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|My butternut squash is mature but I'm waiting for the stems to dry up. Meanwhile, we are having alot of rain and some of them are splitting. Should I just go ahead and harvest them now?
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|I'm new to gardening and this is my first year growing squash so take anything I say at face value.
From what I've read and what has worked for me so far is to actually pick squash when it's still young. Maybe 6 - 8 inches long. After that the skin gets hard and the taste bitter.
So I would say yes, harvest them now.
What you are doing is to harvest winter squash as a summer squash. Which is perfectly acceptable, and yes, you have to harvest it early to eat it that way. But most people want to harvest the winter squash as winter squash. So to do that, you let it mature on the vine until the skin is hard and the stem dries up. The hardened skin allows the squash to be stored for a long period of time before rotting. Hence the name Winter squash, because while it was grown in the summer, it could be stored for consumption in the Winter. (Summer squash is grown in the summer and consumed in the summer.)
The problem with early harvest is that it will be less sweet and not as tasty, and also not have the storage potential of squash that are left. The squash will continue to ripen as long as it's on the vine, afterwards it won't. But you can still cure it which will set some sugars. But a split squash won't feed anyone. So if it were me and I was confident I was going to lose them on the vine, then I'd probably harvest. But it's a personal judgement call as to what you want to risk. Maybe harvest some and risk some on the vine...
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|Sun, 08-15-2010 - 10:30pm
Considering how many times we have the have vs have not debates, I thought this was rather encouraging to me and hopefully to others. You don't have to have much to give your child a good head start and a good learning base.
For the record, I voted for both Lugar and Daniels, both Republicans, and I am sure I made a good choice..if for no other reason than this.
In classrooms across Indiana, students are increasingly coming to school on unequal footing. Parents, educators, community leaders and policymakers are looking for answers to a complex and difficult set of challenges commonly termed as the achievement gap.
The good news is that there are some simple steps we can take to help close that gap for many of our children.
Over the past 15 years, research has shown that exposure to books in large quantities sets the stage for success, and that children's early language experiences vary widely depending on the income and education level of their parents.
A recent study led by Richard Allington of the University of Tennessee had 852 disadvantaged students choose 12 books to take home at the end of the school year for three successive years. The results found that the students who were given books returned to school with significantly higher reading scores than the students who were not given books. In fact, simply having the books had the same positive effect as if the students had attended summer school.
Other studies show similar results. One study spanning 27 countries showed that children who grow up in households where books are present are likely to attend school three years longer than children who come from homes where books are not present. It holds true in both rich and poor nations -- regardless of form of government or ideology.
Another important research study by Betty Hart and Todd Risley at the University of Kansas found that children who hear more language from early infancy through age 3 develop substantially larger vocabularies, fluencies and comprehension skills than those who do not, ultimately resulting in higher academic achievement.
It can be difficult to know how best to help our children reach their highest potential. Reading and talking to your children are simple tasks and also a treasured educational opportunity. Have books at home as an early education resource. Visit the library. Invest your time by reading books together and talking about the characters, the pictures and the stories.
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Thanks for posting, and it echoes some of what was discussed in the other thread. I guess that Danish saying "from a home with books" reflected some truth.
That reminds me, I have friend who grew up really poor, and whose parents did not have much schooling. However, both he and his brother became excellent students and both finished law school with high marks. I asked him once how that happened, and he explained that his father, a dock worker, loved books and magazines about history. Every night he would sit and read and talk to his kids about what he read. As my friend grew, he would read his father's books and magazines along with him.
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|Mon, 08-16-2010 - 11:25am
I am not trying to pick on you, but I have to point out that kids can be exposed to language without necessarily being read to.
The passage you quote deals with kids hearing language, not specifically hearing read language. I only mention it because I think many people get a little too focused on the "must read books to junior." Some mothers thought I was awful and not "stimulating" my child properly, because I rationed reading aloud to her. It is equally important to talk, laugh, tell stories that are not written in books, recount together what happened during the day etc.
