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Raphael. The archangel Rapahel serves as a messenger between Heaven and Earth. In Hebrew, Raphael means "God has healed." He appears in the Apocryphal Book of Tobit where Raphael assumes the form of a man and helps Tobias ward off the demon Asmodeus. The other chief archangels are Michael, Gabriel, and Uriel; each was assigned one quarter of the world in each of the cardinal directions.
rosie steps. Milton echoes Homer's "rosy-fingered dawn" (Odyssey 2.1). Does this invite us to compare Homer's Odysseus with Milton's Adam? See other instances at 11.175 and 6.3.
Orient Pearle. This may invoke either the pearl-like quality of eastern (oriental) morning light, or the dew that appears with the dawn.
Aurora. Aurora personifies the dawn and her "fan" stirring the leaves, along with morning birdsong, wakes Adam.
Matin Song. Morning song, with some suggestion of the liturgical sense of morning prayer.
peculiar. In other words, graces belonging exclusively to Eve's beauty. The image of Eve's beauty "shooting" forth graces is repeated in book 8.62-63, when we are asked to imagine that her graces "shot Darts of desire." The significance of Eve's beauty and its relations to Adam's inward beauty are the topic of Eve's discourse in book 4.489-491, and of Adam's and Raphael's chat in book 8.546-575.
Zephyrus. The westwind personified; and Eve personified as Flora, his wife, as in Ovid's Fasti 5.5.195.
prime. The very beginning of the day; sunrise.
blows. Blooms.
balmie reed. A balm-producing reed, probably balsam. The balsam tree also makes myrrh, another aromatic resin.
My Glorie, my Perfection. Eve addresses Adam as one who completes (perfects) her, implying she is not complete in herself, though she sometimes seems so to Adam (8.548). Perhaps this is because Adam felt himself incomplete before Eve's creation (8.355-366), but Eve must be taught to think herself incomplete (4.489-491).
dream'd. See William Blake's watercolor illustration of Eve sleeping with Satan close by.
now is the pleasant time. Comus also prefers the night (A Mask 93-144).
night-warbling Bird. The nightingale. Mention of the nightingale cannot help but evoke memory of Ovid's story of the rape of Philomela in Metamorphoses 6.440.
in vain. The tempting voice contradicts Adam's bedtime response to Eve the night before ( 4.668-680). Adam had said that the stars shine not in vain even though he and Eve may sleep. Others enjoy the sights. Why, then, does Eve think the voice is Adam's? The tempter's first tactic is to encourage Eve to be unsatisfied with Adam's wisdom.
Whom to behold but thee. The tempting voice suggests, contrary to the voice she heard on her first waking day (4.467-472), that her beauty is admired and desired by all creation.
Ambrosia. In classical legend, ambrosia is not only the food of the gods, but also the healing oil with which they anoint themselves and specially chosen mortals.
reserve. Restriction.
Thy self a Goddess. These words foreshadow the temptation in book 9 (9.705-708).
Ascend to Heav'n. The tempter here promises precisely what Raphael later says will inevitably be theirs one day, if they remain obedient; see below, lines 497-503.
My Guide was gon. Presumably the tempter is broken off in mid-temptation at that moment when Ithuriel and Zephon touch Satan, "squat like a Toad" and return him to his proper (fallen) shape (4.810-814).
Image of myself. Adam refers to Eve as his best image (4.471-72), much as the Son is spoken of as the Father's image in 3.139-142. But the symmetry does not hold when we consider that the Son is not only the best image of the Father, but also the executor of all his power (see below, lines 603-612). Eve may be Adam's "best image," but she is never appointed Adam's exclusive executive.
uncouth. Unfamiliar, as yet unknown.
Fancy. In 8.461, Milton refers to fancy as "internal sight." It can be taken as another word for "imagination" or the ability to see things not present, or even things not in the world. Consider Aristotle's notion of phantasia.
deeds long past. It is well worth comparing Adam's theory of dreams to Freud's in "On Dreams" part 1: "During the epoch which may be described as pre-scientific, men had no difficulty in finding an explanationof dreams. When they remembered a dream after waking up, they regarded it as either a favourable or a hostile manifestation of higher powers, daemonic and divine. When modes of thought belonging to natural science began to flourish, all this ingenious mythology was transformed into psychology, and to-day only a small minority of educated people doubt that dreams are a product of the dreamer's own mind." Adam's theory is clearly the pre-scientific one Freud describes, but still it is hard for us not to think Eve's unconscious somehow had a part in producing the dream, especially when Adam recognizes "resemblances" from their bedtime discourse.
our last Eevnings talk. Adam refers to their talk in 4.657-688.
so unapprov'd. Adam invokes much the same principle to defend himself against Raphael's implicit accusation, in book 8. 608-11, that Adam has succumbed in passion to Eve's beauty. Even more to the point, Adam's explanation of how evil thoughts and temptations can come into one's mind and leave no trace of sin resembles quite closely Augustine's meditations on sexy dreams and noctornal emissions in his Confessions 30.41.
bosom'd. Hidden.
with her haire. Wiping tears with hair is bound to evoke the image of Mary Magdalene in Luke 7:38.
sweet remorse. But, we might well ask, remorse for what? fear for what offense? Adam has pronounced Eve offenseless, spotless and blameless (119), or has he only hoped that she is? Augustine describes his feeling of remorse following his wet dreams in much the same way: "And it is by this difference between sleeping and waking that we discover that it was not we who did it, while we still feel sorry that in some way it was done in us" (Confessions 30.41)
arborous roof. The "arborous roof" Milton refers to is first mentioned as "their blissful bower" in 4.690.
Lantskip. Landscape.
Orisons. Morning prayers.
various style. Adam and Eve do not pray according to set forms, of course. They pray spontaneously and ardently, though their prayers may at times resemble what later became set forms (see the Matins from the 1559 Book of Common Prayer, especially those drawn from scripture.
numerous Verse. Milton equates harmonic or rythmical verse with verse having a numerical structure, suggesting that mathematical considerations played a part in constructing the epic as a whole. He refers to "Harmonious numbers" in 3.38.
invisible. This concept of creation as the visible expression of God's invisible goodness and power is a Christian commonplace. See for example Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion 1.5.
Sons of Light. The Sons of Light also figure in "Nativity Ode" 119.
Fairest of Starrs. The morning star called Lucifer (light-bringer) by day and Hesperus by night. It is the brightest star in Homer's Iliad 22. 315.
when thou fallst. Adam, it appears, certainly assumes a Ptolemaic, geocentric, cosmology.
five other wandring Fires. Here the term "fires" refers to planets. The five planets that they refer to are Venus, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
Perpetual Circle. Plato's Timaeus (49c) proposes the notion that the four elements could reversibly transform into one another. This idea comes up again in this book when Raphael describes the organization of the universe (415-426). Einstein's theory that all matter originally derived from energy, is partly (and oddly) consistent with Raphael's account below.
my Song. The first couple's morning prayers echo, in form, David's psalms of praise, especially Psalm 148. This is also the form of the "Benedicite omnia opera domini domino", a popular part of matins and included in the 1559 Book of Common Prayer for Morning Prayers. (Search for "opera.")
wed her Elm. The classical image of the vine wedded to the elm is found in Horace's Odes 2.15.4-5 and Virgil's Georgics 2.367. Here it also is meant to resemble the relationship between Eve (vine) and Adam (elm) as in 4.307.
secure. With excessive confidence that all is safe.
Celestial Ardors. Other angels.
self-opend. Compare this description of the gate to Heaven with Milton's description of the gates of Hell, "on their hinges grate/ Harsh thunder" 2.881-2.
Glass/ Of Galileo. Galileo was the first to study the moon carefully through a telescope. See also 1.288-289 and the note on Galileo.
Cyclades. The Cyclades are a group of islands in the Aegean with the island of Delos at its center. The island of Samos lies northeast of the Cyclades.
Fann. Wing.
