becoming Caesar
After all those years of being overlooked and underestimated, if anybody could be excused for having a chip on his shoulder, it would be Serkis. As it turns out, the opposite is true. The English actor, whose acting career dates to the 1980s and includes dozens of live-action roles, is warm, friendly and polite -- and he enthusiastically discusses the nuts and bolts of his craft.
- Personal: 50 years old; born and raised in West London; married with three children; he is a practicing vegetarian; considered Hollywood's most prominent motion-capture actor.
- Roles you'll remember: As Gollum in the "Lord of the Rings" and "Hobbit" movies; as the titular gorilla in director Peter Jackson's 2005 "King Kong" remake; as Caesar the chimp in 2011's "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"; and as serial killer Ian Brady in the British TV movie "Longford," a live-action role that earned him a Golden Globe nomination.
- Now playing: The New Orleans-shot "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes," in which he reprises his role as Caesar, who -- with other apes -- gains superior intelligence as the result of a botched laboratory experiment.
- Coming soon: Roles in "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies," "Guardians of the Galaxy" and "Star Wars: Episode VII." He's also been named director of Warner Bros.' forthcoming "Jungle Book" adaptation.
- He said it: On "Star Wars: Episode VII," in which he will play a yet-unspecified role: "I would love to tell you something about it, but you know that I can't."
Some of that enthusiasm might be because he and other mo-cap actors are at long last getting the respect they deserve. Following the release of "Rise," there were those who advocated on Serkis' behalf for an Oscar nomination. It didn't happen -- but the fact that the subject was broached signaled a sea change in attitudes.
Also, though -- at least in Serkis' case -- there's an apparent pride in his performances and a lust for rolling up his sleeves and discovering a character.
He still researches his roles just as any other actor would, or as he would for a live-action role. He develops his characters. He establishes a style of movement and, when necessary, speech patterns. He, in other words, does everything live actors do. He just often does it in those goofy, skin-tight suits.
When Serkis portrayed the titular ape in 2005's "King Kong," for example, he spent months studying gorillas, both in captivity and in the wilds of Rwanda. Similarly, for his role as Caesar, he studied video of a chimp known as Oliver "the humanzee," who had such human-like mannerisms that people in the 1970s thought he might have been a human-chimp hybrid or perhaps the ever-elusive Missing Link.
And so "becoming" Caesar meant a lot of stooping over and slack-jawed expressions for Serkis when the cameras were on -- physical strains that a live-action actor generally doesn't have to endure. Still, his role in "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" was less physically demanding when compared to that in the earlier "Rise of the Planet of the Apes."
"Because of his evolution, he's much more upright," Serkis said of Caesar in Reeves' film. "He's up on his legs a lot more of the time. When I was playing Caesar as an infant, that was exhausting -- a lot of scampering around and using arm extensions. But now, Caesar has become more human-like -- emotionally and the way he's using human language -- and therefore also physically he stands up a lot of the time on two feet."
There were other challenges, though -- such as finding Caesar's voice, since he has significantly more lines in "Dawn" than the sole syllable he uttered in "Rise." (That syllable: "No!")
"We wanted to introduce the language for Caesar again so that it felt organic, so that all the apes wouldn't jump too far forward and suddenly all the apes are talking philosophically and rambling away and it's all very easy and (they are) articulate," Serkis said. "What Matt Reeves wanted was to see this evolution in particular. Because Caesar has the bulk of the human language (among the ape characters), we wanted to ease that into the film. ... You'll notice that Caesar, at the beginning of the movie, uses more facial expressions and gestures and ape vocalizations. And then, as the film progresses, he actually uses human language more and more."
That meant more homework this time, as Serkis worked to find Caesar's voice. "It actually comes from ape vocalizations, which I learned, and in finding a way of forcing the air up through the larynx," Serkis said. "Also, I used a mouth guard, actually, to stop the tongue from over-articulating, from hitting the back of my teeth and over-pronouncing."
