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The Bush administration is lobbying Congress to approve a plan to give $20 million to the Palestinian Authority ahead of Palestinian presidential elections — or at least, not to oppose the aid. The State Department can give the direct aid to Palestinian leaders without a congressional vote, as it did a year ago, but support from Capitol Hill is seen as politically important.
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) is one of the most vocal critics of the plan, and his support for the president's other legislative initiatives is crucial.
In the week since the administration first proposed the plan to congressional leaders, Bush administration officials have suggested a number of proposals that might appease DeLay and other opponents.
Delay's camp is confident the administration will not pick a major fight with the majority leader over $20 million.
"Before we send money to the Palestinian Authority, there needs to be reforms attached to that," said Stuart Roy, a DeLay spokesman.
Traditionally, Jewish groups and other pro-Israel activists have opposed giving aid directly to the Palestinian Authority, concerned about a history of corruption and terrorist financing.
But with the death of P.A. President Yasser Arafat and the prospect of more moderate leaders, many suggest it makes sense for the United States to support potential Palestinian reformers.
Even if the plan is implemented, it remains unclear where the funds would go.
President Bush wants to ensure smooth elections to choose a replacement for Arafat, whom Washington shunned because of his ties to terrorism.
In meetings in the Middle East this week, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell highlighted the Palestinian Authority's financial needs, saying he would work with congressional leaders to try to get the assistance.
The diplomatic "Quartet" behind the "road map" peace plan — the United States, United Nations, European Union and Russia — also pledged to provide funding for the Palestinian elections.
"This is the time to assist them in holding a good, solid election on the ninth of January," Powell said Monday in Jericho, where he met with Palestinian leaders.
Still, the money may be for broader budgetary help than for elections — for instance, to help the Palestinian Authority meet its payroll.
William Burns, assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern Affairs, spoke last week to congressional opponents of the funding, including Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.), and suggested aid to the Palestinians could come in forms other than cash.
"The congressman had been first given to understand that large amounts of cash were going to the leaders of the Palestinian Authority," said Lynne Weil, Lantos' spokeswoman. "But there was no specific plan as to how it was going to be channeled, who it was going to."
A program that would allow the Palestinian Authority to repay debts to Israel, freeing up funds to facilitate elections, likely would enjoy more support from American Jewish officials and congressional supporters of Israel.
One effort on Capitol Hill, a letter orchestrated by Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.) in support of the Bush administration's plan, has stalled. The letter would have sought stringent controls to promote fiscal transparency and prevent misuse of funds.
"Our inclination is to support the administration," Ackerman said. "But the administration doesn't seem to have its act together now and we want to make sure we know what they are doing before we agree with them."
Ackerman said he would prefer that the money be used for P.A. elections or to pay off P.A. debts to Israel, such as an outstanding $20 million electric bill. He said he is more inclined to back direct aid than in the past, now that Arafat, who led a famously corrupt regime, is dead.
Israel's annual aid appropriation from the United States — close to $2.2 billion in military aid and $360 million in economic assistance — passed Congress on Saturday.
Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza traditionally receive about $75 million from the United States. Rather than going directly to the Palestinian Authority, the aid traditionally has been doled out to NGOs through the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.N. Relief and Works Agency.
Numerous laws over the years have blocked direct U.S. aid to the Palestinians, but a waiver in the Foreign Assistance Act allows for spending of up to $25 million for "unanticipated contingencies." The $20 million being proposed is seen as more of a symbolic gesture of support for the emerging leadership than real aid for the economy.
Some Jewish leaders already have come out in support of the Bush plan.
"We believe the administration has the correct policy, as stated by the president," a coalition of some 70 Jewish leaders wrote this week to Condoleezza Rice, congratulating her on her nomination as secretary of state in the next Bush administration. "Although you enter office with a myriad of pressing problems, we also believe that additional time and political capital devoted to this issue will bring positive results."
The letter, signed by leaders of the Reform and Conservative movements as well as several major philanthropists and past chairmen of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, cited U.S. assistance to the Palestinians ahead of elections as a priority.
AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobby that often takes the lead on questions of aid to the Palestinians, has not expressed itself directly on the proposal.
"We are hopeful that with the election of new leadership and fundamental reform of the Palestinian Authority, as called for by the president in his June 24, 2002, Rose Garden speech and outlined in the road map, that there will be an opportunity for Palestinians to rejuvenate the economy and begin to build a civil society," AIPAC spokesman Andrew Schwartz said in response to JTA queries.
Some Jewish leaders suggested the plan was a done deal, and focused attention on ensuring the aid was given with oversight and accountability.
While there has not been vocal opposition to the plan in the Jewish community, there also has not been the same widespread support as there was for last year's aid disbursement, when another $20 million was deposited in P.A. coffers when Mahmoud Abbas took over briefly as prime minister and sparked hopes for a revival of peace talks. Abbas is the frontrunner to be elected president in January.
"You'd like to think all American Jewish groups would get behind the president and the prime minister at this very important hour," said Lewis Roth, assistant executive director of Americans for Peace Now.
But some noted that Congress has reasons to be wary.
"We don't want to go back to the period where money pours in and it is used and misused," said Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. "That's what Congress is saying."
DeLay's position, as both the second-ranking Republican in the House and one of Israel's most vocal backers, has forced the Bush administration to tread carefully when discussing direct aid to the Palestinians.
A U.S. official said the State Department reached out to DeLay and other lawmakers this year because they were chastised for not doing so sufficiently last year.
The official said State Department aides touted the success of last year's aid package. While hopes for a peace deal under Abbas never materialized, there were positive steps.
"There weren't strings attached, but there were enough people on the ground to make sure the money wasn't going in the wrong pockets," the official said.
Jewish groups have been walking a tightrope on the issue.
On the one hand, they recognize the need to support emerging Palestinian leaders perceived as more moderate than Arafat.
But they remain concerned that permissible uses for the money have not been spelled out explicitly and that oversight mechanisms have not been established. Without those caveats, Jewish leaders said they feel uncomfortable publicly backing the plan.
Jewish groups on the left and right of the political spectrum have felt freer to speak than those in the center.
In a statement Monday, Americans for Peace Now praised Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for their efforts and took a swipe at DeLay, implying his hard-line views may actually exacerbate terrorism.
"Tom DeLay may say that he is a friend of Israel, but his actions indicate otherwise," said Debra DeLee, APN's president and CEO.
"No real friend of Israel would try to block President Bush from attempting to end Israeli-Palestinian violence," she said. "Nor would a real friend of Israel seek to deny Palestinians an opportunity to exercise their democratic rights in elections that could provide some much needed stability in the region."
Morton Klein, national president of the Zionist Organization of America, opposed the aid plan, noting that Abbas was Arafat's deputy for 40 years and co-founded the Fatah movement, which has been linked to numerous terrorist attacks during the intifada.
"There should be no increase in aid to a terrorist regime that has not fulfilled its obligations according to Oslo," Klein said.


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Posted November 26, 2014
Happy Thanksgiving weekend! As always, check WRAL.com's Out & About section for more weekend fun. And keep reading at the end of this post for weekend hours for some of the popular family destinations around here.
We have Christmas lights! The region's major lights will nearly all be open starting this weekend. Meadow Lights near Benson and Lake Myra Christmas in Wendell opened last weekend. Hill Ridge Farms in Youngsville opens on Thanksgiving and Lights on the Neuse in Johnston County opens this weekend.
Also, Santa is busy at local malls, sitting for pictures and taking wish lists. I've gathered the details for all of them if you're looking for some holiday pictures.
The Carolina Ballet's The Nutcracker begins its long run this season at the Durham Performing Arts Center with shows Friday through Sunday. This classic version features actual magic in the first act, including a new illusion. My family goes every year. It moves to UNC Memorial Hall from Dec. 6 and Dec. 7 and finally to the Duke Energy Center for Performing Arts in Raleigh from Dec. 19 to Dec. 28.
Storybook Theater, a collaboration between Broadway Series South and Marbles Kids Museum, opens Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical this Friday. The show runs on select days through Dec. 24. This show tells the classic story of a reindeer who is a little different from the rest of the crowd. Tickets start at $20. I'm excited to see this one with my family this weekend!
It's A Dickens Holiday in downtown Fayetteville. From 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, the streets will be transformed with horse-drawn carriages, Victorian holiday decorations, artisans, Father Christmas and more. There's a candlelight procession at 5 p.m., followed by fireworks.