Towring. The "tower" of an eagle is the circular flight it takes upward. At this point in his descent, Raphael has reached the highest altitude of any bird's flight.
sole Bird. There existed one phoenix only. It immolated itself approximately every 500 years at the city of the sun, Heliopolis. Like most people of his day, Milton identified Heliopolis with the Egyptian city, Thebes.
Seraph. In addition to cherubim and thrones, seraphim constituted the loftiest triad of the nine orders of angels. Seraphim are described in Isaiah 6:2.
Zone. Belt. The most famous starry belt is Orion's.
Maia's son. In classical mythology the heavenly messenger was Hermes or Mercury. Maia, daughter of Atlas, bore Hermes to Zeus (see Pseudo-Apollodorus' Library 3.10.2). Milton echoes here the visit Hermes makes to Odysseus in Odyssey 10.275 to warn him about, and give him herbal protection against, Circe's charms. Virgil's Aeneid 4.318-340 tells of Mercury's mission to Aeneas in Carthage to encourage him to abandon Dido and Carthage and resume his destiny as an empire founder. Compare these to Raphael's warnings about Eve's beauty in 8.560-594.
state. Rank.
Cassia. A plant with a fragrance like cinnamon.
Nard. Spikenard, a plant from which fragrant ointment was made.
Wantond. Flourished innocently, but the word still sounds ominous.
more warmth then Adam needs. In other words, it got uncomfortably hot at noon in Eden. This, of course, is no imperfection, for Adam was meant to retire to his "coole bowre" each noontide for repast and rest.
Our Heav'nly stranger. Milton's story of entertaining a heavenly guest is modeled partly on the story of Abraham and Sarah entertaining "the Lord" in Genesis 18.
kindliest. Most in harmony with nature.
India East or West. India or the West Indies.
middle shoare. The lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. Pontus, the shore of the Black Sea, is to the north, and Punic, the African coast, is to the south.
Alcinous. He is the king of Phaiakia in Homer's Odyssey 7.115-34. Odysseus visits his paradisal garden of perpetual harvest.
inoffensive moust. Unfermented (and therefore alcohol-free) grape juice.
unfum'd. Not burned. That is, there is no incense here.
Pomona's. Pamona, the Roman goddess of fruit.
Undeckt. Naked. Milton emphasizes Eve's nakedness here quite a bit. Adam, of course, was naked too, but Milton feels no need to comment frequently on this.
three that in Mount Ida naked strove. When the Trojan prince Paris was selected to judge the beauty contest, held on Mount Ida, in which Juno, Minerva, and Venus competed, he selected Venus. Her prize was a golden apple; his reward was the most beautiful mortal woman, Helen, whom he abducted from her husband, Menelaus, and thus began the Trojan war (Ovid, Heroides 5, 16, 17).
Haile. The angel of the annunciation greets Mary with the word "hail" in Luke 1: 28.
with thy Sons. The blessings of female fertility are assumed to be sons, not daughters, and Raphael blesses Eve's fruitful womb without saying anything about Adam's loins.
Spring and Autumn. In Eden, crops which we think of as seasonal were harvested continuously.
lest Dinner coole. Though she prepared food, nowhere does Milton indicate that Eve cooked food, therefore it need not cool.
Authour. Progenitor, Adam.
perfet good unmeasur'd out, descends. These lines echo James 1: 17.
ingrateful. Displeasing.
Intelligential substances. Angels, according to Milton's metaphysics, are purely intelligential beings; humans are rational beings with some mixture of animal substance; see also below lines 469-490.
concoct, digest, assimilate. These are the three stages of digestion. The first stage is literally the digestion of food in the stomach, the second is the transfer to the blood, and the third is the incorporation into the body (Orgel & Goldberg 886).
sups. Milton refers to the classical notion that the sun feeds on the ocean. His cosmology specifies that the Moon feeds on Earth's exhalations, and the Sun on the exhalations of all the other planets, in a grand cosmic pecking order.
nice. Fasitidious.
transubstantiate. Milton refers to the turning of one substance into another, most often to a finer one, but the technical term evokes the Roman Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation which holds that bread, at the moment of sacerdotal consecration, literally becomes the body of Christ (see the Catholic Encyclopedia). Milton appears to propose a different, and to his way of thinking less superstitious, notion of transubstantiation.
transpires. Having argued that angels may eat earthly food with real hunger and real digestion, Milton feels bound to account for the waste products of digestion — "what redounds." Apparently these are gotten rid of with ease.
Empiric. Experimental.
Ministerd naked. See William Blake's 1808 watercolor illustration of these lines.
crown'd. Filled to the brim.
the Sons of God. The story of "The Sons of God" from Genesis 6 has occasioned a wide variety of interpretations. Some commentators, following the Book of Enoch (Chapter 7), took the "Sons of God" to be angels who had lusted after women, coupled with them and produced a race of giants. Milton alludes to this reading even as he denies it credence. See John Rumrich's interesting comments on this passage in Milton Unbound 110-117. Rumrich ignores the more obvious point that in Aristotelian (and Thomistic) ethics, the bodily pleasures of appetite — sex, food and drink — almost always are linked as a set of pleasures presenting special ethical problems because they are pleasures taken in "necessary" activities (Nicomachean Ethics 1147b).
Love unlibidinous. Critics often understand these lines (448-50) as referring to the hearts of Adam and Eve, but John Leonard corrects this error in Faithful Labourers volume 2, 685-86: they refer to the hearts of the "Sons of God" in line 447.
suffic'd/ Not burd'nd Nature. That is, they had eaten just enough to restore their energy and not so much as to make them sleepy or thick-headed. This is precisely the temperance in food and drink recommended by Aristotle in the Nicomachean Ethics 1147b.
one first matter all. This phrase is taken as the most explicit pronouncement of Milton's monism. The entire universe including man, beast, earth, and angels all originated from the "one first matter" of God himself. Milton describes a continuum with God, the most spiritous, at one end of the spectrum, and earth, the least spiritous, at the other.
If ye be found obedient. Adam and Eve, says Raphael, will naturally ascend to heaven as ever more spiritous beings as time goes on, provided only they remain obedient.
Whose progenie. This phrase is found in Paul's sermon to the Athenians in Acts 17.28.
perfet, not immutable. Adam is perfect in that he is complete and capable of obedience, but can choose to disobey.
thy will. Milton presents a discussion of predestination versus free will, a subject he touched on in The Christian Doctrine: "in assigning the gift of free will, God suffered both men and angels to stand or fall at their own uncontrolled choice." See also the Father's discourse on the topic in 3.97-134.
Cherubic. Cherubim are the highest order of angels, praising God continually.
to reveal?. Classical epics often included large sections of reported action. Here Raphael tells Adam of Satan's original rebellion; in subsequent books he will tell the stories of war in heaven (book 6) and creation (book 7). For classical examples of this mode consider Aeneas' relation to Dido the story of the fall of Troy in books 2 and 3 of the Aeneid. Also significant is the reported action in the middle books of Homer's Odyssey 9-12.
Each to other like. Raphael here describes the method by which he will relate to Adam matters that "surmount" the reach of human sense. He will speak in similitudes where necessary, a kind of obligatory allegory. But what if, he adds, things on earth are truly but shadows or allegories of things in heaven? This notion is a Christian version of Plato's idea in the Republic 514a, though unlike Plato's it stresses likenesses over differences, and Milton's monism repudiates the notion of an ontological divide between heavenly and earthly things.
great Year. The great year is time it takes the "fixed stars" to complete one revolution of the heavens. Plato's estimate (Timaeus 39c) has sometimes been reckoned to be 36,000 solar years.
Gonfalons. Banners that hang from a crosspiece, gonfalons often are used in liturgical and military processions.
circuit inexpressible. A circumference so large that is indescribable.
a flaming Mount. Milton's heavenly mount resembles Mt. Sinai, upon which Moses received the Law (Exodus 19: 16-20: 20).