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|Mon, 08-16-2010 - 11:31am
I agree and never said they need to be read to in order to get that stimulation as infants.
You misread me.
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|Mon, 08-16-2010 - 12:05pm
Kids in poverty have a much smaller vocabulary than kids raised in the middle class. Some studies say that children of poverty start kindergarten knowing 8000 words, and students out of poverty have a vocabulary of 20000 words. That is hard to overcome.
You are right that children need to see and hear language. There are a few interesting studies that lean toward songs as also being important (doesn't matter the song or the singing voice.) Rhyme and rhythm are important in language attainment. Another important thing is to introduce new words to children, using familiar words to help with context. Kids need to see the words as they are pronounced also. This helps with vocabulary attainment and spoken expression. The old folk songs can also help with transmission of history (Home on the Range, for example).
None of this negates the importance of reading to children. Spoken language, reading and writing are related, but not identical skills. Kids need to see that reading is important as a life skill. Kids who see parents read are more likely to learn to read with fluency (barring disability.) Kids are read to at an early age also seem to value its importance. Reading stories and predicting what will come next is an excellent 'game' to play with early readers.
Additionally learning to write using correct grammar and spelling is important, although even some educators do not agree with that. Learning punctuation, for example, as a writing skill can help with comprehension of a reading passage.


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Rabbi David Ellenson, President of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) awardedDr. Stephen A. Kaufman, Professor Emeritus of Bible and Cognate Literature at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati, the Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, in recognition of his contributions to scholarship and mentorship of generations of rabbinical students and graduate students. The presentation was made on June 3 at HUC-JIR's Graduation Ceremonies on the Cincinnati campus.
Rabbi Ellenson stated, "Dr. Stephen Kaufman is a renowned academician, whose gifts as a professor have inspired generations of our students and whose prolific writings have enriched the world of scholarship. His research in the intricate world of ancient Semitic languages, epigraphy, Targumic studies, and bi-lingual lexicography have made him an authority in his field."
He studied at Columbia College and the Jewish Theological Seminary (196203), received his B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Minnesota (1966), and received his Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Literature from Yale University (1970). He studied at Hebrew University in Jerusalem (1970-71). His fields of specialization are Ancient Semitic Languages, North-West Semitic Epigraphy, Biblical Studies, Targumic (and other Jewish Aramaic) Studies, Syriac, and Bilingual Lexicography.
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The key is to have Doris and Bob cross together, after having Annie or Jack waiting on the other side.
Annie and Jack cross last.
* Let the four people be labeled a, b, c, and d in ascending order of their walking times.
* After reviewing the following hints, you will easily be able to conclude that the minimum crossing time can always be accomplished in T = a + 3b + d minutes which in this case results in T = 1 + 3(2) + 10 = 17 minutes.
* Clearly, one person has to return across the bridge two times with the flashlight to accompany the next person across.
1--Since only one person can be permanently taken across at a time, we know that there will be 5 trips made in all; 3 trips bringing a person over and 2 trips where 1 person returns to get another person.
2--By definition, one of the trips across must take 10 minutes dictated by "d's" walking time.
3--Logically, "c and "d", will cross together taking 10 minutes to cross over.
4--This leaves "a" and "b", the two people taking the two shortest times, to arrange their crossings in such a way as to consume the remaining 7 minutes.
5--Four trips consuming 7 minutes can only be achieved by 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 7, not necessarily in that order.
6--Person "a's" crossing time can only result from "a" traveling alone since if he was traveling with "b", their crossing time would have to be 2 minutes.
7--Therefore, "a" must make one return trip by himself meaning that he must go across with "b" once and return by himself.
8--We now know that "a" and "b" make at least one trip across together taking 2 minutes, "a" makes one trip returning to the starting side, and "c" and "d" make one trip across taking 10 minutes, consuming in all 2 + 1 + 10 = 13 minutes.
9--With 4 minutes left, it is obvious that "b" accounts for the remaining two trips, one over and oneback.
10--It remains for you to determine the order of these crossings and how and when does person "b" make his trips across and back consuming the remaining 4 minutes.