We have a couple of options for ice skating at seasonal rinks. Raleigh's Winterfest rink in downtown Raleigh is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday, and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Friday and Saturday. Admission and skate rental is $9 per person. And The Ice Factory at American Tobacco Campus in Durham is open 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday; 4 p.m. to 11 p.m., Friday; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday; and noon to 5 p.m., Sunday. Admission and skate rental is $9 per person.
Sky Zone Raleigh will host a visit from Elsa, Anna and Olaf from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday. If you want to go, it's best to reserve your spot during the event now on Sky Zone Raleigh's website.
The ArtsCenter in Carrboro has a couple of options for family shows this weekend, which might just be the thing a few families need on this long holiday weekend. Farmer Jason will perform an 11 a.m., Saturday, show for families. Farmer Jason is the brainchild of rock music legend Jason Ringenberg of Jason and the Scorchers. Tickets are $28 for a family four pack. And Transactors Improv: For Families! has a 6 p.m., Saturday, show, featuring short-form improv with topics suggested by the audience. This is fun for grade schoolers and up. Tickets are $10 and $6 for students.
Going Local NC will host a Secret Santa Shopping and Holiday Open House from noon to 6 p.m., Saturday. Kids can spend the afternoon with artists to make craft projects, play games and enjoy refreshments. Parents can provide a list of names to the store's "elves" to help kids with their holiday shopping. Elsa and Olaf will also make an appearance here, helping kids select gifts for friends and family (all gifts less than $20). It's at 10940 Ravens Ridge Rd., Raleigh. Kids will make their own cards. Parents can shop the rest of the store where there will be free wine and coffee.
The annual Christmas Carousel holiday show, with vendors, exhibitors and visits with Santa, runs Friday through Sunday at the N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh.
And Chapel Hill will have its annual tree lighting at 6 p.m., Sunday, at University Baptist Church. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be there.
Here are the holiday hours and happenings at popular family destinations:
Marbles Kids Museum and its IMAX theater are closed on Thursday for Thanksgiving. They are open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as usual.
The N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences is closed Thursday and open the rest of the weekend. The museum has a new special exhibit called "The World's Largest Dinosaurs," which explores the bodies of the largest dinosaurs that ever roamed the earth.
The N.C. Museum of History is closed Thursday, but open the rest of the weekend. It recently opened "Starring North Carolina!," a great exhibit featuring films and TV shows made in North Carolina.
The N.C. Museum of Art is closed Thursday, but open the rest of the weekend. Its new exhibit "Small Treasures," featuring tiny portraits, is an interesting one to walk through.
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center will be open this Friday through Sunday for the holiday weekend. Morehead just opened up "Grossology and You," a new show based on the popular Grossology book series. There also is a related exhibit and lab.
Kidzu Children's Museum's pop-up location at University Mall in Chapel Hill is closed Thursday and Friday.
And the N.C. Zoo in Asheboro is open all week, including Thursday. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.


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Granny's Secret Biscuit Recipe
Posted on Oct 8 2011 at 06:48:26 PM in Food & Drink
Granny's secret biscuit recipe was always the best. When she cooked, it made everything worth the wait. That is why I love biscuits, you don't have to wait that long to get them. Everyone loves a good biscuit. This is great for left overs, too. You can make some gravy in the morning and have a good breakfast with Granny's secret biscuit. This recipe will go with any meal that in a recipe book.
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Total minutes: 30 minutes
Granny's secret biscuit recipe ingredients:
1 cup of flour
½ cup of buttermilk
½ cup of soy milk
¼ tsp. of butter
¼ tsp. of water.
A sprinkle of salt
a pinch of pepper
First thing is first; preheat the oven to 400 degree Fahrenheit.
Get a bowl and add all the ingredients; stir it up. If it's too dry slowly add on some water to it; don't add too much.
Then, Sprinkle some flour on the counter.
Next to Granny's secret biscuit recipe, roll up some dough balls on the counter. It is easier if you have the flour on the counter. Please, make sure you baking pan is greased.
Next, make dough balls and put them on the pan. Now, sprinkle a little flour on top of the all the future biscuits.
Last, put them in the oven. Wait for 15 minutes, and take them out of the oven. There you go, enjoy Granny's secret biscuits.
I hope you enjoyed learning how to do this easy recipe. It is always good to learn to cook from your elders. They are your best bet if you want to learn to cook the best. Look at like this good food comes from a good long line of greatness. That greatness are your elders. Well, I'm rambling on; I will let you enjoy your new biscuit recipe. Good cooking!


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"Back in Iowa they call it 'pork tenderloin,' " explains Dave Hayes, Valley House's owner. "I called it the 'Iowa Porker,' because nobody here knew what 'Pork Tenderloin' was." The thing he calls his Iowa Porker is breaded pork tenderloin with mayonnaise, lettuce, and onion, with soup, steak fries, or potato salad -- basically a big generous chunk of pork sticking out of a sesame bun. "It's my biggest seller now," Hayes says. He buys all his pork from Iowa, "where the hogs are fed on corn." He has to be fussy because "Santee's full of Midwesterners," he says. Tuesdays, Dave also serves up "Maid Rites," another Iowa native concoction he has renamed his "Iowa Beefer." It's seasoned, loose-ground beef simmered in chicken broth and piled in a burger bun. "That really brings tears to the eyes of a native Iowan," he says. "Everyone says I should turn it into a fast-food franchise," he says. "Replace hamburgers!"


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Whether it's the beauty found within nature, architecture, couture or any other realm, the world offers an overabundance of magnificent visual stimuli. The most striking aspect of these stimuli is often their color. The human eye contains specialized cells that have an amazing ability to distinguish between millions of colors. Visual perception can actually be simplified down to only three: red, green and blue. The colors that we see depend on how these three primary colors combine and reflect off of an object.
But what about the polar opposites: black and white? Pure white is perceived when an object reflects every ray of light at once, while pure black is perceived when an object absorbs every ray of light. For a color that reflects no light onto the eye, the graphic impact that black has is astounding. Its characteristic boldness is something that hasn't gone unnoticed by the fashion world, as black is one of the most commonly used colors on the runway. Its versatility has allowed it to inspire everything from the elegance of Chanel's little black dress to the coolness of leather jackets—making it a go-to color for almost any look imaginable.
In a head-to-toe black ensemble, this week's Fashionista proves that a monochrome outfit can be anything but boring. Through a combination of cable knit, leather, denim and velvet, she adds multiple dimensions to her outfit that offset the use of a single color. They key to wearing any monochrome palette is to play with a variety of textures—the more the merrier, the bolder the better.
Leather jackets like the one she's rocking are one of my favourite fall pieces. I especially love this option from Free People that uniquely combines waxed denim with leather. This Fashionista knows that nothing goes better with a leather jacket than a pair of biker boots. For a similar look opt for this pair from ASOS. Anyone who likes exaggerated statement pieces will love this pair of Jeffrey Campbell's, which takes biker boots to the next level. What I found most interesting about this Fashionista's outfit were her jeans. Black denim is quite standard, but the black velvet floral accents on her pair add a feminine elegance, while still maintaining a tough edge. Current/Elliot and 7 For All Mankind both have options that will give you the same on-trend look. With a circle scarf and a patent purse, she adds the perfect finishing touches to her outfit.
No matter what your style aesthetic, you can't go wrong with an all-black ensemble. Stray away from being sartorially safe and don't be afraid to make a bold statement with monochromatic style. This fall, black is back with a vengeance.


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Last night, while experimenting I discovered a way to get better low light AF performance. One of the more challenging tests for AF performance is to shoot a lightly textured wall in low light but where there is enough light so the focus assist light does not come on. Many cameras I have tried this with fail to find focus under those conditions. For example the SOny NEX-5 couldn't do it but the Panasonic GF-1 could. What I discovered is that when the setting is AF-S the camera struggles to find AF failing frequently and when it does find it or at least indicates it has found it, it is slightly off. However, switch to AF-C and it is a different story. It instantly finds focus and confirms it and the focus is right on. The first image is the overall scene. I was focusing on the wall about 6" below where the thermostat and about 8" from the wall corner to the right. It took 7 attempts in AF-S mode before I got a green rectangle and I took the shot. I then switched to AF-C and in the first attempt i received a green cross hair and took the shot. The side by side are at 100% so you can compare the focus. Try and see if you get the same results. I had the apertures set to f2, shutter speed to 1/60 and AUTO ISO. I should add, it is very fast focusing this way and no hunting. It may use more battery but if you are shooting in low light you want to use this mode! I don't know how much the fact that it is focusing on a much smaller point using the cross hair contributes to the improved performance.