This day I have begot. Milton's words echo Psalm 2: 6-7. For Luther's interesting commentary on this passage ("But here, when the eternal Father, who is a Spirit, speaks this word about His own Son, it cannot be understood") and an analysis, see Thomas H. Luxon, Literal Figures 70-76. Another important Bible passage having to do with the Son's elevation and begottenness is Hebrews 1.
Vice-gerent. Ruler's representative.
shall confess him Lord. These lines echo Philippians 2: 9-11.
who disobeyes. These lines suggest that the Son's begetting, anointing, and installation as Lord of Heaven is the equivalent in heaven of the forbidden fruit on earth. Praising the Son is the heavenly pledge of obedience.
not all. Satan, of course, was not pleased, as Raphael soon reveals. The period, missing in 1674, I have restored as in 1667.
Eccentric. Moving in an orbit that circles a point other than the main center earth; this eccentric center itself moves around earth, its planet describing a complicated spiral pattern. Eccentrics were modifications of Ptolemiac cosmology introduced to account for apparent anomalies in celestial motion.
heard no more in Heav'n. The names of the apostate angels are no longer heard in Heaven after their fall. In book 1, Milton lists their "new names" — the names of pagan gods (1.361 and following).
anointed. The literal meaning of "Messiah."
impaird. Lowered in rank.
his next subordinate. Beezlebub. See 1.79.
Quarters of the North. The idea that Satan resides in the North is derived from Isaiah 14: 12, 13.
So spake. Readers may do well to try to imagine Raphael imitating the voice of Satan, the rebel angel, as he recites Satan's blasphemous words.
Morning Starr. Lucifer.
the third part. See book 2. 692.
Abstrusest. Most hidden.
smiling. The tone of the speech that follows requires special attention from readers. The Son hears a tone of justified "derision" (736) in the Father's speech, suggesting that the words of concern about losing their "high place" (731-32) by a surprise attack should probably be read sarcastically.
Illustrates. Glorifies; adds luster to.
thir triple Degrees. Milton alludes to Dionysus the Areopagite's conception of the heirarchy of angels from The Celestial Hierarchy.
Stretcht into Longitude. That is, flattened into a map, as in a Mercator projection.
Affecting. Pretending.
double. Tribute now to both the Father and the Son.
liberty. Satan says that although they constitute a heirarchy, they they are all equally free. However, he complains that the anointing of a king (the Son) impairs their liberty.
who without law/ Erre not. Satan questions why there is a need to impose laws on those who do right even in the absence of law; this is similar to some popular antinomian arguments of the 1640s and 50s.
Abdiel. The name Abdiel appears in 1 Chronicles 5: 15. He does not appear in the Bible as an angel, let alone a seraph, one of the two highest ranks of angels. The name most likely comes from the Hebrew word meaning, "Servant of God."
ingrate. Precisely the word the Father uses to describe a disobedient Adam (3.97).
unsucceeded. Eternal.
equal over equals. Adam similarly objects to Nimrod's arrogant usurpation of authority in 12.63 when Michael shows and then explains to him the tyrannies of the future.
by whom/ As by his Word. Abdiel cites the Son as the agent of God, his executive word, in creation of all things, including him.
strange point and new. This is precisely the doctrine taught by Raphael in book 7.
Ethereal Sons. Satan suggests that God did not create the angels, but rather the natural course of things which is marked by one revolution of the great year. "Fatal" is intended to mean inevitable.
Golden Scepter. God's benevolent rule. In Of Reformation 2, Milton writes: "let him advise how he can reject the pastorly rod and sheephook of Christ, and those cords of love, and not fear to fall under the iron sceptre of his anger, that will dash him to pieces like a potsherd."
I fly. Abdiel flees the scene not because he has been frightened by Satan's threats but because he does not want to be caught in God's wrath as it descends on the guilty. Abdiel's words echo those of Moses in Numbers 16: 26, when he urges the Israelites to run from the rebels Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, "Depart from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be involved in their sins."


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TELECOM EQUIPMENT OUTFIT Nokia-Siemens has admitted its role in aiding the Iranian government crackdown on demonstrators after the country's disputed 2009 elections.
The demonstrators who relied on mobile phones to coordinate their protests were tracked down through equipment that Nokia-Siemens flogged to two Iranian mobile operators. During a European Union parliamentary hearing on human rights and information technology a spokesperson for the firm admitted that it supplied the Iranian telecom firms with monitoring equipment.
In the meeting Nokia-Siemens head of marketing and corporate affairs, Barry French asked for help from MEPs to "navigate in these challenging times".
While French maintained that the equipment supplied by the company was part of legal requirements set out by the European Union (EU), he added that "We [Nokia-Siemens] deplore the use of this technology against dissidents." Later he added that the firm had learned its lesson to the extent that it had pulled out of the "monitoring centre business".
Despite French's statement, the firm still offers passive monitoring, which typically requires coppers to obtain warrants before any surveillance is undertaken. French justified this by saying that such technology helps law enforcement agencies track down suspected criminals, presumably like those viewed by the Iranian government.
That said, Nokia-Siemens should be applauded for doing something that few large corporations do, by openly admitting to a serious mistake and seeking help from regulatory bodies. It is urging the EU to establish a code of conduct that all telecom equipment suppliers such as itself will have to abide by. µ
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Jul 9 2007Papercraft T-Rex automata eats caveman
Flying Pig has created this amazing T-Rex papercraft automata which they describe as:
A super fun animated paper model for you to pop out and make. Turn the handle on the terrible T.Rex and he reaches down and bites! The T.Rex catches any object placed beneath his might jaws with the power of paper. Awesome! Includes free anachronistic cave man for your T.Rex to eat. Follow the fully illustrated instructions and, with an evening or two of your time and a tube of PVA glue you can have this delightful model for your collection.
It's even more impressive that it's completely constructed from paper and glue. Sort of like my car. My horribly depressing car.
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The question is : Will it eat, say, younger siblings?
Or rather...
Does it come in larger sizes?
um... cavemen and dinosaurs didn't exist at the same time.
^^ Patently false; the historical documentary cartoon "The Flintstones" clearly shows cavemen and dinosaurs coexisting.
Does it bite off the head of said caveman?
And if it does, does paper blood squirt everywhere?
If not, I'm not interested.
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I swear i'm not gay, but that thing was just looking directly at the mirror to my right and I got down on my knees and manuevered around to get on it with my lips. Well after a minute I got my first taste of semen, and I've been openly bi ever since.
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Jesse: Look up the word anachronistic, found in the description.
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What? Ninjas had trebuchets, didn't they? No? Uh oh.
Dinosaurs and cavemen never existed at all. Their fossils are a lie put there by God to test our faith, right Pastor Al?
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i have 3 girls give me a blowjob at once
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The Christian Extremists believe that the dinosaurs were wiped out in Noah's flood. That's whats so wonderful about this: You can market it to them and it's not blasphemy!
betsy : LOOL that post is awesome, loved it!
When I was at the tower of London their is one of those when there is a person and a guard, when you wind it up...the guard cuts his head of with an axe.
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Today on indieWIRE Stephen Root chats with indieWIRE about his 1,000th IMDb credit, Helen Mirren gets frisky, Cannes makes a date with Bernardo Bertolucci and more.
Interviews: Workaholic Stephen Root and Tribeca Filmmakers
indieWIRE sat down with actor Stephen Root, an actor with 1,000 IMDb credits, including a slew of 2011 releases - "Rango," "Cedar Rapids," "Red State" and "The Conspirator." "It's been challenging to be able to manage it all," Root said. "When you film so many TV comedy roles - especially like I did in the '90s, with "NewsRadio" and "Seinfeld" or whatever, you get typecast and it was really difficult to break out out that. And in 2000 or so, I really decided to try and do that. But to be able to change casting directors minds was hard, especially with dramatic roles. But I kept pushing, and it eventually paid off a bit."
Three new Tribeca Filmmaker interviews hit indieWIRE today in anticipation of the 10th annual event. Check them out here.