I think you should now be able to arrange the trips in their proper order.
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Because it's the new year and she doesn't want you thinking you can resolution yourself into becoming as lovely as she is, Gisele Bundchen gave yet another self-important interview about her fabulous life and all that it encompasses.
First of all, she won't watch football unless her husband, Tom Brady is playing.
"At night if my husband is watching TV and watching football, I have my little book and I put something in my ears so I don't hear it and I put my light (on) and have my book and I'm like, `Ohhh.'" Bundchen told the Associated Press. "He's feeding his soul and that's important to him to watch football. I only want to watch if I'm watching him."
And before you start assuming that Brady is all man with no room for cuddly stuff, think again.
"He's very loving and it's a wonderful thing. In our house we are very affectionate," the mom-of-two revealed. "I think it's very important for the boys to know that it's OK to hug and to kiss and you're not less than a man."
Oh yes, and she doesn't own a brush because GIFTED MODEL GENES, YE PLEBS.
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Three Washington University faculty have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society.
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Of the Washington University honorees, two are from the School of Medicine and one is from Arts & Sciences. They are:
Peter M.J. Burgers, PhD, the Marvin Brennecke Professor in Biological Chemistry, was elected to the Section on Biological Sciences for distinguished contributions to the fields of DNA replication and DNA damage response mechanisms. He is an internationally recognized leader in the biochemistry and genetics of DNA replication and cellular responses to DNA damage.
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BOSTON – Thursday, November 1, 2012 – Continuing to make progress implementing the Commonwealth's first-in-the-nation health care cost containment law, Governor Deval Patrick today appointed Dr. Stuart Altman to chair the Board of the Health Policy Commission (HPC). The new agency is charged with monitoring the reform of Massachusetts health care delivery and payment systems in order to reduce costs and improve quality.
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Dr. Altman has served on numerous government advisory boards at both the federal and state level. He is a member of The Institute of Medicine, a member of the Board of Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston and Chair of the Health Industry Forum at Brandeis University. Dr. Altman is a recognized leader in the health care field; in 2006 Health Affairs and Modern Healthcare named him among the 30 most influential people in health policy over the previous 30 years. Dr. Altman holds M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles.
The HPC is established by the historic health care cost containment legislation that the Governor signed on August 6 as the successor agency to the Health Care Quality and Cost Council. The HPC is governed by an 11-person board, as appointed by the Governor, the Attorney General and the State Auditor, with input from an advisory council.
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BOSTON (TheStreet) -- Remember this slide? A little more than one year ago, I wrote a column about this slide, which came from a Vertex Pharmaceuticals
(VRTX) presentation at the European Cystic Fibrosis Society meeting. Last June, I said investors should pay attention to this slide because it helped explain how Vertex would dominate cystic fibrosis therapy and one day generate $10 billion in annual sales.
I don't normally repost old stories but I'm making an exception because this slide and what it says about Vertex's cystic fibrosis franchise long term is even more relevant now following yesterday's big announcement about the success of lumacaftor-Kalydeco combination therapy in treating patients with homozygous 508del mutation.
Vertex bulls and bears will argue now about the stock's valuation and whether or not it bakes in sales for the 22,000 cystic fibrosis patients with the homozygous 508del mutation. Fine, whatever. On the day after, I'm more interested in looking ahead to what's definitely NOT factored into Vertex's valuation -- the potential to develop triple-drug combination therapies for approximately 20,000 patients with heterozygous mutations. Tuesday's positive results bolster my confidence in Vertex's ability to reach this next big bucket of cystic fibrosis patients. The company's science is working.
Back to the slide above. Here's what I wrote last June:
Here we are one year later and the data in cells depicted in the slide has translated to positive results in two phase III studies of homozygous 508del patients. We're one big step closer to also validating the triple-combination theory in cells. We already have data showing Vertex's next-generation "corrector" VX-661 is more potent than lumacaftor. Early next year, we'll get data from a 12-week study of VX-661 and Kalydeco in 508del mutation patients. By the end of the year, Vertex will move the first of several newer correctors into human clinical studies. This "new new" drug will be combined with VX-661 and Kalydeco to target heterozygous patients. Triple combination therapy may also improve outcomes for homozygous patients, or patients treated now with Kalydeco monotherapy.