Becoming a community
Also new this time was the number of fellow actors donning the blue suits to perform key ape roles alongside Serkis. Toby Kebbell, for example, plays a cynical and suspicious bonobo named Koba. Judy Greer plays Caesar's wife, Cornelia. A veritable troop of others joined them in their mo-cap ape community -- which took the form of a real on-set community.
Naturally, Serkis was something of the alpha ape on set, due both to his role as Caesar as well as his experience in motion-capture, which his co-stars often tapped into. Still, significant time was spent "playing" ape off-camera, so the mo-cap cast could discover their characters as well as figure out their places in the group.
"It was great," Serkis said. "We had a great time and it was really creative. We did these long improvisations to find out the hierarchy of the group before we started shooting and just behaviorally how we were with each other, how we communicated with sign language or facial expression, all of those things. It was a joy."
For those actors who hadn't experienced motion-capture before, that meant learning a few new tricks -- but not nearly as many as one might think.
"I think they're both the same," Serkis said of the difference between motion-capture and live-action performances. "I've always believed they're exactly the same. I've never seen any difference, because this part to of the process is about creating a role, creating a character, embodying that character, building the psychology to it, the physicality, the voices. It's exactly the same."
Becoming a blockbuster
How audiences respond to the performances of Serkis and company in "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" has yet to be seen. After all, the well-received "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" set a high bar -- which means high expectations.
But there's also high interest, and early buzz suggests Reeves' film will strike a chord with moviegoers and -- in all likelihood -- dominate this weekend's box office. Analysts are expecting a three-day tally in the $50 million to $60 million range, good enough to unseat "Transformers: Age of Extinction" for the weekend crown.
Serkis is among those predicting audiences will like what they see.
"I have to say, I saw it the other night at the premiere, and it blew me away," he said. "I mean, it's very rare that you see a film that you're in that you're that proud of and so excited for other people to watch, but I genuinely am about this one. ... Matt Reeves has done an extraordinary job. He's taken all the all the great work that ('Rise' director) Rupert Wyatt did on the first movie and moved it into another gear."
Come Monday, the question will be how Reeves, Serkis and company will raise the bar for the next film in the franchise. And there will, indeed, be a next time. A sequel already has been announced, and Reeves is on-board to direct. Serkis coyly says he's "pretty certain I'm involved at this point."
"The interesting thing is, where will he want to land for the next story? Is it going to be 10 years time? Twenty years time?" Serkis said. "We know eventually it's going to end up back at the original 'Planet of the Apes' -- but we don't know how long it's going to take to get there."


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On March 30, the Michigan Chronicle hosted a Women of Excellence women's empowerment panel at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel titled "The Insiders Circle: Pathway to Obtaining Corporate Board Appointments."
The panel was moderated by Pam McElvane, CEO and publisher of Diversity MBA magazine. The panelists were M. Alexis Scott, publisher of the Atlanta Daily World; Dr. Kimberlydawn Wisdom, vice president of Community Health Education and Wellness, Henry Ford Health System, and Michigan's first surgeon general; Vivian Pickard, president of the General Motors Foundation and director of Corporate Relations at GM; and Faye Nelson, president and CEO of Detroit Riverfront Conservancy.
McElvane said women in the corporate boardrooms shouldn't be a dream, but a career aspiration.
She said that in 2011, Catalyst, an organization that works to advance women in the workplace, did a survey of Fortune 500 companies.
"Only 16.9 percent of those boards have women," McElvane said. "And of the 16.9 percent, 13.3 percent are White, and 3.3 percent are women of color. Of the 3.3 percent 11.3 percent are African-American."
She added that 83.9 percent of board members are men, and estimated that 21 percent of them are men of color.
McElvane also said Diversity MBA benchmarks leadership.
"Our statistics for 2011 show that for our top 50 companies, 21 percent of women are on boards, and 18.8 percent of people of color are on boards."
She noted that with the average board size of 10, that's one woman or one male of color for each board.