Helen Mirren and her Boobs Make an Appearance on SNL
Women and Hollywood tore into what SNL chose to do with guest host Helen Mirren. "It turned out the show was hosted not by Mirren, but by her boobs. This week's episode of SNL highlighted the uncomfortable nature of how we as a culture deal with and talk about sexuality and the older woman." Did you find her skits funny?
Anna Faris Speaks Out
Speaking of the woeful state of women's roles in Hollywood today, Thompson on Hollywood pointed to The New Yorker's profile of comedienne Anna Faris, who is turning down what she calls "bounce card" roles in favor of developing and writing her own stuff.
Cannes to Honor Bertolucci
Cannes announced today that the festival will honor director Bernardo Bertolucci with the Honorary Palme d'Or.
New Daily Launched!
indieWIRE launched the new daily column, indieWIRE Recaps, that curates indie news and stories from around the film world. Click here to view the first entry.
Neve Campbell: Before "Scream" Came "Love Child"
For those dying to see the latest installment in the "Scream" series which hits theaters this Friday, check out one of Neve Campbell's early films, the short "Love Child." Spout has the streaming short along with a breakdown of why it still stands up.
Matt Reeves Returns
Fans of Matt Reeves' "Let Me In," the surprisingly ace remake of "Let the Right One In," rejoice. The Playlist reported on Reeves' follow-up, a sci-fi film based on the short story "8 O'Clock in the Morning." "Doesn't sound familiar? You might more able recognize it was the foundation for John Carpenter's 1988 film "They Live," with the story centering on a man who wakes up one day with the realization that aliens have taken over and are in control. But don't call it a remake. Reeves will be writing his own script based on the story and will be ditching the plot element where special glasses reveal the identity of aliens who are hiding as humans."


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Patterson was born September 11, 1958 in Philadelphia, but was raised in Haddonfield, N.J. and Baltimore. He attended Rutgers University, studying comparative literature, but dropped out to study acting in New York. He was exposed to the instruction of Robert Lewis, Sondra Lee and Paul Newman and appeared in Actor's Studio productions of "Rasputin" and "Miss Julie" under Frank Caruso before minor league baseball drafted him. Patterson joined the minor leagues in 1980 and wore Yankees,' Braves' and Rangers' jerseys until he was dropped in 1988.
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Oct. 4, 2011
Aaron Rodgers posted four touchdown passes, ran for two more scores and totaled 408 yards passing against the Denver Broncos, while Desmond Bishop once again led the Packers' defense in tackles (10) with a sack.
Despite losing to the San Francisco 49ers, DeSean Jackson did his part to help the Philadelphia Eagles, garnering six catches for 171 yards. Also in that game, the Eagles' Nnamdi Asomugha tallied four tackles.
Jahvid Best produced 70 total yards, helping the Detroit Lions come from behind to defeat the Dallas Cowboys.
In the Atlanta Falcons' win over the Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta's Thomas DeCoud made a key interception and also notched three tackles. Another Falcon and former Bear, Tony Gonzalez scored for the third straight week. For the Seahawks in that contest, Marshawn Lynch put together his best game of the season thus far, scoring a touchdown with eight carries for 24 yards and hauling in three receptions for 33 yards. Brandon Mebane boasted five tackles for Seattle in that game, as well.
Andre Carter of the New England Patriots boasted three tackles, one of which was a tackle for loss against the Oakland Raiders.
Another key defender for his team, the Cleveland Browns' Scott Fujita garnered nine tackles (six solo) against the Tennessee Titans.
Craig Stevens had only one reception in the Tennessee Titans' victory over the Cleveland Browns, but it was good for a 12-yard touchdown.
Mike Tepper made his NFL debut with the Indianapolis Colts, coming off the bench against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Other Week 4 Cal in the NFL notes: Ryan Longwell (Minnesota Vikings) was good on his lone field goal try against the Kansas City Chiefs ... Justin Forsett rushed three times for 11 yards and had three catches for 30 yards against the Atlanta Falcons ... Tyson Alualu (Jacksonville Jaguars) had two tackles against the New Orleans Saints ... Matt Giordano (Oakland Raiders) had five tackles against the New England Patriots ... Lavelle Hawkins (Tennessee Titans) caught two passes for 38 yards against the Cleveland Browns ... Daymeion Hughes (San Diego Chargers) notched four tackles against the Miami Dolphins ... Cameron Jordan (New Orleans Saints) earned two tackles against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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UBC women top Vikes, make seamless fast break into playoff prep for Pandas
VICTORIA — No sooner was one mission accomplished, than another one had begun. Before the UBC Thunderbirds women's basketball team had even had a chance to depart McKinnon Gym following its 69-57 win over the Victoria Vikes, head coach Deb … Continue reading
Sedins will see a lot of Phaneuf on Saturday
HAT-TRICK FOR SATURDAY, FEB. 18 1. Should be interesting to see the probable match-up today between Toronto's captain and top defenceman, Dion Phaneuf and the Sedin twins. Phaneuf always tried to play a very physical game against Danny and … Continue reading
Alain Vigneault on the Sedins: We need their offence
The numbers are rather stark, and are totally indicative of play. The Sedins have just 23 points. Combined. Since the new year. That's 18 games and that's nothing like the breakneck points pace the twins have enjoyed for nearly three … Continue reading
McCain Foods launches new potato-scented U.K. bus shelters
Canada's McCain Foods is in the midst of an advertising campaign in bus stops across the United Kingdom. From London to Glasgow, sophisticated scent technology releases the smell of baking potatoes to people waiting for the bus. It's just for … Continue reading
Keith Ballard out indefinitely with mysterious injury
This may be a new one. Keith Ballard is out indefinitely with what his coach referred to as "upper body symptoms." Ballard hasn't played since Feb. 7 in Nashville. Two days later, he participated in the morning skate in … Continue reading
Ten Cyclists Start a Race Around The World
UPDATE: Kyle Hewitt scratched from race Feb 18. Reason not given. Sean Conway reaches Morocco Feb 22 Ten cyclists set off from England Saturday February 18 2012 as they compete in the first-ever World Cycle Racing Grand Tour. They … Continue reading
Five Questions That Need Answers
Are you tired of weekly articles yet? Good, I hope not, because I have another one! Hopefully this springboards into the paper, but if not, you can always read it here online. Today I am unveiling a feature I did … Continue reading
Dan Murphy: Ottawa's swimsuit edition
Editorial cartoonist Dan Murphy's latest creation for Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. Murphy also did one of his famous, hilarious videos about other magazine swimsuit editions. The editorial pages editor is Gordon Clark, who can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Letters … Continue reading
Weekend Uproar: Lulay deal just seems right
There's no way to get a definitive handle on the situation regarding Travis Lulay as it pertains to a long-term contract extension with the Lions unless you have reservations in the office of Wally Buono or, for that matter, … Continue reading
Dan Henderson and the Problem with Waiting in the UFC
SAN JOSE, CA - NOVEMBER 16: Dan Henderson answers questions from the media during the UFC 139 open workouts at the Heroes Martial Arts Gym on November 16, 2011 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Dan Henderson waited to see if a fight with Jon Jones could fall into his lap. It didn't — nor did a fight with Anderson Silva — and now the UFC light heavyweight contender is a man without a fight. E. Spencer Kyte examines the situation in the latest from Keyboard Kimura. Continue reading


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Winners for Atlantic Salmon Federation's Raffle of Trips Announced
The Atlantic Salmon Federation's Raffle ended yesterday - SIX great trips included - and the winners are now posted as a pdf that can be downloaded from ASF's Raffle page. The raffle supports wild Atlantic salmon conservation and research, and thanks go out to all helping the salmon restoration effort. For the winners, and their prizes, check out the link - http://asf.ca/raffle.php
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This problem is based on the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Investigate the different numbers of people and rats there could have been if you know how many legs there are altogether!
These caterpillars have 16 parts. What different shapes do they make if each part lies in the small squares of a 4 by 4 square?