The test wall
Comparison between AF-S and AF-C side by side:
One could understand it being faster since it is continuously adjusting focus (by the way the Sony NEX is continuously seeking focus and it can't be turned off) but not the improvement in performance (ability to focus on difficult targets). I tried snap shooting in low light with this setting and I was surprised again. I would just rapidly bring the camera to eye, quickly put the cross hair on my focus target and push the shutter release all the way without waiting for confirmation. Shot after shot was in focus. The only irritation is hearing the focus motor constantly moving the lens when everything else is so quiet.
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Questions on reloading 45 ACP
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August 10, 2013, 06:25 PM
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Thanks to all for the insights. I too, use a vibratory tumbler (Cabela's) with corn-cob media and a little brass polish in the mix. It seems to work very well but I have occasionally had to clear media from the flash holes when I clean after decapping. I use a quick shot from a can of compressed air. It is a pain, though. I hadn't heard about stainless steel media, I'll have to research that. What does it do to the paint on the inside of the tumbler (if the Thumler has that)?
I've used mostly CCI primers but they are still in short supply locally with a limit of 200 per purchase. I've been able to buy full boxes of 1000 Remington primers (large) and Winchester (small) recently. For a while, I couldn't find .45 ACP 230-grain plated boolits either, but they seem to be coming back strong.
I also hadn't heard about tapered pockets in the S&B brass. A lot of the .38 brass I reloaded was S&B, but I didn't record what headstamps had the seating problems. With my press, I do get the tactile feedback when seating primers, I can feel them seating. I usually just eyeball the primer depth, but I'll use a steel straightedge across the bottom of the case head now and then.
I do pick up a brass on the range when it's there, and I think I'll continue to sort by headstamp since I've been picking up .45 ACP brass with both large and small primers.
I've mostly used the decapper built into the resizing die after tumbling, and there has occasionally been some media buildup around the base of the press ram and in the slot where the primer seater pivots on the pin inside the ram, but for that, again I just use the compressed air to clear the stuff out of the press mechanism as needed.
I'm still undecided on tumbling before or after decapping. Each has its pros and cons - tumbling after decapping, I get more media in the flash holes but cleaner primer pockets; tumbling before decapping, I get more residue in the primer pockets. I've read that decapping before cleaning actually helps lubricate the die, but I use carbide dies that aren't supposed to need any lubrication.
As for chamfering, I haven't done that with any .45 brass yet, but I have checked case lengths with a dial caliper after resizing. Haven't seen any case stretching yet.
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Fence-hopping WWII soldiers danced the night away at YMCA
Julie Mendicelli Wasielewski grew up at 346 Pitkin Ave. in Little Italy, a neighborhood bordered by First and Fifth streets, and Colorado Avenue and Fourth Street.
When she was growing up there she was unaware it was called Little Italy. It was simply where several of Grand Junction's Italian families lived.
Julie said it was a great neighborhood where the kids all played together, although even then Whitman Park was off-limits because "hobos" lived there.
One of the neighborhood kids' favorite places to play was around the D&RGW Depot.
When there were no trains in the yard, Julie, her sister Virginia (who later married Dante Raso), and other neighborhood kids would play in the depot waiting area. Sometimes they would push each other around in cane wheelchairs, which were available there. The woman who took care of the bathrooms knew them all by name and let them play until it was time for a train to arrive. Then they would scatter for home.
The Strand Theatre was another favorite. Julie's mother was friendly with John and Florence Gollenstein who owned the theatre at 349 Main St. Julie and Virginia became friends of the Gollenstein children and were allowed to go to the movies for free.
Julie said that when Florence was a young lady she had toured with a carnival using the stage name of Pretty Kitty Kelly. Julie said she wasn't sure if Florence danced or did acrobatics, but she had several trunks filled with costumes, which she stored in the small living quarters at the back of the theater. When Julie, Virginia and their friends tired of watching a movie they would go to the back and play dress-up with Florence's boas, sparkling shoes and costumes.
After the Gollensteins sold the theater it was renamed the Mission and continued to operate for many years,
Julie graduated from high school in spring 1940, then attended the new Mesa Junior College on North Avenue for a year. Concerned with how much money her father was spending on her education. Julie did not return a second year. Instead she got a job at H. S. Kress store on Main Street, where she worked her way up to the position of window dresser. She enjoyed decorating windows because she could go to any department and select merchandise for them. Then one day the manager told her that she had to draw a picture each time she changed the window and send it to the corporate office. That took the fun out of it, and she changed careers.
She went to work at Garings Jewelry store on Main Street, which was owned by Harold Grant. A couple of years ago the building was demolished to make a walkway to the parking garage on Rood Avenue.
And that is where Julie was working that fateful day in October 1942 when a troop train rolled into town and the soldiers marched from the depot down Main Street to the Civilian Conservation Corps buildings located where the veterans hospital is now.
Julie joined the crowd on Main Street as they waved and cheered at the soldiers marching by. As she put it: "I saw this handsome man there and he waved at me and I waved back and didn't think anything of it. The next week the Catholic Church on White Avenue had a dance for the soldiers and lo and behold the soldier was there, and I got to dance with him. To make the story short we were married for almost 63 years when my husband, Ray Wasielewski, passed away almost three years ago."
The soldiers were confined to the CCC area but they could climb the fence and go into town. Julie said, "As I tell the girls (her daughters Maryann Wasielewski Benoit and Pat Wasielewski) I think Ray and I danced a million miles at the old YMCA, which was at Fifth and Rood and was a USO during the war."
After the war Julie and Ray lived in the cottage in back of her childhood home where her father's bakery had been. They moved to the north part of town in 1958.
There are still a few houses and stores left to stir the memories of what was once "Little Italy." If you happen to be there, maybe — just maybe — with a little imagination you might get a whiff of freshly baked bread or hear the children's laughter as they play in the depot.
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Help with cello not staying in tune- any tips?
Help with cello not staying in tune- any tips?
Help with cello not staying in tune- any tips?
18:28 on Thursday, March 26, 2009
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Hi all,
Just getting back to my old friend, and can't seem to get her to stay in tune. Any tricks for the trade?
Re: Help with cello not staying in tune- any tips?
19:30 on Thursday, March 26, 2009
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Well, if you have new strings they are going to stretch for a while.
If you are using the same cello you put away umpteen years ago and didn't let the tension off then you can have two problems. One, the tuning posts may be slipping and like piano that don't get tuned regularly you could have a warped peg or peg hole.
I would suggest taking it in to the string insturment repair shop for a quick look. They can usually tell you what is going on pretty quickly. Then if work needs to be done they can tell you what it will cost before doing it. If they find something simple and don't charge you anything at all then be sure to bake them some cookies. (we like cookies - oatmeal raisin or chocholate chip)
Re: Help with cello not staying in tune- any tips?
19:42 on Thursday, March 26, 2009
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Posted by
Thanx for the reply- Would that be organic oatmeal cookies?
Yes, she's been sitting for umteem years. I severed a finger tip (left hand, of course), and am now just getting up the courage to see what I can do.
I had her slack, and had to reset the soundposts myself. It seems to be a problem with the pegs. Could I use some rosin on them to aid in friction? A tap of a mallot?
Thanx aain,
Re: Help with cello not staying in tune- any tips?
02:01 on Friday, March 27, 2009
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Babbs (same name as my best friend from college),
Not seeing the instrument I do not want to liable for anything. Obviously the best thing is to see a professional and let them tell you what is best. The first visit usually is nothing. That being said - - -
Let's say you live in the middle of nowhere. If you have a dial and vernier caliper, and slope radius gauges that would be great. Measure the pegs and the holes and see if they are round and matching. Assuming you don't then look at them closely and decide if they out of round or in round.
Here's where I will get in trouble - don't anyone hate me, please. This is NOT the proper way.
If they are just slipping then you could take some medium rough sandpaper (120 grit)and barely touch the peg and the inside of the hole to rough them up just a little bit.(*BUT THIS IS NOT A GOOD IDEA*) IF you would like to try rosin, that's an okay idea also.
The other thing to think about is dried out wood. This is probably the best first attempt. If the wood has dried the pegs have gotten smaller and the holes have gotten bigger. You might try hydrating the holes and pegs. Don't soak them in water, but if you can place the instrument on it's back, front, or side in a safe place and put a small bowl of water underneath or near tuning peg area the wood will absorb the water and come back to life. In fact I would probably do this first. Take your time and let the wood hydrate naturally - it may take a week or two. You can still play the instrument, just have it near the water when you are not playing. Try the water first and see if you don't notice a little improvement after a few days; if you do then stay with it.