For the top 10 companies, the Diversity MBA found that the average board's pool of diversity is 47 percent.
"Then if you're in an industry that's traditionally women-owned, women-managed, or penetrating with women, like financial services or healthcare, you really should have a 50 to 55 percent pool of diversity."
She pointed out that the panelists come from different industries and backgrounds, but all have made it a priority to both serve the community and position themselves on paid boards.
McElvane asked the panelists how early board service has helped them position themselves for opportunities in their professional careers.
Scott, whose paper was recently purchased by Real Times Media, the parent company of the Michigan Chronicle, said she went on boards where she cared about what they were doing, so she could bring passion and energy. She also looked at what her bosses were interested in. If she did a good job for them, she would receive professional recognition.
She currently sits on several nonprofit boards, some industry related and some community service related. She also sits on one paid board, The Atlanta Life Financial Group.
Wisdom said she decided to serve on boards that focused on areas where she had a genuine interest.
"Find something you care about, that you have some passion about," she advised.
Earlier this year, Wisdom was appointed by President Obama to serve as a member of the advisory group on prevention, health promotion and integrated and public health.
She said the various boards she's served on, including former U.S Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher's Satcher Health Leadership Board; the Public Health Institute, a board in California; and a Washington, D.C., board called the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, have played a critical role in her growth and development as a professional.
"But also I think there have been great opportunities for those people and those organizations to learn from a community health perspective, from a health care equity perspective," Wisdom said.
Pickard, who said her most significant board experience was serving on the board of National Council of Negro Women after getting a call from the late Dr. Dorothy Height, always tried to do whatever she could to make a difference when it came to her community.
Nelson agreed with the others, and said it's important to serve community, to affiliate with boards for which you have a passion.
She serves on several large nonprofit boards, including the Henry Ford Health System, the Parade Company, Tech Town, University of Detroit Mercy and the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy. Those experiences have helped her prepare for the for-profit board experience of serving on the board of the Compuware Corp.
She also said that being on a for-profit board has honed her skills and made her a better nonprofit executive.
As president and CEO of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, Nelson reports to a 44-member board of directors.
McElvane also asked the panelists how they positioned themselves to be invited to sit on boards.
Pickard said you never know when someone is watching you. Her philosophy is do your best whenever you can and make sure you're doing the right thing at all times.
Nelson warned attendees to not underestimate the importance of experience. She noted there are a variety of area boards to consider.


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The Effects of IFRS Adoption: A Review of the Early Empirical Evidence
Minga Negash
Metropolitan State University of Denver; University of the Witwatersrand
October 8, 2008
This review documents the conceptual and methodological issues that relate to the domain of financial reporting research that attempts to examine whether there are measurable gains, (if any) stemming from the adoption of international financial reporting standards, (IFRS). It selects and reviews four recent papers from conceptual, research design and policy perspectives. Information content, uncertainty-disclosure, value relevance and earnings and accounting quality studies have all attempted to show the benefits of finer and increased information environments. Notwithstanding the early evidence, this review argues that the papers face both epistemological and research design problems, in that IFRS adoption effect studies do not take cognizance of the contributions of the literatures on financial integration, earnings sustainability and market microstructure.
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Keywords: IFRS, IAS, Financial integration (globalization), short term market reaction studies, supply chain financial reporting systems, disclosure, value relevance
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Northwest NEWS
eptember 21, 1998
A history of the Sammamish Valley sportsfields
Here's a refresher for those who do not remember the history of sportsfields in Sammamish Valley.
On April 9, 1986, there was a
Seattle Times
headline "County land transfer angers soccer fans," with a subline of "Deal between agencies cuts off proposal to build 15 soccer fields."
The land referred to was known as 60 Acres West, which lay on the west side of the Sammamish River across from the main 60 Acres Park on the east side.