The data on the left (with the orange bars) represents "heterozygous" cells with two different cystic fibrosis mutations -- F508del and G542X. Think of these cells as a proxy for about 20,000 "heterozygous" cystic fibrosis patients worldwide who are among the most difficult to treat.
Treatment with single Vertex drugs -- Kalydeco (ivacaftor) or VX-809 ( lumacaftor) -- has minimal activity in these heterozygous cells. Doublet therapy -- using Kalydeco and VX-809 together -- enhances activity a bit. But check out what happens when you add a third "corrector" drug into the mix: The orange bar gets really tall. A tall bar in this graph is good because it means cells are functioning properly. In cystic fibrosis patients, functioning cells translates into vastly improved lung function.
The take-home point here: Vertex is demonstrating that triple-drug combinations can significantly improve the activity of cells with the hardest-to-treat cystic fibrosis mutations. This is an experiment in cells not humans, so Vertex still has to run clinical trials in real heterozygous patients, but the data on the left side of slide are an encouraging proof of concept.The data on the right hand side of the slide (the green bars) are pretty cool, too. These are "homozygous" cystic fibrosis cells, representing about 30,000 patients worldwide. Vertex is already running phase III studies in homozygous patients using a doublet combination of Kalydeco and VX-809. This doublet therapy is represented by the second green bar from the right -- pretty decent activity. But again, check out what happens when a third corrector drug is adding to the therapy. The green "activity" bar shoots skyward -- more proof that combinations of multiple Vertex drugs are likely to demonstrate a significant benefit for cystic fibrosis patients. The biggest negative from this slide is time. It's going to take a few years for Vertex to test triple-drug combinations, get them approved and reach the market. Nothing represented on this slide is going to happen overnight, which might disappoint short-term oriented traders. Why should investors care about this slide today? Because it represents about 50,000 cystic fibrosis patients worldwide and billions of dollars in annual sales not baked into Vertex's current $18 billion market valuation. Those tall green and orange bars say Vertex's stock price is going higher.
Mad about missing Vertex's big stock move yesterday? Don't be, because there's a lot of upside left in the company's cystic fibrosis business.
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Age-related considerations are crucial in making a diagnosis of mental retardation because key signs and symptoms, as well as appropriate assessment methods, are quite different across the life span. Abilities and socially appropriate expectations change dramatically with development, and these factors can complicate the evaluation process in distinct, age-specific ways. Because adaptive behavior changes and tends to increase with age (e.g., Hundert et al., 1997), most measures of adaptive behavior are structured so that items are presented in a developmental sequence. Declines in adaptive behavior can be associated with advanced aging, as it is in the general population, or at an earlier chronological age in the instance of some disorders, like Down syndrome (Kapell et al., 1998; Zigman et al., 1996), or in the presence of severe to profound mental retardation. Moreover, although there are systematic differences in the typical adaptive performance of people with mild mental retardation and their peers with more severe degrees of mental retardation, there is also overlap in adaptive behavior skills among people assessed with differing degrees of intellectual disability (Janicki & Jacobson, 1982). For example, it is possible for someone with mild mental retardation to have certain adaptive behavioral skills that are less advanced than those of another person with moderate mental retardation. These differences may reflect different experiences, opportunities, and participation in services. The following sections use four stages of maturation to identify and discuss key factors in making the differential diagnosis of mental retardation and determining SSI eligibility.