Wood is a living thing. It needs water just like you do. (Yeah, it's a dying living thing, but still it needs water).
Organic?! Absolutely! Organic is always preferred. Tastes better, feels better, you can even feel the energy of the food. There's actually a texture and depth to the food.
I think hydration is the way to go here the more I think about it.
Re: Help with cello not staying in tune- any tips?
18:59 on Friday, March 27, 2009
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Thanx for the insight.
I'll let you all know if it worked. We are in the dry season here, so maybe hydration is the key.
Re: Help with cello not staying in tune- any tips?
20:38 on Wednesday, April 01, 2009
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If you want to try something simple, loosen off the pegs and colour them in with blackboard chalk. It is a cheap alternative to 'peg paste' that you can buy in the shops. I hadn't heard of using rosin before?
Another thing is that your cello strings might just need a while to readjust to being stretched - mine always go wonky if I haven't played the old boy for a while.
If problems persist, please consult you cello doctor (with cookies) :-)
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Hit across the board. Beat "Django" at the box office. It's a massive hit.
"Les Miserables" - Biggest opening day ever for a musical in the US, with $18m, Debuts at #1
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My husbear and I saw it today. We thought it was VERY disappointing. And yes, my husbear is blatino. LOL.
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But a critical FLOP!
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OP, Why of course. It's family friendly with enough action to appeal to a more "macho" audience, enables those who've never seen it live to uncover the hype, especially if they've heard and liked the music, and has plenty of moralistic/quasi-religious/"spiritual" underlying themes to discuss until the next popular musical/movie. Just want to know how it will affect new fashion trends.
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OP, why is it so important for this movie to be a box office hit? Isn't more important for it to be good?
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Charlie=Stephen Sondheim, king of flops
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[quote] But a critical FLOP!
The critics aren't the ones who gave Les Mis 20 million for Christmas.
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In this case, probably not. Wasn't there an article posted recently saying that Working Title needed a massive hit to stay afloat? Evebn aside from that, if given the choice between critical success and piles of money, I suspect most people would choose the piles of money every time.
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PS Charlie, I am a pretentious artist myself, and I thought Les Mis was a great, great movie.
It doesn't matter how good the movie is, it's damned by Datalounge standards because it's flyover friendly. And DL is full of pretentious snits like you who think a success d'estime or a or being a fashionable flop is far, far, far more important than making a buck.
Maybe Les Miserables IS good and IS a box office success, but narrow-minded hoity toits like you can't accept that something can be both.
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If being financially successful is the main determinant of whether something is good or not, then AVATAR is a far greater movie than CITIZEN KANE.
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r9, if you're going to melt down so thoroughly, at least shriek, "What a world! what a world!" as you undo your wrist snaps.
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Not always, r10. That's a false equivalency. Les Miserables, from page to screen to stage, has something different and special that has kept the story captivating for over 150 years. And even thought you mock Avatar, its special effects are just as impressive as Kane's script and Les Mis' music.
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Sondheim is the king of flops? He is the one of the two or three greatest composers of Broadway musicals and an American treasure.
In the long run, box office does not matter.
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Get over yourself, r11. Your little jibes like at r3 are repetitive and boring and least of all humorous.
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Samantha Barks and Daniel Huttlestone steal the film.
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Aaron Tveit is sooooooo fucking HOT in the film!t
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Oh really, Charlie? Who outside New York or hardcore theatre buffs can name a single Sondheim show?
And before you accuse me of having no taste, I am a massive Sondheim fan.
And you know what? Rodgers and Hammerstein had several massive hits that were also successful hits. Les Miserables is not R&H, but it is possible to move audiences emotionally with a compelling score and story and still make millions of dollars.
Any artist who says that being artistically successful is more important than making money is a fucking liar.
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I wanted a shot of Aaron's feets. Those are a thing of beauty.
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I finally saw it last night. My companion and I both liked it and gave it a solid B. Yes, it was flawed (my complaints have more to do with the casting than the directing), but it was still enjoyable and engaging. Not the utter mess some said it was.
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r19, that line is so old Victor Hugo could have written it 150 years ago. If you insist on making a fool on me, I'd appreciate it if you'd use originality. Now try again. Put some clever Sondheim wordiness into it.
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"OP, why is it so important for this movie to be a box office hit? Isn't more important for it to be good?"
I'd like it to be a hit. If it hits, Hollywood is likely to make more musical films, and I love a good musical. I'd also like Hugh Jackman to have a nice big non-comic hit on his resume, I don't want him to go the way of Eric Bana. I'd also like to enjoy myself when I see it, which I shall.
So those are my mild reasons for wanting it to be a hit. What I don't get are the impassioned haters who are willing it to flop. Why so much venom, haters?
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But will it win OSCARS!!!!????
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Why do you guys (on both sides of the issue) have so much invested emotionally in this movie? Seems like a weird thing to care so strongly about. It is just a movie.
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Yeah, because tickets are more expensive now and movies are rolled out in a different way these days. "Biggest opening day" is PR bullshit made up by the studios.
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My guess is the people hoping for it to flop are the same people desperately trying to turn Anne Hathaway into Gwyneth Paltrow.
I'm 23 and could give a shit about this movie. Not a hater of anyone involved, but not a fan, either. Though I do think Aaron Tveit is cute. I can't imagine anyone younger than 40 spewing so much hatred toward this movie and its actors.
Now can we please stop all of these lame Anne Hathaway threads?
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We saw it this morning. Very well done. I think I would have enjoyed it a bit more had I not read a lot of the criticisms about the close-ups and shaky cam.
Most of the stars were excellent. Crowe was a weak link. He tries hard but the score is a bit out of his range. I actually think they didn't worked with him enough. He was often nasal and that can be remedied in most cases. Another time, he was putting that "catch" in his voice that annoys the hell out me (think country singers).
Banks steals every scenes she's in. Hathaway is truly great. I know she's getting a lot of hate here but she really does a phenomenal job. Loved Redmayne. Jackman carries the whole thing and does a great job.
If you are looking for the definitive recording, get the London or B'way OCR. I totally agree with the way it's done in the movie though.
The weakest part is the direction but overall, it's a great movie.
BTW, it is not a critical flop. Most of the reviews are very favorable but point out some of the flaws. The most negative ones are where the reviewer doesn't even like the source material. Box office? Hard to know. Musicals are difficult to sell and sung-through even more. However, with a show that almost one in every 125 people in the world has seen, it could be a huge hit.
I went to a 10:30 am showing. Not a huge crowd but the people applauded at the end.
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r27 - I'm over 50 and agree with you for the most part. I give a shit to the degree that I saw the original show on Broadway twice and really liked it and am with r23 with his reasons for wanting it to be good (and do well).
Amanda Seyfreid is also getting a lot of hate here too, which I don't understand. She has a lovely voice and is wonderful in the movie, though Cosette really doesn't have a lot to do. I think it's lingering "Mamma Mia" dislike.
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[quote]OP, why is it so important for this movie to be a box office hit? Isn't more important for it to be good?
No. It's a business, hon. It's only about money.
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[My guess is the people hoping for it to flop are the same people desperately trying to turn Anne Hathaway into Gwyneth Paltrow.]
Its not other "people" trying to turn Miss Anne into Goopy, she's doing a fine job of that all by herself with her horrible recent pr campaign. And she's close to surpassing Miss G at this point on the weird and pretentious scale.
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That should maybe cover marketing costs. Maybe.
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It wasn't just Crowe's voice that was weak - I felt he lacked his trademark intensity and "edge" for a character that absolutely required it. IMO, he added nothing to the movie and weighed down every scene he was in.
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r31, what's with those weird brackets?
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By the weekend, it will be taken over by Django and Hobbit. It's heavily frontloaded and critically lambasted. No amount of fangurlishness can save it. It's not Twilight.
Sorry, girls.
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$56M so far including international grosses.
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Sorry, Charlie. "King of Flops" is appropriate for Sondheim, who has never been bankable.
Sure, he's great. But he's also insufferable, as witness his two books.
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[quote]I felt he lacked his trademark intensity and "edge" for a character that absolutely required it.
Maybe he should have hissed.