After reserving a riverside strip for the west-side Sammamish River Trail (about which the Times article quoted a parks department spokesman as saying "The department's first priority is to complete a trail on the west side of the river so that cyclists, pedestrians and horseriders can be separated..." - ha ha, 12 years later ), the parks department transferred the remaining 37+ acres to the agriculture section which kept the development rights and later sold the land to Farmer Muller at $2,000+/acre.
There was no competitive bidding nor notice for that sale, not even to the soccer association whose expansion plans were known to the county.
The irony of the situation is that after selling development rights to his main farm, Farmer Muller quit farming. (It should be noted that, contrary to claims, there is no number one classified ag soil in the Sammamish Valley according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture soil surveys.)
It's also ironic that despite King County's professed desire to keep ag land's sales prices low and affordable to entry-level farmers, the $53,000/acre it paid for Kaplan's Sammamish Valley parcel is unheard-of high for zoned ag land, especially in contrast to the $2,000+/acre it sold the 60 Acres West land to Farmer Muller for.
If King County loses its appeal to put sportsfields on the Kaplan ag lands, one could say justice is served. If back in 1986 King County had sold 60 Acres West to the soccer association for the athletic fields for which it was zoned, instead of turning it into preserved ag lands which now sit idle, perhaps none of the recent history of law suits and petitions and astounding ag-land sales prices would have happened.
Maxine Keesling, Woodinville


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Wait WHAT???
I am sure you are saying "it's summer, that's not possible".. Well if you are syked you can make anything happen.
Jim Merli is a local legend of climbing and last week his myth grew large with his addition of L' Étoile du Nord. This was one of the least great projects left in Minnesota and probably harder than anything that I've seen from here to New England (*yes including the hard stuff from ARKANSAS). Am I talking it up? hells yes. I've been trying the stand since October 2007 extensively. I can't do all the moves. In other words its hard, and was the standard of hard climbing in the Midwest until Jim raised the bar once again.
L' Étoile du Nord FA- Jim Merli from Jim Merli on Vimeo.
Jim's Video sums up 10 years of trying into 1 perfect send..
Here is a video of me failing… so you can see how hard the moves are…
This is me trying over the last 3 years.
SO HARD., from Nicros Club-JA on Vimeo.
Jim is not saying a grade and being very Sharma about by saying it's ungraded but harder than Amateur. The full story and grade are much more to this problem. (all grades that follow are my opinion after trying and doing some of the moves) From the sit you climb a hard and sharp 3 move V9/10 into the crux (which I cannot hold the positions) of 2 moves that I'll estimate around a 2 move V13 then you continue into the start of Amateur which is 3 moves of hard V12. This is a beast of a climb and for a long time I never thought it would get done.
When I started climbing in 2004/5 one of the first areas I went to was Sawmill. Jim, Brian, myself and a few others headed up to climb. I learned a lot from Jim that day. Jim is calculated, smart, focused, and devoted. During that trip Jim worked the sit to Amateur but had a hard time with the crux link between the 2 sections. I was in awe of his power and how small the holds were.
I'm not sure when Jim started working on the start but I guarantee that he spent at least 10 years trying it. His dedication was finally rewarded and now I'm interested what will get done with Jim's free time.
Thanks Jim! I'm syked to work on it!
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October 2010 Climate Report for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
October 2010 Highlights:
Temperatures across Puerto Rico ranged from 57ºF in Toro Negro on the 18th of October to 96ºF in Gurabo on the 18th of the month. Temperatures across the U.S. Virgin Islands ranged from 71ºF, October 28th at the Cyril E. King airport on Saint Thomas, to 89ºF, recorded at Red Hook Bay on Saint Thomas on the 11th of October. Other notable temperatures for October 2010 are listed below:
Other Notable October 2010 High's:
Other Notable October 2010 Low's:
|94ºF in Rio Piedras on October 25th
|63ºF in Maricao on October 19th
|94ºF in Ponce on October 26th
|63ºF in Aibonito on October 10th
|94ºF in Palmarejo on October 21st
|64ºF in Lajas on October 25th
|93ºF in Trujillo Alto on October 17th
|65ºF at the Arecibo Observatory on October 20th
|93ºF in Aguadilla on October 9th
|66ºF in Ponce on October 25th
|92ºF in San Juan, Mayaguez, Guayama and Juncos
|66ºF in Gurabo on October 25th
*If multiple occurrences, all dates above reflect the latest occurrence of the month.