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Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny is a 1974 Christmas film directed by Barry Mahon and R. Winer that aired as a weekend afternoon kiddie matinee. It stars Jay Clark as Santa Claus and "Kids" from Ruth Foreman's Pied Piper Playhouse.Actually, no, that description doesn't nearly do it justice.It's actually a complete and utter Mind Screw from start to finish. Standard movie-watching logic does not apply to this film. In fact, any attempt to apply basic storytelling logic to the film will probably give you an aneurysm. It ignores every basic dramatic convention. The final episode of The Prisoner was less of a mind rape than this movie. To say that the movie feels like a fever dream, or David Lynch attempting to make the most surreal kids movie ever made is an understatement.Santa and his sleigh are stranded on a beach somewhere in Florida in inch-deep sand, his reindeer having flown back to the North Pole to cool off. Several kids (including Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn) try to help him out with a variety of farm animals (and a guy dressed in a gorilla suit!), but to no avail. Just when all hope is given up, Santa is reminded of the story of "Thumbelina", upon which the film sidetracks the Santa Claus story to focus on Thumbelina. The eponymous Ice Cream Bunny doesn't show up to help Santa until the very end, where the two drive off in his old fire truck.Did we mention that the "Thumbelina" segment is actually a longer and entirely different film, complete with its own opening and closing credits left intact? Yep, Santa's story to the children includes detailed descriptions of who the executive producer was. By now you should start to understand why this film is basically a Logic Bomb for humans.The "Thumbelina" segment was shot at the long-defunct Pirates World theme park in Florida in 1970, and stars Shay Garner as the title character. It is a re-telling of said story done in the style of a museum exhibit, complete with models of the sets. So, that makes the theme park itself a Framing Device, too!Oddly enough, depending on where the film was shown, certain prints substituted the story of "Jack and the Beanstalk" for "Thumbelina", also shot at Pirates World, with Mitchell Poulos as the boy hero. This was no improvement, especially as the Giant (Renato Boracherro) offered such lines as, "Wife, bring me my creepy-crawlies! Mmmm-mmmmmm!".Barry Mahon, one of the directors, was actually a fugitive from the true story of The Great Escape. What did Those Wacky Nazis do to him that caused him to make this?Read The Agony Booth's recap here. Also available as a RiffTrax video download.
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Autobytel Inc. (Nasdaq: ABTL), the company dedicated to helping automotive consumers and dealers connect online, has named its top picks for the most affordably-priced, high quality cars offering buyers great features, design, performance and reliability.
"Cheap doesn't mean cheaply made," said Michelle Naranjo, editor-in-chief of Autobytel. "The compacts and subcompacts on our list don't always get the attention they deserve. They're well-built, reliable and affordable to own, with standard features you don't expect. These aren't top picks for first-time car buyers only—they're excellent choices for anyone looking to buy a great quality vehicle at the best price."
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2014 Chevrolet Spark : $12,170Starting at $12,170—the cheapest car on the Autobytel list—the 2014 Chevy Spark is a 4-door, 4-seat Hatchback available in a variety of jazzy colors, including Jalapeno, Denim and Lemonade. It comes standard with 10 air bags and OnStar with Automatic Crash Response, with MPG estimates in the 31 City/39 Highway range. Other available features include Chevrolet MyLink Radio ® with Siri ® Eyes-Free Technology and Hill Start Assist. "The Chevrolet Spark is flirty and fun, with unique styling and playful colors that turn heads," said Naranjo. "You'll definitely love it in the city, but its open highway drive is equally satisfying. If you're looking for spunkiness at a steal, the Spark rules the road." 2014 Nissan Versa Note : $13,990 This zippy 4-door, 5-seat Hatchback comes available in three trims and is equipped with a 1.6-liter, 109 horsepower engine with maximum MPG estimates in the 31 City/40 Highway range. Available features include remote keyless entry, Bluetooth ® and Xtronic CVT ®. "What I love about the Nissan Versa Note is its big back seat, a well-configured cargo space and luxury appointments on the higher-end model," said Naranjo. "It's delightful to drive and packs a big punch in value, with plenty of great features at bargain basement prices."
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FORT WORTH, Texas, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced the redesign of www.F35.com, the official website of the F-35 Lightning II. The new design features enhanced functionality and compatibility with a variety of mobile devices while providing users the most up-to-date information on the F-35 program.