There are nine teddies in Teddy Town - three red, three blue and three yellow. There are also nine houses, three of each colour. Can you put them on the map of Teddy Town according to the rules?
Sort the houses in my street into different groups. Can you do it in any other ways?
There are to be 6 homes built on a new development site. They could
be semi-detached, detached or terraced houses. How many different
combinations of these can you find?
How could you put eight beanbags in the hoops so that there are
four in the blue hoop, five in the red and six in the yellow? Can
you find all the ways of doing this?
Arrange eight of the numbers between 1 and 9 in the Polo Square
below so that each side adds to the same total.
Place the 16 different combinations of cup/saucer in this 4 by 4 arrangement so that no row or column contains more than one cup or saucer of the same colour.
Can you make the most extraordinary, the most amazing, the most
unusual patterns/designs from these triangles which are made in a
special way?
Take 5 cubes of one colour and 2 of another colour. How many
different ways can you join them if the 5 must touch the table and
the 2 must not touch the table?
How many triangles can you make on the 3 by 3 pegboard?
Use your mouse to move the red and green parts of this disc. Can
you make images which show the turnings described?
I like to walk along the cracks of the paving stones, but not the
outside edge of the path itself. How many different routes can you
find for me to take?
Investigate the different ways you could split up these rooms so
that you have double the number.
Write the numbers up to 64 in an interesting way so that the shape they make at the end is interesting, different, more exciting ... than just a square.
If we had 16 light bars which digital numbers could we make? How
will you know you've found them all?
In a Magic Square all the rows, columns and diagonals add to the 'Magic Constant'. How would you change the magic constant of this square?
Suppose we allow ourselves to use three numbers less than 10 and
multiply them together. How many different products can you find?
How do you know you've got them all?
Let's say you can only use two different lengths - 2 units and 4
units. Using just these 2 lengths as the edges how many different
cuboids can you make?
Try continuing these patterns made from triangles. Can you create your own repeating pattern?
How many models can you find which obey these rules?
What happens when you add the digits of a number then multiply the
result by 2 and you keep doing this? You could try for different
numbers and different rules.
If the answer's 2010, what could the question be?
This challenge extends the Plants investigation so now four or more children are involved.
This challenging activity involves finding different ways to distribute fifteen items among four sets, when the sets must include three, four, five and six items.
Explore Alex's number plumber. What questions would you like to ask? What do you think is happening to the numbers?
In how many ways can you stack these rods, following the rules?
Using different numbers of sticks, how many different triangles are
you able to make? Can you make any rules about the numbers of
sticks that make the most triangles?
How many different ways can you find of fitting five hexagons
together? How will you know you have found all the ways?
What is the smallest cuboid that you can put in this box so that
you cannot fit another that's the same into it?
When newspaper pages get separated at home we have to try to sort
them out and get things in the correct order. How many ways can we
arrange these pages so that the numbering may be different?
Explore the different tunes you can make with these five gourds.
What are the similarities and differences between the two tunes you
are given?
How many shapes can you build from three red and two green cubes? Can you use what you've found out to predict the number for four red and two green?
Is there a best way to stack cans? What do different supermarkets
do? How high can you safely stack the cans?
48 is called an abundant number because it is less than the sum of
its factors (without itself). Can you find some more abundant
An activity making various patterns with 2 x 1 rectangular tiles.
Use the interactivity to find all the different right-angled triangles you can make by just moving one corner of the starting triangle.
In this section from a calendar, put a square box around the 1st,
2nd, 8th and 9th. Add all the pairs of numbers. What do you notice
about the answers?
We can arrange dots in a similar way to the 5 on a dice and they
usually sit quite well into a rectangular shape. How many
altogether in this 3 by 5? What happens for other sizes?
Start with four numbers at the corners of a square and put the
total of two corners in the middle of that side. Keep going... Can
you estimate what the size of the last four numbers will be?
How many different cuboids can you make when you use four CDs or
DVDs? How about using five, then six?
Place this "worm" on the 100 square and find the total of the four
squares it covers. Keeping its head in the same place, what other
totals can you make?
Compare the numbers of particular tiles in one or all of these
three designs, inspired by the floor tiles of a church in
Three children are going to buy some plants for their birthdays. They will plant them within circular paths. How could they do this?
You cannot choose a selection of ice cream flavours that includes
totally what someone has already chosen. Have a go and find all the
different ways in which seven children can have ice cream.
Suppose there is a train with 24 carriages which are going to be put together to make up some new trains. Can you find all the ways that this can be done?
Ana and Ross looked in a trunk in the attic. They found old cloaks
and gowns, hats and masks. How many possible costumes could they
Ben has five coins in his pocket. How much money might he have?
The challenge here is to find as many routes as you can for a fence
to go so that this town is divided up into two halves, each with 8
The ancient Egyptians were said to make right-angled triangles
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Tim Kennedy, top a professional mixed martial arts fighter with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, shows soldiers different ways of holds while practicing combative exercises as part of a free seminar provided by Kennedy for Soldiers and their families Dec. 12 at the 82nd Airborne Division's Combatives and Advanced Tactics School. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Paul A. Holston/XVIII Abn. Corps PAO)
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PHOENIX, Arizona, December 12. THE first day of the FINA short course world championships produced a lot of excitement in the pool in Istanbul, where the United States won three of the five finals tonight. Swimming fans around the world were taking to Twitter to express their thoughts on the competition, and here are some of our favorites.
Some of our Twitter followers were so excited about keeping up with results of the meet that it affected their routines. Liz Montreuil said "My boss just asked me if I had a kidney issue because I'm going to the bathroom every five minutes to check the Swimming World update."
And Swimming World fan club member tejal said "I'm hungry but I don't want to leave the TV to find food."
The live feed of the meet featured lots of commentary about Matt Grevers' height, prompting some people to express their sarcastic surprise. As you can see from this Tweet, pretty much everyone in the world knows that Matt Grevers is a very tall person.
Even Ricky Berens had some time to send some tweets, expressing his sadness that the excitement of following the meet caused him to miss commemorating the historic 12:12.
While swimming fans were having fun on Twitter, the pool in Istanbul was churning with some spectacular times. Ryan Lochte and Paul Biedermann dueled in the 200 free, with Lochte successfully defending his short course world title from 2010 with a 1:41.92. Notably absent in the event was Yannick Agnel, who has the fastest time of the year with a 1:41.46.
The United States won both relays today, with the men winning the 400 free relay in 3:06.40 and the women taking the 800 free relay in 7:45.36, which is a remarkable 10 seconds slower than the world record China set at the 2010 worlds.
Katinka Hosszu got her first of what could be a slew of gold medals today with a win in the 200 fly, which was followed by a bronze in the 400 IM. That 400 IM was won by Great Britain's Hannah Miley, who held off Olympic champion Ye Shiwen's monster freestyle leg. Miley moved from fourth to first after backstroke and never relinquished it.
Semifinals in several events took place as well, including the men's 100 fly, which will feature Lochte and Tom Shields for the United States, as well as Olympic silver medalist Chad Le Clos. Matt Grevers, the Olympic champion in the 100 back, will battle Stanislav Donets, the reigning short course world champion in tomorrow's 100 back final. And short course yards Kevin Cordes will race in his first major international final, racing the 100 breast against former NCAA champ Damir Dugonjic, long course world championships silver medalist Fabio Scozzoli, Japanese phenom Akihiro Yamaguchi and teammate Mike Alexandrov.
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"The Paperboy" (Millennium) - Week 2
$103,995 in 49 theaters (+38); PSA: $2,122; Cumulative: $245,000
Grossing about the same in 49 theaters as it did last week in 11 is not an encouraging sign for the expansion of Lee Daniels' hothouse murder mystery.
What it means: Could this have been a film, with its big-name cast and sexually provocative content, that might have benefitted from a parallel Video on Demand release? With the success of "Arbitrage" and others, that might have been the best plan for this. Still, it likely gets a lot more viewing on future venues than do most films at this gross level.