Figure 1A – Island wide averaged precipitation (and normals) - by week - for the weeks beginning on January 2nd and ending on October 29th, 2010
Figure 1B – Graphical Display of October 2010 precipitation across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands derived from a combination of rain gage and radar data.
Monthly Weather Summary:
Afternoon convection was the rule during the first few days of October as a result of daytime heating and sea breeze convergence. The steering flow focused this shower activity along the north central and northwestern sections of Puerto Rico each afternoon. This scenario changed around the 4th of the month as a broad area of low pressure (which developed into hurricane Otto) combined with an upper level low to produce an active/wet pattern across the local islands through the second week of the month. Then, generally fair weather prevailed across the local islands through the end of the month with limited afternoon convection across western Puerto Rico each afternoon. By the end of the month, a very active tropical wave to our southeast became hurricane Tomas. This system tracked south of the area leaving hazardous and choppy sea conditions across the Caribbean waters.
Statistically, October 2010 was above normal in terms of both temperatures and precipitation in San Juan. At the Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, the monthly precipitation total of 7.86" was 2.80" above normal. A record 1.82 inches of rainfall was set on the 29th, surpassing the 1.19 inches of rainfall accumulated on the same date back in 1961. In terms of temperature, the average temperature was 0.8 degrees above normal in October, marking the 17th consecutive month of above normal temperatures recorded in San Juan. The highest monthly temperature in San Juan reached 92 degrees on both October 10th and 21st, and the lowest temperature fell to 73 degrees on October 28th.
October 2010 Statistics:
Average October Temperatures/Precipitation (NCDC 1971-2000 averages):
|San Juan
Saint Thomas
Saint Croix
October 2010 Observations:
San Juan
Saint Thomas
Saint Croix
88.0ºF (+0.5ºF)
85.0ºF (-4.5ºF)
85.5ºF (-3.0ºF)
76.8ºF (+1.2ºF)
76.0ºF (-0.2ºF)
74.6ºF (-1.3ºF)
82.4ºF (+0.8ºF)
80.5ºF (-2.4ºF)
80.0ºF (-2.2ºF)
October 2010 Extremes:
San Juan
Saint Thomas
Saint Croix
92ºF – October 10th & 21st
87ºF – October 4th & 23rd
88ºF – October 2nd
73ºF – October 28th
October Historical Statistics:
Highest October Temperatures on record:
San Juan
Saint Thomas
Saint Croix
98ºF – October 9th, 1981
97ºF – October 14th, 1994*
98ºF – October 1st, 1972
97ºF – October 13th,
97ºF – October 11th, 1995
95ºF – October 4th, 1972
*Most recent occurrence
94ºF – October 17th, 1972*
Lowest October Temperatures on record:
San Juan
Saint Thomas
Saint Croix
67ºF – October 10th, 1959
66ºF – October 27th - 29th, 2007
65ºF – October 22nd - 23rd, 1983, October 31st, 1975, October 26th, 29th, 30th & 31st, 1974
*Most recent occurrence
Wettest Octobers:
San Juan
Saint Thomas
Saint Croix
15.06" October 1970
16.20" October 2010
16.20" October 1977
11.94" October 2005
12.49" October 2005
12.95" October 1990
11.79" October 1954
Driest Octobers:
San Juan
Saint Thomas
Saint Croix
1.17" October 1979
1.77" October 1953
1.05" October 1964
1.63" October 1963
2.00" October 1988
1.10" October 2002
2000-2010 Decade in Review:
Thanks to another abnormally wet month across the local islands, largely due to record rainfall associated with Hurricane Otto, 2010 remains on track to be the wettest year in San Juan since record keeping began. By the end of the month, 7.86" of rainfall had accumulated at the Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, with 74.08" of rain falling since the first of the year (nearly three feet above the normal 40.02" that accumulates in San Juan by this date).