"The new design stemmed from our desire to provide a site that makes it easy to get the latest news about the F-35 program," said Joe LaMarca, vice president communications, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. "We recognize the tremendous role our international and industrial partners play on this program, and want to make sure they have an avenue to stay connected. Our audience expects transparency, and we'll use this website to deliver it."
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Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley plans to seek changes to the terms of Exelon Corp. (EXC)'s $7.9 billion takeover of Constellation Energy Group Inc. (CEG)
The state's Energy Administration, which advises the governor, listed the conditions under which it would support the merger in testimony filed with Maryland regulators late today.
The merger is not in the public interest, and it "poses significant risk of harm" to customers, Malcolm Woolf, director of the Energy Administration, testified.
The merger will transfer ownership of Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. to an owner outside of Maryland that will be overseen by three separate regulatory jurisdictions, Woolf testified. The merged company's "nuclear risk" will be too high, he said.
Approval of the transaction is needed from the five-member Maryland Public Service Commission, which is reviewing the acquisition. Maryland officials have twice blocked takeovers of Baltimore-based Constellation, owner of Baltimore Gas & Electric.
"Exelon and Constellation welcome input from stakeholders as we continue to work toward completing our planned merger," Judy Rader, an Exelon spokeswoman, said in an e-mailed statement. A Constellation spokesman couldn't be reached for comment.
O'Malley, a Democrat, rose to statewide prominence as mayor of Baltimore when he squelched a 2006 bid by NextEra Energy Inc. for Constellation amid rising power prices.
Exelon, based in Chicago, met with O'Malley before offering what it said is $250 million in economic incentives to the state including a $100 rate credit to every customer of Constellation's Baltimore utility.
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FILE - In this March 8, 2013 file photo, U.S Ambassador to France Charles H. Rivkin, stands as the US national anthem is played aboard US aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, in Marseille, southern France. Le Monde newspaper says Monday, Oct.21, 2013 that documents leaked by Edward Snowden show that the U.S. National Security Agency swept up 70.3 million French phone records in a 30-day period. The French government has summoned the Rivkin to explain why the Americans spied on one of their closest allies.(AP Photo/Claude Paris, File)
PARIS (AP) — The U.S. National Security Agency swept up 70.3 million French telephone records in a 30-day period, according to a newspaper report that offered new details of the massive scope of a surveillance operation that has angered some of the country's closest allies. The French government on Monday summoned the U.S. ambassador for an explanation.
The report in Le Monde, co-written by Glenn Greenwald who originally revealed the NSA surveillance program, found that when certain numbers were used, the conversations were automatically recorded. The surveillance operation also swept up text messages based on key words, Le Monde reported, based on records from Dec. 10 to Jan 7.
The Le Monde reporting emerged as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Paris for diplomatic talks Monday about a peace process for Israel and Palestinian authorities.
"This sort of practice between partners that invades privacy is totally unacceptable and we have to make sure, very quickly, that this no longer happens," French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said during a meeting in Luxembourg with his European counterparts. Fabius said the U.S. ambassador had been summoned to the Foreign Ministry.
Similar programs have been revealed in Britain and Germany. In Brazil, the revelations so angered the president that she cancelled a state visit to Washington and publicly denounced the U.S. for "violation of human rights and of civil liberties."
The most recent documents cited by Le Monde, dated to April 2013, also indicated the NSA's interest in email addresses linked to Wanadoo — once part of France Telecom — and Alcatel-Lucent, the French-American telecom company. One of the documents instructed analysts to draw not only from the electronic surveillance program, but also from another initiative dubbed Upstream, which allowed surveillance on undersea communications cables.
Neither the U.S. embassy nor State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki had immediate comment.
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The Egg Project Brings Hope to the Children of India.
The Need
India is a nation with 480 million children. In the villages and slums of India, you will see children playing or working instead of going to school. They don't care to study because they don't know that they can succeed.