"The House I Live In" (Abramorama) - Week 2
$22,470 in 8 theaters (+6); PSA: $2,813; Cumulative: $47,000
A multi-theater wider run in LA was the central feature of this week's expansion (which could get extra attention from the Academy Doc branch members racing to see as many of the contenders as possible), to mixed at best results. Brad Pitt has come on executive producer, which could elevate its profile.
What it means: This is still performing as well or better than some other acclaimed recent docs.
"Wuthering Heights" (Oscilloscope) - Week 2
$10,000 in 4 theaters (+3); PSA: $2,500; Cumulative: $23,117
Not so good grosses as this expanded slightly this week. Although reviews continue to be strong, it looks like this no-star but distinctive version of the Bronte novel doesn't interest audiences.
What it means: Oscilloscope will get this open in more cities, but its future is limited.
"The Other Dream Team" (Film Arcade) - Week 3
$30,900 in 12 theaters (+5); PSA: $2,576; cumulative: $73,000
Another modest but steady gross for this sports doc, as it expands to new cities.
What it means: With so many docs competing for attention, it's tough to gain the traction needed for many of them. Still, this is getting normal playoff from new distrib Film Arcade.
"How to Survive a Plague" (IFC) - Week 4; also available on Video on Demand
$12,400 in 9 theaters (+2); PSA: $1,400; Cumulative: $2,120,000
Minor grosses at best for this Sundance-premiered doc.
What it means: Not much action left for this.
"The Master" (Weinstein) - Week 5
$823,000 in 682 theaters (-182); PSA: $1,207; Cumulative: $13,920,000
Fading quickly at this point and falling out of the top 10, this will outgross the similarly acclaimed "The Tree of Life" last year, but is facing the same problem of wider audience disinterest beyond the enthusiasm of critics and sophisticated cinephiles.
What it means: This still could get a second wind with the nominations later.
"Arbitrage" (Roadside Attractions) - Week 5; also available on Video on Demand
$363,350 in 195 theaters (-49); PSA: $1,863; cumulative: $6,673,000
A normal drop at this point of the run under ordinary circumstances, more impressive with the home viewing option.
What it means: This will encourage even more day-and-date theatrical/VOD releases.
"Liberal Arts" (IFC) - Week 5; also available on Video on Demand
$18,760 in 25 theaters (-4); PSA: $750; Cumulative: $245,000
Another film with little traction at this point.
What it means: Long live VOD.
"Detropia" (LoKi) - Week 6
$16,215 in 11 theaters (unchanged); PSA: $1,474; Cumulative: $253,000
Looking like it is nearing the end of its run with a big PSA fall, this filmmaker-distributed documentary still has made an impact.
What it means: Though never a large grosser, the careful nurturing of this film has taken it further than might have been expected.
"Samsara" (Oscilloscope) - Week 8
$112,944 in 48 theaters (-4); PSA: $2,353; Cumulative: $1,801,000
With a decent and more importantly steady PSA, this visually spectacular doc now has become Oscilloscope's largest-grossing film, topping "We Need to Talk About Kevin."
What it means: This still has several weeks gross left in it, so it will add a good deal more.
"Sleepwalk With Me" (IFC) - Week 8; also available on Video on Demand
$70,000 in 70 theaters (-34); PSA: $1,000; Cumulative: $2,120,000
Ending its run after two months theatrically (though still going strong on VOD), this has been with combined results one of the most successful films to come from Sundance this year.
What it means: Along with "Arbitrage," a model of how to succeed with both platforms ("Sleepwalk" though had a first week very limited before VOD started).
"Searching for Sugar Man" (Sony Pictures Classics) - Week 11
$202,767 in 157 theaters (+118); PSA: $1,379; Cumulative: $1,698,000
Going by far the widest yet nearly three months into the run (following a "60 Minutes" Rodriguez profile last Sunday), SPC built on its steady performance so far to put this in a position to get over $2 million and take its place among the top-grossing documentaries of the year.
What it means: Slow and steady wins the race.
"Intouchables" (Weinstein) - Week 21
$50,000 in 59 theaters (-25); PSA: $847; cumulative: $12,745,000
Finally nearing the end of its run, at least for now.
What it means: This was the first screener sent to Academy members. Since only Foreign Language committee members select the nominees in that category--and have to see the films at a theater--this is a clear sign that Weinstein is looking for inclusion in other major categories.


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Unintentionally divisive yet hugely popular pop-rock balladeers of the late 80s and 90s; sold over 60 million records.
Singer/songwriter Michael Bolton had an extensive (though not very successful) career under his real name, Michael Bolotin, before emerging in the mid-'80s as a major soft rock balladeer. He first turned up on RCA Records in the mid-'70s, singing cover tunes and his own blue-eyed soul songs in a gruff, Joe Cocker-like voice.
Neither record buyers nor critics were much interested by the result. He then became the lead singer of Blackjack, a heavy metal band that made two albums for Polydor before splitting up in the early '80s.
Looking to relaunch his career, he changed his name to Michael Bolton and signed to Columbia Records as a solo artist in 1983. The self-titled Michael Bolton was released in April 1983 and made the Top 100 best-sellers, as did its lead single, "Fools Game." At the same time, "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You," a ballad Bolton had co-written with Doug James, became a Top 40 hit for Laura Branigan. Nevertheless, Bolton's second album for the Columbia label, 1985's Everybody's Crazy, was a commercial flop.
He finally broke into the mainstream with his third release, The Hunger, which appeared in September 1987. On this album, Bolton abandoned the hard rock sound of his previous records and concentrated on blue-eyed soul singing, both on his own songs ("That's What Love Is All About") and on covers like Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay." Those two singles became his first Top 40 hits. Soul Provider, released in July 1989, turned Bolton into a certified superstar.
Featuring songs co-written with hitmakers like Dianne Warren and Desmond Child, it reached the Top Ten, sold four million copies, and spawned five Top 40 singles, including Bolton's number one version of "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" as well as the Top Ten hits "How Can We Be Lovers" and "When I'm Back on My Feet Again." "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" also won Bolton a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Time, Love & Tenderness, released in April 1991, was even more successful, hitting number one, selling six million copies, and featuring four Top 40 hits, including a chart-topping cover of Percy Sledge's "When a Man Loves a Woman" and the Top Ten hits "Love Is a Wonderful Thing" (later the subject of a successful plagiarism suit brought against Bolton by the Isley Brothers) and "Time, Love and Tenderness." The album sold over eight million copies in America alone.
Worldwide, it sold twice as much. Bolton won another Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, this time for "When a Man Loves a Woman," but he had to put up with abuse from two camps of detractors at the February 1992 ceremony. Just after Bolton had finished performing, pre-rock songwriter Irving Gordon won the Song of the Year award for "Unforgettable" and pointedly attacked songs that "scream, yell, and have a nervous breakdown" and singers who "have a hernia" when they sing.
Then, backstage, Bolton faced a hostile press corps of critics unhappy with his tendency to mimic great soul singers like Redding, Ray Charles, and Sledge. Bolton suggested they apply their lips to a certain part of his anatomy.
He further responded with Timeless: The Classics in September 1992, an album made up entirely of classic cover songs. It went to number one, sold three million copies, and featured a Top 40 hit in Bolton's version of the Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody." Bolton's next album of original material, The One Thing, came in November 1993.
It hit the Top Ten, sold three million copies, and featured the Top Ten hit "Said I Loved You...But I Lied." Bolton celebrated his decade-long string of hits with a best-of compilation, Greatest Hits 1985-1995, which debuted in the Top Ten. This Is the Time: Christmas Album appeared one year later.
After topping the adult contemporary charts with "Go the Distance," a song he produced and recorded for the Disney film [muzeItalic]Hercules[/muzeItalic], Bolton returned in late 1997 with All That Matters, his first album of new material since 1993's The One Thing. Instead of continuing his success, however, it was a surprise flop, failing to generate a hit single and barely cracking the Top 40.