For a look at temperature and precipitation deviations for San Juan, Saint Thomas and Saint Croix from their NCDC averages, see Figures 2 to 6 below. Additionally, a summary of the October 2010 data for San Juan along with the previous 6 decades of data for San Juan has also been included below.
Decadal Observations for San Juan, Puerto Rico:
Decadal October High Temperatures:
Decadal October Low Temperatures:
Decadal October Average Temperatures:
Decadal October Precipitation:
Figure 2 - Temperature deviations for San Juan, PR
Figure 3 - Temperature deviations for Saint Thomas, VI
Figure 4 - Temperature deviations for Saint Croix, VI
Figure 5 - October 2000's precipitation deviations from normal
Figure 6 - January - October 2010 precipitation deviations for San Juan, Saint Thomas, and Saint Croix
Looking ahead toward the month of November:
Looking ahead, November is the wettest month of the year in San Juan (an average of 6.17" of rain falls at the Luis Muñoz International Airport in San Juan each November). The wettest November on record was November 1979, when 15.96" of rain fell in San Juan, and the driest November on record was November 1980, when only 1.91" of rainfall was recorded. The mean temperature at the Luis Muñoz International Airport in San Juan for November is 79.6ºF, making November the 6th coolest month of the year. See the table below for average November temperatures and precipitation from across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Average November Temperatures/Precipitation (NCDC 1971-2000 averages):
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|Saint Croix
Moon/Sun/Tide Data for the month of November:
For the month of November, a full moon will be observed on the 21st of the month. There will also be a new moon on the 6th of the month. The last quarter of the moon will be observed on the 28th of the month and the first quarter of the new moon will be observed on the 13th of the month.
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THERE was a good turnout for the Christmas Show held at Mackenzie's Equestrian Centre, Randalstown.
With it being Christmas, there was a Fancy Dress class, won by Melissa McClenaghan on Dante, dressed as Santa.
The cross-poles, as usual, got the night underway, with Bethany Orr jumping a lovely round. There were also good jumping from Jamie Cotton, Sandra Lee and Melissa McClenaghan in the 30cms; from Diane Peppert in the 45-50cms and Florence Mulholland, Yasmin Boyle and Beth Boone in the 70cms.
The 80cm class was won by Rebecca Halliday on Lucy, with Beth Boone second on Angel.
Beth, though, topped the 90 cms, also on Angel, with Mikie Mackenzie in second slot, on Spinelli.
The 1 metre class saw Dean Cotton on Annie jumping well.
Fancy Dress: 1, Melissa McClenaghan, Dante; 2, Brooke Davis, Poppy; 3, Kimberly Cotton, Dante
Cross Poles: Kimberly Cotton, Dante; Bethany Orr, Coco; Emma McGuigan, Coco
30 cms: Brooke Davis, Poppy; Sandra Lee, Tyson; Jamie Cotton, Dante; Rebecca Milliken, Archie; Melissa McClenaghan, Dante
45-50 cms: Diane Peppert, Paddy; Florence Mulholland, Whisper; Yasmin Boyle, Macha
60-70 cms: Florence Mulholland, Whisper; Yasmin Boyle, Macha; Mikie Mackenzie, Bubbles; Rebecca Halliday, Lucy; Beth Boone, Angel
80 cms: Rebecca Halliday, Lucy; Beth Boone, Angel; Caitlin Foster, Bobby; Whitney Ross, Troy
90 cms: 1, Beth Boone, Angel; 2, Mikie Mackenzie, Spinnelli; 3, Ryan McGilton, Lucy; Sharon Junk, Gem; Caitlin Foster, Bobby; Whitney Ross, Troy
1 metre: Dean Cotton, Annie


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Idea of the Day: 'Religious Liberty' Should Not and Cannot Hide Discrimination
Earlier this week lawmakers in nine state legislatures launched "religious freedom" caucuses aimed at helping "legislators set state-specific agendas for strengthening religious liberties."