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[quote]and critically lambasted
Stop with the Critic shit. It's 2012. No one but theater queens gives a shit what critics say. You don't have to go to a theater to see previews anymore. All films have websites now that feature tons of promotional material. No one is sitting home waiting for the paper to come to see if they will venture to the neighborhood bijou anymore. Audiences know if they want to see a film or not. The top twenty films of the year were not because of critics.
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Look at the top 20 of the year at Rotten Tomatoes. Combined they grossed less than opening day of Les Miz. Critics did shit for them.
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This is great news for Barbra Streisand's Gypsy, which is set to hit theaters Christmas 2013.
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18 mil?
That's a pittance.
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r34 they're a quick fix for quoting. I'm an idiot who doesn't know how to quote properly.
Last time I tried to get fancy here and boldface some type to make a point I ended up making the entire thread boldface. Stopped trying after that.
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[quote]But will it win OSCARS!!!!????
Of course it has a chance, probably the best musical in years.
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[quote]Why do you guys (on both sides of the issue) have so much invested emotionally in this movie? Seems like a weird thing to care so strongly about. It is just a movie.
It's not just a movie, Les Miserables is positively the best musical of the century!
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[quote]By the weekend, it will be taken over by Django and Hobbit. It's heavily frontloaded and critically lambasted.
I agree. Its debut is impressive, but that's mainly due to the built-in audience -- LES MIZ fans and musical theater geeks who've been anticipating the film. I think by next week it will have dropped significantly. Some movies open big, only to quickly drop off.
Also, the movie is not a hit yet. The rule of thumb is that a film must gross triple its production budget in order to be in the clear. LES MIZ's budget was $61 million. It needs to gross another $122 million for it to be profitable.
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My frau mom saw it with her frau friends. She liked the parts with Cohen and Bonham Carter and said Hathaway "wasn't in it that much".
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[quote]By the weekend, it will be taken over by Django and Hobbit. It's heavily frontloaded and critically lambasted.
Django is filthy, it's only worth watching for DiCaprio's performance, and The Hobbit is no Lord of the Rings.
Les Miserables is a brilliant movie! It's entertaining, and you will have a wonderful time.
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Especially if you are a big fan of dirges!
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"No one but theater queens gives a shit what critics say."
The worst part is that you think that is something to brag about.
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For some reason, R47's post cracks me up!
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[quote]Django is filthy, it's only worth watching for DiCaprio's performance
You're a moron. Eat Anne Hathaway's shit NOW.
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I told Anne that she should have taken the role of Louise in Gypsy, but bitch didn't wanna listen.
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[quote]You're a moron. Eat Anne Hathaway's shit NOW.
That was extremely rude! Why should I get flamed for telling the truth?
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What percentage of the profits will be donated to fighting hunger?
Yea - I thought so. Another opportunity to make millions from the poverty and suffering of the lower class.
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[quote]Why do you guys (on both sides of the issue) have so much invested emotionally in this movie? Seems like a weird thing to care so strongly about. It is just a movie.
I don't think both sides do. I think initially that the over-the-top positive reaction to the initial screenings and the anticipation caused some trolls to have fun taking the contrarian position. Now, both sides have their trolls operating so it's hard to know who, if anyone, is taking any of this seriously.
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As I said, it will not finish out the weekend at #1. That will go to the Hobbit. It's already slid down. Django will over take it on Sat. and Sun.
It's a mild hit that is heavily frontloaded that will fall off the map within a week.
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Its a disaster.
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Streisand's GYPSY is dead.
GUILT TRIP bombing made sure of that.
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The Hobbit already climbed back to the top spot thursday.
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It's a disaster... a small, standard screen size boxy type of screen disaster. NO epic there. It needed wide screen. And less close ups. And a dubbed Russell Crowe. And an intermission after "One Day More." and a sense that some time had passed during Ms. Hathaway's downward spiral. The way it was shot, the loss of job, loss of her hair, loss of her teeths and her intro into the life of a whore appeared to have all taken place in one day.
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Les Mis is losing some steam. Its now #3, behind The Hobbit and Django Unchained.
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So...thoughts on Parental Guidance?
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Parental Guidance is a cute movie. If you were going into it expecting high art, then you were the fool.
Hollywood used to make wonderful family movies like this. With Spencer and Irene Dunne. No hardcore sex, no extreme violence. Pure wonderful escapism.
Don't complain that there are very few films being made with actresses over forty. You had your chance by making Guilt Trip and this hits, but you blew it.
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P.A. will probably be a modest hit, no? Nearly $15 million in the US alone so far and it's been released in a few other countries as well.
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[quote]Don't complain that there are very few films being made with actresses over forty. You had your chance by making Guilt Trip and this hits, but you blew it.
The complaint is that there are no GOOD movies being made with actresses over forty. That complaint is still valid after seeing the tedious and trite "Parental Guidance". It is so lame and unfunny that it is just sad.
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R62, The Hobbit is playing in 1,300 more screens than Les Miserables and only made 700k more than the musical. I'd say The Hobbit is the one losing steam.
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R67, The Hobbit has been out for over two weeks while Les Mis has only been out for a few DAYS. And yet The Hobbit has been beating it all week except for Christmas day.
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The Hobbit also lost to Les Mis on the 26th too but the point remains that The Hobbit is one of the biggest franchises of all time AND is playing on 1,300 MORE screens than Les Mis. It better damn well better be beating it and it has beat it the past two days - but barely.
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R64, Hollywood shouldn't blame poor box office on "women over 40" casting when the real issue is poor scripts. I guarantee you that you could cast a top grossing movie with all old, ugly (but talented) actors/actresses IF some of the talented and witty comedy writers on DL contributed.
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R64, neither film was a hit because they were HORRIBLE. It doesn't take a brain surgeon to figure that one out.
When was the last time Seth Rogen had a hit, btw?
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A few critics have already named The Hobbit as one of the worst films of the year.
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The Hobbit has already made $600 million worldwide. Why are people saying it's a flop?
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It's not a disaster, and it's not losing any steam....GROW-UP!!
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[quote][R62], The Hobbit is playing in 1,300 more screens than Les Miserables and only made 700k more than the musical. I'd say The Hobbit is the one losing steam.
That's what I was thinking too.
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Has anyone seen IMAX Les Miserables?
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The Hobbit is projected to make a little more this weekend than it did last weekend. No drop off. Doesn't seem to be losing steam at all.
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Weekend Box Office: 'The Hobbit' #1 Passes $600M Global, 'Django' Clobbers 'Les Miz' Which Crosses $100M Worldwide In 9 Days
1. The Hobbit (MGM/Wwarner Bros) Week 3 [Runs 4,100] PG13 Friday $10.7M, Saturday $11.3M, Weekend $31.5M, Est Cume $221.3M
2. Django Unchained (Sony/Weinstein) Week 1 [Runs 3,010] R Friday $9.6M, Saturday $11.2M, Weekend $31.0M, Est Cume $64.0M
3. Les Misérables (Working Title/Universal) Week 1 [Runs 2,814] PG13 Friday $9.4M, Saturday $9.7M, Weekend $27.4M, Est Cume $66.8M
4. Parental Guidance (Walden/Fox) Week 1 [Runs 3,367] PG Friday $5.0M, Saturday $5.1M, Weekend $14.4M, Est Cume $29.0M
5. Jack Reacher (Skydance/Paramount) Week 2 [Runs 3,352] PG13 Friday $4.5M, Saturday $5.2M, Weekend $14.0M, Est Cume $44.5M
6. This Is 40 (Universal) Week 2 [Runs 2,914] R Friday $4.1M, Saturday $4.5M, Weekend $12.5M, Est Cume $36.4M
7. Lincoln (DreamWorks/Fox/Disney) Week 8 [Runs 1,966] PG13 Friday $2.3M, Saturday $2.6M, Weekend $7.5M, Est Cume $132.0M
8. The Guilt Trip (Skydance/Paramount) Week 2 [Runs 2,431] PG13 Friday $2.0M, Saturday $2.5M, Weekend $7.0M, Est Cume $21.4M
9. Monsters Inc 3D (Pixar/Disney) Week 2 [Runs 2,618] G Friday $2.2M, Saturday $2.2M, Weekend $6.2M, Est Cume $18.3M
10. Rise Of The Guardians (DWA/Par) Week 5 [Runs 3,031] Friday $1.7M, Saturday $1.6M, Weekend $5.0M, Est Cume $90.4M
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It's not a bad film but it's not a great one. The worst thing you can say is, it's a disappointment. Tom Hooper is to blame. As said before, it's claustrophobic. Extreme close ups and the singing live doesn't work. It's a dark story. There is no joy anywhere so like an opera that is full of tragedy, the joy comes from hearing beautiful voices singing gorgeous songs. To me, "Les Miz" is full of these and when you're singing while running and crying, the beauty is lost. Yes, the cast can sing, I didn't even mind Russell Crowe, but the effect doesn't work. This needs big soaring voice, only Hathaway's "I Dreamed A Dream" worked live. Only when the crowds voices soared, did you hear what it could have been.