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Dr. Markway, doing research to prove the existence of ghosts, investigates Hill House, a large, eerie mansion with a lurid history of violent death and insanity. With him are the skeptical young Luke, who stands to inherit the house, the mysterious and clairvoyant Theodora and the insecure Eleanor, whose psychic abilities make her feel somehow attuned to whatever spirits inhabit the old mansion. As time goes by it becomes obvious that they have gotten more than they bargained for as the ghostly presence in the house manifests itself in horrific and deadly ways.
The scariest ghost story I have ever seen filmed in black and white began as a 1959 novel by acclaimed author Shirley Jackson who was also known for her stories The Lottery and We Have Always Lived in a Castle. Robert Wise, the film's director, read the novel The Haunting of Hill House and was impressed enough with it that he optioned it for MGM. He used the skills he honed from his Val Lewton days to create a good old-fashioned ghost story where the unknown is more frightening than what is known/shown.
With a cast headed by Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn, and Rosalie Crutchley (gotta love that name!), The Haunting tells the story of Eleanor Lance (Harris), a lonely woman looking for her place in the world after caring for her ailing invalid mother for eleven years and almost losing touch with reality. As a result of Eleanor's past dabbling with the supernatural, she is invited by psychic researcher and haunted house analyst Dr. John Markway (Johnson) to stay at Hill House and make observations. This becomes her ticket out of a stifling existence with her sister, brother-in-law, and annoying niece.
Theo (Claire Bloom), a beautiful and hip lesbian who possesses ESP, is a clairvoyant who joins the "experiment." Luke (Russ Tamblyn), a wisecracking doubter of the supernatural and heir to Hill House, is along for the ride. Once the main characters make their introductions, they all retire to their respective rooms, which set in motion several creepy set pieces. During the night, loud banging sounds emanate from down the hallway, frightening Theo and Eleanor as they crouch together in Theo's bed like frightened children. A cold sensation blankets Theo during the entire episode, and vanishes once the banging stops. Incredibly, Luke and Dr. Markway report never hearing the sounds which are only audible to the women.
On another night, Eleanor hears faint child cries from down the hallway and feels as though someone is crushing her hand – even though no one is. The carvings and shapes she sees on the wall look eerily like human faces. As the film progresses, Eleanor becomes increasingly withdrawn from reality, and her fate, though sad, is exactly what she wants.
The Haunting broke a lot of ground for motion pictures in the early 1960's: the film begins with a wonderfully creepy montage sequence that explains the back story of Hill House; lesbianism is hinted at throughout and this compliments the film's restrained style of implicitness; the film was a breakthrough for its use of the Panavision lens which yielded a much wider image and due to elements inherent in the not-yet-perfected device it produced some distorted images; the eerie opening shot of Hill House against the night sky was shot using infra-red film.
My one carping with the film lies with Eleanor's character. Her "poor me" waif is a bit over the top and comes dangerously close to being annoying, which is unfortunate since she is the protagonist. But the late Julie Harris, a six-time Tony-award winning actress, ultimately paints a sympathetic picture of a homely woman.
Seeing as this film was shot in the anamorphic 2.35:1 ratio, it should only be viewed this way. Fortunately, the new Blu-ray from Warner Home Video more or less retains this ratio. The 1.33:1, or cropped, version deprives the viewer of the film's atmosphere. The film have never looked better despite having been released on videotape, laserdisc, and DVD.
The sound is a carry-over from previous home video incarnations. The audio mix is monaural, and the film would seriously benefit from an audio remix (sound effects-wise). The Others (2001) is a perfect example of a film that works well due to subtle surround audio.
England's Ettington Park Hotel in Stratford-Upon-Avon doubles as the film's exterior, while the interior was filmed on MGM's Borehamwood Studios near London.
Humphrey Searle has provided a brilliant score that, sadly, has not seen the light of day as a soundtrack album. My understanding is that the original master tapes have been lost. His score does for this film what Bernard Hermann's score did for Psycho.
The film was remade in 1998 and was released the following summer. The only reason to sit through this version is to watch Catherine Zeta-Jones (as Theo the lesbian!) parade around the monstrous sets looking jaw-droppingly beautiful.
There. Now you don't even have to watch the remake. Aren't I thoughtful?