Religious liberty should be protected. It should be safeguarded. And it should be valued. But if this past year is any indication of what these caucuses' real policy goals are, their efforts will not be about protecting, safeguarding, and valuing religious liberty. Instead, they will be about promoting an agenda that rolls back women's health and rights and curtails equality for gay Americans, all behind the guise of "religious liberty."
Two organizations in particular—the Family Research Council and the Liberty Institute—have been at the forefront of promoting this agenda. In a report released earlier this summer, titled "The Survey of Religious Hostility in America," these organizations highlight hundreds of examples of what they consider to be threats to religious freedom in the United States today.
But many of these cases are not at all about religious freedom. They are instead about people trying to use religion to discriminate against gay individuals, even when doing so is illegal under state law—unfortunately it is not illegal in a majority of states or under federal law—and has nothing to do with the actual practice of religion. Just because a restaurant owner is religiously opposed to same-sex relationships, for example, does not give that owner a legal right to deny a lesbian couple service in his or her establishment.
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The Empire Strikes Back
As Luke (Mark Hamill) is getting hypothermia and losingconsciousness on some ice planet where the rebels have decided to hide another base, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guiness) materializes in front of him and tells him, "You will learn from Yoda, the Jedi Master who instructed me." Little do we know that this statement proves to have a frightening -- nay, horrifying -- translation. By now you undoubtedly know what it is. C'mon, yell it with me: "MUPPETS!"
Luke, with R2D2 in tow, travels to Yoda's planet to be instructed as a Jedi Knight while Han (Harrison Ford), Leia (Carrie Fisher), Chewbacca (who cares?) and C3PO run away from the Imperial fleet and eventually stop at a mining colony run by Han's old friend, Lando (Billy Dee Williams).
After some confusion, Luke realizes that the little green stuffed animal (which looks like Kermit and Miss Piggy after they've been melded together by the Enterprise transporter) is actually the great Jedi Master, Yoda. Yoda, best known for sending elementary school teachers into therapy with his atrocious grammar ("Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try."), teaches Luke the all-important Imperial-defeating trick of moving small rocks with his mind. Supposedly, when Luke attacks the fleet single-handedly, they will all run away once he shows them the floating rock trick.
When Luke gets a vision of Han and Leia suffering, he runs off before completing his training, at which point Obi-Wan tells him that "I cannot interfere if you face Darth Vader." This raises an unfortunate question about dead Jedi Knights. Are there some sort of rules to being a dead Jedi Knight? Apparently, guiding the destruction of the Death Star is okay, but helping Luke escape a light sword fight without having to be called "lefty" for the rest of his life is apparently off-limits.
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The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department canceled a Silver Alert for a missing 80-year-old man after he was found at a restaurant.
Police said Leroy Bryant was in good condition. He disappeared after going for a walk in the 5000 block of Haskell Avenue.
Bryant, who came to town a few days ago from Denver, is originally from the Kansas City area. Police said he has been suffering from the onset of Alzheimer's disease.


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Teaching the Importance of and the Art of Oral Storytelling and Telling Tales to the Young and the Young at Heart
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Below: Margaret tells an Italian folktale, instructor Enid Davis, Avenidas, Palo Alto, 1/2016.
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Darn about your job. For some reason, I was seeing you as doing this really useful job and feeling good about it. Darn. The job in one's life is so huge.