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The timing of this movie kind of sucked. Remember that "Les Miz" the play came out at a time of relative popular prosperity, and the issues of poverty and oppression depicted in the story were comparatively remote from audiences' own personal experiences. Whereas we're now heading into the fifth year of a global recession, exacerbated by the United States having just gone off the "fiscal cliff," and we're all under the boot of an all-powerful corporate ruling class that makes Louis Philippe look like the mayor of Dogpatch. And does Tom Hooper's "Les Miz" even think to mirror our own contemporary situation sympathetically? No, it's all about the fucking live singing and the fucking tight closeups and the flavin. No massive hit here, just a massive meh.
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[quote] And does Tom Hooper's "Les Miz" even think to mirror our own contemporary situation sympathetically? No, it's all about the fucking live singing and the fucking tight closeups and the flavin
Your acrobatics to explain a movie underperforming are incredible.
Also, why should a musical, overseen primarily by British producers and an English director, based on a musical by a French composer-lyricist team, itself based on a French novel, reflect the concerns of the USA? The film is being released elsewhere as well, you know.
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I am SO GLAD I know nothing about this play, the songs, the actors, the movie, nothing -- zip, nada!
And the reason I am patting myself on the back so vigorously in my post -- I don't want to know!
(carry on, you pop culture freaks)
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Do you at least know the basic plot, R82? Or are you always so proud of being ignorant about literature as well?
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You are aware we are in a global recession, R81? Including the UK, and all of Europe.
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Yes, I know about that Hugo fellow.
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Read the book. It is universal.
And the new film represents the book better than any stage version ever has.
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r81, have you been following the news in France? The socialist government (the contemporary equivalent of the people on the barricades in "Les Miz") recently passed a law raising tax rates on the filthy rich, who made such a stink about it (including Gerard "Yeah, I used to participate in gang rapes, so what?" Depardieu, who threatened to move to Belgium) that they're being forced to back down. Meanwhile, in the UK, the austerity measures that have been imposed over the last few years have made living conditions so bad that the government is now terrified of a breakdown in civil order--riots, looting, etc.
So yes, it is a story of contemporary relevance.
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I don't really like musicals.. but I'll probably still see it. One reason: Eddie Redmayne. He's hot as hell!
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I'm shocked that there's been so little criticism of Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter's performances! He, in particular, seemed completely at sea, like he didn't even want to be there.
For me, they were, by far, the weakest links in the movie.
Were their parts built up for the film version? I couldn't believe how those two unnecessary characters kept popping up in the action, especially in that penultimate scene at the party (was that supposed to be Cosette's wedding?).
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django cost half of what les miz cost and will make twice the amount of money. the real story is how an r-rated movie like django is doing so well...
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R90, DJANGO's budget was $100 million; LES MIZ's was $61 million.
R89, I too couldn't stand SBC and HBC. They were not funny in the least bit and totally ruined "Master of the House." My audience ate it up, though, and laughed. But I think all the jokes in the song fell flat.
I really hated the whole gesturing scene with Little Cosette. First of all, SBC was trying too hard, but mostly it distracted from what Jackman was saying... er singing. To the soulful tune of "I Dreamed a Dream" he was telling Cosette that her mother had died and that he would now be both father and mother to her. But here you have SBC acting like a clown and the theater I was in were roaring with laughter. It's supposed to be a touching moment.
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Hooper didnt want too many downer moments.
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It's a flop.
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It's not a flop, R93, and your lying won't make it true.
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[quote] django cost half of what les miz cost and will make twice the amount of money.
No. DJango cost nearly as much as Les Miserables.
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Correction. Django cost nearly twice as much to make as Les Miserables.
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[quote]Correction. Django cost nearly twice as much to make as Les Miserables.
And it shows. [i]Les Miz[/i]'s sets looked laughably cheap when you could see them. Maybe that's why Hooper resorted to all those damn close-ups.
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Regardless of whether it makes any money Les Mis is certainly a critical flop. Whether you read a good review or a bad one it sounds awful.
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A 71% RottenTomatoes rating is not a critical FLOP. It's not a critic's darling but it's not a flop either. Quit generalizing.
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Best musical that I've seen so far.
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Leadership, ambition, and charisma are three ways to describe junior education major Matthew Biggers, who has owned the football field in 2012.
Author Archive | Monique Millan
Commentary: Should we sacrifice social media or social justice?
In the digital age, lawmakers struggle to retain our right to speak freely, but they now find themselves caught in an even more difficult spot: How to address the dilemma of cyber bullying.
Sigma Kappa gambles at annual casino night
All the chips were out for Sigma Kappa's annual casino night to support their philanthropy and bring their families together.
Poet takes students through her life
Maggie Nelson, author, poet and art critic visited La Verne to speak about novels, life and her journey as a writer.
Oktoberfest offers beer, dancing
The Pomona Fairplex opened its doors on Oct. 12 for its annual Oktoberfest celebration attracting beer lovers and fans of German festivities.
San Dimas rodeo wrangles locals
The San Dimas Western Days Rodeo brought families together for a fun-filled weekend on Oct. 6 and 7.
Sigma Kappa teaches ULV to RESPECT each other
Sigma Kappa's RESPECT Movement Rock Painting took place on Sept. 24 from 11 a.m. to noon, as a stand against hazing in fraternities and sororities.
Pirates make ULV walk the plank at stadium reopening
Sept. 15 marked the opening football game for the Leopards with the introduction to the revamped Ortmayer Stadium. The Leopards played the Whitworth Pirates, losing the game 45-20.
Late effort is not enough for Leopard victory
The humidity in the air wasn't the only thing bringing the heat in this seasons opening men's soccer game between the Whittier Poets and the Leopards.
Garcia touches hearts with words
Cuban born poet Gabriela Garcia returned to La Verne to offer a spoken word performance Sunday in Morgan Auditorium.


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Presidential Campaign: Road to Neverland
Published 10:00 pm, Monday, July 21, 2008
The Republican spin on Sen. Barack Obama's visit to Iraq and Afghanistan is a feeble attempt to distract Americans from the fact that Obama's plan for withdrawal from Iraq is being warmly received by Iraqi officials. His focus on Afghanistan is also dead-on.
Instead of acknowledging these things, the GOP spin machine is working overtime to diminish the importance of Obama's trip to Iraq, touting instead Sen. John McCain's earlier visits there.
"I'm glad that Senator Obama's going to get a chance for the first time to sit down with Gen. David Petraeus and understand what the surge was all about, why it succeeded and why we are winning the war," McCain told CNN.
Trouble is, he didn't seem to get what was happening when he went to the Middle East. McCain, who confuses Shia with Sunni and seems to think we're winning the war in Iraq, also has an unusual notion of what constitutes security.
When in Baghdad in March 2007, McCain testily told Wolf Blitzer he was out of touch and that things were so safe there that "General Petraeus goes out there almost every day in an unarmed Humvee." CNN correspondent Michael Ware fired back, "To suggest that there's any neighborhood in this city where an American can walk freely is beyond ludicrous. ... I don't know what part of Neverland Senator McCain is talking about."
We don't want to hear about Neverland. We're only interested in coming up with a plan to get us out a violent, ill-conceived occupation.


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Founded in 1985, the DNA Lounge (Dance Not Art) has provided live music acts as well as DJs and special events to the San Francisco area, and is one of the longer-surviving clubs of its kind. In 1999, the club was purchased by Jamie Zawinski, remodeled extensively, and re-opened in 2001. Since that time, it has hosted thousands of performances, all of which have been broadcast over the web and available for a short time after the event. These broadcasts have been downloaded over the last decade and compiled into this archive of shows, matched with information from the DNA Lounge website.
Recordings were made via the soundboard for web broadcast, meaning performances not captured for amplification will be quieter. On average, each performance is six hours long and recorded in 128k mp3 format. Descriptions have been copied from the DNA Lounge calendar pages - corrections, additional recordings, historical context and comments are invited. Contact Jason Scott at the archive.
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Traveling with kids & Photography
I was reading an article the other day about photography and traveling with your children, and I thought it was very helpful and would pass some of the points and add a few of my own.