It fell out of the charts altogether after 15 weeks. Even so, its lack of success didn't stop Bolton from turning his attention to My Secret Passion, a collection of opera and arias that he released in January 1998.
By classical standards, the album was a hit, and the record received a great deal of press and surprisingly good reviews. He supported the two albums with a summer tour co-headlined by Wynonna Judd.
Bolton then voluntarily stepped back for almost four years, disappearing from the public eye until the spring of 2002 when he began promoting Only a Woman Like You, his first album for Jive Records. After a brief sabbatical, he returned with Til the End of Forever, a hybrid new album of seven new recordings and a live greatest-hits concert.
In 2006, he released Bolton Swings Sinatra, a 12-song tribute to Ol' Blue Eyes that included a duet with fiancée/actress Nicollette Sheridan. One World One Love, an album featuring collaborations with Ne-Yo and Lady Gaga, arrived three years later in the U.K., followed by an American release in 2010.
Bolton took part in the 11th season of [muzeItalic]Dancing with the Stars[/muzeItalic] later that year, having already endeared himself to reality TV fans with 2007's [muzeItalic]Clash of the Choirs[/muzeItalic]. He also collaborated with comedy troupe the Lonely Island by singing on the hip-hop parody "Jack Sparrow," which debuted as a digital short on [muzeItalic]Saturday Night Live[/muzeItalic] before appearing on the Lonely Island's second album, Turtleneck & Chain.
Keeping the collaborative spirit alive, he released 2011's Gems: The Duets Collection, an album featuring duets with vocalists (Seal, Delta Goodrem), country groups (Rascal Flatts), and instrumentalists (guitarist Orianthi). ~ William Ruhlmann.


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I am always looking for books that will appeal to my 8 year old son (and my male students). It seems like there is an abundance of "girly" books, but a very limited selection for boys. I'm not in the market to give my kids (or the ones I teach) books that are overly gory and full of suggestive content. They get more than enough of that from public television and video games. When I received the request to read and review The Wild Adventures of Eli Johnson and Curly Bill by Dan Wright, I was elated to have the opportunity.
Originally, I handed the book to my son and asked him if he wanted to read it first, but he freaked out when he saw how many chapters were in the book (50). Now, mind you, the chapters are 1-2 pages long! But I guess that equates to Moby Dick length in the eyes of a lazy 8 year old. I decided it would be best if I read it aloud to him before bed time each night. That way I could read it for the review, and I could get his opinion on the book since he is the target audience.
He loved this book! From the first confrontation in the saloon, he was engrossed in the plot. I would only read a few chapters a night (I had my own reading to do), which often left him begging for me to read a few more pages. He was predicting and anticipating what would happen-- there were great cliffhangers at the end of most of the chapters. We even found ourselves laughing hysterically at Sal the donkey and Miner Mike. A donkey that chews tobacco and sits at a table is hysterical, I don't care who you are! There were also lessons about ecological preservation and our responsibility to nature. Pretty hard stuff for a book intended for 8-11 year olds.
If you're expecting an epic novel full of deep characterization, you're not going to get it with this book and that is okay. Curly Bill is a nice balance to Eli and he does manage to teach us a few things-- preserving nature, PETA friendly relationships with wild animals, etc. There were certainly lessons you could discuss based on the characters' actions. The humor was one of my favorite aspects of this book. Just when things would seem to get a little heavy, Miner Mike would enter and offer up the perfect comic relief. And I can't forget about Sal... hysterical.
There were also some pretty diabolical villains in the story. Three in fact: One Arm Jack, Rattlesnake, and Horseshoe. They were cut throat. There is also a one-eyed grizzly bear after Eli. The book read like an elaborate version of a bedtime story, which I really liked. It would be too long to read in one sitting for a younger child, but it was perfect for nightly readings.
I loved the fact that my son begged me to keep reading each night! That in itself gives this book 4 stars in my eyes. Anything that makes a young child--boy or girl-- want to read should win an award. With so many distractions thrown at our kids, it's nice to have a wholesome book to offer our younger readers. There was plenty of adventure and six shooter action to make this book seem "mature" for their young palates, but it was still appropriate for the intended age group.
Anyone with a son between the ages of 8-13 should get a copy of this book. Your child will love it.
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One of the country's only professional men's choirs, the U.S. Army Chorus is composed of military officers with voices ranging from bass to tenor. In its 55-year history, the group has performed at official state events for numerous world figures, including Queen Elizabeth II and Pope Benedict XVI, and has seen its alumni hit Broadway and opera stages. Expect rousing, intricate harmonies of classical music, Broadway show tunes, patriotic anthems, and pop standards—made all the more powerful with assistance from the Colorado Symphony and Chorus. Sat 7:30 p.m.


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Lynn Shelton is nothing if not prolific. Since her 2006 feature debut "We Go Way Back," she's made five films, and since "Humpday" became a crossover hit, she's only gotten busier; that film was followed by "Your Sister's Sister" in 2011, and barely a year later, she was back with another feature, "...Read More »
Magnolia Pictures has acquired the world-wide distribution rights to Lynn Shelton's Touchy Feely.Read More »
There's a strange and opaque energy coursing through the veins of Lynn Shelton's languid fifth feature-length effort, "Touchy Feely." It's a little mysterious, to the film's moody credit, and it's a little unavailable and removed, to its detriment. Lead actress Rosemarie DeWitt admitted, "I didn't r...Read More »
The great Carrie Rickey published a piece in the New York Times this past weekend with the depressing headline 'Female Directors Gain Ground, Slowly'. The piece reported that in 2012, by their count, women directors hit a recent high of 9% of the 250 top grossing films. That number...Read More »
Following last year's Park City hit "Your Sister's Sister," starring Rosemarie DeWitt, Emily Blunt, and Mark Duplass, Lynn Shelton is back this year with the U.S. Dramatic contender "Touchy Feely." Shelton's hit film "Humpday" won a Special Jury Prize at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and the John ...Read More »
Given the difficulty in characterising a single year in film, even through a specific prism such as gender, I have opted for the catalogue format of an A-Z review.Read More »
The happy glow has still not worn off the news that women directors have achieved gender parity in the US dramatic and documentary competitions. (But we must also remember that women are still not there in any of the other categories.) Women directors became the story. Here are some of the headli...Read More »
Indie filmmaking stalwart Lynn Shelton -- who made a splash with "Humpday" a couple of years ago -- isn't in any particular hurry to go the studio route. Sure, she's helmed an episode of "Mad Men," but even her next film -- which flirts with Hollywood in casting Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt and Mar...Read More »
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There are two levels of financial appeals. They are as follows:
If a student wishes to petition the decision made at the first appeal level, a written request must be submitted to the F.A.I.R. Committee (BH 155) for review.
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The Enduring US Legacies of Discrimination and Intolerance
"If you are neutral in situations of injustice,
you have chosen the side of the oppressor."