Could it be a balancing thing? Everything else in your life seems to be going so beautifully. All your activities are so positive and your health is good and you're not going bald! You have a wonderful place to live. It seems like we all need a balance. My youngest told me yesterday that maybe I should just embrace my weight, and I'd probably lose -- or at least not be stressed all the time. My health is quite good, it seems, except for bulges here and there, I'm strong as an ox, and have more energy than everybody else. I have enough money for books and time to study. I can be here for my kids and grandkids and I have three beautiful cats. My kids and grandkids and husband are all healthy. My husband has a decent job. My kids are all working now, and I think my youngest is right. Gotta let go on the weight thing -- the migraine thing was a different matter. Avoid the nightshades and fermented aged pickled, and just chill.
So, maybe we each need a balancer -- a nemesis. Don't know. Maybe we could hope for a different balancer for you -- a little more appreciation and positive stuff in the job, and one activity that wasn't quite so much fun:-):-):-)
I can't see how anybody could not appreciate you. Think of all of us that appreciate you:-)


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Bom Carnaval!
The global celebration of Carnival is winding down, and we are envious of our colleagues taking part in undoubtedly the most famous celebration of Brazilian CARNAVAL.
There is some debate regarding the true origin of the word – some say it is linked to the Christian tradition of not eating meat preceding Easter, from the Latin word carnelevamen (restrain from meat), which later was modified to carne, vale (goodbye meat). Others say that in ancient Rome, to pay tribute to God Saturn, there was a celebration on the streets with a parade featuring floats that resembled ships – carrum navalis – where the expression was derived from.
Regardless of theories, I caught up with my Brazilian colleagues some fun facts about the party that puts the country on hold and bewitches the population and visitors alike:
- The most spectacular and famed expression of Carnaval takes place in Rio de Janeiro, with the renowned luxurious samba school parades. The elite league of samba schools traditionally parade on Carnaval's Sunday and Monday at the Sambodromo – starting in the evenings and finishing in the early morning – each school has 60 minutes to parade – penalties are applied in the competition if they run over time. The event is televised live to the whole country and is one of the most amazing experiences one can have to watch or be part of it – for its contagious vibe, music creativity and amazing craftsmanship. Sao Paulo has the second most famous parades with samba schools presentations on Friday and Saturday.
- Both Rio and Sao Paulo also have the "Blocos," which are celebrations on the streets, open to whoever wants to join. The Blocos were the first expressions of Carnaval, feature live music (although in a smaller scale than the samba schools) and date back from the 1800s. Basically, people gather around a group with instruments to dance, sing and have a good time.
- Other very famous popular celebrations are in the Northeast of Brazil, in the cities of Olinda and Salvador. These have grown tremendously over the last decades and draw millions of people to the streets under the rythyms of Frevo and Axe. In Salvador (Bahia), instead of samba schools, there are the Trio Eletricos, which are large motorized stages usually on the back of huge trucks equipped with extremely potent speakers. Each Trio takes 4 to 7 hours to parade with restless followers singing and dancing along the whole time!
- The largest (and one of the most traditional) Samba school in Rio is Mangueira, founded in 1928. Last year, it had 4,000 members representing the school in the parade – 500 of them playing the drums.
- To get a feel for the backstage of Carnaval preparations, watch Orfeu Negro (Black Orchid); a movie that depicts the intensity of Rio's Carnaval. For family fun together capturing the Carnaval and samba mood, watch Disney's Rio.
- Samba has its origin from African roots and rythms and is associated with pounding drums and a powerful and contagious beat that makes it impossible not to want to move; it surely touches even the most reserved individuals. Watching a samba school play is a very cool experience to say the least.
Bom Carnaval!


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This parable encourages us to make wise and effective use of the gifts and resources God gives each of us.
As a writer I need to:
1. Pray about my gift.
2. Use it: write!
3. Develop it: edit, rewrite, learn new skills, get constructive criticism!
4. Invest it: explore new ways to use it for the Lord.
The same is true for any ability or skill we have.
In Matthew 24, the man who hid his money in the ground didn't understand the purpose, character and love of the master.
If you aren't praying about your gift, using, developing, and investing it, don't feel guilty…guilt isn't a good motivator. Instead, ask for a deeper understanding of the purpose, character and love of your Master and Gift-giver.
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