Get up early
Get up early, let the rest of the family sleep in or just hang around and have breakfast while you get our before sunrise
Give your kids point and shoot cameras
My children (teenagers now), have point & shoot cameras, and I like to encourage them to take their cameras with them all the time, they never know what they will see. Encourage them to take pictures of unusual things, or set a theme
Include your children in the pictures.
While walking around the streets and you see a busker or street artist, ask them if your kids can be in the picture, this is a sure way of getting some good pictures, of local artists
Work fast
Be quick when you're with your family, have your camera pre-set before you go out or set on "Auto". I know my kids get restless when im trying to find settings etc. Remember this is about family time not a photo shoot, you will still get some good happy snaps at the same time.
Don't set your expectations too high
Don't have high expectations when you're out with your family. Remember this is about "family" not a photo shoot, your kids won't be kids forever, so enjoy the time you have with them now, because before you know it, they have left home, and then you can have your time.
Make a Slideshow DVD
When you get home form holidays or day trips, make a DVD slideshow with music for you children's pictures. This is a sure fire way of having the occasional "movie night" at home afterwards, and they can show their friends. They will get years of laughs and memories watching them over, and over and over again.
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Gyan vows to return stronger
Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan is standing by his decision to take a break from international football but hopes his self-imposed exile will enable him to come back "bigger and mentally stronger".
Gyan announced his intention to temporarily quit the international stage after receiving personal abuse for missing a vital penalty in Ghana's 1-0 defeat to Zambia in the African Nations Cup semi-finals earlier this month.
He also missed a last-gasp spot-kick in Ghana's quarter-final loss to Uruguay at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
The Ghanian Football Association has urged Gyan to change his mind but the 26-year-old, on loan at United Arab Emirates side Al Ain from Sunderland, feels a break will benefit both parties.
He wrote on Twitter: "Firstly it's important that I express my sincere apologies to my country. I never intended to make a decision like this early on in my career.
"Psychologically I am down. As you can imagine it's been very hard for me mentally to miss two important successive penalties for my country.
"And because of this a break to recoup my thoughts and emotions will aid me to come back bigger and mentally stronger.
"I never fully recovered from 2010 World Cup and now 2012 AFCON. I want my country to know I love playing for them and I wouldn't be who I am without them.''
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Around about 7 years ago, London's bid for the 2012 Olympics claimed that the overall cost would be close to £2.4Bn. 7 years on, we are told that this figure could spiral to a massive cost of £24Bn. When this was announced, the question on most peoples' minds was, 'How on Earth could the original estimate have been so far from this potential figure?' Furious members of the public have angrily labelled the Olympics as a 'waste of the taxpayers' money', especially when considering how few people have managed to obtain tickets. It certainly seems true that the cost of the London 2012 Olympics are not going to be what was promised to the public 7 years ago. We have either been fed lies about the total cost, or the government and everybody else working on this project has made a gross misjudgement, which judging by the margin of error, seems very unlikely.
So, how exactly has the total figure reached this estimated figure? In 2007, the cost of the Olympic public sector funding package was estimated to have risen to £9.3Bn, a figure expected to increase again as the summer nears. £1.3Bn of this figure will be spent on protecting the games from terrorist threats, around about half of the figure estimated for the overall cost in 2005. But perhaps the biggest waste of the taxpayers' money was the £335,000 spent on Richard Harris's Olympic sculpture in Dorset, which frankly looks like a cluster of giant mushrooms. It has been widely suggested that the cost of purchasing the land necessary for the games to go ahead was one of the main reasons that this figure spiralled out of control. Nobody knows exactly how much this will cost with estimates ranging from about £3Bn to as little as around about £500 million.
Included in this overall figure however, is the £6Bn spent on upgrading the transport systems around London, which is quite unfair considering that London's public transport was long overdue a large investment. Not including the cost of upgrading public transport, a spokesperson for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport stated that the overall figure would not exceed £9.3Bn, still a ridiculous four times higher than originally estimated. However, contrary to this opinion, the London 2012 chairman himself Lord Sebastian Coe said that it was 'blindingly obvious' that the overall cost would exceed £9.3Bn. With the Chairman of the games and a spokesperson for a company playing a big role in the coordination of the games contradicting each other, it seems that nobody has any idea how far the costs of the Olympics have spiralled and continue to spiral out of control.
With a terrible logo, bizarre mascots and costs having gone through the roof, the London 2012 Olympics are not looking promising. With around about 6 months to go, people can only wildly guess at what the total cost of the Olympics will come to. 7 years on, many people are now looking back, ticketless and angry, wondering why they ever celebrated the right to host the Olympics in the first place. If even the chairman of the 2012 games is clueless as to how much the games are going to cost the taxpayer, then the nation could be severely financially damaged if costs continue to spiral. The original estimate of £2.4Bn seems unrealistic and it is amazing that this was not pointed out at the time. With Lord Coe admitting to 'financial concerns' over the Olympics, then all the taxpayers can do now is pray. Pray that the costs of the games do not continue to rise and that the country is not financially damaged by the 2012 Olympics.


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A decade ago, quinoa ("keen-wa") was just a little known South American grain touted by health food advocates for its plentiful amino acid composition and healthful nutritional components.
That soon changed, as many veggie proponents urged their followers to chow down on the once-obscure grain, which was only available at the time in exclusive (read, "expensive") health food stores. Vegans embraced quinoa as a credible substitute for meat, given its relatively high protein content of about 15%.
Indeed, quinoa is a remarkable plant. The violet, crimson and orange flowering stalks growing in the semi-arid Bolivian highlands stand taller than the peasants who harvest the crop, mostly by hand. It can survive overnight frosts and searing summertime heat, necessary traits for a crop typically grown at altitudes as high as 10,000 feet where the air is as thin as the salt-laden soil.
Once a sacred crop for ancient Andean civilizations, its highly nutritious seeds caught the attention of dietary gurus and food marketers alike, and starting in the 1990s, demand skyrocketed across the developed world. In Europe, North America and more affluent Asian markets, a stampede led by chefs at trendy restaurants was on, and quinoa was soon available on supermarket shelves, in breakfast cereals, bakery products and even frozen food entrées.
According to a recent account in UK's The Guardian newspaper, "Sales took off. Quinoa was, in marketing speak, the 'miracle grain of the Andes,' a healthy, ethical addition to the meat avoider's larder (no dead animals, just a crop that doesn't feel pain)."
Loss of land, water and food
But guess what? The surge in global demand nearly tripled its market price. Red royal quinoa now sells at about $4,500 a ton; the black variety can fetch $8,000 a ton. The result is that there is less quinoa available for the very people who have cultivated it for millennia, the indigenous populations of Bolivia and Peru.
"There are concerns this could cause malnutrition as producers, who have long relied on the so-called superfood to supplement their often limited diets, would rather sell their entire crop than eat it," the story noted. "Rising prices have also triggered land disputes among native farmers."
In other words, the good intentions of veggies and foodies who embraced quinoa have left poor people in Peru and Bolivia--for whom it was once a nourishing staple—unable to afford to eat it. Imported junk food is cheaper. In Lima, the Peruvian capital, quinoa now costs more than chicken. Throughout the rural areas of that country, the pressure is on to turn land that once produced a variety of native crops into a quinoa monoculture.
As the article explained, "In fact, the quinoa trade is yet another troubling example of a damaging north-south exchange, with well-intentioned health and ethics-led consumers here unwittingly driving poverty there. It's beginning to look like a cautionary tale of how a focus on exporting foods deemed luxuries elsewhere can damage the producing country's food security."
That's not the only offshoot of vegetarian appetites that's causing economic and ecological damage. Peru has also cornered the world market in asparagus. The result is in the relatively arid region where Peruvian asparagus production is concentrated, production of the vegetable—solely for export—has depleted the water resources on which local farmers depend, just so we can enjoy this far-from-essential vegetable available outside of the North American growing season.
And that's the fallacy of an all-vegetarian diet. Although veggie activists give lip service to the idea of "eating locally," their cookbooks and websites are filled with recipes and rhetoric about the benefits of substituting imported products, such as quinoa, for locally raised animal foods and incorporating year-round "fresh" vegetables and fruits as dietary staples—all without bothering to confront the truth that jet-freighting produce round the world ain't exactly kosher, ecologically speaking.
And now the quinoa story reminds us that eating whatever we like, as long as—God forbid—it didn't come from an animal, is equally problematic, ethically speaking.
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Dan Murphy, a veteran food-industry journalist and commentator.