-Desmond Tutu
It is amazing to glance over US History and review the fine words that were proclaimed by the major figures of the American Revolution about "the rights of man and the pursuit of happiness" and so on. Then, in contrast to this, to look out at the real world of our present society and observe whether these concepts have taken root and are actually being practiced by the majority of people. In addition to these lofty words that were uttered repeatedly by the leaders of the USRevolution, and which were actually concepts that were borrowed from the work of English philosopher John Locke and other writers of the Enlightenment, were the noble pronunciations about liberty, freedom and human rights that were made during the Civil War and the 1960's Civil Rights Movement of a later period. Many people who believe in the idea of progress thought that with the passage of time and the expansion of education and progressive ideas within our society that the backward outlook and practice of intolerance and discrimination would have waned and dissipated and eventually survive today only among small and isolated bands of frustrated hatemongers. Instead, in 2014 we still have a legal ban against the use of bilingual education and Spanish in California which is an infringement on the right to free speech, a ban of Mexican-American Studies and related books by the state of Arizona and the discriminatory harassment of undocumented Latinos within that state. Also, legislation was recently approved in Arizona to allow discrimination of gay persons at public facilities based upon religious preference, however, this proposed law was eventually vetoed by the governor for economic reasons. State officials in Alabama have condoned laws in the past that allowed systematic harassment of Latino families who are presumed to be undocumented in order to drive them out of that state. Other states such as Pennsylvania, Georgia and South Carolina have previously proposed legislation to persecute and drive Latinos out of those states. Recently, voters in Fremont, Nebraska approved a restrictive ordinance that prevents Latinos from renting a home along with other extensive measures of harassment. Meanwhile, politicians in Texas still publicly use the term 'wetbacks' to refer to Mexican-Americans in that state and New York Congressman Peter King consistently blurts out derogatory racial terms to describe immigrants while other fellow politicians utter insults and make jokes about the rights of women. Thus, intolerance and discrimination are now accepted as part of the mainstream public discourse. On the positive side, lawsuits and resistance by civil rights groups have defeated some of this surge in discriminatory racial practices and these courageous organizations continue to fight on in a tireless manner. This present-day type of systematic ethnic intolerance and governmental restrictions on specific sectors within our society are becoming somewhat reminiscent of a similar trend in 1930's fascist Germany. During that period discriminatory laws identified Jews by having patches placed on their clothing and encouraged German authorities to harass and force them out of neighborhoods and cities with repressive laws that restricted their movements and economic and social rights.
Intolerance in practice leads to racial profiling and discrimination
It is unfortunate that in 2014 religious fanaticism and dogmatic legislative proposals that are intended to control people's lives, manipulate educational curriculum, curtail academic freedom and limit women's rights are all on the increase due to organized campaigns by well-funded and extremist conservative groups. Such scapegoating and hate mongering is being expanded from the bigoted pronouncements of white supremacist street thugs to being voiced publicly by politicians and codified into law. Adding to this cancerous political trend is the rise and use of discriminatory laws that racially profile and harm
Different types of discrimination are determined by socio-economic factors
The intolerance and resulting discrimination that is spreading throughout our society does not just accidentally happen as these tendencies have a material economic basis that creates them. Economic inequality within our society determines class differences and world outlooks as the wealthier social classes generally possess an outlook of superiority and discrimination toward the financially weaker social classes below them. Ideologically, white supremacy, and specifically white male supremacy, advocates for a system of segregation and political power in society that is dominated by white men and which
Intolerance and discrimination are based upon four traditional legacies
The ideological basis of our society was founded upon the four legacies of white supremacy, male dominance, class bias and religious sectarianism. The narrow world outlook of intolerance and resulting discriminatory behavior that is presently flaring up within our society is still strongly influenced by these traditional beliefs. These ideological legacies have been embedded within our society since its inception and were imported to our shores from a medieval and biased Europe by white male settlers. These divisive principles were even codified within the new US Constitution which limited voting rights to well-to-do white men and stipulated that black persons only constituted three/fifths of a human being. In the world view of
This growing trend of bigotry and prejudice needs to be countered
The worst aspects of these four traditional legacies and their harmful practices have been overcome over time due to the struggles of mass social and political movements which have fought for justice and social equality. Yet, the corrosive influence of these poisonous legacies still persists and is now being widely propagated on a weekly basis by politicians who openly spout harmful racial and gender policies and propose their enactment into law. Presently, many people may shake their heads in disgust at the resurgence of intolerant statements, actions and hate-filled scapegoating by politicians and extreme right-wing groups. However, mere head shaking and the ignoring of these individuals and the cancerous social environment that they create will not resolve this problem and make these bigots
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Thursday, 6 March 2014 | MYT 7:04 PM
by eric samuel
Fall from grace? It's been a long hard tumble for the Malaysia football team in international tournaments beyond the South-East Asia level. The latest being the failure to qualify for the Asian Cup in Australia next year. - Filepic
PETALING JAYA: It's back to the drawing board ... and what's new?
The post-mortem on the national team's failure to qualify for the 2015 Asian Cup Finals in Australia will be the talking point of the FA of Malaysia (FAM). Again, it will be all talk but no action.
The fact remains that even if Frenchman Philippe Troussier was on board ... the end result would have been more or less the same. The bottom-line is that we don't have the material, yet.
On Wednesday, Malaysia's Asian Cup Group D qualifying campaign ended in smoke. Interim coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee's men edged Yemen 2-1 at the Sheikh Tahnoon Stadium in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) but it was the end of the road despite their gallant effort playing with 10 men for most of the match.
Malaysia finished third in the standings with seven points while Middle East giants Bahrain and Qatar advanced convincingly to the Finals with 14 and 13 points respectively.
Failure was expected because it is nothing new as Malaysia have not been able to get a decent result in Asian level competitions for a long time now. We were just trying our luck to win the last slot as one of the best third-placed teams.
The question is when are we going to narrow the gap with the Asian giants? Japan, South Korea, Iran, Iraq, Uzbekistan, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Jordan, UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and China.
How are we to do well in the Asian Games with all the giants in the fray?
The more important question now is what's next, FAM?
After back-to-back successes in the regional SEA Games in 2009 and 2011, we did not even make the podium in Myanmar last year.
What went wrong? RM10mil was spent on the Harimau Muda A (national Under-23) playing-cum-training stints in Slovakia and other parts of Europe.
The national team's next assignment will be the AFF Suzuki Cup in November but Kim Swee's immediate task is to get the Harimau Muda A boys ready for the Incheon Asian Games in September.
FAM should also consider the national Under-16 boys under S. Balachandran. They have qualified for the AFC Under-16 Finals in Bangkok in September. The top four will qualify for the Under-17 World Cup in Chile next year.
Balachandran's boys won the ticket to the AFC final rounds last September, beating South Korea (2-0) en route to topping the qualifiers. Five months have passed and FAM have yet to come up with a comprehensive plan for them.
The boys have a good chance of qualifying for the Under-17 World Cup Finals in Chile but they desperately need exposure to competition to stay sharp. It would be better to invest in these young boys - they are the future.
Here is a chance for a Malaysian football team to qualify for a World Cup Finals - albeit an Under-17 tournament.
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Abourezk on Israel
"If we in the United States are to furnish Phantom Jets, bombs, napalm, firebombs, and money to fuel the planes when they do the bombing and the killing in southern Lebanon, then we must be held accountable for the deaths that will result from what I consider to be official Israeli government terrorist activities-no less terrorist in the nature than an act of three or four individual Arabs who kill civilians in Israel." (Congressional Record, June 21, 1974)
"Perhaps the most fundamental lie told by the Israeli propagandists in the claim that the establishment of Israel was justified because it was the original homeland of the Jews. Even if one totally accepted this statement, it is the most doubtful interpretation of the laws of property I have ever heard. In addition, evidence recently documented by Arthur Koestler in his book The Thirteenth Tribe strongly suggests that European Jews, who dominate Israel and its government, are descendants of the Khazar Tribe-a tribe of Turkic origin-whose only connection to Palestine was their adoption of Judaism as a religion. It would seem that the 2000 year old claim to Palestine of those demanding the right to return is apparently without basis" (from a paper, "American Impressions of the Arab World," written by Mr. Abourezk but undated).
"The only real pressure on politicians concerning the Middle Eastern question comes from the Israeli lobby. Always capable of rasing money for political campaigns, the lobby enlists the active aid of American Jews in every state of the Union. It takes its orders from Israel and then lays down the party line to the American Jewish community...The Israeli lobby has neither qualms nor scruples when the objective is to silence an effective critic. It has used direct threats of political reprisal on recalcitrants. It has contacted Jewish contributors, warning them that the politician in question does not deserve the support of American Jews. It generates hate mail to target politicians, and even bomb threats have been used to prevent speeches critical of Israel from being given" (from "The Relentless Israeli Propaganda Machine," published in Penthouse magazine, February 1978.)