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In a large-scale project, the IAA worked with the Kochav Company, Ltd.—which will build the apartments—as well as students from a local high school to excavate the multi-room fortress.
"It seems that the citadel … was used as an administrative center that served the mariners who sailed along the Mediterranean coast 3,400 years ago. There was probably a dock alongside the citadel," said excavation directors Nimrod Getzov, Yair Amitzur and Dr. Ron Be'eri in an IAA press release.
The fortress evidently suffered through four major fires and was rebuilt after each conflagration. Discovered in burnt layers were cereal, legume and grape seeds—representative of the rations that the sailors could buy at the fortress.
According to the IAA press release, part of the fortress will be conserved and exhibited in the basement of the new high-rise apartment building.
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Canaanite Fortress Discovered in the City of David
Canaanite Cult Complex Discovered at Tel Burna
Canaanite Religion at Tel Burna
Elite Canaanite Burial Discovered in the Jezreel Valley
Gezer Excavations Uncover Previously Unknown Canaanite City
Canaanite Cult Stone in a Jewish Farmhouse
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General News of Monday, 19 November 2012
Source: Joy Online
The second IEA presidential debate which was supposed to take place Tuesday has been rescheduled.
It will now be held on Wednesday November 21, 2012. The decision was confirmed by Administrator of the IEA Jeane Mensah in an interview with Joy News.
She said the decision which was taken in consultation with political parties excluding the People's National Convention was to allow five days of mourning declared by the President in honour of the late Vice President Aliu Mahama who passed away on Friday to elapse.
She said the decision was occasioned by a letter from the president John Mahama drawing the attention of the Institute of the five days of mourning.
"Following that we met with the leadership of the NPP and the CPP and they expressed the fact they were fully committed to the process as they had indicated from day one.
"…And so we arrived at some agreement that it should be held within 24 hours," she explained.
She said the Institute did not contact the PNC over the new development because of the decision by the flagbearer not to be part of the second edition of the debate.
Hassan Ayariga had early on raised the issue about boycotting the debate as a way of honouring the late Vice President. He also cited ill-health for his withdrawal.
Jeane Mensah said the PNC leader bastardised the IEA platform by saying elsewhere that even if he gets well he would not take part in the debate.
She said Ayariga must stand by his words, adding if he changes his mind, the committee will decide on what to do.


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The interracial couple in the DA Student Organisation (Daso) poster that got everyone talking this week may not even be aware they featured in a political campaign – or of the controversy around their embrace.
They might not even be South African.
And the photo could have cost as little as R148.
The ready-made image was sourced from an internet-based photo library, according to DA Youth national director Aimee Franklin, one of the five-strong national management team that created the poster under the motto "In OUR future you wouldn't think twice".
"We sourced it online from a library of images ... already last year," she told Independent Newspapers.
This was after they dropped their initial plans to shoot the image themselves. A trawl through the internet photo library identified by Franklin, Shutterstock, threw up the same models in a range of significantly more explicit poses than the one selected for the Daso poster.
Still, the image that the DA Youth chose managed to spark heated public debate on social media and talk radio, with many objecting to what they called the sexual overtones.
Others, like ANC Gauteng caucus spokeswoman Gugu Ndima and Cosatu in KwaZulu-Natal, respectively, critiqued the poster as more of the Irish coffee effect, putting white people on top, and entrenching "white supremacy".
"Some black people still choose to be used as fronting apparatus in order to drive a blemished agenda of transformation," Ndima wrote in the Pretoria News's sister newspaper, The Star, saying putting black faces on posters or in prominent positions in the DA did not solve that party's "deeper fundamental incongruities".
KwaZulu-Natal Cosatu secretary Zet Luzipo put it bluntly: "The posture says join the DA to have an affair with a white person. The DA thinks our struggle for democracy was about the Immorality Act and the Group Areas Act. We will not be excited with having an affair with a white person."
The response from Shutterstock to inquiries for the models' contact details – according to a home page search they apparently signed release forms – was that it could not confirm the photo was one of its own and thus, it could not provide details of the two featured models.
"Unfortunately, Shutterstock policy prohibits me from revealing such information. As for the image itself, I can find no evidence that the image used in the picture was sourced from Shutterstock. I do note that the image is available through several other stock photo outlets," wrote William Clark, associate counsel at Shutterstock Images LLC in an e-mail response.
The New York-based photo library, which boasts 17 million royalty free photos, charges between $19 (roughly R148) for one photo download and $49 (around R382) for five pictures, but also offers subscription terms starting at $249 (around R1 942) for a month at 25 photo downloads a day.
However, the DA Youth this week remained adamant the poster campaign, launched to coincide with university registrations, was right for the time to open a public and honest debate on race. DA Youth leader Makashule Gana said the poster was "unapologetically intended to provoke debate".
Franklin said she was shocked by some of the responses, including e-mails talking of the poster as "encouraging interbreeding… and ending up with a diluted mongrel race". This showed "how intolerant" large sections of society still were, she said.
"I've been horrified. This is a bigger problem than we thought." - Political Bureau


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Since hair slippage is always a major concern in tanning, you wouldn't think dehairing a hide would be too difficult. It seems the hair only comes out when you don't want it to...
I had this raccoon, and after washing it out I notice the hair was slipping real bad. No big deal, I've been wanting to tan a dehaired hide. So I through it in the dehairing solution. 3 days later I check to see how it's doing. Hair wasn't pulling out too easy. I check it again after another 3 days. Still not ready. 2 months later (thats 8 weeks!) the hair is tighter than when I began. The only thing I can figure is that my kid was playing a joke on me and dumped alum in with it. ???
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Backup/Recover Contact, SMS, Photo, Video, Apps and More from Android
| Part.1: How to Backup Data from Android Phone to Mac computer?
Part.2: How to Restore Lost data from Android Phone?
Backup Contacts from Android to Mac before you make your Android phone factory settings, flashing ROM, rooting, etc;Sometimes you may have lots of important notice or business information may be sent/received by text messages, to protect your important message is never lost,you must to transfer SMS from Android phone to Mac computer for backup.Some people want to backup Android SMS for future use,or for future records before they clear their inbox. Make sure contacts and some import Text messages never be accidentally deleted or lost,you must to backup Android SMS and Contacts to Mac computer.
On the other hand,some people accident deleted their important messages or for some reason lost contact on their Android phone,how to restore lost contacts&sms from Android phone?Some times you may formatted your SD card of Android phone by careless,cause all of the media files photos, videos and music lost,how to recover lost photos&videos from Android phone?Because of the instability of android phone, you will lose some important data,how to restore lost data from Android?
In the process you use your Android phone, you will encounter a variety of problems,to solve these problems, you need a Android mobile phone Assistant: Android Transfer&Restore Tool.Thanks to Mobilego Android Manager, which is an all-in-one Android transfer software and backup tool,with this Android assistant software,you can easy to manager your Android phone on Mac computer.Mobilego Android Manager not only can help transfer messages&contacts in .xml format from computer to your Android device; backup text messages/contacts from Android phone to Mac computer as .xml or .txt files, but also supports restore all Android lost data,such as Contacts, SMS, Call logs, Apps,ect.
Take a trail version of Android Transfer with below buttons to transfer your SMS to computer.
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Backup Contacts, SMS, Photos, Videos, Muaic and Apps from Android to Mac computer,or Transfer data from Mac computer to Android mobile phone/tablets.
First, please connect your Android device with a USB cable.
Connect your device, launch the program and you'll see its main interface as below. The options to backup and restore are both located on your device's home screen. Simply click the option you want to use to backup or restore your phone data.
Backup Android Data to Mac or windows computer
Click the green Backup button and the following Back Up window. Select the contents you want to copy like contacts, SMS, Apps, etc. and choose a folder to save the files by clicking Browse. When all is OK, click Back Up to start the process. It's simply done.
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THANK YOU N.O.W.! June 21, 2009 National NOW passed the resolution 'Call to Criminalize Sexual Exploitation of Women by Clergy'
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Thank you to the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs for an extraordinary
conference, May 2008. It was a honor to be welcomed as a co-presenter of the workshop 'Silent Majority'.
Detroit, MI. July 12-14, 2007
WORKSHOP - Silent Majority: Adult Victims
of Clergy Sexual Abuse
Video Introduction to the NOW Conference Presentation
Video of workshop presentation - stats, along with what adult clergy sexual abuse 'is' and 'isn't'
Video of Peggy's presentation at the NOW conference workshop